Pattern of ocular diseases among patients attending ophthalmic outpatient department: A cross-sectional study

Background: Employee state insurance scheme (ESIS) is a multidimensional social security system providing medical facilities to the insured persons and their family through large network of hospitals and dispensaries all over India. The present study was done to measure the satisfaction of OPD (Outpatient Department) patients.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in ESI Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India on 500 patients attending OPD. Patients were approached at the end of their OPD visits to know their perceptions towards the public health facilities, during the months of September and October 2017. Data collected was analyzed.Results: In present study, out of 500 patients, 210 (42%) said that crowd was average, 270 (54%) were satisfied with queue system, 390 (78%) were satisfied with the availability of drugs, 380 (76%) were satisfied with the behaviour of pharmacist.205 (41%) patients said it was not overcrowded, 310 (62%) patients were happy with the behaviour of registration clerk, 330 (66%) were satisfied with the seating arrangements for the patients and attendants, 265 (53%) were satisfied with the cleanliness, 205 (41%) were satisfied with the condition of toilets.390 (78%) patients said that doctor was available, 270 (54%) said that waiting time was less, 325 (65%) said that doctor listened to the problem attentively, 435 (87%) said that the doctor explained nicely about the disease while 425 (85%) were satisfied with the time given by the doctor.Conclusions: Almost half of the patients were satisfied with the registration facilities, basic amenities, service by doctor and pharmacy services. Mostly, patients chose this hospital as it was free for them due to their insurance and as it was near their house. Still, there is scope for improvement.

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Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.5645 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 58 (231) ◽

Author(s):

Nimesh Poudel ◽

Subodh Sagar Dhakal ◽

Renu Sukhupayo ◽

Dambar Bahadur Karki

Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Vitamin D Deficiency ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Serum Vitamin ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is a common condition prevalent among both developed and developing countries where it is seen mostly in females. It has been linked to various skeletal and non-skeletal diseases. This study was done to find out the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and clinical features of deficient patients attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done among the patients attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. The study was conducted from May 2019 to July 2019. The ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (ref no. 310520113). Convenient sampling was done. The collected data was entered in Microsoft Excel and was analyzed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. Results: Out of 481 participants, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 335 (69.6%). Severe vitamin D deficiency was seen in 78 (16.2%) and insufficient vitamin D in 77 (16%) of the patients. The mean serum vitamin D concentration by gender was 22.38±17.07 ng/ml in males and 18.89±15.25 ng/ml in females. A total of 263 (54.6%) females and 72 (14.97%) males had vitamin D deficiency. The most common symptoms found in vitamin D deficiency patients were fatigue 187(55.8%), muscle cramps 131(39.1%), generalized myalgia 125(37.31%), bone and joint pain 111(33.13%) Conclusions: Vitamin D deficiency was prevalent especially in females and elderly people. Fatigability was present in more than half of the vitamin D deficient patients.

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Patients’ knowledge of prescribed medication: a cross sectional study in a tertiary care centre, Mumbai

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20194244 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

pp. 4238

Author(s):

Ashis Samuel John ◽

Kamaxi M. Bhate

Keyword(s):

Tertiary Care ◽

Treatment Compliance ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Tertiary Care Centre ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Study Population

Background: Inadequate understanding by patients of medical prescription given to them adversely affects treatment compliance; which can result in treatment failure and increase the incidence of adverse effects. The study site is a tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city and the patients attending here are particularly vulnerable in this regard both due to the heavy patient load in the outpatient department and their low socioeconomic status.Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in the pharmacy of K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai over a period of 1 month. Study population included general outpatient department patients of the hospital. Patients were interviewed using a pre validated questionnaire and their knowledge of the prescription analysed under five key aspects including dose, timing, duration, side effects and purpose of each drug. Data was entered using Microsoft Excel and analyzed using SPSS 22 software.Results: The mean age of the population was 37.6, with a standard deviation of 12.4. A good overall knowledge of the prescription was present only in 12.4% patients. In 52% of patients, the level of knowledge ranged from ‘no knowledge to little knowledge’. Age and literacy had statistically significant associations with overall knowledge of prescription.Conclusions: There is a significant gap in prescription knowledge in the study population. Age and literacy of the patient has an effect on prescription knowledge.

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Prevalence and factors contributing to primary sarcopenia in relatively healthy older Indians attending the outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital: A cross‐sectional study

Aging Medicine ◽

10.1002/agm2.12186 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rishal Rahman ◽

Benny Paul Wilson ◽

Thomas Vizhalil Paul ◽

Bijesh Yadav ◽

Gopinath Kango Gopal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents Attending Psychiatry Outpatient Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.6448 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 59 (238) ◽

Author(s):

Neelam Joshi ◽

Asim Shrestha ◽

Deepika Karki ◽

Pradip Man Singh

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Emotional Disorders ◽

Psychotic Disorders ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Tertiary Care Centre ◽

Cross Sectional

Introduction: Adolescence is the time when most mental illness begins most of the time these problems are overlooked leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The study is undertaken to find out the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adolescents attending psychiatry outpatient department in a tertiary hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done from 1st December 2019 to 29th November 2020 at a tertiary care centre of Kathmandu. Ethical approval (Ref No.: 012-076/077) was taken from the Institution Review Committee. A semi-structured proforma was used for the socio-demographic profile of patients and International Classification of Diseases-10 was used to make the diagnosis. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 16. Results: A total of 174 adolescents were included in the study. Out of the total cases 141 (81.03%) (75.1-86.8 at 95% Confidence Interval) were diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, among them 73 (51.77%) were males and 68 (48.23%) were females. The common diagnoses were anxiety disorders 63 (36.20%), mood disorders 34 (19.54%), psychotic disorders 26 (14.94%), substance use disorders 8 (4.59%), non-organic sleep disorders 5 (2.87%), behavioral and emotional disorders 3 (1.72%) and mental retardation 2 (1.149%). Conclusions: Prevalence of psychiatric illnesses is high in the adolescent population compared to the similar studies.

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Sleep Quality Among Elderly People Within the Outpatient Department of Songklanagarind Hospital, Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study

Songklanagarind Medical Journal ◽

10.31584/smj.2017.35.3.729 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 195 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Warut Aunjitsakul ◽

Jarurin Pitanupong ◽

Nisan Werachattawan ◽

Kanthee Anantapong

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Sleep Duration ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Short Sleep Duration ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Related Data

Objective: To determine the prevalence of sleep quality in the elderly within our outpatient department.Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted by; calculating the sample size for a survey with ‘proportion to size’ at the outpatient department of Songklanagarind Hospital from; October to November, 2015. A total of 408 participants aged between 65 and 99 were interviewed. Demographic and sleep-related data were collected. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) – Thai version. The results were analyzed in terms of descriptive statistics and conducted using R-Epicalc and R-Survey software.Results: Our subjects were predominantly married females. The proportion of those in the 65-74 age range was 63.0%.Most of the participants (70.8%) were poor sleepers, with mean and median PSQI scores of 7.7 and 7.0, respectively.Regarding poor sleepers, their problems were; short sleep duration (99.7%), poor sleep efficiency (61.6%) and daytime dysfunction (51.6%).Conclusion: Similarly to previous studies, our findings showed a high prevalence of poor sleep quality in the elderlypopulation. A sleep duration of less than 6 hours was the major problem in the poor sleeper group. Gaining a betterinsight into sleep quality correlating with comorbidities is recommended.

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