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Fulltext Prevalence of neck pain and associated factors with personal characteristics, physical workloads and psychosocial among male rubber workers in FELDA settlement Malaysia

Shan CL, Bin Adon MY, Rahman AB, Hassan ST, Ismail KB

Glob J Health Sci, 2012 Jan;4(1):94-104.

PMID: 22980103 DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v4n1p94

Rubber tapping processes posed potential risk of various health problems among rubber workers. It ranges from simple musculoskeletal aches to more serious and complicated structural damage to bone, muscles, tendons and nerves of musculoskeletal system. These health problems might be linked directly to the arduous demands of farm labor.

Matched MeSH terms: Neck Pain/epidemiology*; Neck Pain/physiopathology

Anti-nociceptive activity of Pereskia bleo Kunth. (Cactaceae) leaves extracts

Abdul-Wahab IR, Guilhon CC, Fernandes PD, Boylan F

J Ethnopharmacol, 2012 Dec 18;144(3):741-6.

PMID: 23099251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.10.029

Local communities in Malaysia consume Pereskia bleo Kunth. (Cactaceae) leaves as raw vegetables or as a concoction and drink as a tea to treat diabetes, hypertension, rheumatism, cancer-related diseases, inflammation, gastric pain, ulcers, and for revitalizing the body.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/chemically induced; Pain/drug therapy*

Fulltext Estimating an EQ-5D value set for Malaysia using time trade-off and visual analogue scale methods

Yusof FA, Goh A, Azmi S

Value Health, 2012 Jan-Feb;15(1 Suppl):S85-90.

PMID: 22265073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.11.024

OBJECTIVES: To estimate a EQ-5D value set for Malaysia by using time trade-off (TTO) and visual analogue scale (VAS) valuation methods.
METHODS: TTO and VAS valuations were obtained from face-to-face surveys of a convenience sample of patients, caregivers, and health professionals conducted at nine government hospitals in 2004 and 2005. Forty-five EQ-5D questionnaire health states were valued, divided into five sets of 15 health states. Analysis was conducted by using linear additive regression models applying N3 and D1 specifications. Model selection was based on criteria of coefficient properties, statistical significance, and goodness of fit.
RESULTS: One hundred fifty-two respondents were interviewed, yielding 2174 TTO and 2265 VAS valuations. Respondents found TTO valuations to be more difficult than VAS valuations, and there were more inconsistencies in TTO valuations. All the independent variables in the models were statistically significant and consistent with expected signs and magnitude, except for the D1 specification modeled on TTO valuations. The N3 model provided the best fit for the VAS valuation data, with a mean absolute error of 0.032.
CONCLUSION: This study provides a Malaysian EQ-5D questionnaire value set that can be used for cost-utility studies despite survey limitations.
Study site: convenience sampling from three categories of respondents (patients undergoing dialysis, patients’ carers, and dialysis center staff) from public hospitals

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/diagnosis; Pain/psychology

Antinociceptive activity of methanolic extract of Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass

Ong HM, Mohamad AS, Makhtar N', Khalid MH, Khalid S, Perimal EK, et al.

J Ethnopharmacol, 2011 Jan 7;133(1):227-33.

PMID: 20920570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.09.030

Acmella uliginosa (Sw.) Cass. is a medicinal herbaceous plant that is commonly used by the Malay community in Malaysia to relieve pain often associated with mouth ulcers, toothache, sore throat, and stomach ache.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/chemically induced; Pain/drug therapy*

Fulltext Low back pain and association with whole body vibration among military armoured vehicle drivers in Malaysia

Rozali A, Rampal KG, Shamsul Bahri MT, Mohd Sidik S, Shamsul Azhar S, Khairuddin H, et al.

Med J Malaysia, 2009 Sep;64(3):197-204.

PMID: 20527267 MyJurnal

A cross sectional study was conducted among military armoured vehicle drivers in the two largest mechanized battalions with the objective to determine the prevalence of low back pain (LBP), and its association with whole body vibration (WBV) and other associated factors. A self-administered questionnaire and Human Vibration Meter were used in this study. A total of 159 respondents participated in this study and 102 (64.2%) of them were subjected to WBV measurement. One-hundred-and-seventeen respondents complained of LBP for the past 12 months giving a prevalence of 73.6%. The prevalence of LBP among tracked armoured vehicle drivers was higher (81.7%) as compared to wheeled armoured vehicle drivers (67.0%). The mean acceleration at Z-axis in tracked armoured vehicles (1.09 +/- 0.26 ms(-2)) and wheeled armoured vehicles (0.33 +/- 0.07 ms) were the dominant vibration directions. The mean estimated vibration dose value (eVDV) for eight-hour daily exposure at Z-axis (19.86 +/- 4.72 ms(-1.75)) in tracked armoured vehicles showed the highest estimation. Based on the European Vibration Directive (2002), the mean eVDV at Z-axis in tracked armoured vehicles exceeded exposure action value (EAV) (> 9.1 ms(-1.75), but did not exceed exposure limit value (ELV) (<21.0 ms(-1.75)). Logistic regression analysis revealed that only driving in forward bending sitting posture (OR = 3.63, 95% CI 1.06-12.42) and WBV exposure at X-axis (OR = 1.94, 95% CI 1.02-3.69) were significant risk factors to LBP. Preventive measures should be implemented to minimize risk of WBV and to improve ergonomic postures among drivers.

Matched MeSH terms: Low Back Pain/etiology*; Low Back Pain/epidemiology

The effects of topical viscous lignocaine 2% versus per-rectal diclofenac in early post-tonsillectomy pain in children

Rhendra Hardy MZ, Zayuah MS, Baharudin A, Wan Aasim WA, Shamsul KH, Hashimah I, et al.

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2010 Apr;74(4):374-7.

PMID: 20129679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.01.005

Tonsillectomy is frequently associated with postoperative pain of considerable duration, which is usually accompanied by the substantial consumption of both opioid and non-opioid analgesic such as NSAIDs and local anaesthetics.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative/drug therapy*

Improving cancer pain management in Malaysia

Lim R

Oncology, 2008;74 Suppl 1:24-34.

PMID: 18758194 DOI: 10.1159/000143215

Within Malaysia's otherwise highly accessible public healthcare system, palliative medicine is still an underdeveloped discipline. Government surveys have shown that opioid consumption in Malaysia is dramatically lower than the global average, indicating a failure to meet the need for adequate pain control in terminally ill patients. Indeed, based on daily defined doses, only 24% of patients suffering from cancer pain receive regular opioid analgesia. The main barriers to effective pain control in Malaysia relate to physicians' and patients' attitudes towards the use of opioids. In one survey of physicians, 46% felt they lacked knowledge to manage patients with severe cancer pain, and 64% feared effects such as respiratory depression. Fear of addiction is common amongst patients, as is confusion regarding the legality of opioids. Additional barriers include the fact that no training in palliative care is given to medical students, and that smaller clinics often lack facilities to prepare and stock cheap oral morphine. A number of initiatives aim to improve the situation, including the establishment of palliative care departments in hospitals and implementation of post-graduate training programmes. Campaigns to raise public awareness are expected to increase patient demand for adequate cancer pain relief as part of good care.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/epidemiology; Pain/prevention & control*

Analgesic and antipyretic effects of Sansevieria trifasciata leaves

Anbu JS, Jayaraj P, Varatharajan R, Thomas J, Jisha J, Muthappan M

Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med, 2009 Jul 03;6(4):529-33.

PMID: 20606773

The ethanol and water extracts of Sansevieria trifasciata leaves showed dose-dependent and significant (P < 0.05) increase in pain threshold in tail-immersion test. Moreover, both the extracts (100 - 200 mg/kg) exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition of writhing and also showed a significant (P < 0.001) inhibition of both phases of the formalin pain test. The ethanol extract (200 mg/kg) significantly (P < 0.01) reversed yeast-induced fever. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the extracts showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, terpenoids, tannins, proteins and carbohydrates.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/drug therapy*; Pain Measurement

Fulltext A painful gum

Loh KY, Kew ST

Aust Fam Physician, 2007 Sep;36(9):755.

PMID: 17885711

This middle aged Malaysian man presented complaining of painful gums for a few months. He is known to have had epilepsy since childhood.
Keywords: quiz; gum hypertrophy

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/diagnosis*; Pain/etiology

Fulltext Frozen shoulder syndrome: comparison of oral route corticosteroid and intra-articular corticosteroid injection

Widiastuti-Samekto M, Sianturi GP

Med J Malaysia, 2004 Aug;59(3):312-6.

PMID: 15727375

Twenty-six patients with frozen shoulder syndrome (Stage 2 and 3) were included in this study conducted at Dr. Kariadi General Hospital, Semarang, Indonesia and randomly allocated into 2 groups: 40 mg triamcinolone intra-articular injection and triamcinolone oral tablets. The result showed that triamcinolone intra-articular injection group "cured" rate was 5.8 times higher at week one compared to the triamcinolone tablet group. Sixty-two percent of the cases with triamcinolone intra-articular injection achieved their "cured" condition after one week of therapy, compared with only 14% of the triamcinolone tablets group. We conclude that, intra-articular corticosteroid injection provide faster improvement compared to oral route.

Matched MeSH terms: Shoulder Pain/drug therapy; Shoulder Pain/etiology

Prospective randomized clinical trial on suction elastic band ligator versus forceps ligator in the treatment of haemorrhoids

Ramzisham AR, Sagap I, Nadeson S, Ali IM, Hasni MJ

Asian J Surg, 2005 Oct;28(4):241-5.

PMID: 16234072

This prospective randomized clinical trial was undertaken to compare the use of a single-operator vacuum suction ligator and the traditional forceps ligator in terms of pain perception following the procedure, intra-procedure bleeding and other complications.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative/etiology

Sexual function in menopausal women in Kelantan, Malaysia

Dhillon HK, Singh HJ, Ghaffar NA

Maturitas, 2005 Nov-Dec;52(3-4):256-63.

PMID: 15894440 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.03.014

The aim of the study was to document sexual function in Kelantanese postmenopausal women.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/physiopathology; Pain/prevention & control

Fulltext Laser versus dissection technique of tonsillectomy

Wan Ishlah L, Fahmi AM, Srinovianti N

Med J Malaysia, 2005 Mar;60(1):76-80.

PMID: 16250284

Tonsillectomy is the single most common operation performed in Ear Nose and Throat Department. Various methods of tonsillectomy have been practiced over the century aimed at reducing or eliminating intraoperative and postoperative morbidity. Due to various blood supplies received, intraoperative bleeding is the most difficult problem and securing it is time-consuming. The time taken to control the bleeding would invariably determine the length of operation. Common postoperative complications are bleeding and pain. This study evaluated the operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative pain and other postoperative complications of tonsillectomy performed by laser as compared to conventional dissection technique. This is a prospective randomized study whereby sixty patients were divided into two groups of equal number. In one group, the tonsillectomy performed by laser and in the other group the tonsillectomy performed by conventional dissection technique. Operative time and amount of blood loss is significantly reduced in the laser group. Total postoperative pain and post operative complications were not significantly different between the two groups. Tonsillectomy by using laser have shown less intraoperative bleeding and shortened the operative time. In the hospital where laser machine and expertise are available, it is justifiable to use this technique as effective method of performing tonsillectomy.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain, Postoperative/etiology; Pain, Postoperative/prevention & control

Predictors of health-care consultation for recurrent abdominal pain among urban schoolchildren in Malaysia

Boey CC, Goh KL

J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2001 Feb;16(2):154-9.

PMID: 11207895

AIM: To look at the predictors of health-care consultation for recurrent abdominal pain among urban schoolchildren in Malaysia.

METHODS: Recurrent abdominal pain was defined as at least three episodes of abdominal pain, severe enough to affect a child's activities over a period longer than 3 months. A health-care consulter was defined as a child who had been brought to see a doctor regarding recurrent abdominal pain at least once in the past year. Children aged between 9 and 15 years were randomly chosen from schools in the city of Petaling Jaya, given questionnaires to fill in and interviewed to determine whether they fulfilled the above criteria for having symptoms of recurrent abdominal pain and for being a consulter. Bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis were performed on the data obtained.

RESULTS: One hundred and forty-three (9.61%) children fulfilled the criteria for recurrent abdominal pain out of a total of 1488 schoolchildren interviewed. There were 65 (45.5%) consulters and 78 (54.5%) non-consulters. Among the consulters, the male to female ratio was 1:1.4, while among the non-consulters, the ratio was 1:1.1. On bivariate analysis, the Chinese had a significantly lower likelihood to consult a doctor (P = 0.02), while the other two races did not show any increase in consultation (Malays, P = 0.08; Indians, P = 0.21). Among those with severe pain, there was a significantly higher prevalence of consulters (P < 0.01). Furthermore, those whose sleep was interrupted by abdominal pain were more likely to consult (P < 0.01). Children who had consulted a doctor were more likely to be missing school because of abdominal pain (P < 0.01). Following multiple logistic regression analysis, ethnicity was no longer a significant predictor.

CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 45.5% of schoolchildren with recurrent abdominal pain in an urban setting were brought to see a doctor. Predictors of recent health-care consultation were school absence, pain severity and interruption of sleep caused by abdominal pain.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdominal Pain/ethnology*; Abdominal Pain/epidemiology*

Fulltext Spinal cord stimulation for treatment of failed back surgery syndrome--two case reports

Vijayan R, Ahmad TS

Med J Malaysia, 1999 Dec;54(4):509-13.

PMID: 11072471

Severe, persistent back pain following back surgery is often referred to as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS). Conservative measures such as physiotherapy, back strengthening exercises, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and epidural steroids may be inadequate to alleviate pain. Spinal Cord Stimulators were implanted into two patients suffering from FBSS. Both patients responded successfully to spinal cord stimulation with reduction of pain and disability.

Matched MeSH terms: Back Pain/radiography; Back Pain/therapy*

The acute abdomen and the obstetrician

Sivanesaratnam V

Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol, 2000 Feb;14(1):89-102.

PMID: 10789262

An acute abdomen in pregnancy can be caused by pregnancy itself, be predisposed to by pregnancy or be the result of a purely incidental cause. These various conditions are discussed. The obstetrician often has a difficult task in diagnosing and managing the acute abdomen in pregnancy. The clinical evaluation is generally confounded by the various anatomical and physiological changes occurring in pregnancy itself. Clinical examination is further hampered by the gravid uterus. The general reluctance to use conventional X-rays because of the pregnancy should be set aside when faced with the seriously ill mother. A reluctance to operate during pregnancy adds unnecessary delay, which increases morbidity for both mother and fetus. Such mistakes should be avoided as prompt diagnosis and appropriate therapy are crucial. A general approach to acute abdominal conditions in pregnancy is to manage these problems regardless of the pregnancy.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdominal Pain/diagnosis*; Abdominal Pain/etiology

Incidence of pain after biomechanical preparation: a review of 302 cases treated by dental students

Mohd Sulong MZ, Abu-Hassan MI, Abdul Razak AA, Embong A

Singapore Dent J, 1996 Jul;21(1):31-5.

PMID: 10597181

Records of 302 root-filled teeth treated by dental undergraduates were reviewed by four lecturers in the Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Malaya. Preoperative and operative factors were evaluated for their association with postoperative pain experience of patients during the visit immediately after completion of biomechanical preparation. Eighty four percent of patients did not experience any pain after biomechanical preparation whilst the remaining 16 percent only complained of slight or moderate pain. The incidence of pain after biomechanical preparation is not high even when performed by inexperienced undergraduates. Teeth with a pre-existing painful condition had a higher chances of postoperative of pain. The incidence of postoperative pain was halved when teeth were associated with a sinus tract.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative/etiology*

Subjective depressive symptoms associated with pain in patients with major depressive disorder: Findings from the study on the aspect of Asian depression

Oon-Arom A, Likhitsathian S, Maneeton B, Sulaiman AH, Shih-Yen EC, Udomratn P, et al.

Perspect Psychiatr Care, 2020 Jan;56(1):188-193.

PMID: 31148197 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12403

PURPOSE: To examine subjective depressive symptoms associated with physical pain symptoms (PPSs) in Asian patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).

DESIGN AND METHODS: Four PPSs, including headache, chest pain, low back pain, and muscle pain, and subjective depressive symptoms were assessed using the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised.

FINDINGS: Out of 528 participants, 390 (73.9%) had at least one PPS. After adjusting for sex, depression severity, disability, fatigue, physical health status, and mental health status, PPSs were found to be associated with crying easily, blaming oneself, feeling lonely, feeling blue, and worrying too much.

PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Almost three-quarters of Asian patients with MDD experience PPSs. PPSs are associated with some subjective feelings of depression.

Matched MeSH terms: Pain/complications*; Pain/psychology

Fulltext Patterns of multisite pain and associations with risk factors

Coggon D, Ntani G, Palmer KT, Felli VE, Harari R, Barrero LH, et al.

Pain, 2013 Sep;154(9):1769-1777.

PMID: 23727463 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.039

To explore definitions for multisite pain, and compare associations with risk factors for different patterns of musculoskeletal pain, we analysed cross-sectional data from the Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability (CUPID) study. The study sample comprised 12,410 adults aged 20-59 years from 47 occupational groups in 18 countries. A standardised questionnaire was used to collect information about pain in the past month at each of 10 anatomical sites, and about potential risk factors. Associations with pain outcomes were assessed by Poisson regression, and characterised by prevalence rate ratios (PRRs). Extensive pain, affecting 6-10 anatomical sites, was reported much more frequently than would be expected if the occurrence of pain at each site were independent (674 participants vs 41.9 expected). In comparison with pain involving only 1-3 sites, it showed much stronger associations (relative to no pain) with risk factors such as female sex (PRR 1.6 vs 1.1), older age (PRR 2.6 vs 1.1), somatising tendency (PRR 4.6 vs 1.3), and exposure to multiple physically stressing occupational activities (PRR 5.0 vs 1.4). After adjustment for number of sites with pain, these risk factors showed no additional association with a distribution of pain that was widespread according to the frequently used American College of Rheumatology criteria. Our analysis supports the classification of pain at multiple anatomical sites simply by the number of sites affected, and suggests that extensive pain differs importantly in its associations with risk factors from pain that is limited to only a small number of anatomical sites.

Matched MeSH terms: Musculoskeletal Pain/epidemiology*; Musculoskeletal Pain/pathology*

Fulltext Predictors of low back pain among secondary school teachers in Malaysia: a longitudinal study

Zamri EN, Hoe VCW, Moy FM

Ind Health, 2020 Jun 09;58(3):254-264.

PMID: 31666460 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2019-0106

Low back pain (LBP) is prevalent among workers both in developed and developing countries. School teachers represent a high proportion of the working population in Malaysia. However, there is a lack of longitudinal study on predictors and course of LBP among teachers. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the predictors and course of LBP among secondary school teachers. Longitudinal data of 701 teachers in Selangor, Malaysia were collected from May 2015 to October 2016. Associations between predictors and LBP were analysed using logistic regression and reported as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). At 12-month of follow-up, 44% (95%CI: 40.6%, 48.0%) of the participants reported having LBP. In the regression model that included all risk factors, only LBP at baseline (OR 10.43, 95%CI: 6.19, 17.58) was associated with LBP at 12-month follow-up. When LBP at baseline was removed from the model, anxiety symptom (OR 2.51, 95%CI: 1.19, 5.30) and lifting heavy weights (OR 4.16, 95%CI: 1.40, 12.30) were found to be significantly associated with LBP at 12-month follow-up. In conclusion, issues on anxiety and lifting heavy weights should be addressed to reduce the occurrence of LBP despite the presence of health condition itself (LBP at baseline).

Matched MeSH terms: Low Back Pain/epidemiology*; Low Back Pain/psychology

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