1.Sleep Duration Pattern among Workers in a Tertiary Institution
Azmawati Mohammed Nawi ; Jonathan Lamit ; Nor Farahana Razali ; Ong Li Chin ; Naim Syahidah Zulkafli ; Norfazilah Ahmad
International Journal of Public Health Research 2014;4(2):494-500
Sleep has played a very important role in maintaining our health with good living quality therefore the aim of this study is to determine the pattern of sleep duration, especially short sleep and its associated factors among workers in a tertiary institution. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January until May 2012 among 128 randomly selected Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) staffs. Data was collected using a guided standardized data sheet which consist of three sections; (1):sociodemographic &socioeconomic, (2): lifestyle and, (3): anthropometric measurement and sleep diary. Data entry and analysis were done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Majority of the staffs had normal sleep duration (67.2%) followed by short sleep duration (26.6%) and long sleep duration (6.3%). Simple logistic regression analysis indicated that late night snacking was significantly related to short sleep (cOR=3.47, 95% CI: 1.12, 12.23, p=0.048). Adequate sleep is important to maintain one’s health. Steps can be taken to limit late night snacking in order to improve the sleep pattern in this study population.
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2.Factors Influencing Hearing Disability and Reduction in Disability among First-time Hearing Aid Users in Singapore.
Eu Chin HO ; KeXin LI ; Warren Ming Wu ONG ; Yen Tze Eileen BEI ; Aruni SENEVIRATNA
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2020;49(12):978-989
INTRODUCTION:
This study aims to examine the factors associated with self-reported hearing disability and early reduction in disability after first-time hearing aid (HA) fitting in Singapore.
METHODS:
Retrospective record review of 1,068 subjects issued with HAs at a tertiary hospital from 2001 to 2013.
RESULTS:
Subjects reporting ≥5 disabilities reduced from 90% to 24% after HA fitting. 'Difficulty hearing in noise' was the commonest disability before and after HA fitting, while 'needs to increase volume of TV/radio' was the disability with most improvement after fitting. In multivariable models, having worse pure tone audiometry (PTA) thresholds of the better hearing ear and being ethnically Chinese were associated with subjects reporting more hearing disabilities. A higher proportion of subjects reported a reduction rather than an absence of disability after HA fitting. In multivariable models, daily HA usage for ≥4 hours, sensorineural hearing loss (HL) and worse PTA thresholds of the better hearing ear were associated with reduction in more disabilities after HA fitting.
CONCLUSION
Hearing disability is high among first-time HA users in Singapore. Ethnicity and PTA thresholds were associated with self-reported hearing disability. After HA fitting, higher daily HA usage, sensorineural HL, and worse PTA thresholds of the better hearing ear were associated with early reduction in disability. Patient counselling on the benefits of HL rehabilitation could focus on hearing disability rather than PTA thresholds. The management of patients' expectations could focus on reducing rather than eliminating disability.
3.Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood in a Person of Malay Ethnicity with Diffusion Tensor Imaging Abnormalities
Ai Huey TAN ; Tien Lee ONG ; Norlisah RAMLI ; Li Kuo TAN ; Jia Lun LIM ; Mohamad Addin AZHAN ; Azlina AHMAD-ANNUAR ; Khairul Azmi IBRAHIM ; Zariah ABDUL-AZIZ ; Laurie J OZELIUS ; Allison BRASHEAR ; Shen Yang LIM
Journal of Movement Disorders 2019;12(2):132-134
No abstract available.
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4.Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected men who have sex with men with syphilis: A 5-year multicentre study in Malaysia
Siaw Yen Ong ; Min Moon Tang ; Izzaty Dalawi ; Wooi Chiang Tan ; Chin Aun Yeoh ; Wee Meng Kho ; Pubalan Muniandy ; Pui Li Wong ; Rukumani Devi Velayuthan ; Zhenli Kwan ; Chin Chwen Ch&rsquo ; ng ; Norli Marwyne Mohd Noor ; Vijayaletchumi Krishnasamy ; Asmah Johar
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(4):349-355
Objectives: High rates of syphilis have been reported
worldwide among men who have sex with men (MSM). This
study aims to describe the clinical pattern and treatment
response of syphilis among human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)-infected MSM in Malaysia.
Methods: This is a retrospective study on all HIV-infected
MSM with syphilis between 2011 and 2015. Data was collected
from case notes in five centres namely Hospital Kuala Lumpur,
Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Hospital Umum Sarawak,
University of Malaya Medical Centre and Hospital Sungai
Buloh.
Results: A total of 294 HIV seropositive MSM with the median
age of 29 years (range 16-66) were confirmed to have syphilis.
Nearly half (47.6%) were in the age group of 20-29 years.
About a quarter (24.1%) was previously infected with syphilis.
Eighty-three patients (28.2%) had other concomitant sexually
transmitted infection with genital warts being the most
frequently reported (17%). The number of patients with early
and late syphilis in our cohort were almost equal. The median
pre-treatment non-treponemal antibody titre (VDRL or RPR)
for early syphilis (1:64) was significantly higher than for late
syphilis (1:8) (p<0.0001). The median CD4 count and the
number of patients with CD4 <200/μl in early syphilis were
comparable to late syphilis. Nearly four-fifth (78.9%) received
benzathine-penicillin only, 5.8% doxycycline, 1.4% Cpenicillin, 1% procaine penicillin, and 12.4% a combination of
the above medications. About 44% received treatment and
were lost to follow-up. Among those who completed 1 -year
follow-up after treatment, 72.3% responded to treatment
(serological non-reactive – 18.2%, four-fold drop in titre –
10.9%; serofast – 43.6%), 8.5% failed treatment and 17% had
re-infection. Excluding those who were re-infected, lost to
follow-up and died, the rates of treatment failure were 12.1%
and 8.8% for early and late syphilis respectively (p=0.582) Conclusion: The most common stage of syphilis among MSM
with HIV was latent syphilis. Overall, about 8.5% failed
treatment at 1-year follow-up.
5.2021 Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations on the use of P2Y12 receptor antagonists in the Asia-Pacific Region: Special populations.
W E I C H I E H T A N TAN ; P C H E W CHEW ; L A M T S U I TSUI ; T A N TAN ; D U P L Y A K O V DUPLYAKOV ; H A M M O U D E H HAMMOUDEH ; Bo ZHANG ; Yi LI ; Kai XU ; J O N G ONG ; Doni FIRMAN ; G A M R A GAMRA ; A L M A H M E E D ALMAHMEED ; D A L A L DALAL ; T A N TAN ; S T E G STEG ; N N G U Y E N NGUYEN ; A K O AKO ; A L S U W A I D I SUWAIDI ; C H A N CHAN ; S O B H Y SOBHY ; S H E H A B SHEHAB ; B U D D H A R I BUDDHARI ; Zu Lv WANG ; Y E A N Y I P F O N G FONG ; K A R A D A G KARADAG ; K I M KIM ; B A B E R BABER ; T A N G C H I N CHIN ; Ya Ling HAN
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2023;51(1):19-31