OBJECTIVES Influenza infection can cause severe pneumonia, which is sometimes fatal, particularly in older adults. Influenza results in 3-5 million cases of severe illness and about 250 000 to 500 000 deaths annually worldwide. Social participation in the context of influenza infection is controversial because, although social participation is beneficial in maintaining physical function and men...

The present research has been conducted to study job satisfaction of students and the factors affecting it. Method of this research is survey-based and data collection technique was questionnaire. Reliability of the questionnaires was also confirmed with Cronbach's alpha method. Statistical population of the research includes all students studying in Sciences and Research branch. The statistica...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of social capital on organizational commitment among employees of Sepah Bank of Gilan, Golestan and Mazandaran. The nature of the present study is survey research. The sample size was 328 persons and the stratified random sampling method was used. Data collection tool was a questionnaire and the data were analyzed by SPSS24 and Amos statis...

Youth participation in social groups is important in developing skills and experience for successful transition to adulthood. What kinds of families do youth who are active in social groups and who take on leadership positions come from? Using data from the National Youth Survey 2005, this research studies the social participation of Singaporean youth aged 15 -18. Through probit regression anal...

BACKGROUND Social participation is considered to be an objective parameter for evaluating the success of transplantation. This study explores the association between posttransplant factors (kidney function, perceived side effects of immunosuppressive treatment, comorbidity, physical and mental health-related quality of life [HRQoL]) and social participation in patients 3 months to 6 years after...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association of chronic degenerative diseases with locomotor activity limitation and social participation among older British women. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of 4,286 women aged 60-79 years from 23 towns in England, Scotland and Wales. RESULTS The prevalence of locomotor activity limitation was 37.2% and 33.5% of women had difficulty with some aspect of social...

Background/Objective This study explored the intertwined effects between the policies and regulations of the companies and personal background on participation in the physical fitness programs and leisure-time activities in financial enterprises. Methods A total of 823 employees were selected as the sample with the multilevel stratification random-sampling technique. The response rate was 52....

Recent scholarship shows that social capital has a large influence on political behavior. Social capital’s definition includes trust, norms of reciprocity, and social networks. Most studies, however, ignore the networking component. Here, we test the influence of social networks on political participation using new Japanese survey data. We separately test the effects of involvement in formally ...

Studies on experts' understanding of the public have mainly focused on the views of scientists. We add to the literature on constructions of the public by analyzing the views of decision-makers, professional science communicators and scientists involved in 'space' communication on the public and public participation in policy. Findings show that contextual situations and roles determine the way...