Publications by authors named "Purnava Mukhopadhyay"
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic contributed enormously to the psychosocial distress of Indian healthcare providers. The mental well-being of the healthcare community remains an underappreciated priority in India. The primary objective was to observe the results of an online brief mindfulness-based intervention on stress, anxiety, and depression, and the secondary objective was to examine its effects on mindfulness characteristics and World health Organization (WHO) quality of life among Indian healthcare providers during pandemic times.
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- The study explored the impact of mindfulness on various psychological and physical aspects of chronic pain among Indian patients, highlighting a lack of awareness about its psychosocial dimension.
- Patients were divided into two groups, with one receiving mindfulness sessions and the other standard care, and their progress was measured using statistical analyses before and after the programs.
- Results showed significant improvement in pain intensity, acceptance, and perceived stress for the mindfulness group, suggesting its potential benefits but also indicating the need for further research on its broader effects.
Background: Spirituality is an important dimension of life. The medical practitioner's well-being is an under-appreciated priority in India. As research on spirituality is minimal, this study attempts to introduce an online 6-week Eastern spirituality-based educational program for physicians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Indian population is suffering from a high prevalence of mental stress and the situation has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mindfulness, which can also be conducted online, has been used as a stress-relieving therapy in the Western world. There is not much experience with mindfulness in the Indian population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Many questions have arisen on benefits of routine use of supplemental oxygen during elective cesarean section (CS) under spinal anesthesia.
Aims: The aim of this randomized controlled study was to evaluate neonatal outcome in immediate postpartum period with or without supplemental oxygen to mother, undergoing elective CS under spinal anesthesia.
Materials And Methods: One hundred and thirty-four nonlaboring term pregnant women were allocated randomly into two groups to breathe room air (air group) or oxygen (oxygen group).
Aim: The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of injectable diclofenac intramuscularly (IM), injection paracetamol intravenously (IV), or a combination of both to provide post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing lower abdominal gynecological surgeries.
Materials And Methods: A total of 90 female patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists I and II), aged 20-50 years, scheduled for elective total abdominal hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were randomized to receive 75 mg diclofenac IM 8 hourly (Group D) or 1 g paracetamol IV 8 hourly (Group P) or a combination of both 8 hourly (Group PD) for 24 h post-operative period from the start of surgery. The primary outcome measured was the requirement of rescue analgesic (tramadol), the secondary outcomes measured included visual analog score (VAS) for pain, time until first rescue analgesic administration, patient satisfaction score and any side effects.