Nepal underwent two major earthquakes during 2015 which claimed 9,000 deaths, left more than 23,000 injured, displaced about 2 million people and destroyed about 1,000 health facilities. Emerging health issues and disease outbreaks soon after the earthquakes were major priorities. However, preventive measures such as health education, health promotion and trainings embedded in community engagem...

This study examined how training, dosage, and implementation quality of a social and emotional learning program, The RULER Approach, were related to students’ social and emotional competencies. There were no main effects for any of the variables on student outcomes, but students had more positive outcomes when their teachers (a) attended more trainings and taught more lessons, and (b) were clas...

Although numerous studies provide evidence that active patient engagement with health care providers improves critical outcomes such as medication adherence, very few of these have been done in low resource settings. In Namibia, patient education and empowerment trainings were conducted in four antiretroviral (ART) clinics to increase patient engagement during patient-provider interactions. Thi...

[Purpose] To investigate the effects of Pilates breathing on trunk muscle activation. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-eight healthy female adults were selected for this study. Participants' trunk muscle activations were measured while they performed curl-ups, chest-head lifts, and lifting tasks. Pilates breathing trainings were performed for 60 minutes per each session, 3 times per week for 2 wee...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to identify past experiences, present needs, barriers, and desired methods of training for urban and rural emergency medical technicians. METHODS This 62-question pilot-tested written survey was administered at the 2008 Oregon EMS and 2009 EMS for Children conferences. Respondents were compared with registration lists and the state emergency medical se...

Pakistan is a country where the nursing profession still has to get good working environment as it directly related improved patient care. The practice key factor that contributes retention. Bearing in mind importance of issue present study designed know current state environment. data were collected from nurses medical wards and critical care units Institute Neurosciences, Lahore. Convenience ...

This study examined the effectiveness of information service delivery through marketing library resources and services. A descriptive survey design was used for with a population 119 staff. Complete census adopted as entire study. The instrument data collection structured questionnaires. In analyzing data, statistics such percentages, mean frequency tables were used. findings showed that servic...