scholarly journals Impact of Quarantine in India during COVID-19 Situation: An Overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Jovita Kanoujia ◽  
Pawan Kumar Gupta ◽  
Naveen Sharma ◽  
Pawan Kumar Porwal ◽  
Ashi Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Basic Concept ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Different Types ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

The present manuscript highlights the basic concept of quarantine with the history of quarantine concept, which deals with the different types of emotions, such as, resentment, acceptance, curiosity, etc. The impact of quarantine on the Indian population in terms of mental health, psychological health, and financial crisis is explained with the preventive measures. The positive and negative impact of COVID-19 led quarantine on public health is an important issue to highlight, and it is challenging to control the negative impact if the preventive measures are not employed seriously.

scholarly journals COVID-19: impact on the mental health of university students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4891
Author(s):  
Priyanka Aswal ◽  
Parvesh Singh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Entire Country ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Detrimental Impact

Background: Ever since the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic, education institutions in the entire country were shut down. This shutdown of universities caused the students to stay at home which caused a detrimental impact on their mental health.Methods: This survey-based study aims to decipher the impact the lockdown has caused on the mental well-being of the students. The survey was conducted through a set of online questionnaires.Results: The results of the study show that the students suffered from various psychological problems. Anxiety and stress were the most prevalent amongst mental illnesses and were reportedly increased due to uncertainty about future prospects like job and graduation.Conclusions: The study confirms that the pandemic has had a negative impact on the psychological health of the patients and has amplified stress and fear amongst them. 

scholarly journals Psychological impact of managing COVID-19 patients among doctors: A pre- and post-survey study

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Amber Tahir, MBBS, FCPS-I (Psychiatry) ◽  
Anaam Bugti, MBBS, FCPS-I (Psychiatry) ◽  
Ayesha Sarwat, MBBS, MCPS (Psychiatry), FCPS (Psychiatry) ◽  
Azizullah Khan Dhiloo, MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Infectious Diseases) ◽  
Mahnoor Yousif Shaikh, MBBS
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

Objective: In any struggling healthcare system, it is always the frontline workers—doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff – that are affected first. This study aimed to assess the psychological impact—anxiety, stress, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) —among doctors working in COVID-19 wards and the underlying triggers in a public hospital in Karachi. Methods: Pre- and post-survey methodologies were adopted. Post-graduate trainees working in COVID-19 isolation facilities from April till September 2020 were interviewed before starting their one-month rotation and after completing it. The psychological impact was assessed using two standard instruments—Depression Anxiety and Stress 21 (DASS-21) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). Data were entered and analyzed through SPSS version 22.0. Results: For 100 doctors, the mean score for stress, anxiety, stress, and depression on DASS-21 and PTSD on IES-R significantly increased after the rotation (p 0.01). The mean score of depression and IES-R was higher in younger (28 years) doctors (p ≤ 0.05). Married doctors scored higher on anxiety and IES-R (p ≤ 0.05). Doctors who were not willfully performing their duties scored worse on all measures of DASS-21 and IES-R (p 0.01). Doctors facing family resist­ance scored significantly higher on stress, anxiety, and IES-R (p 0.01). Conclusion: Working in COVID-19 facilities is imparting a negative impact on the psychological health of doctors. Healthcare administration should be aware of this psychological distress and should introduce mental health aid at administrative levels to prevent a mental health epidemic among care providers.

scholarly journals Media Subjugating Public Health amidst Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaiswal AK
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
Personal Gain ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Sound health is the penultimate source of one’s sustainable existence. However with the widespread of unparalleled pandemic as COVID-19, the negative impact to the health becomes pervasive. Furthermore growing modernization further enhances the likelihood of health influencing factors. One of such factors is “Media”. This article thus seeks to assess and assimilate the impact of media throughout the beginning and the widespread of coronavirus. Media which could turn out to be effective in regulating public health or at least help controlling the widespread in the long run, turned out to be the medium of spreading its aftermaths. While the pandemic’s ill effects continued to grasp everyone, the media too functioned in ways which were far beyond helping. All the efforts that media put in, were rather directed towards their personal gain of popularity and TRP than public welfare. Thus while COVID-19 functioned primarily at affecting the physical health, media in lots of different ways, functioned to affect the mental health.

History of Sexual Orientation and Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-24
Author(s):  
Kristin A. Hancock ◽  
Douglas C. Haldeman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
The Impact

Psychology’s understanding of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people has evolved, become more refined, and impacted the lives of LGB people in profound ways. This chapter traces the history of LGB psychology from the nineteenth century to the present and focuses on major events and the intersections of theory, psychological science, politics, and activism in the history of this field. It explores various facets of cultural and psychological history that include the pathologizing of homosexuality, the rise of psychological science and the political movements in the mid-twentieth century, and the major shifts in policy that ensued. The toll of the AIDS epidemic on the field is discussed as is the impact of psychological research on national and international policy and legislation.

scholarly journals Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Following COVID-19 Public Health Measures on People Living With Dementia and Carers

2021 ◽  
pp. 089198872199681
Author(s):  
Kerry Hanna ◽  
Clarissa Giebel ◽  
Hilary Tetlow ◽  
Kym Ward ◽  
Justine Shenton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Social Support Services ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Background: To date, there appears to be no evidence on the longer-term impacts caused by COVID-19 and its related public health restrictions on some of the most vulnerable in our societies. The aim of this research was to explore the change in impact of COVID-19 public health measures on the mental wellbeing of people living with dementia (PLWD) and unpaid carers. Method: Semi-structured, follow-up telephone interviews were conducted with PLWD and unpaid carers between June and July 2020. Participants were asked about their experiences of accessing social support services during the pandemic, and the impact of restrictions on their daily lives. Results: 20 interviews were conducted and thematically analyzed, which produced 3 primary themes concerning emotional responses and impact to mental health and wellbeing during the course of the pandemic: 1) Impact on mental health during lockdown, 2) Changes to mental health following easing of public health, and 3) The long-term effect of public health measures. Conclusions: The findings from this research shed light on the longer-term psychological impacts of the UK Government’s public health measures on PLWD and their carers. The loss of social support services was key in impacting this cohort mentally and emotionally, displaying a need for better psychological support, for both carers and PLWD.

scholarly journals Health risk assessment and countermeasure analysis of the elderly population exposed to PM2.5 microenvironment

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yan Xu ◽  
Wantian Cui
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Exposure Concentration ◽  
Physical Diseases ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: China’s atmospheric PM2.5 pollution is serious, and PM2.5 exerts a negative impact on the human respiratory system, cardiovascular, and mental health, and even more serious health risk for the elderly with weak immunity. OBJECTIVE: This work aims to analyse the impacts of PM2.5 microenvironment exposure on the health of the elderly and provide corresponding countermeasures. METHODS: The survey subjects are 118 retired elderly people in the community. PM2.5 exposure concentrations are monitored in summer (June 10 ∼ July 10, 2019) and winter (November 25 ∼ December 25, 2019). RESULTS: The exposure concentration in winter is higher than that in summer, with statistical difference (P <  0.05). Under the impact of PM2.5 microenvironment exposure, smoking in the elderly can increase the concentration of PM2.5, and long-term exposure to PM2.5 in the elderly can cause mental health problems. CONCLUSION: Long-term exposure of the elderly to the PM2.5 microenvironment leads to physical diseases and even psychological problems, which requires attention.

scholarly journals Threat or Corrective? Assessing the Impact of Populist Parties in Government on the Qualities of Democracy: A 19-Country Comparison

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Davide Vittori
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Quality Of Democracy ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Country Comparison ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Scholars have long debated whether populism harms or improves the quality of democracy. This article contributes to this debate by focusing on the impact of populist parties in government. In particular, it inquires: (1) whether populists in government are more likely than non-populists to negatively affect the quality of democracies; (2) whether the role of populists in government matters; and (3) which type of populism is expected to negatively affect the quality of liberal-democratic regimes. The results find strong evidence that the role of populists in government affects several qualities of democracy. While robust, the findings related to (2) are less clear-cut than those pertaining to (1). Finally, regardless of their role in government, different types of populism have different impacts on the qualities of democracy. The results show that exclusionary populist parties in government tend to have more of a negative impact than other forms of populism.

scholarly journals Mental Health Among Employed Family Caregivers: A Gender-Based Analysis on the Role of Workplace Support

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 74-74
Author(s):  
Lun Li ◽  
Yeonjung Lee ◽  
Daniel W L Lai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Workplace Support ◽  
Employment Adjustment ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Compared to men, women undertake more family caregiving responsibilities, and thus take more toll in health and wellbeing when they are employed. The current study examined the gender difference in mental health among employed family caregivers, focusing on the role of workplace support in balancing work and caregiving roles. Guided by the social role theory and the moderated-mediation model of employment adjustment and mental health, we analyzed a nationally representative data from the 2012 Canada General Social Survey - Caregiving and Care Receiving with a sample of 2,426 participants selected. Moderated-mediation analysis based on the SPSS macro PROCESS 3.3 was used. Women employed family caregivers are more likely to undertake higher intensive caregiving, make more employment adjustment, and further report worse mental health status than their men counterparts. Gender difference was apparent in regards to the workplace support. For women, the moderating effect of workplace support is significant only when there are at least 5 different types of workplace support available at their workplaces, while for men, the moderating effect is significant when there are at least 2-3 different types of workplace support available. Women employed family caregivers experience worse mental health when employment adjustment is needed for their care responsibility. Findings have implications for providing workplace support for family caregivers given that women benefit less from workplace support compared to men. Further study is needed to explore the impact of various types of workplace support for women employed family caregivers, and to provide tailored support to them.

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