PURPOSE To determine if and how the outcome quality from a client perspective is related to process characteristics and structure of Regional Individual Needs Assessment Agencies (RIOs) regulating access to long-term care services in The Netherlands. THEORY Because of decentralised responsibilities, ultimo 1999 85 RIOs were set up. RIOs differ in their structural and process characteristics. ...

the holistic approach encourages the client to  include rehabilitation strategies that support the general person condition. in this approach in every condition of physical and mental health, decreasing stress and increasing person's immunity and psychological resilience can help the whole body cope better, rehabilitate more quickly, and maintain better health. holistic treatment means that the...

The nature of Web systems is substantially different from more conventional software systems. They are developed in shorter timeframes, often act as the direct interface between multiple stakeholders, meet a more generic set of requirements, and generally serve a less specific user group. They are often developed very quickly from templated solutions, using coarse-grained authoring tools, and b...

One reason for the interest in performance-based building is that it is commonly advocated as a powerful way of enhancing innovation performance by articulating building performance outcomes, and by offering relevant procurement actors the discretion to innovate to meet these performance requirements more effectively and/or efficiently. The paper argues that the current approach to performance-...

OBJECTIVE To assess user expectations and degree of client satisfaction and quality of health care provided in rural Bangladesh. METHODS A total of 1913 persons chosen by systematic random sampling were successfully interviewed immediately after having received care in government health facilities. FINDINGS The most powerful predictor for client satisfaction with the government services was...

Despite the broad recognition in social work that services are more effective when they are tailored to individual client needs, we have only limited evidence of the impact that services matched to client needs have on treatment outcomes. This study examines gender differences in the impact of matched services, access services, and outcome-targeted services on substance abuse treatment outcomes...

Mobile app-based device utilization, including smartphones and handheld tablets, suggests a need to evaluate evidence to guide selection and implementation of these devices in the occupational therapy process. The purpose of the research was to explore the current body of evidence in relation to mobile app-based devices and to identify factors in the use of these devices throughout the occupati...

SLAs (Service Level Agreements) are commonly signed agreements forming the contract between a service provider and a service consumer defining the obligations of the two parties. The client has often predefined choices by the provider. Consequently, he may not understand these choices as he can be a non specialist and he cannot express freely his requirements using his own knowledge and languag...

Aim and Background: Sexuality is an important aspect of being human, affected for people following trauma injuries. This study aimed to examine how sexuality addressed during rehabilitation traumatic motor vehicle injuries identify barriers provision this service. Methods: A convergent mixed methods approach with concurrent timing independent level interaction was used the perspectives experien...