International Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IJBB)

Toward a Conceptual Framework for Family Resilience in Stroke Caregivers

Bei Zhu, Mohamed Saifulaman Mohamed Said, Beng Geok Tan — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Background: Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Survivors of strokes are typically associated with varying degrees of disability, which often places significant burdens on the primary caregivers. Furthermore, the financial and psychological toll of stroke can also affect family members. Enhancing family resilience can facilitate caregivers' adaptation to changes in family structure, which can ultimately contribute to positive family adjustment.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and CNKI were searched for literature on factors influencing family resilience and family stress modeling. By extracting and summarising the retrieved literature, the main factors influencing family resilience and the theoretical framework of this study were identified. On this basis, the conceptual framework of this study was established.

Results: Care burden, coping, and social support influence family resilience. The FAAR model can be used as an effective framework for conceptualizing the stressful processes experienced by family caregivers of stroke survivors. A conceptual framework for the core elements of care burden, social support, coping, and family resilience was developed on this basis.

Conclusion: A conceptual framework was constructed using the FAAR model as a theoretical framework to explore the relationship between family resilience, care burden, social support, and coping among stroke caregivers. This framework will guide the development of interventions to enhance family resilience among stroke caregivers.

Effectiveness of Warm Water Therapy on Back Pain in Pregnant Women

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: Back pain during pregnancy is a pregnancy issue that has become a phenomenon worldwide today. Back pain during pregnancy is caused by hormonal, musculoskeletal, and stress changes. Back pain during pregnancy, if not addressed, will affect the quality of life and daily activities of pregnant women. Management of back pain during pregnancy can include pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. Non-pharmacological management of pain includes warm water therapy. Warm water therapy provides relaxation effects, vasodilation of blood vessels, elimination of unused metabolic waste, and reduction of muscle spasms. Methods: This study aims to identify the effectiveness of warm water therapy on back pain in pregnant women in the working area of Puskesmas Lubuk Alung. This research is a quantitative study with a non-equivalent quasi-experimental design using a one-group pre-test and post-test design. The sample of pregnant women experiencing back pain consisted of 17 individuals using a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used in this study is the Visual Analog Scale. This research was conducted over a period of 2 months. Results: Statistical tests using the paired t-test on back pain before and after the intervention yielded a p-value = 0.000 (<0.05), indicating a significant effect of warm water therapy on back pain. The effectiveness value was assessed using the eta-squared test, where the eta value was 0.821 (>0.14). This result indicates a strong effectiveness of warm water therapy on back pain during pregnancy. Conclusion: The results of this study can be used as a reference for addressing back pain during pregnancy. It is hoped that there will be further research on other non-pharmacological techniques for back pain during pregnancy.

Knowledge of Compliance in Taking Medication for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: A Review

Regina Marintan Sinaga, Idris Adewale Ahmed — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension are leading contributors to global morbidity. One prevalent comorbidity among people with diabetes is hypertension. Patients with T2DM who have hypertension are at a 7.2 times higher risk of mortality and mortality to experience macrovascular and microvascular complications. Compliance with taking medication is one of the supporting factors for the success of pharmacological therapy which is the management and prevention of complications of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and hypertension which should be accompanied by adequate knowledge.

Objectives: This study aims to systematically review the relationship between patient knowledge and medication adherence in individuals with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and hypertension based on findings from peer-reviewed literature.

Method: The design of this research is a literature review with data sourced from PubMed, Wiley, Science Direct, Scopus, Sinta, and Google Scholar.

Results: Based on the literature review, there were 13 relevant articles from 1392 articles. The study found that knowledge is related to the compliance of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and hypertension.

Conclusion: High knowledge tends to be in line with high patient medication compliance and vice versa.

Combating the Climate Change Challenge: A Student Survey

Rakheebrita Biswas, Supatra Sen — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The students’ response to climate change and their approach to this crisis are best studied through a survey of their daily life habits and practices. The study was conducted on the college and University students of various streams within the 18 – 24 age group from different districts of West Bengal. An information schedule cum questionnaire was formulated and standardized by the researchers for collecting data. The study was designed on a survey-based descriptive research methodology. Students realize climate change is one of the greatest threats to the planet and hence are taking active measures in their daily lives and lifestyles to combat it.

The Tech Prescription: Innovating Sustainable Health

Sania Asad, Amiya Bhaumik, M. Khadija Khan — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Although the technological revolution continues to restructure the healthcare realm, the adoption of sustainable health solutions still remains a recurring challenge, especially in Pakistan. This study interrogates the role of technological advancement in sustainable health solutions while integrating health promotion as a mediating factor. The selection of the firms used for this analysis is based on the firm’s active amalgamation of technological advances in healthcare provision. Data from five major healthcare firms have been analyzed for the years 2019-2023 by using the techniques of panel regression and mediation analysis. Results of the study explain that tech-enabled innovations like digital health, telemedicine, surgical robotics, automation, predictive analysis, and 3D printing have a positive significant impact on sustainable health solutions including eco-friendly waste disposal, reduction in carbon emissions, the transition from cure-based approach to preventive approach and healthcare accessibility. Furthermore, the study predicts a significant partial mediation highlighting that health promotion mediates the relationship between tech advances and sustainable health solutions. This suggests that health promotion strategies can be beneficial in augmenting the impact of tech evolution. In spite of the potential technology possess, there are still numerous challenges like digital illiteracy, public skepticism, lack of infrastructure and regulatory voids that hinder the application of tech advances in the region. In order to amplify the adoption of technological transformation and well-structured policies, investment in digital infrastructure and comprehensive personnel training is pivotal. This research reinforces the exigency of incorporating health promotion strategies in order to attain sustainable health outcomes. The gap between technological potential and legitimate health outcomes can be bridged by the integration of health promotion, specifically in developing economies. The findings of the study offer valuable insights for stakeholders endeavoring to deploy tech-enabled, sustainable and equitable health solutions.