Parents' Beliefs about Medicines and Their Influence on Inhaled Corticosteroid Adherence in Children with Asthma.

The most widespread chronic condition observed amid children globally is asthma. Only half of children with asthma adhere to their prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) therapy. Parents' emotions and perspectives regarding asthma have an impact on inhalation corticosteroid adherence.

Perception of Illness and Fear of Inhaled Corticosteroid Use among Parents of Children with Asthma.

The most prevalent children's chronic disease worldwide is asthma which has notable negative impacts on patients' and parent's quality of life. Daily inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) therapy is a preferred controller choice. This study was conducted on 148 parents of asthmatic children to establish parents' perception of illness and fear of inhaled corticosteroids using B-IPQ and TOPICOP questionnaires.

Sleep EEG composition in the first three months of life in monozygotic and dizygotic twins.

We investigated genetic influence on sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) composition by a classical twin study of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins in the first 3 months of life. Polysomnographic (PSG) recordings were obtained in 10 MZ and 20 DZ twin pairs in the 37th, 46th, and 52nd week of postmenstrual age (PMA). The EEG power spectra were generated on the basis of fast Fourier transformation (FFT).

EEG polysomnographic study of maturational differences between twins.

The purpose of this pilot study is to asses the effects of multiple pregnancies on the maturation of the developing brain using the polysomnographic EEG recordings. Data from prospectively recorded 10 twin sets, born prematurely (mean 36 gestational week; range 33 - 38 GW) in the Split University Hospital Center, were analysed. We compared sleep architecture parameters in the twins at 37h and 44th postmenstrual age (PMA) with parameters that were expected at that PMA.

Attitudes towards science and alternative medicine of medical, economics and business, and electrical engineering students in Split, Croatia.

Aim: To assess attitudes of students at the Split University Schools of Medicine, Economics and Business, and Electrical Engineering towards science and alternative medicine.

Methods: There were 275 respondents surveyed for their opinion on science and different aspects of alternative medicine. The respondents were grouped into three major groups: medical students (83 or 30%), economics and business students (95 or 35%), and electrical engineering students (97 or 35%).