Yue Yuan^1,*, Aibao Zhou^1,*, Tinghao Tang¹, Manying Kang², Haiyan Zhao¹, Zhi Wang³

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 563-577, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.022161

Abstract Objective: In this research, we tried to explore how short-term mindfulness (STM) intervention affects adolescents’ anxiety, depression, and negative and positive emotion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: 10 classes were divided into experiment groups (5 classes; n = 238) and control (5 classes; n = 244) randomly. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) were used to measure participants’ dependent variables. In the experiment group, we conducted STM practice interventions every morning in their first class from March to November 2020. No interventions were conducted in the control group. Methods: Paired-sample t-tests were used to identify if a… More >

Debabrata Dansana¹, Raghvendra Kumar¹, Arupa Parida¹, Rohit Sharma², Janmejoy Das Adhikari¹, Hiep Van Le^3,*, Binh Thai Pham⁴, Krishna Kant Singh⁵, Biswajeet Pradhan^6,7,8,9

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 1595-1612, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.012646

Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was first discovered in Wuhan, China, and it has since spread to more than 200 countries. The World Health Organization proclaimed COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020. Normally, a quickly spreading infection that could jeopardize the well-being of countless individuals requires prompt action to forestall the malady in a timely manner. COVID-19 is a major threat worldwide due to its ability to rapidly spread. No vaccines are yet available for COVID-19. The objective of this paper is to examine the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, specifically studying Hubei Province, China;… More >