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Organizational Hindrances to the Retention of Older Healthcare Workers

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020
The Swedish healthcare sector is currently experiencing recruitment difficulties combined with increasing demand for healthcare services. This study accordingly seeks knowledge of the obstacles to and opportunities for retaining older employees in the ...
Robin Jonsson, Agneta Lindegård, Lisa Björk, Kerstin Nilsson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

PLANNING AND FACILITATING TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH MULTICULTURAL GROUPS [PDF]

, 2005
Demographic changes in the work environments present numerous challenges for training professionals interested in fostering awareness and sensitivity to cultural diversity when planning and facilitating adult education programs.
Pesch, Mari Jo
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

Identity and belonging in social learning groups : the importance of distinguishing social, operational and knowledge-related identity congruence [PDF]

, 2009
Collaborative learning has much to offer but not all learners participate fully and peer groups can be exclusive. The paper examines how belonging or 'congruence' in learning groups is related to identities of gender, age, ethnicity and socio-economic ...
Barefoot B., Beard C., Butler J., Clegg S., Cockburn C., Connell R., Fairclough N., Goffman I., Grint K., Gwyneth Hughes, Hapnes T., Hartley P., Hughes G., Hughes G., Land R., Littlejohn A., McConnell D., Palloff R., Reay D., Rogers P., Salmon G., Schön D., Schön D., Solomon Y., Thomas K., Universities UK and Standing Conference of Principals (SCOP), Waller R., Wenger E., Wheeler S., Yorke M.   +29 more
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Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer, Simon Faissner, Ralf Gold, Aiden Haghikia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variations in how medical researchers report patient demographics: a retrospective analysis of published articlesResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Background: The use of demographic variables in the medical literature has been a topic of much recent debate. Recent studies found that race and socioeconomic status (SES) are inconsistently reported.
Erika E. Lynn-Green, Avery A. Ofoje, Robert H. Lynn-Green, David S. Jones   +3 more
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CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Being Active in Working Life at Age 60, 66, and 72

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
This study examines associations between participation in working life and sociodemographic, health, and work environment factors among people aged 60, 66, and 72 years.
Marie Bjuhr, Maria Engström, Anna-Karin Welmer, Sölve Elmståhl, Britt-Marie Sjölund   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women’s Underrepresentation in Corporate Power in Norway and US: Beyond In-group Favoritism

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021
Despite increasing gender-equality in many areas, corporate power is still strongly male-dominated. Prevailing research often relies on the cognitive, demand-side mechanism of in-group favoritism based on single-country studies to produce generalized ...
Sigtona Halrynjo, Mary Blair-Loy
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Without a Safety Net: Precarization Among Young Danish Employees

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017
Precarisation’ is one of the concepts that has become important in efforts to explain how neoliberal politics and changed economic conditions produce new forms of marginalization and increased insecurity.
Mette Lykke Nielsen, Anne Görlich, Regine Grytnes, Johnny Dyreborg   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source