Increasingly, primary health care teams (PHCTs) depend on the contributions of multiple professionals. However, conflict is inevitable on teams. This article examines PHCTs members' experiences with conflict and responses to conflict. This phenomenological study was conducted using in-depth interviews with 121 participants from 16 PHCTs (10 urban and 6 rural) including a wide range of health ca...

background: domestic violence refers to any type of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse enforced in the setting of familial relationships. domestic violence has a significant relationship with poor outcome among pregnant women. success in resolving this social phenomenon rests on accurate assessment of the society and the factors associated with violence in that specific community. object...

Public health, conflict/war, Social Determinants of Health (SDHs) and Global Diplomacy (GHD) are believed to be strongly interwoven. Afghanistan that is known as the ‘Graveyard Empire’ has been passing through a very critical phase given prolonged civil war during last couple decades, wherein ongoing current situation further pushed country towards collapse political economic systems. Thereby, ...

This article follows another, which presented the first phase of the cross-cultural adaptation process examining the psychometric properties of the Conflict Tactics Scales, Parent-child Version (CTSPC), Portuguese version. Fieldwork took place in three public maternity wards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from March to September 2000. Interviews relate to siblings of randomly selected live births. ...

– The integration of isolated supply chain functions into a global system and the coordination of multiple functions across the system are two open problems. In this paper we address these problems by organizing the supply chain as a collection of autonomous agents that are able to coordinate their activities through negotiation. The agents generate plans of action towards the achievement of th...

This study focused on the factor structure of the victimization form of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2). A sample of 1,266 women participated in the study, including a subgroup of battered women. Results of confirmatory factor analysis supported a model that integrates the five original scales with the severity of violence (minor, severe). In addition, the distinction between minor a...

As stakeholders vie for increasingly limited resources in health care, physicians would be well advised to hone their skills of negotiation. Negotiation is defined as a strategy to resolve a divergence of interests, be they real or perceived, where common interests also exist. Negotiation requires effective communication of goals, needs, and wants. The “basic needs” model of negotiation is best...

Background: Marital conflicts are normal in a couplechr('39')s life, and the important thing is how they resolve such conflicts. This integrated therapy plan has been created by considering several theories to reduce couples’ marital conflicts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Unified Protocol based on the McMaster model of family, compassion-focused therapy, and m...