Score Of Maturity Research Articles

Orthopaedic Diagnoses in the Black Pediatric Population.

The Black pediatric population is one that has been historically underserved and continues to have unmet needs. Factors including lack of diversity in orthopaedic studies and in historical standards, such as bone age, may inadvertently lead to inferior care. There are certain conditions in this population for which the practicing orthopaedic surgeon should have a higher degree of suspicion, including slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Blount disease, and postaxial polydactyly. Systemic diseases with higher rates in this population have orthopaedic manifestations, including sickle cell disease, vitamin D deficiency, and obesity. Racial discrepancies in access to prenatal care can have orthopaedic consequences for babies, especially cerebral palsy and myelodysplasia. Racial discrepancy exists in evaluation for nonaccidental trauma. Increased awareness of these issues better prepares practitioners to provide equitable care.

Validation of the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ) 5.0 for use among youth in mental health services.

Among youth with psychiatric disorders, the transition from child to adult mental health services is a period of vulnerability to discontinuous care and service disengagement. Regular assessment of transition readiness has been identified as a core component of transition planning, contributing to successful care transitions. The Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ) 5.0 is a 20-item questionnaire that measures transition readiness in youth preparing to transition to adult care. Although the TRAQ has been validated and used across many health settings, it has not been validated in youth with primarily mental health concerns. The objective of this study was to validate the TRAQ for use among youth accessing mental health services. This study used the Longitudinal Youth in Transition Study baseline cohort, which consists of 237 clinically referred youth (aged 16-18 years) receiving outpatient mental health treatment. Psychometric evaluation of the TRAQ 5.0 included confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), assessment of internal consistency, testing convergent validity using the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEAS) and Difficulty in Emotional Regulation (DERS) scales, criterion validity using a question on whether the participant had talked about transition with their clinician and known-group testing based on age. The CFA indicated adequate fit of the five-factor TRAQ structure. The overall scale (=.86) and three of the subscales demonstrated adequate internal consistency. As hypothesized, overall TRAQ scores were higher for youth who had discussed transition and those aged 18. Small correlations were found between the overall TRAQ score and measures of developmental maturity (IDEAS) and emotional awareness (DERS); however, certain subscales did not demonstrate correlation with these constructs. The TRAQ 5.0 appears to be valid tool to assess the transition readiness of youth in outpatient mental health services. Additional work needs determine whether findings are similar among specific mental health conditions, including substance use disorders and psychotic disorders.

Pathways to improve health information systems in Ethiopia: current maturity status and implications

BackgroundTo achieve national and international strategic goals, countries are advised to assess the maturity status of their health information systems (HIS), including business continuity and interoperability. This work aims to determine the existing maturity status of the Ethiopian HIS, set HIS improvement goals, and inform a path towards an improved national HIS by the end of 2024.MethodsThis assessment was a collaborative and transparent process that was carried out with the engagement of all key stakeholders through consultation. We used the Stages of Continuous Improvement (SOCI) tool to guide the assessment to measure the maturity level of the Ethiopian HIS in five core domains, 13 components and 39 subcomponents and to guide future plans.ResultsThe overall average score of the national HIS maturity was 2.68/5, which is categorized between repeatable (stage 2) and defined (stage 3) maturity levels. The assessment findings revealed that three out of the five HIS maturity domains were at a repeatable stage. Only the leadership and governance and the data quality and use domains were at the defined maturity level. A majority (7/13) of the subcomponents were at the repeatable level of maturity, while four were at the defined level. Policy, legal and regulatory framework and compliance from the leadership and governance domain and interoperability from the data quality and use domain were categorized as having an emerging status. Considering the current HIS maturity status, gaps and strengths identified, ongoing HIS initiatives, existing platforms, and the interest and level of engagement of senior government leadership, this assessment put forward an improvement roadmap for achieving the desired managed stage (4.37) of maturity by the end of 2024.ConclusionsThe findings show that the overall maturity level of the Ethiopian HIS is 2.68, which is between the repeatable and defined maturity stages. Enforcement of policies and legislation, data exchange among systems, and information and communication technology infrastructure business continuity planning are the main challenges of Ethiopian HIS requiring further investment. Strengthened and collaborative effort is critical to reaching the desired goal of “managed” HIS (stage 4) in the country by 2024.

A STUDY OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN RELATION TO EMOTIONAL MATURITY OF PRE- SERVICE STUDENT TEACHERS

The purpose of the present study was to explore the influence of academic achievement of pre-service student teachers on their emotional maturity in relation to their gender and residential area. The sample consist of 357 B.Ed. course trainers (183 Male and 174 Female) randomly taken from Self-financed B. Ed. Colleges of Bhopal City. To measure the emotional maturity of pre-service teachers, Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS) developed by Dr. Yashvir Singh and Dr. Mahesh Bhargava (2006) were used. For measure the academic achievement of pre-service student teachers, their final year graduation obtained percentages were used. Mean, SD and ‘t’ test were used for data analysis. The result showed that there is no significant influence of academic achievement of pre-service student teachers on their total score of emotional maturity and emotional progression, social adjustment and independence. The pre-service student teachers with high academic achiever are more emotionally stable and more integrated personality than that of the low academic achiever. No significant influence of gender and residential area was found in respect of total score of emotional maturity and all factors. The female pre-service student teachers are significantly higher academic achiever in comparison with those of male counterparts. Urban pre-service student teachers are significantly higher academic achiever in comparison with those of rural counterparts.

Emotional Maturity and Mental Health Among New Couples Referred to Pre-Marriage Health Center in Karaj, Iran

Background: Emotional maturity and mental health are the foundation of a successful marriage and indeed emotional maturity is the key to a satisfying happy life. Objectives: This study aimed to assess emotional maturity and mental health among couples referred to pre-marriage health centers in the city of Karaj. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the main center of pre-marriage testing in Karaj from March 2012 to August 2012. Using randomized sampling method 547 couples participated and filled the questionnaires, including a demographic scale, emotional maturity scale (EMS), and Mental Health Inventory (GHQ 28). Data were analyzed using ANOVA, t student, Pearson, and Multiple Regression tests to assess the correlation between variables. Results: Results showed a significant positive relationship between emotional maturity and mental health of couples (r = 0.67; P < 0.05). There was an association between couples� emotional maturity and sex, religion, occupation, and previous marital history. Also, the relationship between mental health of couples and gender, place of birth, employment history and previous marital history wassignificant. Regression analysis also indicated that mental healthandhaving a permanent job were predictors of emotional maturity (P < 0.05). The mean score of emotional maturity was detected 91.3-21.6, which was interpreted as emotional instability, and the mean score of mental health was determined 16.2-9.9. Conclusions: The mental health and having a constant job can predict the level of emotional maturity. In addition, the results suggested that emotional maturity has a positive correlation with mental health. © 2019, Author(s).

Teaching effect of career planning course among medical students

Objective To investigate the teaching effect of career planning course in medical students through questionnaire survey and interview. Methods A total of 54 medical students of the classes of 2017 and 2018 were selected as research subjects, and the career planning course was implemented. Questionnaire survey and interview were performed before and after teaching to measure career maturity index and evaluate the teaching effect of this course. SPSS 15.0 was used for data processing, The t-test was used for comparison before and after teaching. Results All medical students had significant increases in the scores of self-recognition, occupational understanding, information application, personal adjustment, and professional attitude after teaching. As for information application, the score of career maturity was (3.71±0.99) before teaching and (4.01±0.93) after teaching, and there was a significant change after teaching (P=0.015), while there were no significant changes in the other dimensions after teaching. Male students had significantly higher scores of self-recognition, occupational understanding, personal adjustment, and professional attitude than female students, while female students had a significantly higher score of information application than male students. There was a significant difference in professional attitude between male and female students (P<0.05). Conclusion The career planning course for medical students can provide help and inspiration for career development, but some of the teaching contents needs to be optimized and improved. Key words: Medical student; Career planning; Career maturity; Teaching effect

Comprehensively Analyzing the Effect of Harvest Maturity on Storage Quality of Jinsha Pomelo Based on PCA

In order to select suitable harvesting maturity for long-term storage of Jinsha pomelo,the sensory quality and antioxidant indexes of fruits harvested at 195,206 and 216 d(maturityⅠ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ)after blossom and storaged for 180 d at room degree were assayed. And principal component analysis(PCA)was applied to comprehensively assess the effects of harvesting maturity on storage quality of Jinsha pomelo. The results of sensory quality test showed that the decay rate of maturity Ⅰ and Ⅲ was lower than that of maturity Ⅱ,and the weight loss rate of maturity Ⅱ and Ⅲ was lower than that of maturity Ⅰ. The CCI value of maturity Ⅱ were higher than those of maturity Ⅰ and Ⅲ,while the colour brightness(L* value)of maturity Ⅲ was highest. Soluble sugar,VC content and solid-acid ratio of maturity Ⅰ were higher than those of maturity Ⅱ and Ⅲ,but TA content was the opposite;TSS and VC of maturity Ⅱ were higher than those of maturity Ⅲ. The juice yield was not significant difference among the three. The antioxidant indexes showed that the total phenol content of maturity Ⅰ and Ⅱ was significantly higher than that of maturity Ⅲ within 180 d of storage,reaching the maximum at 180 d and 150 d respectively(197.68 and 201.08 μg/g). The content of total flavonoids in maturity Ⅰ and Ⅱ was higher than that in maturity Ⅲ. The DPPH scavenging rate of maturity Ⅱ and Ⅲ was higher than that of maturity Ⅰ in the first 30 d. The reductive power of FRAR at three maturities maintained about 0.35 OD value,and there was no significant difference among them. PCA analysis showed that the comprehensive score of maturity Ⅱ was the highest in 0~30 d. The comprehensive score of maturity Ⅰ was the highest in 60~180 d and reached the highest value of 0.59 score in 90 d. The overall score of maturity Ⅲ was the lowest. The results showed that fruits harvested at 206 d after blossom were suitable for short-term storage;fruits harvested at 195 d after blossom were suitable for long-term storage;and fruits harvested at 216 d after blossom were unsuitable for storage.

Study on the status and influencing factors of vocational maturity of undergraduate nursing students

Objective To understand the status of vocational maturity of undergraduate nursing students and to discuss the influencing factors. Methods From November 2016 to February 2017, a total of 470 undergraduate in junior grade from School of Nursing of Zhengzhou University were selected as the research objects by convenient sampling method. They were investigated with a general information questionnaire, Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) , College Student Adaptability Inventory (CSAI) , and the Measuring Scale of Career Self-efficacy. A total of 367 valid questionnaires were collected. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between career maturity and adaptability, career maturity and self-efficacy of nursing students. Multiple stepwise regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of career maturity of nursing students. Results The total score of occupation maturity of undergraduate nursing students was (107.67±10.35) , which was at a middle level. The total score of adaptability and career self-efficacy were positively correlated with the total score of career maturity (r=0.580, 0.140; P<0.01) . Career choice adaptability, overcoming obstacles effectiveness, difficulty perception, self-care adaptability, confidence level and outcome expectation were the influencing factors of career maturity of undergraduate nursing students (P<0.05) . Conclusions In nursing education, we should attach importance to students' vocational education, enhance their adaptability and career self-efficacy, so as to improve their career maturity. Key words: Students, nursing; Career maturity; Adaptability; Career self-efficacy

Career Maturity and Quality of Life in Korean Adolescents: A Cross‐Lagged Panel Design

This study investigated the effectiveness of a short‐term career exploration program for enhancing career maturity and quality of life in Korean adolescents. It further tested causality between career maturity and quality of life defined as school satisfaction and subjective well‐being. We used a cross‐lagged panel design to examine the links among career maturity, subjective well‐being, and school satisfaction, measured both before and 4 weeks after a career exploration program for 224 Korean middle school students. Study results indicated that 4 weeks after the program implementation, there were significant increases in career maturity, subjective well‐being, and school satisfaction. A significant causal relationship from the pretest score of career maturity to the posttest score of school satisfaction was found. Results suggest that the implementation of a short‐term career exploration program designed to increase career maturity also significantly promotes school satisfaction. Limitations of the study are discussed along with suggestions for future research.

The relevant research of psychological stress and career maturity of nursing postgraduates

Objective To investigate and analyze the status of psychological stress and career maturity of nursing postgraduates to study the relationship between psychological stress and career maturity. Methods A total of 556 full-time postgraduates were chosen as the research objects, the psychological stress and career maturity questionnaires of the postgraduates were used for the self-assessment survey analysis of the status of psychological stress and career maturity of 6 different colleges and universitiespostgraduates. SPSS17.0 was conducted to sort and analyze data. Results The status of investigation: the total score of career maturity of the postgraduates was 66.50±9.80, average score for 2.02±0.30, and professional self-knowledge score was significantly higher in 9 dimensions. The total score of psychological stress was 101.50±14.37, average score for 3.17±0.45, and professional development in 8 dimensions was under the most pressure.The analysis of influence factors: the factors of career maturity including, professional attitude, professional orientation and planning and scientific research consciousness (F=4.988, F=8.087, F=4.573, P < 0.05); the factors of psychological stress including native place, professional attitude, professional orientation and planning (t=6.020, F=3.518, F=7.913, P<0.05). There was a negative correlation relationship between psychological stress and career maturity of the postgraduates(r=-0.208, P < 0.05). Conclusions The level of career maturity is low, and there is moderate psychological pressure of the postgraduates. The results show that the level of career maturity can be negative predict by psychological stress. Under the guidance of professional competence to strengthen the overall quality of training can effectively relieve the negative impact of psychological stress on career maturity. Key words: Graduate student; Psychological stress; Career maturity

Efikasi Diri, Kematangan Emosi dan Problem Focus Coping

The study is aimed to find out the correlation between self efficacy and emotional maturity with problem focused coping.. Data collection is performed by means of three scales namely problem focused coping scale, self efficacy scale, and emotional maturity scale. The test of major hypothesis is performed by means of multiple regression analysis and shows that there is a significant correlation between self efficacy and emotional maturity with problem focused coping by F reg = 29.584; p = .00 (p&lt; .01). The test result of first minor hypothesis shows that there is a positive and significant correlation between self efficacy with problem focused coping. The higher the self efficacy of employee is, the better his/her work performance is and vice versa that is showed by r score = .309 ; p = .02 (p&lt; .01). The contribution of self efficacy toward the problem focused coping is 22.135%. The test result of second minor hypothesis shows that there is a very positive and significant correlation between emotional maturity with problem focused coping, the higher score of emotional maturity achieved by the employee is the better his/her problem focused coping is. It is showed by r x2y-1 score = .396 ; p = .003 (p&lt; .01). The contribution of emotional maturity to problem focused coping is 30.614%.Keywords: Self Efficacy, Emotional Maturity, Problem Focused Coping.

Quality Management Systems Implementation Compared With Organizational Maturity in Hospital.

Background:A quality management system can provide a framework for continuous improvement in order to increase the probability of customers and other stakeholders’ satisfaction. The test maturity model helps organizations to assess the degree of maturity in implementing effective and sustained quality management systems; plan based on the current realities of the organization and prioritize their improvement programs.Objectives:We aim to investigate and compare the level of organizational maturity in hospitals with the status of quality management systems implementation.Materials and Methods:This analytical cross sectional study was conducted among hospital administrators and quality experts working in hospitals with over 200 beds located in Tehran. In the first step, 32 hospitals were selected and then 96 employees working in the selected hospitals were studied. The data were gathered using the implementation checklist of quality management systems and the organization maturity questionnaire derived from ISO 10014. The content validity was calculated using Lawshe method and the reliability was estimated using test - retest method and calculation of Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data using SPSS 18 software.Results:According to the table, the mean score of organizational maturity among hospitals in the first stage of quality management systems implementation was equal to those in the third stage and hypothesis was rejected (p-value = 0.093). In general, there is no significant difference in the organizational maturity between the first and third level hospitals (in terms of implementation of quality management systems).Conclusions:Overall, the findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in the organizational maturity between the hospitals in different levels of the quality management systems implementation and in fact, the maturity of the organizations cannot be attributed to the implementation of such systems. As a result, hospitals should make changes in the quantity and quality of quality management systems in an effort to increase organizational maturity, whereby they improve the hospital efficiency and productivity.

Nursing undergraduates＇ career maturity and its influencing factors

Objective To investigate nursing undergraduates＇ career maturity and its influencing factors. Methods A total of 467 nursing undergraduates from a certain comprehensive university were investigated with general information questionnaire, Undergraduate Career Maturity Inventory and Undergraduate Specialty Commitment. Results The mean score of career maturity was （3.12 ± 0.29）. The highest score and lowest score was （3. 74± 0. 45） for professional reference and （2. 53± 0. 61 ） for professional value, respectively. Nursing undergraduates＇ career maturity was influenced by grade, hometown, father＇ s education, participation and organization of social association activity, and specialty commitment （P 〈 0. 05, P 〈 0. 01 ）. Conclusions Career maturity of nursing undergraduates is generally well, but its overall level is rather low. Nursing undergraduates＇ career maturity is influenced by grade, hometown, father＇ s education, participation and organization of social association activity, and specialty commitment. Key words: Nursing; Undergraduates ; Career maturity; Specialty commitment

보건행정학과 대학생의 진로결정 자기효능감, 사회적지지, 직업교육경험과 진로태도성숙의 관계

Objectives : This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between career decision-making self-efficacy, social support, career education experience, career attitude maturity for college students with major in health administration. Methods : The subjects were 395 students with major in health administration from 2 universities and 2 colleges located in Incheon city, Gyeonggi province, and Chungcheognam province. Data were collected from June 2 to 20, 2008 using structured questionnaires. Results : For the difference by characteristics of the respondents, the score of career attitude maturity were significantly different according to age(F=3.415), high school style(F=2.661), subject economic status(F=3.627), subject satisfaction of school life(F=7.964), subject health status(F=6.507). For the correlation of major variable, Career attitude maturity was positively correlated with career decision-making self-efficacy, social support from friends, social support from family, social support from professor, career education experience. In a regression analysis, career decision-making self-efficacy(β=.378), social support from friends(β=.198), age(β=.124), grade(β=-.161) significant predictors to explain career attitude maturity(32%). Conclusions : It is necessary to activates the social network from friends and to develop an effective program to improve career attitude maturity of students with major in health administration considering these findings.

Effects of the Home Environment on School-Aged Children's Sleep

Examine the relationship between the sleep behavior of elementary school-aged children and characteristics of the home environment. Cross-sectional analysis of children participating in a cohort study. Cleveland Children's Sleep and Health Study, an ethnically mixed, urban, community-based cohort. Four hundred forty-nine children (50% girls, 46% African-American) aged 8 to 11 years. Sleep and health data were obtained from a child-completed 7-day sleep journal and caregiver-completed health and sleep questionnaire. Home-environment predictors were Middle-Childhood Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (MC-HOME) total score and Encouragement of Maturity and Physical Environment subscale scores. Sleep outcomes were mean nightly sleep duration, night-to-night variation in sleep duration, and bedtime of 11 PM or later. Adjusted analyses showed that higher Encouragement of Maturity subscale scores were associated with longer sleep duration (P < .05) and decreased odds of a bedtime at 11 PM or later (odds ratio = .74, 95% confidence interval, .58-.95). In girls, higher Encouragement of Maturity scores were also associated with decreased nightly variation in mean sleep duration (P < .001). Increases in total MC-HOME score were associated with increased mean sleep duration among African-American children only (P < .05). Collectively, results indicate that a parenting style encouraging social maturity in children is linked to healthier sleep patterns.

A Longitudinal Study of Critical Thinking Dispositions &amp; Critical Thinking Skills in Baccalaureate Nursing Students

This longitudinal study was done to investigate critical thinking dispositions and critical thinking skills of nursing students enrolled in a 4-year baccalaureate program at a university in Korea. The study used a longitudinal design. A convenience sample of 32 nursing students who were completing their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year in a baccalaureate program at a selected university was included. The subjects completed the California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory (CCTDI), the California Critical Thinking Skill Test (CCTST), and a demographic questionnaire. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, repeated ANOVA, adjusted p-values, and Pearson's correlation coefficient with SAS 8.12. There was statistically significant improvement according to academic year in the CCTDI total mean score (F=7.54, p= .0001) and subscales of Open-mindedness, Self-confidence, and Maturity. Contrarily, no statistically significant difference was found in the CCTST total mean score and subscales' score except Analysis. There is no significant correlation between critical thinking dispositions and skills, so it will be necessary to repeat a study like this, and the translated instruments should be modified by considering Korean culture.

Effect of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on fracture healing: a laboratory study in rats.

We studied the effects of two nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on fracture healing in rats: ibuprofen (30 mg/kg/day) and indomethacin (1 mg/kg/day). Femoral fractures were induced via a three-point bending technique. NSAIDs were administered orally for 4 or 12 weeks. Control animals received no medication. In each group a minimum of six animals were killed at the following intervals: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 weeks postfracture. Fracture healing was determined by mechanical testing and histologic evaluation. The bending strength of each fractured femur was expressed as a percentage of the strength of the intact, contralateral femur. Histologic evaluation was performed on serial longitudinal sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin using a qualitative score of maturity of the callus. Ibuprofen and indomethacin both retarded fracture healing, with significant differences in "mechanical healing" found between the control and experimental groups after 10 weeks of drug administration. Both drugs also induced qualitative histologic changes manifested by delayed maturation of callus, which was noticeable earlier than the difference found by mechanical testing of bone. Our data suggest that NSAIDs have an inhibitory effect on fracture repair that is reversible after cessation of indomethacin but not ibuprofen.

A Correlational Study of Two Methods for Scoring a Human Figure Drawing

Since the discovery that children's human figure drawings followed a clear developmental progression with increasing age, they have been used extensively as estimates of intelligence. From its development in 1926, the Goodenough Draw-a-Man Test provided psychologists and educators with a simple mental age score of a child's cognitive maturity. Its attraction lay in the fact that the test's non-verbal nature and brevity allowed it to be used with those whose language skills or attention span was problematic.In 1963, Harris revised the Draw-a-Man and published his work as the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test. The test was normed on nearly 3,000 school children aged between 5 and 15 years who were attending regular school classes. The sample was drawn from 10 states covering 4 regions of the United States; the Mid-Atlantic and New England area, the South, the West and the upper Mid-West. However, there was no control for racial distribution. The tendency for girls to perform consistently better than boys of the same age resulted in the development of different norms for the sexes, but with each having a mean standard score of 100, with a standard deviation of 15 at each age level. Harris also devised different scoring standards depending upon whether the drawn figure was a male or female, with 73 scoring points for a male figure and 71 for a female figure.

Differential Prediction of High School Achievement Using Single Score and Multiple Factor Tests of Mental Maturity1

Differential Prediction of High School Achievement Using Single Score and Multiple Factor Tests of Mental Maturity¹