scholarly journals Evaluation of Breastfeeding Attitudes, Education, and Training Among Gynecology Healthcare Professionals in Greece

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Theodoridis ◽  
Eleftherios Vavoulidis ◽  
Konstantinos Dinas ◽  
Evagelia Saranti ◽  
Evagelia Voziki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Hands On ◽  
One Year ◽  
Advanced Computing ◽  
Breastfeeding Attitudes ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Background There is strong evidence suggesting that support from a trained healthcare professional can have a positive effect on initiation, duration, and experiences of breastfeeding. It is therefore important that nursing, medical and other students in healthcare, acquire knowledge about breastfeeding, and develop skills to effectively support and care for pregnant women and new mothers. This study tried to investigate the knowledge level, attitudes, and perceptions of gynecology healthcare professionals in Greece towards breastfeeding. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was provided asking the healthcare professionals and students to answer multiple choice questions. The study was conducted mainly at the facilities of Medical Faculty Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The questionnaire was administered to 312 healthcare professionals (midwifes, students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals). Results The questionnaire demonstrated that 70% of the respondents had moderate breastfeeding knowledge at best while 30% lacked knowledge concerning the management of special breastfeeding scenarios. 84% had previous personal breastfeeding experience or at least are willing to do so in the future (themselves or their partners) with 39.1% aiming to breastfeed approximately for one year. The same pattern was observed in terms of their breastfeeding recommendations to other mothers regardless of their sex. 59.6% admitted that they did not have the necessary time to properly inform mothers about breastfeeding while 72.4% acknowledged improper breastfeeding information as an important factor for the low breastfeeding rates in Greece. Finally, 80.4% stated that their education was lacking in didactic depth and their training in hands-on experience while 88.8% clearly underlined that there was room for improvement in their education/training curriculum. Expert teams, well-organized educational programs and advanced computing could contribute to the personnel’s harmonization with the various breastfeeding objectives to create a “breastfeeding-friendly” social environment. Conclusions This study revealed that although most Greek gynecology healthcare professionals have very positive attitudes towards breastfeeding, their breastfeeding knowledge was moderate at best and could be further improved.

scholarly journals Evaluation of breastfeeding attitudes and education of Greek gynecology professionals to improve the educational curriculum of Obstetrics & Gynecology Departments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Theodoridis ◽  
Eleftherios Vavoulidis ◽  
Konstantinos Dinas ◽  
Evagelia Saranti ◽  
Evagelia Voziki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Hands On ◽  
One Year ◽  
Advanced Computing ◽  
Breastfeeding Attitudes ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Do So

Abstract Background To investigate the knowledge level, attitudes and perceptions of Gynecology healthcare professionals in Greece towards breastfeeding. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was provided asking to answer multiple choice questions. The study was conducted mainly at the facilities of Medical Faculty Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The questionnaire was administered to 312 healthcare professionals (nurses, students, physicians and other healthcare professionals). Results Over 70% supported that their breastfeeding knowledge was moderate at best and could be further improved. 30% lacked knowledge concerning the management of special breastfeeding scenarios. 84% had previous personal breastfeeding experience or at least are willing to do so in the future (themselves or their partners) with 39.1% aiming to breastfeed approximately for one year. The same pattern was observed in terms of their breastfeeding recommendations to other mothers regardless of their sex. 59.6% admitted that they do not have the necessary time to properly inform mothers about breastfeeding while 72.4% acknowledged improper breastfeeding information as an important factor for the low breastfeeding rates in Greece. Finally, 80.4% stated that their education was lacking in didactic depth and their training in hands-on experience while 88.8% clearly underlined that there was definitely room for improvement in their education/training curriculum. Expert teams, well-organized educational programs and advanced computing could contribute to the personnel’s harmonization with the various breastfeeding objectives to create a “breastfeeding-friendly” social environment. Conclusions This study revealed that although most Greek gynecology healthcare professionals have very positive attitudes towards breastfeeding, their breastfeeding knowledge was moderate at best and could be further improved.

Perceived Effectiveness of Random Testing for Alcohol and Drugs in the Australian Aviation Community

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Christina M. Rudin-Brown ◽  
Eve Mitsopoulos-Rubens ◽  
Michael G. Lenné
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Random Testing ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Student Pilots ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
One Year ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs

Random testing for alcohol and other drugs (AODs) in individuals who perform safety-sensitive activities as part of their aviation role was introduced in Australia in April 2009. One year later, an online survey (N = 2,226) was conducted to investigate attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge regarding random testing and to gauge perceptions regarding its effectiveness. Private, recreational, and student pilots were less likely than industry personnel to report being aware of the requirement (86.5% versus 97.1%), to have undergone testing (76.5% versus 96.1%), and to know of others who had undergone testing (39.9% versus 84.3%), and they had more positive attitudes toward random testing than industry personnel. However, logistic regression analyses indicated that random testing is more effective at deterring AOD use among industry personnel.

Oscillation between identities and Subjective psychological health objectives among an informed audience in therapeutic patient education

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10202
Author(s):  
Sandrine Roussel ◽  
Alain Deccache ◽  
Mariane Frenay
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Therapeutic Patient Education ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Health Objectives ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Introduction: The implementation of Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) remains a challenge. An exploratory study highlighted two tendencies among practitioners of TPE, which could hamper this implementation: an oscillation between identities (as caregivers versus as educators) and an inclination towards subjective psychological health objectives. Objectives: To verify whether these tendencies can be observed among an informed audience in TPE. Next, to explore the variables associated with one or other of these tendencies. Method: A quantitative cross-sectional survey by a self-administered questionnaire was carried out among 90 French-speaking healthcare professionals. Statistical analyses (chi-square, logistic regression) were then conducted. Results: Sixty percent of respondents displayed identity oscillation, which was found to be linked to task oscillation, patient curability, scepticism towards medicine and practising in France. Fifty-six percent pursued subjective psychological health objectives, which was found to be associated with health behaviour objectives and a locus of power in the healthcare relationship distinct from those seen in the pre-existing health models (biomedical, global). This tendency seems to constitute an alternative model of TPE. Discussion & conclusion: Identity oscillation and subjective psychological health objectives can be both observed. This study stresses the need to deliberate on the form(s) of TPE that is/are desired.

A systematic review into healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards self-harm in children and young people and its impact on care provision

2021 ◽  
pp. 136749352110144
Author(s):  
Lea Raquel Ribeiro Coimbra ◽  
Amy Noakes
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Impact Patient Care

Self-harming behaviours in children and young people are an alarming reality, with provision of effective treatment historically compromised. The present systematic literature review highlights attitudes displayed by healthcare professionals towards this health problem, providing valuable insight by analysing how these attitudes can impact patient care. Ten studies were included, allowing creation of a narrative synthesis of qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods evidence. Six themes emerged: negativity, positivity, worry or fear, the emotional impact of working with these patients, professional roles and ward-dependent concerns. Overall, professional negativity towards this patient group, in the form of apprehensiveness, was accentuated by fear of worsening their symptoms. The attitude aforementioned impacts on treatment by hindering creation of meaningful therapeutic relationships. Educational opportunities that increase healthcare professionals’ knowledge of self-harm have the potential to provide invaluable power by promoting positive attitudes.

The Bank Robbery: A Behavioral Observation Exercise for Enhancing Understanding of Reliability

2021 ◽  
pp. 009862832110227
Author(s):  
Peter Strelan
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Observation ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Bank Robbery ◽  
Short Video ◽  
Learn By Doing ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Teaching Implications

Background: The concept of reliability is central to conducting—and understanding—research in Psychology. Students’ understanding of concepts are strengthened when they learn by applying concepts. Objective: This article describes initial evidence of an activity for teaching reliability. Method: Students watched a short video of a staged bank robbery. They then tested the reliability of two different forms of police instructions for eyewitness recall. In so doing, they gained practice at calculating and interpreting inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability. Results: Data collected from N = 191 students indicates that the exercise has a statistically significant positive effect on student understanding of and confidence about reliability concepts contributes to a roughly 20% increase in performance when comparing responses on pre- and post-exercise multiple choice questions. Conclusion: The activity gives students practice with the concept of reliability in a way that is engaging and memorable insofar as it demonstrates the implications of reliability for the real world. Teaching Implications: The activity is straightforward to implement and encourages students to learn by “doing.”

scholarly journals Validation of the Spanish-Mexican Version of the Australian Breastfeeding Attitude Questionnaire in Higher Education Health Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4609
Author(s):  
Gabriela Alejandra Grover-Baltazar ◽  
Gabriela Macedo-Ojeda ◽  
Ana Sandoval-Rodríguez ◽  
Marianne Martínez-Vizmanos ◽  
Lucrecia Carrera-Quintanar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
The One ◽  
Breastfeeding Attitudes

Positive attitudes towards breastfeeding in health professionals/students have been associated with increasing their confidence to provide support and accompaniment to mothers. In Mexico, there is no valid/reliable tool to assess attitudes towards breastfeeding in this population. The Australian Breastfeeding Attitudes (and Knowledge) Questionnaire (ABAQ) measures attitudes in the Australian population. We aimed to adapt and validate the ABAQ in Mexican health students. We included 264 health students (nursing, nutrition, and medicine) from the University of Guadalajara. Bilingual translators carried out the Spanish adaptation with a reverse translation into English. Experts evaluated the content validity. Reliability was evaluated through an internal consistency analysis (Cronbach’s alpha) and construct validity through convergent–divergent validation, item–total correlation, exploratory factor analysis (by principal components), and confirmatory factor analysis. According to the exploratory factor analysis, only one component was identified. Seven items were removed (low correlation between items ≤0.2 and low factor load ≤0.3). The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.78. According to the confirmatory factor analysis, the one-factor solution of the ABAQ-13Mx showed a good model fit (X2 = 98.41, G = 62, p = 0.02, CFI = 0.940, and RMSEA = 0.048). The ABAQ-13Mx is a reliable and valid instrument for evaluating attitudes towards breastfeeding in Mexican health degree students.

scholarly journals Making ‘Math Making’ Virtual

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Candace Figg ◽  
Anjali Khirwadkar ◽  
Shannon Welbourn
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Hands On

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, university professors are challenged to re-envision mathematics learning environments for virtual delivery. Those of us teaching in elementary teacher preparation programs are exploring different learning environments that not only promote meaningful learning but also foster positive attitudes about mathematics teaching. One learning environment that has been shown to be effective for introducing preservice teachers to the creative side of mathematics—the mathematics makerspace—promotes computational thinking and pedagogical understandings about teaching mathematics, but the collaborative, hands-on nature of such a learning environment is difficult to simulate in virtual delivery. This article describes the research-based design decisions for the re-envisioned virtual mathematics makerspace.

scholarly journals Choreographing increased understanding and positive attitudes towards coding by integrating dance

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Breeann Flesch ◽  
Camila Gabaldón ◽  
Matthew Nabity ◽  
Darryl Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Student Surveys ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Steam Education ◽  
Statistical Approaches ◽  
Intractable Problem ◽  
Positive Effect

Increasing the inclusion of underrepresented individuals in coding is an intractable problem, with a variety of initiatives trying to improve the situation. Many of these initiatives involve STEAM education, which combines the arts with traditional STEM disciplines. Evidence is emerging that this approach is making headway on this complex problem. We present one such initiative, iLumiDance Coding, which attempts to pique the interest and increase confidence of students in coding, by combining it with a fun and physical activity: dance. The connections between dance and coding, while not immediately obvious, are authentic, and we hypothesize that this approach will increase student comfort level with coding. We used student surveys of attitudes toward coding and a variety of statistical approaches to analyze our initiative. Each analysis showed a positive effect on student comfort level with coding. These results are useful for both educators and researchers since they contribute to a deeper understanding of how to increase interest in coding, which we hope will lead to an increase in representation.

scholarly journals Technopreneurial Intentions: The Effect of Innate Innovativeness and Academic Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 238
Author(s):  
Sa’Ed M. Salhieh ◽  
Yousef Al-Abdallat
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Effect

Several factors can affect students’ intention to start a new technology-based venture (technopreneurial intentions). Understanding these factors is important when developing technical educational programs. This study investigates the effect of innate innovativeness and academic self-efficacy on technopreneurial self-efficacy and the forming of technopreneurial intentions. It does this by developing a conceptual model that relates technopreneurial intentions, technopreneurial self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, and innate innovativeness. The data was collected from 378 undergraduate engineering students enrolled in a Jordanian university with a self-administered questionnaire survey. The results of the structural equation modeling (SEM) using AMOS showed that technopreneurial self-efficacy had a positive and significant impact on technopreneurial intentions. Academic self-efficacy had both a direct and indirect positive effect on technopreneurial intention. The indirect effect occurred through increased technopreneurial self-efficacy. Innate innovativeness had a direct effect on technopreneurial intentions, but it did not have a significant indirect effect through technopreneurship self-efficacy as was initially hypothesized. The findings suggest that those who show interest in starting a new technology-based venture have a strong belief in their abilities to perform the technological and entrepreneurial tasks needed, are confident about their ability to acquire the academic technical skills required, and have the inner motivation to seek what is technologically new and different.

scholarly journals Orbital Leiomyosarcoma After Bilateral Retinoblastoma Treated With Chemotherapy And Radiotherapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aoife Smyth ◽  
Elizabeth M. McElnea ◽  
Penelope McKelvie ◽  
Alan McNab
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Genetic Defect ◽  
Soft Tissue Sarcomas ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Tumour Suppressor Gene ◽  
Secondary Malignancy ◽  
Bilateral Retinoblastoma ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
One Year ◽  
Symptoms And Signs

A 23-year old man presented with a swelling medially in his left orbit. He had had bilateral retinoblastoma as an infant and was treated with bilateral enucleation, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Histological examination confirmed the lesion to be leiomyosarcoma. A genetic defect in the RB1 tumour suppressor gene underlies the development of hereditary retinoblastoma and renders patients at substantially increased risk of developing subsequent non-ocular malignancies including soft tissue sarcomas. This risk is enhanced by radiotherapy particularly if administered before the age of one year. Awareness, by both patients and healthcare professionals, of this risk of secondary malignancy, is extremely important. Identification and aggressive investigation of new symptoms and signs may allow for the earlier detection of secondary malignancy which may, in turn, improve outcomes.

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