ABSTRACT
While there is evidence that impaired psychosocial wellbeing can compromise the effective performance of work-related roles, little is known about the wellbeing of teachers working with children with developmental disabilities. We interviewed 68 special education schoolteachers (response rate = 70.8%) in a Nigerian state with 12-item General Health Questionnaire and an adapted Zarit Burden Interview. About four in every ten teachers had psychological distress, representing many-fold the rates reported in the general population, and significant burden was prevalent in 51.5%. Perceived burden correlated significantly with psychological distress, anxiety/depression and social dysfunction (rs = .3). While increased burden predicted psychological distress, longer teaching experience was protective against distress. These findings underscore the need for psychosocial support for special education schoolteachers to enhance their wellbeing and roles.
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Education, Special/trends , Psychological Distress , School Teachers/psychology , Schools/trends , Adult , Autism Spectrum Disorder/epidemiology , Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Nigeria/epidemiology , Stress, Psychological/epidemiology , Stress, Psychological/psychologyABSTRACT
Torsion of the spermatic cord may lead to loss of the testis when presentation is delayed. In our environment, a high premium is placed on the male child and his ability to procreate. Hence, torsion of the spermatic cord is a true surgical emergency. Here, we report a case of torsion of the spermatic cord in a 19-year-old student that exemplifies early presentation and short presentation-detorsion time. Immediately after the operation, the clinical information in the patient's case file was summarized. A literature search was conducted on the subject matter, and the findings were compared with those of the present patient. The determinants of outcome include presentation time and the time between presentation and operation. Unfortunately, in many series, late presentation is still the norm. In the index patient, the presentation time was very short. In our environment, patients with torsion of the spermatic cord can present early and be operated promptly if we can provide public health education, mobile phones, commercial taxis, and good road networks.
