J Healthc Eng
December 2024
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/9087776.].
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The rate of cesarean section is increasing from 15% to 40% in recent years. The type of delivery influences the hormonal, emotional and mental health of the mother, which correlates positively or negatively with the health benefits of the newborn. There have been many published studies on kangaroo mother care for mothers undergoing elective cesarean section, but there is still a lack of understanding about emergency cesarean section.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This is a study to explore the risk perception among T2DM patients and to compare the pre-test and post-test levels of knowledge and lifestyle changes among T2DM patients at selected hospitals in Chennai. Most diabetics have type 2 diabetes, accounting for 85-90% of cases. Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic disease with distressing human, societal, and economic effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatient empowerment is increasingly acknowledged as a milestone of high-quality patient-centered care. This study was conducted using COPD Self-Efficacy Scale to determine the effectiveness of the patient empowerment intervention program among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients on self-efficacy. We employed an interventional design with a pre-test and post-test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The study aim was to evaluate the empowerment of primary healthcare providers on the prevention and management of dental or oral health issues among postchemotherapy (PC) patients, in selected rural regions, India, during a pandemic.
Methods: Initially, 240 PHPs were recruited by convenient and snow ball sampling with 90.3% response rate.