National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2023
Background: Since the beginning of the pandemic, everyone has become aware of their health status... more Background: Since the beginning of the pandemic, everyone has become aware of their health status. The internet has provided access to feed their curiosity. It has made many individuals hypochondriac and anxious. The hypochondria, due to internet search, is known as cyberchondria. Aim and Objective: This study aimed to determine the degree of cyberchondria among medical students using the cyberchondria severity scale (CSS). Materials and Methods: We recruited 763 undergraduate and postgraduate medical students of SCBMCH, Cuttack, for this observational study. We provided them with the printed CSS-15 questionnaire and asked them to fill it out with suitable responses. It had five domains: Excessiveness, distress, compulsion, reassurance, and mistrust. Each of the 15 questions had five options, that is, no way, rarely, sometimes, frequently, and consistently. The responses were ordered from 0 to 4, except for the last domain, where the order was 4–0. We analyzed the collected data using R software (version 4.1.1). Results: Seven hundred and thirty-two (95.94%) participants with a mean age of 22.73 ± 4.84 years completed the survey. Of them, 548 (74.86%) participants were undergraduate students, and 493 (67.35%) were male. Six hundred and ninety-eight (95.36%) participants were affected by excessiveness, 633 (86.48%) by compulsion, 429 (58.61%) by distress, 307 (41.94%) by reassurance, and 186 (25.41%) by mistrust of a medical professional. The excessiveness domain severely affected 54.23% of participants, followed by distress 32.24%, compulsion 27.05%, reassurance 22.27%, and mistrust 15.57%. Conclusion: All the study participants were affected by at least one domain of cyberchondria. It has increased their anxiety.
Objective: Cooking oil is an important ingredient of the diet and type of cooking oil used can af... more Objective: Cooking oil is an important ingredient of the diet and type of cooking oil used can affect the incidence and progression of metabolic disorders. It is established that mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids lowers the risk of diabetes or helps in better management of diabetes. The blend of rice bran oil and sesame oil contains PUFA and MUFA in nearly recommended levels. The present study was planned to evaluate and validate effect of blend of Rice BranOil and Sesame Oil (RBSO) in subjects with type II diabetes. Research design and methods: Fifty one diabetic patients were randomized to receive either Fortune vivo blended rice-bran oil (RBSO; n=26) or the comparator soybean oil (n=25). RBSO was given to 29 non-diabetic, 28 pre-diabetic controls. The amount of cooking oils was given for the entire family as per the recommended daily dietary requirement for 12 weeks. Following 12 weeks of study and a subsequent wash-out period of 21 days, 12 patients were randomly selected fro...
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Background Although pathogenesis and pattern of disease are still not completely understood, tact... more Background Although pathogenesis and pattern of disease are still not completely understood, tactical management of overcrowding of hospitals and rational usage of resources is the need of the hour. Material & Methods Retrospective data of 6918 COVID-19 positive cases from SCB Medical College & Hospital, India, were obtained from the hospital records from March 2020 to January 2021. The patients' age, gender, symptoms, and comorbidities were analyzed against their hospital stay using R software (version 4.0.2). Results Elderly patients (> 65 years) had a higher rate (91.22%) of prolonged hospital stay as compared to others (47.61%). Frequently observed symptoms (in decreasing order) were fever (73.93%), cough (67.52%), myalgia (62.11%), dyspnea (49.59%), dizziness (47.38%), and anosmia (44.10%). The risk of prolonged hospitalization was highest with dyspnea [odds ratio: 2.29 (95 % confidence interval: 2.07–2.52)], followed by diarrhea [OR 1.98 (CI 1.77–2.21)], fever [OR 1.89 (CI 1.69–2.10)], anosmia [OR 1.86 (CI 1.69–2.05)], and dizziness [OR 1.46 (CI 1.32–1.60)]. The rate of hospitalization for more than seven days was highest with diabetes (86.80%), followed by respiratory illnesses (71.85%) and hypertension (71.28%). Conclusion These findings can help manage patients based on their symptoms and comorbidities before admission.
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2023
Background: Since the beginning of the pandemic, everyone has become aware of their health status... more Background: Since the beginning of the pandemic, everyone has become aware of their health status. The internet has provided access to feed their curiosity. It has made many individuals hypochondriac and anxious. The hypochondria, due to internet search, is known as cyberchondria. Aim and Objective: This study aimed to determine the degree of cyberchondria among medical students using the cyberchondria severity scale (CSS). Materials and Methods: We recruited 763 undergraduate and postgraduate medical students of SCBMCH, Cuttack, for this observational study. We provided them with the printed CSS-15 questionnaire and asked them to fill it out with suitable responses. It had five domains: Excessiveness, distress, compulsion, reassurance, and mistrust. Each of the 15 questions had five options, that is, no way, rarely, sometimes, frequently, and consistently. The responses were ordered from 0 to 4, except for the last domain, where the order was 4–0. We analyzed the collected data using R software (version 4.1.1). Results: Seven hundred and thirty-two (95.94%) participants with a mean age of 22.73 ± 4.84 years completed the survey. Of them, 548 (74.86%) participants were undergraduate students, and 493 (67.35%) were male. Six hundred and ninety-eight (95.36%) participants were affected by excessiveness, 633 (86.48%) by compulsion, 429 (58.61%) by distress, 307 (41.94%) by reassurance, and 186 (25.41%) by mistrust of a medical professional. The excessiveness domain severely affected 54.23% of participants, followed by distress 32.24%, compulsion 27.05%, reassurance 22.27%, and mistrust 15.57%. Conclusion: All the study participants were affected by at least one domain of cyberchondria. It has increased their anxiety.
Objective: Cooking oil is an important ingredient of the diet and type of cooking oil used can af... more Objective: Cooking oil is an important ingredient of the diet and type of cooking oil used can affect the incidence and progression of metabolic disorders. It is established that mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids lowers the risk of diabetes or helps in better management of diabetes. The blend of rice bran oil and sesame oil contains PUFA and MUFA in nearly recommended levels. The present study was planned to evaluate and validate effect of blend of Rice BranOil and Sesame Oil (RBSO) in subjects with type II diabetes. Research design and methods: Fifty one diabetic patients were randomized to receive either Fortune vivo blended rice-bran oil (RBSO; n=26) or the comparator soybean oil (n=25). RBSO was given to 29 non-diabetic, 28 pre-diabetic controls. The amount of cooking oils was given for the entire family as per the recommended daily dietary requirement for 12 weeks. Following 12 weeks of study and a subsequent wash-out period of 21 days, 12 patients were randomly selected fro...
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Background Although pathogenesis and pattern of disease are still not completely understood, tact... more Background Although pathogenesis and pattern of disease are still not completely understood, tactical management of overcrowding of hospitals and rational usage of resources is the need of the hour. Material & Methods Retrospective data of 6918 COVID-19 positive cases from SCB Medical College & Hospital, India, were obtained from the hospital records from March 2020 to January 2021. The patients' age, gender, symptoms, and comorbidities were analyzed against their hospital stay using R software (version 4.0.2). Results Elderly patients (> 65 years) had a higher rate (91.22%) of prolonged hospital stay as compared to others (47.61%). Frequently observed symptoms (in decreasing order) were fever (73.93%), cough (67.52%), myalgia (62.11%), dyspnea (49.59%), dizziness (47.38%), and anosmia (44.10%). The risk of prolonged hospitalization was highest with dyspnea [odds ratio: 2.29 (95 % confidence interval: 2.07–2.52)], followed by diarrhea [OR 1.98 (CI 1.77–2.21)], fever [OR 1.89 (CI 1.69–2.10)], anosmia [OR 1.86 (CI 1.69–2.05)], and dizziness [OR 1.46 (CI 1.32–1.60)]. The rate of hospitalization for more than seven days was highest with diabetes (86.80%), followed by respiratory illnesses (71.85%) and hypertension (71.28%). Conclusion These findings can help manage patients based on their symptoms and comorbidities before admission.
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