Engagement with digital platforms and perspectives on WhatsApp based mental health self-help solution for older adults: a qualitative study from India.

Background: The population of older adults is increasing globally and in India. Depression, anxiety, social isolation, and loneliness commonly impact their well-being. Technology is being explored to improve access to mental health resources, with digital self-help platforms emerging as a promising approach.

Comparative analysis of uterine flora in pregnant women undergoing elective and non-elective caesarean section of central Uttar Pradesh, India.

Context: The incidence rate of puerperal infection caused by uncommon pathogenic bacteria has risen. Thus, we sought to analyse uterine flora in patients of elective and non-elective caesarean section.

Aims: (1) To compare uterine flora in elective and non-elective caesarean section.

Critical Analysis of Peripartum Hysterectomies at Tertiary Care Centre of Northern India.

Aim: Peripartum hysterectomy is defined as removal of uterus at the time of delivery or in immediate postpartum period till 6 weeks. This study had been performed to critically evaluate the incidence, indications, maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality associated with peripartum hysterectomies so that corrective measures both preventive and treatment may be implicated for benefit of women health.

Method: A retrospective observational study in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, from 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2022, was conducted after obtaining ethical clearance.

Sonographic Predictors of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Pregnancies Complicated by Hyperglycaemia.

Aims And Objectives: Ultrasound has an important role in in pregnancy complicated by hyperglycaemia. This study is to assess the association between third trimester ultrasound parameters and adverse outcomes in hyperglycaemic pregnant women & neonates.

Methodology: A prospective observational study including 166 hyperglycemic pregnant women (39-preexisting; 127-GDM) Ultrasound was done between 34 weeks gestation and beyond to note parameters i.

Mental Health Apps Available in App Stores for Indian Users: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

Background: There has been a surge in mental health apps over the past few years. While these have great potential to address the unmet mental health needs of the population, the recent proliferation of mental health apps in the commercial marketplace has raised several concerns, such as privacy, evidence-based, and quality. Although there is mounting research on the effectiveness of mental health apps, the majority of these are not accessible to the public and most of those available have not been researched.

Preliminary Evaluation of an Indigenous Mental Health App for Indian Users.

Background The digital health sector has witnessed significant growth in recent years. There are many mental health apps available in virtual stores for Indian users; however, there is a dearth of research on the same. The present study aimed at a preliminary examination of the usability, acceptability, and perceived gains of an indigenously developed app (MindNotes, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India) for common mental health concerns.

Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention to Reduce Work Stress among Rural Community Health Workers in India: Results from a Randomized Pilot Study.

Unlabelled: Efforts to reduce work stress among frontline health workers in India, namely the rural Accredited Social Health Activists or 'ASHAs' (resident women, lay health workers) have predominantly emphasized on 'extrinsic' variables (e.g., financial incentives, or enhanced supervision), with little consideration of 'intrinsic' factors like the wellbeing of ASHAs themselves or building their abilities in managing work stress.

Factors Influencing Help-seeking Behavior for Mental Health Among Distressed Young Adults: A Path Analysis Model.

Background: There seems to be a relationship between barriers of distress-perception and stigma to consult a mental health professional (MHP), help-seeking inclination from MHP, help negation, and encouragement from significant others (SO) to consult MHP in bringing about a change in help-seeking behavior. However, these have not been studied in tandem. This study aimed to explore the relationship between factors influencing help-seeking behavior among distressed, non-treatment-seeking young adults (D-NTS) for common mental health concerns following the intervention.

Barriers to Seek Professional Help for Mental Health Scale: Development and Psychometric Validation.

Background: Mental health conditions are highly prevalent, and both supply- and demand-side factors drive a high treatment gap. There is a dearth of socio-culturally appropriate measures to assess barriers to professional help-seeking in distressed non-treatment seekers. This study aimed to develop and validate the Barriers to Seek Professional Help for Mental Health Scale for distressed, non-treatment-seeking young adults experiencing common mental health concerns in the Indian context.

Effectiveness of Blended Internet-based Self-help and Face-to-face Intervention for Depression: A Pilot Study from India.

Background: Depression is a common mental health disorder with a wide treatment gap despite the availability of a number of effective treatment options. Blended interventions adopt a novel approach in combining internet-based self-help with brief face-to-face sessions thereby combining the advantages of both approaches and offering scope to address the treatment gap. The present study examined the effectiveness of a blended intervention combining the use of guided internet-based self-help with four to six face-to-face sessions in the treatment of mild to moderate depression.

Online Mental Health Peer-support Forums for Youth: An Exploratory Study on Stakeholder Perspectives.

Background: Youth in India carry a large proportion of the global burden of mental health disorders and subclinical distress. They prefer to seek mental health support from informal sources. One such source-online mental health peer-support forums (OMHPSFs)-is under-researched.

A character-strengths based coaching intervention to improve wellbeing of rural community health workers in Madhya Pradesh, India: Protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Background: There is scarce knowledge on the use of structured positive psychology interventions for reducing work-stress and improving wellbeing of rural community health workers in India, particularly the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) who are village-level (resident women, incentivised) lay health workers. This trial will test the effectiveness of a 'character-strengths' based coaching intervention compared to routine supervision on wellbeing ('authentic happiness') of ASHAs.

Methods: This protocol is for a single-blind, parallel group randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of a five-day residential workshop focusing on the use of character-strengths and subsequent 8- to 10-week remote telephonic coaching (weekly) to individually support ASHAs to improve their wellbeing, against routine health system support.

"ReachOut": Pilot Evaluation of a Help-Seeking Intervention for Common Mental Health Concerns Among Distressed Non-Treatment-Seeking Young Adults.

Purpose There is a pressing need for interventions with the potential for scalability to enhance help-seeking inclination and behavior among individuals experiencing common mental health concerns. These interventions are important for addressing the widespread treatment gap. This study aimed to test the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a newly developed simple technology-based multi-component help-seeking intervention ("ReachOut") for common mental health concerns among distressed, non-treatment-seeking young adults.

Practice and proficiency of Isha Yoga for better mental health outcomes: insights from a COVID-19 survey.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unparalleled suffering on a global scale, affecting both physical and mental well-being. In such challenging times, it becomes crucial to identify interventions that can alleviate negative mental health outcomes, such as stress, while promoting positive mental health outcomes, like well-being. We report the effectiveness of a mind-body practise, Isha Yoga, in promoting well-being.

Development and Validation of the Workplace Affective Events Survey.

Background Work, a central aspect of human life, serves vital economic and social functions. There is a burgeoning interest in positive emotions in the workplace, which can enhance creativity, foster social connections, and improve problem-solving abilities. These emotions are pivotal in key organizational outcomes, including employee performance and health.

"We are everyone's ASHAs but who's there for us?" a qualitative exploration of perceptions of work stress and coping among rural frontline workers in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Objective: More than a million female village-level lay providers called 'Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs)', who deliver primary care, face high levels of stress due to work demands and low compensation, within the context of poverty and gender inequality. Evidence on ASHAs has focused on workplace challenges from a system perspective, without sufficient probing into individual-level stress. This study aims to gain perspectives into the experiences of work stress, the related health symptoms, and the responses to stress among ASHAs in India.

Nursing students' perceptions regarding well-being and healthy use of digital technology: A qualitative thematic analysis.

Background: The health and well-being of nursing students are of the utmost importance. Well-being is affected by many factors, ranging from day-to-day hassles to severe stressors in students' college lives. In addition to many other challenges, one new component is added with the advancement of technology, that is, the use of digital technology.

Development of a Technology-Based Intervention to Improve Help-Seeking in Distressed Non-Treatment-Seeking Young Adults With Common Mental Health Concerns.

Background There is a dearth of interventions aimed at improving help-seeking for common mental health concerns among distressed young adults, particularly in the urban Indian context. Availability of cost-effective, targeted intervention for improving appropriate help-seeking can pave the way for reducing the treatment gap. This could prove especially beneficial in low-resource settings.

Association of Serum Ferritin Level in Early Second Trimester of Pregnancy with Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Observational Study.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with various maternal and perinatal morbidities. Serum ferritin is a major storage protein of iron and also acts as acute phase reactant which is increased in inflammatory conditions. GDM is a state of insulin resistance and associated with inflammation.

Acute kidney injury in obstetrics: Hospital-based cohort study.

Obstetric acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious unsolved global health-care problem and is a significant contributor to the overall burden of AKI resulting in devastating maternal and foetal outcomes. We studied the characteristics of obstetric AKI and the factors related to its unfavourable outcome. A total of 110 patients developed AKI among 10,138 admission giving a frequency of 1.

Technology-Based Interventions to Improve Help-Seeking for Mental Health Concerns: A Systematic Review.

Background: Despite the high prevalence of mental health disorders worldwide, a significant proportion of distressed individuals do not seek professional help. Digital technology can be a potential bridge to reduce the treatment gap for mental disorders. A systematic review was undertaken to examine the technology-based interventions aimed at improving help-seeking attitude, intention, or behavior for mental health concerns.

Study of Association of Fetal Cerebroplacental Ratio with Adverse Perinatal Outcome in Uncomplicated Term AGA Pregnancies.

Background: The cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) is emerging as a predictor for adverse perinatal outcome in term pregnancies. Earlier, it has shown a role in small for gestational age (SGA) pregnancies, but a proportion of appropriate for gestational age foetuses (AGA) despite of good size have impaired growth velocity and are thereby at risk of adverse outcome. CPR has implication for assessment of well being of SGA and AGA foetuses close to term.

Risky Riding and Its Correlates in Two-Wheeler Riding Young Men: Pillion Riders' Perspective.

Background: Risky riding is one of the major contributing factors in road fatalities. The present study aimed to explore the risky riding behaviors and its correlates in two-wheeler riding young men, as ascertained from pillion riders' perspective.

Materials And Methods: A survey that captured perspective of pillion riders about two-wheeler riding young men with whom they used to pillion ride most frequently was administered on 115 subjects.