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Attitude, Anxiety, Psychological Effects and Prevention during COVID-19 in India

Debabrata Singh1, Shakti Ketan Prusty2★, Suman Sekhar Sarangi1, Surjeet Sahoo3, Anil Kumar Biswal1★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of CSIT, ITER, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA.
  2. 2School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA.
  3. 3Department of Psychiatry, IMS and SUM Hospital, SOA (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA.

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Shakti Ketan Prusty

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA.

shaktiketanprusty@soa.ac.in

Received: 16-05-2020; Revised: 02-07-2020; Accepted: 07-09-2020.

Volume 54, Issue 3S · pp. s400–s410 · PUBLISHED 2020 · DOI: 10.5530/ijper.54.3s.138

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ABSTRACT

With previous health warnings, personal anxieties could feed behavioral changes with many people of India considering notable changes in their transportation use and anticipating in preparation the purchase of goods, particularly masks. Asian respondents were especially likely to have talked about the pandemic with friends, whereas onefourth of respondents globally had talked about the pandemic with their family. Our data on the correlation indicates that these conversations may increase existing rates of anxiety. Practitioners need to be mindful that rumors spread rapidly during periods of pandemic danger, with significant risks of both emotional and physical ‘contagion’ amongst individuals. Any rise in anxiety may lead to sudden changes in behavior, which can quickly lead to shortages and can enhance the need for treatment at home.

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    Singh, D., Prusty, S. K., Sarangi, S. S., Sahoo, S., & Biswal, A. K. (2020). Attitude, Anxiety, Psychological Effects and Prevention during COVID-19 in India. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 54(3S), s400–s410. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.54.3s.138