This research addressed the impact that expertise has on the use of uncertain geographic information for assessing the flooding risk of sites in the landscape. An online survey was developed and administered to fifty-six participants to collect initial insight into possible differences between experts and novices. In the survey, participants were required to assess the risk of an identified sit...

conclusions according to the results of this study, it is necessary to implement educational intervention in order to allow students to identify risk factors and overcome barriers to understanding the implications of the disease in this context. background hepatitis b is the most common cause of liver disease, and medical students are a risk group for the disease given their future occupations....

objective: the goal of the present study was to assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking and its relationship to other risk taking behaviors, perceived familial support and religiosity among college students in tabriz, iran . method: in this study, 1837 randomly selected students participated and completed a self-administered questionnaire inquiring demographic characteristics, risk taking be...

Schizophrenia is associated with poor quality of life (QOL). Whereas the effects of neurocognitive deficits and psychopathology on QOL of schizophrenia patients have recently been elucidated, little is known about social cognitive deficits in this regard. This study investigated the influence of social cognition on QOL in schizophrenia. A sample of 1032 patients, 1011 of their siblings, and 552...

PURPOSE The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of unmet needs among breast cancer survivors, to assess the relationships between unmet needs and depression and quality of life, and to explore the extent to which unmet needs of breast cancer patients relate to the time elapsed since surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among 1,250 eligible patients who participated in the study, 1,084 cas...

abstract   background: due to the high incidence of breast cancer and the effect of its early diagnosis on decreasing morbidity and mortality, we used the gail model to study breast cancer risk in iranian women.   methods: this study was done in a simple randomized way. participants were 2000 iranian women older than 35 years old. the questionnaire consisted of demographic data such as age, rac...

background: the aim of this study was to determine bioavailability heavy metal concentrations of cu, cd, cr, co and zn and health risk assessment in different types of klang district, selangor (malaysia) urban surface soil using in physiologically based extraction test in vitro human digestion model. methods: a total of 76 urban surface soil was sampled based on seven different types of land us...

OBJECTIVE We conducted a cross sectional study to investigate the quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer patients after treatment for one year and identify factors which may facilitate improvements in health care for breast cancer. METHODS A total of 154 patients of breast cancer were collected from The First Affiliated Hospital of Harerbin Medical University during May 2008 and May 2010, and...

OBJECTIVES Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience psychosocial factors that increase their risk for poor disease management and health outcomes. Routine assessment of psychosocial factors that perpetuate health disparities is recommended. The Psychosocial Assessment Tool 2.0_General (PAT2.0_GEN) AYA is a psychosocial screener with potential clinical utilit...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine symptom distress and quality of life (QOL) in newly diagnosed patients with sarcoma receiving chemotherapy. DESIGN Pilot study; descriptive, quantitative. SETTING Urban community cancer center in the northeastern United States. SAMPLE 11 newly diagnosed patients with sarcoma. METHODS Participants completed the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale and the Funct...