Predictive Analytics Software Research Articles

Correlation of planning target volume with mucositis for head-and-neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation.

Head-and-neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation. The aim of the study was to see if there is any correlation between the planning target volume (PTV) and mucositis. This was a single-arm prospective study. A total of forty head-and-neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation were assessed for mucositis at the 5th week. The grades of mucositis were correlated with PTVs of low risk (54 Gy) and high risk (60-66 Gy). The data were analyzed using the statistical software, SPSS Inc. Release 2009, predictive analytics software statistics for windows version 20.0, Chicago. Log transformation was done as the data were skewed. Independent t-test was used to compare between the two grades of toxicity. P <0.01 was considered for statistical significance. The mean PTVlow risk was 522cc (228-771) and PTVhigh risk was 254cc (20-780). Grade II mucositis was seen in 27 (67%) patients and Grade III in 11 (28%) patients. The mean PTVlow risk was higher for patients, who had Grade III compared to Grade II mucositis (571 vs. 517 cc, P = 0.052). The same was seen for PTVhigh risk(367 vs. 222 cc, P = 0.017). PTV is a better predictor of mucositis, and those patients with larger PTV require close monitoring and early intervention of mucositis.

Предиктивная аналитика в прогностической деятельности полиции современных государств

The relevance of the topic of the study is due to the need to find an optimal model of police activity that meets the requirements and challenges of the present. The transformation of the public organization requires the comprehension of the current situation, new forms of theorizing and the development of new conceptual ideas. The growing importance of police systems in the context of globalization has been determined by a variety of law enforcement practices that requires critical analysis. A historiographic analysis of the problem of the use of predictive analytics in police activities showed that such experience from the theoretical and legal position was not reflected in the researches of Russian scientists. The object of the study was the police systems of foreign countries, where the predictive analytics became widespread and was the basis of the work of the police bodies. Predictive analytics (software that allows to predict crime) and the possibilities of its use in police activities is the subject of the research. A legal analysis of prognostic police activity, on the basis of which a new law enforcement model was developed, which already confirmed its effectiveness in the US, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, China was the purpose of the research. The methodology of the study was drawn up by the scientific principles of dialectics, historicism and objectivity, based on the recognition of the variability in the ways of implementing the law enforcement function of the state in various national political and legal systems, as well as general scientific methods: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, analogue method, ascent from abstract to concrete, and private-scientific methods: legal comparativeness, formal-legal (dogmatic), methods of systemic and structural-functional analysis, methods of theoretical modeling and scientific forecasting. In the course of the research, the author have concluded that the use of predictive analytics in the police activity is a perspective direction of work, during which individuals and places with an increased risk of crime can be identified. Prognostic activity does not replace traditional methods and directions of police work, but strengthens them by applying advanced statistical models and algorithms with minimal use of budgetary funds. The police’s prognostic activity requires a new way of thinking, a high level of automation, and the expansion of technological capabilities of mass observation. Only under such conditions it is possible to create a police system that is able to meet the modern needs of society and effectively fulfill its tasks.

Social Support, Spirituality and Psychological Wellbeing of Working Students

Some people have better psychological wellbeing than others; thus, they are more functioning individuals. On the other hand, working students are confronted with a variety of challenges that may affect their psychological wellbeing. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship of social support and spirituality to the psychological wellbeing of working students. This descriptive-correlational research utilized 302 conveniently sampled college working students from three sectarian institutions in Luzon, Philippines. An expert-validated four-part questionnaire was used to gather data. Data were analyzed using Predictive Analysis Software (PASW). Based on the findings, the respondents had a low social support yet, they were highly spiritual. They also had a moderately high psychological wellbeing. Social support and spirituality were significantly related to all the dimensions of the psychological wellbeing of the respondents. On the other hand, there was no significant difference on all the dimensions of psychological wellbeing when age, sex, and length of stay were considered. Moreover, dormitory dean’s support was a significant predictor of the respondents’ psychological well-being in terms of self-acceptance, purpose in life, environmental mastery, and positive relations with others while support from friends/peers was a significant predictor of the respondents’ psychological wellbeing in terms of purpose in life. Finally, spirituality was a significant predictor of the respondents’ psychological wellbeing in terms of self-acceptance, personal growth, purpose in life, environmental mastery, autonomy, and positive relations with others regardless of age, sex, and length of stay. It is recommended that a replicate study be done among non-working students and/or non-sectarian institutions.

PENGARUH EKUIVALEN RATE BAGI HASIL, TINGKAT SUKU BUNGA DEPOSITO BPR DAN JUMLAH KANTOR BPRS TERHADAP JUMLAH NASABAH DEPOSITO iB MUDHARABAH PADA BPRS DI INDONESIA PERIODE 2016-2018

This study aims to determine the effect of the equivalent rate of profit sharing, interest rates on BPR deposits and the number of BPRS Offices on the number of mudharabah iB deposit customers at BPRS in Indonesia. The research method used is quantitative descriptive research using secondary data in the form of financial reports published by OJK in Sharia Banking Statistics (SPS) and Indonesian Banking Statistics (SPI) with time series data in the period of 2016-2018. The sample in this study all BPRS in Indonesia is 168 BPRS. Analysis of research using multiple linear regression analysis using application or supporting software namely PASW (Predictive Analytics SoftWare) Statistics 18, the results of research, it can be concluded that: 1) Equivalent rate of profit sharing (X1) has a significant negative effect of iB mudharabah deposit customers, 2) Variable interest rates on BPR deposits (X2) do not affect the number of mudharabah iB deposit customers. 3) The variable number of BPRS offices (X3) has a significant positive effect on the number of mudharabah iB deposit customers. 4) The coefficient of determination obtained is 0.586 or 58.6%. which means that 58.6% causes variable variable number of iB mudharabah (Y) deposit customers can be influenced by the equivalent rate of profit sharing, the level of BPR deposit rates and the number of BPRS offices, while the remaining 41.4% is influenced by other factors not included in the study.

Vocational Education and Training Perception on Integration of Prisoners into the Society

This study sought to evaluate Vocational Education and Training (VET) perception on integration of prisoners back into the society. The study was undertaken in Mombasa County with a primary focus drawn to Shimo La Tewa main prison and Shimo La Tewa Medium Security Prison. Questionnaire instruments were used for data collection. Different questionnaires were administered to different response groups. The groups included the prison administrators, the trainers, trainees and ex-prisoners. Sample selection method was majorly purposive for all groups except for the trainees who were selected randomly from a pool of those who undertook VET. The information was coded, cleaned and analyzed using the Predictive Analytical Software (PASW). Mixed methods such as qualitative and quantitative techniques were used as the data collected was both qualitative and quantitative. To facilitate the data collection that was qualitative in nature open ended questions were captured in the questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to deduce meaningful information. Regression analysis was done to assess the perception on integration of prisoners into the society. The model was found to be statistically significant (and the degree of linear relationship while the total amount of variation explained by perception was significant. Other perceptions deduced to impact on integration back into the society, societal point of view on the released persons, the prison administration point of view on the role of VET for inmates in prison and finally, the perception of trainers based in remunerative impact of VET on them. The research recommends that an orientation programme on importance of VET be conducted for prisoners before they can make choices on the types of courses that they wish to undertake, civic education for the society should be done for it is an integral part in ensuring successful re-entry for the prisoners, policies to reduce discrimination against prisoner need to be formulated and enacted, there is need to enhance human resource capital in prisons and finally, material resources to facilitate implementation of VET need to conform with market requirements.

Reliability and Validity of a Checklist to Evaluate Student Performance in a Problem-Based Learning Group

Objective. To validate a problem-based learning (PBL) evaluation checklist to assess individual Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students' performance in a group. Methods. In 2013, a performance checklist was developed and standardized. To evaluate the reliability and discriminant validity of the checklist, pharmacy students' evaluation scores from 2015-2016 were assessed along with overall program grade point averages (GPA), and scores on knowledge and problem-solving examinations. Predictive analysis software was used to analyze the data. Results. Seventy facilitators generated 1506 evaluation reports for 191 (90 third-year and 101 second-year) students over eight PBL cases. The mean (SD) total score was 40.6 (2.5) for P3s and 39.1 (2.7) for P2s out of a possible 44.2 points. Students' scores improved each semester. Interrater reliability based on intraclass correlation coefficient for all cases was 0.67. Internal reliability as determined by Cronbach alpha was >0.7 for all binary checklist items across all cases. Discriminant validity assessed using Pearson correlation coefficient showed that the total score from the checklist did not correlate with knowledge or problem-solving examination scores. Conclusion. This unique PBL checklist proved to be a reliable and valid tool to assess student performance in small group sessions in a PharmD curriculum.

Media Reinforcement of Architectural Perceptions for Place Branding

Throughout the past, architectural icons including heritage structures are served as references to create visual identity for any place branding which would reach either by books or news to the public. The mechanism of place branding is developed by every nation for its economic growth, social development, and infrastructure. A very strong strategy called media communication or advertisement leads to attitudinal effects of improved tourism, increased investors or citizens by reaching the target market. Recently media has captured our minds and is proved to be a very strong tool in reinforcing perceptions for almost every activity or routine work. However, people are misguided by their perception related to place branding due to the lack of awareness, authentic sources for information gathering and media’s projected influence on their psychology. Media and advertisement has a huge impact in creating perceptions for any place in the world which need not to be proved authentic always. This study intends to address parameters that have an impact on place branding with a larger focus on iconic architectures. Study objectives include, a) proposing a conceptual framework on place branding by synthesizing literature, and b) preliminary empirical analysis to determine negative and positive implications of place branding on travelers’ guided perceptions. The study uses quantitative method for primary data collection through focused group/survey, data analysis is performed in Predictive Analytical Software v. 20. Findings of the study concludes that place branding (iconic architectures) is reinforced by the media, enabling formation of perceptual influences (positive or negative experiences) – significantly correlating with tourists informed (confident) decisions to visit a destination or not.

Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism influenced glycemic status among Malaysians

Aim: In the last decade Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphism has been identified as one of the risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Though more than 11% population of Malaysia are suffering from T2DM, there is inadequate data on the correlation between the APOE gene polymorphism and pathogenesis of diabetes among Malaysians. Hence, in this study we aimed to find out the association between the frequencies of APOE allele and fasting blood glucose (FBG) concentration among subjects with T2DM.&#x0D; Methods: A total of 102 subjects were recruited into two distinct groups, 51 in diabetes (cases) and 51 in non-diabetes (control) group. Their fasting blood sample was tested for FBG, while APOE genotyping was carried out using restriction fragment length polymorphism technique. Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) statistics, version 18.0, was used for statistical analyses.&#x0D; Results: There was no association between APOE alleles and T2DM; odd ratios for the e2, e3 and e4 alleles were 1.51 (95%CI: 0.615-3.706), 0.77 (95%CI: 0.431-1.375) and 1.12 (95%CI: 0.584-2.131) respectively. The highest mean FBG was found in subjects with e2 alleles, followed by e4 and e3 alleles in both cases and control groups. Both e2 and e4 alleles were significantly linked to higher mean FBG (p=0.03 and 0.04 for the respectively) compared to e3 allele in diabetes group.&#x0D; Conclusions: Although the APOE gene was not found to be associated with T2DM, it may influence glycemic status among subjects.&#x0D;

Algorithms: Law and Regulation

The legal status of AI and algorithms continues to be debated. Resume-sifting algorithms exhibit unethical, discriminatory, and illegal behavior; crime-sentencing algorithms are unable to justify their decisions; and autonomous vehicles' predictive analytics software will make life and death decisions.

MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TO CREATING SCIENTIFIC WORK

Introduction: Scientific studies and their publication have always been messengers for future advances in medicine, as the primary tool for technological and scholarly advances in the field. They are an integral part of the professional life of specialists working in a university. Creating your own scientific publication of any kind is often an undervalued activity whose procedural stages and significance remain insufficiently known. The path to the final publication can be a monotonous and extensive process. While the road to a final draft could be tortuous and monotonous, the pace and mood of walking it are heavily determined by the researcher’s motivation. Postgraduate scientific work in academia is an area less preferred to a clinical career, and not favorite for medical graduation students. The main goal of higher education is to prepare students for work, so the introduction to scientific thinking is an important factor for better results in the professional field. During their studies, students must learn how to properly work with scientific literature and create their own scientific work. Training students in the principles of creation and assessment of academic projects is an important factor for better science. Our aim is to explore the preparedness of medical students for scientific work. We can use this information to identifying strategies for the promotion of research skills among them. Materials and Methods: We gathered the opinions of 278 Bulgarian and English medical students in the second and fourth year of study, using a multiple-choice questionnaire, specifically designed and approbated to correspond to our research mission. Data was processed with the predictive analytics software IBM SPSS Statistics, v. 25. Results: Almost all students have had a certain level of previous experience with scientific work. They have mostly done presentations and essays; 94% of them have used scientific literature. The students generally exhibit consciousness of its importance and follow the requirement to properly cite used sources. The year of education is a factor in predicting a student‘s assessment of the level of importance. Even though 90% admit that it is important to learn how to create scientific work, only 76% are of the opinion that their own knowledge is lacking, and thus would potentially opt for a module on scientific writing. Discussion: Students' experience factored by their year of medical education and completed degree of previous studies is a factor that changes their opinions towards a greater understanding of the meaning of scientific work and the need for further training. Students agree that they need further training in research methodology to be able to develop valid and efficient skills to undertake scientific work.

Knowledge of formally and informally trained dressmakers on the application of dart principles in garment designing

This study assessed and compared formally and informally trained dressmakers with regard to their use of dart principles in pattern making and garment designing. The descriptive research design was used for the study with a sample size of 50 dressmakers selected from three districts in the central region of Ghana. The instruments used for data collection were a semi-structured interview guide and an observation check list. The data collected were analysed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics using the Predictive Analytical Software for windows version 22. The results of the study revealed significant differences between formally and informally trained dressmakers with regard to the application of dart principles manipulation and contouring, but not added fullness. Generally, the formally trained dressmakers performed better than the informally trained ones with the application of the three dart principles assessed in this study. It was therefore recommended that the dressmakers and tailors association incorporate a little theory on the preliminary stages involved in garment designing such as dart use into the framework they use in training apprentices. This will enable apprentices who will establish their own apparel production industry in the future treat preliminary stages with much importance. Key words: Dressmakers, training, dart principles, pattern making, garment designing.

Factors influencing temporal patterns in crime in a large American city: A predictive analytics perspective.

BackgroundImproving the accuracy and precision of predictive analytics for temporal trends in crime necessitates a good understanding of the how exogenous variables, such as weather and holidays, impact crime.MethodsWe examine 5.7 million reported incidents of crime that occurred in the City of Chicago between 2001 to 2014. Using linear regression methods, we examine the temporal relationship of the crime incidents to weather, holidays, school vacations, day-of-week, and paydays. We correct the data for dominant sources of auto-correlation, and we then employ bootstrap methods for model selection. Importantly for the aspect of predictive analytics, we validate the predictive capabilities of our model on an independent data set; model validation has been almost universally overlooked in the literature on this subject.ResultsWe find significant dependence of crime on time of year, holidays, and weekdays. We find that dependence of aggressive crime on temperature depends on the hour of the day, and whether it takes place outside or inside. In addition, unusually hot/cold days are associated with unusual fluctuations upwards/downwards in crimes of aggression, respectively, regardless of the time of year.ConclusionsIncluding holidays, festivals, and school holiday periods in crime predictive analytics software can improve the accuracy and precision of temporal predictions. We also find that including forecasts for temperature may significantly improve short term crime forecasts for the temporal trends in many types of crime, particularly aggressive crime.

Factors Affecting Pupils’ Absenteeism at Felicormfort Junior High School (JHS) in Cape Coast, Ghana

This study aimed at finding out factors affecting pupils&amp;rsquo; absenteeism at Felicomfort JHS at Amamoma within the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The total population was 145 covering the JHS1, JHS2, JHS3 pupils and teachers of the school. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 34 respondents. These were made up of 10 out of 15 teachers, 10 parents out of 53 and 14 pupils out of their accessible population of 56. Pretest, posttest, questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from respondents. Case study design was used for the study and data analysis was done, using mean values, frequency and percentage counts with the Predictive Analytical Software (PASW) version 21. Key findings of the study indicated that 71.4 percent of absenteeism was due to teachers&amp;rsquo; inability to care and find out from pupils the cause of their absenteeism, while 70 percent of respondents indicated that parental lack of care was the major cause of their absenteeism. However, majority (10) of respondents (71%) disagreed that pupils&amp;rsquo; attitudes were part of the contributory factors to their habitual absenteeism. The overall percentage mean (58%) representing 8 of the pupils discounted teacher factor as responsible for their absenteeism. It was recommended that government through the District Assemblies offer some financial assistance to poor and single parents to enable them to adequately cater for their wards at school.

Association between adherence to iron intake and anaemia prevalence among women in Cambodia and India: new evidence from recent global demographic and health surveys

Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting around 800 million children and women worldwide. Anaemia, defined as a reduced haemoglobin concentration, is associated with increased peri-natal mortality, increased child morbidity and mortality, impaired mental development, impaired immune competence, increased susceptibility to lead poisoning, and decreased performance at work.Methods: This paper attempts to understand the determinants underlying iron and folic acid intake and correlates of anaemia prevalence in two countries in the Asia region using multivariate binary logistic regression analyses of recent data from the Demographic and Health Surveys of Cambodia and India. The individual level data was analysed, using Predictive Analytics Software for Windows (PASW) 18.0 release.Results: After adjusting for standard co-variates, reading newspaper and watching television was significantly associated with coverage, while reading newspaper and listening to radio was significantly associated with adherence to iron tablets or syrup in India. In case of both Cambodia and India, those who received at least three antenatal care visits were much more likely to adhere to at least 90 days of iron tablet or syrup or iron and folic acid tablets, more so in Cambodia compared to India. Those who reported to have adhered to at least 90 days of iron and folic acid tablets in India were more likely to be not anaemic unlike in case of Cambodia.Conclusions: Antenatal care-seeking visits seem to be a particularly effective ways of reaching women and in increasing the likelihood of intake of iron only or iron and folic acid supplements.

Effect of the scale of production on the cost-effectiveness of milk production systems belonging to the “Balde Cheio” program

This study investigates the cost-effectiveness of 20 demonstration units (DUs) belonging to the "Balde Cheio" program. The units in question are from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, dating from January to December 2011, and are sorted according to the scale of production (small, medium and large). The data were analyzed using Predictive Analytical software (PASW) 18.0. The scale of production influenced the total cost of milk production, and therefore profitability and cost-effectiveness. The large-scale stratum showed the lowest total unit cost. The positive results in medium and large scales in milk production lead to optimal conditions for long-term production, with the capitalization of cowmen. The items regarding the effective operating cost (EOC) with the biggest influence on the costs of dairy activity in the small scale stratum were food, energy and miscellaneous expenses. In the medium scale, these were food, labor force, and miscellaneous expenses. Finally, in the large scale, they were food, labor force and energy. In the small and large scale, the items regarding the total cost with the biggest influence on the costs of dairy activity were food, labor force, and return on capital, while in the medium scale, they were food, return on capital, and labor force. The average break-even point of 14 of the DUs was higher than the average daily production.

Investigating Factors Influencing Building Materials Selection in Nigerian Construction Industry

A building is a complex system and selecting appropriate building materials for a building project will have significant impact on the overall performance of building throughout its life cycle. This research therefore aim is to deepen the knowledge of building materials selection within Nigerian building sector, a task which is traditionally performed by architects. The research approach comprised of a questionnaire survey of the registered architects practicing in Nigerian construction industry. Purposive sampling techniques using maximum variation strategy were adopted for selecting the target survey respondents. The factors used to measure the selection of building materials are client’s demand, overall cost, climatic compliance, and maintenance demand. The Predictive Analysis Software (PASW) Statistics 17.0 (formerly SPSS statistics) was employed to analyse information from the survey. Empirical results indicate that maintenance demand is the most important factor that determines the selection of materials irrespective of the choice of client and climate. However, cost occupies a prominent role in the decision process. It also shows that most architects are not fully aware about the role of climate in determining the life cycle of materials in tropical environments. The compliance of materials to ever-changing climate does not constitute a major factor in the selection of materials in Nigeria.

Socio-demographic and economic determinants of adherence to iron intake among pregnant women in selected low and lower middle income countries in Asia: insights from a cross-country analyses of global demographic and health surveys

Background: Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting around 800 million children and women worldwide. Anaemia, defined as a reduced haemoglobin concentration, is associated with increased peri-natal mortality, increased child morbidity and mortality, impaired mental development, impaired immune competence, increased susceptibility to lead poisoning, and decreased performance at work.Methods: This paper attempts to understand the determinants underlying iron intake in select countries in Asia using multivariate regression analyses of recent data from the Demographic and Health Surveys of eight countries of Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The individual level data was analysed, using Predictive Analytics Software for Windows (PASW) 18.0 release.Results: After adjusting for standard co-variates, exposure to newspaper was found to be associated with increased adherence to iron tablets or syrup, in five of the eight countries (India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines). Exposure to television was significantly associated with coverage and adherence to iron tablets or syrup in Afghanistan, India, Indonesia and Myanmar. Those who received at least three antenatal care visits were much more likely to adhere to at least 90 days of iron tablet or syrup or iron and folic acid tablets supplementation.Conclusions: Based on insights from eight demographic and health surveys, mass media (including print and TV), as well as antenatal care-seeking visits seem to be a particularly effective ways of reaching women and in increasing the likelihood of uptake of iron only or iron and folic acid supplements.

The Contribution of Compensation and Training and Employee Development on Net Operating Income at PT Angkasa Pura I (PERSERO)

Human resource management becomes a important aspect for an organization's, because it is the human who built up and develop the organization, to achieve its objectives. Achieving a goals for the company depends not only on modern equipment, facilities and complete infrastructure, but depends on the people who carry out the work. The success of an organization is influenced by the performance of individual employees. Amongs the important functions of human resource management, one of the most important in achieving optimal performance in terms of operational revenue of an airport is the improvement of the quality of Human Resources. The improvement of human resources can be done with the provision of education and training. PT Angkasa Pura I (PERSERO) is a State Owned Enterprise (BUMN) that engaged an airports services that manage 13 airports in the Central Region to Eastern Indonesia. In a human resource management,compensation satisfaction also become an important aspect because satisfaction of compensation can influence employee's behavior to work more excited and high performance. This study is more focused on whether the cost that has been spent so far can really contributes to get a better in net operating income or in fact there is no significant linkage. The purpose of this research is to know and analyze the contribution of compensation and training and employee development on net operating income. The sample in this study are PT Angkasa Pura I annual report on the year 2017 with 13 branches airport. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS software or PASW (Predictive Analytics SoftWare). The limitation in this study actually the data for training and employee development still minim. There is no detail about how much each training and development that company spend for that. so because of that we can really have a detail information about it.

Evaluating Report Text Variation and Informativeness: Natural Language Processing of CT Chest Imaging for Pulmonary Embolism

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to quantify the variability of language in free text reports of pulmonary embolus (PE) studies and to gauge the informativeness of free text to predict PE diagnosis using machine learning as proxy for human understanding. Materials and MethodsAll 1,133 consecutive chest CTs with contrast studies performed under a PE protocol and ordered in the emergency department in 2016 were selected from our departmental electronic workflow system. We used commercial text-mining and predictive analytics software to parse and describe all report text and to generate a suite of machine learning rules that sought to predict the “gold standard” radiological diagnosis of PE. ResultsThere was extensive variation in the length of Findings section and Impression section texts across the reports, only marginally associated with a positive PE diagnosis. A marked concentration of terms was found: for example, 20 words were used in the Findings section of 93% of the reports, and 896 of 2,296 distinct words were each used in only one report’s Impression section. In the validation set, machine learning rules had perfect sensitivity but imperfect specificity, a low positive predictive value of 73%, and a misclassification rate of 3%. ConclusionUse of free text reporting was associated with extensive variability in report length and report terms used. Interpretation of the free text was a difficult machine learning task and suggests potential difficulty for human recipients in fully understanding such reports. These results support the prospective assessment of the impact of a fully structured report template with at least some mandatory discrete fields on ease of use of reports and their understanding.

Distúrbios psíquicos menores em estudantes de graduação em enfermagem: estudo transversal

Objetivo: Verificar a prevalência e os fatores associados aos Distúrbios Psíquicos Menores (DPMs) em estudantes de graduação em enfermagem de uma universidade pública do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Método: Estudo transversal, desenvolvido em dezembro de 2014, com 149 estudantes de graduação em enfermagem. Utilizou-se questionário autopreenchível com questões sociodemográficas, acadêmicas e de saúde e a versão brasileira do Self Reporting Questionnaire – 20. Para a análise, utilizou-se a estatística descritiva e analítica no programa Predictive Analytics Software (PASW Statistics®). Resultados: Predominaram estudantes do sexo feminino, com idade entre 21 e 30 anos, solteiros e que estavam cursando o 4º semestre da graduação. A prevalência de DPMs foi de 54,4%. Dos fatores avaliados, ter o diagnóstico médico de alguma patologia foi significativo para DPMs. Conclusão: A alta prevalência de DPMs evidencia a necessidade de acompanhamento e de planejamento de estratégias de prevenção do sofrimento psíquico nessa população.