Psycho Social Impact of Covid-19 on Saudi Children

Author(s):  
Fayz S Al-Shahry

Aim: With over 60 million recorded cases, and the death of 2 million the world is indeed struggling with a serious public health threat, coronavirus. Lack of health awareness and directive particularly for children. Health care providers and parents are seriously worried for children as this is an unknown disease with no evidence-based to build up a sound clinical decision. Being restricted to a limited zone and ordered to a tightened precautions and safety roles are gated your psychological burden, multiple neuropsychiatric indices, and psychosocial stigma. School and active life is an essential part of the children's lifetime, while temporary school closures as a result of health crises are not only affecting the educational achievement but most importantly the physical -mental, and social aspects. The home detention for children is indeed upsetting and anticipated to have detrimental crucial effects on children’s physical and mental capacity and shatter the sense of growth normalcy that schools used to provide. The aim is to study the impact of Covid-19 quarantine consequences on psychosocial on Saudi children. Method: A cross-sectional, analytical, comparative study using an anonymous electronic survey to the general population aged 3-15 years was done in which it showed parents-reported changes in the reaction, behaviors, and attitudes of their children related to psychosocial status during the Covid-19 lockdown. Result: The behavior changes were noticed in the isolation, aggressiveness, physical activity, and reaction to learning. Families were noticed an attitude, behavior and psychological signs in almost 52, 58.57% respectively of their children. The family long-term impact expectations are negative in almost 40% of the population. Conclusion: Almost 40-45% of the population showed the abnormal psychosocial impact of the Covid19 Quarantine consequences. The expected long-term impact may reach more than 40%. Estimates incidence in normal circumstances was 2-3% to 22%.

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 457-466
Author(s):  
Rose McCloskey ◽  
Cindy Donovan ◽  
Alicia Donovan

This article reports on a study examining staff activities being performed when incidents were reported to have occurred. The risk for injury among health care providers who engage in patient handling activities is widely acknowledged. For those working in long-term care, the risk of occupational injury is particularly high. Although injuries and injury prevention have been widely studied, the work has generally focused on incident rates and the impact of specific assistive devices on worker safety. The purpose of this study was to examine reported staff incidents in relation to staff activities. A multicenter cross-sectional exploratory study used retrospective data from reported staff incidents (2010, 2011, and 2012) and prospective data from 360 hours of staff observations in five long-term care facilities during 2013. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data. A total of 898 staff incidents were reviewed from the facilities. Incidents were most likely to occur in resident rooms. Resident aides were more likely to be engaged in high-risk activities than other care providers. Times when staff incidents were reported to have occurred were not associated with periods of high staff-to-resident contact. Safe handling during low and moderate risk activities should be promoted. Education on what constitutes a reportable incident and strategies to ensure compliance with reporting policies and procedures may be needed to ensure accuracy and completeness of incident data.


2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 732-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucía Muñoz-Pascual ◽  
Jesús Galende

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence that two variables related to human resources (HR) have on employee creativity – namely, knowledge management (KM) and motivation management (MM). Design/methodology/approach The linear regression analyses are based on a sample of 306 employees from 11 Spanish companies belonging to three innovative clusters. In addition, “creativity” is considered an antecedent of technological innovation. Findings KM and intrinsic MM are shown to inform creativity, whereas extrinsic MM has no such effect. Practical implications Although this study is based on cross-sectional data, the findings might induce researchers to investigate the effects of other HR variables, such as the types of relations between employees and their long-term impact on creativity. Management should encourage KM and intrinsic MM across employees, as the results indicate that tacit KM, explicit KM and intrinsic MM encourage a positive attitude toward creativity among employees. Originality/value The main contribution is new empirical evidence on the joint influence of aptitudes (KM) and attitudes (MM) on employee creativity. In addition, the study includes a key measure of employee creativity. The evidence reveals the types of KM and MM that encourage or inhibit creative employee behavior. The results show that once employees have reached a medium-high level of extrinsic MM, creativity will be affected solely by intrinsic MM.


2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Baron Nelson ◽  
Kathy Riley ◽  
Kimberly Arellano

Childhood brain tumors often present profound challenges to patients and families. To address these challenges, the California Chapter of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation provides hospital-based support services to parents of children with brain tumors from a Veteran Parent (VP). This mixed-methods, cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention using validated tools to compare parental resilience and impact of illness on the family between parents who met with the VP and those who did not. Two-tailed t tests assessed significant differences in scores on the PedsQL Family Impact module and Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-25). Additional qualitative data gleaned from focus groups with stakeholders (health care providers and parents) were analyzed using key constructs of social support theory with Atlas.ti. Although there were no significant differences in overall scores on the PedsQL Family Impact module or CD-RISC-25 between groups, parents in the intervention group scored better on items related to handling difficult decisions and painful feelings. Overarching themes emerged from focus groups around participants’ experiences with the program and included informational and emotional support, peer parent relatedness, changed outlook, and empowerment. Results reveal the impact of peer parent support and need for emotional and instrumental support.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satriya Wijaya

Abstrak Pelaksanaan JKN di Indonesia menghadapi berbagai tantangan, dari sisi pemberi layanan kesehatan, pengelola jaminan kesehatan, masyarakat sebagai pengguna, serta pemerintah sebagai regulator program. Berbagai studi telah dilakukan untuk menelaah dampak JKN pada pelayanan kesehatan di Indonesia, namun pemanfaatan hasil studi tersebut untuk menyempurnakan kebijakan masih terbatas. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif eksploratif, yang menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif serta penelaahan dokumen. Desain penelitian adalah cross-sectional dengan pendekatan retrospektif. Sampel penelitian ini adalah seluruh stakeholder kunci yang berada di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Wiyung yang terkait erat dengan pelaksanaan JKN. Analisa dan pengumpulan data dilakukan untuk memvalidasi: informasi dari institusi responden, indepth interview dengan stake holder kebijakan dan pelaksana program, kemudian cek silang oleh enumerator lapangan ke beberapa responden untuk temuan yang memerlukan, dan refleksi tim dalam bentuk pertemuan validasi data. Informasi yang diperoleh dari hasil indepth interview stake holder kebijakan dan pelaksana program, informasi cek silang dari enumerator lapangan maupun data sekunder akan diintegrasikan dengan informasi kualitatif yang terkumpul. Hasil analisis menunjukkan tidak semua pengunjung Puskesmas Wiyung telah menjadi peserta BPJS. Sistem administrasi dianggap rumit untuk dipahami dengan mudah oleh masyarakat.  Perlu sosialisasi kepada masyarakat tentang kepesertaan BPJS dan penguatan koordinasi dengan pihak BPJS apabila ada masalah anggota kepesertaan pasien BPJS.   Kata kunci: implementasi JKN, program JKN, kepesertaan BPJS Abstract   Implementation of National Health Insurance (JKN) in Indonesia faces various challenges, from the side of health care providers, health insurance managers, the community as users, and the government as the program regulator. Various studies have been conducted to examine the impact of JKN on health services in Indonesia, but the use of the results of these studies to improve policies is still limited. This type of research is explorative descriptive research, which uses qualitative descriptive methods and document review. The study design was cross-sectional with a retrospective approach. The sample of this study is all key stakeholders in the Wiyung Health Center working area which are closely related to JKN implementation. Analysis and data collection were carried out to validate: information from the respondent's institution, in-depth interviews with policy stakeholders and program implementers, then cross-check by field enumerators to several respondents for findings that needed, and team reflection in the form of data validation meetings. Information obtained from the results of an in-depth interview of policy stakeholders and program implementers, cross check information from field enumerators and secondary data will be integrated with qualitative information collected. The results of the analysis showed that not all visitors to the Wiyung Health Center had become BPJS participants. The administrative system is considered complicated to be easily understood by the community. Need to disseminate information to the public about BPJS membership and strengthening coordination with BPJS if there are problems with membership of BPJS patients.  Keywords: implementation of JKN, JKN program, BPJS membership


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-509
Author(s):  
Reni Sumanti ◽  
Sri Handayani ◽  
Dhesi Ari Astuti

Background: Teenage marriage is still found in developing countries, including Indonesia. The percentage of teenage marriage in females in Indonesia is 11.5%. Various factors related to teenage marriage are education, knowledge, economy, and culture. Impacts caused by teenage marriages include pregnancy in adolescence which results in increased maternal and infant deaths, dropouts, and poor quality of the family. The prevalence of teenage marriage in Banjarnegara in 2016 was 23%, higher than the national prevalence.Objective: This study aims to determine the correlation between factors related to knowledge of marriageable age, education, matchmaking and child marriage in females in Banjarnegara Indonesia.Methods: This was a correlational cross sectional study. There were 96 respondents selected using proportionated stratified random sampling Chi square and logistic regression were used for data analysis.Results: Findings show that there were statistically significant correlations between knowledge of marriageable age, education and child marriage. There was no signifciant relationship between matchmaking and child marriage, Respondents with low knowledge were 0.5 times more likely to have child marriage compared with those with high knowledge (p = 0.001, 95% CI = 0.320-0.782).Conclusion: Knowledge of marriageable age is cosidered as the dominant factor affecting child marriage in Banjarnegara Indonesia. It is suggested that health care providers should continuously promote about the impact of child marriage to increase the knowledge of marriageable age.


2015 ◽  
Vol 172 (5) ◽  
pp. 583-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitske Tiemensma ◽  
Alberto M Pereira ◽  
Johannes A Romijn ◽  
Elizabeth Broadbent ◽  
Nienke R Biermasz ◽  
...  

Context and objectivePatients with acromegaly have persistent complaints despite long-term biochemical control. Drawings can be used to assess patients' perceptions about their disease. We aimed to explore the utility of the drawing test and its relation to illness perceptions and quality of life (QoL) in patients after long-term remission of acromegaly.DesignA cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the utility of the drawing test.MethodsA total of 50 patients after long-term remission (mean±s.e.m., 16±1.2 years) of acromegaly were included in this study. Patients completed the drawing test (two retrospective drawings of their body perception before acromegaly and during the active phase of acromegaly, and one drawing on the current condition after long-term remission), Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised, Physical Symptom Checklist, EuroQoL-5D, and AcroQoL.ResultsPatients perceived a dramatic change in body size during the active state of the disease compared with the healthy state before the awareness of acromegaly. Patients reported that their body did not completely return to the original proportions after long-term remission. In addition, larger drawings indicated more negative consequences (P<0.05), a higher score on emotional representations (P<0.05), and more perceived symptoms that were attributed to acromegaly (P<0.01). Larger drawings also indicated more impaired QoL, especially disease-specific QoL (all P<0.05).ConclusionThere are strong correlations among the drawing test, illness perceptions, and QoL. The drawing test appears to be a novel and relatively easy tool to assess the perception of patients after long-term remission of acromegaly. The assessment of drawings may enable health care providers to appreciate the perceptions of patients with long-term remission of acromegaly, and enable discussion of symptoms and remission.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Meena ◽  
Alok Hemal ◽  
Shilpa Khanna Arora

Background. With improving standards of care of children living with HIV (CLHIV), pediatric HIV related mortality rates are declining. New challenges like HIV status disclosure are emerging which need to be addressed to ensure their smooth transition into adulthood. Poor disease disclosure rates are observed in CLHIV globally. Aims. This study was done to assess the prevalence of HIV disclosure in North Indian CLHIV, know the perceptions of caregivers regarding disclosure, and evaluate the impact of disclosure on CLHIV. Methods. It was a questionnaire based cross-sectional study carried out amongst 144 caregivers of CLHIV aged 6-16 years attending the pediatric HIV clinic of a tertiary care teaching hospital. Results. Though the majority (93.8%) caregivers felt that it is important to disclose but only 33% of the children were actually disclosed. Eighty five percent felt that disclosure must be done by one of the family members and correspondingly 73% of the disclosed children were actually disclosed by their parents. Forty seven percent believed that the most appropriate age for disclosure is 10-12 years. The mean age at which disclosure was actually done was 11.06 ± 1.62 years. Comparison of the disclosed and undisclosed CLHIV revealed that the disclosed group had significantly higher age, longer duration of taking ART, and higher proportion of paternal orphans. Age of the CLHIV was the only significant factor for disclosure. Several reasons were cited by the caregivers for nondisclosure. The caregivers observed improved drug adherence in 47.9% of the children following disclosure. Conclusions. There is a need to develop region specific pediatric HIV disclosure guidelines keeping in mind the caregivers’ perceptions. The guidelines must be age appropriate, systematic, and socioculturally acceptable. The most suitable age for disclosure appears to be 10-12 years. Involvement of caregivers and health care providers in the process is a must.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (102) ◽  
pp. 20141089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Sun ◽  
Jian Gang Jin ◽  
Kay W. Axhausen ◽  
Der-Horng Lee ◽  
Manuel Cebrian

Understanding the long-term impact that changes in a city's transportation infrastructure have on its spatial interactions remains a challenge. The difficulty arises from the fact that the real impact may not be revealed in static or aggregated mobility measures, as these are remarkably robust to perturbations. More generally, the lack of longitudinal, cross-sectional data demonstrating the evolution of spatial interactions at a meaningful urban scale also hinders us from evaluating the sensitivity of movement indicators, limiting our capacity to understand the evolution of urban mobility in depth. Using very large mobility records distributed over 3 years, we quantify the impact of the completion of a metro line extension: the Circle Line (CCL) in Singapore. We find that the commonly used movement indicators are almost identical before and after the project was completed. However, in comparing the temporal community structure across years, we do observe significant differences in the spatial reorganization of the affected geographical areas. The completion of CCL enables travellers to re-identify their desired destinations collectively with lower transport cost, making the community structure more consistent. These changes in locality are dynamic and characterized over short timescales, offering us a different approach to identify and analyse the long-term impact of new infrastructures on cities and their evolution dynamics.


Author(s):  
Nae-Fang Miao ◽  
Cheng-Jin Lin ◽  
Ching-Lien Cheng ◽  
Yu-Ling Hsiao ◽  
I-Hui Chen

Smartphones have become a new means of communication and a major method of obtaining information. Dependence on or the excessive use of smartphones may affect health in the long term. However, little attention has been focused on smartphone use and dependence among undergraduates. Therefore, this study investigated the smartphone use behavior of Taiwanese undergraduates and their dependence on smartphones. A cross-sectional study design with a structured questionnaire was used for undergraduates aged≥20 years from four universities. The results suggested that the majority of participants, particularly women, experienced physical discomfort caused by smartphone use. Moreover, the participants exhibited a moderate to high dependence on smartphones. Smartphone use and dependence were both affected by family economic status, monthly allowance, and major. The findings indicated that health care providers, educators, and parents can play critical roles in encouraging the healthy use of smartphones among undergraduates.  


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Kriska ◽  
Bonny Rockette-Wagner ◽  
Sharon L. Edelstein ◽  
George A. Bray ◽  
Linda M. Delahanty ◽  
...  

<b>Objective:</b> Across the DPP follow-up, cumulative diabetes incidence remained lower in the lifestyle compared to placebo and metformin randomized groups and could not be explained by weight. Collection of self-reported PA (yearly) with cross-sectional objective PA (in follow-up) allowed for examination of PA and its long-term impact on diabetes prevention. <p><b>Research Design and Methods:</b> Yearly self-reported PA and diabetes assessment, OGTT, (fasting glucose semi-annually) was collected for 3232 participants with one accelerometry assessment 11-13 years after randomization (n=1,793). Mixed models determined PA differences across treatment groups. The association between PA and diabetes incidence was examined using Cox proportional hazards models. </p> <p><b>Results:</b> There was a 6% decrease (Cox proportional HR 0.94 [0.92, 0.96]; P< 0.001) in diabetes incidence per 6 MET-hrs/week increase in time-dependent PA for the entire cohort over an average 12 years (controlled for age, sex, baseline PA and weight). The effect of PA was greater (12% decrease) among participants less active at baseline (<7.5 MET-hrs/week) (n=1338; HR 0.88 [0.83, 0.93] P<0.0001) with stronger findings for lifestyle participants. Lifestyle had higher cumulative PA compared with metformin or placebo (p<0.0001) and higher accelerometry total minutes/day measured in follow-up (P=0.001 and 0.047). All associations remained significant with weight in the models.</p> <p><b>Conclusions:</b> PA was inversely related to incident diabetes in the entire cohort across the study with cross-sectional accelerometry results supporting these findings. This highlights the importance of PA within lifestyle intervention efforts designed to prevent diabetes and urge health-care providers to consider both PA and weight when counseling high-risk patients.</p>


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