Neuropathic Pain During Common Lumboradiculalgia in Subsaharian Africa: Bicentric Study About 409 Patients.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulgence Kaboré ◽  
Baly Ouattara ◽  
Stéphanie Wendlassida Joelle Tiendrébéogo ◽  
Mohamed Diomandé ◽  
Charles Sougué ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Sex Ratio ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Somatosensory Nervous System ◽  
Age Over 60

Abstract Background: Neuropathic pain is defined as pain caused by injury or disease of the somatosensory nervous system. Our purpose was to study the frequency of neuropathic pain among common lumboradiculalgia patients in subsaharian Africa patients. Methods: This was a bicentric cross-sectional study from February 2015 to 30 July 2015 in the first center and then from February 2017 to 30 July 2017 in the second center, i.e. a duration of 6 months for each study site. All patients with a common lomboradiculalgie were included. DN4 questionnaire was used for the diagnosis of neuropathic pain.Results : Four hundred and nine patients with common lumboradiculalgia were included. There were 278 females (67.97%) and 131 males (32.03%), for a sex ratio of 0.47. The average age was 51.75 ± 13.84 years with extremes of 16 and 88 years. One hundred and seventy-five patients ( 42.8%) had NP. Statistical analysis showed a statistically significant association between the existence of NP and age over 60 years and the existence of radiculalgia. Conclusions: Our study confirms the high frequency of neuropathic pain during common lumboradiculalgia. Age over 60 years and Poorly systematized radiculalgia were associated to NP.

scholarly journals Relación entre depresión y promedio escolar en estudiantes de la Facultad de Psicología y Terapia de la Comunicación Humana, UJED, campus Durango

2019 ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Isela Vanessa Herrera-Vargas ◽  
José Alejandro Ríos-Valles ◽  
Ivonne Pérez-González ◽  
Elda Raquel Vázquez-Ríos
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Depression Care ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: to identify the relationship between depression and the school average in students of the Faculty of Psychology and Therapy of Human Communication, UJED. Depression was assessed by the Beck Test to 110 students. It is a quantitative, exploratory, non-experimental, observational and cross-sectional study, with descriptive and correlational statistical analysis, with non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. Chronbach's alpha of the analyzed data was 0.89. 50% of the students presented some level of depression, with a significant correlation between depression and the school average with r: -. 247 and p: .009. Contribution: the results indicate that, in a very weak, but statistically significant way, the higher the school average, the lower the level of depression among students. The high frequency of the incidence of depression in the sample studied plus the significant correlation, suggest the need to implement depression care programs concurrent to the educational process.

scholarly journals Vaccine-Related Errors in Reconstitution in South Korea: A National Physicians’ and Nurses’ Survey

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Young Hwa Lee ◽  
Rebecca C. Harris ◽  
Hong Won Oh ◽  
Yongho Oh ◽  
Juan C. Vargas-Zambrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vaccine Preparation

Vaccine-related errors (VREs) result from mistakes in vaccine preparation, handling, storage, or administration. We aimed to assess physicians’ and nurses’ experiences of VREs in South Korea, focusing on reconstitution issues, and to understand the barriers to and facilitators of preventing them. This was a cross-sectional study using an internet-based survey to examine experiences of reconstitution-related errors, and experience or preference with regard to ready-to-use vaccines (RTU) by physicians and nurses. A total of 700 participants, including 250 physicians and 450 nurses, responded to the questionnaire. In total, 76.4% and 41.5% of the physicians and nurses, respectively, reported an error related to reconstituted vaccines. All errors had been reported as experienced by between 4.9% and 52.0% of physicians or nurses. The errors were reported to occur in more than one in 100 vaccinations for inadequate shaking of vaccines by 28.0% of physicians and 6.9% of nurses, incomplete aspiration of reconstitution vials by 28.0% of physicians and 6.4% of nurses, and spillage or leakage during reconstitution by 20.8% of physicians and 6.9% of nurses. A total of 94.8% of physicians had experience with RTU vaccines, and all preferred RTU formulations. In conclusion, this study highlights the high frequency and types of reconstitution-related errors in South Korea. RTU vaccines could help reduce the time needed for preparation and reduce the risk of errors in South Korea.

Central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis is associated with impaired innocuous thermal pathways and neuronal hyperexcitability

Pain Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Rivel ◽  
Anat Achiron ◽  
Mark Dolev ◽  
Yael Stern ◽  
Gaby Zeilig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Sensory Testing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Central Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Body Regions ◽  
Thermal Grill Illusion

Abstract Objective About a third of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from chronic and excruciating central neuropathic pain (CNP). The mechanism underlying CNP in MS is not clear, since previous studies are scarce and their results are inconsistent. Our aim was to determine whether CNP in MS is associated with impairment of the spinothalamic-thalamocortical pathways (STTCs) and/or increased excitability of the pain system. Design Cross sectional study Setting General hospital Subjects 47 MS patients with CNP, 42 MS patients without CNP, and 32 healthy controls. Methods Sensory testing included the measurement of temperature, pain, and touch thresholds and the thermal grill illusion (TGI) for evaluating STTCs function, and hyperpathia and allodynia as indicators of hyperexcitability. CNP was characterized using interviews and questionnaires. Results The CNP group had higher cold and warm thresholds (p < 0.01), as well as higher TGI perception thresholds (p < 0.05), especially in painful body regions compared to controls, whereas touch and pain thresholds values were normal. The CNP group also had a significantly greater prevalence of hyperpathia and allodynia. Regression analysis revealed that whereas presence of CNP was associated with a higher cold threshold, CNP intensity, and the number of painful body regions were associated with allodynia and hyperpathia, respectively. Conclusions CNP in MS is characterized by a specific impairment of STTC function; the innocuous thermal pathways, and by pain hyperexcitability. Whereas CNP presence is associated with STTC impairment, its severity and extent are associated with pain hyperexcitability. Interventions that reduce excitability level may therefore mitigate CNP severity.

scholarly journals Hospital Advertisements in Newspapers, Is It Still Worth It?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ashraf Ahmad Zaghloul
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Marketing Activities

INTRODUCTION: Marketing the hospital image through advertising shapes the sources of information upon which the patient takes a decision to purchase the service. Advertisement is considered to be one of the marketing activities geared towards promoting the hospital’s image. The aim of this study is to explore and investigate the determinants of consumer behavior toward newspaper advertising eye-catchers for hospitals and medical care in the UAE.METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study design was followed using the snowball technique to select a convenient sample of the population of Sharjah, UAE. The total number of questionnaires valid for statistical analysis accounted for a 402.RESULTS: The significant adjusted odds included in the model were occupation (Administrative) = 2.1 (CI 1.1-4.5), name and brand = 0.4 (CI 0.1-0.8), clinical staff photo = 0.2 (CI 0.1-0.7), and location = 3.9 (CI 1.3-11.9).  CONCLUSION: Healthcare organizations are required to further assess the feedback of their marketing plans especially newspaper advertisement budgets through the quality control activities performed at these organizations.

scholarly journals Neuropathic Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cross-sectional Study in Female Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
Cemile Sevgi Polat ◽  
Didem Sezgin Özcan ◽  
Elif Umay Altaş ◽  
Şule Şahin Onat ◽  
Belma Füsun Köseoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Total Knee

scholarly journals Pattern analysis of S. haematobium infection and elimination in the area of Alsuki, Sudan

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1059
Author(s):  
Rawia A. Abdelshafie ◽  
Abdalla I. Abdalla Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Pattern Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the current conditions of children of the selected area, for the purpose of measuring the new effective health program for schistosomiasis disease eliminations and obtain the prevalence intensity and risk factors of S. haematobium among school children in the study area.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used to screen school going children of all the ages from five randomly selected schools from Alsuki region. A statistical analysis derived from data formulated based on 1062 samples aged between 6 and 15 years attending the selected schools during the period testing within 6 months were enrolled.Results: The impact of health awareness program was measured usefully and the responded factor for reducing the Schistosomiasis diseases was significantly became less than (0.05). Therefore, the actual qualified fitting degree and applicability was significantly becoming (p value=0.001).Conclusions: This research concluded that the prediction of Schistosomiasis diseases due to the risk Ratio of the collected data for those who did not attended awareness over the people who attended program became (0.248).

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL FITNESS IN INFECTED AND NON-INFECTED CHILDREN WITH SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTH

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Esfayanti Sianturi ◽  
Syahril Pasaribu* ◽  
Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
School Children ◽  
Muscular Strength ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Whitney Test

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection can cause decreasing physical tness in children, but the evidence available is limited. The aim to compare physical tness in infected and non-infected children with STH. A cross-sectional study was done in school children in Talawi districts, Batubara regency, North Sumatera province, Indonesia. The study was conducted from July to September 2018. Physical tness was assessed consisted of a cardiorespiratory component by measuring the consumption of oxygen uptake (VO max), and musculoskeletal component by 2 measuring muscular strength and exibility. Statistical analysis using chi-square and Mann-Whitney test to assess physical tness between groups. There were 140 school children enrolled in divided equally infected and non-infected children. Muscular strength and exibility were signicantly different between infected and non-infected school children. However, there was no different in VO max between groups. Muscular strength and exibility are weaker in infected school children compare to 2 non-infected children.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MENARCHE AGE AND MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muharam R ◽  
Muhammad Ikhsan ◽  
Herdinda Erudite Rizkinya
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urogenital Symptoms ◽  
Menarche Age ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the association between menarche age and menopausal symptoms.Methods: A cross-sectional study with 100 perimenopause subjects. Every subject was assessed of their menopausal symptoms with validated menopause rating scale (MRS) questionnaire. Menopause symptoms were classified into somato-vegetative, psychological, and urogenital symptoms. Statistical analysis was used to assess menarche age and menopause symptoms associations.Results: Out of 100 subjects, somato-vegetative, psychological, and urogenital symptoms were found in 46%, 68%, and 74% cases, respectively. Menarche age was varied between 10 and 17-year-old. There was a significant correlation between menarche age and psychological symptoms (p=0.034). However, there was no significant correlation between menarche age and somato-vegetative as well as urogenital symptoms (p=0.257; p=0.093).Conclusion: There was a significant association between menarche age and psychological symptoms in perimenopause women. However, there was no association between menarche age and somato-vegetative as well as urogenital symptoms in perimenopause women.

scholarly journals Hearing threshold levels and hearing loss among people in Zhejiang, China: a population-based cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e027152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahui Wang ◽  
Huai Zhang ◽  
Haiyan Ma ◽  
Long Zhang ◽  
Lei Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Frequency Hearing Loss

Hearing loss (≥26 dB threshold in the better ear), as a common chronic condition in humans, is increasingly gaining attention. Relevant research in China is relatively scarce, so we conduct a population-based study to investigate the prevalence of hearing loss among age groups, genders and ears in Zhejiang province, China, from September 2016 to June 2018.Study designPopulation-based cross-sectional studyParticipantsA total of 3754 participants aged 18–98 years and living in Zhejiang province, China.Outcome measuresPure-tone audiometric thresholds were measured at frequencies of 0.125–8 kHz for each subject. All participants were asked to complete a structured questionnaire, in the presence of a healthcare official.ResultsThe prevalence of speech-frequency and high-frequency hearing loss was 27.9% and 42.9%, respectively, in Zhejiang. There were significant differences in auditory thresholds at most frequencies among the age groups, genders (male vs female: 31.6%vs24.1% at speech frequency; 48.9% vs 36.8% at high frequency) and ears. In addition to the common factors affecting both types of hearing loss, a significant correlation was found between personal income and speech-frequency hearing loss (OR=0.69, 95% CI 0.52 to 0.92), and between hyperlipidaemia and high-frequency hearing loss (OR=1.45, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.07).ConclusionThe prevalence of hearing loss was high among people living in Zhejiang, particularly males, and in the left ear. Moreover, hearing thresholds increased with age. Several lifestyle and environment factors, which can be influenced by awareness and education, were significantly associated with hearing loss.

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