International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Review Meta AnalysisCoffee and Type 2 Diabetes risk: Is the Association Mediated by Adiponectin, Leptin, C-reactive protein, or Interleukin-6? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Coffee and diabetes risk association has been demonstrated in numerous studies; however, the exact mechanism has not been clarified yet. The present meta-analysis was conducted to cover the current knowledge regarding the effect of coffee on Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), in addition to the evaluation of adiponectin, leptin, C-reactive protein (CRP) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels among coffee consumers as relatively possible mediators of this effect. ⋯ The present meta-analysis showed strong epidemiological evidence that coffee consumption is inversely associated with the risk of T2D. Also, adiponectin, leptin concentrations appeared to be potential mediators of the coffee effect on diabetes, while IL-6 levels did not.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Antibiotic misuse and compliance with infection control measures during COVID-19 pandemic in community pharmacies in Egypt.
Globally, antibiotics misuse by the public has been reported in the era of COVID-19, despite the discouraging instructions of the World Health Organization, especially for mild cases. ⋯ Pharmacists applied suitable sanitation and infection control protocols. Meanwhile, antibiotics were dispensed heavily during this pandemic without proper clinical indication and for long durations supporting the idea of antibiotic misuse.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Data Privacy and Confidentiality from the Perspectives of General Public and Health Care Providers in Jordan.
To assess knowledge, attitude, and beliefs about the right to privacy and confidentiality from the viewpoints of the general public (GP) and the health system (HS) professionals in Jordan. ⋯ The general public and health system professionals in Jordan are familiar with the patients' right to privacy and confidentiality regulations. More efforts must be put in place to inform patients about their rights to privacy and confidentiality practices when they are in professional contact with their healthcare providers. In addition, rules, laws, and legal agreements must be effectively established and monitored to prevent privacy violations.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Efficacy of Cervical Manual Therapy plus Conventional Physical Therapy on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy. Current physical therapy treatment options show limited effects or low-quality evidence, especially in the long-term. To date, there has been little research to look at the effects of treating the cervical spine for decreasing symptoms distally to the carpal tunnel. So the aim of this study was to compare the effects of cervical manual therapy plus conventional physical therapy with conventional physiotherapy only in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Subjects. ⋯ The analysis of the results showed that conventional physiotherapy combined with Cervical manual therapy could be more effective in improving the pain, functional abilities, median nerve motor distal latency and median sensory nerve conduction velocity of patients with CTS compared with conventional physiotherapy only.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Jun 2021
Food quality score and anthropometric status among six-year-old children: a cross-sectional study.
Weight status and growth during childhood are indicative of healthy development throughout the lifespan. It is well understood that dietary patterns and overall quality of diet can prevent disease, improve health status and optimise growth and development. The current study investigates the relationship between overall diet quality and measures of childhood development including body mass index and height-for-age in 6-year-old children. ⋯ Findings presented in this study demonstrate that FQS was significantly associated with participants characterised as severely underweight; however, FQS was not associated with other anthropometric parameters. Therefore, future well-designed cohort studies are required to address limitations of the current study.