Publications by authors named "I Butt"
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- The umbrella review analyzed systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials to evaluate non-drug sleep interventions for children and adolescents with sleep issues across different clinical groups.
- A total of 93 systematic reviews covering 393 trials were included, with multicomponent behavioral interventions showing positive effects on sleep quality, particularly for those with sleep problems, ADHD, and autism.
- Despite some beneficial outcomes, the review highlighted that the quality of evidence was low to very low, indicating a need for further research to confirm these findings.
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- Pakistan is highly vulnerable to health issues from air pollution, prompting a study on the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and various air pollutants.
- The research utilized spatial scan statistics and advanced modeling techniques (GLR and RF) to identify COPD patterns and their relationships with pollutants from 2019 to 2020.
- Results indicated the presence of high-risk COPD clusters, particularly in eastern regions, with RF models showing a stronger predictive power and identifying aerosol absorbing index (AAI) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) as key pollutants impacting COPD incidence.
A vector-borne disease of concern for global public health, dengue fever has been spreading its endemicity and several cases in recent years, particularly in Lahore Pakistan. Dengue transmission is influenced by geo-climatic conditions. This study aimed to map the spatial prevalence of dengue fever in Lahore and its association with geo-climatic factors during the epidemic of the year 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify the factors that impact COVID-19 vaccine decision-making in vaccine-hesitant vasculitis patients, and compare their perceptions with other rheumatology patients, given existence of data suggesting rheumatology patients may have disease-specific factors that influence their COVID-19 vaccine decision-making.
Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed adult rheumatology patients from the Kaye Edmonton Clinic Rheumatology Clinic, in Canada, between June and August 2021, using an anonymous online questionnaire. Survey responses were analyzed for statistical differences using chi-square analysis.