User Perspectives on Semantic Linking in the Audio Domain

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest neonatal mortality rate, with Uganda reporting 20 deaths per 1000 live births. The Uganda Clinical Guidelines (UCG) from 2016 have detailed descriptions on care for mothers and their newborns during pregnancy, delivery and the post-partum period. The objective of the study was to identify provider and user perspectives regarding the knowledge of and adherence to the UCG recommendations in aspects of delivery and newborn care, both in cases of normal as well as complicated births. Methods The study used qualitative methods with data collection from participant observations, interviews with key-informants and focus group discussions. Malterud’s Systematic Text Condensation (STC) was used for analysis. Results The study found low knowledge about the UCG among the health workers. Various discrepancies between performed hands-on-procedures and the UCG were found related to neonatal care practices, including low use of partograms, uncertainty around timing for cord clamping, routine oronasopharyngeal suction of newborns and inadequate implementation of skin-to-skin care. Conclusions Continued focus on systemic strategies for further implementation of the UCG is recommended.

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Subjectivity, Citizenship and Mental Health: UK Service User Perspectives

Mind, State and Society ◽

10.1017/9781911623793.015 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 118-127

Author(s):

Peter Beresford ◽

Liz Brosnan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Service User ◽

User Perspectives

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Survivors of Hell: Resilience Amongst Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Implications for Treatment- a Narrative Review

Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma ◽

10.1007/s40653-021-00385-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Irene Mateos Rodriguez ◽

Veronika Dobler

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Living Arrangements ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Narrative Review ◽

Behaviour Problem ◽

Positive Relationships ◽

Theoretical Understanding ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

User Perspectives

AbstractApproximately half of the world’s displaced population are children and a significant proportion of these are unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). UASC are the most vulnerable of all refugee populations. Up to 90% of UASC have been subjected to exploitation, including trafficking or being drafted into military groups. Having survived the perils of flight, UASC are confronted with continued challenges, including the uncertainties regarding their residential rights in host counties. Unsurprisingly, the prevalence of mental health problems is higher amongst UASC than in any other refugee group. Yet, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) appears to neither reach nor engage UASC. This begs for re-examination of what and how MHPSS is offered. Despite high levels of adversity, UASC often have considerable resilience, and make remarkable recoveries. However, literature exploring their resources or their own views of what helps or hinders recovery is scarce. In this narrative review, we explore individual and systemic factors promoting recovery in UASC. We consider theoretical understanding of resilience, emerging data and user perspectives. From these we deduct four areas of resilience in UASC: Individual factors – prosocial behaviour, problem-solving skills; Lifetime relationships – positive early family relationships, connection with family and country of origin, positive peer and adult relationships in host country; Acculturation – integration of own and new culture, positive relationships with prosocial institutions; Care arrangements – supported but less restrictive living arrangements. We suggest, MHPSS may need to focus on enhancing social networks, including connectedness with positive relationships in the home-country, life-history work with a focus on resource-building experiences in addition to trauma, and promoting integration of old and new cultural values. We also conclude that despite growing data, there is a gap in both eliciting user perspectives and understanding adaptive resources, especially those emerging during early development and within their cultural setting.

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Research End-User Perspectives about Using Social Work Research in Policy and Practice

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/bcab022 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Clare Tilbury ◽

Mark Hughes ◽

Christine Bigby ◽

Mike Fisher

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Well Being ◽

End Users ◽

Research Translation ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Social Work Research ◽

Telephone Interviews ◽

Research Engagement ◽

Engagement Strategies ◽

User Perspectives

Abstract Research funding and assessment initiatives that foster engagement between researchers and research end-users have been adopted by governments in many countries. They aim to orient research towards achieving measurable impacts that improve economic and social well-being beyond academia. This has long been regarded as important in social work research, as it has in many fields of applied research. This study examined research engagement and impact from the perspective of research end-users working in human services. In-person or telephone interviews were conducted with forty-three research end-users about how they used research and interacted with researchers. Content analysis was undertaken to identify engagement strategies and thematic coding was employed to examine underpinning ideas about research translation into practice. Participants were involved in many types of formal and informal research engagements. They viewed research translation as a mutual responsibility but indicated that researchers should do more to improve the utility of their research for industry. The findings highlight the iterative nature of engagement and impact and raise questions about the infrastructure for scaling up impact beyond relationships between individual researchers and their industry partners.

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