JMRH: Vol. 10 No. 01 (October 2023)
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Item Scary Truth of Medical Personnel in India(Chitkara University Publications, 2022-05-07) Amit Sharma; Ian Osoro; Ruby GangwarIndia is having a lack of adequate medical personnel in a country with a second largest population stands at an alarming level. According to National Health Profile report by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, the situation in India related to the ratio of doctors available and actually practicing is really critical in 2018. The doctor density is far worse in the country’s poorer states. India requires over 7.47 lakh more allopathic doctors to meet World Health Organization (WHO) prescribed norms for the doctor-population ratio.Item Assessment of Perceived Stress and Stress Predictors Among Dental Students: An Institutional- Based Study(Chitkara University Publications, 2023-10-26) Ranjana Garg; Priyadarshini HR; Jing Yu Lee; Kevin Chee Pheng Neo; Mei Kei Leong; Joshua Kim Chwen TingBackground: Stress is one of the most prevalent psychological conditions globally. However, healthcare students are at an increased risk of psy-chological distress as compared to the normal population. Medical/Dental training is considered a stressful experience for students as they face a wide range of challenges related to their lengthy curriculums, patient care, and pursuit of academic excellence. Purpose: To assess the prevalence of perceived stress levels and associ-ated risk factors among undergraduate dental students Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 230 under-graduate dental students to assess their perceived stress using the Modi-fied version of the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used. P<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Most dental students reported mild stress related to most of the academic and clinical components in the questionnaire. However, a higher percentage of pre-clinical students reported moderate and severe stress (37.5% & 14.1% respectively) as compared to clinical year students (6.8% and 1.5% respectively) with p>0.05. The major risk factors causing stress were competitiveness among peers, the pressure of the assessments, and the inability to balance the clinical and academic workload. Conclusion: Undergraduate dental students were found to be under stress due to a range of factors. The faculties need to identify and alleviate such stress among students through support systems.Item Effectiveness of Clinic-Based Vision Therapy for Non-Strabismic Binocular Vision Anomalies (NSBVA) Among Adults(Chitkara University Publications, 2023-10-16) Amit Bhowmick; Praveen Kumar; Jameel Rizwana HussaindeenBackground: To assess the effectiveness of clinic-based vision therapy in adults with non-strabismic binocular vision anomalies. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2018 and December 2021 at a tertiary eye care center in Southern India. Electronic medical records of adults aged 30 years and above diagnosed with non-strabismic binocular vision anomalies, and who underwent a mini-mum of five sessions of clinic-based vision therapy (VT), were reviewed. Clinical parameters of vergence and accommodation were analyzed pre and post-therapy. Results: A total of 44 participants meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the study, with a mean (SD) age of 36 (±6) years. The participants were categorized into two groups based on the completion of either five sessions (Group A) or ten sessions (Group B) of vision therapy (VT). The overall median (IQR) for near phoria was -4 (-8 to 0) PD, the near point of convergence break point was 8 (4 to 12) cm, fusional convergence amplitude for near was 25 (14 to 30) PD, and binocular accommodative facility and amplitude were 3 (0 to 6) cpm and 9 (7 to 10) D, respectively. Conclusion: Clinic-based vision therapy is efficacious in managing non-strabismic binocular vision anomalies in adults.Item Unveiling Therapeutic Prospects: Evaluating the Anti-Arthritic Properties of Thymosin Alpha 1(Chitkara University Publications, 2023-10-13) Indu Bala; Pranav Kumar PrabhakarBackground: Thymosin alpha 1 is a peptide naturally occurring in the thymus that has long been recognized for modifying, enhancing, and restoring immune function. Purpose: The present study focuses on the effects of Thymosin alpha 1 on Body weight, Paw weight, paw volume and arthritic score of Collagen induced arthritis (CIA) rats. Methods: The wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: nor-mal control, arthritic control, CIA+Ta-1 0.25mg/kg, CIA+Ta-1 0.5mg/kg and CIA+Ta-1 mg/kg. The collagen and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were administered via the intraplantar route to the experimental rat subjects. Prior to the administration of collagen and LPS, the initial paw volume was measured, and the body weight was duly document-ed. The administration of the treatment occurred on the first, third, and fifth days. On the completion of the dosing period, specifically on the fifteenth day, the final body weight was duly recorded. The measurements of paw volume, paw weight, Body weight and arthritic score were duly recorded. Results: Following with the administration of Thymosin alpha-1 the arthritic rats shown significantly reduce the severity of arthritis by decreasing the symptoms of arthritis. Conclusions: Thymosin alpha-1 has shown a promising effect of the reduction in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis and hence it can be a better therapeutic candidate of future for the management of RA. The more detailed analysis of the mechanistic study may provide a better understanding.Item Nutritional Status and Perceived Stress of Healthcare Professionals in Ekiti State, Nigeria(Chitkara University Publications, 2023-10-06) O. M. Adeojo; I.O. Dada; K. AjayiBackground: The healthcare profession has been associated with stress which has been found to affect nutritional status. Purpose: This study was aimed at evaluating the perceived stress-nutritional status nexus of healthcare professionals in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study involved 414 healthcare professionals. The study sample was obtained by using a two-stage cluster sampling approach. Data on socio-demographic and meal pattern was collected through a pretested self-administered questionnaire. Results: Body Mass Index (BMI) was obtained from height and weight measurements and classified as underweight (BMI<18.5), normal weight (BMI=18.5-24.99), overweight (BMI=25.0-29.99), obesity (BMI≥30). Perceived stress was evaluated using the perceived stress scale version 10 (PSS-10). Data were analyzed using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 26 and subjected to Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis to establish relationship and predictors of perceived stress at 5% level of significance. The healthcare professionals’ age was 35.91±9.31 years with 86.2% being ≤ 45 years and 60% were females. Two meals a day were taken by 85.7%. BMI showed 49.3% to be overweight/obese. The mean perceived stress score was 15.02 with 47.6% having high perceived stress. Age (p=0.016), gender (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.001) and professional group (p=0.048) had significant relationship with perceived stress. The association between BMI and perceived stress was not significant (Chi-square = 0.562; p=0.905). Predictors of stress were gender (OR: 0.505, CI=0.308-0.830; p=0.007) and marital status (OR: 1.914, CI=1.143-3.208; p=0.014). Conclusion: The study showed high level of obesity and perceived stress. Nutrition education intervention is recommended.