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PubMed1978

Precipitating factors in respiratory allergic disease in Indonesian children.

Skin test results and IgE antibody levels measured by RAST indicate that hypersensitivity to house dust mite (D. pteronyssinus) is a major feature of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Indonesian children. Total serum IgE levels were higher in the allergic than in control children. 60% (twenty-one out of thirty-five) of the asthmatic children and 56% (five out of nine) of the children with allergic rhinitis had IgE antibodies to the helminth Ascaris lumbricoides compared with none out of four control children. A tendency was found for high IgE antibody levels to D. pteronyssinus to occur in association with low IgE antibody levels to A. lumbricoides and vice versa.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2006

Depression and anxiety status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator and precipitating factors.

BACKGROUND: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are life-saving devices in treatment of life-threatening arrhythmia. We evaluate the emotional status of Turkish patients with ICD and try to explain factors that affect emotional status of the patients. METHODS: Ninety-one patients with previously implanted ICD were included in the study. Follow-up periods, presence of ICD shock, shock frequency, time of the recent shock, age, and gender were noted. Depression and anxiety scores were evaluated according to Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) chart. RESULTS: Mean anxiety and depression scores were found as 9.1 +/- 5.3 and 7.2 +/- 5.1, respectively. According to HAD charts, 42 patients (46%) had anxiety and 37 patients (41%) had depression. Depression scores indicated significant difference between subgroups divided on the basis of follow-up periods (P = 0.026) and on the basis of time of recent shock (P = 0.028). There was significant difference in anxiety scores (P = 0.016) between patients with ICD shocks and patients with no shocks. When the patients were divided into subgroups according to shock frequency, both depression (P = 0.024) and anxiety (P = 0.016) scores presented significant difference. In female patients, depression and anxiety scores were found significantly higher compared to male patients (P = 0.046 and P = 0.016, respectively). In multivariate analysis, gender and shock frequency were found as predictors for anxiety scores (P = 0.019 and P = 0.044, respectively). However same analysis revealed no predictive factor for depression score. CONCLUSION: Our study indicates presence of depression and anxiety in nearly half of the patients with ICD. Consultation with psychiatry should be a part of the treatment for patients with ICD, especially for those who constitute high-risk groups.

Anxiety↗
PubMed1983

On precipitating factors: cancer as a cause of suicide.

This case-control study provides individual-based data describing the impact of being a cancer patient on the odds of suicide. 5,009 suicides and 17,064 controls are compared. The data indicate that cancer patients are 50 to 100 percent more likely than nonpatients to commit suicide. This and other studies indicate that health status should be considered in future attempts to relate suicide to social environment.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1983

Bleeding in cirrhotic patients: a precipitating factor due to intravascular coagulation or to hepatic failure?

In 24 cirrhotic patients at different stages of hepatic failure, factor VIII:C (F VIII:C), factor VIIIR:AG (F VIIIR:AG), factor VIII AG/C ratio (F VIII AG/C), and serum fibrin-fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) were investigated. In 11 of the 24 patients, several instances of gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices rupture were documented and 5 patients died of unarrestable bleeding. In our study, we evaluated whether the cause of bleeding was the development of intravascular coagulation or the severity of hepatic failure. A statistically significant difference between F VIII:C, F VIIIR:AG/C ratio, and serum FDP was found in bleeding in comparison with non-bleeding patients. An inverse correlation between the F VIII:C plasma level and serum FDP as well as a direct correlation between F VIII AG/C ratio and serum FDP in the group of bleeding patients were also found. These data seem to suggest a hypercoagulable state which was more significant in the 5 patients who died owing to bleeding. Furthermore, only 1 of these patients had severe hepatic failure. From this study it appears that, in cirrhotic patients, bleeding is related more to the appearance of disseminated intravascular coagulation, as a consequence of both hemodynamic and endothelial changes, than to the degree of hepatic failure itself.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Precipitating factors of neurotic reactions in middle and upper-middle class Persian women (Iran).

In search of the socio-cultural factors contributing to the development of neurotic reactions in Persian women, the author has examined the records of two hundred and eighty five (285) patients from his private practice in Tehran. Factors to marital conflicts superceded the others by a wide margin. The content of marital conflicts seems to be related to the cultural confusion that has come out of the meeting of the cultural values of the West and the East. The author stresses the role of the communication media in the development of this confusion. In conclusion, implications and limitations of the paper were discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

The role of stress as a precipitating factor of psychiatric illness.

Fifty-six psychiatric patients were interviewed to obtain a record of life events preceding admission to hospital, using a modified version of the Schedule of Recent Experiences. Two control groups were studied for comparison: medical and surgical in-patients and a "normal" population studied independently by Myers. Psychiatric patients reported a significantly larger number of events than the medical-surgical patients, who, in turn, reported significantly more events than the "normal" population. There were no significant differences in the specific life event histories between groups.

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Incidence and precipitating factors of morbidity among Israeli travelers abroad.

BACKGROUND: During recent years international travel, including visits to the developing world, has become increasingly popular. Many of these travelers suffer from some sort of health problem during their trip or after their return. Travelers clinics that give pretravel immunization and counseling have emerged. This study analyzes the incidence and risk factors for health problems among Israelis traveling abroad. METHODS: The study surveyed by telephone 200 people who visited the traveler's clinic at Soroka Medical Center in Beer-Sheva during the years 1998 to 1999. The travelers were questioned after returning from their journey about the type and duration of the trip, compliance with medical advice given in the travel clinic, and health problems during the trip. RESULTS: The mean age was 26.4 +/- 9.4 years, 7% went on an organized tour, 23% traveled alone, and 77% traveled with a friend. The mean duration of the trip was 14.7 +/- 13.4 weeks. Of the travelers, 70% reported some health impairment. Problems reported most frequently were gastrointestinal tract diseases (43%), respiratory tract diseases (25%), and injuries (10%). Only 4% were admitted to a hospital during their trip. After their return, 19.5% consulted a physician. Comparing the group of travelers who were sick with the rest, a correlation between noncompliance with the keeping of food hygiene and illness was found (p =.008). Additional risk factors for illness were long duration (p <.001), solitary trip (p =.04), and young age (p <.001). Of the people who were advised to take antimalaria chemoprophylaxis, 55% reported regular use of these drugs. Compliance with treatment correlated with older age (p <.001), short duration of stay (p =.01), previous experience, and travel to Africa (p <.001). CONCLUSIONS: Most of the travelers to developing countries are young, travel for long periods, and live in basic conditions during their stay abroad. For these reasons travelers are at increased risk for morbidity. High risk travelers should be identified and counseled in order to increase their compliance with the medical advice and immunizations. A screening program for returning travelers should be considered.

Adolescent↗