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Study of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in India
Vaishali Deshwal, Vimal Kumar
Background:
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th March, 2020.
Objective:
To identify various factors that can increase coronavirus spread in India and predict COVID-19 cases up to 27th December, 2020, minimum and maximum number of deaths due to COVID-19 in India.
Methods:
This work predicts COVID-19 cases, the minimum and the maximum number of deaths due to COVID-19 in India based on the infection rate and suspected cases.
Results:
Our result shows that the number of COVID-19 cases will increase exponentially in India to approximately 859421415 cases by 27th December 2020.
Conclusion:
The spread of COVID-19 in India depends on a lot of factors such as religious congregation, social contact structure, low testing rates, identification of COVID-19 suspects, measures such as lockdown and sealing of hot stop, etc. taken by the Indian government. In India, lockdown proved to be a good decision.
March 22, 2021
Articles
- March 17, 2021
Assessment Practices of Student’s Clinical Competences in Nurse Education
March 17, 2021Burden and Depression among Jordanian Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study
February 16, 2021Predictive Model for the Quality of Life of Infertile Men
February 16, 2021Factors Affecting Students’ Preference for Nursing Education and their Intent to Leave: A Cross-sectional Study
February 16, 2021Islamic-based Disaster Response Competencies: Perceptions, Roles and Barriers Perceived by Nurses in Aceh, Indonesia
March 17, 2021Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Primigravida Women on Birth Preparedness
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Night-time Noise Levels and Patients’ Sleep Experiences in a Medical Assessment Unit in Northern England
Felicity Astin, John Stephenson, Jonathan Wakefield, Ben Evans, Priyanka Rob, Garside Joanna, Emma Harris
Background:
Hospital in-patients need sleep so that restorative process and healing can take place. However, over one third of in-patients experience sleep disturbance, often caused by noise. This can compromise patients’ perceptions of care quality and cause physical and psychological ill health.
Aims:
To assess 1) in-patients sleep quality, quantity, reported sources of sleep disturbance and their suggestions for improvement 2) objectively measure decibel levels recorded at night.
Methods:
This descriptive study conducted in a Medical Assessment Unit used multi-methods; a semi-structured ‘sleep experience’ questionnaire administered to a purposive sample of in-patients; recording of night-time noise levels, on 52 consecutive nights, using two calibrated Casella sound level meters.
Results:
Patient ratings of ‘in-hospital’ sleep quantity (3.25; 2.72 SD) and quality (2.91; 2.56 SD) was poorer compared to ‘home’ sleep quantity (5.07; 2.81 SD) and quality (5.52; 2.79 SD). The difference in sleep quality (p<0.001) and quantity (p<0.001) ratings whilst in hospital, compared to at home, was statistically significant. Care processes, noise from other patients and the built environment were common sources of sleep disturbance. Participants’ suggestions for improvement were similar to interventions identified in current research. The constant noise level ranged from 38-57 decibels (equivalent to an office environment), whilst peak levels reached a maximum of 116 decibels, (equivalent to banging a car door one metre away).
Conclusion:
The self-rated patient sleep experience was significantly poorer in hospital, compared to home. Noise at night contributed to sleep disturbance. Decibel levels were equivalent to those reported in other international studies. Data informed the development of a ‘Sleep Smart’ toolkit designed to improve the in-patient sleep experience.
June 18, 2020
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Revisiting The Meaning of A Good Nurse
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Shared Decision-Making for Nursing Practice: An Integrative Review
November 30, 2017
A Systematic Review and Comprehensive Critical Analysis Examining the Use of Prednisolone for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Croup
December 29, 2017
Challenges of Obtaining Informed Consent in Emergency Ward: A Qualitative Study in One Iranian Hospital
