CONTEXT Fragmentation of care, complexity of diseases and the need to involve patients actively in their individual health care led to the development of the personal health community (PHC). In a PHC, patients can -regardless of the nature of their condition- invite all professionals that are involved in their health care process. Once gathered, the patient and health care team can exchange inf...

reproductive age women`s experiences about empowerment in family planning: a qualitative study     kohan s [1] , simbarm [2] *, talaghani f [3]     received: 31 aug, 2012 accepted: 02 dec, 2012       abstract   background & aims : women's empowerment is a process of the expansion in women`s ability and freedom to make strategic life choices, especially empowering them for decision making a...

In this paper we present an agent-based model of the ageing UK population. The goal of this model is to integrate statistical demographic projections of the UK population with an agent-based platform that allows us to examine the interaction between population change and the cost of social care in an ageing population. The model captures the basic processes which affect the demand for and suppl...

M.H.A.van Hooff1,5, F.J.Voorhorst2, M.B.M.Kaptein1, R.A.Hirasing3, C.Koppenaal4 and J.Schoemaker1 1Research Institute for Endocrinology, Reproduction and Metabolism, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, Medical Centre Free University, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, 2Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Free University, Amsterdam, 3Netherlands Organization f...

BACKGROUND Each year, approximately 11% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are 45 years of age or younger. These women have concerns specific to or accentuated by their age, including fertility-related concerns, and have higher rates of psychosocial distress than women diagnosed at older ages. Current guidelines recommend that fertility risks be considered early in all t...

Guidelines for the clinical management of obese, reproductive age women with reduced fertility in the USA are limited. Clinical professional organizations have yet to publish practice guidelines on this topic. Thus, treatment decisions are made at the provider and/or clinic level and the variation in clinic policy regarding fertility treatment for obese women is not readily available. Globally,...