Letter to the Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 768-768
Author(s):  
R. J. H.
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Original Manuscript ◽  
The University

Both reviewers of the original manuscript and I were equally concerned with the deception used in the study referred to by Dr. Solnit, and I communicated this concern to the authors. In a revised manuscript they pointed out the safeguards taken, including informed consent of the parents, approval of the University Ethics Committee, the reassurances given to the children at the end of the experiment, and their observations that the children responded to the reassurances very promptly.

scholarly journals Bruxism in children: Effectiveness of bite splints

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Marcelo Tomas de Oliveira ◽  
Talita Bressan ◽  
Saulo Pamato ◽  
Ana Carolina Niehues ◽  
Nara Farias Niehues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Parental Informed Consent ◽  
Wear And Tear ◽  
Dental Appliance ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The University

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of bite splints in the treatment of children with bruxism, reduction or elimination of symptoms and effective use of the dental appliance by patients. Methods: The sample consisted of 30 children with bruxism, aged 7 to 10 years, attending the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the University of Southern Santa Catarina. After approval by the ethics committee and parental informed consent agreement, children underwent anamnesis, physical examination, and alginate molding for fabrication of acrylic bite splints. The children were reassessed after 15 days and after 4, 8 and 12 months of splinting use through new clinical examination and questionnaires. Results: The use rate of bite splints shows that there was a positive correlation (rP=0.9961) between the decrease in use and time elapsed. The parafunctional habit of bruxism was no longer observed in 76.7% of the sample. It was observed that both symptoms evaluated, headache and muscular discomfort, showed a behavior that, if present at the beginning of treatment, declined during follow-up. No splint wear and tear was observed. Conclusion: There was a significant reduction in parafunctional activity, headache and muscular discomfort with the use of bite splints. The higher the persistence of patients, the higher the use rate of bite splints.

scholarly journals Compassion fatigue as bruises in the soul: A qualitative study on nurses

2021 ◽  
pp. 096973302110032
Author(s):  
Tove Gustafsson ◽  
Jessica Hemberg
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Private Person ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Life Itself ◽  
The University ◽  
Written Informed Consent

Background: Nurses who are constantly being exposed to patients’ suffering can lead to compassion fatigue. There is a gap in the latest research regarding nurses’ experiences of compassion fatigue. Little is known about how compassion fatigue affects the nurse as a person, and indications of how it affects the profession are scarce. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore compassion fatigue experienced by nurses and how it affects them as persons and professionals. Research design, participants, and research context: A qualitative explorative approach was used. The data consisted of texts from interviews with seven nurses in various nursing contexts. Content analysis was used. Ethical consideration: Ethical approval was sought and granted from an ethics committee at the university where the researchers were based, and written, informed consent was obtained from all the participants. Findings: Five themes were discovered: Compassion as an empathic gift and compassion fatigue as a result of compassion overload, Compassion fatigue as exhausting the nurse as a professional and private person, Compassion fatigue as a crisis with potentially valuable insights, Compassion fatigue can be handled by self-care and focus on self, and Compassion fatigue is affected by life itself and multifaceted factors. Discussion: Compassion stress and overload can lead to compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue affects the nurse’s ability to compassion, and the caring is no longer experienced in the same way; the nurses experienced it as being deprived of the gift of compassion. Compassion fatigue implicates a crisis with potentially valuable insights. Conclusion: Compassion fatigue can be symbolized as bruises in the soul, hurtful, but with time it can fade away, although it leaves a sense of caution within the nurse, which can affect the suffering patient.

Robot Therapy for Prevention of Dementia at Home – Results of Preliminary Experiment

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi Wada ◽  
◽  
Takanori Shibata ◽  
Takashi Asada ◽  
Toshimitsu Musha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Potential Distribution ◽  
Senile Dementia ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Neuronal Dysfunction ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Diagnosis Method ◽  
The University ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg

In robot therapy for senile dementia patients, a seal-like robot, Paro, was left in patients’ homes for a week to determine its neuropsychological influence. Efficacy was evaluated by the diagnosis method of neuronal dysfunction (DIMENSION), which detects a lack of smoothness of scalp potential distribution resulting from cortical neuronal impairment by analyzing recorded a patient’s electroencephalogram (EEG). Interaction with Paro by patients was observed by their families. In a preliminary experiment, 5 subjects were studied after informed consent was received from them or their families in accordance with the medical ethics committee of the University of Tsukuba and the AIST ethics committee.

scholarly journals Why Do Our Cancer Patients Sleep So Badly? Sleep Disorders in Cancer Patients: A Frequent Symptom with Multiple Causes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Herwig Strik ◽  
Werner Cassel ◽  
Michael Teepker ◽  
Thomas Schulte ◽  
Jorge Riera-Knorrenschild ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Breathing Disorders ◽  
The One ◽  
Diagnosis Therapy ◽  
The University ◽  
Insomnia Symptoms

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> On the one hand, sleep disorders in cancer patients are reported in 30–50% of cancer patients. On the other hand, specific causes for these sleep disorders are little known. This study was done to evaluate factors which may affect sleep of cancer patients. To our knowledge, this is the first study which includes return to work as one factor of sleep disturbance. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> 107 patients with various types of cancer treated in 2 hospitals were interviewed with a battery of questionnaires after having given informed consent. The questionnaires intended to detect abnormalities of sleep and related pain, breathing disorders, restless legs syndrome, depression, rumination, medication, and psychosocial distress. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Marburg. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The analysis of the 6 sleep-related questionnaires indicated a sleep disorder of any kind in 68% of all patients. Insomnia symptoms were present in 48 patients (44.9%). Pain, depression, anxiety, and worries about the workplace were significantly related to sleep disorders. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Sleep disorders are common in cancer patients. The causes are manifold and should be considered by caregivers during diagnosis, therapy, and aftercare of cancer patients. Tumour patients should actively be asked about sleep disorders. If these are present, they should be addressed, and as they have a large impact on quality of life, treatment options should be offered in cooperation with sleep specialists.

scholarly journals Ethics Committee as A Tool to Improve the Management of Psychological and Pedagogical Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 02030
Author(s):  
Alexey Mikhailovich Dvoinin ◽  
Svetlana Evgenievnа Shukshina ◽  
Andrey Andreevich Sevalnikov ◽  
Irina Sergeevna Bulanova ◽  
Henndy Ginting
Keyword(s):  
Ethics Committee ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Ethical Violations ◽  
Global Standards ◽  
The Status ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
Pedagogical Research ◽  
The University

The article considers the problem of low quality pedagogical and psychological/pedagogical research in the Russian academic context, closely interconnected with bad academic practices in conducting this kind of research. The authors identified the most common ethical violations, including imitation of scientific research, compiling scientific texts, falsification of results, incorrect borrowing, etc. The paper contains a pre-project analysis of the management model of psychological and pedagogical research common in modern Russian universities and conclusions on its failure in the conditions of transition to the global standards for assessing the quality of education and research. The authors present an approach to the development of a model for managing psychological and pedagogical research at the university level. The proposed model is based on international standards of scientific ethics and principles of evidence-based science, and the committee on the ethics of psychological and pedagogical research is its key element. The paper determines the status, structure, functions of the ethics committee, as well as specific features and possible risks of implementing the proposed alternative model in universities with serious problems in the field of good academic practice.

scholarly journals Desconfortos, complicações e satisfações de mulheres após mamoplastia redutora

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 913
Author(s):  
Ana Lucia De Faria ◽  
Teresa Celia de Mattos Moraes dos Santos ◽  
Maria Cecilia Pereira Nakamiti ◽  
Eliana Fátima Almeida Nascimento ◽  
Paula Neves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reduction Mammaplasty ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Postoperative Results ◽  
Patient’S Satisfaction ◽  
Lack Of Sleep ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The University

Objective: to identify the patients' discomforts, complications and satisfactions in the postoperative reduction mammaplasty. Methods: this is about a prospective, exploratory and descriptive study, from quantitative approach. The population was performed by 21 patients who underwent to a reduction mammaplasty in a plastic surgery clinic in Taubaté/SP city 2007. Data were collected from August to November 2007 and quantified, analyzed and presented in tables and figures. This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Taubaté (0132/07). Results: the mean age was 41.3 years old; as for marital status, the married women were prevailing; among them, 66.67% had children and breastfed. The reason for the surgery that most stood out was the aesthetic. The test performed in the breast, preoperatively, was the USG and mammography. The most cited discomfort in the postoperative period was the lack of sleep position (38.09%). The abcense of any complications was predominant (71.44%), and the patient's satisfaction with the reduction mammaplasty outcomes was excellent (71.44%). Conclusion: the discomforts, complications, and satisfactions postoperative results went beyond the expectations. The patients felt in harmony with their own images, high self-steem, and high physical, psycological and social levels of satisfaction. Descriptors: trends; nursing; rehabilitation.

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