The mass media and the survey research profession share many attitudes and beliefs about what they do and their contributions to a functioning democracy. There are, however, some cultural differences that create a source of conflict. Our work is based more in science, theirs more in art, although each is, of course, a blend of the two. As one who has worked in both fields, I shall offer some no...

BACKGROUND Decision aids based on the philosophy of shared decision making are designed to help patients make informed choices among diagnostic or treatment options by delivering evidence-based information on options and outcomes. A patient decision aid can be regarded as a complex intervention because it consists of several presumably relevant components. Decision aids have rarely been field t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the surgical accuracy of the maxillary repositioning according to the maxillary surgical movement type (SMT) in two-jaw orthognathic surgery (TJOS). MATERIALS AND METHODS The samples consisted of 52 Korean young adult patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion treated with TJOS by one surgeon. Lateral cephalograms were taken 1 month before (T0) and 1 day after surgery ...

BACKGROUND Autopsies continue to have a multifactorial role in the delivery of modern undergraduate medical education, despite the radical educational reforms and decline in autopsy rates over the last decade. This study was conducted to highlight the usefulness or otherwise of autopsy as a part of MBBS curriculum from students' point of view, especially in the backdrop of the controversy among...

AIM There is evidence that childhood trauma is a risk factor for the development of psychosis and it is recommended that childhood trauma is inquired about in all patients presenting with psychosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of childhood trauma in patients in the UK Early Intervention Service based on a case note review. METHODS This is a retrospective case note study of 29...

Abstract The preparation of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students caring for the older adult population is inadequate. design was a quasi-experimental pilot study (N = 30) to assess change in myths about aging and readiness interprofessional education (IPE) FNP near graduation. Woolf Aging Quiz (WAQ) containing 24 true-false adults, Readiness Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) 19 items...