Abstract Sedentary behavior (SB) accounts for ~7.5 % of cardiometabolic mortality globally. The burden disease is especially high among Latinx adults and increases with age. Physical activity (PA) crucial maintaining health, yet most older do not meet PA guidelines spend much time in SB. aim this study was to use thematic content analysis describe the meaning SB; experiences, facilitators, barr...

background and objectives: accreditation is a widely used mechanism to keep organization adherent to the established standards. the aim of the study was to identify barriers towards promotion of accreditation in the iranian hospitals, and exploring the potential overcoming strategies.   methods: a qualitative study design was adopted. data were collected using a questionnaire with open question...

the purpose of this study was to analyze the barriers to right environmental behaviors by the citizens of zanjan. the experts working in the departments of environment and natural resources in zanjan formed the population of this descriptive – correlation study. the sample size was estimated using cochran's formula (n=60). samples were selected using stratified random sampling method. the ...

Innovation has become the backbone of organisations in today's increasingly changing environment. Research shows that many fail to innovate due a lack supportive culture. Particularly mining industry, with dominant risk-averse mindset along other barriers, such as capital intensiveness, frequent market fluctuations, and siloed bureaucratic structures, developing an innovation culture is necessa...

BACKGROUND Existing questionnaires to assess barriers against consultation for urinary incontinence (UI) are not appropriate for use in the Middle East culture. The aim of this study was to explore barriers against seeking help for UI and introducing a questionnaire that assess these barriers among those women. This is important before proceeding to any educational programs or having interval c...

PURPOSE Physicians fail to pursue answers to most of their clinical questions, despite exhortations to practice evidence-based medicine (EBM). While studies have revealed several barriers practicing physicians experience in answering clinical questions, residents may encounter unique obstacles. The authors conducted a qualitative study to explore residents' experience in trying to answer their ...

Background: Hepatitis B is an important disease of ethnic disparity which affects Asian Americans and other minority populations disproportionately. Despite the high prevalence of hepatitis B in Asian Americans, many of them remain unscreened and untreated. A majority of the individuals chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) are not linked to care, for instance, due to a lack of cult...

http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org • BACKGROUND Attempts to improve end-of-life care increasingly focus on family-centered care, but few validated assessment tools exist. • OBJECTIVES To evaluate 3 new short questionnaires measuring nurses’ perspectives on family-centered end-of-life care in the intensive care unit and to show the usefulness of the questionnaires. • METHODS Principal components analy...