scholarly journals Comparison of the Migraine Disability (MIDAS Scores) in Two Genders and the Impact of BMI and Age on It: A Cross Sectional Descriptive Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qamar Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals QUALIS EVALUATION OF MEDICINE III: ANALYSIS OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AND GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS JOURNALS

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Author(s):  
Iracema de Mattos Paranhos Calderon
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gynecology And Obstetrics ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To know the current publication of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology subareas, to support the updating of Qualis Journals criteria in these specific subareas. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive study in which was evaluated in quantitatively and qualitatively way the bibliographic production of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology subareas, from January 2010 to December 2012. Were investigated the values of the impact factor; calculated (i) the number (n) and the percentage of journals in each stratum Qualis A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5, and (ii) the median values and their extreme limits (minimum values and maximum) and quartiles (p25; p50; p75; p90) of the impact factors in the different strata. Results: The bibliographic production of the three-year period 2010-2012 was published in 69 journals in Anesthesiology subarea and in 345 in Gynecology and Obstetrics. In Anesthesiology, 44% were within the limits of impact factor of superior A1, A2 and B1; in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 42.4% were in those limits and strata. Conclusions: Despite lagging behind by international standards, publications of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology showed tendency to improve the quality. In these sub-areas, the median of journals impact factor is beyond the limits defined by the area in the last assessment. Therefore, it must be reconsidered new indicators to assess this aspect.

scholarly journals Prevelance of Undiagnosed Bronchiectasis in Patients Suffering from Severe Persistent Asthma

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1726-1728
Author(s):  
Asad Javaid ◽  
M. Saqib Musharaf ◽  
Faisal Hassan Zahid Ch. ◽  
M. Taha Waqas ◽  
Muhammad Mohsin Farooq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Airway Hyperresponsiveness ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Persistent Asthma ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
High Resolution Computed Tomography ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Severe Persistent Asthma ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Asthma is a clinical condition associated with recurring airway obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation. Asthma and bronchiectasis are separate illnesses. However, both disorders occur in some patients e.g., ABPA. Rare data exist for determining the impact of asthma aggravation by bronchiectasis. Present study aims to find such association. Objective: To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed bronchiectasis in patients suffering from severe persistent asthma. Study Design: Cross sectional/descriptive study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pulmonology, Al-Aleem Medical College/Gulab Devi Teaching Hospital Lahore from 1st July 2020 to 31st December 2020. Methodology: One hundred and twenty five patients of severe persistent asthma were enrolled. Patients were aged between 20-75 years. Patients details demographics age, sex and body mass index were recorded after taking written consent. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest was done among complete patients to recognized undiagnosed bronchiectasis. Prevalence of undiagnosed bronchiectasis was assessed among cases. Results: Sixty five (54.17%) were females and the rest were males 55 (45.83%). Mean age of the patients were 40.26±9.55 years with mean BMI 25.16±8.66 kg/m2. 35 (28%) patients had smoking history. Majority of the patients 55 (44%) were aged between 45-75 years of age. Prevalence of undiagnosed bronchiectasis was found in 48 (38.4%) patients of severe persistent asthma. Conclusion: The prevalence of undiagnosed bronchiectasis was significantly high among patients of long disease duration suffering from persistent asthma. Keywords: Severe persistent, Asthma, Undiagnosed bronchiectasis

scholarly journals Formative evaluation impacting the results of summative evaluation-a feedback based cross sectional study carried out among instructors of an international medical school

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2865
Author(s):  
Kusai M. Alsalhanie ◽  
Sanjib Das ◽  
Sulaimaan Abdus-Samad
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Summative Evaluation ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Instructional Unit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Background: In all forms of teaching worldwide, evaluation is fundamental in measurement of the students’ acquisition and understanding of the material covered.  Evaluation is divided into two separate forms.  The goal of formative evaluation is to monitor students learning and provide ongoing students feedback. This in turn improves teaching and help finding strengths and weaknesses of students.  Summative evaluation on the other hand is to evaluate students learning at the end of the instructional unit to compare students’ performance with some other standards. Currently several types of formative evaluation activities are in practice at our institution. This study was performed to explore the views of faculties as to the impact of formative evaluation on summative evaluation within the MD program.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted using a questionnaire to record the opinions and then the data was collected, analysed and interpreted.Results: All respondents opined that formative evaluation aids the students in isolating specific weak areas. All faculties indicated that, formative evaluation is important for them as it aids in targeting problem areas within their classes. A sizable percentage of respondents also supported that formative evaluation helped instilling the need for regular study and intensive learning within their students.  Furthermore, many respondents (75%) didn’t accept the statement that frequent formative evaluation impeded their students’ focussed learning leading to deficient performance in summative evaluation.Conclusions: Formative evaluation positively impacts summative ones in many ways.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude towards impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health among dental and medical practitioners in a city in Chhattisgarh state, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Dennis V Abraham ◽  
Priyamvada Bhatia ◽  
Abdul Sahid Khan ◽  
Savita Deora ◽  
Aditya Saini
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Cardiac Health ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Written Informed Consent

Aim: The present study is conducted to explore the knowledge, attitude towards impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health among general practitioners.Material and Methods: The present study is a Cross-sectional questionnaire descriptive study. The present study was conducted in a city in Chhattisgarh state among the general dental and medical practitioners running their private clinic. Dental and medical practitioners present on day of survey in the clinic and given their written informed consent were interviewed by the single investigator.Results: To the questions regarding impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health, 23 (56%) of dental practitioners agree with this fact while for 21 (55%) of medical practitioners says that there is no impact. Majority of study subjects 71 (90%) agree with the statement that patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease are more likely to have periodontal disease. Forty-two (53%) of study participants agree with the fact that controlling periodontal diseases is important for managing cardiovascular disease.Conclusions: It has been concluded that both dental and medical practitioners had moderate knowledge and fair attitude towards the impact towards impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health.

Multidisciplinary team decision is rare and decreasing in percutaneous vascular interventions despite positive impact on in-hospital outcomes

VASA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian-Alexander Behrendt ◽  
Tilo Kölbel ◽  
Thea Schwaneberg ◽  
Holger Diener ◽  
Ralf Hohnhold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Invasive Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital Outcomes ◽  
Vascular Intervention ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Team Decision ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Background: Worldwide prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is increasing and peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) has become the primary invasive treatment. There is evidence that multidisciplinary team decision-making (MTD) has an impact on in-hospital outcomes. This study aims to depict practice patterns and time changes regarding MTD of different medical specialties. Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study design. 20,748 invasive, percutaneous PVI of PAD conducted in the metropolitan area of Hamburg (Germany) were consecutively collected between January 2004 and December 2014. Results: MTD prior to PVI was associated with lower odds of early unsuccessful termination of the procedures (Odds Ratio 0.662, p < 0.001). The proportion of MTD decreased over the study period (30.9 % until 2009 vs. 16.6 % from 2010, p < 0.001) while rates of critical limb-threatening ischemia (34.5 % vs. 42.1 %), patients´ age (70 vs. 72 years), PVI below-the-knee (BTK) (13.2 % vs. 22.4 %), and rates of severe TASC C/D lesions BTK (43.2 % vs. 54.2 %) increased (all p < 0.001). Utilization of MTD was different between medical specialties with lowest frequency in procedures performed by internists when compared to other medical specialties (7.1 % vs. 25.7 %, p < 0.001). Conclusions: MTD prior to PVI is associated with technical success of the procedure. Nonetheless, rates of MTD prior to PVI are decreasing during the study period. Future studies should address the impact of multidisciplinary vascular teams on long-term outcomes.

Factors Influencing Academic Stress on Students of University of Economics and Business - Vietnam National University

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nham Phong Tuan ◽  
Nguyen Ngoc Quy ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen ◽  
Hong Tra My ◽  
Tran Nhu Phu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Stress ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
National University ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of seven factors causing academic stress on students of University of Economics and Business - Vietnam National University: Lack of leisure time, Academic performance, Fear of failure, Academic overload, Finances, Competition between students, Relationships with university faculty. Based on the results of a practical survey of 185 students who are attending any courses at the University of Economics and Business - Vietnam National University, the study assesses the impact of stress factors on students. The thesis focuses on clarifying the concept of "stress" and the stress level of students, while pointing out its negative effects on students. This study includes two cross-sectional questionnaire surveys. The first survey uses a set of 16 questions to assess students’ perceptions and attitudes based on an instrument to measure academic stress - Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA). The second survey aims to test internal consistency, the robustness of the previously established 7-factor structure. Henceforth, the model was brought back and used qualitatively, combined with Cronbach’s Alpha measurement test and EFA discovery factor analysis. This study was conducted from October 2019 to December 2019. From these practical analyzes, several proposals were made for the society, the school and the students themselves.

The impact of the use of a footrest on the quality of chest compressions. A prospective, randomized, cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Majer ◽  
Sandra Pyda ◽  
Jerzy Robert Ladny ◽  
Antonio Rodriguez-Nunez ◽  
Lukasz Szarpak
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Awareness of symptomatic differences Covid-19, SARS, Swine Flu, Common cold among dental students

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1026-1033
Author(s):  
Nivedha Valliammai Mahalingam ◽  
Abilasha R ◽  
Kavitha S
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Common Cold ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
Viral Diseases ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Enormous successes have been obtained against the control of major epidemic diseases, such as SARS, MERS, Ebola, Swine Flu in the past. Dynamic interplay of biological, socio-cultural and ecological factors, together with novel aspects of human-animal interphase, pose additional challenges with respect to the emergence of infectious diseases. The important challenges faced in the control and prevention of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases range from understanding the impact of factors that are necessary for the emergence, to development of strengthened surveillance systems that can mitigate human suffering and death. The aim of the current study is to assess the awareness of symptomatic differences between viral diseases like COVID-19, SARS, Swine flu and common cold among dental students that support the prevention of emergence or re-emergence. Cross-sectional type of study conducted among the undergraduate students comprising 100 Subjects. A questionnaire comprising 15 questions in total were framed, and responses were collected in Google forms in SPSS Software statistical analysis. The study has concluded that dental students have an awareness of the symptomatic differences between infectious viral disease. The study concluded that the awareness of symptomatic differences between viral diseases like COVID-19, SARS, Swine flu, Common cold is good among the dental students who would pave the way for early diagnosis and avoid spreading of such diseases. A further awareness can be created by regular webinars, seminars and brainstorming sessions among these healthcare professionals.

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