Introduction: In Indian society, housewives serve as the foundational pillars around which familial structures revolve. Women perform wide variety of activities daily in the kitchen, due to continuous work performance housewives suffer various kind of physical disorders like musculoskeletal disorders, pain in joints, back, shoulders, arms, and hands due to prolong standing posture. Persistence of Musculoskeletal pain results in decreased productivity which at the end leads to poor quality of life. Aim of the study: The survey aims to evaluate prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among housewives. Methodology: A survey study was conducted among 100 housewives. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire to determine the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders. Convenience sampling was used for the study. Results: The findings revealed that the prevalence of MSDs among housewives was 79%. Maximum prevalence (46.8%) was found in the age group 30-40 years. The most common site of musculoskeletal disorder among housewives was multiple regions (46.8%), followed by lower back (21.5%). Other regions such as the neck, knees, shoulders, and elbows also showed varying levels of prevalence. Conclusion: In conclusion, the study showed a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among housewives. The findings underscore the multifaceted nature of this health concern, influenced by various risk factors including age, BMI distribution, number of dependents, duration of household activities, and types of tasks performed. Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Housewives, Risk factors
{"title":"Prevalence and Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Housewives: A Survey Study","authors":"Charanpreet Kaur, Gaganpreet Kaur, S. Bindra","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240250","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: In Indian society, housewives serve as the foundational pillars around which familial structures revolve. Women perform wide variety of activities daily in the kitchen, due to continuous work performance housewives suffer various kind of physical disorders like musculoskeletal disorders, pain in joints, back, shoulders, arms, and hands due to prolong standing posture. Persistence of Musculoskeletal pain results in decreased productivity which at the end leads to poor quality of life.\u0000Aim of the study: The survey aims to evaluate prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among housewives.\u0000Methodology: A survey study was conducted among 100 housewives. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire to determine the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders. Convenience sampling was used for the study.\u0000Results: The findings revealed that the prevalence of MSDs among housewives was 79%. Maximum prevalence (46.8%) was found in the age group 30-40 years. The most common site of musculoskeletal disorder among housewives was multiple regions (46.8%), followed by lower back (21.5%). Other regions such as the neck, knees, shoulders, and elbows also showed varying levels of prevalence.\u0000Conclusion: In conclusion, the study showed a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among housewives. The findings underscore the multifaceted nature of this health concern, influenced by various risk factors including age, BMI distribution, number of dependents, duration of household activities, and types of tasks performed.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Housewives, Risk factors","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"6 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141703884","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}
Usoro Udousoro Akpan, Muhydeen Opeyemi Olojo, Tolulope Israel Oni
Background: Adolescent substance abuse is a major public health concern in Nigeria, having far-reaching effects on both individuals and society. The susceptibility of Nigerian youth to substance abuse is influenced by numerous factors including socioeconomic factors like poverty, unemployment, and limited access to education. Method: The research employed a cross-sectional descriptive design. Four hundred and fifty individuals were interviewed using interviewer-administered, structured questions through a multi-stage sampling procedure. After manual data analysis, a chi-square test statistic was employed to determine whether there was a significant relationship between the categorical variables, with a p-value of less than 0.05. Results: Out of the 450 responders, 241 (53.6%) male and 209 (46.4%) female were questioned. More than half of the respondents (54.5%) were between the ages of 19-21 years old. According to the survey, 182 people (or 40.4% of the sample) use one or more substances. The most popular ones are Alcohol, which is followed by paracetamol and cigarettes. About 93.1% and 87.3% of the respondents identified negative peer influence and lack of parental care as factors that influence drug and alcohol abuse respectively. The study also reveals a statistically significant relationship between Age, gender, and substance use. Conclusion: Adolescents actively use illegal substances, making drug misuse a pervasive social issue that disproportionately impacts young people. It also highlights how crucial peer and family pressure is to the development and maintenance of prescription medication abuse. Keywords: Adolescent, Drug misuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol
{"title":"Assessment of the Prevalence and Factors Contributing to Drug and Alcohol Use Among Young People in South-South, Nigeria","authors":"Usoro Udousoro Akpan, Muhydeen Opeyemi Olojo, Tolulope Israel Oni","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240245","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Adolescent substance abuse is a major public health concern in Nigeria, having far-reaching effects on both individuals and society. The susceptibility of Nigerian youth to substance abuse is influenced by numerous factors including socioeconomic factors like poverty, unemployment, and limited access to education.\u0000Method: The research employed a cross-sectional descriptive design. Four hundred and fifty individuals were interviewed using interviewer-administered, structured questions through a multi-stage sampling procedure. After manual data analysis, a chi-square test statistic was employed to determine whether there was a significant relationship between the categorical variables, with a p-value of less than 0.05.\u0000Results: Out of the 450 responders, 241 (53.6%) male and 209 (46.4%) female were questioned. More than half of the respondents (54.5%) were between the ages of 19-21 years old. According to the survey, 182 people (or 40.4% of the sample) use one or more substances. The most popular ones are Alcohol, which is followed by paracetamol and cigarettes. About 93.1% and 87.3% of the respondents identified negative peer influence and lack of parental care as factors that influence drug and alcohol abuse respectively. The study also reveals a statistically significant relationship between Age, gender, and substance use. \u0000Conclusion: Adolescents actively use illegal substances, making drug misuse a pervasive social issue that disproportionately impacts young people. It also highlights how crucial peer and family pressure is to the development and maintenance of prescription medication abuse.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Adolescent, Drug misuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"40 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141716444","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}
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is an immune mediated fatal adverse muco-cutaneous drug reaction characterized by extensive exfoliation of the epidermis and mucous membrane. It may result in sepsis and death. In most cases, TEN is caused by certain drugs & vaccines. TEN involves more than 30% of body surface area. Steven Johnson Syndrome also shows the same disease process and same spectrum of drug-induced epidermolysis. A 37-year-old patient who was on Lamotrigine, Escitalopram & Clonazepam for multiple somatoform disorder developed generalized vesicular rash with fever after 2 weeks of initiation of lamotrigine. The patient was admitted to the hospital and Lamotrigine was taken off. Patient was given conservative management. Adverse drug reaction was reported to Adverse drug reaction monitoring centre (AMC) and severity was assessed by WHO-UMC Scale. Patient died after 5 days of admission. Score of Toxic epidermal necrolysis (SCORTEN Scale) is used to assess severity of the illness and to predict mortality rate. Early Diagnosis, withdrawal of offending agent, timely proper supportive management can help in lowering the mortality. Keywords: Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Lamotrigine, Adverse drug reaction, Multiple somatoform disorder, Steven Johnson Syndrome, Score of Toxic epidermal necrolysis
{"title":"Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by Lamotrigine - A Case Report of Fatality","authors":"Shubhayu Som, Tapas Bera, Lopamudra (Dhar) Chowdhury","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240232","url":null,"abstract":"Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is an immune mediated fatal adverse muco-cutaneous drug reaction characterized by extensive exfoliation of the epidermis and mucous membrane. It may result in sepsis and death. In most cases, TEN is caused by certain drugs & vaccines. TEN involves more than 30% of body surface area. Steven Johnson Syndrome also shows the same disease process and same spectrum of drug-induced epidermolysis.\u0000A 37-year-old patient who was on Lamotrigine, Escitalopram & Clonazepam for multiple somatoform disorder developed generalized vesicular rash with fever after 2 weeks of initiation of lamotrigine. The patient was admitted to the hospital and Lamotrigine was taken off. Patient was given conservative management. Adverse drug reaction was reported to Adverse drug reaction monitoring centre (AMC) and severity was assessed by WHO-UMC Scale. Patient died after 5 days of admission. Score of Toxic epidermal necrolysis (SCORTEN Scale) is used to assess severity of the illness and to predict mortality rate. Early Diagnosis, withdrawal of offending agent, timely proper supportive management can help in lowering the mortality.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Lamotrigine, Adverse drug reaction, Multiple somatoform disorder, Steven Johnson Syndrome, Score of Toxic epidermal necrolysis","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"24 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141701812","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}
Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease that affects around 300 million people of all ages worldwide so that it has an impact on patients both physically, activity restrictions, and psychosocially, in terms of quality of life. Objective: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Educational Program on Self-efficacy Behaviors of Asthmatic Patients. Study was based on quasi experimental with experimental and control design; by adopting purposive sampling technique sample were selected and data was collected by Asthma Self-efficacy Behavior measures Questionnaire (ASQ). Findings showed Self-efficacy scores in pre and post-test. The overall pre-Self-efficacy mean scores were 17.26 and post-test Self-efficacy mean scores was 18.58 and mean difference of Self-efficacy scores was 1.320. The obtained t- test value was 3.146 which shows statistical significance at p<0.05. The educational intervention appears to be an effective method to improve asthma control self-management behaviors and self-efficacy in asthma patients. Keywords: Asthma, Patients, Asthma Self-efficacy Questionnaire (ASQ)
{"title":"Effectiveness of Educational Program on Self-efficacy Behaviors of Asthmatic Patients","authors":"Halemaneyavaradananagowda, B. A. Y. Swamy Gowda","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240254","url":null,"abstract":"Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease that affects around 300 million people of all ages worldwide so that it has an impact on patients both physically, activity restrictions, and psychosocially, in terms of quality of life. Objective: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Educational Program on Self-efficacy Behaviors of Asthmatic Patients. Study was based on quasi experimental with experimental and control design; by adopting purposive sampling technique sample were selected and data was collected by Asthma Self-efficacy Behavior measures Questionnaire (ASQ). Findings showed Self-efficacy scores in pre and post-test. The overall pre-Self-efficacy mean scores were 17.26 and post-test Self-efficacy mean scores was 18.58 and mean difference of Self-efficacy scores was 1.320. The obtained t- test value was 3.146 which shows statistical significance at p<0.05. The educational intervention appears to be an effective method to improve asthma control self-management behaviors and self-efficacy in asthma patients.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Asthma, Patients, Asthma Self-efficacy Questionnaire (ASQ)","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141711810","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}
Introduction: Ischemic Stroke is due to sudden loss of blood circulation to an area of the brain, resulting in loss of neurologic function. The incidence in India ranges between 105-152/100,000 people/year. Despite all the advancements in care, stroke continues to be the 2nd leading cause of mortality and the 1st cause of long-term disability. The activities of daily living of patients with chronic stroke affect their Quality of Life (QoL). The majority of stroke survivors continue to live with disabilities, and this can have a profound impact on their QoL. Aims & Objectives: To assess the impact of stroke on the various domains of the quality of life of its survivors, who are treated by the Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore. Methods: A descriptive study design employing a non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 90 stroke survivors. Written consent was obtained, demographic and clinical variables were collected using interviews, and the impact of stroke on its survivors was assessed using the Stroke Specific Quality of Life (SS-QoL) scale. Results: The participant's mean age group was 48.92±12.97 ranging between 26 -78 years respectively; 67.8% were males, 34.4% of them were unskilled workers, 66.7% had a thrombotic type of ischemic stroke, 56.7% had a moderate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale grade at admission, 26.7% and 25.6% had a modified Rankin Score of 2 and 1, respectively. Among the participants, 47.8% of them had a stroke at the ages of 31-50 years, and the majority (91.1%) of them had comorbidities. The majority (44.77%) of them had a moderate QoL. Among the SS-QoL domains, the mean scores were the highest in the vision domain (4±1.26) and the lowest in the energy domain (2.47±1.25). There was a significant association between the QoL of stroke survivors and their socioeconomic status (p=0.033), type of ischemic stroke (p=0.047), and limb involvement (p=0.034). A positive correlation (p=0.00) was observed among various QoL domains. Conclusion: These findings provided not just insight into the impact of stroke on the QoL of its survivors but also emphasized the need to sensitize the healthcare care professionals to provide care during both the acute period and also continue to ensure all the domains of a good QoL is addressed during the follow-up and rehabilitation. Keywords: Ischemic Stroke, Quality of Life, Stroke Survivor
{"title":"Impact of Stroke on the Quality of Life of its Survivors","authors":"Deborah Snegalatha, Rebecca Sumathy Bai","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240249","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Ischemic Stroke is due to sudden loss of blood circulation to an area of the brain, resulting in loss of neurologic function. The incidence in India ranges between 105-152/100,000 people/year. Despite all the advancements in care, stroke continues to be the 2nd leading cause of mortality and the 1st cause of long-term disability. The activities of daily living of patients with chronic stroke affect their Quality of Life (QoL). The majority of stroke survivors continue to live with disabilities, and this can have a profound impact on their QoL.\u0000Aims & Objectives: To assess the impact of stroke on the various domains of the quality of life of its survivors, who are treated by the Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore.\u0000Methods: A descriptive study design employing a non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 90 stroke survivors. Written consent was obtained, demographic and clinical variables were collected using interviews, and the impact of stroke on its survivors was assessed using the Stroke Specific Quality of Life (SS-QoL) scale.\u0000Results: The participant's mean age group was 48.92±12.97 ranging between 26 -78 years respectively; 67.8% were males, 34.4% of them were unskilled workers, 66.7% had a thrombotic type of ischemic stroke, 56.7% had a moderate National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale grade at admission, 26.7% and 25.6% had a modified Rankin Score of 2 and 1, respectively. Among the participants, 47.8% of them had a stroke at the ages of 31-50 years, and the majority (91.1%) of them had comorbidities. The majority (44.77%) of them had a moderate QoL. Among the SS-QoL domains, the mean scores were the highest in the vision domain (4±1.26) and the lowest in the energy domain (2.47±1.25). There was a significant association between the QoL of stroke survivors and their socioeconomic status (p=0.033), type of ischemic stroke (p=0.047), and limb involvement (p=0.034). A positive correlation (p=0.00) was observed among various QoL domains.\u0000Conclusion: These findings provided not just insight into the impact of stroke on the QoL of its survivors but also emphasized the need to sensitize the healthcare care professionals to provide care during both the acute period and also continue to ensure all the domains of a good QoL is addressed during the follow-up and rehabilitation.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Ischemic Stroke, Quality of Life, Stroke Survivor","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"44 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141691428","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: Uterine inversion is a rare but serious complication wherein the uterus is partially or completely turned inside out. It can either be acute or chronic. Unlike acute uterine inversion which occurs as a complication during parturition, which can be promptly managed, chronic uterine inversion poses a diagnostic difficulty even for an experienced gynecologist. We, herein, report a patient who was managed and followed up at our institution for chronic uterine inversion. Case presentation: A 30-year-old female, P4L4 previous all vaginally delivered, presented with complaints of something coming out of her vagina, per vaginal bleeding and foul-smelling discharge. On Physical examination, the patient was severely anaemic and revealed a bleeding, necrotic mass on inspection and the entrance of the cervix felt high up on per speculum and per vaginal examination. The patient was diagnosed as having chronic uterine inversion. The patient was admitted and was made hemodynamically stable with intravenous fluids and three units of blood. Manual reduction using vaginal procedure to reposition the uterus wasn’t successful, hence she was taken up for surgery. Fibroid was resected vaginally. Then Haultain rectification procedure was performed and then the definitive procedure of hysterectomy was done. Postoperatively, the patient was kept under observation and was vitally stable. Histopathology reported leiomyoma. Conclusion: Though non-puerperal uterine inversion is rare, a few cases will still have to be managed without any previous experience. This differential has to be considered as a possibility in a non-pregnant woman presenting with bleeding or mass per vagina with or without hypotension and can very rarely present as postmenopausal bleeding. Irrespective of age or parity, pre-operatively or intra-operatively, associated malignancy is to be ruled out in every case of uterine inversion. The prognosis depends on prompt diagnosis and timely intervention. Keywords: Fibroid, chronic, non-puerperal, uterus, inversion.
{"title":"Chronic Uterine Inversion in a Young Adult: Case Report","authors":"Anusha Suresh Shetty, Kiran Shinde, Santosh Shahane","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240243","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Uterine inversion is a rare but serious complication wherein the uterus is partially or completely turned inside out. It can either be acute or chronic. Unlike acute uterine inversion which occurs as a complication during parturition, which can be promptly managed, chronic uterine inversion poses a diagnostic difficulty even for an experienced gynecologist. We, herein, report a patient who was managed and followed up at our institution for chronic uterine inversion.\u0000Case presentation: A 30-year-old female, P4L4 previous all vaginally delivered, presented with complaints of something coming out of her vagina, per vaginal bleeding and foul-smelling discharge. On Physical examination, the patient was severely anaemic and revealed a bleeding, necrotic mass on inspection and the entrance of the cervix felt high up on per speculum and per vaginal examination. The patient was diagnosed as having chronic uterine inversion. The patient was admitted and was made hemodynamically stable with intravenous fluids and three units of blood. Manual reduction using vaginal procedure to reposition the uterus wasn’t successful, hence she was taken up for surgery. Fibroid was resected vaginally. Then Haultain rectification procedure was performed and then the definitive procedure of hysterectomy was done. Postoperatively, the patient was kept under observation and was vitally stable. Histopathology reported leiomyoma.\u0000Conclusion: Though non-puerperal uterine inversion is rare, a few cases will still have to be managed without any previous experience. This differential has to be considered as a possibility in a non-pregnant woman presenting with bleeding or mass per vagina with or without hypotension and can very rarely present as postmenopausal bleeding. Irrespective of age or parity, pre-operatively or intra-operatively, associated malignancy is to be ruled out in every case of uterine inversion. The prognosis depends on prompt diagnosis and timely intervention. \u0000\u0000Keywords: Fibroid, chronic, non-puerperal, uterus, inversion.","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"110 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141694977","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}
Introduction: Adolescents are individuals in the 10–19year age group; there are 253 million adolescents in India. Growth and development are predominant during adolescence, a relatively healthy time. Good diet, physical activity, sleep, and screen time are pillars of good health. Aims & Objectives: To identify lifestyle practices such as diet, physical activity, sleep, and screen time among adolescents in the outpatient and inpatient services, Departments of Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore. Methods: A descriptive study design employing a non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 1420 adolescents. Written consent and assent were obtained, demographic and clinical variables were collected using interviews, and the lifestyle practice was assessed using a modified YRBS questionnaire. Results: 70.8% of the adolescents were in the age group of 10-14 years; males and females were almost equal (46.2 and 53.8%), 73.6% lived in nuclear families, and 19.4% had a BMI of 23 adult equivalent. Regarding diet in the past 7 days, 41.3% did not consume green/vegetable salads, and 89.7% of the adolescents ate breakfast daily, but the meals of 81.4% did not contain 25% carbohydrates. 42.2% did not meet the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, and 51% were not a part of any sports team in the past year. Most (33.8%) of the adolescents slept for about 8 hours during the school days, but 68% reported difficulty falling asleep. Most participants (58.7% and 59.2%) stopped screentime just before sleep on weekdays and weekends. Conclusion: Adolescence is when lifestyle behaviours that affect present and future health begin. Therefore, helping adolescents establish healthy lifestyles and avoid developing health risk behaviours is crucial and should be started before these behaviours are firmly established. Keywords: Adolescents, Lifestyle, Diet, Physical Activity, Sleep, Screen time.
{"title":"Lifestyle Practices of Adolescents in a Tertiary Care Centre in India","authors":"Esther Kanthi, Ananthi Ebenezer, Reshmi Ys","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240241","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Adolescents are individuals in the 10–19year age group; there are 253 million adolescents in India. Growth and development are predominant during adolescence, a relatively healthy time. Good diet, physical activity, sleep, and screen time are pillars of good health.\u0000Aims & Objectives: To identify lifestyle practices such as diet, physical activity, sleep, and screen time among adolescents in the outpatient and inpatient services, Departments of Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore.\u0000Methods: A descriptive study design employing a non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 1420 adolescents. Written consent and assent were obtained, demographic and clinical variables were collected using interviews, and the lifestyle practice was assessed using a modified YRBS questionnaire.\u0000Results: 70.8% of the adolescents were in the age group of 10-14 years; males and females were almost equal (46.2 and 53.8%), 73.6% lived in nuclear families, and 19.4% had a BMI of 23 adult equivalent. Regarding diet in the past 7 days, 41.3% did not consume green/vegetable salads, and 89.7% of the adolescents ate breakfast daily, but the meals of 81.4% did not contain 25% carbohydrates. 42.2% did not meet the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, and 51% were not a part of any sports team in the past year. Most (33.8%) of the adolescents slept for about 8 hours during the school days, but 68% reported difficulty falling asleep. Most participants (58.7% and 59.2%) stopped screentime just before sleep on weekdays and weekends. \u0000Conclusion: Adolescence is when lifestyle behaviours that affect present and future health begin. Therefore, helping adolescents establish healthy lifestyles and avoid developing health risk behaviours is crucial and should be started before these behaviours are firmly established.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Adolescents, Lifestyle, Diet, Physical Activity, Sleep, Screen time.","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"83 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141694245","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}
With an average age of 28 compared to Western countries, India's young population accounts for half of heart attacks in South Asia, which happen to people under 52. Autopsy reports, which identify the actual cause of death, frequently concentrate on sudden deaths in young adults that have no apparent reason or warning signs. Fat accumulation in the blood vessels of the heart is the cause of abrupt, unexpected natural deaths. The heart stops beating and loses blood as a result of these arteries narrowing or blocking. The body may exhibit subtle symptoms prior to abrupt death, such as shortness of breath, palpitations, tightness in the chest, and chest discomfort. A decision tree classification is a death dataset model that generates labelled classes at leaf nodes and makes judgments at edges to predict class labels for subsequent records. The purpose of the proposed paper study is to predict abrupt natural deaths, which are frequently brought on by smoking, by using regression analysis, a statistical technique that establishes the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The experiment's outcome, which looks at how Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) may be used to forecast heart failure, shows five records out of 50,000 patients from different hospitals. Perceptron’s, both single- and multi-layer, were used to gather patient information. Keywords: Artificial Neural Network, Linear Regression Analysis, Sudden and Unexpected Natural Deaths etc.
{"title":"Heart Failure Predictive Analysis Using Decision Tree Classification","authors":"Venkata Subbarao Manne","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240239","url":null,"abstract":"With an average age of 28 compared to Western countries, India's young population accounts for half of heart attacks in South Asia, which happen to people under 52. Autopsy reports, which identify the actual cause of death, frequently concentrate on sudden deaths in young adults that have no apparent reason or warning signs. Fat accumulation in the blood vessels of the heart is the cause of abrupt, unexpected natural deaths. The heart stops beating and loses blood as a result of these arteries narrowing or blocking. The body may exhibit subtle symptoms prior to abrupt death, such as shortness of breath, palpitations, tightness in the chest, and chest discomfort. A decision tree classification is a death dataset model that generates labelled classes at leaf nodes and makes judgments at edges to predict class labels for subsequent records. The purpose of the proposed paper study is to predict abrupt natural deaths, which are frequently brought on by smoking, by using regression analysis, a statistical technique that establishes the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The experiment's outcome, which looks at how Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) may be used to forecast heart failure, shows five records out of 50,000 patients from different hospitals. Perceptron’s, both single- and multi-layer, were used to gather patient information.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Artificial Neural Network, Linear Regression Analysis, Sudden and Unexpected Natural Deaths etc.","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"43 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141715095","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}
Mathematics anxiety is a contemporary issue, characterized by feelings of stress, worry, apprehension, or fear, that interferes with one’s ability to manipulate and resolve mathematical tasks. The challenges of mathematics anxiety are considerable and produce a cascade of cause-effect repercussions. Accordingly, it is imperative to investigate this issue in secondary and higher education, as this educational era seemingly serves as a triggering point for this condition, significantly affecting individuals’ decisions towards education, academic pursues, professional orientation and so on. The main points elucidated by the present study suggest that curriculum and institutional frameworks, instructional strategies, parental influences, and individualized or psychotherapeutic interventions play a central role towards understanding and addressing mathematics anxiety, with their effects ranging across various cognitive, emotional and behavioral paradigms. Recommendations span in similar grounds in which –among other discussion arguments– the importance of improved institutional and parental approaches is strongly highlighted, as it could potentially provide better insights concerning early intervention. Keywords: Mathematics anxiety, parental influences, institution pressures, teaching strategies, anxiety susceptibility
{"title":"‘Math is not for me’. Investigating Mathematics Anxiety in Secondary and Higher Education: A Critical Discussion of Current Practices and Future Recommendations","authors":"Georgios Tsirimokos, Eleni Lekka, Georgios Pilafas","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240234","url":null,"abstract":"Mathematics anxiety is a contemporary issue, characterized by feelings of stress, worry, apprehension, or fear, that interferes with one’s ability to manipulate and resolve mathematical tasks. The challenges of mathematics anxiety are considerable and produce a cascade of cause-effect repercussions. Accordingly, it is imperative to investigate this issue in secondary and higher education, as this educational era seemingly serves as a triggering point for this condition, significantly affecting individuals’ decisions towards education, academic pursues, professional orientation and so on. The main points elucidated by the present study suggest that curriculum and institutional frameworks, instructional strategies, parental influences, and individualized or psychotherapeutic interventions play a central role towards understanding and addressing mathematics anxiety, with their effects ranging across various cognitive, emotional and behavioral paradigms. Recommendations span in similar grounds in which –among other discussion arguments– the importance of improved institutional and parental approaches is strongly highlighted, as it could potentially provide better insights concerning early intervention.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Mathematics anxiety, parental influences, institution pressures, teaching strategies, anxiety susceptibility","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"31 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141691079","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}
Disease prediction is an important aspect of modern medicine, which aims to diagnose disease early and provide appropriate treatment to patients. This research uses a hybrid approach that combines the RBF (Radial Basis Function) kernel algorithm with logistic regression to predict various diseases in medical datasets. This method is intended to improve prediction performance by exploiting the advantages of each algorithm. This research uses a dataset containing medical information about several diseases collected from the Kaggle dataset. First, the RBF kernel is applied to transform the data features into a more informative, non-linear representation. Then, the logistic regression model is used to make predictions based on the features that have been processed by the RBF kernel. In this research, the hybrid RBF (Radial Basis Function) method was proven to be superior in predicting multiple diseases. This method shows the highest accuracy of 0.9460, as well as excellent precision, recall, and F1-score values of 0.8680, 0.8097, and 0.8294, respectively. The advantage of the hybrid RBF method lies in its ability to capture complex patterns in data that other methods often cannot identify, as well as its ability to handle non-linear decision boundaries, which are a common characteristic in medical datasets. Keywords: Disease prediction, Hybrid approach, RBF kernel algorithm, Logistic regression, medical datasets
{"title":"A Hybrid Algorithm for Multiple Disease Prediction: Radial Basis Function and Logistic Regression","authors":"F. Azmi, A. Saleh","doi":"10.52403/ijshr.20240246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20240246","url":null,"abstract":"Disease prediction is an important aspect of modern medicine, which aims to diagnose disease early and provide appropriate treatment to patients. This research uses a hybrid approach that combines the RBF (Radial Basis Function) kernel algorithm with logistic regression to predict various diseases in medical datasets. This method is intended to improve prediction performance by exploiting the advantages of each algorithm. This research uses a dataset containing medical information about several diseases collected from the Kaggle dataset. First, the RBF kernel is applied to transform the data features into a more informative, non-linear representation. Then, the logistic regression model is used to make predictions based on the features that have been processed by the RBF kernel. In this research, the hybrid RBF (Radial Basis Function) method was proven to be superior in predicting multiple diseases. This method shows the highest accuracy of 0.9460, as well as excellent precision, recall, and F1-score values of 0.8680, 0.8097, and 0.8294, respectively. The advantage of the hybrid RBF method lies in its ability to capture complex patterns in data that other methods often cannot identify, as well as its ability to handle non-linear decision boundaries, which are a common characteristic in medical datasets.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Disease prediction, Hybrid approach, RBF kernel algorithm, Logistic regression, medical datasets","PeriodicalId":506640,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141703293","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}
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