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  1. Artikel ; Online: An introduction to digital determinants of health.

    Swathikan Chidambaram / Bhav Jain / Urvish Jain / Rogers Mwavu / Rama Baru / Beena Thomas / Felix Greaves / Shruti Jayakumar / Pankaj Jain / Marina Rojo / Marina Ridao Battaglino / John G Meara / Viknesh Sounderajah / Leo Anthony Celi / Ara Darzi

    PLOS Digital Health, Vol 3, Iss 1, p e

    2024  Band 0000346

    Abstract: In recent years, technology has been increasingly incorporated within healthcare for the provision of safe and efficient delivery of services. Although this can be attributed to the benefits that can be harnessed, digital technology has the potential to ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, technology has been increasingly incorporated within healthcare for the provision of safe and efficient delivery of services. Although this can be attributed to the benefits that can be harnessed, digital technology has the potential to exacerbate and reinforce preexisting health disparities. Previous work has highlighted how sociodemographic, economic, and political factors affect individuals' interactions with digital health systems and are termed social determinants of health [SDOH]. But, there is a paucity of literature addressing how the intrinsic design, implementation, and use of technology interact with SDOH to influence health outcomes. Such interactions are termed digital determinants of health [DDOH]. This paper will, for the first time, propose a definition of DDOH and provide a conceptual model characterizing its influence on healthcare outcomes. Specifically, DDOH is implicit in the design of artificial intelligence systems, mobile phone applications, telemedicine, digital health literacy [DHL], and other forms of digital technology. A better appreciation of DDOH by the various stakeholders at the individual and societal levels can be channeled towards policies that are more digitally inclusive. In tandem with ongoing work to minimize the digital divide caused by existing SDOH, further work is necessary to recognize digital determinants as an important and distinct entity.
    Schlagwörter Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7
    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 303
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  2. Artikel ; Online: An introduction to digital determinants of health

    Swathikan Chidambaram / Bhav Jain / Urvish Jain / Rogers Mwavu / Rama Baru / Beena Thomas / Felix Greaves / Shruti Jayakumar / Pankaj Jain / Marina Rojo / Marina Ridao Battaglino / John G. Meara / Viknesh Sounderajah / Leo Anthony Celi / Ara Darzi

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    2024  Band 1

    Schlagwörter Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  3. Artikel: Studies on estimation of genetic parameters of anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum Linden ex André) genotypes

    Smera, G. / Santhosh / Beena, Thomas / Anand, S. / Sarada, S.

    Journal of Ornamental Horticulture. 2020 Dec., v. 23, no. 2

    2020  

    Abstract: Anthurium is one of the most popular cut flowers in demand across the globe. A study was conducted in Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 2018–2020. Ten anthurium genotypes were evaluated for important ... ...

    Abstract Anthurium is one of the most popular cut flowers in demand across the globe. A study was conducted in Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 2018–2020. Ten anthurium genotypes were evaluated for important floral and pollen characters for studying genetic parameters. PCV of all the characters were found to be higher than the GCV indicating environmental influence. High heritability coupled with genetic advance was observed for the characters such as life of spadix in plant, inclination angle of candle with the spathe and vase life, indicating the effect of additive gene action. These characters can thus be used for phenotypic selection.
    Schlagwörter Anthurium andraeanum ; additive gene effects ; agricultural colleges ; genetic improvement ; heritability ; ornamental horticulture ; phenotypic selection ; pollen ; spadix ; spathes ; vase life
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsverlauf 2020-12
    Umfang p. 121-123.
    Erscheinungsort Indian Society of Ornamental Horticulture
    Dokumenttyp Artikel
    ISSN 2249-880X
    DOI 10.5958/2249-880X.2020.00016.X
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  4. Artikel ; Online: Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis

    Kenneth H Mayer / Nomita Chandhiok / Beena Thomas

    Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol 143, Iss 2, Pp 125-

    A new opportunity to slow HIV spread in India

    2016  Band 128

    Schlagwörter Medicine ; R ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Erscheinungsdatum 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  5. Artikel ; Online: Prevalence, risk factors and health seeking behaviour of pulmonary tuberculosis in four tribal dominated districts of Odisha

    Tahziba Hussain / Sushri Shanta Tripathy / Shritam Das / Prakasini Satapathy / Dasarathi Das / Beena Thomas / Sanghamitra Pati

    PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 4, p e

    Comparison with studies in other regions of India.

    2020  Band 0227083

    Abstract: AIM:To determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis, socio-cultural practices and health seeking behaviour of tribal people in four districts of Odisha. METHODOLOGY:This was an action research study with qualitative and quantitative design ... ...

    Abstract AIM:To determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis, socio-cultural practices and health seeking behaviour of tribal people in four districts of Odisha. METHODOLOGY:This was an action research study with qualitative and quantitative design following a sequential approach implemented in a 4-phased manner. It was carried out in the 6 selected villages from July,2015 to June,2017. The screening for active TB among chest symptomatics is followed as per the guidelines of the (RNTCP) Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program in India. RESULTS:In all, 1455 households were surveyed in the 6 tribal dominated villages of 4 districts, namely Balangir, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal and Mayurbhanj. Total population of the villages was 6681. Based on the eligibility, 5144 (97.7%) individuals were screened. About 139 (2.3%) could not be screened due to non-availability in their households during day time. Out of the screened individuals (5144), 126 chest symptomatics were identified. Sputum samples were collected from them and sent to the National Reference Laboratory, RMRC, Bhubaneswar using public transport and maintaining cold chain. Out of 126 chest symptomatics, 35 patients were found to be having active TB disease and 18 were culture positive. The prevalence of pulmonary TB is 0.68%. The risk factors seemed to be ignorance about TB symptoms, addiction to alcoholic drinks, difficulty reaching the health facilities owing to the long distances, lack of communication and transport. In addition, other morbidities like Malaria, diabetes, hypertension, malnutrition, etc. were observed in the tribes of the study sites. CONCLUSION:TB control programs need further strengthening in the tribal dominated regions. This study is the first of its kind in this State.
    Schlagwörter Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  6. Artikel ; Online: Care seeking behavior of chest symptomatics

    Niruparani Charles / Beena Thomas / Basilea Watson / M Raja Sakthivel / V Chandrasekeran / Fraser Wares

    PLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 9, Pp 3307-

    a community based study done in South India after the implementation of the RNTCP.

    2010  Band 3314

    Abstract: INTRODUCTION: With the creation of the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP), tuberculosis services have become decentralized and more accessible. A 1997 study prior to RNTCP implementation reported that most chest symptomatics accessed first ... ...

    Abstract INTRODUCTION: With the creation of the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP), tuberculosis services have become decentralized and more accessible. A 1997 study prior to RNTCP implementation reported that most chest symptomatics accessed first private health care facilities and a general dissatisfaction with government health facilities. The study was repeated post-RNTCP implementation to gain insight into the current care seeking behavior of chest symptomatics. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional community-based study carried out between March-August 2008 in 4 sites (2 rural [R] and 2 urban [U]) from the same two districts of Chennai and Madurai, southern India, as in the 1997 study. Six hundred and forty chest symptomatics were identified (R 314; U 326), and detailed interviews were done for 606 (R311; U295). RESULTS: Prevalence of chest symptomatics in the urban and rural areas were 2.7% and 4.9% respectively (p<0.01), and was found to increase with age (Chi-square for trend, p<0.01). Longer delays in seeking care were seen amongst symptomatics above 45 years of age (p 0.01), and those who had taken previous TB treatment (p=0.05). Overall, 50% (222/444) of the chest symptomatics approached a government health care facility first (R 142 (61%); U 80 (38%), p=or <0.001). This was significantly (p<0.001) more than were observed in the 1997 study, where only 38.4% approached a government facility first. Sixty two (28%) of the 222 made a second visit to a government facility (R26%; U31%), while 17% shifted to a private facility (R14%; U21%). Dissatisfaction with the health care facility was one of the major reasons expressed. CONCLUSIONS: It appears that the RNTCP has had an impact in the community with regard to the availability and accessibility of TB services in government health facilities. However the relatively high levels of subsequent shifting to private health facilities calls for urgent action to make government facilities more patients friendly with quality care facilities in the delivery ...
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    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 360
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  7. Artikel ; Online: The Usefulness and Feasibility of Mobile Interface in Tuberculosis Notification (MITUN) Voice Based System for Notification of Tuberculosis by Private Medical Practitioners--A Pilot Project.

    Banurekha Velayutham / Beena Thomas / Dina Nair / Kannan Thiruvengadam / Suma Prashant / Sathyapriya Kittusami / Harivanzan Vijayakumar / Meenachi Chidambaram / Shri Vijay Bala Yogendra Shivakumar / Lavanya Jayabal / Ashok Jhunjhunwala / Soumya Swaminathan

    PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 9, p e

    2015  Band 0138274

    Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a notifiable disease and health care providers are required to notify every TB case to local authorities. We conducted a pilot study to determine the usefulness and feasibility of mobile interface in TB notification (MITUN) voice ... ...

    Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a notifiable disease and health care providers are required to notify every TB case to local authorities. We conducted a pilot study to determine the usefulness and feasibility of mobile interface in TB notification (MITUN) voice based system for notification of TB cases by private medical practitioners.The study was conducted during September 2013 to October 2014 in three zones of Chennai, an urban setting in South India. Private clinics wherein services are provided by single private medical practitioners were approached. The steps involved in MITUN included: Registration of the practitioners and notification of TB cases by them through voice interactions. Pre and post-intervention questionnaires were administered to collect information on TB notification practices and feasibility of MITUN after an implementation period of 6 months.A total of 266 private medical practitioners were approached for the study. Of them, 184 (69%) participated in the study; of whom 11 (6%) practitioners used MITUN for TB notification. Reasons for not using MITUN include lack of time, referral of patients to government facility, issues related to patient confidentiality and technical problems. Suggestions for making mobile phone based TB notification process user-friendly included reducing call duration, including only crucial questions and using missed call or SMS options.The performance (feasibility and usefulness) of MITUN voice based system for TB notification in the present format was sub-optimal. Perceived problems, logistical and practical issues preclude scale-up of notification of TB by private practitioners.
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  8. Artikel ; Online: Psychological distress and burnout among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in India—A cross-sectional study

    Geetha R. Menon / Jeetendra Yadav / Sumit Aggarwal / Ravinder Singh / Simran Kaur / Tapas Chakma / Murugesan Periyasamy / Chitra Venkateswaran / Prashant Kumar Singh / Rakesh Balachandar / Ragini Kulkarni / Ashoo Grover / Bijaya Kumar Mishra / Maribon Viray / Kangjam Rekha Devi / K. H. Jitenkumar Singh / K. B. Saha / P. V. Barde / Beena Thomas /
    Chandra Suresh / Dhanalakshmi A. / Basilea Watson / Pradeep Selvaraj / Gladston Xavier / Denny John / Jaideep Menon / Sairu Philip / Geethu Mathew / Alice David / Raman Swathy Vaman / Abey Sushan / Shalini Singh / Kiran Jakhar / Asha Ketharam / Ranjan Prusty / Jugal Kishore / U. Venkatesh / Subrata Kumar / Srikanta Kanungo / Krushna Sahoo / Swagatika Swain / Anniesha Lyngdoh / Jochanan Diengdoh / Phibawan Syiemlieh / AbuHasan Sarkar / Gajanan Velhal / Swapnil Kharnare / Deepika Nandanwar / M. Vishnu Vardhana Rao / Samiran Panda

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss

    2022  Band 3

    Abstract: Background COVID-19 has inundated the entire world disrupting the lives of millions of people. The pandemic has stressed the healthcare system of India impacting the psychological status and functioning of health care workers. The aim of this study is to ...

    Abstract Background COVID-19 has inundated the entire world disrupting the lives of millions of people. The pandemic has stressed the healthcare system of India impacting the psychological status and functioning of health care workers. The aim of this study is to determine the burnout levels and factors associated with the risk of psychological distress among healthcare workers (HCW) engaged in the management of COVID 19 in India. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 September 2020 to 30 November 2020 by telephonic interviews using a web-based Google form. Health facilities and community centres from 12 cities located in 10 states were selected for data collection. Data on socio-demographic and occupation-related variables like age, sex, type of family, income, type of occupation, hours of work and income were obtained was obtained from 967 participants, including doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, emergency response teams, lab personnel, and others directly involved in COVID 19 patient care. Levels of psychological distress was assessed by the General health Questionnaire -GHQ-5 and levels of burnout was assessed using the ICMR-NIOH Burnout questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with the risk of psychological distress. The third quartile values of the three subscales of burnout viz EE, DP and PA were used to identify burnout profiles of the healthcare workers. Results Overall, 52.9% of the participants had the risk of psychological distress that needed further evaluation. Risk of psychological distress was significantly associated with longer hours of work (≥ 8 hours a day) (AOR = 2.38, 95% CI(1.66–3.41), income≥20000(AOR = 1.74, 95% CI, (1.16–2.6); screening of COVID-19 patients (AOR = 1.63 95% CI (1.09–2.46), contact tracing (AOR = 2.05, 95% CI (1.1–3.81), High Emotional exhaustion score (EE ≥16) (AOR = 4.41 95% CI (3.14–6.28) and High Depersonalisation score (DP≥7) (AOR = 1.79, 95% CI (1.28–2.51)). About 4.7% of the HCWs were ...
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    Thema/Rubrik (Code) 150
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  9. Artikel ; Online: Psychological distress and burnout among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in India-A cross-sectional study.

    Geetha R Menon / Jeetendra Yadav / Sumit Aggarwal / Ravinder Singh / Simran Kaur / Tapas Chakma / Murugesan Periyasamy / Chitra Venkateswaran / Prashant Kumar Singh / Rakesh Balachandar / Ragini Kulkarni / Ashoo Grover / Bijaya Kumar Mishra / Maribon Viray / Kangjam Rekha Devi / K H Jitenkumar Singh / K B Saha / P V Barde / Beena Thomas /
    Chandra Suresh / Dhanalakshmi A / Basilea Watson / Pradeep Selvaraj / Gladston Xavier / Denny John / Jaideep Menon / Sairu Philip / Geethu Mathew / Alice David / Raman Swathy Vaman / Abey Sushan / Shalini Singh / Kiran Jakhar / Asha Ketharam / Ranjan Prusty / Jugal Kishore / U Venkatesh / Subrata Kumar / Srikanta Kanungo / Krushna Sahoo / Swagatika Swain / Anniesha Lyngdoh / Jochanan Diengdoh / Phibawan Syiemlieh / AbuHasan Sarkar / Gajanan Velhal / Swapnil Kharnare / Deepika Nandanwar / M Vishnu Vardhana Rao / Samiran Panda

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e

    2022  Band 0264956

    Abstract: Background COVID-19 has inundated the entire world disrupting the lives of millions of people. The pandemic has stressed the healthcare system of India impacting the psychological status and functioning of health care workers. The aim of this study is to ...

    Abstract Background COVID-19 has inundated the entire world disrupting the lives of millions of people. The pandemic has stressed the healthcare system of India impacting the psychological status and functioning of health care workers. The aim of this study is to determine the burnout levels and factors associated with the risk of psychological distress among healthcare workers (HCW) engaged in the management of COVID 19 in India. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 September 2020 to 30 November 2020 by telephonic interviews using a web-based Google form. Health facilities and community centres from 12 cities located in 10 states were selected for data collection. Data on socio-demographic and occupation-related variables like age, sex, type of family, income, type of occupation, hours of work and income were obtained was obtained from 967 participants, including doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, emergency response teams, lab personnel, and others directly involved in COVID 19 patient care. Levels of psychological distress was assessed by the General health Questionnaire -GHQ-5 and levels of burnout was assessed using the ICMR-NIOH Burnout questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with the risk of psychological distress. The third quartile values of the three subscales of burnout viz EE, DP and PA were used to identify burnout profiles of the healthcare workers. Results Overall, 52.9% of the participants had the risk of psychological distress that needed further evaluation. Risk of psychological distress was significantly associated with longer hours of work (≥ 8 hours a day) (AOR = 2.38, 95% CI(1.66-3.41), income≥20000(AOR = 1.74, 95% CI, (1.16-2.6); screening of COVID-19 patients (AOR = 1.63 95% CI (1.09-2.46), contact tracing (AOR = 2.05, 95% CI (1.1-3.81), High Emotional exhaustion score (EE ≥16) (AOR = 4.41 95% CI (3.14-6.28) and High Depersonalisation score (DP≥7) (AOR = 1.79, 95% CI (1.28-2.51)). About 4.7% of the HCWs were ...
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    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  10. Artikel ; Online: Tuberculosis preventive treatment should be considered for all household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in India.

    Mandar Paradkar / Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini / Divyashri Jain / Shri Vijay Bala Yogendra Shivakumar / Kannan Thiruvengadam / Akshay N Gupte / Beena Thomas / Aarti Kinikar / Krithika Sekar / Renu Bharadwaj / Chandra Kumar Dolla / Sanjay Gaikwad / S Elilarasi / Rahul Lokhande / Devarajulu Reddy / Lakshmi Murali / Vandana Kulkarni / Neeta Pradhan / Luke Elizabeth Hanna /
    Sathyamurthi Pattabiraman / Rewa Kohli / Rani S / Nishi Suryavanshi / Shrinivasa B M / Samyra R Cox / Sriram Selvaraju / Nikhil Gupte / Vidya Mave / Amita Gupta / Robert C Bollinger / CTRIUMPH-RePORT India Study Team

    PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 7, p e

    2020  Band 0236743

    Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently changed its guidance for tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) recommending TPT for all pulmonary TB (PTB) exposed household contacts (HHC) to prevent incident TB disease (iTBD), regardless of TB ... ...

    Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) recently changed its guidance for tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) recommending TPT for all pulmonary TB (PTB) exposed household contacts (HHC) to prevent incident TB disease (iTBD), regardless of TB infection (TBI) status. However, this recommendation was conditional as the strength of evidence was not strong. We assessed risk factors for iTBD in recently-exposed adult and pediatric Indian HHC, to determine which HHC subgroups might benefit most from TPT. We prospectively enrolled consenting HHC of adult PTB patients in Pune and Chennai, India. They underwent clinical, microbiologic and radiologic screening for TB disease (TBD) and TBI, at enrollment, 4-6, 12 and 24 months. TBI testing was performed by tuberculin skin test (TST) and Quantiferon®- Gold-in-Tube (QGIT) assay. HHC without baseline TBD were followed for development of iTBI and iTBD. Using mixed-effect Poisson regression, we assessed baseline characteristics including TBI status, and incident TBI (iTBI) using several TST and/or QGIT cut-offs, as potential risk factors for iTBD. Of 1051 HHC enrolled, 42 (4%) with baseline TBD and 12 (1%) with no baseline TBI test available, were excluded. Of the remaining 997 HHC, 707 (71%) had baseline TBI (TST #x2265; 5 mm or QGIT #x2265; 0.35 IU/ml). Overall, 20 HHC (2%) developed iTBD (12 cases/1000 person-years, 95%CI: 8-19). HIV infection (aIRR = 29.08, 95% CI: 2.38-355.77, p = 0.01) and undernutrition (aIRR = 6.16, 95% CI: 1.89-20.03, p = 0.003) were independently associated with iTBD. iTBD was not associated with age, diabetes mellitus, smoking, alcohol, and baseline TBI, or iTBI, regardless of TST (#x2265; 5 mm, #x2265; 10 mm, #x2265; 6 mm increase) or QGIT (#x2265; 0.35 IU/ml, #x2265; 0.7 IU/ml) cut-offs. Given the high overall risk of iTBD among recently exposed HHCs, and the lack of association between TBI status and iTBD, our findings support the new WHO recommendation to offer TPT to all HHC of PTB patients residing in a high TB burden country such as ...
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