scholarly journals Knowledge of undergraduates in dentistry about tooth brushing techniques

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Luis Alexandre Moura Penteado ◽  
Ingrid Webb Josephson Ribeiro Sanada ◽  
Lidia Virginia Curvêllo ◽  
Jefferson Tomio Sanada
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Evaluation Functions

AIM: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether undergraduates in dentistry identify correctly the Bass, Scrub, Modified Stillman, Chartes, Roll and Fones brushing techniques, as well as determine which techniques are more properly identified and which have a lower rate of recognition. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample consisted of undergraduates of the 9th and 10th periods over the year of 2010/02 and the 9th period of the 2011/01 year of the Dentistry course of Higher Education Institution (HEI), who answered a questionnaire on a sequence of videos about tooth brushing. The collected data were tabulated in Microsoft Excel™ spreadsheet and subsequently analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: When evaluating all the techniques, the number of all hits had a percentage 61%, before a frequency of 39% errors. CONCLUSION: Even with the higher percentage of accuracy that the error, it is possible conclude that there is a need for strengthening the control and evaluation functions on recognition of tooth brushing techniques by dentistry undergraduate students of the HEI.

COVID-19 AND THE PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS OF A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN THE EXTREME SOUTH OF BAHIA

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Private College ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Opinion Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Impacts

Introduction: The current pandemic experienced in Brazil and worldwide has caused numerous problems in all sectors of the economy, interfering directly in the educational area, from pre-school to higher education, it is well known that without students, there will be no educational institution and this class has been very affected since the beginning of the infection by COVID-19. Methodology: A cross-sectional study of the opinion survey type was carried out; the sample consisted of university students from a private college in the southernmost part of Bahia, where all participants agreed to answer the questionnaire. Results and Discussions: a total of 128 students were interviewed, 28.90% identified themselves as male, 70.31% identified themselves as female and 0.79% identified themselves as other. It was possible through this study to realize the negative impacts of social isolation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic that has been established in the year 2020.

scholarly journals Comportamentos de risco para doenças crônicas em trabalhadores

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 889
Author(s):  
Maria Antonia Ramos Costa ◽  
Vanessa Neckel Derin ◽  
Daysa Da Silva Palmeira ◽  
Verusca Soares de Souza ◽  
Elen Ferraz Teston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Enseñanza Superior ◽  
Factores De Riesgo

RESUMOObjetivo: identificar as condições e comportamentos de risco para as doenças crônicas em servidores de uma instituição de ensino superior. Método: estudo quantitativo, transversal, com 134 servidores de uma instituição de ensino superior. Utilizou-se um formulário autoaplicável. Os dados foram tabulados em planilha do Microsoft Excel® 2010 para posterior processamento e análise no programa SPSS por meio de estatística descritiva. Os resultados foram apresentados em tabelas. Resultados: dos participantes 62,7% eram do sexo feminino, 32,1% possuíam doutorado, 81,3% não possuíam casa própria e 44% têm renda superior a 10 salários mínimos. Quanto aos comportamentos de risco observou-se que 18,7 não praticam atividade física, 63,4% trocam o jantar por lanche e 15,7% sentem-se ansiosos. Conclusão: que os servidores apresentaram condições e comportamentos de risco para as doenças crônicas sinalizando que ações de promoção à saúde e prevenção de doenças necessitam ser implantadas de forma permanente na instituição de ensino estudada. Descritores:Trabalhador; Doença Crônica; Assunção de Riscos; Saúde do Trabalhador; Fatores de Risco; Prevenção de Doenças.ABSTRACT Objective: to identify conditions and risk behaviors for chronic diseases in servers of a higher education institution. Method: a quantitative cross-sectional study with 134 employees of a higher education institution. A self-administered form was used. The data were tabulated in a Microsoft Excel® 2010 worksheet for further processing and analysis in the SPSS program using descriptive statistics. The results were presented in tables. Results: of the participants 62.7% were female, 32.1% had a doctorate, 81.3% did not own a house, and 44% had an income above 10 minimum wages. Regarding the risk behaviors, it was observed that 18.7 do not practice physical activity, 63.4% exchange dinner for snack and 15.7% feel anxious. Conclusion: that the servers presented conditions and risk behaviors for the chronic diseases signaling that actions of health promotion and prevention of diseases need to be permanently implanted in the studied institution. Descriptors: Workers; Disease Chronic; Risk-Taking; Occupational health; Risck Factors; Disease Prevention.RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar las condiciones y comportamientos de riesgo para las enfermedades crónicas en servidores de una institución de enseñanza superior. Método: estudio cuantitativo, transversal, con 134 funcionarios de una institución de enseñanza superior. Se empleó un formulario auto-aplicable. Los datos se ordenaron en una planilla de Microsoft Excel® 2010 para posterior procesamiento y análisis en el programa SPSS por medio de la estadística descriptiva. Los resultados se presentaron en tablas. Resultados: de los participantes, el 62,7% eran del sexo femenino, 32,1% con doctorado, 81,3% no tenían casa propia y 44% tienen renta mayor que dos salarios mínimos. Respecto a los comportamientos de riesgo, se observó que el 18,7% no practican actividad física, 63,4% cambian la cena por merienda y el 15,7% se sienten ansiosos. Conclusión: que los funcionarios presentan condiciones y comportamientos de riesgo para las enfermedades crónicas señalizando que acciones de fomento a la salud y prevención de enfermedades necesitan implantarse de forma permanente en la institución de enseñanza estudiada. Descriptores: Trabajadores; Enfermedad Crónica; Assunción de Riegos; Salud Laboral; Factores de Riesgo; Prevención de Enfermidades.

scholarly journals Motivation and Productivity of Employees in Higher Education during the First Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jacqueline R. Rietveld ◽  
Djoerd Hiemstra ◽  
Aleid E. Brouwer ◽  
Jan Waalkens
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Motivational Process

In a cross-sectional study among 623 employees of a higher education institution, we examined the relations between perceived competence, autonomy, relatedness, intrinsic motivation, and productivity during the first lockdown in the spring of 2020. The results indicate that, relative to the period before the lockdown, the employees experienced an increase in autonomy and competence, but a decrease in relatedness, intrinsic motivation, and productivity. Structural equation modelling revealed that the decrease in productivity can be explained by a decrease in intrinsic motivation, which in turn can be explained by changes in relatedness, autonomy, and perceived competence. Thus, during the lockdown, both positive and negative motivational consequences of teleworking were observed. However, the ultimate consequence for employees’ productivity was negative. An important difference between this study and previous studies on the topic of teleworking, is that the present examined the motivational process under extreme circumstances in which employees had to switch overnight form onsite to remote working.

Does a Graduate Course in Fluency Disorders Make a Difference?

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn R. Klein ◽  
Barbara J. Amster
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Communicative Disorders

Abstract A study by Yaruss and Quesal (2002), based on responses from 134 of 239 ASHA accredited graduate programs, indicated that approximately 25% of graduate programs in the United States allow students to earn their degree without having coursework in fluency disorders and 66% of programs allow students to graduate without clinical experience treating people who stutter (PWS). It is not surprising that many clinicians report discomfort in treating PWS. This cross-sectional study compares differences in beliefs about the cause of stuttering between freshman undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory course in communicative disorders and graduate students enrolled and in the final weeks of a graduate course in fluency disorders.

EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION: AN ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
B J Erasmus ◽  
A Grobler ◽  
M Van Niekerk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Intent To Stay ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
Talent Retention

Talent retention and employee turnover are major concerns for higher education institutions (HEIs) because they are losing highly qualified staff to the private sector and to other HEIs that are able to offer better rewards and benefits. The turnover of talented staff is therefore a major concern for the institution under investigation. The retention and voluntary turnover decisions among a workforce of 4 651 employees was thus investigated. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted by means of the objective analysis of organisational data in combination with the structured questionnaire (organisational climate survey). Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to analyse the data across demographic groups, including age, employment category (academic as well as professional and support), etc. The results indicated that the institution’s turnover rate was acceptable (4.34%) and that dysfunctional turnover was marginal because employees with below-standard performance ratings had voluntarily resigned. Positive correlations and significant beta (b) values were reported between Organisational citizenship, Leadership, My manager and Compensation and the employees’ intent to stay in or to leave the organisation. These organisational climate factors were found to explain approximately 30 per cent of the variance in the employees’ intent to stay in or to leave the organisation. The article recommends that a talent retention tool be developed. In addition, it contributes to the literature on retention and turnover of high-performing employees, as it underscores the importance of measuring employee turnover

scholarly journals Current understanding and implementation of ‘care navigation’ across England: a cross-sectional study of NHS clinical commissioning groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (687) ◽  
pp. e675-e681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Tierney ◽  
Geoff Wong ◽  
Kamal R Mahtani
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
Social Prescribing ◽  
Evaluation Of Care

BackgroundCare navigation is an avenue to link patients to activities or organisations that can help address non-medical needs affecting health and wellbeing. An understanding of how care navigation is being implemented across primary care is lacking.AimTo determine how ‘care navigation’ is interpreted and currently implemented by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).Design and settingA cross-sectional study involving CCGs in England.MethodA questionnaire was sent to all CCGs inviting them to comment on who provided care navigation, the type of patients for whom care navigation was provided, how individuals were referred, and whether services were being evaluated. Responses were summarised using descriptive statistics.ResultsThe authors received usable responses from 83% of CCGs (n = 162), and of these >90% (n = 147) had some form of care navigation running in their area. A total of 75 different titles were used to describe the role. Most services were open to all adult patients, though particular groups may have been targeted; for example, people who are older and those with long-term conditions. Referrals tended to be made by a professional, or people were identified by a receptionist when they presented to a surgery. Evaluation of care navigation services was limited.ConclusionThere is a policy steer to engaging patients in social prescribing, using some form of care navigator to help with this. Results from this study highlight that, although this type of role is being provided, its implementation is heterogeneous. This could make comparison and the pooling of data on care navigation difficult. It may also leave patients unsure about what care navigation is about and how it could help them.

CHILDREN'S AWARENESS OF MEDICINES, DRUG COMPLIANCE AND HEALTH PROTECTION DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC: A DETAILED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Radhika Vijay
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Great Role ◽  
Drug Compliance ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North West ◽  
Adult Lives ◽  
Prevention Of Infections

OBJECTIVES: Nobody is refrained from the use of medications in today's times, not even kids,The objective of this study is to focus on the knowledge and awareness level, perception, of children of primary and secondary grade towards medicines , prevention of Infections and Diseases and drug compliance. This descriptive, cross sectional observational study was done METHODS: amongst the kids of North West Rajasthan ,India from August 2020 to October 2020 via an online questionnaire . A sample size of 100 kids , 50 each from Primary and Secondary grade was chosen for the study. The data was entered in Microsoft Excel and was statistically analysed. Results are outcomes of various RESULTS: questions put up to conduct detailed analysis of kids' awareness and medicinal knowledge, drug preferences, factors inuencing and attitude related to hygiene, safety and protection from Covid 19 infection. Kids are the young budding phys CONCLUSION: icians and their childhood beliefs and perceptions might affect their behaviour and decisions in adult lives. Parents and schools can play a great role through educational programs . It's well said, “Children are like wet cement, whatever falls on them, leaves an impression.”

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