scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF HANDS OFF VERSUS HANDS ON TECHNIQUES ON PERINEAL TRAUMA AND PERINEAL PAIN AMONG PARTURIENT MOTHERS

Author(s):  
Jayabharathi Bhaskaran

Background:  Labor is the process by which the fetus and the placenta leave the uterus. Delivery can occur in two ways, vaginally or by a cesarean delivery. The majority of women who have a vaginal birth will sustain perineal trauma from a spontaneous perineal tear or episiotomy or both.Aim: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of hands off versus hands on techniques on perineal trauma and perineal pain among parturient mothers in selected hospitals, Kerala.Methods: The research design adopted in this study was true experimental post test only design. The study was conducted in 3 hospitals at Kerala such as Karothukuzhiyil hospital Pvt, Lakshmi hospital Pvt and Carmal hospital Pvt. Sample size was computed by power analysis based on the previous studies and it would be a total of 90 samples, with 30 parturient mothers in each groups. Simple random sampling technique (Lottery method) was adopted for the selection of parturient mothers into the study. Perineal trauma was assessed by the scale given by Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG), 2001, and visual analogue scale (Combined numerical and categorical pain scale) was used to assess the perineal pain of parturient mothers.Results:  The results showed that, there was extremely significant difference found in perineal trauma and perineal pain of parturient mothers between study group I and study II at  p=0.000 level. The mean scores of study group I was lesser than the mean scores of study group II. Conclusion: Different perineal techniques and interventions such as hands on technique, hands off technique, perineal massage, warm compresses etc can be widely used by midwives and birth attendants to prevent perineal trauma during labour.  Key words:  hands off  technique, hands on technique, perineal trauma and perineal pain

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Dwi - Kuswanto ◽  
Hari Basuki Notobroto ◽  
Rachmah Indawati

ABSTRAK Latar Belakang : Diabetes melitus merupakan penyakit metabolik dengan karakteristik hiperglikemia sebagai akibat kelainan sekresi insulin maupun kerja insulin. Diabetes sebagai salah satu penyebab dislipidemia sekunder, sehingga pengelolaan glukosa darah merupakan pencegahan primer timbulnya komplikasi penyakit kardiovaskular. Hasil Riskesdas tahun 2018, prevalensi diabetes melitus yang didiagnosis dokter pada penduduk di semua umur sebesar 3,4% di Kota Surabaya.Tujuan : Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui perbedaan profil lipid pada level HbA1C normal, prediabetes dan diabetes melitus.Metode : Penelitian cross sectional, teknik pengambilan sampel dengan simple random sampling dari data rekam medis pasien rawat jalan di Rumah Sakit Islam Surabaya  dari 1 Januari tahun 2018 sampai dengan 31 Desember 2019 berusia 35-80 tahun dan mendapat pemeriksaan HbA1c, kolesterol, trigliserida dan LDL-kolesterol pada waktu yang sama dan terdokumentasi lengkap pertama sekali sehingga diperoleh besar sampel 73 data pasien. Uji Anova one way digunakan untuk mengetahui perbedaan rata-rata kolesterol, trigliserida dan LDL-kolesterol berdasarkan HbA1C.Hasil : Hasil penelitian menunjukkantidakada perbedaan yang signifikan rata-rata kolesterol, dan LDL-kolesterol dengan tingkatan HbA1C (p>0,05), ada perbedaan yang signifikan rata-rata trigliserid dengan HbA1C normal, prediabetes, dan diabetes (p=0,01). Hasil multiple comparison dengan metode Tukey HSD menunjukkan perbedaan signifikan rata-rata trigliserid  pada HbA1C normal dengan diabetes (p=0,039) dan prediabetes dengan diabetes (p=0,044).Kesimpulan :Perbedaan rata-rata trigliserida signifikanpada HbA1Ckategorinormal dan prediabetes dengan diabetes, pentingnya mengendalikanglukosa darah untuk mencegahkomplikasi kardiovaskuler pada penderita diabetes melitus yang dapat dilakukan melalui pemantauan mandiri glukosa darah, pola hidup sehat, aktivitas fisik secara teratur, terapi nutrisi medis sesuai kebutuhan, menurunkan berat badan bagi yang mengalami obesitas, tidak merokokdan intervensi obat anti hiperglikemia jika dibutuhkan.Kata Kunci : diabetes, HbA1C, kolesterol, trigliserid, LDL-kolesterol. ABSTRACT  Background :Diabetes melitus is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglicemia as a result of abnormal insulin secretion and insulin action. Diabetes is a cause of secondary dislipidemia, so that diabetes melitus monitoring is a primary deterrent to cardiovascular complication. Riskesdas 2018 said that the prevalence of doctors' diagnosed diabetes in the population at all age 3.4% in Surabaya.Objective : This study is to find out the difference in lipid profiles on normal HbA1Clevels, pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitusMethod: Cross-sectional study, the sampling technique used was simple random sampling fromoutpatient medical recordsthe Surabaya Islamic hospital's from 1st of January 2018 to 31st December 2019 aged 35-80 years and checked for HbA1C, cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL-cholesterol at the same and firsttime documented. Sample sizes of 73 data analized with One Way Anova test was used to identify differences in mean cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL-cholesterol based Hba1C.Results :The results showed that there was no significant difference mean cholesterol and mean LDL-cholesterol with HbA1C levels (p> 0.05), there were significant differences mean the triglyceride with normal HbA1C levels, pre-diabetes, and diabetes (p= 0.01). Multiple comparason results using Tukey HSD methods showed that there was significant differences mean the triglycerid on normal HbA1C levels with diabetes (p= 0.039) and the mean triglyceride ebetween hba1c prediabetesand diabetes (p= 0.044).Conclusions: The mean difference trigliseride signifnificant in normal HbA1C levels and pre-diabetes with diabetes.The importantce of controlling blood glucose to prevent cardiovasculer complication in people with diebetes mellitus can be done through education on independent monitoring of blood glucose, healthy lifestyle, reguler physical activity, medical nutrition therapy according to the needs, lost weight for those who are obese, do not smoke and  anti-hyperglicemia drug intervention if needed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Ida Rosdiana ◽  
Yanti Cahyati

disorder in hemodialysis patients, which will cause a decrease in quality of life. Aromatherapy combined with progressive muscle relaxation are expected to increase the effects of relaxation on the patient so that the patient's sleep quality can improve optimally.Objective: The study aimed to investigate the effect of the progressive muscle relaxation combined with lavender aromatherapy on insomnia among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Material and Methods: The design of this study included a quasi-experiment with a pretest-posttest control group approach. The sample selection was performed using a consecutive sampling technique and involved 50 respondents, divided into two equal control and study group. Patients in study group recommended to do progressive muscle relaxation at least four times per week for three weeks and were told to drop two – three drops lavender aromatherapy on a pillow 30 minutes before bedtime at least 4 nights per week for three weeks. The control group recommended to do muscle relaxation and daily routine care at least four times per week for three weeks. Results: The results showed that both study and control groups were equal in terms of demographics, and scores of insomnia at the baseline. There no significant difference between the mean insomnia scores of two group before intervention, while the difference was statistically significant after the intervention. The mean insomnia scores were lower in study group than in the control group.Conclusion: Progressive muscle relaxation and lavender aromatherapy were effective in decreasing insomnia scores among patients undergoing hemodialysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
P Rajendran ◽  
R Anandarasu

The present study was Academic Self Image of B.Ed., trainees in the perambalur district. The main objectives of the study are to find out the academic self-image of B.Ed., trainees concerning the Demographic variables such as gender, year of study, subject, locality of college, marital status. A sample was using the survey method, and the simple random sampling technique was adopted for the selection of the sample. The samples of 941 B.Ed., trainees were taken from the study. The main findings of the study are there is no significant difference in the mean scores on the academic selfimage of B.Ed., trainees concerning their gender, subject, and marital status. There is a significant difference in the mean scores on the academic self-image of B.Ed., trainees concerning their year of study, locality of college. It’s my conclusion that the present study reveals that there is morenumber of B.Ed., Trainees have a high academic self-image.


Author(s):  
Ogunjobi, O. Pius ◽  
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Adedara Rapheal Oluwadare ◽  
Ogunleye, W. Akinyemi ◽  
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The study examined e-invigilation as a means of curbing examination malpractice in colleges of education in Nigeria. The descriptive research design of a survey type was adopted in the study. The population comprises all students of College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. The sample of 250 students which were randomly selected using simple random sampling technique. A well structured questionnaire was used to collect data and was validated by some experts and reliability of the instrument was tested using the cronbach alpha coefficient and the result was found to have a reliability coefficient of 0.62 which indicated that the instrument was reliable to collect the necessary data for the study. Data collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test was used to test the hypothesis formulated at 0.05 level of significant. The study concluded that e-invigilation will reduce examination malpractices and thereby restore the discipline among students in colleges of education since there was no significant difference in the mean responses of students on the impact of e-invigilation based on gender. The study recommended that CCTV should be installed to every lecture theatres where examination are been conducted so as to make e-invigilation effective.


2021 ◽  
pp. 263183182110274
Author(s):  
Deblina Roy ◽  
Sujita Kumar Kar ◽  
SM Yasir Arafat ◽  
Pawan Sharma ◽  
Russell Kabir

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures have affected the sexuality and emotional bonding among the couple across the world. Objectives: We aimed to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the married people’s emotional bonding and sexual relationships in 3 south Asian counties (Bangladesh, India, and Nepal). Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among Bangladesh, India, and Nepal residents from April 3 to April 15, 2020. The survey was designed in English. The participants were selected through convenience sampling technique, the link of the online questionnaire was shared with the participants. Only participants older than 18 years and above, married, and living with their spouses were included in the study. Results: A total number of 120 respondents were included finally for analysis from the participating countries (India, Nepal, and Bangladesh). The mean age of the participants was 35.42 (±5.73) years; the majority were males under the age of 40 years and had completed postgraduation as their qualification. Among the study participants, more than half (53.8%) of the women reported being sexually active during the lockdown, whereas 41% of the men reported being sexually active. Among the sexually active participants, most women (57.7%) reported that they perceived positive emotional bonding with their partners. Nevertheless, there was no significant difference observed when compared with men. There are variations in responses. However, no significant association was identified. Conclusion: There are a few insights from the study, that is, there was no significant difference found in almost 3 countries in emotional intimacy. There had been a trend that there is improved emotional bonding with their partners, although no significant difference was observed.


Author(s):  
Divya Raj ◽  
Subramaniam Santhi ◽  
G. J. Sara Sapharina

AbstractObjectivesThis study finds out the effectiveness of neurobic exercise program on memory and depression among elderly residing in old age homes.MethodsThe non-probability purposive sampling technique was used for sample selection. Wechsler's memory scale (WMS-IV) and Geriatric depression scale (GDS) were the instruments used to assess the memory and depression among elderly during the pretest and posttest, respectively and the researcher had developed data sheet to collect information about the background variables using interview technique.ResultsThe neurobic exercise program was found to be effective in reducing depression among elderly residing in old age homes. There was a significant difference (p<0.001) in the level of depression had been found during the pretest and posttest in the interventional group. There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.001) found between the study group and in the control group. There was significant correlation (r=0.417, p<0.05) found between the memory and depression during the pretest in the study group among the elderly. A statistically significant association (p<0.05) found in the mean scores of depression and marital status of the elderly during the pretest in the study group and there was a significant association (p<0.01) found in the mean scores of depression and the gender of the elderly during the pretest and posttest in the non interventional group were found.ConclusionsThe findings suggested that neurobic exercise program is an effective intervention in improving memory and reducing depression.


2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 389-394
Author(s):  
Supriya Kumari ◽  
Rachana Bahuguna ◽  
Nishita Garg ◽  
Ramakrishna Yeluri

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of immersive VR (IVR) and non-immersive VR (NIVR) distraction on perceived pain during intraoral injections in children undergoing dental procedures. The objective was to introduce 3-dimensional nature of virtual reality during the provoking phase of dental treatment as a means of distraction in children. Study design: A total of 200 children were selected for the study, 100 for IVR group and 100 for NIVR group. After randomization, children were introduced to Oculus Go Standalone equipment; MCDAS (f), VAS, WBFRS and the treatment procedure using tell show do technique. Group I children were introduced to oculus go standalone headset with hand held controller to play temple run or roller coaster game while in group II, children watched cartoon movies of their choice. Pre-operative & post-operative MCDAS scores were obtained using MCDAS (f) questionnaire in local language. Post-operatively, VAS and WBFRS scores were also obtained. The data was analyzed using independent t-test and chi-square analysis. Results: Pre-operatively, the mean MCDAS scores were similar in both the groups viz. Group–I (29.20 ± 3.197) and Group–II (29.09 ± 3.803) and is statistically not significant. Post-operatively, the mean MCDAS scores were higher in non-immersive group (20.72 ± 2.822) as compared to immersive group (10.99 ± 2.227). VAS score was higher in non-immersive group (2.72 ± 0.99) as compared to immersive group (0.75 ± 0.88). WBFRS scores were higher in non-immersive group (2.78 ± 1.097) as compared to immersive group (0.82 ± 1.104). Conclusion: Three-dimensional virtual reality was found to be an effective means of distraction in children undergoing dental procedures and especially during the provoking phase. The significant difference obtained clearly indicates irrespective of immersiveness of virtual reality, anxiety had been decreased and on comparison the pain perception to intraoral injection is less in immersive virtual reality environment. Immersive VR distraction technique can serve as an adjunct to traditional behavior management strategies already available to the pediatric dentist.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdyan Rachmat Efendi ◽  
Johan Renaldo ◽  
Tarmono Djojodimedjo

Objective: To investigate the effect of dexamethasone on spermatogonium and sertoli cell of ipsilateral testis in unilateral testicular torsion strain wistar rat. Material & Method: Experimental study with post-test only control group design. The present  study was conducted on 30 Wistar male rats aged 10 – 12 weeks grouped into 5 groups. Group I was the normal/sham operation group (KN), group II was left testicular torsion for 4 hours group and followed  by manual detorsion  (K1), group III was left testicular torsion for 10 hours group and followed  by manual detorsion (K2),  group IV was left testicular torsion for 4 hours group and given dexamethasone 10 mg/kg body weight subcutaneously 30 minutes before manual etorsion (D1), and group V was left testicular torsion for 10 hours group and  given dexamethasone 10 mg/kg body weight subcutaneously 30 minutes before manual detorsion. All rats had left orchidectomy 4 hours after detorsion. The number of spermatogonium and sertoli cells were counted in histological seminiferous tubular testis that have obtained Haematoxylin Eosin staining. Data were analyzed by ANNOVA followed by Post Hoc Tukey for spermatogonium and Kruskal Wallis followed by Mann Whitney test for sertoli cell. Differences were considered significant at p <0.05. Results: There was significant difference in the mean number of spermatogonium between K1 & D1 group. Otherwise, there was no significant difference in the mean number of spermatogonium between K2 & D2. There was significant difference in the mean number of Sertoli cells between K1 & D1 group, likewise that between K2 & D2 group. Conclusion: These results suggest that dexamethasone has protective effect in spermatogonium and sertoli cell in testicular torsion for 4 hours.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-500
Author(s):  
Manish Kumar Singh ◽  
Pragya Verma ◽  
Sarita Singh ◽  
Gyan P Singh ◽  
Hemlata Verma

Patients suffering from advanced upper abdominal malignancies have pain as predominant symptom affects their quality of life and survival. USG guided coeliac plexus neurolysis become benevolence in these patients on part of their pain management and quality of life improvement. To compare the efficacy of USG guided coeliac plexus neurolysis for pain relief in upper abdominal malignancies by using different concentration of alcohol (50% vs 75%).This Prospective, comparative, randomised double blinded study was conducted during Sep 2019 – Aug 2020 at our tertiary care centre. Total 60 cases were taken as per following inclusion and exclusion criteria and randomly divided into 2 groups i.e. 30 each group, we compare Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, quality of life (QOL) and need of rescue analgesia profile between the groups to know the efficacy of USG guided coeliac plexus block. In our study, we observed that the baseline mean VAS score in group I was 8.26±0.78 while in group II was 8.03±0.76. No significant difference was found in mean VAS score at this time between the groups (p=0.24). The baseline mean QOL score in group-I was 77.46±3.40 while for the cases of group II the mean QOL score was 77.36±3.33. No significant difference was found in mean QOL score at baseline between the groups (p=0.90). The baseline mean morphine consumption in group-I was 113.33±39.24 mg while for the cases of group-II the mean morphine consumption was 120.33±38.37mg. No significant difference was found in mean morphine consumption at this time between the groups (p=0.48).Both groups having 50% alcohol and 75% alcohol decreases the VAS score from baseline in patients having upper abdominal malignancies along with QOL and dosages of rescue analgesia whereas no significant difference in VAS score in patients of both groups.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Thiyam Kiran Singh ◽  
Dr. M.V.R. Raju ◽  
Noreen Choudhri ◽  
Thiyam Sushma Devi ◽  
Omprakash Patel ◽  
...  

This study is to bring some of the patterns of Alcohol Dependents on Rorschach test. In this study random sampling technique was used through which a sample of 20 Alcohol Dependents and 20 Non dependents were included with the mean age of 33.60 years and 30.70 years. All participants were administered Rorschach Ink Blot test to see the different patterns between the groups. The result of the study reflects that there exists a significant difference between groups in the area of total responses, contents categories, space responses (S), ordinary (O) responses, synthesized responses (V/+), vague responses (V), form (F) responses, Popular (P) responses, Raw sum6 and Wgtd sum6. It was found that Non dependents produce more in: total responses, contents categories, space responses, ordinary responses, form responses and popular responses. Whereas alcohol dependents reflect more response in the areas of: vague responses, synthesized responses, unusual responses, Rawsum6 and Wgtdsum6.


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