Translation, psychometric testing and implementation of the perineal assessment tool for assessing incontinence-associated dermatitis risk in semi-intensive care patients.

Skin injury is a growing issue among older adults, especially when admitted to an intensive care unit or long-term care facility. Skin prevention is a key point in dealing with this issue, and prompt and effective screening instruments should be used to identify risks and start preventive interventions and care. This descriptive study aimed to translate and examine the psychometric property and implement the Perineal Assessment Tool for incontinence associated dermatitis risk assessment.

Factors Affecting Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Kalasin Province, Thailand: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.

Optimal glycemic management is critical since it can predict all associated essential causes of death, even after accounting for other risk factors. This study investigated the factors associated with glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), particularly self-care behaviors. An analytical cross-sectional study examined 385 patients with T2DM in 1 general and 17 community hospitals in Kalasin Province.

Efficacy of traditional Thai massage as adjunctive therapy in patients with major depressive disorder.

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common mental ailment. Moreover, it is one of the most incapacitating medical conditions. Although antidepressant medication has traditionally been the mainstay of treatment, adjunctive therapy may provide therapeutic advantages that reduce the severity of depression.

Validating Caries Risk Assessment Tools in High-Prevalence Filipino Toddlers.

Introduction And Aims: Caries risk assessment is an essential part of the diagnostic process. Many studies have assessed these tools, proving their effectiveness in reducing future caries risk in developed countries with low caries prevalence. However, Filipino children have consistently registered high caries prevalence rates in successive official surveys.

Prevalence and risk indicators of early childhood caries among toddlers in Caloocan City, Philippines: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Limited published data exist on early childhood caries (ECC) among children 2 years old and below. The study aimed to determine ECC prevalence and its association with socio-demographic indicators, feeding practices and oral health behaviours among children aged 2 years and below in the Philippines.

Methods: A cross-sectional study observed young children aged 4-24 months in primary health centers.

Accuracy in patient-reported adverse drug reactions and their recognition: a mixed-methods study.

Background: The causality assessment tool can be utilized to assist patients in identifying adverse drug reactions (ADRs).

Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of the causality assessment tool for patients identifying ADRs compared to assessments made by pharmacists, and to explore how patients recall and recognize symptoms as ADRs.

Method: Mixed methods study consisting of self-administered questionnaires (phase 1) and semi-structured, face-to-face interviews (phase 2) with patients who had experienced ADRs in the past year at a tertiary care hospital in Thailand.

Effects of symptom management program on selected health outcomes among older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a quasi-experimental study.

Older adults have limitations from their aging process and chronic disease, so developed interventions must pay attention and concern to their aging degeneration and needs. This study aims to study the effects of a symptom management program on selected health outcomes among older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The quasi-experimental research included the 15 older patients in the control group receiving routine nursing care, while the other 15 in the experimental group received a 4-week symptom management program.

A nationwide survey of methods and barriers to adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting among hospital pharmacists in Thailand.

Objectives: To explore the methods of adverse drug reaction identification and monitoring used by hospital pharmacists in all regions of Thailand, to explore barriers to and pharmacists' attitudes towards adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting, and to assess the factors related to these aspects.

Methods: Pharmacists in 480 hospitals in Thailand were selected by stratified sampling. Self-administered questionnaires were sent by post and pharmacists returned completed questionnaires via QR code.

Study of medication use and effects of medication among hospitalized older Buddhist monks: An embedded mixed-method study.

Aim: The aim was to study medication use, effects of medication and perspective of participants involved in medication use among hospitalized older Buddhist monks.

Design: An embedded mixed-method study.

Methods: This study included 71 hospitalized older Buddhist monks and 23 participants involved in medication use.

Tooth Loss, Cognitive Impairment and Fall Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of Older Adults in Rural Thailand.

Tooth loss is associated with both cognitive impairment and fall risk. However, the relationships between these variables are complex and bidirectional. Observed associations have been reported in separate studies but data on rural-dwelling older adults remain sparse.

The Effectiveness of a Multi-Sensory Sleep-Promotion Program on Sleep Quality among Hospitalized Older Adults of Thailand: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Background/objective: Older adults suffer from sleep disturbances, especially during hospitalization, affecting their health condition, recovery, and in-hospital mortality. Therefore, we aimed to explore the effectiveness of a multi-sensory sleep-promotion program on sleep quality among hospitalized Thai older adults.

Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, the 52 eligible older adults in a private medical ward were equally assigned into two groups.

Osteoblast-like Cell Differentiation on 3D-Printed Scaffolds Using Various Concentrations of Tetra-Polymers.

New bone formation starts from the initial reaction between a scaffold surface and the extracellular matrix. This research aimed to evaluate the effects of various amounts of calcium, phosphate, sodium, sulfur, and chloride ions on osteoblast-like cell differentiation using tetra-polymers of amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH), alginic acid, and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. Moreover, 3D-printed scaffolds were fabricated to determine the ion distribution and cell differentiation.

Consumption of Calcium and Knowledge About Calcium Sources and Nutrition Labels Among Lower Secondary School Students in Thailand.

Objective: A three study research program was conducted to identify high calcium products available in the market (study I), identify high calcium products that were known or consumed by lower secondary school students in the last three months (study II), and identify the amount and sources of calcium that students had consumed in the prior 24 hours, their knowledge about sources of high calcium and how to interpret calcium information on nutrition labels of food packages (study III).

Methods: In study I, a cross-sectional market survey was employed. In studies II and III, a school-based cross-sectional survey was employed.

Awareness, Intention to Act and Action in the Exercising of Patients' Rights: A Case Study of Patients in Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Background And Objectives: In Cambodia, the patients' rights guideline was officially released in 2007 as a measure of the government policy to promote greater awareness and empower Cambodian people to exercise their rights as patients. The aim of this study was to identify the proportion of patients aware of the existence of patients' rights and compare the proportions of patients intending to exercise their rights and those actually exercising their rights among the aware and unaware groups.

Methods: Data were collected with a structured questionnaire, using face-to-face interview technique, from 142 randomly selected outpatients visiting the Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Google Maps: Prevalence and Distribution of Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Kalasin Province, Thailand.

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a major public health problem worldwide. Most of the problems are caused by uncontrolled blood sugar level, resulting in complications and possible death. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and distribution of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Socioeconomic disparities in income, education and geographic location for hypertension among Thai adults: Results from the National Socioeconomic Survey.

Hypertension (HT) has been one of the leading global risk factors for health and the leading cause of death in Thailand for decades. The influence of socioeconomic factors on HT has been varied and inconclusive. The aim of this study was to determine the association between socioeconomic determinants and HT in Thailand.

Using Action Research to prevent work-related illness among rubber farmers in Northeastern Thailand.

Objectives: This research aimed to enhance self-care among rubber farmers for preventing work-related illness.

Design And Sample: The project used Action Research's four phase iterative process: fact-finding to understand the problems, action planning, action plan implementation, and evaluation and reflection on action plan impacts. Sixty-six participants (46 rubber farmers and 20 community stakeholders) were purposively recruited from two villages in the top 10 rubber producing provinces in Northeastern Thailand.

Development and validation of a work-related low back pain risk-assessment tool for sugarcane farmers.

This cross sectional study developed and validated a LBP risk-factor screening scale for use with sugarcane farmers. The scale was developed from a synthesis of LBP risk factors, pretested with 30 sugarcane farmers and administered to five hundred and forty sugarcane farmers to test its psychometric properties. Results indicated construct validity for three factors; physical factors (19 items) with factor loadings of 0.

Biological functions of melatonin in relation to pathogenesis of oral lichen planus.

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is considered as a chronic inflammatory immune-mediated disease causing oral mucosal damage and ulcerations. Accumulated data support the involvement of cell-mediated immune dysfunction in the development of OLP. However, the connection between neuroendocrine system and oral immune response in OLP patients has never been clarified.

Increased melatonin in oral mucosal tissue of oral lichen planus (OLP) patients: A possible link between melatonin and its role in oral mucosal inflammation.

Objective: The existence of extra-pineal melatonin has been observed in various tissues. No prior studies of melatonin in human oral mucosal tissue under the condition of chronic inflammation have been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of melatonin in oral mucosal tissue of patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) which was considered as a chronic inflammatory immune-mediated disease causing oral mucosal damage and ulcerations.

Immediate Effects of Traditional Thai Massage on Psychological Stress as Indicated by Salivary Alpha-Amylase Levels in Healthy Persons.

BACKGROUND Stress can cause psychological and physiological changes. Many studies revealed that massage can decrease stress. However, traditional Thai massage has not been well researched in this regard.