The correlation between interleukin-6 levels and quality of life in late-stage breast cancer patients with anxiety syndrome at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan
Aim: Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women including in Indonesia. Breast cancer patients are prone to have anxiety and it affects their quality of life. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is one of the pro-tumorigenic cytokines that increases in breast cancer and is associated with worse prognosis and cancer metastasis. Several studies demonstr...
By Ella Yunita Daulay, Mustafa Mahmud Amin, Elmeida Effendy, Vita Camellia, Kamal Basri Siregar
Factors related to anxiety among resident doctors assigned to emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multivariate study at Sumatera Utara Affiliated Teaching Hospital
Aim To evaluate and assess knowledge and perception, as well as factors related to the occurrence of anxiety among frontliners,especially resident doctors working in emergency room (ER).Methods This multivariate study was conducted with cross-sectional approach involving 80 eligible subjects (based on inclusionand exclusion criteria) that are conse...
By Elmeida Effendy, Ariwan Selian, Julius Martin Siagian
The level of tumour necrosis factor-alpha and its relationship to the cognitive function of Malayan-Mongoloid patients with schizophrenia
Aim Schizophrenia is a mental disorder and one of the suspected causes is cytokines. One of them is tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Cytokines have the potential to affect cognitive function. The study aimed to find a correlation of TNF-α level with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score in patients with schizophrenia (PwS)...
By Mustafa M. Amin, Abdul Rasyid, Elmeida Effendy, Nurmiati Amir, Nurmiati Amir, Dwi Anita Suryandari