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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2020

Cognition, autonomic function, and intellectual outcomes of the paramedical health-care personnel in the hospital settings.

P Srinivas Rao, Sheela Yuvaraj, T Lalita Kumari, K N Maruti, P Sasikala, S Satish Kumar, Ranabir Pal, Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Radhika Gorantla, Amit Agrawal

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P Srinivas RaoDepartment of Hospital Administration, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sheela YuvarajDepartment of Nursing, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
T Lalita KumariDepartment of Nursing, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
K N MarutiDepartment of Physiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
P SasikalaDepartment of Physiology, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
S Satish KumarDepartment of Hospital Administration, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Ranabir PalDepartment of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India.
Vishnu Vardhan ReddyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Radhika GorantlaDepartment of Hospital Administration, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Amit AgrawalDepartment of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Narayana Dental College and Hospital · INMahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College and Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the dedicated intensive care settings, health-care providers need to have higher temporal cognition and sympathovagal balance to optimally deliver critical care interventions.

objectiveThe objective of the study was to estimate the parameters of the temporal cognition and autonomic function of paramedical staffs in acute health-care settings. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this study on 81 healthy adult paramedical personnel, temporal cognition was assessed using auditory reaction time (ART), visual reaction time (VRT), critical flicker fusion frequency (CFFF), Stroop test (ST), and digits forward test (DFT); Autonomic functions were assessed by heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) variability, and all these outcomes were analyzed with their academic performance.

resultsOut of 81 healthy adult nonteaching technical personnel, majority was female; the mean age was 25.10 ± 3.93 years. Age and gender were not significantly related with screen times in terms of smartphone use, playing video games, or regularly using computer; academic performances were also not significantly related with screen times in terms of smartphone use, playing video games, or regularly using computer. In the conventional domains, during analysis of physiological and psychological variables under study, there was no significant relation with screen times when compared with HR, systolic BP, diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure, body mass index, ART, VRT, CFFF, ST, and DFT. Playing video games and regular computer use were significantly correlated with age, gender, AP, CFFF, ST, and DFT.

conclusionThis study on paramedical personnel showed a positive relation of temporal cognition and sympathovagal autonomic balance with performing a task or function.

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Academic performanceautonomic functionnonteaching technical personneltemporal cognition

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