This Master thesis analyzes how often the specialists of health care, education and law enforcement are facing suicidal behavior, what is their knowledge and attitude toward suicide and its prevention and possibilities to participate at suicide prevention. Aim: to analyze the attitudes, possibilities and readiness of different specialists towards suicide prevention. Objectives: 1. to assess how often the specialists of health care, education and law enforcement are facing suicidal behavior; 2. to evaluate knowledge and attitudes of specialists of health care, education and law enforcement toward suicide and its prevention; 3. to analyze to possibilities of different specialists to participate in suicide prevention; 4. to submit recommendations to regional community authority for community empowerment in suicide prevention. Methodology: Cross-sectional anonymous questionnaires were used for the survey. The questionnaire consists of 27 questions, including the open and closed type questions. The questionnaires were distributed in the institutions and were collected next day. The data was proceeded and analyzed using statistical data analysis batch SPSS 12,0 The research was made in the randomly chosen institutions; medical institutions of all types and police commissariats of the region. Results: the majority of specialists of health care, education and law enforcement of Rokishkis are facing the suicidal behavior of clients and patients at their work. All specialists admit... [to full text]

Darbo tikslas. Palyginti ir įvertinti Kauno medicinos universitete (KMU) besimokančių užsieniečių ir lietuvių studentų mitybos ypatumus, žinias ir jų požiūrį į sveiką mitybą. Uždaviniai. 1) Palyginti KMU besimokančių užsieniečių ir lietuvių studentų mitybos ypatumus. 2) Įvertinti KMU besimokančių užsieniečių ir lietuvių studentų turimas žinias apie mitybą. 3) Išanalizuoti KMU besimokančių užsieniečių ir lietuvių studentų požiūrį į sveiką mitybą. Tyrimo metodika. Buvo tiriami KMU besimokantys lietuvių ir užsienio studentai. Respondentai apklausti naudojant anoniminį anketinį apklausos būdą. Anketą sudarė 57 klausimai. Klausimynas sudarytas remiantis panašių tarptautinių tyrimų (Finbalt Health Monitor, HBSC 2001/02 ir kt.) patirtimi. Ištyrėmė 175 Lietuvos studentus ir 167 studentus užsieniečius (atsakas atitinkamai 87,5 ir 83,5 proc.). Statistinių duomenų analizė- rezultatų apdorojimui buvo naudojamas programinis statistinis duomenų paketas SPSS16.0 for Windows. Hipotezėms, kad požymiai tarpusavyje susiję, tikrinti skaičiuotas chi kvadrato ( ) kriterijus. Statistinių hipotezių reikšmingumui įvertinti pasirinktas 95 proc. reikšmingumo lygmuo (p<0,05- reikšmingas, p< 0,01- labai reikšmingas, p<0,001- ypatingai reikšmingas). Rezultatai. Nustatėme, kad reguliariai (kasdien arba beveik kasdien) sportavo nedidelė dalis respondentų (lietuvių - 23,1 proc., užsienio studentų- 30,6 proc.). 60 proc. lietuvių studentų vyrų bent kartą per savaitę vartojo alkoholinius gėrimus, o užsienio... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Aim of the study. To comapre and evaluate eating habits, knowledges and attitudes of healthy nutrition among Lithuanian and foreign students in Kaunas University of Medicine (KMU). Objectives. 1) To compare eating habits among Lithuanian and foreign students in KMU. 2) To assess Lithuanian and foreign student‘s knowledges of nutrition in KMU. 3) To analyze Lithuanian and foreign student‘s attitudes of healthy nutrition in KMU. Methods. Object of the research- Lithuanian and foreign students in Kaunas University of Medicine. Research methods- an anonymous survey using a specially designed questionnaire (57 questions) was carried out on 175 Lithuanian and 167 foreign students at KMU. The questions were taken from international researches (Finbalt Health Monitor, HBSC 2001/02, and etc). Methods of the statistical analysis- statistical significance of data was measured by the criteria 2, number of the freedom degree (df) and the statistical significance. When the features were analyzed referring to other indexes, differences were found as statistically significant when the significance level p< 0,05. Results. It was established that minority of students are doing exercises (daily or almoust daily) regularly (Lithuanians- 23,1%, foreign students- 30,6%). 60% of Lithuanian students males are taking any alcohol drink at least once a week, while foreign students only 32,7%, among the females were received similar results, about a third of women consume alcohol at least once a week... [to full text]