Τα νοσηλευτικά ιδρύματα, ως πολύπλοκοι και συνεχώς εξελισσόμενοι οργανισμοί, έχουν ως απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση αποτελεσματικής λειτουργίας την ύπαρξη συστηματοποιημένης διαχείρισης /διοίκησης. Δύο βασικές συνιστώσες της ...

Background: The shift from asylum to community care for mental health patients has burdened the providers of primary health care and, more than all, families. As a result, numerous studies [Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr ...

Despite the magnitude of mental health problems worldwide, many cases of deinstitutionalization have failed to achieve their targets for a number of reasons including lack of appropriate community psychiatric services and ...

Aim To assess the major causes of conflict and to identify choices of strategy in handling conflicts. Background Conflict is inherent to hospitals as in all complex organizations, and health personnel deal with internal ...

Introduction: The Greek public is currently not represented at any level of the healthcare system’s organizational structure. This study aimed to investigate the opinions of Greek citizens as well as doctors regarding their ...

Backround: The development of the modern field of care requires scientifically-based knowledge and responsibility on behalf of nurses in order to be able to respond effectively to existing conditions. Health professionals ...

Background: Patient safety is considered an antecedent of quality of hospital care. The explicit need to focus on quality of care underpins the aim of the study to evaluate the safety culture and teamwork climate in the ...

Over the past few decades, drug and overall healthcare expenditure have risen rapidly in most countries. The present study investigates the attitudes and the factors which influence physician prescribing decisions and ...

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the epidemiological profile of the spinal cord injured population living on the Greek island Chios. Methods: We interviewed the regional spinal cord injured population. ...

Background: Conflict among health-care personnel has been identified as an issue within health-care settings around the world. Aim: To investigate the existence and management of conflict among health-care personnel in ...