Impact of Accelerated Recovery Program on Compassion Fatigue among Nurses in South India.

Background: Nurses suffer from Compassion Fatigue (CF) when exposed to chronic stress while caring for patients. Depression and anxiety disorders can develop following CF and intervention at the earliest is essential. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Accelerated Recovery Program (ARP) on CF among nurses.

Reported hypoglycemia in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: Prevalence and practices-a hospital-based study.

Introduction: Hypoglycemia tops the list of hurdles in preventing tight glycemic control in diabetic patients. It is even considered as a cardiovascular risk factor. However, it continues to be a neglected complication with very limited epidemiological data in our country.

Knowledge of hypoglycemia and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India.

Introduction: Hypoglycemia being the rate limiting complication in the attainment of strict glycemic control in diabetes management, in this study, we intended to study the knowledge of its symptoms, target blood levels during treatment and ways of prevention among type 2 diabetes patients attending Outpatient Department (OPD) of a medical college hospital.

Materials And Methods: Every fifth patient attending the OPD during the 4 months between March and June 2013 was interviewed using a questionnaire.

Results: The study included 366 type 2 diabetic patients, of which 76.