BACKGROUND Stress and stress-related illnesses are increasing among medical specialists. This threatens the quality of patient care. In this study we investigated (a) levels of job stress and job satisfaction among medical specialists, (b) factors contributing to stress and satisfaction and (c) the effect of stress and satisfaction on burnout. METHODS A questionnaire was mailed to a random sa...

This study examined the applicability of broader thematic categories for coding personal strivings, and tested the relationship between both dimensions and contents of personal goals and life satisfaction. We also applied the psychosocial theory of Erikson (1963) to evaluate personal goals. These issues were explored on a Hungarian youth sample of 48 subjects (mean age 23.4). Participants gener...

This study examines the usefulness of the theory of transaction cost economics (TCE) for the online travel market and investigates customer satisfaction and loyalty with the transaction cost over the Internet taken into account. Using structural equation modelling (SEM), the authors identify the relationships among the antecedents (uncertainty, personal security and buying frequency), the media...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of continuity of care on patient satisfaction with consultations. DESIGN Direct and episodic specific evaluation of patient satisfaction with recent consultation. SETTING AND SUBJECTS A representative sample of 3918 Norwegian primary care patients were asked to evaluate their consultations by filling in a questionnaire. The response rate was 78%. MAIN O...

Time granularity constraint reasoning is likely to have a relevant role in emerging applications like GIS, time management in the Web and Personal Information Management applications for mobile systems. This paper reports recent advances in the development of a system for solving temporal constraint satisfaction problems where distance constraints are specified in terms of arbitrary time granul...

background: the clinical evaluation, as one of the most important elements in medical education, must measure students’ competencies and abilities. the implementation of any assessment tool is basically dependent on the acceptance of students. this study tried to assess midwifery students’ satisfaction with direct observation of procedural skills (dops) and current clinical evaluation methods. ...