Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and it is the most prevalent cancer among Egyptian women. The very important factor in the prevention of progression of it is increasing the breast cancer awareness. Objectives: to asses level of knowledge on breast cancer risk factors and breast selfexamination and also to determine if BSE is practice by target population and its attitude towards it. Conclusion: few of our participants had very good knowledge about breast cancer risk factors. Although they have satisfactory attitude they do not perform BSE and the main reason for not performing BSE is the lack of specific training programs.

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Background: Mental health issues have been increasing globally, especially among university students. The pandemic of COVID-19 has aggravated this pre-existing and serious problem. This study aimed to assess the stress and depression levels and mental health status of Egyptian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted on medical and non-medical Egyptian university students. A total of 1470 participants completed the electronic anonymous online survey containing Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Perceived Stress Scale(PSS). Results: Of the 1470 participants, 10.9% have moderately severe depression and 6.1% have severe depression. Moreover, 77.6% reported moderate stress, 16.3% reported low stress, and 6.2% reported high stress. There was strong positive correlation between depression and stress among participants (r = 0.815) (p < 0.001). The significant predictors for depression were age between 18 and 20 years, female sex, presence of chronic diseases, and presence of friends or relatives diagnosed with COVID-19. The significant predictors for stress were age between 18 and 20 years, female sex, presence of friends or relatives diagnosed with COVID-19, and medical faculties.Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of university students of Egypt showed moderate to high level of stress, and about one-third of them had moderate to severe depression. Younger age, female sex and having a relative or friend diagnosed with COVID-19 were significant predictors for high stress level and depression. Psychological interventions for university students during the COVID-19 pandemic are strongly recommended to promote their mental health and improve academic achievement.

Background: Mental health issues have been increasing globally, especially among university students. The pandemic of COVID-19 has aggravated this pre-existing and serious problem. This study aimed to assess the stress and depression levels and mental health status of Egyptian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted on medical and non-medical Egyptian university students. A total of 1470 participants completed the electronic anonymous online survey containing Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Perceived Stress Scale(PSS). Results: Of the 1470 participants, 10.9% have moderately severe depression and 6.1% have severe depression. Moreover, 77.6% reported moderate stress, 16.3% reported low stress, and 6.2% reported high stress. There was strong positive correlation between depression and stress among participants (r = 0.815) (p < 0.001). The significant predictors for depression were age between 18 and 20 years, female sex, presence of chronic diseases, and presence of friends or relatives diagnosed with COVID-19. The significant predictors for stress were age between 18 and 20 years, female sex, presence of friends or relatives diagnosed with COVID-19, and medical faculties.Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of university students of Egypt showed moderate to high level of stress, and about one-third of them had moderate to severe depression. Younger age, female sex and having a relative or friend diagnosed with COVID-19 were significant predictors for high stress level and depression. Psychological interventions for university students during the COVID-19 pandemic are strongly recommended to promote their mental health and improve academic achievement.

BackgroundPeople living with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are extremely in need to Patient education (PE) which enables them to cope and adapt with their disease and treatments. PE comprises all educational activities provided for patients, including aspects of health and therapeutic education and promotion. Evolutions have been seen at the last five decades of the patient/clinicians relationship, where the patients can share in decision-making (Mwidimi Ndosi1 and Ade Adebajo, 2015.ObjectivesTo evaluate the effect of PE program following the eight evidence-based EULAR-2015 recommendations in the management of RA patients.MethodsComparative study with randomised parallel two arms with ratio (1:1) conducted on 100 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (both sexes), aged 19–71 years patients were carried out at the Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation -faculty of medicine of Fayoum University, Egypt. Patients are excluded if they had evidence of mental disorder or psychiatric diseases. Patients can leave the study at any time for any reason. Two main comparable groups; group I received health education through designed Health education program, Group II were not prone to health education program. Disease activity and disability of patients were assessed prior to the commencement of the program, (visit I pre-intervention), 3 months later (Visit II post-intervention) and 6 months after the first visit (Visit III post-intervention). Intervention: A PE program designed by authors addressed EULAR 2015 recommendation of patient education and tailored according to each patient condition. Groups of 8–10 participants randomised to intervention arm attended 1 session each week for 6 consecutive weeks, with each one hour in duration, and then one session every two weeks until the second assessment visit (Visit II) and then every month until the second assessment visit (Visit III).ResultsWhile 50 patients of group I continued at the end of the study, out of 50 patients of group II, 36 patients were available at 2nd visit, and only 24 patients were available to be assessed at the 3rd visit. By comparing lab investigation and outcome scores at follow up visits; although no significant difference between the two study groups regarding lab investigations, DAS28 and HAQ scores at start of study, difference was reported in follow up visits that a significant decrease of these labs and scores were reported in Group I, while no difference reported in Group II.Abstract AB0308 – Table 1Lab and measuring scores comparison between GI and GII at 3nd VisitLab investigationG IG IIP value ESRN (=50)%N (=24)% Positive2040.023.095.8.0.00 Negative3060.014.2 CRPPositive19.038.019.079.2.0.001Negative3162.0520.8RFPositive50.0100.01979.20.003Negative00.0510.8DAS28Mean±SD, range1.6±0.41.2: 2.33. 6±1.51.3:5.10.00HAQMean±SD, range29.0±7.615:7559. 8±23.1323: 880.00ConclusionsPatient education (PE) interventions in patients with (RA) documented significant improvements in behaviour, pain, disability of those patients.Reference[...