Anahita Ali^*, Santosh Kumar

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.7, pp. 833-845, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.028799

Abstract Since the coronavirus pandemic, many factors led to the change in the mental well-being of hospital administrators and their staff. The pandemic negatively impacted the availability and capability of health professionals to deliver essential services and meet rising demand. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the perspective of hospital administrators about issues and challenges that negatively impacted their staff’s mental health and hospital administrators’ coping response to mitigate those challenges and issues. An exploratory qualitative study was conducted with 17 hospital administrators (superintendents, deputy superintendents, nursing in charge and hospital in charge) working in a government district hospital of Rajasthan… More > Graphic Abstract

Regina Lai-Tong Lee^1,2,*, Anson Chiu-Yan Tang³, Ho-Yu Cheng¹, Connie Yuen-Yu Chong¹, Wilson Wai-San Tam⁴, Wai-Tong Chien¹, Sally Wai-Chi Chan⁵

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.3, pp. 327-342, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.026388

Abstract The present study aimed to examine work environment related factors and frontline primary healthcare professionals’ mental-emotional wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in school communities of Hong Kong. A total of 61 (20%) school health nurses (frontline primary healthcare professionals) participated in a cross-sectional online survey from March to June 2020. Outcomes of mental-emotional health were measured using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (14-item scale with three subscales related to emotional, social and psychological wellbeing); the Perceived Stress Scale (10-item scale with two subscales related to perceived helplessness and lack of self-efficacy; and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief… 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

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 increase in the instances of… More >

Abdulaziz Attaallah¹, Masood Ahmad², Adil Hussain Seh², Alka Agrawal², Rajeev Kumar^2,3,*, Raees Ahmad Khan²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.126, No.1, pp. 419-436, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.014263

Abstract Ever since its outbreak in Wuhan, COVID-19 has cloaked the entire world in a pall of despondency and uncertainty. The present study describes the exploratory analysis of all COVID cases in Saudi Arabia. Besides, the study has executed the forecasting model for predicting the possible number of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia till a defined period. Towards this intent, the study analyzed different age groups of patients (child, adult, elderly) who were affected by COVID-19. The analysis was done city-wise and also included the number of recoveries recorded in different cities. Furthermore, the study also discusses the impact of COVID-19… More >