{"title":"A Study on Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Sewing Machine Operators","authors":"Ekta, M. Mehta, P. Sharma","doi":"10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.3","url":null,"abstract":"A musculoskeletal disorder is highly dependent on the workplace design. The workers whose job requires repetitive tasks, are more prone to this disorder. Textile industry is one of the labor intensive industries and most of its jobs require continuous engagement with the work. Sewing machine operators in this sector due to workplace design are facing high risk of health issues due to focused attention and static posture of the body. Understanding the health issues linked with continuous working hours and static posture need to be addressed. Both Government and non- government organizations need to be better involved in designing interventions targeting these people and protecting them from such health risks.The present study was conducted in Hisar district from Haryana state in which respondents were selected randomly. Total number of respondents were 60 in which 28 were males and 32 were females with objectives to assess work organization and work space design and to find out the occupational health problems and musculoskeletal symptoms among sewing machine operators. The results showed that maximum numbers of the respondents (68.4%) were took break of fixed duration and (53.4%) respondents were work along with others. Majority (43.3%) respondents were the first experience of MSK symptoms from 7 days to 12 months followed by (33.3%) respondents in 2-3 years.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88837630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trend analysis of Covid-19 cases in Indian subcontinent: Prediction comparison and psycho-social interventions","authors":"Ivan Das, A. Bhattacharjee","doi":"10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.27","url":null,"abstract":"The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) which started in December, last year has claimed thousands of life around the world. Utilizing the existing COVID-19 database, this article attempted to compare the status of infection cases and death of the four significantly affected nations of Indian subcontinent (ISC): Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Pakistan with the top 4 affected nations of the world, today. This article is also an attempt to conduct a trend analysis to predict the upcoming cases in exclusively the ISC countries. The results suggest that Pakistan and India should be well prepared in the coming one month. Finally, the needs of psychosocial support and the psychotherapeutic interventions were elucidated to help preserve the mental health of the people in this hour of crisis.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78246551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attitude towards Atal Pension Yojana Scheme","authors":"Rupjyoti Bhattacharjee, Sendi Seb Rengma","doi":"10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.10","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was conducted in Jorhat district of Assam. Total of 120 respondents were selected for the study. The objective of the study was to see the number of respondents belonging to two different professions (government and private) who have registered Atal Pension Yojana (APY) scheme and to study the attitude of respondents towards different aspects of APY scheme. It was found that most of the respondents under the two different professions have registered APY scheme. It was also found that they have favorable attitude towards different aspects of APY scheme. However, it was observed that some respondents have not yet registered the scheme as they are not familiar with the banking system and also due to low rate of interest of the scheme. Z- test also showed significant difference in the attitude towards the benefits through APY scheme between government and private employees.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"201 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76625112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Darkside Of The White Flour – Maida","authors":"S. Ganga, P. M. Mathiyoli, K. Naachimuthu","doi":"10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.20","url":null,"abstract":"Food, which was once a survival need, now transformed into a material of lavishness and comfort. Both the food and food industry underwent drastic changes in the past few decades and the ecological, social, psychological, economical and biological impact it brought about is devastating.All this started when humans got struck in a luxury trap; a trap which is called Wheat in its changed appearance which is widely consumed in the form of refined flour (otherwise called Maida). Maida a waste introduced in the diet of human beings only a few centuries ago managed to evolve into a billion dollar industry and made a permanent mark in the lifestyle of human beings. But the physiological, psychological and ecological impacts caused by this waste already have an adverse effect on the current generations and will definitely take a toll on the generations to come. Despite knowing the damage caused by this waste, no strong action was taken for it, till date.Maida has become a perfect example of self destructing and invasive product to human beings. Still the Homo sapiens have a chance to save themselves from this disaster by changing their existing pattern of life / food habits. The present paper thus discusses the physiological, psychological and ecological impacts of this anthropogenic unhealthy food habits.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86216688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practitioners’ Involvement and Challenges, they Encountered in Curriculum Development: The Case of Secondary Schools in Amhara Sayint Woreda, Amhara Region, Ethiopia","authors":"Solomon Melesse Mengistie, Mulu Melesse","doi":"10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15614/ijhw.v11i01.15","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to assess practitioners’ perceived involvement and challenges they encountered in the process of curriculum development in Secondary schools of Amhara Sayintworeda. Mixed research design was employed to provide answer to the basic questions of this research. The sample consisted of 125 secondary school teachers, 3 school principals, 4 vice principals, and 1 supervisor. Proportional random sampling technique was used to select the sample teachers and comprehensive sampling technique was used to select the sample school principals, vice principals, and the supervisor. The data was collected through questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The collected data was analyzed using percentage, one sample t-test and thematic description. The findings indicated low practitioners’ perceived involvement in all the curriculum development phases other than curriculum implementation. Absence of financial and material incentives and practitioners’ lack of motivation were considered as the major inhibiting factors for practitioners’ involvement in the different phases of the curriculum development process. On the basis of the major findings, relevant recommendations are suggested in the paper.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74298414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship Of Mental Health With Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents","authors":"A. Kaur, T. Kang","doi":"10.15614/IJHW.V11I01.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15614/IJHW.V11I01.9","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was conducted to assess the relationship of mental health with suicidal ideation among adolescents. The study was based on 240 adolescents (i.e. 120 rural and 120 urban) in the age range of 16-18 years. The sample was randomly drawn from four Government Senior Secondary Schools purposively selected from rural as well as urban areas of Ludhiana district. Suicidal Ideation Scale by Sisodia and Bhatnagar (2016) was used to assess suicidal ideation of the respondents and the scale consisted of 25 items whereas Mental Health Battery by Singh and Sengupta (2000) was used to assess the mental health of the adolescents and the battery consisted of 130 items. Results revealed significant gender-wise and locale-wise correlation between mental health and suicidal ideation among adolescents.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"21 1","pages":"150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82693530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Geraldine D J Cadet, Makella S Coudray, Dionne P Stephens, Prajakta Adsul, Anand Siddaiah, Purnima Madhivanan
{"title":"Knowledge, gender, and guidance: Factors influencing Indian mothers responses to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).","authors":"Geraldine D J Cadet, Makella S Coudray, Dionne P Stephens, Prajakta Adsul, Anand Siddaiah, Purnima Madhivanan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the current study, we examined the socio-demographic characteristics and attitudes of Indian mothers, their knowledge about behaviors related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the relationship with ADHD diagnosis among their children. Previous research showed 11.3% of primary school children in India have been diagnosed with ADHD, yet little research has been conducted on how mothers perceive these behaviors. A survey was completed by 100 mothers with children aged between 4-12 years. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ADHD Checklist for Children was used to assess the presence of ADHD symptoms in Indian children. The surveys were analyzed to identify maternal ADHD knowledge, socio-demographic characteristics and attitudes associated with ADHD within the context of Indian culture using SPSS. It was determined that the gender of the child, the geographical location the mother was raised, willingness of mother to seek professional help, mother's knowledge on handling child's behavior and mother's knowledge on ADHD were significantly associated with ADHD. Further analyses revealed that a lack of knowledge of ADHD and handling child's behavior were most associated with anADHD diagnosis based on the CDCADHD checklist.</p>","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"10 7-9","pages":"195-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8782239/pdf/nihms-1718892.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9561290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison Between Percutaneous Release and Corticosteroid Injection in the Management of Trigger Digits","authors":"M. Yadav, D. Sharma, K. Kumar, N. Yadav","doi":"10.22271/ortho.2017.v3.i3a.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2017.v3.i3a.05","url":null,"abstract":"Trigger finger is basically caused by the mismatch between the volume of the flexor tendon sheath and its contents resulting in a narrowed tunnel for tendon excursion. Treatment modalities includes conservative management and Surgical management (open or percutaneous Al pulley release). To compare clinical and functional outcome of percutaneous release and corticosteroid injection in management of trigger digits. Inclusion criteria- Adults aged more than 18 years with Qumnell grade I III. Sixty patients were divided into two groups, Group 1 (n = 30) treated with percutaneous release and Group 2 (n = 30) treated with percutaneous triamcinolone injections. Mean age of patients in group 1 was 43.83 years and in group 2 was 41.87 years. Thumb was the most commonly affected digit and little finger, the least commonly affected digit. Significant improvement (p value <0.001) in the VAS score was seen in group 1 when compared with group 2 from 1st week of follow up till the end of the study. Percutaneous release was found superior to Corticosteroid group regards of VAS score, Roles and Maudsley score and residual triggering.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"7 1","pages":"903-908"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84363472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case Study Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy-Management of ADHD","authors":"R. Thyagarajan","doi":"10.25215/0303.140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25215/0303.140","url":null,"abstract":"Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains one of the most prevalent mental health diagnoses identified in school-age children. Affected children show an increased risk for school failure, social difficulties, and the development of psychiatric co-morbidities. Despite the availability of evidence-based behavioral protocols for managing ADHD-related impairments, psychologists often encounter difficulties involving parents in the sustained implementation of these interventions. Cognitive-behavioral treatment aims to teach children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) strategies to help them increase their self-control and problem-solving abilities, through modeling, role playing and self-instruction. Cognitive-behavioral treatment has shown mixed effectiveness regarding ADHD behaviors Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can address treatment obstacles through emphasizing psycho-education, the development of a collaborative treatment context. This article presents a case study of Jay, a 9-year-old child with ADHD. He was supplemented with child-focused CBT strategies by the psychologist and parental behavioral management training by the parent. This case study outlines a central role of CBT intervention in collaboration with the Parent in managing ADHD children.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"25 1","pages":"471-477"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76460458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Happiness and Well-Being","authors":"Shabnam Qayoom, Akbar Husain","doi":"10.5040/9781492596370.ch-007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5040/9781492596370.ch-007","url":null,"abstract":"All of us really want happiness and the pursuits of pleasures, wealth, or power. Why then do not we simply choose to be happy whenever we wish rather than waiting for happiness to come to us as something beyond our control? Why we do not feel happy all the time? The answer is we do not see happiness as a choice. To few people happiness can be attained through wealth and power. Happiness improves an individual's well-being. In the realm of well-being everything depends on an individual's level of happiness. Earlier the conceptualization of happiness and well-being were the province of philosophers. Now, these concepts got popularity in research in the field of positive psychology. In this chapter we explain the various interpretations that have been offered by philosophers and psychologists, and Islam in conceptualization of the happiness and well-being. This chapter would explain happiness in Islam, happiness: concept and definitions, well-being: concept and definitions, happiness and subjective well-being, and How happiness can improve an individual's well-being? At the end it has been emphasized to study the relationship between happiness and well-being.","PeriodicalId":73360,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of health and wellbeing","volume":"6 1","pages":"461-464"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85353775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}