scholarly journals Work capacity, sociodemographic and work characteristics of nurses at a university hospital

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice Fabiani Hilleshein ◽  
Liana Lautert
Keyword(s):  
Night Shift ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Average Score ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Activities ◽  
Morning Shift

This cross-sectional study evaluated the work capacity of 195 nurses at a university hospital, from a calculation of sample size with a Confidence Interval (CI) of 95%. The data was collected by means of the Work Capacity Index (WCI) instrument and analyzed by statistical analysis. 94.5% of the sample was made up of women; the average age was of 42.6 years (sd=8.5); 66.5% had partners and 76.7% were educated to post-graduate level. 36.0% worked the night shift; 28.4% the morning shift and 20.8% the afternoon shift. The average score given to work capacity was Good (41.8 points) and there was a significant correlation with pay (p-value<0.05), satisfaction with workplace (p-value=0.001) and feeling valued by the institution (p-value=0.003). The group which carried out family activities showed higher scores in the WCI compared to those who did not (p-value=0.009). The nurses presented differing sociodemographic and work aspects, with a high capacity for work.

scholarly journals Quantitative Assessment Of The Variations In Thyroid Dimensions In Relation To Increase In Serum TSH In Euthyroids

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Mahrukh Kamran ◽  
Sahar Mubeen ◽  
Iffat Raza ◽  
Sanobar Bughio ◽  
Hira Waseem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Variation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Left Lobe ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Right Lobe ◽  
The Right ◽  
Serum Tsh

Objectives: To determine the effect of serum TSH on thyroid dimensions of each lobe and to measure the amount of effect of per unit increase in serum TSH on thyroid dimensions of each lobe in euthyroids. Study Design: It was a cross-sectional study. Setting: The study was conducted at Ziauddin University Hospital, Clifton, Karachi. Methodology: Healthy participants aged 21 years and above were included through convenient sampling. Serum Thyroid stimulating hormone was evaluated and ultrasound of thyroid gland TG of 192 euthyroid participants was performed. Spearman correlation and regression analysis was applied to evaluate the relationship between TSH and TG dimensions Results: Relationship of increase in serum TSH with decrease in light lobe AP dimension was most significant. (r= -0.142 P-Value=0.001) and CC dimension least significant (r= -0.0098 P-Value=0.001). Where as in the left lobe AP dimension decreases significantly with increase serum TSH (r= -0.147 P-value=0.001). 11.7% of total variation in AP dimension, 3.5% of total variation in ML dimension and 6.5% of total variation in CC dimension in right lobe thyroid are because of serum TSH. While 9.5% of the total variation in AP dimension in left lobe is also due to serum TSH. Conclusion: Negative and significant correlation between serum TSH and thyroid dimensions was observed. Serum TSH inversely and significantly affects all the dimensions of the right lobe and only one dimension in the left lobe

scholarly journals Recurrent Miscarriage and Consanguinity among Omani Women– A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Al Hoqani ◽  
Wadha Al Ghafri ◽  
Saneya El tayeb ◽  
Yahya Al Farsi ◽  
Vaidyanathan Gowri
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Miscarriage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Recurrent Miscarriages ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
History Of

Objective: to determine the prevalence of explained and unexplained recurrent miscarriages (RM) and to find out if there is a significant relationship between recurrent miscarriages and consanguinity. Methods: A cross sectional in which the cases group included all women with RM attending the outpatient clinic at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital from July 2006 to April 2012 and the controls group included women with no history of RM after matching them with cases for age (case to control ratio was 1:1). The main outcome measures were the prevalence of consanguinity in women with or without recurrent miscarriages. Results: During study period a total of 290 women with RM were seen. Of which, 150 (51.7%) women had unexplained RM. Control group with no history of RM were 300 women. Consanguinity rate among cases (49.5%) %) was less than the controls (52.7 %%). Both first cousin and second cousin marriages were more common in the controls than the cases and it was not statistically significant (p value 0.476, chi squared test). Conclusion: In this study we found that more than half of RM cases were unexplained and there was no significant association between RM and consanguinity.

scholarly journals Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers in AL-Madinah AL-Munawara Governmental Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Omar Audah Albeladi ◽  
Sami saeed Almudaraa ◽  
Asma Awwad Alqusibri ◽  
Nader Moneer Alqerafi ◽  
Yazeed Saeed Alsenani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Average Score ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries

BACKGROUND: Needle stick injuries are a dangerous occupational hazard that threatens health care workers with serious consequences in many cases. Because of inadequate reporting of these incidents, the true magnitude of the problem is unknown. The study&rsquo;s aim was to investigate the epidemiology of needle stick injuries (NSIs) among health care workers in Al Madinah Al Munawara, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A representative sample of health care workers (n=268) were randomly selected from emergency departments of three general hospitals in Al Madinah Al Munawara for a cross-sectional study, and 219 responded to a predesigned questionnaire reflecting exposure to NSI, reporting, post-exposure reactions, and knowledge about NSIs. RESULTS: Almost one third of the participating medical professionals 70 (32%) had been exposed to stick injury during work. One half of the needles (52.9%) were blood stained. Nurses are significantly more likely to have stick injury (38.6%) followed by physicians (30.4%) if compared to laboratory technicians (13.9%) at the p-value of less than 0.05. The main purposes during injuries were drawing blood sample 33 (47.1%), injection 31 (44.3%) and suturing 23 (32.9%). Almost all injured personnel (97.1%) cleaned the injury site immediately and thoroughly. Out of the injured personnel, 50 (71.4%) reported the incident to authorities. A significantly higher proportion of physicians (91.3%) achieved above average score if compared to both lab technicians (72.2%) and nurses (76.3%) at the p-value of less than 0.05. CONCLUSION: Occupational needle stick injuries are fairly common among health care workers at Al Madinah Al Munawara&rsquo;s governmental hospitals. In hospitals, deliberate efforts should be made to ensure adherence to safety guidelines governing needle stick injuries.

scholarly journals CELIAC DISEASE

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 072-075
Author(s):  
Sana Zulfiqar ◽  
Amin Fahim ◽  
Aneela Qureshi ◽  
Sadia Adnan ◽  
Shomail Saeed Siddiqui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Duodenal Mucosa ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Marsh Type ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender

Objective: To find out the Modified Marsh type of celiac disease (CD)patients on histopathological examination of duodenal (D2) biopsies and to correlate it withtissue transglutaminase IgA levels. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place of Study:Histopathology laboratory (Department of Pathology), Isra University Hospital and AsianInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Hyderabad. Duration of Study: July 2013 to December2013. Materials and Methods: 96 patients with a history of malabsorption or atypical symptomswith clinical suspicion of CD were subjected to endoscopy. Endoscopic duodenal (D2) biopsieswere taken regardless of age and gender. D2 biopsies were processed for histopathologicalexamination under light microscopy. Results: Out of 96 patients, 45 (46.9%) patients hadmoderate type of lamina propria inflammation along with highly significant p-value (0.0001).CDtype 3a was observed in 34 patients (35.4%). In this study the comparison of serological level oftissue Transglutaminase IgA (tTGA) and histological severity revealed significant correlation. AllModified Marsh types of CD with tTGA level seen in our study were highly significant (p-value0.001). Conclusion: In this study strong correlation was observed between the serologicaltTGA level and histological findings by Modified Marsh classification along with lamina propriainflammation of duodenal mucosa in CD patients.

scholarly journals Nursing Duty Hours’ Length and the Perceived Outcomes of Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mu'taman Khalil Jarrar ◽  
Hamzah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Abdulaziz M. Sebiany ◽  
Mahdi S AbuMadini ◽  
Hj. Masnawaty S ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Night Shift ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Duty Hours ◽  
Outcomes Of Care ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Working long shifts are associated with fatigue, medical errors and poor outcomes of care. However, there is a lack of guide that can provide policy-makers the optimal duty length in the Malaysian hospitals. The study aims to investigate the impact of nursing duty hours’ length on the quality and safety of care delivered in the “Medical-Surgical Wards” in Malaysia.METHOD: Cross-sectional study was carried out on 12 private hospitals. Data was collected, through questionnaires, from 652 nurses (61.8 % response rate). Stratified random sampling was used in the study. Regression analyses were conducted to explore the impact of the nursing duty hours’ length on the care quality and safety.FINDINGS: The length of nurses’ duty hours is not significantly affecting care quality (F = 1.27 and P value = 0.28) and patient safety (F = 1.81 and P value = 0.13), at p<0.05 significance level.CONCLUSION: Nurse working in hospitals with 10-hours night shift had perceived poor quality (B=-0.11, t=-1.64, p=0.10); and unsafe care (B=-0.17, t=-2.40, p=0.02). Policy makers in Malaysian hospitals can benefit from the study by restructuring duty hours’ length in their hospital.

scholarly journals Spontaneous Bacterial Empyema in Cirrhotic patients with Hepatic hydrothorax.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
Ehsan Rahim Memon ◽  
Prem Kumar Maheshwari ◽  
Shabana Lakho ◽  
Huma Mehmood
Keyword(s):  
Cell Count ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hepatic Hydrothorax ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Class B ◽  
Cirrhotic Patients ◽  
One Year ◽  
Spontaneous Bacterial Empyema

Objectives: To determine the frequency of spontaneous bacterial empyema in cirrhotic patients with hepatic hydrothorax. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Setting: Conducted in gastroenterology unit at Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad. Periods: One year from April 2016 to March 2017. Material & Methods: Sample of 174 patients of Hepatic Hydrothorax was taken. Patients were of both gender and age ≥ 18 years, having diagnosed cirrhosis since last 5 years and currently having child class B & C severity were included. Hepatic hydrothorax was confirmed on ultrasound chest. After aseptic measures 50ml of pleural fluid was aspirated and sent to Isra University Hospital laboratory following the ultrasound guidelines. Spontaneous bacterial empyema was assessed as “polymorph nuclear cell count” more than 500 cells/mm3 or +ve culture with PMN cell count more than 250 cells/mm3 without parapneumonic effusion. All the data was recorded in the proforma. Results: The mean ± SD age of patients was 53.52 ± 5.52 years. Males were 60.92% while 39.08% were females. The frequency of spontaneous bacterial empyema was about 14.9%. Frequency of spontaneous bacterial empyema was little more in male gender than females (p value = 0.391), while it was significantly increased with increasing age as most common in age group of 61-65 years (p-value = 0.017). Conclusion: It was concluded that spontaneous bacterial empyema in cirrhosis patients was 14.9%.

scholarly journals MATERNAL WEIGHT;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
pp. 263-266
Author(s):  
Sana Zahiruddin ◽  
Pushpa Chetan Malhi ◽  
Nigar Jabeen ◽  
Raheela Baloch
Keyword(s):  
Cesarean Delivery ◽  
Maternal Obesity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaginal Birth ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Maternal Weight ◽  
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results

Impact of maternal weight on success of VBAC. Introduction: WorldwideCesarean section is the commonest obstetrical procedure to be performed and same situationis in Pakistan. One strategy is to offer vaginal birth after cesarean section to reduce the alarmingcesarean rate. Many factors have been Identified which can affect success of trial of labor.Maternal weight has an important relation with the reproductive health of women, as obesityduring pregnancy is associated with increased maternal and fetal risk. Maternal obesity hasbeen shown to be associated with increased rates of primary cesarean delivery and failed trialof vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. Objectives: To determine the effect of maternal weighton success of VBAC. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Period: May 2012 to October 2013.Setting: Liaquat university hospital, Hyderabad. Material and Methods: a total of 96 womenwhich fulfilled the selection criteria were included in the study. Results: The women included inthe study had a mean age of SD (range), 29.94+ 4.41 (20-40 years) successful vaginal birthswas observed in 57(59.4%) women and 39(40.6%) had an emergency repeat cesarean delivery.Body mass index was noted among all the women, 23(24.0%) were obese and 73 (76.0%)were non-obese. Out of 23(24.0), 7(30.4%) had successful VBAC and 16(69.6%) women hadsuccessful trial of labor and 23(31.5%) delivered by repeat Caesarean delivery. (P.0.002) P value= 0.001 is statistically significant and calculated by Fisher’s exact X2 test. Conclusions: Obesityis associated with decreased chances of successful VBAC, making it a risky option for obesewomen.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Associated Factors of Thyroid Incidentaloma among Adult People Attending Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia Temesgen Tadesse1

1970 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Temesgen Tadesse ◽  
Tigist Hailu ◽  
Assefa Getachew ◽  
Solomon M Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Thyroid Incidentaloma ◽  
Logistic Analysis

BACKGROUND: Incidentally discovered thyroid lesions have become highly common in the development and more frequent utilization of highly sensitive imaging modalities, like ultrasound. However, little is known about its prevalence and associated factors in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of thyroid incidentalomas and associated factors through ultrasound (US) among adults attending Gondar University Hospital.METHODS: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 290 adults aged 15 years and above. Out of the adults who visited the hospital during the study, those who neither had history of thyroid disease, thyroid surgery, nor clinically palpable thyroid nodules were involved in the investigation. The participants were examined using a high frequency linear-array transducer (7MHz). For comparing men and women, the unpaired t-test wasused. Binary logistic analysis was used to identify the associated factors, and a P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULT: The frequency of thyroid incidentaloma was found to be 33.4% (95% CI: 27.9, 38.9). Thyroid incidentaloma was detected in 42.4% of the females and 22.7% of the males (P<0.001). About 63% had single and 37% multiple thyroid nodules. About 25.8% had thyroid nodules greater than 1cm. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis, increasing age (AOR=5.96; 2.34, 15.15) and female sex (AOR=3.01; 1.73, 5.26) were significantly associated with thyroid incidentalomas.CONCLUSION: The frequency of thyroid incidentaloma (TI) was found to be high in this study and much higher among older women. Solitary and small sized thyroid nodules were commonly seen in the study. 

scholarly journals Frequency of extra-articular manifestations in cohort of Pakistani patients presented with RA at Independent University Hospital Faisalabad.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (06) ◽  
pp. 819-827
Author(s):  
Zafar Ali Zafar ◽  
Muhammad Absar Alam ◽  
Muhammad Sarfraz ◽  
Touseef Ahmad ◽  
Hafiz Salman Saeed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
P Value ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
American College Of Rheumatology ◽  
Independent University

Objective: To determine the frequency of extra articular manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients at independent university hospital Faisalabad. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Rheumatology Division of Internal Medicine Independent University Hospital Faisalabad. Period: January 2019 to December 2019. Material & Methods: Consecutive Three hundred and twenty-three adult patients of either sex, of age between 20-60 years with baseline RA fulfilling the 2010 criteria of American College of Rheumatology. Extra articular manifestations were assessed. Chi square test was used to compare the frequency of extra articular manifestations among different disease duration, age groups, seropositivity and disease score. A p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 323 patients with RA were assessed in this study. Extra articular manifestations were assessed according to clinical presentation. 15.2% (49) patients were found to have lung involvement with predominant interstitial lung disease. Rheumatoid nodules were found in 9.9% (32) patients. 3rd most common extra-articular manifestation was sicca syndrome, seen in 3.7% (12) patients followed by neurological 2.2% and cardiac was 1.5%. Other extra-articular manifestations were seen in 2.8% of patients. Conclusion: it is very important to assess the extra articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis. Early assessment and early intervention can decrease the disease morbidity and mortality.

scholarly journals Fatigue Through Sleep Time On Night Service Nurses At Kendari City Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Fikki Prasetya ◽  
Amalya Febriyani Siji ◽  
Al Asyary Al Asyary
Keyword(s):  
Night Shift ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
City Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
Shift Rotation ◽  
The Relationship

Sleep time is the sleep time needed by nurses as a fulfillment before doing the night shift and sleeping time during the night shift to optimize work productivity to minimize work fatigue. This study aims to determine the relationship between nurses' slept time before and during shifts, slept debt, and shift rotation with fatigue on night shift nurses in the Critical Room of the Kendari City General Hospital in 2020. An analytical survey was conducted with a cross-sectional study. The results showed that there was no relationship between sleep time before the night shift and work fatigue on the night watch nurse (p-value = 0.309), in contrast to sleep time during the night shift, it was found that there was a relationship with work fatigue on the night watch nurse (p-value = 0.003 ). It is recommended that hospital management make standard operating procedures that aim to regulate nurses' sleep time during the night shift to meet their needs and reduce fatigue levels.

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