significant impact on patients' health-related quality of life and are common in chronic hemodialysis patients. The purpose of this study was to see how effective intradialytic leg ergometry and stretching exercises were at reducing fatigue and muscle cramps in hemodialysis patients at tertiary care hospitals.A quasi-experimental study conducted among 58 patients undergoing hemodialysis, randomly selected experimental and control group. Experimental group received intradialytic leg ergometry and stretching exercises during the first 2 hrs of dialysis session for a total duration of 4 weeks. Data on fatigue and muscle cramps were assessed using Multidimensional Assessment of Fatigue Scale (MAF) and PENN Spasm Frequency Scale (PSFS) respectively, at the beginning prior to implementation of intervention and re assessed during the 4th week. The study finding showed that the mean posttest score of fatigue in the experimental group was 26.86±8.228 was lesser than mean posttest score in control group 32.40±8.726, where the differences between the two groups was statistically significant at p<0.05 level. Similarly with regard to muscle cramps the mean posttest score in experimental group was 1.21±0.491 was lesser than mean posttest score in control group 2.07±0.884 where the differences between the two groups was statistically significant at p<0.05 level. The findings concluded that intradialytic leg ergometry and stretching exercises were beneficial in reducing fatigue and muscle cramps in hemodialysis patient.
Keywords: [Hemodialysis, Fatigue, Muscle Cramps, Intradialytic ergometry]
The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen. After abdominal surgeries, patients are at the
risk of developing complications. The common postoperative complications after the abdominal surgery include pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis
and surgical site infections. The aim of the present study was to assess knowledge and practice of staff nurses regarding prevention of postoperative
surgical complications of patient undergone abdominal surgery. Adescriptive survey study was conducted in hospitals, of Gangtok, Sikkim. Data
were collected using structured knowledge questionnaires and observational checklist from 60 staff nurses working in Surgical ICU and surgery
ward selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique. The ndings revealed that majority of the staff nurses i.e out 60 staff nurses,
49(82%) had average knowledge and 11(18%) had good knowledge. Majority of staff nurses 44(73%) had good practice and 16(27%) had poor
practice regarding prevention of postoperative surgical complications and also showed that there was a moderately positive correlation between
knowledge and practice of staff nurses regarding prevention of postoperative surgical complications (r=0.2). Based on the ndings of the study, it
can be concluded that in spite of having good practice level regarding prevention of postoperative surgical complications, staff nurses had average
knowledge level. Knowledge and practice of the staff nurses in some certain area of prevention of postoperative surgical complications such as
providing steam inhalation and chest physiotherapy, preventive measures for surgical site infection, assessment of pain in calf muscle, providing
education to patient and family members need to be improved.
Leucorrhoea is very common problem among women of reproductive age. Only few women have knowledge about this condition and take preventive measures to manage it. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and find associated factors. Descriptive research design was used and it was conducted among married women from age 18-49 years of Pakyong, East Sikkim. A structured knowledge questionnaire was administered to 100 samples. The study revealed that only 5% samples had good level of knowledge, 57% had average level of knowledge and 38% had poor level of knowledge. Also, there was association of knowledge on leucorrhoea with age, occupation and age at menarche. The study shows that there is a need to improve knowledge regarding leucorrhoea in women of reproductive age group. The health care professional should take initiative and improve knowledge of community people through various activities.
Pressure ulcers (pressure sores, decubitus ulcers, bedsores, and pressure injuries) are localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue that usually occur over a bony prominence as a result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction. The aim of the present study was to assess knowledge and practice regarding prevention of pressure ulcer of staff nurses. A descriptive research design was conducted in Hospitals, Gangtok, East Sikkim among of 136 staff nurses. Standardized tool Pieper-Zulkowski PUKT (Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test), and observational checklist for practice were administered. The study revealed that 86(55%) had average knowledge, 44(28%) staff nurses had good knowledge and 6(4%) staff nurses had poor knowledge and also majority i.e. 110(71%) staff nurses had good practice and 26(17%) had poor practice regarding. Study also found that there was moderately positive correlation between knowledge and practice regarding prevention of pressure ulcer (r= 0.79) and there was an association between knowledge with year of experience (χ 2 =15.50, df=8) and practice with area of posting (χ 2 = 0.00, df= 6). The study showed that there is still much scope for improving their knowledge especially in area of wound description.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.