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Evidence of Virtual Patients as a Facilitative Learning Tool on an Anesthesia Course
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Leung, Joseph Y. C.; Critchley, Lester A. H.; Yung, Alex L. K.; Kumta, Shekhar M. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Virtual patients are computerised representations of realistic clinical cases. They were developed to teach clinical reasoning skills through delivery of multiple standardized patient cases. The anesthesia course at The Chinese University of Hong Kong developed two novel types of virtual patients, formative assessment cases studies and storyline,…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Anesthesiology, Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation
Comparing among the Experiences of Self-Cutting, Hitting, and Scratching in Chinese Adolescents Attending Secondary Schools: An Interview Study
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You, Jianing; Ma, Congfen; Lin, Min-Pei; Leung, Freedom – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
This study examined adolescents' experiences associated with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and compared among the experiences of self-cutting, hitting, and scratching. Participants included 42 Chinese adolescents attending secondary schools. They had at least three NSSI episodes in the preceding year. Information about their experiences of NSSI…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Psychopathology, Comparative Analysis, Asians
Factorial Structure of the Pain Rehabilitation Expectations Scale: A Preliminary Study
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Cheing, Gladys L. Y.; Lai, Amy K. M.; Vong, Sinfia K. S.; Chan, Fong H. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The aim of this study was to report the preliminary validation results for the Pain Rehabilitation Expectations Scale (PRES). The PRES is a clinical tool developed to measure the expectations about rehabilitation treatment and outcome for people with back pain. Fifty people with chronic back pain were recruited from 11 physiotherapy outpatient…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Structure, Pain, Rehabilitation
Developing Positive Attitudes for Life in the Twenty-First Century: The 'Thought Power' Programme used with Teenage Students in Hong Kong.
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Lam, Judy; Winter, Sam – School Psychology International, 2000
A version of Chapman's Thought Power Programme, which focuses on stress identification, emotional versus physical pain, and problem solving, was administered to Hong Kong secondary school students. Data on harmful thoughts; helpful thoughts; general well being; and locus of control all revealed positive benefits of the program. Findings suggest a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Negative Attitudes