PURPOSE This study examines the relationship between resident satisfaction and staff perceptions of the work environment in assisted living. Staff perceptions were assessed at the facility level, using aggregate measures of staff job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and views of organizational culture. DESIGN AND METHODS The sample included 335 residents and 298 staff members in 43 as...

Recently, along with traditional economic indicators, policymakers are increasingly dealing with subjective well-being (SWB) as an evaluation criterion of their performance and as an index for the population’s psychology health. This study tries to define different determinants of SWB with a focus on some specific aspects of the living area. Also, this article investigates outskirt-urban differ...

The Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHFQ) was used to evaluate the quality of life of patients with heart failure, both before and 6 months after an educational intervention. The study included 99 patients (70 male) with a mean age of 78 years. Significant correlations were found between the MLWHFQ score and the SF-36 score (r=0.41, P=.01), the Barthel Index score (r=-0.23,...

BACKGROUND Given the general lack of studies on well-being in Croatian seafarers, the aim of this study was to determine the level and sources of their job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS This descriptive study was conducted on a sample of Croatian seafarers (n = 530), employed in various functions on cargo ships. Using an online survey, we examined overall job sat...

This article describes an intelligent system architecture that based on neural networks, expert systems and negotiating agents technologies is designed to optimize intelligent building’s performance. By understanding a building as a dynamic entity capable of adapting itself not only to changing environmental conditions but also to occupant’s living habits, high standards of comfort and user sat...

By understanding a building as a dynamic entity capable of adapting itself not only to changing environmental conditions but also to occupant’s living habits, high standards of comfort and user satisfaction can be achieved. An intelligent system architecture integrating neural networks, expert systems and negotiating agents technologies is designed to optimize intelligent building’s performance...

This article describes an intelligent system architecture that based on neural networks, expert systems and negotiating agents technologies is designed to optimize intelligent building’s performance. By understanding a building as a dynamic entity capable of adapting itself not only to changing environmental conditions but also to occupant’s living habits, high standards of comfort and user sat...