scholarly journals Correlation Between Mothers’ Depression and Developmental Delay in Infants Aged 6-18 Months

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roshanak Vameghi ◽  
Sedigheh Amir Aliakbari ◽  
Homeira Sajjad ◽  
Firoozeh Sajedi ◽  
Hamid Alavimajd
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Delay ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ages And Stages Questionnaire

<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Regarding the importance of children’s developmental status and various factors that delay their development, this study was conducted to examine the correlation between mothers’ depression levels and the developmental delay in infants.</p> <p><strong>METHODS:</strong> This descriptive study was performed on 1053 mothers and their infants’ age 6 to18 month-old in medical centers affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2014-2015. The participants were selected through multi-stage random sampling. The following instruments were used in this study: A demographic and obstetric specification questionnaire, infant specification questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to determine the status of the children’s development. The data were analyzed using SPSS19 software, Mann-Whitney; independent T-test and logistic-Regression tests were used.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The results showed that 491 mothers<strong> </strong>(46.<strong>7</strong>%)<strong> </strong>suffered mild to extremely severe depression. The delay in infant development was 11.8%. The Mann–Whitney test showed a correlation between mothers’ depression levels and developmental delay in infants (P=0.001). Moreover, there was a significant correlation between mothers’ depression and developmental delays in gross-motor and problem-solving skills (P&lt;0/05). In logistic model age of infants showed significant correlation with developmental delay (P=0.004<strong> </strong>OR=1.07), but unwanted pregnancy, gender of infants, type of delivery and socioeconomic status had no correlation with developmental delay.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Given the correlation between mothers’ depression and infant development, it is recommended to screen mothers for depression in order to perform early interventions in developmental delay.</p>

scholarly journals House Dust Avoidance during Pregnancy and Subsequent Infant Development: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4277
Author(s):  
Kenta Matsumura ◽  
Kei Hamazaki ◽  
Akiko Tsuchida ◽  
Hidekuni Inadera ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Delay ◽  
House Dust ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Developmental Delays ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Ages And Stages Questionnaire ◽  
House Dust Allergy ◽  
Vacuum Cleaning ◽  
Reduced Risk

House dust, well known for causing allergy, contains chemicals that are harmful to fetal neurodevelopment. However, whether countermeasures for house dust allergy, such as frequent use of vacuum cleaners, frequent airing of futons, and the usage of anti-mite covers during pregnancy, are related to subsequent reduced risk of infant developmental delay remains unknown. Therefore, we examined this association by analyzing 81,106 mother-infant pairs who participated in a nationwide birth cohort in Japan. Infant developmental delays at 6 and 12 months postpartum were assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition. A generalized linear model analysis was used to derive adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with the lowest care frequency as reference, while controlling 22 covariates. Our analysis showed that the above-mentioned cleaning measures were overall associated with a reduced risk of developmental delays, both at 6 and 12 months postpartum (AOR varied from 0.73 to 0.95, median: 0.84). Additionally, risks tended to decrease with an increase in the cleaning frequency. In conclusion, a negative dose-response association existed between these measures during pregnancy and infant developmental delay. Our results identify a potential role of frequent vacuum cleaning, airing bedding, and usage of anti-mite bedding covers in promoting intact infant development.

scholarly journals Concurrent validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III in China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. e0221675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai Yue ◽  
Qi Jiang ◽  
Biaoyue Wang ◽  
Cody Abbey ◽  
Alexis Medina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Ages And Stages Questionnaire ◽  
Bayley Scales

Factors Associated with Moral Distress and Caring Behavior of Nurses Working in Emergency Departments of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1545-1550
Author(s):  
F. Talebian ◽  
T. Yaghoubi ◽  
R. Marzband
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Caring Behaviors ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Caring Behavior ◽  
Medical Centers

Introduction: Moral distress is one of the prevalent problems of nursing which causes stress, that leads to nurses being unable to show a proper moral function in the critical situations. Moreover, due to the stressful conditions in emergency department, caring behaviors of nurses is of great importance. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with moral distress and caring behaviors of nurses working in emergency departments in educational-medical centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences during COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This study was descriptive-analytical which was conducted through stratified and convenience sampling, and by participation of 188 nurses working in emergency departments in 5 educational-medical centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2020. Data was collected through standard three-section questionnaire of demographic information, Corley moral distress and Wolf caring behaviors of nurses, and its validity and reliability was confirmed. Data was analyzed by using descriptive (mean and standard deviation, frequency and percentage) and analytical statistics (Mann–Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman correlation coefficient). Finding: Moral distress mean score of nurses working in emergency was 20/97±101/60 and they had 92/4% of average moral distress. Caring behavior of nurses was 8/62±101/60. Gender and marital status variables had a significant relation with caring behavior, in a way that male nurses and married nurses had a lower score (p<0.05). the relation between moral distress and caring behavior was NOT statistically significant. Final conclusion: Nursing staff must have a good command of their caring behavior so that caring will be presented in high quality, and patients and help-seekers’ satisfaction who come to the emergency, especially in COVID-19 pandemic, will be met. Thus, it is necessary that health and medical system managers provide educational programs to draw nurses’ attention to their caring behavior dimensions, especially in emergency departments. Key words: moral distress, caring behavior, emergency department nurse, COVID-19 pandemic

scholarly journals Hematological abnormalities in HIV infected individuals in correlation to CD4 counts and ART status

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Raman Thulasi ◽  
D Manimaran ◽  
G Hemanathan ◽  
Tameem Afroz ◽  
Radha Sagar
Keyword(s):  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Hematological Parameters ◽  
Cd4 Count ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cd4 Counts ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Hematological Abnormalities ◽  
Set Up ◽  
One Year

Background: HIV is pandemic and remains as a public health concern for many decades. This infection though associated with many opportunistic infections and neoplasms, it is further complicated with marked hematological abnormalities. The aim of this study is to determine the magnitude & severity of hematological abnormalities in HIV infected individuals and also to analyze these abnormalities in correlation with the CD4 counts. We also compared these hematological abnormalities in patients on ART and those not on ART.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted for a period of one year, on 120 HIV positive cases including both patients on ART & not on ART. Controls with similar age and sex distribution was set up. The blood samples were collected and processed in an automated cell counter. The parameters were tabulated and analyzed with respect to CD4 count & ART status.Results: Among the total of 120 HIV cases, 77% had anemia, 21% had leucopenia and 5% had thrombocytopenia. The magnitude and severity of anemia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and other parameters was found to be more in patients not on ART, when compared to patients on ART. Similarly, the magnitude and severity of most of hematological abnormalities were inversely proportional to the CD4 count in non-ART cases but not with cases on ART.Conclusion: The basic hematological parameters can be used as a prospective screening test to assess the severity and progression of HIV infection when CD4 count is not available. These parameters can also be used to assess the response to anti-retroviral treatment. Therefore, these basic hematological investigations readily available at all medical centers are of great use while treating HIV infected patients.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.7(4) 2016 14-18 

scholarly journals Milestones in the History of Pediatric Surgery During the Byzantine Times

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-128
Author(s):  
Anastasia Oikonomou-Koutsiari ◽  
Georgios Zografos ◽  
Epameinondas Koutsiaris ◽  
Evangelos Menenakos ◽  
Effie Poulakou-Rebelakou
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Surgery ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Major Improvement ◽  
Surgical Disease ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
The Status ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
History Of ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
To Come

During the Byzantine Times, medicine and surgery developed as Greek physicians continued to practice in Constantinople. Healing methods were common for both adults and children, and pediatrics as a medical specialty did not exist. Already Byzantine hospitals became institutions to dispense medical services, rather than shelters for the homeless, which included doctors and nurses for those who suffered from the disease. A major improvement in the status of hospitals as medical centers took place in this period, and physicians were called archiatroi. Several sources prove that archiatroi were still functioning in the late sixth century and long afterward, but now as xenon doctors. Patients were averse to surgery due to the incidence of complications. The hagiographical literature repeated allusions to doctors. Concerns about children with a surgical disease often led parents to seek miraculous healings achieved by Christian Protectors – Saints. This paper is focused on three eminent Byzantine physicians and surgeons, Oribasius, Aetius of Amida, Paul of Aegina, who dealt with pediatric operations and influenced the European Medicine for centuries to come. We studied historical and theological sources in order to present a comprehensive picture of the curative techniques used for pediatric surgical diseases during the Byzantine Times.

scholarly journals Assessing the status of social capital and its relationship with organizational voice and silence in kermanshah university of medical science

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.13) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Nasrin Heydari Soreshjani ◽  
Yahya Safari ◽  
Bijan Rezaei
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Organizational Silence ◽  
The Status ◽  
Voice And Silence

The present study aimed to assessing the status of social capital and its relationship with organizational Voice and Silence in Kermanshah University of Medical Science in 2017-18. This research was an applied one in terms of the purpose and used a descriptive correlational design for data collection. The population included all employees working at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (n = 350) and a sample of 186 subjects were selected using random stratified sampling method. Data were collected using three standard question-naires including Social Capital by Nahapiet and Ghoshal (1997), Organizational Voice by Hames, (2012) and Organizational Silence by Vakola (2005). Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated for measuring the reliability of the questionnaire: social capital questionnaire (0.96), organizational silence and organizational voice questionnaire(0.85), (0.95). In addition, the content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by professors and experts. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient via SPSS v. 21 software. According to the results, there is a negative and significant correlation between social capital and organizational silence (P = 0.01, r = -0605) and a positive and significant correlation between social capital and organizational voice (P = 0/001, r = 0.675) among the employees working at Kerman-shah University of Medical Sciences.  

Clinical characteristics of patients with reproductive dysfunction and benign ovarian neoplasms

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
R. G. Gataulina
Keyword(s):  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Ovarian Neoplasms ◽  
Reproductive Function ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Reproductive Disorders ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
The Status ◽  
High Incidence Rate

The study reports on the analysis of the anamnestic data of2044 women with reproductive disorders who underwent operative interventions for tumors and tumorlike masses of the ovaries during the period of 1989-1999 in the Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. A high incidence rate о f complicated anamnesis and the coexisting somatic and extragenital diseases was revealed. The data are presented concerning the status of menstrual and reproductive function of the patients examined.

An investigation of the status of preparedness and crisis management restrictions in hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Azadeh Alavi ◽  
MohammadHosein Yarmohammadian ◽  
Fahime Ahmadi ◽  
Mahshasadat Fatemi ◽  
Mehrosadat Moghadasi
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
The Status
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