Rajeswaran Thiagesan, V. Gopichandran, S. Subramaniam, Sanjai Subha, K. Kosalram, Hilaria Soundari
{"title":"Diabetes Self-Management Behaviours among Adult Persons with Disabilities – A Systematic Review","authors":"Rajeswaran Thiagesan, V. Gopichandran, S. Subramaniam, Sanjai Subha, K. Kosalram, Hilaria Soundari","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Self-management of diabetes is essential for proper control of blood sugars and prevention of complications. Persons with disabilities face challenges in adopting self-management behaviours. Objectives: To assess diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities. Materials and Methods: We searched PubMed with a comprehensive search strategy to retrieve epidemiological studies that reported the diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities in English language journals between 1990 – 2022. We did a step-wise screening of the retrieved articles and synthesized the findings of the selected papers. Results: Of the 992 papers that were obtained, 981 did not meet our inclusion criteria and were excluded at the stage of title and abstract screening. Eleven papers were retrieved and read in detail, and 8 of them were excluded at this stage. Finally, three papers two from China and one from Iran were included in the review. The studies revealed poor diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities, especially in the domains of diet and physical activity. Conclusion: There is a dearth of studies exploring diabetes self-management behaviours among persons with disabilities. Even the few reported studies show low levels of self-management behaviours.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41325379","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}
{"title":"A Comparison by Ethnicity of Usage of Medication, Intubation Use, and Mortality Rates of COVID-19 Patients in an Urban Hospital","authors":"Howard R Baruch","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2023,13,1,14-19.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.3Published:June 2023Type:Original Article A Comparison by Ethnicity of Usage of Medication, Intubation Use, and Mortality Rates of COVID-19 Patients in an Urban HospitalHoward R. Baruch Howard R. Baruch School of Health Sciences and Public Policy, Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Abstract:Objectives: The study took place at a central Queens Hospital and answered a total of three research questions. The research wanted to know whether the patients differed in the medications that they took, whether they were placed on a ventilator, and their survival based on their ethnicity while controlling for covariates such as the patients age, gender, and comorbidities while being managed and treated for COVID-19. Materials and Methods: Data was collected from 1188 patient charts from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021, and binary logistic regression was used to test hypotheses. Results: The analysis showed non-statistically significant differences in medication use, intubations, or mortality outcomes by ethnicity. The p-values for all the ethnic groups was far greater than 0.05 which indicated that for all the ethnic groups there were no differences that were statically significant for medication use, ventilator use, or survival for all ethnicities thus the null hypothesis must be considered. Conclusion: Ethnicity had no bearing on treatment modalities or mortality among patients admitted and diagnosed with COVID-19 symptoms. Patients at this hospital received equitable care despite ethnic differences that can help alleviate the ill-effects of treatment disparities. Keywords:COVID-19, Intubation use, Medication use, Mortality, Urban Hospital.View:PDF (207.23 KB)","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135703349","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}
{"title":"Overcharging by Private Hospitals during the COVID Pandemic in India: A Patient-based Analysis of Rate Regulation","authors":"S. Marathe, A. Shukla, D. Yakkundi","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46974254","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}
{"title":"Chinese Research on Myocardial Infarction – A Scientometric Study","authors":"E. Manimala, Mohamed Idhris, J. Kumaravel","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2023.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"A Myocardial Infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. This investigation is a pioneering effort to depict the scientific output of myocardial infarction research especially in China using the data downloaded from Scopus database for a period from 2001 to 2020. The study proved that Chinese scholars are interested in collaborative research rather than solo research. The study deviates Bradford’s law of scattering. The highest productive journal in this field, as chosen by Chinese scholars is Chinese Medical Journal followed by International Journal of Cardiology (United States) and Medicine (United States). Wang, Y ranks first with 922 publications followed by Zang, Y and Li, Y having 849 and 739 publications respectively. More than one third of the references are of less than 5 years old.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48284712","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}
Bhave Sy, Manchanda S, Nahata K, Raghuvanshi A, Joshi S, S. A
{"title":"Aggression in School Students: An Intervention Focused Approach","authors":"Bhave Sy, Manchanda S, Nahata K, Raghuvanshi A, Joshi S, S. A","doi":"10.33597/2766-8355-v4-id1060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33597/2766-8355-v4-id1060","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The present research was conducted as a part of a series of multicentric youth studies to study aggression in school children followed by intervention programs for the school to prevent violence. Aggression in young children is an important precursor to how they perceive and process a variety of experiences through the course of their lives. It influences and underlines their emotional, behavioral, social, and psychological wellbeing. Identifying the prevalence and strength of beliefs and attitudes towards aggression among young, school-going students’ is thus fundamental, and would help in designing targeted interventions for those at-risk. Sample: In the present cross-sectional study of 988 students, a total of 602 boys and 386 girls of grades 5 th to 12 th in a private, co-ed, English medium school in Delhi were administered a self-rated questionnaire adapted from CDC Compendium of tools measuring aggression. Results: Greater rates of aggressive beliefs (p=0.018) and violent attitudes (p ≤ 0.001) are seen in higher grades (VIII-X std. students) as compared to younger batches of V and VI graders, who show higher rates of aggressive behaviors comparatively (p ≤ 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference in girls and boys, where boys in younger grades (V-VI std.) show more aggressive behaviors, whereas girls show increased aggressive behaviors by the IX std. (p ≤ 0.001). Regression analysis showed that aggressive beliefs are a strong predictor of aggressive behavior. Correlation with age showed the prevention should begin at V Std. Conclusions: The roots of aggressiveness are present early in school years, and strengthen as students’ progress through secondary grades. Early, targeted interventions are thus essential in helping children and adolescents attenuate and channelize their impulses in a healthier mode of expression.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90355159","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}
{"title":"Carotid Intima-media Thickness is a Sequel of Elevated FGF-23 Levels in CKD!","authors":"U. Narain, Arvind Gupta, S. Pandey","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.30","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45813372","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}
{"title":"Validation of Nutritional Assessment Tool for Ethiopian Old Age People","authors":"Ahmed Muhye Seid, Netsanet Fentahun Babbel","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.36","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43739242","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}
{"title":"Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life and its Associated Factors in Family Caregivers of Children with Lymphoma at a National Hospital in Central Malawi","authors":"Patrick Gmc Phiri, A. O. Odongo, J. Kariuki","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.35","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46443766","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}
D. Dayal, Madhu Bansal, Jivesh Bansal, Brij Mohan Gupta
{"title":"Childhood Obesity: Scientometric Mapping of Indian Research During the Last Two Decades","authors":"D. Dayal, Madhu Bansal, Jivesh Bansal, Brij Mohan Gupta","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.33","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41351617","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}
S. Singh, Rina Singh, Santosh Kumar Singh, M. Iquebal, S. Jaiswal, P. Rai
{"title":"Prevalence and Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Association with Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Newly Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross Sectional Study","authors":"S. Singh, Rina Singh, Santosh Kumar Singh, M. Iquebal, S. Jaiswal, P. Rai","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.4.34","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46980689","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}