Shiraz Emedical Journal
Volume:24 Issue: 12, Dec 2023

Critical insecticide poisoning is a primary health emergency that causes notable illness and mortality. Insecticide poisoning is accountable for 14 - 20% of universal suicides and nearly 110,000 - 168,000 deaths annually.

This study aimed to assess socio-demographic features to recognize aspects linked to diagnosis definition and consecutive outcomes of acute poisoning in a tertiary hospital center in Tirana, Albania.

This was explanatory observational research, considering patient records of all poisoning-linked admissions of individuals aged 10 years or older admitted to the emergency department at the University Hospital Center in Tirana, Albania. The data was gathered from January 2018 to December 2019.

We assessed 200 patients’ medical records. Among them, we compiled 157 patients’ medical records with comprehensive evidence in the ultimate study. The predominant age group was 21 to 30 years, involving 22.3% of the participants. The mean age of contributors was 34.2 years (SD 12.3). We noticed that 52.87% were female. Regarding the birthplace, 76 (48.4%) individuals were from middle Albania. Most participants, 108 (68.8 %), lived in rural areas. The diagnosis of poisoning was 56.69% from phostoxin and phosphoro-organics, followed by 11.46% from multi-drug intoxication.

Our study reveals serious concerns that need attention from managers and policymakers, such as superior vigilance amongthe public concerning the significance of quick transfer to hospitals for poisoning cases, accelerating the relocation of severe patients to tertiary care hospitals, and the arrangement of specific poison divisions in secondary and tertiary care centers.

Domestic violence against women is one of the most important issues in the field of women’s problems. Identification of thedemographic and social characteristics of risk and protective factors can be effective in managing this problem.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic and social variables that affect the rate of different types of domestic violence against women.

The present study was done using a quantitative method and survey technique. In so doing, 379 married women of reproductive age in Sadra City were surveyed. This survey used the multi-stage cluster sampling method and standard questionnaire. SPSS version 20 was used to analyze the collected data.

Most respondents (53.6%) were between 30 and 39 years old, and the age of the majority of their wives (48%) was in the same age range. Economic violence was significantly lower among the upper-middle class (P = 0.010), middle class (P = 0.000), and lower middle class (P = 0.002) compared to the lower class. This type of violence is less common among Arabs (P = 0.001) and more prevalent among Turks (P = 0.034) than among Persian speakers. Women whose husbands were illiterate (P = 0.005), had only completed middle school (P = 0.002) or held a diploma (P = 0.040) experienced more psychological violence compared to womenwhose husbands had a university education. Psychological violence is more prevalent among lower-classwomencompared to women from the middle class (P = 0.002), upper-middle class (P = 0.020), and lower-middle class (P = 0.003). Physical violence is more common among Persian women compared to Arab women (P = 0.003) but less common compared to Turkish women (P = 0.019). Sexual violence is less common among Persian women compared to Arab women (P = 0.003).

This study highlighted the prevalence of various forms of domestic violence. Socio-demographic factors significantly influenced these occurrences. Multifaceted strategies involving education, awareness, and support for vulnerable women were essential to combat domestic violence.

Researchers recently found that megakaryocytes and hematopoietic progenitor cells can be found in the lungs. Therefore, during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung damage may also affect platelet function and number.

Our study investigated the association between platelet indices and disease severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

This cross-sectional study was conducted at Imam Reza (AS) and Ghaem (AS) hospitals in Mashhad in 2021. The study was conducted on patients with stable COPD at the lung clinics of these centers and non-COPD outpatients referred to the internal clinic. In both groups, the demographic and clinical information of the patients was recorded, followed by the patients’ platelet indices. The platelet indices of COPD patients were compared with non-COPD patients in addition to an intergroup analysis based on disease severity defined by the global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) classification.

There were 100 patients in the study, among whom 50 (50%) had COPD. Neither of the groups differed significantly in age (P = 0.85) or gender (P = 0.68). Compared to the case group, the mean platelet volume (MPV) of non-COPD subjects was significantly higher (P = 0.01), but other platelet indices were not significantly different (P > 0.05). Comparing platelet indices between different stages of COPD demonstrated that the mean platelet volume was significantly different (P = 0.04), while others were not (P > 0.05).

According to this study, COPD patients have a lower MPV value than non-COPD individuals.

Faculties, as educational systems, comprise various educational groups, faculty members, researchers, students, and administrative staff. The management of data records related to the performance and activities of the faculty and its members leads to better monitoring, identification of weaknesses and strengths, and, ultimately, promotion of the faculty’s performance. Dashboards are data management tools that can be used for monitoring and evaluating a faculty’s performance.

This study aims to develop a protocol for the design of a faculty performance dashboard with a sequential mixed methods approach.

This cross-sectional study will be conducted in the Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, AJA University of Medical Sciences, in 2023. A mixed methods study with a sequential mixed (qualitative and then quantitative) design will be conducted in four phases. First, all the resources related to the functional dashboard are reviewed to identify its operational requirements. Second, the requirements and necessities of the software are determined by qualitative (interviews) and then quantitative (Delphi) methods. In this phase, 8 people will be interviewed during the qualitative phase, and thematic analysis will be used to analyze the data. For the quantitative step, the 2-round Delphi technique will be conducted by the purposive selection of 21 individuals. Data analysis for the quantitative step will be conducted in SPSS v. 22 by using descriptive statistics, including mode, median, mean, and percentage of agreement. Third, software coding will be performed in C# programming language in Visual Studio. Finally, 15 people among faculty members and managers will be selected by using purposive sampling to evaluate the software. In this phase, the qualitative method and then the quantitative method are used for software evaluation. In the qualitative method, the think-aloud protocol will be used to evaluate usability, and in the quantitative method, the users’ satisfaction with the dashboard software will be assessed using a questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire have been confirmed previously (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.94). The data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics in SPSS v. 21.

The paper identifies four steps that should be followed when designing and adopting performance dashboards to support student agency and empowerment.

The final product of this study is a dashboard for monitoring, evaluating performance, and managing resources at the faculty level.