Challenges and opportunities in mixed method data collection on mental health issues of health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic in India

Kulkarni, Ragini; Prusty, Ranjan Kumar; Chakma, Tapas; Thomas, Beena; Menon, Geetha R; Singh, Ravinder; Aggarwal, Sumit; Rao, MVishnu Vardhana; Nagarajan, Karikalan; Venkateswaran, Chitra; Singh, Prashant Kumar; Balachandar, Rakesh; Grover, Ashoo; Mishra, Bijay K.; Viray, Maribon; Devi, Rekha; Velhal, Gajanan; Kharnare, Swapnil; Singh, Jitenkumar; Yadav, Jeetendra; Venkatesh, U; Sadawarte, Deepika; Watson, Basilea; John, Denny; Mathew, Geethu; Singh, Shalini; Jakhar, Kiran; Ketharam, Asha; Palo, Subrata Kumar; Sahoo, Krushna Chandra; Kishore, Jugal; Sarkar, Abu H.; Panda, Samiran

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20220974

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“…Smaller sample size and non-diligent responses, however, imposed major limitations on this study, which was conducted as a preliminary investigation. Similar difficulties have been reported by other researchers conducting online surveys among healthcare professionals 7 8 . Unavailability of contact details of EC members was a major hurdle against our efforts to maximize our reach to all the ECs functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.…”

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Challenges faced by ethics committee members in India during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods exploration

Kadam

Patil

Sane

et al. 2022

Indian Journal of Medical Research

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Background & objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic had a distinct impact on scientific research and Ethics Committees (ECs). We conducted a mixed-methods investigation to understand the issues faced and solutions identified by ECs during this pandemic in India. Methods: A quantitative online survey form (30 members) and qualitative in-depth interviews (10 members) from various ECs were conducted. Thematic content analysis for qualitative and proportion analysis for quantitative data was carried out. Results: During the online survey, an average difficulty score, which was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale, was 5.3 (SD 2.1). Pressure for expedited approvals was felt by EC members with a drastic increase in the number of submission of research projects. The scarcity of information on investigational products (IPs) and requisite consent process posed major hurdles. Ongoing non-COVID studies and post-graduate dissertations were badly hit due to the shift in attention towards COVID-related research. Non-familiarity with virtual technology and lack of face-to-face interactions were highlighted as demerits. However, a few of the EC members welcomed newer methods, being time-saving, convenient and reducing travel hassles. Site monitoring and severe adverse event-related analyses were also negatively impacted upon. Solutions included the alternate methods of consenting (virtual, abbreviated), a detailed explanation of the protocol and IPs and benefits versus risk assessment. Interpretation & conclusions: Despite various challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECs in India steered well through the hurdles. Moreover, adapting a hybrid mode, technical training and updating guidelines were perceived as urgent by EC members.

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Challenges faced by ethics committee members in India during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods exploration

Kadam

Patil

Sane

et al. 2022

Indian Journal of Medical Research

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic is probably the biggest global health emergency in recent times. What started as a respiratory disease caused by a strain of the coronavirus family quickly spread into a global pandemic, infecting, and causing the death of millions of people (Filip et al, 2022;Kulkarni et al, 2022). In fact, its impact was so devastating that national systems such as health, nance, food, and transport systems were brought to (near) standstill(World Health Organization (WHO), 2020a; Xiang et al, 2021).…”

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Challenges to research implementation during public health emergencies: anecdote of insights and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat, India

Memon,

Jobarteh,

Shah

et al. 2024

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Background: Health emergencies, including pandemics, are not entirely new occurrences; some notable ones occurred in the past. However, the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the unpreparedness of national health systems in effectively managing health emergencies. During the pandemic, controlling the spread of the virus and hopes of exiting into a post-pandemic era were reliant on research to improve patient care and inform government policies. Nonetheless, research implementation during health emergencies can be challenging in low-resourced settings. This paper presents anecdotes of experiences encountered in implementing a research project during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat, India, and offers insights into ways research can be supported during health emergencies. Methods: We implemented a longitudinal study to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including SARS-CoV-2 infection, during pregnancy on birth outcomes, growth, and development in early childhood. The study utilises hospital records and databases to recruit women who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and those with no known infection. Mother-infant pairs in the infected and uninfected group were then followed longitudinally for over 3 years. Results: Observations of challenges encountered during implementation of the research, including those related to planning, retrieval of hospital records, tracking, recruitment, and follow-up of eligible women were recorded by study staff, and the observations produced as anecdotes. The challenges observed are group into three overarching themes: a) individual factors, b) health system challenges, and c) research operational challenges. Some notable observations include misinformation, misconception, mistrust, underdeveloped health record systems, stigma, and hesitance. Conclusion: We believe early planning, effective communication, and community awareness are likely to be helpful in implementing a successful research project. Additionally, efforts at improving collaboration and co-creation between health practitioners, researchers and the public may benefit the implementation of research projects during a health emergency.

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Challenges to research implementation during public health emergencies: anecdote of insights and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat, India

Memon,

Jobarteh,

Shah

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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Health emergencies, including pandemics, are not new occurrences; some notable ones occurred in the past. However, the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the unpreparedness of national health systems in effectively managing health emergencies. During the pandemic, controlling the spread of the virus and hopes of exiting into a post-pandemic era were reliant on research to improve patient care and inform government policies. Nonetheless, research implementation during health emergencies can be challenging in low-resourced settings. This paper presents anecdotes of experiences and offers insight into ways research can be supported during health emergencies. We implemented a longitudinal study to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including SARS-CoV-2 infection, during pregnancy on maternal and child health outcomes. The study utilized hospital databases to recruit women who were infected and with no known SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. Mother-infant pairs in the infected and uninfected group were then followed longitudinally for 3 years. Observations, including challenges during planning, record retrieval, tracking, recruitment, and follow-up of eligible women, were reported by research staff. The challenges observed were group into three overarching themes: (a) individual factors, (b) health system challenges, and (c) research operational challenges. Some notable observations include misinformation, misconception, mistrust, underdeveloped health record systems, stigma, and hesitance. Early planning, effective communication, and community awareness can help in implementing a successful research project. Additionally, efforts to improve collaboration and co-creation between health practitioners, researchers, and the public may benefit the implementation of research projects during a health emergency.

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Challenges and opportunities in mixed method data collection on mental health issues of health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic in India

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Challenges faced by ethics committee members in India during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods exploration

Challenges faced by ethics committee members in India during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods exploration

Challenges to research implementation during public health emergencies: anecdote of insights and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat, India

Challenges to research implementation during public health emergencies: anecdote of insights and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat, India

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