Digital Transformation and Mental Health in Higher Learning Institutions

Sumaya Kagoya, Kezia Mkwizu

2022

Abstract

Mental health is one of the neglected aspects in workplaces during planning and policy formulation which affects job performance. This study, aimed at examining digital transformation and mental health at higher learning institutions in African nations like Uganda. The specific objective was to examine the use of digital transformation in managing the alarming mental health snags at higher learning institutions like Uganda and suggest possible remedies. A literature review method with an integrative literature technique was used with content analysis as research approaches to study public universities in Uganda and Tanzania. The results revealed that mental health issues are mainly depression due to economic crisis (economic factors), stress from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) effects, anxieties, and low access to counselling services. This study has implications and suggested the use of digital transformation to address the mentioned trials of mental health among other recommendations.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kagoya S. and Mkwizu K. (2022). Digital Transformation and Mental Health in Higher Learning Institutions. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Finance, Information Technology and Management - Volume 1: ICFITM, ISBN 978-989-758-628-6, pages 22-26. DOI: 10.5220/0011601400003581

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icfitm22,
author={Sumaya Kagoya and Kezia Mkwizu},
title={Digital Transformation and Mental Health in Higher Learning Institutions},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Finance, Information Technology and Management - Volume 1: ICFITM,},
year={2022},
pages={22-26},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011601400003581},
isbn={978-989-758-628-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Finance, Information Technology and Management - Volume 1: ICFITM,
TI - Digital Transformation and Mental Health in Higher Learning Institutions
SN - 978-989-758-628-6
AU - Kagoya S.
AU - Mkwizu K.
PY - 2022
SP - 22
EP - 26
DO - 10.5220/0011601400003581