AIM To evaluate the prevalence of men with andropause based only on screening questioner (aging male symptoms, AMS) and their acceptance of the symptoms and factors, which influence the acceptance. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed from male visitors in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital between February and August 2001. 40 - 90 years old, without significantly severe disease or other...

OBJECTIVE This study examined access to mental health providers in health maintenance organization (HMO) networks. METHODS A telephone survey was conducted with a stratified random sample of mental health providers listed as being in a network for at lease one of six HMOs operating in Connecticut (response rate=72%; N=366). Data were collected between December 2006 and March 2007. Measures in...

OBJECTIVES To assess the inclusion of the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Report (TDMR) in the Electronic Clinical Record (ECR). METHOD An observational ambispective cohort study with a duration of 149 days: PRE (retrospective, 49 days) with the TDMR printed in paper, and POST (prospective, 100 days) with the TDMR included in the ECR. EXCLUSION CRITERIA Patients not hospitalized, applications f...

For voice handicapped people, an easy to use voicing aid device is wanted. In mobile telephony, so-called non-speaking speech communication is an expected solution for essential privacy as well as for acoustic nuisance prevention. The study introduced here intends to cover both issues, introducing a system where the whispering (non-speaking voice or talk without vocal fold activation) signal is...

E-training is considered nowadays as a very important issue for business organization because of the benefits it can bring. Unfortunately, e-training is not fit well in most of Jordanian organization. In order to implement etraining successfully in an organization, you need the right people at the right place using the right resources. Furthermore, it is essential to measure the organization’s ...

The incorporation of mixed, virtual, and augmented reality into the educational context takes place in this study through development a 3D object shaped by artistic expressions Church Annunciation Seville. In an experimental exploratory nature with single group, we worked total 20 students enrolled Master’s degree, taught at Seville University, under title “Arte: idea y producción” (Art: produc...

This study seeks to contribute the understanding of discourses on drug trafficking made by young people from Mexicali, Baja California. Drug generates various ethical positions that encompass its acceptance, rejection, or ambivalence. The construction their is influenced speeches produced government and entertainment media degree closeness in everyday life. Discussion groups were held, critical...

AIM The present study used two-step analyses to examine the effect of acceptance of disability or 'insistence on recovery' in Japanese stroke patients: first on their functional improvement and second, on their psychological symptoms. METHODS Disability was assessed using functional independence measurements (FIM), examining the stage of acceptance of disability by observation using Fink's th...