Self-reported competence among advanced practice nursing students in Denmark, Finland and Norway: a cross-sectional multicentre study
The health care systems in the Nordic countries and worldwide are under pressure due to increased longevity and a shortage of nurses. Providing nurses with a high level of education, such as advanced practice ... (Source: BMC Nursing)
Source: BMC Nursing - May 1, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Randi Martinsen, Sigrid Ahlin-S øvde, Ellen Karine Grov, Ewa K. Andersson and Ann Gardulf Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effectiveness of virtual reality training on knowledge, skills and attitudes of health care professionals and students in assessing and treating mental health disorders: a systematic review
Virtual reality (VR) training can enhance health professionals ’ learning. However, there are ambiguous findings on the effectiveness of VR as an educational tool in mental health. We therefore reviewed the ex... (Source: BMC Medical Education)
Source: BMC Medical Education - May 1, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cathrine W. Steen, Kerstin S öderström, Bjørn Stensrud, Inger Beate Nylund and Johan Siqveland Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evaluation and students ’ perception of a health equity education program in physical therapy: a mixed methods pilot study
Health equity is a common theme discussed in health professions education, yet only some researchers have addressed it in entry-level education. (Source: BMC Medical Education)
Source: BMC Medical Education - May 1, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Alexis A. Wright, Dominique Reynolds and Megan Donaldson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Two Decades of Academic Service-Learning in Chinese Higher Education: A Review of Research Literature
This study reviews literature from the past two decades on university course-based, credit-bearing academic service-learning in the Chinese mainland. It reveals a steady growth in service-learning courses across all regions of the Chinese mainland since 2006, with fifty-two courses documented in the academic literature by 2023. The courses span various disciplines and service populations and have shown positive impacts on university students ’ cognitive skills, peer and community connectedness, development of self, disciplinary, and career identities, as well as social responsibility. The study observes the presence of h...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - May 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Myopia prevalence and ocular biometry in children and adolescents at different altitudes: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing and Tibet, China
Conclusions
Myopia prevalence in Tibet was comparable with that in Chongqing for students aged 6–8 and 9–11 years but was lower and myopia progressed more slowly for students aged 12–14 and 15–18 years than in Chongqing, and AL was the main contributor for this difference, which may be related to higher ultraviolet radiation exposure and lower IOP in children and adolescents at high altitude in Tibet. Differences in AL and AL/CR between Tibet and Chongqing children and adolescents manifested earlier than in SE, underscoring the importance of AL measurement in myopia screening. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Xiang, Y., Cheng, H., Sun, K., Zheng, S., Du, M., Gao, N., Zhang, T., Yang, X., Xia, J., Huang, R., Wan, W., Hu, K. Tags: Open access, Ophthalmology Source Type: research
Correction: 'Is having a family member with chronic health concerns bad for young peoples health? Cross-sectional evidence from a national survey of young Australians
Discussion. The footnote to table 2 incorrectly states: ‘% are weighted; 95% CIs are reported in parentheses. Ns are unweighted.’ In the original version, both % and Ns are unweighted. A corrected version of table 2 is given below. Paragraphs 3-5 of the Results should read as follows: Table 2 shows that among both younger and older students, proportions reporting high symptom load (two or more symptoms at least weekly) are significantly greater for those with FHCs than for... (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Tags: Open access Correction Source Type: research
Efficient skin lesion segmentation with boundary distillation
AbstractMedical image segmentation models are commonly known for their complex structures, which often render them impractical for use on edge computing devices and compromising efficiency in the segmentation process. In light of this, the industry has proposed the adoption of knowledge distillation techniques. Nevertheless, the vast majority of existing knowledge distillation methods are focused on the classification tasks of skin diseases. Specifically, for the segmentation tasks of dermoscopy lesion images, these knowledge distillation methods fail to fully recognize the importance of features in the boundary regions of...
Source: Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing - May 1, 2024 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Go Tolerance!
Cartootorial: The anecdote of a college student who returns home for winter break to discover they are newly allergic to a childhood pet is so common that it has been dubbed the “Thanksgiving Effect.”1 However, the immunologic mechanism behind this loss of tolerance is poorly understood. One study recruited 97 college students for serial allergy testing upon arrival to college and again 8 months later.2 All students were tolerating a cat in the home prior to enrollment. During the study, none of the students became newly sensitized to cat. (Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - May 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Erin L. Reigh Tags: Marginal Zone Source Type: research
Investigating mental health and well-being among MBA students during campus placement season in India
Mohammed Laeequddin, Kareem Abdul Waheed, Vinita Sahay Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to identify the factors that influence students' mental health, particularly in the context of MBA students passing through an emotional phase of the placement season.A conceptual model through literature has been proposed. To test the proposed model of this study, a survey was conducted among the students of three MBA institutes of national reputation in India. The study's hypotheses were investigated using partial least squares-structural equations modeling and analysis...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mohammed Laeequddin Kareem Abdul Waheed Vinita Sahay Source Type: research
Mental Disorders Among Healthcare Students Attending a Large University Hospital in Milan, Italy
CONCLUSIONS: These results underline the necessity of improving the current health surveillance protocols, which should also evaluate students' psychological fragility and implement effective intervention strategies to promote their health and wellbeing.PMID:38686578 | DOI:10.23749/mdl.v115i2.15168 (Source: Medicina del Lavoro)
Source: Medicina del Lavoro - April 30, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Marco Mendola Francesco Masi Raimondo Castiglione Antonio Soriano Safi Zazou Fabio Tonelli Paolo Carrer Source Type: research
The moderating role of conscientiousness in the temporal association of stress on sleep
This study examined whether daytime stress predicts sleep the following night, and the moderating role of neuroticism and conscientiousness in this relationship. To introduce stress variability in natural daily stressors, we measured college students (N = 92) during exams (e.g. high academic stress) and at the start of new course period (e.g. low academic stress). Both objective (actigraphy) and subjective sleep, and daily self-reported stress, were measured for 14 days and personality traits once. Reported daily stress was significantly higher in the exam period compared with baseline, suggesting that our natural manipula...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - April 30, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Conny W E M Quaedflieg Camilla Bossi Jessica Bruijel Source Type: research
Social Work Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: Current Practices and Future Considerations
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Apr 30:1-12. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2346119. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper examines the findings of a small qualitative study focusing on two virtual discussions facilitated by the Social Workers' Association Nepal (SWAN) in May and June 2020 and follow-up interviews conducted with the participants during June 2020. The aim of these discussions and follow-up interviews was to examine the role of social workers in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Seven social work practitioners (including Master's of Social Work graduates (n = 3), PhD student (n = 1), and social work ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rajesh Bhusal Stephen Larmar Source Type: research
Exploring clinical facilitation and student learning on undergraduate nursing placements through a community of practice lens: A qualitative study
Conclusions: The clinical facilitator role has an important function in preparing student nurses for practice and needs further recognition and continued professional development. Education providers and healthcare organisations need to examine strategies to provide inclusive and supportive work environments, building communities of practice for clinical facilitators and stakeholders to share their experiences and knowledge, promoting individual and group learning, thus improving the student placement experience and fostering the professional identity of clinical facilitators.PMID:38687302 | DOI:10.1080/10376178.2024.23478...
Source: Contemporary Nurse - April 30, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Felicity Walker Nicola Whiteing Christina Aggar Source Type: research
Caries experience, obesity and demographic factors in school children: A cluster analysis
CONCLUSION: An association between disadvantageous socioeconomic and environmental aspects and dental caries was observed, while obesity was associated with better socioeconomic status of the schoolchildren. While no direct association was found between obesity and dental caries, the results emphasize the influence of socioeconomic/environmental variables on health outcomes.PMID:38686750 | DOI:10.1922/CDH_00267Hilasaca-Mamani06 (Source: Community Dental Health)
Source: Community Dental Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: M Hilasaca-Mamani J N Amato E Eskenazi M B Gavi ão E O Ribeiro D S Araujo P M Castelo Source Type: research
