F. Khan, M. Fatima, Syeda Maria Qasim, Javeria Khan, Aruba Saeed, Rafia Farrukh Shamsi
Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a common phenomenon which is noticeably common among the older individuals population. Progression of this disorder is known to increase risk of Alzheimer's disease and Dementia. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association of quality of life and mild cognitive impairment in geriatric population. Methods: The data was collected using Memory Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form (MSAS-SF) and Quality of life- Alzheimer Disease (QOL-AD) during a time period of six months from 300 individuals aged between 55-85years. The data analysis of this study was done using SPSS 21 version. Spearman test values were calculated to obtain results. Results: MSAD-SF and QOL-AD showed a significant decline of QOL in individuals with mild cognitive impairment. MSAS-SF and QOL-AD had a significant association with pain, lack of energy, difficulty sleeping, problems with urination, lack of appetite, dizziness, feeling sad, worrying, feeling irritable, memory, ability to do chores around the house, physical health, self as a whole and ability to do things for fun (pvalue< 0.05). Domains in both questionnaires indicated a decline in QOL with significant p-values of <0.05. Conclusion: In conclusion, those who had higher impairment level had lower quality of life in multiple domains.
{"title":"Quality of life in older adults with mild cognitive impairment","authors":"F. Khan, M. Fatima, Syeda Maria Qasim, Javeria Khan, Aruba Saeed, Rafia Farrukh Shamsi","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.297","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a common phenomenon which is noticeably common among the older individuals population. Progression of this disorder is known to increase risk of Alzheimer's disease and Dementia. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association of quality of life and mild cognitive impairment in geriatric population. Methods: The data was collected using Memory Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form (MSAS-SF) and Quality of life- Alzheimer Disease (QOL-AD) during a time period of six months from 300 individuals aged between 55-85years. The data analysis of this study was done using SPSS 21 version. Spearman test values were calculated to obtain results. Results: MSAD-SF and QOL-AD showed a significant decline of QOL in individuals with mild cognitive impairment. MSAS-SF and QOL-AD had a significant association with pain, lack of energy, difficulty sleeping, problems with urination, lack of appetite, dizziness, feeling sad, worrying, feeling irritable, memory, ability to do chores around the house, physical health, self as a whole and ability to do things for fun (pvalue< 0.05). Domains in both questionnaires indicated a decline in QOL with significant p-values of <0.05. Conclusion: In conclusion, those who had higher impairment level had lower quality of life in multiple domains.","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115760193","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":"The spinal manipulation / chiropractic care neurophysiological function and immune markers","authors":"I. Amjad","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.325","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117180462","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}
Background: Asthma is a bronchial airways disease which is characterized by chronic inflammation and repetitive Asthma attacks. Quality of life is also affected by asthma control. Objective: The objective is to determine the correlation of the asthma control with the health-related quality of life in Asthma patients. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at N.I.H Islamabad and Federal General Hospital Islamabad. The asthmatic patients who had suffered from asthma for at least 6 months and were aged between 15-40 years, had received anti-asthmatic drugs and should have had residence at Islamabad/Rawalpindi were included. The subjects having cardiac, pulmonary or traumatic shortness of breath, any dermatological issues and those undergoing surgery were excluded from the study. The quality of life of asthmatic people was calculated using Urdu version of Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ). The study was spread over 6 months and 100 asthmatic patients, calculated through G-Power, were selected in the survey through convenience sampling. Spearman's correlation statistics on SPSS was used to find relation between health related quality of life and control on asthma Results: Out of total patients, 31% asthma patients had uncontrolled asthma and 63% had partially control asthma symptoms and only 6% with controlled asthma. The correlational value of r = 0.886 shows a strong relationship between control on asthma and quality of life. P<0.05 so relationship is strong and significant. Quality of Life was poorer when the asthma was uncontrolled (2.12± 0.36) and it was better (5.46±0.30) when asthma was controlled. Conclusion: The study concluded that the patient's with controlled asthma had better quality of life as compared to the patients with poor control on asthma symptoms. These asthmatic patients had poor quality of life in all domains of emotional, environmental and activity limitation.
{"title":"Impact of asthma control on health related quality of life in Islamabad, Pakistan: A correlational study","authors":"A. Razzaq, Suman Sheraz, Mohsana Tariq","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.280","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Asthma is a bronchial airways disease which is characterized by chronic inflammation and repetitive Asthma attacks. Quality of life is also affected by asthma control. Objective: The objective is to determine the correlation of the asthma control with the health-related quality of life in Asthma patients. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at N.I.H Islamabad and Federal General Hospital Islamabad. The asthmatic patients who had suffered from asthma for at least 6 months and were aged between 15-40 years, had received anti-asthmatic drugs and should have had residence at Islamabad/Rawalpindi were included. The subjects having cardiac, pulmonary or traumatic shortness of breath, any dermatological issues and those undergoing surgery were excluded from the study. The quality of life of asthmatic people was calculated using Urdu version of Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ). The study was spread over 6 months and 100 asthmatic patients, calculated through G-Power, were selected in the survey through convenience sampling. Spearman's correlation statistics on SPSS was used to find relation between health related quality of life and control on asthma Results: Out of total patients, 31% asthma patients had uncontrolled asthma and 63% had partially control asthma symptoms and only 6% with controlled asthma. The correlational value of r = 0.886 shows a strong relationship between control on asthma and quality of life. P<0.05 so relationship is strong and significant. Quality of Life was poorer when the asthma was uncontrolled (2.12± 0.36) and it was better (5.46±0.30) when asthma was controlled. Conclusion: The study concluded that the patient's with controlled asthma had better quality of life as compared to the patients with poor control on asthma symptoms. These asthmatic patients had poor quality of life in all domains of emotional, environmental and activity limitation.","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125850583","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}
A. Rahim, F. Farooq, Shabana Ali, Shaikh Nabi Bukhsh Nazir
Background: Perceived Stress and quality of sleep are major determinants of physical and mental health. Objective: To determine perceived stress and sleep quality among medical, dental and rehabilitation sciences faculties and its association with age, discipline and designation. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Islamic International Medical and Dental Colleges, and College of Rehabilitation Sciences of Riphah International University from July till September 2021. Two validated questionnaires Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered with informed consent using convenience sampling after ERC approval. Data was analyzed by SPSS 20. Spearman rank- order correlation test was used for correlation between variables. P<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Out of 220 study participants, there were 119(54.1%) medical, 56(25.5%) dental and 45(20.5%) rehabilitation sciences professionals with 184 (83.6%) postgraduate residents and 40 (12.2%) consultants. Moderate stress was reported by 111 (93.3%) medical, 56 (100%) dental and 42 (93.3%) rehabilitation sciences professionals. Higher levels of stress were reported at ages 27-40 years (p=0.007), rehabilitation sciences (p=<0.001) and postgraduate students (p=<0.001). Poor sleep quality was found in medical and dental professionals (p=0.008) and post-graduate students (p=0.01). There was a positive intermediate correlation between stress and sleep disturbance (p<0.05). Sleep showed a weak negative correlation with discipline (p<0.05) and designation (p<0.05). Stress was weakly correlated with designation (p<0.05) and positively with age (p<0.05). Conclusion: A higher level of stress was detected in health care professionals in 27-40 years age groups, rehabilitation sciences and postgraduate students while poor sleep quality was reported more in medical and dental faculties and post graduate students' group.
{"title":"Perceived stress and sleep quality among health care faculty and postgraduate students during COVID- 19 pandemic lockdown","authors":"A. Rahim, F. Farooq, Shabana Ali, Shaikh Nabi Bukhsh Nazir","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.311","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Perceived Stress and quality of sleep are major determinants of physical and mental health. Objective: To determine perceived stress and sleep quality among medical, dental and rehabilitation sciences faculties and its association with age, discipline and designation. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Islamic International Medical and Dental Colleges, and College of Rehabilitation Sciences of Riphah International University from July till September 2021. Two validated questionnaires Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were administered with informed consent using convenience sampling after ERC approval. Data was analyzed by SPSS 20. Spearman rank- order correlation test was used for correlation between variables. P<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Out of 220 study participants, there were 119(54.1%) medical, 56(25.5%) dental and 45(20.5%) rehabilitation sciences professionals with 184 (83.6%) postgraduate residents and 40 (12.2%) consultants. Moderate stress was reported by 111 (93.3%) medical, 56 (100%) dental and 42 (93.3%) rehabilitation sciences professionals. Higher levels of stress were reported at ages 27-40 years (p=0.007), rehabilitation sciences (p=<0.001) and postgraduate students (p=<0.001). Poor sleep quality was found in medical and dental professionals (p=0.008) and post-graduate students (p=0.01). There was a positive intermediate correlation between stress and sleep disturbance (p<0.05). Sleep showed a weak negative correlation with discipline (p<0.05) and designation (p<0.05). Stress was weakly correlated with designation (p<0.05) and positively with age (p<0.05). Conclusion: A higher level of stress was detected in health care professionals in 27-40 years age groups, rehabilitation sciences and postgraduate students while poor sleep quality was reported more in medical and dental faculties and post graduate students' group.","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121713289","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}
Background: Computer usage in the workplace had started in 1950 for commercial purposes. The study of environmental factors in the people's workplace is known as ergonomics. It is used to adjust the working stations of people using standard protocol to reduce the stress that affects people physically while spending many hours a day in front of the computer at workplace. Objective: To ergonomically evaluate workplace environment of computer users of the medical university. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on computer users at Dr. Ziauddin University Karachi. The sample size was 100 and the sampling technique used was convenient. Ergonomic Workplace Evaluation questionnaire consisting of questions from an ergonomics perspective was used. The study duration was 6 months (from March 2019 to August 2019). Data was analyzed with aid from SPSS version 21. Results: Results showed that out of 100, 60% participants had problems with physical conditions at workplace with the environment, 69% had a problem with noise, (31% had problems with light due to letting it in during the day, 19% suffered due to equipment. Other 34% stated the cause to be the building number and 13% was due to room. Regarding postural problems, 66% had problems with working stations. The reason of absenteeism was 32% due to working posture, 30% was due to repetitive work, 21% was attributed to Lifting, and 17 % was due to other reasons regarding this perspective. In addition, 86% participants responded that their physical work environment contributes to absence due to illness. Conclusion: There is a significant effect of the workplace environment on the performance of computer users at the medical university.
背景:1950年开始在工作场所使用计算机用于商业目的。对人们工作场所环境因素的研究被称为人体工程学。它用于根据标准协议调整人们的工作位置，以减轻人们在工作场所长时间坐在电脑前对身体造成的压力。目的:对医科大学计算机使用者工作环境进行人体工程学评价。方法:对卡拉奇Ziauddin博士大学的计算机用户进行横断面研究。样本量为100人，采用方便的抽样技术。工作场所人机工程学评价问卷由人机工程学角度的问题组成。研究时间为6个月(2019年3月至2019年8月)。数据分析采用SPSS version 21软件。结果:结果显示，在100名参与者中，60%的人对工作环境的身体状况有问题，69%的人对噪音有问题，31%的人因白天让光线进入而有问题，19%的人因设备而有问题。另有34%的人说原因是楼号，13%的人说原因是房间。在姿势问题方面，66%的人有工作站问题。旷工的原因有32%是由于工作姿势，30%是由于重复工作，21%是由于举重，17%是由于其他原因。此外，86%的参与者表示，他们的物理工作环境导致了因病缺勤。结论:工作环境对医科大学计算机使用者的工作表现有显著影响。
{"title":"Workplace evaluation of computer users of the medical university; an ergonomic perspective","authors":"Komal Jamil, Syeda Rida Baqir, Shahid Badar","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.295","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Computer usage in the workplace had started in 1950 for commercial purposes. The study of environmental factors in the people's workplace is known as ergonomics. It is used to adjust the working stations of people using standard protocol to reduce the stress that affects people physically while spending many hours a day in front of the computer at workplace. Objective: To ergonomically evaluate workplace environment of computer users of the medical university. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on computer users at Dr. Ziauddin University Karachi. The sample size was 100 and the sampling technique used was convenient. Ergonomic Workplace Evaluation questionnaire consisting of questions from an ergonomics perspective was used. The study duration was 6 months (from March 2019 to August 2019). Data was analyzed with aid from SPSS version 21. Results: Results showed that out of 100, 60% participants had problems with physical conditions at workplace with the environment, 69% had a problem with noise, (31% had problems with light due to letting it in during the day, 19% suffered due to equipment. Other 34% stated the cause to be the building number and 13% was due to room. Regarding postural problems, 66% had problems with working stations. The reason of absenteeism was 32% due to working posture, 30% was due to repetitive work, 21% was attributed to Lifting, and 17 % was due to other reasons regarding this perspective. In addition, 86% participants responded that their physical work environment contributes to absence due to illness. Conclusion: There is a significant effect of the workplace environment on the performance of computer users at the medical university.","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124640470","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":"Active or passive neural mobilization for the management of radiculopathy: Which one of the two is more effective?","authors":"S. Afridi","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.315","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130099794","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}
Background: Gait is one of the most complex neuromuscular phenomena which require perfect coordination between the brain, spine, and muscles. Due to the adverse effects of physical inactivity, physical activity is now considered as the biggest health issue of 21st century. Physical activity effects the gait parameters to variable extent, thus affecting the quality of life. International analyses showed a clear reduction in youth physical activity. Objectives: The purpose of our study was to identify the gait impairments present in the younger adults and modify their activity levels to avoid impairments and disability in later years of age. The objective was to determine the correlation between physical activity and step-length in healthy adults. Methods: Gait parameters were assessed in 40 individuals including both males and females. Subjects with any musculoskeletal conditions, neurological impairments and individuals those were unable to follow verbal commands were excluded. Outcomes measure included International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to access physical activity level and observational method to access gait parameters step length and step-width. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21 software. Results: Physical activity measured through the IPAQ and step-length through observational method showed no significant correlation of physical activity with step-length (p>0.05, r=0.226) and step width (p 0.37, r=-0.145). Conclusion: Change in physical activity levels does not have any impact on step length and step width.
{"title":"Correlation of physical activity with step-length and step-width in healthy young adults","authors":"Zeenia Ahmed, Faiza Rasool, Namra Nadeem Mir","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.308","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Gait is one of the most complex neuromuscular phenomena which require perfect coordination between the brain, spine, and muscles. Due to the adverse effects of physical inactivity, physical activity is now considered as the biggest health issue of 21st century. Physical activity effects the gait parameters to variable extent, thus affecting the quality of life. International analyses showed a clear reduction in youth physical activity. Objectives: The purpose of our study was to identify the gait impairments present in the younger adults and modify their activity levels to avoid impairments and disability in later years of age. The objective was to determine the correlation between physical activity and step-length in healthy adults. Methods: Gait parameters were assessed in 40 individuals including both males and females. Subjects with any musculoskeletal conditions, neurological impairments and individuals those were unable to follow verbal commands were excluded. Outcomes measure included International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to access physical activity level and observational method to access gait parameters step length and step-width. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21 software. Results: Physical activity measured through the IPAQ and step-length through observational method showed no significant correlation of physical activity with step-length (p>0.05, r=0.226) and step width (p 0.37, r=-0.145). Conclusion: Change in physical activity levels does not have any impact on step length and step width.","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"226 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121269203","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}
A. Siddiqa, H. Javed, Haseeb Muhammad Khan, Thomsina Michal, Sana Altaf, Usman Khurram Khan
Background: Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders. Although being detrimental, it is less researched upon than depression. While research is an essential component of medical education, it is also unfamiliar to undergraduate medical students. Therefore, research at the undergraduate level has been shown to cause anxiety among students. Objective: To determine research-related anxiety among allied Health Sciences students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which a sample of 150 undergraduate students was selected on the basis of inclusion (no past history of mental illness, no traumatic incident in past 6 months and allied health sciences student from final year) and exclusion (traumatic incident in past 3 months, failure in recent major exam) criteria. The participants after signing the informed consent were recruited in the study through a non-probability convenient sampling technique. The data was collected using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7 scale). Data were analyzed through SPSS version 21. Results: In this study, 150 undergraduate students participated in the study. Results showed that out of the 150 students, 90 (60%) had mild anxiety related to research, 32(21%) students had moderate-level anxiety, and 28(18%) students had severe anxiety. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the majority of students in their final year or semester experienced mild levels of research related-anxiety.
背景:焦虑是最常见的精神障碍之一。尽管它是有害的，但对它的研究却比抑郁症少。虽然研究是医学教育的一个重要组成部分，但对于医科本科生来说，它也是陌生的。因此，在本科阶段的研究已被证明会引起学生的焦虑。目的:了解职业健康科学专业学生的研究相关焦虑。方法:采用横断面研究方法，以纳入(无精神病史、近6个月无创伤事件、本科毕业班健康科学专业学生)和排除(近3个月无创伤事件、近期专业考试不及格)为标准，抽取150名本科学生。在签署知情同意书后，参与者通过非概率方便抽样技术被招募到研究中。数据采用广泛性焦虑障碍量表(GAD-7)收集。数据采用SPSS version 21进行分析。结果:本研究共有150名本科生参与研究。结果显示，150名学生中，90名(60%)学生有轻度研究相关焦虑，32名(21%)学生有中度焦虑，28名(18%)学生有重度焦虑。结论:根据本研究的结果，大多数学生在最后一年或学期经历了轻度的研究相关焦虑。
{"title":"Prevalence of research-related anxiety among students of Allied Health Sciences","authors":"A. Siddiqa, H. Javed, Haseeb Muhammad Khan, Thomsina Michal, Sana Altaf, Usman Khurram Khan","doi":"10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33897/fujrs.v3i1.301","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders. Although being detrimental, it is less researched upon than depression. While research is an essential component of medical education, it is also unfamiliar to undergraduate medical students. Therefore, research at the undergraduate level has been shown to cause anxiety among students. Objective: To determine research-related anxiety among allied Health Sciences students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which a sample of 150 undergraduate students was selected on the basis of inclusion (no past history of mental illness, no traumatic incident in past 6 months and allied health sciences student from final year) and exclusion (traumatic incident in past 3 months, failure in recent major exam) criteria. The participants after signing the informed consent were recruited in the study through a non-probability convenient sampling technique. The data was collected using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7 scale). Data were analyzed through SPSS version 21. Results: In this study, 150 undergraduate students participated in the study. Results showed that out of the 150 students, 90 (60%) had mild anxiety related to research, 32(21%) students had moderate-level anxiety, and 28(18%) students had severe anxiety. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the majority of students in their final year or semester experienced mild levels of research related-anxiety.","PeriodicalId":178536,"journal":{"name":"Foundation University Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130594166","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}
Saira Jahan, Humna Tabassum, Y. Meer, Saiqa Manzoor, Aroosa Tariq, F. Khan
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic progressive autoimmune disorder with frequent psychological comorbidities. Depression is also associated with increased functional disability in RA patients. Objective: To determine the association of depression and disability with health related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in which 143 patients having rheumatoid arthritis were taken from the Islamabad rheumatology centers during period of 1st August 2019 to 30th January 2020 using non probability purposive sampling technique. All the diagnosed patients of Rheumatoid arthritis both male and female between age 35 and 60 were included in this study whereas patients with any other comorbidity were excluded. Chi square test was applied to determine the association. Data was analyzed using SPSS 21. Results: In this study level of disability as measured by health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQDI) out of 143 patients, (48.95%) patients experienced mild disability, 58 (40.55%) and 15(10.48%) patients presented with moderate and severe disability respectively. Results of severity of depression as measured by beck depression inventory scale (BDI) were: 23(16.1%) patients had mild depression, 22 (15.4%) patients had moderate depression, and 15 (10.4%) patients had severe depression. Association of disability and depression with health related quality of life (HRQOL) was significant with p<0.05. Conclusion: It is concluded that there is significant association of disability and depression with health related quality of life among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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