PURPOSE Despite the importance of body satisfaction on self concept and well being, there is little study about it or its consequences in Iranian populations, a part of Asian culture. The aim of this study was the assessment of body satisfaction and body management strategies in Iranian university students. WORK METHOD This survey was performed based on a self-administrated questionnaire in 5...

The article argues that it is necessary to move e-learning beyond learning management systems and engage students in an active use of the web as a resource for their selfgoverned, problem-based and collaborative activities. The purpose of the article is to discuss the potential of social software to move e-learning beyond learning management systems. An approach to use of social software in sup...

BACKGROUND Tomorrow's physicians must learn to access, retrieve, integrate and apply current information into ambulatory patient encounters, yet few medical schools teach 'real time' information management. METHODS We compared two groups of clerkship students' information management skills using a standardized patient case. The intervention group participated in case-based discussions includi...

INTRODUCTION Time management skills are essential for nursing students' success, and development of clinical competence. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between time management skills and anxiety and academic motivation of nursing students in Tehran medical sciences universities in 2015. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out on 441 nursing students in ...

AIM To evaluate the impact of a structured pain education programme on pre-registration children's nursing students' knowledge of and attitudes to the management of child pain. METHOD A total of 127 pre-registration children's nursing students participated. A pre/post-intervention design was used to compare participants' knowledge of and attitudes to pain and pain management in children befor...

Research has demonstrated that dental students experience considerable stress during their training. Students' anxiety is likely to be especially high when they perform their first pediatric restorative procedure. The aims of this study were to provide a description of dental students' level of anxiety and typical coping strategies and to evaluate the use of a distress management intervention f...

OBJECTIVE The importance of proper management of inpatient hyperglycemia is increasingly being recognized. However, the curriculum for 4th-year medical students has lagged behind current clinical recommendations. The aim of this study was to assess the baseline knowledge of medical subinterns on inpatient diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In the 2005-2006 school year, subinterns were give...

Heart failure is a prevalent and costly condition. Patients with better self-management are less likely to be rehospitalized. An online interactive heart failure module was developed and integrated into a medical-surgical nursing course to assist students in learning how to care for patients with heart failure. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the integration of an online heart ...