Article: Since 1999 when the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) added pain assessment and management to their regulatory standards, which were implemented in 2001, ―pain management‖ has been elevated in level of importance. The phrase ―pain management,‖ used by health care regulatory agencies, health care organizations, and health care providers has become a b...

The study investigates the parenting practices and styles of Spanish parents and the way they influence the development of the emotional intelligence of their children. 159 children, 154 mothers and 111 fathers participated in the study. Four dimensions of emotional intelligence were measured, intrapersonal, interpersonal, adaptability, stress management. Parents answered three different questi...

We analyze the connections between the credit spreads that the same credit risk commands in different currencies. We show that the empirically observed differences in these credit spreads are mostly driven by the dependency between the default risk of the obligor and the exchange rate. In our model there are two different channels to capture this dependence: First, the diffusions driving FX and...

This paper analyzes the determinants of the welfare state. In a model that integrates majority voting and lobbying by interest groups, we show how the bargaining power of the unskilled and the skilled workers’ lobby affects the size of the welfare state: The more influential the union representing the unskilled, the greater the extent of redistribution. On the other hand, the presence of depend...

BACKGROUND The early relationships between infant and care takers are significant and the emotional interactions of these relationships play an important role in forming personality and adulthood relationships. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to investigate the relationship of attachment styles (AS) and emotional intelligence (EI) with marital satisfaction (MS). MATERIALS AND METHODS In ...

BACKGROUND Support for patient self-management is an accepted role for health professionals. Little evidence exists on the appropriate basis for the role of health professionals in achieving optimum self-management outcomes. This study explores the perceptions of people with type 2 diabetes about their self-management strategies and how relationships with health professionals may support this. ...

With the expansion of international trade over the past century, the importance of businessto-business relationships in determining environmental outcomes of market activity has grown monumentally. Increased inter-dependency among corporate actors in the processing, manufacturing and distribution of products has led to more disciplined supply chain relations which, when taken as a whole, increa...

the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of emotional intelligence on the motivation and performance of east azarbaijan the red crescent staff. in this study ei determined as the independent variable component of self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relations management, motivation and performance as dependent variables. the research method is descriptive-survey. in...

ge-newline"> This study investigated the relationship between teachers’ emotional intelligence anddifferent dimensions of classroom management approaches (instructionalmanagement, Behavior management) among college teachers to understand whetherthere is a significant relationship between them or not. The sample of the study was332 college teachers working at Azad university of Fars province. Th...

This paper examines the influences of cultural diversity in the top management team (TMT) on organizational performance. The link between the two is investigated through the path dependency model, where firm ambidextrous orientation serves an intervening role. The results of the study suggest that TMT cultural diversity will have a negative influence on firm performance due to the decreasing de...