Upendra Baitha

ORCID: 0000-0002-0119-4711
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Workplace Violence and Bullying
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2016-2024

Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana
2024

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur
2019-2023

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal
2019-2023

Indian Spinal Injuries Centre
2017

Institute of Medical Sciences
2017

Abstract Objective: This study was conducted to develop and validate a questionnaire assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle-related behaviour related eating, activity sleep pattern. Design: Indexed used mixed method design. Phase I employed qualitative methods for development including literature review, focus group discussion, expert evaluation pre-testing. II quantitative establishing construct validity via parallel factor analysis. Participants: 1 involved participation...

10.1017/s1368980020004656 article EN cc-by Public Health Nutrition 2020-11-16

Aim and background: High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is associated with improved patient outcomes, but healthcare workers (HCWs) may be frequently undertrained.This study aimed to assess baseline knowledge skills among HCWs about basic advanced life support the effect of simulation-based training on it.Methods: It was a single-center prospective quasi-interventional resident doctors nurses at Tertiary Center in New Delhi, India.A questionnaire-based assessment done...

10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24670 article EN Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2024-03-29

Introduction A cytokine storm is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The objective the study was to determine prognostic significance pro-inflammatory cytokines overall final outcome COVID-19. Methods We conducted a retrospective 142 admitted COVID-19 Department Medicine at All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi, from May 2021 June 2021. obtained their demographic, clinical, biochemical characteristics baseline 48-72...

10.7759/cureus.19080 article EN Cureus 2021-10-27

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide with far-reaching socio-economic implications in society. The adoption preventive practices by the public remains mainstay reducing spread COVID-19 but there is a dearth validated tools to assess such infection prevention related pandemics. This study was conducted develop and validate questionnaire for assessment against general population. It done following standardized protocol involving development...

10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101339 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Preventive Medicine Reports 2021-02-23

BACKGROUND: COVID-19 may seem to have an impact on middle-aged and elderly people. However, not much is known about the lived experiences of people during this pandemic. The study aims explore psychosocial behavioral lives these individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three focus group discussions seven in-depth interviews were conducted. A format guide was made bring uniformity across groups participants. Participants recruited through purposive snowball sampling techniques. Discussions...

10.4103/jehp.jehp_1458_20 article EN cc-by-nc-sa Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2021-01-01

IntroductionInvasive mould infections (IMIs) are a leading cause of death in patients with compromised immune systems. Proven invasive infection requires detection fungus by histopathological analysis biopsied specimen, sterile culture, or fungal DNA amplification PCR tissue. However, the clinical performance assay on blood samples taken from suspected disease has not been fully evaluated, particularly for differential diagnosis aspergillosis (IA) and Mucormycosis (IM).ObjectivesTo assess...

10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106147 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Infection 2024-03-28

Menthol is a monocyclic terpene alcohol, which present naturally in peppermint and can be synthesized artificially as well. Generally, it considered very safe has wide usage medicine food. There are case reports of toxicity due to excessive consumption menthol, but fatal intoxication never been reported the medical literature. We menthol worker, who accidently got exposed when he was working factory. Emergency physicians must keep mind this extremely rare manifestation poisoning. All...

10.4103/2229-516x.179015 article EN International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research 2016-01-01

Objectives COVID-19 has infected millions of people across the globe, leading to hundreds thousands deaths. Currently, there are no vaccines available for COVID-19, and most effective way curb its spread is follow preventive practices. The present study aimed assess extent adoption practices among general population in India. Methods A web-based cross-sectional survey was carried out recruiting 964 participants from all over India through purposive sampling. pre-validated questionnaire...

10.7759/cureus.11274 article EN Cureus 2020-10-31

Introduction This study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire assess workplace violence (WPV) domains in the healthcare setting. Methods The used mixed-method design. In Phase 1, qualitative methods for developing were employed, including literature review, focus-group discussion, expert evaluation, pre-testing. During 2, quantitative employed establishing construct validity of questionnaire. experts from departments like emergency medicine, obstetrics gynecology, psychiatry, trauma,...

10.7759/cureus.19959 article EN Cureus 2021-11-28

Introduction Patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) account for a substantial proportion of patients visiting the outpatient department. Diagnosis MUPS is challenge most physicians. An accurate diagnosis relies on obtaining detailed history from regarding nature their symptoms, onset, and any associated aggravating or relieving factors. This study aims to develop symptom scale Indian MUPS. Methods The had mixed-method design. Phase 1 involved designing questionnaire...

10.7759/cureus.55956 article EN Cureus 2024-03-11

Background Preventive practices are the mainstay to mitigate spread of COVID-19 pandemic. We tried assess self-reported adherence our participants already known preventive practices. Furthermore, we determine whether non-compliance specific was associated with acquisition infection or not. Methods enrolled 379 healthcare workers, hospital staff, and their family members who were tested for by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in an outpatient clinic. Socio-demography...

10.7759/cureus.11815 article EN Cureus 2020-12-01

Introduction:There is a paucity of literature on prehospital care and epidemiology traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) in India.This study highlights the profile characteristics TCA.Methods: A retrospective cohort was conducted to epidemiological TCA patients ≥1 year presenting level 1 trauma center India.Results: One thousand sixty-one were recruited study.The median age (interquartile range) 32 (23-45) years (male:female ratio 5.9:1).Asystole (253), pulseless electrical activity (11),...

10.4103/0972-5229.188198 article EN Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2016-01-01
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