OBJECTIVE To validate the Thai version of the Scale for Outcomes in Parkinson 's disease-Sleep Scale (SCOPA-Sleep scale)for assessment of nighttime sleep problems (NSP) and daytime sleepiness (DS). MATERIAL AND METHOD A Thai version of SCOPA-Sleep scale has been developed with the permission of the originator. Fifty-one patients with Parkinson's disease were asked to complete the Thai SCOPA-S...

The quantitative significance of the under-utilization of immigrant skills may be assessed, albeit imprecisely, in human-capital earnings analysis. Earnings deficits of immigrants may arise from: (i) lower immigrant skill quality, (ii) under-utilization of immigrant skills, and (iii) pay inequities for immigrants doing the same work native-born Canadians. Consistent with numerous studies, data ...

PURPOSE The contributions of immigrant workers to the aged care workforce cannot be overemphasised. The report of the National Institute of Labour Studies records a significant number of immigrants in the aged care industry in Australia. The number of overseas-born workers in the residential aged care sector had risen steadily, according to recent workforce statistics. However, the employment p...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether immigrant and native Norwegian doctors differ in their practice patterns. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Out-of-hours (OOH) emergency primary healthcare in Norway, 2008. PARTICIPANTS All primary care physicians doing OOH work, altogether 4165 physicians. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of patient contacts per doctor. Use of laboratory tests, minor surger...

A substantial and growing share of the population, immigrant children are more likely than children with native-born parents to face a variety of circumstances, such as low family income, low parental education, and language barriers that place them at risk of developmental delay and poor academic performance once they enter school. Lynn Karoly and Gabriella Gonzalez examine the current role of...

[Purpose] This study evaluated the effects of Thai dance on cardiopulmonary factors in menopausal women. [Subjects] Sixty-six menopausal women aged 40 years or more. [Methods] Subjects were randomly assigned to either the Thai dance or control group. The Thai dance group performed a traditional Thai dancing exercise program for 60 minutes, 3 times per week for 6 weeks. The control group receive...

The objective of this study was to examine the smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia. Population-based, national surveys were conducted among 1,704 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 from Thailand (n = 927) and Malaysia (n = 777). Respondents were selected using multistage cluster sampling. Respondents were asked to complete self-administered questionnaires. Approxi...

BACKGROUND Morbidity, use of healthcare and medication use have been reported to vary across groups of migrants and according to the different phases of migration, but little is known about children with immigrant background. In this study, we investigate whether the immigrant children's age of arrival predicts differences in usage of primary healthcare (PHC) and in use of prescribed medication...

In a three year, longitudinal study, Garcia Coll and Kerivan Marks examine the cultural, psychological and academic development of U.S. middle school students from three immigrant groups: Cambodian, Dominican, and Portuguese. These diverse groups living in East Providence, and Providence, Rhode Island represent a cross-section of the current wave of immigration. The authors note that the “immig...

This study explores the repurchase intention to Thai customers on a well known international e-commerce web site. Specifically, it aims to examine the repurchase intention of working Thai customers in Bangkok toward eBay.com. The target population is Thai people working in three highly-ranked commercial areas of Bangkok. An alternative repurchase intention model was developed with perceived use...