BACKGROUND Selective participation in retrospective studies of families recruited after the patient's death may threaten generalizability of reports on end-of-life experiences. OBJECTIVES To assess possible selection bias in retrospective study of dementia at the end of life using family reports. METHODS Two physician teams covering six nursing home facilities in the Netherlands reported on...

background : population growth is still a global concern. in spite of the decrease in population growth and conception rate, iran and the world population will grow in coming years. participation of men in contraception interventions to control population growth is of great importance. methods : this is a quasi-experimental study, in which the authors provided group training of contraceptive me...

This commentary talks about patient involvement in one of the biggest EU projects to date-U-BIOPRED. It describes how people and carers of people with asthma have been able to develop and drive their input and have their voice heard among the >200 healthcare professional project members. Five key principles for the success of the patient involvement group are presented: involve early, involve d...

INTRODUCTION Patient and public involvement in healthcare planning, service development and health-related research has received significant attention. However, evidence about the role of patient involvement in quality improvement work is more limited. We aimed to characterize patient involvement in three improvement projects and to identify strengths and weaknesses of contrasting approaches. ...

This paper presents the theoretical framework and rationale for the ACTive intervention which proposes the use of video technology to facilitate patient and family participation in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings where plans of care are determined. It is surmised that patient and family involvement will improve communication and compliance in hospice care. An analysis of data from a pil...

this article is a sociological analysis of students political participation and the data are collected through questionnaires from 379 students of university of tehran. this article has used the theories of huntington, geol, milbrath, lipset and political socialization theories. the theoretical framework of the study is eclectic and emphasizes on political socialization. the results of the anal...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the participation of adolescents in the Family Health Strategy, from the theoretical-methodological structure of an enabler to participation. METHOD a quantitative study, conducted from December of 2010 to March of 2011, with 213 professionals in the FHS in the region of Cariri-Ceará-Brazil. Data were collected through a questionnaire and organized in SPSS 18.0. RESULT...

throughout history “family” has undergone changes. among the factors affecting these changes are the increasing participation of women in public areas and entering the world of employment. when women were employed and left homes it transformed the form of traditional family life and power structure between men and women in the family interactions was changed. in this paper the influence of wome...

This study identified the baseline participation rates for 101 teens and young adults ages 10-32 years old with a diagnosis of spina or lipomenigocele bifida in various domains: school, employment, community activities, physical activity and peer social relationships. The goal of the study was also to identify barriers to community participation. Our findings demonstrate that overall participat...