BACKGROUND Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become an important competency in many allied and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) health care practitioners' professional standards of proficiency. METHODS To compliment an EBP course for allied health care professionals and CAM practitioners, we undertook a questionnaire survey to assess learning needs. We developed a questionnaire to...

background and objectives: stress among students of the health sciences can lead to reduced performance of future healthcare human resources. to address this threat there is a need to develop a robust understanding of the nature and intensity of stress in these professionals. to help approaching this goal, the present study assessed stress-induced life change in students of tehran university of...

PURPOSE Healthcare providers increasingly expect that allied health staff will not only translate research evidence into their clinical practice, but also generate research. Little is known about how well prepared clinicians are to meet these expectations. Research suggests that allied health professionals, including speech-language pathologists, have moderate levels of interest in research, bu...

This paper outlines the development, growth and performance of the Division of Allied Health at Lottie Stewart Hospital, Sydney. It discusses the choice of a suitable organisational model, the findings from three evaluations conducted and a summary of the significant outcomes of the Division. An early version of this paper was presented at the 4th National Allied Health Conference in March 2001.

INTRODUCTION The optimum supply of an allied health workforce in rural and remote communities is a persistent challenge. Despite previous indicative research and government investment, the primary focus for rural and remote recruitment has been on the medical profession. The consequent shortage of allied health professionals leaves these communities less able to receive appropriate health care....

BACKGROUND The focus of this study was to investigate factors that may influence personal willingness to register consent to donate corneal tissue upon death using the theory of planned behaviour in a relatively ethnically homogenous group of trainee allied health professionals. The attainment of this knowledge will be of paramount importance in relation to potential interventions that are desi...

Presently, functional foods and nutraceuticals are gaining immense importance in the prevention of various maladies through dietary regimen module. Consumption of fruits and vegetables based diet has pursuit a range of bioactive components, especially phytochemicals targeting life threatening ailments. In this context, lycopene is an extensively studied antioxidant potentially present in waterm...