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Publication date: 1 November 1997

Dorothy A. Forbes, Cathy Alberda, Betty Anderson, R. Denis Chalifoux, Susan Chandler, Judith Cote, Jean Collins‐Smith, Patricia Edney, Cindy Gerdes, Kathleen McIlveen, Carla Policicchio, Greg Ryan, Case Vink and Nese Yuksel

Notes that with health care reform moving at tremendous speed throughout Canada, a great deal of interest in outcomes research has been generated. States that the research team…

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Notes that with health care reform moving at tremendous speed throughout Canada, a great deal of interest in outcomes research has been generated. States that the research team consisted of 17 professional practice leaders from eight disciplines. Proposes, through the research, to identify from the perspective of former patients what results they hoped to achieve prior to discharge from hospital and what facilitated and hindered them in achieving these results. Reports that a representative sample was selected for the study. Forty‐one former patients each participated in up to two focus groups, with a total of 16 focus groups conducted. Hierarchical analysis revealed themes that fell within the framework of structure, process and outcomes. The findings will assist in ensuring that more appropriate and effective care is offered to patients by a variety of disciplines.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 10 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0952-6862

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Publication date: 5 May 2015

Mürsel Tas, Melek Balci, Alev Yüksel and Nese Sahin Yesilçubuk

– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate awareness and perception of GM foods of Turkish consumers living in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate awareness and perception of GM foods of Turkish consumers living in Istanbul, Turkey.

Design/methodology/approach

A consumer survey consisting of 23 questions has been prepared. Totally 1,315 people participated in the survey. Awareness of the consumers about genetically modified organisms, willingness to purchase GM foods, acceptability of GM foods by consumers and legislations and information sources were assessed in the questionnaire. Nonparametric test were applied in order to unravel demographic differences.

Findings

The results of the survey showed that consumers generally know what genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are, but they do not have enough information about the genetic modification process. The main concerns of consumers about GMFs are their carcinogenic effects to human. In addition, corn was found to be the most concerned GMF. The usage of GMOs in health sector and in preventing environmental pollution were the most approved areas by the consumers, whereas the majority of consumers disapproved the use of genetic modifications in food applications.

Research limitations/implications

A limitation of this study is the sample including high percentage of educated young consumers. Hence, the survey can be improved and applied to higher number of participants living in different regions in Turkey for being more representative for all Turkish consumers.

Practical implications

Some suggestions for food producers and food policy makers are also provided in this study.

Originality/value

There has been little research concerning Turkish consumers’ attitude and knowledge towards gene technology and GMFs. Also, there has not been a similar survey in the province of Istanbul.

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British Food Journal, vol. 117 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0007-070X

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