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D J Gines

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PubMed1986

Correlates of success of graduates of a coordinated undergraduate program.

Significant relationships were identified between dietetic student characteristics, several predictors of success, and success variables. Grades earned during the junior and senior college years were positively correlated, and the number of examinations on which the student failed to score 80% were negatively correlated with academic success in the preprofessional phase of the CUP. No relationship between professional behavior scores and any of the predictors was identified. Success in the registration examination for dietitians was positively correlated with both course grades and ACT scores; however, registration examination scores were not correlated with employers' assessments of the graduates' competence. Number of salary increases was significantly, positively related to extracurricular college activities, work experience, mathematics ACT scores, and preprofessional science grades. ACT scores, preprofessional science grades, and work experience prior to admission to the professional phase of the CUP were positively related to obtaining advanced degrees. Advanced degrees were also significantly, positively correlated with continuing education and dietetic association activities. The amount of professional and community involvement was best predicted from college extracurricular activities. Of all the predictors studied, preprofessional science grades and overall GPA were significantly, positively correlated with more success measures than any other predictors.

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PubMed1985

Dietary recall method comparison for hospitalized elderly subjects.

A study was made to compare accuracy of the 24-hour recall, including both number of items recalled and amounts of food eaten, for elderly subjects using three methods: I, unaided oral recall, II, printed questionnaire, and III, interview with actual-size color pictures of foods. Sixty hospitalized patients, age 65 to 94, were interviewed. Factors studied for influence on scores were age, sex, educational level, obesity, place of residence, and food preparer. Results showed no significant difference in scores owing to method used, except that 30 subjects above the median age of 76 scored higher on number of items recalled and amounts of food eaten when using the printed questionnaire. None of the demographic factors studied made a significant difference in scores.

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PubMed1985

Effect of gaming on absenteeism rate.

Gaming, a behavior modification technique, was used in an attempt to decrease absenteeism in a dietary department of a 426-bed medical center. A lottery reward system was used to reinforce the appropriate behavior (as identified by management) of perfect attendance. The intervention strategy did lower the absenteeism rate from 2.46% to 2.03%, not significant when tested by one-way analysis of variance at the 0.05 level. However, from an administrative standpoint, the decline in absenteeism was important because of the potential monetary savings.

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PubMed1981

Curriculum evaluation: a crucial component of dietetic programs.

The Nominal Group Technique was used to evaluate the existing CUP curriculum at Louisiana Tech University. Forty-five persons involved in the program participated in one of three workshops. The nominal group process successfully generated ranked and weighed "problem" statements to be addressed in program revision. The NGT allowed input from all individuals, leading to the clinical practitioners "owning" the crucial clinical experience component of the coordinated undergraduate program.

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