Children In Pediatric Department Research Articles

Cognitive impairment in asthmatic Children in Pediatric Department, Zagazig University Hospitals

Background: Asthma is a heterogenous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation. The variable expression of asthma symptoms has prompted the shift from the concept that asthma is a single disease to the new concept of asthma as a syndrome. Objectives: this study aimed to evaluate and assess cognitive impairment of children with asthma. Subjects and methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of children with asthma that has been approved from Institutional Review Board (IRB). Assuming that the total number of bronchial asthma patients attending to Pediatric Outpatient Clinic Pulmonology Unit, Pediatric Department, Zagazig University Hospital. Results: With 290 asthmatic children in 6 months and prevalence of low Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Third Edition (WISC-R) score was 88%, at CI 95%. So, the total sample size was 104 patients (male 58.7% and female 41.3%) calculated by EPI-INFO 7. There was a statistically significant difference between severity of asthma and IQ (verbal, performance and full IQ).i.e., with increasing severity of asthma there was significant decrease in IQ. Conclusion: Cognitive impairment in affected children is related to asthma severity. Asthmatic children have lower cognitive abilities as regarding general intelligence. Children with chronic asthmatic chest troubles represent a population at possible high risk for cognitive and psychological maladjustment.

Cognitive impairment in asthmatic Children in Pediatric Department, Zagazig University Hospitals

Asthma is a heterogenous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation. The variable expression of asthma symptoms has prompted the shift from the concept that asthma is a single disease to the new concept of asthma as a syndrome.

Knowledge regarding Prevention of Home Accidents among mothers of under five children in Pediatric Department, Bangalore.

INTRODUCTION Home accidents are an important public health problem worldwide among under five children lead to disability in early years of life affecting their opportunities to lead a healthy life. Though there are many factors responsible for injury at home Mothers knowledge and the environment plays an important role.OBJECTIVES The study aimed to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of home accidents among mothers of under five children and also to determine the association between knowledge of mothers with their selected socio-demographic variables.METHODS Non- experimental descriptive approach quantitative design was adopted for the study. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select 60 mothers of under five children based on inclusion criteria who attended pediatric department of the selected hospital Bangaluru. Data collection tool consisted of a structured Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 using Descriptive statistics for frequency and percentage inferential statistics for Chi square test to find out the statistically significance at the level of P lt0.05.RESULTS The study findings showed that 63.3 of the mothers had inadequate knowledge 35 had moderate knowledge and 1.7 of the mothers had adequate knowledge. there was no significant association between mothers knowledge and socio demographic variables P lt0.05.Whereas there is significant association found to exist between gender of the child and knowledge of mothers P lt0.05.CONCLUSION Child safety is one of the most important social values that demands attention hence these findings therefore call for prompt and target group interventions to overcome knowledge gap

The Effect of a Pilot Pediatric In-Patient Department-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention on Parental Smoking and Children's Secondhand Smoke (SHS) Exposure in Guangxi, China.

Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home has numerous adverse health effects. This study evaluated the effects of a pediatric in-patient department-based pilot smoking cessation intervention for household members to reduce children’s SHS exposure and encourage smoking cessation. A pre-post test design study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a telephone counseling intervention on household members of hospitalized children in pediatric departments. Data were collected with a standardized Chinese language questionnaire. At the three-month follow-up survey, the proportions of household members who reported adopting complete smoking restriction at home (55%), did not smoke at home at all (37%), did not allow others to smoke in the car (70%), or did not allow others to smoke around the child (57%) were significantly higher than the self-reported responses at the baseline survey. The proportions of household members who reported smoking at home (49%) and in the car (22%) were significantly lower than the baseline survey. Overall, 7% of the participants had reported quitting smoking after three months. Pediatric in-patient department-based telephone counseling for smoking cessation was found to be acceptable to Chinese parents. The intervention encouraged few parents to quit smoking, but encouraged more parents to take measures to reduce children’s SHS exposure.

Evaluation of Survival Time of Tooth Color Dental Materials in Primary Anterior Teeth

Introduction: In restorative dentistry, selecting the proper material is an important factor for clinical success. The objective of this study was clinical evaluation of survival time of three tooth color materials in primary anterior teeth. Methods: In this interventional clinical trial study, 94 deciduous anterior teeth (36 teeth in boys, 58 teeth in girls) belonging to 35 year old children in Pediatric Department of Mashhad Faculty of Dentistry, Iran were selected. Selective dental materials included compoglass, glass-ionomer Fuji II LC, and composite resin. The data were analyzed with Kaplan–Meyer and Log rank test. Results: compoglass had the highest survival time in comparison with composite and glass-ionomer. Nine months retention rate for teeth restored with compoglass, composite resin and glass-ionomer were estimated: 95%, 21%, and 12.5%, respectively. Conclusion: Compoglass can be a suitable material for anterior primary teeth restoration.

Adolescent alcohol intoxication in Dutch hospital centers of pediatrics: characteristics and gender differences

Gender differences in alcohol intoxication among adolescents are still largely unknown, whereas these differences have been studied in adults. To investigate possible differences, this study analyzed pediatric admissions for alcohol intoxication to the majority of Dutch hospitals between 2007 and 2009. Another aim was to explore key characteristics (e.g. blood alcohol concentration, duration of reduced consciousness, and age) and trends of alcohol intoxication among adolescents in the period 2007-2009. We analyzed data from the Dutch Pediatric Surveillance system, which monitors alcohol intoxication among children in pediatric departments of Dutch hospitals. Patients aged 11-17years with reduced consciousness due to alcohol intoxication were included. The number of adolescents admitted with alcohol intoxication increased sharply from 2007 to 2009. The average age of the patients treated for alcohol intoxication increased from 15.3years in 2007 and 15.4years in 2008 to 15.7years in 2009. The duration of reduced consciousness due to alcohol intoxication also increased over the 3-year period: from 2.2 to 3.1h. Gender differences were observed regarding alcohol intoxication characteristics. Most strikingly, intoxicated girls were younger (15.3 vs. 15.7years), had a lower blood alcohol concentration (1.79 vs. 1.94g/l) and were hospitalized for shorter times than boys. No association was found between alcohol intoxication and other, possibly illicit drug use. The drinks most consumed prior to hospital admission were spirits and beer. Alcohol intoxication among adolescents is an emerging problem. Differences in intoxication characteristics between boys and girls were observed. These findings are important for future prevention and intervention strategies. In the Netherlands, special policlinics for children with alcohol intoxication have already been established.