OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between the presence of penetration or aspiration and the occurrence of the clinical indicators of dysphagia. The presence of penetration or aspiration is closely related to the clinical indicators of dysphagia. It is essential to understand these relationships in order to implement proper diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia. METHODS Fifty-eight poststroke s...

in the  present study, after investigating the theoretical bases and results of previous  researches and identifying the most important indicators and sub-indicators of human resource management affecting organizational performance, weighting and ranking the indicators were performed using the questionnaire (first) and applying the fuzzy ahp technique, in which the highest ranks were allocated ...

BACKGROUND . Subjective social status (SSS) is associated with physical and mental health in diverse samples. However, community, cultural, and ethnic influences on SSS are poorly understood, especially among rural and American Indian populations. OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine similarities and differences in how community poverty, family context, and life course attainment predict SSS among C...

this study analyse governance indicators (based on world bank definition) and some of variables of health performance, educational, social and economic development during 1996 - 2006 for 35 countries selected from south east asia, west asia, latin america and africa. generally, results of this study showes the governance improvement such as transparency, accountability, democracy, free speech, ...

Driving is a multifactorial behaviour drawing on multiple cognitive, sensory, and physical systems. Dementia is a progressive and degenerative neurological condition that impacts the cognitive processes necessary for safe driving. While a number of studies have examined driving among individuals with Alzheimer's disease, less is known about the impact of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) on drivi...

Performance management is tied to external forces and stakeholders whose assessment of performance is more focused on societal outcomes than purely financial outcomes. Government, corporate, and even personal performance measurement should take into account societal indicators that link these disparate yet intertwined spheres of influence. New initiatives in both government and commercial secto...

Although significant resources have been devoted to the development of reports comparing health plan quality, little evidence documents any impact of these efforts on quality of care. In this paper, we examine whether the prevalence of the collection of health plan quality data in an area affects the utilization of measured services. We combine data identifying HMOs participating in HEDIS perfo...