The study aims to explore the potentially influential factors affecting women's decision to accept/decline participation in surgical randomised trial using a novel acceptance/refusal questionnaire (ARQ). All women who were eligible to participate in SIMS-RCT were asked to complete the relevant section (acceptance/refusal) of the ARQ. Women reported its degree of relevance for their decision on ...

OBJECTIVES Recreational sports are important leisure activities. However, most studies investigating barrier factors and motivation for participation in recreational sports have been limited to specific areas (e.g., a city or school) or demographic groups (e.g., adolescents). Therefore, this study set out to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the behavioral and socioeconomic factors inf...

introduction youth, as constructors of the future community, play an important role in rural economy and agriculture of developing countries. rural youth accounts for around 55% of the world youth population. it was estimated that by the year 2050, 700 million youth are in rural areas. they develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes that enable them to take an active role in society. but as is...

introduction: due to the vital role of nurses and the effects of scientific advances on nursing care, providing high quality nursing services is not possible without participating in the in-service training programs and becoming familiar with the new techniques. this study aimed to determine the motivational factors influencing the participation in the in-service training courses among nurses w...

the main purpose followed in this study was to analyze the factors influencing on rural women’s participation in post harvest activities in asara, karaj. the statistical population included all the rural women who inhabit asara and are over 15 years of age (n= 2810). a sample of 110 rural women was selected through stratified random sampling method. a questionnaire was designed to collect data....

BACKGROUND Greater participation in cardiac rehabilitation improves morbidity and mortality in people with coronary heart disease, but little is understood of patients' decisions to participate. METHODS To develop interventions aimed at increasing completion of programmes, we conducted a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis to explore the complex factors and processes influencing ...