The objective of the present study was to analyze the differences in rugby game statistics between winning and losing teams. The data from 58 games of round robin play from the Six Nations tournament from the 2003-2006 seasons were analyzed. The groups of variables studied were: number of points scored, way in which the points were scored; way teams obtained the ball and how the team used it; a...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of virtual reality simulation (VRS) on learning outcomes and retention of disaster training. The study used a longitudinal experimental design using two groups and repeated measures. A convenience sample of associate degree nursing students enrolled in a disaster course was randomized into two groups; both groups completed web-based modules; ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the overall health-related quality of life in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans. METHODS Participants with a diagnosis of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO), who were being followed-up at two specialized outpatient clinics of Pediatric Pulmonology in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and controls aged between 8 and 17 years, of both genders, were included in the st...

Background: The most important responsibilities of an education system are to create self-directed learning opportunities and develop the required skills for taking the responsibility for change. The present study aimed at determining the impact of a learning contract on self-directed learning and satisfaction of nursing students. Methods: A total of 59 nursing students participated in this exp...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between maternal attachment, perceived social support and breast-feeding sufficiency. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive correlational design. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY A state hospital and two family health centers in Sakarya, Turkey, between June to December 2011. METHODOLOGY The sample was 122 voluntary mothers who had healthy babies of 1 - 2 months old....

OBJECTIVE To develop a composite score for measurement of disease activity in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and assess its internal and external validity. METHODS A PMR activity score (AS) was designed and assessed for internal and external validity in two patient cohorts: 57 international patients evaluated primarily for development of the PMR-AS at baseline, weeks 4 and 24; and for validatio...

Learning environment is found to be important in determining students' academic success and learning. The goal of this study was to investigate the viewpoints of medical students toward learning environment based on The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS). This descriptive study was conducted using the Persian DREEM questionnaire...

BACKGROUND Abnormal values of the spatial angle between the directions of ventricular depolarization and repolarization (QRS-T) predict potently arrhythmic events and mortality in various patients groups. The study was designed to estimate QRS-T in a group of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, and to assess the possible association between QRS-T and coronary artery calcification (CAC), atherosc...

osteoporosis is a silent epidemy of today's world, and is also a prevalent problem of health in iran. the role of nutrients such as ascorbic acid, a key antioxidant vitamin, in this disease has recently attracted researchers' attention. in this study, we studied the relation between plasma ascorbic acid concentration and bone mineral density (bmd) in women referring to jami clinic, te...