scholarly journals Quality of life in patients with fungal infection of nose and paranasal sinuses: A study from North India

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 346
Author(s):  
Tanuja Kaushal ◽  
Nitin Gupta ◽  
Rushi ◽  
Surinder Singhal ◽  
Jagdish Chander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
North India ◽  
Nose And Paranasal Sinuses

scholarly journals Intranasal glucocorticosteroids for the complex treatment of patients with chronic diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
P. A. Kochetkov ◽  
V. A. Svistushkin ◽  
E. S. Shchennikova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Mometasone Furoate ◽  
Acute Rhinosinusitis ◽  
Airway Pathology ◽  
Nose And Paranasal Sinuses

Intriduction. Chronic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis noticeably deteriorate the patients’ quality of life and lead to the accompanying upper airway pathology development. The main purpose of treatment of this group of patients is to decrease severity of symptoms and the second one to prevent complications. The optimal therapy will help patients to maintain their lifestyle. Intranasal glucocorticosteroids are first-line drugs to treat acute rhinosinusitis or exacerbations of chronic rhinosinusitis in adults (including the elderly) and adolescents aged 12 years and older as an auxiliary therapeutic agent if treated by antibiotics, and to treat acute rhinosinusitis with mild to moderate symptoms without signs of severe bacterial infection. In the number of trials, mometasone furoate effectiveness in regard to decreasing of prominent symptoms with no side effects development has been shown.Objective: this article reviews available data on the effectiveness of intranasal corticosteroids – mometasone furoate – in the treatment of different forms of chronic inflammatory diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses.Methods: information for this review was identified through a RISC and MEDLINE databases applying key words.Conclusions: based on the available data, treatment of chronic rhinosinusites and rhinitis should be initiated by conservative therapy. Summarizing information from the available literature we can conclude that treatment by mometasone furoate improve quality of life decreasing clinical symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis and rhinitis.

scholarly journals 116 Function, health related quality of life and cost after injury in a city of north india: a multi site cohort study

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A43.2-A43
Author(s):  
Jagnoor Jagnoor ◽  
Shankar Prinja ◽  
Belinda Gabbe ◽  
Rebecca Q Ivers
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
North India ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Effect of Social Networking Sites on the Quality of Life of College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from a City in North India

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Neeru Saini ◽  
Garima Sangwan ◽  
Madhur Verma ◽  
Adarsh Kohli ◽  
Manmeet Kaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
North India ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Severe Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
College Going

Introduction. With the advent and extensive use of the Internet and smartphones, social networking has become a pervasive part of human interaction. The use of these social networking sites or the Internet affects the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the people. Hence, there is need to understand how the time spent on social networking is affecting the quality of life (QOL) as a whole, especially among college-going students who are most likely users of social networking sites (18–21 years). Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 220 college-going students (18–21 years) in Chandigarh in 2012. The data were collected using a pretested self-administered questionnaire, adapted from Young’s Internet usage questionnaire. Appropriate statistical analysis was done. Results. Almost all (98%) of the respondents use the Internet. As compared to nondaily users of social networking sites, daily users were better able to handle stress related to (1) relationships (moderate to severe stress among daily users vs. nondaily users, 15.2% vs. 30.5%) and (2) work (moderate to severe stress among daily users vs. nondaily users, 18.2% vs. 35.4%). The daily users of social networking sites feel significantly more satisfied with their classmates, the way they handle the problems, their physical appearance, and their accomplishments in their life. Conclusion. Social networking sites are steadily penetrating in the lives of adolescents in India. The advantages on quality of life for daily users of social networking sites versus nondaily users are enormous. Also currently, Internet use might not have reached the levels where it embarks on the existing state of health; therefore, continuous and critical observation of the changing trends is warranted.

scholarly journals SUN-056 Long Term Outcomes in Patients with Disorders of Sex Development in Lucknow, North India

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayalakshmi Bhatia ◽  
Nibu Dominc
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Disorders Of Sex Development ◽  
North India ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Genital Surgery ◽  
Sex Assignment ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gender Change

Abstract Due to the deviant genitalia and infertility, the ill effects of DSD are on sexual and psychosocial life. Our aim was to assess the self-reported psychosocial and sexual quality of life in older individuals who are living with a DSD. Quality of life in 31 patients with a DSD (age >16 years, median [IQR] 23 [19-27] years, 16 males) was compared with age, sex and socioeconomic status matched normal (n = 46) and chronic disease controls (type 1 diabetes patients, n = 43) using SF-36v2 Health Survey. Another structured questionnaire was administered touching upon domains of sexual and psychosocial life. Eighteen patients reported history of persistent teasing, with no difference in prevalence between males and females. Eighteen reported suicidal thoughts (no association with being teased), 6 having attempted suicide. Gender identity (GI) of 30 patients was identical with their given sex of rearing, which had been decided by the caregiver in 19 families (including one who had gender change suggested by the parents at 4 years of age), and with physician assistance in 11. One patient had spontaneous change of GI at 16 years age. Sexual orientation was heterosexual in 25 of 29 who responded to this question, homosexual in 1 and bisexual in 3, including the 2 who had gender change. Romantic relationship was reported by 12 patients, sexual activity by 7, aversion to sex (due to fear of rejection) by 11 and abuse by 4. Seventeen patients thought the timing of genital surgery should be before age 5 years and another 10 before age 10 years. Only 2 of 31 patients thought decision for the timing and choice of surgery should rest with themselves, the remainder preferring a decision by parents in 25% and by the physician in 67%. The physical and mental quality of life scores (QOLS) were not different between patients and the controls. Mental QOLS were significantly lower for those with history of teasing. Physical QOLS in males correlated with external masculinisation score (r=0.55, p=0.04). Conclusion: Serious psychological stress is common in patients with DSD in our region. Despite early sex assignment, the absence of prominent gender dysphoria in adulthood, along with their stated preference for corrective genital surgery at an early age, favour an early sex assignment and genital reconstruction before the age of romantic relationships.

scholarly journals Assessment of quality of life of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients in tertiary care teaching hospital in North India

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Aditya Parashar ◽  
K. K. Jha ◽  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Sheetal Singh Tomer ◽  
Dharmendra Singh Yadav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
North India ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Strength

Background: Quality of life (QoL) is a standard indicating a person’s life in better condition as compared to a diseased person or patient. Diabetes itself is not a dangerous disease if managed properly, but it becomes life-threatening after a certain time period because of the patient’s poor interest in disease management and treatment adherence. Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine system disorder that invokes lack of insulin secretion in the bloodstream. The study was conducted to assess the QoL of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients with QoL instrument.Methods: Questionnaire based cross-sectional, prospective study was conducted at Teerthanker Mahaveer Hospital, Moradabad, for a duration of 6 months from January - June 2019, on 196 patients of type-2 diabetes mellitus.Results: On an average 56.5% people have accepted that due to the diabetic condition their working proficiency is decreased. 80.3% of patients have accepted that they were facing problems due to diabetic symptoms. Similarly, 84% of patients have accepted that the ongoing treatment was quite expensive than their expectations. Finally, the last section of the patient’s emotional/mental satisfaction showed that 49.7% of patients were very satisfied with their family support while 13.7% of patients were not satisfied.Conclusions: QOL instrument for Indian diabetes patient’s instrument helped to evaluate the patient’s physical strength, psychological strength of the patient during disease condition, the response provided from the family members and relatives, the economical status of the patient and its effects on their living.

scholarly journals Non dermatophytic molds causing onychomycosis: a rising trend in North India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 4532
Author(s):  
Ravinder Kaur ◽  
Pragyan Swagatika Panda ◽  
Shahnawaz Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
North India ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Toe Nails

Background: Onychomycosis is rarely life threatening but can affect patient’s quality of life by its associated morbidity and cosmetic disfigurement that makes it an important public health problem. So the current study was undertaken to look for causes of onychomycosis including the non-dermatophytic molds that are normally considered as contaminants. Methods: A total of 100 nail samples from clinically suspected cases of onychomycosis, were processed by direct microscopy of the KOH mount followed by two sets of culture on Sabourauds’ Dextrose Agar and incubated at 25ºC and 37ºC and were examined once a week for a period of 4-6 weeks, to look for the fungal causative agent. Results: Infection was more common among males and amongst age group 21-30 years (31%). The finger nails (57%) were more commonly involved than toe nails (43%). Onychomycosis was mostly caused by molds (55%), followed by dermatophytes (15.8%) and yeasts (9.3%). Aspergillus niger and A. flavus (13% each) were the most common molds, T. verrucossum (4.6%) was the most common dermatophyte, while Candida albicans (6.5%) was the most common yeast isolated. Conclusions: There is a rising trend of non dermatophytic molds causing onychomycoses, Thus microbiologists should look for all the possible causes of superficial fungal infection. 

scholarly journals Psychiatric morbidity, quality of life and marital satisfaction among spouse of men with opioid dependence syndrome: a study from North India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 556
Author(s):  
Ruchi Soni ◽  
Ritesh Upadhyay ◽  
Parth Singh Meena ◽  
Mahendra Jain
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Opioid Dependence ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
North India ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Opioid dependence syndrome has deleterious consequences not only on addict but also on the members of family especially his spouse who is most vulnerable to develop significant psychiatric disorder given the intimate nature of their relationship. Addressing these issues will be beneficial as spouses are important source of moral support and assistance to the substance user’s quest toward abstinence.Methods: For psychiatric morbidity, 100 spouses of men with opioid dependence syndrome were evaluated. Severity of opioid dependence in the husbands was assessed using severity of opioid dependence questioner (SODQ). Quality of life and marital satisfaction was assessed using short form health survey 36 (SF 36) and marital satisfaction scale (MSS) respectively.Results: Data analysis reveals that 33% of spouses had a psychiatric disorder. Primarily mood and anxiety disorder was present in 22% and 9% of subjects respectively. Highly significant difference existed between cases and controls in terms of marital satisfaction (p = 0.0001) and quality of life (p≤0.05) indicating low marital satisfaction and poor quality of life in spouses of opioid dependent individuals.Conclusions: Psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity in spouses of opioid dependent men is high, with poor quality of marital life and marital satisfaction being low. Hence, interventions that aim at allaying their distress and improving their mental health can improve the condition of the substance user and contribute to a better outcome of substance abuse treatment.

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