scholarly journals Attitude and practice regarding effective blood pressure measurement among health professionals at a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad - Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Rabail Zaman ◽  
Sobia Anam ◽  
Muhammad Muneeb ◽  
Sabry Ashraff
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Pressure Measurement ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Attitude and Practice of Contraception among Gynecologists at a Tertiary Care Hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Hemani ◽  
Premlata Mital
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Barrier Method ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Complete Knowledge ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical Healthcare

ABSTRACT Medical healthcare providers are an important link with the general public to impart knowledge regarding contraception. However, their own attitude and practice of contraception is often lacking. Objective This study was conducted to assess the attitude and practice of contraception over the last 5 years of the gynecologists themselves in a tertiary care hospital in Jaipur. Materials and methods The study was conducted on 125 female gynecologists in a tertiary care hospital in Jaipur. All were given a questionnaire which was duly filled by them and data obtained was analyzed. Results All the doctors used some form of contraception. The mean age was 29.32 years. The commonest was the barrier method (38.4%) followed by OC pills (27.2%). Twenty-one percent of the barrier users used them occasionally. Emergency contraception was used by either those using natural methods of contraception or who were occasional users of OC pills or condoms. Fifty percent of the couples relying on natural methods conceived. Conclusion Gynecologists have complete knowledge regarding contraception, yet fail to use it regularly. Proper attitude and practice is essential to prevent unintended pregnancies. How to cite this article Hemani S, Hooja N, Mital P. Attitude and Practice of Contraception among Gynecologists at a Tertiary Care Hospital. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2013;5(3): 129-131.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS ON ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING BY NURSING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

2020 ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
SUPRIYA SONOWAL ◽  
CHETNA K DESAI ◽  
JIGAR R PANCHAL
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reaction ◽  
Drug Reaction ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Adr Reporting ◽  
Nursing Health

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to evaluate the impact of certain educational interventions on adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting by nursing health professionals at a tertiary care hospital. Methods: Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of the nurses regarding ADR reporting were evaluated before and after interventions using a KAP questionnaire. Educational interventions carried out among the nurses were workshops, booklets, SMSes, personal briefings, and posters. Number and quality of ADR reported by nurses in pre-intervention (3 months), intervention (10 months), and post-intervention (3 months) phase were compared. Results: There was a significant increase in response rate to questionnaires in the post-intervention phase (post-IP) (97.74%) as compared to pre-intervention (91.28%) phase (pre-IP). The knowledge score of the nurses increased significantly in post-IP (11.65 ± 2.14) as compared to the pre-intervention (6.98 ± 2.46) phase. No ADR was reported by nurses in pre-IP. Thirty nurses reported 30 ADRs in the intervention phase and six nurses reported six ADRs in the post-IP. The mean score of completeness of ADR notification forms decreased significantly in post-IP. Maximum ADRs (10) were reported after the workshops. Conclusion: Educational interventions improved the KAP of ADR reporting by nurses, albeit temporary. This suggests the need of continuous educational interventions.

scholarly journals An epidemiological study on knowledge, attitude and practice of injection safety among health care personnel in a tertiary care hospital of Tripura

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 4128
Author(s):  
Anjan Datta ◽  
Kaushik Nag ◽  
Nabarun Karmakar ◽  
Tamal Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Unsafe Injection ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Injection Safety ◽  
Injection Practices

Background: Injection is considered as one of the key procedures of drug delivery all over the world. Unsafe injection practices are very common in countries like India. This study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of injection safety in a tertiary care hospital of Tripura.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 participants including staff nurses, operation theater (OT) assistants and laboratory technicians of Tripura Medical College and Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Hapania; who were primarily involved in routine injection practices related to patient care from January 15th to February 14th 2018. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.Results: Majority (77%) of the participants in this study belonged to 18 to 25 years age group and were females (71.3%); mostly were nurses (88%), followed by OT assistants (6.3%) and laboratory technicians (5.7%) respectively. Good injection safety practices were reported by majority of the participants (67.3%). Higher mean age with knowledge of injection safety, nurses as compared to others and probational work experience than permanent were found to have significant association with safe injection practices of the participants.Conclusions: Even though study findings showed good practice related to injection safety among the health care personnel like similar other studies in this country, still improvement is required to fulfil the gap in knowledge and attitude of the health care providers to keep unsafe injection to the minimum level.

scholarly journals Association between C reactive protein and obesity: a study in a tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1535
Author(s):  
Lavanya Mandli
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein

Background: Obesity and dyslipidemia, especially in children and adolescents coupled with impaired blood glucose metabolism and elevated blood pressure may result in atherosclerosis in the older ages. This study was conducted to assess the association between high levels of CRP with obesity.Methods: Details including height and weight for BMI and serum for C reactive protein estimation was collected for all 134 patients.Results: 60.4% were females and 49.6% were males. Among the obese patients, clinically raised CRP levels was observed in 29.2% and elevated CRP levels in 45.8% levels, while in overweight patients, 21.4% had clinically raised CRP and 46.4% has elevated CRP levels. In normal BMI patients, elevated CRP was seen in 22% and clinically raised in 1.9%.Conclusion: Detection of CRP levels in overweight and obese patients is imperative in the early stages itself to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

INFLUENCE OF PHARMACEUTICALINFLUENCE OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE ACTIVITIES ON KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS IN A TERTI CARE ACTIVITIES ON KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
K. SHAILAJA ◽  
ANJU ABRAHAM ◽  
BINDHU BHARGAVI ◽  
R. DEVIKA
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Patient Counseling ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Baseline Values ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective: To assess the influence of pharmaceutical care activities on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) among type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: A total of about 301 patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were recruited from a tertiary care hospital. Patients were educated about their disease condition, lifestyle modifications and diet regimen to be followed and were given instructions for improving medication adherence. In the initial session, no pharmaceutical care was given, in the second session patient counseling was given verbally and in the last session patient counseling was given both verbally and non-verbally by means of pamphlet distribution. KAP questionnaire and glycemic levels (glycated hemoglobin, fasting blood sugar and post-prandial blood sugar) of participants were obtained at baseline and at follow up. Results: The baseline values of FBS in patients before intervention was found to be 176.5±74.46 mg/dL and it was reduced to 140.7±43.9 mg/dL after 3 mo. Henceforth, there was also an improvement in the PPBS values which was found to be 254±77.3 mg/dL at the baseline and was 212.9±54.2 mg/dL after intervention. The baseline values of HbA1c is 8.144±1.727% and after intervention, value reduced to about 7.173±2.768%. After the intervention, it was found to be that 30%, 16% and 12% reduction in FBS, PPBS and HbA1c values and the P-value (<0.0001) found to be statistically significant. KAP scores also found to be improved after the intervention and statistically significant. The results clearly indicate that through proper guidance and educating the patients by the pharmacist is beneficial in managing the glycemic levels and reduce further complications. Conclusion: The study concluded that the pharmaceutical care by the pharmacist is highly essentially and useful for the patients to manage the glycemic index and prevent further diabetic complications.

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