Medical Care and Social Policy

Delivery care policy: social dimensions.

Firstly, in regard to community perceptions concerning the advantages and disadvantages of institutional delivery care at the household level, results show that many non-users of health services held negative views on the attitude of health care providers. The findings do not stipulate which income or education strata of society actually hold this view; but future behaviour change communication...

Aging and Health Care: Social Science and Policy Perspectives

Reflection on the future of medical care: Challenges of social accountability from the viewpoints of care providers and patients

Introduction: Clearly, there are some challenges and difficultiesin fulfilling social accountability which should be identified anddealt with in order to reach the ultimate goal. The main objectiveof this study was to identify the challenges associated with socialaccountability.Methods: In this qualitative study, focus groups and in-depthsemi-structured interview were used to obtain the opinion...

Only Connect Policy Options for Integrating Health and Social Care

To explore the issues involved in achieving closer integration of health and social care, the Nuffield Trust held a series of seminars led by experts in this field between November 2008 and January 2009. The series built on previous work by the Trust on integrated care and focused on areas of the country in which primary care trusts (PCTs) and local authorities have experience of working togeth...

Relationship between Social Support and Parents\' Satisfaction with Medical Care Provided to their Premature Infants

Abstract: Introduction: Premature birth is highly stressful for parents. Nursing support is crucial for premature infants. Parental satisfaction is a vital indicator of the quality of care provided by nurses. Therefore, determining the factors related to parental satisfaction is important in nursing care. Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between social support and p...