scholarly journals Management and Analysis of Large Qualitative Data Sets: Lessons Learned From Daily Journals for a Behavioral RCT

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 83-83
Author(s):  
Carol Musil ◽  
Alexandra Jeanblanc
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
And Control ◽  
Skill Change ◽  
Careful Management ◽  
Usual Reaction

Abstract As part of a national RCT of a resourcefulness skills training intervention, 342 grandmother caregivers, completed daily online journals for 4 weeks, reporting “challenges or difficulties you faced today with your grandchildren or other family members and how you handled them.” In this paper, we describe the challenges and benefits of using an entirely online design for the distribution and collection of daily journals. We used NVIVO-12 Plus to perform directed content analysis to assess intervention enactment fidelity and compare content between intervention (trained in and prompted to discuss skills) and control groups. Over 92%(n=317) of participants completed daily journals. There was variation in reporting of skill use between groups: 36% of controls spontaneously used the skill “seek professional help” whereas only 4% of the control group reported the skill “change from usual reaction”. With careful management, qualitative data from large samples can be obtained and effectively analyzed for fidelity.

scholarly journals Analysis of Risk Factors in Dementia Through Machine Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Balea-Fernandez ◽  
Beatriz Martinez-Vega ◽  
Samuel Ortega ◽  
Himar Fabelo ◽  
Raquel Leon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Optimization Algorithms ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
Validation Set ◽  
The One ◽  
And Control ◽  
Potential Tool

Background: Sociodemographic data indicate the progressive increase in life expectancy and the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD is raised as one of the greatest public health problems. Its etiology is twofold: on the one hand, non-modifiable factors and on the other, modifiable. Objective: This study aims to develop a processing framework based on machine learning (ML) and optimization algorithms to study sociodemographic, clinical, and analytical variables, selecting the best combination among them for an accurate discrimination between controls and subjects with major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD). Methods: This research is based on an observational-analytical design. Two research groups were established: MNCD group (n = 46) and control group (n = 38). ML and optimization algorithms were employed to automatically diagnose MNCD. Results: Twelve out of 37 variables were identified in the validation set as the most relevant for MNCD diagnosis. Sensitivity of 100%and specificity of 71%were achieved using a Random Forest classifier. Conclusion: ML is a potential tool for automatic prediction of MNCD which can be applied to relatively small preclinical and clinical data sets. These results can be interpreted to support the influence of the environment on the development of AD.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIAN FOLKLORE ANIMATION ON MOTIVATION AMONG YEAR FIVE PUPILS IN KULIM DISTRICT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 01-12
Author(s):  
Chitra Suparmaniam ◽  
Maizatul Hayati Mohamad Yatim
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Arcs Model ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control

The article discusses a study to measure the effectiveness of Indian Folklore Animation among Year Five SJK(T) pupils in the Kulim district. The study uses qualitative data for exploring twelve principles of animation and quantitative data for the research methodology approach. For qualitative data, ten animators were selected to analyse the twelve principles of animation in three series of selected Indian Folklore Animation using an animation principles checklist. For quantitative data, a pre-test post-test experimental design was used to measure the effectiveness of Indian Folklore Animation using a questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of four scales of Keller’s ARCS Model of Motivation. A total of 108 pupils from three schools was selected as respondents and were assigned into two groups (treatment and control group) consisted of 54 pupils each. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inference statistics to answer the listed research objectives. Findings show that there are significant differences in mean scores for pre-test and post-test to show that the Indian Folklore gave motivational effects to the pupils. This implies that Indian Folklore Animation could be developed for Indian Folklore appreciations and for fostering good moral values through animation.

scholarly journals Outcome of Training on “Doctor-Patient Communication Skill” for the Pre-intern Physicians

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Mehrunnissa Khanom ◽  
Shahena Akter ◽  
ASM Zahed ◽  
Maliha Ata ◽  
Rummana Khair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skill ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Communication Skill Training ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
P Values ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Communication is the way how a physician interacts with the patient; it should have nonverbal, verbal and para-verbal components. This study was designed for communication skill training on newly graduated medical and dental physicians and to compare the outcomes of training in terms of pretest and post-test results among experimental group and control groups. Materials & methods: It was a randomized, prospective, interventional study performed on newly graduated medical and dental physicians, recruited from four participating centres: Chittagong Medical College, Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Southern Medical College & Hospital and Chattagram International Dental College. Duration of study was from 1st January 2017 to 30th August 2017. After selecting 60 participants (experimental group: 50; control group: 10) by lottery method, informed consent was taken and all the participants of both groups appeared at a pre-test. Only experimental group attended the training program and both the groups appeared at post-test. Results: When pre-test and post-test values of experimental group was compared by t-test, the p values for proper introduction, verbal, non-verbal, para-verbal and total scores were 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 and 0.00 respectively. During comparison post-test scores in experimental and control groups by ANCOVA, the p values for proper introduction, verbal, non-verbal, para-verbal and total scores were 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 and 0.00 respectively. Conclusions: There was significant improvement in communication skill of physicians after receiving the training with no possibility of occurring those changes by chance. If appropriate, the results can be utilized to approach for formal introduction of communication skills training for pre-intern physicians. J MEDICINE JAN 2020; 21 (1) : 3-7

scholarly journals The Effect of Positive Thinking Training on Anxiety and Happiness in the Elderly: a Quasi- Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Pourdavarani ◽  
Jamileh Farokhzadian ◽  
Mansooreh Azizzadeh Forouz ◽  
Sedigheh Khodabandeh Shahraki
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: Anxiety and depression are the most common psychological disorders in the aging period. One of the ways to deal with anxiety and depression and increase happiness in the elderly is to train positive thinking. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate positive thinking skills training on anxiety and happiness in the elderly.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 48 elderly people referred to two comprehensive health service centers in Kerman in southeastern Iran were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into intervention groups (n = 24) and control (n = 24). The data collection tools included the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Oxford Happiness Inventory. Questionnaires were filled out before the intervention, then positive thinking training was held in eight sessions of 90 minutes. After training program, the was conducted one month after it, the follow-up tools.Results: The results showed that the mean score of anxiety before positive thinking training was (13.58 ± 8.61) and (19.25± 11.67) in the intervention and the control group, respectively. After positive thinking training, the mean scores were (4.50 ±4.07) and (15.54±9.04) in the intervention and control group, respectively. After the intervention, which significantly reduced anxiety the intervention, group (t= 8.10, P<0.001). The mean score of happiness before the test was (26.58±12.40) and (37.91 ± 5.57) in the intervention and control groups, respectively. However, the posttest happiness scores of the intervention and control groups were (62.91± 4.66) and (35.62 ±10.62), respectively. The results showed that implementing positive thinking training increased happiness significantly (t=-4.08, P<0.001).Conclusion: Since positive thinking training effect reducing anxiety and increasing happiness in the elderly. Due to the growing trend of the elderly population, the positive thinking training approach can be used as a suitable, cost-effective, and efficient method in reducing anxiety and increasing happiness in the elderly.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training on Life Satisfaction in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Ramezani ◽  
S. Mazraeh
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Life Skills Training ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
And Control

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most debilitating diseases that affects all aspects of person’s life. Researches have indicated that life satisfaction in these patients is lower than that of others. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of life skills training on life satisfaction in patient with spinal cord injury. This study, having a quasi-experimental design, was performed with pre-test, post-test, and control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of patients with spinal cord injury (only men) that is covered by the home health care team of the Kahrizak Charity Foundation of Tehran. To do research, 30 patients of the center were selected by availability sampling and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, 10 sections of life skills training were performed, while no intervention was used for the control group. The research tool used in this study was a Self-Life Satisfaction Questionnaire and a univariate analysis of covariance was used to test results. Findings from the analysis of covariance showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups (p&lt; 0,05). This indicated that life skills training improved the life satisfaction in patients with spinal cord injury.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pelatihan Good Parent untuk Menurunkan Agresi Verbal Orang Tua

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silviane .
Keyword(s):  
Parent Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Verbal Aggression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Good Parent ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study with purpose, investigates the effects of good parent skills training to decreaseverbal aggression by parent. The experimental design-using pre-test, post-test with control group isapplied. Subject this sudy is 80 parets from GFC School Juanda, Sidoarjo East Java. 80 parentsgived pre test examined with verbal aggression questionnaire, 40 parent who received high score intest verbal aggression were randomly replaced in experimental and control groups. Each 20 parentsin experimental and 20 parents in control groups. During good parent training in experimentalgroup received about verbal agression and impact, comunication skills, and management stress in 3sessions of 5 hour in three weeks Then both experimental and controlgroups are measured withverbal aggression questionnaire post-tests. The results shows the deferences betwen mean pre testexperimental group and mean post test experimental group is 41,3500 P = 0,000 (< 0,05) that goodparent training has leaded to decreasing verbal aggression by parents.Keywords : Verbal Agression, Good Parent Training

An Exploration of the Effects of Tibetan Yoga on Patients’ Psychological Well-Being and Experience of Lymphoma: An Experimental Embedded Mixed Methods Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Leal ◽  
Joan Engebretson ◽  
Lorenzo Cohen ◽  
Maria Eugenia Fernandez-Esquer ◽  
Gabriel Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Transformation Techniques ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Model Combining ◽  
Embedded Design ◽  
Cancer Experience ◽  
And Control

As an emergent care model combining conventional with complementary therapies, integrative interventions challenge evaluation, necessitating approaches capable of capturing complex, multilevel interactions. This article evaluates the effects of a Tibetan yoga intervention on lymphoma patients’ quality of life and cancer experience. Our methodological aims were to explore differences in therapeutic effect between treatment and control group using qualitative data, and explain equivocal findings between data sets. Use of both data transformation techniques—qualitizing and quantitizing—within an experimental embedded design comparing and integrating data between data sets and treatment groups allowed us to develop this innovative evaluative approach. Findings clarify convergence and divergence between data sets, explore participants’ complex cancer experience, and capture dimensions and intervention effects inaccessible through either method alone.

scholarly journals A quasi-experimental study to improve health service quality: implementing communication and self-efficacy skills training to primary healthcare workers in two counties in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Shahnazi ◽  
Marzieh Araban ◽  
Mahmood Karimy ◽  
Mansooreh Basiri ◽  
Ali Ghazvini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background Service satisfaction ratings from clients are a good indicator of service quality. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of communication skills and self-efficacy training for healthcare workers on clients’ satisfaction. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted in health centers of Saveh University of Medical Science in Iran. Primary Healthcare (PHC; N = 105) workers and service recipients (N = 364) were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received four 90-min training sessions consisting of lecture, film screening, role-playing, and discussion group. Before and 3 months after the intervention, a multi-part questionnaire (including demographics, self-efficacy and communication skills in PHC workers; and satisfaction questionnaire in service recipients) was completed by participants in both intervention and control groups. Results PHC worker mean scores of self-efficacy and communication skills after the educational program were increased in the intervention group compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Also, mean satisfaction scores for service recipients of the intervention group (PHC workers) generally significantly increased compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Conclusions The educational program improved the self-efficacy, and communication skills in health workers and improved client satisfaction overall. Our results support the application of self-efficacy and communication skills training for other medical groups who wish to improve clients satisfaction as an important health services outcome.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Meta-cognitive Skills Training on the Motivational Structure and Academic Performance of Drop-out Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mokhtari ◽  
Ramazan Hassanzadeh ◽  
Bahram Mirzaeeyan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Covariance Analysis ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Motivational Structure ◽  
And Control

Background: Meta-cognitive skills training through giving meaning to information and making a logical connection between new and previously learned content, enables students to learn better and improve their academic performance. The present study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of meta-cognitive skills training on the motivational structure and academic performance of drop-out students. Methods: This study considered as semi-experimental research which has used the pretest-post-test with control group design. In this study, the statistical population included all drop-out male and female students of the Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (They entered the university in 2014 and considered as drop-out students for at least two years). Thirty students were selected using the purposive sampling method, who randomly divided into two groups of experimental (n=15) and control (n=15). Meta-cognitive skills taught to the experimental group within four sessions. The Motivational Structure Questionnaire (MSQ) and academic performance report card were used to collect data. Covariance analysis and SPSS-24 software used for data analysis. Results: According to the results of covariance analysis, there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (P<0.001). Therefore, it can conclude that meta-cognitive skills training a significant effect on the motivational structure and students’ academic performance. Conclusion: Due to the results of this study, it is imperative that university officials pay attention to the effect of the meta-cognitive training program on the motivational structure and performance of drop-out students and provide the proper context for relevant skills training in the counseling department, the department of social affairs and educational field.

scholarly journals KETERAMPILAN PSIKOLOGIS MODEL ”BK PROAKTIF” UNTUK MENGEMBANGKAN KARAKTER DAN KEPRIBADIAN GURU SD YANG HUMANIS

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuryati Atamimi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Psychological Skills Training ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Post Test

Abstrak: Model bimbingan dan konseling (BK) proaktif dirancang sebagai upaya untuk melatih dan membekali para guru dengan kemampuan psikologi yang diperlukan. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan quasi experiment dengan pre-test dan post-test. Model BK-PROAKTIF diberikan melalui pelatihan keterampilan psikologi oleh tim 6 jam setiap hari selama 2 hari. Penelitian ini dilakukan di MIN Tempel Sleman Yogyakarta. Terdapat 8 guru yang termasuk dalam kelompok perlakuan dan 8 wali murid sebagai kelompok kontrol. Subjek penelitian dipilih menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Peneliti mengamati efektivitas perlakuan selama 4 bulan sejak perlakuan diberikan dengan mengamati dan mewawancarai subjek penelitian dan orang-orang yang telah mengenal subjek lebih dari satu tahun. Post-test diberikan saat observasi terakhir. Analisis data diolah menggunakan analisis kuantitatif, statistik Mann Whitney dan analisis kualitatif yang menggunakan observasi dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan karakter persepsi diri, self esteem, dan motivasi kerja para guru SD/MI setelah dilakukan pelatihan keterampilan psikologi dengan metode Proaktif. Namun demikian, tidak ada perbedaan persepsi diri, self-esteem, dan motivasi kerja antara kelompok perlakuan dan kelompok kontrol. Kata Kunci: bimbingan dan konseling, persepsi diri, self-esteem, dan motivasi kerja "BK PROACTIVE" PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS MODEL FOR DEVELOPING THE CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF HUMANISTIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS Abstract: Guidance and Counseling Proactive Model is designed as a proactive effort to train and equip teachers with the necessary psychological capabilities. This study used a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test. BK-PROACTIVE model was implemented through psychological skills training by a team for 6 hours per day for 2 days. This research was conducted in MIN Tempel Sleman, Yogyakarta. There were 8 teachers included in the treatment group and eight guardians of the students as the control group. Subjects were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The researchers investigated the effectiveness of the treatment for 4 months after treatment was given by observing and interviewing the subjects of research and the people who had known the subjects for more than one year. A post-test was given in the last observation. The quantitative data were analyzed using quantitative analysis, Mann Whitney statistical, and the qualitative data from observation and interviews were analyzed using qualitative data analysis. The results showed that there was an increase in the perception of character, self esteem, and motivation of the primary school teachers after the implementation of the proactive psychological skills training technique. However, there was no significant difference in self-perception, self-esteem, and motivation between the experiment group and the control group. Keywords: guidance and counseling, self-perception, self-esteem, and motivation

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