Performance analysis of the Machine Learning Classifiers to predict the behaviour of the customers, when a new product is launched in the market
Published by: Poulomi Saha
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Published by: Christina Albert Rayed
Full DetailsA mixed method research on experience of stress among mothers of children admitted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, District Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a multidisciplinary unit that provides care for infants, children and adolescents who become critically ill or injured. Admission of a child to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is a stressful situation for the mothers who are accompanying them in PICU. It is very difficult to explain the devastating stress experienced by mothers. Aim & objective: The aim of the study is to assess the level of stress, the qualitative experience of stress and its association with selected demographic variables. Methods: The study has adopted Mixed Method Research design and was conducted in PICU K IGMC& Hospital, Shimla. A total of 32 (total enumeration) and 9 mothers (purposive) were taken respectively for quantitative and qualitative interview. A semi-structured interview schedule, Perceived Stress Scale and Qualitative interview were used for data collection. Results: Data analysis was done by using the descriptive, inferential statistics, Colaizzi’s steps and by mixing of data. The study results reveal 6 (18.8) of mothers had high and 26 (81.3) had a severe level of stress. The type of family, family budget alters due to the illness of child were found to have a strong association at 0.05 level of significance. The causes of stress, the impact of stress, predominant thoughts/feelings, adaptive thoughts and behaviors, perception about medical care/ health care professionals, information needs and perception of support system emerged as the main themes of the qualitative study. In mixing the quality of stress is explored in the forms of the impact of stress and cause of stress etc. has clearly supported the level of stress among mothers. Conclusion: The results of the study show that mothers are highly stressed due to the child’s admission in PICU. So its emphasis on the use of coping strategies, grievance and counselling cells in the hospital.
Published by: Kavita Verma, Isha Thakur Dharni
Full DetailsAn exploratory study to assess the impact of mobile phone use on adolescents studying in selected schools of district Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Technology plays a major role in the life of an individual. In the present scenario, our society is acceptable to all the changes occurring in the field of communication technology. In today’s time adolescents are the most active users of these new innovations making them more technology dependent and leading to various health problems. To assess the pattern of mobile phone use among adolescents. To explore the impact of mobile phone use on adolescents. The exploratory research design was adopted.to collect the data from 398 adolescents of the selected schools of District Solan (H.P.) using the probability stratified cluster sampling technique. Data was collected by Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire and 4-point Likert scale using the self-report technique. Data analysis was done through descriptive and inferential statistics. The study results showed that the majority of adolescents (73.1%) were using mobile phones with internet access. 70.3 % of adolescents there was a moderate impact of mobile phone use, 23.4% had a mild impact and 6.3% had a severe impact. There was a highly significant association of education, gender, father’s education, and father’s and mother’s occupation; a number of siblings with the impact of mobile phone use at p >0.01 level of significance. There was a strong positive correlation of the impact of the mobile phone use with the academic performance, physical, psychological, social wellbeing and the financial state of adolescents at p> 0.01 level of significance. The results of the present study reveal that the negative impact of mobile phone use among adolescents is high so there is a need to put more emphasis on this area and possible strategies should be planned out in order to reduce this harmful effect of technology on youth.
Published by: Vidhi Paul, Isha Thakur Dharni
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Published by: Tripti Upadhyay, Sumit Verma
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