Assessment of psychiatric comorbidities and sociodemographic profiles of the patients referred to the general hospital psychiatric unit of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal

Background: According to the previous studies, psychiatric symptoms are high in patients with physical illness, but the referral rates are much below expectation. Aims and Objectives: Here a descriptive cross-sectional study has been conducted using self designed semi structured proforma to asses the socio demographic profile and psychiatric diagnosis of patient with physical illness referred from other departments in a tertiary medical care centre for consultation liaison (C-L) psychiatry care. Materials and Methods: The study population consists of the patients referred to psychiatry department for consultation purpose from all the other departments in a 4 months period. The data were collected on a self designed semi structured pro forma and all the diagnosis were made according to International Classification of Disease -10 (ICD-10) criteria. Analysis has been done using descriptive statistics. Results: A total numbers of 203 patient has been referred to psychiatry department during the study period . Among them 144 were inpatient and 59 were outdoor based referral. Majority were female, married . The maximum referral were from general medicine department followed by neuromedicine. Most common reason of referral being suicidal attempt by different means followed by patients having depressive features .The most common psychiatric diagnosis was depression followed by delirium. Conclusion: C-L psychiatry plays a significant role in better evaluation and management of patients with psychiatric comorbidities referred from non-psychiatric departments.

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The pattern of psychiatric comorbidities in globus: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir, North India

Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons ◽

10.4103/jhnps.jhnps_32_18 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 73

Author(s):

ShabirAhmad Dar ◽

ZaidAhmad Wani ◽

Deeba Nazir ◽

Aaliya Khanam ◽

Shazia Kousar

Keyword(s):

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

North India ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidities

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MEDICATION ERRORS IN OUTPATIENT GENERAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

International Research Journal of Pharmacy ◽

10.7897/2230-8407.110325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 22-28

Author(s):

Durga TS Prasad ◽

Sruthi T ◽

Sireesha P ◽

Mahesh N Reddy

Keyword(s):

Medication Errors ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

General Medicine ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department

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Awareness, knowledge and practices about mosquito borne diseases in patients of tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174232 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (10) ◽

pp. 3673

Author(s):

Sumit Wasnik ◽

Arjun Mehta

Keyword(s):

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

General Medicine ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Concern ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Male And Female ◽

Study Population ◽

Study Participants

Background: Mosquito borne diseases are a serious public health concern in India. The incidence of Mosquito borne diseases is linked with economic and social development of the community. The objectives of the study were to assess the awareness, knowledge and practices about mosquito borne diseases in study population and explore the various myths about mosquito borne diseases among them.Methods: It is a hospital based cross-sectional study and the study participants will be patients getting admitted for any reason and having fever, in the general medicine male and female ward. This study period was 3 month (January to March 2017). Results: Total 150 patients admitted in male and female medicine ward were included in the study out of them 84 were male and 66 were female patients. It was observed that educated participants had more knowledge about mosquitoes borne diseases. Conclusions: Most of the participants didn’t know that clean water could be a source of breeding of mosquitoes. Many myths are prevalent in the study population about mosquitoes borne diseases.

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Pattern of Psychiatric Referral in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Medicine ◽

10.3329/bjm.v31i2.48536 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 76-80

Author(s):

Sultana Algin ◽

Sumaiya Nawsheen Ahmed ◽

Redwana Hossain

Keyword(s):

Demographic Data ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Illness ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Liaison Psychiatry ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidities ◽

Compulsive Disorder

Introduction: Consultation-liaison Psychiatry (CLP) is the study, practice and teaching of the relationbetween medical and psychiatric disorders. Aim of the study: The aim of this study is to find out the referring department, reason for consultation,common psychiatric comorbidities and sociodemographic of the referred patients to psychiatrydepartment from the other departments of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University of Dhaka. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out from May 2018 to February 2020. Patientsreferred from different inpatient departments every Thursday were taken as study population.Psychiatric diagnoses of the patients were assigned by the consultant psychiatrist as per DSM-5criteria. Semi structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data. Results: Among the referred patients (n= 89) 56% were female; 63% were aged between 19-59years; 65% were married; 58% were from urban background and 51% studied up to higher secondary.More than half of the patients were referred from different branches of Medicine (68%). Referral fromInternal Medicine was 14.6%, Rheumatology 13.5%, Neurology and Nephrology 10% respectively.The rest were from the branches of pediatrics, surgery and gynecology. Most common psychiatricdisorder was Major Depressive Disorder (37%) followed by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (17%)and Delirium (10.11%). 15% patient received no psychiatric diagnosis. Conclusion: Psychiatric comorbidities in general medical illness are very common. CLP provides anopportunity to improve health outcomes for inpatients and reduce burden on the healthcare system. Bangladesh J Medicine July 2020; 31(2) :76-80

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Profile, types, duration and severity of muscular dystrophy: a clinical study at a tertiary care hospital

International Journal of Advances in Medicine ◽

10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20182126 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 700

Author(s):

Viswajyothi P. ◽

Rambabu M. V.

Keyword(s):

Muscular Dystrophy ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

General Medicine ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Muscular Dystrophies ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Conduction Abnormality ◽

Q Wave

Background: The cause of muscular dystrophies is genetic. It is a disorder of muscular system. The classification of the muscular dystrophies is based on the signs and symptoms. Present study was done to evaluate the profile, types, duration and severity of muscular dystrophy at a tertiary care hospital.Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was carried out at department of General Medicine, Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad from October 2015 to December 2017. During the study period, it was possible to study the 20 cases of muscular dystrophy.Results: Muscular dystrophy was more common in males. Maximum cases were of Duchenne type of muscular dystrophy. Majority of the patients presented at 5-10 years of age. Muscular dystrophy was seen in early childhood. Out of 10 patients of Duchenne muscular dystrophy five patients were of grade I. There was no correlation between the duration of the disease and the severity of the disability. All patients had lower limb proximal weakness. Pathological Q wave (width > 30 ms) and Pathological Q wave (depth >more than 25% of the QRS amplitude) were present in 35% of the cases. All patients had rhythm NSR and QRS +60 to +75. Conduction abnormality was present in 5% of the cases. In half of the patients, serum creatinine kinase levels are moderately elevated.Conclusions: Muscular dystrophies are a common disorder of the childhood. Detailed studies will help to focus more light on this condition to improve outcome in future patients.

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