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Filter by:This study involves evaluating pediatric patients with central lines to determine differences in line complications and quality of life in those with a novel central line securement device (wrap) as compared to those who use a traditional securement device (dressing).
The response to COVID-19 means social isolation/distancing for the majority of the UK. This has the potential to negatively affect all domains of quality of life (QoL). QoL can be improved by giving feedback on gaps between someone's perceived QoL in a domain and how important it is to them (plus prompting reflective questions). However, interventions that are designed to improve QoL may increase the effectiveness of this as optimised behaviour change techniques can be used. This study aims to develop and test a quality of life intervention during social isolation/distancing.
Different modality of anesthesia and analgesia could influence a postoperative quality of recovery (QoR). This study is exploring early QoR after unilateral nephrectomy in the two groups of anesthesia. The first group had a light general anesthesia with thoracic epidural anesthesia and postoperative epidural analgesia with morphine and ropivacaine. The second group had general anesthesia and a continuous postoperative analgesia with tramadol. The postoperative QoR was evaluated 24 hours after surgery.
Quality of life (QOL) is an overarching term for the quality of the various domains in life. It is a standard level that consists of the expectations of an individual or society for a good life. These expectations are guided by the values, goals and socio-cultural context in which an individual lives. It is a subjective, multidimensional concept that defines a standard level for emotional, physical, material and social well-being. The Short Form (36) Health Survey is a 36-item, patient-reported survey of patient health. The SF-36 is a measure of health status and an abbreviated variant of it, the SF-6D, is commonly used in health economics as a variable in the quality-adjusted life year calculation to determine the cost-effectiveness of a health treatment. The original SF-36 stemmed from the Medical Outcome Study, MOS, which was conducted by the RAND Corporation. The primary objectives of this research were to translate, validate and generate normative data on the SF-36 health survey for using among Urdu speaking residents of Pakistan.SF-36 health questionnaire is first translated into Urdu and then apply on healthy subjects to check the validity and reliability of this scale . Instrument will be first translated from English to Urdu by two experts. Both these experts were fluent in English and Urdu language. One expert belongs to allied health care profession and other expert will be junior life scientist. The third expert compares the initial to Urdu translation and formulated the first draft of SF-36 Health Questionnaire. Content validity of SF-36 Health Questionnaire was established by committee method. 10 experts from physical therapy field rate the all 36 items of the SF-36 Health Questionnaire on content validity index developed by RAND Corporation. They rate each item of SF-36 Health Questionnaire for its relevance, clarity, simplicity, and ambiguity on four point ordinal likert scale. Data will be analyzed using SPSS v 25. Intra class correlation coefficient, chronbach alpha and factor analysis will be used to analyses the data.
A vast majority (75-85%) of ankle sprain patients treated in emergency departments (ED) receive pain medication and are not referred for physical rehabilitation. Therefore, purpose of this study is to increase access to the standard of care for an ankle sprain by provide patients with physical rehabilitation delivered through telehealth. The purpose of this study includes compare a 2-week telehealth intervention to the usual care for treating 1) subjective function; 2) physical impairments; 3) medication consumption; and 4) patient-perceived barriers. The central hypothesis is participants receiving the 2-week telehealth intervention will 1) have less pain and disability; 2) improve balance and ankle range of motion; 3) consume less medication; and 4) reports positive feedback compared to the usual care group.
The aim of the proposed study is to define the optimal treatment for Lisfranc fracture-dislocation, either primary arthrodesis (PA) or open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), regarding the quality of life, complications, functional outcomes, and cost-effectiveness. The investigators hypothesize that patients will have a better quality of life and fewer complications during follow-up when undergoing a PA for unstable fracture-dislocations in the Lisfranc midfoot joints compared to ORIF. Further, the investigators expect this approach to be more cost-effective than the operative stabilization with retaining the dislocated joints, as patients will be exposed to a reduced number of reinterventions and hospital stay and/or prolonged use of pain medication.
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is a relatively common in elderly patients after hip surgery, but exact mechanism of its onset is still unclear as well as contributing factors. There is also increased incidence of depression and anxiety. Both affect the recovery after surgery, slow it down and reduce the quality of life. Patients will be divided into two groups, operated under regional anaesthesia and operated under general anaesthesia, and monitored after surgery. Patients will be tested before and after surgery to evaluate postoperative cognitive deficits, depression and anxiety scale and health-related quality of life questionnaire.
Keeping in mind the rising number of cases in Egypt and the strain they put on hospital infrastructure, the idea of home isolation and follow up for COVID 19 positive cases has been adopted in many countries and was approved by World Health Organization (WHO) and Egyptian Ministry of health (MOH). Telehealth can help to mitigate this risk by minimizing the amount of face-to-face interactions. The WHO mentioned telemedicine among essential services in "strengthening the Health Systems Response to COVID-19" policy. The aim in this study is to study the effectiveness of telemedicine in managing mild COVID cases regarding isolation measures, symptoms, medications adherence, and reporting of red flags and side effects.
The purpose of this study is to prove that low-energy (30W) Holmium laser prostatectomy (Holeb) is not inferior to high-energy (100W) Holmium laser prostatectomy (safety and effectiveness)
Aim of this study is to evaluate the post-operative course in patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic oral mucosal biopsies. To evaluate the wound healing, all variables connected with the surgery (including post-operative complications) were recorded. To evaluate the psychological and behavioral impact of the post-operative discomfort, two survey tools were administered: OHIP-14 and visual number scale of pain (VNS) were administered at 6h, 7 days and 21 days after biopsy.