scholarly journals Does Emotional Intelligence of Dental Undergraduates Influence Their Patient Satisfaction?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Mandakini Mohan ◽  
Kah Heng Lin ◽  
Abhishek Parolia ◽  
Allan Pau
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
Mood Regulation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Education Status ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

Objectives. The research aimed to investigate if emotional intelligence (EI) scores of dental undergraduates influenced their patients’ satisfaction with the treatment received. Methods. A 33-item EI questionnaire was completed by 46 dental undergraduates in a cross-sectional study. Responses, measured on a five-point Likert scale, were summed to yield EI scores. Patients treated by the same undergraduates were invited to complete a patient satisfaction (PS) questionnaire. EI and PS scores were calculated and compared by undergraduates’ gender and the patients’ age and education status. The four EI factors (optimism/mood regulation, appraisal of emotions, utilization of emotions, and social skills of students) were correlated with PS using Spearman’s correlation test with a significance level set at p < 0.05 . Results. EI scores did not differ significantly between male (N = 23) and female (N = 23) undergraduates p = 0.218 . PS was not associated with patients’ gender, but those educated to the secondary school level were more likely to be satisfied compared to those educated to the college/university level p = 0.022 . Of the four EI factors, optimism/mood regulation was positively correlated with PS p = 0.049 . Conclusion. The results of the study suggest that the EI of the students can influence PS. Practical Implications. Interventions to enhance EI can be developed to improve the patient experience.

scholarly journals Environmental factors to promote the use of a Public Park in adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Alfredo Leopoldo Enrique Messenger Valenzuela ◽  
Ana Carolina Belther Santos ◽  
Marcelo Dutra Della Justina ◽  
Thuany Stahelin Kuhn ◽  
Joris Pazin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Park ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Park Use

The aim of this study was to describe environmental factors that motivate public park use according to users’ sociodemographic characteristics. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014/2015 in a park in the city of Florianopolis, Brazil. A face-to-face interview was performed, including sociodemographic data and environmental factors that stimulate park use. Descriptive analysis, chi-square and Z-tests were used to compare the proportions between groups, adopting a significance level of p < 0,05. The sample included 377 park users, aged 18 years or older (59.7% women). The architectural beauty of structures, geographic location, technological factors, normative policies, values and attitudes were reported as the main factors that motivate park use (p < 0.05). The presence of equipment and public programs in parks were more frequently mentioned as motivational factors for park use among women than men (p < 0.05). Architectural structures and notice boards and posters had higher proportions among users who had an elementary and high school level (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the existing environmental factors seem to have an impact on the motivation for park use, changing according to users’ sociodemographic aspects.

scholarly journals Association of Appetitive Traits of Schoolchildren with Obesity and Those of Their Mothers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1678-1678
Author(s):  
Enrique Romero-Velarde ◽  
Carmen Patricia Curiel-Curiel ◽  
Claudia Hunot-Alexander ◽  
Edgar Vazquez Garibay ◽  
Alethia Mariscal-Rizo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Food Avoidance ◽  
Biological Mothers ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Z Scores

Abstract Objectives To measure appetitive traits (AT) in mother-child dyads with obesity and identify the association between the ATs of the mothers and Body Mass Index (BMI) and the ATs of the child and BMI z-scores (BMIz). Methods In a cross-sectional study children with obesity accompanied by their biological mothers participated at the Hospital. The weight and height of the dyads were measured and mother's completed sociodemographic data and the Spanish versions of the Adult Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (AEBQ-Esp), and the Children Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ-Mex). These questionnaires measure stable responses to food known as ATs using 8 subscales (traits). Four food approach traits: Food Responsiveness (FR), Emotional Over-eating (EOE), Enjoyment of Food (EF), and Desire to Drink (DD) (DD in children only); and 4 food avoidance traits: Satiety Responsiveness (SR), Emotional Under-eating (EUE), Food Fussiness (FF) and Slowness in eating (SE). Pearson´s correlations to analyze the associations between the AEBQ-Esp ATs and BMI of the mothers and the CEBQ-Mex ATs and BMIz of the children. Results Data from 308 dyads were collected. The age of the mothers was 36.1 ± 6.9 years, 39% had secondary school level education, 72% were housewives; BMI was 31.8 ± 6.3 kg/m2 and 59% were diagnosed with obesity. The age of the schoolchildren was 9.3 ± 1.8 years, 59.7% boys, and the BMIz were 2.6 ± 1.0 SD. There was a significant positive correlation between EOE and BMI (r = 0.12, P &lt; 0.05). In children, positive significant correlations were found between BMIz and FR (r = 0.23, P &lt; 0.01), EOE (r = 0.29, P &lt; 0.01), EF (r = 0.20, P &lt; 0.01) and DD (r = 0.16, P &lt; 0.05), and negative with SE (r = −0.17, P &lt; 0.01). Conclusions Positive association were observed between food approach ATs and BMIs of the mothers and BMIz of the children; negative associations were found with food avoidance traits and BMIs of the mothers and BMIz of the children, as expected. Funding Sources Universidad de Guadalajara and Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de México.

scholarly journals Quality of Life among Patients Suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic of Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 417-424
Author(s):  
Sasitorn Taptagaporn ◽  
Sirima Mongkolsomlit ◽  
Nitchamon Rakkapao ◽  
Teeraphun Kaewdok ◽  
Supang Wattanasoei
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Ckd Stage

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has directly affected the quality of life (QOL) of patients. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the QOL and its associated factors among CKD patients in Thailand. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 258 CKD patients from the CKD clinics between January to December 2017. A validated and reliable tool, KDQOL-SF™ 1.3, consisting of 19 domains categorized into three components: physical component summary (PCS), mental component summary (MCS), and kidney disease component summary (KDCS), was adopted to assess QOL through trained data collectors. Ordinal Logistic regression was used to detect the associations between variables at the significance level of 0.05. Results: Among two hundred and fifty-eight patients, 53.9% were females, 67.4% were more than 60 years old, and 73.6% were employed. Employed CKD patients had a better PCS compared to unemployed ones (odds ratio (OR)= 2.87, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.52-5.42) and patients who had education lower than primary school (OR = 2.41; 95% CI = 1.02-5.69) tended to have a better PCS compared to those who had secondary and higher school education. CKD patients who had no income tended to have a poorer PCS (OR = 0.40; 95% CI = 0.18-0.91) and MCS (OR = 0.39; 95% CI = 0.18-0.83) than those patients who had an income of more than 10,000 baht. 3a CKD stage patients (OR = 2.62; 95% CI = 1.19-5.77) were more likely to have a good MCS compared to 5 CKD stage patients. ESRD patients who had primary school level education (OR = 0.25; 95% CI = 0.07-0.89) tended to have a poorer KDCS than those patients who had secondary and higher school level education. Conclusion: The study concludes that QOL among CKD patients in CKD clinics needs to improve. Public health should reform and implement the appropriate policy of CKD clinic and intervention to improve QOL among CKD patients by focusing on CKD patients’ occupation, income, education, and the stage of CKD.

scholarly journals Factors related to the knowledge of nursing professionals about pharmacovigilance

Rev Rene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. e44118
Author(s):  
Giovanna Gabrielly Custódio Macêdo ◽  
Danielle Samara Tavares de Oliveira-Figueirêdo ◽  
Lidiane Lima de Andrade ◽  
Mariana Albernaz Pinheiro de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Professional Profile ◽  
Correlation Tests ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Objective: to verify the factors related to the knowledge of nursing professionals about pharmacovigilance. Methods: cross-sectional study, carried out with 271 nursing professionals, with university and school level, through convenience sampling. A questionnaire, consisting of two parts, was used: one about the sociodemographic and professional profile, and the other about knowledge in pharmacovigilance and the practice of reporting adverse events related to medications. The data were analyzed in a descriptive and inferential manner, through comparison and correlation tests, considering a significance level of 5%. Results: the knowledge score showed statistical differences in relation to professional training, function performed in the institution and the age of the professionals, while the practice of notifications did not obtain significantly statistical differences. Conclusion: the factors related to the knowledge in pharmacovigilance of nursing professionals were professional training, the role played in the institution and the age of the professionals.

scholarly journals Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Young Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2153
Author(s):  
José Andrade Louzado ◽  
Matheus Lopes Cortes ◽  
Márcio Galvão Oliveira ◽  
Vanessa Moraes Bezerra ◽  
Sóstenes Mistro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Assess Quality

Background: This study aimed to identify the factors associated with the quality of life of young workers of a Social Work of Industry Unit. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 1270 workers. Data were collected using a digital questionnaire built on the KoBoToolbox platform that included the EUROHIS-QOL eight-item index to assess quality of life. Demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical variables were considered explanatory. The associations were analyzed using the ordinal logistic regression model at a 5% significance level. Results: Men and women had a mean quality of life of 31.1 and 29.4, respectively. Workers that rated their health as “very good” had an odds ratio of 7.4 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 5.17–10.81), and those who rated it as “good” had an odds ratio of 2.9 (95% CI = 2.31–3.77). Both these groups of workers were more likely to have higher levels of quality of life as compared to workers with “regular”, “poor”, or “very poor” self-rated health. Physically active individuals were 30% more likely to have higher levels of quality of life (odds ratio = 1.3; 95% CI = 1.08–1.65). After adjusting the model by gender, age group, marital status, socioeconomic class, self-rated health, nutritional status, and risky alcohol consumption, the odds ratio of active individuals remained stable (odds ratio = 1.3; 95% CI = 1.05–1.66). Conclusions: In the present study, self-rated health, physical activity, and gender were associated with young workers’ quality of life.

scholarly journals Iranian midwives’ attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Narges Sadeghzadeh ◽  
Leila Amiri-Farahani ◽  
Shima Haghani ◽  
Syedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Labor And Delivery ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Physiological Childbirth

Abstract Background The significant role of midwives in providing labor and delivery care underscores the necessity of the identification of attitudes and beliefs of these groups of maternity care providers toward physiological childbirth. The purpose of the current study was to describe midwives’ attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth and identify its related factors. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out on 200 midwives working in the labor and delivery wards of selected hospitals in an urban area of Tehran, Iran, through the continuous sampling method from May to July 2018. The data were collected using a two-part demographic characteristic form and Midwives’ Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaire-Revised toward physiological childbirth. Data analysis was performed in SPSS software (version 25). The significance level was set at P < 0.05. Results The mean score of midwives’ attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth were 119.90 with a standard deviation of 9.30. Moreover, of the different domains of Midwives’ Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaire-Revised, the women’s experience of birth (78.53) and the medical model conflict (51.05) obtained the highest and lowest scores, respectively. According to the multiple linear regression model analysis, the total mean score of midwives’ attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth was significantly correlated with the level of education and interest in the profession (P < 0.05). Midwives with a master degree obtained higher scores (4.32) in terms of attitudes and beliefs toward physiologic childbirth, compared to those with an associate or bachelor degree. Also, there were 0.09 increases in the attitude and belief score of midwives per one score increase in their interest in the profession. It can be concluded that these two variables explained 16% of the variation in the scores of midwives’ attitudes and beliefs to physiological childbirth. Conclusion The results of this study showed that midwives with higher levels of education and more interest in their profession had more positive attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth. Therefore, it is necessary to motivate midwives to obtain higher levels of education and increase their interest in the profession to promote physiological childbirth.

scholarly journals Out-of-Pocket Costs and Perceived Financial Burden Associated with Prostate Cancer Treatment in a Quebec Remote Area: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-39
Author(s):  
Abir El-Haouly ◽  
Anais Lacasse ◽  
Hares El-Rami ◽  
Frederic Liandier ◽  
Alice Dragomir
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Education ◽  
School Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Burden ◽  
Out Of Pocket Costs

Background: In publicly funded healthcare systems, patients do not pay for medical visits but can experience costs stemming from travel or over-the-counter drugs. We lack information about the extent of this burden in Canadian remote regions. This study aimed to: (1) describe prostate cancer-related out-of-pocket costs and perceived financial burden, and (2) identify factors associated with such a perceived burden among prostate cancer patients living in a remote region of the province of Quebec (Canada). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 171 prostate cancer patients who consulted at the outpatient clinic of the Centre Hospitalier de Rouyn-Noranda. Results: The majority of patients (83%) had incurred out-of-pocket costs for their cancer care. The mean total cost incurred in the last three months was $517 and 22.3% reported a moderate, considerable or unsustainable burden. Multivariable analysis revealed that having incurred higher cancer-related out-of-pocket costs (OR: 1.001; 95%CI: 1.001–1.002) private drug insurance (vs. public, OR: 5.23; 95%CI: 1.13–24.17) was associated with a greater perceived financial burden. Having better physical health-related quality of life (OR: 0.95; 95%CI: 0.913–0.997), a university education (vs. elementary/high school level, OR: 0.03; 95%CI: 0.00–0.79), and an income between $40,000 and $79,999 (vs. ≤ $39,999, OR: 0.15; 95%CI: 0.03–0.69) were associated with a lower perceived burden. Conclusion: Prostate cancer patients incur out-of-pocket costs even if they were diagnosed many years ago and the perceived burden is significant. Greater attention should be paid to the development of services to help patients manage this burden.

scholarly journals Patient satisfaction and associated factors among psychiatry outpatients of St Paulo’s Hospital, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. e100120
Author(s):  
Kebebew Wogi Goben ◽  
Endalamaw Salelew Abegaz ◽  
Samuel Tolesa Abdi
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Sex

BackgroundPatient satisfaction with mental healthcare service is recognised as an important integral part of measuring the outcomes and performance of clinical service delivery. It is not well studied in Ethiopia. Therefore, it is essential to improve service in the future.AimsTo assess patient satisfaction and associated factors among psychiatry outpatients at St. Paulo’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted with consecutive sampling technique from May to June 2018. Data were collected using a Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). Both bivariate and multivariate ordinal logistic regression analyses were used. Variables with p value <0.05 at multivariate analysis were considered statistically significant.ResultsA total of 589 participants were enrolled with a response rate of 98.2%. In regard to the magnitude of patient satisfaction, 50.3% (95% CI 46.0 to 54.2) were highly satisfied, 31.0% (95% CI 27.2 to 34.8) were satisfied, and 18.7% (95% CI 15.4 to 22.1) were dissatisfied. Male sex (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.30, 95% CI 1.57 to 3.36), inability to read and write (AOR 2.23, 95% CI 1.10 to 4.66), being unemployed (AOR 1.69, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.47), obtaining services for free (AOR 1.57, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.22), and availability of medication (AOR 1.62, 95% CI 1.13 to 2.23) were significantly associated with patient satisfaction.ConclusionsThe study showed that further improvements in patient satisfaction are required. Male sex, inability to read and write, being unemployed, obtaining services free of charge, and availability of medication were significantly associated with patient satisfaction. More than half of the participants were dissatisfied with the waiting time to receive services. The provision of services within a reasonable timeframe and meeting patient expectations are helpful for good health outcomes.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Hyposalivation in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Brazilian Subpopulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristhiane Almeida Leite ◽  
Marcial Francis Galera ◽  
Mariano Martínez Espinosa ◽  
Paulo Ricardo Teles de Lima ◽  
Vander Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Study Population

Background.Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory, multisystem, and autoimmune disease.Objective.The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of hyposalivation in SLE patients and evaluate factors associated.Methods.This is a cross-sectional study developed at the Cuiaba University General Hospital (UNIC-HGU), Mato Grosso, Brazil. The study population consisted of female SLE patients treated at this hospital from 06/2010 to 12/2012. Unstimulated salivary flow rates (SFRs) were measured. Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed in all cases using a significance levelP<0.05.Results.The results showed that 79% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus suffered from hyposalivation and that the disease activity and age in years were the factors that resulted in statistically significant differences.Conclusion.The activity of the disease, age >27 years, and the drugs used were factors associated with hyposalivation, resulting in a statistically significant decrease in saliva production.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document