Publications by authors named "B Hawrusik"
Objective: To understand the prevalence of intrapartum oxytocin use, assess associated perinatal and maternal outcomes, and evaluate the impact of a WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist intervention on oxytocin use at primary-level facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Design: Secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial.
Setting: Thirty Primary and Community public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India from 2014 to 2017.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how patients undergoing cancer surgery expected their health-related quality of life (HRQL) to change after surgery, compared to what they actually experienced.
- It involved a survey of 101 patients, measuring their expectations and experienced HRQL at several points post-surgery using a standard health assessment tool.
- Findings showed that while patients anticipated improvement in their HRQL over six months, there was generally a poor correlation between their expectations and actual experiences, except in areas related to physical health.
Purpose: We sought to determine whether smartphone GPS data uncovered differences in recovery after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and mastectomy, and how these data aligned with self-reported quality of life (QoL).
Methods: In a prospective pilot study, adult smartphone-owners undergoing breast surgery downloaded an application that continuously collected smartphone GPS data for 1 week preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. QoL was assessed with the Short-Form-36 (SF36) via smartphone delivery preoperatively and 4 and 12 weeks postoperatively.