... information for patients who could not provide information For the purpose of examining the concordance in response between patients and proxies, we asked 44 consecutive patients among the 531 patients ... pSF-12 PCS (i.e., proxies underestimate patients' health status), 3.0 points lower on the 40-point FES (i.e., proxies are more con- cerned than patientsaboutpatients falling), and 4.4 higher on ... falling for patients who received medical care after a fall during the past 12 months (p < 05) Conclusion: Caution should be exercised when using proxies as a source of information about older patients' ...
... underlying salient beliefs Attitudes reflect behavioral beliefsabout whether engaging in the behavior will produce favorable outcomes; perceived subjective norms reflect normative beliefsabout the social ... beliefs perceived disadvantages Normative beliefs approval Normative beliefs disapproval Control beliefs barriers Control beliefs facilitators Availability of time “It’s easier with patients whom you’ve seen ... a basic set of codes that reflected three TPBbased categories of beliefs: behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs (Figure 1) Within each belief category, the assessors aggregated...
... the UK and Australia This paper also examines the extent to which the beliefs vary by sociodemographic group, and how beliefsabout nicotine related to use of NRT and SLT products Method Data collection ... also have helped to profile these messages The aim of this paper is to assess any trends in beliefsabout the harmfulness of nicotine itself, stop-smoking medication including NRT, and SLT over ... a recent study has shown that Swedish cigarette smokers are misinformed about the relative safety of SLT [18] The facts about relative harms and smokers lack of knowledge on this has gained some...
... teachers beliefs? • How far lecturers' and pre-service teachers' espoused beliefs matched their enacted beliefs? I thus chose to study the beliefs acquired by lecturers and pre-service teachers about ... Mathematics 4.6 59 61 The Relationship Between Teachers' BeliefsAbout Mathematics And Their Practice 4.7 66 Relationship Between Espoused BeliefsAbout Teaching And Learning And Actual Instructional ... Lecturers and Pre-service Teachers' BeliefsAbout Mathematics Based on their Experiences in Schools and College 166 8.1 Introduction 166 8.2 Lecturers' BeliefsAbout Mathematics 166 8.2.1 What...
... with other High Schools to find out more about teachers‘ beliefsabout teaching reading strategies Further research may look at the students‘ beliefsabout reading strategies when dealing with ... there have been a number of studies into teachers‘ beliefsabout reading strategies However, there has been little research into teachers‘ beliefsabout teaching reading strategies This is the gap ... teachers‘ beliefsabout teaching reading strategies and their classroom practices 44 CHAPTER CONCLUSION The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher‘s beliefs about...
... 1.1 Beliefs 1.1.1 Definition of belief 1.1.2 Teachers’ beliefs 1.1.3 Teachers’ beliefsabout language teaching 1.1.4 The relationship between beliefs ... of beliefs, namely: (i) the truth element; (ii) the relationship between beliefs and behavior; (iii) conscious versus unconscious beliefs; and (iv) beliefs as value commitment In other words, beliefs ... English teachers‟ beliefsabout communicative language teaching? How are their teachers‟ beliefs reflected in their practice in the classroom? What are the factors affecting their beliefs? Scope...
... Students’ beliefs and language learning 1.1.1 What is belief? 1.1.2 Beliefsabout language learning 1.1.3 Nature and origin of beliefs 1.1.4 Types of learner beliefs 1.1.5 The sources of learners’ beliefs ... literature on language learner beliefs will be reviewed It will begin with the definition of beliefs and beliefsabout language learning, the origin and types of language learning beliefs Finally, previous ... perceptions and beliefsabout learning “opened a whole new Aladdin’s cave of persons’ thoughts and feelings about their learning” (Thomas & Harri Augustein, 1983, 338) They concluded that beliefs about...
... were found: (i) beliefsabout the importance of vocabulary; (ii) beliefsabout 24 how vocabulary was best learned; and (iii) beliefsabout teacher‟ vocabulary instruction Beliefsabout importance ... epistemological beliefs (i.e beliefsabout learning in general) and beliefsabout language learning and also the relationship between beliefs and L2 achievement She found that strong beliefs in innate ... learners‟ beliefsabout second language learning, particularly learners‟ beliefsabout vocabulary The chapter begins with a definition of learner beliefs, the rationale for researching learner beliefs...
... partner in the learning process? ARTICULATING BELIEFS (cont.) BELIEFSABOUT TEACHING Beliefsabout teaching and the role of teacher are connected to beliefsabout learning However, sometimes what a ... different BELIEFS ABOUT LANGUAGE (cont.) For example: Bailey (1988): Language = pronunciation, grammar, lexis and discourse Larsen-Freeman (1990): Language = form , meaning and use BELIEFSABOUT ... completely aware of (Johnson 1998) ARTICULATING BELIEFS (cont.) To understand where beliefs come from you need to look at your past experience and the beliefsabout learning and teaching that grow out...
... removed) Therefore, lung cancer patients should have their dentist give them a careful examination before starting therapy with pamidronate or zoledronic acid Patients should also be sure to ... kidney function, zoledronic acid or pamidronate should not be given to patients with severe kidney problems Lung cancer patients being treated with these drugs should have their kidneys checked ... are caused by bisphosphonate therapy Hypercalcemia – What Patients Need to Know Even if their cancer has not spread to bone, lung cancer patients can developed a serious condition called hypercalcemia...
... (trainees, patients, physicians, organizations) reacted to CP? Trainee views of interactions with patients Two major themes emerged in the trainee interviews related to delivering the intervention to patients: ... use these probes to prompt patients to articulate their questions and concerns prior to meeting with a doctor Situation What you know about your situation? Questions about key facts? Diagnosis? ... is suggestive about the effectiveness of visit preparation in academic settings, and there are ethical and patient-centered reasons to implement visit preparation, little is known about efforts...
... (trainees, patients, physicians, organizations) reacted to CP? Trainee views of interactions with patients Two major themes emerged in the trainee interviews related to delivering the intervention to patients: ... use these probes to prompt patients to articulate their questions and concerns prior to meeting with a doctor Situation What you know about your situation? Questions about key facts? Diagnosis? ... is suggestive about the effectiveness of visit preparation in academic settings, and there are ethical and patient-centered reasons to implement visit preparation, little is known about efforts...
... described in table Patients explanatory models about the origin of their mental illness Nine of the interviewed patients regarded themselves as suffering from a mental disorder While seven patients identified ... disease models of patients with schizophrenia who use cannabis and to clarify whether patients believe in a causal link between cannabis use and schizophrenia Method Ten consecutive patients fulfilling ... Douglas M: Patients perceptions and experiences of taking oral glucose-lowering agents: a longitudinal qualitative study Diabet Med 2008, 25:491-495 Benson J, Britten N: Patients decisions about...
... follow-up often lead to the exclusion of patients after they have been allocated to treatment groups, and this may introduce attrition bias [12] We are concerned about the fact that the trial registration ... some patients were excluded from the analyses Although the authors performed their analyses according to the intention-totreat principle on what they claim is the correct sample size, we worry about ... article as: Christensen R, Bliddal H: Is Phytalgic® a goldmine for osteoarthritis patients or is there something fishy about this nutraceutical? A summary of findings and risk-of-bias assessment Arthritis...
... is known aboutpatients' and relatives' perceptions and experiences of these services [27] Maddox and colleagues stressed the futility of designing interventions without reference to patients' ... emergency ICU patients and it is their experiences that are the focus of this paper because, Available online http://ccforum.com/content/13/2/R46 unlike elective patients, these patients have ... information about recovery when they were discharged, they particularly benefited from information specifically about them and their condition Participants' information needs also included information about...
... aimed at investigating teachers’ beliefs and practices about ESP teaching at Hanoi University of Industry The objectives were to investigate teachers’ beliefsabout teaching strategies applied ... pedagogy Last but not least, Canh (2013) examined teachers’ beliefsabout culture in EFL teaching Although the study provided a view into beliefsabout culture teachers held in teaching English, it is ... section In general, teachers’ beliefsabout ESP teaching strategies were categorized into three major parts accordance with a lesson procedure including teachers’ beliefsabout strategies to lead...
... Teachers‟ beliefs 20 1.3.1 Definition of teachers‟ beliefs 20 1.3.2 Teachers‟ beliefsabout learner autonomy 20 1.3.3 Factors affecting teachers‟ beliefsabout learner ... 2.2: Teacher beliefsabout autonomous learner 41 Table 3.1: Teachers‟ beliefsabout person in charge of fostering learner autonomy 43 Table 3.2: Participants‟ beliefs towards ... underlying beliefs or personal theories the teachers held regarding the nature of the broader educational process, the nature of language Beliefsabout knowledge are directly related to beliefs about...
... as you go along That way you also get valuable feedback about its strengths and weaknesses, for the market doesn't likely agree with you about what's perfect In many ways the quality of your execution ... In reality the opposite is true Entrepreneurs can never really get away You are always thinking about closing that next deal, raising money from investors or dealing with regulatory work Moreover,...