the aim of this study was to represent effective componentsin demand chain which help organizations attain high performance levelsthrough identification of these components and determining theirdegree of importance. the following questions were major ideas of thisstudy: what are the most effective components in demand chain? andhow are they effective on organizational performance? to this end,m...

INTRODUCTION One of seven people admitted in prison has a diagnosis of a severe mental disorder and it is necessary to assess their needs. CANFOR was developed in 2004 to assess the specific needs of the forensic mental health services users. Adaptation and validation of CANFOR into Spanish was done and the psychometric properties were tested. METHOD After translation and back translation, we...

The research effort for a national e-Health interconnection infrastructure and for the needs of supporting design guidelines is in great demand. Additional researches in eHealthcare network services are critical to universal deployment in operational and security service management aspects. This paper presents our solution framework for e-Healthcare interconnection infrastructure, operational m...

Needs assessment facilitates mental health services planning, provision, and evaluation. This study aimed to (a) validate a new instrument, the Montreal Assessment of Needs Questionnaire (MANQ), and (b) use this to assess variations and predictors of need (number and seriousness) in 297 individuals with severe mental disorders for 18 months, during implementation of the Quebec Mental Health Act...

Background The first hours and days of birth are considered as the most sensitive time for mothers and newborns which require complete and high-quality care and services. To improve the quality of cares, recognizing the needs of service receivers is considered one of the most important approaches. We aimed to identify the unmet needs of healthy newborns' mothers ...

concerns regarding the trans-pacific partnership (tpp) have raised awareness about the negative public health impacts of trade and investment agreements. in the past decade, we have learned much about the implications of trade agreements for public health: reduced equity in access to health services; increased flows of unhealthy commodities; limits on access to medicines; and constrained policy...

BACKGROUND Health care access is complex and multi-faceted and, as a basic right, equitable access and services should be available to all user groups. OBJECTIVES The aim of this article is to explore how service delivery impacts on access to healthcare for vulnerable groups in an urban primary health care setting in South Africa. METHODS A descriptive qualitative study design was used. Dat...

In Nigeria, the government is implementing the Free Maternal and Child Health Care Programme (FMCHCP). The policy is premised on the notion that financial barriers are one of the most important constraints to equitable access and use of skilled maternal and child healthcare. In Ebonyi State, Southeastern Nigeria the FMCHCP is experiencing implementation challenges including: inadequate human re...