scholarly journals CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONER PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PATIENT COMPLIANCE AT LIONS SIGHT FIRST EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheilah Nangena ◽  
Mustafa Barasa
Keyword(s):  
Patient Compliance ◽  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patient Instruction ◽  
Study Results

Background: Contact lens practitioners (CLPs) play a vital role in the fitting of contact lenses (CL) and thus have a great influence on patient compliance. Studies have often focused on investigating levels of compliance and thus limited knowledge of CLP practices. Thus, this study aimed to investigate CLP practices on CL wear and care. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select consenting CLP’s working Lions Sight First Eye Hospital (LSFEH). A self-administered questionnaire, containing questions on current Practices, was used to collect information. Once ethical clearance from MMUST IERC, NACOSTI and permission LSFEH were obtained data collection process began. A total of fifteen (15) CLP participated in the study. Results: The mean age of the practitioners was 31± 3.87. Most (67%) of the CLPs had worked for between 5 to 10 years. A majority (73%) of the practitioners had bachelor’s degree. Most (87%) of them specialized in soft lenses. Majority of the CLP use of written appointment card, 53% of the CLP use of manufacturer guidelines and oral communication is the most used form of training patients as said by 60% of the CLP. Conclusion: CLPs at LSFEH had good wear and care practices on patient instruction. For successful CL wear, patients need to follow instructions given by CLPs on CL wear and care. It is, therefore, necessary for CLPs to practice according to the recommended guidelines to avoid patient non-compliance. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0726/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

ASSESSMENT OF SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS REGARDING HELPING BABIES BREATH INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE NEWBORN CARE IN RURAL DISTRICT OF SINDH

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Sheh Mureed ◽  
Muhammad Hassan Gandro ◽  
Walid Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Skilled Birth Attendants ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Neonatal Deaths ◽  
Birth Attendants ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Labour Room

Background: Globally, 3.1 million newborn deaths occur every year out of these estimated 400,000 neonatal deaths occur in Pakistan. All neonatal deaths 99% take place in poorest region and countries of the world, usually within hours of birth; mostly the cause of neonatal deaths is hypoxia. To access knowledge and practice of SBAs regarding HBB and to access the availability of equipments required for HBB. Methods: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study on SBAs as trained in HBB. All 46 SBAs trained on HBB working in Labour room eight rural Health centers, four Taluka, One district Head Quarter Health Facilities and thirteen Mlbcs of the district, were included in the sample for study. All 41 SBAs were trained on HBB participated in the study. Results: Mean age of 30 years. Out of total 41 participants 25 were working in B-EmoNC (61%), 3in C-EmoNC (7.3%) and 13 in mid wife laid birth Centre (MLBC) or birth station (31.7%). About 92.7% of participants said that main purpose of HBB training is to decrease the NMR by improving newborn care. Drying of newborn is 82.7%, hand washing is 95.12% and 85.3% of the study participants said that they gave 30-40 breaths per minutes. Cord clamp and pair of ties was accessible to 85% of participants versus 14.3% who reported it's not accessible. Almost one quarter (34.1%) participants have low knowledge and practice. Knowledge and training had significant effect on the overall practices of the skilled birth attendants for skilled birth deliveries and reduce the neonatal deaths (P <0.001). Conclusion: Tools play a vital role for the implication of the knowledge into practices and tools were available almost to every participant. Although few barriers also identified for the less application of the helping hand babies trainings in the community.

scholarly journals Awareness and attitude of spectacle wearers to alternatives to corrective eyeglasses

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Abdulkabir Ayansiji Ayanniyi ◽  
Fatai Olasunkanmi Olatunji ◽  
Ramatu Yahaya Hassan ◽  
Bola Josephine Adekoya ◽  
Kehinde Fasasi Monsudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eye Surgery ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Willingness To Use ◽  
Spectacle Correction ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Aim: It has been observed that potential beneficiaries rarely request for alternatives to corrective eyeglasses in our setting. The objective of this study was to determine awareness and attitude towards alternatives to spectacle correction, specifically; contact lens and refractive eye surgery among spectacle wearers in a resource-limited setting.Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 214 spectacle wearers in seven Nigerian hospitals using semi-structured questionnaire. Information sought included demographic characteristics, awareness, and attitudes to contact lens and refractive eye surgery as well as reasons for the poor interest in alternatives to eyeglasses.Results: There were 93 males and 121 females, with a mean age of 40.2 years (SD 15.8.). Most, 198 (92.6%) had at least secondary education. Ninety-eight (45.8%) and 113 (52.8%) patients were aware of the options of contact lens and refractive eye surgery respectively, but 171 (80%) were averse to wearing contact lenses or having refractive eye surgery. Reasons given included lack of information, high cost, and possible complications that may arise. Higher education was significantly associated with participants’ awareness of alternatives to eyeglasses (contact lens [P = 0.016], refractive eye surgery [P=0.009]) but not with willingness to use contact lens (P = 0.96) or refractive eye surgery (P = 0.425).Conclusion: There was relatively high awareness but low willingness to use alternatives to corrective eyeglasses among users. Education on alternatives to corrective eyeglasses, allaying fears on their complications, and making them more affordable could enhance awareness and create a more positive attitude towards them.

scholarly journals ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN PELAKSANAAN TIMBANG TERIMA PASIEN DI RUANG RAWAT INAP RUMAH SAKIT UMUM DAERAH PARIAMAN 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Dini Qurrata Ayuni ◽  
Almahdy Almahdy ◽  
Esi Afriyanti
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inaccurate Information ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Leadership Support ◽  
Meaningful Relationship

Abstrak Timbang terima adalah komunikasi oral dari informasi tentang pasien yang dilakukan oleh perawat pada pergantian shift jaga. ketidak akuratan informasi dalam melakukan timbang terima dapat menimbulkan dampak yang serius pada pasien, hampir 70% kejadian yang menyebabkan kecacatan atau kematian disebabkan karena buruknya komunikasi. Peneltian bertujuan mengetahui faktor – faktor yang berhubungan dengan pelaksanaan timbang terima pasien. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di RSUD Pariaman Sampel 86 perawat dengan teknik pengambilan sampel Total sampling. Penelitian dilakukan bulan Juni 2016. Peneltian menggunakan kuesioner, analisa data menggunakan univariat, bivariat dan multivariat. Hasil penelitian faktor pengetahuan rendah (57,0%), dengan Sikap perawat pelaksana  baik (61,6%), (59,3 %) mendapat dukungan dari pimpinan. (60,5 %) tidak mendapat dukungan dari teman sejawat. sebagian besar dari perawat (65,3 %) kurang baik dalam pelaksanaan timbang terima pasien. Ada hubungan yang bermakna antara pengetahuan dan dukungan teman sejawat dengan  pelaksanaan timbang terima, tidak ada hubungan yang bermakna antara sikap dan dukungan pimpinan dengan pelaksanaan timbang terima. Pengetahuan lebih dominan berhubungan dengan pelaksanaan timbang terima pasien. Saran untuk pelayanan keperawatan agar melakukan audit keperawatan tentang kualitas pelaksanaan timbang terima dan melakukan supervisi berjenjang pada semua aspek dalam pelaksanaan timbang terima. Kata kunci : Pengetahuan, Sikap, Dukungan Pimpinan,dukungan teman sejawat, pelaksanaan timbang terima ABSTRAKWeighing is oral communication from information about patients performed by nurses at the turn of the shift. inaccurate information in weighing up can have a serious impact on patients, almost 70% of events that cause disability or death are caused by poor communication. The research aims to find out the factors that are related to the implementation of patient weighing. The design of this study was cross sectional. The study was conducted in RSUD Pariaman. Samples were 86 nurses with a total sampling technique. The study was conducted in June 2016. The study used a questionnaire, data analysis using univariate, bivariate and multivariate. The results of the study of knowledge factors were low (57.0%), with the attitude of nurses implementing good (61.6%), (59.3%) receiving support from the leadership. (60.5%) did not receive support from colleagues. most of the nurses (65.3%) were not good at implementing patient weighing. There is a meaningful relationship between knowledge and support of peers with the implementation of the weighing scale, there is no meaningful relationship between the attitude and support of the leadership with the implementation of the weighing scale. Knowledge is more dominant related to the implementation of patient weighing. Suggestions for nursing services in order to conduct a nursing audit about the quality of implementation of weighing scale and conducting tiered supervision on all aspects of the implementation of weighing scale. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Leadership Support, peer support, implementation of weighingDaftar pustaka : 72 (2000 – 2015) 

scholarly journals Influence of Customer Loyalty, Consumer Animosity and Purchase Intention on Consumer Ethnocentrism

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bukola Victoria Bada ◽  
Chibuzor Uchenna Onuoha
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Additional Result ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consumer Ethnocentrism ◽  
Consumer Animosity ◽  
Study Results

The study examined the influence of customer loyalty, consumer animosity and purchase intention on consumer ethnocentrism. The research was a cross-sectional survey which made use of purposive sampling technique to select 196 (males = 109; females = 87) undergraduates from two public universities in Nigeria. Standardized scales that measured customer loyalty, consumer animosity, purchase intention and consumer ethnocentrism were adapted into a questionnaire format and used for data collection after theywere revalidated for cultural relevance. Three hypotheses were tested in the study. Results showed significant positive relationships among customer loyalty, consumer animosity, purchase intention and consumer ethnocentrism (p<.01). Additional result revealed significant independent and combined influence of customer loyalty, consumer animosity and purchase intention on consumer ethnocentrism. However, gender did not influence consumer ethnocentrism. It was concluded that customer loyalty, consumer animosity and purchase intention were strongly related to consumer ethnocentrism. The findings of the study were discussed alongside recommendation.

Awareness of Contact Lens Related Ocular Complications among Opticians of Lahore

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Sohail ◽  
Zain Ul Abideen ◽  
Fatima Zahid ◽  
Wahid Bakhsh
Keyword(s):  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Corneal Opacity ◽  
Acanthamoeba Keratitis ◽  
Bacterial Keratitis ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Ocular Complications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
One Year

Purpose:  To determine the awareness regarding contact lens related ocular complications among opticians of Lahore and to find out the relationship between the awareness and their educational qualification. Study Design:  Cross sectional survey. Place and duration of Study: University of Lahore from April 2020- December 2020. Methods:  This survey included opticians of different areas of Lahore, Pakistan. Two hundred and eleven opticians responded to a pre-tested, structured close ended questionnaire. Data comprised of demographics and contact lens selling experience. Information regarding awareness about contact lens related complications was also sought. The data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0. Results:  A total of 211 opticians participated in the survey. All subjects were males. Fifty four (25.6%) subjects were from the age group of 15 to 30 years, 122 (57.8%) were from the age group of 31 to 45 and 35 (16.6%) were from the age group of 46 to 60 years. Only 4.7% had contact lens dispensing diploma. Thirty seven percent patients had contact lens selling experience of 2 to 10 years. Similar percentage had more than 10 years of experience. Ten percent had less than one year of experience. Only 54 participants out of 211 had knowledge about dry eye, 9 knew about Acanthamoeba keratitis and Bacterial keratitis and only 2 were aware of corneal opacity. Conclusion:  Majority of the opticians of Lahore are unaware of the contact lenses related complications. Sale of cosmetic lenses for fashion purpose should be discouraged and banned if not prescribed by optometrist/ ophthalmologist. Key Words:  Opticians, Contact lenses, Bacterial Keratitis.

Assessment of medication intake forgetfulness, recent digital medication technology and associated individuals’ acceptance and health privacy concerns

2021 ◽  
pp. 4934-4940
Author(s):  
Sabrina Ait Gacem ◽  
Nageeb AGM Hassan ◽  
Afnan Abdul-Hameed Al-Qaysi ◽  
Maryam Jaafar AlAani
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adherence To Medication ◽  
Study Results

Background: Non-adherence to medication is a fundamental problem worldwide that leads to further complications. In corresponding to this problem, The FDA approved a drug with an embedded sensor, that sends signals through the Bluetooth to the application and website and this will play a vital role in improving the adherence, as it shows whether the drug has been ingested or not. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of adherence, evaluating of respondents' impression toward the new technologist medication "Digital Pill" that will be applied in the future for a range of medications, as well as discussing patients’ opinions regarding privacy issues related to digital pills use. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 320 university students during the period of one month from June to July 2018. The data was obtained through hard copy and online (electronic) survey. The data was analysed using SPSS version 20. Results: The current study results show that (61.9%) of respondents sometimes forget to take their medication followed by (24.4%, 13.8%) who never/rarely and usually/always forget to take their medications, respectively. Surprisingly, the majority of respondents (35%) take their medication anyway when they forgot to take it and (33.4%) they skip the dose of the medication and only few of respondents (28.1%) stated that they ask family members to know what to do when they forget to take the medication. More than half of the respondents (53.4%) do not tell their doctor if they forgot to take the medication. Majority of respondents (44.7%) ask family members to remind them to take their medication. Approximately two-thirds of the respondents (61.3%) said that they stopped taking their medication without telling the doctor. Further statistical tests revealed that most respondents (78.8%) want to use the "Digital pill". On average, (55.9%) of respondents were shown a full agreement to allow the doctor to access their mobile application and website. Conclusion: Based on the conducted study, we conclude that most of the respondents gave positive and good feedback and agreed to use such a new technology "Digital Pill" as they found it very helpful and will lead to improved health outcomes. As well as they also agreed to allow the doctor to access their mobile application and website to check if they take medication or not.

Indigenous context of vertigo: translation and validation of dizziness handicap inventory for diagnosis and evaluation of patients in Pakistani hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Aqeel ◽  
Naeem Aslam Chughtai
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Main Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Dizziness Handicap Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Results

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the indigenous need for public health challenges being faced by the patients in Pakistan because of vertigo symptoms. Vertigo or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is described as short episodes of dizziness (spinning sensations) that are caused because of movements of head in varying directions. Various published accounts have linked vertigo to psychological and psychiatric symptoms, which include stress, anxiety and depression. The aim of present study is to examine the validity and reliability of Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) Urdu version that is vital in the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of patients coming in hospitals. Design/methodology/approach This present study included two segments, namely, preliminary and main study. Preliminary study results indicated that the overall scale had high internal consistency of DHI Urdu version α = 0.95. The overall scale retained a high test-retest correlation tested over a period of 15 days (r = 0.93). Main study was performed on 222 vestibulocochlear disorder patients having chief complaints of tinnitus and vertigo, age ranged from 18 to 89 (M = 46.14; SD = 16.64) and recruited from various hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Purposive sampling technique was applied based on cross-sectional design. Findings Significant correlations were noted between dizziness symptoms rating on the translated scale. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the structure of the scales; an orthogonal rotation (Varimax) was conducted on the data collected from patients. A three-factor solution was obtained for DHI, the factors obtained were associated to the subscales vestibular handicap, vestibular disability and visuo-vestibular disability, demonstrating a strong factorial validity in the Pakistani cultural context. Originality/value Vertigo is a symptom that initiates various psychological issues among vestibulocochlear disorder patients (patients having ear related problems) around the world and therefore the investigated inventory offers an initial assessment for the severity of dizziness. Current research will help in the development of indigenous measures to ascertain the severity of the symptoms triggering various other mental health-related issues.

scholarly journals Microbiological analysis of contact lens cases and effective health behaviors

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. e17-e17
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Eslami ◽  
Hamid Reza Ghasemi Basir ◽  
Abbas Moradi ◽  
Mina Bayat
Keyword(s):  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Contact Lens ◽  
Bacterial Contamination ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Enterobacter Aerogenes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Microbial Culture ◽  
Microbiological Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: Contact lenses are increasingly being used for cosmetic or therapeutic purposes, followed by subsequent contamination and complications such as keratitis. The lens case is one of the most common places to find the cause of contamination. Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the health behaviors affecting the lens case contamination and its relationship with the result of lens case culture which can help in prevention of complications. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study that was performed in northwest of Iran, 150 asymptomatic participants were assessed for health behaviors affecting the lens case contamination and their lens cases were sampled for culture and antibiogram. Data were analyzed with SPSS-16 software. Results: The frequency of positive microbial culture in medical and cosmetic contact lens cases was 30.7% and 66.8%, respectively and 32.7% in general. Among the isolated bacteria observed in positive cultures, Alcaligenes,Enterobacter aerogenes, gram-positive Diphtheroid bacilli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis were the most common microorganisms, respectively. Conclusion: A significant proportion of contact lens cases, especially those used for cosmetic purposes had bacterial contamination. Failure to replace the lens case for more than 9 months and the mismatch of the lens solution brand with its storage case will increase bacterial contamination. Washing the lens case with soap and water, and drying it after washing, will reduce bacterial contamination.

scholarly journals Awareness and Compliance in Contact Lens Wearers: Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar ◽  
Deepak Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Contact Lens ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Compliance Rate ◽  
Medical Visit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Soft Contact Lens ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Two Factors

Purpose: To assess the contact lens compliance rate by using a self-administrated validated questionnaire, the level of awareness, compliance & detectable behavioral changes, patterns or trends in contact lens users. Methods: A questionnaire ,Cross sectional prospective study to understand the compliance in contact lens wearers, the questionnaires were distributed randomly among the users at various clinical & optical outlets. Based on various studies, and taking into account time constraints the sample size of 40 was taken. The mean age of 24 years was taken without any ocular pathology and systemic disease affecting the ocular health. Result: The majority of 87% of the subjects studied, preferred the monthly modality and 13 % preferred conventional yearly replacement lenses. Considering average duration of wear 64% of the subjects showed non- compliance and prolonged their wearing schedules beyond 8 hours. 38% of the contact lens users were not taking optimum care of the lens cases. A majority of 50% of the subjects rated better cosmetic appearance the most important factor, while 25% of them rated cosmetic & better vision equally important. 68% knew the availability of extended wear contact lenses that can be worn during sleep. Optical outlets are the places where the patient is more motivated for soft contact lens. Conclusion: Cost and convenience are two factors that must be considered when educating patients about proper lens care regimens. In addition, compliance is more likely if the patient is satisfied with the medical visit.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PRE-MENOPAUSE DENGAN KEJADIAN HIERTENSI PADA WANITA DI RT 11 RW 05 KELURAHAN BANJARBENDO SIDOARJO

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farida Umamah ◽  
Aprillia Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Analytic Design ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between pre-menopause women with incidence of hypertension in RT 11 RW 05 Banjarbendo village Sidoarjo. Menopause women have increasing blood pressure is higher than pre-menopause women, it caused by decreasing of hormonal levels. Initial data showed in February 2015 in RT 11 RW 05 Banjarbendo village was obtained 6 out of 10 women or 60% women had symptoms of hypertension in pre- menopause women. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between pre- menopause women with incidence of hypertension in RT 11 RW 05 Banjarbendo village Sidoarjo.It use analytic design, with cross sectional approach. The population were 61 women. The sample were 52 respondents taken by simple random sampling technique. The independent variable was the incidence of hypertension and the dependent variable was the incidence of pre-menopause. Data were collected by using check list. Analyzed by chi square test ( α = 0.05 ) . Study results showed almost all pre–menopause women and most women them had hypertension. Results test ρ = 0.001 < α = 0.05. so H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted . The conclusion of this study is there is relationship between Pre-menopause with incidence of hypertension In women In RT 11 RW 05 Banjarbendo village Sidoarjo. Suggested for women to understand and have knowledge about the signs of pre-menopause and the incidence of hypertension and Health staff to provide information to the women about the signs of pre-menopause and hypertension .

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