Location FHTS, New Delhi, Delhi and Online
Dates September 22, 2023 (11:00 am) - September 22, 2023 (12:00 pm)
Total Participants 18

Topic

Well-being Issues and Perspectives: A case of digital intervention to enhance student’s well-being

Presenter

Dr Sabhya Juneja, Public Health Researcher

Summary

The Journal club presentation on 22nd September was given by Dr Sabhya Juneja on the topic “Well-being Issues and Perspectives: A case of digital intervention to enhance student’s well-being”

Well-being of youth is currently a much debated and researched area, as it encompasses a multidimensional aspects such as mental, physical and social well-being. Student’s well-being is perceived as an enabler to better well-being. Recent researches demonstrated that the student’s greater well-being leads to their greater performance at school and later as adults (1). A quarter of the world’s population comprise of young people residing in low-and-middle-income-countries (LMICs). Young people are vulnerable to mental disorders and suicides due to stressors such as socio-economic, emotional changes and additionally COVID-19 contributing to their poor and mental health (2-6). Young adults nowadays are at an increased risk related to chronic health conditions such as pre-diabetes, prehypertension (7, 8, 9).

In view of the above, Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society is conducting a study to design, develop and pilot test a digital health platform to enhance student well-being. The presentation not just enhanced the awareness and knowledge level of everyone attending, but also provided a brief insight into the various components of the study with the latest updates to orient the members who have recently joined the organization.

After the presentation was done, there was a question and answer session where the questions regarding the study were answered by the presenter. Overall, it was a very enriching and a brainstorming session.

References

Link to the published Paper: https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/39779/accepted

  1. Hossain, S., O’Neill, S. & Strnadová, I. What Constitutes Student Well-Being: A Scoping Review Of Students’ Perspectives. Child Ind Res 16, 447–483 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-022-09990-w
  2. Erskine H, Moffitt TE, Copeland W, Costello E, Ferrari A, Patton G, et al. A heavy burden on young minds: the global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth. Psychol Med 2015;45(7):1551–63.
  3. Bradshaw C, Nguyen A, Kane JC, Bass J. Mental health matters: social inclusion of youth with mental health conditions. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; 2014.
  4. Uddin R, Burton NW, Maple M, Khan SR, Khan A. Suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts among adolescents in 59 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study. Lancet Child AdolescHealth 2019;3(4):223–33.
  5. Porter C, Favara M, Hittmeyer A, Scott D, Jiménez AS Ellanki R, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression symptoms of young people in the global south: evidence from a four-country cohort study. BMJ Open 2021;11(4):e049653.
  6. Banati P, Jones N, Youssef S. Intersecting vulnerabilities: the impacts of COVID-19 on the psycho-emotional lives of young people in low- and middle-income countries. Eur J Dev Res 2020;32(5):1613–38
  7. .Institute of Medicine & National Research Council. Investing in the Health and Well-Being of Young Adults. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2015.
  8. Nguyen QC, Whitsel EA, Tabor JW, et al. Blood spot-based measures of glucose homeostasis and diabetes prevalence in a nationally representative population of young US adults. Ann Epidemiol. 2014;24:903–909. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.09.010.
  9. Gooding HC, McGinty S, Richmond TK, Gillman MW, Field AE. Hypertension awareness and control among young adults in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. J Gen Intern Med. 2014;29:1098–1104. doi:10.1007/s11606-014-2809-x.
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