OBJECTIVES To describe expectations of, and perceived motivators and barriers to, in-hospital exercise of hospitalized older adults. DESIGN Qualitative study using the framework theory. SETTING Public hospital general medical wards. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-eight English- or Spanish-speaking inpatients aged 65 to 103. MEASUREMENTS Semistructured interviews were conducted at the bedside. Ques...

Introduction. This research addresses a primary issue that involves motivating academics to share knowledge. Adapting the theory of reasoned action, this study examines the role of motivation that consists of intrinsic motivators (commitment; enjoyment in helping others) and extrinsic motivators (reputation; organizational rewards) to determine and explain the behaviour of Malaysian academics i...

Consider a rectangular art gallery divided into n rectangular rooms, such that any two rooms sharing a wall in common have a door connecting them. How many guards need to be stationed in the gallery so as to protect all of the rooms in our gallery? Notice that if a guard is stationed at a door, he will be able to guard two rooms. Our main aim in this paper is to show that Èn/2 ̆ guards are alway...

BACKGROUND This study explored perspectives of Northeast commercial lobstermen regarding the use of personal flotation devices (PFDs). Researchers sought to identify factors contributing to low PFD use, and motivators that could lead to increased use of PFDs. METHODS This qualitative research (n = 72) included 25 commercial fishermen who participated in in-depth, semi-structured interviews, a...

More effective nutrition education to reach low-income and ethnic minority populations is needed. As part of a project to develop a tailored nutrition education intervention to meet the needs of low-income Hispanics and non-Hispanics, complementary, mixed methods of formative research were used to determine specific characteristics of the target population. The aim was to ensure that the full a...