The maintenance of self-reported quality of life (QL) among people on the liver transplantation waiting list is one of the priority objectives of transplantation teams. Although there are different determinant factors of QL, results are not conclusive. In our study, the goal was to evaluate both the influence of cirrhosis etiology (ethylic and non-ethylic) and the coping strategies used concern...

Certain attitudes toward suicide may be a risk factor for suicide among the bereaved. To explore this possibility, we examined the relationship between attitudes toward suicide and family history of suicide. We focused on two specific attitudes indicating resignation in a survey: #1 "When a person chooses to die by suicide, the suicide is inevitable" (i.e., inevitability belief); and #2 "A suic...

In Big Catch Fishing Tackle Proprietary Limited v Kemp (17281/18) 2019 ZAWCHC 20 (5 March 2019) the Western Cape Division, Town had to determine whether a former director of company continued owe fiduciary duties after he resigned, and if so, could temporarily be interdicted from competing with until main action was heard in court. The court dismissed company's application for an interim interd...

Families caring for a member with a chronic severe mental illness like schizophrenia have to cope with a lot of burden and distress. The coping styles used by these families and their relationship to burden has not been studied in Indian families. This study aims to identify the coping styles adopted by the relatives of schizophrenic patients. 44 patients with schizophrenia and 44 relatives fro...

Several authors1-3 have referred to the resignation, in May 1840, of Robert Little from the chair of midwifery and diseases of women and children at Inst: seemingly he had disagreed with the faculty and joint boards (of managers and visitors) over the requirements for the diploma which he issued to his students. Since this was the only whiff of serious discord between Inst and one of its medica...

591 July 2012, Vol. 102, No. 7 SAMJ Progressive disempowerment and provincial healthcare under-budgeting in the Eastern Cape almost forced the resignation of its corruption-buster chief, Dr Siva Pillay and his most trusted administrators last month. The political moves were directly responsible for thousands of healthcare workers going without pay or being underpaid, for five months. National h...

The study investigated the scenario of voluntary employee turnover in halfway through project work and introduction new members to preplace those who had left. respondents were team remained respective projects for entire duration Sri Lanka. context is such that employees requested lodge their intentions resign at least one-month prior actual date resignation. It was found contribution leaving ...