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Chronic pain affects the whole person--a phenomenological study.

2014

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore participants' perspectives on the effects of chronic pain on the psychophysical unity.Thirty-four chronic pain outpatients were interviewed, and the transcribed interviews were analysed with Giorgi's four-phase phenomenological method. The mean age of the participants was 48 years, and 19 of them were women. For 21 of the participants, the pain duration was more than 5 years, and most had degenerative spinal pain.The results of this whole research project indicated that the phenomenon chronic pain consisted of four essential themes: Pain affects the whole person, invisibility, negativity, and dominance of pain. This study concentrates only on…

The Psychiatrist's Role in Implementing Open Dialogue Model of Care

2019

The Open Dialogue approach is a family‐oriented early intervention model for mental health problems developed in the health district of Western Lapland, Finland. Since the 1990s the psychiatric service system in Western Lapland Health Care District has been organised according to Open Dialogue principles and applied to the treatment of any mental health concerns. The Open Dialogue approach considers the client and their family as active participants rather than as objects of treatment in its planning and implementation with a psychotherapeutic focus. In daily work, the responsibility for the treatment process is shared with the case‐specific team. The model of care requires a dialogical ori…

Public versus private transportation choice. A regional survey on needs and perceived quality

2009

Estar al otro lado de la mesa. Profesionales de los servicios públicos de empleo ante los dilemas de la activación laboral

2019

Under the paradigm of activation, the Public Employment Services has been reshaped by two levels of contractualization. On one hand, the collaboration of the administration with a network of agents on the programme scheme that make up the active policies of employment. On the other hand, the unemployed person?s access to a compartmentalized offer of services and individually taking responsibility for finding work. This double contractualization reveals redefinition of lowering public responsibility faced with the problem of unemployment that this activation supposes. This paper analyses how this redesign has an impact on how professionals serve the unemployed population. This lays bare, in …

Public Libraries – Facilitators of Information Society and e- Inclusion in Latvia

2014

Abstract The economic growth and national competitiveness is closely correlated with the development of information society. In the last few years the role of public libraries has significantly increased and libraries have greatly contributed to the improvement of information society in Latvia. The usage of library services had never been as high as they were in 2011 – 42% of the population were active library users and 90% of them used the Internet. Nowadays, the public library network in Latvia provides a powerful network of information, knowledge and community centres and they are highly demanded by society.

Socially Responsible Logistics in of Public Services' Area

2018

In this article the issues of social responsibility and necessity of its implementation in public sector have been taken on. We’ve tried to answer the question: what criteria should be taken into account in bargaining procedures so public task could be completed concordantly with social responsibility rules and in what way logistic can support completing public tasks. It’s been said that main criteria consist of ecological and social aspects influencing for example improvement of quality of life, solving of social issues and abiding law by executors. Moreover we came to the conclusion that logistic area with its coordinating function is the most predestine for giving public services

The Feasibility Study of Innovative Public Policy Client-Accordance Index

2019

This research paper was presented at the KU Leuven Public Governance Institute IIAS Study Group on ‘Coproduction of Public Services’ seventh annual conference, Leuven, Belgium, 28 May 2019.

Julkisen palvelun tehostamisen uudet opit : esittelyssä lean-ajattelu

2019

Zarządzanie procesowe jako warunek wzrostu efektywności działania administracji publicznej

2016

Zarządzanie procesowe jest koncepcją znaną w praktyce gospodarczej już od wielu lat. Sektor publiczny dopiero niedawno zainteresował się możliwościami implementacji orientacji procesowej do zarządzania jednostkami administracji publicznej. Zainteresowanie to wynika ze stale rosnącej presji wzrostu efektywności realizacji zadań publicznych, a podejście procesowe stanowi kluczowy element usprawnienia wykonywania zadań publicznych i pozwala na lepsze dostosowanie ich do potrzeb odbiorców. Dlatego też celem niniejszego opracowania jest wskazanie potencjału zarządzania procesowego jako instrumentu modernizacji i organizacji pracy organów samorządowych. Wskazano jednocześnie wyzwania stojące prze…

Spouses’ Experiences of Rehabilitees’ Burnout and Recovery

2021

The role of family members’ support in the burnout recovery process has been recognized in several studies. The role of emotional support provided by the spouse has been found to be significant in reducing burnout levels. Although crossover of burnout and emotional support have been investigated, the partners’ experiences of the individuals’ burnout and recovery have remained largely unexplored. To fill this research gap the study aims to provide in-depth knowledge of the experiences of spouses of individuals who have a history of burnout and are recovering from it by participating in a rehabilitation course. Ten spouses of individuals who had previously suffered and had recovered or was re…