BACKGROUND Many countries have tried to reduce waiting times for health care through formal wait time reduction strategies. Our paper describes views of members of the public about a wait time management initiative--the Ontario Wait Time Strategy (OWTS) (Canada). Scholars and governmental reports have advocated for increased public involvement in wait time management. We provide empirically der...

Identification of a remote traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly mild TBI, is a challenge. The acknowledged standard for determining a history of prior TBI is self-report elicited through a structured or in-depth clinical interview. In April 2007, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mandated that the four-section TBI Clinical Reminder screening instrument be completed on all individua...

This is an interview study of Eldin, a 14-year-old Bosnian boy living in Sweden since the age of six. The aim is to investigate how Eldin became a gamer and how he, strongly motivated, learned foreign/second (L2) English mainly through selfaccess gameplay. Using language learning motivation theories, Dörnyei’s (2005, 2009) L2 Motivational Self System and Dweck’s (2006) concept of mindsets, the ...

BACKGROUND Brief depression screens have recently been developed, but their use in older or minority populations has not been studied. To date, optimal depression screens and optimal cutpoints have not been identified for middle-aged and older Hispanic primary care patients. METHODS This study compares multiple versions of four depression screening tools--Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depr...

INTRODUCTION Recent publications indicate that critical thinking should be an integral part of respiratory care education. However, we know very little about critical thinking in the context of respiratory care. The critical thinking abilities and decision-making characteristics of practicing respiratory therapists have not been studied. PURPOSE Identify and describe the critical thinking ski...

The economic security of any company depends on its solvency and financial stability. It is also affected by uneven development due to the global crises, impact COVID-19 pandemic, increased competition from industrial commercial companies, military conflicts. Thus, it necessary assess stability companies as a basis for their security, taking into account indicators paper used systematization, c...