Despite methods of improved transportation, early diagnosis and referral to properly trained eye care professionals, morbidity due to IOFB associated trauma has not decreased over the last decade.
There may be differences in the extent of data collected (eg, every contact may be recorded in some systems but not in others), and in training and incentives given to healthcare professionals for morbidity recording.
Health professional measures include psychological morbidity, stress and burnout.
Also, the study lacks information on co-morbidity and professional background.
In addition, patient motivation is also important for the outcome after a nerve injury [ 36, 37] and early referral to mental health professionals can reduce psychological morbidity after a severe hand injury [ 6, 8, 13].
This review has identified common strategies through which patients with CHF manage their illness and multiple factors (families/friends, health services/health professionals and co-morbidities) that commonly impact on their self care disease management in the disease trajectory.
Some hospitals in Uganda have a tendency of allocating lighter duties to nursing professionals with co morbidities especially the elderly, those with physical disabilities and those with chronic pain.
A medical professional assessment of patients' expected co-morbidities Charlson Co-morbidity Index is a validated method for calculating co-morbidity for each patient [ 33, 34].
In the sample of substance misuse professionals studied, rates of psychological morbidity and burnout were high, suggesting a higher level of vulnerability than in other health professionals.
Is the spreading of pain (defined as LP, RP, and WSP) associated with co-morbidities, limitation of professional work and daily chores, limitation of physical activity, increased health care seeking behaviours as well as pain intensity, frequency, and duration?
