Background: School children are the most important segment in the society. Their physical growth presents a general health status of a community as a whole. Aim: Apply evidence-based assessment of physical growth among primary school children. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at three primary Governmental schools at Baltiem in Kafr -El-sheik governorate, Egypt. Sample: Simple random sample of 300 students enrolled at the selected setting. Tools: Included (1) An interviewing questionnaire including sociodemographic characteristics, (2) Nutritional knowledge and reported practices questionnaire, (3) Lifestyle assessment questionnaire, (4) Physical examination and (5) Bio physiological measurements. Results: The main results revealed that 14.0% of the studied children had short stature and11% had long stature. In addition, 11.7% of the studied children were underweight and 15.3% were overweight, also 8% were obese. Also the results indicated that 59.3% of the studied children had unhealthy lifestyle. Conclusions: The study concluded that two third of children had normal weight, less than one quarter of the studied children were underweight. Moreover , three quarters of studied children had normal stature, and one quarter had short and long stature. Also, it concluded that more than half of the studied children had unhealthy lifestyle. In addition, the study clarified that Evidence Based Practice tool is a good reference for assessing physical growth of school children. Recommendation: Nutritional educational programs should be directed to school children, teachers, and parents to enhance their knowledge and practice regarding healthy growth and development.
Work-Related shoulder impingement syndrome is categorized by shoulder pain that is exacerbated with arm elevation or overhead activities. Management options for work-related shoulder impingement syndrome include rehabilitation. Therapeutic exercise was the well-investigated form of rehabilitation. The therapeutic exercise programs consisted of stretching and strengthening the rotator cuff and scapular muscles. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of nursing intervention guide to functional abilities and range of motion of clients with work-related shoulder impingement syndrome. Design: A quasi experimental research design was used. The study was conducted in the Physiotherapy Department, Menoufia University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample of 40 adult clients diagnosed with shoulder impingement syndrome was included and randomly divided into two equal groups; 20 clients for each group. Instruments: Four instruments were utilized for data collection. A structured interview questionnaire, University of California-Los Angeles shoulder scale, Range of motion measurement scale and Oxford scale. Results: the majority of both study and control groups (80.0% and 100.0% respectively) were unable to use there arm pre nursing intervention, while after three months, 75.0% of the study group improved and became able to function normally compared to the control group. There was a significant improvement in the mean range of motions for shoulder among the study group after three months of the exercise program compared to the control group. Conclusion: Implementation of the nursing intervention guide for the study group was effective in improving functional activities and range of motion compared to control group. Recommendation: Nursing intervention guide about the effectiveness of physical activity and exercise should be part of occupational nurses' role for clients with Work-related shoulder impingement syndrome.
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