Private Assistance Research Articles

Mental suffering among public and private assistance professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mental suffering among public and private assistance professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Influence of Organizational Culture and Organizational Commitment towards Organizational Performance of the Military Sealift Command in Developing the National Sea Transportation Mediated by Dynamic Capability

The main objective of this study is to analyze organizational culture and organizational commitment to the organizational performance of the Military Sealift Command in fostering the potential of national sea transportation mediated by dynamic capability. The research was carried out on warships in the Military Sealift Command’s fleet, the object of research comes from the Staff Officers of the Military Sealift Command’s Command Headquarters’ staff officers, officers and the crew of the Indonesian Warships in the Military Sealift Command’s fleet, totaling to 252 subjects. The data obtained is analyzed using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) with SPSS version 22.0 and Smart PLS version 3. The findings of this study show that the direct organizational culture, organizational commitment, dynamic capability demonstrates that hypotheses affect the Organizational performance of the Military Sealift Command. The results of the study also demonstrate that there is an influence of the organizational culture and organizational commitment affect towards dynamic capability. While the results of the indirect hypothesis also have an effect, namely organizational culture and organizational commitment towards organizational performance of the Military Sealift Command which is mediated by dynamic capability. The results of this research can be implemented especially in organizational culture so that it can contribute to social change by creating more growth opportunities resulting, thereby providing assistance to society. It is necessary to have an organizational culture that has been implemented at the Military Sealift Command in its capacity as the sole supervisor of national sea transportation, applied to the national civilian fleet. In its service, the Military Sealift Command will always be ready to support the logistics transportation program to distribute government or private assistance to all corners of the country. So far, the distribution of disaster logistical assistance or other assistance from the central government or the private sector to those in need in the country has barely involved the national civilian fleet.

Epidemiology of primary congenital glaucoma during 2008-2018 at the Ó?Institute of Ophthalmology Conde de Valenciana Private Assistance Foundation, IAPÓ�

Epidemiology of primary congenital glaucoma during 2008-2018 at the Ó?Institute of Ophthalmology Conde de Valenciana Private Assistance Foundation, IAPÓ�

Благотворительная помощь пострадавшим в ходе Первой мировой войны: примеры общественно-государственного сотрудничества

Introduction. In the context of Russia’s frequent involvement in military conflicts, the authorities naturally needed any help, both within the ongoing hostilities and in overcoming their consequences, and therefore not only did not refuse public charitable assistance in this area, but also encouraged and cofinanced it in every possible way. Materials and methods. The approach chosen in this work is focused on the methodological thesis proposed by the famous researcher of the history of domestic charity G. N. Ulyanova about the need to consider the term “charity” rather conditional in relation to the activities of public organizations during the First World War due to the observed symbiosis of “authority and society in the sphere of providing assistance.” Which forced us to pay special attention to the structuralfunctional method of research in following the principles of historicism, a social approach to the study of history, objectivity and a comprehensive study of the problem. The sources involved in the analysis were documents from archival funds and previously unstudied regulatory and information-statistical materials on the problems and history of the activities of the state and society in the field of organizing and providing assistance to war victims. Analysis. The article examines the actions of the authorities, which complemented their efforts to help those affected by the war by attracting private assistance. With the outbreak of the war, members of the imperial family initiated and took part in the work of semi-state and semi-public charitable organizations. The state contribution was determined by financing, while the public contribution – by the voluntary participation of private individuals. The coordinating body was the Supreme Council for Charity of the Families of Persons Called up to the War, as well as the Families of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers, headed by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. At the regional level, Committees were established to assist soldiers affected by the war. Results. The study concluded that the establishment of “private law” societies specializing in charitable assistance became the most common type of practice in the field of public charitable initiatives during the period under study. Organizing the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers in special shelters and returning them to work through training and introducing them to professions adequate to their capabilities, as well as organizing their employment, constituted a significant segment of public charitable assistance to war victims.

Microfinance's Crucial Role in Helping Victims of a Natural Calamity

This study aimed to examine microfinance's role in providing essential services to economically disadvantaged people in the aftermath of natural disasters. A study of 300 people who use microfinance was carried out in the tehsil of Taunsa, located in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan. In 2022, information was gathered from microfinance institution customers impacted by flooding. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not microfinance helped them meet their basic needs during the natural disaster. The data was analyzed using the 21st edition of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The most important findings from this study were that most microfinance users were men; however, slightly more than one-third of microfinance users were females. This is an important finding because, in a natural disaster, financial assistance is provided to female-headed families so their basic needs can be met. The vast majority of those polled owned their homes, most of which were flooded. The findings of this study suggested that neither the government nor microfinance institutions provide significant assistance to disaster victims in their efforts to recover. According to preliminary findings from this study, low-income families facing difficult circumstances during or after a disaster are more likely to rely on themselves and the coping mechanisms provided by their communities than on any public or private assistance. According to the findings, policy interventions aimed at reducing flood losses and assisting improvement should consider the shifting risk profile that impoverished people face when it comes to natural disasters.

Evolución del perfil de las personas mayores atendidas por una unidad de atención domiciliaria especializada en geriatría en los últimos 20 años

ObjectiveTo describe the evolution of the profile of patients attended by a Geriatric Home Care (GHC) Unit and its care activity in the last two decades. MethodsData on the historical activity of the AGD Unit from 2001 to 2020, grouped into 5-year periods, were recorded. Sociodemographic, clinical, functional (Functional Red Cross Scale and Barthel index) and mental (Mental Red Cross Scale) variables were collected, baseline and at inclusion to AGD. Also the waiting time until first visit, mean follow-up, origin of referral, destination at the end of the intervention, reason for consultation and cause of functional dependence were also included. A descriptive analysis was performed with the SPSSv.23 program. ResultsTen thousand six hundred fifty-four patients attended in AGD (1 January 2001 to 31 December 2020). A progressive increase in age and in the number of geriatric syndromes was observed. Patients presented higher functional and cognitive decline, and the number of patients living alone and in need of private assistance increased. The duration of the intervention decreases and Primary Care remains the main source and destination at the end of the intervention, with dementia standing out as the main cause for functional dependence. ConclusionThe vulnerability of the populations in need of specialised geriatric care is increasing: patients are older, and have more geriatric syndromes, high functional and cognitive decline, and suffer social frailty; more work is needed to address the role of these support units in the community, as well as their coordination with Primary Care teams.

Sustainable and low-cost automated greenhouse prototype with a social focus for integral formation

A low-cost automated greenhouse prototype was developed, which can be installed on rooftops, gardens, and even commercial greenhouses. This work was carried out through the use of an electronic control system, and a user interface, which allows it to be used by children, young people or adults of the Private Assistance Institution (IAP) "Manitas que hablan", contributing to the cultivation of flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables. Surveys, experimental and observation was applied wish methodology of during the development of this project, to know the needs of the agricultural sector and to integrate the components of the systems for the automated greenhouse. The study demonstrates the feasibility of collaborative work in the development of a prototype that allows the germination of seeds and harvest of crops, and the importance of providing support to the social sector, promoting urban gardens for the integration of children and young people in this activity, achieving better health and food safety for the future.

ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКО-ПРАВОВИЙ ДОСВІД ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ЖИТТЄДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ВУГІЛЬНИХ МОНОМІСТ В УМОВАХ ЕНЕРГЕТИЧНОЇ ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЇ

The article is devoted to the analysis of the features of ensuring the life of coal monofunctional cities in the conditions of energy transformation, which should be based not only on the legal definitions of the main categories, but also on the legal qualifications and the ratio of their object-subject compositions. It was determined that the Energy Strategy of Ukraine — 2035 focuses on the subject composition of certain types of transformation relations, while the object circle, after a complete rejection of coal in the energy sector and the termination of any subsidies to this sector, requires: coordination of structural changes with all stakeholders including the local population; basing plans for diversifying the economy, restructuring the coal industry, developing the infrastructure of post-coal regions on appropriate financial support, creating trust funds that will combine state, private and international assistance of various levels; transformation of unprofitable mines and, first of all, as an integral technically and organizationally separate (single) property complex of funds and resources. The concept of “coal monofunctional city” — a satellite of a city-forming enterprise for the extraction and processing of coal — an administrative-territorial unit, the specialization of labor of the population in which is determined by a set of directions for ensuring the operation of this enterprise and the life of its employees is proposed. The concept of “life activity of an employee of a coal mining enterprise is proposed — a set of daily processes, actions, activities that can ensure the existence of an employee, his family members, the entire workforce as a whole through training, communication, orientation, movement, self-service, control over his behavior, participation in labor activities with the help of physical, psychological and social functions”. It has been substantiated that the considered experience of such European coal-mining countries as Germany, Ro mania, Czech Republic, Poland, Great Britain can and should be adapted in the process of developing domestic con ceptual, strategic or program documents to support the life of coal monocities in the following blocks of relations: energy; environmental; social; economic; informational; administrative; housing and communal services; transport; law enfor cement.

Membangun Desa Wisata Batik sebagai Daya Tarik Wisata

This study aims to determine the promotion strategy of Jarum’s tourism village and to find out the obstacles it faces. This research uses descriptive qualitative to describe the promotion strategy and its obstacles. The data is collected by interview, observation and documentation. Based on the data obtained, the promotion strategy that has been carried out in the tourism village of Jarum has been relatively using internet/social media to introduce its products such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram. The exhibition/event is also very helpful in promoting the products. In overcoming the existing obstacles, facilitation in the management of tourism villages is needed. Government or private assistance is expected to cover all of these obstacles, such as limited human resources, networks and the absence of intensive assistance

Information System for Integrated Medical Records with Access via IOT Technology

The objective of this project was the development of an information management system for healthcare purpose using cloud computing and IoT technology. The system was designed to receive data coming from medical instruments, as well as documents issued by healthcare professionals and doctor responsible for the care of a patient. For medical consultation, patients must use an identification card that allows access to the corresponding medical history stored in the cloud. This access can be done through an RFID reader, making it possible to consult patient information on a human-machine interface, where new information can also be registered. For the development of the interface, an application for the Android operating system was created, where information can be accessed, and documents can be stored. Storage was implemented on Google's Firebase® platform. Akyiama's RFID reader integrated in a Raspberry Pi was used to access the information. Exemplifying the connection with biomedical instruments, a sen-11574 heart beats sensor was connected to a Raspberry Pi, whose measurements were converted to the I2C format with an ADS-1115 module. Results obtained are very promising to be applied in the automation of hospitals, first aid and private assistance in medical offices. the main benefit for patients is the fact that they can keep their medical history in the cloud, which can prevent loss of patient information in usual cases such as changing doctors, offices, or hospitals, which is commonly the case. Therefore, the system allows the preservation of the patient's historical record. The medical care system would make it more effective as it facilitates the work of medical professionals and assists in the patient's day-to-day life with updated health information

‘Welfare Does Not Know Any Borders’: Negotiations on the Transnational Assistance of Migrants before the World Wars

Abstract Today, the tensions between European conceptions of the welfare state and transnational migration are a heatedly debated issue. Little is known, however, about how the challenges of migration were addressed in the early phases of welfare state formation. Nevertheless, in the historiography the assumption is widely held that the rise of modern welfare policies around 1900 fostered the nationalist exclusion of foreigners. This article aims at qualifying this assumption by highlighting how the welfare of cross-border migrants became a topic of cross-border deliberations. It centres on the plan for an international convention on the assistance of foreigners, which was promoted by the International Congresses on Public and Private Assistance and taken up by a diplomatic conference in Paris on the eve of the First World War. On the agenda was the task of finding a formula that could guarantee migrants equal access to social services, although this proved to be a difficult goal.

Hand Hygiene In and Out: Compliance and Sustainability Are Possible: 90/90 Program in a Mexican Tertiary-Care Center

Background: The American British Cowdray Medical Center I.A.P., also known as ABC Medical Center, is a highly specialized hospital and private assistance institution located in Mexico City. The ABC Medical Center implemented hand hygiene policies since around 2009, when Mexico committed to patient security. However, hand hygiene compliance remained low. Methods: The objective of the Hand Hygiene 90/90 program was to increase hand hygiene compliance through an integral strategy including a multidisciplinary team with leaders from different areas (nursing, physicians, human resources, quality, and educators). It was named 90/90 because it aimed to accomplish a 90% hand hygiene compliance among all health providers and hospital staff in 90 days (October 1–December 29) upon entering and exiting patient rooms (ie, In & Out). The Hand Hygiene 90/90 program led by the epidemiology area consisted of 5 specific components: management, supplies, education, monitoring, and social marketing (Fig. 1). For a period of 90 days, several permanent actions were implemented; they had a positive influence on the expected outcome (Fig. 2). Results: The starting point at the ABC Medical Center upon launching the program was 70% compliance. With the Hand Hygiene 90/90 program, the first steady change was observed at the end of November 2012 (ie, the sixth measurement point). An 88% compliance was achieved, all compliance was >50% from this point on. The highest compliance was achieved among health providers (doctors and nurses), followed by administrative staff. At the end of December 2012, 91% compliance was achieved by all health providers and hospital staff. Sustainability has been possible over the years through ongoing hand hygiene campaigns. In the 5 years following the implementation of the program, hand hygiene compliance remained mostly below the 90% standard (Fig. 3). Conclusions: An intervention for continuous improvement and hand hygiene compliance using the WHO 5 Moments was implemented throughout 2018, (in addition to the In & Out program). This intervention also incorporated elements of the WHO Multimodal Strategy 1 to develop a comprehensive hand hygiene program together with new indicators. The ABC Medical Center, with the support and leadership of the Ministry of Health, aims to become an example of institutions that achieve national and international benchmarks in the implementation of patient safety programs that are not only successful but also sustainable.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None

A Contemporary Insight into an Age-Friendly Environment Contributing to the Social Network, Active Ageing and Quality of Life of Community Resident Seniors in Japan

Japan has been promoting an age-friendly environment for the health and well-being of its senior citizens. This study aimed to identify the environmental factors that promote social network diversity, active ageing, and quality of life for seniors in Japan. Through the experience of 243 seniors in different parts of Japan, we assessed 20 factors of the WHO recommended age-friendly environment theoretical framework and how those contributed to the dependent variables: social network diversity, active ageing, and quality of life. Three factors significantly influenced the social network of seniors: (1) engagement in volunteer activity, and (2) having opportunities for paid employment, and (3) having internet access at home, whereas two factors (1) participation in sociocultural activities and (2) participation in group physical activities in leisure time, were statistically significant in relation to active ageing. Furthermore, the quality of life was significantly related to (1) locally available information about health concerns and service needs; (2) personal care or assistance needs achievable in the home setting using formal services; and (3) income sufficient to meet basic needs over the previous 12 months without public or private assistance. In conclusion, access to care in the community is important for the quality of life of the older, whilst social participation and exercise merit active ageing. Age-friendly environment implies a balance of care, welfare, and health services.

Who helps the unemployed? Workers’ receipt of public and private transfers

Abstract I use longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to measure the extent to which an unemployment spell increases the likelihood that a worker receives a cash transfer from family. I examine the prevalence of cash transfers from family, the demographic distribution of unemployed receivers, and the variation between family supported and not family supported spells. I further investigate how this informal, private assistance relates to public transfers from Unemployment Insurance using state-by-year variation in the UI program. I find that unemployment increases the probability a worker receives financial assistance from their family, inclusive of all demographic subgroups, that family cash transfer receipt is growing over time, and is weakly related to UI availability.

Bodies and Souls

This article examines debates about the bodies and souls of women prostitutes in Mexico City that confronted the revolutionary Mexican government with the Catholic Church in the 1920s. We analyze the philanthropic activities of women’s organizations such as the Damas Católicas through the Ejército de Defensa de la Mujer and the ways in which they engaged in political roles at a time of fierce political struggle between the Catholic Church and the Mexican government. For both the government and Catholic women, it was deemed necessary to isolate and seclude the prostitutes’ bodies to cure them of venereal diseases and rehabilite them morally. While the government interned them at Hospital Morelos, Catholic women established a private assistance network, as well as so-called casas de regeneración, where former prostitutes had to work to sustain themselves while repenting for their sins and receiving the sacraments. By exploring the tension-filled interaction about women prostitutes between the Mexican government and the Catholic Church, we seek to contribute to the understanding of sexuality and prostitution in Mexico City in the 1920s.

The New Veterans

ABSTRACT A soldier who suffers a debilitating casualty on the battlefield is a wounded warrior. Awaiting that individual is a complex safety net, composed of public and private assistance. Should this same sense of obligation exist for private contractors working on a battlefield? The seemingly obvious answer is no. Contractors are temporary employees who profit from war. The purpose of this article is to challenge the assumptions that implicitly inform this issue and ultimately lead to a series of false choices. The type of service and the conditions in which it is rendered should govern the degree of public obligation. Putting on a uniform may matter more because of the greater underlying obligation that person is willing to make, but donning the uniform is not the sole trigger for societal obligation. Western nations have a level of unmet obligation to the contractors who have provided services on their battlefields.

Private assistance in the National Health System

Private assistance in the National Health System

Low-income workers' perceptions of wages, food acquisition, and well-being.

Although studies have demonstrated an association between increased economic resources and improvements in food security and health, there is a paucity of qualitative research regarding the relationships between household resources, food security, and health. Policy changes related to increasing low wages are potential opportunities to understand changes to material resources. The aims of this analysis were to describe how low-wage workers perceive household resources in relation to food acquisition and to explore how workers in low-wage jobs connect food and diet to perceptions of health and well-being. We analyzed 190 transcripts from 55 workers in low-wage jobs who were living in households with children who were part of the Seattle Minimum Wage Study (up to three in-depth qualitative interviews and one phone survey per participant, conducted between 2015 and 2017). We coded and analyzed interviews using Campbell's food acquisition framework and best practices for qualitative research. Participants relied on a combination of wages, government assistance, and private assistance from community or family resources to maintain an adequate food supply. Strategies tended to focus more on maintaining food quality than food quantity. Restricted resources also limited food-related leisure activities, which many participants considered important to quality of life. Although many low-wage workers would like to use additional income to purchase higher quality foods or increase food-related leisure activities, they often perceive trade-offs that limit income-based adjustments to food-spending patterns. Future studies should be specifically designed to examine food choices in response to changes in income.

The Effect of Reactance on Satisfaction: A Study in the Context of Supplementary Health Care Systems

In a scenario in which the State is unable to serve the entire population, private health organizations have emerged, offering health plans and private assistance, called supplementary health systems. Given this context, the theme of this work is the study of the effect of psychological reactance on the satisfaction of users of supplementary health plans. The empirical phase was conducted through a survey with 145 university students. Data analysis, conducted through the macro PROCESS, indicated that the valuation of supplementary health care providers is closely related to the level of individual reactance of the user and the way the plan is contracted. Furthermore, freedom of choice of the operator minimizes negative evaluations from individuals with high psychological reactance.

US policy of economic sanctions against Cuba in 1990s years

The US economic embargo against Cuba has been in place for fifty years. During that period, its rationale and goals have not changed. As it is stressed in the article, principal purpose of the US sanctions strategy is either to modify the international behavior of Cuba, which Washington regarded as a threat to US strategic interests in the Latin America region, or to eliminate the Cuban political regime entirely. Measured against these goals, the sanctions clearly have failed. Author examines key factors having restricted sanctions’ ability to achieve American proclaimed goals regarding to Cuba. In this context, it is underscored that controversial maintenance of the US embargo against Cuba among US allies directly affected the results of sanctions strategy against Cuba. It is stressed that since the early 1960s, when the United States imposed a trade embargo on Cuba, the centerpiece of U.S. policy toward Cuba has consisted of economic sanctions aimed at isolating the government. The United States embargo against Cuba is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba. An embargo was first imposed by the United States on sale of arms to Cuba on the 14th of March 1958, during the Fulgencio Batista regime. On October 19, 1960 the U.S. placed an embargo on exports to Cuba except for food and medicine after Cuba nationalized American-owned Cuban oil refineries without compensation. On February 7, 1962 the embargo was extended to include almost all imports. Currently, the Cuban embargo is enforced mainly through six statutes: the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations of 1963, the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, the Helms–Burton Act 1996, and the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. The stated purpose of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 is to maintain sanctions on Cuba so long as the Cuban government refuses to move toward democratization and greater respect for human rights. The article emphasizes that The Helms–Burton Act further restricted United States citizens from doing business in or with Cuba, and mandated restrictions on giving public or private assistance to any successor government in Havana unless and until certain claims against the Cuban government were met.