Early assessment and management of risk factors is known to have significant impact in preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its associated burden. Cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management (CVDRAM) is best approached by teamwork across health care professionals. This study aimed at assessing health care students' (HCSs) knowledge about the parameters needed for estimating CVD...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have reported an increased risk of death in those who report their health is poor, however, the role of underlying and subclinical disease in this association has not been carefully studied. METHODS The associations between perceived health status and mortality from all causes and cardiovascular disease, incidence of myocardial infarction, carotid atherosclerosis, ...

Understanding how risk is perceived by workers is necessary for effective risk communication and risk management. This study adapts key elements of the psychometric perspective to characterize occupational risk perception at a worker level. A total of 313 Spanish healthcare workers evaluated relevant hazards in their workplaces related to biological, ergonomic and organizational factors. A ques...

Although the brain is known to be a very plastic organ, the effects of common ecological interactions like predation or competition on brain development have remained largely unexplored. We reared nine-spined sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) from two coastal marine (predation-adapted) and two isolated pond (competition-adapted) populations in a factorial experiment, manipulating perceived pre...

Background: It is important for nurses to assess and self-perceived burden in HF patients. Regular, systematic assessments will help health professionals to identify risk groups as early as possible. The Turkish version of the Self-Perceived Burden Scale could be used by nurses in cardiology clinics. Purpose: To determine the validity and reliability of Turkish version of Self-Perceived Burden ...

Two measures of pilot risk perception are described. One measure assessed pilots’ perception of the level of risk experienced by other, fictional, pilots, and the second measure assessed the pilots’ perceptions of the level of risk they would experience if they were personally involved in a set of scenarios. Analyses are reported for factor scores derived from the 2 measures. Analysis of varian...

BACKGROUND Cultural interventions to decrease substance abuse must be introduced and evaluated. METHODS Change in risk and protective factor ratings from a brief cultural school-based program were measured. RESULTS Students demonstrated significant improvements in school commitment, self esteem, and perceived harm of drugs. These changes correlated with decreased report of drug use. DISCU...