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Improving performance by increasing job motivation among midwives in Babol University of Medical Sciences

open access: yesCaspian Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2016
Background: It is important to understand midwiveschr('39') perceptions about their jobs and factors that influence their motivation. The aim of this study was to investigate and describe the main factors influencing job motivation among midwives at ...
Ali Hedayati, Tahereh Pourmajidian
doaj  

Newly Graduated Nurses at Work: A Qualitative Study From the Stress Process Perspective

open access: yesSAGE Open
This qualitative descriptive study explores the stress experiences, appraisal, and coping strategies of newly graduated nurses. The transition to professional practice is inherently stressful, and based on the transactional theory of stress and coping ...
Saiyu Gao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Training Program on Participatory Rural Appraisal Methods Targeting Undergraduate Medical Students from the First Professional Phase

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) methods have been acknowledged as important tools to involve members of the community in the process of identification of their problems, the factors contributing to the development of these problems, and ...
Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brainstem and Cerebellar Volume Loss and Associated Clinical Features in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative ‘tauopathy’ with predominating pathology in the basal ganglia and midbrain. Caudal tau spread frequently implicates the cerebellum; however, the pattern of atrophy remains equivocal.
Chloe Spiegel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid appraisal of IPP-VI training of ANMs in Uttar Pradesh

open access: yes, 1996
This report provides findings of a rapid appraisal of the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) training program in Uttar Pradesh, India. The appraisal was undertaken by the Population Council and State Innovations in Family Planning Agency (SIFPSA).
Swaroop, Sulbha   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Value of MRI Outcomes for Preventive and Early‐Stage Trials in Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1 and 3

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the value of MRI outcomes as endpoints for preventive and early‐stage trials of two polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Methods A cohort of 100 participants (23 SCA1, 63 SCA3, median Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) score = 5, 42% preataxic, and 14 gene‐negative controls) was scanned at 3T up ...
Thiago J. R. Rezende   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Oxfam Gender Training Manual [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
This manual is a unique resource for gender and development trainers which draws on the work of gender trainers all over the world. It offers field-tested training activities and handouts drawn from a wide range of sources and shaped into a coherent ...
Seed, Janet   +2 more
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Rapid Situation Analysis: a hybrid, multi-methods, qualitative, participatory approach to researching tourism development phenomena

open access: yes, 2010
This study develops a hybrid, bottom-up approach to field research, namely Rapid Situation Analysis, and implements it in Ghana. It draws on elements from two existing participatory methodological approaches: Rapid Rural Appraisal and Participatory ...
Koutra, Christina, Christina Koutra
core   +1 more source

Validity of a Wearable Digital Insole for Assessing Gait ON and OFF in Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Gait impairment is a distinctive symptom of Parkinson's disease that negatively impact mobility. We assessed the validity of wearable digital insoles against a validated reference gait analysis system for measuring select gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A comparative analysis between digital insoles
Deborah A. Hall   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Portfolio-Based Performance Appraisal for Doctors: A Case of Paperwork Compliance [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper discusses the findings of research exploring the conduct of portfolio-based performance appraisal within medicine. Portfolios are now used throughout medical school and junior doctor training, in later specialist training, as well as to ...
John Martyn Chamberlain
core  

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