scholarly journals Mental health considerations for children & adolescents in COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (COVID19-S4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazish Imran ◽  
Muhammad Zeshan ◽  
Zainab Pervaiz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
High Level ◽  
Open Access Article

Children are not indifferent to the significant psychological impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. They experience fears, uncertainties, substantial changes to their routines, physical and social isolation alongside high level of parental stress. Understanding their emotions and responses is essential to properly address their needs during this pandemic. In this article, we highlight children’s vulnerability, provide an overview of common symptoms of distress in different age groups, and summarize the interventions and resources available to promote child mental health and wellbeing during these challenging times. We advocate that prioritizing mental health including child & adolescent mental health is an essential component of any universal, community led response to COVID-19 Pandemic. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2759 How to cite this:Imran N, Zeshan M, Pervaiz Z. Mental health considerations for children & adolescents in COVID-19 Pandemic. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(COVID19-S4):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2759 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Research on the Correlation of Serum PCT and Plasma GSN Levels with the Prognosis of Urosepsis Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Cui ◽  
Zhanbiao Yu ◽  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Ning Chen
Keyword(s):  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Prognosis Group ◽  
Good Prognosis Group ◽  
Open Access Article

Objective: To explore the correlation of procalcitonin (PCT) and gelsolin (GSN) with the prognosis of urosepsis patients. Method: The data of 71 urosepsis patients from March 2015 to April 2019 who were admitted to and treated in Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University were analyzed and compared with those of 92 healthy persons. Serum PCT and plasma GSN levels at different times after treatment were detected. According to prognosis, patients were classified into the good prognosis group or the poor prognosis group. The serum PCT and plasma GSN levels of both groups were compared. Result: The serum PCT level of the urosepsis group on the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th days was obviously higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). The plasma GSN levels of the urosepsis group on the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th days were obviously lower than those of the control group (P<0.05).The serum PCT level of the poor prognosis group on the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th days was obviously higher than that of the good prognosis group (P<0.05). The plasma GSN level of the poor prognosis group on the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th days was obviously lower than that of the good prognosis group (P<0.05). PCT was an independent risk factor influencing the prognosis of urosepsis patients and that GSN was a protective factor (P<0.05). Conclusion: The serum PCT and plasma GSN levels can accurately predict the severity and prognosis of urosepsis patients and reflect the disease state of early urosepsis patients. High PCT levels and low GSN levels indicate poor prognosis, and clinicians should consider these values. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.2143 How to cite this:Cui N, Yu Z, Chen Z, Chen N. Research on the Correlation of Serum PCT and Plasma GSN Levels with the Prognosis of Urosepsis Patients. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.2143 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Promoting Research Culture at Indus Health Network

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (ICON-Suppl) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaukat Ali Jawaid
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Research Culture ◽  
Health Network ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Special Supplement ◽  
Open Access Article

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1861 How to cite this:Jawaid SA. Promoting Research Culture at Indus Health Network. Pak J Med Sci. Special Supplement ICON 2020. 2020;36(1):S2. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.ICON-Suppl.1861 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals A Framework for Protecting Pregnant Women in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-112
Author(s):  
Deepa Dongarwar ◽  
Veronica Ajewole ◽  
Kiydra Harris ◽  
Emmanuella Oduguwa ◽  
Theresa Ofili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Work First ◽  
Open Access Article

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, highlighted and compounded problems while posing new challenges for the pregnant population. Although individual organizations have provided disparate information, guidance, and updates on managing the pregnant population during the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to develop a collective model that highlights all the best practices needed to protect the pregnant population during the pandemic. To establish a standard for ensuring safety during the pandemic, we present a framework that describes best practices for the management of the pregnant population during the ongoing COVID-19pandemic.   Copyright © 2021 Dongarwar, et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.

scholarly journals Problems faced by Researchers and pressure on Impact Factor Journal Editors

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaukat Ali Jawaid
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Impact Factor Journal ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Open Access Article

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.3.4296 How to cite this:Jawaid SA. Problems faced by Researchers and pressure on Impact Factor Journal Editors. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(3):616-620.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.3.4296 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Spontaneous Detorsion of Sigmoid Volvulus in a patient with Nineteen-Volvulus episode history: A rare outcome of an extremely rare clinical entity

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp ◽  
Esra Disci ◽  
Cansu Tatar Atamanalp ◽  
Refik Selim Atamanalp
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Sigmoid Volvulus ◽  
Clinical Entity ◽  
Rare Clinical Entity ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Multiple Episode ◽  
Open Access Article

Sigmoid volvulus (SV) recurrence more than 10 times is an extremely rare clinical entity and spontaneous detorsion is a rare outcome of SV. In this paper, we report a case with 19 previous SV attacks, in last of which spontaneous detorsion occurred. Such a multiple-episode history as well as an unexpected recovery was unique in a 1,036-case clinical profession of Ataturk University with SV over a 54.5-year period. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.4703 How to cite this:Atamanalp SS, Disci E, Tatar Atamanalp C, Atamanalp RS. Spontaneous Detorsion of Sigmoid Volvulus in a patient with Nineteen-Volvulus episode history: A rare outcome of an extremely rare clinical entity. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(7):---------.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.4703 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals 2019 Health Equity Summer Research Summit Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on June 18th, 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2s) ◽  
pp. S1-S46
Author(s):  
A Uribe-Gomez ◽  
Abraham A. Salinas-Miranda ◽  
Acara E. Turner ◽  
Adriana M. Strutt ◽  
Adrienne Joseph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Baylor College ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Center Of Excellence ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Open Access Article

Copyright © 2020 Harris. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons At - tribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Exploration of constructs of professionalism identified in the ABIM framework as perceived by the faculty fitting the Pakistani context

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Humaira Fayyaz Khan ◽  
Raheela Yasmeen
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Open Access Article

Objective: Domains of professionalism are well-described in the literature. Examining the elements of Professionalism in the local context have received less attention from education experts. The aim of the study was to explore the construct of professionalism as perceived by the faculty that fitted the Pakistani context identified in the ABIM framework of professionalism. Methods: This qualitative ethnographic research was conducted involving nine participants from Islamic International Medical College in Riphah University Islamabad. A four hours Focus Group Discussion was undertaken to explore the views of the faculty. The focus group session was audiotaped, transcribed and technique of triangulation was employed. Shortened meaningful unit (SMU) were identified from the transcribed data and analyzed to make codes for themes for the behaviors. Forty-six meaningful units were categorized and codes were identified. The themes were identified under the domains of the ABIM frameworks for the Pakistani context. Results: The participants listed 2-8 elements for each domain of the framework describing the professional conduct which lead to 140 shortened meaningful units. These were organized into 46 higher order codes. Conclusions: The study concludes that that ABIM framework can be used to build consensus regarding the domains of professionalism. No difference was found cross contextually regarding the domains of ABIM framework of professionalism. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.3.1573 How to cite this:Khan HF, Yasmeen R. Exploration of constructs of professionalism identified in the ABIM framework as perceived by the faculty fitting the Pakistani context. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.3.1573 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

A study of the effectiveness of MP3 players to support family carers of people living with dementia at home

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Lewis ◽  
Michael Bauer ◽  
Margaret Winbolt ◽  
Carol Chenco ◽  
Francine Hanley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Mp3 Players ◽  
Mp3 Player ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Person With Dementia

ABSTRACTBackground:Music can be therapeutic to people with dementia; however, little is known about its effect on the family carers. This project aimed to (1) assess the effects of MP3 player use by a person with dementia on caregivers’ mental health and wellbeing, including their self-care and health-promoting behavior and (2) determine whether MP3 player use increases caregivers’ self-reported capacity to cope with their role.Methods:A pre–post quantitative and qualitative design was used. Carers completed a survey prior to commencing and four weeks after using the player. The survey included validated measures to assess the level of stress and coping among carers. Carers also kept a diary of the way they used the MP3 player. Half of the carers were interviewed about their experiences at the end of the study.Results:Of 59 people who started using the MP3 player, 51 carers completed the four-week study period and surveys. Use of the MP3 player significantly decreased psychological distress, significantly improved the mental health and wellbeing of carers, significantly increased caregiver self-efficacy to manage symptoms of dementia, and was reported to provide valued respite from the high level of vigilance required for caring for a person with dementia.Conclusion:An MP3 player loaded with music can be a low cost and relatively simple and effective additional strategy to support families caring for people with dementia in the community.

scholarly journals The “new-normal” OSCE examination: Executing in the COVID-19 era

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shazia Babar Matin ◽  
Azam Saeed Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Special Challenge ◽  
Open Access Article

In this unprecedented situation of COVID-19 era, the educational institutions have to attune not only the teaching strategies but also the assessment. Similarly, just as COVID precautions have become the “new normal” practice, hence implementation changes during face-to-face examinations may become standard practice in the Post- COVID era. The Objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs) which usually require a face-to-face assessment of skills, posed a special challenge to health professionals in COVID-19. This commentary paper is written on shared experiences of the examination cell principal resource faculty for OSCE and exam coordinators. It addresses how to plan and implement objective, valid, feasible and reliable clinical skills examinations (OSCEs) keeping in place COVID precautions to ensure the utmost wellbeing of all stakeholders involved. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.4568 How to cite this:Babar S, Afzal A. The “new-normal” OSCE examination: Executing in the COVID-19 era. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(7):---------.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.4568 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Gender and socioeconomic inequalities in health and wellbeing across age in France and Switzerland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Barbuscia ◽  
Chiara Comolli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Probability Model ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Great Relevance ◽  
Linear Probability ◽  
Rich Countries

There is increasing evidence that wellbeing is unequally distributed across sociodemographicgroups in contemporary societies. However, less is known about thedivergence across social groups of trajectories of wellbeing across age groups.This issue is of great relevance in contexts characterised by changing populationstructures and growing imbalances across and within generations, and in whichensuring that everyone has the opportunity to have a happy and healthy life courseis a primary welfare goal. In this study, we investigate wellbeing trends in Franceand Switzerland across age, gender, and socioeconomic status groups. We use twohousehold surveys (the Sant´e et Itin´eraires Professionnels and the Swiss HouseholdPanel) to compare the unfolding inequalities in health and wellbeing across agegroups in two rich countries. We view wellbeing as multidimensional, followingthe literature highlighting the importance of considering different dimensions andmeasures of wellbeing. Thus, we investigate a number of outcomes, includingdifferent measures of physical and mental health, as well as of relational wellbeing,using a linear regression model and a linear probability model. Our findings showinteresting country and dimension-specific heterogeneities in the development ofhealth and wellbeing over age. While our results indicate that there are gender andeducational inequalities in both Switzerland and France, and that gender inequalitiesin mental health accumulate with age in both countries, we also find that educationalinequalities in health and wellbeing remain rather stable across age groups.

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