The Relationship Between Alternative Fieldwork Approaches and Student Competence and Confidence for Occupational Therapy in Behavioral Health

Purpose: The purpose of this case-series study was to assess the relationship between three instructional methods that fall within the parameters of the revised Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education fieldwork objective C.1.9 and perceived student competence and confidence in providing therapy services in a behavioral health setting. Methods: The study included a convenience sample of (n=49) graduate students enrolled in an entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy program and a Doctor of Physical Therapy program in the Midwest. The participants attended a presentation on bipolar disorder and were randomly assigned to engage in one of three instructional methods: (a) lived experience academics, (b) problem-based learning, and (c) standardized patients to further learn about bipolar disorder. Results: Analyses revealed no significant interaction effects on competence across instructional methods but did reveal significant main effects of group and time on confidence. Confidence increased across all instructional methods and exhibited a significant difference between the lived experience academics and standardized patient. Significance: The study results demonstrate a need for further research on how to best prepare occupational therapy students for behavioral health settings

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The Relationship Between Writing Anxiety and Writing Self-Efficacy of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v10n4p70 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 70

Author(s):

Ahmet BAŞKAN

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Foreign Language ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Writing Anxiety ◽

Screening Model ◽

Study Results ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Two Factors ◽

The Relationship

The study aimed to determine the relationship between writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy of students learning Turkish as a foreign language. The study sample consisted of 247 international students at B1 and B2 levels at the Turkish Education Application and Research Center of a foundation university. The Writing Anxiety Scale for Learners of Turkish as a Foreign Language, developed by Şen and Boylu (2017), was used to determine students’ writing anxiety. There were 13 items and two factors on the scale: Action-Oriented Anxiety and Environmental Oriented Anxiety. The Writing Self-Efficacy Scale for Turkish Students who Learn Turkish was developed by Büyükikiz (2012) to determine the students’ writing self-efficacy. This two-factor scale had 16 items and explained 56.85% of the variance. The research was designed based on the relational screening model. SPSS 21.0 package programs were used to analyze the data. The study results indicated a significant positive relationship between writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy of students who learned Turkish as a foreign language. Besides, there was no significant difference between the Turkish learners’ scores from the writing anxiety scale and their language level.

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Job stress and organizational commitment in hospitals

International Journal of Organizational Analysis ◽

10.1108/ijoa-11-2018-1597 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 226-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Inas Mohammed Saadeh ◽

Taghrid Saleh Suifan

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Job Stress ◽

Organizational Support ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Results ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of job stress on perceived organizational support (POS) and organizational commitment in hospitals in Amman, Jordan. It also investigated the mediating role of POS on the relationship between job stress and organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach The study used a cross-sectional, quantitative survey design to collect data from 500 employees in six hospitals in Amman, Jordan. An Arabic version of a reliable and valid measurement instrument was used. A convenience sample was selected from employees in the targeted hospitals. Mediating effect was tested using the approach proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986). Validity and reliability tests were applied, and regression analyses were used to test the study hypotheses. Findings The results revealed a significant negative effect of job stress on POS and organizational commitment. The results also indicated full negative mediating effect of POS on the relationship between job stress and organizational commitment. Practical implications This research promotes hospitals to implement strategies that reduce employees’ job stress, increase levels of POS among employees working at hospitals, which, in turn, will enhance employees’ commitment to their hospitals. Originality/value This study is one of the first to investigate the proposed effects in Jordan in particular, and the Middle East in general. In addition, it contributes to the literature by examining the mediating effect of POS on the relationship between job stress and organizational commitment. Recommendations are provided to practitioners in hospitals based on the study results.

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The relationship between sleep disturbance in late pregnancy and labor outcomes

International Journal of Health ◽

10.14419/ijh.v4i1.5559 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 12

Author(s):

Aida Aalrazek ◽

Gamila Ayoub ◽

Abdul-Monim Batiha ◽

Ibtisam Al-Zaru ◽

Fadwa Alhalaiqa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Sleep Duration ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Late Pregnancy ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Sleep Quantity ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Sample Technique ◽

The Relationship ◽

Labor Outcomes

Background: Inadequate sleep is a common problem among women, in part as a result of a deficiency of information about its influence on health; particularly, the effect of sleep deprivation during pregnancy on labor outcomes (maternal and fetal).Objective: To study the correlations between sleep duration and labor outcomes among women in late pregnancy.Method/ Material: A prospective descriptive study was conducted at four settings in the Menoufiya Governorate of Egypt. A convenience sample technique was used. The study sample involves 200 pregnant women. Data collection extended from April 2013 to January 2014.Result: The results revealed that: a) most of the women in the studied sample (50%) suffered from sleep disturbance in late pregnancy at gestational age above 37 weeks and b) that only 24% suffered sleep disturbance between 28-32 weeks. It takes 30-60 min for majority of the women in the research sample (42.5%) to fall asleep at night; only (10%) take <5 min to fall asleep at night. No significant difference between the total hours of sleep and birth duration was found in this study.Conclusion: The study concluded that healthcare providers should advise women during pregnancy to get adequate sleep duration of at least eight hours and provide prenatal assessments include the sleep quantity and quality because they both affect the duration of labor and type of delivery.

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Job rotation and its relation to the organizational loyalty of the staff of the Education Department: التدوير الوظيفي وعلاقته بالولاء التنظيمي لموظفي إدارة التعليم بالليث

المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الأبحاث مجلة العلوم الاقتصادية والإدارية والقانونية ◽

10.26389/ajsrp.m250217 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Maslaha of Bint Hussein Al Barqi

Keyword(s):

Study Data ◽

Education Department ◽

Job Rotation ◽

Organizational Loyalty ◽

Study Results ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Medium Level ◽

Study Methodology ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

The Relationship

The study aimed to find the degree of implementation for Career rotation witch it followed at Education Department at a Laith province, and to now the level of organizational loyalty for the same Education Department. And then to identify the relationship between the degree of implementation for Career rotation and the level of organizational loyalty. And also to now the of differences in the degree of Career rotation and the level of organizational loyalty to the staff for the Education Department at a Laith province depending on the following variables: sex, qualification, experience. Descriptive approach was used because its suitable to this study. Methodology and procedures: Questionnaire has been used to collect the data from The study community, which consists of all the staff of the Education Department (120) employees. Means have been used and standard deviations and Independent Samples T Test and One way anova to analysis the study data. Study results: • Implementation of Career rotation at Education Department at a Laith province was in medium level (2.77). • Organizational loyalty at education department at a laith province was in medium level (2.95). • The study also showed a weak positive relationship between the level of applying career rotation and organizational loyalty for the employees. The value of the correlation coefficient was (263). • A significant difference in the level of applying career rotation according the variables: sex, and experience, while there was no statistically significance difference in the level of applying career rotation according to the qualification variable. • The study also revealed that there is a statistical difference in the level of organizational loyalty according (sex, experience), and there are no statistically significant differences in the level of organizational loyalty according the qualification variable. Recommendations of the study: There is a need to develop a comprehensive and integrated plan to apply the career rotation at the Education Department at Laith province. And Organize Meetings for employees before will be applying the career rotation to explain for them What are the duties and responsibilities for the employee in the new position.

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Classroom Physical Environment and Academic Achievement of Students

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0203.055 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Swati H. Kekare

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Classroom Environment ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Group Design ◽

Study Results ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Post Test ◽

The Relationship

The present study explored the relationship between classroom environment and academic achievement of the subjects. The subjects 11th class students. The sample of 80 students was selected from various colleges of Aurangabad city. Simple random sampling method was used for selecting subjects. The study was experimental “pre-test post-test equivalent group design” was used for this study. Statistical data was collected from pre-test post-test. Mean, standard deviation and t test were used for statistical procedure. In this study results are significant at 0.05 level. The study showed that there is significant difference between classroom physical environment and academic achievement of subjects.

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The Use of Postoperative Restraints in Children after Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate Repair: A Preliminary Report

ISRN Plastic Surgery ◽

10.5402/2013/540717 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jennifer Huth ◽

J. Dayne Petersen ◽

James A. Lehman

Keyword(s):

Postoperative Complications ◽

Cleft Palate ◽

Cleft Lip ◽

Suture Line ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Study Results ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Cleft Lip Palate ◽

Cleft Palate Repair ◽

Palate Repair

Purpose. This study examines whether the use of elbow restraints after cleft lip/palate repair has a relationship to postoperative complications. Methods. A comparative descriptive design was used to study a convenience sample of children undergoing repair of cleft lip/palate at Akron Children’s Hospital with Institutional Review Board approval. The children were randomized into intervention or control groups with use of elbow restraints considered the intervention. The study consists of two arms; one examined children after cleft lip repair, the second examined children after cleft palate repair. Repairs were performed by a single surgeon. Data collected included age, comorbidities, patient discomfort measured by pain score, frequency and duration of pain medications, use of pacifier or finger/thumb sucking, and postoperative complications including disruption of the suture line. Results. With 47 post palate repair patients and 47 post cleft repair patients, there is no significant difference () in the occurrence of postoperative complications. Conclusions. Study results provide prospective evidence to support postoperative observation of children by surgery staff and family following cleft lip or cleft palate repair without the use of elbow restraints. Clinicians should reevaluate the use of elbow restraints after cleft lip/palate repair based on the belief restraints prevent postoperative complications.

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Self-Control and Credit-Card Use among College Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3c.1067 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 92 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1067-1078 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Phylis M. Mansfield ◽

Mary Beth Pinto ◽

Diane H. Parente

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Credit Card ◽

Credit Cards ◽

Self Control ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Control Scale ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Traditional Age ◽

The Relationship ◽

Credit Card Use

This study assessed the relationship between sell-control and credit-card use with a convenience sample of 165 traditional-age college students of whom 69 (42%) were women. Students' self-control was measured on Grasmick, et al.'s Self-control Scale, which has six subscales, one of which is Impulsivity. Comparisons were made between those students who paid their cards off each month, called convenience users, and those who carried a monthly balance forward on scores on total self-control and impulsivity, and number of credit cards possessed. A significant difference in self-control scores was found between these two groups and also for mean impulsivity scores. Significantly fewer credit cards were possessed by students who paid their cards off each month than by those who carried a monthly balance.

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The Impact of Sustainability-Focused Strategies on Sourcing Decisions

Green Finance and Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-531-5.ch019 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 358-386

Author(s):

Ozan Özcan ◽

Kingsley Anthony Reeves

Keyword(s):

Vertical Integration ◽

Corporate Strategy ◽

Corporate Sustainability ◽

Organizational Structures ◽

Sustainability Strategies ◽

Study Results ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

This book chapter examines the relationship between the pursuit of a sustainability-focused corporate strategy and the level of vertical integration observed in organizations. The study makes two contributions. First, it develops the theoretical foundation for linking sustainability strategies to organizational structure. Second, it empirically examines the vertical integration level of 144 sustainability-focused companies in 9 different industries. The results demonstrate that sustainability-focused companies in the healthcare industry and the industrials industry tend to have more vertically integrated organizational structures than their industry competitors that are not pursuing such a strategy. There was no significant difference in the vertical integration level of sustainability-focused versus non-sustainability-focused companies for the other seven industries studied. In the literature, the linkage between environmental strategies and vertical integration has not been thoroughly examined. These study results should be useful to researchers and managers who are interested in corporate sustainability behavior.

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Gender Difference in the Relationship Among Family Function, Health Behavior, and Stress in Midlife

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ◽

10.1177/0091415019896225 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 91 (4) ◽

pp. 476-500

Author(s):

Hyun-E Yeom ◽

Jungmin Lee

Keyword(s):

Health Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Family Function ◽

Study Results ◽

The Family ◽

Gender Based ◽

Midlife Adults ◽

The Relationship

This study investigated whether there are gender-based differences in the process wherein family functions influence stress through various health behaviors in midlife adults. A cross-sectional study was done using a convenience sample of 250 middle-aged Koreans. Data on the family APGAR index, four health behaviors (i.e., seeking health information, physical activity, healthy diet, and social interaction), and stress were collected by a self-administered survey and analyzed using hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses and a PROCESS macro for SPSS. The study results showed that an indirect effect of family function on stress through health behaviors was significant in women, whereas such a relationship was not shown in men. This study found that the process wherein family function is linked with stress through health behaviors differs by gender. Developing gender-specific interventions is essential to decrease stress in midlife adults.

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The Effects of a Recollection-Based Occupational Therapy Program of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Occupational Therapy International ◽

10.1155/2020/6305727 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

DeokJu Kim

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Occupational Therapy ◽

Cognitive Stimulation ◽

Therapy Program ◽

Dementia Patients ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Experimental Group

Considering the high socioeconomic costs related to the increasing number of dementia patients and their poor quality of life and that of their families, it is important to identify the condition early on and provide an appropriate intervention. This study organized a recollection-based occupational therapy program: a nonpharmacological intervention consisting of five categories of activities (physical, horticultural, musical, art, and instrumental activity of daily living; IADL) and applied it to those having a mild stage of Alzheimer’s disease. The experimental group participated in a total of 24 sessions––five times per week for one hour per session––while the control group took part in regular activities offered by the existing facilities. The experimental group presented improved cognitive functions, reduced depression, and enhanced quality of life; the two groups showed a statistically significant difference in every category. This study is meaningful in that it made a cognitive stimulation program concerning five different categories, implemented it for people suffering mild dementia, and confirmed positive outcomes. If a systemic version of the program is offered in dementia care facilities, it is expected to make a considerable contribution to the care of dementia patients.

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