Methylphenidate treatment outcomes and gender differences in attentional deficit and hyperactivity disorder with epilepsy: a follow-up study

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (0) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Perihan Ray ◽  
Gonca Çelik ◽  
Ayşegül Tahiroğlu ◽  
İpek Gamlı ◽  
Özlem Hergüner
1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 187-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen C. Romeo Ashton ◽  
Michael S. Saccucci

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Uwe Harlacher ◽  
Peter Polatin ◽  
Caecilie Boeck Buhmann ◽  
Merete Nordentoft ◽  
Morten Ekstroem ◽  
...  

Comment and response to the commentary based on the two: ‘Follow-up study of the treatment outcomes at a psychiatric trauma clinic for refugees’ and ‘Cognitive-behavioral psycho-therapeutic treatment at a psychiatric trauma clinic for Refugees: description and evaluation’ by Buhman et al. (Volume 25, No 1, 2015)   


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
kiros Tedla ◽  
Girmay Medhin ◽  
Gebretsadik Berhe ◽  
Afework Mulugeta ◽  
Nega Berhe

Abstract Background : Previous studies in Ethiopia indicated that tuberculosis (TB) patient’s elapse long time before treatment initiation. However, there is very limited evidence on the association of delay to initiate treatment with treatment outcome. Objective : To investigate the association of time to treatment initiation delay with treatment outcomes of new adult TB patients in Tigray region of Ethiopia. Methods : We conducted a follow up study from October 2018 to April 2020 by recruiting 875 newly diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) patients from 21 randomly selected health facilities. Study participants were selected using simple random sampling technique during treatment initiation from October 1/2018 to October 30/2019. Delay to initiate treatment and treatment outcome were collected using standardized questionnaire and laboratory investigation. Adherence of TB patients to their treatment was collected using a 10 points linear visual analogue scale (VAS) at the end of treatment. The association of delay to initiate treatment with treatment outcome was modeled using log binomial regression model. Statistical significance was reported whenever p-value was less than 0.05. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 21. Result : The median total delay to treatment initiation was 62 days with inter-quartile range of 16-221 days. A unite increase in a day to initiate treatment results in increment of risk of unsuccessful treatment outcome by 2.3. Other factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes were being less adherent to the treatment, HIV co infection, being smear positive at initiation of treatment and after 2 months of treatment initiation. Conclusion : delay in a day to initiate treatment is associated with increased risk of unsuccessful treatment outcome. Any effort targeted towards reducing the negative effects of PTB should target on strategies that reduces the length of delay to initiate treatment and strengthen community engagement to improve treatment adherence of patients that have started treatment.


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