The aim was to compare the presence of environmental barriers to participation and facilitators for assistive technology (AT) use and study the relation between barriers and AT use in three different AT devices. A cross-sectional survey was conducted. Inclusion criteria were ≥one year of experience as a user of myoelectric prosthesis (MEP), powered mobility device (PMD), or assistive technology...

Barriers frequently develop in physician-patient encounters. If they go unrecognized, they can severely limit the therapeutic potential of the doctor-patient relationship. Because barriers are not always explicit, a strategy is presented for recognizing implicit signs such as verbal-nonverbal mismatch, cognitive dissonance, unexpected resistance, and physician discomfort. Once a potential barri...

Cognitive impairments are core features of first-episode psychosis (FEP). A cognitive strengths based approach to treatment in FEP one complimentary yet relatively unexplored method intervention. This study explored the perspectives experts field cognition or on usefulness a strengths-based FEP. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 international (Mage = 50.2 years). An iterative, d...

Purpose This study aims to develop and test a theoretical model postulating that hotel customer’s brand attachment is reinforced by positive negative switching barriers, which, in turn, determine customer citizenship behaviour (CCB) towards brands. Design/methodology/approach Surveys were conducted completed 233 respondents the USA who had favourite brands used these previous year. A framework ...

the purpose of this study was identification and applying ahp method in prioritization and comparison educational barriers and sustainable development on production of edible insects as diets from the viewpoint of selected groups. it was an applied research, research method was analytical, descriptive and statistical society was four groups of specialists, livestock and poultry producers, insec...

INTRODUCTION To facilitate national efforts to maintain cognitive health through public health practice, the Healthy Brain Initiative recommended examining diverse groups to identify stakeholder perspectives on cognitive health. In response, the Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), coordinated projects to document the perspectives...

Cognitive science-informed approaches have gained considerable influence in education the UK and internationally, but not much is known about how teachers perceive cognitive strategies or enact them within contexts of their everyday classrooms. In this paper, we discuss perceptions experiences 13 England. The paper critically explores understood used teaching, views benefits challenges for diff...