Sensitizing nursing faculty about formation of professional identity: Exploration of lessons learnt at a nursing institute in India.

Background We initiated a conversation regarding the concept of professional identity formation (PIF) with faculty of Institute of Nursing at our university through a participatory workshop. We report the planning and conduct of the workshop, as well as lessons learnt from the discussions in the workshop. Methods We designed and implemented a day-long workshop for 28 nursing faculty at Institute of Nursing, Bhaikaka University, Gujarat.

Correlates of internet gaming among violent and nonviolent gamers and comparison of their psychological well-being with nongamers in a university student population.

Background: India's population has seen increasing access to the Internet and gaming mainly in adolescents and young adults.

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and correlates of Internet gaming and its effects on the psychological well-being of gamers versus nongamers.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional survey was done to enroll a convenient sample of nongamers, violent gamers, and nonviolent gamers.

Burnout and its correlates among nursing staff of intensive care units at a tertiary care center.

Background: Burnout syndrome has been widely reported in nursing staff. It is more pronounced in intensive care setting (up to 80%). This survey was designed to assess the prevalence of burnout and its correlates among critical care nurses.

Perceived need and attitudes towards communication skill training in recently admitted undergraduate medical students.

The Medical Council of India intends to implement an attitude, ethics, and communication training module for medical students. This study investigates undergraduate students' attitudes towards communication skills training (CST). Forms were distributed to 81 recently admitted undergraduates, of whom 76 responded, in an anonymous cross-sectional survey.

Caste matters: perceived discrimination among women in rural India.

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship of caste and class with perceived discrimination among pregnant women from rural western India. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 170 pregnant women in rural Gujarat, India, who were enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study. The Everyday Discrimination Scale and the Experiences of Discrimination questionnaires were used to assess perceived discrimination and response to discrimination.

RAHI-SATHI Indo-U.S. Collaboration: The Evolution of a Trainee-Led Twinning Model in Global Health Into a Multidisciplinary Collaborative Program.

Background: In recent years there has been a surge in the number of global health programs operated by academic institutions. However, most of the existing programs describe partnerships that are primarily faculty-driven and supported by extramural funding.

Program Description: Research and Advocacy for Health in India (RAHI, or "pathfinder" in Hindi) and Support and Action Towards Health-Equity in India (SATHI, or "partnership" in Hindi) are 2 interconnected, collaborative efforts between the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and Charutar Arogya Mandal (CAM), a medical college and a tertiary care center in rural western India.

Education Mitigates the Relationship of Stress and Mental Disorders Among Rural Indian Women.

Background: Common mental disorders (CMD) are a constellation of mental health conditions that include depression, anxiety, and other related nonpsychotic affective disorders. Qualitative explanatory models of mental health among reproductive-aged women in India reveal that distress is strongly associated with CMD. The relationship of perceived stress and CMD might be attenuated or exacerbated based on an individual's sociodemographic characteristics.

Experience of a faculty development workshop in mentoring at an Indian medical college.

Background: Our medical college is running a mentoring programme for undergraduate medical students since 2009. The academic leadership of the college identified the need to change the focus of the programme from mere problem- solving to professional and personal development of mentees.

Methods: A core group of faculty designed and implemented a workshop on mentoring for 28 mentors.

Association of common mental disorder symptoms with health and healthcare factors among women in rural western India: results of a cross-sectional survey.

Objectives: Information about common mental disorders (CMD) is needed to guide policy and clinical interventions in low-income and middle-income countries. This study's purpose was to characterise the association of CMD symptoms with 3 inter-related health and healthcare factors among women from rural western India based on a representative, cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Surveys were conducted in the waiting area of various outpatient clinics at a tertiary care hospital and in 16 rural villages in the Anand district of Gujarat, India.

Social, Psychological and Financial Burden on Caregivers of Children with Chronic Illness: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objectives: To explore social, psychological and financial burden on caregivers of chronically diseased children.

Methods: Participants were recruited from ambulatory and hospital areas in pediatrics department following informed consent. Parents who were caregivers of children 18 y or below in age with chronic illness were included.

Depression and stigma in medical students at a private medical college.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess prevalence rate of depression and perceptions regarding stigma associated with depression amongst medical students.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted amongst 331 undergraduate medical students at a private medical college in Gujarat. Data was collected, which comprised of socio-demographic details, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and a 22-item semi-structured questionnaire to assess personal, perceived, and help-seeking stigma.

End-of-life care: Indian perspective.

According to Hinduism, the main religion of India, the end-of-life (EOL) deals with good and bad death. The WHO definition of palliative care stresses on improving not only the quality of life of patients facing incurable diseases but also their families by providing relief from the pain and suffering that includes the psychosocial and spiritual needs as well. The Indian Society of Palliative Care has been doing a commendable work and appreciable efforts are being done by the Kerala model of delivering the EOL care.