Biplab Jamatia

Indira Gandhi National Open University | IGNOU · School of Health Sciences (SOHS)

Background: Online yoga training was found to be feasible and acceptable, based on attendance and practice rates. Yoga can be used as nonpharmacological management of stress including anger. This study aims to nds out the effect of online yoga training on anger among the students of Certicate Programme in Yoga (CPY) programme enrolled in the acad...

Background: Early initiation of alcohol use among adolescents can provide a useful indication of the potential future burden among adults including increased risk for academic failure, mental health problems, antisocial behavior, physical illness, risky sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, early onset dementia, and the development of al...

Yoga and meditation have become widely accepted as nonpharmacologic modalities for stress and anxiety reduction as well as general health. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) School of Health Sciences (SOHS) launched a six months-long Certificate Programme in Yoga (CPY) in July 2019 for students who have cleared their 12th class. The obj...

Introduction: Globally, smoking related diseases kill an estimated four million people every year. This number is predicted to rise to a staggering 10 million a year over the next two decades. Smoking leads, indeed, to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, lung disorders as well as several malignancies, including lung, throat, stomach, and bladd...

Medical Education is the backbone of health care of a country. Over the years medical education in India has been restricted mainly to the conventional system of education where graduation and post-graduation is offered through a network of medical colleges both by the government and the private institutions. However, they are not only a far cry fo...

Cardiovascular diseases are an emerging cause of morbidity and mortality in India. India produces less than 150 cardiologists annually leading to a gap between the need and availability of trained professionals. Three years cardiology training programme is available for post graduate doctors in conventional medical education system. Majority of the...

This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to analyse the effect of mobile device intervention for student support services and to gauge its use for enhancing teaching – learning process as a future study in the context of offer of Distance Education programmes. The study was conducted with the learners of the coveted Post Graduate Diplom...

Mobile learning has revolutionised the scenario of teaching-learning by empowering the learner to learn whatever, wherever and whenever. An earlier study revealed the learners' perceptions and positive attitude towards adopting mobile phones as an access device for learning. In this preliminary feedback study on the mature learners and PICs of PGDC...

In developing countries like India, in addition to the infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases are emerging as significant causes of morbidity and mortality. Workplaces present a setting which is appropriate for intervention for adults in a community. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and prevalence of selected risk...