Knowledge-Attitude-Practice and Coping during Pandemic by Elderly Persons having Mental Illness
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F01-F99- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/040626
- Lead Sponsor
- Government Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Above 60 years of age
Any gender
Can comprehend Punjabi/Hindi or English language.
Should be availing mental health services from the department of Psychiatry, GMCH.
Those who give consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Anyone with co-morbid unstable medical or neurological illness.
Those who need immediate hospitalization.
Score 1 and above on Everyday Abilities Scale for India (EASI) to rule out neuro-degenerative diseases like dementia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the knowledge, attitude, practice and coping strategies used by geriatric patients with mental illness during covid-19 pandemic.Timepoint: Outcome will be assessed at the end of data collection after 3 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the association between knowledge-attitude-practice towards COVID-19 and coping strategies used by geriatric patients with mental illness. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Outcome will be assessed at the end of data collection after 3 months.