Assessment of Anxiety in Elderly Population during the COVID‐19 Pandemic and the Impact of Compulsory Home‐stay in the Central Districts of Ankara, Turkey: A Quantitative, Qualitative Mixed Method Study

This paper reports on a descriptive mixed-method study that aimed to identify the impact of expressive writing on relieving the academic stress of 157 undergraduate students at an Ecuadorian university. Data were gathered through two questionnaires and from focus groups. Results showed enduring relief of academic stress. Furthermore, they help to shed light on the need to study the impact of academic stress on university students and to look for different strategies that can alleviate it. These findings could help to understand students’ needs, as they have essential implications in teachers’ practices and, consequently, in students’ performance. In conclusion, expressive writing has a positive effect on helping to ease academic stress and overcome some difficulties caused by this issue.

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Magnitude and gender-specific circumstances of depression among elderly population residing in an Urban slum area of a City in Maharashtra: A mixed-method study

Indian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.4103/ijph.ijph_501_19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (4) ◽

pp. 405

Author(s):

RukmanM Manapurath ◽

BarshaGadapani Pathak ◽

Swati Deshpande

Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Slum Area ◽

And Gender ◽

Gender Specific

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Examining the Impact of Knowledge Mobilization Strategies to Inform Urban Stakeholders on Accessibility: A Mixed-Methods study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17051561 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 1561

Author(s):

Delphine Labbé ◽

Atiya Mahmood ◽

William C. Miller ◽

W. Ben Mortenson

Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Urban Areas ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Knowledge Mobilization ◽

Impact Indicators ◽

Urban Accessibility ◽

The Impact ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Urban areas offer many opportunities for people with disabilities, but limited accessibility may prevent their full engagement in society. It has been recommended that the experience-based perspective of people with disabilities should be an integral part of the discussion on urban accessibility, complementing other stakeholder expertise to facilitate the design of more inclusive environments. The goals of this mixed-method study were to develop knowledge mobilization (KM) strategies to share experience-based findings on accessibility and evaluate their impact for various urban stakeholders. Using a participatory approach, various KM strategies were developed including videos, a photo exhibit and an interactive game. These strategies were evaluated based on various impact indicators such as reach, usefulness, partnerships and practice changes, using quantitative and qualitative methods. The findings suggested that the KM strategies were effective in raising the awareness of various urban stakeholders and providing information and guidance to urban planning practices related to accessibility.

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