BACKGROUND Vulnerable women are prone to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) due to their special conditions and poor knowledge about these diseases in the society. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the vulnerable women's self-care needs in knowledge, attitude and practice concerning STD. METHODS This is a cross-sectional-descriptive study conducted in 2014. The data collection ...

The French addictovigilance network (addictovigilance: surveillance of addiction), composed of 13 Addictovigilance Centres, was set up in 1990 in order to achieve reliable surveillance and evaluation of abuse and dependence cases due to psychoactive substances (alcohol and tobacco excepted). The detection of safety signals is one of the roles of the addictovigilance centres. Signals from sponta...

Introduction Behavioral addictions are a growing problem in the society. Digital technologies used by people of different ages, and their number is increasing every year. The precise reasons for development remain unknown. In case behavioral addictions, especially Internet addiction, significance personality traits behaviors predisposing an individual to such as depressiveness, anxiety, hostile...

OBJECTIVE To assess the nursing knowledge of acute pain management in a tertiary hospital. METHODS Three hundred closed-answer questionnaires were distributed in various hospital departments at King Khalid National Guard Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2007. Three main topics were tested in the questionnaire; nursing opinion on patient self-report of pain as a main indicator of pain inten...

Introduction: Internet addiction is increasing as a psycho physiological disorder with symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal symptoms, emotional disorders and social dysfunction among internet users. The purpose of this study is to answer the question of whether Internet addicts have more technology competence and capabilities or stereotype behavior. Methods and materials: This is a cross-sectio...

The present research explored rewarding bias and attentional deficits in Internet addiction (IA) based on the IAT (Internet Addiction Test) construct, during an attentional inhibitory task (Go/NoGo task). Event-related Potentials (ERPs) effects (Feedback Related Negativity (FRN) and P300) were monitored in concomitance with Behavioral Activation System (BAS) modulation. High-IAT young participa...

AIM The aim of the study was assess the meaning of preferred temporal orientation for results of alcohol dependence therapy. METHODS One hundred and sixteen (116) (95 men and 21 women) alcohol addict patients were evaluated at the beginning of the alcohol addiction outpatient therapy. The temporal orientation and attitude for time was assessed by using Temporal Orientation Questionnaire-AION ...