International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Critical Results Management among the Medical Laboratory Technologists in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Critical Results Management among the Medical Laboratory Technologists in Southern Province, Sri Lanka Liyanage, G.L.J.J.K.; Amarasingha, A.A.D.S.; Senevirathna, K.C.K.; Bandara, W.V.R.T.D.G. Critical results require immediate medical intervention. The study aimed to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices on critical results management among Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs) in southern province, Sri Lanka. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a selfadministered, pre-tested questionnaire with the participation of 85 MLTs. The results were analysed using SPSS software version 21. 32.9% of the participants stated that there is a critical result management system in the laboratory and 42.4% stated that there is no critical result management system in the laboratory. Among the participants, 23.5% were not aware whether there is a critical result management system in their laboratory. Study participants were categorized based on their knowledge and practice scores. The mean (SD) knowledge score and practice score of the participants were 42.20(±11.67) and 43.39(±10.66). MLTs exceeding ten years of experience had a significantly higher knowledge score (50.38±10.51) compared to MLTs with less than ten years of experience (40.67±11.07, p=0.008). The MLTs with more than 30 years of experience had a significantly higher practice score (58.25±3.95) compared to MLTs with less than one year of experience (39.30±7.57, p=0.002). There was no statistically significant difference in knowledge score and practice score between MLTs with reference to gender, age or education. The overall knowledge and practice of MLTs on critical results management is not satisfactory. The overall attitudes of MLTs on critical results management are satisfactory. The study emphasizes the value of conducting educational and training programs on critical results management and the evaluation of their effectiveness.

An analysis of factors influencing for productivity of rubber smallholdings: A case study in Moneragala District of Sri Lanka

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An analysis of factors influencing for productivity of rubber smallholdings: A case study in Moneragala District of Sri Lanka Gunarathne, P.K.K.S; Thennakoon, T.M.S.P.K; Edirisinghe, J.C.

The Importance of Computerized Mortuary Registers: A Study Conducted in Sri Lanka

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The Importance of Computerized Mortuary Registers: A Study Conducted in Sri Lanka Ariyarathna, H.T.D.W. Monitoring of the trends and patterns seen in judicial autopsies is critical for planning interventions in the health sector. Statistical analyses about judicial post-mortems are not adequately performed to date. Anyhow, if there are computerized mortuary registers, such statistical analysis will be an easy task. This research enables the identification of pertinent demographic data, manner and cause of death, inquest types and police jurisdictions in the postmortem examinations conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. A retrospective descriptive study was conducted over a 5-year period, from January 2015 to December 2019. The data were analyzed with SPSS software and Microsoft Excel 365. The p value, < .05 was set as significant in the chi-square test. Details of 4760 post-mortems were analyzed in total. The autopsies had a male to female ratio of 3.7:1. The number of postmortems performed varied by month, and no clear pattern was discernible. There was a nearly twofold increase in autopsies performed on people aged 50 and under. There was no significant relationship between the ability to provide the cause of death and sex. Significant associations were observed between age and the ability to provide the cause of death, between the ability to provide the cause of death and the type of inquest, and between the type of inquest and the manner of death. The ratio of magisterial inquests to those conducted by the Inquirer into Sudden Deaths (ISDs) was 1:11.5. The ratio of natural to unnatural to undetermined autopsies was 5:2:1. Mt Lavinia, Dehiwala, and Piliyandala were the three police areas most heavily involved. It is emphasized in this study that combining findings with a Geographic Information System in the context of geospatial technology can widely be used in the field of Forensic medicine too.

Inculcating Professional Ethics among Employees in the Workplace: A Systematic Literature Review

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Inculcating Professional Ethics among Employees in the Workplace: A Systematic Literature Review De Zoysa, A. H. N. Professional ethics has become a vital and challenging topic in today's environment. Thus, the goal of this study is to encourage and enhance ethical behaviour among employees, as well as to foster a strong professional ethics culture inside organizations. In this sense, the study's goal is to accomplish three objectives. First, it explains what professional ethics is and how it affects an organisation. Second, the article emphasizes the importance and necessity of cultivating an ethical culture inside a company. Finally, the study investigates how employees’ attitudes influence workplace ethics and some implications are derived from the findings. Secondary data sources such as journals, articles, books, research papers, and websites were used in this study, which was mostly performed using a qualitative research approach. The study's findings indicate that employees' attitudes have an influence on organizations' workplace ethics. According to the findings of this study, professional ethics is essential for any organization to establish and sustain a strong and ethical culture among its employees. Therefore, managers should focus not just on achieving corporate goals while fostering meaningful working relationships, but also on encouraging ethical behaviour among employees.