Assessing Experience and Perception of Patients about OPD Services

Quality of Experience: User's Perception about Web Services

Web service composition enables seamless and dynamic integration of Web services. The behavior of participant Web services determines the overall performance of a composition. Therefore, it is important to choose high quality services for service composition. Existing Web service selection and discovery approaches rely on non-functional aspects (also known as quality of service or QoS) e.g., re...

Beliefs and perceptions about cancers among patients attending radiotherapy OPD in Delhi, India.

The prevalence of beliefs and myths amongst cancer patients is a reflection of the level of knowledge in the community regarding cancer. Such beliefs influence the health seeking behaviour of patients and may lead to delay in seeking medical care. The present study revealed that myths and misconceptions are widely prevalent among cancer patients in India. The perception regarding causation of c...

The Perception and Experience of Health Personnel about the Integration of Mental Health in General Health Services

The National Mental Health Program of India focuses on the integration of mental health in general health services. Using a structured questionnaire, 100 health personnel (40 Medical Officers and 60 Health Assistants) in the District Mental Health Program were interviewed regarding their perception and knowledge about the integration of mental health in general health services. Most personnel w...

Cardiac patients perception about psychological risk factors on chest pain intensity and discomfort

The Effect of Knowledge & Learning on Perception and Experience of Independence among Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Purpose: Individuals’ personal awareness and learning after spinal cord injury is one of the most important factors in patients’ confrontation with subsequent disabilities and new life style which affects their ultimate independence. This article is an abstracted result of a qualitative study on effective factors of independence among patients with spinal cord injury. Methods: This study a...