This study investigated three factors of self-determination theory (SDT) that influence the intrinsic and external motivation mobile location-based services (M-LBS). was conducted on M-LBS users through an online survey, a total 308 response data were used for analysis The results showed SDT significantly influenced extrinsic only perceived relatedness affected motivation. Intrinsic had great a...

Agroforestry, land use at the agriculture-forestry interface that implies presence of trees on farms and/or farmers in forests, has a history may be as old agriculture, but an overarching label and topic formal scientific analysis, it is its fifth decade [...]

A semi­structured cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for depression was adapted for use with Maori adult clients with depression. Adaptations were developed in consultation with an advisory group consisting of Maori clinical psychologists and kaumatua with experience working in mental health services. The programme was piloted with 2 participants who were clients of a Maori mental he...

Medicare expenditures of hospital outpatient department (HOPD) services are growing rapidly, prompting congressional interest in a prospective payment system. In this article, the authors identify frequently provided services and examine service volume and charges in the HOPD. Relatively few services drive Medicare HOPD spending, and volume is dominated by visits, imaging and laboratory tests, ...

In July 2003, Premier, Inc. and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project (HQI), a three-year program designed to determine if financial incentives are effective at improving the quality of inpatient care. In the demonstration, CMS will measure performance and pay incentives to participating hospitals that achieve superior...

The aim of this study was to explore and describe older persons' experiences of their first Preventive Home Visit. Preventive Home Visits (PHV) are health services that aim to promote older persons' health, prevent functional decline, and reduce the need for comprehensive healthcare. The knowledge base to guide the design of effective PHV interventions is scarce. Studies that explore older pers...

The emerging location-detection devices together with ubiquitous connectivity have enabled a large variety of locationbased services (LBS). Location-based services are becoming popular for mobile users. The mobile users’ location plays a key role to provide the service from one side, but it can be considered as a dimension of their privacy and so necessary to keep it anonymous to the other part...

BACKGROUND In 2000, the Department of Health for England recommended the creation of crisis resolution and home treatment teams (CRHTs) in order to reduce the number and length of psychiatric hospital admissions. Central to this was the role of gate-keeping all potential admissions. AIM To examine the interface between crisis resolution and home treatment and other mental health services. M...