OBJECTIVES Patient engagement (PE) improves patient, organisation and health system outcomes, but most research is based on primary care. The primary purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of published empirical research that evaluated PE in hospital health service improvement. DESIGN Scoping review. METHODS Five databases were searched from 2006 to September 2016. Englis...

BACKGROUND As in other countries, the traditional doctor-patient relationship in the Japanese healthcare system has often been characterised as being of a paternalistic nature. However, in recent years there has been a gradual shift towards a more participatory-patient model in Japan. With advances in technology, the possibility to use digital technologies to improve patient interactions is gro...

Humanizing language learning materials helps language teachers to design activities that are linked to learn- ers’ lives and experiences. This can result in higher motivation and engagement in the process of foreign language learning. Self-determination theory-based instruction enhances learners’ engagement and motiva- tion through supporting the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competen...

This study examined whether the level of cognitive engagement that older adults were willing to invest was disproportionately influenced by the personal implications of their task, as suggested by selective engagement theory. We experimentally altered the personal implications of a task by manipulating participants’ accountability for their performance. Younger (n 50) and older (n 50) adults pe...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of engagement in self-asphyxial (risk-taking) behaviour (SAB) ('choking game') and associated morbidity and mortality in children and young people up to age 20. DESIGN Systematic literature review. SEARCH STRATEGY Electronic database search of MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, BIOSIS citation index and the Cochrane ...

The global pursuit of a more sustainable future cannot be achieved without the active engagement of the business community. The challenge for business has been to strategically engage with and embed environmental responsibility within their wider corporate governance; to create effective corporate governance of the environment. The assumption would appear to be, that we have already witnessed t...