This exploratory study examines the impact of ending the military draft on U.S. voter turnout from 1960 through 2006. After allowing for a number of variables, including the unemployment rate, unionization, the female labor force participation rate, per capita real GDP, and Presidential approval ratings, compelling evidence is found that ending the military draft in the U.S. may have acted in a...

This research studies the social participation of the parents of delinquent and non-delinquent teenagers on the school affairs in Tehran comparatively. Hirchie's theory of social control were accepted as research framework in the paper. The survey method were used and all the high-school students from the age of 15 to 18 in the district of 4 and 15 in Tehran were chosen. About 60 delinquent and...

In this paper a systematic evaluation is presented of an eparticipation platform based on GIS tools. The evaluation methodology is founded on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which has been elaborated and adapted to this particular type of IS, taking into account the particular objectives and capabilities of this platform. Our main evaluation dimensions were usage, ease of use, functional...

OBJECTIVE To explore primary healthcare patients' experiences of patients participation in multimodal pain rehabilitation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 17 patients who had completed multimodal rehabilitation for persistent pain were interviewed. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS One theme, Being in an exchange process, and 4 categories emerged. The ...

Contracting is an important aspect of IT governance and control. This aspect involves the manner in which goals are set, their achievements rewarded and penalized. In the context of service level agreements it has been shown that contracts that involve penalties have positive effects on individuals’ effort and negative effects on individuals’ attitude such as fairness perception. The negative e...

OBJECTIVE To investigate patients' perceptions of improvement potential in primary care in 34 countries. METHODS We did a cross-sectional survey of 69 201 patients who had just visited general practitioners at primary-care facilities. Patients rated five features of person-focused primary care - accessibility/availability, continuity, comprehensiveness, patient involvement and doctor-patient ...

OBJECTIVE Since 2002, 58 patients have participated as collaborating partners in 6 Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) conferences. Little is known about how they engage with researchers and how they have influenced conference outcomes. METHODS A responsive evaluation was carried out, including a thematic document analysis of conference proceedings and gray literature, participant obse...

OBJECTIVE Improving the patient-physician relationship through patient involvement in the care may lead to improved patient safety and better health outcomes. There exists a gap in knowledge in identifying factors that affect self-reported patient involvement in individualized treatment plans. The objectives of this study were to 1) describe patients' perceptions of their involvement in the cre...

We analyze support for EU membership as expressed in voting patterns in the candidate countries’ referenda on EU membership, using regional referendum results and individual survey data on voting intentions. We find that favorable individual and regional characteristics are positively correlated with support for accession and voter participation. In contrast, those who should benefit from futur...

BACKGROUND There is worldwide interest in managing the global burden of long-term conditions. Current health policy places emphasis on self-management and supporting patient participation as ways of improving patient outcomes and reducing costs. However, achieving genuine participation is difficult. This paper describes the development of an intervention designed to promote participation in the...