Nurses, as primary healthcare providers who maintain regular patient contact, play a crucial role in preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE). This study aims to explore nurses' perceptions, knowledge, and barriers related VTE prevention. A descriptive cross-sectional was conducted among 263 staff nurses governmental hospitals the Hail region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data collection took place ...


 The purpose of this study is to investigate researchers’ attitudes, perceptions, and barriers toward scholarly publication. current research can be a foundation for conversations on removing obstacles A total 284 researchers participated in the present study. This quantitative analysis based structured questionnaire through convenient sampling. For gathering data, self-administered was d...

Background & Aims of the Study : D iet observance plays a crucial role in improvement of life quality for hemodialysis patients. The present survey aims at determining the factors relevant to diet observance in hemodialysis patients admitted in hemodialysis centers in Qom in 2014. Materials and Methods: Through this descriptive survey, the sample population, which included 60 qualified hemodial...

Moving from Public Housing to Homeownership: Perceived Barriers to Program Participation and Success The goals of public housing have evolved from providing shelter to providing opportunities for escaping from welfare and buying one’s own home. Despite numerous federal policies aimed at enhancing resident self-sufficiency and homeownership through programs run by local public housing authoritie...

BACKGROUND Oral health is a basis for general health and well-being and affects physical and psychological aspects of the human life. The aim of this study was to determine the power of the health belief model in general and the role of perceived severity and its components in particular in predicting tooth brushing behavior among young adolescents. METHODS This was a cross sectional study of...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to identify barriers for meeting the fruit, vegetable and fish guidelines in older Dutch adults and to investigate socio-economic status (SES) differences in these barriers. Furthermore, we examined the mediating role of these barriers in the association between SES and adherence to these guidelines. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA...

This paper presents a new model, MUSCLE (Multidirectional Scanning for Line Extraction), for automatic vectorization of raster images with straight lines. The algorithm of the model implements the line thinning and the simple neighborhood methods to perform vectorization. The model allows users to define specified criteria which are crucial for acquiring the vectorization process. In this model...

OBJECTIVES The study sought to determine barriers to accessing oral health services amongst the elderly residing in retirement villages in Johannesburg. The objectives were to determine the normative and perceived oral health needs, the barriers experienced and the predictors of oral health utilisation. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. Three hundred and eight (n=308) pa...