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Invest. educ. enferm ; 39(3): 23-36, 15 octubre del 2021. Tab
Article in English | LILACS, BDENF, COLNAL | ID: biblio-1344792

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Objective. To explore women's experiences of violence and their opinion on routine screening for domestic violence by nursing professionals in mental health care settings. Methods. This qualitative narrative research design was carried out among 20 asymptomatic women with mental illness at a tertiary care centre in Bangalore, India. Results. Narrative content analysis was performed, and five dominant themes have emerged: 1. Understanding the nature and signs of violence (subtheme: Meaning of violence), 2. Abusive experiences of women with mental illness (subthemes: Physical violence, psychological violence, social violence, sexual violence and financial violence), 3. Experiences on disclosure of violence (subthemes: Identification of violence by nursing professionals, Experiences of disclosure of violence), 4. Barriers for disclosure of abuse(subthemes: Fear of consequences, the hectic schedule of nursing staff, helplessness and hopelessness, perceived poor family support). 5.Routine screening for violence by nursing professionals (subthemes: reasons for routine inquiry of violence, nature of inquiry by the nursing professionals). Conclusion. Women with mental illness were undergoing more than one form of violence, and most of the participants supported routine screening by nursing professionals. Nurses play an essential role in identifying and supporting abused women in mental health care settings.


Objetivo. Explorar las experiencias de violencia que sufren las mujeres y su opinión sobre el cribado rutinario de la violencia doméstica por parte de los profesionales de enfermería en los centros de salud mental. Métodos. Esta investigación narrativa cualitativa se llevó a cabo con 20 mujeres asintomáticas con enfermedades mentales en un centro de atención terciaria en Bangalore, India. Resultados. Se realizó un análisis de contenido narrativo y surgieron cinco temas dominantes: 1. Comprensión de la naturaleza y los signos de la violencia (subtema: Significado de la violencia), 2. Experiencias abusivas de las mujeres con enfermedades mentales (subtemas: Violencia física, violencia psicológica, violencia social, violencia sexual y violencia económica), 3. Experiencias sobre la revelación de la violencia (subtemas: Identificación de la violencia por parte de los profesionales de enfermería, Experiencias de revelación de la violencia), 4. Barreras para la revelación del abuso (subtemas: Miedo a las consecuencias, el agitado horario del personal de enfermería, impotencia y desesperanza, percepción de un escaso apoyo familiar). 5. Indagación rutinaria de la violencia por parte de los profesionales de enfermería (subtemas: razones para la indagación rutinaria de la violencia, naturaleza de la indagación por parte de los profesionales de enfermería). Conclusión. Las mujeres con enfermedades mentales sufrieron más de una forma de violencia y la mayoría de las participantes apoyó el cribado rutinario por parte de los profesionales de enfermería. Las enfermeras desempeñan un papel esencial en la identificación y en el apoyo a las mujeres maltratadas en los entornos de atención en la salud mental.


Objetivo. Explorar as experiências de violência sofrida por mulheres e sua opinião sobre o rastreamento rotineiro de violência doméstica por profissionais de enfermagem em centros de saúde mental. Métodos. Esta pesquisa narrativa qualitativa foi realizada com 20 mulheres assintomáticas com doença mental em um estabelecimento de cuidados terciários em Bangalore, Índia. Resultados. Realizou-se uma análise de conteúdo narrativo e emergiram cinco temas dominantes: 1. Compreendendo a natureza e os sinais da violência (subtópico: Significado da violência), 2. Experiências abusivas de mulheres com transtorno mental (subtópicos: Violência física, violência psicológica, violência social, violência sexual e violência econômica), 3. Experiências sobre a divulgação da violência (subtópicos: Identificação da violência por profissionais de enfermagem, Experiências da divulgação da violência), 4. Barreiras para a divulgação do abuso (subtópicos: medo das consequências, enfermagem ocupada horas de trabalho, desamparo e desesperança, percepção de pouco apoio familiar) 5. Inquérito de rotina sobre violência por profissionais de enfermagem (subtópicos: motivos de inquérito de rotina sobre violência, natureza do inquérito por profissionais de enfermagem). Conclusão. Mulheres com doença mental sofreram mais de uma forma de violência e a maioria das participantes apoiava o rastreamento de rotina pelos profissionais de enfermagem. Os enfermeiros desempenham um papel essencial na identificação e apoio às mulheres agredidas em ambientes de cuidados de saúde mental.


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Battered Women , Qualitative Research , Physical Abuse , Mental Disorders
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Invest. educ. enferm ; 38(2): [e12], junio 30 2020. Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4
Article in English | LILACS, BDENF, COLNAL | ID: biblio-1103589

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Objective. To evaluate the use of social media and the health promoting lifestyle profile of indian nursing students. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 125 students (89 undergraduate and 36 graduate) from various Nursing universities in India, who provided information on their sociodemographic data, the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) and the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II). Results. Regarding the BSMAS, the participants had an average of 12.8 (maximum possible = 30); 42% reported they frequently delayed their sleep due to using social media; 9% had excessive use of social media; by gender, men had higher total score than women. With respect to the health promoting lifestyle profile, the total average was 126.9 (maximum possible = 208); no difference was observed by gender in the total score and men scored better in the domain of physical activity; students living with their families had higher scores in the domain of health responsibility than those living alone; and graduate students had better scores than undergraduate students in the scale total and in the domains of health responsibility, spiritual relations, and interpersonal relations. Conclusion. There is excessive use of social media, especially among male students. This study also revealed lower scores than those desired in the domains of Health Promoting Lifestyle, especially for physical activity, health responsibility, stress management, and nutrition. Thereby, the findings may be used to improve health literacy on social media, as well as promote a positive lifestyle among nursing students.


Objetivo. Evaluar el uso de las redes sociales y el estilo de vida promotores de salud los estudiantes de enfermería hindúes. Métodos. Se hizo un estudio de corte transversal con la participación de 125 estudiantes (89 de pregrado y 36 de posgrado) de varias universidades de enfermería en India brindaron información sobre datos sociodemográficos, la Escala de adicción a las redes sociales de Bergen (BSMAS) y el Perfil de estilos de vida promotores de salud (HPLP-II). Resultados. Con respecto al BSMAS los participantes tuvieron un promedio de 12.8 (máximo posible = 30); un 42% reportó que con frecuencia tenía retraso en el sueño debido al uso de las redes sociales; un 9% tiene uso excesivo de las redes sociales; por sexo, los hombres tuvieron mayor puntaje total que las mujeres. Pasando al Perfil de estilos de vida promotores de salud -HPLP-II- el promedio total fue de 126.9 (Máximo posible = 208); no se observó diferencia por sexo en el puntaje total y los hombres tuvieron mejor puntaje en el dominio de actividad física; los estudiantes que residen con su familia tienen mayor puntaje en el dominio de responsabilidad en salud que los que viven solos; y los estudiantes de posgrado tienen mejores puntajes que los de pregrado en el total de la escala y en los dominios de responsabilidad de salud, las relaciones espirituales y las relaciones interpersonales. Conclusión. Hay un uso excesivo de las redes sociales, especialmente entre los estudiantes varones. Este estudio también reveló puntuaciones más bajas de las deseadas en los dominios de estilos de vida promotores de la salud, especialmente para la actividad física, la responsabilidad de la salud, el manejo del estrés y la nutrición. Por lo tanto, los hallazgos se pueden utilizar para mejorar la alfabetización en salud en las redes sociales, así como para promover un estilo de vida positivo entre los estudiantes de enfermería.


Objetivo. Avaliar o uso de redes sociais e promotores de saúde no estilo de vida de estudantes de enfermagem hindus. Métodos. Foi realizado um estudo transversal com a participação de 125 estudantes (89 de graduação e 36 de pós-graduação) de várias universidades de enfermagem da Índia, que forneceram informações sobre dados sociodemográficos, a Escala de Adição de redes sociais Bergen (BSMAS) e o Perfil dos promotores de saúde no estilo de vida (HPLP-II). Resultados. Em relação à Escala de Dependência em Redes Sociais - BSMAS - os participantes tiveram uma média de 12.8 (máximo possível = 30); 42% relataram que frequentemente tiveram atraso no sono devido ao uso de redes sociais; 9% fazem uso excessivo de redes sociais; por sexo, os homens tiveram uma pontuação total mais alta que as mulheres. Indo para o Perfil de Estilo de Vida dos Promotores de Saúde - HPLP-II -, a média total foi de 126.9 (Máximo possível = 208); nenhuma diferença foi observada por sexo na pontuação total e os homens tiveram melhor pontuação no domínio da atividade física; os estudantes que residem com suas famílias obtêm pontuação mais alta no domínio da responsabilidade em saúde do que os que moram sozinhos; e os estudantes de pós-graduação obtêm uma pontuação melhor do que os graduados na escala geral e nos domínios de responsabilidade com a saúde, relacionamentos espirituais e relacionamentos interpessoais. Conclusão. Há um uso excessivo de redes sociais, especialmente entre estudantes do sexo masculino. Este estudo também revelou pontuações mais baixas do que o desejado nos domínios do estilo de vida que promovem a saúde, especialmente em atividade física, responsabilidade em saúde, controle do estresse e nutrição. Portanto, os resultados podem ser usados para melhorar a alfabetização em saúde nas redes sociais, bem como para promover um estilo de vida positivo entre os estudantes de enfermagem.


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Humans , Students, Nursing , Cross-Sectional Studies , Social Media , Healthy Lifestyle , Health Promotion
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Dement. neuropsychol ; 8(2): 148-154, mar. 14. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-718834

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It is essential to use culturally appropriate, sensitive and specific tests that reflect true cognitive performance. However, several factors including age, education and gender can influence neuropsychological test performance. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of age, education and gender on neuropsychological function in older adults using measures of global cognitive screening, attention, working memory, executive functions, memory, construction, language and parietal focal signs. METHODS: This is a cross sectional normative study of 180 community-dwelling normal older adults. All participants were screened with the Hindi Mental Status Examination (HMSE), Everyday Activities Scale for India (EASI), Edinburgh handedness inventory (EDI) and MINI Screen, and followed by a detailed neuropsychological assessment. RESULTS: Stepwise regression analysis revealed that education was associated with better performance on all the neuropsychological tests. Females performed significantly better on measures of memory. Further, most of the illiterate subjects, including low educated participants, refused to cooperate on measures of executive functioning. CONCLUSION: Education was found to be the strongest determinant of neuropsychological test performance followed by age and gender. Our study demonstrates that Indian healthy normal older adults with low education perform poorly on measures of planning and working memory. Traditional measures of planning and working memory should be avoided or used cautiously in the presence of low education. There is an urgent need to develop tasks for measuring executive functions, especially in low educated Indian older adults.


É essencial o uso de testes específicos, sensíveis e culturalmente apropriados que reflitam o verdadeiro desempenho cognitivo. Todavia, vários fatores como idade, educação e gênero podem influenciar o desempenho neuropsicológico em testes. OBJETIVO: Examinar os efeitos de idade, educação e gênero na função neuropsicológica em adultos idosos usando medidas de rastreio cognitivo global, atenção, memória operacional, funções executivas, memória, construção, linguagem e sinais parietais focais. MÉTODOS: Este é um estudo normativo de corte transversal de 180 idosos vivendo em comunidade. Todos os paticipantes foram rastreados com o Exame do Estado Mental Hindu (HMSE), Escala de Atividades de Vida Diária para Índia (EASI), Inventário de Dominância Manual de Edinburgh (EDI) e MINI Screen seguidos por uma detalhada avaliação neuropsicológica. RESULTADOS: A análise de regressão stepwise revelou que a educação esteve associada ao melhor desempenho cognitivo em cada teste neuropsicológico. As mulheres tiveram desempenho significativamente melhor em medidas de memória. Além disso, a maioria dos analfabetos incluindo idosos com baixo nível educacional recusou-se a participar em medidas de função executiva. CONCLUSÃO: Educação foi o mais forte determinante do desempenho em testes neuropsicológicos seguido por idade e gênero. Nosso esrudo demonstra que idosos indianos saudáveis com baixo nível educacional tem desempenho pobre em medidas de planejamento e memória de trabalho. Medidas tradicionais de planejamento e memória de trabalho devem ser evitadas ou usadas cautelosamente na presença de baixa escolaridade. Há necessidade urgente do desenvolvimento de tarefas de funções executivas especialmente para idosos indianos com baixo nível educacional.


Subject(s)
Humans , Aged , Cognition , Literacy , Neuropsychological Tests
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Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-159378

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AIM: Religiosity has been associated with positive mental health. These activities have important role in promoting positive behaviors. Assessing the relationship religiosity with smoking behavior. Method: The Religious Background and Behaviors Questionnaire, Fagerstrom test of Nicotine Dependence and Smoking data sheet were administered on 32 male subjects in the age range of 30 to 60 years. Results : Subjects having high tobacco dependence were less likely to involve in religiosity. Conclusion: It has implications for involvement of religiosity and its practice in the promotion of positive health behaviors.

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Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-159237

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Despite presence of treatment facility, majority of the smokers do not seek treatment for smoking cessation. It is important to know the treatment seeking behaviors among smokers. Fagerström test of nicotine dependence was administered on 54 male smokers from 15 to 60 years of age. Results showed that treatment non-seeking behavior was associated with the unawareness of treatment facility, low risk minimization and inability to afford treatment, whereas treatment-seeking behaviors was associated increase smoking and presence of physical problem. These results have implications for individual and community intervention.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Patient Acceptance of Health Care , Smoking/psychology , Smoking/therapy , Therapeutics/psychology , Therapeutics/statistics & numerical data
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Indian J Cancer ; 2008 Jan-Mar; 45(1): 4-7
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-49350

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Background: Cancer is second largest non-communicable disease and it has a sizable contribution in the total number of deaths. It is important for the public health professionals to understand the dynamics of cancer incidence for future strategies. Therefore, this paper is attempted with the objective of projecting number of cancer incidence for five cities namely, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Bhopal and Mumbai and to estimate the cancer mortality rate for all India for the year 2008. Materials and Methods: The data were used from the Indian Council of Medical Research's publication of Population-Based Cancer Registry for the year 1999-2000. The population was calculated from the Census reports of 1991 and 2001. Causes-specific mortality report by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence was used for estimating cancer mortality for all India. The age-specific rate method is utilized to project number of cancer incidence for the cities of Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Bhopal and Mumbai and to estimate cancer mortality in 2000 for all India. Results and Conclusion: About 26.6% increase is expected in the registered number of cancer cases in these five cities and 52.68% increase is projected for Delhi which would mean highest number of cases in Delhi among these five cities within a span of eight years. And in Mumbai it is expected to have a marginal decline in the number of cases for the year 2008 (around -3.25%). The age adjusted analysis indicates that Mumbai is experiencing the higher incidence rate among the five cities studied herein. It is estimated about 50% cancer mortality is reported from the age group 55 and above years.

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Indian J Public Health ; 1998 Jan-Mar; 42(1): 20-3
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-109277

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There has been a growing interest during recent years in the role of free radicals and lipid-peroxidation at tissue-level for the causation of cancer and other age-related diseases like atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, cataract etc. Free radicals and increased lipid peroxidation play a significant role for causation of human diseases by oxidative damage and functional degeneration of the tissues. Vitamin C, a well-known dietary antioxidant, and other enzymatic antioxidants like glutathione can protect the lipids of lipoproteins and other biomembranes against peroxidative damage by intercepting oxidants before they can attack the tissues. But cigarette smoking was found to affect the antioxidant protective action of Vitamin C, glutathione etc. A group of adult male smokers in this study were found to have lowered Vitamin 'C' & glutathione levels, but increased lipid-peroxide levels in their blood. Thus the increased pathogenicity of the smoking may also be due to indirect biochemical effect of enhanced oxidative stress by increased lipid-peroxidation and lowered Vitamin C & other antioxidants at tissue-level.


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Adult , Antioxidants/metabolism , Ascorbic Acid/blood , Case-Control Studies , Glutathione/blood , Humans , Lipid Peroxidation , Male , Smoking/adverse effects
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Indian Pediatr ; 1997 Oct; 34(10): 901-4
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-7139

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the creamatocrit values of breastmilk at different lactational periods during the first 6 months after delivery and its relation to infant growth. DESIGN: Prospective follow-up study. SETTING: Maternity and well baby clinics of a metropolitan teaching, a rural teaching and a suburban municipal hospital. SUBJECTS: 1322 exclusively breastfed infants and their mothers. There were 160 preterm, 281 term low birth weight (LBW) and 881 term appropriate for date (AFD) babies. METHODS: Creamatocrit of breastmilk and infant's body weight were recorded at 4,8,12,16,20 and 24 weeks after birth. RESULTS: Creamatocrit values of breastmilk in all mothers increased upto 16 post partum weeks and then declined. There were no significant differences in creamatocrit values of breastmilk of mothers of preterm, term LBW and term non-LBW infants. Preterm and term LBW infants showed a catch up in body weight with the term AFD group by 20 weeks post-partum. CONCLUSIONS: The breastmilk creamatocrit progressively rises upto the fourth month of lactation but is not influenced by gestation or intra uterine growth retardation. There is no relationship between breastmilk creamatocrit and infant growth. Exclusive breast feeding adequately supports growth of LBW infants in comparison to their normal peers during the first 6 months of life.


Subject(s)
Body Weight , Breast Feeding , Female , Gestational Age , Humans , Infant , Infant, Low Birth Weight , Infant, Newborn , Milk, Human/chemistry , Prospective Studies
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