scholarly journals Infant And Children Feeding Models Assistance Models Using Pocket Book Media On Increasing Knowledge And Weight Increase To Slender Toddlers In The Village Of Merapi

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Suaebah ◽  
Kammisari Dewi ◽  
Ayu Rafiony
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Thin nutrition is an acute nutritional problem, as a result of events that occur in a short time such as lack of food intake. The high prevalence of thin underweight nutrition in infants is influenced by three main factors namely poor quality of quantity pangan food consumption as a result of low family food security, poor patterns of foster care and low access to health facilities. The impact of underweight nutrition in infants can reduce intelligence, productivity, creativity, and very influential on the quality of HR. This type of research is a Quasi-Experiment with the design used is pretest-posttest design with control group design. The number of samples for each group of 28 people was taken by purposive sampling technique. Data analysis used parametric statistical tests and non-parametric tests. The results of the analysis of differences in knowledge before and after nutrition education in the two treatment groups there was no significant difference (p = 0.271). For weight gain in children under five given intervention that is the average weight of the pre-test 9.91kg and the average weight of the post-test was 10.13kg with the results of statistical tests showed that there was a significant weight gain (p = 0, 00). The conclusion of this study is that there is no difference between the treatment and control groups for the knowledge of mothers under five and there are differences in the treatment and control groups for toddler weight gain. Parents of toddlers are expected to have more access to information about health through various mass media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television. In addition, it is also important to get a lot of information by participating in empowering organizations

scholarly journals Assessment of anxiety and quality of life in fibromyalgia patients

2004 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 252-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tathiana Pagano ◽  
Luciana Akemi Matsutani ◽  
Elisabeth Alves Gonçalves Ferreira ◽  
Amélia Pasqual Marques ◽  
Carlos Alberto de Bragança Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Outpatient Service ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

CONTEXT: Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by chronic, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, and by a low pain threshold at specific anatomical points. The syndrome is associated with other symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbance, morning stiffness and anxiety. Because of its chronic nature, it often has a negative impact on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of life and anxiety level of patients with fibromyalgia. TYPE Of STUDY: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Rheumatology outpatient service of Hospital das Clínicas (Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo). METHODS: This study evaluated 80 individuals, divided between test and control groups. The test group included 40 women with a confirmed diagnosis of fibromyalgia. The control group was composed of 40 healthy women. Three questionnaires were used: two to assess quality of life (FIQ and SF-36) and one to assess anxiety (STAI). They were applied to the individuals in both groups in a single face-to-face interview. The statistical analysis used Student's t test and Pearson's correlation test (r), with a significance level of 95%. Also, the Pearson chi-squared statistics test for homogeneity, with Yates correction, was used for comparing schooling between test and control groups. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between the groups (p = 0.000), thus indicating that fibromyalgia patients have a worse quality of life and higher levels of anxiety. The correlations between the three questionnaires were high (r = 0.9). DISCUSSION: This study has confirmed the efficacy of FIQ for evaluating the impact of fibromyalgia on the quality of life. SF-36 is less specific than FIQ, although statistically significant values were obtained when analyzed separately, STAI showed lower efficacy for discriminating the test group from the control group. The test group showed worse quality of life than did the control group, which was demonstrated by both FIQ and SF-36. Even though STAI was a less efficient instrument, it presented significant results, showing that fibromyalgia patients presented higher levels of anxiety, both on the state and trait scales. Thus, patients with fibromyalgia had higher levels of tension, nervousness, preoccupation and apprehension, and higher propensity towards anxiety. CONCLUSION: The three instruments utilized showed efficiency in evaluating fibromyalgia patients. FIQ was found to be the most efficient instrument for discriminating and assessing the impact of fibromyalgia on their quality of life. It can be concluded that such patients have a worse quality of life and higher levels of anxiety.

The effect of reflexology on quality of life in Iranian patients with breast cancer.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (26_suppl) ◽  
pp. 90-90
Author(s):  
Shadan Pedramrazi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Placebo Group ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Relaxation Techniques ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

90 Background: Breast cancer is one the most prevalent cancers among Iranian women. One of the complementary therapies is reflexology. The extant paper has been provided with the objective of determining the effect of reflexology on quality of life of patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy in the breast disease center. Methods: This study is a randomized clinical trial which has been applied to 60 patients suffering from breast cancer under chemotherapy in breast diseases center, in 2012. The patients were selected randomly in three test, control and placebo groups. In test group, reflexology was implemented for 3 weeks and each session lasted half an hour. In placebo group, only relaxation techniques were implemented for 3 weeks, each session lasted 20-30 minutes. Control group received the routine therapies of breast cancer center. Results: Data were collected by standard questionnaires of EORTIC QLQ-C30.V.3 and EORTIC QLQ-BR23.V.3. The questionnaires were filled before intervention and two weeks after applying study. There was no significant difference in demographic characteristics or quality of life score of three groups, before intervention. Total score of quality of life was higher in interventional group compared to placebo group before and two weeks after intervention (p < 0.001) Results also indicated a significant difference in total score of quality of life between three test, placebo, and control groups after intervention (p < 0.001). A considerable improvement was noticed in the different aspects of quality of life in the test group compared to two other placebo and control groups. Conclusions: Reduction of pain, anxiety, nausea, and other symptoms related to cancer in patients suffering from cancer are assumed as the important cases of nursing cares focus, and precise nursing may diminish these symptoms considerably. Using reflexology in patients suffering from breast cancer may improve the quality of life as an effective method, and can be recommended for use in patients with breast cancer if it is supervised by health system personnel.

scholarly journals The Effect of a Probiotic Preparation on Growth and some Biochemical and Physiological Indicators of Quail

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
И.Ю. Постраш ◽  
И.В. Сучкова ◽  
Е.Г. Скворцова ◽  
О.В. Филинская ◽  
А.В. Мостофина
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Favorable Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Probiotic Preparation ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Изучение влияния пробиотического препарата ЭМ-курунга на приросты, анализы крови и помёта птиц проведено на примере цыплят техасских белых перепелов. В качестве объекта исследований использовались цыплята перепелов, начиная с суточного возраста. Средняя масса цыплят на начало эксперимента составила 9,2±0,12 г. Цыплят забивали в возрасте 90 суток. Установлено, что введение в рацион цыплят пробиотического препарата ЭМ-курунга в количестве 0,2 мл на 1 кг живого веса увеличивает сохранность молодняка на 14,8% и приросты птенцов – на 10%. Сравнительный анализ биохимических данных опытной и контрольной групп птицы показал, что введение в рацион опытной группы пробиотика практически не повлияло на белковый обмен. Общий белок у опытной птицы был недостоверно меньше, по сравнению с контролем, на 1,25%, та же картина наблюдалась по уровню альбуминов – меньше на 1,9%, глобулинов – на 1%. Сравнительный анализ показателя кислотности кала птиц опытной и контрольной групп показал достоверное различие. Так, у контрольной группы рН кала имел среднее значение 6,5, у перепелов опытной группы – 7,5. Таким образом, у опытной птицы, в сравнении с контрольной, активная кислотность кишечного содержимого достоверно сдвинулась в слабощелочную сторону, что свидетельствует о благоприятном воздействии пробиотика на микрофлору желудочно-кишечного тракта перепелов, снижая уровень патогенной микрофлоры, активно развивающейся в кислой среде. The study of the effect of the probiotic preparation EM-Kurunga on gains, blood tests and poultry litter was carried out using the example of White Texas quail chickens. Quail chickens starting at daily age were used as the subject of research. The average weight of chickens at the beginning of the experiment was 9.2±0.12 g. Chickens were slaughtered at the age of 90 days. It was established that the introduction of the probiotic preparation EM-Kurunga into the diet of chickens in the amount of 0.2 ml per 1 kg of live weight increases the safety of young animals by 14.8% and the gains of poults – by 10%. A comparative analysis of the biochemical data of the experimental and control groups of poultry showed that the introduction of the probiotic into the diet of the experimental group had practically no effect on protein metabolism. The total protein in the experimental poultry was insignificantly less than in the control by 1.25%, the same pattern was observed in the level of albumin – less by 1.9%, globulins – by 1%. Comparative analysis of the acidity index of poultry feces from the experimental and control groups showed a significant difference. So, in the control group the pH of feces had an average value of 6.5, in the quails of the experimental group – 7.5. Thus, in the experimental poultry in comparison with the control one the active acidity of the intestinal contents significantly shifted to the slightly alkaline side, which indicates a favorable effect of the probiotic on the microbiota of the quail gastrointestinal tract, reducing the level of pathogenic microflora actively developing in an acidic condition.

Nutritional Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain in Patients Commenced on Olanzapine: A Randomizedcontrolled Trial

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherryn Evans ◽  
Richard Newton ◽  
Sally Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Olanzapine is the most commonly prescribed atypical antipsychotic medication in Australia. Research repor ts an average weight gain of between 4.5 and 7 kg in the 3 months following its commencement. Trying to minimize this weight gain in a population with an already high prevalence of obesity, mor tality and morbidity is of clinical and social importance. This randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of individual nutrition education provided by a dietitian on weight gain in the 3 and 6 months following the commencement of olanzapine. Method: Fifty-one individuals (29 females, 22 males) who had star ted on olanzapine in the previous 3 months (mean length of 27 days 20) were recruited through Peninsula Health Psychiatric Services and were randomly assigned to either the intervention (n = 29) or the control group (n = 22). Individuals in the intervention group received six 1 hour nutrition education sessions over a 3-month period. Weight, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI) and qualitative measures of exercise levels, quality of life, health and body image were collected at baselineat 3 and 6 months. Results: After 3 months, the control group had gained significantly more weight than the treatment group (6.0 kg vs 2.0 kg, p≤0.002). Weight gain of more than 7% of initial weight occurred in 64% of the control group compared to 13% of the treatment group. The control group's BMI increased significantly more than the treatment group's (2 kg/m2 vs 0.7 kg/m2, p ≤0.03). The treatment group reported significantly greater improvements in moderate exercise levels, quality of life, health and body image compared to the controls. At 6 months, the control group continued to show significantly more weight gain since baseline than the treatment group (9.9 kg vs 2.0 kg, p≤0.013) and consequently had significantly greater increases in BMI (3.2 kg/m2vs 0.8 kg/m2, p ≤0.017). Conclusion: Individualnutritional intervention provided bya dietitian is highly successful at preventing olanzapine-induced weight gain.

scholarly journals The Impact of Source Text Culture on the Quality of Translation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Ghaemi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Translation Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The present article reports a study carried out to investigate whether or not awareness of ST culture has any impact on the translation quality of translator trainees. 20 Iranian graduated from English translation took part in this study. They were divided into two groups, one experimental and one control groups. After homogenizing the participants through a TOEFL test, a translation pre-test was given to them and then cultural backgrounds of ST were taught to the experimental group who were later required to use the taught material in their classroom translation practice during one academic semester. The control groups were run traditionally as widely practiced in Iranian graduated translation classes. A translation post-test was given to all the groups at the end of the semester. The statistical results demonstrate a significant difference between the pre- and post- tests in the experimental group as compared with the control group.

Effect of Verbal Feedback on Dribbling Skill in Basketball During The Eight Weeks Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 3349-3351
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Efe Etiler ◽  
Turhan Toros
Keyword(s):  
Test Group ◽  
Skill Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Verbal Feedback ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Purpose of this study is to examine the impact of verbal feedbacks given to the player during trainings on the basketball dribbling. The study is performed with total 40 students in two groups having similarities in terms of various factors and having education in Toros University in 2016-2017 academic year. The average age of the research group is (20.87 ± 1.61) for the test group and (20.60 ± 1.09) for the control group. Dribbling Evaluation Form, whose validity and reliability study was conducted by Çamur3 was used as data collection tool. In the data analysis, Shapiro-Wilk test was used to determine whether the scores show normal distribution or not. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to determine the difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the groups. In the study, 0.05 was used in statistical processes as the level of significance. According to the research findings, there was a significant difference between the test group's pre-test and post-test dribbling values (p <0.05). The Mann-Whitney U Test was used to determine the differences between test and control groups. According to the research findings, a significant difference was found between the test and control groups' post-test dribbling values (p <0.05). As a result, it was observed that verbal feedback during eight weeks of training had a positive effect on dribbling. Keywords: Dribbling, Skill Learning, Basketball, Feedback, Verbal Feedback

scholarly journals Efficacy of preoperative testosterone therapy in hypospadias: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gozali Sembiring ◽  
Yacobda Sigumonrong
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Reoperation Rate ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Testosterone Treatment ◽  
Meatal Stenosis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Bleeding, hematoma, edema, wound infection, and scar formation are the common problems linked with hypospadias reconstruction. Hormone treatment is recommended before surgical treatment to improve intraoperative circumstances. However, no meta-analysis has explored the effectiveness and side effects of testosterone treatment before surgery in hypospadias. Main body of the abstract The purpose of this paperwork is to evaluate the impact of preoperative testosterone treatment in hypospadias based on clinical data from published trials. This study searched MEDLINE, Science Direct, and the Cochrane Library without regard to year. However, only English journals were included, with a manual search using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Guidelines supplementing the search. In this meta-analysis, five papers were considered. Two of these investigations were multicenter randomized clinical trials. Two of the studies were prospective, with a median follow-up of varying lengths. A retrospective investigation was conducted. There were 585 patients in all that took part in this trial. After surgery, the complication rate was measured in both the intervention and control groups, including meatal stenosis, fistula, glans dehiscence, scarring, reoperation rate, urethral diverticulum, fine pubic hair, and sexual precocity. The only significant difference between the intervention and control groups was that the intervention group had a decreased frequency of glans dehiscence following surgery (OR 0.40 with the 95% CI of 0.17 until 0.97). Conclusions This study discovered that a patient who got testosterone before surgery had a considerably decreased complication risk for glandular dehiscence. Reoperation rate, urethral-cutaneous fistula, meatal stenosis, and penile scarring in children with hypospadias, on the other hand, revealed no significant difference in the testosterone-treated group against the control group.

scholarly journals The Impact of Shadowing Technique on Tertiary EFL Learners’ Listening Skill Achievements

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Sumarsih Sumarsih
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Listening Skill ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper is aimed at describing the impact of Shadowing Technique on students’ listening skills achievement. Therefore, the experimental research was conducted and the techniques on collecting the data were administrating pre- and post- tests to the experiment and control groups, which consisted of 30 university students in each group. Then, t-test and ANCOVA were applied on analyzing the data, then to find the impact of shadowing technique on EFL learners’ listening skill achievements in English Department of Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED), Indonesia. As a result, there was a significant difference between the mean of experimental and control groups (F = 8.98, p=. 004 < .05). In addition, there was a significant effect of applying shadowing technique on students’ listening skill achievements (F=56.10, p=0.00<0.05) and the experimental group grammatically outperformed the control group. In conclusion, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. 

Abstract P535: Quality of Reperfusion and Clinical Outcome in ESCAPE-NA1 Trial

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Cimflova ◽  
Nishita Singh ◽  
Johanna Ospel ◽  
Martha Marko ◽  
Nima Kashani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Good Clinical Outcome ◽  
Excellent Outcome ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

Background: We evaluated clinical outcome in relation to the degree of reperfusion in ESCAPE-NA1 trial. Methods: ESCAPE-NA1 was a multicenter, international randomized trial assessing the efficacy of nerinetide in ischemic stroke patients who underwent EVT within 12h from onset. Independent clinical outcome [90-days modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-2], excellent clinical outcome (90-days mRS 0-1), isolated subarachnoid hemorrhage with no parenchymal hemorrhage (iSAH) or symptomatic hemorrhage (sICH) on follow-up imaging, and death were compared between a treatment group and control group with respect to the level of reperfusion defined as mTICI. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: Data from 1090 patients were assessed. The occlusion locations were terminal ICA (18.3%), M1 MCA (61.8%,) M2 MCA (15.1%), other - e.g. M3 (3.7%). Final mTICI 0-1 was achieved in 5.5% of patients, mTICI 2a in 7.5%, mTICI 2b in 40.8%, mTICI 2c in 26.6% and mTICI 3 in 19.5%. Isolated SAH was present in 1.7% and sICH in 3%. There was no significant difference between the nerinetide and control groups in the reperfusion grade, presence of iSAH or sICH, or in clinical outcome. Odds of independent outcomes (mRS 0-2) and odds of excellent outcome (mRS 0-1) were significantly increasing with each improved reperfusion grade, Table 1. Sixty percent of patients with final mTICI 2b, 70% with mTICI 2c and 69% with mTICI 3 achieved good clinical outcome in comparison to 30% of patients with mTICI 0-2a. The incidence of iSAH was significantly lower in the NA1 arm (OR 0.28, 95%CI: 0.09-0.86, p=.027) adjusting for reperfusion status. Conclusion: Degrees of better reperfusion are strongly associated with better outcomes and reduced mortality. mTICI 2c-3 reperfusion should be a standard goal of EVT.

scholarly journals Convalescent plasma for patients with severe COVID-19: a matched cohort study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Rogers ◽  
Fadi Shehadeh ◽  
Evangelia K Mylona ◽  
Josiah Rich ◽  
Marguerite Neill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Mortality ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazards ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Matched Cohort ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP) for the treatment of COVID-19 remains unclear. Methods In a matched cohort analysis of hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, the impact of CP treatment on in-hospital mortality was evaluated using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional-hazards models, and the impact of CP treatment on time to hospital discharge was assessed using a stratified log-rank analysis. Results 64 patients who received CP a median of 7 days after symptom onset were compared to a matched control group of 177 patients. The incidence of in-hospital mortality was 12.5% and 15.8% in the CP and control groups, respectively (p = 0.52). There was no significant difference in the risk of in-hospital mortality between the two groups (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.93, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.39 – 2.20). The overall rate of hospital discharge was not significantly different between the two groups (rate ratio [RR] 1.28, 95% CI 0.91 – 1.81), although there was a significantly increased rate of hospital discharge among patients 65-years-old or greater who received CP (RR 1.86, 95% CI 1.03 – 3.36). There was a greater than expected frequency of transfusion reactions in the CP group (2.8% reaction rate observed per unit transfused). Conclusions We did not demonstrate a significant difference in risk of mortality or rate of hospital discharge between the CP and control groups. There was a signal for improved outcomes among the elderly, and further adequately powered randomized studies should target this subgroup when assessing the efficacy of CP treatment.

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