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1. Journal Club Presentation
Presented By:
Name: Shweta Lamsal.
Roll No: 27
BPH, VIII Semester, SHAS, PU.
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2. Presented for the partial fulfillment of requirement
of
PHA 451 Journal Club/Health Seminar
of
Bachelor of Public Health, VIII Semester,
School of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University
under the cardinal supervision of
Assistant Professor Dr. Hari Prasad Kaphle
By
Shweta Lamsal.,
17270204,
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3. Selected Article for Presentation
• Tittle of article journal : Assessing Coronavirus Fear in Indian
Population Using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale
• Authors : Dolar Doshi, Parupalli Karunakar , Jagadeeswara Rao
Sukhabogi , Jammula Surya Prasanna & Sheshadri Vishnu Mahajan
• Journal name: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
• Published on 28 May ; volume :18, Issue :3
• DOI :https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00332-x
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4. Journal Information
• The International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction is high-quality
peer-reviewed article.
• Publisher: Springer New York.
• Editor-in-chief : Masood Zangeneh, Humber collage Canada.
• Has 6 issues published annually under 1 volume.
• ISSN:1557-1874(Print)
1557-1882(0nline) .
• Impact factor : 1.490 (2019-2020)
• The submission of manuscripts for publication by researchers, clinicians,
educators, frontline workers, other allied health professionals and
community stakeholder are welcomed.
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5. Indexed/ Abstracted in:
• EBSCO
• ERIC System Database
• Google Scholar
• PsycINFO
• PSYCLINE
• Social Services Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts
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6. Critical Appraisal of Journal
• Provides information and developments in mental health and addiction-
related research, policy, phenomenology, literature, and treatment.
• It help to make sense of how mental health and addiction affect
individuals and societies.
• Journal covers areas in psychology, sociology, anthropology,
criminology, public health, history, law and literature pertaining to
mental health.
• Abstract related to its area is published 4 times a year.
• Journal impact grew by 37.96% in the metric of 2019.
• To publish open access in journal authors are required to pay an article-
processing charge.
• Submission to first decision : 90 days.
• Submission to acceptance : 196 days. 6

7. Tittle of Article
Assessing Coronavirus Fear in Indian Population Using the Fear of
COVID-19 Scale
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8. Critical Appraisal of Tittle
• Tittle indicates the aim of the study.
• Tittle clarifies the survey tool.
• Tittle indicates research question.
• Clarifies study population and area.
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9. Authors
• Dolar Doshi: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College
and Hospital, Room No. 311, Hyderabad, India.
• Parupalli Karunakar: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics,
Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad, India
• Jagadeeswara Rao Sukhabogi: Department of Public Health Dentistry,
Government Dental College and Hospital, Room No. 311, Hyderabad, India.
• Jammula Surya Prasanna: Department of Periodontics, Panineeya Institute of
Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
• Sheshadri Vishnu Mahajan :Department of Ophthalmology, BMC, Hyderabad,
India.
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10. Critical Appraisal of Authors
• There are 5 authors.
• The name of the authors with their study area and subject is clearly
mentioned.
• Authors current department of work and post is mentioned.
• Every author’s contact, email were provided.
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11. Abstract
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12. Critical Appraisal of Abstract
• Abstract is structured.
• It is informative and it summarizes the article .
• Abstract matches which detailed text in article.
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13. Introduction
• Fear is an adaptive response in the presence of danger. However, when
threat is uncertain and continuous, as in the current coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) pandemic, fear can become chronic and burdensome .
• COVID-19 has made change in social and preventive behavior of individual
as well as physchological wellbeing.
• Individual’s fear is a vital aspect for their psychological wellbeing and may
also largely influence the manner in which an individual may adhere to
preventive measures and thereby determine the clinical outcome of COVID-
19.
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14. Critical Appraisal of Introduction
• It has mentioned background of the study.
• The reason for the study is explained.
• It has relevant literature regarding the topic.
• Last paragraph indicates aim of the study.
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15. Materials and Methods
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Study area Different States of India on basis of no:
of COVID 19 positive cases.
Study population General population above 18 years
Sampling Technique snowball sampling technique
Tools Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S).
Inclusion criteria People with Whatsapp, the ability to
understand and read English, residing in
India and above 18 years of age were
included in the study.
Exclusion criteria People outside the country and below 18
were excluded
Software used SPSS

16. Critical Appraisal of Materials and Methods
• The material and methods used in study is clear .
• Ethical Clearance for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board
of Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
• Verbal consent obtained from each respondents and confidentiality maintained.
• Data was analyzed using SPSS software.
• Descriptive statistics were calculated the form of number and percentage .
• overall mean score for the responses were calculated and compared based on
demographic variables using t test for two variables and analysis of variance
(ANOVA) for three or more variables.
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17. Results
• Out of 1499 respondents higher number of the study population reported low fear
(54.8%) and health care worker revealed a significant difference based on the level
of fear.
• Demographic variables such as females, married people, lower educational status
and health care workers emerged to be at higher risk of having greater fear
towards COVID-19
• It was observed that the residents of states with fewer cases reported higher fear
levels, which could be because of the more stringent measures followed by them
to prevent the further spread of the virus.
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18. Critical appraisal of result
• Result are presented in form of tables and text manner.
• Result are clear and understandable.
• The tables shows descriptive as well as inferential data.
• Data given in table and explanation on text matches with each other.
• The result is based on aim and objectives of the study.
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19. Discussion
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it has been found that females are
more prone to stress, depression and
anxiety. Likewise, in this study,
females had 1.29 times significantly
higher odds to fear COVID-19
compared with their male
counterparts. Higher odds based on
marital status were seen for all the
sub-groups but was significant only
for the married group (Odds ratio
1.45; p = 0.01). This could be
attributed to the increased sense of
responsibility and added concern
towards their loved ones.

20. Discussion
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A surprising finding of our
study is the significantly
heightened fear of this
infection among health care
workers compared to their
counterparts (Odds ratio
1.37). This may be due to
their direct close interaction
with COVID-19 positive
patients, a better
understanding of the disease
development, progression and
consequence in the form of
fatality associated with the
contagion

21. Critical appraisal of Discussion
• Discussion illustrates the positive frame of mind of the people who help
fight this illness.
• Has encouraged to rely on authentic sources of information, adopt health
promoting behaviors, support each other and seek timely professional help
through various online platforms during pandemic.
• Highlighted the fear of virus in health care workers which may be due to
their direct close interaction with COVID-19 positive patients and better
understanding of the disease development, progression and consequences.
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22. Conclusion
• This study portrays an urgent need to conduct a nationwide
epidemiological study to determine the level of fear as well as other
associated issues concerning mental health in relation to COVID-19.
• The findings of this study may help to identify the groups most at risk
and formulate tailor-made intervention strategies to ensure their
optimal health in this time of global crisis.
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23. Critical Appraisal of Conclusion
• The conclusion is meaningful and supported by the result drawn.
• The conclusion suggests for more study on determining fear of
COVID-19.
• Connects fear of COVID-19 with mental health issues and suggests to
make necessary study and intervention strategies on it.
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24. References
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25. References
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26. Critical Appraisal for References
• The references are present for every citations in the article.
• References are relevant and easily accessible through internet.
• The provided references are enough for the article.
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27. Strengths
• Study includes large sample size.
• Standardized questionnaire displays the strength of study.
• It is the new finding on factors associated with new disease.
• This study helps to promote psychological wellbeing during pandemic
interventional strategies during COVID-19 .
• This study shows difference in level of fear among health care worker
and non- health care worker.
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28. Weaknesses
• The Smartphone based application and English language literacy may
prevent the generalization of the survey.
• The self-report nature of the questionnaire may exhibit social
desirability bias.
• Evaluation of a subjective factor such as fear objectively itself presents
as a limitation of the study.
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29. Overall significance of the article
• Findings are relevant.
• Study is based on current global pandemic disease.
• Contribution to the scientific society .
• Standardized tool is used.
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30. Contribution of article for my research
Research Title : Fear of COVID-19 and its preventive practice among
undergraduates of pokhara, Nepal.
• The finding from the study can be compared to that of my study.
• Literature review for writing research proposal.
• Questionnaire in the study can be helpful for developing
questionnaire for research.
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31. Questions?
Quarries?
Suggestions?
Feedbacks?
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32. •Thank You!
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