PURPOSE To date, no studies in the literature have examined student delivery of team-based learning (TBL) modules in the classroom. We aimed to assess student perceptions of a student-led TBL elective. METHODS Third-year pharmacy students were assigned topics in teams and developed learning objectives, a 15-minute mini-lecture, and a TBL application exercise and presented them to student coll...

BACKGROUND Many people suffer from complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulder (CANS). The complaints are persistent and there is a need for intervention programs for those with longstanding CANS. Studies suggest that a behavioural change is needed in employees with CANS. A self-management program with an add-on eHealth module might be an effective option to achieve the behavioural change neede...

Focus groups are used by researchers in the social and behavioural sciences to explore phenomena and are accepted as a legitimate qualitative methodology. The primary goal of focus groups is to use interaction data resulting from discussion among participants to increase the depth of the enquiry and reveal aspects of the phenomenon assumed to be otherwise less accessible. This article, the firs...

BACKGROUND International patient centredness concepts were suggested but never conceptualized from the patients' perspective. Previously, a literature review and a monolingual qualitative study defined 'patient-centred infertility care' (PCIC). The present study aimed to test whether patients from across Europe value the same aspects of infertility care. METHODS An international multilingual ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate and determine the value of monitoring models developed by the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit and the East African Consortium for Clinical Research, consider how this can be measured and explore monitors' and investigators' experiences of and views about the nature, purpose and practice of monitoring. RESEARCH DESIGN A case study approach was used within the conte...

This paper introduces focus group methodology and discusses its relevance to those researching health care provision. As a qualitative data collection technique, the focus group has advantages over other qualitative methods, such as the in-depth interview and nominal group technique. This paper highlights these advantages after providing guidelines on group composition, the management of group ...

one of the most popular measures of ecological worldview, predicting environmental attitudes and behaviors is the new ecological paradigm (nep) scale developed by dunlap and van liere has been applied to measure children’s environmental attitudes across cultures. there is however some controversy about the cross-cultural applicability and the relevance of the nep scale items. this article refl...

background: although diabetes mellitus is of high concern in iran, and the level of control is unacceptable, few qualitative studies have been carried out to reflect the experiences of patients on the barriers and motivators to self-care. this study aimed to explore a culturally based experience of iranian diabetic patients regarding the personal and environmental barriers to and facilitat­ing ...

While the vast majority of information technologies are designed for younger audiences, recently more attention has been given to home-based applications that can help older adults "age in place". These designs focus on monitoring and providing support for elders while simultaneously providing caregivers the information needed to keep the elder safe. Relatively little attention has been given t...