Speckle-Tracking Global Longitudinal and Regional Strain Analysis in Neonates with Coarctation of Aorta: A Case-Control Study

Our objectives are to compare speckle-tracking peak global longitudinal (pGLS) and regional strain values in neonates with coarctation of aorta (CoA) and control groups. Echocardiographic parameters measured by speckle-tracking were studied in a retrospective single-center study. A comparison of pGLS and segmental deformation between neonates with CoA and control group was performed using a three-way mixed ANOVA model. There was a significant difference in the means of segmental strain values between CoA and control group at the apical (p = 0.018) and basal segments (p = 0.031) of the interventricular septum and at the apical segment (p = 0.026) of the left ventricle (LV). After correcting for multiple comparisons, the results had a tendency toward statistical significance (adjusted-p < 0.10). There was significant difference in the mean values of pGLS [F(1, 39) = 7.61, p = 0.009, adjusted p = 0.018] between the studied groups. The results of ROC analysis showed that a cut-off value of −16.60% for pGLS provided an estimated sensitivity of 92.31% (95% CI: [63.97, 99.81]) and 71.43% specificity (95% CI: [51.33, 86.78]) for the diagnosis of CoA in neonates (AUC = 0.794, 95% CI: [0.66, 0.93]). pGLS can be regarded as a feasible and reproducible parameter reflecting LV dysfunction in newborns with CoA when compared to newborns with a false-positive diagnosis.

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Influence of Therapeutic Play on the anxiety of hospitalized school-age children: Clinical trial

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0353 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 70 (6) ◽

pp. 1244-1249 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sabrina Gisele Tobias da Silva ◽

Maiara Aurichio Santos ◽

Claudia Maria de Freitas Floriano ◽

Elaine Buchhorn Cintra Damião ◽

Fernanda Vieira de Campos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

School Age Children ◽

Control Group ◽

School Age ◽

Chi Square ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Therapeutic Play ◽

And Control

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of Dramatic Therapeutic Play (DTP) technique on the degree of anxiety in hospitalized school-age children. Method: Randomized clinical trial performed in two hospitals ofSão Paulo, between May and October 2015. The intervention consisted of the application of DTP and the outcome was evaluated through the Child Drawing: Hospital (CD: H) instrument. The Wilcoxon-Mann Whitney, Corrected t, Fisher’s exact and Chi-square tests were used in the analysis. Statistical significance was set at 5%. Results: In all, 28 children participated in the study. The majority of children (75%) had a low anxiety score, with a mean CD: H score of 73.9 and 69.4 in the intervention and control groups respectively, and with no significant difference. Conclusion: Children submitted to DTP had the same degree of anxiety as those in the control group. However, it is suggested that new studies be performed with a larger number of children in different hospitalization scenarios.

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THE IMPACT OF SPORT GAMES EXERCISE PROGRAMS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC MOTOR ABILITIES IN ADOLESCENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT

Facta Universitatis Series Physical Education and Sport ◽

10.22190/fupes190508022p ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 249

Author(s):

Aleksandar Pejčić ◽

Miodrag Kocić

Keyword(s):

Motor Skills ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Exercise Program ◽

Experimental Program ◽

Control Group ◽

Mental Impairment ◽

Motor Abilities ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a sports games experimental program on improving specific motor abilities in adolescents with mental impairment. The study was conducted on a sample of 60 adolescents diagnosed with mild mental impairment, divided into two groups (experimental group EG, and control group CG) with an equal number of participants. The special program of sports games lasted for 12 weeks, with a weekly frequency of four times and a duration of 30 minutes per training. The participants of both groups were tested with the same variables within the specific motor skills for the sport of football and basketball. After a twelve-week experimental program of sports games, there were statistically significant improvements in the EG in the variables: SMFS, SMDR, SMCP with a statistical significance of r=0.000. The results of the ANOVA and MANOVA analyses indicated that after the application of the specific sports games program there was a statistically significant difference in the benefits for the EG compared to the CG, in the parameters of specific motor abilities with a statistical significance r=0.000 and the size of the impact. Based on these research results, it can be concluded that a specific exercise program conducted within twelve-week training of specifically dosed sports activities has significantly contributed the development of specific motor skills for football and basketball.

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Role of Vitamin D in Near Sightedness

Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.36351/pjo.v36i2.990 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yasir Iqbal Malik ◽

Aqsa Malik ◽

Rabbia Shabbir ◽

Atteaya Zaman ◽

Sohail Zia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Vitamin D ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Control Group ◽

Mean Values ◽

Group I ◽

Vitamin D Levels ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Azad Kashmir ◽

And Control

Purpose: To determine the levels of Vitamin D in children with myopia and to compare them with age matched controls. Study Design: Case control study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Naseer Memorial Hospital, Dadhyal Azad Kashmir from March 2016 to March 2017. Material and Methods: Two hundred patients were selected using convenient sampling technique and were divided two groups (group I Myopic and group II control). Myopia was labeled if after subjective refraction a Spherical Equivalent (SE) of −0.50 diopters (D) or more was found. Vitamin D levels were measured by radioimmunoassay technique with Diasorin SR® kit following the user’s manual. Vitamin D levels less than 20 ng/ml were considered Vitamin D deficient following the standards of American academy of pediatrics. The collected data was entered in the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21 for analysis. Independent t–test was used to determine the significant difference of means between controls and patients. P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: Mean age of controls and myopes were 10.65 ± 3.9 and 10.20 ± 2.5 years respectively. Vitamin D levels in myopic children were found to be 14.95 ± 3.75 ng/ml and there was no significant difference in mean values of Vitamin D levels in myopic and control group. Conclusion: We found no difference in Vitamin D levels of myopic and non myopic children and concluded that Vitamin D has no role in development or progression of myopia.

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Evaluation of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Level in the Serum of Children With Idiopathic Bronchiectasis

ACTA MEDICA IRANICA ◽

10.18502/acta.v59i11.7775 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maryam Babaei ◽

Zahra Kanannejad ◽

Soheila Alyasin

Keyword(s):

Serum Level ◽

Respiratory Infections ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Clinical Syndrome ◽

Control Group ◽

Case Group ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Alpha 1 Antitrypsin ◽

One Year ◽

And Control

Bronchiectasis is a clinical syndrome characterized by chronic cough, sputum production, recurrent respiratory infections, and permanent bronchial dilation. The association between the level of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) and bronchiectasis is controversial. In this study, we aimed to investigate this association in children with idiopathic bronchiectasis. The study was conducted on 20 patients with idiopathic bronchiectasis as the case group (mean age 15.9±2.1) and 20 healthy individuals as the control group (mean age 14.9±2.6). Serum AAT level was measured using nephelometric analysis (g/L). Other criteria including sex, parent consanguinity, number of hospitalizations, age of the first symptom were evaluated in both groups related to AAT level. The mean serum level of AAT in the case and control groups were 1.3±0.29; 1.5±0.59, respectively, with statistical significance (P=0.001). There was a significant difference between the two groups in the AAT level distribution, according to AAT normal range (P=0.01). The case group had a more positive attitude toward consanguinity than the control group (66.7% versus 33.3%; P<0.001). The results showed that 80% of patients had the first symptom of disease under one year of age, 6.6% 1-5 years, 6.6% 5-10 years, and 6.6% in more than ten years old. In the case group, 53.3% had a history of medical hospitalization for one time, 26.7% two times, while 20% of the patients had no medical hospitalization. Decreased AAT serum level and high consanguinity rates may be considered as two risk factors for idiopathic bronchiectasis occurrence in children.

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Evaluation of Craniofacial Morphology of Children with Dental Fluorosis in Early Permanent Dentition Period

European Journal of Dentistry ◽

10.1055/s-0039-1697449 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 03 (04) ◽

pp. 304-313

Author(s):

Alev Aksoy Dogan ◽

Pinar Bolpaca

Keyword(s):

Dental Fluorosis ◽

Permanent Dentition ◽

T Test ◽

Craniofacial Morphology ◽

Control Group ◽

Test Analysis ◽

Mean Values ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Angular Measurements ◽

And Control

ABSTRACTObjectives: High intake of fluoride (>1.5 mg/L) for a prolonged period may lead to skeletal fluorosis as well as dental fluorosis. The aim of this study was to compare the craniofacial characteristics of children with dental fluorosis in early permanent dentition period to those without fluorosis.Methods: Two hundred and sixteen children in early permanent dentition (girls:121, boys:95) were included in the study. Study group was composed of 124 children with dental fluorosis who was born and grew up in Isparta (girls:75, boys:49) whereas control group of children (n=92: 46 girls and 46 boys) had no dental fluorosis. Dental fluorosis was classified using Thylstrup Fejerskov Fluorosis Index. Radiological evaluation was performed by cephalometric tracing using Björk analysis. Statistical evaluation in between study and control groups was done by Independent Samples T test and comparison with Björk’s standards was done by One Sample T test analysis. The association between two quantitative variables was evaluated with Pearson’s correlation coefficient (rho).Results: The mean dental fluorosis level was 4.6±1.8 for children with fluorosis. Systemic fluorosis affect girls no different than boys in the early permanent dentition period because none of the angular measurements show significant difference between boys and girls in the fluoridated group. Comparison of craniofacial angular values of boys with fluorosis show greater diversity compared to boys without fluorosis against Björk’s mean values for boys.Conclusions: Craniofacial morphology of children with fluorosis did not show great diversity than the ones without fluorosis in the early permanent dentition period. None of the angular measurements were significantly different between boys and girls in the fluoridated group which might imply that systemic fluorosis did not show gender difference in the early permanent dentition. (Eur J Dent 2009;3:304-313)

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Relationship between Quality of Life and Occupational Accidents in South-East of Iran (Zahedan)

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v9n2p112 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 112 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fereydoon Laal ◽

Mohammad Jafari Modrek ◽

Davoud Balarak ◽

Mahdi Mohammadi ◽

Mahdieh Rakhshani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Occupational Accidents ◽

Control Group ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Mean ◽

And Control

<p>With the development of science and technology, occupational accidents, as one of the most important problems in the world, result in negative effects on physical and psychological health, and also the quality of life of workers. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life among workers with and without accident. In a cross-sectional study, 93 workers were selected, 31 who experienced accident and 62 as control group. To gather the data, a researcher-made questionnaire for demographic characteristics and the quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) were used. Mann-Whitney and Chi-square tests were used for data analysis. The mean and standard deviation of age was 30.81±7.29 and 30.56±7.19 in workers with accident (case group) and control group, respectively. Homogeneity was ensured in terms of age and work experience and the two groups had no significant difference in this regard (p>0.05). Most of the participants were high school graduates (67.7%). The majority of accidents (68.8%) had occurred in the manufacturing sections. The most common accident type was sprayed chemical substances (19.4%) and the less frequent was electrocution (3.2%). The mean total score for the quality of life was 37.61±14.29 and 74.92±12.95 in the case and control groups with a statistical significance difference (p<0.001). The results of this study indicate that the incident could affect the quality of life of workers. Therefore, promoting the safety culture can help to reduce the occupational accidents.</p>

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Lithium disilicate and peek implant-retained single crowns - a randomized, prospective clinical study

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo ◽

10.2298/sarh211110003j ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 3-3

Author(s):

Ena Joksimovic ◽

Miodrag Scepanovic ◽

Danijela Staletovic ◽

Mirjana Pejic-Duspara ◽

Borivoj Bijelic ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Statistical Significance ◽

Lithium Disilicate ◽

Observation Time ◽

Control Group ◽

Prospective Clinical Study ◽

Tissue Healing ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Comparison Of The Results ◽

And Control ◽

Single Crowns

Introduction/Objective. Comparing two materials under the same conditions is the best way to define differences between them. PEEK is a polymer that has many possible uses in dentistry as already well-known lithium disilicate ceramics. The aim of this study was to compare peri-implant soft tissue healing and evaluate patient satisfaction with esthetics in different observation periods, as well as the success and survival rate of both types of crowns. Methods. The study was conducted as a clinical, prospective, randomized split-mouth study on 17 patients with bilaterally missing upper teeth of the same type, replaced with dental implants. Study outcomes have been analyzed with subjective (VAS scale) and objective parameters (MBI, MPI and PPD) baseline, six and twelve months after fixing crowns onto the implants. Results. Comparison of the results between PEEK and lithium disilicate crowns showed no statistical differences in terms of MPI, MBI and PPD in the observed periods. Analyzing MPI during observation periods in the PEEK group of crowns, statistical significance was registered between baseline values and after 6 months. Also, statistical significance was noticed in terms of PPD during the observation time both in the study and control group of crowns. Results for VAS for the esthetics showed no statistically significant difference between the groups, while VAS for restoration satisfaction showed a statistically significant difference. Conclusion. This study showed that scores of the applied subjective and objective parameters can be a reliable tool to rate the clinical outcome of implant-retained single crowns over time.

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Peningkatan Kemampuan Perawat dalam Interpretasi EKG Normal dan Aritmia dengan Metode Angka “3”

Jurnal Keperawatan Silampari ◽

10.31539/jks.v4i2.1924 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 405-414

Author(s):

Ii Ismail ◽

Dewi Purnamawati ◽

Wati Jumaiyah ◽

Fitrian Rayasari

Keyword(s):

Intervention Group ◽

Average Score ◽

Control Group ◽

P Value ◽

Control Groups ◽

Treatment Variable ◽

Mean Values ◽

Linear Pattern ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Control

This study aims to determine the effect of the number 3 method on nurses' ability to interpret normal ECG and arrhythmias. The research method used a quasi-experimental design with one group pre-test and a post-test with a control group. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the mean score of nurses in the interpretation of normal ECG and arrhythmias in both the intervention and control groups (p-value 0.007 and 0.002). The multiple linear regression test showed that the treatment variable contributed to the nurse's ability to interpret normal ECG and arrhythmias with a p-value of 0.002 with a negative linear pattern (Nurses' ability = 66.099 - 9.156 (treatment). In conclusion, there is a significant difference in the average score of nurses in interpretation. Normal ECG and arrhythmia in both the intervention and control groups. However, the intervention group with the number 3 method had a greater difference in mean values than the control group. Statistically, the more research treatments, the nurses' ability to interpret normal ECG and arrhythmias would decrease. Keywords: Arrhythmia, Normal EKG, Interpretation of ECG, Number Method 3

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Effect of cryotherapy in preventing mucositis associated with the use of 5-fluorouracil

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.3953.3363 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

Author(s):

Andrea Bezerra Rodrigues ◽

Maria Isis Freire De Aguiar ◽

Patrícia Peres De Oliveira ◽

Naiana Pacifico Alves ◽

Renan Alves Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Statistical Significance ◽

Antineoplastic Agent ◽

Control Group ◽

Control Groups ◽

Double Blind ◽

Physiological Serum ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Oral Cryotherapy ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group

Objective: to evaluate the effect of oral cryotherapy compared to physiological serum on the development of oral mucositis in outpatient cancer patients using the 5-fluorouracil antineoplastic agent. Method: this is a controlled, randomized, double-blind, and multi-center clinical trial, conducted with 60 patients undergoing chemotherapy. The experimental group (n=30) used oral cryotherapy during the infusion of the 5-FU antineoplastic agent, while the control group (n=30) performed mouthwash with physiological serum at their homes. The oral cavity of the participants was assessed at three times: before randomization, and on the 7th and 14th days after using 5-FU. For data analysis, descriptive analyses and the ANOVA, paired t, and McNemar tests were used. Results: there was no statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the assessments regarding the grade of mucositis. However, cryotherapy presented the chance to reduce the presence of intragroup mucositis, between the first and second assessments (p=0.000126). Conclusion: cryotherapy did not obtain statistical significance in relation to oral hygiene with serum, but it proved to be effective intragroup. Record number: RBR-4k7zh3

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Effects of Smoking and Lipid Profile of the Patient on the Onset and Maintenance of Periodontal Disease

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.18.10.6598 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 69 (10) ◽

pp. 2648-2651

Author(s):

Gabriela Ciavoi ◽

Alina Tirb ◽

Edwin Sever Bechir ◽

Farah Bechir ◽

Ilinca Suciu

Keyword(s):

Periodontal Disease ◽

Hdl Cholesterol ◽

Group Iv ◽

Control Group ◽

Mean Values ◽

Group Iii ◽

Group I ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Control ◽

Dental Plaque Index

The purpose of our study is to determine the correlation between the effects of smoking, triglycerides and cholesterol (total, HDL, LDL) and periodontal disease. 90 patients, smokers diagnosed with periodontal disease and 30 nonsmoker patients (control group), in the age of 30-60 years, were studied. Patients were divided into 4 groups, each of 30 patients as follows: group I - smokers up to 10 cigarettes a day, group II-smokers between 10-20 cigarettes a day, group III-over 20 cigarettes a day, group IV- control group, nonsmokers. The values of the Silness-Loe dental plaque index (DPI), the gingival bleeding index (GI), the Periodontal Disease Index (PDI) -Ramfjord were noted in both the examined and control groups. The values of total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol showed statistically significant difference between the mean values �in the examined groups, while mean values �of HDL cholesterol in the second and third examined subgroups and control group were in higher range than the normal one. We concluded also that there is a relationship between smoking, the number of cigarettes smoked and the periodontal disease.

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