Preparing to deal with Covid-19 outbreak in Rajasthan, India, health care workers were given Ayurvedic Kadha (combination of ayurvedic herbal extracts) starting from the end of February 2020. Then, majority of these health care workers were put on front line managing screening, monitoring, quarantine and treating Covid 19 patients. This real-life study aimed to determine the experience of health care workers who had Ayurveda kadha before starting as front-line workers.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
52
Kadha (also called Kwath and Kashaya) is a type of ayurvedic formulation prepared by boiling herbs in water. Water and herbs are main ingredients of these preparations. The preparation of Kadha uses dry herbs, which are dried under the sun or in the shade, as directed for the individual herb. Then, the herbs are pounded to form a coarse powder
Samta Ayurveda Prakoshtha
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Physical Health
Self-reported health issues
Time frame: From baseline to 30-days
Psychological Health
Self-reported psychological issues
Time frame: From baseline to 30-days
Coping with distress
Self-reported coping with high demanding work in Covid-19 duties
Time frame: From baseline to 30-days
Self-Help
Self reported self-help measures used
Time frame: From baseline to 30-days
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