Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Aug 2008
Comparative Study"Inclusive Working Life" in Norway--experience from "Models of Good Practice" enterprises.
To determine whether enterprises belonging to the Bank of Models of Good Practice were more successful than average Norwegian enterprises in the reduction of sickness absence, promotion of early return to work, and prevention of early retirement. ⋯ Models of Good Practice enterprises had a higher than expected sickness absence rate. This indicates that it is difficult to identify Models of Good Practice enterprises and that they cannot be treated as role model enterprises. Good cooperation with the occupational health service and the empowerment and involvement of the employees is associated with a low sickness absence rate.
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Croatian medical journal · Aug 2008
EditorialPsychopharmacotherapy of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that develops after a psychological trauma usually caused by a situation perceived as deeply threatening to a person's life or integrity. Complex neurobiological changes triggered by such a traumatic and stressful experience may explain a wide range of PTSD symptoms and provide the rationale for psychopharmacological treatment. Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors make the first-line treatment of PTSD. ⋯ Other groups of medications, such as serotonin agonists and antagonists, new antidepressants, dual inhibitors of serotonin- and noradrenalin-reuptake, anticonvulsants, and opiate antagonists are also sometimes used in PTSD treatment. However, as shown in the present review, most clinical studies performed to date to investigate the effectiveness of different psychopharmacological agents in the therapy of PTSD have serious limitations in terms of small sample size, lack of blinding and randomization, and small effect size. More rigorously designed, comparative studies are needed to determine the usefulness, efficacy, tolerability, and safety of particular psychopharmaceutical drugs in the treatment of this therapeutically and functionally challenging disorder.
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Croatian medical journal · Jun 2008
Scaling-up undergraduate medical education: enabling virtual mobility by online elective courses.
To evaluate online elective courses at Croatian medical schools with respect to the virtual mobility of national teachers and students and virtual team collaboration. ⋯ Elective e-courses may be a successful model of how faculty and students at higher education institutions can collaborate and integrate e-learning into their current curricula.
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Croatian medical journal · Jun 2008
Factors affecting choice of specialty among first-year medical students of four universities in different regions of Turkey.
To determine the factors affecting medical students' choice of the specialty of family medicine. ⋯ Prestige, money, and personal development are important factors in career decision-making among medical students in Turkey. This should be taken into consideration when conducting reforms at the primary level.
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Croatian medical journal · Jun 2008
Relation between burnout syndrome and job satisfaction among mental health workers.
To identify predictors of burnout syndrome, such as job satisfaction and manifestations of occupational stress, in mental health workers. ⋯ Mental health workers exhibited a moderate degree of burnout syndrome, but there were no significant differences regarding their occupation. Generally, both dimensions of job satisfaction and manifestations of occupational stress proved to be relevant predictors of burnout syndrome.