Background Mixed methods research designs are becoming increasingly popular in nursing to explore complex clinical issues and generate knowledge useful improve the quality of practice clients’ health outcomes. Q methodology is one such design that combines strengths both qualitative quantitative approaches examine scientifically peoples’ subjectivity towards a subject area. Aim This paper aims ...

introduction: nowadays, organizations perform segmentation of their customers in order to maximize profits and minimize costs. however, in addition to segmentation, an optimal combination of the customers, i.e. the number of the customers or their percentage, is required to be specified in order to invest on development of products and services. in this study, by maximizing the customers’ satis...

During the early period of COVID-19 pandemic, there was a serious shortage personal protective equipments (PPEs), which caused difficulty in homecare agencies to make home visits those (possible) positive cases. An organization with help several foundations started special program distribute PPEs possible case or cases that had close contact This study examined whether this voluntary activity c...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the smoking status of stop smoking practitioners, the impact of this on their practice, and clients' quit rates. METHODS Smoking cessation practitioners in the UK NHS Stop Smoking Service were asked about their smoking status, client quit rates and practitioner-client interaction, using an online survey. Associations between responses were investigated using logistic ...