Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4059/1710024
The Association between Gratitude and Depression: A Meta- Analysis
Jo A Iodice, John M Malouff and Nicola S Schutte
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 23, 2021
Many studies have explored the association between gratitude and depression, but no meta-analysis has been reported. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to fill that gap. The meta-analysis synthesized the association in 70 reported effect sizes from 62 published and unpublished articles, involving a total of 26,427 child, adolescent, and adult participants. The studies were completed by different research teams, using different samples, different measures, and various correlational research de...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510122
Underdiagnosed Delirium on Elderly Patients in the Emergency Room Principal Author
Sanchez Martinez Fatima Alondra, Ruiz Mondragon Alberto, Marín Nieto Jaime and Villaseñor Talavera Yael Sebastián
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 28, 2021
Delirium is a fluctuant, transitional and acute affection of cognition and attention, with multifactorial aetiologies. It is a medical emergency and requires an integral evaluation to identify the underlying causes. In elderly people, over 65 years old, the incidence of Delirium oscillates greatly between 14% to 24% at the moment of hospitalization and 6% to 56% during the time of hospitalization. The prevalence of Delirium acquired in the community oscillates from 1% to 2%. However, this preval...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410232
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Induced Troponinemia - Is the Vaccine a Cardiac Stressor?
Sameer Acharya, MD, Malcolm Brand, MD, FACC, Janette Lee, MD, Douglas MacQueen, MD, Angela Arbach, MD and Samjhauta Bhattarai, MBBS
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 03, 2021
There have been emerging concerns of myocarditis with Covid-19 vaccines recently which could be from inflammatory or immunogenic response to vaccine components or something else which is yet to be understood. The most common side effects of the vaccine noted in phase three trials were local reactions and few self-remitting systemic reactions. But we cannot overlook the emerging cardiac manifestations associated with COVID-19 vaccine. Here, we report a young healthy male presenting with atypical ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5831/1510036
Comparison of Estimation Method in Diagnostic Meta-Analysis: An Application in Dentistry
Merve Parmaksiz, Hayal Boyacioğlu, Pelin Güneri and Nezaket Ezgi Özer
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 28, 2021
In this study, the objective was to compare different estimation methods in diagnostic meta-analysis. In this scope, DerSimonian and Laird (DL), Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML), Sidik and Jonkman (SJ), Hedges and Olkin (HO), Maximum Likelihood (ML), Paule and Mandel (PM) estimation methods were examined. In the implementation part, effectiveness of Clinical Oral Examination (COE) in predicting the diagnosis of histological dysplasia or Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) was studied. Meta a...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510161
Covid-19 Perception of Senior Nursing Students and their Behaviours Regarding Coping with Stress
Gamze Akay and Türkan Kadiroğlu
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 28, 2021
Nursing students are exposed to more stress compared to the stress factors other students during the life of university.In Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic, nursing students encountered a new reality of that includes fear of infection, the challenges of distance education and more. Therefore post-graduation plans of nursing students may change and students may find themselves at higher risk of infection. The population of this research which is descriptive consists of final year students who ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710040
Impella Device is Superior to an Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Cardiogenic Shock
Muhammad Zubair Khan, MD, Sona Franklin, MD and Richard Hyman, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 03, 2021
A Percutaneous assist device is commonly used in cardiogenic shock to improve hemodynamics. The Impella provided superior hemodynamic support in the ISARSHOCK study compared with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), with no change in clinical outcome. In this trial, the IABP was used in one group, and the Impella was placed in a comparator group. We present a case in which the hemodynamics of cardiogenic shock was assessed in the same patient after IABP and after Impella placement. In our case, ...