Factors influencing older adults’ satisfaction with caregivers’ communication

ABSTRACT. Effective communication skills are crucial for caregivers to provide quality care and meet the unique needs of patients of all ages. However, older patients have specific communication requirements, and their satisfaction depends on several factors. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the level of satisfaction among older adults in Marrakech, Morocco, regarding the communication skills of their caregivers, and to identify the factors influencing this satisfaction. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between March and July 2022 among 204 people aged 60 years and older who presented to the Mouhamed VI University Hospital of Marrakech, Morocco, for various care services. The older adults’ satisfaction with caregivers’ communication was assessed by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) patient satisfaction questionnaire. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants were collected through interview and consultation of medical records. Multiple linear regression was used to determine potential factors influencing the total satisfaction score. Results: The total satisfaction score of older adults with caregiver’ communication was 2.55±0.95 and the mean scores of the lowest subscales were answering questions, greeting and listening. Analysis revealed that having visual disorders (B=-0.276±0.12; p=0.029) and receiving affective touch from caregivers (B=0.745±0.12; p=0.001) were the main factors associated with older adults’ satisfaction with caregiver’ communication. Conclusion: Older people are not sufficiently satisfied with caregivers’ communication skills, especially those with vision problems and those who have not received affective touch from caregivers. Caregivers need to be aware of the specific needs of older patients and use appropriate communication techniques

Assessment of organo-mineral fraction during co-composting of sewage sludge-lignocellulosic waste by XRD and FTIR analysis

This investigation focuses mainly on highlighting the contribution of the IR spectrum of the mineral matrix in co-composts after removing the organic phase by slow pyrolysis. The mineral matrix is still confusion subject in the interpretation of FTIR spectra of co-composts. The XRF and XRD analysis of the low pyrolysis substrates of sewage sludge and date palm waste during six months of co-composting, show that the mineral fraction is homogeneous in the samples and that the inorganic matrix consists mainly of silica and carbonates including a residual portion remaining after pyrolysis.The comparison of FTIR spectra of heated samples at 105°C and 650°C shows that the 3500-3280 cm-1 region characterises essentially the hydroxyl groups OH (ν(OH)) of water molecules. The observed bands in this region provide information on the co-compost hydrophilic nature but can only provide limited information about the humic substances composition. The band at 1035 cm-1, assigned commonly to organic material, which persists after the thermal treatment, should be assigned for the Si-O vibration of silica

Cyanoglycosides, N- et O-glycosides dérivés de quinoxaline, de benzimidazolones et d'oxoglutarate d'éthyle (synthèses via des sulfites cycliques dérivés de monosaccharides et activités biologiques)

Ces travaux s inscrivent dans le cadre de la recherche de nouveaux dérivés glucidiques de type C-, O- et N-glycoside pouvant avoir des applications biologiques intéressantes.Les glycomolécules obtenues sont synthétisées par une fonctionnalisation régiosélective des dérivés 1,2-O-sulfinyl issus de monosaccharides simples.Dans une première partie nous présentons des rappels bibliographiques sur la préparation et la réactivité des dérivés sulfites cycliques.Dans une seconde partie, nous présenterons les résultats donnant accès à des cyanoglycosides, des glycosides dérivés de phtalimides, de benzimidazolones, de quinoxalines, et d oxoglutarate d éthyle. La troisième partie est consacrée aux protocoles expérimentaux menant aux composés obtenus.La dernière partie est consacrée à l évaluation de l activité antibactérienne, antifongique et anticancéreuse de certains composés présentés dans la troisième partie.AMIENS-BU Sciences (800212103) / SudocSudocFranceF

Sexuality and Fertility in the Time of COVID-19

COVID-19 is an acute respiratory disease caused by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV. Recently, on March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was declared by the WHO as a virus pandemic disease. Many measures were conducted to tackle COVID-19 outbreak. The important one is social isolation that have been adopted all over the world which are the first one done as widely as that in modern history. Such measures have wide reaching consequences as reducing significantly the opportunity for casual sexual meetings, and increasing sexual intercourse for couples with stable sexual relationships, especially married ones. This leads us to the conclusion that within 9 months there will be an increase in births. This means that the global fertility will increase, especially in the developing countries whom have the highest rate of fertility

Easybreath Decathlon Mask: An Efficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) against COVID-19 in Africa

Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by a novel coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China and rapidly spread across the world. With the COVID-19 outbreak, a penury of PPE was seen all over the word and especially in FFP2 masks, which is due to high demand and the closure of almost all factories especially in China. Faced with this shortage, health workers had to find ways to protect themselves while waiting for the arrival of standard means. The idea started in some European hospitals and then medical offices whom begin to use Easybreath Decathlon mask which is characterized by its high sealing as a mean of personal protective equipment to substitute at the same time to FFP2 masks and face shield. It could be fundamental and may save many health workers to distribute Easybreath Decathlon mask to all African hospitals whom are fighting COVID-19 infection

Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection Management: The Key to Stop COVID-19

The COVID-19 disease, emerged in December 2019, has spread rapidly, with new cases confirmed in multiple countries. Many efforts to contain the virus are ongoing, such as containment, individual measures of protection, the authorization of use of some drugs as chloquorine in some countries. Also, it has been known that symptomatic and asymptomatic people whom are infected by COVID-19 have the same contagiousness which expose a far greater portion of the population to virus and increase the late diagnosis and thereafter enhance COVID-19 mortality. Thereafter, it is fundamental to review our COVID-19 screening approach and enlarge COVID-19 testing to the general population by using rapid testing appliances such as rapid SARS-CoV-2 IgG-IgM combined antibody since another appliance more efficient will be performed

Synthesis of N-glycoside compounds from phthalimide and 5-nitrobenzimidazole via 1,2-O-sulfinyl derivatives and in vitro cytotoxic activity

International audienceAn efficient synthesis of 1,2-trans-N-glycosylated derivatives from phthalimide and nitrobenzimidazole via 1,2-O-sulfinyl monosaccharides has been established. Such S(N)2-type displacements at the anomeric center are stereospecific, giving a single anomer. The reaction was optimized using a polar aprotic solvent and K2CO3 at 80 degrees C. Phthalimide and nitrobenzimidazole 1,2-trans-N-glycoside derivatives were easily obtained with a free hydroxyl at C-2, which can be further functionalized. The compounds 3d-e displayed a significant cytotoxic activity exceeding 50% of inhibition at 125 mu g/Ml against the human cancer cell line (Hep-2)