Pak J Med Sci
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Shift work disorder is the presence of excessive day time sleepiness and insomnia affecting people whose work hours overlap with the typical sleep period. Shift work has pronounced effect on physical and mental health of an individual. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of symptoms of shift work disorder and the factors associated with it among hospital staff in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India. ⋯ Periodic screening during annual medical check-ups and health education on practicing good sleep hygiene will help address this important issue of shift work disorders among workers.
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To estimate the incidence of microvascular complications among subjects with type 2 diabetes at a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ A high incidence of microvascular complications is found in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Poor glycaemic control, longer duration of diabetes and hypertension was found to be associated with the occurrence of these complications.