this paper aimed to investigate the relationship between components of social capital (security, trust, social norms, social networks and participation in social activities) and physical activity participation among the adolescent students in yazd city. the statistical population of the study included adolescent students (14-17 years old) from yazd city. 382 adolescents were randomly selected t...

changes in the rate of women socio-political participation and presence are among the changes and developments occurred in socio-political sphere in iran in the recent decades. it is expected that as women capabilities and education rate and international interactions increase, their socio-political participation and presence especially in legislature branch increase dramatically as well. this ...

This paper discusses the role of public participation (PP) in the process of pursuing sustainable practices for municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in selected Asian cities. The paper is structured in three sections. First, the importance of public participation on MSWM is addressed. Second, the cases presented in the 5 Thematic Seminar of the Kitakyushu Initiative (KI) are reviewed and com...

This paper investigates how healthcare professionals articulate the relationship between patient experience and “evidence”, creating hybrid forms of knowledge. We propose a Bakhtinian dialogical framework to theorise this process. Drawing on ethnographic work from patient involvement initiatives in England, we show how patient experiences are rearticulated by professionals who add their own int...

Improving the quality of care has been an NHS priority for many years and many guidance documents have been published, such as the Department of Health’s Patient and Public Involvement in the New NHS1 and Signposts from NHS Wales, which includes many practical examples of good practice2. The Kennedy report following the Bristol inquiry also highlighted the need to ensure that ‘the perspective o...

BACKGROUND Involvement of mental health-care patients in the decision-making processes is considered to be an ethical requirement. Health-care systems worldwide are increasingly emphasizing the value of participatory approaches. There is, however, no consensus on the definition of patient involvement. The literature is particularly inconsistent and lacks clarity. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this...

There is a growing emphasis in the literature on how interpersonal processes of care such as quality physician-patient communication can impact measurable health outcomes and patient satisfaction. Poor communication between the patient and physician has been significantly associated with rates of hospital admission, unintentional non-adherence to treatment, and incomplete understanding of self-...

BACKGROUND Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are increasingly used in health care. To capture the patient's perspective, patient involvement in PROM development is needed. As earlier research showed varying degrees of patient involvement in PROM development, this study aimed to investigate why PROM developers do or do not involve patients, how patients can be successfully involved and w...