Assistive technology usage, unmet needs and barriers to access: a sub-population-based study in India.

Background: Assistive technology (AT) is essential to minimize functional limitations. The current study aimed to estimate the prevalence of needs, met and unmet needs for AT, and barriers to accessing AT among a subnational population in India.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in eight districts, representing four zones of India, using the WHO Rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) tool.

Job Satisfaction among Indian Migrants and Nonmigrants and its Relationship with their Psychological Profile-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Unemployment, insufficient resources, family poverty, and poor financial benefits are crucial determinants for internal or external migration of large sections of educated youth.

Aims: To perform a comparative analysis of different levels of job satisfaction and the status of mental morbidity among migrant and nonmigrant population.

Settings And Design: A cross-sectional study was employed between March 2016 and October 2017 at the field practice area of one of the tertiary health care institutes in Anand District of Gujarat State of India.

Role of Faith healers: A barrier or a support system to medical care- a cross sectional study.

Background And Aims: Faith healing is a method of treating illnesses through the exercise of faith rather than medical methods. The current study was done with the objective to find out demographic variables of faith healers, various conditions for which the people approach them, various practices and processes used and to look for scope of integrated approach to healthcare with faith healers.

Settings And Design: RHTC village was a sub center village of PHC Morad.

Prevalence Study of Cognitive Impairment and its Associated Sociodemographic Variables using Mini-Mental Status Examination among Elderly Population Residing in Field Practice Areas of a Medical College.

Context: The world is aging rapidly through "demographic transition." The aging leads to CI Refers as Cognitive Impairment (CI) - a risk factor for dementia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among the elderly aged ≥50 years.

Developing and pilot testing of a tool for "clinicosocial case study" assessment of community medicine residents.

Background: Practical and clinical skills teaching should constitute a core part of the postgraduate curriculum of Community Medicine. The clinicosocial case study is a method to enhance learners' skills but there is no generally accepted organized system of formative assessment and structured feedback to guide students. A new tool based on the principles of mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini CEX) was developed and pilot tested as a 'clinicosocial case study' assessment of community medicine residents with feedback as a core component.

Effect of Probiotic Dietary Intervention on Calcium and Haematological Parameters in Geriatrics.

Introduction: Probiotics are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host. Sufficient calcium intake has been reported to support bone growth and prevent bone loss during the ageing process.

Aim: To determine the effect of Lactobacillus helveticus MTCC 5463 probiotic dietary intervention on serum calcium & haematological parameters in geriatric population.

Geriatric Respondents and Non-Respondents to Probiotic Intervention Can be Differentiated by Inherent Gut Microbiome Composition.

Scope: Probiotic interventions are known to have been shown to influence the composition of the intestinal microbiota in geriatrics. The growing concern is the apparent variation in response to identical strain dosage among human volunteers. One factor that governs this variation is the host gut microbiome.

Assessment of a Group Activity Based Educational Method to Teach Research Methodology to Undergraduate Medical Students of a Rural Medical College in Gujarat, India.

Context: Early undergraduate exposure to research helps in producing physicians who are better equipped to meet their professional needs especially the analytical skills.

Aim: To assess the effectiveness and acceptability of small group method in teaching research methodology.

Setting: Sixth semester medical undergraduates (III MBBS-part1) of a self-financed rural medical college.

Self-Care Practices among Diabetic Patients in Anand District of Gujarat.

Background. Diabetes care requires a multipronged approach, wherein the patient has an important role to play. This study was undertaken to explore self-care practices of diabetic patients residing in Anand district of Gujarat.