Assessment of Mental Wellness Amongst the Faculty and Students of an Educational Institute in the State of Himachal Pradesh, India — Post Lockdown during COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorUrvi, Marwahaen_US
dc.contributor.authorTarun, Kalraen_US
dc.contributor.authorArpit, Sikrien_US
dc.contributor.authorAvijit, Avasthien_US
dc.contributor.authorBhavika, Guptaen_US
dc.contributor.authorVerma, Shaguftaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:26:30Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:26:30Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the mental health of human beingsworld wide. There is a lack of information pertaining to the mental wellness of students and faculty in dental institutions in India. This study aimed to assess the overall mental well being of students and faculty of dental institution after return to normalcy post-lockdown period during COVID-19. Material & Methods: A self reporting online questionnaire was designed by the authors after speaking with various therapists and mental health coaches. This questionnaire was anonymously filled out by 492 participants which included under graduate students, post graduate students, academic staff, paramedical and clerical staff in a dental institution. Results: Majority of the subjects felt the need for counseling in their work place (53.4%). A greater number felt they were getting insufficient sleep (48.3%) and (31.5%) of the participants experienced depression and anxiety which further affected their emotional well being and their day to day activities. One-fifth (16.8%) of the participants perceived that mental health affected their relationships and 20.1% observed that physical health restricted their day to day activities. Mental wellness of females was significantly more affected than males. Additionally marital status also influenced the mental wellness of the subjects. Conclusion: Literary evidence suggests that mental wellness is not given enough importance in our country in general. This study only proved the ramifications of COVID-19 on mental wellness and suggested the provision of counselling which could’ve protected the participants from slipping into a negative frame of mind.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMDS3rd Year, Department of Prosthodonics, Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Email: urvimarwaha@gmail.com Orcid ID: 0009-0009-4575-9401en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor &HOD, Department of Prosthodonics, Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Email: drtarunkalra@gmail.com Orcid ID: 0009-0003-6065-9261en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsReader, Department of Prosthodonics, Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Email: drarpitsikri@gmail.com Orcid ID: 0000-0002-6273-8882en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor &HOD, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Email: avijit123avasthi@gmail.com Orcid ID: 0000-0002-2600-5411en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsTutor, Department of Prosthodonics, HS Judge Institute of Dental Sciences, Chandigarh, India. Email: bhavikagupta2398@gmail.com Orcid ID: 0009-0009-8493-3193en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSr. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodonics, National Dental College & Hospital, Dera Bassi, Punjab, India. Email: shagufta.verma@gmail.com Orcid ID: 0009-0003-1515-7967en_US
dc.identifier.citationUrvi Marwaha, Tarun Kalra, Arpit Sikri, Avijit Avasthi, Bhavika Gupta, Verma Shagufta. Assessment of Mental Wellness Amongst the Faculty and Students of an Educational Institute in the State of Himachal Pradesh, India — Post Lockdown during COVID-19. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2023 Jun; 9(3): 249-262en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2822
dc.identifier.issn2395-2814
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220173
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherScholars Publisheren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.53339/aimdr.2023.9.3.30en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectDepression and Counsellingen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Mental Wellness Amongst the Faculty and Students of an Educational Institute in the State of Himachal Pradesh, India — Post Lockdown during COVID-19en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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