scholarly journals Értelmi sérültek fogászati állapotának felmérése

2021 ◽  
Vol 162 (42) ◽  
pp. 1698-1702
Author(s):  
Ilona Szmirnova ◽  
György Szmirnov ◽  
Fanni Rencz ◽  
Ákos Szabó ◽  
Bálint Trimmel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Mentally Disabled ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Dental Rehabilitation ◽  
Disabled Patients ◽  
The Mean

Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: Magyarországon 100 000 olyan értelmi sérült él, akik speciális ellátásra szorulnak. Előzőleg beszámoltunk az akut fogászati ellátás eredményeiről és problémáiról. Ahhoz azonban, hogy a teljes fogászati rehabilitáció felé lépéseket lehessen tenni, ismerni kell az ilyen betegek fogászati állapotát. Célkitűzés: Statisztikailag releváns, nagyobb beteganyagon felmérni az értelmi sérült betegek fogászati állapotát, összehasonlítva mind az orvosi rehabilitációs kezelésben részesülő betegek (főleg testi fogyatékosok), mind az általános populáció adataival. Módszer: A fogászati állapot felmérésére két betegcsoport állt rendelkezésünkre. Összesen 325 beteg statusát rögzítettük. A vizsgáltakat 3 csoportba osztottuk: enyhe (36), közepes (247) és súlyos (42) értelmi sérültek. Az értelmi sérült betegek fogászati állapotát DMF-T-indexszel mértük, és összehasonlítottuk az orvosi rehabilitációs kezelésben részesülő betegek és az általános populáció adataival is. Eredmények: A 325 szellemi sérült össz-DMF-T-indexének átlaga ± szórás: 11,04 ± 7,35; a carieses fogak számának átlaga: D = 3,66 ± 4,61; a hiányzó fogak számának átlaga: M = 5,22 ± 5,74. A fogmegtartó kezelés minimális volt: átlag F = 2,16 ± 3,12. Azoknak az értelmi sérülteknek, akik intézetben élnek, rosszabb a fogazati állapotuk, mint azoknak, akik családban vannak. Következtetések: Az eredményekből látszik, hogy az értelmi sérültek fogai elhanyagoltabbak, mint a normálpopuláció esetében. A DMF-T-index önmagában nem tükrözi ezeket a magállapításokat, csak akkor, ha szétbontva vizsgáljuk az adatokat. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(42): 1698–1702. Summary. Introduction: There are 100,000 mentally disabled individuals in Hungary requiring special care. Previously, we reported the results and problems of acute dental care. However, in order to take the appropriate measures toward holistic dental rehabilitation, clarity regarding the condition of those mentally disabled individuals is necessary. Objective: To measure the dental health of mentally disabled individuals based on a large sample of patients, to compare the results with both differently-abled (i.e., primarily physically disabled) individuals and the general population. Methods: There were two available patient cohorts for the measurement of dental health. With the two cohorts combined, we recorded data about 325 patients. We split the patients into three groups: mild (36), medium (247), and severe (42) mental disability. We used DMF-T index to measure dental health status, and compared the results with those of physically disabled and the general population. Results: The mean ± deviation of DMF-T index of the disabled patients was 11.04 ± 7.35; the mean of decayed teeth: D = 3.66 ± 4.61; the missing teeth: M = 5.22 ± 5.74; the filled teeth: F = 2.16 ± 3.12. Mentally disabled patients living in institutions showed worse dental health than those living with families. Conclusions: The results show that the teeth of mentally disabled patients are more neglected than those of the general population. The DMF-T index does not mirror these conclusions unless we examine each data set separately. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(42): 1698–1702.

Hepatitis B Virus (Hepadnaviridae: Orthohepadnavirus: Hepatitis B virus) among Hospitalized Mentally Disabled Patients is not transmitted by their nurses or family members

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 350-356
Author(s):  
H. Sarbandi ◽  
S. M. Hosseini ◽  
K. Vakili ◽  
M. Fathi ◽  
N. V. Deravi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
General Population ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Hbv Dna ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Mentally Disabled ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Disabled Patients

Background. Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been reported to be higher in the institutionalized mentally disabled patients than that of the general population previously reported in Iran. This study aims to investigate HBV infection among nurses and families of the hospitalized mentally disabled patients.Material and methods. This study was conducted on 110 nurses and family members of the mentally disabled patients who were hospitalized in five residential care centers of Tehran. The presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) was examined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Afterwards, HBV DNA was extracted, and then propagated via a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and specific primers. Finally, a phylogenetic tree was constructed using the neighbor-joining method to compare virus genomes in the nurses’ serum with other isolated HBVs worldwide.Results. Out of 102 studied nurses, three (3%) were positive for HBsAg (100% female). Also, no patient was positive for the HBV genome, while eight (7.3%) nurses were positive for HBcAb including two (25%) males and six (75%) females. Genome sequencing of one DNA positive sample showed that the isolated virus from this patient contained sub genotype D1 and subtype ayw2. The results of none of the family members were positive for HBsAg, HBcAb, or HBV DNA.Conclusion. This study showed a higher prevalence of HBsAg among nurses (3%) compared to the Iranian general population (1.7–2.1%). The virus isolated from the nurses belonged to subgenotype D1 and subtype ayw2 in accordance with previous Iranian reports. Also, there was no drug-resistant or vaccine-escape mutations in the obtained viral genome. Moreover, low immune pressure on the virus in the asymptomatic chronic HBV patients might be responsible for low nucleotide divergence among the derived HBV genome.

Rehabilitation methods of balance, flexibility and motor performance in the disabled physico_motor, younge man

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 2811-2815
Author(s):  
Hassan Shafaei ◽  
Светлана Ткаченко
Keyword(s):  
Motor Performance ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Group Evaluation ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Rehabilitation Clinic ◽  
Experimental Group

The main purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of Tai-Chi and Chi-Kong exercises on the static and dynamic balance, flexibility and motor performance of male disabled regarding to their motor-physical actions. About 30 people of the motor-physical disabled of Tabriz City Rehabilitation clinic had been voluntarily participated in this study. These disabled were divided into two equal groups of experimental group (15 people) including the mean, deviation, age 52.68 years old and weight 74.43kg and height 170.27cm and the second 15 ones group as control group including the mean age 26 years old, weight 75kg and height 172.2cm in this study. The statistic balance and dynamic balance, flexibility (seating and press test) and motor performance (UPDRS test) as well as former samples and after eight-week exercises were all analyzed. Dependent t was applied to compare the inter-group evaluation and t-independent was also used in order to compare the intra-group cases (p < 0.05). The results after eight week showed that the significant recovery exercise could be concluded that the statistic and dynamic balances, flexibility and motor performance of disabled were also observed significantly (p < 0.05). Based on the results of the present study, the exercises of Tai-Chi and Chi-Kong could increase the static and dynamic balances, flexibility and motor performance as well as muscular strength and power of all disabled. Hence, it was also recommended all disabled to apply the related process potentially. Key words: exercises of Tai-Chi and Chi-Kong, rehabilitation, balance, flexibility, motor performance

Dentition status and treatment needs of prisoners of Haryana state, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Bansal ◽  
G.M. Sogi ◽  
K.L. Veeresha ◽  
Adarsh Kumar ◽  
Shelly Bansal
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Tooth Extraction ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Government ◽  
Prison Populations

PurposeThis paper aims to explore prisoner dental health in Haryana, India.Design/methodology/approachThe authors assessed the prevalence of dental caries and the treatment needs of prisoners in all 19 prisons in Haryana. The results were compared with the prison populations of other countries and the general population of Haryana.FindingsThe mean age of 1,393 subjects examined was 35.26±12.29 years. A large number of the subjects reported to be in need of dental treatment. The number of decayed teeth was found to be similar to the general population of Haryana but the number of filled teeth was quite low. The number of teeth missing and the need for tooth extraction was high.Social implicationsLong‐standing prisoner dental problems indicated a need for dental treatment in prisons.Originality/valueThis is the first study of its kind covering all 19 prisons in Haryana, India. The results indicate that the government needs to further consider and address the oral health needs of prisoners.

DFT Benchmark Study of the O--O Bond Dissociation Energy in Peroxides Validated with High-Level Ab-Initio Calculations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Carmona ◽  
Pablo Jaque ◽  
Esteban Vöhringer-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Reference Value ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Bond Dissociation ◽  
Dissociation Energies ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
High Level ◽  
Almost All

<div><div><div><p>Peroxides play a central role in many chemical and biological pro- cesses such as the Fenton reaction. The relevance of these compounds lies in the low stability of the O–O bond which upon dissociation results in radical species able to initiate various chemical or biological processes. In this work, a set of 64 DFT functional-basis set combinations has been validated in terms of their capability to describe bond dissociation energies (BDE) for the O–O bond in a database of 14 ROOH peroxides for which experimental values ofBDE are available. Moreover, the electronic contributions to the BDE were obtained for four of the peroxides and the anion H2O2− at the CBS limit at CCSD(T) level with Dunning’s basis sets up to triple–ζ quality provid- ing a reference value for the hydrogen peroxide anion as a model. Almost all the functionals considered here yielded mean absolute deviations around 5.0 kcal mol−1. The smallest values were observed for the ωB97 family and the Minnesota M11 functional with a marked basis set dependence. Despite the mean deviation, order relations among BDE experimental values of peroxides were also considered. The ωB97 family was able to reproduce the relations correctly whereas other functionals presented a marked dependence on the chemical nature of the R group. Interestingly, M11 functional did not show a very good agreement with the established order despite its good performance in the mean error. The obtained results support the use of similar validation strategies for proper prediction of BDE or other molecular properties by DF Tmethods in subsequent related studies.</p></div></div></div>

Anxiety, depression, fatigue, and headache burden in the pediatric hydrocephalus population

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Zimmerman ◽  
Bobby May ◽  
Katherine Barnes ◽  
Anastasia Arynchyna ◽  
Elizabeth N. Alford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Chronic Medical Condition ◽  
Measurement Information ◽  
Burden Of Headache ◽  
Pediatric Hydrocephalus ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Moderate Range ◽  
Anxiety Depression

OBJECTIVEChildhood hydrocephalus is a common chronic medical condition. However, little is known about the burden of headache and psychological comorbidities in children living with hydrocephalus. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of these conditions among the pediatric hydrocephalus population.METHODSDuring routine neurosurgery clinic visits from July 2017 to February 2018, the authors administered four surveys to children ages 7 years and older: Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment (PedMIDAS), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety, PROMIS Depression, and PROMIS Fatigue. The PedMIDAS is an assessment of headache disability in pediatric and adolescent patients. The PROMIS measures are pediatric self-reported instruments to assess social and emotional health. PROMIS measures utilize T-scores (mean 50, SD 10) to compare anxiety, depression, and fatigue in specific populations to those in the US general population. Clinical and demographic data were collected from the medical record (hydrocephalus etiology, shunt infection, race, etc.) and tested for associations with survey measure scores.RESULTSForty children completed the PedMIDAS. Ten percent of them were in the severe headache range, 5% were in the moderate range, and 5% were in the mild range. There was a statistically significant association between undergoing a cluster of shunt operations and headache burden (p = 0.003).Forty children completed all three PROMIS measures. The mean anxiety score was 45.8 (SD 11.7), and 2.5% of children scored in the severe anxiety range, 17.5% in the moderate range, and 20% in the mild range. The mean depression score was 42.7 (SD 10.0), with 2.5% of children scoring in the severe depression range, 5% in the moderate range, and 12.5% in the mild range. The mean fatigue score was 45.1 (SD 16.4), with 15% percent of children scoring in the severe fatigue range, 10% in the moderate range, and 7.5% in the mild range. There were no statistically significant associations between child anxiety, depression, or fatigue and clinical or demographic variables.CONCLUSIONSChildren with hydrocephalus have an average burden of headache, anxiety, depression, and fatigue as compared to the general population overall. Having a cluster of shunt operations correlates with a higher headache burden, but no clinical or demographic variable is associated with anxiety, depression, or fatigue.

Der Sommer und Herbst 2003 aus phänologischer Sicht | Summer and autumn 2003 from a phenological point of view

2004 ◽  
Vol 155 (5) ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Defila
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
New Record ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Late Spring ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Leaf Shedding ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Very High ◽  
Selection Of

The record-breaking heatwave of 2003 also had an impact on the vegetation in Switzerland. To examine its influences seven phenological late spring and summer phases were evaluated together with six phases in the autumn from a selection of stations. 30% of the 122 chosen phenological time series in late spring and summer phases set a new record (earliest arrival). The proportion of very early arrivals is very high and the mean deviation from the norm is between 10 and 20 days. The situation was less extreme in autumn, where 20% of the 103 time series chosen set a new record. The majority of the phenological arrivals were found in the class «normal» but the class«very early» is still well represented. The mean precocity lies between five and twenty days. As far as the leaf shedding of the beech is concerned, there was even a slight delay of around six days. The evaluation serves to show that the heatwave of 2003 strongly influenced the phenological events of summer and spring.

scholarly journals Correlation between fundus autofluorescence and visual function in patients with cone-rod dystrophy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoru Kanda ◽  
Takumi Hara ◽  
Ryosuke Fujino ◽  
Keiko Azuma ◽  
Hirotsugu Soga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Field ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Fundus Autofluorescence ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Mean Deviation ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Field Imaging

AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between autofluorescence (AF) signal measured with ultra-wide field imaging and visual functions in patients with cone-rod dystrophy (CORD). A retrospective chart review was performed for CORD patients. We performed the visual field test and fundus autofluorescence (FAF) measurement and visualized retinal structures with optical coherence tomography (OCT) on the same day. Using binarised FAF images, we identified a low FAF area ratio (LFAR: low FAF/30°). Relationships between age and logMAR visual acuity (VA), central retinal thickness (CRT), central choroidal thickness (CCT), mean deviation (MD) value, and LFAR were investigated. Thirty-seven eyes of 21 CORD patients (8 men and 13 women) were enrolled. The mean patient age was 49.8 years. LogMAR VA and MD were 0.52 ± 0.47 and − 17.91 ± 10.59 dB, respectively. There was a significant relationship between logMAR VA and MD (p = 0.001). LogMAR VA significantly correlated with CRT (p = 0.006) but not with other parameters. Conversely, univariate analysis suggested a significant relationship between MD and LFAR (p = 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, LFAR was significantly associated with MD (p = 0.002). In conclusion, it is useful to measure the low FAF area in patients with CORD. The AF measurement reflects the visual field deterioration but not VA in CORD.

scholarly journals Relationship between large-scale ionospheric field-aligned currents and electron/ion precipitations: DMSP observations

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Xiong ◽  
Claudia Stolle ◽  
Patrick Alken ◽  
Jan Rauberg
Keyword(s):  
Time Distribution ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Particle Flux ◽  
Particle Energy ◽  
Lower Latitude ◽  
Particle Precipitation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
Meteorological Satellite

Abstract In this study, we have derived field-aligned currents (FACs) from magnetometers onboard the Defense Meteorological Satellite Project (DMSP) satellites. The magnetic latitude versus local time distribution of FACs from DMSP shows comparable dependences with previous findings on the intensity and orientation of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) By and Bz components, which confirms the reliability of DMSP FAC data set. With simultaneous measurements of precipitating particles from DMSP, we further investigate the relation between large-scale FACs and precipitating particles. Our result shows that precipitation electron and ion fluxes both increase in magnitude and extend to lower latitude for enhanced southward IMF Bz, which is similar to the behavior of FACs. Under weak northward and southward Bz conditions, the locations of the R2 current maxima, at both dusk and dawn sides and in both hemispheres, are found to be close to the maxima of the particle energy fluxes; while for the same IMF conditions, R1 currents are displaced further to the respective particle flux peaks. Largest displacement (about 3.5°) is found between the downward R1 current and ion flux peak at the dawn side. Our results suggest that there exists systematic differences in locations of electron/ion precipitation and large-scale upward/downward FACs. As outlined by the statistical mean of these two parameters, the FAC peaks enclose the particle energy flux peaks in an auroral band at both dusk and dawn sides. Our comparisons also found that particle precipitation at dawn and dusk and in both hemispheres maximizes near the mean R2 current peaks. The particle precipitation flux maxima closer to the R1 current peaks are lower in magnitude. This is opposite to the known feature that R1 currents are on average stronger than R2 currents.

scholarly journals Relationship between Sleep Duration Trajectories and Self-Rated Depressive Symptoms in South Koreans with Physical Disabilities

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Su Jeong Yi ◽  
Yoo Mi Jeong ◽  
Jae-Hyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Bayes Factor ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
The Relationship

Physically disabled persons can have sleep problems, which affects their mental health more than those in non-disabled people. However, there are few studies on the relationship between sleep duration and mental health targeting physically disabled people in South Korea, and existing studies on the disabled have mostly used data collected from convenience rather than nationally representative samples, limiting the generalization of the results. This study used data from the second wave of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED, 2016–2018, 1st–3rd year). Participants included 1851 physically disabled individuals. The Chi-square test and generalized estimating equation (GEE) were used and the Akaike information criterion (AIC) value and the AIC log Bayes factor approximation were used to select sleep trajectories. This is the first study to elucidate multiple sleep trajectories in physically disabled people in Korea, and the relationship between sleep duration trajectories and self-rated depressive symptoms. People with physical disabilities who sleep more than 9 h have the highest risk of depression and need more intensive management as a priority intervention.

scholarly journals Risk perception regarding the COVID-19 outbreak among the general population: a comparative Middle East survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Abdel Hameed Shahin ◽  
Rasha Mohammed Hussien
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
General Population ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Abstract Background People’s perceptions of pandemic-associated risk are key factors contributing to increased public participation in disease preventive measures. The aim of the study was to investigate risk perceptions regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, among the general population. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used with a convenience sample of 723 participants, recruited from the general population of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan. Data collection was performed using a standardized risk perception assessment questionnaire, in April 2020. Results The mean score for the perception of COVID-19 seriousness was significantly higher and the mean scores for the perception of disease susceptibility and extent of anxiety were also higher among Saudi Arabian participants than participants from Egypt and Jordan. Participants from Egypt had significantly lower mean scores for the perception of efficacy and self-efficacy to cope with COVID-19, and significantly lower intention to comply with COVID-19 precautionary measures than the other populations. A significant positive correlation was detected between the perception of COVID-19 seriousness and self-efficacy to handle COVID-19, for the entire sample. The primary reasons reported by participants driving their willingness to perform certain preventive measures against COVID-19 was a feeling of responsibility toward their own health, followed by preventing transmission to other people and the feeling that COVID-19 can be serious. Most of the study sample reported a desire to receive information about COVID-19 treatment, ways to prevent disease contraction, and the incubation period for the novel coronavirus. Also, most of the study sample reported that they prefer receiving COVID-19 updates from national authorities. Conclusions During the COVID-19 pandemic, communications designed to promote the adoption of preventive behaviors should focus on increasing the perception of seriousness, the risk perception, self-efficacy to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effectiveness of the adopted behavioral measures for reducing risk. Health education programs that are tailored to various sociodemographic categories, to improve public awareness, perceptions, and attitudes, are vital for increasing the adoption of outbreak preventive measures.

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