BACKGROUND The effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions in blood pressure reduction has been evidenced by several studies. Nevertheless, as adherence to a low-sodium diet is poor, interventions regarding habit changing should be of a motivational nature in order to develop the ability of overcoming obstacles regarding sodium-restriction behavior. The present study aims to describe the ...

Background: Staff development for hospital nurses is a critical issue in the provision of quality patient care. Staffdevelopment nurses should have expertise in education in order to ensure its effectiveness. However, these nurses in Japan often do not have specialized training in this role. This study aimed to investigate the current status of work and educational needs of staff-development nu...

This randomized controlled study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program entitled 'Capacity building for community leaders in a healthy living environment,' and to assess the usefulness of a participatory style of education and the applicability of an intersectoral approach in the educational process. An intervention group and a control group (consisting of 150 and...

Objective: To assess awareness of pharmacovigilance among the healthcare professionals and to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention for improving awareness of pharmacovigilance among physician, pharmacist and nurses in an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital. Material &Methods: A suitable self-administered Knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) survey questionnaire was designed, val...

Between 1985 and 1988, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Center developed, refined, and disseminated a research-based process for improving local compensatory education programs. Known as the Chapter 1 Improvement Process (CHIP), the effort combined knowledge from five research areas into a year-long, cross-district interactive program improvement effo...

Brief Overview The socio-political history of what is now the Mexico-U.S. border region is marked by conquest and divorce, a literal splitting of a once continuous land and related people; separate since 1848, but also increasingly integrated since the initiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994. As “distant neighbors,” Mexico and the United States share much—economica...