Introduction: Due to the Increasing elderly population and the high prevalence of psychological, social and physical problems among them, this study was conducted to determine fear of falling and social participation status among elderly people in Mobarakeh city, Isfahan province, Iran in 2016. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which 300 elderly residents of Mobarakeh city were ...

The House of Public Participation in Health has been established to attract public participation as one of the principles of primary health care (PHC) and the missing link of socialization of the health system, with the participation of public mediators at both provincial and city levels. Members of the People's Participation Council are representatives of grassroots organizations at the provin...

the issue of unit commitment is one of the most important economic plans in power system. in modern and traditional power systems, in addition to being economical of the planning, the issue of security in unit operation is also of great importance. hence power system operation confronts units’ participation and input considering network security constrains. the issue of units’ participation is ...

This research is on the effective factors influencing on the participation of women and girls in development of rural areas in Farsan Villages. The sample size is chosen through 370 ones in four villages populated more than 1000 households families. The results show that the increased level of education influences on women's and girl's participation in development. There is a significant relat...

In the EU-funded Integrated Project “Computers in the Human Interaction Loop” (CHIL), perceptive technologies are developed that enable us to build systems that, through perceiving and interpreting the ongoing course of events, are able to support people in situations of co-located communication and collaboration. In the current paper, we present two services. In one service, participants in a ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of variety of financial and non-financial performance measures identified in performance measurement systems literature. Based on survey responses from 87 Financial Managers, performance measurement diversity explains how participation leads to a greater level of system satisfaction. Furthermore, the results using structural equation modeling ind...

BACKGROUND Major health inequities between urban and rural populations have resulted in rural health as a reform priority across a number of countries. However, while there is some commonality between rural areas, there is increasing recognition that a one size fits all approach to rural health is ineffective as it fails to align healthcare with local population need. Community participation is...

Online deliberation may provide a more cost-effective and/or less inhibiting environment for public participation than face to face (F2F). But do online methods bias participation toward certain individuals or groups? We compare F2F versus online participation in an experiment affording within-participants and cross-modal comparisons. For English speakers required to have Internet access as a c...

When patients take an active role in their healthcare, the results may be better, safer care. That is the premise behind the Ontario Hospital Association's (OHA) "Your Health Care--Be Involved" campaign. Launched in September 2005 by the OHA's Patient Safety Support Service, the campaign encourages active two-way communication between patients and providers and highlights the important role of ...