Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is a commonly used method to break down kidney stones in urology clinics. This study aims to investigate whether or not listening to music is effective against state anxiety in patients undergoing kidney stone treatment with this method.
 
  A total of 80 patients (50 males, 30 females) undergoing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for the first time at our clinic were included in the study. The first group (24 patients) listened to instrumental classical music through headphones 20minutes before the procedure, while the second group (28 patients) listened to instrumental classical music during the procedure. The third group (28 patients) was the control group and consisted of patients who did not listen to music before or during the procedure. Patients were administered a state-trait anxiety inventory test to measure state anxiety after the process, and their results were compared.
 
  While there was a significant difference in state-trait anxiety inventory scores between patients who listened to music before/during the procedure and the control group, there was no significant difference between patients who listened to music before and those who listened to music during the procedure. Assessment of randomisation showed groups achieved homogeneity.
 
  Among the groups homogeneously distributed according to age and gender, significantly lower anxiety scores of groups that listened to music compared with the control group have provided supporting data to be open-minded and exploratory about increasing patient tolerability and comfort during these potentially pain-inducing procedures.
 Among the groups homogeneously distributed according to age and gender, significantly lower anxiety scores of groups that listened to music compared with the control group have provided supporting data to be open-minded and exploratory about increasing patient tolerability and comfort during these potentially pain-inducing procedures.
  In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between oral health status and thyroid dysfunction.
 
  A population-based cross-sectional analysis using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNES) was performed. We investigated the association between oral health-related parameters and the prevalence of thyroid diseases. In addition, the relationship between oral health status and thyroid function test (TFT) results was analyzed. One-way analysis of variances or chi-square test was used for comparisons between oral health-related parameters and presence of thyroid diseases. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the associations between participants' characteristics including oral health-related parameters and the abnormal results of TFTs.
 
  A total of 18,034 adults were surveyed. Histories of thyroid diseases were found to be more common in people who brushed their teeth frequently or used oral hygiene products. However,d disease history. High CPI showed a significant association with TFT abnormalities; however, the significance of this association became lower when other variables such as age and sex were adjusted. Further studies will be needed to determine how the control of oral health-related conditions actually has a causal relationship with thyroid disease/dysfunction through prospective cohort studies.
  To investigate the number of bed transfers (patient transfers within the same ward) and their reasons in acute care wards of mid-sized hospitals with multibed and private rooms.
 
  Bed transfers, even when necessary, are burdensome for patients; however, the reasons for bed transfers in various types of rooms remain unclear.
 
  An observational study was conducted in seven wards in three hospitals in Japan. Nurses completed a questionnaire regarding each bed transfer, which elicited the reasons for the transfer. We classified transfer patterns based on the functions of the patients' rooms and the number of beds in each room and analysed scores.
 
  Overall, 560 responses were analysed. The average number of bed transfers per day was 2.7. In total, 43% of bed transfers were conducted for patients aged over 70. The most frequent bed transfer pattern was 'transfer between patient rooms with the same number of beds', and the most frequent reason was 'patient did not need that bed'.
 
  Unnecessary bed transfers could be reduced by ward designs that reflect nurses' clinical judgement.
 
  Monitoring data for the reason regarding bed transfer contributes to hospital planning and decreases unnecessary bed transfers.
 Monitoring data for the reason regarding bed transfer contributes to hospital planning and decreases unnecessary bed transfers.
  Postzygotic mutations in FGFR2 have been identified in mosaic forms of acne, keratinocytic epidermal nevi, nevoid acanthosis nigricans / rounded and velvety epidermal nevus and in two fetuses with papillomatous pedunculated sebaceous nevus (PPSN).
 
  To determine the clinical and genetic characteristics of children with cerebriform, papillomatous and pedunculated variants of sebaceous nevi.
 
  Infants diagnosed with sebaceous nevi characterized by a cerebriform, papillomatous and/or pedunculated morphology over a 10-year period (2010-2019) at three paediatric dermatology centres in Switzerland and France were included in this case series. Clinical and histological characteristics were assessed. Next-generation sequencing was used to assess for FGFR2 mutations.
 
  All nevi were located on the head, with a rounded or linear shape and a typical cerebriform, sometimes papillomatous and pedunculated, surface.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ly333531.html  No associated extracutaneous anomalies were found. Nevi harboured postzygotic mutations in the transmembrane this entity. The cerebriform pattern of CSN is reminiscent of cutis gyrata, as seen in Beare-Stevenson syndrome, which is caused by closely related germline FGFR2 mutations. While clinically impressive, CSN seem to carry a good prognosis and a low risk for extracutaneous associations.
  We aimed to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a large HIV treatment facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, and to assess associated factors.
 
  The Indonesian version of Beck Depression Inventory-II was used to assess depressive symptoms of 346 participants visiting the HIV Integrated Clinic Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital between June and November 2018.
 
  Depressive symptoms (BDI-II score ≥14) were exhibited by 50.9% of participants, with prevalences of mild, moderate and severe depression of 30.4%, 15.6% and 4.9%, respectively. Poisson regression with robust variance analysis indicated that having lower income (aPR=1.38, 95% CI 1.12-1.63), duration of ART for 1-5years (aPR=1.25, 95% CI 1.01-1.54) and same-sex partnership (aPR=1.27, 95% CI 1.02-1.58) were positively associated with depressive symptoms. Age, sex and history of using intravenous drugs, and ART-based regimen were not associated with depressive symptoms.
 
  Depressive symptoms were common among our population despite long-term ART use and were associated with having low-income, ART for 1-5years and same-sex partnership.