Cultural differences in postnatal quality of life among German-speaking women - a prospective survey in two countries. [PDF]
Assessment of quality of life after childbirth is an important health-outcome measurement for new mothers and is of special interest in midwifery. The Mother-Generated Index (MGI) is a validated instrument to assess postnatal quality of life.
Gross, M.M. +2 more
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COMPARISON PARADOX, COMPARATIVE SITUATION AND INTER-PARADIGMATICY: A METHODOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON CROSS-CULTURAL PHILOSOPHICAL COMPARISON [abstract] [PDF]
It is commonly believed that philosophical comparison depends on having some common measure or standard between and above the compared parts. The paper is to show that the foregoing common belief is incorrect and therewith to inquire into the possibility
Zhang, Xianglong
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Objective: The main objective of this article is to identify social media (SM) usage in communication between individual consumers and producers in different countries. The considerations in the article are focused on consumers’ perspective.
Małgorzata Bartosik-Purgat
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WHY CAN HUNTER-GATHERER GROUPS BE ORGANIZED SIMLARLY FOR RESOURCE PROCUREMENT, BUT THEIR KINSHIP TERMINOLOGIES ARE STRIKINGLY DISSIMILAR: A CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH [PDF]
Cross-cultural research involves explanatory arguments framed at the meta-level of a cohort of societies, each with its own historical development as an internally structured and organized system.
Read, Dwight W
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Methods used in cross-culturalcomparisons of vasomotor symptoms and their determinants [PDF]
Methodological differences among studies of vasomotor symptoms limit rigorous comparison or systematic review. Vasomotor symptoms generally include hot flushes and night sweats although other associated symptoms exist.
Anderson, Debra +3 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Adolescents Smoking: Difference Between Korean and Korean-Chinese
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare smoking prevalence and risk factors of smoking between Korean and Korean-Chinese middle school students.
SoonBok E. Park, RN, PhD +4 more
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Background and Objectives: The current literature demonstrates that different cultures have different perceptions of the symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FM). The aim of the study was to explore the differences between Brazilian and Portuguese patients
Marcos C. Alvarez +6 more
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Psychosocial outcomes as motivations for urban gardening: A cross-cultural comparison of Swiss and Chilean gardeners [PDF]
The range of benefits provided by urban greenspaces is reasonably well understood and a broad consensus has been reached that they provide habitats along with social ecosystem services, such as restoration, health and food.
Home, Robert, Vieli, Lorena
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Informal Caregiving Patterns in Korea and European Countries: A Cross-National Comparison
Purpose: This ecological study examined demographic and institutional differences in informal caregiving. We conducted a cross-national study about the characteristics of informal caregivers in 12 European countries and Korea.
Soong-Nang Jang, RN, PhD +2 more
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Dissociative Disorder in the Iranian Culture: The Lawless Utopia
Epidemiologic and etiological studies of dissociative disorders are a challenging area in psychiatry. These challenges become more complex when noting that the existing theories cannot explain the differences observed in certain cases; for example ...
Ruohollah Seddigh
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