Decision Making

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Establishing reliability and validity of an instrument measuring Jordanian Muslim womens contraceptive beliefs.

We tested the psychometric properties of an instrument entitled intention to use oral contraceptive tool (IUOCT). This instrument was developed to evaluate Jordanian Muslim womens intention to use oral contraceptives (OCs). We used the theory of planned ...
Suha Al-Oballi Kridli, Kay Libbus (Health Care Women Int, 200212)
establishing-reliability-validity-instrument-measuring-jordanian.asp

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The impact of a teams aggressive reputation on the decisions of association football referees.

It has been suggested that individuals may use heuristic methods of reasoning and rely on schemata when a quick decision is necessary. Accordingly, it is possible that decisions made by sport officials may be influenced by prior knowledge they have about ...
Marc V Jones, Geoffrey C Paull, John Erskine (J Sports Sci, 200212)
impact-team-s-aggressive-reputation-decisions-association-football.asp

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The police officers dilemma: using ethnicity to disambiguate potentially threatening individuals.

Using a simple videogame, the effect of ethnicity on shoot/dont shoot decisions was examined. African American or White targets, holding guns or other objects, appeared in complex backgrounds. Participants were told to "shoot" armed targets and to "not ...
Joshua Correll, Bernadette Park, Charles M Judd, Bernd Wittenbrink (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200212)
police-officer-s-dilemma-ethnicity-disambiguate-potentially.asp

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Nurse staffing in long-term care facilities.

This qualitative study provides insight into how nurse administrators in long-term care facilities make staffing decisions and the factors they consider when making those decisions. The provides an evidenced-based framework for nurse administrators on ...
Christine Mueller (J Nurs Adm, 200212)
nurse-staffing-long-term-care-facilities.asp

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Decision making: neural correlates of response time.

Recent studies have measured the time taken by neural processes to decide between alternative stimuli. Overt responses are produced only as soon as neural processes are completed. The brain throttles the ...
Jeffrey D Schall (Curr Biol, 200212)
decision-making-neural-correlates-response-time.asp

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Womens decision-making about their health care: views over the life cycle.

This paper describes a compilation and further analysis of three qualitative studies, conducted independently, on womens health care decisions. Key areas regarding womens health, which span the life cycle, were examined including prenatal genetic ...
Judith Belle Brown, June Carroll, Heather Boon, Jean Marmoreo (Patient Educ Couns, 200212)
women-s-decision-making-health-care-views-over-life-cycle.asp

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Ethical considerations in neuroimaging and its impact on decision-making for neonates.

Neuroimaging can now provide information about structure and function. Despite new and improved neuroimaging technologies applicable to the newborn, predictions about later cognition, learning, social and emotional behavior, and neuromuscular ...
David K Stevenson, Amnon Goldworth (Brain Cogn, 200212)
ethical-considerations-neuroimaging-impact-decision-making-neonates.asp

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Intervention to promote appropriate blood use in India.

The decision to transfuse should be guided by information on the risks and benefits of transfusion. Safer alternatives should be considered. Properly screened blood or components from a reputable source should be used. In this study, a simple, ...
T J Bray, P Salil, H A Weiss, J D H Porter (Transfus Med, 200212)
intervention-promote-appropriate-blood-india.asp

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Quality of life: an outcomes perspective.

This article compares a traditional biomedical model with an outcomes model for evaluating medical and rehabilitation care. The traditional model emphasizes diagnosis and disease-specific outcomes. In contrast, the outcomes model emphasizes life ...
Robert M Kaplan (Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 200212)
quality-life-outcomes-perspective.asp

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The effect of do-not-resuscitate orders on physician decision-making.

The effect of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders on physicians decisions to provide life-prolonging treatments other than cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients near the end of life was explored using a cross-sectional mailed survey. Each survey ...
Mary Catherine Beach, R Sean Morrison (J Am Geriatr Soc, 200212)
effect-not-resuscitate-orders-physician-decision-making.asp