This study investigated parents' information needs and involvement in decision-making processes affecting the care of children diagnosed with cancer. Interviews and questionnaires were used to assess parental satisfaction in 50 mothers and 16 fathers responsible for 58 children in an English Paediatric Oncology Unit. Parents reported that doctors contributed almost twice as much to the decision...

In this exploratory study, we examined hypothesized antecedents (basic psychological needs) and consequences (dispositional flow) of athlete engagement (AE); plus the extent to which AE mediated the relationship between basic needs and flow. Structural equation modeling with a sample of 201 elite Canadian athletes (60.20% female, mean age = 22.92 years) showed that needs satisfaction (particula...

The impact of the Mongol invasions of the Middle East has been the subject of extensive research, especially in the last few decades. Scholars have evaluated the damage and the benefits brought by the Mongols to the Islamic world in different fields such as the military, religion, politics, economy and culture. Despite this, in the case of Anatolia, the Mongol period is still under-studied when...

The growth of mobile technology mediated environments is accelerated by its accessibility and easy usage of mobile technology tools, such as smartphones and tablets. User friendly and intuitive features drive user value and satisfaction. These features motivate and drive further engagement. Smartphones allow users to control when, where, and how they engage in chosen activities that serve their...

BACKGROUND The assessment of needs for cancer care is a critical step in providing high quality care and achieving cancer patients' and families' satisfaction. Instruments can be used to assess needs and guide cancer care planning. This study discusses the importance of the needs assessment, relationships between needs, satisfaction and quality of life; and reviews the assessment instruments of...

This paper studies on methods taken in optimizing the existing vehicle scheduling problems in logistic operations. This paper proposes a new vehicle scheduling algorithm based on Cloud Computing and Neural Network to meet quality requirements and customer satisfaction which cannot be done by applying algorithm based only on Cloud Computing. The new algorithm made a parameterized settling model,...

you cannot find any modern society without organizations. all societies need the organizations for achieving their diverse goals. modern professional organizations are doing many functions for their host societies such as: producing and distributing high quality products, provision of health, education, recreation and entertainment services, security and safety. the specialized organizations co...

the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of social interest fostering program on psychological basic needs satisfaction in students with oppositional defiant disorder (odd). this experimental study had been done by pre-test and post-test method, with control group. the sample population included students with odd who visited tehran service clinics in the first half of the year 2015....