International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jan 2022
Correlation between Cardiac Ultrasound Index and Cardiovascular Risk in Healthy Obese and Overweight Populations.
To investigate the correlation of obesity and overweight with cardiac ultrasound parameters and future cardiovascular risk among healthy populations. ⋯ Our research demonstrates that obesity and overweight can damage heart shape and function and raise the risk of future cardiovascular events in people that are healthy. Cardiovascular risk and cardiac structural and functional impairments are significantly positively correlated.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jan 2022
Nationwide Routine Childhood Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan: Current Situation, Reasons, and Predictors of Vaccination.
The healthcare system in Jordan faced substantial burden during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic including disruption of routine childhood vaccination services. ⋯ The current study demonstrates a decline in vaccination coverage of Jordanian children during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to formulate future strategies to promote catch-up vaccination and to avoid future backsliding of vaccination rates during further waves of the COVID-19 pandemic or other pandemics. These include improving health services, allaying caregivers' concerns about contracting COVID-19, and arranging vaccination campaigns outside health centers.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jan 2022
Therapeutic Efficacy of Great Plantain (Plantago major L.) in the Treatment of Second-Degree Burn Wounds: A Case-Control Study.
Great plantain (Plantago major L. or P.major) is a medicinal plant that is available all around the world. The whole plant has several bioactive compounds including terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, fatty acids, iridoid glycosides, polysaccharides, and vitamins. Scientific studies have recognized several medical benefits like wound healing, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiulcerative, and antioxidative agents. The wound-healing capacity of this plant has been investigated under in vivo and ex vivo conditions. In the current study, we aim to compare the therapeutic effect of the P.major extract with 1% sulfadiazine on the healing of second-degree burn wounds. ⋯ We showed that P.major ointment is a safe and suitable herbal compound in the treatment of second-degree burn wounds that not only has wound-healing properties but also is an analgesic and antimicrobial compound.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jan 2022
The Effects of Perceived Stigma on the Concealment of Disease and Satisfaction with Life in Patients with Epilepsy: An Example in Eastern Turkey.
Stigma and exclusion are common features of epilepsy in both developed and developing countries, and they cause a significant burden associated with the condition. At the same time, although it varies from country to country depending on cultural differences and economic conditions, having epilepsy causes significant social consequences. ⋯ It was found that the patients had high levels of perceived stigma and concealment of epilepsy and low satisfaction with life levels. It was also found that the patients concealed their disease for fear of stigma, which negatively affected their satisfaction with life.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jan 2022
Patients' Knowledge and Information Needs about Isotretinoin Therapy Use in Jordan.
Despite being the first-line treatment for severe or moderate acne, isotretinoin has several serious side effects that necessitate the evaluation of patients' knowledge about isotretinoin side effects and its proper use. ⋯ The lack of patients' information about the potential side effects, duration of therapy, and some instructions on isotretinoin use, such as taking the medication with fatty meal and sunblock, shed the light on the necessity to prepare leaflets, educational brochures, and educational posts via social media in order to improve patients' knowledge about isotretinoin therapy and its optimal use.