...Juan Antonio Jiménez-Álvarez; Álvaro Borrallo-Riego; María Dolores Guerra-Martín Purpose This study aimed to explore Nursing students' opinions and perceptions of their experiences with Clinical Simulation services at three centres affiliated with a public university in southern Spain. Design...

...Abdullah Khamis Ambusaidi; Huda Al-Dayri; Iman Al-Jabri; Muna Al-Afifi Purpose The research aims to investigate the effectiveness of training program in sustainable health on grade nine students’ acquisition of health concepts and their perceptions of a sustainable healthy lifestyle. Design...

... of knowledge about BC in rural communities and analyses how the prevalent perceptions and beliefs impact women's lives and delay the diagnosis. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on 42 in-depth interviews with the women who have undergone BC treatment during the past five years...

... or the environment. The findings suggest that psychological factors such as personal values, food knowledge and food mavenism may be more important influences over these perceptions than respondents’ demographic characteristics. Originality/value This research is novel as it explores consumers’ views about...

...Afzal Sheikh; Sunil Vadera; Michael Ravey; Gary Lovatt; Grace Kelly Purpose Over 200,000 young people in the UK embark on a smoking career annually, thus continued effort is required to understand the types of interventions that are most effective in changing perceptions about smoking amongst...

... that can impact the learning outcomes in health education. The purpose of this paper is to map adolescents’ perceptions of alcohol in Punjab, India and how these perceptions are related to their attitudes towards their social surroundings and the media. Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire...

...Irina A. Iles; Anita Atwell Seate; Leah Waks Purpose – Previous studies have documented that exposure to stereotypical information about certain social groups leads to unfavorable perceptions and feelings toward that group. Integrating insights from the mental illness stigma and the social...

... of respondents provided estimates of between 10 and 20 per cent, 12 per cent of them underestimated the occurrence of asthma, but most (86 per cent) overestimated its prevalence. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Health Schools Young people Perceptions Asthma is a condition in which the bronchial...

... to be important echoes the traditional view that women are the ones who take care of the family′s health. Education Health Organizational behaviour Perceptions Questionnaires Schools Students School health education is, by its cross‐curricular nature, often not apparent to pupils. The general...

... person: “Draw a picture of someone doing something risky”. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Children Education Health Perceptions Risk I don′t want to worry you. But your risk of being killed by a meteorite is as high as that of being killed in an aeroplane crash. This fact was headline news...