BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) persist as the leading category of occupational injury in health care. Limited evidence exists regarding MSIs for occupations other than direct patient care providers. An evaluation of the risks, causes and activities associated with MSIs that includes non-patient care health care occupations is warranted. AIMS To examine the risks and causes of time...

OBJECTIVE Understanding parents' hopes for therapy outcomes is essential to family-centered care. This qualitative study explored parents' points of view regarding their hopes for the outcomes of occupational therapy using a sensory integration treatment approach. METHOD Data were collected as part of a larger research project on the effectiveness of rehabilitating children who have sensory m...

The introduction of new IT artefacts has changed business rules in many industries. Companies are faced to challenge the issue of aligning business and IT strategy in order to safeguard competitiveness. In research and practice a large variety of different business models aligning IT and business strategy has been proposed. Against the background of industry structure and existing competencies ...

There is a substantial literature concerning online retailing. This paper argues that much of it is confusing to the manager of a retail business who is trying to work out an online strategy. This paper briefly surveys the existing literature in three categories: that focussed on specific industries; that attempting to generalise broadly; and general theories that may be applicable or not. We a...

BACKGROUND Existing everyday technology as well as potential future technology may offer both challenges and possibilities in the everyday occupations of persons with cognitive decline. To meet their wishes and needs, the perspective of the persons themselves is an important starting point in intervention planning involving technology. The aim of this study was to explore how persons with mild ...

The most recent H1 and ZEUS data for diffractive structure functions are analyzed under three different theoretical approaches. This includes the Pomeron Structure Function (PSF) framework, Bartels-Ellis-Kowalski-Wüsthoff (BEKW) color dipole approach and the Golec-Biernat-Wüsthoff (GBW) saturation model. The models are shown to successfully fit the set of combined data. Conceptual differences b...

BACKGROUND This study uses a multidimensional theoretical model to evaluate the role of regulated occupations and working conditions in explaining psychological distress. METHODS Various multilevel regression analyses were conducted on longitudinal data for which measures repeated over time (n1 = 36,166) were nested in individuals (n2 = 7007). RESULTS Results showed that when we controlled ...