The aim of this study was to assess the impact of lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic on psychological wellbeing among healthy working adults. This qualitative, cross-sectional study was conducted in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu, and the southernmost state of India. A convenient sample of 610 healthy working adults was participated and completed a self-administered questionnaire. The data collection tool contains two sections including baseline information, assessment of psychological wellbeing. Chi-square χ² test was used to test the association between demographic variables and scores of psychological wellbeing. One way ANOVA test was used to compare the mean score between groups. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the frequencies of variables. A significant P value was set at 0.05 at 95% confidence interval. The majority of participants (31.8%) belonged to 41-50 years of age. More than half (56.9%) of participants were females. The study findings revealed that 16.4% were had poor psychological wellbeing, 53.8% were had an average level, 21.3% had a good level and 8.5% were had an excellent level of psychological wellbeing. Additionally, gender, age, monthly income, history of quarantine, tested positive for the Corona Virus had a strong association with Psychological wellbeing. The study results concluded that the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic had a strong association with the psychological wellbeing of working adults. It also suggested having highly prioritized actions for early recognition of psychological problems, expanding counseling activities by the health authorities to avoid negative outcomes due to the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.

Background: An expectant father's support during childbirth is vital to a parturient woman's emotional well-being. Studies suggested that this type of support enables a woman to feel more comfort during labor by reducing maternal anxiety during childbirth. Materials and Methods: Descriptive study design with convenience sampling was adopted for this study. The data were collected for a period of 2 months (July 1, 2009 to August 30 2009) from 40 expectant fathers of low risk primigravida women not having any complications and waiting for normal vaginal delivery. The study was conducted in a private hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The attitude of expectant fathers was checked by using self-structured attitude scale contains 16 items. Results: The study findings revealed, the expectant fathers were scared about childbirth experience and they perceived it was more painful. The participants agreed that they were the best choice for the mother during delivery (P < 0.0001). The expectant fathers were reported that the mother should acquire the tender loving care provided by their partner during delivery (P < 0.0001), and also the pain relief methods (P < 0.0001) also essential during delivery to have successful perinatal outcome. Conclusion: The results revealed that the presence of expectant father provided more comfort and also shared the opinion about pain as well as suffering that occur during childbirth. These findings were strongly recommended in prenatal counseling to the couples, as an additional support and care which can be implemented during childbirth.

Introduction: Academic performance of the students is very important. Hence, this study aims to assess the Factors affecting Grade Point Average (GPA) among nursing students at the college of applied medical science. Material and Method: A descriptive study design was adopted in this study. A total of 134 students undergoing a 4 years of Baccalaureate nursing program at the College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University (KKU), Saudi Arabia was selected using convenience sampling. This study was carried out during the academic year of 2018-2019. The data were collected using a questionnaire such as the fivepoint Likert scale. The responses obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS. Results: The results indicated that the factors which influence the GPA were teacher factor highest mean score 61.32, followed by student factors represented 54.77, home, the college factor is not showing many influencing factors. Conclusion: Based on the study findings, the results revealed that the teacher-related factor had the highest grand mean value of 61.32 followed by item student-related factor had the grand mean value of 54.77, home factor grand mean value of 47.27, and college factor grand mean value of 20.17. Result revealed that teacher plays a key role in the academic performance of the students. So the present study concludes that the teacher should get feedback from the students at the end of each class to make sure whether the students understood the lecture and clarify the doubt of the students at the end of each lecture.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on school children especially in their academic performance which may affect their mental health. The study aimed to assess the anxiety level of high school students. A cross sectional electronic study conducted among high school students in Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. A total of 302 high school students participated in the study. A two sectioned self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS 16.0 version software. A chi-square test was used to investigate the level of anxiety among students and ANOVA test used to find the mean difference between groups, with significance set to P<0.05. Among 302 participants, 41.7% (n=126) were male, 58.3% (n=176) were aged 13-17 years. The study indicated that majority 132 (43.7%) of study participants reported that they had Mild anxiety which was followed by 77 (25.5%) no anxiety and 62 (20.5%) moderate anxiety. Factors such as age, gender, family members tested positive or being quarantined were having association with anxiety level. The researcher concluded that the high school children are experiencing a considerable level of anxiety during lock down of COVID-19 pandemic period. There was a strong association of anxiety level of students, if any family members are tested positive for corona virus or any one is being quarantined for the symptoms of corona virus.

Background: Labour pain is the most undesirable and unpleasant aspect of experience during childbirth. It is a challenging issue for nurses designing intervention protocols. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify the effect of biofeedback on the perception of pain during labour among labouring women. Methodology: A quasi-experimental design with random assignment was utilized in this investigation. Fifty subjects were assigned into either biofeedback (n=25) or control group (n=25). Participants' levels of pain were measured utilizing the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain and the behavioural rating scale (BRS) for pain. The control group was provided with the usual standard routine of care, while the biofeedback group was provided with the usual standard routine of care and was exposed to biofeedback therapy throughout the labour. Results: Findings revealed that those in the biofeedback group had statistically significant reduction in reported pain levels compared to those in control group [VAS (t=2.85, p=0.0064) and BRS (t=5.2, p=0.0001)]. Conclusion: The study showed that biofeedback therapy during labour can reduce pain and it can be used as a part of routine care for women during labour.