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Assessment of diastasis recti abdominis: Clinimetric properties of four measuring instruments. 腹直分离的评估：四种测量仪器的临床特性。

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International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-11-01

Ojukwu Chidiebele Petronilla, Ezeigwe Anne Uruchi, Ezeigwe Chukwudi Francis, Ugwuonye Chioma Linda

{"title":"Assessment of diastasis recti abdominis: Clinimetric properties of four measuring instruments.","authors":"Ojukwu Chidiebele Petronilla, Ezeigwe Anne Uruchi, Ezeigwe Chukwudi Francis, Ugwuonye Chioma Linda","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the intra- and inter-rater reliability of palpation technique, digital calipers, and diastometer, as well as their concurrent validity against ultrasound imaging.Methods: Ninety consenting parous women (20-45 years), recruited from a postnatal clinic in Enugu, Nigeria, participated in this observational study. Two physiotherapists and a sonographer measured their inter rectus distance at the level of the umbilicus, 4.5 cm above and below it, respectively, using each of the four modalities. The intra-rater measurements were taken at a week's interval. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics of intraclass correlation coefficient and paired samples T-test, at an alpha level set at P < 0.05.Results: It showed the palpation technique (r = 0.749-0.967 and 0.658-0.917), digital calipers (r=0.750-0.955 and 0.685-0.904), and diastometer (r=0.762-0.958 and 0.471-0.902) demonstrated good inter- and intra-rater reliability. The concurrent validity of the palpation technique, digital calipers, and diastometer against the USI was poor at all three reference points.Conclusion: Palpation technique, digital calipers, and diastometer are reliable tools but not valid substitutes to ultrasound imaging for the clinical measurement of diastasis rectus abdominis.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"17 6","pages":"6-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10624799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71487293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Prebiotic potential of gum Arabic for gut health. 阿拉伯树胶对肠道健康的益生元潜力。

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International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-11-01

Ahmed A M Elnour, Nour Hamid Abdurahman, Khalid Hamid Musa, Zafar Rasheed

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Caffeine, lactic acid, or nothing: What effect does expectation have on men's performance and perceived exertion during an upper body muscular endurance task? 咖啡因、乳酸，或者什么都没有：在上半身肌肉耐力任务中，期望对男性的表现和感知力有什么影响？

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International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-11-01

Dara Campelo, Alexander J Koch, Marco Machado

{"title":"Caffeine, lactic acid, or nothing: What effect does expectation have on men's performance and perceived exertion during an upper body muscular endurance task?","authors":"Dara Campelo, Alexander J Koch, Marco Machado","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: We tested the impact of subjects' belief in an ingested substance's ergogenic or ergolytic properties on muscular endurance performance and perceived exertion.Methods: Trained men (n = 15, age = 41 ± 4 y; body mass = 82.1 ± 15.8 kg; height = 173 ± 8 cm; experience = 7.4 ± 2.3 y) completed one set to failure at 80% repetition maximum of the bench press under three conditions. In all conditions, subjects ingested capsules of an identical, inert substance (300 mg cellulose), but, in a randomized order, subjects were told that they were either ingesting caffeine (Placebo), lactic acid (Nocebo), or cellulose (Control) and received information on the respective alleged ergogenic/ergolytic/neutral effects of each. Repetitions completed and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded. The data were analyzed among conditions using a Friedman test with post hoc analyses accomplished through Durbin-Conover tests. Spearman correlations were used to compare repetitions performed and RPE between Nocebo and Placebo conditions. Statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.Results: Subjects lifted more (P < 0.001) repetitions in the Placebo condition (14.1 ± 3.0) versus Control (10.3 ± 2.9) or Nocebo (7.5 ± 2.6), while Control and Nocebo performances were similar (P = 0.192). Lower RPE was noted in Placebo versus Control (P = 0.003) and Nocebo (P < 0.001) and lower in Control versus Nocebo (P = 0.025). Subjects who performed more repetitions with Placebo tended to perform fewer repetitions under the Nocebo condition (Spearman's Rho =-0.578).Conclusion: This study believes that the ergogenic or ergolytic properties of a substance can measurably impact upper-body muscular endurance performance and RPE in trained men.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"17 6","pages":"39-42"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10624800/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71487302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Differential expression of cancer stem cell markers and pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β in the oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral submucosal fibrosis. 癌症干细胞标志物和促炎细胞因子IL-1β在口腔鳞状细胞癌和口腔黏膜下纤维化中的差异表达。

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International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-11-01

Shriddha Awasthi, Sharique Ahmad, Rahul Gupta, Mohammed Shariq Iqbal, Ausaf Ahmad

{"title":"Differential expression of cancer stem cell markers and pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β in the oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral submucosal fibrosis.","authors":"Shriddha Awasthi, Sharique Ahmad, Rahul Gupta, Mohammed Shariq Iqbal, Ausaf Ahmad","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The poor prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is vastly due to late diagnosis. The oral submucosal fibrosis (OSMF) is often unnoticed pathology linked with high risk of malignancy. Recently, we demonstrated that the clinicopathological alterations in OSMF and OSCC patients were correlated with cancer stem cell (CSCs) markers (CD133 and CD44). However, the parallel alterations of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) with CSCs expression are largely unexplored. Thus, we aimed to investigate the relationship between IL-1β alterations and CSC marker expression in both OSMF and OSCC situations.Materials and methods: A total of 135 people have signed up for the study. There were sixty each in OSMF and OSCC groups, as well as 15 healthy controls. Levels of serum IL-1β were examined by ELISA. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to examine the expression of CD133 and CD44. For evaluating differential CSCs expression, IHC scoring (0-4) was utilized.Results: The IHC results showed maximum subjects in the OSMF and OSCC displaying CD44 and CD133 positivity, although the extent of expression in terms of IHC scoring found variable. CD133 and CD44-positive subjects showed increased levels of IL-1β in the OSMF and OSCC group. Nevertheless, the enhancement of IL-1β is more pronounced in the OSCC cases. Further, we observed a direct link of IL-1β levels with IHC scoring. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated a significant role for CD44 and CD133 positivity in the increase of IL-1β levels.Conclusion: We concluded that concurrent simultaneous changes in CSC biomarkers and IL-1β may help with early detection of OSMF and OSCC conditions.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"17 6","pages":"28-38"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10624801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71487303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound to evaluate skeletal muscle perfusion in lower extremity arteriosclerotic obliterans of type 2 diabetes mellitus 应用超声造影评价2型糖尿病下肢动脉硬化闭塞症骨骼肌灌注

International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI: 10.53730/ijhs.v7n3.14501

Weili Lin, Penghui Wang, Fulai Cai, Runming Zhong

{"title":"Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound to evaluate skeletal muscle perfusion in lower extremity arteriosclerotic obliterans of type 2 diabetes mellitus","authors":"Weili Lin, Penghui Wang, Fulai Cai, Runming Zhong","doi":"10.53730/ijhs.v7n3.14501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v7n3.14501","url":null,"abstract":"To evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluating skeletal muscle perfusion in Type 2 diabetic patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis occlusion. 80 patients with type 2 diabetes were prospectively studied and divided into two groups: 40 patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans(observation group)and 40 diabetic volunteers with normal lower extremity arteries(control group).All subjects were subjected to the same contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) technique before and after exercise to observe the changes of skeletal muscle blood perfusion in the calf, and the time to peak(TTP)of skeletal muscle blood perfusion parameters in the two groups were compared. The time-intensity curve established by mathematical model showed that TTP in the observation group was significantly longer than TTP in the control group in the resting state and after exercise, with statistical significance(P<0.05). TTP had no significant correlation with age, hypertension and other factors(P>0.05). TTP was correlated with ankle-brachial index (ABI)(P<0.05). In conclusion, CEUS can objectively reflect the changes of skeletal muscle perfusion in patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliteration before and after exercise, and it is a new diagnostic method and evaluation index to observe the changes of skeletal muscle perfusion in patients with type 2 diabetes.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136069540","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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Influence of Stakeholder Dynamics on Performance of Free Maternal Healthcare Project in Kenya, a Case of Homabay County 利益相关者动态对肯尼亚免费孕产妇保健项目绩效的影响——以霍马拜县为例

International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-10-24 DOI: 10.47941/ijhs.1481

Alice Christine Awuor, Jared Deya

{"title":"Influence of Stakeholder Dynamics on Performance of Free Maternal Healthcare Project in Kenya, a Case of Homabay County","authors":"Alice Christine Awuor, Jared Deya","doi":"10.47941/ijhs.1481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhs.1481","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study examined the influence of sponsor, client, project team and regulatory dynamics, on project performance of free maternity in Homabay County, Kenya.The research focused on factors other than healthcare costs to ensure adequate infrastructure and health personnel in order to offer quality care for the growing number of clients. Besides it added to the existing body of knowledge pertaining to the delivery of free maternity services thereby reducing and eliminating maternal and perinatal deaths. It was conducted in eight sub-county hospitals in the county. Methodology: A total of 167 respondents were selected to participate in the study. The data were entered and analyzed by SPSS version 16. The coefficient of determination showed that sponsor dynamics had a major contribution to the project performance. Findings: There was a significant positive relationship between sponsor dynamics and project performance of free maternal healthcare in Homabay County, Kenya. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study therefore recommended that Donors and other implementing agencies ought to make their procedures flexible in order to accommodate input from other project stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"38 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135265985","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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Frequency of alterations in qSOFA, SIRS, MEWS and NEWS scores during the emergency department stay in infectious patients 感染性患者在急诊科住院期间qSOFA、SIRS、MEWS和NEWS评分改变的频率

International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-10-21 DOI: 10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14606

Rami Mahmoud Ibrahim, Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim

{"title":"Frequency of alterations in qSOFA, SIRS, MEWS and NEWS scores during the emergency department stay in infectious patients","authors":"Rami Mahmoud Ibrahim, Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim","doi":"10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14606","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Sepsis has received ongoing attention over the past 10 years as common illness that accounts for Ten percent of ICU admissions & is linked to ten–twenty percent in-hospital mortality rate. For those investigated patients with suspected infections, clinical rules based on vital signs are typically calculated as soon as researched person enters emergency department. Clinical rule scores that are normal or abnormal provide information on the diagnosis & outlook. Due to the cyclical nature of vital signs, clinical rule scores may fluctuate. Aim: In this research, we looked at how frequently results of four commonly applied clinical rules changed during which cases with assumed infections were being treated in emergency department. Summary: Future studies, in our opinion, must concentrate on viability, use, & predictive value of repeated or continuous vital sign monitoring across acute care chain. respiratory rates have to get special attention as it has been consistently demonstrated to be significant predictor of clinical worsening, despite being evaluated infrequently & insufficiently.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135512100","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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Point of care ultrasound as initial diagnostic tool in acute dyspnea patients in the emergency department of a tertiary care center 护理点超声作为三级护理中心急诊科急性呼吸困难患者的初始诊断工具

International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-10-21 DOI: 10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14605

Rami Mahmoud Ibrahim, Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim

{"title":"Point of care ultrasound as initial diagnostic tool in acute dyspnea patients in the emergency department of a tertiary care center","authors":"Rami Mahmoud Ibrahim, Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim","doi":"10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14605","url":null,"abstract":"Background: 1 of frequent symptoms that patients report to the emergency department has been dyspnea. In addition to clinical evaluation, a wide range of differentials frequently needs laboratory & radiographic tests, adding needless delay. Point-of-care in emergency departments, ultrasonography has been widely used tool as it can quickly & safely diagnose studied cases of dyspnea. Our research aimed to find out if point-of-care ultrasound has been used in our settings as primary diagnostic tool for patients with acute dyspnea. Summary: Dyspnea is 1 of the common problems that patients present to the ER. Wide variety of differentials typically calls for laboratory and radiographic investigations, causing final diagnosis to be delayed needlessly. In emergency rooms, point-of-care ultrasonography is popular tool since it can quickly & safely diagnose these dyspnea patients while also saving time. The goal of the study had been to determine whether point-of-care ultrasound had been useful in examining cases with acute dyspnea in settings as the main diagnostic tool.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135513190","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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Peripheral venous lactate levels substitute arterial lactate levels in the emergency department 急诊用外周静脉乳酸水平代替动脉乳酸水平

International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-10-21 DOI: 10.53730/ijhs.v7ns1.14604

Rami Mahmoud Ibrahim, Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim

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Assessing the Degree of Determinant Impact on the Management Outcomes of Drug Sensitive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Sierra Leone-A Case Study of Rural Bo District. 对塞拉利昂药物敏感性肺结核管理结果的决定性影响程度评估——以Bo农村地区为例

International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.47941/ijhs.1477

Tommy Allieu, Precious M. Tommy BSc

{"title":"Assessing the Degree of Determinant Impact on the Management Outcomes of Drug Sensitive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Sierra Leone-A Case Study of Rural Bo District.","authors":"Tommy Allieu, Precious M. Tommy BSc","doi":"10.47941/ijhs.1477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/ijhs.1477","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis are strongly influenced by the level of socioeconomic status of a population. Predisposing factors of tuberculosis such as undernutrition, diabetes, and AIDS are hinged on the socioeconomic status of a population. Alcohol, smoking and illicit drug use disorders can predispose to TB especially in hyperendemic setting. Sierra Leone still grapples with socio-economic challenges including all the factors that predispose people to the disease and as well precipitates TB transmission. Methodology: The study was a retrospective cohort study to assess the degree of impact on the determinants of drug sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes in patients managed in catchment areas in the rural Bo district of Southern Sierra Leone. Data were collected from 2176 participants with even ID numbers enrolled from January 2018 to January 2022 out of the population of 533,900. Sample was calculated at a 99% confidence level and 3% margin of error. Findings: A Chi2 test was performed between age: α= <15 yrs β= ≥15yrs and exit which showed a statistically significant relationship between the two, χ² (4) = 188.32, p = <0.001, Cramér’s V = 0.29 with the calculated p-value of <0.001 that is lower than the defined significance level of 5%. There was also a statistically significant relationship between source of income and exit, χ² (12) = 94.57, p = <0.001, There was a statistically significant relationship between food security and exit, χ² (4) = 15.32, p = 0.004, Cramér’s V = 0.08. The calculated p-value of 0.004 is lower than the defined significance level of 5%. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Shows that favorable treatment outcomes are a combination of use of chemotherapy, psychosocial care, social, economic and economic moderation strategies especially in the global South where the majority of the patients live in poverty.","PeriodicalId":47093,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Sciences-IJHS","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135616273","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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