The Application of Narrative Nursing in Clinical Practice of Psychosomatic Diseases | Chapter 4 | Disease and Health Research: New Insights Vol. 11

 

Background: The incidence of psychosomatic diseases has been increasing year by year, and its impact on people's health and lives is growing day by day. Scientific treatment and nursing can help patients with psychosomatic diseases recover.

Objective: To understand the implementation and role of narrative nursing in the clinical practice of psychosomatic diseases, and to identify its main shortcomings.

Methods: CNKI and PubMed were searched with the keywords "narrative nursing and psychosomatic diseases" and " narrative nursing and psychosomatic diseases". This study included studies in Chinese or English published between 2017 and 2024.

Results: Forty papers were included. Narrative nursing can enhance patients' and society's understanding of disease-related knowledge, alleviate negative emotions of patients and their families, improve patients' mental health status, increase their self-management efficacy, treatment compliance, and quality of life, as well as improve nurses' work efficiency, and promote nurses' self-growth.

Conclusion: This study summarizes the application of narrative nursing in the clinical practice of psychosomatic diseases, and analyzes the role and difficulties from the perspectives of patients and their families, nurses, and various sectors of society. The results of this study have practical reference significance for promoting the rational development of narrative nursing and the scientific development of nursing work.

Implication: This study highlights the potential of narrative nursing to improve patient outcomes and enhance the overall quality of care for individuals with psychosomatic diseases.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Hou Yongmei
Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China.

 

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A Sustainable Fluorescent SCDs-MPs Probe for Dopamine Insight Recognition in Human Fluids with Cytotoxicity Evaluation | Chapter 5 | Chemistry and Biochemistry: Research Progress Vol. 4

This research presents a novel sensing platform for detecting dopamine, a crucial neurotransmitter, in biological fluids. The platform combines a signal-transducing element with a selective recognition component to achieve highly sensitive and specific dopamine detection. The sensing mechanism relies on the interaction between the target analyte (Dopamine) and the platform, resulting in a detectable change in signal. The developed sensor demonstrates a low detection limit and excellent recovery in complex biological matrices. Furthermore, biocompatibility assessments confirm the platform's suitability for potential biological applications. This approach offers a promising tool for diagnosing neurological disorders and advancing our understanding of dopamine-related processes. 

 

Author (s) Details

 

Komal Murugan
Centre for Sustainable Materials and Surface Metamorphosis, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.

 

Abirami Natarajan
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu-603 203, India.

 

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The Application of Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Chronic Diseases | Chapter 2 | Disease and Health: Research Developments Vol. 5

Background: Patients with chronic diseases are prone to negative emotions such as anxiety and depression, which reduce treatment compliance and hinder physical recovery. Motivational interviewing is a new psychotherapy that is becoming increasingly mature in the treatment of chronic diseases.

Objective: The objective of the study is to understand the current research and application status of motivational interviewing in the treatment of chronic diseases. On this basis, the shortcomings are pointed out and the research prospects are proposed.

Methods: The literature retrieval method was used to review empirical papers published in English or Chinese in the past 20 years in PubMed, Google Scholar, CNKI, and the Wanfang database.

Results: Thirty-three articles were included. Previous studies have shown that MI has a positive effect on the condition, medication compliance, self-efficacy, and quality of life of patients with chronic diseases.

Conclusion: Improving the standardization of MI implementation procedures, strengthening the training and supervision of therapists, and improving the evaluation methods of intervention effects can help expand the application of MI in the treatment of chronic diseases.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Hou Yongmei
Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523808, China.

 

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Evaluation of Storage and Disposal of Household Waste in the City of Kinshasa | Chapter 6 | Research Advances in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 6

This study aims to analyze and describe the characteristics of household waste in the communes of Lemba, Mont-Ngafula and Kisenso in Kinshasa, as well as their storage and disposal methods while raising awareness of ecological citizenship. Solid waste disposal in households is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed. In cities without urban planning and health and environmental regulations, residents face inadequate living conditions.

The study was conducted from April 17 to May 3 2023, with a sample of 690 households, with 138 households randomly selected from each municipality. The main methods used are survey, maintenance and field observation.

The findings demonstrate that managing household garbage does not promote sustainable development in the cities under investigation. With the exception of the Kindule region, most homes use buckets and bags for their garbage cans; waste sorting is uncommon. The two most popular methods of disposing of waste are incineration and inappropriate local disposal. The two most popular ways to dispose of waste are combustion and improper disposal.  The average weight of waste varies by district, with values ranging from 8.67 kg to 13.99 kg per household. There is a significant correlation between the total weight of waste generated per household and the size of the household.

The results of the study indicate that the state of household waste management in these cities is worrying, with harmful consequences for the environment and public health. The building of landfills, new waste management regulations, the incorporation of waste management into urban development plans, and raising public knowledge of sanitation laws and the principles of waste reduction, reuse, and recycling are all included in the suggestions. It is crucial to develop effective and sustainable strategies to address household waste management in these communities in Kinshasa. The involvement of local authorities, stakeholders and citizens is essential to protect the environment. There is a need to find effective and sustainable solutions to solve the problems of household waste management in the communes of Lemba, Kisenso and Mont-Ngafula in Kinshasa.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Sylvestre Frey
Regional Postgraduate School of Integrated Management and Management of Forests and Tropical Territories (ÉRAIFT), Located at the University of Kinshasa, Commune of Lemba, B.P. 15.373, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), B.P. 190 Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 

Nestor Anzola Kibamba
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), B.P. 15.373, B.P. 190 Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 

Diansambu Makanua
Regional Postgraduate School of Integrated Development and Management of Tropical Forests and Territories, Kinshasa, Commune of Lemba, - P.O. Box 15.373 - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 

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Harad (Terminalia chebula Retz.): A Potential Candidate for Reversible Contraception in Male | Chapter 8 | Innovations in Biological Science Vol. 7

 

Aims: The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the contraceptive potential of Harad (Terminalia chebula Retz.) with respect to dose and reversibility in male albino mice.

Study Design: Aqueous bark extract of Harad was administered orally at 100 (G III), 300 (G IV) and 500 (G V) mg/kg BW to males for 35 d. At the end of the experiment, partially anesthetized animals in treated groups (G I-V) were sacrificed at 24 h after the last treatment, while those in recovery groups (G VI-VII) were sacrificed together at 42 d after the last treatment after recording their final body weights.

Methodology: A total of 35 adult (age 12-14 w) male laboratory albino mice of proven fertility belonging to the Parkes (P) strain weighing 28-38 g were used in the investigation. The effect of Harad treatment was studied by evaluating alterations in the histology of the testis and accessory sex organs, sialic acid and fructose levels, sperm, and fertility parameters. Toxicological and recovery studies were also carried out.

Results: Harad treatment caused dose-related histological alterations in reproductive organs accompanied by reductions in weights, a decrease in the height of germinal epithelium as well as the diameter of stage VII tubules, and an increase in the percent frequency of affected seminiferous tubules in testes. Treatment showed an adverse effect on biochemical and sperm parameters; libido was not affected, but fertility was suppressed significantly in Harad-treated males compared to controls. However, 42 d after treatment withdrawal, alterations in reproductive end points and fertility recovered to control levels. Body and organ weights, histoarchitecture of vital organs, levels of ALT, AST, and creatinine, and hematological parameters remained unchanged after Harad's treatment.

Conclusion: The results suggest that Harad causes dose-dependent reversible contraception in male albino mice without any toxicity.

 

Author (s) Details

Mr. Prakash Chandra Gupta (Assistant Professor)
Department of Zoology, Keshav Prasad Mishra Rajkiya Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Bhadohi-221 301 (Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith), Varanasi, India.

 

Prof. (Dr.) Laxmi Yadav
Department of Zoology, Keshav Prasad Mishra Rajkiya Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Bhadohi-221 301 (Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith), Varanasi, India

 

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The Importance of the Regional Tourism and Health Program THP in the Resilience and Recovery to the Travel and Tourism Industry in the Caribbean: A Global Innovative Cooperative International Formula | Chapter 1 | An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 6

 Travel and touristry is key for the sustainability of Caribbean economies, driving recruitment and revenue era for many of the states. The ongoing COVID-19 universal, catalysed by travel, drastically debilitated the Caribbean frugalities, causing important economic and job misfortunes, disruptions of crucial services and endangered regional energy security. With the revealed need of integrating health in travel even prior to the COVID-19 universal, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) grown the Regional Tourism and Well-being Program (THP) with this in mind. The aim of this chapter search out highlight the crucial part of the THP in the recovery of the travel sector by improving the fitness and safety of Caribbean nation, contributing toward strengthened elasticity of Caribbean tourism and the sustainability of its savings. The research seeks to climax the impact that COVID-19 has had on specific industries center to Caribbean tourism, such as weakened tourist arrivals (by way of airlines and cruise ships), decline in travel and tourism GDP, closure of travel business and facilities and increases in inaction rate. It seeks to address these challenges through differing tools and products formed by the THP i.e. the exercise of a multifaceted approach - following and response, capacity construction, guidelines, policy, flags, advocacy and participations, a travellers’ health award and mobile app – and together with national, local and international travel and health stakeholders to addresses fitness, safety, and environmental cleanliness (HSE) threats to touristry whilst bolstering ethnic and regional health plans. Due to COVID-19, the Program has repurposed many of allure tools for a more robust answer, to boost travellers’ confidence and re-establish more active, safer resume travel in the Caribbean. This innovative program, the first global work of its kind, continues to aim toward bolstering tenable tourism and health protection, lending toward upgraded economic stability in the Caribbean. Through these forms, 7836 persons were trained, 789 trades were registered on THP’s land-located visitor surveillance plan, 1190 alerts on incoming cruise ships were issued to Appendage States and 108 tourist abilities received the Healthier, More reliable Tourism Award. This chapter will debate the tools inside the Program and illustrate how the THP can support the Caribbean’s readiness and response to COVID-19 and other community health threats and develop the recovery and sustainability of Caribbean tourism.

Author(s) Details:

Lisa Indar,
Caribbean Public Health Agency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Sastee Kissoondan,
Caribbean Public Health Agency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Keston Daniel,
Caribbean Public Health Agency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Rhonda Williams,
College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Johnson City, TN 37614, United States.

Frieda Mohammed,
Caribbean Public Health Agency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

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River Encroachment in Dhaka City | Chapter 5 | Current Topics and Emerging Issues in Materials Sciences Vol. 2

 The affiliate aims at reviewing differing causes of river infringement in Dhaka with grave results of encroachment and suggesting measures that would insulate the rivers and assert ecological sustainability. Dhaka city is situated at the center point of the flat deltaic plain of the three major waterway systems containing the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna. The city is surrounded by the distributaries of these rivers. They are the Balu and the Shitalakhya on the orient, the Turag on the west and north, and the Buriganga on the cold. Being expanded fast in an unplanned habit with the exceptional increase of population, land shortage and land price, Dhaka city’s peripheral district reached the banks of the waterways. Rivers of Dhaka are now under weighty threat of destruction due to step-by-step encroachment that is narrowing below the rivers. Thus, the waterways require next recovery conduct to minimize the adverse belongings of encroachment.

Author(s) Details:

Tazeen Fatima Khan,

Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Swarnali Mahmood,

Department of Coastal Studies and Disaster Management, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh.

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Analysis of the Variation in the Taxonomic Distinction of Soft-bottom Fishes in a Lagoon on the West Coast of the Gulf of California, Mexico | Chapter 3 | Newest Updates in Agriculture and Veterinary Science Vol. 4

 Mexico is a country accompanying high biodiversity. The marshy lagoon of La Paz is in contact the west coast of the Gulf of California, south of La Paz Bay, in united states of america of Baja California Sur, Mexico, and is known by residents as Ensenada de La Paz. The goal concerning this study was to decide the taxonomic distinctness concerning this lagoon's comfortable-bottom fish society. From August 2016 to June 2017, bi-monthly example were conducted in seven various locations, flexible a total of 42 replicates. An experimental fish net was used to catch the fish, and a 22 extremities boat accompanying a 75 HP was used as a angler. Ecological indices to a degree Fisher’s alpha variety (α-Fisher), taxonomic distinctness (TD Δ*) and average taxonomic discreteness (AvTD Δ+), were used to describe the current state concerning this coastal pond. A total of 2,763 organisms from 73 class, 50 genera, 29 offspring, nine orders, and two classes were collected. The plurality of the species were top-secret into five families. Despite the fact that this bayou has been assign anthropogenic impact through the discharge of wastewater from the city of La Paz, our findings (relating to space and temporal α-Fisher, Δ TD * and AvTD Δ+) display that it is in good condition.

Author(s) Details:

Emelio Barjau-Gonzalez,
Departamento Academico de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, CP 23080, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.

Jose Angel Armenta-Quintana,
Departamento Académico de Ciencia Animal y Conservación del Hábitat, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, CP 23080, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.

Abril Karim Romo-Pinera,
Departamento Academico de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, CP 23080, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.

Juan Manuel Lopez-Vivas,
Departamento Academico de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, CP 23080, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.

Bruma Rachel Castillo-Rosas,
Departamento Academico de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, CP 23080, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.

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