Complementary and integrative medicines methods used by internal medicine and surgical clinic nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
Tugba Menekli ◽  
Runida Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Integrative Treatment ◽  
Herbal Treatment ◽  
Eastern Turkey ◽  
Questionnaire Form ◽  
Perceived Danger ◽  
Surgical Clinic ◽  
Negative Outcome

Purpose: This study is a descriptive study conducted to investigate the use of Complementary and Integrative Medicines (CIM) among internal medicine and surgical clinic nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic period. Materials and methods: The study sample consisted of 1112 nurses working at the internal medicine and surgical clinics of a hospital in eastern Turkey. The data were collected between November 2020 and February 2021 by using a Nurse Identification Form and a Questionnaire Form for Complementary/Integrative Treatment. Ethics board approval and institutional permission were obtained. Results: It was determined that 55.2% of the participants used at least one of the CIM methods, the most frequently used method was herbal treatment-phytotherapy (96.7%), and the least frequently used method was homeopathy (3.1%). On CIM usage, the having received CIM training (β=0.395), high levels of perceived danger regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health (β=0.321), high levels of perceived infection probability (β=0.249), high levels of concern about being in crowded places (β=0.187), high levels of concern about getting the infection in oneself and/or family members (β=0.262) and being at the ages of 40-50 (β=0.116) had predictive effects. Conclusions: It was determined that the majority of the nurses used CIM methods in the COVID-19 pandemic process, and they preferred herbal treatment most. To prevent a negative outcome that may potentially be caused by a CIM method that is used, it is recommended to provide nurses with training on CIM use for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consultation liaison psychiatry in Talavera's hospital during the year 2014

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S394-S394
Author(s):  
M. Palomo Monge ◽  
D.C. Sandra ◽  
A.L. Maria Fernanda ◽  
G.M. David ◽  
T.G. Maria Fernanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Consultation Service ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionAnalyze the number of interdepartmental consultations carried out at Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado from other areas of hospitalization during 2014.ObjectivesThe goal is to evaluate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients who are hospitalized for other reasons, and which services are needed the most.MethodsRetrospective cross-sectional descriptive study. A record of consultations carried out by the psychiatry service in 2014 was collected. The data were analyzed according to the origin of the consultation service, the month when it was performed and the sex of the patient. The monthly percentage of interconsultations and the percentage represented by each interconsultation service were calculated. They classified according to sex.ResultsIn 2014, 211 interconsultations were carried out, 104 men and 86 women. Surgery 16, 11%, pneumology 13, 74%, internal medicine 12, 32%, traumatology 8, 06%, digestive 7, 11%), I.C.U. 6, 64%, cardiology 6, 16%, hematology 5, 69%, oncology 5, 21%, pediatrics 4, 27%, gynecology 2, 84%, emergency 1, 90%, palliative1, 90%, endocrinology 1, 42%, urology 1, 42, nephrology 0, 95%, E.N.T. 0, 95%, obstetrics 0, 47%, dermatology 0%, ophthalmology 0%, rheumatology 0%. January 12, 8%, February 13%, March 9, 5%, April 6, 2%, May 5, 7%, June 8, 1%, July 6, 2%, August 4, 3%, September 8, 1%, October 12%, November 7, 6%, December 6, 2%.ConclusionsMost of the interconsultations were carried out in January, February and October. However, August was the least busy month. The busiest service was the Surgery service, followed by the Pneumology and Internal Medicine one. There were no interconsultations of the Ophthalmology, Rheumatology and Dermatology services. The consults were in demand mainly by men rather than women.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Proportion of Diabetes Mellitus in Koja Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 017
Author(s):  
Suzanna Ndraha ◽  
Hervico Dwicahya Putra ◽  
Hervico Dwicahya Putra ◽  
Caesaredo Derza Polas ◽  
Caesaredo Derza Polas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Chronic Kidney Failure ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consecutive Sampling

<p><em>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common disease found in clinical practice in Koja General Hospital. According to the previous research, the prevalence of diabetes patients has never been investigated. Aim of this study was to find out the proportion of diabetes subjects hospitalized in Koja General Hospital.</em></p><p><em>This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional approach. Data was taken by consecutive sampling method from diabetes mellitus subjects aged ≥18 years who were hospitalized in the department of internal medicine Koja General Hospital in the period of August 20, until September 30, 2018.</em></p><p><em>The proportion of diabetes subjects in Koja General Hospital was 42% (155 patients) out of a total of 368 subjects. The age of diabetes subjects with the majority of elderly adults (26-65 years) as much as 84% (131 patients) of 155 diabetes subjects. Gender were dominated by woman as 59% (91 patients) out of a total of 155 subjects and the remaining men were 41% (64 patients). The most frequent indication of treatment in diabetes subjects is chronic kidney failure (CKD) as much as 22 patients (14.2%).</em></p><p><em>The proportion of diabetes subjects who were hospitalized was 42% (155 people) of a total of 368 subjects.</em></p>

scholarly journals Study of substance use in teenage students in Miraj Town: a cross sectional descriptive study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2308
Author(s):  
Ganesh S. Lokhande ◽  
Shekhar S. Rajderkar ◽  
Sachin B. Jadhav ◽  
Ujwala U. Ukey
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Junior Colleges ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
The Family ◽  
Study Population

Background: Adolescence is recognized as the period for onset of behaviors and conditions that not only affect health limited to that time but also lead to adulthood disorders. Unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use often begin during adolescence. Behavior patterns that influence health in adulthood have their origin in adolescence. The habit of substance use comes either from the peer groups or it may be generated within the family because the elders are resorting to one or the other form of substance use. Considering such factors, the present study had been undertaken with the objectives to study socio-economic class wise prevalence of substance use in study population; to study knowledge, attitude and practices of study population regarding substance use; to study various determinants that affect substance use.Methods: Cross sectional, descriptive study was being conducted in selected High schools and Junior Colleges in the Miraj Town. The method of data collection was the pre-designed, pre-tested proforma.Results: Various forms of tobacco, alcohol and pan masala were used by 58.9% of the family members/friends/peer groups of the study participants. Overall use [ever use + regular use] of tobacco products was observed in 9.0%, alcohol in 4.6% and pan masala in 33.3% of the study participants.Conclusions: Several factors can enhance the risk for initiating or continuing substance use including socioeconomic status, substance use by family members or friends and peer group influence.

Chronicle

1926 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 1406-1410
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Medical Faculty ◽  
Surgical Clinic

Professor V.L. Bogolyubov was unanimously nominated to the vacant chair of Hospital Surgical Clinic of Kazan University by the Scientific Council of the Medical Faculty of the latter and by the Surgical Subject-Matter Commission. Professor S.S. Zimnitsky was unanimously appointed to the chair of Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine at Kazan University by the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Medicine.

scholarly journals Problems Faced By Kith & Kin in Dealing with Their Parents

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
SA Chowdhury ◽  
S Jabeen
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Financial Constraint ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Limited Space ◽  
Average Monthly Income ◽  
The Mean

Objectives: This study was conducted to find out the problems faced by the kith and kin (children) to deal with their aged parents.Methodology: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among the rural people of Dhamrai, who had either one or both living parents. Data was collected from January to March, 2008.Results: Three hundred respondents were interviewed; the mean age was 33.73 (S.D ±7.27) years. Most of the respondents were Muslims (92%) and male (86%). Majority were day labourer (37.3%), agriculture worker (26%) and businessman (19.3%). Rests were service holders (11.3%) and housewives (9%). The educational levels of the respondents were SSC and above (41%) while 8.6% were illiterate. Mean family size was 5.5 members with mean average monthly income 4173(S.D ±2007.77) taka. Majority of the respondents (58.3%) had their parents living with them and 92% parents were dependant upon them for their living. More than half (56%) respondents had problems due to the presence of their parents in their families. Among them, majority (63%) had financial constrain, others were too busy with occupation (18%), limited space in their houses (10%), due to pressure from family members family members (9%). More financial support (32%), more attention (31%), more honour (20%) were the main expectations from their kith and kin by the parents.Conclusion: The main problems found among the majority (56%) of the respondents were, financial constraint (63%), busy with occupation (18%), limited space at home(10%), and non co-operation from other family members(9%). Key Words: Kith & Kin; Caregivers; Elderly DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v17i2.6592J Dhaka Med Coll. 2008; 17(2) : 106-110

scholarly journals Strategies for coping with family members of patients with mental disorders

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Alcalá Pompeo ◽  
Arélica de Carvalho ◽  
Aline Morgado Olive ◽  
Maria da Graça Girade Souza ◽  
Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Mothers And Fathers

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the coping strategies of family members of patients with mental disorders and relate them to family member sociodemographic variables and to the patient's clinical variables. Method: this was a descriptive study conducted at a psychiatric hospital in the interior of the state of São Paulo, with 40 family members of hospitalized patients over the age of 18, and who followed the patient before and during hospitalization. We used tools to characterize the subjects and the Folkman and Lazarus Inventory of Coping Strategies. Results: the coping strategies most often used by family members were social support and problem solving. Mothers and fathers used more functional strategies (self-control p=0.037, positive reappraisal p=0.037, and social support p=0,021). We found no significant differences between the strategies and other variables examined. Conclusion: despite the suffering resulting from the illness of a dear one, family members make more use of functional strategies, allowing them to cope with adversities in a more well-adjusted way.

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