Prevalence, characteristics, and impact of pain during the postpartum period

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence of pain in puerperal women, describe the characteristics of pain and its impacts on the performance of daily life activities, and evaluate satisfaction with received analgesia. Method: Cross-sectional study which included women who had given birth. These were evaluated within 72 hours postpartum in a public teaching hospital in São Paulo city. Obstetric and clinical data were evaluated, as well as presence and characteristics of pain and its impact on daily activities. Results: A total 128 women participated in this study. The prevalence of pain was 36.7% during the interview and 54.6% in the previous 24 hours. The main pain site was the abdominal region (64.7%) and pain intensity was moderate to 48.9% of women, with intermittent frequency in 58% of the cases. There was a significant association between presence of pain and type of delivery (cesarean; p=0.030). Not being able to provide care to the newborn, requiring going to a different unit, increased pain perception (p=0.038). A significant impact of pain on the capacity of walking, eating, sleeping, taking care of the baby, evacuating, breathing deeply, breastfeeding, and sitting was verified. Conclusion: Pain was frequent during the postpartum period and significantly affected the mothers’ activities, indicating a need for improving pain management in puerperium.

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STUDYING OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION IN HUE CITY IN 2011

Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy ◽

10.34071/jmp.2012.2.11 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 83-87

Author(s):

Thi Minh Xuan Doan ◽

Xuan Chuong Tran

Keyword(s):

Mental Retardation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Learning Ability ◽

Daily Activities ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Slow Development ◽

Study Results

Children with mental retardation have low intelligence, slow thinking, low learning ability in comparison with the same age children. Objectives: 1. To determine the prevalence of children with mental retardation in Hue City. 2. To study some characteristics of children with mental retardation. Materials and methodes: All children with mental retardation in Hue city. Cross sectional study. Results: The prevalence of children with mental retardation (CMR) among children under 15 yrs is 0.23%, among disable children 38.16%. The highest prevalences ware in Phu Binh, Xuan Phu quarters (0.79 and 0.66%), lowest in Thuan Loc, Thuan Thanh quarters (0.03 and 0.06%). Children over 5 yrs old were 75.95%. Most of children have slow development in movement and daily activities. More than 78% have late walking, 84% have late speaking. Conclusions: The prevalence of children with mental retardation among children under 15 yrs is 0.23%, among disable children 38.16%. Most of children have slow development in movement and daily activities.

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Prevalence of pain and its association with symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and distress in 846 cancer patients: A cross sectional study

Psycho-Oncology ◽

10.1002/pon.5595 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Matthias Unseld ◽

Elisabeth L. Zeilinger ◽

Matthäus Fellinger ◽

Simone Lubowitzki ◽

Katharina Krammer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cancer Patients ◽

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Prevalence Of Pain ◽

Post Traumatic

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Assessing the competence of midwives to provide care during labor, childbirth and the immediate postpartum period – A cross sectional study in Tigray region, Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0206414 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. e0206414 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Miruts Goshu ◽

Hagos Godefay ◽

Fantaw Bihonegn ◽

Firew Ayalew ◽

Daniel Haileselassie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Postpartum Period ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tigray Region

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Assessment of Daily Living of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kermanshah

Archives of Neuroscience ◽

10.5812/ans.117199 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Masoud Hatefi ◽

AmirHosein Meisami ◽

Alalleh Dalvand ◽

Milad Borji

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Daily Living ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Daily Activities ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cord Injury ◽

The Impact

Background: Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are a variety of chronic diseases that various causes such as trauma may contribute to its onset. One of the problems in these patients is the problem of physical activity and, consequently, daily activities. Objectives: This study aimed to assess daily living of patients with SCI. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study in 2019, 120 patients with SCI in Kermanshah were included in the study using purposive sampling. The instruments used in this study fell into two parts. One part included the demographic characteristics of the SCI patients, and the other part was a questionnaire of the rate of the Impact on Participation and Autonomy questionnaire (IPA-P). Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 using descriptive tests such as mean and standard deviation. Results: The result showed there was a significant relationship between demographic characteristics such as education (P < 0.007), time of spinal cord injury (P < 0.01), and income (P = 0.000). Also, the results showed there was a relationship between Autonomy and Participation, and the age of patients and their autonomy and participation decreased with age (P = 0.000, R = 0.72). Most of the patients had severe problems with daily activities. Also, most patients had very poor scores in relation to daily living activities. Conclusions: Considering the low rate of participation and autonomy in patients with SCI, it is suggested to conduct studies aimed at improving their self-care and social participation.

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Visual Acuity Changes during Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran

Journal of Pregnancy ◽

10.1155/2014/675792 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Khashayar Mehdizadehkashi ◽

Shahla Chaichian ◽

Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi ◽

Ebrahim Jafarzadepour ◽

Zeinab Tamannaie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Visual Acuity ◽

Refractive Error ◽

Postpartum Period ◽

First Trimester ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Second Trimester ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽

Myopic Shift

In this research, we represent the changes in visual acuity during pregnancy and after delivery. Changes as myopic shift start during second trimester and will be stopped after delivery; however it is obtained that women will have the same refractive error as what they had in the first trimester, after postpartum. So, any change in their spectacle prescription during this period is forbidden. As a result, not only changing in hormones can cause myopic shift in vision, but also overweight has its retributive role. What we are trying to do is to notify gynecologists and optometrists to be aware of these changes, so as to leave spectacle prescription writing to the session after postpartum period.

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