Mohammed A. Mamun
Mohammed A. Mamun
Institution: Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, .
Email: info@res00.com
"BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health threat of international concern, intensifying peoples' psychological risk and vulnerability by strengthening mental health stressors such as fear, panic and uncertainty. The unexpected fear of COVID-19 has been reported to be associated with suic...
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"BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health threat of international concern, intensifying peoples' psychological risk and vulnerability by strengthening mental health stressors such as fear, panic and uncertainty. The unexpected fear of COVID-19 has been reported to be associated with suicide occurrences, similar to prior pandemics.
AIMS: Identifying the factors associated with fear of COVID-19 could help us to develop better mental health strategy and practice to improve the situation here in Bangladesh. This was the first attempt to present a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based distribution of fear of COVID-19 across the country's administrative districts in a nationwide sample.
METHOD: Data for a total of 10 067 individuals were collected by an online survey during the first wave of the pandemic (1 to 10 April 2020); data for 10 052 participants were finally analysed after excluding 15 transgender individuals. The survey questionnaire included items concerning sociodemographic, behavioural and health-related variables, COVID-19-related issues, and the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale.
RESULTS: The mean fear of COVID-19 scores was 21.30 ± 6.01 (out of a possible 35) in the present sample. Female gender, highly educated, non-smoker, non-alcohol consumer, having chronic diseases, using social media, and using social media and not using newspapers as COVID-19 information sources were associated with a higher level of fear of COVID-19. Higher levels of fear of COVID-19 were found in districts of Magura, Panchagarh, Tangail, Sunamganj and Munshiganj; by contrast, Kushtia, Pirojpur, Chapainawabganj, Jhalokathi and Naogaon districts had lower fear of COVID-19. Based on the GIS-distribution, fear of COVID-19 was significantly associated with the district as well as in respect to its gender-based and education-level-based associations. However, fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 cases were heterogeneously distributed across the districts; that is, no consistent association of higher COVID-19 cases with higher fear of COVID-19 was found.
CONCLUSIONS: This study being exploratory in nature may help to facilitate further studies, as well as directing governmental initiatives for reducing fear of COVID-19 in at-risk individuals. Providing adequate resources and mental health services in the administrative regions identified as highly vulnerable to fear of COVID-19 is recommended."
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1 year ago
Grace Brannon,
Grace Brannon
Institution: enure-Track, Department of Communication, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Arlington,
Email: grace.brannon@uta.edu
Sophia Mitchell,
Sophia Mitchell
Institution: Department of Communication, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Arlington,
Email: sxm0652@mavs.uta.edu
Yue Liao
Yue Liao
Institution: Tenure-Track, Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, 5
Email: yue.liao@uta.edu
Objective: Mobile and wearable sensor technology is increasingly common and accessible. The aim of this study was to
explore individuals' perceptions and acceptability of mobile and wearable sensors, as well as concerns.
Methods: Purposive sampling was used to recruit non-patient adults (n = 22) a...
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Objective: Mobile and wearable sensor technology is increasingly common and accessible. The aim of this study was to
explore individuals' perceptions and acceptability of mobile and wearable sensors, as well as concerns.
Methods: Purposive sampling was used to recruit non-patient adults (n = 22) and cancer survivors (n = 17) for face-to-
face and virtual small-group interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis of the data focused on privacy concerns.
Results: Participants reported that privacy was generally not a concern for sensor adoptions for physical activity health
interventions except for health insurer access.
Conclusion: The patient perspectives as reported in the findings illustrate the need for transparency between potential
adopters and users of mobile and wearable devices and health care practitioners, as well as secure privacy policies for
health insurers.
Innovation: Older adults often are perceived as unwilling to adopt mHealth technologies for many reasons, including
privacy concerns. This study examined an important patient population, cancer survivors, who are often overlooked
yet may benefit from targeted health interventions using mHealth technologies, and compared their responses with
a non-patient population for prevention purposes. Our findings suggest that one's lived health experiences (cancer sur-
vivorship) are more influential than one's age in adopting mHealth technologies
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2 years ago
Lucy Walker,
Lucy Walker
Institution: Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University,
Email: lucy.walker@mmu.ac.uk
Sarah Grogan,
Sarah Grogan
Institution: Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University,
Email: s.grogan@mmu.ac.uk
Keira Sholtens,
Keira Sholtens
Institution: entre for Health Psychology, The Science Centre, Staffordshire University,
Email: lucy.walker@mmu.ac.uk
Brian Mcmillan,
Brian Mcmillan
Institution: Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, University of Manchester,
Email: bran.mcmillan@manchester.ac.uk
Christopher Armitage,
Christopher Armitage
Institution: Division of Psychology and Mental Health, Manchester Centre for Health Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Aca- demic Health Science Centre, NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Rese
Email: christopher.armitage@manchester.ac.uk
Mark Conner,
Mark Conner
Institution: School of Psychology, University of Leeds,
Email: m.t.conner@leeds.ac.uk
Tracy Epton,
Tracy Epton
Institution: Division of Psychology and Mental Health, Manchester Centre for Health Psychology, University of Manchester,
Email: travy.epton@manchester.ac.uk
Maria Cordero
Maria Cordero
Institution: Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University,
Email: m.cordero@mmu.ac.uk
Objectives Appearance-related interventions to promote healthy behaviour have been found effective to communicate health risks. The current study aimed to explore women smokers' experiences of age-progression software showing the effects of smoking on the face. Methods A qualitative design was imple...
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Objectives Appearance-related interventions to promote healthy behaviour have been found effective to communicate health risks. The current study aimed to explore women smokers' experiences of age-progression software showing the effects of smoking on the face. Methods A qualitative design was implemented, utilizing both individual interviews and focus groups within a critical realist framework. Fifteen, 19–52 year-old women smokers were administered an age-progression intervention. All participants responded to the intervention, engaged in semi-structured interviews, and were invited back to attend one of three focus groups. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Results Four main themes were identified: Health versus Appearance, Shock Reaction, Perceived Susceptibility, and Intention to Quit. Participants found the intervention useful, voicing need for a comprehensive approach that includes both appearance and health. Despite increases in appearance-based apps which could diminish impact, women's accounts of shock induced by the aged smoking-morphed images were similar to previous work conducted more than ten years previously. Conclusions The study provides novel insights in how women smokers currently perceive, and react to, an age-progression intervention for smoking cessation. Innovation Findings emphasise the implementation of this intervention type accompanied by health information in a range of patient settings.
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2 years ago