scholarly journals Vertebrogenic back pain syndrome in children 9–17 years with spinal deformities

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marchel S. Vetrile ◽  
Aleksandr A. Kuleshov ◽  
Nikolai A. Eskin ◽  
Mikhail B. Tsykunov ◽  
Alexey I. Kokorev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Spinal Deformities ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray

Aim. We defined the prevalence of back pain in children and adolescents aged 917 years with spinal deformities. Material and methods. The cross-sectional study included 230 students with different spinal deformities aged 917 years. The prevalence of back pain, intensity, location, and situations in which it occurred were assessed via questionnaire. Results. Among 230 respondents, 186 (80.9%) admitted that they had experienced back pain (mainly in the lumbar spine) at various frequencies within the year preceding the study. Mild pain was prevalent (71% of respondents). Girls experienced back pain significantly more frequently than boys. Conclusions. Back pain in children and adolescents requires clinical and instrumental examination, including X-ray. Back pain is a frequent phenomenon in children with different spinal deformities. Тhe incidence of pain in children and adolescents with spinal deformities in our study is statistically higher than that of healthy individuals of the same age group.

scholarly journals Impaired comfort in children and adolescents with cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 934-941
Author(s):  
Tânia Alteniza Leandro ◽  
Viviane Martins da Silva ◽  
Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes ◽  
Nirla Gomes Guedes ◽  
Marília Mendes Nunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Indicators ◽  
Children's Hospital ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Study Results

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the strength of the association between the clinical indicators of Impaired Comfort and the evaluation sector in the hospital, age group and sex of patients with cancer. Method: Cross-sectional study, conducted in a children’s hospital, with 192 children and adolescents. For the collection, we used an instrument developed for the study. Results: The majority of the sample was male, with mean age of 11 years. The indicators most evidenced among the hospitalized patients were Crying, Report of lack of satisfaction with the situation, Report of feeling cold, and Report of feeling uncomfortable. Crying and Fear were more prevalent in children compared with adolescents, and boys were the ones that verbalized the most the Report of lack of satisfaction with the situation. Conclusion: This study enabled determining the strength of the association of the indicators of Impaired Comfort expressed by children and adolescents with cancer.

scholarly journals Awareness and use of PPE among radiographic workers working in some selected Government and Private Hospital in Dhaka City

2022 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
Farhana Salim ◽  
Iffat Nowshin ◽  
Meherunnessa Begum
Keyword(s):  
Private Hospital ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Academic Qualification ◽  
Monitoring Devices

Aim: This was a descriptive cross sectional study with an aim to find out the occurrences of awareness and use of PPE among the radiographic workers. Methods: The study was conducted among 80 radiographic workers working in 30 different X-ray installations in Dhaka city. Data were collected by direct interviewing of the respondents by using structured questionnaires. Result: Out of all respondents, 93.8%were male and 6.2% were female. Fifty two percent were within the age group 31-40 years. Forty-five percent of all the respondents had higher academic qualification on radiography and eighty-six percent of them were trained in radiography. Ninetynine percent of the workers were aware about using personal protective equipments and Ninetyseven percent were aware about using monitoring devices. However PPE was used by ninety-two percent and radiation monitoring devices by only thirty-six percent. Conclusion: Appropriate protective devices and monitoring devices were not available in most the installations. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21(1) 2022 Page : 114-119

PATTERNS OR PREDICTION? USE OF CALCORRUGOSCOPY AS AN INDICATOR OF PERIODONTAL HEALTH.

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-47
Author(s):  
Archisman Mukherjee ◽  
Kaustabh Mondal ◽  
Soumya Roy Chaudhuri ◽  
Abhijit Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Periodontitis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Periodontal Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Present Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Macroscopic Analysis

Background: Calcorrugoscopy is the macroscopic analysis of the rugae patterns present on patients' casts made of dental stone. Aim: The present cross-sectional study was undertaken to nd the correlation between rugae pattern and periodontitis for prediction of individuals prone to periodontitis. Materials And Methods: The study population consisted of 200 Subjects who were selected in the age group of 35-44years and grouped as 100 with healthy periodontium and 100 with chronic periodontitis. Rugae patterns were photographed and impression casts were fabricated. The casts were subjected to calcorrugoscopy and were statistically analysed. Results: The number of rugae were found to be more in normal healthy individuals as compared to those having chronic periodontitis. Conclusion: The differences in the number and shape of rugae patterns in normal healthy individuals and those with periodontitis may be attributed to the disease progression.

scholarly journals Association between Body Fat and Elevated Blood Pressure among Children and Adolescents Aged 7–17 Years: Using Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) from a Cross-Sectional Study in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9254
Author(s):  
Manman Chen ◽  
Jieyu Liu ◽  
Ying Ma ◽  
Yanhui Li ◽  
Di Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Impedance Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dual Energy ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray

To investigate the associations between body fat percentage (BF%) with childhood blood pressure (BP) levels and elevated BP (EBP) risks, and further examine the validity of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), we conducted a cross-sectional study of 1426 children and adolescents aged 7–17 years in Beijing, 2020. EBP, including elevated systolic BP (ESBP) and elevated diastolic BP (EDBP), was defined based on the age- and sex-specific 90th BP reference values of children and adolescents in China. BF% was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and BIA devices, and was divided into four quartiles. Log-binomial models were applied to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Girls tended to have higher BF% levels than boys (p < 0.05). There was 41.0% of girls who developed EBP. High BF% was associated with increased BP levels with ORs of 0.364 (95%CI = 0.283–0.444) for SBP, 0.112 (95%CI = 0.059–0.165) for DBP, and 1.043 (95%CI = 1.027–1.059) for EBP, while the effects were more pronounced in girls and older-aged children. BIA devices agreed well with BF% assessment obtained by DEXA. High BF% might have negative effects on childhood BP. Convenient measurements of body fat might help to assess childhood obesity and potential risks of hypertension.

scholarly journals Measles and mumps immunity in Northern Greece, 2004-2007

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Fylaktou ◽  
K Haidopoulou ◽  
M Goutaki ◽  
E Papadimitriou ◽  
S Kalamitsiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Northern Greece ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Measles Antibodies ◽  
Protection Rate

A cross-sectional study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence of mumps and measles antibodies in a representative sample of the general population in Northern Greece between January 2004 and May 2007. Overall, 900 healthy individuals participated in the study. The great majority were found to be protected against measles. The total protection rate against mumps was significantly less (87% versus 72%, respectively; p<0.01). Compared to all other age groups, statistically significantly lower protection rates were found in children younger than 1.5 years (p<0.01). The lowest rates of all adult groups were found in the age group of 21 to 30 years (86% and 68% for measles and mumps, accordingly). In conclusion, protection rates against both measles and mumps seem to be lower than expected in certain age groups, such as infants and young adults.

scholarly journals Psychosocial and behavioral problems of children and adolescents in the early stage of reopening schools after the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional study in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Yiwen Zhang ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Jianhong Wang ◽  
Feiyong Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Group 2

AbstractThis study aims to explore the psychosocial and behavioral problems of children and adolescents in the early stage of reopening schools. In this national cross-sectional study, a total of 11072 students from China were naturally divided into two groups based on their schooling status: reopened schools (RS) and home schooling (HS) group. The psychosocial and behavioral functioning were measured by Achenbach Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and compared in these two groups. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore the independent predictors associated with the psychosocial and behavioral problems. Our results showed that the students in the RS group had more adverse behaviors than that of HS group. The RS group had the higher rates of parent-offspring conflict, prolonged homework time, increased sedentary time and sleep problems (all p < 0.001). When separate analyses were conducted in boys and girls, the RS group had the higher scores for (1) overall behavioral problems (p = 0.02 and p = 0.01), internalizing (p = 0.02 and p = 0.02) and externalizing (p = 0.02 and p = 0.004) behaviors in the 6–11 age group; (2) externalizing (p = 0.049 and p = 0.006) behaviors in the 12–16 age group. Multivariable regression showed parent-offspring conflict and increased sedentary time were the most common risk factors, while physical activity and number of close friends were protective factors for behavior problems in RS students (p < 0.01 or 0.05). The present study revealed that students’ psychosocial and behavioral problems increased in the early stage of schools reopened unexpectedly. These findings suggest that close attention must be paid and holistic strategies employed in the school reopening process of post-COVID-19 period.

A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELAMONG OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF DISTRICT KANPUR

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Mukesh Babu Yadav ◽  
Pramod Kumar Singh Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hs Crp

Introduction- The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents has increased substantially over the past several decades. Accumulating evidence suggests that Hs-CRP, which is also found within macrophages of atheromatous plaques. However, there is no much data available that guarantee its utility as a marker of cardiovascular risk in obese children and adolescents. Hence, the present study was taken up to assess the metabolic abnormalities and its association with hsCRP in obese children and adolescents. Methodology-Present cross sectional study was conducted on 100participants attending the tertiary care hospital of District Kanpur and 5ml fasting sample had been collected after overnight fasting and data was entered in Microsoft excel and analysed in SPSS 15.0 using ANOVAand unpaired student t test.Result- among cases group there were 4 participants among the age group of 4-8yrs,10 in the age group of 9-13yrs,23 in the age group of >13yrs while in control group there were 3 participants ampong 4-8yrs of age and 28 in 9-13 yrs ,32 participants among the age of >13yrs. On applying independent sample T-test, we could not established correlation between age and Hs-CRP (p value >0.05).Conclusion- obese children and adolescents have signicantly increased hsCRP compared with a normal weight group. Early intervention and prevention of obesity in children and adolescents decreases cardiovascular disease in later life

scholarly journals Normative Values for Londrina ADL Protocol in Healthy Individuals in Age Group of 40–60 Years among Indian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Uttanoor Sreedevi ◽  
Gopala Krishna Alaparthi ◽  
Shyam krishnan ◽  
Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy ◽  
R. Anand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indian Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reference Equation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Time

Background. Due to increase in the life expectancy and changes related to aging, it is important to assess ADL (activities of daily living) in older adults. However, there is no standardized protocol available to assess ADLs. Considering the limitations of the available tools, a new protocol named Londrina ADL protocol was developed for which normative values are unavailable in different ethnic groups. Objective. To develop the normative value and reference equation for the Londrina ADL protocol on the basis of anthropometric and demographic variables in healthy individuals in the age group of 40–60 years among the Indian population. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 282 healthy individuals of both the genders between the age group of 40 and 60 and they were divided into 2 groups: 40–49 and 50–60. Each subject was made to perform the Londrina ADL protocol twice with a 30 min interval between the two protocols. The protocol is composed of 5 activities and the best out of the 2 performances were recorded. Results. The mean time taken among 40–49 years by females is 3.50 ± 0.50 min and by males is 3.73 ± 0.43 min. The mean time taken among 50–60 years by females is 4.25 ± 0.20 min and by males is 4.36 ± 0.18 min. The reference equation to predict reference values for the Londrina ADL protocol was as follows: equation (1): Londrina ADL predicted = 1.205 + (0.054 × age (years)) + (0.001 × height (cm)); equation (2): Londrina ADL predicted = 1.374 + (0.054 × age (years)) + (−0.003 × BMI). Conclusion. The reference equation for the time to complete the Londrina ADL protocol was based on age and BMI as independent variables and can be useful for predicting the performance of healthy individuals.

scholarly journals ANKLE AND MIDFOOT FRACTURES;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1680-1684
Author(s):  
Mohammad Shabir ◽  
Shahid Iqbal ◽  
Muhammad Inam ◽  
Arif Shehzad ◽  
Ihsanullah -
Keyword(s):  
Study Design ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Foot Fracture ◽  
The Mean

Objectives: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of Ottawa rule in ankle andmidfoot fracture keeping x-ray as gold standard. Study Design: Descriptive study. Setting:Department of Orthopedics, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. Period: June 2014 to May 2016.Materials and Methods: Through a Cross Sectional Study Design, a total of 175 patientspresenting with suspicion of ankle/mid foot fracture were selected in a consecutive mannerfrom the OPD and subjected to detection of fracture through Ottawa Ankle Rule followed byX-ray to confirm the diagnosis of fracture. Results: The mean age group of patients in ourstudy was 36.1+10.4 years. There were 85.7% males and 14.3% were females. The sensitivityanalysis shows OAR has a sensitivity of 81.2% and specificity 61.9%., positive predictive valueof the OAR is 79.1% and negative predictive value is 65.0% keeping X-ray as a gold standard.Conclusion: The overall sensitivity and specificity of the OAR lies within an acceptable rangein our local population however, we still recommend further research work over it beforerecommendations as a routine screening test for the fracture of ankle or mid foot.

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