Introduction: Oral health related quality of life - United Kingdom (OHQoL-UK) questionnaire is one of the instrument which measure both positive and negative aspect of Oral Health related Quality of Life (OHQoL) at the same time. The aim of this study is to evaluate OHQoL with remaining teeth and other variable using OHQoL-UK questionnaire. Method and Material: This cross-sectional study was d...

BACKGROUND The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (III) is a tool developed in a Western setting. AIM To evaluate the development of a group of inner city children in South Africa with no neonatal risk factors using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (III), to determine an appropriate cut-off to define developmental delay, and to establish variation in scores don...

objective: the aim of this study was to determine the oxidative stress; serum level of total antioxidant capacity (tac)and malondialdehyde (mda) level and the depression score among the depressed rotational shift workers in shahid tondgouyan refinery in tehran (iran). methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among all the 189 shift workers in shahid tondgouyan oil refinery who were eligib...

PURPOSE To review the functional and radiological results of patients after coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction. METHODS Five patients aged 21 to 50 (mean, 37) years with acute Rockwood type-III acromioclavicular dislocation underwent coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction with autogenous gracilis tendon grafts. Patients were either active in sports or heavy manual workers. Assessments...

BACKGROUND The learning climate has been found to be significant in determining students' academic achievement and learning. The purpose of this study was to measure the viewpoints of nursing students toward their learning environment at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS). METHODS This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 202 nursing students using the Dundee Ready...

APOE genotype is associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease. In the present study, we investigated whether APOE genotype was associated with cognitive function in predominantly middle-aged persons. In a population-based cohort of 4,135 persons aged 35 to 82 years (mean age (SD), 55 (12) years), cognitive function was measured with the Ruff Figural Fluency Test (RFFT; worst score, 0 points;...

CONTEXT The ability to think critically is an essential element in nursing education and more specifically in nurses' clinical decision making (CDM). AIMS Critical thinking (CT) and CDM ability as well as their relationship were examined among nursing students of Kerman University. SETTINGS AND DESIGN STUDY WAS DESIGNED IN FOUR TOWNS: Kerman, Bam, Jiroft, and Zarand, settled in Kerman provi...

OBJECTIVE In this cross-sectional study, we sought to assess the extent of internalized stigma among inpatients and outpatients with schizophrenia in the People's Republic of China and to investigate whether education level correlated with the experience of stigma. METHODS Schizophrenia patients were evaluated using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), the Positive and Negative Syndrome...