IMPACT OF LEADER'S INVOLVEMENT IN AGILE MATURITY ASSESSMENTS

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Microbusinesses and Occupational Stress: Emotional Demands, Job Resources, and Depression Among Korean Immigrant Microbusiness Owners in Toronto, Canada / 예방의학회지

OBJECTIVES: While occupational stress has long been a central focus of psychological research, few studies have investigated how immigrant microbusiness owners (MBOs) respond to their unusually demanding occupation, or how their unresolved occupational stress manifests in psychological distress. Based on the job demands-resources model, this study compared MBOs to employees with regard to the relationships among emotional demands, job resources, and depressive symptoms. METHODS: Data were derived from a cross-sectional survey of 1288 Korean immigrant workers (MBOs, professionals, office workers, and manual workers) aged 30 to 70, living in Toronto and surrounding areas. Face-to-face interviews were conducted between March 2013 and November 2013. RESULTS: Among the four occupational groups, MBOs appeared to endure the greatest level of emotional demands, while reporting relatively lower levels of job satisfaction and job security; but MBOs reported the greatest job autonomy. The effect of emotional demands on depressive symptoms was greater for MBOs than for professionals. However, an inspection of stress-resource interactions indicated that though MBOs enjoyed the greatest autonomy, the protective effects of job satisfaction and security on the psychological risk of emotional demands appeared to be more pronounced for MBOs than for any of the employee groups. CONCLUSIONS: One in two Korean immigrants choose self-employment, most typically in family-owned microbusinesses that involve emotionally taxing dealings with clients and suppliers. However, the benefits of job satisfaction and security may protect MBOs from the adverse mental health effects of job stress.

Principales hábitos de medicación por los propietarios de caninos que acuden a consulta veterinaria en Pasto, Nariño, Colombia / Main medication habits in dogs made by theirowners who come to veterinary consultation in Pasto, Nariño, Colombia

El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar los hábitos de medicación en caninos por parte de los propietarios, antes de la consulta médica, y clasificar los medicamentos utilizados por grupo farmacológico. Para ello se realizó un estudio de utilización de medicamentos por medio de un cuestionario dirigido a 196 propietarios en seis clínicas veterinarias. Se encontró que el 95% de los propietarios medicaban a sus mascotas antes de la consulta médica. En el 6,4 % de los casos no coincidió la medicación que administraron con el diagnóstico final emitido por el médico veterinario, ya que la patología derivaba de otro sistema. El 63% optó por utilizar la vía oral como medio para administrar medicamentos. Las dos formas farmacéuticas más utilizadas fueron la líquida (55,91%) y la sólida (32,8%). El grupo farmacológico más utilizado fue el de los analgésicos no esteroidales (24,73%). Según la correlación fármaco-dosis- frecuencia-patología, el 98% de los propietarios no administraron adecuadamente los medicamentos. Se concluye que los propietarios medican a sus mascotas sin recomendación del médico veterinario, la mayoría de ellos lo realizan con productos no aprobados para uso en caninos, y las dosis utilizadas son incorrectas y no tienen en cuenta la frecuencia de administración.

The main objective of this work is determining the habits of medication in dogs by the owners before the veterinary consultation, and to classify the drugs used by pharmacological group. A study of drug use was performed by means of a questionnaire sent to 196 owners in six veterinary clinics. In 95% of owners, medication habits were evidenced before medical consultation. In 6.4% of cases, administered medication to pets did not match with the final diagnosis issued by the veterinarian, since the pathology derived from another system. 63% opted for using mouth for giving medication. The two pharmaceutical forms most used were liquid (55.91%) and solid (32.8%). The most used pharmacological group was the non-steroidal analgesics (24.73%). According to the drug-dose-frequency-pathology correlation, 98% of owners did not administer medications properly. The findings are: the owners medicate their pets without veterinary doctor recommendation, most of them do it with products which are not approved for being used in dogs, and doses used are incorrect and do not take into account the frequency of administration.