OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence of diagnosed depressive disorders, depressive symptoms and use of antidepressant medication between nursing home residents with and without dementia. METHODS This cross-sectional study used Minimal Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument 2.1 data collected in seven nursing homes located in an urbanized region in the Netherlands. Trained nurse assista...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Stress and burnout impact resident physicians. This prospective study tests the hypothesis that a mindfulness-based resilience intervention would decrease stress and burnout in residents. METHODS Resident physicians from the Departments of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and Anesthesia at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, participated in two or three 1-hour sessions of m...

BACKGROUND Although stroke is recognised as a major factor in admission to nursing home care, data is lacking on the extent and nature of the disabilities and dependency in nursing homes arising from stroke. A national study conducted in nursing homes can quantify the number of residents with stroke in nursing homes, their disability and levels of dependency. METHODS A cross-sectional survey ...

Background: Medical professionalism helps physicians adopt a proper and good healing action for the patients based on their particular circumstance. This study was conducted to assess professionalism in surgical residents, using a 360-degree evaluation technique in several teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This study was conducted on all the second and third year surgery residents...

background and purpose: medical education programs' success depends on the efficiency and adequacy of clinical experiences, one of the most important factors recognized in this field is learning atmosphere and environment. professor’s features, students' learning experiences and characteristics of the program implementation environment are of those cases that vary in different universities. one...

A physician performs two tasks: making diagnoses and determining treatments. To reduce medical error, residents are supposed to consult their supervisors when they face uncommon circumstances. However, recent research shows that residents are reluctant to do so. This paper presents a model that explains (i) which residents shy away from consulting; (ii) when residents are reluctant; (iii) the i...

background: pain has been one of the most debilitating symptoms of cancer. the aim of this study was to evaluate residents' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding pain control in cancer patients. methods: in a descriptive study, 69 randomly selected third-year various residents practicing in teaching hospitals of shahid beheshti school of medicine participated in this study. they have prov...

background: burnout is currently a major concern among physicians due to their high level of stress at work. there are several reports on various levels of burnout in residency programs due to several predisposing factors. the aim of this systematic review was to estimate a more precise prevalence of burnout among residents of obstetrics and gynecology. methods: pubmed, science direct and scopu...

introduction: in medical education, particularly in residency courses, most of the training occurs in real clinical environments. workplace-based learning profoundly affects students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice; therefore, it should be properly planned. due to the extensiveness of the clinical environment and its importance in training residents, investigating how residents learn in the...

OBJECTIVES To develop and implement a pediatric clinical skills assessment (PCSA) for residents, using children as standardized patients (SPs); to assess the psychometric adequacy of the PCSA and use it to evaluate the performance of residents; and to evaluate the feasibility of using child SPs and the response of the residents and the child SPs to participation in the PCSA. METHODS Ten 22-mi...