Background. Family-centered care is now practiced throughout the world by physicians, nurses, and allied health care professionals. The call for adoption of family-centered care is based on the contention that the physical and psychological health of a child is influenced by parents' psychological health where family-centered care enhances parent well-being which in turn influences child well-b...

BACKGROUND The way in which leadership is experienced in different socioeconomic strata is of interest per se, as well as how it relates to employee mental health. METHODS Three waves of SLOSH (Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health, a questionnaire survey on a sample of the Swedish working population) were used, 2006, 2008 and 2010 (n = 5141). The leadership variables were: "Non-...

OBJECTIVE Health policies are important determinants of clinician and patient behavior, and an important policy issue is what items are included in healthcare quality and performance measures. There is consensus that patient-centered care and self-management support are essential evidence-based components of good diabetes care. However, most major diabetes performance measures such as the Natio...

Narrative is emerging as an effective medium for contextualizing learning. Narrative-centered learning environments provide engaging, story-centric virtual spaces that offer guided learning and problem-solving opportunities. Students’ ability to selfregulate learning can significantly impact performance in these environments, and, in general, is critical for academic achievement. This paper exp...

The purpose of this study is to understand the unique contributions trait empathy and cognitive distortion relational aggression in 393 20- 49- year old adults (183 females 208 males, M = 35.22 years, SD 8.35 years). This examined how empathic concern perspective taking affect through three types distortions: self-centered bias, blaming others, perceived persecution. As predicted by theoretical...