Original Article
Edidiong Orok, Success David, Tofunmi Olajide, Adesina Sulaiman, Ebunoluwa Oyewole
European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, Volume 13, Issue 4, Article No: em2015
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 has been predicted to cause mental health deterioration among inhabitants around the globe including university students. This study was aimed at evaluating the perceived effect of COVID-19 on the mental health and social activity of healthcare students in southwestern Nigeria. A cross-sectional online survey method was used in the evaluation where an online questionnaire was distributed to the Whatsapp groups of undergraduate and post-graduate healthcare students from May to June 2020 using convenience sampling technique. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social sciences version 25 and results were presented using descriptive statistics which included mean, frequencies and percentages. Inferential statistics was done using the chi-square analysis. A total of 261 students consented to participate in the study. The mean age of the respondents was 23.77 + 3.85 years from various disciplines including pharmacy (31.4%), nursing (31%) and medicine (21.1%). Majority of the respondents (69.7%, 95%, 64.4% and 96.6%) had more than 50% perceived effect score showing considerable effect of COVID-19 on mental health, social life, safety and formal learning respectively. There was an association between gender and the perceived effect of COVID-19 on mental health and safety. There was no association between gender and perceived effect of COVID-19 on formal learning and social activity. COVID-19 has a considerable effect on mental health and social activity of healthcare students. There is a need for interventions to help reduce the effect of COVID-19 on mental health and encourage the use of online platforms to improve learning among college students.
Keywords: COVID-19, healthcare students, mental health, social activities, Nigeria
Original Article
Halima Kibirige, Aysen Berberoglu
European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, Volume 13, Issue 4, Article No: em2016
ABSTRACT
The study was intended to investigate the effect of empowerment on employee burnout and performance. The objectives of the study were to determine the relationships between employee burnout and employee performance at Mulago National Referral Hospital, to determine the relationship between employee empowerment and employee performance at Mulago National Referral Hospital and to establish the extent to which Mulago National Referral Hospital has put in place employee empowerment programs. In reference to the methodology used, the research was conducted using quantitative approach as Research Design. Data was collected using different Questionnaires as well as review of available documents and records. Data was analyzed using tally and frequency tables where conclusions were drawn from. The research findings showed that there was a connection among burnout and work execution. The outcomes affirmed that worker burnout may influence execution. Respondents who were sincerely depleted and depersonalized would in general have low execution, while the individuals who detailed high close to home achievement would in general be superior workers which were represented by estimation of the co-efficient as equivalents to 0.136. It was further revealed that there was no connection among strengthening and worker execution. In light of this, it ought to be noticed that representatives’ not generally on agreement of the degree in which worker strengthening practices was being utilized. This was represented by estimation of the co-efficient as equivalents to -0.052. The research concluded that taking everything into account, giving employees scope by designating specialist and basic leadership can enable them to feel engaged, which can improve execution, just as responsibility. As a proprietor, in a perfect world you need employees who can think and follow up on their own, inside specific rules, so you don't generally need to look out for their shoulder to ensure work completes appropriately.
Keywords: empowerment, burnout, employee performance
Review Article
Abu Tayab Moin, Mohammad Najmul Sakib, Yusha Araf, Bishajit Sarkar, Md. Asad Ullah
European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, Volume 13, Issue 4, Article No: em2017
ABSTRACT
This paper is purposed to delineate the current situation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangladesh as well as how the people in this country are encountering this threatening crisis. COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has rapidly spread throughout different countries of the world to date. After its emergence in China different continents started to get aware of COVID-19 though, due to its high transmissibility several countries have been quite deteriorated preventing it. All the countries are moving forward to the best of their abilities to find out any solution so that the whole world could get rid of this horrifying situation as soon as possible. The authors here have reported an overview of how the outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted Bangladesh and how the people of this country have been tracing the way to tackle this havoc. Also, authors tried to enunciate the changes that have brought around due to the crisis have offered us some fertile lessons. To conclude, the observation and current knowledge of the pandemic in Bangladesh so far suggest that special considerations might be anticipated to be highlighted pertaining to the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh.
Keywords: COVID-19, Bangladesh, SARS-CoV-2, outbreak, pandemic
Review Article
Shekinah Yobuh Williams, Shalom Oluwafunke Adeyemi, James Oluwadara Eyitayo, Olubunmi Emmanuel Odeyemi, Olaoluwa Ezekiel Dada, Miracle Ayomikun Adesina, Abiodun David Akintayo
European Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies, Volume 13, Issue 4, Article No: em2018
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus disease was discovered first in Wuhan, China in December, 2019. It was later declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th of March, 2020. COVID-19, as popularly called, has spread rapidly to about 213 countries of the world and 2 international conveyances. There are over 5.8 million confirmed cases of coronavirus infection as at May 28th, 2020 and more than 358 thousand death cases reported globally. This staggering statistics has called for drastic and concerted efforts from governments and health workers around the globe to combat COVID-19 pandemic. With the increasing need for effective prevention of spread of the virus and development of a cure and a vaccine for COVID-19 as soon as possible, mobile health technology with all its benefits may just be the answer.
Mobile Health technology has been a vital tool in creation of awareness and dissemination of information; as a means of curtailing the spread of the coronavirus from person to person; tracking of infected persons, and reduction of person-to-person contact, virtual screening and remote monitoring of patients. Despite the aforementioned uses, the challenge of cost, information privacy and less knowledge of the application of mhealth remains. It is therefore recommended that the potential of low-cost mobile technology be maximized; laws and regulation as regard privacy and confidentiality be set and funds be made available by the government.
Keywords: mHealth, mobile health technology, digital technology, COVID-19