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Nov 28, 2022Open Access
Objective: To analyze the BCL2 genetic as diagnostic marker among acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood Sudanese patients, to detect genetic polymorphism in BCL2 in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients using Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing technique to confirm the harmfulness of the detected mutation using in silico analysis. Material and Methods: Venous blood was drained by means of clean venipuncture into a labeled 5 ml K-EDTA tubes. Subsequent mixing of blood...
Jul 20, 2021Open Access
Objectives: The population of older adults is growing rapidly, creating high demand for the involvement of working family caregivers. This concurrent mixed-methods study sought to obtain information from working family caregivers regarding their perceptions of the usefulness of an online employee assistance support tool. Methods: Working family caregivers (n = 15) participated in a semi-structured focus group completing a demographic survey and the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI). Results...
May 31, 2021Open Access
When considering the elderly, we must realize the profound particularities in their daily lives, because the elderly has vulnerabilities that result from the aging process. This study aims to develop a systematic review followed by meta-synthesis based on the findings of qualitative primary scientific research, on nursing care in the face of Functional Incapacity of the Elderly in Primary Health Care starting with the research question: How does the nursing care process for elderly people with f...
May 28, 2021Open Access
This article provides a critical review of a published article entitled “Motivational Interviewing and Exercise Program for Community-Dwelling Older Persons with Chronic Pain”. The reviewed article aimed to examine the effectiveness of an integrated motivational interviewing and physical exercise program (MIE) on pain, physical and psychological functions, quality of life, self-efficacy, and compliance with exercise. A randomized pretest-posttest with a control group experimental design was used...
Dec 31, 2020Open Access
Objective To observe and analyze the incidence of sarcopenia in male patients with stroke-related sarcopenia. Methods From June 2018 to June 2019, the muscle mass of 45 patients who had recovered from stroke, who underwent DXA testing at Linyi People’s Hospital during the period from June 2018 to June 2019. During the same period, 50 healthy subjects served as the control group to explore the muscles of stroke patients. Results The incidence of stroke-related sarcopenia was higher. The SMI, grip...
Dec 31, 2020Open Access
Aims: To explore the clinical efficacy of TCM in the treatment of gastroc ardical syndrome, and to summarize the experience of TCM treatment of gastroc ardical syndrome. Method: A retrospective summary of 69 patients with gastroc ardical syndrome treated by Binglin Liu, an old expert in Linyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, according to the patient’s clinical symptoms and prescriptions, summarizes the TCM classification and treatment methods of this disease. Results: The TCM syndromes ...
Apr 30, 2020Open Access
Background: A less risky sexual behaviour for sexual and reproductive health among HIV positive women is essential for their well-being and that of their sexual partners and children. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of dual contraception method use and factors associated among HIV positive women follow-up at the treatment center unit (TCU) at Yaounde Central Hospital (YCH). Methods: It was a transversal study done for 6 months at YCH. A sample of 294 HIV positive women among 32...
Sep 03, 2019Open Access
Stroke is the most common cause of seizures, symptomatic epilepsy, and status epilepticus in elderly. Symptomatic stroke-related seizures symptoms are dependent on lesions topography. All types of focal seizures can be observed. Many clinical studies make a distinction between early (within 7 to 14 days of stroke onset) and late (beyond 14 days of stroke o ...
May 18, 2018Open Access
In recent years, sarcopenia began to receive
attention. Not only the elderly, hyperthyroidism patients also suffer from
sarcopenia. The purpose of this study is to explore the relevant factors for
sarcopenia in hyperthyroidism patients. [Methods]: Dual energy X-ray was used to detect the muscle mass
in 101 hyperthyroidism patients (23 males and 78 females, mean age 45.77 ± 15.02 years), and calculate SMI. Pearson correlation analy ...
Mar 26, 2018Open Access
It is well known that the hypothalamic changes in control of hormones determine the chronological
sequence of aging in mammals. For decades, it has
been demonstrated in humans that the hypothalamic nuclei manifest heterogeneity
in degeneration during aging, with the neuron number decreasing in both the
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and
the preoptic sexually dimorphic nucleus (SDN-POA) in the process of senescence, while the neuron ...
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