The present study was conducted to find out the relationship between feeling of security-insecurity and prejudice. Eighty students (40 boys and 40 girls) were selected from Hindi medium schools of Ranchi town, belonging to the age between 13 to 16 years. Security-Insecurity Test and Prejudice Scale were administered. The results were tested for significance of difference using t test. The resul...

BACKGROUND Although culinary practices have strongly evolved over time, few data are available on contemporary dish choices during meal preparation. We therefore sought to determine individual motives when choosing dishes to be prepared during weekdays and on weekends. METHODS The importance of 27 criteria related to dish choices was assessed in 53,025 participants in the NutriNet-Santé study...

BACKGROUND Fathers' cooperation has been less taken into account in the process of pregnancy. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of training the fathers regarding attachment skills on maternal-fetal attachment in primigravida women in 2013. METHODS This randomized controlled trial was performed on 150 qualified pregnant women's husbands. The intervention group took part in four...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to analyze the stress of the students from the nursing department within the Medical Midwife and Nurse School from our University. SUBJECTS AND METHODS For this purpose a questionnaire, comprising the factors the students consider important for their academic preparation during the first year, was elaborated and applied to 100 students. RESULTS The result analysis ...

[Purpose] This study investigated the factors that influence activities provided during physical therapy for stroke. [Subjects] Data were collected from 85 physical therapists and 216 inpatients with stroke. [Methods] Time spent on specific functional activities provided to inpatients with stroke was recorded at nine rehabilitation facilities. These were used as dependent variables. Physical th...

BACKGROUND Seafaring is a risky occupation that is associated with a high incidence of lifestyle-related diseases. The present study was carried out to examine health promotion behaviour and its associated factors in seafarers of the National Iranian Tanker Company. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed on 200 Iranian male seafarers in 2015. A self-administered socio-dem...

METHODS: Eligibility included all OBGYN residents at a single academic hospital. Participants completed surveys immediately prior to and following a 2-hour teaching module on critical incidents in medicine. Using a Likert scale, participants responded to statements that evaluated their perceptions of CI debriefing, familiarity with identifying CI, and comfort with postincident debriefing. Respo...

The aim of the study was to check whether dental maturity charts made in southern Finland can be used without modifications in other parts of the country. For this reason the dental maturity of 90 children living in the sparsely populated areas of Kuhmo in northeastern Finland was compared with that of a larger sample of Helsinki children. Most of the Kuhmo children were 7.0-8.5 and 10.5-12.5 y...

This study focused on development of a portfolio evaluation tool to guide the assignment of valid and reliable scores. Tool development was facilitated by a literature review, guidance of a faculty committee, and validation by content experts. Testing involved a faculty team that evaluated 60 portfolios. Calculation of interrater reliability and a paired-samples t test were used to judge effect...

A pragmatic and sequential mixed method study was conducted at Army Medical College, from October to December 2014 to determine medical students' perceptions regarding effectiveness of small groups during the CBL(case-based learning) sessions. Tutorial Group Effectiveness Instrument (TGEI) was used after written and informed consent. Free text comments about CBL were invited from the respondent...