Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_10_21
Praveen Datla, NagarjunaPrasad Mukarla, Pavan Chiluvuri, S. Naidu, Raghudeep Darisi, K. Priya, Anudeep Kapalavayi
Introduction: It is important to introspect if the methods used in tobacco cessation counseling are effective in achieving abstinence and reducing nicotine dependence among tobacco users. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) at tobacco cessation clinics in a teaching dental institution in reducing nicotine dependence among dental patients with the habit of cigarette smoking in comparison to regular health education to quit tobacco. Materials and Methods: This prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted in a teaching dental institution in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 160 self-reported current cigarette smokers with no tobacco chewing habits participated in the study. 80 each were assigned to the intervention group and control group where CBT for cessation of cigarette smoking and regular health education to quit smoking were provided, respectively. Data relating to frequency of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence scores using Fagerstrom nicotine dependence scale were collected at baseline. Both the groups were followed up for 4 months in two-monthly intervals. IBM SPSS version 20 software was used for data analysis. Results: While there was no significant difference in the mean nicotine dependence score between the study groups at baseline, a statistically significant difference was observed between the groups at follow up visits. Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed significant reduction in nicotine dependence scores with time in the intervention group (P = 0.004), whereas the differences in the control group between different study time points were not significant (P = 0.39). It was also observed that the frequency of cigarette smoking reduced significantly between the baseline and follow-up visits in the intervention group (Cochran's Q-test; P = 0.028). Conclusion: The findings of this study provide an insight into the fact that CBT as tobacco cessation counseling technique is effective in reducing nicotine dependence among subjects seeking oral health care.
引言:重要的是要反思戒烟咨询中使用的方法是否有效地实现戒烟和减少烟草使用者对尼古丁的依赖。本研究的目的是评估认知行为疗法(CBT)在一家牙科教学机构戒烟诊所的有效性，以减少有吸烟习惯的牙科患者对尼古丁的依赖，并与常规的戒烟健康教育进行比较。材料和方法:这项前瞻性、随机对照试验在安得拉邦的一所牙科教学机构进行，160名自我报告的无咀嚼烟草习惯的吸烟者参加了这项研究。各80人被分配到干预组和对照组，分别提供戒烟的CBT和定期戒烟的健康教育。基线时收集吸烟频率和使用Fagerstrom尼古丁依赖量表进行尼古丁依赖评分的相关数据。两组均以2个月为间隔，随访4个月。采用IBM SPSS version 20软件进行数据分析。结果:基线时各组尼古丁依赖评分均值无显著差异，随访时组间差异有统计学意义。重复测量方差分析显示，干预组尼古丁依赖评分随时间显著降低(P = 0.004)，而对照组不同研究时间点间差异无统计学意义(P = 0.39)。还观察到，在基线和随访期间，干预组的吸烟频率显著降低(科克伦q检验;P = 0.028)。结论:本研究的发现提供了一个事实，即CBT作为戒烟咨询技术是有效的减少尼古丁依赖的受试者寻求口腔保健。
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_9_21
Harish Gupta, S. Verma, Satish Kumar, Medhavi Gautam
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_6_21
Rohini Sharma, Arvind Kumar, U. Baitha, Neeraj Swarnkar, C. Unnikrishnan, Abhinav Kumar, U. Kumar, Vishwajeet Singh, V. Vishwakarma, P. Ranjan, N. Wig
Background: Resuscitation in trauma and nontrauma patients (RTNTP) is essential for prompt recognition, timely prevention, and effective management of life-threatening emergencies (LTEs). Optimal knowledge and skills of health-care providers (HCPs) are most important. Structured resuscitation training programs are lacking in peripheral districts and medical colleges to the best of our knowledge. Materials and Methods: A 3-day short training program on RTNTP was conducted in the month of February 2020 at the Bihar Orthopedic Association Conference, in which trainees from the peripheral medical colleges of the districts and practitioners participated. A preformed study questionnaire consisting of 20 questions on general awareness, knowledge, and skills was used for pre- and posttest training assessment in RTNTP among 37 participants. Results: The knowledge of resuscitation among participants improved from a score of 10.8–89.1% (range: 78.3, median: 51.3 with an interquartile range [IQR] of [16.2–68.8] 52.6) to 94.5%–100%. The same for general awareness and skill improved from scores of 5.4–91.8% (range: 86.4, median: 37.8 with an IQR of [27–72.9] 45.9) to 91.8%–100% and for skills 18.9%–67.5% (range: 48.6, median: 27 with an IQR of [67.5–18.9] 48.6) to 94.5%–100%, respectively. The availability and accessibility of RTNTP trainings are critically limited in India. Conclusion: By introducing short-term training courses regularly in the academics (wherever lacking, more so in peripheries) to HCPs, their skills for effectively managing the LTEs can be enhanced and stable changes can be made for quality care in LTEs.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_16_21
Priyanka Verma, M. Verma, B. Lahri, A. Pakhare, Sebi Das
Background: Assessment of mental health of undergraduate Indian nursing students using Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and determination of associated potential risk factors. Aims: The aim of the study was to find the prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms among undergraduate nursing students, in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Central India. The study also aimed to find out potential risk factors associated with depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms in the study population. Methodology: The study was an analytical, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study done on undergraduate nursing students at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Central India. Data about depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms was collected by administering the DASS-21 questionnaire, to the participating individuals in English language. Prevalence of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms was done described in percentages. Binomial logistic regression analysis was done to find out factors associated with moderate-to-severe grade of symptoms. Results: Our study shows the prevalence of moderate to very severe depressive symptoms to be 34.1%. Similarly, prevalence of moderate to very severe anxiety and stress symptoms was found to be 61.9% and 17.7%, respectively. On doing binomial logistic regression analysis, family relationship was found to be significantly associated with depressive (P = 0.00, odds ratio [OR] 0.638 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.877–0.464]) and stress (P = 0.002, OR 0.582 [95% CI 0.822–0.412]) symptoms. Similarly, adequate friend support was found to be significantly associated with anxiety (P = 0.04, OR 0.785 [95% CI 0.923–0.602]) and stress symptoms (P = 0.007, OR 0.645 [95% CI 0.885–0.469]). Conclusion: Our study concludes that the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among nursing students is alarmingly high. In our study, lack of healthy family relations and lack of friend support were found to be two main risk factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. There is a need to acknowledge the mental health issues of nursing students and to devise strategies to tackle them efficiently.
背景:使用抑郁、焦虑和压力量表21 (DASS-21)评估印度护理本科生的心理健康状况，并确定相关的潜在危险因素。目的:本研究的目的是发现抑郁、焦虑和压力症状在印度中部一家三级护理教学医院的本科护理学生中的患病率。该研究还旨在找出与研究人群中抑郁、焦虑和压力症状相关的潜在风险因素。方法:该研究是一项分析性、横断面性、基于问卷的研究，研究对象是印度中部一家三级护理教学医院的本科护理学生。抑郁、焦虑和压力症状的数据通过DASS-21问卷收集。抑郁、焦虑和压力症状的患病率以百分比描述。采用二项logistic回归分析找出与中重度症状相关的因素。结果:我们的研究显示，中度至重度抑郁症状的患病率为34.1%。同样，中度至极重度焦虑和压力症状的患病率分别为61.9%和17.7%。二项logistic回归分析发现，家庭关系与抑郁(P = 0.00，优势比[OR] 0.638[95%可信区间(CI) 0.877-0.464])和压力(P = 0.002, OR 0.582[95%可信区间(CI) 0.822-0.412])症状显著相关。同样，充分的朋友支持与焦虑(P = 0.04, OR 0.785 [95% CI 0.923-0.602])和压力症状(P = 0.007, OR 0.645 [95% CI 0.885-0.469])显著相关。结论:我们的研究得出结论，护理学生中抑郁、焦虑和压力症状的患病率高得惊人。在我们的研究中，缺乏健康的家庭关系和缺乏朋友的支持被发现是与抑郁、焦虑和压力相关的两个主要风险因素。有必要认识到护理学生的心理健康问题，并制定有效解决这些问题的策略。
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_13_21
Pradeep Kandikatla, Roopa Pandraveti, V. Bommireddy, Raghudeep Darisi, Anudeep Kapalavayi, Srikanth Karra
Introduction: There is a possibility that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related anxiety may differ between people from varied socioeconomic status for a variety of reasons. Furthermore, the adherence to COVID-19 precautionary measures could be different between socioeconomic strata in light of the differences in opportunities to more effectively follow these measures for people from different socioeconomic status. Aim and Objectives: The aim of this study was to check the differences in COVID-19 anxiety and precautionary measure adherence between subjects from different socioeconomic strata and to conduct a stratified analysis of the association between anxiety and adherence based on socioeconomic status of the participants. Materials and Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted in the months of July and November 2020 among 648 subjects belonging to the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. The COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (CAS) was used to assess the disease-related anxiety among the study participants, and self-reported adherence (SRA) scores were collected to document the adherence of the study subjects to COVID-19 precautionary measures. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20 software. Results: Significant differences were found in the CAS scores between subjects from different socioeconomic strata in the month of July, while no such observations were made in November. For the outcome of SRA scores, there were significant differences between socioeconomic strata at both the study time points. Overall, the mean CAS and SRA scores decreased from July (20.35 ± 5.54 and 14.48 ± 3.45, respectively) to November (15.96 ± 5.67 and 12.57 ± 4.17, respectively). Conclusion: The study results highlight the need to reinforce the necessity and importance of adhering to COVID-19 precautionary measures in light of the potential danger of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_19_20
Uttam Paul, R. Pal, Kunja Talukdar
Background: Researchers on medical educational technologies use learner's feedbacks containing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to develop content and form of training programs in students' learning as a universally approved concept. Objectives: The objectives were to sensitize the first-year postgraduate residents about the publication of research and collect their immediate reflection. Materials and Methods: Feedback was taken from all the 49 participants at the end of the 2-day in-house workshop on “Making an effective research paper.” The data collection tool was unlinked anonymous containing six open-ended questions for immediate postsession evaluation on their futuristic vision on implementation and was analyzed by the researchers. Results: In response to “Comments regarding the research methodology workshop,” more than half agreed on positive aspects of the workshop on improved cognition with relevant information. Overall, favored “best” sessions were “Reference writing,” “Plagiarism check,” and “Search relevant article and write the Literature review.” Regarding the avenue of improvement of the workshop, they stressed on timing of workshop before the synopsis submission of their academic year, pre distribution of reading material, and shorter lengths of sessions. Conclusions: The feedback permitted the participants to echo their candid feelings to meet their learning objective as they rated the workshop constructively for each prompt with gain in broad-based cognitive domain with hopeful attitude for intended practice in their academic growth.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_21_21
Raman K Kumar
If one looks back on human history, there are cycles of civilizational growth and destruction. One can admire the craftsmanship and statesmanship from the past as we move forward and create the future of new complexities. We are at the crossroad of human history. Social media and digital infrastructure have already changed the social transactions of human beings forever. Intelligent robots, drones, digital monitoring, ever-evolving decision-making algorithms, consumer analytics are impacting human transaction. The rapidly enabling tech environment is bound to have a long-lasting impact on the human interface of the healthcare delivery system; the medical professionals and the healthcare workers.
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Pub Date : 2021-05-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_3_21
Sudip Bhattacharya, S. Saleem
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Pub Date : 2021-05-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_5_21
Arvind Sharma, Aditi Bharti, T. Singh, Richa Sharma, Deepali Soni, P. Dubey
Objective: The objective of the study is to assess mental health status and the severity of the depression in patients of COVID-19 admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Jabalpur district. Settings and Design: This cross-sectional study was conducted over a period from April to June 2020 at the NSCB Medical College and Hospital, Jabalpur. Methodology: Out of 150 participants, 135 participants responded whereas 15 patients did not respond as some of them did not answer the calls and remaining did not give their consent. Participants included confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted at a tertiary care hospital, aged 18 years and above. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was used to determine depression and was completed through telephonic platform survey. Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS statistical software was used to analyze the data. P <0.05 and <0.001 with 95% confidence interval was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 135 participants, overall depression was found to be 50.4%, out of which, 29.6% were in mild depression, 8.9% were in moderate depression and 11.8% were in moderately severe to severe depression. Females had approximately four times higher risk for depressive symptoms (P <0.001), and for an age group, more than 45 was found to be significantly associated with depression. Conclusion: The present study suggested that about 50% of the people experienced depression. The significant factors found may reveal that more attention should be given to the mental health of the patients with COVID-19, imperatively with psychological care in the treatment protocol to subdue the effects of the pandemic.
{"title":"Impact on mental health among patients with COVID-19: A study from central India","authors":"Arvind Sharma, Aditi Bharti, T. Singh, Richa Sharma, Deepali Soni, P. Dubey","doi":"10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_5_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_5_21","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The objective of the study is to assess mental health status and the severity of the depression in patients of COVID-19 admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Jabalpur district. Settings and Design: This cross-sectional study was conducted over a period from April to June 2020 at the NSCB Medical College and Hospital, Jabalpur. Methodology: Out of 150 participants, 135 participants responded whereas 15 patients did not respond as some of them did not answer the calls and remaining did not give their consent. Participants included confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted at a tertiary care hospital, aged 18 years and above. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was used to determine depression and was completed through telephonic platform survey. Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS statistical software was used to analyze the data. P <0.05 and <0.001 with 95% confidence interval was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 135 participants, overall depression was found to be 50.4%, out of which, 29.6% were in mild depression, 8.9% were in moderate depression and 11.8% were in moderately severe to severe depression. Females had approximately four times higher risk for depressive symptoms (P <0.001), and for an age group, more than 45 was found to be significantly associated with depression. Conclusion: The present study suggested that about 50% of the people experienced depression. The significant factors found may reveal that more attention should be given to the mental health of the patients with COVID-19, imperatively with psychological care in the treatment protocol to subdue the effects of the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":93784,"journal":{"name":"Journal of primary care specialties : official publication of the Institute of Family Medicine and Primary Care","volume":"47 1","pages":"55 - 60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74947282","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 : 2021-05-01DOI: 10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_4_21
Praag Bhardwaj, Nitish Pathania, Monika Pathania, V. Rathaur
Coronavirus disease 2019 has had a devastating impact on global health-care systems and the economy. Scientists and medical professionals worldwide are striving to provide for vaccine cures, while the deadly virus continuously mutates and thrives. Immunity being directly co-related to multiple factors such as diet, sleep, lifestyle, and stress; elderly people are at high risk due to factors such as immunosenescence, weakened metabolism, micro-nutrient deficiency, immobility, chronic stress, and comorbidities. The elderly has had the highest morbidity and mortality rates during the pandemic and is the most neglected in general. Holistic and integrative approaches need to be researched for finding safe and risk-free ways that may help counter immune suppression and prevent the vulnerable from getting infected. Yoga and Ayurveda have shown promising results in this regard, although among populations varying in age and health status. However, good-quality clinical trials are needed to strengthen the evidence of yoga for geriatric immunity as online databases of PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase showed a paucity of studies when searched for related keywords. Similarly, several aspects of Ayurveda, especially Ahara/food, have vast yet unexplored applications in immune strengthening and developing physical and mental resilience. Primary care physicians can utilize these time-tested techniques as lifestyle modifications along with the standard pharmacological treatment for fulfilling the health-care needs of their patients, especially for the vulnerable elderly, which is the pressing need during this pandemic.
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