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A profile of patients' and doctors' perceptions, acceptance, and utilization of e-health in a deprived region in southwestern China.

E-health has the potential to promote health accessibility, performance and cost-saving. However, the adoption and penetration of e-health in underprivileged areas remains insufficient. We aim to investigate patients' and doctors' perception, acceptance, and utilization of e-health in a rural, spatially isolated and poverty-stricken county in southwestern China. A retrospective analysis based on a cross-sectional survey of patients and doctors in 2016 was conducted. Participants were recruited through convenience and purposive sampling, and questionnaires were self-designed and validated by investigators. The utilization, intention to use and preference of four e-health services were evaluated, including e-appointment, e-consultation, online drug purchase, and telemedicine. Predictors of utilization and intention to use e-health services were investigated by multivariable logistic regression. A total of 485 patients were included. The utilization rate of any type of e-health services was 29.9%, ranging from 6% in telemedicine to 18% in e-consultation. Additionally, 13.9%-30.3% of respondents as non-users revealed their willingness to use such services. Users and potential users of e-health services were inclined to specialized care from county, city or province hospitals, and they were most concerned with the quality, ease of use and price of e-health service. Patients' utilization and intention to use e-health could be associated with education and income level, cohabitants, working location, previous medical utilization, and access to digital device and internet. There remained 53.9%-78.3% of respondents reluctant to use e-health services, mainly due to perceived inability to use them. Of 212 doctors, 58% and 28% had provided online consultation and telemedicine before, and over 80% of county-hospital doctors (including actual providers) indicated their willingness to provide such services. Reliability, quality and ease of use were doctors' major concerns regarding e-health. Doctors' actual provision of e-health was predicted by their professional title, number of years in work, satisfaction with the wage incentive system, and self-rated health. Nevertheless, their willingness to adopt was only associated with the possession of smartphone. E-health is still in its infancy in western and rural China, where health resources are most scarce, and where e-health could prove most beneficial. Our study reveals the wide gaps between patients' low usage and their certain willingness to use e-health, as well as gaps between patients' moderate attention to use and physician's high preparedness to adopt e-health. Patients' and doctors' perceptions, needs, expectations, and concerns should be recognized and considered to promote the development of e-health in these underprivileged regions.

Teacher engagement and self-efficacy: The mediating role of continuing professional development and moderating role of teaching experience

The purpose of this study was to improve understanding of the relationship between teacher engagement and self-efficacy by investigating the potential mediating role of participation in continuing professional development (CPD) and the moderating role of years of teaching experience. The study was cross-designed with self-reported measurements from 615 Chinese teachers (Mage = 38.56, SD = 8.35). Results show that teachers’ work engagement positively predicted self-efficacy, and participation in CPD mediated this relation; furthermore, the mediating effect of CPD was moderated by number of work years. The indirect effect of participation in CPD was stronger for young teachers than for experienced teachers. Moreover, for young teachers, the degree of participating in updating, reflective, and collaborative activities was related to the increase of self-efficacy; however, participation in reflective and collaborative activities benefited only experienced teachers. Findings lend support to encouraging involvement in CPD activities in order to promote teacher self-efficacy; furthermore, results emphasize the benefit of young teachers’ engagement in CPD.

The level of application of the extension plant to the extension recommendations in the field of grafting on pumpkin in greenhouses in the governorates of Dohuk and Kirkuk

The search aimed to the determine Application level for guidance recommendation for watermelon farmers in the grafting of the watermelon on the gourd in the greenhouses in two governorates duhok and Kirkuk in public form and in all domain from studied domain, and determine the relationship between the application level and all of the independent changes such as (age, the number of work years, education level, Greenhouse area, information sources), The research included all of the farmers which them doing in grafting of the watermelon on gourd in greenhouses in duhok province and Kirkuk province which them number is(44) respondents. Data is gather by questionnaire form is used as an instrument for collecting the information that consist three parts: the first part is related to the personal information،the second part included depended variable which is include (33) items and the third part included of the problems which stand in way of respondents. The results showed that level of general configuration / in duhok and Kirkuk it was middle and in each branch from the study branch in the research region it was middle too. The results showed that there is significant relationship between the application level and th variables most of studied. The results showed that there is some of problems which stand in way of respondents. Researcher recommend by increase the directive activities that is related to farmers of watermelon in the research area. Making another studies in another regions and adoption the agents that showed significant relationship.

Analysis of the current status and influencing factors of recovery of nursing errors by nurses in the intensive care unit

Objective To describe the current status of recovery of nursing errors by ICU nurses, so as to explore its influencing factors. Methods Totally 220 nurses from 14 ICUs of 4 Class Ⅲ grade A hospitals in Guangzhou were selected by random sampling and investigated in their recovery of nursing errors with the recovery of nursing error questionnaire designed with reference to Recovered Medical Error Inventory (RMEI) between October and December 2014. Results The top three errors most often found among ICU nurses were improper fixing or displacement of tube, nurses' failure to restrain restless patients or inappropriate restraints, and unplanned extubation. According to the multivariate linear analysis, the number of working years, title and department, when included into the regression equation, could account for 21.7% of the nursing error variation by ICU nurses. Conclusions ICU nurses can promptly recover nursing errors. The job title, department and length of service can affect nurses' behavior in recovery of nursing errors, and nursing managers can train nurses with related knowledge to timely recovery of nursing errors and enhance their ability to recover nursing errors. Key words: Nurses; Intensive care units; Recovery of nursing errors

Occupational Hazards and Health Problems Reported by Workers in a Sawmill in Uyo, Nigeria

Introduction: Sawmill workers in Nigeria are exposed to many workplace hazards and avoidable health problems. This study was carried out to determine the perceived hazards and health problems among workers in a sawmill in Uyo, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study carried out in February 2018 among workers in a sawmill in Uyo. Information obtained using an interviewer administered questionnaire included work history, occupational hazards, health problems and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among the wood workers. Data was analysed with IBM SPSS Statistic 20. Inferences were made using the chi square test. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Result: A total of 127 respondents participated in the study. The mean age of respondents was 35.14±11.38 years. Majority, 124 (97.6%) were males and 76 (59.8%) had completed secondary level of education. Majority, 92 (72.4%) worked for 8-10 hours daily and 54 (42.5%) had worked for > 10 years. Occupational hazards reported were dust, 94 (74.0%), noise 93 (73.2%), vibration 62(48.8%) and heat 60 (47.2%). Health problems included injuries 54 (42.5%), low back pain 52 (40.9%), cough 45 (35.4%) and eye irritations 34 (26.8%). Cough was significantly associated with number of work years (p

Retirement Age Expectations of Women in Their 50s

With population aging and continuation of female labor force participation, there is increasing social concern regarding when middle-aged female workers expect to retire. Literature on gendered life course and retirement suggests that earlier work experiences are related to retirement expectations in later life. Relying on Korean Longitudinal Study on Ageing (2012), this paper examined how retirement age expectations of women in their 50s were related to work experiences in early adulthood (ages 20-45). Retirement age expectations were categorized as: expecting to retire at age 64 or earlier, expecting to retire at 65 or later, and expecting not to retire. Early adulthood work experiences were measured by number of work years, number of jobs, and experience of job exit due to family reasons. Results suggest that women in their 50s with longer work years and women with fewer jobs were more likely to expect to retire at 64 or earlier rather than not to retire. Also women with longer work years tended to expect retire at 65 years or later than not to retire. Links between retirement age expectations and earlier work experiences remained significant after controlling for proximate conditions in one’s 50s such as current employment status and financial status. These findings suggest importance of earlier life experiences in understanding later life retirement expectations.

Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde and Genetic Damage in the Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Plywood Workers

We sought to clarify the association of occupational formaldehyde exposure with DNA strand breaks, chromosome damage and DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) in the peripheral blood (PB) lymphocytes of plywood workers. We determined Olive tail moment (OTM) values, micronucleus (MN) frequencies and DPC rates of the PB lymphocytes in 178 workers divided into control and lower and higher exposure groups according to their current formaldehyde exposure levels and examined the association of each end point with formaldehyde exposure levels and with the number of work years. We also examined each end point in an additional 62 workers before and after an 8-hour formaldehyde exposure for validating the association. OTM values increased significantly in the two exposure groups compared with those in the control group (p<0.05 for both) and were associated with increasing formaldehyde exposure levels (ptrend=0.002), while MN frequencies increased with increasing numbers of work years (ptrend<0.001). The dynamic study showed that OTM values and DPC rates increased after an 8-hour formaldehyde exposure compared with those before the exposure (p<0.001, p=0.019, respectively), that, in a dose-dependent manner, OTM values were associated with formaldehyde exposure levels during work hours (p=0.005) and that MN frequencies before and after the 8-hour work exposure were associated with numbers of work years (p=0.029, p<0.001, respectively). We found a dose-response relationship between the current formaldehyde exposure levels and DNA strand breaks and between duration of exposure and chromosome damage in the PB lymphocytes of plywood workers.

Die Bereitschaft nichtärztlicher Mitarbeiterinnen in Hausarztpraxen, an der Umsetzung eines Nichtraucherangebots mitzuwirken

So far, the chances for tobacco prevention are not currently implemented sufficiently in general practices. The involvement of practice nurses (PN) could contribute to reach more patients. This study investigated the characteristics of PN which could be relevant for the implementation of counselling offers. A total of 216 general practices was randomly selected from all general practitioners registered for primary care in a defined region in West Pomerania. The participation rate was 69% (n=151). A total of 209 PN participated in a training and 94.3% filled in the questionnaire. The data indicated a smoking prevalence rate of 30.3% among PN. Their motivation, to offer counselling measures in general practices was higher on average than the confidence to realise such interventions. There was no association between characteristics of PN such as age, number of work years in the practice, hours worked per week or smoking status and motivation or confidence measures. There is a need for proactive interventions to decrease the smoking prevalence among PN. Furthermore, it should be examined which skills and knowledge are essential for PN nurses to manage new tasks with a high level of confidence.

Occurrence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms at Low Levels of Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvents and Relationships to Health, Lifestyle, and Stress.

The objective of this study was to elucidate the effects of alcohol consumption, medical disorders, stressful life events, and solvent exposure on neuropsychiatric symptoms in a population with low levels of occupational exposure to organic solvents. The prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms was assessed by Questionnaire 16 (Q16) in 54 miners under notice of dismissal and 124 men in an age-matched random sample from the local population. When the Q16 results were dichotomized at six symptoms (of the 16 possible), regular use of medicine was significantly related to the Q16 score, with an adjusted odds ratio (adjOR) of 4.0, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.2-13. There were also positive relationships to the number of years in work with exposure to organic solvents (adjOR 2.2 per 10 years, 95% CI 1.3-3.8), liters of pure alcohol consumed per month (adjOR 2.8, 95% CI 0.78-10), and unemployment (adjOR 2.4, 95% CI 0.80-7.2). The influences on neuropsychiatric symptoms of various common exposures other than occupational solvent exposure must be considered when questionnaires are used for screening or for studies of possible neurotoxic effects in solvent-exposed workers.

A universal instrument for the evaluation of the MTE and other recording parameters of photographic materials

A technical description is given of a system that has been developed and used for a number of years in work reported on the assessment of silver halide and other light sensitive photographic materials. The instrument uses coherent light both for generating test patterns and for measuring the properties of the exposed samples. The parameters that may be evaluated in this instrument are transmittance as a function of exposure, diffraction efficiency of gratings, modulation transfer function (MTF), and scattered flux spectrum. The heart of the system is an arrangement that generators sinusoidal irradiance distribution from laser two-beam interference over a continuous spatial frequency range from about 3 to 3000 cycles/mm. Accessory units adapt the system to various evaluation tasks. One configuration is the multiple-sine-slit microdensitometer (MSSM), which measures transmittance modulation with constant and high accuracy up to 1500 cycles/mm.