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The Rise of Welfare Service States - Conceptual challenges of an ambiguous welfare settlement and the need for new policy research

Social Work and Society, 2019
Welfare states are changing. They differ in the way they provide their citizenry with social rights, material resources and support. Contemporary transformations of European welfare states, however, have - apart from significant differences - a common ...
Jean-Michel Bonvin, Hans-Uwe Otto, Arne Wohlfarth, Holger Ziegler   +3 more
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The role of workday characteristics on perceived stress and time pressure among nurses in Finnish long-term care – a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research
Background Aging populations and nursing workforce issues are causing challenges for long-term care globally, and therefore, improving the work-related wellbeing and retention of nurses is crucial.
Visa Väisänen, Salla Ruotsalainen, Laura Hietapakka, Juhani Sulander, Timo Sinervo   +4 more
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Healthcare use of young Finnish adults with mental disorders – profiles and profile membership determinants

BMC Primary Care
Background Comprehensive, timely, and integrated primary care services have been proposed as a response to the increased demand for mental health and substance use services especially among young people.
Visa Väisänen, Outi Linnaranta, Timo Sinervo, Laura Hietapakka, Marko Elovainio   +4 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dragers van het vangnet. De publieke rol van Nederlandse sociale diensten (1980-1998)

Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis, 2019
This article examines the public role of Dutch social service organizations during the 1980s and 1990s, amidst the so-called ‘crisis of the welfare state’. The story focuses on the association for directors of social service organizations, DIVOSA, which
Hans Rodenburg
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Legal Accountability in the Service‐Based Welfare State: Lessons from Child Welfare Reform

Law & Social Inquiry, 2009
Current trends intensify the longstanding problem of how the rule of law should be institutionalized in the welfare state. Welfare programs are being redesigned to increase their capacities to adapt to rapidly changing conditions and to tailor their responses to diverse clienteles.
Noonan, Kathleen G., Sabel, Charles, Simon, William H.   +2 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Intensity of Post-Vaccination Immunity to Hepatitis B among HIV-infected and Conditionally Healthy Persons in Western Siberia

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика
Relevance. Hepatitis B often causes liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, especially among patients with HIV. Vaccination is the main prophylaxis of HBV for preventing infection and developing chronic disease.
M. Yu. Kartashov, K. A. Svirin, E. I. Krivosheina, E. V. Chub, V. A. Ternovoi, G. V. Kochneva   +5 more
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Social Policy Reform in Albania Stuck in Transition

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia, 2022
This article provides an analysis of social policy regarding social protection of vulnerable groups in Albania, by screening whether the welfare state has responded to the varying needs of socially excluded citizens.
Poni Merita
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