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J R Barclay

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PubMed2000

Air transport of passengers of advanced gestational age.

Many airlines and defense forces have policies relating to the routine air transport of pregnant females in advanced stages of gestation. These vary, but on average flying is discouraged once gestational age reaches 32 to 38 wk. These recommendations probably evolved out of historical conservatism and anecdotal inflight events. Review of the literature and the basic physiology involved suggests that air transport, both rotary wing and fixed wing, does not predispose to either an increase in or acceleration of obstetric events. In fact, the literature strongly suggests that air transport is frequently extremely valuable in obstetric emergencies, and has no impact in advanced uncomplicated pregnancy. It is concluded that obstetric cases can be safely transported at any gestational age.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Defining the surgical personality: a preliminary study.

Noting that noncognitive factors may be more predictive of success in a medical career than is intellectual ability or cognitive performance, we undertook a study to determine whether a surgical personality exists and to delineate the temperament and personality traits that contribute to its definition. The Krug Adult Personality Inventory, the Strelau Temperament Inventory, and Barclay's adjective checklist were administered to 110 physicians, 35 in a "controllable lifestyle" specialty, 28 in primary care, and 47 in surgery or a surgery subspecialty. In addition, participants completed a stress inventory. Results showed that surgeons form a distinct and homogeneous group based on temperament and personality traits. We suggest that noncognitive factors can be of use to medical educators in the selection, counseling, training, and evaluation of medical personnel.

General Surgery↗
PubMed1987

The Strelau Temperament Inventory as a broad classification system.

The Strelau Temperament Inventory (STI) is an instrument designed by Jan Strelau to measure broad characteristics of the central nervous system. In a study reported here an American version of it was administered to a group of introductory psychology students, along with the 16PF test and an adjective check list. The findings of this study suggests that the STI does measure high and low reactivity in individuals and may have potential uses for the classification of temperament characteristics in individuals, particularly as a process of determining appropriate learning or behavioral strategies designed to enhance learning.

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