NAME: Jomel D. Purificacion STUDENT NO.

: 1901-00613

ACTIVITY NO. 1: LATEST RESEARCHES

DCIT 60: Methods of Research
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – 3
First Semester, AY 2021-2022

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Surf the Internet on the latest findings in research (2020 onwards) on any topic of your choice: health,
family, sports, relationships, business, and best practices on anything.
2. Get the two most fascinating findings, and classify them according to the subject (topic).
3. Write your selected research findings, its subject classification, and source (author/s and Uniform
Resource Locator) below.
4. Discuss the importance of the research findings to the improvement of the quality of life.
Source: Camilar-Serrano, A.O. (2016). Practical research 1: Qualitative reseascrch. Intramuros, Manila: Unlimited Books Library Services
and Publishing, Inc

RESEARCH 1
The Filipino reported with significally higher levels of depression, anxitety and
stress than China during the covid-19, while only Chinese respondents were
reported above PSTD symptoms. The Filipino were more likely to report with
physical symptoms resembling to covid-19 infection and have dissatisfaction
Research with their health information while the Chinese respondents had requested more
Findings: than health information. In addition the Philippines with there student status, low
confidence in doctors, dissatisfaction with health information, long daily duration
spent on health information, worries about family members contracting COVID-
19, ostracization, and unnecessary worries about COVID-19 were associated
with adverse mental health. Both countries have poor self rated health.
Subject
Mental Health and Relationship
Classification:
Tee M, Wang C, Tee C, Pan R, Reyes PW, Wan X, Anlacan J, Tan Y, Xu L,
Harijanto C, Kuruchittham V, Ho C and Ho R (2021) Impact of the COVID-19
Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health in Lower and Upper Middle-Income
Source:
Asian Countries: A Comparison Between the Philippines and China. Front.
Psychiatry Retrived from
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.568929/full
The differences between the physical and mental health of people living in a
lower-middle-income country and upper-middle-income country during the
COVID-19 pandemic was unknown. This study compare the levels of
psychological impact and mental health between people from the Philippines
and China and correlate mental health parameters with variables relating to
physical symptoms and knowledge about COVID-19. Filipino and Chinese
Discussion: respondents held significantly different views on the information required about
COVID-19. There were significantly more Chinese respondents who needed
information on the symptoms related to COVID-19, prevention methods,
management and treatment methods, regular information updates, more
personalized information, the effectiveness of drugs and vaccines, number of
infected by geographical locations, travel advice and transmission methods as
compared to Filipino.
 RESEARCH 2
The main findings revealed that the use of social media platforms had a
significant positive influence on public health protection against COVID-19 as a
pandemic. Public health awareness and public health behavioral changes
Research significantly acted as partial mediators in this relationship. Therefore, a better
Findings: understanding of the effects of the use of social media interventions on public
health protection against COVID-19 while taking public health awareness and
behavioral changes into account as mediators should be helpful when
developing any health promotion strategy plan.
thaSubject
Social Media and Technology.
Classification:
Al-Dmour H, Masa’deh R, Salman A, Abuhashesh M, Al-Dmour R
Influence of Social Media Platforms on Public Health Protection Against the
COVID-19 Pandemic via the Mediating Effects of Public Health Awareness and
Source:
Behavioral Changes: Integrated Model
J Med Internet Res 2020;22(8):e19996 Retrived from
https://www.jmir.org/2020/8/e19996
The results confirm that public awareness and public health behavioral changes
have vital mediating effects on the relationship between the use of social media
platforms and public health protection, and the degree of mediation was partial
and the study validated the use of social media platforms to improve public
Discussion: health protection through public awareness. Therefore, the use of social media
platforms can positively influence awareness of public health behavioral
changes and public protection against COVID-19. Public health authorities may
use social media platforms as useful tools to increase public health awareness
through the dissemination of brief messages to targeted populations. 

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6. This activity must be submitted on or before September 30, 2021.