OBJECTIVES to investigate changes in functional ability and physical health, psychiatric morbidity, life satisfaction, service use and social support. DESIGN a structured interview survey of three samples of elderly people living at home at two points in time. The three samples comprised one census of people aged 85 and over [City (of London) and Hackney], and two random samples of people age...

Purpose Resistance is expected to emerge with the implementation and use of new technologies in production systems. This work focuses on identifying sources resistance Industry 4.0 when managing disturbances suitable managerial approaches deal them. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was chosen this research. The authors conducted a literature review series interviews. Thirty-on...

We examined where midlife and older adults with a mobility disability accessed food outside the home in King County, Washington, USA, how they travelled to these food destinations, and facilitators and barriers to food access using qualitative interviews. Thirty-five adults aged ≥50 years with a mobility disability (defined as use of an assistive device for mobility) were interviewed. Supplemen...

Despite the fact that globe is working tirelessly to advocate for women's rights, Nepali society's attitude toward violence against women (VAW) remains unchanged. This article based on study conducted with forty- two respondents from Kathmandu valley. The assesses status of victims, attitudes towards rape, rape myths, and social stigmatization between respondent groups: victims community people...

The main purpose of this qualitative research was designing an export marketing strategy model for tea product to the target markets. The statistical population was composed of all experts in the field of this research topic (N = 332), the sample size was determined as the same as the statistical population. Second-hand data used for collecting data and a semi-structured interview was used as a...

BACKGROUND In the Netherlands, leprosy is a rare and non-endemic disease, still occurring as an 'import disease'. Moreover a considerable group of people affected by leprosy, originating mainly from the former Dutch colonies, suffer from neuropathic complications. This study investigates the social implications of leprosy for those affected in the Netherlands. METHODS Thirty-one people affect...

OBJECTIVE To understand the factors influencing choice of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV with a view of suggesting measures for increased uptake. DESIGN Focus group discussions were used to elicit reasons for carrying out VCT and a cross sectional survey to estimate the proportion of people who undertake VCT. SETTING Bushenyi district, Uganda. PARTICIPANTS A cluster rando...