Personality Scores Research Articles

Examination of narcissistic personality traits of volleyball players according to some variables

This research is conducted to analyze the narcissistic personality traits of volleyball players in terms of certain variables. In the study, a personal data form prepared by the researcher to collect data related to participants' gender, age, league category, and national team status, and the 16-item Narcissistic Personality Inventory developed by Ames, Rose, and Anderson in 2005, and adapted to Turkish by Atay in 2009, is used. The research group consists of a total of 221 volleyball players, 111 female and 110 male. The scale and personal data form have been applied to the volleyball players who participated in the study using an online method through purposive sampling. The data obtained from the research have been analyzed using the SPSS.22 package program. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test for binary group comparisons, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for multiple group comparisons have been applied. Post-Hoc (Scheffe) tests have also been used to determine the direction of the difference between groups. A significance level of 0.05 is considered in interpreting the results. When the narcissistic personality trait scores of volleyball players are analyzed according to the age variable, any significant difference could not been observed. When the study data have been evaluated in terms of the gender variable, the statistical analysis has revealed that the average narcissistic personality levels of volleyball players do not differ according to the age variable. When the narcissistic personality traits of volleyball players have been examined according to the league category variable, a statistically significant difference has been found in the sub-dimension scores of superiority for volleyball players playing in the Efeler and Sultanlar Leagues compared to those playing in the 1st League. In the study, when the narcissistic personality traits of volleyball players have been examined according to the national team variable, it has been identified that the narcissistic personality scores of the national team players are higher than those who are not national team players.

Does Nursing Students' Consciousness of Privacy Affect their Attitudes to Registration and Preservation of Personal Health Data? A Descriptive Study

Objective: This study was aimed to determine the effect of privacy consciousness of nursing students on their attitudes towards registration and preservation of personal health data.
 Method: The study was conducted as a descriptive and correlational research with 255 nursing students. The data were collected by using the Student Information Form, the Registration and Preservation of the Personal Health Data Attitude Scale and the Privacy Consciousness Scale. The data were evaluated in the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program. Mann Whitney U and Kruskall Wallis test were used to analyze the mean scores of the scale in terms of descriptive characteristics. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to determine the predictor of the Registration and Preservation of the Personal Health Data Attitude scores.
 Results: The total mean score of the students' the Registration and Preservation of the Personal Health Data Attitude Scale was 4.15±0.43 and the mean total score of the Privacy Consciousness Scale was 4.48±0.48. It was determined that the Registration and Preservation of the Personal Health Data Attitude Scale total score averages of those who received training on the preservation of personal health data were statistically significantly higher than those who did not receive any training (p

Parents working as health professionals during the pandemic

PurposeTo evaluate family routines, stress, and burnout levels of health professionals who were also parents during the pandemic process. Design and methodsThis study is a quantitative descriptive study. A total of 380 parents who were working as health professionals in a training and research hospital participated in this study. Data were collected using a data collection form. Percentage distribution, mean, Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Shapiro–Wilk, one-way MANOVA, and McNemar tests were used to evaluate the data. ResultsIn this study, 64.7% of the participants were women. The rate of participants whose children were in preschool was 31.8%. A total of 82.4% of participants indicated that their role of parenting was affected during the pandemic. A statistically significant difference was found between the Parental Stress Scale, the Emotional Exhaustion, and the Personal Achievement scores according to (p < 0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of depersonalizations of the participants who had infant children, during the play period, and in the preschool period (p < 0.05). ConclusionsIt was determined that family routines of health professionals who were parents during the pandemic were affected, and they experienced stress and burnout due to these altered routines. It was observed that health professionals who had children, especially in preschool, experienced greater stress, because the children were young and more dependent on their parents. Implications to practiceHealth professionals needed to be provided with support, taking necessary precautions for their family life and family routines during the pandemic process.

Japanese public health nurses classified based on empathy and secondary traumatic stress: variable-centered and person-centered approaches

BackgroundHealthcare providers frequently help traumatized people and are regularly exposed to indirect trauma from their work, resulting in negative psychological responses, such as secondary traumatic stress. Empathy has been associated with patient’s quality of care and secondary traumatic stress among healthcare providers. However, the relationship between dispositional empathy and secondary traumatic stress has not been fully elucidated. This study used person- and variable-centered approaches to explore the nature of this relationship.MethodsA total of 1,006 Japanese public health nurses working in the Tohoku region and Saitama prefecture completed questionnaires that included scales assessing dispositional empathy, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout. First, we examined predictors of secondary traumatic stress using multiple linear regression analysis. Then, we conducted a latent profile analysis to classify participants into unique groups based on four subscales of dispositional empathy (i.e., empathic concern, perspective taking, personal distress, fantasy) and secondary traumatic stress. Finally, we compared the mean values of the study variables across these groups.ResultsThe multiple regression indicated that in those working in Saitama prefecture, lifetime traumatic experiences, work-related distress, and personal distress were positively related to secondary traumatic stress, but perceived support was negatively related to secondary traumatic stress. Latent profile analysis extracted four unique subgroups. Group 1 displayed the highest secondary traumatic stress levels. Group 2 was characterized by the highest level of empathic concern, personal distress, and fantasy and the lowest perspective taking. Group 3 had a moderate secondary traumatic stress level. Group 4 had the lowest secondary traumatic stress and personal distress scores. In these four groups, the burnout scale (exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy) showed a pattern similar to the secondary traumatic stress scale.ConclusionsOur person-centered approach showed that this sample of public health nurses could be classified into four unique groups based on their empathy and secondary traumatic stress scores. Although this group of public health nurses was not large, one group displayed high personal distress levels and high secondary traumatic stress levels. Further research is needed to determine effective interventions for this group.

Development and Effectiveness of Psycho-Education Program Prevention of Sexual Abuse for Primary School Grade 3. And 4

The aim of this study is to develop a psycho-education program called Personal Safety Awareness (PSA) psycho -education program to protect 3rd and 4th grade students from sexual abuse and to test the effectiveness of this program consisting of six sessions. The participants are 3rd and 4th grade students in a primary school in Izmit in Kocaeli province. 41 of the participants were assigned to the experimental group and 39 to the control group. Before and after the implementation of the training program pre-tests and post-tests related to the dependent variables, six months and a year after the implementation only the experimental group was given follow-up tests. The datas related to dependent variables were obtained through the Personal Safety Awareness Scale (PSAS) ) and Piers Harris' Self Concept of Children Scale (PHSCCS). In the analysis of parametric and nonparametric datas, statistics were used to compare the groups. There was a significant increase in the PSAS scores of the students and no significant increase was found in the PHSCCS who participated in the PSA program compared to the pre-practise measurements. PSA psycho-education program had an effective on increasing children's personal safety awareness scores and did not have an effect on the self-esteems scores. These results indicate that the program can be used in educational environments in order to increase students' awareness and knowledge about abuse.

Burnout and depression: A cross sectional study among health care workers providing HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.

Health care workers (HCWs) in eastern Africa experience high levels of burnout and depression, and this may be exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to anxiety and increased work pressure. We assessed the prevalence of burnout, depression and associated factors among Malawian HCWs who provided HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic. From April-May 2021, between the second and third COVID-19 waves in Malawi, we randomly selected HCWs from 32 purposively selected PEPFAR/USAID-supported health facilities for a cross-sectional survey. We screened for depression using the World Health Organization Self Report Questionnaire (positive screen: score≥8) and for burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory tool, (positive screen: moderate-high Emotional Exhaustion and/or moderate-high Depersonalization, and/or low-moderate Personal Accomplishment scores). Logistic regression models were used to evaluate factors associated with depression and burnout. We enrolled 435 HCWs, median age 32 years (IQR 28-38), 54% male, 34% were clinical cadres and 66% lay cadres. Of those surveyed, 28% screened positive for depression, 29% for burnout and 13% for both. In analyses that controlled for age, district, and residence (rural/urban), we found that screening positive for depression was associated with expecting to be infected with COVID-19 in the next 12 months (aOR 2.7, 95%CI 1.3-5.5), and previously having a COVID-19 infection (aOR 2.58, 95CI 1.4-5.0). Screening positive for burnout was associated with being in the clinical cadre (aOR 1.86; 95% CI: 1.2-3.0) and having a positive depression screen (aOR 3.2; 95% CI: 1.9-5.4). Reports of symptoms consistent with burnout and depression were common among Malawian HCWs providing HIV care but prevalence was not higher than in surveys before the COVID-19 pandemic. Regular screening for burnout and depression should be encouraged, given the potential for adverse HCW health outcomes and reduced work performance. Feasible interventions for burnout and depression among HCWs in our setting need to be introduced urgently.

An integrated treatment approach including an obligatory component of psychological support to patients with tuberculosis in the anti-tuberculosis medical organizations of the Samara region

Aim to implement a comprehensive approach to treatment of patients with tuberculosis in anti-tuberculosis medical organizations.&#x0D; Material and methods. Fifty-two patients and fourteen employees took part in the study. For psychodiagnostics, we used the "TOBOL" questionnaire, the diagnostics of professional "burnout" by K. Maslach, S. Jackson, the Wheel of Life concept by Paul J. Meyer. The data was analyzed using Mann Whitney U-test, Wilcoxon signed rank test.&#x0D; Results. The older patients had a tendency for excessive vigilance and aggressiveness in their attitude to the disease. The harmonious and anosognostic types of attitude to the disease were prevalent in patients with permanent employment. The medical workers demonstrated a high level of emotional burnout. The training aimed at prevention of burnout was the part of the study. After the training, the registered values of emotional exhaustion were reduced by 7 points, the depersonalization score shifted from high to average, the reduction of personal achievements score raised by 5 points.&#x0D; Conclusion. The age and social status can influence the type of attitude towards tuberculosis. Patients under 40 years of age with permanent employment have a more favorable prognosis of adherence to treatment and persistent clinical cure of tuberculosis. The introduction of an integrated approach to the provision of medical care with the mandatory presence of psychological support is relevant and necessary. This study substantiates the expediency of creating a psychological assistance office in a medical organization.

Avian malaria parasite infections do not affect personality in the chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Personality traits, the consistent individual behavioral differences, are currently gaining much attention in studies of natural bird populations. However, associations between personality traits and parasite infections are not often investigated. Even less attention has been given to studies of birds in the high-elevation region such as the Tibetan plateau. This research aims to examine the relationship between avian malaria parasites and two personality traits in a population of the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) breed in the Tibetan plateau.Our results revealed no evidence of sex bias in malaria parasite prevalence. Furthermore, we found no effect of infection status on two personality scores: activity and boldness. Additionally, no effects on the activity level or boldness were observed for different parasite lineages of Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, the sex of the birds, or their interactions. Similarly, we did not find any relationship between activity level and boldness with nestling numbers, sex, or their interactions. Notably, individuals with a larger number of offspring tended to display greater boldness. Our findings indicate that blood parasite infections are common in this population but do not significantly impact the personality of the birds.

Analysis of Creative Thinking Skill Instrument Test (CreaTSIT) on renewable energy topic for senior high school student using Rasch model

This study aims to analyze an instrument that measures the creative thinking abilities of high school students regarding renewable energy. The research model used is the ADDIE model, which consists of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. CreaTSIT was tested on 27 high school students in Bandung using a targeted sampling technique. Analysis of the Rasch model shows that the overall component of creative thinking skill is reliable and valid in the “very good” category, with a Cronbach alpha score of 0.83. A personal credibility score of 0.82 is in the “good” category. An item reliability score of 0.81 is included in the “good” category. Students’ creative thinking skills must be enhanced through models, methods, and media supporting them. CreaTSIT can be used to assess students’ creative thinking skills. We hope this research can contribute to the Indonesian educational community, especially physics teachers and educational researchers.

Yoğun Bakımlarda Çalışan Hemşirelerin Kişilik Özellikleri Açısından Deliryum Farkındalıkları ve Yönetimi

Objective: The study was carried out to determine delirium awareness and management among the nurses working in intensive care in terms of their personality traits.&#x0D; Method: It was a descriptive study. The study was carried out in a university hospital located in the western region of Turkey between February May 1 and May 31, 2019. The sample was composed of 84 nurses who were working in the adult intensive care unit. Data collection form, The Nurses’ Delirium Knowledge Questionnaire, and the Big Five Personality Trait Test were used to collect data. Data were evaluated with t-test, ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, Bonferroni Corrected Pairwise Comparison Test, and Spearman Correlation coefficient using SPSS 24.0 package program.&#x0D; Results: The total mean personality score of the nurses was 158.38±14.32. The total delirium knowledge score of the participants was found to be 44.77±9.83. Knowledge score of the nurses regarding the definition of delirium was found to be negatively correlated with the personality trait of extraversion whereas their delirium sign/symptom scores were positively correlated with conscientiousness, agreeableness and total big five personality trait score. In addition, positive correlations were found between delirium management score and their conscientiousness, neuroticism, and big five personality trait scores and between their total delirium knowledge score and personality trait of conscientiousness (p

Pre- and post-operative comprehensive nursing care versus conventional nursing care: An evaluation of quality of life, postoperative pain, adverse effects, and treatment satisfaction of patients who underwent surgeries and interventional therapies for liver cancer.

Interventional therapies including chemotherapies and radiotherapies are the most preferred treatment for liver cancer. However, these therapies have adverse effects. Therefore, careful care is required to relieve these adverse effects. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the quality of life, pain, anxiety, depression, adverse effects, and satisfaction of patients with liver cancer who received pre- and post-operative comprehensive nursing care against those of patients who received conventional nursing care. Patients with liver cancer who underwent surgeries and interventional therapies for liver cancer received pre- and post-operative comprehensive nursing care (CMN cohort, n = 105) or conventional nursing care (CNN cohort, n = 135), or did not receive any kind of nursing care (NNC cohort, n = 175). Before the non-treatment intervention(s) (BL), none of the patients had absent post-operative pain, all patients had mild or moderate anxiety and depression, and patients had ≤70 overall quality of life score. In the NNC cohort, a few of the patients reported being completely dissatisfied with overall personal satisfaction, and anxiety, depression, and overall the quality of life of patients were clinically worse during the follow-up period generally after completion of all doses of chemo radiotherapies (EL) as compared to BL. Hospital stays due to surgery, visual analog scale (VAS) score, Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale score, the Self-rating Depression Scale score, and rehospitalization due to any reason(s) in follow-up were fewer and overall quality of life score and overall personal satisfaction score were higher for patients of the CMN cohort than those of patients at BL and those of patients of the CNN and the NNC cohorts at EL (P < .05 for all). Fever, bleeding, urinary retention, gastrointestinal disturbance, and hepatic and renal impairments reported in patients of the NNC cohort. Fever, bleeding, and urinary retention reported in patients of the CNN cohort (P < .05 for all). Nursing non-treatment intervention(s) is necessary for liver cancer patients after surgery, in the follow-up, and between 2 doses of chemoradiotherapies. Pre- and post-operative comprehensive nursing care relieves postoperative pain, psychological burden and improves quality of life in the follow-up period in patients who underwent surgeries and interventional therapies for liver cancer (Level of Evidence: IV; Technical Efficacy: Stage 5).

Evaluation of the observation of infection control protocols in dental offices during the COVID-19 pandemic based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in Zahedan in 2020-2021

Coronavirus disease-2019(COVID-19) was identified as a significant threat to health worldwide. During dental procedures, large amounts of aerosols are produced; therefore, dentists, the staff, and patients are exposed to the virus. The present study aimed to evaluate the observation of infection control protocols in dental offices during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) guidelines in Zahedan, Iran, in 2020-2021. The present descriptive study was carried out with the collaboration of general dental practitioners and specialists in 11 clinics and 133 private dental offices in the public and private sectors in Zahedan, who were active during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. The simple sampling method was used, and the data were collected using a checklist prepared based on the guidelines of the CDC. The dentists’ personal protection score was 63%, with 73% for the patients and clients. The mean scores for the personnel’s educational requirements, patients’ and clients’ educational requirements, screening, and personal protection equipment in the dental centers were 76%, 60.5%, 71.8%, and 81%, respectively. The observation of the infection prevention protocols in the dental offices in Zahedan by dentists, staff, and patients was moderate, necessitating further and more appropriate programs to improve it based on the CDC guidelines. Continuous education programs are necessary for dentists, with further information for the general population through the mass media and virtual social networks. periodic studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of these programs so that modifications in the policies can be implemented if necessary.

Quality of life of critical care nurses and impact on anxiety, depression, stress, burnout and sleep quality: A cross-sectional study

ObjectivesTo investigate how anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and sleep quality impact on Quality of life of critical care nurses. BackgroundSeveral studies reported that critical care nurses are exposed to a high risk of anxiety, depression, burnout, stress, and sleep quality, but we do not know the impact of critical care nurses. DesignA cross-sectional study. MethodsWe have included all critical care nurses working in the intensive care unit for at least six months. Data were collected from December 1, 2021, to March 18, 2022. We evaluated the critical care nurses using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS), Maslach Burnout Inventory scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Nurse Quality of Life. The primary endpoint is Quality of Life. Associations were tested using multivariate modelling. ResultsA total of 140 critical care nurses were included. Multivariate regression showed the relation between emotional QoL and emotional exhaustion and DASS total score [OR = 0.14; 95% CI (0.03–0.73); p = 0.019 and OR = 3.64; 95% CI (1.07–12.32); p = 0.038, respectively]. Personal accomplishment and DASS total score have a direct relationship on quality of work-life [OR = 0.21; 95% CI (0.05–0.82); p = 0.024 and OR = 4.18; 95% CI (1.01–17.33); p = 0.049, respectively]. ConclusionsThe physical quality of life is not optimal in critical care nurses, while burnout and the DASS score directly impact the emotional and work-life quality of life. Implications for clinical practiceOur research has highlighted the importance of detecting the quality of life of critical care nurses. The nurses should take proper care of their health by adopting the right health behaviours to create correct work conditions and increase the quality of care for critically ill patients.

Conscientiousness Predicts Performance on the Stroop Task but Not Other Attentional Control Tasks in Older and Younger Adults

The current study examined the relationships between attentional control (AC) and the Big Five personality traits. Older and younger adults ( Mage = 38.62 years; Range = 18–90) completed a battery of behavioral attention tasks consisting of Stroop color naming, antisaccade, and operation span, which were designed to assess inhibition, goal maintenance, and working memory processes as a comprehensive assessment of AC. Participants then completed a set of personality scales including the NEO-FFI short form. Regression analyses revealed that Big Five personality scores were not related to the AC composite, but individual task relationships were found. Specifically, participants reporting greater Conscientiousness showed improved Stroop performance, but a Conscientiousness benefit did not extend to the other AC measures. No relationships emerged between other Big Five traits and AC. This work suggests potential cognitive benefits for Conscientiousness in older and younger adults and highlights a fruitful integration of personality and basic cognitive processes.

How well can an AI chatbot infer personality? Examining psychometric properties of machine-inferred personality scores.

The present study explores the plausibility of measuring personality indirectly through an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. This chatbot mines various textual features from users' free text responses collected during an online conversation/interview and then uses machine learning algorithms to infer personality scores. We comprehensively examine the psychometric properties of the machine-inferred personality scores, including reliability (internal consistency, split-half, and test-retest), factorial validity, convergent and discriminant validity, and criterion-related validity. Participants were undergraduate students (n = 1,444) enrolled in a large southeastern public university in the United States who completed a self-report Big Five personality measure (IPIP-300) and engaged with an AI chatbot for approximately 20-30 min. In a subsample (n = 407), we obtained participants' cumulative grade point averages from the University Registrar and had their peers rate their college adjustment. In an additional sample (n = 61), we obtained test-retest data. Results indicated that machine-inferred personality scores (a) had overall acceptable reliability at both the domain and facet levels, (b) yielded a comparable factor structure to self-reported questionnaire-derived personality scores, (c) displayed good convergent validity but relatively poor discriminant validity (averaged convergent correlations = .48 vs. averaged machine-score correlations = .35 in the test sample), (d) showed low criterion-related validity, and (e) exhibited incremental validity over self-reported questionnaire-derived personality scores in some analyses. In addition, there was strong evidence for cross-sample generalizability of psychometric properties of machine scores. Theoretical implications, future research directions, and practical considerations are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Correlation Analysis of Hardiness Personality to Work Motivation of Home Industry Employees

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the hardiness personality variables and work motivation in employees of home Industry. This is interesting because the majority of employees in home indrustiy have employees with different levels of education and characteristics from companies in general. This research is a quantitative research model with a correlational design, the population is taken as many as 89 people who are employees in one of the home industry production companies. Hypothesis testing in this study uses the Pearson (Product Moment) correlation technique which is aimed at determining the relationship between the independent variable (X) of hardiness personality and the dependent variable (Y) of work motivation. Based on the calculation of the analysis, r = 0.786 was obtained with sig = 0.000 &lt; 0.050 which means that there is a positive relationship between personality hardiness and work motivation. Based on the results of determining the category of hardiness personality score information from 89 subjects, who had a hardiness personality with a low category of 12 employees or 13%, who had a medium hardiness personality of 47 employees or 53%, and who had a high hardiness personality of 30 employees or 34%. Meanwhile, based on the results of determining the category description of the work motivation score of 89 subjects, who had work motivation with a low category of 5 employees or 6%, who had moderate work motivation of 30 employees or 34%, who had high motivation of 40 employees or 45%, and who had very high work motivation of 14 employees or 16%. So that further research is expected to develop research designs to a wider format with much larger population size. The hope is that it will be able to bring up findings related to hardiness with work motivation in employees.

Effectiveness and Safety of Switching from Oral Antipsychotics to Once-Monthly Paliperidone Palmitate (PP1M) in the Management of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Considering the improvement in adherence and convenience, once-monthly paliperidone palmitate (PP1M) has been increasingly used in the treatment of schizophrenia. However, the outcomes for patients who switch from oral antipsychotics (OAPs) to PP1M have not been reliably assessed. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the efficacy and safety of PP1M in the management of patients with schizophrenia with a prior history of OAP use. We conducted a systematic search in PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library on 19 July 2022 to identify eligible studies. All studies that examined the effectiveness and safety of switching from OAPs to PP1M in patients with schizophrenia were included. The primary outcomes were relapse rate, hospitalisation rate, and the change from baseline in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score. The secondary outcomes included the changed number of inpatient visits, changed length of stay hospitalisation, change from baseline in the Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) score and the personal and social performance (PSP) total score, response rate, proportion of treatment discontinuation, and adverse events. We included randomised-controlled trials (RCTs), single-arm studies, and observational studies. Case reports, case series, and reviews were excluded. The quality assessment of included studies was performed using the Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials (RoB2), the 9-point Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) instrument for non-randomised studies and cohort studies, and the 12-item National Institutes of Health (NIH) quality assessment tool for before-after (Pre-Post) study without control group. Follow-up times were reported as short- (≤ 13 weeks), medium- (14-26 weeks), and long term (≥ 27 weeks). Data were pooled using meta-analysis. Fifteen studies with a total of 4740 patients were included. The long-term relapse rates and hospitalisation rates were 12% (95% CI 0.07-0.18) and 18% (95% CI 0.15-0.20), respectively. The short-, medium-, and long-term change in PANSS total score was - 21.69 (95% CI - 30.02 to -13.36), - 14.98 (95% CI - 21.45 to - 8.51) and - 17.88 (95% CI - 31.94 to -3.82), respectively. Approximately 50% of patients reported at least a 30% reduction in the PANSS score at the short-term follow-up. Improvements in CGI-S and PSP score were observed during various periods. There was a reduction in the length of stay hospitalisation and the number of inpatient visits at the medium- and long-term follow-ups. Low discontinuation and adverse event rates were reported. Based on our findings, this study may support the efficacy and safety of switching from OAPs to PP1M for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Future large-scale studies are warranted to confirm our findings.

Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Paliperidone 6-month Formulation: An Open-label 2-year Extension of a 1-year Double-blind Study in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia.

Paliperidone palmitate 6-month (PP6M) demonstrated noninferiority to paliperidone palmitate 3-month (PP3M) in preventing relapse in patients with schizophrenia in a phase-3 double-blind (DB) study (NCT03345342). Here, we report long-term efficacy and safety results from a 2-year single-arm, open-label extension (OLE; NCT04072575) of this DB study. Participants who completed the DB study without relapse were enrolled and followed-up every 3 months up to 2 years. Participants received 4 PP6M gluteal-injections (700/1000mg eq.) at baseline, 6-month, 12-month, and 18-month visits. Efficacy endpoints included assessment of relapse, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score, Personal and Social Performance (PSP) score, and Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) scale change from baseline. Safety was assessed by treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), physical examinations, and laboratory tests. Of 178 participants enrolled, 154 (86.5%) completed the OLE; mean age: 40.4 years, men: 70.8%. Mean duration of PP6M exposure during OLE was 682.1 days. Overall, 7/178 (3.9%) participants relapsed between 20-703 days after enrolment. Mean (SD) change from baseline to endpoint: PANSS total score, 0.7 (8.22); CGI-S, 0.0 (0.51); PSP Scale, 0.5 (7.47). Overall, 111/178 participants (62.4%) reported ≥1 TEAE; most common (>5%) TEAEs were headaches (13.5%) and increased blood prolactin/hyperprolactinemia (18.0%); 8/178 (4.5%) participants experienced serious TEAEs, and 6/178 (3.4%) participants withdrew due to TEAEs; no deaths were reported. The relapse rate observed with PP6M during the 2-year OLE was low (3.9%). Clinical and functional improvements demonstrated in the DB study were maintained during OLE and no new safety concerns were identified.

The effectiveness of a training program on perceptions of caring culture among Turkish nurses: A quasi-experimental trial.

To assess the effectiveness of a training program on perceptions of caring culture among Turkish nurses and investigate the relationships among caring culture, job satisfaction, and intention to leave. Every organisation has its on culture with its vairous components including values, symbols, practices and policies. Healthcare organizations need a favorable caring culture to support nurses and other professional working in the organisation. This was a quasi-experimental trial of an educational intervention conducted between October and December 2020 at a university hospital in Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of 86 nurses. A four-week training program based on caring culture was provided for the training group. The data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Turkish version of the Caring Culture Survey, and the Job Satisfaction Scale. Intention to leave was measured with a single question. The mean total caring culture and personal caring scores of the training group were significantly higher after the training than before (p<0.05). There were significant positive correlations between the mean caring culture total and subscale scores of the participants and their total job satisfaction scores. Besides, there were significant negative correlations between the caring culture total and subscale scores of the participants and their intentions to leave, but these relationships were weak or moderate (p<0.05). This training program based on caring culture can contribute to improving the caring culture perceptions of nurses. Caring culture is positively related to job satisfaction and negatively related to intentions to leave. Healthcare organizations should prioritize creating a caring culture and designing initiatives that focus on caring culture. The perceptions of nurses about caring culture should be measured and identified regularly.

Leader trait analysis of Vladimir Putin: A translation studies approach to personality scores in translated English to Russian speech

The study of how political leader personalities affect the foreign policy of their states is a long-standing query in foreign policy analysis, within which the use of leaders’ speech, or verbal statements, to explain how leaders behave is a methodologically productive subfield. One of the more prominent and reliable methodologies used to assess leader personality through leader speech is Leader Trait Analysis (LTA), developed by Margaret Hermann. However, because LTA was developed using English language vocabulary and grammar, its accuracy using Russian language speeches to discern leader personality traits has relied on translation. Translation is both inefficient and may not accurately transfer the semantics of speech upon which LTA’s results depend. Responding to this issue, this paper applies Mona Baker’s translation studies criteria to qualitatively compare the semantic equivalence, or maintenance of a text’s original meaning, between English translations used to create an LTA profile for Vladimir Putin and Putin’s original Russian speeches. The research identifies the preponderance of grammatical differences between English and Russian in limiting how well English translations of Russian speech maintain semantic equivalence relevant to assessing leader personality. It is concluded that an accurate understanding of Russian leaders’ personalities requires Russian language specific LTA profiling.