Health 4.0: body management for autoimmune using instant messaging technology. Case Study: Autoimmune

Autoimmune disease is caused by our immune systems that attack our body. The autoimmune patients are treated by doctor that is specialized in neurology. The doctor will only give them some treatment to maintain the condition of the patient. Every patient has different body condition therefore the doctor treatment is different to manage each patient condition. It is important for the doctor to pay attention give different treatment to each patient depend on the autoimmune they have, and the patient condition. One of the method in monitoring patient condition is by doing frequent communication with the patient, so the body condition of patient can be controlled. In recent years, there are many kinds of technologies that the doctor can use tocommunicating with patients. One of the technology is instant messaging. The authors willconduct a descriptive research on how instant messaging can help the doctor and autoimmunepatients managing the quality of life by using questionnaire and analyzing the result.

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EFFECT OF SHODHANA AND SHAMAN CHIKITSA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PSORIASIS: A CASE STUDY

International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy ◽

10.7897/2277-4343.1105138 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 36-39

Author(s):

Vishal Aggarwal ◽

Tinkle Rani ◽

Arun Gupta

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Palliative Treatment ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Skin Condition ◽

The Body ◽

Whole Body ◽

Treatment Modalities

Psoriasis is a visible skin condition of chronic origin substantially affecting the physical as well as psychological life of the person thus affecting the quality of life. To combat the same, modern medicine comes with varieties of treatment options but none of them fully cure neither give very promising results to improve quality of life. In Ayurveda, Psoriasis shares the correlation with Ekakushtha. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of Ayurveda treatment modalities in Ekakushtha. A male patient aged 27 years presented with the signs and symptoms as well-defined, slightly raised silvery scales all over the body, mainly presented on flexors surfaces of bilateral legs, hands and over the trunk region along with severe dryness of whole body, powdery discharge with severe itching, diagnosed as Ekakushtha (chronic psoriasis) and was treated with both external and internal medications, which included Vaman Therapy (purificatory emesis) and Shamana (palliative treatment). Shodhana was given as Samyak Snehan (proper oleation) followed by Vamana Karma (therapeutic emesis), in which vitiated Doshas are expelled out through Urdhvamarga (through mouth) and Shamana was given by classical Ayurvedic medications. At the end of Vamana, Pittantik Vamana was achieved. Patient felt notable reduction from erythema, Kandu (itching) and scaling during treatment. This case study showed Vaman karma followed by palliative treatment to be a better treatment option which gives significant improvement in Psoriasis.

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Using validated assessment tools in stoma care: a case study of an ileostomate with an inward body profile

Gastrointestinal Nursing ◽

10.12968/gasn.2021.19.2.20 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 20-27

Author(s):

Paul Russell-Roberts ◽

Diane Kay

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

The Body ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Mental Wellbeing ◽

Peristomal Skin ◽

The Impact ◽

Stoma Care

The impact of having a stoma on an individual's quality of life (QoL) can be significantly worsened by leakage and consequent peristomal skin complications. Therefore, ostomates require individualised, person-centred and evidence-based care. Stoma care nurses can facilitate this using stoma-specific validated assessment tools, including the Body Profile Assessment Tool, Stoma Quality of Life Tool, Ostomy Skin Tool and Ostomy Leakage Impact Tool. These provide precise, repeatable quantitative data, which avoids reliance on vague language and allows for baseline comparisons to measure progression. This case study describes a female ileostomate who faced a number of stoma-related complications, including body image and confidence. Initial trial-and-error attempts to find an effective combination of products were fragmentary and failed to provide an effective long-term solution. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the patient underwent a remote telephone consultation, aided by digital photography. The stoma care nurse used validated assessment tools to determine the patient's needs. Based on this, she was recommended a new pouching routine suited to her inward body profile, and her progress was measured using the assessment tools. These showed sustained and considerable improvements in peristomal skin health, mental wellbeing and overall QoL. The patient's prescription costs were also dramatically reduced.

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QUALIDADE DE VIDA NO TRABALHO: um estudo de caso em uma empresa do ramo salineiro de Baixa do Meio-RN

Revista Foco ◽

10.28950/1981-223x_revistafocoadm/2016.v9i1.158 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 08

Author(s):

Silmara Araújo da Silva ◽

Rita Maria Gomes dos Santos

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Data Collection ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Business World ◽

Literature Research ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Main Factors

Variadas transformações no mundo dos negócios, de alguma forma, afetam e influenciam no desempenho das pessoas, seja de forma positiva ou negativa, e estão diretamente ligadas à satisfação ou insatisfação no trabalho. Pesquisas sobre a qualidade de vida no trabalho proporcionam informações relevantes para que as organizações se adequem aos novos tempos em que as pessoas são valorizadas. Diante desta perspectiva este trabalho determina como objetivo geral verificar os principais fatores que influenciam na qualidade de vida no trabalho dos colaboradores da empresa em estudo, identificando e analisando tais aspectos. Em termos de metodologia, delineia-se como pesquisa descritiva e como procedimentos, considera-se estudo de caso e pesquisa bibliográfica. Para coleta de dados foi aplicado um questionário baseado nos estudos de Cheremeta, Pedroso, Pilati e Kovaleski (2011). Os resultados demonstraram, mediante os fatores abordados na pesquisa, que a empresa encontra-se na escala utilizada entre os níveis de baixo a médio. Dessa forma, esta situação se traduz que os colaboradores consideram que alguns dos aspectos estudados, não estão recebendo a devida atenção da organização e que ações poderiam ser tomadas, principalmente nos aspectos físico/saúde e profissional, para que a qualidade de vida no trabalho dos mesmos possa ser considerada satisfatória. Varied transformations in business world, somehow, affect and influence the people's performance, either positive or negative and are directly linked to the job satisfaction or not. Researching the quality of life at work provides relevant information for organizations that are best suited to the new times, in which people are valued. Facing this perspective, this work set as main goal verifying the main factors that influence the quality of life at work of the company's employees under study, identifying and analyzing such aspects. The methodology was outlined as descriptive research and as procedures was applied a case study and literature research. For data collection was applied a questionnaire developed by Cheremeta, Pedroso, Pilati and Kovaleski (2011). Results demonstrated upon the factors discussed in this research that the company is in the scale used between levels of low to medium. Thus, this situation means that the employees consider that some aspects studied did not receive the proper attention of the organization and some actions could be taken, mainly in the physical/health aspects, also professional, in order to the quality of life at work can be considered satisfactory.

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Misophonia: An Evidence-Based Case Report

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/2020_aja-19-00111 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 685-690

Author(s):

C. S. Vanaja ◽

Miriam Soni Abigail

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Case Report ◽

Case History ◽

Pure Tone ◽

Physiological Responses ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Management Option ◽

Pure Tone Audiogram

Purpose Misophonia is a sound tolerance disorder condition in certain sounds that trigger intense emotional or physiological responses. While some persons may experience misophonia, a few patients suffer from misophonia. However, there is a dearth of literature on audiological assessment and management of persons with misophonia. The purpose of this report is to discuss the assessment of misophonia and highlight the management option that helped a patient with misophonia. Method A case study of a 26-year-old woman with the complaint of decreased tolerance to specific sounds affecting quality of life is reported. Audiological assessment differentiated misophonia from hyperacusis. Management included retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy based on the principles described by P. J. Jastreboff and Jastreboff (2014). A misophonia questionnaire was administered at regular intervals to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. Results A detailed case history and audiological evaluations including pure-tone audiogram and Johnson Hyperacusis Index revealed the presence of misophonia. The patient benefitted from intervention, and the scores of the misophonia questionnaire indicated a decrease in the severity of the problem. Conclusions It is important to differentially diagnose misophonia and hyperacusis in persons with sound tolerance disorders. Retraining counseling as well as desensitization and habituation therapy can help patients who suffer from misophonia.

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Chronic Refractory Cough: A Case Study

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/persp2.sig3.57 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 57-62

Author(s):

Anna Maria Siciliano

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Adult Female ◽

Chronic Cough ◽

Treatment Regime ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Old Adult ◽

Language Pathology

This paper presents a successful behavioral case study in treatment of chronic refractory cough in a 60-year-old adult female. The efficacy for speech-language pathology treating chronic cough is discussed along with description of treatment regime. Discussion focuses on therapy approaches used and the patient's report of changes in quality of life and frequency, duration, and severity reduction of her cough after treatment.

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Improving the quality of life of livelihood program beneficiaries: A case study

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e504092014-048 ◽

2013 ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life

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Experience in the use of double broncholytic therapy in occupational practice

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-5-303-307 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 303-307

Author(s):

Elena A. Beigel ◽

Natalya G. Kuptsova ◽

Elena V. Katamanova ◽

Oksana V. Ushakova ◽

Oleg L. Lakhman

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Personal Data ◽

The Body ◽

Step Test ◽

Aluminum Production ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Body Plethysmography ◽

Occupational Copd ◽

The Impact

Introduction. Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading nosological forms of occupational respiratory disease. Numerous studies have shown high effectiveness of the combination of indacaterol/glycopyrronium (Ultibro®breezhaler®) on the impact on clinical and functional indicators in the treatment of COPD in General practice.The aim of the investigation the case of occupational COPD with the analysis of the dynamics of functional indicators, tolerance to physical load and evaluation of the quality of life of workers engaged in aluminum production by using combination of indacaterol/glycopyrronium.Materials and methods. The random sampling method included 20 men, workers of aluminum production, with the established diagnosis of professional COPD at the age of 40 to 60 years. The survey was conducted (Borg scale, medical Research Council scale (mMRC) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Functional methods of studies were conducted: spirometry, body plethysmography, electrocardiography (ECG) and the six-minute stepper test (6-MST).Results. Against the background of 8 weeks of therapy, the volume of forced exhalation for 1 minute (FEV1) increased by 14.7% and amounted to 67.90% of the due values, the forced vital capacity of the lungs (FVC) increased by 11.3% and amounted to 76.95% of the due. According to the body plethysmography (BPG) is set to decrease in residual lung volume on average by 13.4% and static hyperinflation, confirmed by the decrease in functional residual volume (FRV) of 18.8%. During the study period increased physical activity of patients. The average difference between the distance traveled in the six-minute step test before and after treatment was 58.8 m. The analysis of personal data showed that the quality of life of patients improved, the total score in the questionnaire CAT at the beginning of the study was 16.9 points, and after 8 weeks decreased by 63% and amounted to 10.7 points.Conclusions: The Results indicate a positive effect of combination therapy with indacaterol/glycopyrronium on the course and progression of occupational COPD.

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