To the Editor: Gable et al have presented an interesting study into the effectiveness of an educational intervention involving simulation and didactic teaching.1 Certainly the problems with caring for obese patients are not going to go away quickly – so it is vital that we have adequate numbers of fully-trained staff that can care for them. However, there are some parts of the intervention and ...

Clinical skills are an important and necessary part of clinical competence. Simulation plays an important role in many fields of medical education. Although role-playing is common in communication training, there are no reports about the use of student role-plays in the training of technical clinical skills. This article describes an educational intervention with analysis of pre- and post-inter...

Purpose: The increased prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis in the early 20s is a concerning oral health problem in Japan. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a single individual education program regarding the oral health status and oral health behaviors for university students in their early 20s. Methods: In total, 52 university students aged 20-22 years vo...

In childhood education, a behaviorist approach (a mixture of praise and punishment) has been used for student target behaviors; however, the results have not consistent. This study investigated how constructivist would work in same setting. The participant was four-year-old who showed behaviors with negative attention-seeking avoidance self-regulation; three teachers author worked him on collab...

BACKGROUND Children who experience neglect and abuse are likely to have impaired brain development and entrenched learning deficiencies. Early years interventions such as intensive education and care for these children are known to have the potential to increase their human capital. The Early Years Education Program (EYEP) is a new program offered by the Children's Protection Society (CPS) in M...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether an educational intervention that focused on physician communication training influenced physician empathic expression during patient interactions. METHODS This study used a quantitative research method to investigate the influence of communication training on physician-expressed empathy using two measures (global and hierarchical) of physician empathic behavior. ...

BACKGROUND Effective female education on cervical cancer prevention has been shown to increase awareness and uptake of screening. However, sustaining increase in uptake poses a challenge to control efforts. Peer health education has been used as an effective tool for ensuring sustained behavior change. This study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of peer health education on perception,...

BACKGROUND Anxiety and affective disorders can be disabling and have a major impact on the ability to work. In Denmark, people with a mental disorder, and mainly non-psychotic disorders, represent a substantial and increasing part of those receiving disability pensions. Previous studies have indicated that Individual Placement and Support (IPS) has a positive effect on employment when provided ...