background & aim : nurses are exposed to the changing demands in technology as they execute their patient-related duties in the workplace. integration of information technology (it) in healthcare systems improves the quality of care provided. nursing and midwifery students with prior exposure to computers tend to have a positive influence of it. this study was carried out to determine the attit...

background: breaking bad news to cancer patients is one of the important responsibilities in the oncology setting. the purpose of this study is develop and validate a new theoretically based tool for measurement of attitude and practice of physicians toward breaking bad news. methods: the psychometric properties of the scale were established by following the guidelines of clark and watson. in t...

AIM To elicit problem statements describing the consequences of vision impairment as a first step towards the development of a vision related quality of life instrument for use in India METHODS 46 focus groups were conducted in three regions of India. Separate focus groups were held for men and women and according to disease categories: cataract (24), glaucoma (six), diabetic retinopathy or m...