ND2 THE IMPACT OF HEREDITARY TRANSTHYRETIN AMYLOIDOSIS ON WORK-RELATED OUTCOMES: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH

Person-centred planning (PCP) puts individuals with an intellectual disability at the centre of service and support planning, identifying how individuals wish to live their lives and what is needed to make that possible. PCP has been identified as having the potential to facilitate improved social inclusion and community participation. A mixed-methods approach combined quantitative analyses with qualitative case studies of individuals with severe-profound intellectual disability to assess the impact of PCP on community participation for adults with an intellectual disability at a disability service in Dublin. We conclude that PCP may provide a good basis to plan community participation and, with the right supports in place, may provide opportunities for people with complex needs to improve their community participation. Supports including familiar staff and family are critical to the success of PCP for people with complex needs, and their absence may undermine the best intentions of PCP for this population.

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Separatist Threat, Militarization and Voter Turnout: Exploring the Dynamics of the 2017 Governorship Election in Anambra State, Nigeria

Journal of Asian and African Studies ◽

10.1177/0021909620907934 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 55 (8) ◽

pp. 1093-1107

Author(s):

Peter O. Mbah ◽

Thaddeus C. Nzeadibe ◽

Chikodiri Nwangwu ◽

Ambrose O. Iheanacho ◽

Christopher Okonkwo Eze ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Voter Turnout ◽

Political Development ◽

State Building ◽

The State ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Anambra State ◽

Political Exclusion ◽

The Impact

Using the qual-dominant mixed methods approach, this study analysed the impact of the separatist threat and the militarization of elections on voter turnout during the 2017 governorship election in Anambra State, Nigeria. Findings indicate that perceived and real marginalization of the Igbo in Nigeria’s state-building is largely driving the neo-Biafra separatist threat to boycott elections in Anambra State. This does not only account for the state militarization of elections in order to guarantee security; it also inadvertently engendered fear among citizens, undermined voter turnout and exacerbated political exclusion. This study concludes that inclusive political development presents an opportunity for de-escalation of separatist threats, demilitarization of elections and enhancement of voter turnout in Nigeria.

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Engaging customers through user-and company-generated content on CSR

Spanish Journal of Marketing - ESIC ◽

10.1108/sjme-09-2018-0043 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 339-372 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alberto Badenes-Rocha ◽

Carla Ruiz-Mafé ◽

Enrique Bigné

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Hotel Industry ◽

User Generated Content ◽

Customer Engagement ◽

Content Type ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Customer Perceptions ◽

Customer Trust ◽

The Impact

Purpose This study aims to analyze the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) customer perceptions, customer–company identification and customer trust on customer engagement (CE), paying special attention to the moderating effects of two types of social media communication, firm-generated content and user-generated content. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a mixed-methods’ approach. First, a single-factor experiment using Twitter posts as stimuli with 227 hotel guests. The structural model was analyzed using SmartPLS 3.2.7. Second, structured in-depth interviews were undertaken with three hotel industry experts to complement the conclusions of the quantitative study. Findings The results show that when a customer trusts a hotel and identifies with its corporate values, CSR tweets generate CE toward the hotel. CSR communications made by customers reinforce the impact of CSR tweets on customer trust more than CSR tweets posted by hotels. Hotel industry experts give insights to explain these results in different types of hotels. Practical implications CSR communications made through Twitter affect customers’ perceptions of a hotel’s CSR activities and customer trust in hotels, especially if they originate from a source external to the company. This result can be of use for hotel managers who have not previously given importance to active CSR communications or the interactivity of social media. Originality/value The authors show the moderating effect of user-generated content in the relationship between CSR customer perceptions and customer trust, thus contributing to the research into the effectiveness of social media. They use a mixed-methods’ approach to increase the validity of the results.

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Mixed-Methods Approach for Measuring the Impact of Video Telehealth on Outpatient Clinic Triage Nurse Workflow

CIN Computers Informatics Nursing ◽

10.1097/01.ncn.0000432126.99644.6c ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (9) ◽

pp. 439-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

RHONDA G. CADY ◽

STANLEY M. FINKELSTEIN

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Outpatient Clinic ◽

Triage Nurse ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

The Impact

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The Perceptions of Nurses About the Behavioral Needs for Daylighting and View to the Outside in Inpatient Facilities

HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal ◽

10.1177/1937586719851271 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 191-205

Author(s):

Arsalan Gharaveis ◽

Hamed Yekita ◽

Gholamreza Shamloo

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Medical Error ◽

Behavioral Responses ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Behavioral Needs ◽

Extensive Body ◽

Nurses Perceptions ◽

The Impact

Objectives: This research aims to explore the perceptions of nursing staff regarding the effects of daylighting on behavioral factors including mood, stress, satisfaction, medical error, and efficiency. Background: In spite of an extensive body of literature seeking to investigate the impact of daylighting on patients, a limited number of studies have been done for the sake of nurses’ perceptions and behavioral responses. Method: A mixed-methods approach, comprised of qualitative explorations (structured interviews) and a validated survey, was applied and the results were compared and triangulated. Five nurses were interviewed and 156 nurses volunteered for a lighting survey from six departments of three inpatient facilities in Iran. Results: The findings of this study are consistent with the existing evidence that daylighting and view to the outside enhance nurses’ perceptions regarding satisfaction, mood, stress, medical error, and alertness, while reducing fatigue and stress. Conclusion: Patient rooms and work stations are the most crucial areas to provide daylighting from nurses’ perspectives.

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Lift the veil of rumors: the impact of the characteristics of information sources on the effectiveness of rumors spreading

Internet Research ◽

10.1108/intr-11-2020-0620 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Lu (Monroe) Meng ◽

Tongmao Li ◽

Xin Huang ◽

Shaobo (Kevin) Li

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Information Source ◽

Rumor Spreading ◽

Content Type ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Source Characteristics ◽

Different Types ◽

Theory Of Information ◽

The Impact ◽

Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the impacts of rumors' information characteristics on people's believing and spreading of rumors online.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed a mixed-methods approach by combining qualitative and quantitative methods. In study 1, the authors explored different types of rumors and their information source characteristics through qualitative research. In study 2, the authors utilized the findings from study 1 to develop an empirical model to verify the impact of these characteristics on the public's behaviors of believing and spreading rumors by content analysis and quantitative research.FindingsThe results show that five information source characteristics – credibility, professionalism, attractiveness, mystery and concreteness – influence the spreading effect of different types of rumors.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to rumor spreading research by deepening the theory of information source characteristics and adding to the emerging literature on the COVID-19 pandemic.Practical implicationsInsights from this research offer important practical implications for policymakers and online-platform operators by highlighting how to suppress the spread of rumors, particularly those associated with COVID-19.Originality/valueThis research introduces the theory of information source characteristics into the field of rumor spreading and adopts a mixed-methods approach, taking COVID-19 rumors as a typical case, which provides a unique perspective for a deeper understanding of rumor spreading's antecedences.

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Validation of newly developed and redesigned key indicator methods for assessment of different working conditions with physical workloads based on mixed-methods design: a study protocol

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015412 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. e015412 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andre Klussmann ◽

Falk Liebers ◽

Felix Brandstädt ◽

Marianne Schust ◽

Patrick Serafin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Body Movement ◽

Whole Body ◽

Health Measurement ◽

Work Related ◽

Key Indicator ◽

Cosmin Checklist ◽

Physical Workloads ◽

The Impact

IntroductionThe impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders is considerable. The assessment of work tasks with physical workloads is crucial to estimate the work-related health risks of exposed employees. Three key indicator methods are available for risk assessment regarding manual lifting, holding and carrying of loads; manual pulling and pushing of loads; and manual handling operations. Three further KIMs for risk assessment regarding whole-body forces, awkward body postures and body movement have been developed de novo. In addition, the development of a newly drafted combined method for mixed exposures is planned. All methods will be validated regarding face validity, reliability, convergent validity, criterion validity and further aspects of utility under practical conditions.Methods and analysisAs part of the joint project MEGAPHYS (multilevel risk assessment of physical workloads), a mixed-methods study is being designed for the validation of KIMs and conducted in companies of different sizes and branches in Germany. Workplaces are documented and analysed by observations, applying KIMs, interviews and assessment of environmental conditions. Furthermore, a survey among the employees at the respective workplaces takes place with standardised questionnaires, interviews and physical examinations. It is intended to include 1200 employees at 120 different workplaces. For analysis of the quality criteria, recommendations of the COSMIN checklist (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments) will be taken into account.Ethics and disseminationThe study was planned and conducted in accordance with the German Medical Professional Code and the Declaration of Helsinki as well as the German Federal Data Protection Act. The design of the study was approved by ethics committees. We intend to publish the validated KIMs in 2018. Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at international meetings and disseminated to actual users for practical application.

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