Personal Awareness Research Articles

Perceptions about health-risk awareness and lifestyle change among women at risk for developing cardiometabolic disease: a qualitative study

BackgroundThe reproductive years provide a window into future risk for Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM); women’s risk is seven to 10 times higher after gestational diabetes (GDM) and two to four times higher after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP). Targeting reproductive-aged women at high risk for T2DM could reduce future incidence. However, little is known about such women’s diabetes risk perceptions, barriers to/motivators of lifestyle change or their knowledge about lifestyle change—information essential to understanding how to engage these at-risk women in tailored prevention programs promoting long-term health. This study’s aims were to describe: among reproductive-aged women at high risk for T2DM, what is/are (1) personal health-risk awareness, (2) lifestyle-change interest, and (3) barriers to/motivators of participation in lifestyle-change programs?MethodsWomen aged 18 and older were eligible if they had one of the following health risks: (1) GDM or HDP during pregnancy, (2) prediabetes diagnosis, or (3) BMI classified as obese. Three Zoom focus groups, organized by risk group, were conducted with a total of 20 participants. Qualitative content and thematic analysis were used for the focus-group transcriptions.ResultsWomen’s personal health-risk awareness was limited and generalized (e.g., being overweight might lead to other risks) and rarely reflected awareness connected to their personal health history (e.g., GDM increases their lifetime risk of T2DM). Participants had at least one of the outlined eligibility health risks (e.g., GDM, prediabetes); they did not believe their healthcare providers sufficiently followed or addressed those risks. All women expressed interest in making healthy-lifestyle changes, including engagement in formal programs, but they identified multiple barriers to healthy-behavior change related to being “busy moms.” Women emphasized the need for social support and realistic solutions that accounted for the dynamics of motherhood and family life. Common motivators included the desire to maintain health for their families and to set a good example for their children.ConclusionsParticipants lacked knowledge and were eager for information. Healthcare improvement opportunities include better coordination of care between primary and specialty-care providers, and more frequent communication and education on diabetes-related health risks and long-term health. Formal lifestyle programs should tailor content by providing multiple formats and flexibility of scheduling while leveraging peer support for sustained engagement.

How to communicate with older adults about climate change: a systematic review.

Although older adults are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, they seem to be overall less concerned about it, and less inclined to support climate policies. The study aims to identify the communication strategies that have been evaluated in promoting awareness and/or climate friendly behaviors in older adults. We searched multiple electronic databases for studies that evaluated the effects of any interventions aimed at communicating climate change to older persons (over 65 years) and assessed the results as awareness and /or behavioral changes. We selected quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies, and we also included systematic reviews for cross-referencing. Risk of bias of included studies was evaluated using different tools according to the study design. From a total of 5,486 articles, only 3 studies were included. One mixed-method study engaged older adults to assess the community vulnerability to climate change and to develop adaptation recommendations based on their perspectives; one qualitative study conducted focus groups to identify the more effective language, values and themes based on participants' responses to narratives; one quantitative study utilized a 360-degree audio-visual platform allowing users to engage with immersive visualizations of sea-level rise scenarios. Despite the paucity of literature, this review demonstrates the potential for different strategies to increase the awareness of older persons about climate change. The involvement of older adults in the communication process, the identification of their priorities, and the integration of technology in their daily lives are promising approaches but more research, including both quantitative and qualitative studies is recommended on this topic. For further details about the protocol, this systematic review has been registered on PROSPERO on July 1, 2023 (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023438256).

Beyond Chatbot-K: On Large Language Models, “Generative AI,” and Rise of Chatbots—An Introduction

Abstract This essay introduces the history of the “generative AI” paradigm, including its underlying political economy, key technical developments, and sociocultural and environmental effects. In concert with this framing it discusses the articles, thinkpieces, and reviews that make up part 1 of this two-part special issue (along with some of the content for part 2). Although large language models (LLMs) are marketed as scientific wonders, they were not designed to function as either reliable interactive systems or robust tools for supporting human communication or information access. Their development and deployment as commercial tools in a climate of reductive data positivism and underregulated corporate power overturned a long history in which researchers regarded chatbots as “misaligned” affordances for safe or reliable public use. While the technical underpinnings of these much-hyped systems are guarded as proprietary secrets that cannot be shared with researchers, regulators, or the public at large, there is ample evidence to show that their development depends on the expropriation and privatization of human-generated content (much of it under copyright); the expenditure of enormous computing resources (including energy, water, and scarce materials); and the hidden exploitation of armies of human workers whose low-paid and high-stress labor makes “AI” seem more like human “intelligence” or communication. At the same time, the marketing of chatbots propagates a deceptive ideology of “frictionless knowing” that conflates a person's ability to leverage a tool for producing an output with that person's active understanding and awareness of the relevant information or truth claims therein. By contrast, the best digital infrastructures for human writing enable human users by amplifying and concretizing their interactive role in crafting trains of contemplation and rendering this situated experience in shareable form. The essay concludes with reflections on alternative pathways for developing AI—including communicative tools—in the public interest.

TRACING THE MEANING OF RASTRA SEWAKOTTAMA'S PHILOSOPHY AS A TOOL FOR CONTROLLING VIOLATIONS IN POLICE MANAGEMENT (STUDY AT PALOPO CITY POLICE STATION)

This study aims to reveal the meaning of Rasta Sewakottama in human resource management at Palopo City Police Station. Using qualitative phenomenological methods, this research found that to improve organizational performance, reduce violations of laws and violations of the code of ethics required collective awareness, a sense of responsibility, respect for differences and self-development. This can be achieved optimally by the example of the leader and the ability of the Human Resources unit to place personnel. Formation is done through weekly activities such as spiritual guidance and counseling. In addition, optimization of information systems is used by the National Police to monitor the performance of each personnel. The meaning of the philosophy of Rasta Sewakottama according to the Palopo City Police Chief is the deepest awareness of all police members to carry out state duties as guardians of public order and security. Through this personal awareness, the potential for violating the code of ethics and other violations of the law can be minimized. 

Public Awareness of Epilepsy and Social Attitude Toward Persons With Epilepsy Among the General Population in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by an ongoing propensity to experience recurrent seizures. Public awareness varies significantly across different countries. The lack of awareness may lead to misconceptions, which in turn may affect the quality of care for these patients. This study aims to assess public awareness and social attitudes toward patients with epilepsy among the general population in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted, targeting the general population of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected anonymously fromparticipants who met our inclusion criteria via electronic data collection Google Forms distributed through social media platforms. Questionnaires included participants' demographic data and details about their awareness regarding epilepsy, attitude, and anticipated behaviors. The eligible persons were asked to fill out the study questionnaire completely. A total of 1,126 eligible participants completed the study questionnaire. The participants' ages ranged from 18 to over 60, with a mean age of 32.1 ± 13.9 years. Of these participants, 849 (75.4%) were female. Interestingly, 97% of the participants reported that they had heard about epilepsy. A total of 96.7% do not think epilepsy is contiguous. Exactly 350 (31.1%) had an overall good knowledge and awareness regarding epilepsy. The most reported sources included relatives/friends (46.8%), internet (38.5%), and personal experience (27.9%). A total of 337 (29.9%) reported that they know how to deal with a seizure. Our study revealed that the sampled population of Makkah is aware of epilepsy on a superficial level, but approximately one out each three participants in Makkah were knowledgeable regarding epilepsy and related causes overall. The overall attitude is positive. A well-targeted educational campaign, designed by physicians as trustful sources, is recommended.

Servant Leadership: Implementing the Principal's Role in Creating a Humanistic Education

Introduction/Main Objectives: This study aims to describe the leadership role of school principals based on spiritual-moral values in conditioning humanistic education. Background Problems: While servant leadership has been investigated from various angles, its application to principal leadership, primarily through a moral-spiritual lens, remains understudied. Novelty: This study underscores a gap in the literature on school principals' leadership, advocating for a spiritual-moral values approach to foster a humanistic school environment. Principals prioritize teachers' and students' interests, embodying servant leadership through active listening, open communication, and feedback acceptance. They also integrate moral, religious, and spiritual values into their leadership philosophy. Principal A hold holds regular open meetings, establishes communication channels, organizes activities promoting values, and implements anti-harassment policies. Principal B develops special programs and collaborates with teachers to infuse moral and spiritual aspects into subjects. Principal C integrates character education, offers teacher training on ethics, and encourages role modeling of ethical values. Research Methods: This research uses qualitative methods and a case study design, utilizing in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. The analysis includes a modified analytic approach with validation data through credibility, transferability, reliability, and confirmability assessments. Finding/Results: The study reveals that servant leadership fosters altruism, faithfulness, and morality, cultivating a humanistic learning environment and promoting personal awareness, psychological well-being, and ethical wisdom. Conclusion: In education, servant leadership promotes dialogue and humanistic values, emphasizing shared values over authority among school community members.

장애인고용기업체의 고용경로가 장애인 고용의 질에 미치는 영향

This study aimed to investigate the influence of hiring paths of businesses employing the disabled on the employment quality of workers with disabilities. For this purpose, multiple and logit regression analysis was conducted utilizing 2021 Survey on the Employment Status of the Disabled in Business. In terms of employment stability, compensation, potential for development, and relationships, it was found that the quality of companies that directly recruited workers with disabilities was higher than companies that indirectly recruited through job agencies. In terms of working conditions, awareness and understanding of persons with disabilities, it was found that the quality of employment of companies with indirect recruitment was higher than companies with direct recruitment. This study is meaningful in that it identifies the quality of employment that companies provide to workers with disabilities. In addition, various implications were suggested by analyzing the effect of the hiring paths of companies with disabled employees on each dependent variable that evaluates the quality of employment.

Role of Institutional Environment in Enhancing Confidence among Female Students at University Level

The study focused on how the institutional environment affects the confidence of female undergraduate students studying social sciences (BS Education and Economics) and natural sciences (BS Botany and Zoology) at Women's University and Bahauddin Zakriya University. The study, which included the whole population of 355 natural sciences and 248 social sciences students, used a stratified random sampling technique, yielding a sample size of 196 and 152 individuals from each department. A self-developed questionnaire with 27 items and three criteria was used, encompassing topics such as institutional laws, personal strength awareness, and a sense of belonging. Descriptive statistics, such as percentage, mean, and standard deviation, were utilised to assess the data acquired during validation and pilot testing. Additionally, deductive statistics, such as the T-test, were used to test null hypotheses. The findings provided information on the perceived influence of institutional elements on female students' confidence in both academic fields. Overall, the study used a rigorous and methodical approach to investigating the research objectives, integrating quantitative and deductive methodologies to produce a full grasp of the issue.

Development of legal consciousness of legal students

The article is devoted to the analysis of the development of legal consciousness of law students. The main methodological approaches to the formation of legal consciousness of future specialists in the legal field are outlined.
 It was found that the components that influence the development of legal awareness, which determines the orientations for persons facing legal situations, prompting them to make ethically and legitimately justified decisions on the psychological aspects of legal awareness among law students, require a detailed analysis. The development of legal consciousness of lawyers requires specially organized measures that affect various spheres of individual consciousness, but the sphere of legal consciousness of an individual is particularly sensitive to these social changes.
 The work considers the key factors affecting the development of legal awareness among young people who are preparing to become specialists in the field of law. Depending on the subject acting as a source of legal awareness, individual, group and public legal awareness can be distinguished. Individual legal consciousness, which belongs to an individual, should be considered as a relationship between subjective and objective (individual and social) aspects in his consciousness.
 Legal awareness of lawyers has a theoretical and practical nature, since the main goal of their work is the application of theoretical knowledge (scientific research) in practice. Law affects the consciousness of the relevant persons, performing its functions. The formation of legal awareness of lawyers requires the presence of appropriate professional morality, a system of moral and moral-legal norms that regulate their actions and behavior in professional activities. The main criteria for the development of legal consciousness of legal students are legal knowledge, the level of legal education, attitude to legal norms, stability of legal beliefs, value orientations, the formation of legal attitudes and compliance or non- compliance with the law revealed in behavior.

Addressing Ethical Concerns in Implementing Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Educational Setting

The burgeoning interest in mindfulness and the way it has been stripped from its Buddhist ontological roots and popularized in the West has recently raised ethical concerns regarding its application in various domains, and more specifically in the educational field. We will address in this article three main ethical concerns regarding implementing mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in the educational field. Firstly, how do we help educators and students cultivate personal awareness while at the same time being conscious of the needs of others and promote a pro-social orientation? Secondly, how do we ethically implement MBIs in the current neoliberal social, cultural, and political context? Thirdly, how do we implement MBIs in a culturally sensitive manner respecting the ethics of other ethnic groups and other societies? We will attempt to offer solutions to those issues by exemplifying how MBIs are integrated with compassion-based interventions (e.g., mindful self-compassion (MSC)) and social-emotional learning (understanding and managing emotions, building positive relationships, and making responsible decisions) among educators and students in Jewish and Arab schools in Israel. We will discuss three MBI programs that incorporate strategies addressing social ailments such as stereotyping and prejudicial attitudes and promote pro-social behavior as well as share research findings regarding their efficacy. Additionally, we will outline ways in which these mindfulness-based programs were adapted to suit different populations. Finally, we will conclude by pointing to future means to address these issues.

Exploring patient reported quality of life in lung cancer patients: A qualitative study of patient-reported outcome measures.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death globally and provides a major disease burden likely to substantially impact quality of life (QoL). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been identified as effective methods of evaluating patient QoL. Existing lung cancer-specific PROMs however have uncertain utility and minimal patient involvement in their design and development. This qualitative study aimed to evaluate the patient perspective of existing PROMs and to explore their appropriateness for population-based descriptions of lung cancer-related QoL. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted consisting of semi-structured interviews with 14 patients recruited from the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry and Alfred Hospital using purposive sampling. Interviews first explored the factors most important to lung cancer patients QoL, and second, patient's perspectives on the appropriateness of existing PROMs. Thematic analysis was used to develop themes, and content analysis was conducted to determine PROM acceptability. Five novel themes were identified by patients as being important impacts on QoL: Personal attitude toward the disease is important for coping; independence is valued; relationships with family and friends are important; relationships with treating team are meaningful; personal and public awareness of lung cancer is limited. These patient-identified impacts are poorly covered in existing lung cancer-specific PROMs. Patients welcomed and appreciated the opportunity to complete PROMs; however, they identified problems with existing PROMs relevance, tone, and formatting. Existing lung cancer PROMs poorly reflect the five themes identified in this study as most important to lung cancer patients QoL. This study reaffirms the need to review existing PROMs to ensure utility and construct validity. Future PROM development must engage key patient-generated themes and evolve to reflect the changing management and therapeutic landscape.

Enhancing Network Security Through Router-Based Firewalls: An Investigation into Design, Effectiveness, and Human Factors

A firewall serves as a crucial computer program designed to block malicious software, thereby safeguarding the user's system. It helps prevent the unauthorized dissemination of personal information and the incursion of harmful viruses. Taking inspiration from China's "Great Firewall"—a sophisticated system utilizing advanced software and hardware to automatically filter, censor, and monitor internet content—this research aims to devise a router-based firewall system capable of autonomously shielding users' computers from viruses and unauthorized websites. A comprehensive questionnaire was deployed to unearth the predominant sources of information leakage among computer users and ascertain the role of firewalls within computer systems. The analytical findings underscore that the majority of information leakage security risks stem from a significant lack of personal privacy awareness and a deficient understanding of firewall security systems. The proposed firewall system harnesses router-based control to address the limitations inherent in PC software-based firmware systems. This innovation enhances the control of viral threats and the prevention of user privacy leaks. Serving as a tangible barrier, the router-based firewall obstructs the route of viruses or malevolent programs before reaching the user's computer. This strategic design substantially reduces user intervention, ensuring the continuous operation of the firewall to steadfastly protect the user's computing environment.

Lived Experiences of Youths Who Underwent Project Metamorphosis: A Case in Buguias, Benguet

The Project Metamorphosis was launched by the Benguet First Provincial Mobile Force Company to mobilize the youths in a leadership-building activity and educate them of the bad effects of joining Communist Terrorist Groups. These skills could be used by the youths in handling dynamic pressures in their lives. Since its inception in 2018, Project Metamorphosis has primarily benefited youths in Buguias, Benguet and there have been no studies conducted to review the project. This study determined the extent of the effect of Project Metamorphosis on the youth participants in Buguias, Benguet, and the problems they encountered while attending the said project. This study used a qualitative method which collects the data directly from the respondents through interviews. Further through thematic analysis of the data gathered, it answered the problem with these findings: 1. The Project Metamorphosis positively impacts the participants’ personal growth, teamwork, leadership skills, communication abilities, and awareness of societal issues. 2. The findings on the challenges encountered by the participants showcase a comprehensive approach to learning and development within Project Metamorphosis, encompassing experiential learning, mentorship, time management, and emergency preparedness. In conclusion, the participants’ lived experiences indicated collaboration with other members led to their realization that teamwork and unity are necessary. Also, indication that participants who joined the Project cultivated knowledge, skills and attitude. Moreover, the challenges encountered by the participants revealed the inadequacy of activities to achieve the desired outcome. Therefore, the study proposes modifying the Project’s program of activities. Keywords: Youth Leadership and Development, Project Metamorphosis, Buguias, Benguet

The relationship of personality, alexithymia, anxiety symptoms, and odor awareness: a mediation analysis

ObjectivePersonality, emotions, and olfaction exhibit partial anatomical overlap in the limbic system structure, establishing potential mechanisms between personality, affective disorders, and olfactory-related aspects. Thus, this study aims to investigate the associations among the Big Five personality traits, alexithymia, anxiety symptoms, and odor awareness.MethodsA total of 863 college participants were recruited for this study. All participants completed the Chinese Big Five Personality Inventory-15, the Odor Awareness Scale (OAS), the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener-7. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine the hypothesized mediated model.ResultsThe findings revealed the majority of significant intercorrelations among the dimensions of the Big Five personality traits, alexithymia, anxiety symptoms, and OAS (|r| = 0.072–0.567, p < 0.05). Alexithymia and anxiety symptoms exhibited a serial mediation effect between neuroticism and OAS (95%CI[0.001, 0.014]), conscientiousness and OAS (95%CI[-0.008, -0.001]), and extraversion and OAS (95%CI[-0.006, -0.001]). Anxiety symptoms mediated the relationship between agreeableness and OAS (95%CI[-0.023, -0.001]) and between openness and OAS (95%CI [0.004, 0.024]).ConclusionThe mediating roles of alexithymia and anxiety symptoms between the Big Five personality traits and odor awareness support the idea of a certain level of association among personality, emotions, and olfaction, with the underlying role of the limbic system structure. This enhances our understanding of personality, emotions, and olfaction and provides insights for future intervention measures for affective disorders and olfactory dysfunctions.

Effects of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work Readiness of Undergraduate Nursing Students in China: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Newly graduated nurses with strong work readiness are more likely to smoothly transition from school to clinical settings. However, even before the pandemic, this transition from nursing graduate to clinical nurse was often challenging. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of the initial wave of COVID-19 on the work readiness of nursing students. A convergent mixed-method design was employed. For the quantitative study, an online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 500 graduating nursing students from four Chinese public higher education institutions. The questionnaire comprises three parts: socio-demographic information, the Chinese version of the Work Readiness Scale for Graduate Nurse, and a questionnaire on the socio-behavioral impact of COVID-19 on the general population. In the qualitative study, a semi-structured interview was carried out with 8 students who took part in the survey. The results from both parts were integrated using the "Pillar Integration Process". The study identified six key pillars: "Graduating nursing students possess fundamental knowledge, skills, and a preparedness in terms of attitude and psychology"; "Specialist knowledge and skills and soft skills for transition from nursing students to clinical nurses need to be strengthened"; "The most obvious impact of COVID-19 on nursing students are the adoption of preventive measures and the limitations in study and daily life due to household confinement"; "Growth in both personal and professional awareness"; "Negative effects of fear and anxiety"; and "Negative effects of household confinement". Graduating nursing students require additional preparation in specialized nursing knowledge, skills, and soft skills to make a successful transition from students to clinical nurses. It is important to acknowledge that the impact of COVID-19 on students' work readiness has both positive and negative aspects. Therefore, whether during the pandemic or post-graduation, these students will benefit from increased support from universities and hospitals.

Ecological crisis from a Lutheran perspective: Engaging with Pope Francis’ Laudato Si'

AbstractPope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ encompasses concerns about oppressed groups, the relationship between human beings and nature, and the welfare of the poor, and more importantly, how these issues are viewed in the context of the ecological crisis. This paper offers a Lutheran perspective on the encyclical, examining the intricate interplay between humanity and the natural world, the impoverished, anthropocentrism, and the crucial role of advancing intercultural dialogue. Pope Francis has emphasized the use of science and technology to establish an “integral ecology.” However, this paper argues that authentic faith generates personal awareness of the sinful aspects of the environmental crisis and inspires virtuous behavior. God created nature, therefore we need to care for it. This analysis makes an important contribution to the scholarly exploration of the connections between Christian theology and ecological issues. In addition, it provides a critical assessment of anthropocentrism, which should be more concerned with the value of other created beings.

A study on the factors influencing the intention to receive booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine in China based on the information frame effect.

In the response to and prevention and control of the Novel coronavirus pneumonia, the COVID-19 vaccine does not provide lifelong immunity, and it is therefore important to increase the rate of booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the field of information health science, research has found that information frames have an impact in changing individual attitudes and health behaviors. This study focuses on the effects of different influencing factors on the public's willingness to receive the booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine under two information frameworks. An online questionnaire was conducted to explore the effects of demographic characteristics, personal awareness, social relationships, risk disclosure, perceived booster vaccination protection rate, and duration of protection under the assumption of an information framework. T test and one-way analysis were used to testing the effect of variables. (1) The persuasion effect under the gain frame is higher than that under the loss frame (B = 0.863 vs. B = 0.746); (2) There was no significant difference in subjects' intention of booster vaccination in terms of gender, age, income, occupation, educational background and place of residence. Whether family members received booster vaccination was strongly correlated with their intention of vaccination under the loss framework (p = 0.017, M = 4.63, SD = 0.664). (3) The higher the understanding of COVID-19, the higher the degree of compliance with the government's COVID-19 prevention and control measures, and the higher the willingness to strengthen vaccination; (4) Risk disclosure has a significant impact on people's willingness to receive COVID-19 booster shots (M = 2.48, under the loss framework; M = 2.44, under the gain framework); (5) Vaccine protection rate and duration of protection have an impact on people's willingness to vaccinate. Increased willingness to vaccinate when the protection rate of booster vaccine approaches 90% (M = 4.76, under the loss framework; M = 4.68, under the gain framework). When the vaccine protection period is 2 years, people are more willing to receive a booster vaccine; and the willingness to receive a booster shot is stronger under the loss framework (M = 4.60, SD = 0.721, p = 0.879). The impact of the information framework on COVID-19 vaccination intentions is different, and the disclosure of relevant health information should focus on the impact of the information framework and content on the public's behavior toward strengthening vaccination. Therefore, in the face of public health emergencies, public health departments, healthcare institutions, and other sectors can consider adopting the Gainful Information Framework tool to disseminate health information to achieve better persuasion and promote public health behavior change enhancing public health awareness, and promoting universal vaccination.

Didactic discourse in the poetry of the Turkic peoples

Relevance. The stone inscriptions written even in the V-VIII centuries, testify to the ancient development of the literature and culture of the Turkic peoples. From the essence and content of the works of the Turkic peoples living in Central Asia, we see commonalities, such as being a conscious person, escaping from ignorance, defending the country, becoming a nation. Purpose. The article deals with the issue of didactic discourse in the works of the great thinkers of Turkic literature N. Ganzhaui, A. Nauai, A. Kunanbayev. Methodology. The issues of reading, comprehensive education and intellectual development of poets, the acquisition of moral qualities have been compared and analyzed. Results. Instructive ghazals, philosophical thoughts aimed at educating the younger generation of society with such moral qualities as diligence, humanism, patriotism, kindness, truthfulness, justice, honesty are defined. Conclusions. The genius poet Abai Kunanbayev, the pinnacle of Kazakh poetry, recognized the statesmen and genius thinkers of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan N. Ganjaui and A. Nauai as his teachers. In Kazakh literature, Abai's “Words of edification” and poems are examples of the traditional continuation of oriental didactic works.

”It´s like walking in a bubble”, nursing students´ perspectives on age suit simulation in a home environment – group interviews from reflection seminars

BackgroundOlder persons with age-related and complex health problems will increasingly depend on care provision from nurses in their own homes. However, a barrier to quality care is ageism and nursing students´ disinterest in geriatrics. In addition, nurse education often falls short in preparing students for the complexity of geriatric care. Welfare technology (WT) is progressively implemented in home care to help older persons live at home despite their health problems. However, this process is intricate and requires acceptance and digital literacy among caregivers and older persons. Despite these challenges, nurse education can address and change negative attitudes through innovative teaching methods such as age suit simulation. Therefore, the study aims to describe nursing students´ experiences of age suit simulation in a home-like environment with WT and technical aids, and will reveal their perspective on ageing and providing care to older adults.MethodsA qualitative explorative design using semi-structured group interviews (n=39) among nursing students. Data was analysed through reflexive thematic analysis.ResultsThe analysis generated three main themes; “It’s like walking in a bubble”, “An eye opener” and “Concerns about ageing and the current structure of geriatric care”. The main themes included eight subthemes. Adapting to the sensory and physical limitations of the age suit was an immersive experience and caused feelings of frustration, loneliness and disconnection. A prominent result was a raised awareness of cognitive loss, especially impaired vision, and students felt the simulations had made them aware of the everyday challenges older persons faced. Students highlighted the importance of patience and giving enough time in care situations by being present and having a critical perspective of WT. The students were mostly negative towards their own ageing and could better relate to older persons´ vulnerability.ConclusionsAge suit simulation was described as an embodied and eye-opening experience, raising nursing students´ awareness of older persons´ functional limitations and the consequences for dignity and independence. Coping with cognitive loss was especially difficult. Students were motivated to apply their new knowledge to clinical practice. Age suit simulation can complement geriatric education, preparing students for the complex care needs of older persons.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, statins and the polypill in cardiovascular diseases prevention: ignorance is bliss or not?

The polypill strategy, which combines several medicines that simultaneously control different risk factors/diseases in a single pill, is one of the approaches used in cardiovascular therapy. In different guidelines, this one-pill combination therapy is suggested as first-line step in disease management. Because the cardiovascular diseases (CVD) pandemia, prevention is essential. The approaches that could improve adherence are of great importance to achieve health, social and economical benefits. However, direct or indirect experience of adverse drug reaction is often the reason for discontinuation, with serious fatal and non-fatal consequences especially for a polypill. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and statins are the most prescribed medications in CVD prevention. It is well known that both drugs may have adverse effects that induce discontinuation. Often, the personal awareness of these effects is a reason for self-discontinuation. In this study an analysis of the ACEi/statin awareness is reported. Is it potentially harmful for polypill?