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Mehta, Suresh Kumar
- Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic Imposed Lockdown on Internet Addiction
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1 Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
1 Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
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IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, Vol 8, No 7-9 (2020), Pagination: 285-290Abstract
Covid-19 pandemic has compelled many nations to impose strict social isolation guidelines as infection control measures. In India, a nation-wide lockdown was imposed in order to prevent community spread of the virus. This has initiated a surge in emotional and psychological distress, along with excessive reliance on internet use to cope with the same. This study aims at assessing the effect of lockdown on internet use. A semi-structured proforma circulated as a Google Form was used to collect the demographics and assess the severity of internet use in 200 participants, both prior to and during lockdown. Problematic and Risky Internet Use Screening Scale (PRIUSS) was used as the assessment tool. Data was analyzed using SPSS 26.0. Mean age of the participant group was 38.42 years. Most of the participants used their cell phones (mobile devices) to access the internet and mostly for the purpose of online socializing. One third of the population spent more than 4 hours online/day besides academic or work purpose. Up to 70% of the population reported to have experienced benefits of online surfing, while around 30% reported an experience of harmful effects. 62% of the population felt that the lockdown had significantly affected their pattern of internet use. Severity of internet use was found to be significantly higher in all the individual factors under PRIUSS during lockdown, as compared to prior to lockdown (p<0.001). Social isolation created under lockdown situation during the pandemic has significantly increased internet use among users in India.Keywords
Internet, Internet Addiction, Problematic Internet Use, Covid-19, Lockdown.- Prevalence of Perceived Stress in Nursing Staff: A Hospital based Study
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1 Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Nursing Superintendent, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
1 Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Nursing Superintendent, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 11, No 7-9 (2020), Pagination: 303-306Abstract
Occupational stress is a common phenomenon in healthcare sector, including the nursing staff working in hospital settings. Work-stress can not only affect the physical and mental health, but also adversely affect their quality of work and productivity. This study aims at assessing the prevalence of depression, anxiety and perceived stress in nurses working at a hospital in Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 200 nurses from Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur. Structured questionnaire of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) was administered to assess depression, anxiety and perceived stress in the population. The scores were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 software. Upto 44% of participants reported experiencing some level of depression, anxiety or perceived stress. The level of anxiety and stress perceived by nurses decreased significantly with increasing age (p<0.0001). Female nurses reported significantly higher levels of depression as compared to males (p=0.002). Nurses face considerable stress at work-place which amounts to them experiencing symptoms of depression and/ or anxiety, owing to perceived stress levels. Their symptoms have a varied presentation based on the age as well as gender of the nurse.Keywords
Nursing, Perceived Stress, Depression, Anxiety.- Left-Sided Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst Presenting with Psychosis: A Case Report
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1 Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Radiology, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan
1 Department of Psychiatry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Radiology, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan