scholarly journals State Anxiety, Mood, and Emotional Effects of Negative TV News Depend on Burnout

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yurii Havrylets ◽  
Sergii Tukaiev ◽  
Volodymyr Rizun ◽  
Maksym Khylko
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Coding System ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Tv News ◽  
Subject Experiment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Emotional Effects ◽  
Measured State

In this study we discuss the impact of negative TV news based on the viewers’ burnout. We conducted 3 (burnout level: unformed, under development, and formed) x 3 (state anxiety, mood, and emotions) within-subject experiment. We measured state anxiety and mood with a questionnaire on a pre-to-post basis to find out changes due to viewing negative TV news. Besides, we employed Facial Actions Coding System to assess emotions during viewing based on facial reactions analysis. Overall, 47 healthy volunteers (19 male and 28 female university students), aged 17 to 23 years old, participated in the study. We found the most significant impact of negative TV news in the group of participants whose burnout level was under development. Exposure to negative TV news elicited state anxiety pre-to-post change only in this group (p > .05). Mood worsened in all burnout groups. Negative TV news reports elicited mainly fear and anger that covered over 75 % of all facial reactions. In addition, contempt and surprise decreased with the development of burnout. However, emotions elicited by negative TV news did not vary greatly between burnout groups. Consequently, among the participants without symptoms of burnout or those with fully formed burnout, we detected weaker impact of negative TV news.

The Impact of Physical Therapy on Restoration of the Physical and Mental State of University Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. V. Gutareva ◽  
◽  
Yu. Yu. Muskharina ◽  
V. V. Gutarev ◽  
E. E. Yablochanska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mental State ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Do Prospective Teachers Care About PISA Studies? A Pilot Study among University Students in Germany

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Ioannidou ◽  
Despoina Georgiou ◽  
Andreas Obersteiner ◽  
Nilufer Deniz Bas ◽  
Christine Mieslinger
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
International Student ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High ◽  
Expected Outcomes

The results of international comparison studies such as the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) have initiated intense discussions about educational reforms in Germany. Although in-service and pre-service teachers are an essential part of such reforms, little is known about their attitudes towards PISA studies. The present study aims to fill this gap through the investigation of pre-service teachers’ awareness, interest, perception, and attitudes towards PISA. A questionnaire was used to survey a sample of 107 university students who were participating in a teacher education program. The results reveal that 100% of the participants are aware of PISA. Nearly 69% of the participants think that the impact of PISA is rather high or very high, while 41% of them believe that PISA results are reliable. Accordingly, half of the participants seem to be interested in PISA results for their country. The present study discusses these findings in the light of the expected outcomes as proposed in standards for teacher education.

scholarly journals Stress Perceived by University Health Sciences Students, 1 Year after COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5233
Author(s):  
Yolanda Marcén-Román ◽  
Angel Gasch-Gallen ◽  
Irene Isabel Vela Martín de la Mota ◽  
Estela Calatayud ◽  
Isabel Gómez-Soria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
The Impact

Today’s COVID-19 situation can affect university Health Sciences students’ psychological health. This study aimed to analyze the stress caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Health Sciences students from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) almost 1 year after the pandemic began. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a sample of 252 university students who completed a self-administered online questionnaire. It evaluated the impact of perceived stress with a modified scale (PSS-10-C), and assessed anxiety and depression on the Goldberg scale. Students presented stress (13.1%), anxiety (71.4%) and depression (81%). Females (81.7%) and the third-year Occupational Therapy students (p = 0.010) reported perceived stress. Nursing students perceived less stress (OR: 0.148; 95% CI: 0.026 to 0.842). University students developed stress and anxiety due to COVID-19 almost 1 year after the pandemic began. Psychological support measures for these groups should be prioritized.

scholarly journals Viscoelastometry for detecting oral anticoagulants

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Groene ◽  
Daniela Wagner ◽  
Tobias Kammerer ◽  
Lars Kellert ◽  
Andreas Giebl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Oral Anticoagulants ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Factor Xa ◽  
Clotting Time ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Tissue Plasminogen ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Determination of anticoagulant therapy is of pronounced interest in emergency situations. However, routine tests do not provide sufficient insight. This study was performed to investigate the impact of anticoagulants on the results of viscoelastometric assays using the ClotPro device. Methods This prospective, observational study was conducted in patients receiving dabigatran, factor Xa (FXa)-inhibitors, phenprocoumon, low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin (UFH) (local ethics committee approval number: 17–525-4). Healthy volunteers served as controls. Viscoelastometric assays were performed, including the extrinsic test (EX-test), intrinsic test (IN-test) Russel’s viper venom test (RVV-test), ecarin test (ECA-test), and the tissue plasminogen activator test (TPA-test). Results 70 patients and 10 healthy volunteers were recruited. Clotting time in the EX-test (CTEX-test) was significantly prolonged versus controls by dabigatran, FXa inhibitors and phenprocoumon. CTIN-test was prolonged by dabigatran, FXa inhibitors and UFH. Dabigatran, FXa inhibitors and UFH significantly prolonged CTRVV-test in comparison with controls (median 200, 207 and 289 vs 63 s, respectively; all p < 0.0005). Only dabigatran elicited a significant increase in CTECA-test compared to controls (median 307 vs 73 s; p < 0.0001). CTECA-test correlated strongly with dabigatran plasma concentration (measured by anti-IIa activity; r = 0.9970; p < 0.0001) and provided 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity for detecting dabigatran. Plasma concentrations (anti-XA activity) of FXa inhibitors correlated with CTRVV-test (r = 0.7998; p < 0.0001), and CTRVV-test provided 83% sensitivity and 64% specificity for detecting FXa inhibitors. Conclusions In emergency situations, ClotPro viscoelastometric assessment of whole-blood samples may help towards determining the presence and type of anticoagulant class that a patient is taking. Trial registration German clinical trials database ID: DRKS00015302.

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