iosr-JNHS   Volume-13 ~ Issue-3 ~ May – Jun. 2024

Abstract: The most common cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is hypertension. It is one of the most prominent diseases of the body, stroke, and organ failure. During a medical check-up, it is one of the most important signs measured in a patient. Accurate measurement of blood pressure is vital in the prevention and treatment of blood pressure-related diseases. Blood pressure (BP) estimation strategies have significant disadvantages, as non-invasive estimations are non-continuous whereas invasive measurements are kept to in-hospital utilization. One of the major problems, especially in operating rooms and in monitoring devices, is the continuous measurement of blood pressure changes using cuffs. Innovations were set up to manage the measurement of BP for the past long time. Currently, cuffless noninvasive blood pressure measurements can be divided into techniques that use only the PPG sensor and techniques that use a combined approach, i.e., PPG sensor and ECG. The hybrid approach is mainly based on PTT or PAT.....

Keyword: Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Oscillometric Measurement, Photoplethysmograph (PPG), Pulse Transit Time (PTT)

Abstract: Background: Maintaining patient safety is the most important priority in health care. Health care organizations implement protocols, policies and procedures to ensure that, the care is provided in a safe manner to minimize preventable harms. However, falls are unexpected incidences that occur in health care settings but are considered to be preventable. Falls or sentinel events can lead to serious injuries and even death. In patient falls are one of the top reported sentinel events occurring in hospitals and are considered as a serious problem as it compromises patient safety.....

Keyword: Harm reduction, PDSA, quality improvement, patient safety

Abstract: This study aims to assess the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) performance in stroke patients, exploring the impact of physiotherapy while considering demographic characteristics and other health conditions. The Barthel scale was employed to measure ADL performance. Additionally, a three-level question on depression ("I do not feel depressed", "I feel moderately stressed or depressed", and "I feel excessively stressed or depressed") was included in the questionnaire. To examine the effect of physiotherapy and explanatory variables on the six ordinal variables of interest, a Linear Mixed-Effects Regression was performed, accounting for the effect of time. The findings indicated a significant difference in activity performance between the treatment and control groups. Moreover, depression, hypertension, and smoking were found to play a crucial role in the performance outcomes.

Keyword: Stroke; Physiotherapy; Barthel; Activities of Daily Living

Abstract: Background: sexual health is a large term. When we see or hear the word "sexual health" it is common to focus on the word sex, but sexual health is so much more than the act of "sex". There are many types of health including physical health, mental health, financial health, environmental health etc. Plus, all these types of health can impact each other. For instance, if one trying to prevent pregnancy and are able to access the birth control they need (physical health) this may help to create a more positive mood (emotional health) which may also positively impact the sense of sexual confidence and sexual self-esteem (sexual health). Methodology: descriptive.....

Keyword: sexual health, knowledge on sexual health, sexual health among adolescent girls

Abstract: Objective: To identify from the literature the relationship between intestinal dysbiosis and improvements or worsening of endometriosis due to the increased incidence of diagnosis. Methodology : This is an integrative review of the literature. The analysis was carried out from December 2023 to March 2024. Articles published between 1998 and 2023 were included, in Spanish, English and Portuguese. For the search strategy, the combination of the terms "intestinal dysbiosis, endometriosis, microbiota, nutrition, functional foods......

Keywords: endometriosis; intestinal microbiota; probiotics; Functional Nutrition

Abstract: The present study aims to assess the effect of self-monitoring blood glucose(SMBG) on Glycaemic outcome among type-2 DM patients of Aizawl.Mizoram. A randomized control study was conducted on April 2023 to September 2023 at City Polyclinic,Dawrpui, Aizawl with a total of 60 Diabetic patients (30 in experimental and 30 in control group). Interventional video on SMBG and its importance was given. Convenience sampling technique was used. Among the total of 60 samples, 80% do not have a previous knowledge / teaching regarding SMBG(self-monitoring of blood glucose). From the DSMQ questionnaire focusing on SMBG questions, it was seen that majority(53% approx......

Keywords: Interventional video, blood sugar, DSMQ questionnaire, oral antidiabetics, HbA1c

Abstract: Background: Identification refers to the determination of individuality of a person. It is based on certain physical characteristics unique to that individual. Personal identification is an important process in legal proceedings. This study aims to investigate the sternum, a potential reliable indicator in stature estimation of adult female, with the help of regression analysis.....

Key Words: Autopsy, Identification, Regression Analysis, Stature, Sternum

Abstract: In December 2019, a new virus broke out in Wuhan,China, which later known as Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) and became a global pandemic soon after causing million cases and million deaths. It is one of the deadlist virus in history. By June 20 2022, the World Health Organization(WHO) had reported 544,403,930 cases worldwide with 6,341,031 deaths and 519,753,612 recovered cases, affecting 228 countries and territories. With 88,004,073 cases, USA hold the highest COVID-19 cases, with India being the second highest with 43,311,049 cases (WHO,June 20,2022). On January.....

Abstract: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), a serious lung infection, as it is relevant due to its morbidity and mortality and impact on hospital costs. The general objective of the research is to describe nursing care in preventing VAP in intensive care units. To this end, an integrative literature review was carried out, which involved a search in databases such as Lilacs, Medline/Pubmed and SciELO, using related Health Science Descriptors (DeCS), both in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The Boolean operators "and" and "or" were used to combine the descriptors. These studies were categorized into three main groups. Studies converge to the conclusion that nursing plays a vital role in preventing VAP in ICUs, crucial to ensuring the safety and well-being of patients

Key Word: Nursing care; Pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation; Mechanical ventilation

Abstract: Introduction: Breast cancer occurs in women at any age after puberty. Breast self examination helps to detect breast cancer at early stage and also helps to decrease death due to breast cancer. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on level of knowledge and skill of breast self examination among women. Objective: The objectives of the study were to assess the effect of structured teaching programme on level of knowledge and skill of breast self examination, to correlate the level of knowledge and skill of breast self examination and to associate the pretest level of knowledge and skill of breast self examination among women with selected sociodemographic and clinical variables. Methodology: The research design adopted was quasi experimental one group.....

Keywords: Breast self examination, knowledge, skill, structured teaching programme, women.