Manipal Hospital

Enhancing communication in screen-exposed children: role of behavioral intervention: a preliminary study conducted in a hospital setting in India

Abstract Objectives This study assessed the effectiveness of behavioural interventions in reducing screen time and enhancing parent-child interaction to improve communication in children aged 18 to 60 months. Methods observational and crosse-sectional was designed in this study....

Upper Thoracic Spinal Cord Transection Without Vertebral Column Injury Following Blunt Trauma

Abstract Spinal cord transection without vertebral injury is exceedingly rare in adults. We report a 63-year-old man who sustained a road traffic accident and presented with ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association) grade A paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrate...

Evaluating the costs of developing a digital supervision tool for task-shared depression care: findings from a multi-site study in India

BACKGROUND: Task-sharing with non-specialist providers offers a promising solution to the mental health workforce shortage in low-resource settings. Supervision is essential to ensure treatment quality, but is often constrained by limited specialist availability. AIMS: This study...

Digital disconnection: A systematic review of phubbing behavior

Phubbing, or snubbing others in face-to-face interactions by attending to one's phone, has become an increasingly pervasive social behavior with important psychological and relational consequences. This systematic review, following PRISMA guidelines, synthesizes empirical researc...