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Background: Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems employees can experience more than four weeks after first being infected with the COVID-19 virus. Long term complications of COVID drastically affects the productivity of working population. Objective(s): A cluster of employees with COVID-19 infection were successively intervened at TATA Motors, Jamshedpur. We aimed to reduce the post COVID complications amongst infected employees thereby reducing the morbidity and improving the productivity at workplace. Method(s): Employees with COVID-19 (confirmed by RAT/ CBNAAT or RT-PCR) were retrospectively enrolled. Based on various international guidelines, Post COVID functional status Scale and Post-COVID Mental Stress Assessment Scale were developed and introduced amongst target population. Employees with poor functional status Scale score (with score 3 and 4) were undergone mandatory preventive health checks (including physical, systemic, radiology/pathology examination). Employees with high mental stress score (with score 15 and above) were undergone psychiatric evaluation. Follow up assessment was done after six months. Result(s): 590 employees who got diagnosed COVID Positive between March 11, 2021, and June 9, 2021, were retrospectively enrolled. Universal sampling method was used for subject selection. The cohort included 519 (88%) men and 71 (12%) women, and the mean age was 45 5 years. The mean number of employees with poor functional status score (score 3 and 4) was 48 (8.1%). The mean number of employees with moderate mental stress score (score 10 to 14) was 27 (4.5%) and severe mental stress score (score 15 to 19) was 11 (1.8%). Employees with history of hospitalization (for more than 3 days) predominantly got diagnosed with poor functional and mental stress score (46 out of total 158 hospitalizations). At the end of six months interventions, around 42 (87%) employees got migrated from poor score category to mild category. The prevalence of major chronic systemic illnesses (3 cases of chronic Cardiac disease, 2 cases of Chronic Respiratory issues and 2 cases of psychiatry illnesses) remained below national prevalence. Conclusion(s): Preventive health interventions are really effective in achieving the prevalence of Post COVID morbidities amongst employees below the average national prevalence. Repeated medical follow up after first and six months of infection ensured better physical and mental wellbeing of employees improving their productivity at workplace. .
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Educational institutions (schools, colleges and universities) in India are based on traditional teaching methods, i.e., they follow traditional face-to-face arrangements and face-to-face lessons in a classroom setting. Although many disciplines have begun to incorporate learning, most adhere to traditional practices. The sudden outbreak of a deadly disease called Covid-19 caused by the coronavirus shook the whole world. Information technology has developed rapidly in recent years, and various applications related to information technology are constantly evolving. Online learning and teaching is one of the most popular applications of information technology. The main purpose of this article is to look at different e-learning methods and then compare them. From the analytical and comparative studies of these different structures, we can bring some elements on the limits observed. In addition to this, we highlight some of the challenges of research and development to effectively improve e-learning systems to provide cultural functionality in the online classroom. The document also discusses the next generation of an e-learning system: a security learning platform that requires a single solution for verification, provides e-learning security, and balances security and friendliness. Web learning attempts to determine the awareness of web learning providers of security risks and security practices to reduce them. The authors use a combination of two methods: blog crawling and a traditional document search. The results show that while experts are aware of various security issues and suggested solutions to reduce security threats in online education, publishers did not discuss security in online education more often. © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Zdzislaw Polkowski, Samarjeet Borah, Sambit Kumar Mishra, and Darshana Desai;individual chapters, the contributors.
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Introduction: The estimated mucormycosis mortality rate in India ranges from 28-52%. High morbidity and mortality have been linked to delayed diagnosis and treatment. Medical and dental practitioners play a crucial role in identifying the disease and formulating a treatment plan. Hence it is important for medical and dental practitioners have adequate knowledge about mucormycosis. Objective(s): To evaluate and compare knowledge and awareness about mucormycosis amongst dental and medical practitioners. Method(s): This cross-sectional survey was conducted among Medical and Dental practitioners in Western Maharashtra. A specially designed prevalidated questionnaire was developed, consisting of 15 questions. It was distributed through electronic mode utilizing google form during July 1st, 2022 to August 31st, 2022. SPSS Version 21 software was used for statistical analysis. The data obtained was statistically analysed using paired T-test. Result(s): A total of 604 responses were obtained among which 266 (44.04%) were medical practitioners and 338 (54.96%) were dental practitioners. Variations in responses indicated that practitioners from both the groups were nescient regarding causative organisms, predisposing factors, and guidelines for drugs used in treatment of mucormycosis. There was no significant difference observed in the level of knowledge and awareness among both the groups. Conclusion(s): Majority of the dental and medical practitioners lacked adequate knowledge and awareness about causative agents, predisposing factors, clinical symptoms, and drug regimens used to treat mucormycosis. Periodic continuing professional education programs are required to impart updated knowledge about mucormycosis among these practitioners. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that is the cause of a serious life-threatening disease known as COVID-19. This case report is of a 36-year-old male with the rare presentation of severe breathlessness associated with upper-lower extremity and facial weakness along with loss of taste sensation and was diagnosed as COVID-19 infection associated with GBS and bilateral Bell's palsy. The subject showed remarkable results on House Brackmann, MMT for upper and lower extremity and also berg balance scale who underwent vigorous physiotherapy sessions, in the ICU setup and also on OPD basis.