Examining health expectations

Society's expectations of health.

Examining the effect of user expectations on system use activity

It has been argued that the promising benefits of Enterprise Systems (ES) implementations are overshadowed by their high failure rate. One of the commonly cited reasons for ES implementation failures is the end-user’s unwillingness to adopt or use systems. Considering that the appropriate management of expectations may play an important role in forming positive behavior toward newly implemented...

Psychological health and expectations of patients seeking cosmetic rhinoplasty

  Abstract   Background: Cosmetic rhinoplasty is now carried out increasingly in an attempt   to solve the psychological and social problems of people who are discontent with   their nose. Little is known about either the psychological status of persons who seek   rhinoplasty or potential psychological changes following surgery. The challenge that   faces surgeons, is how to identify, before su...

Broadening the reach of Health Expectations

The Editorial team at Health Expectations view our journal as one with international appeal and reach. We pride ourselves on being receptive to manuscripts from around the world and value the work of our international colleagues. Reflecting on the submissions received in 2016, we note that whilst most manuscripts came from the UK, the USA, the Netherlands and Australia, the breadth of countries...

Online sexual health services: examining youth's perspectives.

OBJECTIVES Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are high and rising in British Columbia, Canada, and youth ages 15-24 account for a disproportionate amount of the infections. As a result, new public health interventions have increasingly turned towards media such as the internet to reach youth populations at risk for STIs/HIV. We describe youth's perceptions about online sexual health service...