Neonatal outcomes in offspring of mothers with pregestational diabetes: a hospital-based multicentre prospective cohort study protocol.

Introduction: Pregestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) occurs when a woman becomes pregnant after having diabetes mellitus. The presence of diabetes during the entire pregnancy can have an adverse impact on fetal and neonatal outcomes. The objective of this study is to examine the association between PGDM and neonatal outcomes at birth.

Stroke awareness among community health workers from rural health blocks of Thiruvananthapuram, India.

Objectives: Secondary prevention of stroke largely depends on risk factor control and lifestyle modification. Optimal secondary prevention strategies are limited in rural settings due to the shortage of primary care physicians and neurologists. Awareness of community health workers (CHWs) regarding stroke and its management remains largely unexplored.

Barriers and Facilitators for the Donation and Acceptance of Human Breast milk: A Scoping Review.

Purpose Of Review: Human milk is the best source of nutrients for all infants. When a mother's own milk is unavailable, the World Health Organization suggests using donor human milk for premature neonates with or without medical complications. Exploring the barriers and facilitators for breast milk donation and its acceptability is essential for developing this intervention.

Assessing nurses' attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention: an updated systematic review.

Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to critically appraise and synthesise the existing research literature pertaining to nurses' attitudes toward pressure ulcer (PU) prevention.

Method: The systematic review presented in our paper serves as an updated version of the definitive review conducted by Avsar et al. in 2019.

Ayurvedic Treatment in the Rehabilitation of Ischemic Stroke Patients in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study Protocol.

In patients with ischemic stroke, motor and sensory impairments are common and are associated with functional disability. Conventional physiotherapy (CP) is the primary modality of rehabilitation for post-stroke sensorimotor dysfunction. Ayurveda is a commonly practiced alternative system of medicine that offers unique rehabilitative measures for post-stroke recovery.

The role of legal medicine professionals in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among female victims of sexual assault.

Sexual violence can have an overwhelming impact on the victim's physical and mental health; the consequences include unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Therefore, the examiners must assess victims for possible pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections as a part of the sexual assault examination. This article aims to orient the medico-legal examiners towards their role in preventing unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among victims of sexual assault.

Outcomes of Visceral Arterial Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.

The study aimed to review the use of synthetic grafts (SGs) and autologous vein grafts (AVGs) in visceral arterial reconstruction (VAR) in chronic visceral ischaemia. Systematic review methodology was employed. Six studies were included (218 patients and 281 vessels).

Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Practice Training Program for Nurse Educators: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavors to integrate the best available evidence with clinical expertise and patient preference to enhance clinical outcomes. For nurses to effectively demonstrate EBP, the concepts of EBP should be systematically incorporated into the nursing curriculum, with nurse educators playing a pivotal role in execution. However, the effect of EBP training programs on nurse educators remains largely unexplored.

INSTRuCT: Protocol, Infrastructure, and Governance.

Background And Purpose: Very few large scale multicentric stroke clinical trials have been done in India. The Indian Council of Medical Research funded INSTRuCT (Indian Stroke Clinical Trial Network) as a task force project with the objectives to establish a state-of-the-art stroke clinical trial network and to conduct pharmacological and nonpharmacological stroke clinical trials relevant to the nation and globally. The purpose of the article is to enumerate the structure of multicentric stroke network, with emphasis on its scope, challenges and expectations in India.

Qualitative Methods in Health Care Research.

Healthcare research is a systematic inquiry intended to generate robust evidence about important issues in the fields of medicine and healthcare. Qualitative research has ample possibilities within the arena of healthcare research. This article aims to inform healthcare professionals regarding qualitative research, its significance, and applicability in the field of healthcare.

Body Cathexis among Stroke Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study.

 Stroke results in functional dependence and poor quality of life. Body cathexis is a measure of one's perceived body image. Stroke survivors often experience stress, anxiety, and disturbances in body image.

A mixed-methods systematic review on barriers to exclusive breastfeeding.

Introduction: The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for every newborn during the first 6 months of life, yet women come across various challenges to continuing it.

Aim: This systematic review was intended to identify barriers to exclusive breastfeeding among mothers.

Methods: MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied health literature, ProQuest, Web of Science and Scopus databases were searched from January 1990 to October 2017.

Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study.

Background: While there is a long history of measuring death and disability from injuries, modern research methods must account for the wide spectrum of disability that can occur in an injury, and must provide estimates with sufficient demographic, geographical and temporal detail to be useful for policy makers. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study used methods to provide highly detailed estimates of global injury burden that meet these criteria.

Methods: In this study, we report and discuss the methods used in GBD 2017 for injury morbidity and mortality burden estimation.

Secondary Prevention by Structured Semi-Interactive Stroke Prevention Package in India (SPRINT INDIA) study protocol.

Rationale: Recurrent stroke, cardiovascular morbidity, and mortality are important causes of poor outcome in patients with index stroke. Despite the availability of best medical management recurrent stroke occur in up to 15-20% of patients with stroke in India. Education for stroke prevention could be a strategy to prevent recurrent strokes.

Randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention on migraine: A study protocol.

Aim: To describe a randomized controlled trial protocol that evaluates the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention in improving the outcomes (quality of life, disability, intensity, frequency and duration) of patients with migraine.

Background: Migraine affects various facets of Quality of Life and results in moderate to high levels of disability among migraineurs. Migraine pain can be intense and unremitting that can interfere with the daily routine and reduce the ability to think and function normally.

Counterforce Orthosis In The Management Of Lateral Epicondylitis.

Background: Lateral Epicondylitis (LE), is a condition characterized by the pain and tenderness over the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. LE is commonly seen among people who are involved in sports such as tennis and golf. Any activity that repeatedly overstrains the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon can lead to LE.

Clinical profile and functional disability of patients with migraine.

Background: Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder. Globally, migraine was ranked as the seventh highest cause of disability.

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the clinical profile and functional disability of patients with migraine.

Engel's Model as a Conceptual Framework in Nursing Research: Well-being and Disability of Patients With Migraine.

Exploring, selecting, and utilizing an appropriate conceptual framework is a vital step in development of a research work. This article discusses the application of "Engel's model on biopsychosocial well-being," in exploring the relationship between biopsychosocial well-being and disability of patients with migraine headaches.