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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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.
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