The study has been taken up as a part of the voluntary work to support the society. The main purpose of this program is to imbibe the qualities of aiming neighbourhood or generation Z to build a society which has a great conscious on empowering society through establishing social entrepreneurship which is beyond commercial aspect of gaining profits through business. It is not mere social responsibility of organizations or nongovernmental organizations but making the next generation to build a society that aims at building greater social tagline with enriched values and enriches lives.
This report has been done with the help of students who have been directly involved with the support of the faculty mentors on “Information sharing and providing psychological support during Covid”, involved in providing required facilities both physical and psychological support to novel corona virus- Covid patients directly reaching them and collecting feedback on their experiences and taking guidance from the student group and brought about a positive change in their lives.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Review of literature
Information sharing
Social tagline
Psychological interventions
Family support
Objectives of the Programme
Concern for family members:
Experiences shared by COVID patients
Information sharing
References
Foreword
T he study has been taken up as a part of the voluntary work to support the society. The main purpose of this program is to imbibe the qualities of aiming neighbourhood or generation Z to build a society which has a great conscious on empowering society through establishing social entrepreneurship which is beyond commercial aspect of gaining profits through business. It is not mere social responsibility of organizations or nongovernmental organizations but making the next generation to build a society that aims at building greater social tagline with enriched values and enriches lives.
This report has been done with the help of students who has directly involved with the support of the faculty mentors on “Information sharing and providing psychological support during Covid” involved in providing required facilities both physical and psychological support to novel corona virus- Covid patients directly reaching them and collecting feedback on their experiences and taking guidance from the student group and brought about a positive change in their lives.
This has not only helped the students to coordinate and collect the data and involvement but this has aimed at societal development and sustainability which will be enduring and consistent throughout their lives and develops nation building with a social conscious.
Introduction
The coronavirus COVID-19 and the global pandemic has already had a substantial disruptive impact on society, posing major challenges to the provision of mental health services in a time of crisis, and carrying the spectre of an increased burden to mental health, in terms of emerging psychological distress from the pandemic.
Information sharing is a critical element of an effective response to covid-19 outbreaks. The international system of coordination established through the World Health Organization via the International Health Regulations largely relies on governments to communicate timely and accurate information about health risk during an outbreak. This information supports WHO’s decision making process for declaring a public health emergency of international concern.
The COVID-19 pandemic information includes the database of COVID-19-patient bio-specimen resources in hospitals, electronic patient health records, ongoing clinical trials and research results on this disease, policies, guidelines, and regulations related to COVID-19, and the COVID-19 outbreak tracking records, and so on.
Working closely with the affected populations and involving them in the response is critical to understanding their needs and finding the most relevant and sustainable solutions.
individuals who will experience the emergence of new mental health distress as a function of being diagnosed with COVID-19, or losing family and loved ones to the illness, or the psychological effects of prolonged social distancing.
Review of literature
Review of literature through secondary sources have been considered for this project on certain parameters namely information sharing, ,hospital management,non-hoppital management siuch as psychosocial support, financial support and family relations The literature has taken as a support for this study to form a basic foundation for engaging in this study empirically to provide a platform for a formal approach.
Information sharing
1. Goldmann and Galea ( 2014 ) stated in his study that, a standardized, open, collaborative, and virtual data-sharing system is indispensable for timely and adequate distribution of information to relevant parties in research as well as for exchanging and developing clinical expertise and evidence-based solutions.Depression or complicated grief disorder, consistent with the literature on psychological and psychiatric sequel of global emergencies or disasters
2. Shultz et al. 2015 ; Shultz and Neria ( 2013). Healthcare system deficits, both in terms of material and human resources (i.e., lack of adequate PPE, infrastructure for digital interventions, staffing) or in mental health professionals not specialized in the psychological approach of crises and emergencies
3. Duan and Zhu ( 2020 ) specified that the scarcity of human resources led to individual professionals accumulating multiple responsibilities, reducing the effectiveness of their interventions. For this reason, government, policy makers and health managers need to be aware of health systems strengthening for increasing the capacity of mental health professionals, facilitate training for emergency intervention, and monitor workload burdens, especially when sustained over time.
4. Kumkale et al., 2010 ; Pornpitakpan, (2004) mentioned that the source trust as an important indicator of source credibility can affect the persuasive power of messages such that messages from highly trusted sources are more likely to evoke changes in attitudes and behaviors
Social tagline
5. UN ( 2020 ) stated that although the international COVID-19 pandemic response has been unprecedented in terms of mobilization of resource and finance, there will also be long-term impacts in terms of treatment burden, including mental health, particularly in low resource and conflict settings. Therefore, it is important to evaluate and identify all risk groups and adapt interventions to their specific needs. Among the variables to consider are disease trajectory, severity of clinical symptoms, place of treatment (in-home or out-of-home isolation, ICU, etc.), history of previous trauma and, previous history of mental health problems. Having this information will help classify people at risk and enable specific preventive mental health measures to be put in place.
6. Bitanihirwe ( 2016 ) studied that societal underestimation of the (short- and long-term) psychological consequences of pandemics and, consequently, limited resources to cope with them
7. Fan et al. ( 2015 ) analyzed while observing the situation that there is evidence that individuals exposed to public health emergencies have increased psychopathological vulnerability both during and after the potentially traumatic event
Psychological interventions
8. Zhang et al. ( 2020 ). Mentioned that poor planning and coordination of psychological interventions, especially when they are applied at different levels and by different professionals
9. Chen Q, Liang M, Li Y, Guo J, Fei D, Wang L, et al.(2020) mentioned in their study that at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the absence of adequate planning of psychological interventions led to fragmented or disorganized implementation, compromising effectiveness and efficacy, and hampering access to available health resources. Any psychological intervention should be planned and coordinated together with all the social-health stakeholders involved, particularly primary healthcare services and specialized mental health services. This maximised the potential for adequate continuity of care even after acute phase of the pandemic recedes.
10. Loewenstein 2018 ; Ogden ( 2019 ) observed that there is also a risk attached to early crisis responses, leading to a proliferation of interventions and frameworks associated with an oversupply of well-intentioned but potentially non-evidence based, psychological assistance, often non-governmental organizations (NGO) and the third sector. This is not to say all NGO interventions are compromised, and indeed prevention in mental health is highly desirable. That said, delivery of preventive interventions must be balanced by delivery and/or supervision applied by appropriately qualified professionals
Family support
11. Olson, ( 2011 ) mentioned that. flexibility in family roles and rules (as opposed to rigidity or chaos) and cohesion (as opposed to disengagement or enmeshment) is most conducive to successfully navigating periods of change
12. Hawkley & Cacioppo, (2010) Stated that families are more likely to experience increased social isolation, the inability to access supportive and educational services, and economic difficulties, which may exacerbate stress in many households. In fact, social isolation increases susceptibility to stress and may have harmful effects on both mental and physical health
13. Greenaway et al., 2014; Reynolds et al., (2008) observed in their study that parents who are faced with competing demands of limiting social interactions and remaining at home with their children may be particularly vulnerable during this time; research shows that continual close contact under stress is a risk factor for aggressive behaviors and violence
Objectives of the Programme
1. To study the concept of information sharing in the present pandemic
2. To provide both psychosocial support to covid impact patients
I. Objective
To study the concept of information sharing in the present pandemic through student volunteer teams
1. Hospital management teams
a) Sharing the information available
Health professionals, academic institutions, and government agencies are trusted sources of information and that people share information from these sources because they think doing so will increase disease awareness and promote disease prevention. People may also choose to share COVID-19 information from news media, social media, and family as they cope with anxiety, anger, and fear. Taken mutually, a better understanding of the distinct psychological mechanisms underlying health information sharing from different sources can help contribute to more effective sharing of information about COVID-19 prevention and to manage negative emotion contagion during the pandemic.
b) ICU and ICU: visited hospitals with the permission of the authorities with personal protection equipment, observed patients enquired with the hospital authorities about the patients checked whether they are provided with sufficient oxygen kits and beds and also looked at the hygiene conditions of the hospital that required to maintain for the patients in-house and admitted in ICU. There has been an acute shortage of oxygen in many hospitals, not much of the hygiene has been maintained by the government hospitals , it was understood that there are many technical lapses in the functioning in the system.
c) covid vaccine receiver
Student volunteers visited hospitals to collect information on vaccination and helped the patients how important is to take vaccination, as most of the patients feared of side effects of the vaccine most of the data what vaccine receivers were through social media which has created such panic among them, Student volunteers explained about the importance of vaccination and explained how this vaccination can help in developing antibodies among the vaccinated persons and help fight this corona virus.
Most of the public were not willing to take vaccination due to negative information spread by false media and other members, but they were counseled by the student volunteers and requested them to get vaccinated so as to protect themselves and the society in stopping the spread of corona virus.
d) Precautions required to be taken during pandemic
In spite of taking vaccination they have follow SMS continuous sanitization mask in fact double mask when they go out, and social distancing minimum6 feet distance has to be compulsorily maintained. Lot of awareness hs been created by the group through their network in their neighborhood
e) Requested for plasma donation
Some team of student volunteers had been to covid recovery patients and created awareness among them about the plasma donation as they will become life savers to many, advised them that they not only donate but they get a mental satisfaction for help the fellow being in the society. It required a great effort for the student volunteer to counsel them or encourage them to donate plasma to the patients who are on ventilation.
f) Medicines donation
Student volunteers had pooled funds from the people who were philanthropic natured and they also pooled to buy medicines for the patients who cannot afford to buy them and helped them timely
g) Information of vaccination types and usages of vaccines:
Student volunteer team ahs taken initiative and active participation in making people that there are no side effects and helped them to register on cowin.gov.in portal so that they get registered and helped them to register and schedule for taking the vaccination and both the vaccinations(COVISHIELD AND COVAXIN) have no side effects and required to take them immediately.
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