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Effect of Health Care Professional’s Covid duties on Mental Health of their under Five Children

Rupa Ashok Verma, Pallavi Bobade, Priya Bhorge, Achal Bankar, Pallavi Kale, Takshasheelamesham null

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International Journal of Practical Nursing 10(1):p 19-26, January - April 2022. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.10122.2

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Rupa Ashok Verma, Pallavi Bobade, Priya Bhorge et al./Effect of Health Care Professional’s Covid duties on Mental Health of their under Five Children/Int J Practical Nurs. 2022; 10(1):19–26.

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Received : January 20, 2022         Accepted : February 21, 2022          Published : April 30, 2022

Abstract

A study was carried out to know effect of health care professional’s COVID duties on mental health of their under five children,120 Selected Under five children of Health care workers who are working in COVID wards in selected hospitals have participated in the study. The non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. Data was collected by means of Google form. The tool contain two sections demographic data and Mental Health Assessment Rating Scale format to assess effect of health care professional’s COVID duties on mental health of their under five children. Objectives of study were to assess the effect of health care professional’s COVID duties on mental health of their under five children and to find association between selected demographic variables and mental health of under five children. The study reveals that 40% of the parents of under five children had no effect of mental health score, 57.5% had mild effect and 2.5% of parents had severe effect of mental health score. The study reveles that The tabulated ‘F’ values was 2.68(df=3,116) which is less than the calculated ‘F’ i.e. 7.91 at 5% level of significance. There are significant relations between duration of parents of under five children is statistically associated with their mental health score. The tabulated ‘t’ values was 1.98(df=118) which is less than the calculated ‘t’ i.e. 2.25 at 5% level of significance meeting with child daily among parents of under five children is statistically associated with their mental health score. The tabulated ‘t’ values was 1.98(df=118) which is less than the calculated ‘t’ i.e. 3.14 at 5% level of significance. type of family of parents of under five children is statistically associated with their mental health. The tabulated ‘F’ values was 2.68(df=3,116) which is less than the calculated ‘F’ i.e. 7.09 at 5% level of significance taking care of child of parents of under five children is statistically associated with their mental health score and the tabulated ‘t’ values was 1.98(df=118) which is less than the calculated ‘t’ i.e. 3.05 at 5% level of significancegender of under five children of parents of under five children is statistically associated with their mental health score. Hence the Study concluded that there is Effect of health care professional’s COVID duties on mental health of their under five children.’ (r =0.9041), significant at 0.00 level of significance.


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We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.

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Rupa Ashok Verma, Pallavi Bobade, Priya Bhorge et al./Effect of Health Care Professional’s Covid duties on Mental Health of their under Five Children/Int J Practical Nurs. 2022; 10(1):19–26.


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January 20, 2022 February 21, 2022 April 30, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.10122.2

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AssessmentHealth careCovid dutiesMental health

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