Background: Meat which has been injected or tumbled with water, salt, sugar and other ingredients, has been available on the Danish market for some decades and is now becoming increasingly common. However, it is not known whether this so-called neutrally marinated meat will be appropriated by consumers in the long term, or will be destined to be a marginal second rate product. Purpose: To explo...

The study was intended to find how the Primary Health Centers in the Selected Tribal Districts of Karnataka-India are functioning and to reveal their problems and prospects. Cross-sectional, Observational study was done in a total of 35 PHCs, randomly selected from the three tribal dominant districts of Karnataka (Mysore, Chamaraja Nagar and Kodagu). A total of 35 medical and 50 para-medical st...

Objectives: To examine the emerging role of the emergency care practitioner (ECP) with comparisons to paramedic practice. Key activities were identified of newly appointed ECPs using qualitative methodology and a qualitative and quantitative comparison of patient treatment was made. Method: A constructivist methodology taking account of stakeholder input and drawing upon the constant comparison...

The primary objective of this paper is to identify the challenges associated with the information systems being used in a telecommunication organization of an emerging economy, when there is a need to include consumers in the design of technologyenabled services. To achieve this purpose, 28 semi-structured interviews from the employees and 7 focus group discussions with the consumers are collec...

Methods A meta-synthesis of qualitative findings from implementation evaluations and experiences of adult PCMH transformation in pilots/demonstrations, including national, multi-state and single state demonstrations. The majority of practices represented family or internal medicine with an average of 14.1 practices per demonstration (range: 1-36). Most were mixed-methods evaluations and include...

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the theory of public management by presenting empirical evidence of using the Balanced Scorecard for third sector organizations. The research was conducted within an interpretive paradigm using an action research strategy. Data was collected through focus group and individual interviews and analyzed using interpretation and content analysis. The main li...

Objectives: The objective was to understand the local food distribution system in Avian Park, with a focus on food availability and accessibility. Study design: This was a quantitative food store survey that employed semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. Setting: The study was conducted in Avian Park, situated in the Breede Valley, in the Western Cape province. Subjects: Thirt...

This research aims to elucidate data on occupational factors among supervisors in manufacturing industries and associated health problems in the Philippine setting. The sample consisted of 23 establishments and from this, 47 supervisors were taken, and interviewed using survey questionnaires and focus group discussions. Among the 47 supervisors, 51% were from garments industry while 49% from el...

Cancer journeys, encompassing patients’ cancer experiences from diagnosis through survivorship, are complex and diverse. Individuals dealing with cancer must cope with numerous physical and emotional challenges, balancing clinical tasks alongside the responsibilities of daily life. Although resources exist to support patients with their healthcare management, they often focus on a subset of a p...

This paper reports on an investigation, ongoing since the early 1990s, and now in its second phase, of how academics have sought to make sense of the `quality revolution’ which has been such a dominant feature of UK higher education in the last decade or so. The paper begins by considering the turbulence and uncertainty which has become characteristic of today’s higher education systems, and wh...