Assessment of knowledge regarding diet among hospitalized patients undergoing treatment for chronic ailments in a tertiary care hospital from Hyderabad

Background: Nutrition plays important tole in the health, and specially in chronic diseases. It plays important role in all levels if prevention. Thus awareness of patients, suffering from chronic diseases is important in view of secondary and tertiary levels of prevention.Methods: The present cross sections study was carried out with 20 question predesigned and tested questionnaire, in patients admitted to hospital for chronic diases with stay more than 15 days. Scores were calculated from the questionnaire administered and results compared.Results: it was observed that awareness of patients about diet in chronic conditions was not adequate. Average scores on the 40-point questionnaire scale was 13.34, with SD±2.23. It was observed that awareness increased as education, socio economic status increases.Conclusions: It is recommended to have special nutritional counselling sessions for patients.

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A Study of Anxiety among Hospitalized Patients of Orthopedics Ward of a Tertiary Care Hospital

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0501.005 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

K. Harish Chandra Reddy ◽

Puli Santosh Reddy

Keyword(s):

Orthopedic Surgery ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Economic Status ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Hospitalized Patients ◽

P Value ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Living Situation ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Duration Of Hospitalization

Background: Hospitalization itself gives rise to anxiety in any patient. And if the patient had fracture of any bone, then the anxiety levels reach at its peak and become troublesome. Anxiety following surgery for fracture during pre operative and post operative period following orthopedic surgery is matter of concern. Objective: To study of anxiety among hospitalized patients of orthopedics ward of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: Present study was hospital based cross sectional study. The study was carried out from November 2012 to December 2013 in the department of Orthopedics at a tertiary care hospital attached to a medical college by the department of Psychiatry. During the study period of the present study, it was possible to study 50 patients with the objective to study of anxiety among hospitalized patients of orthopedics ward of a tertiary care hospital. These 50 patients were selected randomly from hospital record of department of Orthopedics. Results: Only 6% of the patients gave history of mental illness in their families. The study sample shows Age, Type of Family, Socio Economic Status, Education, Occupation was also found to be significant factor (p = 0.026). The study sample shows Living Situation to be significant factor in the outcome of Depression in patients with p value= 0.024 in HADS. Hospitalization was also found to be a very significant factor (p = 0.001). Duration of Hospitalization was also found to be a very significant factor (p = 0.022) The study sample shows The study sample shows Type of Treatment to be a very significant factor in the outcome of Depression with p value 0.020 in HADS. Conclusion: We conclude that the anxiety among patients undergoing orthopedic surgery was very high and it was associated with factors like Age, Type of Family, Socio Economic Status, Education, Occupation, Living Situation, Hospitalization, Duration of Hospitalization, and Type of Treatment.

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Role of risk factors and socio-economic status in pulmonary tuberculosis: a search for the root cause in patients in a tertiary care hospital, South India

Tropical Medicine & International Health ◽

10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02676.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 74-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Soham Gupta ◽

Vishnu Prasad Shenoy ◽

Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay ◽

Indira Bairy ◽

Sethumadhavan Muralidharan

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

South India ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Economic Status ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Root Cause ◽

Socio Economic Status

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Determinants of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore

Asian Journal of Allied Health Sciences (AJAHS) ◽

10.52229/ajahs.v3i2.333 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 34-38

Author(s):

OJS Admin

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Gestational Diabetes ◽

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Glucose Intolerance ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Economic Status ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Socio Economic Status

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance of varying degree with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Prevalence of GDM is known to vary widely depending on the region of the country, dietary habits, and socio-economic status.

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Magnitude and determinants of depression in acute stroke patients admitted in a rural tertiary care hospital

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice ◽

10.4103/0976-3147.153228 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (02) ◽

pp. 202-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Amrish Saxena ◽

Ajitabh Suman

Keyword(s):

Acute Stroke ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Economic Status ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Post Stroke ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Post Stroke Depression

ABSTRACT Objectives: Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric disturbances after a cerebrovascular stroke. The frequency of depression in stroke patients has varied widely in different populations. Post stroke depression is an important factor limiting recovery and rehabilitation in acute stroke patients. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional hospital-based study was performed in acute stroke patients admitted in the department of Medicine of a rural teaching tertiary care hospital in central India. Materials and Methods: In all consecutive acute stroke inpatients, the intensity of depression was assessed by a trained person through a questionnaire, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), who is blind of the diagnosis and investigations of the patient. Another study person collected the data including demographics, co-morbid diseases or risk factors. Radiological imaging data was noted from the CT/MRI head reports of stroke patients. Results: Of the total 107 stroke patients, 60 (56%) were males and 47 (44%) were females. Sixty-one (57%) of the 107 stroke patients had depression. Of the 107 stroke patients, 35 (33%) had mild depression, 22 (20%) had moderate depression and 4 (4%) had severe depression. The age, gender, education status and co-morbidities of the stroke patient were not associated with depression. The association of socio-economic status and left-sided lesions with depression was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.05). Type and location of the lesion were not associated with depression. Conclusion: Post-stroke depression was present in more than half of the stroke patients and was related to socio-economic status and left-sided hemisphere lesions.

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