Kye S. Kim¹, Peter M. Kang¹, He Sook N. Kim^2,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.3, pp. 303-317, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.016470 - 23 July 2021

Abstract The extent of viral spread and strategies in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic have been different in each country. There are overall increased mental health concerns in many countries but it is unclear what the general public individuals who do not have heighten vulnerability to stressors for existing mental diseases or significant physical illnesses were experiencing during the pandemic. We evaluated the stressors and mental health of general public in South Korea that has a relatively low confirmed cases and deaths. Responses on the on-line survey questions were used to assess the mental and physical… More >

Long Liu^1,2, Yanlin Shi^1,*, Xiyan Fei³, Zhenzhen Wang^1,4, Zhi Wang^1,5, Li Li⁶, Lin Ding⁶, Qiaoyuan Yan^7,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.3, pp. 319-330, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.015699 - 23 July 2021

Abstract Exploring whether medical staff perceive stress on the assigned medical tasks, what are the specific sources of stress, what are the tangible sources of support they expected to be helpful, and individual coping with stress to provide more accurate, personal support for psychological crisis. This study uses a cross-sectional descriptive survey adopting convenience sampling among the medical staff who worked for over seven days in the infected areas of one Grade 2A and three Grade 3A hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The assessment includes attitude when receiving tasks, major stressors, factors relieving stress, and personal… More >

Fawaz Jaber Alsolami¹, Abdullah Saad Al-Malaise ALGhamdi², Asif Irshad Khan^1,*, Yoosef B. Abushark¹, Abdulmohsen Almalawi¹, Farrukh Saleem², Alka Agrawal³, Rajeev Kumar^3,4, Raees Ahmad Khan³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.3, pp. 2895-2912, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.017469 - 06 May 2021

Abstract Ever since its outbreak in the Wuhan city of China, COVID-19 pandemic has engulfed more than 211 countries in the world, leaving a trail of unprecedented fatalities. Even more debilitating than the infection itself, were the restrictions like lockdowns and quarantine measures taken to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Such enforced alienation affected both the mental and social condition of people significantly. Social interactions and congregations are not only integral part of work life but also form the basis of human evolvement. However, COVID-19 brought all such communication to a grinding halt. Digital interactions have… More >

Yan Zeng^1,#, Shaoping Qiu^2,#,*, Amin Alizadeh³, Tiefang Liu⁴

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 167-175, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.015937 - 30 April 2021

Abstract While a plethora of studies has been conducted to examine stress and its impact on mental health in western countries, research is scarce investigating the relationship between student challenge stress and health illness in the context of Chinese colleges. No studies examined the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between challenge stress and health illness. This study attempted to investigate the relationships between these three variables among Chinese college students. Especially, this study focused on examining whether self-efficacy moderated the effect of perceived challenge stress on students’ mental health. Also, the differences were tested… More >

Na Zhang¹, Dingxin Xu², Jingjing Li^3,*, Zhenxing Gong⁴

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 243-254, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.015487 - 30 April 2021

Abstract As working for the nurse is believed to be one of the most stressful professions, nurses are particularly at risk of experiencing fatigue. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, fatigue among nurses may affect physical and mental health seriously, which is attracting increasing attention of researchers and clinical practitioners to find effective prevention measures to alleviate nurses’ fatigue. This study aims to investigate the mediational effect of resilience on the relationship between nurses’ perceived organizational support and fatigue. A total of 476 nurses from secondary and above hospitals in Hebei province, China during March and April More >

Abdulaziz Attaallah¹, Sabita Khatri², Mohd Nadeem², Syed Anas Ansar², Abhishek Kumar Pandey², Alka Agrawal^2,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.37, No.3, pp. 313-329, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014933 - 08 March 2021

Abstract A significant increase in the number of coronavirus cases can easily be noticed in most of the countries around the world. Inspite of the consistent preventive initiatives being taken to contain the spread of this virus, the unabated increase in the cases is both alarming and intriguing. The role of mathematical models in predicting and estimating the spread of the virus, and identifying various preventive factors dependencies has been found important and effective in most of the previous pandemics like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 2003. In this research work, authors have proposed the Susceptible-Infectected-Removed… More >

YASHVI SHARMA, SUCHI GUPTA, SUJATA MOHANTY^*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.3, pp. 517-520, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.014621 - 03 March 2021

Abstract In these times of despair when a nano-sized organism, the SARS-CoV-2, has rendered the human race helpless, made the global health status decline, and drowned the world economy, a ray of hope comes from another nano-sized particle, the exosome. The potential of mesenchymal stem cells has already been established in COVID-19; however, cell-based therapy has its risks. We thereby propose cell-free therapy using stem cells-derived exosomes to fight against COVID-19, as they can be a game-changer owing to their immunomodulatory nature, which combats the cytokine storm characterizing this disease, and their practical efficiency, which will More >

Mohammed Baz¹, Hosam Alhakami², Alka Agrawal³, Abdullah Baz⁴, Raees Ahmad Khan^3,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 641-652, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015845 - 01 March 2021

Abstract Inspite of the world being at a complete standstill in the wake of unprecedented health emergency of COVID-19 pandemic, people have managed to retain their digital interactions through Information Technology. Cloud networks, departmental servers, data centres, and the digital devices have ensured that businesses and industries as well as workers across the world remain associated with each other and are connected to the organizations’ data. In such a scenario, the requirements placed on digital frames have increased rapidly. While this has proved to be a boon in the combat against the spread of Coronavirus, alarming… More >

Shakeel Ahmed^*, Abdulaziz Alhumam

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 835-851, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.015789 - 01 March 2021

Abstract Most of the patients diagnosed with COVID-19 pandemic usually suffer from mild-to-serious respiratory illness and become stable without any specific care. In fact, in some countries like India the mortality rate is as low. Those who are amongst the most vulnerable groups are the elderly and the ones with chronic ailments like diabetes, heart ailments, and respiratory ailments. However, apart from the impact on the physical health of the patients, this disease has had a more debilitating affect on the mental as well as emotional well-being of the people. Due to continuous watching and protection… More >

Qin An¹, Jun Gao², Zhiqin Sang³, Mingyi Qian^4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.1, pp. 87-98, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.014422 - 19 February 2021

Abstract When COVID-19 pandemic hit China, Chinese clinical psychologists, counselors and other practitioners reacted quickly to provide psychological interventions for different target groups. Different professional ethical concerns and potential transgressions arose during different stages of pandemic. This paper aimed to summarize different ethical concerns and transgressions during different stages of pandemic in China, as well as how the professional ethical workgroup in the registration system of clinical psychologists and professional organizations of Chinese Psychological Society (CPS) to publish a series of documents as recommendations on ethical practice. It is hoped by providing a picture of “problems vs. More >