Assessing Children's Friendship Expectations: Supplementing the                 Semistructured Interview with Picture Sequence Tasks

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine how hearing aid candidates perceive user-driven and app-controlled hearing aids and the effect these concepts have on traditional hearing health care delivery. Method Eleven adults (3 women, 8 men), recruited among 60 participants who had completed a research study evaluating an app-controlled, self-fitting hearing aid for 12 weeks, participated in a semistructured interview. Participants were over 55 years of age and had varied experience with hearing aids and smartphones. A template analysis was applied to data. Results Five themes emerged from the interviews: (a) prerequisites to the successful implementation of user-driven and app-controlled technologies, (b) benefits and advantages of user-driven and app-controlled technologies, (c) barriers to the acceptance and use of user-driven and app-controlled technologies, (d) beliefs that age is a significant factor in how well people will adopt new technology, and (e) consequences that flow from the adoption of user-driven and app-controlled technologies. Specifically, suggested benefits of the technology included fostering empowerment and providing cheaper and more discrete options, while challenges included lack of technological self-efficacy among older adults. Training and support were emphasized as necessary for successful adaptation and were suggested to be a focus of audiologic services in the future. Conclusion User perceptions of user-driven and app-controlled hearing technologies challenge the audiologic profession to provide adequate support and training for use of the technology and manufacturers to make the technology more accessible to older people.

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Friendship Expectations Scale--Revised

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t75414-000 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rebecca A. Nowland ◽

Dawn Balmer ◽

Pamela Qualter

Keyword(s):

Friendship Expectations

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Friendship Expectations Scale

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t75413-000 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Jeffrey A. Hall

Keyword(s):

Friendship Expectations

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Atuação do programa de educação para o trabalho-pet saúde da família: avaliação multidisciplinar do estado nutricional de escolares

Enfermagem em Foco ◽

10.21675/2357-707x.2013.v4.n2.517 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 71

Author(s):

Jenefer Garcez Alexandre ◽

Mileni Henedi Lemos ◽

Synthia Ferreira Campos ◽

Denise Dargelio Levy ◽

Ivonete Teresinha Schulter Buss Heideman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Eating Habits ◽

Family Health ◽

Paulo Freire ◽

Semistructured Interview ◽

Global Epidemic ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

Interview Guide ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

Work Family

Resumo: A obesidade e o sobrepeso são considerados hoje uma epidemia mundial. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar as crianças e adolescentes com idade entre 9 e 14 anos com potencial alteração no grau de nutrição. Realizou-se um estudo exploratório e descritivo com abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa articulado com a metodologia de Paulo Freire. Foram coletados dados antropométricos e realizadas oito visitas domiciliares, utilizando-se um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturado. Os resultados foram agrupados em três categorias para análise. Conclui-se que a maior parte das crianças e adolescentes não tem hábitos alimentares saudáveis e que praticam atividade física com baixa frequência.Palavras-Chave: Saúde da Família, Educação em Saúde, Obesidade, Promoção da Saúde.Acting of the Education Program for Work-Family Health PET: multidisciplinary assessment of the nutritional status of schoolchildrenAbstract: Obesity and overweight are now considered a global epidemic. The objective of this study was to identify children and adolescents aged 9 to 14 years with a potential alteration in the degree of nutrition. We carried out an exploratory and descriptive quantitative and qualitative approach with the methodology articulated by Paulo Freire. Anthropometric data were collected and made eight home visits using a semistructured interview guide. The results were grouped into three categories for analysis. We conclude that most children and teens do not have healthy eating habits and physical activity practice with low frequency.Keywords: Family Health, Health Education, Obesity, Health Promotion.Actuación del Programa de Educación para el Trabajo- PET Salud de la Familia: Evaluación Multidisciplinar del Estado Nutricional de Escolares.Resumen: El objetivo deste estudio fue identificar los niños y adolescentes con edad entre 9 y 14 años con potencial alteración en el grado de nutrición. Se realizo un estudio exploratorio y discriptivo con abordagen cuantitativa y cualitativa articulado con la metodología de Paulo Freire. Fue colectado dados antropometricos, y después clasificados según el gráfico de la WHO (2007) fuerón realizados ocho visitas domiciliares se utilizando un guión de entrevista semiestruturado. Los resultados fuerón agrupados en tres categorías para análisis. Se percibió que la mayor parte de los niños y adolescentes no tienen hábitos alimentares saludables y que pratican activdades físicas con baja frecuencia. Palabras Clave: Salud en la Familia, Educación en Salud, Obesidad, Promoción de la salud.

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Quality-of-Life Measurement in Advanced Cancer: Assessing the Individual

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.1999.17.11.3603 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 17 (11) ◽

pp. 3603-3611 ◽

Cited By ~ 130

Author(s):

Dympna Waldron ◽

Ciaran A. O'Boyle ◽

Michael Kearney ◽

Michael Moriarty ◽

Desmond Carney

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Advanced Cancer ◽

Internal Validity ◽

Semistructured Interview ◽

Incurable Cancer ◽

Life Measurement ◽

The Difference ◽

The Individual ◽

Very High

PURPOSE: Despite the increasing importance of assessing quality of life (QoL) in patients with advanced cancer, relatively little is known about individual patient's perceptions of the issues contributing to their QoL. The Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) and the shorter SEIQoL–Direct Weighting (SEIQoL-DW) assess individualized QoL using a semistructured interview technique. Here we report findings from the first administration of the SEIQoL and SEIQoL-DW to patients with advanced incurable cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: QoL was assessed on a single occasion using the SEIQoL and SEIQoL-DW in 80 patients with advanced incurable cancer. RESULTS: All patients were able to complete the SEIQoL-DW, and 78% completed the SEIQoL. Of a possible score of 100, the median QoL global score was as follows: SEIQoL, 61 (range, 24 to 94); SEIQoL-DW, 60.5 (range, 6 to 95). Psychometric data for SEIQoL indicated very high levels of internal consistency (median r = .90) and internal validity (median R2 = 0.88). Patients' judgments of their QoL were unique to the individual. Family concerns were almost universally rated as more important than health, the difference being significant when measured using the SEIQoL-DW (P = .002). CONCLUSION: Patients with advanced incurable cancer were very good judges of their QoL, and many patients rated their QoL as good. Judgments were highly individual, with very high levels of consistency and validity. The primacy given to health in many QoL questionnaires may be questioned in this population. The implications of these findings are discussed with regard to clinical assessment and advance directives.

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Experiences of Asian Women Who Live in Urban Environments and Are Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Transcultural Nursing ◽

10.1177/1043659620988775 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104365962098877

Author(s):

Carolee Polek ◽

Thomas Hardie ◽

Janet A. Deatrick

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Focus Group ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Generational Differences ◽

Breast Cancer Survivors ◽

Community Outreach ◽

Asian Women ◽

Semistructured Interview ◽

Outreach Workers

Introduction Despite expanding interest in cancer survivorship, little is known about urban Asian breast cancer survivors whose experience may differ from those in suburban and rural locations. This study explores survivors’ challenges to maximize outcomes and identify common and unique themes among urban Asian survivors. Information was obtained from the survivors and outreach workers from their community. Methodology Descriptive qualitative methods including semistructured interview guides were used to plan, conduct, and analyze both individual interviews of Asian women ( n = 6) and a focus group ( n = 7) composed of community outreach workers. Results The interview and focus group findings, endorsed themes of communication/language, trust, and privacy, with generational differences. Poor health literacy in both survivors and providers was identified. Discussion Nurses are in a unique position to use the themes identified to both assist survivors expand their health literacy and lobby for resources for providers to promote culturally congruent care.

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Through Her Eyes: The Impact of War on Syrian Refugee Families

Journal of Transcultural Nursing ◽

10.1177/10436596211026367 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104365962110263

Author(s):

Ahlam Al-Natour ◽

Edith J. Morris ◽

Samar Mohammad Al-Ostaz

Keyword(s):

Social Stress ◽

Phenomenological Study ◽

Semistructured Interview ◽

Transcultural Nursing ◽

Cultural Perspective ◽

Refugee Women ◽

Syrian Refugee ◽

Refugee Families ◽

Specific Care ◽

The Impact

Background The Syrian war conflict ended with devastating impact on Syrian refugee women and their children. A few studies have been done that explored the impact of the civil war and displacement of Syrian families from a cultural perspective. The purpose of this study was to highlight the experiences of the Syrian war–refugee families who have sought shelter in a host country. Method A descriptive phenomenological study was conducted using a semistructured interview approach among 16 Syrian refugee women who were approached from two Jordanian health care centers. Results The main themes discussed how the war ended with financial and social stress, family violence, and hazardous effects on women and children health. Conclusion This article introduced how culture and religion influence how family unit and members responded to war stressors. This study provided transcultural nursing knowledge, allowing nurses to be grounded in individualized culturally specific care.

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An Anthropological Analysis of Evil Eye, Evil Spirits, and Ancestral Spirits Afflictions: Parengi Porja Tribal Women Views About Illness Etiologies and Its Treatment Practices

The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man ◽

10.1177/0972558x19862394 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 273-283

Author(s):

Srividhya Samakya V. ◽

T. Subramanyam Naidu

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Health Management ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Semistructured Interview ◽

Tribal Population ◽

Data Types ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Treatment Practices ◽

Tribal Women

This article aims to understand the perception of Parengi Porja’s ways of illness treatments and health management. The Parengi Porja is a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Population (PVTG), inhabiting the hilly regions of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. They strongly believe in supernatural agents as being the cause of illness. For this study, the Parengi Porja tribal mothers were purposively selected from five villages situated in the study district. We used participant observation, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, case studies, and semistructured interview schedules. We conducted five focus group discussions (FGDs) to understand the reasons for illness, and its diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Data types include demographic variables, incidences of illnesses, and their management. The study shows that this tribal population has its own understanding about the illness etiology and management strategy to regain healthy life.

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Patients’ views about screening for atrial fibrillation (AF): a qualitative study in primary care

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033061 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. e033061

Author(s):

Mark Lown ◽

Christopher R Wilcox ◽

Stephanie Hughes ◽

Miriam Santer ◽

George Lewith ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Primary Care ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Decision Aids ◽

Care Practice ◽

Semistructured Interview ◽

Interview Guide ◽

Registration Number ◽

The Cost ◽

Inductive Thematic Analysis

ObjectivesThere has been increased interest in screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) with commissioned pilot schemes, ongoing large clinical trials and the emergence of inexpensive consumer single-lead ECG devices that can be used to detect AF. This qualitative study aimed to explore patients’ views and understanding of AF and AF screening to determine acceptability and inform future recommendations.SettingA single primary care practice in Hampshire, UK.Participants15 participants (11 female) were interviewed from primary care who had taken part in an AF screening trial. A semistructured interview guide was used flexibly to enable the interviewer to explore any relevant topics raised by the participants. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using inductive thematic analysis.ResultsParticipants generally had an incomplete understanding of AF and conflated it with other heart problems or with raised blood pressure. With regards to potential drawbacks from screening, some participants considered anxiety and the cost of implementation, but none acknowledged potential harms associated with screening such as side effects of anticoagulation treatment or the risk of further investigations. The screening was generally well accepted, and participants were generally in favour of engaging with prolonged screening.ConclusionsOur study highlights that there may be poor understanding (of both the nature of AF and potential negatives of screening) among patients who have been screened for AF. Further work is required to determine if resources including decision aids can address this important knowledge gap and improve clinical informed consent for AF screening.Trial registration numberISRCTN 17495003.

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Qualitative study to explore what patients with heart failure find significant during integrated palliative care sessions in a Danish clinic

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043955 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. e043955

Author(s):

Stine Gundtoft Roikjær ◽

Charlotte Paaske Simonÿ ◽

Helle Ussing Timm

Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Interview Study ◽

Exclusion Criterion ◽

Semistructured Interview ◽

Patients With Heart Failure ◽

New Diagnosis ◽

Medical Perspective

ObjectiveIn the field of palliative care (PC) as it is integrated into heart failure (HF) treatment, it is essential to explore the patient experience and build on this knowledge for the further development of PC practice and policy. Based on an intervention study, this paper explores what patients with HF find significant in integrated sessions using a narrative S’ approach.DesignWe conducted a semistructured interview study with a qualitative analysis focused on meaning making. The study follows the guidelines of Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research.Participants and settingThe inclusion criteria for the PC intervention were (1) a new diagnosis of HF, (2) follow-up treatment at this local Danish HF clinic and (3) informed consent to participate in the integrated PC intervention. The only exclusion criterion was if the patient was already engaged in a PC programme. 20 patients agreed to participate in the intervention, and 12 of these completed the S’ approach sessions and participated in this interview study.ResultsOverall, the analysis showed that the integrated S’ approach sessions were successful in joining an embodied patient perspective with a medical perspective. The thematic analysis resulted in three themes supporting the overall findings: sessions bring comfort, telling your story provides a sense of meaningfulness, and integrating perspectives of HF into everyday life.ConclusionThe method using the S’ approach in integrated PC and HF sessions was significant in various ways. First, patients experienced a calm and safe atmosphere and perceived that the nurse was truly interested in them. Second, the integrated sessions based on the S’ approach were able to bring comfort to lived physical, psychosocial and existential issues. Last, it allowed patients to combine their embodied understanding of HF with a medical perspective, thereby finding meaning in the sense of how everything is connected.

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