Background: Miscarriage has been still a health problem in pregnancy which caused by various factors. Ultrasound plays effective in assessment. The study aims to identify the risk factors and to assess the various types of miscarriage... more
Background: Miscarriage has been still a health problem in pregnancy which caused by various factors. Ultrasound plays effective in assessment. The study aims to identify the risk factors and to assess the various types of miscarriage using ultrasound. Methods: This is a descriptive prospective cross-sectional study conducted from March to August 2016. A total of 200 Sudanese pregnant were scanned with ultrasound, transabdominally and transvaginally to evaluate the embryo and gestational sac in the first trimester using 3.5 MHz and 5-7 MHz probes. Data collection sheet was designed to include the risk factors and demographic data. Results: A total of 200 women in first trimester were evaluated with ultrasound, with 27% diagnosed with incomplete miscarriage, 18.5% with complete miscarriage, 15% missed abortion, 5% threatened abortion, 5% blighted ovum, 2.5% molar pregnancy, 1.5% inevitable abortion and 1%ectopic pregnancy. History of miscarriage is the main risk factor of miscarriage (34%), while obesity is the second risk factor (9%), thyroid diseases 2%, and contraceptive pills 1.5%. Miscarriage mainly affects the maternal age group 20-30 years (62%). Conclusion: Several and variable risk factors associated with miscarriage in first trimester of pregnancy. History of miscarriage and obesity were the most common risk factors of miscarriage. Sonographic assessment of miscarriage concluded that incomplete miscarriage, complete miscarriage and missed miscarriage were the common types of miscarriage.
Social and emotional intelligence has understood their own and other's feelings and reactions according to their needs. The therapeutic relationship, which considered as a foundational concept among occupational therapy practitioners,... more
Social and emotional intelligence has understood their own and other's feelings and reactions according to their needs. The therapeutic relationship, which considered as a foundational concept among occupational therapy practitioners, which refers to establish rapport with the patient and the therapist to understand the patient's needs and set the goal respectively. To determine the relationship between social intelligence (SI), emotional intelligence (EI) and therapeutic relationship (TR) among clinical occupational therapists. The study used quantitative non-experimental correlational design. Eighty participants recruited from eight hospitals in Riyadh. Data conducted using a closed-ended questionnaire. It contains several questions in social intelligence (MESI), emotional intelligence (Assessing emotional scale), and therapeutic relationship between them (STAR). The questionnaire distributed to clinical occupational therapists in the form of an electronic questionnaire to facilitate the data collection process. The results releveled that there was a significant relationship in social intelligence, emotional intelligence and therapeutic relationship among clinical occupational therapists (p = < 0.05). Future study needs to provide the awareness of social intelligence, emotional intelligence and therapeutic relationship among clinical occupational therapist.
Back ground: Orientation programs are known to be a key element for the successful career of newly graduated nurses. An effective orientation program can offer the novel nurse with significant confidence in her clinical skills and... more
Back ground: Orientation programs are known to be a key element for the successful career of newly graduated nurses. An effective orientation program can offer the novel nurse with significant confidence in her clinical skills and decision-making, which results in job satisfaction. Result: All the participants in this study were females in age range from 22-26 yrs, with a mean age of 23.5 yrs. Comparison of pre and post test score knowledge of Nurse Interns has been done by using paired t test. The result stated that the difference in pre and post test is considered to be extremely statistically significant (p<0.0001) and programme was effective. Conclusion: The orientation programme is an important aspect in the transition from student to the nurse which gives them confidence, job satisfaction, and competence. Every institution is responsible for guiding the new nurse to provide such opportunities for learning.
Objectives: In recent times, simulation has turned as a vital element of nursing education. Hence, this study aims to reveal the satisfaction of nursing students and their self-confidence gained through simulation teaching adopted at a... more
Objectives: In recent times, simulation has turned as a vital element of nursing education. Hence, this study aims to reveal the satisfaction of nursing students and their self-confidence gained through simulation teaching adopted at a Saudi University. Methods: A descriptive study design was adopted in this study. A total of 80 final year (Level 7) undergraduate female nursing students of College of Applied Medical Sciences, at King Khalid University (KKU), Saudi Arabia were selected using convenience sampling. This study was carried out during the academic year of 2019-2020. The data was collected using questionnaire named ‘Student satisfaction and Self-confidence in Learning’ from the participants following simulation session. The responses obtained were subjected to the statistical analysis using IBM SPSS version 20. Results: The results indicated that the overall satisfaction (mean=4.60) and self-confidence (mean=4.46) in learning with simulation teaching among nursing students...
Objectives: This study was intended to tracethe perceived barriers in research utilization among registered nurses. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive study design, and it was conducted between January 2019 and May 2019 in... more
Objectives: This study was intended to tracethe perceived barriers in research utilization among registered nurses. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive study design, and it was conducted between January 2019 and May 2019 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. A self-structured questionnaire with 29 structured items was administered to 150 registered nurses those working as a clinical nurse, educator, and administrative person. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Results: Barriers in research utilization as perceived by the nurses are ‘the research is not reported clearly, and readable,' ‘administration will not allow for implementation,' ‘nurse is unaware of the research,' ‘facility is inadequate for implementation,' and ‘literature result conflict the results.' Conclusion: This study would help the nursing faculty give more importance to the research activities and frame and implement appropriate strategies to overcome the identified barriers, thereby improving their expertise in research use and evidence-based planning.
Back ground: Orientation programs are known to be a key element for the successful career of newly graduated nurses. An effective orientation program can offer the novel nurse with significant confidence in her clinical skills and... more
Back ground: Orientation programs are known to be a key element for the successful career of newly graduated nurses. An effective orientation program can offer the novel nurse with significant confidence in her clinical skills and decision-making, which results in job satisfaction. Methods: The study was conducted at College of Applied medical science for females, King Khalid University, Mohayil, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This was a study with one group pretest and post test design. The sampling technique adopted for this study was purposive sampling. The participants in this study were 30 newly graduated students. The self administered questionnaire which was prepared by the investigator was used for data collection. It contains 25 questions in two sections. The questionnaire has been administered to the nurse interns before the programmes starts, it was considered as pretest. After the programme same questionnaire has been distributed and it was considered as post test. Result: All...
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of pilates exercises program in improving quality of life and pulmonary functions after Renal Transplantation. Methods: Forty subjects were randomly divided into control group... more
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of pilates exercises program in improving quality of life and pulmonary functions after Renal Transplantation. Methods: Forty subjects were randomly divided into control group (C) and pilates group (P).Patients in control group received only medical care while pilates group received pilates exercises program. Pulmonary functions and quality of Life score were evaluated one day before surgery, 3 rd day & 3 weeks post operatively for all patients. Results: The results of the study showed that there were significant improvement in QOL score , FEV1& FEV6 in pilates group more than control group (p value <0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that pilates exercises program is effective in improving quality of life and pulmonary functions in post renal transplantation patients.
Introduction and Aim: Sala' is one of the essentials of Islam religion that Muslims do five time a day. Praying in a mosque for many people is one of the important Activities of the daily living (ADL) that they engage in day-today basis.... more
Introduction and Aim: Sala' is one of the essentials of Islam religion that Muslims do five time a day. Praying in a mosque for many people is one of the important Activities of the daily living (ADL) that they engage in day-today basis. The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has given the right to people with disability by legislations and mandatory rules to all public facilities to be accessible for the Special needs users. The goal of this study is to find the accessibility of mosques in Al ahsa region for Special needs users. Method: The study design was a cross-sectional, descriptive study that surveyed wheelchair users and their caregivers, using Google form. The study was conducted by a questionnaire type assessment, 12 questions were used to assess different aspects of accessibility to mosques, and using a Likert scale with five options (Very unsatisfied-Unsatisfied-Normal-Satisfied-Very satisfied. The questionnaire was reviewed by two occupational therapists and one physical therapist, to ensure content validity and reliability. Result: Seventy wheelchair users and twenty caregivers participated in the study. The main reason for being confined to a wheelchair was a motor vehicle accident (31.43%). Overall, 74.29% of wheelchair users and 45% of caregivers expressed dissatisfaction with the mosques' accessibility for Special needs users. Conclusion: In the current state of the mosques in the Al ahsa were found to be not accessible for people with special needs.
1Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 13 Emil Isac, 400023 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. a Department of Medical Biochemistry b Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Clinical Laboratory c Immunology Department d... more
1Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 13 Emil Isac, 400023 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. a Department of Medical Biochemistry b Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry and Clinical Laboratory c Immunology Department d Pharmacology Department e ...
The study is to determine the common risk factors affecting the diabetic foot ulcer disease with its implications and the severity of the disease in relation to the socioeconomic status, level of education, concomitant hypertension... more
The study is to determine the common risk factors affecting the diabetic foot ulcer disease with its implications and the severity of the disease in relation to the socioeconomic status, level of education, concomitant hypertension anddyslipidemiawith particular correlation to the incidence of amputation.The study was done in 53 patients admitted in the surgical ward of a large private medical college hospital in Kolkata, India over a period of one year. The selected patients were randomly selected as per criteria of modified Kuppuswamy's socioeconomic scale 2007 for the urban population in India, with education level from primary school (up to Class VIII) to post-graduation. The severity of the ulcers were determined by Wagner classification and the patients were managed either conservatively or surgically (wound debridement or amputation).It has been found from this study that the incidence and severity of diabetic foot ulcer is more in patients with lower socioeconomic status...
Our study aimed to compare between ultrasound elastography (UE) and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in prediction of malignancy in thyroid nodules based on histopathology results. A total of 60 patients with thyroid nodules, who... more
Our study aimed to compare between ultrasound elastography (UE) and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in prediction of malignancy in thyroid nodules based on histopathology results. A total of 60 patients with thyroid nodules, who had an indication of thyroidectomy, were involved in this study after approval was obtained. They were selected for ultrasound elastography (UE) and fine needle aspiration before surgery. Then followed by FNA, and further with histopathology after surgery. 19 cases in elastography examination which diagnosed as benign nodules and confirmed histologically were classified as score 1and 2. The sensitivity of the elastography was 87.5% and specificity 85.7% whereas FNA showed 87.5 %, and % 96.4 for sensitivity, specificity respectively. ROC analysis showed the area under the elastography curve was 0.88 (95% confidence interval, 0.712 to 1.02) while 0.92 (95% confidence interval, 0.779 to 1.06) for FNA curve. FNA is still more reliable than ultrasound elastography, but UE is an easy, non-invasive and fast imaging technique that can help in thyroid scans to identify cases for FNA, reducing the number of unnecessary biopsies, and thus reducing risks and costs. However, future developments are needed for this promising diagnostic technique.