Proportion Of High Scores Research Articles

Is coronavirus pandemic-related anxiety higher in children with chronic kidney disease than healthy children?

BackgroundSince the emergence and worldwide spread of the new coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic, it has caused people to experience adverse psychological effects. This study aimed to assess anxiety levels during COVID‐19 in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including nephrotic syndrome (NS) and kidney transplantation (Tx).MethodsA case‐controlled, cross‐sectional study was conducted with children aged 10–18 years, who had a diagnosis of CKD or NS, or Tx, and followed in our center between April and July 2020. A healthy control group was recruited with age‐ and gender‐matched children. A questionnaire with printed and online versions was designed in three parts: the first addressed demographic characteristics, the second addressed opinions about the pandemic, and the third was the Turkish version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Child Version.ResultsA total of 88 children completed the questionnaire. The patient and control groups were similar in terms of gender, age, household members and history of psychiatric treatment. Both groups stated that coronavirus is a risky disease for children (63.6%), and that they were afraid of contagion (69.3%). Only half of them were receiving realistic and informative answers from family members. In the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Child Version, 66% of them received a high score on at least one subscale. The social phobia scores of the control group were higher than those of the patient group, although the proportion of high scores was similar in both groups. The ratio of high‐scored participants was higher in CKD patients for panic disorder, and was lower in the immunosuppressive agent group for social phobia.ConclusionThe current COVID‐19 pandemic is a disaster that children encounter for the first time in their lives. It does not exclusively cause anxiety among children with chronic kidney diseases but also affects healthy children.

Construction of Maker Multimedia Technology for the Course of Sports Marketing

Maker education is a new-type educational mode aiming of training and improving students’ innovation ability and transforming students’ passive learning into initiative exploration. So far, few researches have been made on the field of maker education for the course of Sports Marketing, and the relevant multimedia technology also has not been completely developed, which poses an undue barrier to the launch of maker education. In this paper, maker education multimedia technology for the course of Sports Marketing is developed based on Blockly frame, applying the theory related to maker education, namely the theory of successful intelligence, in the course of Sports Marketing for the first time, and design the maker education multimedia technology from both function design and process design. Finally, to check the effect of the multimedia technology developed in this paper, we use the multimedia technology in the “sports marketing” course for comparison and verification. Results demonstrate the average scores and the proportion of high scores of the class for which the maker education multimedia platform was implemented in the teaching process of Sports Marketing are superior to that of the class for which the maker education multimedia platform was not implemented. These findings indicate that the technology is greatly helpful to improve students’ innovation ability, and is of high promotional value and broad application prospect.

Construction and evaluation of experimental evaluation system of pathogenic biology and immunology

Objective To discuss the application and effect of evaluation system in the experiment teaching of pathogenic biology and immunology. Methods The study was based on result of the peacetime assessment, operating test and theory test of 1303 clinical medicine students of Grade 2013. Reversion 3.2.3 was used to calculate the normal distribution, difficulty index, discrimination index and correlation coefficient, and then the characteristics of the assessment methods and the relationship among the components were analyzed. Result The operation test and theoretical test showed a good normal distribution, but the peacetime result showed a certain negative skewness. It was an easy evaluation model because the difficulty index of the examination system was more than 0.70. In peacetime grade, the proportion of high scores accounted up to 62.09%, and the degree of differentiation was low, only about 0.10. In the evaluation system, there were significant positive correlations (r>0, P<0.01) in the peacetime, operation and the theoretical results. Conclusion The performance, operation and theoretical results according to the 3:3:4 ratio is reasonable, but some of the problems need to be improved. Key words: Experiment of pathogenic biology and immunology; Experiment teaching; Assessment and evaluation system; Correlation analysis

Is caseload midwifery a healthy work-form? – A survey of burnout among midwives in Denmark

ObjectiveTo investigate the level of burnout among midwives working in caseloading practices compared to other models of midwifery care. Study design and settingIn this survey the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was used to measure burnout among midwives working in a tertiary maternity unit Denmark. Main outcome measuresMean burnout scores and the proportion of midwives with high burnout scores (a score >= 50). ResultsThe response rate was 82.0% as 50 out of 61 midwives answered the questionnaire. In caseload midwifery the burnout scores in personal, work-related and client-related burnout were significantly lower when compared to “other models of care”. Among caseloading midwives, none had high scores of burnout in any of the measured domains. The proportions of high burnout scores among all of the participating midwives were 22% (95% CI: 12%–36%) in personal burnout, 20% (95% CI: 11%–34%) had high scores in work-related burnout, and 10% (95% CI: 4%–22%) had high scores in clientrelated burnout. ConclusionCaseload midwifery was associated with lower burnout scores, which is in accordance with the results from other studies on burnout among caseloading midwives. The proportion of high score among all the midwives in this study were low compared to results from other countries. According to the high response rate the results are valid for this maternity unit but this study is too small to be generalised. This study should be repeated among all midwives in Denmark. In studies of burnout in caseload midwifery the midwives’ self-selection into this workform needs consideration.

Research on the application of behavioral change theory to improve the check compliance of nursing students

Objective To investigate the effect of training path of clinical check based on the behavioral change theory to improve the check compliance of nursing students. Methods According to the behavioral change theory, the weekly path table of clinical check was established to train the nursing students, the factors that influence the implementation of the check were collected by the questionnaire. The self-examination table was applied to know the change of check compliance of nursing students; through the theoretical examination to analyze the situation of the nursing students' grasp of the theoretical knowledge about check system. Finally, the above research data were compared and analyzed. Results The self-assessment on check compliance of nursing students: there were 3 students often after training, which were less than the 14 students before training. The of those who absolutely perform two-person check increased from 10 to 16 at the same time, which was statistically significant (χ2=10.381, 10.233, P <0.05 or 0.01). The of those neglecting registration number and valid date while checking was cut down from 16/29 to 6/17 after training (χ2=5.587, 5.130, P <0.05). Check compliance was influenced by patients/families urging or large of patients/busy work before, but the situation was significantly improved after training (χ2=4.998, 20.229, P < 0.05). The theoretical examination of check system scores were significantly different: the proportion of high score, like 90-99 and 100, was significantly larger than that before training, which was statistically significant (χ2=18.510, 16.527, P < 0.05). The proportions of nursing students performing check compliance in the first, second, third and fourth week were 64.66%(172/266), 88.73%(206/232), 94.11% (208/221), 91.38%(212/232) respectively. Conclusions The check training path based on behavioral change theory can effectively improve the check compliance of nursing students, but it still needs continuous supervision to reinforce the check behavior of the nursing students. Key words: Clinical pathway; Behavioral change theory; Check; Compliance

The north staffordshire maternity hospital prospective study of pregnancy-associated depression

The objective of the study was to establish the frequency of depression during pregnancy and the puerperium, and its relationship to marital disharmony and sociodemographic variables. A prospective longitudinal study was carried out in a district general hospital in the West Midlands, UK. The cohort consisted of 417 women booked for confinement at the hospital. Depression was measured as a proportion of high scores (> 14) on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and marital disharmony was determined by the Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Using recommended cut-offs, 41/417 (9.8%) of the women were depressed during pregnancy and 31/417 (7.4%) were depressed at 3 months postpartum. There was a significant association between antenatal and postnatal depression, seven of the 31 women who were depressed postpartum had also been depressed in the antenatal period. Only five of the 41 women with antenatal depression and eight of the 31 women with postnatal depression were identified by their general practitioners as depressed. Marital disharmony was sequentially associated with depression before and after delivery. We conclude that antenatal depression is more common than generally thought, and that both antenatal and postnatal depression are frequently missed during routine consultation. Pregnancy-associated depression is more common where marital disharmony exists. More widespread use of the Epds during pregnancy may help to highlight these often unidentified mental health problems.