Online Information Evaluation of High-Quality Hotels in Guangzhou by Comprehensive Factor Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 263-274
Author(s):  
Xiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Online Information ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Information Evaluation

How to Uncover “Pushing Hand” Operations

2014 ◽  
pp. 199-212
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Information Evaluation ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Easy Task ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Information Manipulation

This chapter suggests how individual netizens or companies can uncover “pushing hand” operations. It is vitally important that Internet users, either corporations or individuals should acquire some knowledge and skills in identifying Internet mercenary marketing schemes since unrestricted information manipulation has grown to such a large scale that it led to a media claim that 70% of visits to the Chinese Internet derived from pushing hand operations. Evaluating information and deciding whether it is in fact a genuine recommendation from netizens or managed information from pushing hands is not an easy task. Several clues of online information evaluation are provided.

Primary outcomes analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of an interactive decision tool for patients with breast cancer.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6500-6500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah T. Hawley ◽  
Lawrence C. An ◽  
Yun Li ◽  
Ken Resnicow ◽  
Monica Morrow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Treatment Decision ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Decision Tool ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
High Knowledge

6500 Background: High quality treatment decisions require that patients are well informed about treatment and that their values are considered. Yet studies show that patient knowledge about breast cancer treatment trade-offs is low and appraisal of decision-making is not optimal. Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a tailored, comprehensive (locoregional and systemic treatment) and interactive decision tool (iCanDecide), compared with static online information. 537 newly diagnosed, early stage breast cancer patients were enrolled at the first visit in 22 surgical practices. Participants were surveyed 5 weeks (N = 496; RR 92%) post enrollment after locoregional treatment decision-making. The primary outcome was a high quality decision, including two components: high knowledge about treatment options and a values concordant treatment decision. The main secondary outcome was preparation for decision making. We evaluated the distribution of participants in each arm, and conducted logistic regression modeling to assess the association between the intervention and the outcomes controlling for patient characteristics and strength of treatment preference at enrollment. Results: Significantly more intervention than control patients had high knowledge (60% vs. 42%, p < 0.001), although the majority of both groups reported values concordant treatment (~84%). Intervention patients also reported feeling prepared for decision making significantly more often than controls (45% vs. 32%, P < 0.01). Patients randomized to the interactive intervention had higher knowledge (OR: 2.2; 95% CI 1.2-4.0) and preparation for decision making (OR: 1.5; 95% CI 1.1-1.4), even after adjusting for age, education, race, stage and clinical site. Conclusions: In this large RCT, a tailored, interactive treatment decision tool for breast cancer improved knowledge and prepared patients for complicated decision making, more than access to static online information. Future work to further integrate such tools into the clinical workflow is needed. Clinical trial information: NCT01840163.

scholarly journals Online Information About Periviable Birth: Quality Assessment (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriane F Haragan ◽  
Carly A Zuwiala ◽  
Katherine P Himes
Keyword(s):  
Medical Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Comfort Care ◽  
Treatment Choices ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Google Search

BACKGROUND Over 20,000 parents in the United States face the challenge of participating in decisions about whether to use life support for their infants born on the cusp of viability every year. Clinicians must help families grasp complex medical information about their baby’s immediate prognosis as well as the risk for significant long-term morbidity. Patients faced with this decision want supplemental information and frequently seek medical information on the Internet. Empirical evidence about the quality of websites is lacking. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the quality of online information available about periviable birth and treatment options for infants born at the cusp of viability. METHODS We read a counseling script to 20 pregnant participants that included information typically provided by perinatal and neonatal providers when periviable birth is imminent. The women were then asked to list terms they would use to search the Internet if they wanted additional information. Using these search terms, two reviewers evaluated the content of websites obtained via a Google search. We used two metrics to assess the quality of websites. The first was the DISCERN instrument, a validated questionnaire designed to assess the quality of patient-targeted health information for treatment choices. The second metric was the Essential Content Tool (ECT), a tool designed to address key components of counseling around periviable birth as outlined by professional organizations. DISCERN scores were classified as low quality if scores were 2, fair quality if scores were 3, and high quality if scores were 4 or higher. Scores of 6 or higher on the ECT were considered high quality. Interreviewer agreement was assessed by calculated kappa statistic. RESULTS A total of 97 websites were reviewed. Over half (57/97, 59%) were for-profit sites, news stories, or personal blogs; 28% (27/97) were government or medical sites; and 13% (13/97) were nonprofit or advocacy sites. The majority of sites scored poorly in DISCERN questions designed to assess the reliability of information presented as well as data regarding treatment choices. Only 7% (7/97) of the websites were high quality as defined by the DISCERN tool. The majority of sites did not address the essential content defined by the ECT. Importantly, only 18% of websites (17/97) indicated that there are often a number of reasonable approaches to newborn care when faced with periviable birth. Agreement was strong, with kappa ranging from .72 to .91. CONCLUSIONS Most information about periviable birth found on the Internet using common search strategies is of low quality. News stories highlighting positive outcomes are disproportionately represented. Few websites discuss comfort care or how treatment decisions impact quality of life.

Research: A Factor Analysis of Internal Service Constructs in the Lodging Industry: The Employee Factors

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Mount
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Lodging Industry ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Analysis Study ◽  
High Quality Service

Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry's Extended Model of Service Quality has received a great deal of attention in various disciplines. Nearly all the work on this model has addressed either the dimensionality of the consumer service perceptions or the way in which the model measures quality. Only one work has been identified that addressed the internal components of their model. It is critical that organizations understand the internal factors that affect the delivery of a high quality service experience. This research subjects the internal constructs identified by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry to a factor analysis study in the lodging industry. This research found that the employee factors did not function as proposed. New factors are identified based on exploratory factor analysis anda comparison of the two models is presented.

Toward the dialectical evaluation of online information: the roles of personality, self-efficacy and attitude

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Keshavarz ◽  
Amir Vafaeian ◽  
Ali Shabani
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Information Evaluation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Impact

PurposeUser behavior in online information evaluation is the result of a multitude of factors related to social, cultural, personal and psychological issues. The present study aimed to examine the effects of three important psychological variables including personality, self-efficacy and attitude on online information evaluation.Design/methodology/approachFour validated measures were administrated in person and online among 355 postgraduate students at Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. For testing the possible relationships among the variables, the reliability, normality and Pearson correlation tests were performed by using SPSS 24.0. Moreover, to test the ten hypotheses of the research, the structural equation modeling was considered using AMOS 26.0.FindingsThe findings confirmed the first five research hypotheses indicating the direct positive relationships among the four variables except for the impact of self-efficacy on attitude. The mediated effects of the variables were not supported except for the mediating role of attitude in the impact of personality on online evaluation behavior. The variable personality was found to be fundamental among the tested paths because it influenced the information evaluation behavior, both directly and indirectly.Originality/valueThe study showed the impacts of the three variables, which demonstrates that online information evaluation is greatly affected by psychological factors.

scholarly journals The Antecedents and Consequences of Psychological Safety in Airline Firms: Focusing on High-Quality Interpersonal Relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwang-Ho Lee ◽  
Sunghyup Sean Hyun ◽  
Haeik Park ◽  
Kwangyong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Work Involvement ◽  
Creative Self

A comprehensive review of the literature on service creativity revealed the necessity to expand the line of creativity-based research in the service-driven industry. It also called for the creation of a survey instrument that entails high-quality interpersonal relationships, psychological safety, and learning from failures, by including two creativity-related constructs, namely, creative self-efficacy and employees’ creative work involvement to the model. The current study aimed; (a) to assess the validity and reliability of measurement models; and (b) to empirically examine the integrated proposed model consisting of salient constructs. A convenience sample of 341 airline employees responded to a self-report questionnaire that was developed using the steps of researchers’ in a comprehensive literature review and refined based on the feedback provided by a panel of five professionals who had worked in airline firms. The resultant data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), second-order CFA, and structural equation modeling (SEM) using version 23.0 of AMOS. The results showed that high-quality interpersonal relationships positively influenced psychological safety, which in turn, positively influenced learning from failures and creative self-efficacy. Further, learnings from failures positively influenced creative self-efficacy but not employees’ creative work involvement. Finally, both psychological safety and creative self-efficacy positively influenced employees’ creative work involvement. These findings have significant implications for human resource management practices that aim to promote the creative involvement of airline employees.

scholarly journals Constraints faced by rice processors in milling and branding of home grown rice in Enugu State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-127
Author(s):  
Cynthia Uzoamaka Nwachukwu ◽  
Ikenna Charles Ukwuaba ◽  
Jonathan Onyebuchi Umeh
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Marketing Information

This study examined the constraints faced by rice processors in milling and branding of home grown rice produced in Enugu State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to examine the factors that influence the branding of home grown processed rice and examine the major constraints in processing home grown produced rice into high quality rice. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to survey 23 respondents across three communities in three local government areas and two agricultural zones selected. Factor analysis, mean and percentages were used to analyse the data collected. Findings showed that along the unit of home grown rice branding, packaging is the only form of branding carried out by processors. The factors that influenced the branding of home grown processed rice in the study area were grouped into four which include inability to appreciate new technology, non-availability of required technology, labour and cost of packaging materials. Also, the major constraints in the processing of home grown rice to improved quality brands are grouped into five factors which are inability to appreciate new knowledge, new technology, communication on storage facilities, labour and marketing information. Rice processors should be trained adequately on branding and improving the quality of home grown processed rice and provision of the required technology. This will improve the competitiveness of home grown rice relative to imported rice thereby increasing its demand.Keywords: Rice processing, branding, constraints, factor analysis, Enugu State

scholarly journals Fetal Cardiac Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Does It Affect Parental Counseling?

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 3423
Author(s):  
Alexander Kovacevic ◽  
Stefan Bär ◽  
Sebastian Starystach ◽  
Michael Elsässer ◽  
Thomas van der Locht ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Fetal Heart ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Parental Counseling ◽  
Diagnosis Therapy

The COVID-19 pandemic impacts health care providers in multiple ways, even specialties that do not seem to be affected primarily, such as fetal cardiac services. We aimed to assess the effects on parental counseling for fetal congenital heart disease (CHD). In this multicenter study, we used a validated questionnaire. Parents were recruited from four national tertiary medical care centers (n = 226); n = 169 had been counseled before and n = 57 during the pandemic. Overall counseling success including its dimensions did not differ between the two groups (p = n.s.). However, by applying the sorrow scale, we could demonstrate that parents counseled during the pandemic were significantly more concerned (p = 0.025) and unsure (p = 0.044) about their child’s diagnosis, therapy and outcome. Furthermore, parents expressed a significantly increased need for written and/or online information on fetal heart disease (p = 0.034). Other modifiers did not affect counseling success (p = n.s.). We demonstrate that the COVID-19 pandemic impacts effectiveness of parental counseling for fetal CHD, possibly by altering parental perceptions. This needs to be taken into consideration when counseling. Implementing alternative and innovative approaches (e.g., online conference or virtual reality tools) may aid in facilitating high-quality services in critical times such as in the present pandemic.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of a Persian version of respectful maternity care questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Esmkhani ◽  
Masoumeh Namadian ◽  
Ali Nooroozy ◽  
Jeffrey E. Korte
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Respectful Maternity Care ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Respectful Care

Abstract Background Providing high quality and respectful care during pregnancy and birth is one of the ways to reduce complications in women. Respectful care is a type of care that requires a valid instrument to measure. This study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) questionnaire in 2018. Methods This study was performed with 150 women (in the first 48 h after birth), who were admitted in the postpartum wards of public hospitals from 1st January until 6th April 2018 in Zanjan city in Iran. Participants were selected randomly using the Poisson distribution (Time) sampling method. After receiving permission from the questionnaire’s author, the internal consistency of the tool was measured by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient after the Forward translation of the Persian version of the tool under expert supervision. The reliability of the modified questionnaire was assessed using a test-retest method in 10 eligible postpartum women, who completed the same questionnaire again after 72 h. The validity of the tool was confirmed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis using LISREL and SPSS software. Results The original RMC tool achieved an overall high internal reliability (α = 0.839). Confirmatory factor analysis of original RMC scores demonstrated poor fit indices. In LISREL proposed paths for the model, one item was excluded and a re-exploratory factor analysis was performed with the remaining 14 items. Four new subscales were defined for the revised tool including Abusive Care, Effective Care, Friendly Care, and Respectful Communication, which explained 60% of the variance. Conclusions The revised tool included four subscales of Abusive Care, Effective Care, Friendly Care, and Respectful Communication in 14 items which explained 60% of the variance. Given the importance of providing high quality maternity care, and the variety of cultures and birth services across different countries, further research is needed on this RMC tool to evaluate its use in other countries and regions.

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