A5030721099- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
St.John's Medical College Hospital
2023-2025
St. John's University
2024
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and Hospital
2015
An increasing demand for natural additives has shifted the attention from synthetic to antioxidants and antifungal agents. This study was carried out evaluate antioxidant activities of methanol, chloroform, aqueous extracts Annona squamosa Linn. leaves. The all A. leaves against five different strains fungi (Alternaria alternata, Candida albicans, Fusarium solani, Microsporum canis, Aspergillus niger) were evaluated by agar well diffusion method minimum inhibitory concentration each extract...
In India, women in rural areas have high rates of depression. They poor access to mental healthcare resources and, hence, health symptoms remain largely unaddressed. Existing mobile telephone applications (apps) do not engage end-users, lack local language options, may be socioculturally relevant and use audiovisual formats. We thus developed a app, Multiuser Interactive Health Response Application (MITHRA), screen provide brief behavioural intervention for mild moderate depression among...
mHealth (mobile health) systems have been deployed widely in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for health system strengthening, requiring considerable resource allocation. However, most solutions not achieved scale or sustainability. Poor usability failure to address perceived needs are among the principal reasons fail achieve acceptance adoption by care workers. A human-centered design approach improving use requires an exploration of users' perceptions systems, including...
Depression is a critical public health issue among women in rural India, with diagnosis and treatment rates being very low. The paper summarizes the development of MITHRA, user-centred mobile app for depression screening self-help groups (SHGs) India. predevelopment phase involved situation analysis forming participatory design prospective users. used an Agile approach flexibility rapid adaptation. post-development user acceptance testing, training on usage, data synchronization, accuracy...
Of every 10 women in rural India, 1 suffers from a common mental disorder such as depression, and untreated depression is associated with significant morbidity mortality. Several factors lead to large treatment gap, specifically for including stigma, lack of provider health workforce, travel times. There an urgent need improve the rates detection among India without overburdening scarce resources.We propose develop, test, deploy app, MITHRA (Multiuser Interactive Health Response...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> mHealth (mobile health) systems have been deployed widely in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for health system strengthening, requiring considerable resource allocation. However, most solutions not achieved scale or sustainability. Poor usability failure to address perceived needs are among the principal reasons fail achieve acceptance adoption by care workers. A human-centered design approach improving use requires an exploration of users’...