Impact of Before and After Photographs on Parents of Children With Cleft Lip

2021 ◽  
pp. 229255032110119
Author(s):  
Mranali Dengre ◽  
Christopher R. Forrest ◽  
Emily S. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Facial Deformity ◽  
Treatment Expectations ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Patient Stories

Introduction: Cleft lip with or without palate (CL/P) is a common facial deformity requiring surgical intervention whose aesthetic outcomes are typically represented by Before and After Photographs (BAPhotos). With the growing presence of social media, there are concerns about the role of BAPhotos in plastic surgery and their impact on patient’s expectations. Methods: A retrospective analysis of quality assurance survey and interview data was conducted to explore the impact of BAPhotos on parents and their expectations in the context of CL/P. Results: Thirty-five parents were interviewed regarding use of BAPhotos; 91% viewed BAPhotos on the following platforms: Google (n = 26), Facebook (n = 8), Instagram (n = 4), YouTube (n = 4), Snapchat (n = 1), and Other (n = 11). Half of the parents believed that BAPhotos influenced their treatment expectations and these parents were not less satisfied with their child’s surgical outcome than those who did not perceive being influenced (Mann-Whitney U = 124.5, P = .05). A higher proportion of parents who viewed BAPhotos on social platforms felt that their treatment expectations were influenced by BAPhotos (χ2, X (df = 1) = 4.49, P = .03). Thematic analysis revealed that parents’ emotional reaction to BAPhotos was shaped by the context of the photos; photos on social platforms that include patient stories (ie, Instagram, Facebook) were more often sources of emotional support. Conclusion: This study furthers our understanding of the impact BAPhotos have on parents of children with CL/P and areas of education regarding the dissemination of BAPhotos which have the potential to positively impact viewing of these photos.

scholarly journals The role of inflammation in pathogenesis and treatment of colorectal cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
T. N. Garmanova ◽  
M. I. Bredikhin ◽  
I. A. Tulina ◽  
P. V. Tsarkov
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Tumor Recurrence ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Inflammatory Status ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

One of the factors affecting the effectiveness of treatment and determining the prognosis of a patient with colorectal cancer may be inflammatory status both before and after surgical treatment. The review is devoted to the description of possible mechanisms of relationa between patient's inflammatory status and oncogenesis. Particular attention is paid to the ability of tumor cells to modify the immune cells from the antioncogenic to prooncogenic status. The paper makes an attempt to present a unified concept of the impact of postoperative complications on tumor recurrence in the light of the inflammatory response to surgical intervention.

Strategic Role of Zakat in Multidimensional Quality of Life in Sijunjung, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-72
Author(s):  
Herlin Hamimi ◽  
Abdul Ghafar Ismail ◽  
Muhammad Hasbi Zaenal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Absolute Poverty ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Status ◽  
Being There ◽  
The Impact

Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam which has a function of faith, social and economic functions. Muslims who can pay zakat are required to give at least 2.5 per cent of their wealth. The problem of poverty prevalent in disadvantaged regions because of the difficulty of access to information and communication led to a gap that is so high in wealth and resources. The instrument of zakat provides a paradigm in the achievement of equitable wealth distribution and healthy circulation. Zakat potentially offers a better life and improves the quality of human being. There is a human quality improvement not only in economic terms but also in spiritual terms such as improving religiousity. This study aims to examine the role of zakat to alleviate humanitarian issues in disadvantaged regions such as Sijunjung, one of zakat beneficiaries and impoverished areas in Indonesia. The researcher attempted a Cibest method to capture the impact of zakat beneficiaries before and after becoming a member of Zakat Community Development (ZCD) Program in material and spiritual value. The overall analysis shows that zakat has a positive impact on disadvantaged regions development and enhance the quality of life of the community. There is an improvement in the average of mustahik household incomes after becoming a member of ZCD Program. Cibest model demonstrates that material, spiritual, and absolute poverty index decreased by 10, 5, and 6 per cent. Meanwhile, the welfare index is increased by 21 per cent. These findings have significant implications for developing the quality of life in disadvantaged regions in Sijunjung. Therefore, zakat is one of the instruments to change the status of disadvantaged areas to be equivalent to other areas.

scholarly journals What Kind Of Capitalism For Azerbaijan? A Comparative Analysis From Economic View

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Ayhan Guney ◽  
Ilkin M. Sabiroglu ◽  
Cihan Bulut
Keyword(s):  
Market Economy ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Historical Periods

Every country has experienced various capital accumulation processes due to their own specific conditions. Differences in these conditions have ensured various countries to enter the process of economic development in dissimilar historical periods. Due to the central characteristics of the previous command economic system and the impact of powerful heritage from the USSR on the bureaucratic administration, Azerbaijan is still having difficulties in transitioning to a free-market economy. Today, the transition to an open market economy for Azerbaijan is not completely realized. This research attempts to investigate the major factors of the formation process of the capitalist economic structure in Azerbaijan before and after the demise of the Soviet Union.It focused on the fundamental role of oil and relatively, the agricultural sector and also looked into the types of capitalism the country is currently experiencing based upon certain criteria and statistical indicators.

scholarly journals PENGARUH REVIU RKA-K/L OLEH APIP TERHADAP EFISIENSI ALOKASI ANGGARAN KEMENTERIAN AGAMA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Edy Effendi ◽  
Muhammad Imron
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Research on the role of the APIP review of the Ministry/agency Work Plan and Budget document to determine the impact on the efficiency of ministry/agency spending (case study at the Ministry of Religion). The method used in this study uses simple linear regression with dummy. The use of linear regression is used to examine the relationship between independent variables (certain types of expenditure) and dependent variables (total expenditure). Whereas, dummy is used to find out before and after the APIP review is done. Throughout the author's search, this research has never been done. Based on the results of linear regression obtained, the APIP review significantly had a positive effect on official travel expenditure and honorarium but did not significantly affect building spending and equipment. Abstrak   Penelitian atas peran reviu APIP atas dokumen Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Kementerian Negara/Lembaga untuk mengetahui dampaknya terhadap efisiensi belanja kementerian/lembaga (studi kasus pada Kementerian Agama). Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan regresi linier sederhana dengan dummy. Penggunaan regresi liner digunakan untuk meneliti hubungan antara variable independen (jenis belanja tertentu) dan variable dependen (total belanja). Sedangkan, dummy digunakan untuk mengetahui sebelum dan setelah reviu APIP dilakukan. Sepanjang penelusuran penulis, penelitian ini belum pernah dilakukan. Berdasarkan hasil regresi linier diperoleh, reviu APIP signifikan berpengaruh positif terhadap  belanja perjalanan dinas dan honorarium tetapi tidak signifikan berbengaruh terhadap belanja gedung dan alat.

scholarly journals Audit committee quality and audit report lag: the role of mandatory adoption of IFRS in Saudi companies

Accounting ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 167-178
Author(s):  
Mahfod Mobarak Aldoseri ◽  
Nasr Taha Hassan ◽  
Magdy Melegy Abd El Hakim Melegy
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Audit Report ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Mandatory Adoption ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Weak Influence

This paper aims to examine the effect of audit committee characteristics on audit report lag, and also explores whether this effect will vary between before and after mandatory adoption of IFRS in Saudi listed companies. Based on a Saudi sample of 388 firm-year observations from 2015 to 2018, the Poisson regression analysis shows that among audit committee characteristics, only audit committee financial experience significantly influences the timing of financial reporting. The result indicates a weak influence of audit committees on timeliness of financial reporting, which is consistent with the results of most of previous studies. On the other hand, the results show a strong impact of the adoption of IFRS on the context of that relationship, where the results show the impact of IFRS on audit report lag, audit committee quality and the association between them.

scholarly journals The Role of Non-Rubber Components on Molecular Network of Natural Rubber during Accelerated Storage

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2880
Author(s):  
Huifeng Zhang ◽  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Xu Chen ◽  
Yueqiong Wang ◽  
Fuchun Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Network Formation ◽  
Crosslinking Density ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Hardening Mechanism ◽  
Accelerated Storage ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Vital Factor

Though the non-rubber components have long been recognized to be a vital factor affecting the network of natural rubber (NR), the authentic role of non-rubber components on the network during accelerated storage has not been fully illuminated. This work attempts to clarify the impact of non-rubber components on the network for NR during accelerated storage. A natural network model for NR was proposed based on the gel content, crosslinking density, and the non-rubber components distribution for NR before and after centrifugation. Furthermore, the effect of non-rubber components on the network was investigated during accelerated storage. The results show that terminal crosslinking induced by non-rubber components and entanglements are primary factors affecting the network formation during accelerated storage. By applying the tube model to analyze the stress-strain curves of NR, we found that the contribution of the entanglements to the network formation is larger than that of terminal crosslinking during accelerated storage. The work highlights the role of non-rubber components on the network during accelerated storage, which is essential for understanding the storage hardening mechanism of NR.

scholarly journals The impact of surgical intervention on renal function in cystinuria

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serra Sürmeli Döven ◽  
Ali Delibaş ◽  
Hakan Taşkınlar ◽  
Ali Naycı
Keyword(s):  
Renal Function ◽  
Radionuclide Imaging ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Renal Scarring ◽  
Urinary Stones ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Introduction: Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disorder due to intestinal and renal transport defects in cystine and dibasic amino acids, which result in recurrent urolithiasis and surgical interventions. This study aimed to assess the impact of surgical interventions on renal function by analyzing estimated glomerular filtration rates. Methods: Thirteen pediatric patients with cystinuria, who were followed-up in a single tertiary institution between 2004 and 2016, were included in the study. Medical records were reviewed to collect data on clinical presentation of patients, urine parameters, stone formation, medical treatment, surgical intervention, stone recurrence after surgical procedure, stone analysis, ultrasonography, 99m-technetium dimercaptosuccinic acid (99mTc-DMSA) radionuclide imaging results, and follow-up time. Creatinine clearances estimated by modified Schwartz (eGFR) formula before and after surgery were used to assess renal function and compared statistically. Results: Nine patients (69.2%) had renal scarring which were detected with 99mTc-DMSA radionuclide imaging. In ten patients (76.9%), open surgical intervention for stones were needed during follow-up. Significant difference was not detected between eGFR before and after surgical intervention (mean 92 versus 106, p = 0.36). Nine of the patients (69.2%) were stone free in the last ultrasonographic examination. Relapses of stone after surgery were seen in 66.6% of patients who underwent surgical intervention. Conclusions: Surgical interventions for urinary stones are commonly required in patients with cystinuria. Renal scarring is a prevalent finding in cystinuric patients. Surgical interventions have no negative impact on eGFR in patients with cystinuria according to the present study.

scholarly journals The Effect of Music Therapy on Self-Reported Affect in Hospitalised Paediatric Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ruth Elizabeth Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Clinical Notes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Therapy Sessions

<p>The present research examines the effect of music therapy on the affect of hospitalised children. It took place on a paediatric ward of a New Zealand public hospital. This study aimed to investigate the role of music therapy in addressing patients' psychosocial needs. Literature on the impact of hospitalisation, and on the use of music therapy in hospitals and paediatrics was reviewed. The research involved an audit of the therapist's clinical notes from music therapy sessions over the course of seven months. The clinical notes included measurements of children's mood from the beginning and end of sessions, using McGrath's (1990) Affective Facial Scale. It was hypothesised that mood measures following music therapy would be higher than pre-music therapy scores. Statistical analysis of the facial scale data did not show a significant difference between 'before' and 'after' measures. These results were discussed with regard to a ceiling effect (this is, the measurements indicated patients were at the happy end of the scale before the music therapy session, so there was little room on the scale for mood to improve following music therapy). The measurement of emotion did not prove to be straightforward. The hospital environment may have influenced the patients' responses in a number of ways. These environmental influences are discussed with reference to examples from the clinical notes. The usefulness of facial scales in this context is discussed, as well as other limitations of the research. Suggestions for future research include the use of other mood measures, and the inclusion of measurements of parental mood and how this affects the child.</p>

scholarly journals The Effect of Music Therapy on Self-Reported Affect in Hospitalised Paediatric Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ruth Elizabeth Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Clinical Notes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Therapy Sessions

<p>The present research examines the effect of music therapy on the affect of hospitalised children. It took place on a paediatric ward of a New Zealand public hospital. This study aimed to investigate the role of music therapy in addressing patients' psychosocial needs. Literature on the impact of hospitalisation, and on the use of music therapy in hospitals and paediatrics was reviewed. The research involved an audit of the therapist's clinical notes from music therapy sessions over the course of seven months. The clinical notes included measurements of children's mood from the beginning and end of sessions, using McGrath's (1990) Affective Facial Scale. It was hypothesised that mood measures following music therapy would be higher than pre-music therapy scores. Statistical analysis of the facial scale data did not show a significant difference between 'before' and 'after' measures. These results were discussed with regard to a ceiling effect (this is, the measurements indicated patients were at the happy end of the scale before the music therapy session, so there was little room on the scale for mood to improve following music therapy). The measurement of emotion did not prove to be straightforward. The hospital environment may have influenced the patients' responses in a number of ways. These environmental influences are discussed with reference to examples from the clinical notes. The usefulness of facial scales in this context is discussed, as well as other limitations of the research. Suggestions for future research include the use of other mood measures, and the inclusion of measurements of parental mood and how this affects the child.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of The HEROES Project on First Responders’ Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Blumberg ◽  
Luciano Giromini ◽  
Konstantinos Papazoglou ◽  
A. Renee Thornton
Keyword(s):  
First Responders ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Breathing Exercises ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

First responders experience a myriad of stressors (e.g., operational, organizational, personal) over the course of their career. An abundance of empirical evidence shows that the impact of those stressors on first responders’ health, well-being, and performance can be detrimental. Nevertheless, previous research has mainly focused on the role of a specific technique (e.g., mindfulness, breathing exercises, psychoeducation) towards the promotion of well-being among first responders. This allows us to explore the role of a single technique in supporting first responders. However, given the complexity of stressors experienced by this population, it appears that a synergistic role of multileveled intervention is imperative to promote lasting improvement in first responders’ well-being. To this end, The HEROES Project, an eight-week online training program, was developed to address the aforementioned gap in the literature. The HEROES Project incorporates lessons that aim to build a cluster of skills that together promote first responders’ wellbeing. In the present study, a sample of first responders (n = 124) from the US Midwest were recruited and completed The HEROES Project. They were assessed before and after completion of the program, and then follow-up measurements were obtained for two years following the baseline assessment. Results showed that participants with higher distress and lower psychological resources before the training benefited most from The HEROES Project, but that the training significantly improved psychological capital and reduced stress, depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms for all participants. Clinical and training implications as well as future research directions are discussed.

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