According to Beck's cognitive theory, individuals who endure negative self-schemas (dysfunctional attitudes) are more likely to present automatic thoughts consisting of negative schemata of oneself and one's world while experiencing depression. In order to examine the relationships between depression, automatic thought, and dysfunctional attitude, 329 Japanese university students were given a s...

INTRODUCTION The very particular natures of infertility problem and infertility care make them different from other medical problems and services in developing countries. Even after the referral to specialists, the family physicians are expected to provide continuous support for these couples. This place the primary care service at the heart of all issues related to infertility. THE AIM OF TH...

BACKGROUND Few studies regarding Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards medicines among school teachers have been carried out in Nepal. Obtaining baseline KAP is important to note deficiencies and plan appropriate interventions. School teachers have to know about medicines as they can be an important source of information about rational and safe use of medicines. The department of Clini...

background: computers and internet  play an ever- increasing and important role in medical education.this research was performed to determine the rate of knowledge, attitude, and performance of the students of birjand university of medical science in the case of  computer and internet use. methods:  this descriptive – analytical study was performed on 425 students of birjand university of medic...

OBJECTIVES The importance of professional attitudes in medical care has long been recognized; however, medical training has not stressed attitude development until recently. In previous studies among medical students, we found that gender and specialty preference are important factors in attitudes. In this study, patient-centredness of trainees in general practice and surgery and of final-year ...

AIMS The aim of the present study was to examine the association between social-cognitive factors, school factors, and smoking initiation among adolescents who had never smoked. METHODS The study was based on longitudinal data on Danish adolescents attending randomly selected public schools. Adolescents enrolled in grade 7 (mean age, 13 years) who had never smoked (n = 912) were followed up f...

OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this study was to use the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to examine the association between TPB variables and the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of children in Shanghai, China. Gender differences were also explored. METHODS The participants were 353 children (180 boys and 173 girls) aged 9 to 13 years from three primary schools in Shanghai....

BACKGROUND Motorcycles account for a large proportion of road traffic accidents in India and the riders of these vehicles run a high risk of injuries or death. This study aims to explore the determinants of helmet use among motorcyclists in Kerala, India. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in Kerala, India, over a period of six months. 309 motorcyclists in Kerala were interviewed for t...

Objectives: This research was carried out to determine the relationship between social gender role attitudes of students studying at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty Health Sciences and peer pressure situations. Materials Methods: study, performed in accordance with descriptive principles seeking a conducted total 1115 (82.6% target population study) Samsun fall semester 2016-2017 academic yea...