Health Sciences

Psychoactive substances are any chemical stuff which alters physical and psychological functioning when they are ingested. Substance abuse refers to maladaptive patterns of substance use that result in negative consequences. It is becoming a serious public health problem affecting 190 million people all over the world and majority of them are youth. A worldwide burden of impairment attributable to alcohol and tobacco are 5.4 and3.7% ; cause for death of 2.5 and 6 million people each year respectively.

Introduction: when there is a fracture of a tooth, the root is usually difficult to reconstruct. The objective is to describe an EEFC technique of endodontic-extrusion-fixation-crown, for restoration of that root. Material and methods: a literature review limited to endodontic, extrusion, fixation and crown restoration techniques on roots of fractured teeth has been made, to describe a technique that can be used in general. Results: The description of the EEFC technique is in figures 1-6.

This study is a descriptive non-experimental survey, to determine factors influencing relapse among substance abuse patients attending Neuropsychiatric Hospital Rumuigbo Port Harcourt, Rivers state. It was guided by two specific objectives and one hypothesis. Taro Yamen’s technique was used to select a sample size of 52 respondents for the study. Data was collected using a self structured questionnaire and was subjected to analysis using both descriptive and inferential statistics and results presented in tables.

Patient records are an essential part of the present and future medical care provided to the patient. In addition, medical records are used in the management and planning of health services and facilities, for medical research and in the generation of health and care data. This study aimed to evaluate, through the application of questionnaires, the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) advantages and disadvantages observed by users, at the University Hospital Clemente de Faria (HUCF), Montes Claros - MG.

This study aimed to systematically review the existing literatures and provide a theoretical understanding of the nurses’ personality and emotional intelligence that influence caring nursing relationship. CINAHL and Medline were employed in the literature search. From 140 articles initially reviewed from database sources, only 28 articles which provide a theoretical perspective of personality and emotional intelligence in nursing were included in the analysis.

This study aims to isolate, to identify, and to seek out fragments of encoding gene Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase on Escherichia coli isolated from swab surface of broiler chicken meat in a number of traditional markets in Surabaya. The result shows that 31 out of 50 samples positively contain Escherichia coli, shown through EMBA isolation media and identified using indole test.

This work discusses important aspects of the multiprofessional performance, which under an interdisciplinary perspective, is fundamental in the transformation of the existing model of health care. This process requires the appropriation of a new way of acting, capable of increasing the participation of individuals in their health-disease process.

This study explored the journey and life experiences of eight adult detainees who spent their adulthood inside the Zambales Provincial Jail. The detainee-participants were selected by the researchers. The experiences of the participants were subsequently collected and enriched by the following methods; 1) Interview, 2) Questionnaire, 3) Storytelling, 4) Projective Test, and 5) Focus Group Discussion.

Audit is a careful and systematic examination of the activities carried out in a given institution or sector, the purpose of which is to ascertain whether they are in accordance with the arrangements planned and / or established in advance, whether they have been effectively implemented and are (in accordance with) objectives. The objective of this study was to investigate audit teaching at a higher education institution (HEI) in the southern center of Ceará.

This case is about a 65 year old Indian male, who is a smoker and who presented to us with erythematous nodules.