Shaping healthcare system under industry 5.0 : trends and barriers

Author

Asim, Zishan

Source

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Issue

Vol. 17, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2022), pp.362-364, 3 p.

Publisher

Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine

Publication Date

2022-09-30

Country of Publication

Sudan

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Background: Pregnancy predisposes women to developing constipation, and hormonal and mechanical factors, sedentary lifestyle, and alteration of diet augments the condition, leading to discomforts experienced by pregnant women.

However, this can be controlled through proper education and lifestyle modification.

The present study aims to check the effect of health awareness education module on the reduction of constipation among pregnant women.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study design was used.

One hundred and twenty-five pregnant women were randomly selected from Saad Abu Alela Hospital between January and March 2017), and based on the ROME II criteria, 59 of them were found to have constipation.

After obtaining consent from the women, health awareness module (information about constipation, dietary measures, increased fluid intake, and exercise) was offered to them.

Data were collected by structured close-ended questionnaire for the knowledge, pre-and post-intervention, and checklists for the practice and follow-up of the weekly outcome over two months.

Data were analyzed, and suitable statistical methods was used.

P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

Results: The overall prevalence of constipation was 47.2% with a prevalence of 4%, 6.4%, and 36.8% in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy, respectively.

Pregnant women’s knowledge about constipation increased significantly from 16.9% pre- to 92.9 post-intervention with P = 0.000.

The fiber diet intake, fluid intake, and exercise by pregnant women increased from 37.3%, 39%, and 13.6% pre- to 72.9%, 88.1%, and 49.1% post-intervention, respectively) with P = 0.001.

Moreover, 46 (78%) women were relieved of constipation post-intervention.

Conclusion: The health awareness module was very effective and significantly increased the level of knowledge, practice, and outcomes with respect to constipation in pregnant women.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Asim, Zishan. 2022. Shaping healthcare system under industry 5.0 : trends and barriers. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences،Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.362-364.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1429814

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Asim, Zishan. Shaping healthcare system under industry 5.0 : trends and barriers. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 17, no. 3 (2022), pp.362-364.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1429814

American Medical Association (AMA)

Asim, Zishan. Shaping healthcare system under industry 5.0 : trends and barriers. Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022. Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.362-364.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1429814

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 300-302

Record ID

BIM-1429814