Pub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X231164226
Ujjwal Pandey, Abhishek Sharma
Background Contagious diseases are recognized as the most serious risks to population health. Even with the breakthroughs in medicine, there are still substantial causes of mortality and illness. During the early aftermath of the virus outbreak, the mental health of healthcare workers was severely impacted. Stress and anxiety appeared in the early stages of the pandemic, while symptoms of sadness, psychophysiological, and post-traumatic stress appeared later and remained for a long period, resulting in substantial repercussions. Aim To observe the psychological distress and anxiety among nursing professionals with fear of infection from COVID-19 omicron variant. Methods In this online cross-sectional survey study a self-made questionnaire was distributed to 246 nurses across the country using a snowball sampling method. Among 246 participants 210 were males and 36 were females between 18 and 38 years of age. Results The results of the study support the notion that the nursing professionals face psychological distress and anxiety due to the COVID-19 omicron variant. Conclusions The study was conducted on nursing professionals who were working in the COVID-19 ward and suffering from more psychological distress and anxiety.
{"title":"Psychological Distress and Anxiety among Nursing Professionals with Fear of Infection of COVID-19 Omicron Variant: A Cross Sectional E-survey Study","authors":"Ujjwal Pandey, Abhishek Sharma","doi":"10.1177/0974150X231164226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0974150X231164226","url":null,"abstract":"Background Contagious diseases are recognized as the most serious risks to population health. Even with the breakthroughs in medicine, there are still substantial causes of mortality and illness. During the early aftermath of the virus outbreak, the mental health of healthcare workers was severely impacted. Stress and anxiety appeared in the early stages of the pandemic, while symptoms of sadness, psychophysiological, and post-traumatic stress appeared later and remained for a long period, resulting in substantial repercussions. Aim To observe the psychological distress and anxiety among nursing professionals with fear of infection from COVID-19 omicron variant. Methods In this online cross-sectional survey study a self-made questionnaire was distributed to 246 nurses across the country using a snowball sampling method. Among 246 participants 210 were males and 36 were females between 18 and 38 years of age. Results The results of the study support the notion that the nursing professionals face psychological distress and anxiety due to the COVID-19 omicron variant. Conclusions The study was conducted on nursing professionals who were working in the COVID-19 ward and suffering from more psychological distress and anxiety.","PeriodicalId":272374,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134029057","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221149837
P. Verma, Sunita Sharma, D. Dayal, P. Malhi
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder that disturbs the process of adrenal steroidogenesis. A variety of symptoms are produced in the body of children born with this disease. In a girl child, the genitalia is ambiguous with an elongated clitoris and fusion of labia which makes it difficult to declare the gender at birth or mistakenly declared as male. Parents often go through a variable period of uncertainty about the gender of their child. Although most families adjust with time, some blame the mother for giving birth to a child with such abnormality. The present study was undertaken in the form of a case study on the mother of a girl child with CAH enrolled from Pediatric Endocrinology OPD, PGIMER, Chandigarh. The current case study highlights the effect of a female born with CAH on the life of a mother. Although the child was well managed on treatment, due to the stigma attached to the condition, was abandoned by the father.
{"title":"How the Birth of a Girl Child with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Changed the Mother’s Life: A Case Study","authors":"P. Verma, Sunita Sharma, D. Dayal, P. Malhi","doi":"10.1177/0974150X221149837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0974150X221149837","url":null,"abstract":"Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder that disturbs the process of adrenal steroidogenesis. A variety of symptoms are produced in the body of children born with this disease. In a girl child, the genitalia is ambiguous with an elongated clitoris and fusion of labia which makes it difficult to declare the gender at birth or mistakenly declared as male. Parents often go through a variable period of uncertainty about the gender of their child. Although most families adjust with time, some blame the mother for giving birth to a child with such abnormality. The present study was undertaken in the form of a case study on the mother of a girl child with CAH enrolled from Pediatric Endocrinology OPD, PGIMER, Chandigarh. The current case study highlights the effect of a female born with CAH on the life of a mother. Although the child was well managed on treatment, due to the stigma attached to the condition, was abandoned by the father.","PeriodicalId":272374,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116879655","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221141743
R. Jairus, Ritu P Naihar, Sangeetha Samuel
Background During pandemic only a few sick patients were admitted to the hospital. Hence, for most of the clinical teaching of student nurses, nursing faculty has to be dependent on teaching in the laboratory. The teaching was done either on simulators or by video-assisted teaching instead of the traditional demonstration method. It is imperative to assess the impact of these methods of teaching on the skill of nursing students. Aim To assess the effectiveness of structured video-assisted learning (VAL) vs demonstration of closed tracheal suction (CTS) in developing skill of undergraduate student nurses. Methodology A quasi-experimental, posttest control group design was adopted. A total of 60 undergraduate B.Sc. second-year student nurses (30 in the demonstration and 30 in the VAL group) were enrolled in this study. The tools used were knowledge assessment tool (KAT) on CTS, practice assessment tool (PAT) to assess the knowledge and skill of CTS simultaneously. Google forms with a five-point Likert scale were developed to assess the perception of Students and Faculty regarding VAL on CTS. Results The mean scores of CTS were significantly higher in the demonstration group when compared with the VAL group at P < 0.05. Conclusion Students liked the video, but the demonstration was proved to be a better method to develop the skill in CTS.
{"title":"Effectiveness of Structured Video-Assisted Learning vs Demonstration on Closed Tracheal Suction Among Undergraduate Student Nurses","authors":"R. Jairus, Ritu P Naihar, Sangeetha Samuel","doi":"10.1177/0974150X221141743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0974150X221141743","url":null,"abstract":"Background During pandemic only a few sick patients were admitted to the hospital. Hence, for most of the clinical teaching of student nurses, nursing faculty has to be dependent on teaching in the laboratory. The teaching was done either on simulators or by video-assisted teaching instead of the traditional demonstration method. It is imperative to assess the impact of these methods of teaching on the skill of nursing students. Aim To assess the effectiveness of structured video-assisted learning (VAL) vs demonstration of closed tracheal suction (CTS) in developing skill of undergraduate student nurses. Methodology A quasi-experimental, posttest control group design was adopted. A total of 60 undergraduate B.Sc. second-year student nurses (30 in the demonstration and 30 in the VAL group) were enrolled in this study. The tools used were knowledge assessment tool (KAT) on CTS, practice assessment tool (PAT) to assess the knowledge and skill of CTS simultaneously. Google forms with a five-point Likert scale were developed to assess the perception of Students and Faculty regarding VAL on CTS. Results The mean scores of CTS were significantly higher in the demonstration group when compared with the VAL group at P < 0.05. Conclusion Students liked the video, but the demonstration was proved to be a better method to develop the skill in CTS.","PeriodicalId":272374,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal","volume":"36 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133187926","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221150566
L. S. Raj, M. Anjusha, R.S. Arathy
The existence of an anomalous connection between any of the cardiac chambers and a major coronary artery is the characteristic feature of coronary cameral fistula. This is a case of an 8-year-old child with a congenital coronary cameral fistula from the left circumflex to the right atrium. The fistula was surgically ligated. The postoperative course was uneventful with a good outcome.
{"title":"Coronary Cameral Fistula: A Rare Entity","authors":"L. S. Raj, M. Anjusha, R.S. Arathy","doi":"10.1177/0974150X221150566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0974150X221150566","url":null,"abstract":"The existence of an anomalous connection between any of the cardiac chambers and a major coronary artery is the characteristic feature of coronary cameral fistula. This is a case of an 8-year-old child with a congenital coronary cameral fistula from the left circumflex to the right atrium. The fistula was surgically ligated. The postoperative course was uneventful with a good outcome.","PeriodicalId":272374,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121148993","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221146080
Manorma Jamwal, Ashish Aggrarwal, Navneet Singla, M. Dhandapani
Background Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (sSAH) is a neurologic emergency characterized by the extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid space. The patients who had therapeutic intervention may face many problems after their discharge from the hospital, which can be a burden both on the patient and the caregiver. To understand the needs completely, it is necessary to comprehend the problems the patients and caregivers face after discharge related to nursing care. This could lead to improvements in functional status and quality of life. Objectives To identify the nursing care needs and problems of the patients with sSAH who have undergone therapeutic intervention follow-up in tertiary care center Chandigarh. Method A qualitative narrative study was conducted on 21 participants (15 patients paired with caregivers and six health care workers) enrolled through the purposive sampling technique. Using an interview guide, patients’ problems and nursing care needs were identified from patients, caregivers, and health care workers (HCWs). Interviews were documented after having informed written consent from participants. Ethical clearance was taken from the institute committee. Results Various problems were reported by the patients, caregivers, and HCWs. The problems and nursing care needs were grouped under various domains: the physical domain includes headache, rigidity, fatigue, difficulty in the activity of daily living, and many more. The psychological domain has anger, altered memory, concentration, and so on. The problems under the social domain were, not interested in socialization, loss/change of job, disturbing role and responsibility, and so on. The spiritual domain includes decreased/increased faith in God, an inability to practice rituals. Poor therapeutic compliance includes lack of compliance to medical treatment and loss of follow-up. The care need includes a lack of caring skills, knowledge deficit among many. Caregivers reported an increase in burden, disturbed family, financial issues, and lack of caring skills. Conclusion The study found various problems and nursing care needs under seven domains, that is, physical, psychological, social, spiritual, poor therapeutic compliance, care needs, and challenges faced by caregivers, which can be considered during the transition phase of patients with sSAH and may guide the health care worker in the provision of holistic care.
{"title":"Post-discharge Nursing Care Needs and Problems of the Patients with Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage who Have Undergone Therapeutic Intervention","authors":"Manorma Jamwal, Ashish Aggrarwal, Navneet Singla, M. Dhandapani","doi":"10.1177/0974150X221146080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0974150X221146080","url":null,"abstract":"Background Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (sSAH) is a neurologic emergency characterized by the extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid space. The patients who had therapeutic intervention may face many problems after their discharge from the hospital, which can be a burden both on the patient and the caregiver. To understand the needs completely, it is necessary to comprehend the problems the patients and caregivers face after discharge related to nursing care. This could lead to improvements in functional status and quality of life. Objectives To identify the nursing care needs and problems of the patients with sSAH who have undergone therapeutic intervention follow-up in tertiary care center Chandigarh. Method A qualitative narrative study was conducted on 21 participants (15 patients paired with caregivers and six health care workers) enrolled through the purposive sampling technique. Using an interview guide, patients’ problems and nursing care needs were identified from patients, caregivers, and health care workers (HCWs). Interviews were documented after having informed written consent from participants. Ethical clearance was taken from the institute committee. Results Various problems were reported by the patients, caregivers, and HCWs. The problems and nursing care needs were grouped under various domains: the physical domain includes headache, rigidity, fatigue, difficulty in the activity of daily living, and many more. The psychological domain has anger, altered memory, concentration, and so on. The problems under the social domain were, not interested in socialization, loss/change of job, disturbing role and responsibility, and so on. The spiritual domain includes decreased/increased faith in God, an inability to practice rituals. Poor therapeutic compliance includes lack of compliance to medical treatment and loss of follow-up. The care need includes a lack of caring skills, knowledge deficit among many. Caregivers reported an increase in burden, disturbed family, financial issues, and lack of caring skills. Conclusion The study found various problems and nursing care needs under seven domains, that is, physical, psychological, social, spiritual, poor therapeutic compliance, care needs, and challenges faced by caregivers, which can be considered during the transition phase of patients with sSAH and may guide the health care worker in the provision of holistic care.","PeriodicalId":272374,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123532206","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221146075
J. Kyei, Gladys Dzansi, A. K. Acheampong, C. A. Adjei, L. Ohene, Samuel Adjorlolo, Isabella Naana Akyaa Asante, Philomena Woolley, Felix Nyante, Lydia Aziato
Background The utilisation of research findings in healthcare among health professionals is key for promoting patient safety and achieving quality health outcomes including that of nursing and midwifery research. However, not much is known about the challenges Ghanaian nurses and midwives face in generating evidence-based findings to inform context-specific nursing and midwifery practice. Aim Explore factors influencing nurses and midwives’ participation and research use in Ghana. Methods We employed a qualitative descriptive exploratory approach involving in-depth face-to-face interviews with 60 nurses and midwives from six regions in Ghana. Participants were selected from training institutions, hospitals and community health units. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed for analysis. Data was coded and categorised into themes and subthemes using content analysis procedures. Results Nurses’ and midwives’ role in research varied. Barriers to research participation included inadequate knowledge, lack of interest, access to research funds, time constraints and attitude of respondents. Commitment, mentoring, access to resources and prestige associated with publishing enhanced participation. Conclusion Developing nurses’ and midwives’ interest in research requires training, collaboration, access to research funds and use of research outcomes.
{"title":"Factors Influencing Nurses and Midwives’ Participation in Research: A Qualitative Study","authors":"J. Kyei, Gladys Dzansi, A. K. Acheampong, C. A. Adjei, L. Ohene, Samuel Adjorlolo, Isabella Naana Akyaa Asante, Philomena Woolley, Felix Nyante, Lydia Aziato","doi":"10.1177/0974150X221146075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0974150X221146075","url":null,"abstract":"Background The utilisation of research findings in healthcare among health professionals is key for promoting patient safety and achieving quality health outcomes including that of nursing and midwifery research. However, not much is known about the challenges Ghanaian nurses and midwives face in generating evidence-based findings to inform context-specific nursing and midwifery practice. Aim Explore factors influencing nurses and midwives’ participation and research use in Ghana. Methods We employed a qualitative descriptive exploratory approach involving in-depth face-to-face interviews with 60 nurses and midwives from six regions in Ghana. Participants were selected from training institutions, hospitals and community health units. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed for analysis. Data was coded and categorised into themes and subthemes using content analysis procedures. Results Nurses’ and midwives’ role in research varied. Barriers to research participation included inadequate knowledge, lack of interest, access to research funds, time constraints and attitude of respondents. Commitment, mentoring, access to resources and prestige associated with publishing enhanced participation. Conclusion Developing nurses’ and midwives’ interest in research requires training, collaboration, access to research funds and use of research outcomes.","PeriodicalId":272374,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134446581","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}
Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221128635
Rajbeer Kaur, S. Kaur, Praveen Kumar, R. Bagga
Background: Preterm birth is an unexpected event, which is very stressful for the parents and family members as they are never prepared for this situation. The major stressors of parental stress such as the appearance of the neonate, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment, condition of the neonate, behaviour of care professionals and financial implications are well documented. Objective: To assess the level of stress among the parents of preterm hospitalized neonates admitted in the NICU, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. Methods: Data were collected by interviewing 17 parents on the fifth day of admission to the NICU, PGIMER, Chandigarh, after taking informed written consent from them. The Parental Stress Scale–NICU (PSS-NICU) and the fathers stress scale were used to assess the stress level of parents of hospitalized preterm neonates. Data were analysed by using SPSS (version 20). Results: The mean age of mothers was 28.24 ± 4.96 and that of the fathers was 30.29 ± 4.25. The total mean mothers’ stress score was 171.76 ± 33.44, and the total mean fathers’ stress score was 125.02 ± 36.16. Conclusion: The study showed that mothers and fathers were very stressful during the period of hospitalization of their preterm neonates.
背景:早产是一种意外事件，对父母和家庭成员来说压力很大，因为他们从来没有为这种情况做好准备。父母压力的主要压力源，如新生儿的外观，新生儿重症监护病房(NICU)的环境，新生儿的条件，护理专业人员的行为和经济影响都有很好的记录。目的:了解昌迪加尔医学教育与研究研究生院尼赫鲁医院新生儿重症监护室早产儿父母的应激水平。方法:在获得家长的知情书面同意后，于患儿入住昌迪加尔PGIMER NICU第5天对17名家长进行访谈。采用父母压力量表- nicu (PSS-NICU)和父亲压力量表评估住院早产儿父母的压力水平。数据分析采用SPSS (version 20)软件。结果:母亲平均年龄28.24±4.96岁，父亲平均年龄30.29±4.25岁。母亲总平均压力得分为171.76±33.44分，父亲总平均压力得分为125.02±36.16分。结论:本研究表明，在早产婴儿住院期间，母亲和父亲的压力很大。
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Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150x221124228
Anjana. Sharma, R. Kalia
Introduction: “Body mechanics” is a term used to describe the ways we move and go about in our lives. It includes how we hold our body while sitting, standing, lifting, bending, carrying, or moving. Poor body mechanics can often lead to poor body posture, back pain, and related discomfort. Workers in industries and offices are exposed to various types of risk factors such as lifting heavy items, bending, reaching overhead, pushing and pulling heavy loads, working in awkward body postures, and performing the same or similar tasks repetitively, causing morbidity. Taking care of the back is a lifelong project, and use of proper body mechanics is an effective way to maintain health and fitness of the back. Objective: To assess the posture of adults at their workplace with an aim to develop a health education package on body mechanics. Methodology: Non-experimental descriptive design was used for the study. The study was conducted among 50 subjects from various organizations at Kurali, Punjab. Sociodemographic data sheet and an observation checklist were used to observe the body mechanics practices of the subjects. Results: The findings of the study revealed that 27 (54%) subjects had good body mechanics practices, 17 (34%) had average practices, whereas 6 (12%) had poor body mechanics practices. Conclusion: Only half of the workers were practicing good body mechanics; hence, there is a need to educate the workers regarding good practices.
{"title":"Assessment of the Posture of Adults at Their Workplace","authors":"Anjana. Sharma, R. Kalia","doi":"10.1177/0974150x221124228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0974150x221124228","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: “Body mechanics” is a term used to describe the ways we move and go about in our lives. It includes how we hold our body while sitting, standing, lifting, bending, carrying, or moving. Poor body mechanics can often lead to poor body posture, back pain, and related discomfort. Workers in industries and offices are exposed to various types of risk factors such as lifting heavy items, bending, reaching overhead, pushing and pulling heavy loads, working in awkward body postures, and performing the same or similar tasks repetitively, causing morbidity. Taking care of the back is a lifelong project, and use of proper body mechanics is an effective way to maintain health and fitness of the back. Objective: To assess the posture of adults at their workplace with an aim to develop a health education package on body mechanics. Methodology: Non-experimental descriptive design was used for the study. The study was conducted among 50 subjects from various organizations at Kurali, Punjab. Sociodemographic data sheet and an observation checklist were used to observe the body mechanics practices of the subjects. Results: The findings of the study revealed that 27 (54%) subjects had good body mechanics practices, 17 (34%) had average practices, whereas 6 (12%) had poor body mechanics practices. Conclusion: Only half of the workers were practicing good body mechanics; hence, there is a need to educate the workers regarding good practices.","PeriodicalId":272374,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Midwifery Research Journal","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114614997","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}
Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221124229
K. Rana, K. Das, G. Kalyan, S. Saini
The preterm neonates have a higher mortality rate, associated with their vulnerable state to minimal changes in their physiological parameters. 1 The hemodynamic status and the related assessment of neonatal perfusion are the integral components of a preterm neonate’s physiological monitoring. One of the important parameters of this monitoring is capillary refill time (CRT). It is an indirect indicator of the cardiac output and peripheral circulation, which, if timely managed, can reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of these preterm neonates. 2,3,4 The nurses perform and record CRT in the nursing monitoring sheets as a routine procedure in neonatal intensive care units. The normal CRT of preterm neonates is less than 3 s; exceeding 4 s shows inadequate blood supply to the extremities. However, more than 5 s indicates decreased cardiac output. 5 In practice, the healthcare providers use the index finger with moderate pressure for 5 s over the chest to cause blenching on the skin and observe revascularization time to record as CRT. 6 The measurement of CRT is an essential clinical skill, and it helps quickly assess the condition of preterm neonates’ blood circulation and averts adverse health outcomes. Nurses must possess adequate knowledge and skills related to CRT. Keeping that in mind, the present pilot study was conducted. to the A pilot study using the total enumeration sample technique was conducted on 105 nurses working in various neonatal units in a tertiary care center in North India. The inclusion criteria included nurses working in neonatal units who consented to the study. Ethical approval was taken from institute’s ethics committee and written informed consent was obtained from participants of the study. The data were collected using a questionnaire containing: (a) personal information of nurses and (b) knowledge and expressed practices/skill of nurses related to the measurement of CRT. Neonatologists, pediatrics, and nursing experts validated the questionnaire, and the content validity index (CVI) score was 0.8. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using the test–retest method, and its CVI score was 0.8. The total enumeration sampling technique was used. A structured Performa was used to collect data using the pen–pencil technique, and the measured value of CRT was recorded. The data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20.
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Pub Date : 2022-10-01DOI: 10.1177/0974150X221127450
Pardeep Kumar, Sunita Sharma, S. Saini, Sandeep Mittal, Vanita Gupta
Introduction: Injectable drug use is a cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission and health-related problems. It is one of the serious problems of our country. The best suitable strategy of treatment for opioid dependence is ‘opioid substitution therapy’ (OST). It is beneficial for the injectable drug users (IDUs) in reduction in the behaviour of injecting and opioid use, which helps in reducing criminal activities, domestic violence, enhancing ties within the family and improving productivity. Objective: To assess the mental health problems, quality of life, work ability and social adjustability among OST and non-OST IDUs. Materials and Methods: The descriptive study was conducted among 100 male IDUs (50 in the OST group and 50 in the non-OST group), registered with the two selected non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of Chandigarh selected by using the consecutive sampling technique. The OST group was contacted during their visit to the centre for receiving the daily dose of OST, while the non-OST group was contacted during their visit to the NGO centres for getting fresh syringes in exchange with used syringes under the syringe exchange programme. The data were collected by interviewing the study subjects by using the interview schedule comprising of the (a) socio-demographic profile, (b) health problems, (c) substance-use-related problems scale, (d) work ability and social adjustability scale, (e) the depression, anxiety and stress scale-21 and (f) World Health Organization Quality-of-Life BREF (WHOQOL BREF) Scale. All the tools were standardized and available in the open domain. Results: The study subjects were in the age group of 18–58 years with the mean age of 27.52 ± 6.67 years. Significantly lesser problems in the OST group study participants related to health, occupation, finance, legal, family, marital and social status were reported than those in the non-OST group participants (t-test, p < 0.01). A significantly higher percentage of the study participants in the non-OST group had depression, anxiety and stress than that in the OST group. Quality of life of IDUs in the OST group was significantly better than that of IDUs in the non-OST group, as per the WHOQOL BREF Scale (Mann–Whitney U test, p < 0.05). Conclusion: IDUs on OST therapy (OST group) were having lesser problems in the area of health (physical and mental), occupational, financial, legal, family, marital, social and better quality of life than those in the non-OST group.
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