scholarly journals Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Depression and Anxiety

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-179
Author(s):  
Nazanin Parhizgar ◽  
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Mehrnaz Azadyekta ◽  
Rozita Zabihi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Adjunctive Treatment ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Multivariable Regression ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Objective: Depression and anxiety are the most common psychological disorders with extensive pathophysiology overlap, genetic correlation, and comorbidities as well as high risk of recurrence and chronicity. Due to the side effects of medication and not achieving the expected result, the use of probiotics is considered as an adjunctive treatment option without serious side effects. Methods: This is a correlational study conducted in Spring 2020 on 279 people (76 males and 203 females) aged 20-40 years in Tehran, Iran who had at least a diploma and were selected by a convenience sampling method after declaring informed consent. For collecting data, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and a researcher-made probiotic consumption questionnaire were used and completed online. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test and multivariable regression analysis in SPSS v. 26 software. Results: Out of 279 participants, 209 (74.9%) had moderate probiotic consumption, 3.6% had good consumption and the rest had poor consumption. Probiotic consumption had significant negative correlation with depression (r= -0.183, P= 0.002) and anxiety (r= -0.122, P= 0.041). Despite the significant predictive power of probiotics for explaining depression, it had no significant power to predict anxiety. The regression coefficient was obtained as R=0.233; squared regression coefficient was R2=0.054, and P-values for depression and anxiety were 0.016 and 0.430, respectively. Conclusion: The use of probiotics may have reduce depression and anxiety. To obtain more accurate results, clinical trials on the use of probiotics are recommended.

Prehospital personnel’s attitudes to pain management

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maaret Castrèn ◽  
Veronica Lindström ◽  
Jenny Hagman Branzell ◽  
Leila Niemi-Murola
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Pain Medication ◽  
Continuous Medical Education ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Student’S T

AbstractObjectivesPain is one of the most common reasons for patients to seek acute medical care. The management of pain is often inadequate both in the prehospital setting and in the emergency department. Our aim was to evaluate the attitudes towards pain management among prehospital personnel in two Scandinavian metropolitan areas.MethodsA questionnaire with 36 items was distributed to prehospital personnel working in Helsinki, Finland (n=70) and to prehospital personnel working in Stockholm, Sweden (n=634). Each item was weighted on a five-level Likert scale. Factor loading of the questionnaire was made using maximum likelihood analysis and varimax rotation. Six scales were constructed (Hesitation, Encouragement, Side effects, Evaluation, Perceptions, Pain metre). A Student’s t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation were used for analysis of significance.Results: The response rate among the Finnish prehospital personnel was 66/70 (94.2%) while among the Swedish personnel it was 127/634 (20.0%). The prehospital personnel from Sweden showed significantly more Hesitation to administer pain relief compared to the Finnish personnel (mean 2.01 SD 0.539 vs. 1.67 SD 0.530, p < 0.001). Those who had received pain education at their workplace showed significantly less Hesitation than those who had not participated in education. There was a significant negative correlation (p < 0.01) between Hesitation and Side effects. There was also astatistically significant(p < 0.01) correlation between Perceptions and Hesitation, indicating that a stoic attitude towards pain was associated with indifference to possible Side effects of pain medication (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe results show that there was a significant correlation between the extent of education and the prehospital personnel’s attitudes to pain management. Gender and age among the prehospital personnel also affected the attitudes to pain management. The main discrepancy between the Swedish and Finnish personnel was that the participants from Stockholm showed statistically significantly more hesitation about administering pain medication compared to the participants from Helsinki.ImplicationsThe results of the study highlight the need for continuous medical education (CME) for prehospital personnel. CME and discussions among prehospital personnel may help to make a change in the personnel’s attitudes towards pain and pain management in the prehospital context.

scholarly journals Corona Anxiety in Nurses: The Predictive Role of Perceived Social Support and Sense of Coherence

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3 Special Issue on COVID-19) ◽  
pp. 320-331
Author(s):  
Sanaz Eyni ◽  
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Matineh Ebadi ◽  
Zohreh Hashemi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Predictive Role ◽  
Educating Nurses

Objectives: Healthcare workers involved in the fight against corona are at high risk for depression and anxiety; therefore, this study aimed to predict Corona anxiety in nurses based on perceived social support and a sense of coherence. Methods: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The present study’s statistical population consisted of all nurses working in hospitals and clinics in Rasht, employed in 2020, and 200 people participated in the survey online and through virtual networks. Data collection tools included the Corona anxiety Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Sense of Coherence Inventory-(SOC)13 Scale. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation test and simultaneous regression analysis using SPSS V. 23 software. Results: Corona anxiety in nurses had a negative and significant relationship with perceived social support (β=-0.581; P<0.03) and sense of coherence(β=-0.672; P<0.001). Perceived social support and a sense of coherence of 42% of variance predicted Corona anxiety scores in nurses (P<0.01). Conclusion: Therefore, perceived social support and a sense of coherence play an essential role in nurses’ Corona anxiety. Therefore, educating nurses to increase the understanding of cohesion to empower and implement understandable support programs is recommended.

scholarly journals A STUDY ON AWARENESS AND INTENTION TO PURCHASE HALAL COSMETICS PRODUCTS AMONG MALAYSIANS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Farida Bhanu Mohamed Yousoof ◽  
Kalaivani Jayaraman ◽  
Komathi Munusamy
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Corporate Social

The term halal cosmetics are getting popular around the world not only to women but also to man regardless of race. In buying cosmetics, consumers are not only concerned about the price and quality, but also on ingredients used in their cosmetics products. In view of that, this study aims to examine the factors that affect the purchase intention of Malaysian consumers in the context of halal cosmetics products. The questionnaires were distributed to 300 Muslim and non-Muslim consumers in Klang Valley using a convenience sampling technique. A Pearson correlation test was carried, and the results showed a significant relationship between consumers’ awareness and intention to purchase halal cosmetics. Furthermore, the ANOVA-test showed that there is a significant difference among race and intention to purchase halal cosmetics. This study will provide the cosmetics industry with a greater knowledge of the consumer’s behaviour towards halal cosmetics. Thus, this will share knowledge of these industries to produce halal cosmetics products which meet the consumers’ expectation. Furthermore, this study will strategies their marketing activities which can increase their profit and contribute to corporate social responsibility.

scholarly journals Resilience, Occupational Burnout, and Parenting Stress in Nurses Caring for COVID-2019 Patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeid Bashirian ◽  
Mostafa Bijani ◽  
Seyed Reza Borzou ◽  
Salman Khazaei ◽  
fateme mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Occupational Burnout ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Comprehensive Plans

Abstract Background: Caring of COVID-19 patients may have had an impact on the occupational burnout, resilience, and parenting of the nurses. Purpose: Evaluation occupational burnout, resilience, and parenting stress in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients.Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study. 420 nurses cared for COVID-19 patients in 5 hospitals selected via convenience sampling. Each participant completed the scales online. Data were analyzed in SPSS v. 22.Results: Occupational burnout has a significant negative correlation with resilience and a significant positive correlation with parenting stress and can predict 61.32% of changes in the occupational burnout variance of nurses. Conclusion: Nurses have reported high levels of occupational burnout low levels resilience and high levels tension in their relations with their children. The nurse managers should use these findings to provide appropriate environments for nurses, that to develop more comprehensive plans for support of nurses for the current and future crises.

Awareness level analysis of Indonesian consumers toward halal products

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 522-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Agustina Kurniawati ◽  
Hana Savitri
Keyword(s):  
Religious Belief ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Very High ◽  
Level Analysis ◽  
Awareness Level

Purpose This paper aims to measure and analyze the halal awareness of Indonesian consumers toward halal products. This paper also measures the religious belief, health reason, halal logo certification and exposures of Indonesian consumers and tests the correlation between those and halal awareness. The finding can be used as reference for government and halal policymakers related with halal product. Design/methodology/approach The research is performed using self-administrated questionnaires and convenience sampling. The questionnaires were distributed for Muslim respondents in Indonesia, male and female, aged 18 up to 60 years old. The data are statistically analyzed by Cronbach’s alpha and Pearson correlation test using SPSS 16.0. Findings The study found that halal awareness of Indonesian consumers is very good (very high) with index of 94.91. The halal awareness is supported with very high index of religious belief (96.61), health reason (89.83) and logo certification (84.71), and good index of exposures (78.72). The study also shows that religious belief becomes the most factor that influence the Indonesian halal awareness, followed by health reason then logo certification, while exposure is the least factor influencing the halal awareness. Originality/value This research is one of few studies in Indonesian context which is investigating and measuring the index of halal awareness of Indonesian consumers. The study also provided new findings of Indonesian halal awareness influence factors (religious beliefs, health reason, logo certification and exposure); its index and its correlation to the halal awareness level. The result of the study is quite different with other halal awareness studies. Therefore, this paper becomes one of the pioneer for study in the context of Indonesian halal awareness analysis.

The Relationship Between Death Anxiety and Alexithymia in Emergency Medical Technicians

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110534
Author(s):  
Neda Asadi ◽  
Hassan Esmaeilpour ◽  
Fatemeh Salmani ◽  
Mahin Salmani
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Emergency Medical Technicians ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderate Relationship

Introduction: When confronted with traumatic accidents and events that result in death, people are at risk of developing death anxiety. Due to their stressful job, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) will develop alexithymia and be unable to express and manage their emotions over time. Studies show that alexithymia causes physical and mental disorders in many people. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between death anxiety and alexithymia in EMTs.Methods: The convenience sampling method was used to select 400 EMTs in southeastern Iran who met the inclusion criteria for this descriptive-analytical study. The Templer Death Anxiety Scale and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale were used to collect data. SPSS version 20 was used to analyze the data, which included descriptive and analytical statistics (Independent t test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and regression). Results: The results of the study showed that the mean score of death anxiety in EMTs was 10.26 ± 3.69. It was revealed that 46.7% of the EMTs experienced severe death anxiety. Furthermore, the total mean score of alexithymia in EMTs was 59.65 ± 8.28, indicating the possibility of alexithymia. The Pearson correlation test showed a direct moderate relationship between death anxiety and alexithymia scores (r = .351, p < .001).Conclusion: According to the results, there is a direct significant relationship between death anxiety and alexithymia in EMTs. Therefore, it is suggested that EMTs be continuously taught effective methods to deal with death anxiety and reduce the physical and mental disorders caused by this problem.

scholarly journals Correlation between Serum hs-CRP and Magnesium Ion with Osteocalcin in Acute Leukemia Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Nuniek Luthy Naftali ◽  
MI. Diah Pramudianti ◽  
Yuwono Hadisuparto
Keyword(s):  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Magnesium Deficiency ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Bone Matrix ◽  
Clinical Pathology ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Hs Crp

Acute leukemia is a proliferation of immature cells in the bone marrow that affects peripheral blood or other organs. Inflammation has a vital role in cancer pathophysiology. Inflammation in leukemia occurs through two mechanisms: intrinsic and extrinsic. Magnesium deficiency leads to inflammation in acute leukemia patients. Manifestation of inflammation in acute leukemia are abnormalities in musculoskeletal systems such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, osteonecrosis, and pathological fractures. Increased inflammation in the bone remodeling process increases osteoclast (OC) regulation and decreases osteoblast (OB) activity resulting in reduced osteocalcin (OCN) production. Osteocalcin, also known as gamma-carboxy glutamic acid-containing protein or bone Gla-protein, is a small, non-collagen protein associated with the bone matrix. Osteocalcin is known as bone formation. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between hs-CRP, ion Mg and serum OCN levels in acute leukemia. A cross-sectional observational analytic study in acute leukemia subjects was conducted at Clinical Pathology Installation of Dr. Moewardi Hospital. Surakarta from August to September 2020. Normality test of Shapiro-Wilk was used to determine data distribution, Pearson correlation test was used to analyze the correlation strength between variables. From a total of 35 subjects, there was a significant negative correlation between hs-CRP and serum OCN in acute leukemia (r= -0.46; p=0.06), but no correlation was found between Mg ion and serum OCN in acute leukemia patients (r=0.09; p=0.957). The mean of hs-CRP, Mg ion, and OCN was 2.95±4.95 mg/dL, 0.49±0.05 mmol/L, and 16.32±19.46 ng/mL, respectively. Advanced research with chronic leukemia population and other variants as needed.

scholarly journals INTERLEUKIN-10 PLASMA DAN LIMFOSIT-T CD4+ PENDERITA TERINFEKSI HIV

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Kadek Mulyantari ◽  
Endang Retnowati ◽  
Nasronudin Nasronudin
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Interleukin 10 ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hiv Test ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Cd4 Lymphocyte

HIV & AIDS have become a global problem throughout the world including Indonesia. The incidence is rapidly increasing. Various treatment and efforts have been carried out but until now have not yet been succeeded, the mortality remains high. Examination of CD4+ lymphocyte-T which is carried out to determine the immune status and monitoring the treatment has some limitation. Besides the degradation of CD4+ lymphocyte-T, the increase of the disease progression is also followed by an increase of interleukin-10 as well. The determination of interleukin-10 is expected to be use as an alternative examination if CD4+ lymphocyte-T can not be performed. To analyze the correlation between the levels of plasma interleukin-10 and amount of CD4+ lymphocyte-T in the asymptomatic HIV infected patients. A cross sectional, observational analytical study of 41 patients with HIV infection stage I, has been conducted from March–April 2009, at the Intermediate Infectious Disease Care Unit Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya. The diagnosis of HIV patients was based on positive result of HIV test using three (3) different methods. Eight mL venous blood were taken from each patient, 6 mL is put into a heparin tube for the examination of IL-10 plasma with ELISA method and 2 mL is put into a K3EDTA tube for examining the CD4+ lymphocyte-T using flowcytometry. The results showed of plasma IL-10 level and the amount of CD4+ lymphocyte-T, which were analyzed by Pearson correlation test to determine the correlation between the two (2) variabels. The IL-10 levels in HIV patients were 3.80–44.50 pg/mL (mean 18.09 pg/mL, SD 8.84 pg/mL). The amount of absolute CD4+ lymphocyte-T was 5–846 cells/µL (mean 322.07 cells/µL and SD 221.89 cells/µL), while the amount of percentage CD4+ lymphocyte-T was 0.41–29.48% (mean 13.99%, SD 7.62%). Statistical analyzes show a significant negative correlation either between plasma IL-10 level with absolute CD4+lymphocyte-T and plasma IL-10 level with percentage of CD4+ lymphocyte-T, e ach level of r was –0.652 and –0,683. A significant negative correlation was also formed between plasma IL-10 level and the amount of CD4+ lymphocyte-T in the HIV infected patients. In the HIV infected patients, the increase of plasma IL-10 level was followed by a decrease of CD4+ lymphocyte-T.

scholarly journals Correlation Between Duration of Hemodialysis and Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Caesariska Deswima ◽  
Widodo ◽  
Erikavitri Yulianti
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Depression Score ◽  
Academic Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consecutive Sampling ◽  
Hospitalization Rates ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Periodic Evaluation

Depression is commonly found in stage 5 CKD patients. However, depression in HD patients is usually neglected, underdiagnosed, and remains untreated. Duration of HD is reported to be significantly correlated with depression. Previously, there were several similar studies with varying results. This study is needed to detect depression and give early intervention to reduce hospitalization rates and patient mortality. This study aims to find the correlation between the duration of hemodialysis and depression in CKD patients. A cross-sectional was carried out on 52 patients with CKD undergoing HD in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital using consecutive sampling. Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) questionnaire was used to measure the depression score. Data were analyzed with the Pearson correlation test. This study showed a significant negative correlation between the duration of hemodialysis and depression (p =0.005, p > 0,05; r= -0.094). Duration of hemodialysis was significantly correlated with depression. The longer duration of hemodialysis, the lower score of depression. Periodic evaluation of HD patients for depression is needed for early intervention to reduce morbidity.

Analisis Pemahaman Wajib Pajak dan Iklan Pajak Terhadap Tingkat Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak Dalam Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan di KPP Tangerang Timur

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-85
Author(s):  
Nico Darmawan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Reliability Testing ◽  
Test Hypothesis ◽  
Validity Test ◽  
Convenience Sampling

This research was conducted to analyze relationship between the understanding of the taxpayer and the tax advertising towards compliance of taxpayer to pay Land and Building Tax (PBB) in the Tax Office (KPP) East Tangerang especially in sub-district Ciledug. Objects of this research are taxpayers who pay PBB in KPP East Tangerang especially in sub-district Ciledug and had seen tax advertising in both mass media and electronic media. The samples were taken by non-probability sampling method by using convenience sampling. The total samples used in analysis are 100 respondents. In the technique of data analysts, this research do the validity test by pearson correlation, reliability testing with coefficient Cronbach’s alpha, the classical assumption test, hypothesis testing multiple regression, t test, and F test. The result showed that the understanding of taxpayer have a significant effect on compliance of taxpayer and the tax advertising have  insignificant effect on compliance of taxpayer, meanwhile the understanding of taxpayer and tax advertising simultaneously had a significant effect on compliance of taxpayer. Keywords: Tax Advertising, Compliance of Taypayer, The Understanding of Taxpayer

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