STRESS COPING SKILLS AMONG DIABETES SUFERERS IN SEPANG SELANGOR MALAYSIA

ABSTRACT Stress is a potential contributor to elevate blood glucose level in diabetic patients and diabetes, which is the leading cause of many chronic diseases, is showing increasing trend among adults in every country. This study investigates the prevalence of diabetes among stress sufferers and to identify stress coping skills in rural and urban area of Sepang, Selangor. A cross-sectional study were conducted in a village and housing estate area in Sepang, Selangor with sample of 196 in Kg UluTeris and 174 in Taman Mawar. A simple random sample of adults aged 18 years and above was selected. Data was collected by an interviewed questionnaire and blood collection. Overall, 33.7% of respondents in rural and 54.6% in urban areas were having stress. The rural-urban difference in prevalence of diabetes among stress respondents were greatest with 50.5% in urban, whereas 37.9% in rural.It was also higher compared to non-diabetics in urban area. The common cause of stress in urban was work and coping skill was self-distraction, whereas in rural area was family and religious activities, respectively. It is crucial for this group of subjects to practice appropriate stress coping skills and practice healthy life style

Challenges to Quit Smoking among Smokers in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia

Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable risk factor for morbidity and mortality in developed countries.  The prevalence of smoking is increasing in Malaysia.  Over the years, we have accumulated the knowledge of the risks and dangers of smoking towards health and had used these as interventions to motivate smokers to quit smoking.  However, quitting smoking is hard as people who stop smoking often start again because of weight gain, stress and withdrawal symptoms.  Therefore, this study aimed to identify the challenges to quit smoking among smokers in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Sepang, Selangor.  A cross-sectional study was conducted with a combination of stratified and simple random sampling.  The study was conducted via a face-to-face interview using a standardized questionnaire.  The data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Version 20.0.  Easy availability of cigarettes was the most challenging factor (86%) followed by seeing things that reminded the respondents of smoking (58%), feeling lost without smoking (53%) and withdrawal symptoms (47%).  To combat these challenges, it is imperative to strengthen the enforcement on regulations advertisement and display of cigarettes and develop more activities on motivation among smokers and their families, which may be organized by government or non-government organizations. Other than that, another important aspect in the promoting smoking cessation program is to encourage smoke-free homes

Pharmaceutical compounds in Malaysian urban domestic wastewater

The emerging contaminants (ECs) is detected at trace concentration in the discharge of sewage treatment plant (STP) to the water bodies indicate incomplete removal during the treatment process. The presence of the ECs in the water has a potential impact on the ecological and human health associated with long-term ingestion of the mixture ECs compounds, and this includes the development of resistance in pathogenic bacteria, aquatic toxicity, genotoxicity, and endocrine disruption. In this study, we investigate the presence of ECs and review the occurrence of mainly of four pharmaceutical active compounds belonging to the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in influent and effluent of the STP. The target analytes (ibuprofen (IBU), diclofenac (DIC), ketoprofen (KET), and naproxen (NAP)) are extracted from the wastewater using the solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by the identification and quantification using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The GC-MS detection was improved by the derivatisation technique using N-Methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) and an internal standard of Ibuprofen-D3 used as the internal standard. The targeted analytes were detected in both influent and effluent wastewater in the range 5.04±5.9 to 37.4±28.4 μg/L with removal efficiency between 11 - 86% using the current activated sludge treatment process in the STP. This concentration of compounds shows inadequate current treatment techniques to eliminate the emerging contaminants in the wastewater

Depression among elderly in Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheng and Rumah Seri Kenangan Seremban, 1997

Depression is a common clinical syndrome in the elderly, often resulting in attempted and / or successful suicide. Studies have shown that depression prevalence were higher among the elderly in institution. Therefore the objective of this study is to know more about depression and its contributing factors among the elderly in institution. 205 respondents have been selected from Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheng and Rumah Seri Kenangan Seremban by using universal sampling for this cross sectional study. Medical records and structured questionaire have been used for collecting data. The overall prevalence for this population was 37.6% and was higher in women (50.7%) than in men (30.3 %). The prevalence also increased with age. However there were no significant relationships to depression were found in both sexes for ethinicity , marital status, education, income, health and its duration. Univariate analysis identified causes of admission were also associated with depression in which prevalence was higher among those who have been caught (58.6 %) than in voluntary admission (22.9 % ). However the duration of stay was not affect the onset of depression. Better physical environment which includes leisure and basic needs was identified as a factor contributing to the low rate of depression (24.5 % ) found in this study. Whereas social environment and services were not significantly correlated with rates of depression. So in terms of prevention by risk factor, there were factors that irreversible which includes biological factors and reversible factor such as physical environment. Improvement in such measures may be important in reducing prevalence of depression in elderly people

Poor Physical Function as a Risk Factor for Non-Communicable Diseases in Indonesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: it cannot be ascertained whether an individual with poor physical function is at an increased risk of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), thus the aim of this study is to examine this potential relationship. Methods: in this study, a fixed retrospective cohort design has been conducted by using data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) in 2007 and 2014. A total of 6,863 respondents who were not diagnosed with NCD by medical personnel in 2007 were successfully traced. After being controlled for covariates, the association between NCD type and poor physical function was measured by using the Adjusted Risk Ratio (ARR) and Population Attributable Risk (PAR). Results: respondents with poor physical function were at a significantly increased of being diagnosed with stroke (ARR: 6.9, 95%CI: 4.3-10.9), diabetes (ARR: 3.1, 95%CI: 2.4-4.1), or heart disease (ARR: 3.2, 95%CI: 2.4-4.5). The PAR score of respondents with diabetes was 0.006, meaning 0.6% of diabetes cases are attributed to poor physical function and can therefore be prevented if people maintain good physical function. Conclusion: poor physical function can be assessed to identify risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Healthcare personnel should provide education programs that inform patients on the importance of maintaining a healthy physical ability

Linear algebra

Buku ini mengandungi beberapa bab iaitu kandungan, sistem linear dan penghapusan gauss, algebra matriks, penentu, ruang-ruang vektor, ruang-ruang hasil darab terkedalam, penjelmaan linear, nilai eigen dan vektor eigen, pengaturcaraan linear

Systematic review on prevalence and factors associated with breathlessness due to face masks in Asian countries

The usage of face masks has been of abundant and daily wear to every single population steeping high when the COVID-19 pandemic transmits airborne. The masks have been said to cause uneasiness and affect the performance of one’s daily living activities. Therefore, this study aims to identify the prevalence and factors associated with breathlessness due to face masks in Asian countries. Materials and Methods: Two main journal databases were adopted for this review and the study was done based on the PRISMA flow diagram. After being reviewed for stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria, the data was retrieved and compiled. Quality assessment was done using Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS). Results: ​​​Initial results search accounts for a total of about 800 articles to be reviewed.  After eliminating duplication of articles with inclusion and exclusion criteria, we were left with nine articles.  Our study shows that there is a high prevalence of breathlessness (26-100%) upon the usage of face masks with types of masks and duration of usage as its factors. Conclusion: Further studies are needed to infer the relationship between the type and duration of face mask usage with breathlessness.&nbsp

eLingua : Issue 1 : January 2015 / Academy of Language Studies

1. HARI KUALITI UiTMPP 2014 2. Audit APB November 2014 3. Global Economic Symposium (GES) Kuala Lumpur 2014 4. Malay World Heritage Congress and Exhibition 5. Regional Conference on Local Knowledge (RCLK) 2014 6. Apabila Kanak-kanak Bercerita 7. Special Report #1: ‘Hari Keceriaan UiTMPP 2014’ 8. Special Report #2: ‘Program Khidmat Masyarakat APB UiTMPP 2014’ 9. ‘Language Carnival 2014’ 10. Arts, the ‘Voice for the People’ 11. English Club Historical Trip: A Day To Remember 12. Aktiviti Kelab Bahasa Jepun sempena Language Carnival 2014 13. Aktiviti Kelab Bahasa Mandarin sempena Language Carnival 2014 14. ALS teams at Penang Invention, Innovation & Design (PIID 2014) 15. ‘Hari Kualiti UiTM Pulau Pinang 2014