Kamlesh Kumari Sharma

• PhD
• Professor cum Principal at All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Background: Cancer, a leading global cause of death, often requires radiological imaging, which can trigger psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and stress. Purpose: This descriptive study evaluated psychological distress and knowledge of imaging among 120 cancer patients in India. Methods: Using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scal...

Background: Simulation-based training is increasingly used in neonatal nursing education to enhance clinical skills, though its effectiveness over traditional methods in neonatal resuscitation remains unclear. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of simulation-based and traditional training in improving nurses' knowledge, skills, and self-confid...

Tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure in which a stoma is created in trachea by direct incision over the anterior aspect of the neck, which can cause disfigurement of the anterior neck and many other associated physical and psychosocial issues. Patients with long-term/permanent tracheostomy have to live with tracheostomy even after getting di...

Objectives This study was conducted to determine and correlate the perception of social support and the prevalence of self-reported depressive symptoms among patients with head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study included 100 patients with HNSCC receiving treatment at a tertiary cancer centre...

Background Tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure in which a stoma is created in trachea by direct incision over the anterior aspect of the neck, which can cause disfigurement of the anterior neck and many other associated physical and psychosocial issues. Patients with long-term/permanent tracheostomy have to live with tracheostomy even after...

Purpose We aimed to explore the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), psychological issues and concerns among sarcoma survivors in India and assess their satisfaction with nursing care. Methods This study employed a sequential mixed-methods design, enrolling 100 sarcoma survivors from July to December 2021, with data collected using standardised...

Background and Aims: Health-care professionals have been at the forefront of facing the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the stresses of dealing with patients affected by COVID‐19 and concern about their own well‐being are likely to lead to psychological distress among them. This study looked at depression, anxiety, insomnia, and significant distress am...

Background: The Government of India launched the child health screening and early Intervention programme called Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram in 2014 to screen children from 0 to 18 years for the early detection of 4 Ds (Defects, Diseases, Deficiency, and Developmental Delays including disabilities). Under this program, district early interventi...

Children of today are tomorrow’s citizen; thus, it is extremely important to ensure good health for children. Child health plays a vital role in the development of a country. The first six years of life constitutes the most crucial span in life. India is l mortality is alarmingly high. The main child health indicators are poverty, malnutrition, hea...

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) refers to numbness, tingling, and burning sensation caused by chemotherapy that can cause impairment in Quality of Life (QoL) of the patients. Study assesses severity, risk factors, and quality of life of patients associated with CIPN. A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at day care wa...

Children are central to sustainable development. It is well known that millions of children under five years of age in our country still do not receive appropriate care and support to become physically healthy, mentally alert and emotionally secure. Progress has been made in reducing child mortality and in improving child’s health with the help of...

In chronic kidney disease (CKD) toxins accumulate in the muscles and cause fatigue, mental impairment, and muscle dysfunction (cramps). Exercise results in the opening of capillaries thereby increasing blood flow and allowing greater movement of urea and creatinine from the tissues to the vascular compartment and subsequent removal through dialysis...

Background: In the wake of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019, there are reports of its impact on psychological wellbeing of the health care workers.Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in June 2020 in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India among conveniently sampled 93 participants i.e. doctors and nurses directly engaged in...

Back ground: Domestic violence against women has serious health consequences for women. Prior research indicates its pervasive nature, albeit with wide variations in its prevalence across different settings. We examined the prevalence, pattern and predictors of domestic violence against women. Methods: Our community based, cross sectional, mixed m...

Background: Domestic violence (DV) against women is an all‑pervasive phenomenon considered to have serious health consequences for women. This study aimed to assess the association of DV against women with their mental health status. Materials and Methods: This community‑based, cross‑sectional study was carried out among 827 ever married women from...

Background: Domestic violence against women (DVAW) is widely recognized as a public health problem. In India, health sector response to DVAW is suboptimal. Present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, practice and learning needs of nursing personnel regarding women’s health issues related to domestic violence.Methods: This facility based...

Background: Awareness regarding cervical cancer, its risk factors and preventive practices is very low among Indian women. The objectives of the study was to compare knowledge, health beliefs and preventive practices regarding cervical cancer among women with cervical cancer and general population at tertiary care hospital, New Delhi; to study the...

Awareness of mental disorders is also known as Mental health literacy which can be defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention. Young generation and college going students have unique perceptions about mental illness in every section of the society. They are the future adults of this...

Context: Care of a child having colostomy has not been institutionalized for a long time for economic and administrative reasons. After stoma formation, stoma care has to be provided to the child by caregivers at home. Hence, caregivers need to be provided with ongoing education and support, commencing from preoperative teaching to discharge from...

Apart from atrial fibrillation, indications for oral anticoagulation common in our clinical practice include rheumatic heart disease and mechanical heart valve replacement. Evaluation of current patient knowledge regarding oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) is the first step in improving the quality of anticoagulation therapy and patient care. The...

Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by an intolerance to activities of daily living, office environment and shortness of breath in any level of extraneous activity depending on their level of heart failure (HF). This significantly contributes to reduced participation and poor quality of life (QoL) among these patients. Metho...

This prospective, randomized controlled trial included head and neck cancer patients scheduled to undergo radiation therapy (RT), with or without chemotherapy, at an academic cancer centre in Delhi. 57 patients were randomly assigned to either experimental group (N=27) or control group (N=30). Subjects in experimental group were advised to apply Al...

In spite of the countless benefits of breastfeeding, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has been far from optimal in the developing world. Breastfeeding problems at or after 4 weeks has been reported as one among the constraints to EBF. The study aimed to determine the breastfeeding problems in the 1 st postnatal week, their predictors and...

This facility-based study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi. Thirty nurses identified to be exposed to physical or sexual violence ever in life through a pilot study were purposively selected for further studying their coping strategies. The pilot study was initially conducted among 60 ever married female nurses sampled conveni...

Background Data on the knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among Indian school children are limited. Aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and its knowledge among school children of Delhi. Methods We performed a cross-sectional survey among 485 school children studying in classes 6, 7 and 8 in two govern...

Advancements in treatment have improved the prognosis of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Therefore, there is a need to explore health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in depth, specifically in maintenance therapy, where the available data are minimal. This study was conducted to assess the varied items listed in the domains of HRQO...

Abstract Data on Quality of life (QOL) specifically in maintenance therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is minimal. This study was done to assess varied items listed in domains of QOL (physical, emotional, social and school health domains) of children with ALL during maintenance therapy, and compare the same with their siblings and other h...

This descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of mothers in urban and rural areas about new born danger signs. It included 200 mothers of infants (100 from urban and 100 from rural area), from the Paediatrics OPD and Paediatrics and Maternity Wards, of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and t...

In recent times, domestic violence against women by marital partners has emerged as an important public health problem. 1. To determine the prevalence, characteristics and impact of domestic violence against nurses by their marital partners, in Delhi, India. 2. To identify nurses' perceptions regarding acceptable behavior for men and women. A facil...

PurposeChemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are major adverse effects of chemotherapy. Ginger has been used in postoperative and pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting. Data on its utility in reducing CINV in children and young adults are lacking.Patients and Methods Sixty chemotherapy cycles of cisplatin/doxorubicin in bone sarcoma patie...