Knowledge and attitudes on electroconvulsive therapy in Germany: A web based survey

Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a persistent problem in the United States, yet few youth-oriented CSEC prevention tools exist. The objectives of this project were to develop an educational website about CSEC for adolescents and evaluate it through pre- and posttests of adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes about CSEC. Results demonstrated increases in participants’ CSEC knowledge and decreases in their tolerance of CSEC after navigating the website and viewing an embedded video. Qualitative and quantitative results suggest that CSEC is deemed an important issue by adolescents and web-based content is a relevant and useful mode through which to educate adolescents about CSEC. Consideration should be given to further exploration of this and other tools for CSEC prevention tailored to adolescents’ needs and preferences.

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Experience, Knowledge and Attitudes of Child Psychiatrists regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Young

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3109/00048679709062680 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 676-681 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Garry Walter ◽

Joseph M. Rey ◽

Jean Starling

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Young People ◽

Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽

Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Item Questionnaire ◽

Almost All ◽

Child Psychiatrists

Objective: To ascertain the experience, knowledge and attitudes of Australian and New Zealand child psychiatrists in relation to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the young in order to determine whether they would be willing and able to provide an opinion if consulted about children or adolescents in whom ECT is proposed. Method: A 28-item questionnaire was posted to all members of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry living in Australia or New Zealand. Results: Eighty-three percent (n = 206) answered the questionnaire. Forty percent rated their knowledge about ECT in the young as nil or negligible. Having had patients treated with ECT was the best predictor of possessing some knowledge. Thirty-nine percent believed that ECT was unsafe in children compared to 17% for adolescents and 3% for adults. Almost all (92%) respondents believed child psychiatrists should be consulted in all cases of persons under 19 in whom ECT was recommended. The vast majority believed the Faculty or College should have guidelines relating to ECT use in this group and that it would be useful to have a national register of young persons treated with ECT. Conclusions: Child and adolescent psychiatrists wish to be involved in the process of ECT treatment in young people. At the same time, there are gaps in their knowledge. This will need to be remedied, particularly if formal guidelines advocating their involvement are introduced.

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Jordanian Dentists toward Speech Language Pathology

Journal of Language Teaching and Research ◽

10.17507/jltr.1006.19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1298

Author(s):

Hana Nawaf Mahmoud ◽

Abdelhameed N. Mahmoud

Keyword(s):

Language Development ◽

Language Disorders ◽

Health Profession ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Web Based ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Speech Language Pathologist ◽

Language Pathology ◽

Insufficient Knowledge ◽

Normal Speech

This study was conducted to assess dentists’ knowledge of normal speech-language development (NSLD), speech-language disorders (SLD), and speech-language pathology (SLPy) and to determine their general attitudes toward speech-language pathology (SLPy). A self-administered, web-based questionnaire was emailed to all members of the Jordanian Dental Association Council. 191 completed questionnaire were entered in excel sheet and statistically analyzed with IBM SPSS version 20 software. The respondents demonstrated insufficient knowledge regarding normal speech-language development and speech-language disorders. Additionally, the major¬ity of respondents reported a general impression that the speech-language pathologist has an important role in a health profession team (86.8%). However, they did poorly on the normal speech-language development questions (26%) as well as the speech-language disorders questions (18%). There were no statistically significant differences between different variables - age, gender, years of practice, place of practice and specialty of dentists and dentists’ knowledge of speech-language pathology.

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Knowledge and attitudes of older psychiatric patients and their caregivers towards electroconvulsive therapy

Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1111/psyg.12326 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 343-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Qing-E Zhang ◽

Fu-Chun Zhou ◽

Ling Zhang ◽

Chee H. Ng ◽

Gabor S. Ungvari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Patients and Their Relatives Toward Electroconvulsive Therapy in China

Perspectives In Psychiatric Care ◽

10.1111/ppc.12124 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 52 (4) ◽

pp. 248-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Yang Li ◽

Feng-Rong An ◽

Hui Zhu ◽

Helen F. K. Chiu ◽

Gabor S. Ungvari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes

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Attitudes to Organ Donation and Knowledge of Donation and Transplantation among University of Auckland Medical Students

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development ◽

10.4137/jmecd.s20080 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. JMECD.S20080

Author(s):

Lindsey Harbour ◽

Cayley Ingham ◽

Stephen Streat ◽

Warwick Bagg

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Health Sciences ◽

Web Based ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Primary Care Settings ◽

Correct Information ◽

Medical Program ◽

The University ◽

Medical Programs

Aims • To explore organ donation and transplantation knowledge and attitudes among medical students at the University of Auckland. • To understand students' perception of the extent of training received prior to and during the medical program. Method A validated web-based questionnaire consisting of 42 questions in five categories was anonymously administered to all enrolled medical students at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, in September 2012. Results In all, 419 out of 989 (42%) Year 2–6 students responded. A total of 99.3% of medical students supported organ donation, but knowledge was limited (mean score 7.54/15±2.26). A total of 38% of students reported having participated in organ donation learning. A total of 96% of students believed that organ donation information should be available in primary care settings. A total of 69% of students reported that if a patient asked a question about organ donation that they did not know the answer to, they also would not know where to source the correct information from. Conclusion This study demonstrates that although medical students support organ donation, they lack the knowledge required to facilitate informative discussions with patients. Enhanced organ donation education in medical programs may enable students to develop skills and knowledge allowing them to better discuss donation with patients.

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