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Background: Symptoms in the premenstrual period can be debilitating and troublesome and impacts the general health of women. There is a dearth of studies examining the relationship between sleep quality and premenstrual symptoms in women, especially in Indian settings. The current study was conducted with the aim of looking at the frequency of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in different age groups and the association of these symptoms with sleep quality in nursing staff.Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 450 female nursing staff between 25- 50 years of age from various tertiary care hospitals who were administered the Premenstrual Tension Syndrome Rating Scale (PMTS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The data was then statistically analyzed.Results: The prevalence of premenstrual symptoms was found to be 85.6% amongst the participants (according to the ACOG criteria), while the proportion of females suffering from PMS (according to DSM IVTR criteria) was 36.5%. A correlation analysis between total scores of PMTS and PSQI showed a positive, linear and significant association.Conclusions: The intensity of PMS was associated with reduction in sleep quality in present study. Further studies on PMS and sleep related parameters need to carry out in larger samples to give impetus to our findings.
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Background: Symptoms in the premenstrual period have a detrimental impact on the general health ofwomen. There is a lack of studies examining the relationship between menstrual attitudes and symptoms ofpremenstrual syndrome (PMS), especially in the Indian scenario. This study was conducted to look atcontributing factors, frequency of PMS in different age groups and the association of these symptomstowards the attitude towards menstruation in nursing staff.Methodology: The cross-sectional study involved 450 female nursing staff between 25- 50 years of age fromvarious tertiary care hospitals who were administered the Premenstrual Tension Syndrome Rating Scale(PMTS) and Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire (MAQ). The data was then statistically analyzed.Results: The prevalence of premenstrual symptoms was found to be 85.6% amongst the participants(according to the ACOG criteria), while the proportion of females suffering from PMS (according to DSMIVTR criteria) was 36.5%. On studying the association, a negatively significant correlation between scoreson PMTS and mean scores of MAQ across all age groups.Conclusion: The intensity of PMS was associated with negative menstrual attitude in our study. Furtherstudies on PMS, its frequent symptoms and relevant variables may guide psychoeducational interventionsand need to carried out in larger and diverse populations to corroborate our findings.
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Background/Context: Strabismus is a condition that results in loss of self esteem and affects quality of lifedue to the changes it may cause in facial appearance and other factors. There is a dearth of Indian literatureon children and adolescents with strabismus. The current study analyzed self esteem and quality of life inchildren and adolescents with strabismus.Methods: Children and adolescents between 6-17 years attending the ophthalmology out-patient departmentof a tertiary general hospital and their normal siblings were identified and assessed after parental consentusing a semi-structured proforma and the KINDL questionnaire. The results were statistically analyzed andpresented.Results: 35 children and adolescents with strabismus were compared to 38 siblings who were the controls.It was seen that children and adolescents with strabismus scored lower on family and social contacts qualityof life scores on all subscales of the KINDL questionnaire. However, self-esteem did not differ across bothgroups.Conclusion: Further larger studies in diverse populations are needed to corroborate the effects of strabismuson self esteem and quality of life.
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Background: Geriatric mental health is a neglected domain of mental health and many cases remainundetected in the community. Community programs have often helped to detect many cases of the elderlywith psychiatric problems and help them access care. The current paper aims to present an analysis ofpatients seen in a geriatric health camp from a psychiatric perspective.Methods: 103 elderly attended the geriatric camp and were assessed clinically for psychiatric problems. Theywere also administered the Adenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R) Hindi version, Barthel’sIndex for Activities of Daily Living and 3.Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (H-S/EAST). Theresults were analyzed statistically and presented.Results: The mean age of the subjects in the study was 66.05 ± 7.9 years. 83 subjects (79%) out of the 105were female. The mean BIADL score of the sample was 19.52 ± 1.9 and on the basis of scores on the ACER they were classified as having cognitive impairment (n=67) and not having cognitive impairment (n=27).The cognitively impaired group differed from the non-cognitive impairment on all subscales of the ACE-R.55 (52.4%) reported the presence of elder abuse but had taken no action against it. The BIADL scores showeda significant correlation on all aspects of ACE-R scores.Conclusions: Geriatric health camps can serve as a useful arena for the detection of geriatric mental healthproblems. Further studies in larger populations are needed to corroborate the findings seen in the geriatrichealth camp reported in this study
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Background and Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence andseverity of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Interns in Medical Colleges and associated hospitalsacross Maharashtra and to identify the associated factors responsible for the same. The secondary objectivewas to correlate the prevalence of this psychological morbidity with their life style and the probablestressors experienced by them in the course of internship.Methods: This study is an Observational, Cross-Sectional, Questionnaire Based Study which wasconducted online with a sample of 362 interns. The data obtained was entered using Microsoft Excel 2013and analyzed using SPSS 16.0 Software. The Pearson chi square correlation test was used to find out theassociation of various personal and life-style related factors with the levels of depression, anxiety and stressamongst the respondents.Results: Amongst the total respondents, the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was found to be59.70%, 63.03% and 38.79% respectively. Many factors specific to the course of internship were found tohave a statistically significant correlation with high prevalence and severity of mental disturbances in theinternsConclusion: There is a very high prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among interns working inMaharashtra which needs to be effectively dealt with on an urgent basis. The strong association of theprevalence of psychological illnesses with many factors and stressors faced by them will help us highlightthe contributory factors and suggest strategies to deal with them effectively at a personal, institutional andnational level.