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Comparison of Mini Squat and Endurance Training in Improving Quality of Life in Knee Osteoarthritis 小深蹲与耐力训练对改善膝关节骨性关节炎患者生活质量的比较

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1067

Muhammad Talha, Abdul Rehman Khokhar, Sairish Sairien, Irum Nosheen, Natesh Kumar, Tasmiya Asghar, Lailma Maqbool, Muhammad Salman

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Biopsychosocial Determinants of Quality of Life in Patients with Hepatitis B and C 乙型和丙型肝炎患者生活质量的生物心理社会决定因素

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1077

Syed Messum Ali Kazmi, Rabia Iftikhar

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An Assessment of Radiolucencies Associated with Second Molar Adjacent Impacted Third Molar in Left in Comparison to Right Mandible 左下颌第二磨牙邻近阻生第三磨牙与右下颌放射率的比较

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1116

Maha Shafique, Samra Farrukh, Hafiz Zain Bin Tajamal, Darab Fatima Babary, Amna Qasim, Hira Butt

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Effectiveness of Treadmill Training Alone Versus Treadmill Training with External Clues on Improving Gait and Functional Ability in Parkinson’s Patient 单独跑步机训练与有外部线索的跑步机训练对改善帕金森患者步态和功能能力的效果

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1085

Faisal Ghafoor, Kanwal Fatima, Muhammad Fawad, Aisha Munawar, Muhammad Jawwad Baig, Zunaira Ahmad

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Comparison of Complication of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device With Interval Placed IUCD 产后宫内节育器与间隔放置IUCD并发症的比较

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1018

Hina Khalid, Sadaf Zahra Syed, Fatima Waheed, Fouzia Iqbal, Quraa Mehmud, Aysha Khalid

{"title":"Comparison of Complication of Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device With Interval Placed IUCD","authors":"Hina Khalid, Sadaf Zahra Syed, Fatima Waheed, Fouzia Iqbal, Quraa Mehmud, Aysha Khalid","doi":"10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1018","url":null,"abstract":"For prevention of unintended and closed interval pregnancies through the first year following childbirth, postpartum family the planning is required. A wide range of reliable and cost-effective contraceptive methods are available for postpartum women. Objective: To compare the frequency of complications of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUCD) versus interval placed intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD). Methods: It was a randomized control clinical trial which was conducted in Unit 3, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lady Willingdon Hospital, Lahore. The time period of this study was 6 months extending from January 2018 to June 2018. After fulfilling the inclusion criteria, 160 patients were enrolled in the study. These patients were followed up for time period of 6 months in both groups. The complications named perforation, pelvic infection and expulsion were noted. All the gathered information regarding variables was analyzed on SPSS version 20.0. Results: The mean age and gestational age of females of the PPIUCD group was 26.50±5.05 years and 38.94±1.42 weeks and interval IUCD group was 28.25±4.40 years and 39.08±1.29 weeks respectively. In this study the pelvic infection was noted in 8 females in which 2 were from PPIUCD group and 6 were from interval IUCD group. Statistically insignificant difference was found between the study groups with pelvic infection i.e. p-value=0.147. Expulsion was noted in 1 female from PPIUCD group and 3 females from interval IUCD group. The difference was insignificant (p>0.05). Conclusions: There was no statistical difference found in frequency of complications with PPIUCD versus interval placed IUCD.","PeriodicalId":45690,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135978253","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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Combined Effectiveness of Static Stretching With and Without Post-Isometric Relaxation (PIR) in Managing Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Status Among Upper Cross Syndrome Patients 静态拉伸加或不加后等距放松(PIR)对控制上交叉综合征患者疼痛、活动范围和功能状态的联合有效性

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1137

Palwasha Mudassar, Zara Butt, Sumbal Salik, Raheel Munawar, Khizra Hamid, Iqra Yaseen, Arslan Saeed, Amna Khalid

{"title":"Combined Effectiveness of Static Stretching With and Without Post-Isometric Relaxation (PIR) in Managing Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Status Among Upper Cross Syndrome Patients","authors":"Palwasha Mudassar, Zara Butt, Sumbal Salik, Raheel Munawar, Khizra Hamid, Iqra Yaseen, Arslan Saeed, Amna Khalid","doi":"10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1137","url":null,"abstract":"Tightness of cervical muscles especially upper trapezius and levator scapulae leads to the limitation of cervical ranges and develop a painful condition named as Upper cross syndrome. Objective: The aim was to determine the effect of Static Stretching along with and without Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR) in managing pain, ranges and disability among the patient with Upper Cross Syndrome. Methods: A hospital-based study was carried out following convenience sampling. Study included 22 patients of 18-50 years suffering with Upper Cross Syndrome divided into two groups. Group A (n=11) managed by Post Isometric Relaxation with Group B (n=11) through Static Stretching. Visual Analogue scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Goniometer were used for assessment of outcomes. The data was analyzed by suing SPSS version 25.0 in which within and between group analysis were done by using parametric test with p-value< 0.05. Results: The results showed VAS and NDI were significantly improved by PIR with 2.27± 1.27 and SS was 4.00± 1.94 and post-NDI value was 24.90±2.21 and 25.09± 2.84 respectively. Similarly; the post ranges of PIR showed statistically significant results in improving cervical ranges as compared to Static stretching with p-value <0.05 Conclusions: The study concluded that combination of Static Stretching and PIR is significantly effective in improving pain, ranges and functional status among Upper cross Syndrome patient along with rapid recovery rate having p-value <0.05.","PeriodicalId":45690,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences","volume":"165 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977557","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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Prevalence of Hearing Aids Usage and Their Outcomes in Old Age Population 老年人群助听器使用的流行程度及其结果

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1041

Muhammad Bilal Raza Khan, Syeda Asfara Badar, Khadija Saleem, Faiqa Khalid, Muhammad Arslan, Muhammad Abdullah, Naeem Ashraf, Eruj Fatima Aslam, Daniel Akhtar

{"title":"Prevalence of Hearing Aids Usage and Their Outcomes in Old Age Population","authors":"Muhammad Bilal Raza Khan, Syeda Asfara Badar, Khadija Saleem, Faiqa Khalid, Muhammad Arslan, Muhammad Abdullah, Naeem Ashraf, Eruj Fatima Aslam, Daniel Akhtar","doi":"10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1041","url":null,"abstract":"Hearing loss caused by old age or presbycusis is the type that occurs gradually as people age. Many people cover up their handicap by wearing hearing aids. Some sounds are amplified by hearing aids so that people with hearing loss can listen, converse, and engage in more everyday activities. Objective: To determine the prevalence of hearing aids usage and the outcomes of hearing aids in old age population. Methods: Cross Sectional observational study was conducted to find the prevalence of usage and outcomes of hearing aids in old age population on a sample of 161 patients with both male and female with non-probability purposive sampling technique. The research was carried out in one hospital (University of Lahore Teaching Hospital). Duration of this study was 6 months from Jan 2023 to June 2023. Patients 50 years of age and older were included. Patients with other comorbid factors like congenital anomalies, conductive hearing loss were excluded. The data were gathered using a self-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed through (SPSS) version 27.0 package. Results: Out of 161 patients, 86 (53.4%) of the participants were men, and 75 (46.6%) were women. Only 57 of them (35.4%) used hearing aids; 52 (91.2%) individuals got benefit from hearing aids in daily activities; and 51 (89.5%) individuals were confident that using hearing aids would compensate their disability. Conclusions: This study found that among hearing aid users, the majority of participants got benefit from their hearing aids.","PeriodicalId":45690,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences","volume":"41 11","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135977857","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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Parental Perspective on Impact of Hearing Assistive Devices on Children with Hearing Impairment 父母对助听器对听力障碍儿童影响的看法

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1080

Hina Sultana, Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain

{"title":"Parental Perspective on Impact of Hearing Assistive Devices on Children with Hearing Impairment","authors":"Hina Sultana, Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain","doi":"10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1080","url":null,"abstract":"Being a common disability in Pakistan, hearing impairment causes the problem in the language development of the child. This cause delay in their speech and language development and need of using hearing assistive devices to fulfill their communicational needs. Parental perceptions regarding their children’s auditory behaviors by using these hearing assistive devices is essential. Objective: To evaluate the Parental perception of impact of hearing assistive devices of children with hearing impairment using PEACH questionnaire. Methods: This cross-sectional Study was conducted from Nov-2018 to Oct-2019 at Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad. Sample recruited N=100 parents of children with mild to profound hearing loss using hearing aids and cochlear implants using convenience sampling. Sample included both genders and 1 to 15 years of age. Basic demographic sheet and PEACH (Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children) Questionnaire was used for data collection. The data were analyzed by SPSS version-22. Results: Results revealed a significant (p<0.05) association of Peech Category with type of hearing assistive device use with higher number of children with typical performance noted in cochlear implant 38(62.3%) group compared to hearing aid users17(43.6%) in quite environment. In noisy environment too, significantly (p=0.001) more cases 47(77.0%) revealed typical performance compared to hearing aid users. 18(46.2%). Children with higher hearing age and those who received speech therapy revealed better performance on PEACH questionnaire (p<0.001). Conclusions: Children using cochlear implants have better listening in everyday life conditions compared to hearing aid. It provides comprehension and understanding of language than hearing aid.","PeriodicalId":45690,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135978051","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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Association between COVID-19 Infection Susceptibility and ABO Blood Groups and Rhesus Antigen ABO血型和恒河猴抗原与COVID-19感染易感性的关系

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1031

Muhammad Umer Khan, Nauman Khokhar, Muhammad Ahmad Ashraf, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Saima Younas, Iram Amin, Muhammad Shahid, Inam Ullah, Rakhtasha Munir, Sameen Ahmed

{"title":"Association between COVID-19 Infection Susceptibility and ABO Blood Groups and Rhesus Antigen","authors":"Muhammad Umer Khan, Nauman Khokhar, Muhammad Ahmad Ashraf, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Saima Younas, Iram Amin, Muhammad Shahid, Inam Ullah, Rakhtasha Munir, Sameen Ahmed","doi":"10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1031","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is a highly contagious disease that has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, leading to widespread impacts. Objective: To investigate the potential relationship between ABO blood groups and susceptibility to the coronavirus. Methods: This study was conducted at The University of Lahore between April and September 2021. Blood groups of 528 SARS-CoV2-positive patients admitted to various hospitals in Punjab was calculated by both forward and reverse blood grouping technique. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS version 25.0. Results: The mean age was found to be 41.5 years, with a range of 16-90 years, among which 63.3% were male (n = 334) and 36.7% (n = 194) were female. The data were categorized according to blood group type. A+ (13.4%), A- (8.5%), B- (8.7%), B+ (22.5%), O+ (19.5%), O- (4.9%), AB+ (11.9%), and AB- (10.4%). A, B, and AB were associated with high susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, i.e., 75.5% (n = 399), and less frequent in the O blood group, 24.5% (n = 129). RH (D) ve+ type blood group was highest at 67.5% (n = 356) in COVID-19 patients as compared to the RH (D) –ve type blood group at 32.5% (n = 172), respectively. Conclusions: Individuals with blood groups A, B, and AB have been observed to be more susceptible to COVID-19 than those with blood group O. Similarly, individuals who are RH positive are considered more vulnerable to coronavirus than those who are RH negative.","PeriodicalId":45690,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences","volume":"94 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135978058","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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Knowledge and Practices of Patients Regarding Diabetes Self-Management: A Mixed Method Approach 糖尿病患者自我管理的知识和实践:一种混合方法

Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1086

Noor Ul-Islam, Bakhtyar Ali Shah, Dildar Muhammad, Hina Ajmal, Shakila Karim

{"title":"Knowledge and Practices of Patients Regarding Diabetes Self-Management: A Mixed Method Approach","authors":"Noor Ul-Islam, Bakhtyar Ali Shah, Dildar Muhammad, Hina Ajmal, Shakila Karim","doi":"10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i10.1086","url":null,"abstract":"Diabetes Mellitus is a major source of death globally and has shaken middle-income and low-income countries including Pakistan. Objective: To determine diabetes knowledge, and explore the patient’s experiences of type-ii diabetes along with its self-management. Methods: A mixed-method design was used to carry out this study at a tertiary care hospital in KP Pakistan from April to September 2021. Information on patients’ demographic characteristics, diabetes knowledge, and diabetes self-practices, patients’ lived experiences of diabetes self-practices, and barriers to self-care activities were collected. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and in-depth (IDIs) interviews for measuring diabetes knowledge, and its management. Results: Out of 215 recruited participants, the majority 90% had inadequate knowledge (score=0-4). 3.2% (n=07) had average knowledge (score=5-8) of diabetes, and its self-management. 60% of the participants were from the age group 50-59 years. 70% (n=151) of participants were from poor socioeconomic classes. The results showed an association between illiteracy, poverty, diabetes knowledge, and self-management (p-Value 0.001). The qualitative results expressed that the illiterate and low socioeconomic participants had inadequate diabetes self-management practices. Conclusions: The study inferred that the participants, who had inadequate knowledge about type-II diabetes and its management, were having poor self-care practices of diabetes.","PeriodicalId":45690,"journal":{"name":"Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences","volume":"179 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135978244","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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