Greek needs

Translating and validating a Training Needs Assessment tool into Greek

BACKGROUND The translation and cultural adaptation of widely accepted, psychometrically tested tools is regarded as an essential component of effective human resource management in the primary care arena. The Training Needs Assessment (TNA) is a widely used, valid instrument, designed to measure professional development needs of health care professionals, especially in primary health care. This...

Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients.

OBJECTIVES We aimed at assessing Greek breast cancer patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision making and their information needs. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 329 breast cancer patients were administered at the Control Preferences Scale, a card-sort measurement designed to elicit preferences for participation in decision making. Information needs were assessed with...

Perceived information needs and non-adherence: evidence from Greek patients with hypertension.

BACKGROUND The role of information on patients' decision to non-adhere is important, yet not well explored. OBJECTIVE To identify differences between perceived information needs for hypertension and medication to treat it, to explore the information channels used by patients and to test what type of information is more important to adhere to medication. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A qu...

What Greek

What Greek can tell us about the remaking of verb endings • i could not have not written this piece, since i could not imagine not honoring the memory of Tassos Christidis, my first and best Greek friend and a giant on the contemporary Greek linguistic scene for some three decades. at the same time, though, i am deeply saddened, as i write this, knowing that it is one paper of mine on Greek tha...

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