Patterns of coping among Egyptian rheumatoid arthritis patients

This study aimed to identify different stressors perceived by rheumatoid arthritis [RA] patients and to describe their strategies for coping. Study tools included a sociodemographic data questionnaire, related stressor checklist and the Jalowiec coping scale. The study concluded that psychiatrists can evaluate stressors and psychological precipitants, which will help patients to cope and adapt. Teaching of coping strategies will increase the patients' ability to handle the pain and enhance the psychological wellbeing

Disability adjusted life years [DALY] lost due to hypertension in Assuit, Egypt

The aim of this study was to measure the disability adjusted life years [DALY] lost due to hypertension in an upper Egyptian community. A cross-sectional community-based survey of non-institutionalized elderly individuals [age >50 years] in Assiut was conducted. A household cluster sampling was used to select the required predetermined 240 subjects of this study. The results revealed that the majority of participants aged 50-60 years. Smoking was predominantly among men. Two-thirds of the subjects reported a sedentary life style. A high prevalence of self-reported diabetes mellitus was noted. Women having a significantly higher body mass than men. Disability adjusted life year was more among the study sample subjects who had >10 years of education, diabetic, sedentary life style and body mass index more than 22 [Kg/m2]