‘I have never experienced patients so keen to receive dental care’

I Have Never Liked the Term “Compliance”

“I have never experienced any problem with my health. So far, it hasn’t been harmful”: older Greek-Australian smokers’ views on smoking: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND Smoking tobacco products is one of the largest preventable health risk factors for older people. Greek-Australians have the highest prevalence of cigarette use in Australia for older people, but there is a lack of knowledge about Greek-Australian's perspectives on smoking cessation. The purpose of this exploratory, qualitative study was to progress the knowledge base in this area. ...

Things I Have Learned ( So Far )

This is an account of what I have learned (so far) about the application of statistics to psychology and the other sociobiomedical sciences. It includes the principles "less is more" (fewer variables, more highly targeted issues, sharp rounding off), "simple is better" (graphic representation, unit weighting for linear composites), and "some things you learn aren't so." I have learned to avoid ...

Comparison of emotional intelligence and adaptability, in students who have kindergarten experienced and those who have not experienced

Purpose: The purpose of current study is to compare the emotional intelligence and adaptation of pre-school students who have experienced kindergarten with those who have not experienced it. The study population includes all junior high school students of Robat Karim, Tehran. The present study sample was stratified random sampling method and was randomized equally disproportionate between  stud...

Parents' willingness to have their child receive care by physician assistants in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVE To determine the willingness of parents of children visiting a pediatric emergency department to have a physician assistant (PA) assess and treat their child and the waiting time reduction sufficient for them to choose to receive treatment by a PA rather than wait for a physician. METHOD After describing the training and scope of practice of PAs, we asked caregivers of children tria...