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The Effects Of A Maternal Personality, Children’S Behavioral Characteristics, And Parenting Styles On The Dental Anxiety Of 3- To 6-Year-Old Children, Sevgin Ibis, Mustafa Erhan Sari, Lemak Tomak, Zehra Babadagi, Koray Mehmet Zeynel Karabekiroglu Dec 2019

The Effects Of A Maternal Personality, Children’S Behavioral Characteristics, And Parenting Styles On The Dental Anxiety Of 3- To 6-Year-Old Children, Sevgin Ibis, Mustafa Erhan Sari, Lemak Tomak, Zehra Babadagi, Koray Mehmet Zeynel Karabekiroglu

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: Many individual and environmental factors cause dental anxiety in children. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a maternal personality, children’s behavioral characteristics, and parenting styles on the dental anxiety of three- to six-year-old children. Methods: The parents of 230 children who applied to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Ondokuz, Mayıs University were involved in this study. The “Temperament and Character Inventory”, “Child Behavior List”, and “Parenting Attitude Scale” were applied to the volunteer parents. All data were statistically analyzed (p < 0.05). Results: From the results of determining the …


Collaborative Allied Health And Nursing Interprofessional Health Education: Beginning The Journey, Anita Hazelwood, Lisa Delhomme, Scott Sittig Oct 2019

Collaborative Allied Health And Nursing Interprofessional Health Education: Beginning The Journey, Anita Hazelwood, Lisa Delhomme, Scott Sittig

Journal of Interprofessional Practice and Collaboration

The Allied Health and Nursing Departments within the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have begun a journey towards interprofessional health education (IPE) with the vision of offering multiple IPE courses for the allied health and nursing students. The need for interprofessional education in the health professions has been recognized for many years. In 1998, the Pew Health Professions Commission identified the need for interdisciplinary teams as an endeavor to strive for in the 21st century. A variety of terms have been used to describe this pedagogic practice including shared learning, interprofessional …


Effects Of Toothache On The Educational And Social Status Of Children, Mehmet S. Dogan, Ahmet Aras, Osman Atas, Abdullah E. Karaali, Ayse Gunay, Haluk M. Akbaba, Izzet Yavuz Jul 2019

Effects Of Toothache On The Educational And Social Status Of Children, Mehmet S. Dogan, Ahmet Aras, Osman Atas, Abdullah E. Karaali, Ayse Gunay, Haluk M. Akbaba, Izzet Yavuz

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: Untreated tooth cavities and the resulting toothaches have significant effects on children’s social and psychological development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of toothache on children’s educational and social activities. Methods: For this retrospective study, we issued a 15-question survey to the parents of 515 children between ages of 5–16 years in Diyarbakır, Turkey. The chi-square test was used to test the strength of the relationship between two variables (p ≤ 0.05). Results: 318 (61.7%) parents reported having difficulty in feeding their children, 94 (18.3%) left a game due to toothache, 173 (33.6%) had school …


Effect Of Pre-Exam Absenteeism On Academic Performance Among First Year Bds Students, Sai Silesh Kumar Goothy, Srinivasa Bharath Mr, Susmitha Paladugu Ms, Avinash Prasad Yamalapalli Mr Jul 2019

Effect Of Pre-Exam Absenteeism On Academic Performance Among First Year Bds Students, Sai Silesh Kumar Goothy, Srinivasa Bharath Mr, Susmitha Paladugu Ms, Avinash Prasad Yamalapalli Mr

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Being away from college without a valid reason is called absenteeism. Absenteeism refers to a student’s intentional or habitual absence from work. Pre-exam absenteeism is being absent just before the examinations. Most of the students bunk classes a day prior to the examinations to cover the portion at the last minute. The present study was undertaken to observe the impact of pre-exam absenteeism on academic performance among first year BDS students. Hundred and one first-year BDS students were recruited in the present study. The students who were absent a day prior to the examination were grouped as absentees. Their internal …


Speech-Language Pathology Students’ Motivation For Learning, Amie M. King, Steffany M. Chleboun Jan 2019

Speech-Language Pathology Students’ Motivation For Learning, Amie M. King, Steffany M. Chleboun

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to attempt to gain a better understanding of speech-language pathology students’ motivations for learning. Motivation was assessed in undergraduate and graduate students in two categories of coursework. Results showed statistically significant differences between undergraduate and graduate students in the overall areas of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation, while there were no significant differences in other areas of motivation. These results were situated in potential implications for students, professors, and programs as well as the need for follow-up studies.