EMPATHY, PROFESSIONAL VALUE AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES OF LIFE AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN SELANGOR Work stress and burnout are common among healthcare workers, including nursing students, due to heavy workloads and long-term exposure to patient care. Adaptation of empathy and professional values can affect the quality of life among nursing students. This study aimed to determine the relationship between empathy, nursing professional value, and professional quality of life (ProQOL) among nursing students at a public university in Selangor. A cross-sectional study was done using purposive sampling, and 128 nursing students from UiTM Puncak Alam were recruited to participate in this study. Students completed a self-report online questionnaire that included the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, the Nursing Professional Values Scale, and the Professional Quality of Life Scale. The finding shows that students reported a higher level of nursing professional value, an average level of empathy, and a medium level of ProQOL. A fair, positive correlation exists between empathy and nursing professional value (r = 0.309, p < 0.01). Empathy and professional values are essential for fostering resilience and reducing burnout among nursing students in clinical settings. Self-awareness and a firm grasp of these values help mitigate compassion fatigue and negative workplace patterns, promoting emotional well-being and high-quality care.

INTRODUCTIONThis study aimed to determine the risk factors of diabetic Charcot arthropathy of the foot among diabetic patients with and without foot problems.

METHODSThis was a case-control study involving diabetic patients attending the Diabetic Foot Care and Wound Management Clinic at University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 2010 to June 2011. Data on sociodemographic profiles, foot factors and diabetes characteristics was collected and analysed.

RESULTSA total of 48 diabetic patients with Charcot arthropathy of the foot were identified. Data from these 48 patients was compared with those of 52 diabetic patients without foot problems. Up to 83.3% of patients with diabetic Charcot arthropathy presented with unilateral Charcot foot, most commonly located at the midfoot (45.8%). Patients with a history of foot problems, including foot ulcer, amputation, surgery or a combination of problems, had the highest (26-time) likelihood of developing Charcot arthropathy (odds ratio 26.4; 95% confidence interval 6.4-109.6). Other significant risk factors included age below 60 years, more than ten years' duration of diabetes mellitus and the presence of nephropathy.

CONCLUSIONA history of prior diabetic foot problems is the greatest risk factor for developing diabetic Charcot arthropathy, compared with other risk factors such as diabetes characteristics and sociodemographic profiles. Preventive management of diabetic foot problems in the primary care setting and multidisciplinary care are of paramount importance, especially among chronic diabetic patients.

Arthropathy, Neurogenic ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Diabetic Foot ; complications ; epidemiology ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Incidence ; Malaysia ; epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Assessment ; Risk Factors ; Tertiary Care Centers ; statistics & numerical data

Paraparesis can occur as a primary presentation of brain pathology at the motor strip along the parasagittal region. It could also occur as a neurological complication especially following resection of parasagittal meningioma with infiltration of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS). We report a case of a complete paraparesis immediately following resection of bilateral parasagittal meningioma with infiltration of the middle third of the SSS. A gradual improvement in neurological recovery and functional outcome was observed over a period of one year after undergoing an intensive neurorehabilitation program beginning from the acute inpatient phase post surgery.