A prospective cohort study (Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61) of 7,222 persons was used in order to explore the association between the social and health situation during pregnancy and the global quality of life (QOL) of the adult child 31-33 years later. Two sets of questionnaires were used with one filled out by physicians during pregnancy and one filled out by the adult children 31-...

The purpose of this study is to understand how a doctoral student’s experiences during a doctoral program influence the student’s perceived (1) satisfaction and (2) perceived success. In addition, we also look at the role that burnout plays in these relationships. Results show that supervisor support and socialization are highly important factors in the overall satisfaction and success of docto...

Information system organizations frequently offer complex IT applications and services to its users. These organizations would want the users of these systems to imbue positive “intentions to use” toward the systems. According to the literature, the construct “intention to use” is influenced by the “perceived satisfaction” derived by the particular user when using or consuming a particular prod...

BACKGROUND To examine associations between global quality of life (QOL) and major life events. MATERIAL/METHODS This was a retrospective study using the self-administrated expanded SEQOL questionnaire with questions on life events and connected emotions. Seven hundred forty-six people, 55-66 years old, from a representative sample of the Danish population participated. Global QOL was measured...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the consumer model in a health care system, by studying the relationship between four variables: expectations, perceived degree of fulfillment, satisfaction and changing of physicians. DESIGN Cross-sectional study; telephone interview of patients who had visited a primary care physician 1-2 months previously. SETTING The Maccabi health plan, Israel. STUDY PARTICIPANT...

This study empirically examines the differentiating impact of challenge-hindrance stressors on turnover intention through job satisfaction in IT industry of Pakistan. Moreover, perceived job alternatives were tested as a moderator in the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention. Primary data was collected from 186 randomly selected IT professionals, working in projectbased I...

INTRODUCTION Brochures are commonly used as educational tools in daily neurological practice. They are provided to increase the general population's knowledge of a specific disease and also to combat sources of erroneous information. Surveys are the most commonly used method of ascertaining user satisfaction with services received. OBJECTIVES This study will assess patient-perceived satisfact...

BACKGROUND Client satisfaction serves as a predictor for acceptance of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) services. Therefore, the study of clients' perception and satisfaction may offer insights on how to improve HCT programmes. AIM AND SETTING The aim of this study was to assess clients' satisfaction with HCT as well as describe perceived barriers to and facilitators of HIV testing by HCT cl...