scholarly journals Measuring temperature in children, conveniently and accurately: a comparative study on different modalities of thermometry

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1804
Author(s):  
Maha Lakshmi Jagatha ◽  
Preethi Tamilarasan ◽  
Kuppusamy Krishnamurthy
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Tympanic Temperature ◽  
P Value ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Axillary Temperature ◽  
Observation Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Infrared Thermometer

Background: Fever is one of the most common complaints in children in day-to-day practice. The pattern and grade of fever provide some evidence in determining the etiology of fever. Equally important is the identification and documentation of hypothermia in neonates. Hence there is need for an accurate thermometry mode, which should also be convenient to use in children.Methods: This was a cross-sectional observation study on all the neonates and children satisfying the inclusion criteria. Infrared forehead thermometer and digital axillary thermometer were used to record temperature and compared with Infrared tympanic temperature which was taken as gold standard.Results: A total of 240 neonates and children were evaluated. Strong positive correlation was observed between Means of Forehead Thermometer (FT) and Ear Thermometer (ET) with correlation coefficient of 0.777 and p value <0.001. Similar correlation was also observed with Axillary Temperature (AT) with correlation coefficient of 0.944 and p<0.001.Conclusions: Non-contact Infrared thermometer may be used in neonates and children without causing discomfort. It gives instant and comparable readings which are especially significant in the current coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic setting.

HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI KERJA DENGAN PERILAKU CARING PERAWAT DI RUANGAN INTERNIS RUMAH SAKIT SANTA ELISABETH MEDAN TAHUN 2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Gabriel Naibaho
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Caring Behaviors ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Caring Behavior ◽  
High Motivation ◽  
Convenience Sampling

High motivation in a person will encourage them to act properly so that it will affect the productivity of work, conversely, if the nurses are not guided by a strong desire and motivation to work it will have an impact on work satisfaction of the nurses and it reflects a low caring behavior that make the nurses become lazy and in doing their activities of serving and taking care of the patients. Goal:The purpose of this study to analyze the effects of exercise range of motion The objective of this study is to investigate the correlation between work motivation with nurses’ caring behaviors in internist room of Santa Elisabeth Hospital Medan. Methods:This study uses a correlative descriptive research design with cross sectional approach. The technique of sampling was performed by using non-probability technique with convenience sampling, with 51 respondents using questionnaire sheets of work motivation 20 statements and 42 statement of the nurses’ caring behavior. Result:The result of the study shows that work motivation category good is as many as 44 (86.3%) nurses, and category good enough is 7 (13.7%) nurses. The nurses’ caring behavior with good category is 16 (31.4%) nurses, good enough is 35 (68.6%) nurses. Conclusion:Based on spearman’s rho test P value = 0.001 and correlation coefficient = 0.603 it can be concluded that research hypothesis (Ha) is accepted that is there is correlation between work motivation with nurses’ caring beahvior in internis room of Elisabeth Hospital Medan. It is suggested to nurses to improve the knowledge, attitudes and skills especially when carrying out their role as executor of professional nursing actions.

A Comparative Study between Ketamine and Lidocaine ro Decrease Propofol Injection Pain During Induction of Anesthesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1304-1309
Author(s):  
Bikash Khadka ◽  
Nil Raj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Venous Occlusion ◽  
Verbal Response ◽  
Injection Pain ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lidocaine Group ◽  
Mild Pain ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction: Pain during the injection of anesthetic agents may be distressing and can reduce the acceptability of an otherwise useful agent such as propofol during daycare surgeries. Lidocaine and ketamine both are used as pre-treatment to decrease propofol induced pain. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of ketamine injection to decrease propofol-induced pain in comparison to lidocaine injection. Methodology: This is a prospective cross-sectional comparative study. Eighty-nine cases were divided into two groups where group K received ketamine 2 ml (0.2 mg/kg) whereas group L received lidocaine 2% 2ml (0.5 mg/kg) after venous occlusion with rubber tourniquet. One-fourth dose of propofol was injected 1 min after release of tourniquet and pain accessed at 0, 1, and 2 minutes of propofol injection with a verbal response and behavioral signs. Chi-square test and paired T-test were used and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Result: Regarding hemodynamic, oxygenation, and adverse effects there was no significant difference. Immediately after propofol injection, only 1 patient of the ketamine group had mild pain (2.22%) while 12 patients from the lignocaine group had mild pain (27.27%) with a p-value of 0.009. Also after 2 minutes of propofol injection, only 12 cases had mild pain i.e. 13.48% (1 from ketamine group i.e. 2.22% and 11 from lidocaine group i.e. 25%) with p-value of 0.002. Conclusion: Our study helps prove low-dose ketamine is more effective in reducing the incidence and severity of pain on injection of propofol in comparison to Lidocaine with better hemodynamic stability. 

scholarly journals A cross-sectional, non-interventional study of the correlation between insight and adherence in schizophrenia in Nepal

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imogen Henrietta Stokes ◽  
Uddhav Lama ◽  
Jai Bahadar Khattri
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Self Report ◽  
P Value ◽  
Interventional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Need For Treatment ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Background: There is a significant lack of research in the Nepalese study population on adherence in patients with schizophrenia. This cross-sectional, non-interventional study aims to re-examine the recognised correlation between insight and adherence in this population, whilst exploring the association between patient demographics and adherence to help bring understanding to how familial and environmental factors may impact adherence. Methods: Patients were recruited upon attendance to outpatient’s appointments and admission to the psychiatry department of Manipal Teaching Hospital. A self-report questionnaire was used to collect data on patient demographics, including age, ethnicity, religion, employment status, current living arrangements and education level; the Birchwood Insight Scale (BIS); and the Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10) score. Descriptive statistics on the demographics, BIS and DAI-10 were collated using SPSS. An analysis of variance of DAI-10 scores according to participant demographics was performed using a one-way ANOVA analysis. Correlation between the BIS and BIS subscales and the DAI-10 was tested using Pearson’s 2-tailed analysis at 0.01 significance level.Results: 19 participants consented to participate in this study with 100% data obtained. 57.9% unemployed, 63.2% living with parents and 47.4% had only a basic education. 36.8% of participants had poor insight; 84.2% of participants had poor insight into their symptoms; 78.9% of participants had poor insight into their illness and 36.8% had poor insight into their need for treatment. 52.7% of participants were poor adherers. No significant differences in DAI-10 scores were found between demographic groups. A positive correlation was found between the total BIS score and DAI-10 score (Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.585; P value = 0.009). Furthermore, the awareness of need for treatment subscale score and the DAI-10 score found a correlation coefficient of 0.609 (P value = 0.006). Conclusions: In conclusion, this study found prevalent non-adherence to medication and demonstrated that insight correlates with adherence. Although study findings did not suggest that patient demographics were associated with non-adherence, it is important to consider the possibility that these high rates of non-adherence have other contributing factors; overcoming rural health inequality, cultural beliefs regarding psychiatric illness and unaffordability remain the great challenges for the Nepalese population.

scholarly journals Comparison of Blood Gas Analysis between Benchtop and Handheld Device

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phey Liana ◽  
Iza Netiasa Haris ◽  
Yan Effendi Hasyim
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Blood Gas ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Handheld Device ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Significant Difference

The use of blood gas analysis is to determine the Acid-base status required to treat patients with emergency conditionssuch as metabolic disorders and respiratory diseases. Benchtop device is commonly used in hospitals to analyze blood gas;however, handheld devices are recently more often used in emergency settings due to its quick and simple process. Thisstudy was performed to compare blood gas analysis results between the i-STAT handheld device and the Nova pHox Ultrabenchtop device that were currently being used in the central laboratory. This cross-sectional study was conducted by using42 arterial blood patients that were measured with i-STAT handheld device dan Nova pHox Ultra benchtop device. The pH,pCO2, and pO2 parameters were then evaluated. The data were analyzed using Spearman's correlation test, Mann-Whitneytest, and Bland-Altman plots. This study showed a very strong positive correlation for all parameters. Mann-Whitneycomparison test showed that there was no significant difference between the result of the two devices (p-value > 0.05). Allparameters showed that 95% of plots were within the acceptable limit. There was no clinical significance on the mean biasesof blood gas results between both devices. The i-STAT and Nova pHox Ultra devices showed a good agreement for bloodgas measurement. Therefore, both devices can be used interchangeably with minimal effect on clinical decision-making.

Assessing the Educational Quality of Facebook Videos as an Informative Resource on Otitis Media

2020 ◽  
pp. 019459982093388
Author(s):  
Chase I. Kahn ◽  
Rita Wang ◽  
Kunal Shetty ◽  
Mikayla J. Huestis ◽  
Michael B. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Otitis Media ◽  
English Language ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Video Content ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Objective This study analyzes the quality and reliability of otitis media (OM) videos on Facebook and investigates whether the videos shared within the Facebook community are considered to be a valuable educational tool. The results of this study are important for providing clinicians with the necessary understanding about the video content that their patients may be exposed to. Study Design Cross-sectional analysis of video content. Setting A new Facebook account was created to carry out a search for videos on OM. Methods Inclusion criteria were as follows: videos intended for educating patients or guardians on OM, videos in the English language, and videos with at least 1 share. Results A total of 364 videos were screened, and 62 fit our inclusion criteria for analysis. The majority (56%) of OM videos on Facebook focused on complementary and alternative medication without mentioning any current guidelines. A limited amount of videos (29%) made any mention to surgical treatment options for OM. There was a strong positive correlation (rho = 0.8419, P < .001) between a video’s content and its reliability. There was no correlation seen between a video’s content and its shares (rho = −0.142, P = .1359). Conclusions The majority of OM videos on Facebook are inadequate for educational value. Clinicians should know about the existence of videos on OM and the quality of information that parents are exposed to.

scholarly journals Beban dengan Koping Keluarga Saat Merawat Pasien Skizofrenia yang Mengalami Perilaku Kekerasan

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Jek Amidos Pardede ◽  
Laura Mariati Siregar ◽  
Merius Halawa
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
P Value ◽  
Subjective Burden ◽  
Family Coping ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

<p>Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that is chronic, reality disorders, cognitive dysfunction, and difficulty in doing activities. Violent behavior is a form of aggressive behavior that causes suffering or hurts others, has an angry response, is expressed by threatening, injuring oneself and others, and can damage the environment. The study aims to determine the relationship of burden with a family coping when treating schizophrenic patients who experience violent behavior in the  Prof.Dr.M.Ildrem mental hospital Medan. Descriptive correlation research design with a cross-sectional approach. The entire population of schizophrenic patients who treat family members with violent behavior who undergo outpatient as many as 384 people. Samples totaling 79 people with a sampling technique is a consecutive sampling. The results obtained that the objective burden of the majority family is 74,7% and the subjective burden of the majority family is 60,8%, coping of the adaptive majority family is 97,5%. It is known that there is a strong relationship between burden and family coping when treating patients with schizophrenia who experience violent behavior (p-value=0,000; p-value&lt;0,01) with an objective load value of the correlation coefficient (r)=0,522. And the subjective load coefficient correlation coefficient (r)=0,525. Families are expected to reduce objective and subjective burdens when treating schizophrenic patients who experience violent behavior by increasing adaptive family coping so that the burden in the family is lighter and able to care for family members better.</p>

scholarly journals Evaluation of Income and Postharvest Losses of Yam in Southern Agricultural Zone of Nasarawa State

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Daniel Akaakohol Iorzua ◽  
Agnes Agbanugo Ikwuba ◽  
James Timbee Aan ◽  
Solomon Chimela Nwafor
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
P Value ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Postharvest Losses ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

The study evaluated the income and postharvest losses of yam in Nasarawa State Nigeria from 2014 to 2018. The study employed the use of cross sectional design. The study was conducted in Nasarawa state, Nigeria between October 2019 and June 2020. Data for the study were collected using multistage sampling technique from a sample of three hundred and eighty seven (387) respondents. The result showed that majority of the respondents (322) 83%, were male, and within the age range of 31-40 years 158(41%) followed by the age bracket of 41-50: 97(25%); 323(84%) of the respondents were married with average household size of 8.0 persons per household while 87% of the respondents have had one form of formal education or the other. The spearman correlation matrix showing the relationship between the income and post-harvest losses of the farmers further revealed that there is a significant relationship between income and postharvest losses of yam farmers in the studied area. Coefficient of determination (R square) value was 0.922 with a P value of 0.00. The result reveals a significant and strong positive correlation betweenthe income and post-harvest losses of the farmers. The study thus concluded that most of the respondents were high income earners but suffer post-harvest losses throughout yam production chain in various measures. The extent of losses differs from farmer to farmer but does not differ in the communities sampled in the study area.

scholarly journals Hubungan Peran Orang Tua Dengan Perilaku Perawatan Diri Saat Menstruasi Pada Siswi Kelas VII Di Smpn 3 Bantul Yogyakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Enny Fitriahadi ◽  
Dieng Erika Merly Nastasia
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional

Latar belakang: Menstruasi pertama sering digunakan sebagai kriteria kematangan seksual anak perempuan, tetapi ini bukanlah perubahan fisik pertama dan terakhir yang terjadi selama masa puber. Menstruasi pertama dapat menimbulkan reaksi yang posotif dan juga negatif bagi masa remaja perempuan. Apabila mereka sudah dipersiapkan dan mendapat informasi tentang akan datangnya menstruasi maka mereka tidak akan mengalami kecemasan dan reaksi negatif lainnya, tetapi apabila mereka kurang memperoleh informasi maka akan merasakan pengalaman yang negatif. Tujuan penelitian: Diketahuinya hubungan peran orang tua dengan perilaku perawatan diri saat menstruasi pada siswi kelas VII di SMPN 3 Bantul Yogyakarta. Metode : Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survey analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 95 siswi di SMPN 3 Bantul Yogyakarta. Analisis data bivariate menggunakan Kendall Tau. Hasil: Hasil uji statistik didapatkan P value 0,000 (P = 0,05) dengan Correlation Coefficient sebesar 0,506 berarti terdapat hubungan yang positif sebesar 50,6% artinya Ho ditolak atau  terdapat  hubungan yang signifikan antara peran orang tua dengan perilaku perawatan diri saat menstruasi pada siswa kelas VII SMP N3 Bantul Yogyakarta. Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan peran orang tua dengan perilaku perawatan diri saat menstruasi pada siswi kelas VII SMPN 3 Bantul Yogyakarta.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCREEN TIME AMONG CHILDREN WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Siska Nawang Ayunda Maqfiro ◽  
Irmasanti Fajrin ◽  
Nurkila Suaib
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Statistical Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spearman Rank ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The growth and development of children are two events that are different in nature but are related to one another. It is possible for people in downtown areas to experience easy internet access, so that everything cannot be separated from digital media. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic like today, where children have to stay at home more, besides that learning is also done from home, so the screen time has increased. The goals of the research is to analyze the relationship between screen time among children with nutritional status and their development.Methods: The research design used cross sectional analysis. The population is all children aged 3-5 years in Kalumpang Village in November 2020 as many as 497 children, the number of samples is 84 children using purposive sampling technique.Results: Based on the spearman-rank statistical test, it is known that p-value = 0.002 (p-value α), which with the correlation coefficient (r) = 0.330 that the relationship between Screen time with nutritional status is in the low category and has a positive relationship direction, namely the higher the screen time, the higher the nutritional status. Meanwhile, based on the spearman-rank statistical test, it is known that p-value = 0.001 (p-value α), with the correlation coefficient (r) = 0.371 that the relationship between Screen time with development is in the low category and has a positive relationship direction, namely the higher the screen time, the development will deviate from age.Conclusion: There is a relationship between screen time and nutritional status and  there is a relationship between screen time and children development. So it is very important to improve parental control behavior towards the use of electronic devices in children aged 3-5 years old.

scholarly journals The Association between Behavioral Problems with SelfEsteem and Self-Concept in Pediatric Patients with Thalassemia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Mohamad Kazem Nourbakhsh ◽  
Minoo Atamanesh ◽  
Mohammad Effatpanah ◽  
Mona Salehi ◽  
Morteza Heidari
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Thalassemia Major ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Behavioral Disorder ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective: High prevalence of behavioral and psychological disorders in children with thalassemia can be associated with a decrease in the self-esteem of patients and can completely alter the person's self-concept. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of behavioral problems and its relationship with self-esteem and self-concept in patients with thalassemia major aged 6 to 18 years. Method: In a cross-sectional study, 30 patients with thalassemia major at the age of 6 to 18 years were enrolled. behavioral problems, self-esteem, and self-concept were evaluated by the child's behavioral check list at the ages of 6 to 18 years (CBCL 6-18), the Coopersmith's Self-Esteem Inventory, and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. Results: A total of 10.0% of patients had behavioral disorders, 3 (10.0%) desirable self-esteem, 15 (50.0%) moderate self-esteem, and 12 (40.0%) poor self-esteem. There was a strong but adverse correlation between behavioral disorder score and both self-esteem score (correlation coefficient equal to -0.886, p value = 0.001) and self-concept score (correlation coefficient equal to -0.498, p value = 0.001), and thus those patients with behavioral disorder had less appropriate self-esteem and self-concept. Conclusion: The incidence of behavioral disorders is associated with decreased self-esteem and poor self-concept in these patients. Therefore, improvement in behavioral disorders can be expected by improving self-esteem and selfconcept in such patients.

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