Aims and objectives: To translate and validate a Taiwanese version of the Self-Efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale (SEAMS). Background: The major barrier in the management of atrial fibrillation is the lack of selfefficacy to medications adherence. Patients’ knowledge of the nature of atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular, cerebrovascular risk factors and anticoagulants is a signific...

Differences between Japanese adolescent's (127 males and 227 females) and American adolescent's views on their relationships with their parents were studied. Japanese male students showed the lowest scores on both the father-child and mother child emotional tie scales, but indicated the highest scores on both the paternal and maternal control scales. It was found that the Japanese students who ...

ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of Alexian Brother Urge Self-Injure (ABUSI) in its Spanish version for Colombian adolescents. This instrument was created measure cognitive and emotional aspects urge self-injure by assessing frequency, urge, thoughts associated with time place, capacity resistance, self-injure.MethodA total 752 preadolescents adolescents between...

There are, however, other concerns that determine choices towards organic management. Conversion to organic agricultural systems are triggered by different objectives, such as: securing a place on international markets, export promotion, economic self-reliance, finding alternatives to decreased access to agricultural inputs, natural resource conservation, food self-sufficiency, and rural and wi...

BACKGROUND According to the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology, education in heart failure (HF) should focus on preparing the patient for self-control and self-care. Only systematic assessment of the level of self-care in HF enables the optimisation and adaptation of education to meet the patient's needs. The research tool commonly used to assess self-care in HF patients is the ni...

This descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study aimed to assess the self-care competencies of senior citizens with diabetes using the Scale to Identify Diabetes Mellitus Patients' Competence for Self-Care and personal factors associated with it. The study population consisted of seniors registered in primary healthcare units in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Only 6% of the patients were consi...

The present study examined the course traveled from childhood emotional abuse to adulthood psychopathology. One hundred ninety-six undergraduate students age 20 to 45 (M = 27; SD = 8.17), answered self-report questionnaires assessing emotional abuse in childhood (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire), parental attitudes (Parental Bonding Instrument), psychopathological symptomatology (Brief Symptom I...