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Depression And Anxiety One Month After Stroke, Cha-Nam Shin, Mo-Kyung Sin, Eunice Lee, Jongwon Lee, Kyungeh An, Jeongha Sim
Depression And Anxiety One Month After Stroke, Cha-Nam Shin, Mo-Kyung Sin, Eunice Lee, Jongwon Lee, Kyungeh An, Jeongha Sim
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal
Depression and anxiety after stroke negatively affect patient outcomes; however, health care professionals may overlook poststroke depression and anxiety while they focus on the physical disabilities of patients soon after a stroke. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, or both concurrently at one month after stroke. We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study in a sample of 231 hospitalized patients with ischemic stroke in Korea. Data were collected by interviews using a series of structured questionnaires in addition to clinical data retrieved from patients’ medical records. More than 70% were identified as …
Effect Of Helfer Rhythmic Skin Tap Technique On Procedural Pain Among Patients Receiving Intramuscular Injection, Saleena Shah Dr, Asha Narayanan Ms
Effect Of Helfer Rhythmic Skin Tap Technique On Procedural Pain Among Patients Receiving Intramuscular Injection, Saleena Shah Dr, Asha Narayanan Ms
Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
Objective: The present study aims at comparing the effect of Helfer Rhythmic Skin Tapping Technique (HST) and Conventional Technique (CT) on pain perception of patients receiving IM injection. Methods: Quasiexperimental two groups, interventional study using cross over design was conducted at orthopaedic wards of Govt. Medical College Kozhikode, Kerala from May 2 – 21, 2011. A total of 82 patients admitted in orthopaedic wards, in the first post-operative day after orthopaedic surgery, who were receiving Inj. Voveran were included. After informed consent, subjects were purposively selected to Group I and II. The tools used were, (a) Interview schedule to assess …
Impact Of Multimodal Pre-Operative Preparation Program On Children Undergoing Surgery – A Pilot Project, Priya Reshma Aranha Ms, Larissa Martha Sams Dr, Prakash Saldanha Mr
Impact Of Multimodal Pre-Operative Preparation Program On Children Undergoing Surgery – A Pilot Project, Priya Reshma Aranha Ms, Larissa Martha Sams Dr, Prakash Saldanha Mr
Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
Introduction: It has been observed that children undergo a considerable amount of fear and anxiety when waiting for an upcoming surgery. Many non-pharmacological strategies are being used to manage the pre-operative fear and anxiety in children. This study evaluates the effectiveness of multimodal pre-operative preparation program on fear and anxiety of children undergoing surgery. Methods: It was a quasi-experimental study conducted in selected paediatric surgical units. Using purposive sampling technique, 12 children aged 8-12 years undergoing surgery were selected as study participants. They were divided into experimental and control groups — with six participants in each group. The experimental group …