Dr. Manu Kohli

@chitkara.edu.in

Associate Professor and Department of Nursing
Chitkara University

Dr. Manu Kohli


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Dr. Manu Kohli is an accomplished nursing academic and researcher currently serving as Professor in the Department of Nursing at Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University. With over 16 years of teaching experience, she has taught and mentored students across various institutions in Punjab. Her areas of academic and research expertise include child, adolescent, and women’s mental health, along with a special focus on psychological flexibility, mindfulness-based therapies, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT).

She has actively contributed to research and innovation through publications, patents, and organizing workshops and conferences. She received funding from the Indian Council of Medical Research in 2020 for a national workshop on “Childhood and Behavioural Problems: Assessment to

She has authored multiple peer-reviewed papers in journals. She is also the author of the Textbook of Mental Health Nursing (1st Edition 2014, 2nd edi 2021)

EDUCATION

Dr. Manu Kohli is a professor in the Nursing Department at Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Punjab, with specialization in mental-health nursing. She is active in teaching and research (e.g., mental health interventions, postnatal depression, naturopathy in nursing) and is involved in academic outreach (workshops, therapy sessions).

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Nursing, Pshychiatric Mental Health
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Scopus Publications

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Scholar Citations

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Scopus Publications

  • Sonas Programme: A Compassionate and Sustainable Dementia Intervention
    Gaurav Kohli, Navita Gupta, Sandhya Gupta, Manu Kohli
    National Journal of Community Medicine, 2026
  • Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Mitigating Academic Procrastination and its Moderating Factors among nursing students
    , Manu Kohli, Navita Gupta, , Gaurav Kohli, , Prabhjot Saini, , Kanika Guleria, and
    Investigacion Y Educacion En Enfermeria, 2025
    Objective. To assess the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on academic procrastination and its moderating factors among nursing students. Methods. True experimental pre-test and post-test research design was adopted. The setting comprised of private nursing colleges of Punjab, India. A screening was done among 209 nursing students, 43 (20.57%) were procrastinators, which were assigned randomly to the intervention (n=19) and control (n=24) groups. The intervention was administered during six weeks, consisting of weekly one-hour modules that focused on the core components of ACT (Present Moment Contact, Defusion, Acceptance, Self as Context, Values, and: Commitment to Action). The effect of the intervention was measured after 6th week through the scales: (i) Procrastination assessment Scale, (ii) Acceptance and action questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) and (iii) Student time management scale (STMS). A session of ACT was scheduled for the control group following the post-test. Study has been registered under Clinical Trail Registry of India (REF/2022/12/061719). Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results. Post intervention assessment after 6 weeks revealed reduction in academic procrastination among the nursing students (mean difference -8.61, Standard error 0.35, p-value=0.01). Intervention also led to improvement in time management skills (mean difference 9.98, Standard error 0.32, p-value=0.001). Additionally, intervention results in improving psychological flexibility among the nursing students (mean difference -4.72, Standard error 0.49, p-value=0.02). Conclusion. The study found ACT can reduce academic procrastination, and in the clinical setting, can and improve the time management, psychological flexibility among nursing students.
  • Role of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Addressing Depression: A Promising Approach for Sustainable Mental Health
    Manu Kohli, Navita Gupta, Prabhjot Saini, Gaurav Kohli
    National Journal of Community Medicine, 2025
  • Importance of Core Competencies Assessment Scales for Community Health Nurses in India
    Gaurav Kohli, Navita Gupta, Manu Kohli, Prabhjot Saini
    Ecs Transactions, 2022
    The new age nursing profession is primarily based upon the efficient execution of the profession with skills and appropriate knowledge. The core competencies are essential to developing during and after the completion of formal education. The community nursing competencies are a bit more important as they enable the nurses to work independently in the field as a practitioner. The regular evaluation of competencies is direct to achieving the standard of health care services in the community setting. Method: To present this review researcher reviewed almost 70 articles from different online platforms, i.e. PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, were screened and the final 16 were reviewed. Conclusion: Community health nurses working in domiciliary care need immense exposure to develop core competencies in the practice field. A standardized guide for core competencies of community health nurses based upon the indigenous needs/programs of India helps to infuse competencies among community nurses. The evaluation scale will ensure the extent of core competencies development.
  • Comparison Of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) And Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) For Treatment of Academic Procrastination
    Manu Kohli, Navita Gupta, Prabhjot Saini, Gaurav Kohli
    Ecs Transactions, 2022
    Mental health is an integral part of adolescent’s wellbeing. Procrastination of the academic tasks is found to be the cause of stress among the adolescents. Procrastination is an individual act of postponing or suspending the tasks until the last gasp or past the deadlines. Psychotherapies appears to be an effective treatment for academic procrastination among the adolescents. The present review compared the efficacy of ACT and CBT in reducing the academic procrastination among the adolescents. Methods: Thorough search of three databases (Pubmed, Google Scholar, and PsycINFO) from 2010-2021 was conducted using the keywords like CBT, ACT and academic procrastination. Results: Research support findings that psychological interventions both CBT and ACT are promising interventions for decreasing procrastination. ACT had better long-term effects than CBT on improving procrastinating behaviour.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Sonas Programme: A Compassionate and Sustainable Dementia Intervention
    Gaurav Kohli, Dr. Navita Gupta, Dr.Sandhya Gupta, Dr. Manu Kohli
    National Journal of Community medicine 17 (22), 162-164 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Mitigating Academic Procrastination and its Moderating Factors among nursing students
    M Kohli, N Gupta, G Kohli, P Saini, K Guleria
    Investigación y Educación en Enfermería 43 (2) , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • Role of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Addressing Depression: A Promising Approach for Sustainable Mental Health
    M Kohli, N Gupta, P Saini, G Kohli
    National Journal of Community Medicine 16 (03), 342-343 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Determinants Of Academic Procrastination Among Nursing Students: The Role Of Time Management, Self-Esteem And Psychological Flexibility
    M Kohli, N Gupta, P Saini, G Kohli, P Kaur, K Guleria
    Cuestiones de Fisioterapia 53 (03), 1337-1345 , 2024
    2024.0
  • Importance of Core Competencies Assessment Scales for Community Health Nurses in India
    G Kohli, N Gupta, M Kohli, P Saini
    Electrochemical Society Transactions 107 (1), 3329-3334 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 1
  • Comparison of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Treatment of Academic Procrastination
    M Kohli, N Gupta, P Saini, G Kohli
    ECS Transactions 107 (1), 3321 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 16
  • Methodological Study for RAS Development for Chronic Pediatric Population
    M Kaur, G Kohli, M Kohli
    Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 15 (2), 2813 , 2021
    2021.0
  • Nomophobia: An Assessment of No Phone Phobia among Adolescents
    G Kohli, M Kohli, P Joshi
    Prof.(Dr) RK Sharma 21 (1), 269 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 2
  • Diseases among Sewage Workers
    G Kohli, M Kohli
    Research & Reviews: Journal of Medical Science and Technology 5 (3), 1-5 , 2016
    2016.0
    Citations: 2
  • A Descriptive Study to Assess the Risk of Developing Nomophobia among Students of Selected Nursing Colleges Ludhiana, Punjab
    M Kaur Ajman, Sharma Pawan
    A Descriptive Study to Assess the Risk of Developing Nomophobia among … , 2015
    2015.0
  • A descriptive study to assess the risk of developing nomophobia among students of selected nursing colleges Ludhiana, Punjab
    A Kaur, P Sharma
    International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 1 (2), 1-6 , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 88
  • Prevalence of Internet addiction among adolescents
    T Kaur, P Sharma
    International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 1 (2), 44-48 , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 13
  • International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
    G Kaur, P Sharma, S Manu
    A Comparative Study to Assess Physical and Psychosocial Problems among … , 2015
    2015.0
  • Understanding of naturopathy
    M Kohli, G Kohli
    International Journal of Nursing Education and Research 2 (2), 135-139 , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 15
  • Road Accidents among Adolescents.
    G Kohli, MK Aathi, M Sethi
    Journal of Asia pacific studies 3 (2) , 2013
    2013.0
    Citations: 31
  • & Kohli, G.(2014). A study to assess the knowledge among postnatal mothers regarding postnatal depression in selected maternity hospitals of Moga, Punjab. I-Manager’s Journal …
    M Kohli

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A descriptive study to assess the risk of developing nomophobia among students of selected nursing colleges Ludhiana, Punjab
    A Kaur, P Sharma
    International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 1 (2), 1-6 , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 88
  • Road Accidents among Adolescents.
    G Kohli, MK Aathi, M Sethi
    Journal of Asia pacific studies 3 (2) , 2013
    2013.0
    Citations: 31
  • Comparison of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Treatment of Academic Procrastination
    M Kohli, N Gupta, P Saini, G Kohli
    ECS Transactions 107 (1), 3321 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 16
  • Understanding of naturopathy
    M Kohli, G Kohli
    International Journal of Nursing Education and Research 2 (2), 135-139 , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 15
  • Prevalence of Internet addiction among adolescents
    T Kaur, P Sharma
    International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 1 (2), 44-48 , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 13
  • Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Mitigating Academic Procrastination and its Moderating Factors among nursing students
    M Kohli, N Gupta, G Kohli, P Saini, K Guleria
    Investigación y Educación en Enfermería 43 (2) , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • Nomophobia: An Assessment of No Phone Phobia among Adolescents
    G Kohli, M Kohli, P Joshi
    Prof.(Dr) RK Sharma 21 (1), 269 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 2
  • Diseases among Sewage Workers
    G Kohli, M Kohli
    Research & Reviews: Journal of Medical Science and Technology 5 (3), 1-5 , 2016
    2016.0
    Citations: 2
  • Importance of Core Competencies Assessment Scales for Community Health Nurses in India
    G Kohli, N Gupta, M Kohli, P Saini
    Electrochemical Society Transactions 107 (1), 3329-3334 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 1
  • Sonas Programme: A Compassionate and Sustainable Dementia Intervention
    Gaurav Kohli, Dr. Navita Gupta, Dr.Sandhya Gupta, Dr. Manu Kohli
    National Journal of Community medicine 17 (22), 162-164 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Role of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Addressing Depression: A Promising Approach for Sustainable Mental Health
    M Kohli, N Gupta, P Saini, G Kohli
    National Journal of Community Medicine 16 (03), 342-343 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Determinants Of Academic Procrastination Among Nursing Students: The Role Of Time Management, Self-Esteem And Psychological Flexibility
    M Kohli, N Gupta, P Saini, G Kohli, P Kaur, K Guleria
    Cuestiones de Fisioterapia 53 (03), 1337-1345 , 2024
    2024.0
  • Methodological Study for RAS Development for Chronic Pediatric Population
    M Kaur, G Kohli, M Kohli
    Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 15 (2), 2813 , 2021
    2021.0
  • A Descriptive Study to Assess the Risk of Developing Nomophobia among Students of Selected Nursing Colleges Ludhiana, Punjab
    M Kaur Ajman, Sharma Pawan
    A Descriptive Study to Assess the Risk of Developing Nomophobia among … , 2015
    2015.0
  • International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
    G Kaur, P Sharma, S Manu
    A Comparative Study to Assess Physical and Psychosocial Problems among … , 2015
    2015.0
  • & Kohli, G.(2014). A study to assess the knowledge among postnatal mothers regarding postnatal depression in selected maternity hospitals of Moga, Punjab. I-Manager’s Journal …
    M Kohli