Short-Term Physical and Psychological Health Consequences of Induced and Spontaneous Abortion: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Abortion is an important pregnancy complication with short-term and long-term adverse physical and psychological effects on women. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the short-term physical and psychological effects of various types of medical abortion in pregnant women referring to educational and medical centers in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, among 5176 deliveries by the women referring to Shiraz Educational and Forensic Medicine Centers during a 4-month period, 437 pregnancies ended in abortion and thus were included in this study. A questionnaire was completed for each of the abortions, recording demographic characteristics and midwifery information. As well, the Mississippi Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale (M‑PTSD) was filled. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using appropriate statistical tests. Results: The most common physical complications of induced and spontaneous abortion were fever (10.3%) and the need for transfusion of blood products (4.6%). Among the patients who received abortion therapy, 73.1% had moderate stress due to psychological complications. Conclusions: Since the most common complications after abortion are fever, the need for blood transfusion, and bleeding, it is recommended to prepare a protocol to standardize post-abortion care. Most women in both induced and spontaneous abortion groups had moderate levels of stress. Due to the lack of attention to the mental health of the women experiencing abortion, it is necessary for these women to receive adequate supportive counseling, in addition to other medical services, after abortion.

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Quality of Life Prior and in the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study with Brazilian Dietitians

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18052712 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 2712

Author(s):

Raquel Adjafre da Costa Matos ◽

Rita de Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu ◽

Renata Puppin Zandonadi ◽

Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Social Relationship ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Life Quality ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chi Squared

Dietitians as healthcare professionals could decrease their quality of life during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic period; therefore, this study aimed to compare Brazilian dietitians’ perceptions of quality of life before and during the pandemic. This nationwide cross-sectional research aimed to evaluate Brazilian dietitians’ quality of life before and in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a previously validated self-administered instrument WHO-QOL-BREF in Brazilian-Portuguese. The questionnaire was composed of 26 items (four domains) to evaluate life quality (physical, psychological, social relationship, and environment). The questionnaire also presented some sociodemographic variables and three questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. It was applied using GoogleForms® platform (Google LLC, Mountain View, CA, USA). For the statistical analysis of data, Paired T-test, Chi-squared test, and Analysis of Variance were used. A total of 1290 Brazilian dietitians replied to the instrument. Comparing quality of life (QoL) before SARS-COV-2 (3.83 ± 0.59) and during the pandemic (3.36 ± 0.66), data was statistically different. Comparing prior and in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, all variables and domains presented statistical differences (better before the pandemic period). Among Brazilian dietitians, the psychological health domain was the most affected. The Sars-Cov-2 pandemic negatively impacted the QoL of Brazilian dietitians since health professionals face changes in their lives because of work.

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Prevalence of pain and its association with symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and distress in 846 cancer patients: A cross sectional study

Psycho-Oncology ◽

10.1002/pon.5595 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Matthias Unseld ◽

Elisabeth L. Zeilinger ◽

Matthäus Fellinger ◽

Simone Lubowitzki ◽

Katharina Krammer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cancer Patients ◽

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Prevalence Of Pain ◽

Post Traumatic

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Efectos psicológicos de la pandemia covid 19 en el personal del ámbito sanitario

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.427161 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 254-282

Author(s):

Beatriz Montes- Berges ◽

M. Elena Ortúñez Fernández

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Health Personnel ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Semantic Differential ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Political Orientation ◽

Psychological Effects ◽

The Political ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Objetivo: Analizar los efectos psicológicos que la actual pandemia de coronavirus (covid19) está teniendo en los profesionales del ámbito sanitario.Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en una muestra de 1150 profesionales del ámbito sanitarios, seleccionados al azar. Las mediciones y los resultados se explicaron con el modelo teórico el Diferencial Semántico propuesto por Osgood.Resultados: Se ha encontrado que, en general, el personal del ámbito sanitario se siente muy desprotegido, con miedo y estresado. Confieren más miedo al autocontagio que al contagio de otros. Perciben su trabajo como eficaz, beneficioso, activo, útil y flexible, y simultáneamente se siente amable, afectivo, sincero, cálido y discreto. Encontramos que las enfermeras, y después los técnicos en cuidados enfermeros se sienten más útiles, valientes, importantes y sinceras que otras categorías sanitarias, entre las que figuran los y las médicos/as. Las emociones que sentían el personal sanitario están fuertemente influidas por la orientación política que tuvieran.Conclusión: El estudio realizado sobre el efecto psicológico de la actual pandemia en los profesionales del ámbito sanitario aporta diferencias significativas en función de la profesión, el contrato laboral, el sexo y la orientación política de los entrevistados. Objective: To analyze the psychological effects that the current coronavirus pandemic (covid19) is having on healthcare professionals.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study in a sample of 1,150 healthcare professionals, randomly selected. Measurements and results were explained with the theoretical model of the Semantic Differential proposed by Osgood.Results: It has been found that, in general, healthcare professionals feel very unprotected, afraid and stressed. They were more afraid of self-contagion than of others. They perceived their work as effective, beneficial, active, useful and flexible, and at the same time, they feel kind, affective, sincere, warm and discreet. We found that nurses, and later, nurse care technicians feel more useful, brave, important, and sincere than other healthcare categories, including physicians. The emotions that the health personnel felt were strongly influenced by their political orientation.Conclusion: The study carried out on the psychological effect of the current pandemic on health professionals provides significant differences depending on the profession, the employment contract, the sex and the political orientation of the interviewees.

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A cross sectional study of leptospirosis and fetal death in Yucatan, Mexico

Colombia Medica ◽

10.25100/cm.v47i1.1975 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 11-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

María Fidelia Cárdenas Marrufo ◽

Ignacio Vado Solis ◽

Gaspar Fernando Peniche Lara ◽

Carlos Perez Osorio ◽

José Correa Segura

Keyword(s):

Spontaneous Abortion ◽

Low Income ◽

Fetal Death ◽

Indirect Elisa ◽

First Trimester ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Serum Samples ◽

Recent Infection ◽

Cross Sectional

Introduction: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease affecting mainly to low income human population. Acute leptospiral infection during pregnancy has been associated with spontaneous abortion and fetal death during the first trimester and the abortion may occur as consequence of systemic failure. Objective: To estimate the frequency of Leptospira interrogans infection in women with spontaneous abortion in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. Methods: A cross sectional study on women with spontaneous abortion was conducted. Serum samples were tested for Leptospirosis by the microaglutination test, to estimate the frequency of the infecting serovar. The indirect ELISA IgM was used to detect recent infection by L. interrogans. DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded tissue of placenta for PCR detection of L. interrogans. Results: Overall frequency of infection with L. interrogans in the 81 women with abortion was 13.6%. Five of the 12 serovars evaluated were found and included. Two of the 11 women with abortion and positive to microaglutination test were also positive to the ELISA IgM test. None samples were positive for PCR Leptospira diagnosis. Conclusion: two women could be associated with spontaneous abortion due to leptospirosis, because they showed antibodies against L. interrogans in the microaglutination test and ELISA IgM assays. Differences between regions were found with respect to the prevalences of lesptospirosis.

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Physical fitness and psychological health in overweight/obese children: A cross-sectional study from the ActiveBrains project

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport ◽

10.1016/j.jsams.2017.09.019 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 179-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

M. Rodriguez-Ayllon ◽

C. Cadenas-Sanchez ◽

I. Esteban-Cornejo ◽

J.H. Migueles ◽

J. Mora-Gonzalez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Obese Children ◽

Cross Sectional

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Review Jurnal "Hubungan Status Gizi dengan Usia Menarche pada Remaja Putri"

10.31219/osf.io/h37wp ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nurul Asikin

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Approach ◽

Age Of Menarche ◽

Menarche Age

The onset of menarche is part of physical and sexual maturity process. Previous studies have shown that the nutritional status of an adolescenst girl have important influence on the menarche age. The study was designed to determine the age of menarche and its relation to nutritional status of adolescent girls in SMP Negeri 10 Bulukumba. This was an analytical survey with a Cross Sectional Study approach. The sample in this study consisted of 74 people (total sampling), namely all students who had experienced menarche. The result of this study indicate that of the 74 respondents studied, there were 48 respondents had a good nutritional status, 43.75% had experienced normal menarche and 56.25% had experienced abnormal menarche. There were 26 respondents had a malnutrition, 15.38% had experienced normal menarche and 84.62% had experienced abnormal menarche. The results of statistical tests showed that there was an association between the nutritional status and the age at menarche of adolescent girls in SMP Negeri 10 Bulukumba (Pv=0,020; OR= 4,28). It is concluded that nutritional status is significantly associated with the age at menarche in adolesence. A good nutritional status in adolescent girls will experience puberty normally, resulting in normal and uninterrupted menstruation.

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