Moral Responsibility: A Relational Way of Being

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga-Britt Lindh ◽  
Elisabeth Severinsson ◽  
Agneta Berg
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Moral Responsibility ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Moral Practice ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Inner Compass

This article reports a study exploring the meaning of the complex phenomenon of moral responsibility in nursing practice. Each of three focus groups with a total of 14 student nurses were conducted twice to gather their views on moral responsibility in nursing practice. The data were analysed by qualitative thematic content analysis. Moral responsibility was interpreted as a relational way of being, which involved guidance by one’s inner compass composed of ideals, values and knowledge that translate into a striving to do good. It was concluded that, if student nurses are to continue striving to do good in a way that respects themselves and other people, it is important that they do not feel forced to compromise their values. Instead they should be given space and encouragement in their endeavours to do good in a relational way that advances nursing as a moral practice.

Perceived ethical values by Iranian nurses

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Shahriari ◽  
Eesa Mohammadi ◽  
Abbas Abbaszadeh ◽  
Masoud Bahrami ◽  
Marjaneh M Fooladi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content

Nursing, a scientific and practical discipline, faces continuing challenges of finding new direction in order to decipher its core values and develop current ethical codes for nursing practice. In 2009–10, 28 nurses were purposely selected and interviewed using a semi-structured format in focus groups and individually. Thematic Content Analysis helped explore the perception of Iranian nurses on ethical values in patient care. Seven major themes emerged: respect for dignity, professional integrity, professional commitment, developing human relationships, justice, honesty, and promoting individuals and the nursing profession. Iranian nurses revealed a unique and culture-based set of ethical values. This study found that Iranian nurses place a greater emphasis on preserving the dignity of those accompanying the patient and in showing regard for patients' religious beliefs in a gender appropriate environment.

scholarly journals Establishing Patient Perceptions and Preferences for a Journal Authenticator Tool To Support Health Literacy: A Mixed-Methods Survey and Focus Group Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Ricketts ◽  
Manoj M. Lalu ◽  
Laurie Proulx ◽  
Michael Halas ◽  
Gisell Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Health Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Online Focus Groups

Abstract Background Predatory journals are illegitimate journals that do not meet expected publication best practices. Many of these journals can be found using Google, making them readily available to patients searching online for health information. The goal of this study was to obtain information about how patients use the internet to get health information and to determine patient preferences and needs for a journal authenticator tool which would highlight journal transparency practices. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Canadian-based adult patients and caregivers and then a series of online focus groups to further explore the survey responses. Descriptive statistics (counts and percentages) were reported for all quantitative survey items. For text-based responses, we used thematic content analysis. Online focus groups asked patients about the content they would like to see in a journal authenticator tool, how they would like the content visually displayed, how to best share the tool with patients, and how to determine whether the tool was successful over time. Thematic content analysis was conducted to identify core themes discussed. Focus group participants completed a follow-up survey in which they rank ordered the themes identified by perceived importance. Results 183 participants completed our online survey. A total of 146 (82%) participants indicated they use the internet most often when looking for health information. Sixty-six (37%) indicated they sometimes read original research articles when searching for health information and 92 (52%) participants indicated they sometimes have difficulty knowing if the information they read online is reliable. Eighty-six (49%) participants had never heard of predatory journals. Thirty-nine survey participants indicated their willingness to contribute to subsequent focus groups and a total of 29 participated. Four key topic areas were discussed and 32 themes were identified. Conclusions Our findings suggest that patients have expressed a need for a journal authenticator tool and that this tool may provide value to them. The results from this study will help inform the tool’s development to help ensure that it meets the needs of patients. Trial registration: This mixed-methods study has been registered on the Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/56ead/

scholarly journals Teacher Students’ Experienced Challenges in the Beginning of Their Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Ylva Ståhle ◽  
Margareta Aspán
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Teacher Students ◽  
In The Beginning

This article explores Swedish students’ perspectives on being new to teacher education and what challenges they meet. Nineteen students were interviewed in three focus groups. The analytical framework draws on the theory of situated learning and the concept of enculturation, and the empirical data have been categorized through a thematic content analysis, which revealed two qualitatively different categories of challenges: as academic student, and as trainee teacher. Conclusively, the study shows how the education can support or obstruct the enculturation into the educational practices. Conceiving such hinders can facilitate the students’ understanding of both the studies and their future profession.

scholarly journals BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SEXUAL ENHANCERS AMONG GHANAIAN MEN

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-37
Author(s):  
Samuel Atindanbila ◽  
Asafo Seth Mawusi ◽  
Alexander Attiogbe ◽  
Edward Edward ◽  
Philemon Amooba
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Study Participant ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Biological Factors ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Factors Associated

This study explores the biopsychosocial factors that affect the decision of Ghanaian men to use sexual enhancers/aphrodisiacs. The study was qualitative in nature and made use of thematic content analysis as its main tool of analysis. Two focus groups involving ten (10) participants were used in the study. Participant age ranges was between 25 – 59 years.  Findings indicated that the decision to use an aphrodisiac involve a complexity of interactions between social, psychological and biological factors. The main social findings were that a man’s sexual ability to perform sex is indicative of status and prestige in society. The psychological reason for the use of aphrodisiacs was to punish women. The biological reasons were to use sexual enhancers as tools to prove masculinity and as a function of age and absence of disease. The study also gave the easy availability of sexual enhancers in Ghana, as one of the reasons. Recommendations centred on education on the effects of sexual enhancers and their availability on the market be controlled.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Investigation into the Representations of Habit by Lay People

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Brown ◽  
Shirley Morrissey ◽  
Martin S Hagger ◽  
Kyra Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Repetitive Behaviours ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Internal Mechanism

Objective: There is continued debate regarding the most useful and meaningful way to measure habit and how to form habits via intervention. To date, lay representations of habit have rarely been explored. Such understandings may provide clarity on how researchers might better define habit, develop valid measurements of habit, and evaluate habit-based interventions. This study aimed to explore how lay people represent habit, across two studies. Methods: Study 1 (N = 158) used an online, open-ended questionnaire to elicit what lay people believe to be the salient features of habit. Study 2 involved a series of interviews and focus groups (N = 27), to explore individual representations of habit. Results: Theoretical thematic content analysis across the two studies revealed that participants described habit by what it is (i.e., an explicit outcome or internal mechanism), by habit’s features (i.e., automatic, frequent, stable cue/context, and emotionally rewarding), and by how they evaluated habits (i.e., being both “good” and “bad”). When describing the characteristics of habitual behaviours, participants identified that habits were either simple, discrete behaviours; clustered, repetitive behaviours synonymous with routine; or a self-identity characteristic. Conclusions: Current findings indicate that lay people hold consistent and contradictory representations of habit. Largely, lay representations were similar to scientific conceptualisations, with some notable difference. Participants appeared to misunderstand the cue-based mechanism of habits, interchangeably used ‘habit’ with ‘routine’, and believed that habits were emotionally rewarding. Future research should focus on integrating the beliefs identified in this research with new measures of habit and habit interventions.

scholarly journals Building Sustainable Rural Age-Friendly Communities: Grassroots Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 698-698
Author(s):  
Patricia Oh
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Effect Change ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Thematic Content ◽  
Technical Advice ◽  
Rural Work

Abstract Joining the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities does not make a community age-friendly; the age-friendly team must cultivate community engagement, develop collaborations with diverse stakeholders, mobilize resources, and document achievements. Little research describes the tools age-friendly rural communities use to effect change and develop sustainability. Thematic content analysis of 67 interviews conducted between December 09, 2018 and January 24, 2020 with age-friendly leaders in rural Maine communities suggested that peer-to-peer networking, privileging local knowledge, engaging local and regional partners, technical advice from a trusted source, and fun were among the tools used to move age-friendly rural work forward.

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