Unity in diversity: employer experiences and needs regarding workers with cancer across 9 countries

Gender Mainstreaming in Mining: Experiences across Countries

European paediatrics--unity with diversity?

The 900 consultant paediatricians in Britain might occasionally pause to reflect that they have about 30 000 paediatrician colleagues within the European Community (EC). The total number in greater Europe between Lisbon and the Urals must approach six figures. The geographic and political map of the continent has radically changed during the last year and it is likely that colleagues working in...

Unity in Diversity?

This article considers how well the existing sociological literature on immigrant integration and assimilation responds to public fears over multiculturalism. The current backlash against multiculturalism rests on both its perceived negative effects for immigrants’ socioeconomic integration and its failure to encourage civic and political cohesion. I offer a brief review of multiculturalism as ...

Patients’ and caregivers’ needs, experiences, preferences and research priorities in spiritual care: A focus group study across nine countries

BACKGROUND Spiritual distress is prevalent in advanced disease, but often neglected, resulting in unnecessary suffering. Evidence to inform spiritual care practices in palliative care is limited. AIM To explore spiritual care needs, experiences, preferences and research priorities in an international sample of patients with life-limiting disease and family caregivers. DESIGN Focus group stu...

Parents' experiences and needs regarding physical and occupational therapy for their young children with cerebral palsy.

OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences and needs of parents of young children (aged 2-4 years) with cerebral palsy (CP) regarding their child's physical and occupational therapy process in a rehabilitation setting. METHODS A qualitative design was used involving semi-structured interviews with 21 parents of young children with CP. Interviews were conducted until informational redundancy was ach...