BACKGROUND The patient package insert, an information leaflet included by law in the packaging of prescription drugs, contains information for the user on the specific medication. OBJECTIVES To explore how patient information leaflets influence patient anxiety and adherence. METHODS A prospective cohort study was conducted in the practices of 15 family physicians. All patients receiving a n...

In this study, the effectiveness of training close reading has been evaluated on reducing exam anxiety (reducing Social Credit, cognitive barriers and tension mode) of female students in the 8th grade. The research method was an experimental type. The statistical population of the research was female students of the 5th district of Tehran who was studying at the eighth gra...

Previous research has shown that math anxiety negatively affected cognitive performance in adults and adolescents beyond arithmetic. In children, math anxiety has been reported to impair arithmetic performance mainly in girls, but the effect of math anxiety on other cognitive skills has not been investigated in children so far. To fill this gap, the present study examined the effects of math an...

Some music has been proved effectively to mitigate anxiety, beneficial to reading. However, little was known on its influence of reading behaviors and outcomes. Thanks to the advance of e-book technology, it becomes possible to track reading rate and outcomes in a real-time manner by the underlying mobile devices. This study intends to examine the effects of the Mozart piece K.448 (sonata for t...

Reduction of reading anxiety The purpose this paper is to sensitize teachers the phenomenon referred as and suggest approaches instruction that may reduce in high-reading-apprehensive language learners. activities suggested are based on pedagogically sound also appropriate for learners who do not experience anxiety.

OBJECTIVE To examine psychiatric morbidity and functional impairment of adolescents with and without poor reading skills during mid- to late adolescence. METHOD The sample consisted of 188 adolescents, 94 with poor reading skills and 94 with typical reading skills, screened from a larger sample in the public schools at age 15. To assess psychiatric disorders, participants were assessed annual...