Analysis of the relation between the evaluation and the passed rate of health education

Wechosetheevaluationofhealtheducationfrompatientstonursesasthemethodofnursingcaremanagement，andanalyzedtherelationbetweentheevaluationandthepassedrateofhealtheducation．Nowwesummarizethemasbelow．１Subjectsandmethods１．１SubjectsThepatientswerecamefromtworegionsinde－partmentofinternalmedicinefromSeptember１９９８toDecember２０００．Theirageswerefrom１８to５５．Theyallhadelementaryorsecondaryeducation，andwerefarmerorworker．TheyreceivedIIGradenursingcareandhadnohandicapincommunications…     

Northern Ireland--state of the arts? An evaluation of the use of the arts in teaching caring

In recent years, nursing literature has shown a growing interest in the use of the arts as a teaching medium in nurse education. This interest has been further fostered by the advent of the curriculum revolution, which has underlined the need for nurse educationalists to attempt more innovative teaching strategies in helping their students develop caring skills. However, little has been done to establish the extent to which this medium is actually being used by teachers. The authors report on a survey which was carried out across Northern Ireland to gather evidence on the use of this strategy from teachers of nursing, midwifery and health visiting.     

Advances in the study of the effects of enteric α-defensins on the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases

防御素作为小肠腺泡底部潘氏细胞分泌的主要抗菌肽,具有广谱的杀菌、抗炎、抗病毒功能,对肠道的黏膜屏障功能和免疫功能都有非常重要的维持和调节作用.近年发现防御素和炎症性肠病(IBD)的发病联系紧密.现将近年来肠源性防御素在IBD发病机制中作用的研究进展进行综述,以期为今后IBD的治疗提供一定的理论依据.     

Drug-eluting stents: the beginning of the end of restenosis?

In multiple clinical trials, patients who received drug-eluting stents instead of plain stents during percutaneous coronary interventions had rates of restenosis that were lower by roughly one half to three fourths, depending on how restenosis was defined and on the population studied. These stents will likely be used more and more as their indications evolve.     

Validation of the Hungarian version of the Roland–Morris disability questionnaire

Abstract

Purpose: To create a cross-culturally adapted and clinically valid Hungarian version of the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMQ). Methods: After the translation and cross-cultural adaptation process, a total of 133 patients were included into the quality measurement study. Validity and reliability domains of the Hungarian RMQ were tested following the COSMIN guideline. Differences between clinically different patient groups were measured. Correlations of the RMQ with the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF assessment (WHOQoL) and pain were also calculated. To assess the reliability dimension, internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) was determined and the test–retest method was used to calculate the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the standard error of measurement (SEM) and the minimal detectable change (MDC). Results: Patients indicated for surgery or having neurological deficit had significantly higher RMQ scores. RMQ strongly correlated with pain (r?=?0.61), ODI (r?=?0.81) and physical subscale of WHOQoL (r?=??0.7). Reliability of the Hungarian RMQ was expressed with a Cronbach’s α of 0.87, ICC of 0.91 (p?<?0.001) and SEM and MDC as 1.71 and 4.74 points, respectively. Conclusions: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation process of the RMQ into Hungarian language was successful resulting in a reliable and valid measurement tool with good psychometric properties.

• Implications for Rehabilitation

• Low back pain (LBP) related disability is a big health, social and economical problem in industrial countries.

• Correct evaluation of spine related disability can be performed using valid and reliable national versions of condition specific patient reported questionnaires such as the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMQ).

• After the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Hungarian RMQ, it can be reliably used for the evaluation of LBP patients and for their follow-up during a rehabilitation process.