S. Kotrotsiou

The Relationship of Basic School Skills and Psychological Characteristics in Roma

Introduction The relationship between basic educational skills andpsychological characteristics in Roma is not fully explored. Objectives This study examined the potential association amongbasic skills of reading and writing and psychopathology, shame, hostility andanxiety as trait in Romani community members. Aims To test the link between basic school skills and psychologicalcharacteristics in Roma citizenships in Greece. Methods In this study 361 Roma residents in region of Greece were participated. The sample consisted of 125 men and 236women with mean age 34 years (SD = 13, ranged 18-73)The participants completed:a) question for the recording of social-demographic characteristics a) The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, b) The Other as Shamer Scale, c) The Experience of Shame Scale, d) The Hostility and Direction of Hostility Questionnaire, and e) The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results One hundred thirty two out of361 Roma have the skill of reading while 131 out of those have the ability towriting. There were no statistical significant differences between the twosexes (reading p=.094 and writing p=.127) We did not found any significantassociations among the skill of reading and the psychological characteristicsthat investigated in the present study, by using general linear models (MANCOVA). Regardingskills of writing statistical significant associations were found in terms ofdepression (p=? Conclusions The analysis of Roma education related to theirpsychological profile is important, as it tries to reveal the ambivalence ofthe psychological situation in which the Gypsies may exist.

Perceptions of Roma People Towards Public Health System and a Classification into Homogeneous Groups Using K-means Cluster Analysis

Background The our knowledge about the attitudes of the Romatowards health system has not been fully investigated. Objectives To present theperceptions, the feelings and the beliefs of Roma people towards public healthsystem. Aims To investigate the attitudes of the Roma towards public health system Methods Participants were 361 Romani, living in the centralGreece area. The Others as Shamer Scale, Experience of Shame Scale, State/TraitAnxiety Inventory, Family Environment Scale and Symptom Check List wereadministered to collect the data along with a detailed questionnaire whichrecorded the social and economic factors that may affect the psychologicalcharacteristics studied. Perceptions and beliefs of Roma people towards publichealth facilities were recorded using the PBQ questionnaire that was designedand administered for first time in this study. Results Feelings of abandonment and social discriminationcorresponded to higher scores of shame. The inability to understand medicalinstructions, the feeling of being different and the need to surrounded byrelatives while in the hospital are correlated with psychopathology and shameindexes whereas strong family structure corresponds to improved perceptionstowards public health system. As an attempt to classify the respondents inhomogeneous groups towards their responses in PBQ questionnaire we appliedcluster analysis and a three group solution is proposed. Lack of education andharder living condition characterize the cluster with the most negativefeelings towards public health system. Conclusions . The results ofthis paper may be useful in policy makers and persons looking to create interventionsin this minority.

1615 – Internal shame: differences between men and women greek roma

Introduction International and Greek literature on Roma psychological features remains exceptionally limited. Objective This study examined the internal shame on Greek Roma. Aim Present study evaluated internal shame in a Roma population living in Greece and assess the differentiation of these feelings between Roma men and women. Materials and methods 361 individuals (125 male and 236 female with mean age 33.96 SD=12.77), residents of the general area of Greece, participated in the present study. The measuring tools used were: a) the Experience of Shame Scale (ESS), b) a questionnaire concerning socio-demographic information. Results The mean of the internal shame (ESS total) was 39.68 ± 10.67 (men), 49.06 ± 14.20 (women) (p= .000). The mean of the behavioral shame was 18.00 ± 5.61 (men), 20.69 ± 6.12 (women) (p= .000). The analysis of variance between age groups showed that age and Educational level did not affect the internal shame in Greek Roma. Marital status had a significant effect on internal shame of Greek Roma where the application of the Bonferonni criterion found that divorced participants demonstrated a statistical significant difference from those with different marital status (p =.009), the latter had lower levels of internal shame. Conclusion Levels of internal shame in the group of Roma women is very high and higher than Roma men and the influence of marital status on the internal shame is important for Greek Roma.

Nursing and medical students’ perceptions of educational environment and their association with hostility dimensions

of the workshop with the underpinning theories and concepts of full team immersive simulation and DS. This was followed by a practical session on the equipment set up. The workshop ended with discussions on the use of DS in simulation-based training, assessment and research. Follow-up consultations were available for the participated institutes. After the workshop, the participants were asked to fill in a short questionnaire for feedback. All participants strongly agreed/agreed that the content of the workshop was adequate and they understood the DS concept better after the workshop. 90% of the participants strongly agreed/agreed the workshop was very useful for people who are interested in DS. 80% of them agreed that the workshop met their expectations and educational goals. In follow-up interviews, participants also revealed the significance of follow-up consultations that help the stakeholders and local technicians to realise their plans in running simulations with the technologies. In conclusion, by using the example of DS, the current interventional programme was feasible and beneficial to the participants. It further reinforces the significance of strategic planning in adopting new technologies and concepts in everyday medical education.