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Open AccessThe turnover intentions and intentions to leave the country of foreign-born physicians in Finland: a cross-sectional questionnaire study
A physician shortage is a worldwide problem and foreign-born physicians fill in the shortage of physicians in many developed countries. One problem that is associated with the physician shortage is increased p...
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Open AccessExperienced time pressure and stress: electronic health records usability and information technology competence play a role
Electronic health records (EHRs) are an elementary part of the work of registered nurses (RNs) in healthcare. RNs are the largest group of healthcare workers, and their experiences with EHRs and their informat...
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Open AccessTesting the psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the cross-cultural competence instrument of healthcare professionals (CCCHP)
To test the validity of the Finnish version of the Bernhard et al.’s Cross-Cultural Competence instrument of Healthcare Professionals (CCCHP).
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Open AccessForeign-born physicians’ perceptions of discrimination and stress in Finland: a cross-sectional questionnaire study
Foreign-born physicians fill in the shortage of physicians in many developed countries. Labour market theory and previous studies suggest that foreign-born physicians may be a disadvantaged group with a higher...
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Open AccessPredictors of physicians’ stress related to information systems: a nine-year follow-up survey study
Among the important stress factors for physicians nowadays are poorly functioning, time consuming and inadequate information systems. The present study examined the predictors of physicians’ stress related to ...
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Open AccessFinnish physicians’ stress related to information systems keeps increasing: a longitudinal three-wave survey study
Poorly functioning, time-consuming, and inadequate information systems are among the most important work-related psychosocial factors causing stress in physicians. The present study examined the trend in the p...
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In many developed countries, including Finland, health care authorities customarily consider the international mobility of physicians as a means for addressing the shortage of general practitioners (GPs). This...
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Open AccessPhysical activity and change in quality of life during menopause -an 8-year follow-up study
The aim of this study was to study the role of menopausal status and physical activity on quality of life.
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It has been shown that levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is an effective treatment of menorrhagia. However, the discontinuation rate of LNG-IUS treatment is high, and little is known about...
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This one-year follow-up study (n = 130 at baseline, n =2745 at follow-up, aged 45–74 years) examined the relationship of patients’ perceptions of coronary heart disease (CHD) and illness-related factors with g...
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Glycemic control, self-care behaviors, and psychosocial factors among insulin treated diabetics: A test of an extended health belief model
The relations of diet adherence (DA) and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) to metabolic control, as measured with glycosylated hemoglobin A10(GHbA10), and correlates of self-care were examined among a type ...
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Health Related Quality of Life in Old Age
The LEIPAD-project is an international validation study of a Quality of life instrument for elderly population. The project is under patronage of WHO, and it is carried out by National Public Health Institute ...
