Farhana Safa

ORCID: 0000-0003-0709-580X
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Research Areas
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Community Health and Development
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2020-2023

Public Health Ontario
2020-2022

University of Toronto
2020-2022

American International University-Bangladesh
2017

Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute
2017

King's College London
2005

Abstract Objectives In addition to risking their physical well-being, frontline physicians are enduring significant emotional burden both at work and home during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims investigate levels of anxiety depressive symptoms identify associated factors among Bangladeshi COVID-19 outbreak. Methods design A cross-sectional using an online survey following a convenience sampling technique was conducted between April 21 May 10, 2020. Outcomes...

10.1017/gmh.2022.30 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2022-01-01

To describe the prevalence of operationally defined fatigue in an ethnically diverse HIV-infected population south London, and to examine association with demographic characteristics, stage disease, antiretroviral therapy psychological factors.A descriptive comparative cross-sectional study patients attending a London HIV clinic over 5-month period 2002 was performed. Demographic clinical data were obtained from local database. Participants completed four self-administered questionnaires-the...

10.1111/j.1468-1293.2005.00319.x article EN HIV Medicine 2005-09-01

In addition to risking their physical well-being, frontline physicians are enduring significant emotional burden both at work and home during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims investigate levels of anxiety depressive symptoms identify associated factors among Bangladeshi outbreak. A cross-sectional using an online survey was conducted between April 21 May 10, 2020. Outcomes assessed included demographic questions, related Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). The completed by 412...

10.1101/2020.12.08.20245829 preprint EN medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2020-12-09

Background South Asian (SA) Canadians are disproportionately affected by higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders. SA with depression report significant barriers to accessing mental health care the highest proportion unmet needs. The Mental Health Commission Canada (MHCC) advocates for culturally linguistically relevant services Canadians. Culturally adapted cognitive behavior therapy (CaCBT) has shown be more effective than standard (CBT). Adapting CBT growing population in will ensure...

10.1177/07067437231178958 article EN The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2023-06-27

Background: The most recent global pandemic of COVID-19 has been creating multidimensional damages, including a detrimental impact on the mental health status individuals. Medical students, vulnerable cross-section population, may have perceived myriad psychological stressors during this crisis in background their prevailing stressful academic pressure and preexisting higher issue.Objective: To determine prevalence anxiety depressive symptoms to elucidate Bangladeshi medical students.Method:...

10.31234/osf.io/9fdu2 preprint EN 2020-09-11

Background Mental health Applications (Mhealth Apps) can change how healthcare is delivered. However, very little known about the efficacy of Mhealth Apps. Currently, only minimum guidance available in Assessment and Evaluation Tools (AETs). Therefore, this project aims to understand AET developers' perspectives end users' experiences opinions on “how choose a App”. Objective The primary objectives were: (1) obtaining stakeholder's development use AETs for Apps, their weaknesses strengths,...

10.3389/fpubh.2023.1251050 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Public Health 2023-11-22

Background and objective: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is considered as an emerging problem in our socioeconomic context. The objectives of this study were to compare the health related quality life children with autism that typically developing peers.Methods: A cross sectional comparative was conducted on autistic normal six centers Dhaka city see from parent’s perspective by using Pediatric Quality Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL scale). Total 115 within age group 8-12...

10.3329/imcjms.v11i2.33093 article EN cc-by IMC Journal of Medical Science 2017-07-04
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