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Background: The study aimed to compare the self-perceived oral health status measured through a self-administered questionnaire with clinically determined oral health status measured by decayed-missing-filled teeth (DMFT) and community periodontal index of treatment need (CPITN) indices in university going females. In addition, access barriers to treatment related to oral healthcare were also determined. Methods: A 3-month analytical cross-sectional study was designed for consenting university going females (aged 18–22 years) in Islamabad, Pakistan. The self-perceived oral health was recorded through a questionnaire requesting information regarding socio-demographics, self-perception of oral health, frequency of dental visits and barriers to seeking oral health. Seven independent examiners performed intraoral clinical examination and assessed the oral health status using globally standardized oral health assessment indices (DMFT and CPITN). Results: A total of 400 students were included in the final sample. The study revealed a significant disparity between self-perceived oral health and clinical assessment. Although perceived oral health was considered "good" by 80.0% of the respondents, clinical examination revealed moderate DMFT scores (mean 2.95 ± 1.41) and periodontal disease requiring treatment in 89.5% of the individuals. The most common barriers in seeking dental care were lack of knowledge, dental phobia, affordability issue and false self-perception. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated a notable discrepancy between self-perception of oral health and clinically assessed oral health. These results emphasize the importance of focused educational programs and community outreach programs, especially directed towards this demographic. Prioritizing such initiatives will help individuals to recognize their actual oral health condition thus encouraging positive oral health behaviors and outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Background The study aimed to compare the self-perceived oral health status measured through a self-administered questionnaire with clinically determined oral health status measured by decayed-missing-filled teeth (DMFT) and community periodontal index of treatment need (CPITN) indices in university going females. In addition, access barriers to treatment related to oral healthcare were also determined. Methods A 3-month analytical cross-sectional study was designed for consenting university going females (aged 18–22 years) in Islamabad, Pakistan. The self-perceived oral health was recorded through a questionnaire requesting information regarding socio-demographics, self-perception of oral health, frequency of dental visits and barriers to seeking oral health. Seven independent examiners performed intraoral clinical examination and assessed the oral health status using globally standardized oral health assessment indices (DMFT and CPITN). Results A total of 400 students were included in the final sample. The study revealed a significant disparity between self-perceived oral health and clinical assessment. Although perceived oral health was considered “good” by 80.0% of the respondents, clinical examination revealed moderate DMFT scores (mean 2.95 ± 1.41) and periodontal disease requiring treatment in 89.5% of the individuals. The most common barriers in seeking dental care were lack of knowledge, dental phobia, affordability issue and false self-perception. Conclusion The present study demonstrated a notable discrepancy between self-perception of oral health and clinically assessed oral health. These results emphasize the importance of focused educational programs and community outreach programs, especially directed towards this demographic. Prioritizing such initiatives will help individuals to recognize their actual oral health condition thus encouraging positive oral health behaviors and outcomes.

Introduction: Currently, levels of stress, worry and sadness are increasing worldwide. Considered a part of healthcare, massage is associated with morphological, biological and psychological benefits. Little is known about using daily facial self‐massage to improve skin quality and well‐being. Objective: To evaluate the impact of a daily self‐massage on the visible signs of stress on facial skin and well‐being in women. Materials and Methods: This open, prospective, clinical study was conducted in Paris, France. The visible signs of facial ageing were assessed with an objective 10‐point scale and a subjective skin and well‐being assessment with an online self‐questionnaire. Each day for 2 weeks, participants performed a prescribed, 3‐min self‐massage routine at‐home using a lubricant made of botanical oils. The prescribed massage included 14 gestures including stretching, flicking, deep typing, friction and smoothing on the face. Results: Overall, 50 women, with Fitzpatrick skin type II or III, aged between 40 and 60 years were enrolled. Several statistically significant improvements on skin ageing signs were observed ptosis (p < 0.005, Student's t‐test, −4.9%), fine lines (p < 0.0001 Student's t‐test, −23.8%), plumpness (p < 0.005, Student's t‐test, +4.4%) and radiance (p < 0.0001 Student's t‐test, +16.7%). Subjective benefits were also declared. Most participants (>85%) agreed that their skin looks smoother, more bouncy and fine lines were reduced. Also, 100% of women declare that the massage boosts their feeling of well‐being. Conclusion: This study showed that facial self‐massage provided significant, visible clinical, and self‐observed skin benefits, and feelings of well‐being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Teaching professionalization aimed at the digital transformation of educational scenarios and training processes for students in contemporary higher education requires the mastery of digital competence by the teaching staff. The objectives of the study were to analyze the self-perceived level of digital teaching competence (DTC) of the faculty of the Technical University of Manabí (UTM), Ecuador, and to establish the relationship between age, sex, and academic profile variables with digital teaching competence. Methods A quantitative methodological approach was adopted to develop a descriptive-correlational field study with a non-experimental design. The participants were 277 professors, selected through non-probabilistic and voluntary sampling, who completed the DigCompEdu Check-In questionnaire sent by e-mail. Results The data showed that the integrator and expert categories obtained high levels in all competencies. There is also a difference in the pedagogy variable by the interaction of sex and academic profile. Conclusions It is concluded that the competences self-perceived by the professors are within the intermediate categories such as integrator and expert. Likewise, the age, sex, and academic profile variables differ in the digital pedagogy level, which produces an inconsistent relationship, with the exception of the variable evaluates and provides feedback, where it was significant.

Purpose: It is extremely important to evaluate the self-perceptions, anger expression styles, and empathic skill levels of both hearingimpaired and non-hearing-impaired adolescents in order to support adolescents' coping with psychosocial changes in adolescence, and also to evaluate the social adaptation of adolescents in case of disability. In this study was aimed to examine adolescents's selfperceptions, anger expression styles and empathic skill levels according to being hearing impaired. Methods: Matched case control study was with carried out with 552 students between 9 and 18 ages in 5 schools from located in a city center in the Aegean Region, between April-June 2016. In the study; hearing impaired adolescents were composed the Case group (n=138) and the non-hearing impaired adolescents corrected according to some parameters were composed the Control group (n=414) (1 case to 3 controls). Results: The average age of the all adolescents in the study was 14,46 and %73,2 were girls. As a result of the analyses: It has been determined that the hearing impaired adolescents compared to the adolescents without hearing impairment participating in the study have lower self-esteem, express their anger more, and have lower anger control, trait anger, and empathy skills. Conclusion: It is thought that the result of the research will contribute to more effective education and care for pediatric nurses and all health professionals who are interested in the self-perceptions, anger expression styles and empathic skills of adolescents according to their hearing impairment and who provide health care to children and adolescents with disabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dietitian needs to develop leadership as an essential competence for professional practice as a health professional. Different areas of activity in which this professional is inserted require this ability to provide a high-quality service, which improves patient /client satisfaction and reduces organizations' costs. The objective was to investigate the self-perception of the leadership style exerted by Brazilian dietitians. It is an exploratory cross-sectional with an online application of the Management Style Self-Assessment Scale (MSSA) validated in this study, composed of the factors: Task, Relationship, and Situational. Two hundred fifty-two dietitians in Brazil participated in the research evaluating their leadership. Information data was also collected on socio-demographic characteristics and the participant's relations with leadership training. The exploratory analysis procedures, confirmation of the scale factors, calculations of the factors' average scores, regression model tests, normality tests, and analyzes of descriptive nature were performed. The results revealed the low contact with the leadership theme by Brazilian dietitians. Despite little knowledge on the subject, the respondents believe that their performance as leaders has about 80% success. Furthermore, the participants' comments reveal the need for training and courses on leadership for dietitians and the lack of approach to this topic during the undergraduate course in nutrition.

Self-evidencing describes the purported predictive processing of all self-organising systems, whether conscious or not. Self-evidencing in itself is therefore not sufficient for consciousness. Different systems may however be capable of self-evidencing in different, specific and distinct ways. Some of these ways of self-evidencing can be matched up with, and explain, several properties of consciousness. This carves out a distinction in nature between those systems that are conscious, as described by these properties, and those that are not. This approach throws new light on phenomenology, and suggests that some self-evidencing may be characteristic of consciousness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Psychological aspects, such as self-perception and parental involvement, are essential for child development and school-age basketball athlete achievements. This study aimed to determine the relationship between self-perception and parental involvement of the students and their enjoyment of playing basketball. The method used in this study was the quantitative method using a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted in 2021. The population involved school-age basketball athletes aged 12 to 14 years from 6 Basketball Clubs in Bandung and the parents of the athletes involved in the training process. The Physical Self Perception Profile for Children (PSPP-C), Parental Involvement in Sport Questionnaire (PISQ), and Source of Enjoyment in Youth Sport Questionnaire (SEYSQ-H) were the three questionnaires used in this study. Bivariate analysis of this study used the chi-square test. The chi-square test showed that the self-perception variable and parental involvement variable each had indicated a significant relationship with playing enjoyment. The results showed that f = 45 (37.5%) had a poor playing enjoyment and f = 75 45 (62.5%) had a reasonable playing enjoyment. Athletes who lack self-perception and parental involvement have a higher risk of experiencing less delight in playing basketball than athletes who have good self-perceptions and parental involvement.

The present study examined the concurrent and longitudinal relationships between multidimensional perfectionism, perceived stress, and self-critical thinking in a sample of UK university students. Specifically, to determine whether self-critical thinking at baseline mediated the longitudinal relationship between baseline perfectionism and future stress at follow-up. At baseline, N=220 students completed measures of multidimensional perfectionism, perceived stress, and self-critical thinking, whereas N=84 completed the same measures at follow-up. Socially prescribed, and self-oriented perfectionism were related to increased stress, self-hatred, and self-inadequacy at baseline. Longitudinal analysis revealed that baseline self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism were significantly related to increased reports of stress and self-critical thinking fifteen weeks later at follow-up. More crucially, multiple mediation analysis found self-hatred and inadequacy at baseline mediated the longitudinal relationship between baseline perfectionism and perceived stress at follow-up. Perfectionistic and self-critical thinking appears to accentuate the experience of perceived stress in the university student population. Student-based interventions to reduce self-critical thinking may prove beneficial in preventing the onset of perceived stress.

Objective: This study investigated the role of oral health self‐perception as mediator of association between dental caries and depression among pregnant women from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Brazil. Materials and Methods: Overall, 2,496 pregnant women participated of this oral health sub‐study. Data related to demographic and socioeconomic conditions, lifetime and current depression, and oral health self‐perception were collected. Participants were also assessed for dental caries (DMF‐T index). Depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. For analysis, six outcomes related to dental caries experience were considered. Causal mediation analysis was performed using parametric regression models. Results: When it was assumed that all subjects had poor perception about oral health, it was observed that the presence of moderate/severe depressive signals and symptoms was higher in subjects with dental caries experience (OR 1.13; CI 95% 1.06–1.20), with severity of untreated dental caries (OR 2.08; CI 95% 1.16–3.78), untreated dental caries (OR 1.18; 95% CI 1.07–1.29), tooth loss (OR 1.08; 95% CI 1.02–1.14), and filled tooth (OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.02–1.16). Conclusions: Our findings show the effect of dental caries on depression is mediated by self‐perception about oral health in pregnant women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (CAH) may have poor quality of life (QoL) and low satisfaction with body appearance. We investigated the influence of the patients' satisfaction with their support on their QoL and body image. Design: Retrospective, comparative, Europe-wide study as part of the multicenter dsd-LIFE study. Methods: 203 women with CAH were included in this study. We investigated the patients' QoL and body image compared to a healthy control group. The patients' satisfaction with their treatment and support in childhood and adolescence as well as in adulthood was assessed by questionnaire and its influence on the patients' body image and QoL was analyzed by multiple regression models. Results: Women with CAH showed worse body image and poorer physical, psychological and social QoL compared to a healthy reference population. The patients' satisfaction with professional care in the last 12 months was a significant positive predictor for all four domains of QoL (psychological, physical, social, environmental). Dissatisfaction with care in childhood and adolescence and with general support through different stages of life was a significant negative predictor for QoL and body image. Conclusions: These results show that women with CAH have poor QoL and body image compared to a healthy reference population. Psychosocial factors such as general and family support, and social interactions with professionals have a substantial impact on QoL and body image in adult females with CAH. This should be taken into account regarding patient care and multimodal therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: in today’s world, we are facing a society dependent on smartphones. The repeated movements and the bad posture alongside its excessive usage promote musculoskeletal malfunctions. Objective: evaluate the individual’s knowledge about the cervical posture when using the smartphone, understand if there is any association between posture and the discomfort felt within the users and, understand the self-awareness of the individuals regarding the posture they use. Methodology: analytical study conceived among 318 students, and it was applied a questionnaire to characterize. A significance level of 0.05 was used. Results: 52 individuals had knowledge about the best cervical posture to adopt, and they indeed adopt it. There was an association of having knowledge and adopting good cervical posture with having less discomfort. This prior association was statistically significant when adjusted for age, BMI and schooling. The students who knew the correct posture, having the first smartphone between the ages of 8 and 10 was a risk factor (OR=3.77), and using the smartphone less than 3 hours was a protective factor (OR=0.44). Conclusion: the individuals with the knowledge about good posture and who indeed adopt it while using their phones, revealed a tendency to have less discomfort.

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Abstract Action video games require a high level of attention and almost automatic psychomotor reactions from the player. Therefore, this study aims to verify the relationship between the amount of hours of interaction with action video games and private self-awareness and attention to the present moment. In total, 1,315 college students were recruited (M = 21.6 years; SD = 2.7), who responded to the Digital Entertainment and Information Use Questionnaire, the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale, and the Full Attention and Awareness Scale. Statistical analysis (Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn’s Post-Hoc Tests) indicated a relationship between hours of video game interaction, attention to the present, and self-reflection. It is concluded that playing action video games regularly and for a certain period of time is related to a lower predisposition to turn attention to oneself and to lower impulsivity, but to a higher disposition to focus on everyday experiences (attention to the present).

The aim of this study is to test the model developed for the mediating role of ego states in the relationship between the self-perception of married individuals and their marital satisfaction. The research is a descriptive research and was designed in the relational survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods. The study group of the research consists of 541 women and 511 men, a total of 1052 people who have been married for at least one year. Social Comparison Scale, Marriage Life Scale and Ego State Scales were used to collect data. The developed model was checked through the Structural Equation Model. SPSS-25 and Amos-25 programs were used in the analysis of the data. It has been determined that the coefficients of the structural model established regarding the mediating role of ego states in the relationship between self-perception and marital satisfaction are in good agreement and it has been found that ego states have a partial mediating role in the model. In Model 1, the relationship between self-perception and marital satisfaction was examined and the regression coefficient between the two variables was found to be β = .49 and significant. In Model 2, the effect of ego states as a mediator variable was examined, and it was seen that the regression coefficient between selfperception and marital satisfaction was β = 58, and although it was significant, the values of pvalue and well-being fit indices decreased compared to Model 1. According to the data obtained, it is seen that the golden child scale, which is one of the ego states sub- dimensions, has a mediating effect between self-perception and marital satisfaction. According to the bootstrap confidence interval data, it can be mentioned that the golden child scale, one of the ego states subscales, has a partial mediation effect between self- perception and marital satisfaction. As a result of the research, it was determined that the golden child scale, which is one of the ego states subscales, has a partial mediator role in the relationship between the self-perceptions of married individuals and their marital satisfaction [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – This paper investigated the impact a camp on informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) had on students' perceptions of STEM fields and careers. Design/methodology/approach – A quasiexperimental design was used to assess students' perceptions toward STEM fields and careers. Secondary students (n = 57) who participated in the STEM summer camp completed STEM projects, went on lab tours and attended panels during the one- or two-week residential camps. Students completed a STEM Semantics survey to assess their perceptions prior to and after attending the camp. Descriptive statistics, Cohen's d effect sizes, paired sample t-tests and Pearson's correlation were conducted to analyze the data. Findings – Results suggested that although there was no significant change in students' dispositions toward each individual STEM field, there was a statistically significant improvement of students' perceptions of STEM careers (p = 0.04; d = 0.25). Furthermore, the results of the Pearson's correlation indicated that there was a statistically significant positive association between perceptions of a STEM career and perceptions in science, mathematics and engineering. Research limitations/implications – This suggests that various components of the informal learning environment positively contributed to students' perceptions toward STEM careers. Implications from the study indicate that when students are engaged in hands-on science or STEM PBL activities and have opportunities to be exposed to various STEM careers, their perceptions of STEM pathways will improve. Originality/value – These results may influence future curriculum and the organization of future STEM camps by encouraging teachers and camp directors to integrate practical hands-on STEM projects and expose students to potential STEM pathways through lab tours and panels of STEM professionals.

Objective: Women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (CAH) may have poor quality of life (QoL) and low satisfaction with body appearance. We investigated the influence of the patients’ satisfaction with their support on their QoL and body image. Design: Retrospective, comparative, Europe-wide study as part of the multicenter dsd-LIFE study. Methods: 203 women with CAH were included in this study. We investigated the patients’ QoL and body image compared to a healthy control group. The patients’ satisfaction with their treatment and support in childhood and adolescence as well as in adulthood was assessed by questionnaire and its influence on the patients’ body image and QoL was analyzed by multiple regression models. Results: Women with CAH showed worse body image and poorer physical, psychological and social QoL compared to a healthy reference population. The patients’ satisfaction with professional care in the last 12 months was a significant positive predictor for all four domains of QoL (psychological, physical, social, environmental). Dissatisfaction with care in childhood and adolescence and with general support through different stages of life was a significant negative predictor for QoL and body image. Conclusions: These results show that women with CAH have poor QoL and body image compared to a healthy reference population. Psychosocial factors such as general and family support, and social interactions with professionals have a substantial impact on QoL and body image in adult females with CAH. This should be taken into account regarding patient care and multimodal therapy.

The past two decades have witnessed a burgeoning literature on L2 writers' identities, especially their discoursal identities. In contrast, little attention is paid to the writers' felt sense of self when they write in an L2, which is an integral dimension of their autobiographical self. In this article, we provide empirical evidence of the nature of this aspect of L2 writer identity. To illustrate, we analyzed linguistic metaphors elicited from three groups of L2 writers (N = 83), majoring respectively in Thai, Japanese, and English in a Chinese university. Descriptive analysis shows that, due to challenges in content, language, organization, and cultural differences, a majority of L2 writers, especial Thai and Japanese L2 writers, experience a diminishing sense of self when they write in L2. In contrast, some L2 writers, especially English L2 writers, find writing in an L2 liberating, revealing the impact of their individual learning trajectories and pedagogical practices on L2 writers' felt sense of self. Findings suggest that L2 writers' identity work is both complex and dynamic. L2 writing teachers can utilize the metaphor questionnaire as a tool to facilitate their learner needs analysis and to raise L2 writers' metacognition.

The past two decades have witnessed a burgeoning literature on L2 writers' identities, especially their discoursal identities. In contrast, little attention is paid to the writers' felt sense of self when they write in an L2, which is an integral dimension of their autobiographical self. In this article, we provide empirical evidence of the nature of this aspect of L2 writer identity. To illustrate, we analyzed linguistic metaphors elicited from three groups of L2 writers (N = 83), majoring respectively in Thai, Japanese, and English in a Chinese university. Descriptive analysis shows that, due to challenges in content, language, organization, and cultural differences, a majority of L2 writers, especial Thai and Japanese L2 writers, experience a diminishing sense of self when they write in L2. In contrast, some L2 writers, especially English L2 writers, find writing in an L2 liberating, revealing the impact of their individual learning trajectories and pedagogical practices on L2 writers' felt sense of self. Findings suggest that L2 writers' identity work is both complex and dynamic. L2 writing teachers can utilize the metaphor questionnaire as a tool to facilitate their learner needs analysis and to raise L2 writers' metacognition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Shu Ping Chuang,1 Jo Yung Wei Wu,2,3 Chien Shu Wang41Department of Psychiatry, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2Department of Counseling and Guidance, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan; 3Good-Day Psychology Clinic, Tainan, Taiwan; 4Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanBackground: People with schizophrenia may have a negative self-perception of mental illness. However, the relationship between the self-perception of illness and subjective and objective cognitive functioning remains unclear.Method: Thirty-seven people with schizophrenia were enrolled in the study group. All subjects completed self-reported self-perception of mental illness questionnaires (Birchwood Insight Scale [BIS], Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness [ISMI]), subjective cognitive functioning (Scale to Investigate Cognition in Schizophrenia [SSTICS]) and objective cognitive functioning (Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery [LNNB]).Results: Spearman’s rank analysis showed that awareness of illness (domain of insight) was positively associated with most domains of SSTICS and ISMI. Total insight was positively correlated with alienation (domain of ISMI). Need for treatment (domain of insight) was negatively correlated with stigma resistance (domain of ISMI). Awareness of symptoms (domain of insight) and total insight were negatively associated with receptive speech and arithmetic (LNNB subtest), respectively. ISMI was positively correlated with most domains of SSTICS, but not with LNNB. The group with good insight had higher scores in attention (domain of SSTICS) and total SSTICS and alienation, stereotype endorsement, social withdrawal (domains of ISMI) and total ISMI than the group with poor insight. The group with mild to moderate internalized stigma had higher scores in explicit memory, attention, language, praxia (domains of SSTICS) and total SSTICS than the group with no internalized stigma.Conclusion: We identified that awareness of illness (domain of insight), internalized stigma were significantly associated with most domains of SSTICS, but not with LNNB. Total insight and awareness of symptoms (domain of insight) were significantly associated with receptive speech and arithmetic (LNNB subtest), respectively. Schizophrenia with higher insight or more internalized stigma reported more subjective cognitive impairment. Future studies with larger samples involving follow up are necessary to verify our findings and extend the applicability.Keywords: self perception, insight, internalized stigma, Luria Nebraska neuropsychological battery, schizophrenia

Objective: To determine the correlation between the self-perception of need for orthodontic treatment in pregnant women and the perception of oral health professionals. Material and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 30 pregnant women, whose self-perception of the need for orthodontic treatment was assessed through the aesthetic component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). A panel of oral health professionals (OHP) composed by a dental surgeon and an orthodontist also evaluated the aesthetic perception for each pregnant woman, independently, using the same method. The correlation between the IOTN scores was evaluated using the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and the resulting correlations were compared by the Eid-Gollwitzer-Schnmidt significance of correlations test. Results: A moderate-positive, statistically significant correlation was found between the IOTN of the pregnant women and those of the dental surgeon (0.507, p=0.004) and of the orthodontist (0.451, p=0.013). Between the dental surgeon and the orthodontist, the correlation was very high-positive and statistically significant (0.957, p

Background: The application of manual emergency skills is essential in intensive care medicine. Simulation training on cadavers may be beneficial. The aim of this study was to analyze a skill-training aiming to enhance ICU-fellows´ performance. Methods: A skill-training was prepared for chest tube insertion, pericardiocentesis, and cricothyroidotomy. Supervision levels (SL) for entrustable professional activities (EPA) were applied to evaluate skill performance. Pre- and post-training, SL and fellows´ self- versus consultants´ external assessment was compared. Time on skill training was compared to conventional training in the ICU-setting. Results: Comparison of pre/post external assessment showed reduced required SL for chest tube insertion, pericardiocentesis, and cricothyroidotomy. Self- and external assessed SL did not significantly correlate for pre-training/post-training pericardiocentesis and post-training cricothyroidotomy. Correlations were observed for self- and external assessment SL for chest tube insertion and pre-assessment for cricothyroidotomy. Compared to conventional training in the ICU-setting, chest tube insertion training may further be time-saving. Conclusions: Emergency skill training separated from a daily clinical ICU-setting appeared feasible and useful to enhance skill performance in ICU fellows and may reduce respective SL. We observed that in dedicated skill-training sessions, required time resources would be somewhat reduced compared to conventional training methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Typical neuropsychological test has not enough sensibility to show cognitive changes in people with normal ageing. Therefore, like a complementary measure, is used the personal evaluation of cognitive state. The aim was develop an assessment for self perception of cognitive changes in cognitive training. Group 1: normal subjects, brief cognitive stimulation. Group 2: normal subjects, annual cognitive stimulation. Group 3: normal subjects, no stimulation. The assessment was Cognitive Changes Questionnaire. The data was analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis; a Spearman correlation and an alpha Cronbach analysis. The statistical analysis showed a high statistical significance in each analysis. We can conclude that "Cognitive Changes Questionnaire" is a confiable tool, and it measure self perception of cognitive changes. This questionnaire provides additional information to neuropsychological tests. Also it shows if there is generalization of cognitive changes to daily life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the diploma- prepared nurses’ self perception about their job satisfaction in a metropolitan city of Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design: This study was conducted through cross-sectional quantitative design. Methods: A convenience sample of 281 diploma- prepared nurses’ from four public and private hospitals was selected. Data were collected using the standardized Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS) questionnaire, which includes six components, and a self developed demographic form. Results: The IWS Score for nurses’ job satisfaction was 12.4 indicating overall lower job satisfaction. Nurses were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with their job components, except for ‘professional status’ and ‘interaction’ components. ‘Professional status’ component received the highest ranking for job satisfaction by the nurses, in contrary to ‘task requirements’ component as the lowest subscale. Also, the ‘professional status’ was the most important job component for the participants, while the least important component was ‘organizational policies’. Discrepancy was observed in the ‘pay’ and ‘task requirements’ scale components. Both components were perceived as important for job satisfaction, but received lower ranking for the level of current job satisfaction. Conclusion: Nurses, at all levels, should be recognized and rewarded for their contributions to improve their job satisfaction and performance resulting in health of their patients, families, and communities.

Background and aim: The query to the professionals involved in the process of supplying medication to the socio-health centers allows us to understand their perception of the process and the possible improvements that could be made to the supply chain, such as the implementation of a protocol that standardizes the entire supply chain. Methods and results: A descriptive observational study conducted in two nursing homes with a sample of 50 volunteer professionals, who responded anonymously to a questionnaire prepared ad hoc for research. Outcomes: 76 % of respondants saw the importance in the medication supply chain to the elderly. 78 % saw the implementation of a protocol that regulates the process as relevant. 72 % highlighted the relationship between the Cummunity Pharmacy and residence as very important. 54 % thought that the limited readability of what was written in the prescription order produces errors. 34 % indicated there are never errors due to confusion of administration schedules, doses or duration of treatments. 58 % indicated there are rarely errors related to the transmission of information. 86 % thought errors do not occur in the proccess of sending the prescription order to the Community Pharmacy. Conclusions: Pharmaceutical care for the elderly in socio-health centers and the implementation of a protocol which regulates the entire medication supply process were considered very important by the majority of professionals involved in the process. The positive collaboration environment generated by the consultation has made think to the participants about the design of a protocol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Abstract People draw automatic social inferences from photos of unfamiliar faces and these first impressions are associated with important real-world outcomes. Here we examine the effect of selecting online profile images on first impressions. We model the process of profile image selection by asking participants to indicate the likelihood that images of their own face (“self-selection”) and of an unfamiliar face (“other-selection”) would be used as profile images on key social networking sites. Across two large Internet-based studies (n = 610), in line with predictions, image selections accentuated favorable social impressions and these impressions were aligned to the social context of the networking sites. However, contrary to predictions based on people’s general expertise in self-presentation, other-selected images conferred more favorable impressions than self-selected images. We conclude that people make suboptimal choices when selecting their own profile pictures, such that self-perception places important limits on facial first impressions formed by others. These results underscore the dynamic nature of person perception in real-world contexts.

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Have you ever met yourself? Have you met your past? This report is meant to make a phenomenon known in which VR users at a break-in-presence do not fall back into the lab environment. However, we are not yet able to provide tangible evidence and systematic research about it. Setup: We describe a virtual reality application which originally was intended to provide control for a search and rescue robot. Due to a design requirement to use very limited resources, we developed a sparse representation of the past of the robot. The user encounters the past path of the robot in VR as a collection of 360° photo-spheres which each captures one instant. Multiple users of the application can individually review all past pictures. The most recent picture represents the current perspective of the robot. In addition, each user can interact with virtual objects, e. g., control the robot. Observation: According to perceptual research, breaks-in-presence might occur after sensory conflicts. An encounter of one's self in VR introduces a perceptual and cognitive conflict. Users were able to realign with their own episodic memory and did not fall back into the lab environment as a result of this new type of break-in-presence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]