Of course, Romney will evaluate potential running mates on a number of factors – readiness for the top job (14 vice presidents have gone on to become president), compatibility, firming up the base, geographic pull and sizzle (whatever that means).
Among several behavioral risk factors, readiness and interest in communicating with their healthcare provider may have different relationships.
This paper has reported the baseline prevalence of lifestyle risk factors, readiness to change and previous lifestyle advice and/or referral in clients referred to GCNs.
Due to the research objective, methodology did not take into account of some promising potential predictors of entrepreneurial intention like subjective norms, cultural factors, instrumental readiness, perceived and/or objective barriers and support.
Hebert et al. reported that similar quality of care was achievable by video visits, but that due external factors such readiness to use telehealth, video visits were unlikely to be incorporated into routine practice with this population.
Consistent with the considerable body of literature that suggests that organizational contextual factors influence readiness [ 7], our findings showed that this dimension is considered key in the assessment of OR for KT.
It may just create another arbitrary age cut-off criteria for transition, whereas our findings suggest that criteria ought to be informed by mental health and psychosocial factors of readiness.
The key factors affecting readiness to identify and respond to IPV identified in the literature include: gaps in provider knowledge and lack of education regarding IPV; the perception of a lack of patient compliance (patient does not disclose); lack of effective interventions; and perceived system support, especially time.
This finding is in concurrence with results from various studies on factors affecting readiness and use of VCT [ 17, 18, 20], and is in particular seen as a barrier to HIV testing in places where women are prone to divorce and domestic violence if their spouses get to know they are HIV positive [ 38, 39].
Gender, age, computer literacy, knowledge, good attitude, computer related skills, availability of computer in working place and home, past information technology experience, training access, and complexity of the system were the most determinant factors for readiness of health care professionals for EMR system.
