Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the cultural competence of military nurses in Greece by measuring levels of cultural knowledge, empathy and cultural skills. Methodology: It is a quantitative, non-experimental, correlational design in which the researchers determined cult...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30615
Daniela Regina Brandão Tavares, Ana Laura de Figueiredo Bersani, Fania Cristina dos Santos, Maria Carolyna Fonseca Baptista & Virginia Fernandes Moça Trevisani·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Background: Locomotive Syndrome (LS) refers to a high risk of disability and dependency care due to a disorder in locomotive organs. It is increasing particularly because of populational aging. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in the elderly is also an important risk factor for disab...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31090
Background: Referral of critically ill patients from one centre to another is an integral part of healthcare system. Aims: To evaluate the outcome of referral practices from the Intensive Care Unit of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. Patients and Methods: This was a retro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31038
Aims: To investigate the effect of hamstrings’ cooling and short-duration Cryostretching on sit and reach flexibility test (SR) performance. Study Design: Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Physical Therapy, Technological Education...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31034
Objective: The differential diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and regenerative-dysplastic nodules (RDN) in cirrhotic patients is critical for patient management and can be a challenging imaging procedure. The goal of our study is to evaluate the contribution of diffusi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30379
ims: The aim of this article is to illustrate a case of oroantral communication caused by an accidental introduction of the third upper molar into the maxillary sinus and the importance of computed tomography to its location and removal. Presentation the Case: This study reports...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31109
Photoplethysmogram, including Pulse Transit Time (PTT), technique were used to detect blood volume changes in human carotid-to-toe. The main problem is how to evaluate the PTT values continuously from the subject with accurate readings. Monitoring PTT values of a person is useful...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30470
Aim: This cross sectional study aimed to assess knowledge and attitude among partially dentate patients visiting dental clinic regarding to dental implant as a modality of treatment. Methodology: A total of 114 adult dental patients (52 men, 62 women; age range 18-80 years) were...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30449
Background: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an essential method of teaching that represents the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and high-quality evidence in the process of decision making concerning healthcare. The current study aims to evaluate the EBM skills...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30248
Hemangioma is a common soft tissue lesion in oral and maxillofacial region. However, hemangioma in the parotid gland is a rare presentation in adult population with only few reports of cavernous hemangioma within the parotid gland. Hemangiomas are classified as benign vascular tu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30899
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women during pregnancy is a special and peculiar sub-class of violence against women. Anecdotal evidence suggest that such practices are still prevalent in Nigeria. Efforts to eliminate this scourge against women would certainly...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/36725
Introduction: The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) questionnaire is a non-invasive, cheap, and easy to use screening tool to estimate future risk of diabetes development and detection of asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in other populations. This study aimed to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31022
Ramsay-Hunt syndrome (RHS) is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection in the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. It is characterized by facial palsy, otic pain, herpetic vesicles around the auricle and external auditory canal. We report here rare case of a RHS affec...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30148
Background and Objective: The poisoning severity score is a standardized and generally applicable scheme for grading the severity of poisoning. It allows a qualitative evaluation of morbidity and facilitates comparability of data. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/25943
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess salivary biomarkers, i.e. cortisol, calcium, phosphate, osteocalcin, vitamin D and estradiol levels, to monitor osteopenia and stress levels in post-treatment breast cancer patients. Methods: The salivary biomarkers of forty-five female br...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30663