The COVID-19 lockdown: Impact on the mentalwellbeing of out-patients with chronic medical conditions in a teaching hospital in nigeria

Introduction: Lock-down restrictions were introduced in most countries of the world at the onset COVID-19 pandemic. It was associated with serious implications for healthcare delivery, with affectation of access to medical services for patients with chronic medical conditions. It is important to assess the impact of this on the subjective feeling of mental wellbeing in these patients. Objective(s): This study aimed to assess the access to health care services during the lock-down as well the perceived affectation of the mental, physical and social wellbeing and their related factors in patients with chronic illnesses in Ilorin. Method(s): This study was a cross-sectional study, involving 166 patients being managed for different chronic medical conditions, attending the Medical Outpatient Clinics of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. A socio-demographic questionnaire and a structured questionnaire designed by the researchers was used. Result(s): The mean age of all respondents was 49.5+18.5. 25.3% of respondents were being managed for heart-related conditions. 54 respondents(32.5%) reported a negative affectation of their mental wellbeing, which included changes in mood, sleep pattern and feelings of being overwhelmed and unable to cope properly. The age (p= 0.031) and employment status(p=0.015)of the patient were significantly associated with a subjective feeling of negative affectation of wellbeing. Conclusion(s): The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the mental well-being of patients with chronic medical conditions is significant and calls for a more strategic plan for delivery of health care services during pandemic situations with focus on the mental well being of patients.

Analysis of Mental Health during COVID-19 Pandemic

This paper study the mental health during COVID-19 pandemic. In the end of 2019,new global disease was found called as coronavirus and it is also named as COVID-19. The main origin of this global virus is began in Wuhan (China) approximately in December 2019,and after sometime this virus is spread globally, specially in nearby countries of china[1]. The first COVID-19 positive patient was found in India 30 January 2020[1], and over the time virus was spread all over the India, and till date total number of cases in India is 10.4 Million and from this number of recovered cases are 10 Million and death cases are 151 Thousand[2] [3]. The way these global virus has badly affected the physical health of the people, the same way it has affected the mental health of people, that is the main reason of this study. In some cases early detection of COVID-19 is possible because there was common symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and shortness of breath and in some of the cases symptoms are not visible. COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. Over a period the number of COVID-19 cases increased across the world as a corona virus is spreading rapidly it create stress and fear, so because of this uncertain situations are happened globally. Front line COVID-19 warriors and other essential workers face many challenges while they work to keep us safe and maintain services also social distancing and lockdown restrictions have badly affected mental health of the people.[4]The main aim of this research paper is to examine mental health after the COVID-19.It's important to understand the immediate and eternal impact of this pandemic on the people's mental health because normal lifestyle as a before will not come back until we get vaccine for it. Nowadays Mental health is one of the most important thing but no one gives proper attention towards it so it has become a topic of more concern. Also it focuses mental health awareness by demonstrating on areas of diagnosis, treatment and support, research etc so that people can recover through it and understand itsokaynottobeokay. © 2021 IEEE.

Physical activity and active recreation before and during COVID-19: The Our Life at Home study.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of COVID-19 related 'lockdown restrictions' on Australian's (5-75 years) physical activity recommendation achievement and active recreation participation. DESIGN: Cross-sectional online survey with self and proxy-report items (where the participant was a parent). METHODS: Adults (n = 1360) and adolescents (n = 1292) reported the frequency they performed 30- or 60-min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), muscle-strengthening exercises, and participation in 11 active recreation behaviours in February 2020 (pre-COVID-19) and in April/May (during lockdown restrictions). Parents also proxy-reported activity for their child (n = 147, 5-12 years). Mixed effects logistic regressions or a logistic regression (with robust sandwich estimation for variance) assessed recall differences pre- and during lockdown, and interaction by sex. RESULTS: Compared to February, in April/May children were less likely to meet MVPA recommendations (OR = 0.27, 95%CI = 0.12-0.64); adolescents males, but not females, were less likely to meet MVPA (OR = 0.71, 95%CI 0.43, 1.17) and both recommendations (OR = 0.12, 95%CI = 0.02, 0.79); and adults were more likely to meet MVPA (OR = 1.26, 95%CI = 1.01, 1.57) but less likely to meet muscle-strengthening exercise recommendations (OR = 0.76, 9%CI = 0.65, 0.89). Across age groups more participants reported walking, muscle strengthening exercises at home, and yoga/Pilates/stretching at home, and fewer performed informal sport practice and play, and recreational activities. CONCLUSIONS: Lockdown restrictions had different effects on physical activity and active recreation among age groups and by sex. Physical activity promotion strategies that target children and adolescents, at home physical activity options, active neighbourhoods, and (re)engagement in informal sport and recreational activities post-COVID-19 are critical for (re)engaging Australians in health-enhancing behaviours.

The gloom of the COVID-19 shock in the hospitality industry: A study of consumer risk perception and adaptive belief in the dark cloud of a pandemic.

As the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads globally, the hospitality industry is at the heart of implementing social distancing, a measure demonstrated to be effective in flattening the epidemic curve. Informed by the perceived risk theory, this research examines how the customer's perception of the shock of the coronavirus pandemic impacts on their beliefs, and how their beliefs could influence their anticipated emotions (negative and positive) which could affect their future desire towards visiting restaurants. Structural equation modelling was used to understand the research constructs' associations. This study provides two key suggestions: (i) that the hospitality industry is built on trust from their customers by supporting and resourcing consumers' self-protection behaviour and adoptive belief, and (ii) that the economic influence and the continuous uncertainty and transformation of the restaurant business need the enhancement of localisation strategies, practices and performance.