Validation of the Hindi version of the MOS SF-36 health survey for evaluating quality of life among the elderly population in North India.

Context: India's aging population, expected to increase significantly by 2050, necessitates a focus on the quality of life (QoL) among the elderly. QoL, encompassing physical, mental, and social well-being, is essential for the elderly, given the challenges they face. The Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is a widely used tool for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) but requires validation for the geriatric population in North India.

Agricultural pesticide use and misuse: A study to assess the cognizance and practices among North Indian farmers.

Introduction: Farmers' cognizance regarding pesticide use and overuse is limited and their practices for handling of pesticides is unsatisfactory. However, their perception concerning risks and safety of pesticides play a very important role in safe spraying and indirectly protect them from adverse health hazards.

Objective: To assess the cognizance about use and risks of overuse of pesticides and evaluate practices for the storage, preparation, and disposal of pesticides.

Autonomic Function Tests, Heart Rate Variability, and Electrophysiological Evaluation in Patients With a Primary Episodic Headache: An Observational Study.

Purpose: Cranial autonomic symptoms are typically associated with the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and also present in substantial cases of migraine. Autonomic nervous system dysfunctions are also been reported in headache disorders and postulated to promote headache attacks. This study was aimed to evaluate the parasympathetic and sympathetic autonomic functions tests in patients with a episodic primary headache and to investigate, if any, electrophysiological abnormalities in the blink reflex test and sympathetic skin response test in these patients.

Estimation of cardiovascular risk in a rural population of Lucknow district using WHO/ISH risk prediction charts.

Context: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally, with low- and middle-income countries being affected disproportionately. By 2020, it is projected that there will be 25 million deaths from CVD worldwide, 19 million of which would be from middle- and low-income countries.

Aims: The aim of this study was to estimate the 10-year risk of cardiovascular events among adults aged ≥40 years in a rural population of Lucknow district using the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Society of Hypertension (ISH) risk prediction charts for SEAR-D region.