BACKGROUND Multi-morbidity, poly-pharmacy and cognitive impairment leave many old patients in a frail condition with a high risk of adverse outcomes if proper health care is not provided. Knowledge about available competence is necessary to evaluate whether we are able to offer equitable and balanced health care to older persons with acute and/or complex health care needs. This study investigat...

The study aimed to identify the relationship between leadership factors, organizational culture and teacher competence in private higher education institutions. Descriptive correlational research design was used this study. revealed that factors of educational leaders highly favorable with an average weighted mean 3.39, 3.37, very high 3.38. Correlations indicated there a significant Leadership...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of competencies and environmental factors on the success of rural entrepreneurs in kermanshah township. the statistical population consisted of 110 rural entrepreneurs that with using kerjci and morgan table, a sample size of 86 people were selected by random sampling technique. to collect the data, questionnaire was used. the analysis of find...

A new grading system is presented for evaluating and grading dental students' clinical competence and performance in paediatric dentistry at the undergraduate level. The Flexible Requirements System is a clinical competence evaluation system designed to address some of the common deficiencies of other requirements-based performance evaluation systems, by utilising a unique method of collecting ...

National income has a pervasive influence on the perception of ingroup stereotypes, with high status and wealthy targets perceived as more competent. In two studies we investigated the degree to which economic wealth of raters related to perceptions of outgroup competence. Raters' economic wealth predicted trait ratings when 1) raters in 48 other cultures rated Americans' competence and 2) Mexi...

In the United States, medical students must demonstrate a standard level of "cultural competence," upon graduation. Cultural competence is most often defined as a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, organization, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. The Association of American Medical Colleges developed ...

OBJECTIVES The purposes of this study were to (1) articulate the dimensions of Coping strategies used by physicians, and (2) determine whether Coping strategies alleviated Distress and enhanced Satisfaction with Competence. METHODS Comprehensive questionnaires on factors associated with Satisfaction with Competence were sent to a stratified sample of 5300 physicians across Canada. The respons...

The purpose of this study was to compare the achievement goal, self-determination and beliefs about the nature and determinants of sportive competence in function of competitive level in 3 groups of adult football players: Professionals (n=105), Semi-Professionals (n=156) and Amateurs (n=78). There were no signifi cant differences in motivational orientations as a function of a competitive leve...