8 research outputs found
Factors that influence tobacco use in Georgian youth
Objective: Social environment, especially education, levels of awareness, friends and parental behavior greatly affects the use of tobacco among teenagers. The research aims to identify various factors that promote tobacco use in youth.
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Method: Qualitative and analytic cross-sectional descriptive research method was carried in among students from Tbilisi State University.
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Results: Most respondents have started tobacco consumption at juvenile age. The community played a decisive role in starting tobacco use. Respondents started using tobacco with their classmates and close friends. The survey has shown that tobacco consumption was perceived as a positive social behavior among teenagers. Introducing the tobacco control laws that prohibit tobacco consumption and advertising in public places, particularly near schools are of paramount importance.
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Conclusion: Interventions that focus particularly on multiple risk factors may have an impact on the use of tobacco by adolescents. Where possible, such programs should be personalized to ensure that they address the specific set of risk factors that has a bearing on each individual's tobacco use.peer-reviewe
แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแแแแฃแ แ แแแแแกแแแฃแ แแแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแ แแแชแแแแขแแแจแ
Introduction: Heart Failure (HF) is one of the leading mortality causes in elderly people. The goal of this study is to explore the epidemiological trends of HF in the elderly patients. Methods: We explored medical records of elderly patients with HF (75 years and more) at Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center (within 2015-2019 years). We analyzed the structure of the cardiovascular diseases and readmission rates of hospitalized patients with HF (I50, I50.0 I50.1). Results, Discussion: The major complication of cardiovascular diseases in elderly patients is Heart Failure (68.6%). Hospitalization rates due to the HF in elderly patients were increased during the past years, which is associated with the population aging process. This trend will be most likely continued during the next years. Despite significant improvements in the HF treatment, readmission rates are still high. HF is the most commonly revealed cause of readmission (48% of all readmissions). 6-9 months after the primary hospitalization due to HF, readmission for any reason was 60%. Patients had concomitant diseases including hypertension (43%), myocardial infarction (14%), diabetes (36%), and stroke (8%), affecting the readmission rate. The Study showed that patients without cardiac implants within primary hospitalization had higher readmission and mortality rates. Conclusion, Recommendations: HF remains an important problem in Public Health. During HF associated hospitalization both cardiac and non-cardiac conditions should be addressed. The study provides new information regarding features and outcomes in elderly patients with HF in Georgia. The study allows us to identify further areas of research for elderly patients with HF.แจแแกแแแแแ: แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแ แกแแแแแแแแแแแแแก แแ แ-แแ แแ แฌแแแงแแแแ แแแแแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแแแแจแ. แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแฅแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแ แแแชแแแแขแแ แแแแแแแ แแแแแ แฃแคแ แ แแแแแ แแแแ แแแชแแแแขแแ แกแแชแแชแฎแแแก แฎแแแแ แซแแแแแแแก แจแแแแแแแ แแ แแแก แแแแ. แแแแแแแก แแแแแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแแแแฃแ แ แขแแแแแแชแแแแแก แจแแกแฌแแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแ แแแชแแแแขแแแจแ. แแแแแแแแแแแ: แแแแแแแก แคแแ แแแแแจแ แจแแแแกแฌแแแแแ แฉแแคแแซแแก แแแแแฃแแแแแแ แแแ แแแแแแแแแก แชแแแขแ แแก แกแแกแฎแแแก แแแแแฅแชแแแแก แกแแกแขแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแแแ แแ แแแ แจแแ แแก, แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแแ แแแชแแแแขแแแแก (75 แฌแแแก แแ แแแขแ แแกแแแแก) แกแแแแแแชแแแ แแกแขแแ แแแแ (2015-2019 แฌแฌ.). แแแแแแแแแแแฃแ แแฅแแ แกแแกแฎแแแก แแแแแฅแชแแแแก แกแแกแขแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแแแก แกแขแ แฃแฅแขแฃแ แ แแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแ แแแแแฎแแแแ แแแแแแแแแแก (I50, I50.0 I50.1) แแฅแแแ แฐแแกแแแขแแแแแแแฃแ แแแชแแแแขแแ แ แแแแแแกแแแก แแแฉแแแแแแแแแ. แจแแแแแแแ, แแแกแแฃแกแแ: แฎแแแแแแแฃแ แแแชแแแแขแแแจแ แกแแกแฎแแแก แแแแแฅแชแแแแก แกแแกแขแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแแแก แฃแแแแแ แแกแ แแแ แแฃแแแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแ (68.6%), แฎแแแ แแ แแแแแแแแแแแแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แกแแแแ แแแ แงแแแแแแ แแแขแแ แแฆแแแแจแแแแ แแแ แชแฎแแแ แแแ แแฃแญแแแแแ แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแ แแก (65%). แแแแ แฌแแแแจแ แแแแแแ แแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแฅแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแแ แแกแแแแก แแแชแแแแขแแ แฐแแกแแแขแแแแแแชแแแก แ แแแแแแแแ, แ แแช แแแแแแจแแ แแแฃแแแ แแแกแแฎแแแแแแก แแแแแ แแแแก แแ แแชแแกแแแ. แแฆแแแจแแฃแแ แขแแแแแแชแแ, แกแแแแ แแฃแแแ, แจแแแแแแ แฌแแแแจแแช แแแแ แซแแแแแแ. แแแฃแฎแแแแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแแฃแ แแแแแแแจแ แแแแจแแแแแแแแแ แแแฆแฌแแแแแแกแ, แแกแแ แแแฆแแแแ แ แแแแแแกแแแก แแแฉแแแแแแแแ. แ แแแแแแกแแแก แงแแแแแแ แฎแจแแ แแแแแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแ (แงแแแแ แ แแแแแแกแแแก 48%). แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแ แแแ แแแแแแ แฐแแกแแแขแแแแแแชแแแแแ 6-9 แแแแก แจแแแแแ แแแแแกแแแแ แ แแแแแแแก แแแแ แ แแแแแแกแแ แจแแแแแแแแ 60%-แก. แแแชแแแแขแแแก แแฆแแแแจแแแแแแแ แแกแแแ แแแแแฎแแแแ แแแแแแแแแแแ, แ แแแแ แแแแชแแ แฐแแแแ แขแแแแแ (43%), แแแแแแ แแแฃแแแก แแแคแแ แฅแขแ (14%), แแแแแแขแ (36%), แแแ แแคแแ แแฃแแ แกแแกแฎแแซแแ แฆแแแแแก แแแแแแแแแ (7%) แแ แแแกแฃแแขแ (8%), แ แแช แแแแแแแแก แแฎแแแแก แ แแแแแแกแแแก แแแฉแแแแแแแแแ. แแฆแแแจแแฃแแ แแแฃแแแแแแก, แ แแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแแ แแ, แ แแแแแแกแแแก แแแแแแฌแแแแ แแแแแแแแ แจแแแซแแแแ แแงแแก แแกแแแ แแ แแแแ แแแแแฃแ แ แแแแแแแ แแแแแแ, แ แแแแ แแแแชแแ: แแแแแแแแแ, แแแ แแแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแ แแ แคแแแขแแแแแก แฅแ แแแแแฃแแ แแแกแขแ แฃแฅแชแแฃแแ แแแแแแแแแแแ. แแแแแแแแแแขแแแแก แกแแแแแแแ แจแแ แฉแแแแแ แแ แแแแแขแแ แแแแแ แจแแกแแซแแแแแแแ แแแ แแแแฃแแ แแ แแแแ แแแแแฃแ แ แแแแแแแ แแแแแฌแแแฃแแ แ แแแแแแกแแแก แแ แแแแแชแแ. แแแแแแแ แแฉแแแแ, แ แแ แแแชแแแแขแแแก, แ แแแแแแกแแช แแ แฐแฅแแแแแ แแแแแแแแฃแแ แแแแแแแขแแ แแแฃแแ แแแ แแแแแแฌแงแแแแแแแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแแ แแแแแแ แฐแแกแแแขแแแแแแชแแแก แแ แแก, แแฆแแแแจแแแแแแแ แ แแแแแแกแแแก แแ แกแแแแแแแแแแแแแก แฃแคแ แ แแแฆแแแ แแแฉแแแแแแแแ. แแแกแแแแ, แ แแแแแแแแแชแแแแ: แแแฃแฎแแแแแแ แแแแกแ, แ แแ แแแแ แฌแแแแจแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแแ แแกแแแแก แแแชแแแแขแแแจแ แกแแกแฎแแแก แแแแแฅแชแแแแก แกแแกแขแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแแแก แแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแแแแแแฃแ แ แแแแแกแแแแแแ แแแฃแแฏแแแแกแแ, แ แแแแแแกแแแก แแแฉแแแแแแแแ แแแแแช แแแฆแแแ แ แฉแแแ. แแฆแแแจแแฃแแ แแแแแแแแแแแก, แ แแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแ แฏแแ แแแแแ แ แฉแแแ แฏแแแแแชแแแก แแแแจแแแแแแแแ แแ แแแแแแแ. แแฃแชแแแแแแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแ แแแแแฌแแแฃแแ แฐแแกแแแขแแแแแแชแแแกแแก แงแฃแ แแแฆแแแ แแแแฅแชแแก แ แแแแ แช แแแ แแแฃแ, แแกแแแ แแ แแแแ แแแแแฃแ แแแแแแแ แแแแแแก. แฉแแแแก แแแแ แฉแแขแแ แแแฃแแ แแแแแแแ แแแแแแแแแแ แแ แฆแแแแกแซแแแแแแ แแแแแแแแก แแฃแชแแแแแแแแ, แ แแแแแแแช แจแแแแชแแ แแแแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแ แแแแแฌแแแฃแ แ แแแแแแกแแแก. แแแแแแ แแแแฌแแแแก แแฎแแ แแแคแแ แแแชแแแก แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแฅแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแ แแแชแแแแขแแ แแแฎแแกแแแแแแแแแกแ แแ แแแแแกแแแแแแแ แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแจแ. แแแแแแ แกแแจแฃแแแแแแก แแแแซแแแแก แแแแแกแแแฆแแ แแ แแฃแแแก แฃแแแแ แแกแแแแก แแฅแแแ แฎแแแแแแแฃแ แแแชแแแแขแแ แแแแแ แ แแแแแแแแ แแแแแแแแแก แกแคแแ แแแแ
The impact of part-time employment on students' health : a Georgian case
OBJECTIVE: During the university studies, students not only acquire knowledge but are actively involved in various activities and part-time employment. Students employment may have effects on their physical or mental health as well as learning performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between part-time working, health and academic performance.METHOD: An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted in Caucasus University (Georgia).RESULTS: The majority of the undergraduate students (61%) had part-time jobs. The average duration of the working hours was 18 hours in a week. Most of the students (76%) believed that the main reason for employment was financial necessity to earn additional income to support their families and payment of expenses incurred. Most students have chosen simple part-time jobs that did not relevance for future career. According to the students, their sleep disturbance reasons was the difficulty of combining work and study, which has a negative effect on their physical and mental health, and therefore on academic performance (44%).CONCLUSION: Universities must implement flexible, accessible and targeted supporting activities in achieving their educational and career goals. Increasing awareness of mental and physical health issues could also be delivered to students to enhance their experience.peer-reviewe
Evaluation of patient referrals to family physicians in Georgia
Background. Adequate utilization of primary care directly reflects the health status of the population. In Georgia (Republic),
many patients seek care without a referral by a primary-care provider, and as a result, patient referral rates to family physicians are
low. A tendency of patient self-referral behavior may reduce the effectiveness of the healthcare system.
Objectives. The purpose of the research is to study the problem of the low rate of patient referrals to family physicians in Georgia.
Material and methods. Within the quantitative survey, 20 family physicians and 300 patients were interviewed through a semi-structured
questionnaire in different regions of Georgia.
Results. Patient referral rates to family physicians are low. 15% (n = 3) of family physicians recognize that patients often address them
only for a referral to specialists. Only 5% (n = 3) of family physicians provide preventive consultations on occasion and 50% (n = 10) โ in
the case of need only. 70% (n = 14) of family physicians think that their remuneration is not adequate for their work and that they work
more than they are paid. 35% (n = 105) of respondents in the case of a health problem address both a family physician and a specialist-
-physician. 42% (n = 126) of patients visit a family physician once a year or do not visit at all, and 47% (n = 141) of patients believe that
the family physician institute needs some changes.
Conclusion. The result suggests that the low rate of patient referrals to family physicians is due to distrust towards family physicians,
which is related to a lack of qualification of physicians and low public awareness of the competence of the family physicians. Due to
inadequate reimbursement, family physicians do not have enough motivation to provide adequate service, and the lack of continuous
professional education negatively affects their professional development. It is recommended to raise public awareness about primary
care, to introduce effective methods for payment of family physicians and to increase the role and affordability of continuous professional
education