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Difference Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy and Endorphin Massage Therapy Towards Reducing Menstrual Pain Intensity in Adolescents 渐进式肌肉放松疗法与内啡肽按摩疗法减轻青少年经期疼痛强度的疗效差异

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.32598/jrh.13.4.2183.1

Pawestri Pawestri, Machmudah Machmudah, Sri Rejeki, Satriya Pranata, Savira Ayu Nur Fitria, Medina Laila Fitri, Reina Dhamanik, N. Khayati

{"title":"Difference Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy and Endorphin Massage Therapy Towards Reducing Menstrual Pain Intensity in Adolescents","authors":"Pawestri Pawestri, Machmudah Machmudah, Sri Rejeki, Satriya Pranata, Savira Ayu Nur Fitria, Medina Laila Fitri, Reina Dhamanik, N. Khayati","doi":"10.32598/jrh.13.4.2183.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/jrh.13.4.2183.1","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Problems arising during menstruation include pain before or during menstruation. Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) techniques and endorphin massage (EM) therapy are effective in controlling menstrual pain. This study aims to determine the difference in the effectiveness of pain intensity carried out by PMR therapy and EM therapy. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research with a two-group pretest and posttest design. Respondents were selected using a purposive sampling technique with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria included students who experienced dysmenorrhea and do not have a genetic abnormality. The respondents who met the criteria were 80 respondents. The respondents were randomly selected using computerized to divide them into two groups. Forty respondents received PMR intervention and another 40 respondents received EM intervention. Bivariate analysis was performed using Wilcoxon test. Identification of respondents who fit the criteria, i.e. adolescents aged 13-14 years who experience menstrual pain, and do not have genetic abnormalities. Pain measurement was performed with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test. Results: PMR is more effective in lower intensity painful menstruation compared to EM proven that the average painful menstruation after PMR was 2.42±0.675, while the average painful menstruation after EM was 2.90±0955 with a difference of 4.8 points with a significance level of 0.000. Menstrual pain can be reduced by blocking nerve impulses from reaching the brain, including PMR therapy to control tension and anxiety. Conclusion: PMR therapy is more effective for controlling menstrual pain. PMR therapy can be done alone by adolescents when menstrual pain appears.","PeriodicalId":14122,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76995142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Depression and Quality of Life in Spouse Caregivers of Inpatients With Substance Use Disorders 认知行为治疗对住院物质使用障碍患者配偶照顾者抑郁和生活质量的影响

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.32598/jrh.13.4.2196.1

Langkham Kalpana, S. Panda

{"title":"Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Depression and Quality of Life in Spouse Caregivers of Inpatients With Substance Use Disorders","authors":"Langkham Kalpana, S. Panda","doi":"10.32598/jrh.13.4.2196.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/jrh.13.4.2196.1","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Substance dependence in families can have a wide range of negative effects on the lives of those close to the dependent person, in addition to causing pain to the dependent person. The present study aims to investigate the effect of cognitive behavioural intervention on depression and quality of life (QoL) in wives who cared for husbands with substance use disorders. Methods: The research was conducted using a quasi-experimental design with pre- and post-tests. Purposive sampling was used to select 60 spouse carers of male inpatients with substance use disorders, who were randomly assigned to the intervention (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. At baseline and post-intervention, all participants completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHO QoL-BREF). The intervention group received eight sessions per week of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for 45 to 60 minutes, while the control group did not. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) in SPSS software, version 26. In statistical tests, the significance level was 0.05. Results: The results showed significant differences between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group; therefore cognitive behavior intervention can significantly reduce depression and improve the QoL of substance dependent’s wife. Conclusion: These results have crucial implications for clinical practice in terms of improving mental health and well-being in the context of male substance use disorder spouse caregivers.","PeriodicalId":14122,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74250431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Frequency of Pro-fluoride Verses Anti-fluoride Posts on Instagram Instagram上亲氟和反氟帖子的频率

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.32598/jrh.13.4.2122.1

S. Babazadeh, T. Movahhed, F. Esmaeilzadeh

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Perspective on Career Transition of Students With Visual Impairments 视障学生的职业转轨透视

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.32598/jrh.13.4.2072.1

Chiedu Eseadi, Boitumelo Molegogeng Diale

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Prevalence of refractive error in paediatric age group in a tertiary eye center in Onitsha, south east, Nigeria 尼日利亚东南部奥尼沙某三级眼科中心儿童年龄组屈光不正患病率

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-10 DOI: 10.18488/9.v10i1.3362

John C Ubah, Kelechi R Onyenemezu, Obinna V Ikwuka, Chukwuemelie D Okeke

{"title":"Prevalence of refractive error in paediatric age group in a tertiary eye center in Onitsha, south east, Nigeria","authors":"John C Ubah, Kelechi R Onyenemezu, Obinna V Ikwuka, Chukwuemelie D Okeke","doi":"10.18488/9.v10i1.3362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/9.v10i1.3362","url":null,"abstract":"Paediatric ophthalmology is an emerging subspecialty in Nigeria and there is a paucity of data on refractive errors in the country. This study set out to determine the prevalence, type, and factors affecting refractive error among paediatric patients at Guinness Eye Centre, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Onitsha. A retrospective cross-sectional study of 685 patients seen over a 3-year period using the simple random sampling technique. Collected data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Of the 685 patients, 242 cases of refractive error were identified giving a prevalence rate of 35.3% with 66.5% of them being female and 33.5% males. The mean age range was 12.0 +/- 3.7 years. Prevalence increased with age from 1.7% among those 0-4 years to 46.3% among those 10-14 years. Myopia was the commonest type of refractive error (62%) while hyperopia was 22.7%. However, there was no case of astigmatism. Poor distant vision was the commonest presenting complaint (34.4%). There is a high risk for refractive error among children with eye complaints and females have a significantly higher proportion. It may be necessary to assess if the male children tend to shy away from complaining of any visual disturbance. Children with refractive errors may not be identified soon enough, and this could account for poor learning in childhood. So, children should be routinely screened for refractive error.","PeriodicalId":14122,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75234738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of the choices and availability of family planning services in Lagos State: A secondary analysis of census-based health facility assessment data from Noi Polls 评价拉各斯州计划生育服务的选择和可得性:对Noi民意调查基于人口普查的卫生设施评估数据的二次分析

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.18488/9.v10i1.3303

M. Obubu, N. Chuku, A. Ananaba, R. Diallo, Fi Sadiq, Emmanuel Sambo, O. Kolade, Tolulope Oyekanmi, Kehinde Olaosebikan, Oluwafemi Serrano

{"title":"Evaluation of the choices and availability of family planning services in Lagos State: A secondary analysis of census-based health facility assessment data from Noi Polls","authors":"M. Obubu, N. Chuku, A. Ananaba, R. Diallo, Fi Sadiq, Emmanuel Sambo, O. Kolade, Tolulope Oyekanmi, Kehinde Olaosebikan, Oluwafemi Serrano","doi":"10.18488/9.v10i1.3303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/9.v10i1.3303","url":null,"abstract":"Maternal mortality rates remain unacceptably high, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. Nigeria is responsible for about 20% of all global maternal deaths, with a Nigerian woman having a 1 in 18-lifetime risk of dying because of pregnancy or childbirth. Evidence-based strategies have been proposed, including family planning (FP), to reduce the incidence of maternal mortality, which is the only strategy that reduces the proportion of high-risk pregnancies and births and reduces exposure to the risk of maternal mortality. Despite these benefits, there is still a high unmet need for family planning services. The present study assesses the choices and availability of FP services in Lagos state health facilities, examines the challenges, barriers, and cultural restraints to modern contraception, and proffers solutions that will help increase FP uptake in the state. The study also presented supply-and-demand interventions that are most effective at increasing voluntary contraceptive uptake in Lagos state.","PeriodicalId":14122,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81483897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Availability and Utilization of Instructional Materials in Nursing Training Institutions in Anambra State 阿南布拉州护理培训机构教学材料的可得性和利用情况

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2022-08-24 DOI: 10.18488/9.v9i1.3102

Ezennakwe, Juliet Okwuchukwu, Ndie, Elkenak Chibuike, Anieche John Emenike

{"title":"Availability and Utilization of Instructional Materials in Nursing Training Institutions in Anambra State","authors":"Ezennakwe, Juliet Okwuchukwu, Ndie, Elkenak Chibuike, Anieche John Emenike","doi":"10.18488/9.v9i1.3102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/9.v9i1.3102","url":null,"abstract":"This descriptive survey research assessed the availability and utilization of instructional materials in nursing training institutions in Anambra State. A sample size of 298 students and 50 teachers were randomly selected from four Nursing schools in Anambra State. Self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Inferential statistics was applied in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. Results revealed that student nurses and Teachers believed that instructional materials- Audio/Visual equipment (59.7% of students, 64.0% of teachers); Power point presentation (74.7% students, 58.0% teachers); Anatomical Models (98.0% Students, 80.2% Teachers); Medical Instruments (99.7% students, 96.0% teachers); Good demonstration rooms (95.7% students,86.0% teachers) were available in nursing training institutions in Anambra State. 73.6% Students and 74.0% Teachers indicated that these materials were often utilized by Tutors. Private/mission owned schools make more available (80.2% the students and 54.0% teachers) and utilize more (82.8% students, 62.0% teachers) instructional materials than the government owned schools. Significance difference (P <0.05) exists in the availability and utilization of instructional materials between university-based and hospital-based nursing schools as well as between private/mission-owned and government-owned schools. There is positive relationship (Rho= 0.603, P <0.000) between availability and utilization of instructional materials in nursing training. The study concluded that instructional materials were adequately available and often utilized by Tutors in nursing schools. The researchers recommended that incentives should be given to Nurse Educators who utilize instructional materials in other to encourage them.","PeriodicalId":14122,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77224679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Nurses’ Perception of Learning Organization Dimensions 护士对学习型组织的认知维度

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2022-04-06 DOI: 10.18488/9.v9i1.2953

O. Salem, S. Alatawi, Zakari MA Nazik

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Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Methods for Coping with Stress among Female Saudi University Undergraduates 沙特大学女大学生应对压力的药物与非药物方法

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2022-03-04 DOI: 10.18488/9.v9i1.2932

A. El-Sheikh, F. Alradini, Nouf Algahtani, Razan Alqarni, Ahad M Almalki, Ghadeer Alghamdi, Norah Alshalwi, Shaden M. Alkhayal

{"title":"Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Methods for Coping with Stress among Female Saudi University Undergraduates","authors":"A. El-Sheikh, F. Alradini, Nouf Algahtani, Razan Alqarni, Ahad M Almalki, Ghadeer Alghamdi, Norah Alshalwi, Shaden M. Alkhayal","doi":"10.18488/9.v9i1.2932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/9.v9i1.2932","url":null,"abstract":"Exposure to stress among undergraduate university students, without enough coping methodologies might lead to deterioration in academic level and psychiatric complications. The current study aimed at evaluating the stress prevalence among the undergraduates of Princess Nourah University (PNU), assessing their level of awareness of symptoms indicating stress, and comparing the pharmacological coping methods with the non-pharmacological methods in terms of effectiveness in reducing stress. For this, a questionnaire was developed in Arabic, based on the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) as a reference, measuring the prevalence of distress, depression, anxiety or somatization. In addition, various strategies of stress management were assessed. The response rate among the study subject was 97.7% (n=510). The prevalence of self-perception of being stressed was significantly higher in health colleges compared to non-health colleges. A significant number of the participants diagnosed as having somatization, anxiety, depression or distress were aware of the problem and have stress self-perception (P<0.001). Different chronic co-morbidities were correlated with stress self-perception, where diabetes had the highest significant effect. Alarmingly, the method most significantly used to cope with stress was taking medications. In conclusion, the prevalence of stress was high, especially among health colleges’ undergraduates. Most participants with stress self-perception used medications to cope with their stress. It is, thus, recommended that campaigns should be held among university students for raising the awareness of the dangers of persistent stress and the hazards of self-medication to cope with stress.","PeriodicalId":14122,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90756777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Difficulties in Thought, Language and Communication: A Cross-Sectional Study of Psychiatric People in Bangladesh 思维、语言和交流的困难:孟加拉国精神病患者的横断面研究

International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2021-08-05 DOI: 10.18488/journal.9.2021.81.36.42

Mizanur Rahman, H. M. Abubakar Siddik, Zobaer Hasan, J. Ferdous, M. Alam, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Fakhrul Islam

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