scholarly journals How adolescents understand their values: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910452096450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iona Lewis-Smith ◽  
Laura Pass ◽  
Shirley Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Psychological Therapies

An important component of some psychological therapies is the use of clients’ values to motivate behaviour change. Values are understood to be developed during childhood and adolescence but there has been limited exploration of how young people experience values and their function across contexts. This study aimed to explore adolescents’ understanding of the concept of ‘values’ and to elicit their experiences of values. Semi-structured, individual interviews were conducted with 11 adolescents aged 12–17 years. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes. Young people were readily able to discuss the meaning of ‘values’ and their own personal values. Three main themes were identified: (1) what values are (in general, and specific to themselves), (2) where values come from (relationships, education, growing up), and (3) why values are important (prioritising/decision making, reflecting on values is helpful). The adolescents in this study demonstrated an in-depth understanding of the meaning, origins and functions of values. The results suggest young people may welcome and benefit from opportunities to discuss their values, including in therapy.

scholarly journals Understanding Relationship between Milestone and Decision-Making in Project Management: A Qualitative Study among Project Managers in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar Altahtooh ◽  
Thamir Alaskar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pragmatic Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Despite the importance of milestone as a key knowledge in project management, there has been lack of research to understand the relationship between milestones and decision-making. This paper presents a pragmatic research context that aims understanding the nature of milestones and their relationship with different decision-making structures and responsibilities across projects. Data were collected through 14 semi-structured interviews with project managers and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings explore the concepts of project milestones among project managers in Saudi Arabia. The paper finds that there is a relationship between milestones and the impact on decision-making.

scholarly journals Referring to psychological therapy services in secondary NHS mental health services – how do mental health care professionals decide?

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Lucy Fiddick ◽  
Emily Neale ◽  
Falguni Nathwani ◽  
Kristina Bennert ◽  
James Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Service User ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Therapy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Psychological Therapies ◽  
Therapy Services

Purpose Evidence-based psychological therapies are available for severe and enduring mental health problems, but resources and access to these are limited within England. Practitioners in community mental health teams (CMHTs) can act as gatekeepers for access to psychological therapies for those in secondary care, but little is known about how they make referral decisions. This paper aims to understand how CMHT practitioners make decisions about who to refer or not, to secondary care psychological therapy services (PTS). Design/methodology/approach A total of 11 CMHT practitioners were interviewed to understand the decision making processes underpinning their referrals or otherwise, to a PTS within NHS England. The data were analysed qualitatively using thematic analysis. Findings Thematic analysis resulted in 11 sub-themes under three main themes of the self, the organisation and wider structure and the service user. Results indicated that some participants were referred automatically for psychological therapy if a service user asked or if there was external pressure to refer, while others’ decisions were informed by contextual information such as the service user’s ability to engage or change, risk status and limited organisational resources. Originality/value This study explores the decision making of multi-disciplinary professionals referring to PTS. The findings have important implications for understanding some of the factors that can influence patient access to psychological treatment in secondary care.

scholarly journals GPs’ decisions about prescribing anticipatory medicines at the end of life: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. bjgp19X702809
Author(s):  
Ben Bowers ◽  
Kristian Pollock ◽  
Sam Barclay ◽  
Stephen Barclay
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Symptom Relief ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Experiences ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Purposive Sample

BackgroundGPs have a central role in decisions about prescribing anticipatory medications (AMs) to help control symptoms at the end of life. Little is known about GPs’ decision-making processes in prescribing AMs and the subsequent use of prescribed drugs.AimTo explore GPs’ decision-making processes in the prescribing and use of AMs for patients at the end of life.MethodA qualitative interpretive descriptive enquiry with a purposive sample of 13 GPs working across one English county. Data was collected in 2017 via semi-structured interviews and analysed inductively using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis.ResultsThree themes were constructed from the data: 1) ‘Something we can do’: AMs were a tangible intervention GPs felt they could offer to provide symptom relief for patients approaching death. 2) ‘Getting the timing right’: the prescribing of AMs was recognised as a harbinger of death for patients and families. GPs preferred to prescribe drugs weeks before death was expected, while recognising this meant that many prescribed AMs were never used. 3) ‘Delegating care while retaining accountability’: GPs relied on nurse to assess when to administer drugs and keep them updated about their use.ConclusionGPs view AMs as key to symptom management for dying people. AMs are routinely prescribed even though they are often not used. In order to feel comfortable delegating care, GPs need regular access to nurses and trust in their skills to administer drugs appropriately. Patient and family experiences of AMs, and their preference for involvement in decision-making about their use warrant urgent investigation.

scholarly journals Experiences of adult siblings of those with developmental coordination disorder (DCD): a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Morris ◽  
Jane Ogden ◽  
Judith Gentle
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
The Family ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis qualitative study explored the childhood experiences of growing up with a sibling with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) to offer an ‘outsider’s’ view of this condition. Ten individuals who had grown up with a sibling with DCD were interviewed about their experiences. Data were analysed using Thematic Analysis. Analysis described three main themes: i)‘witnessing the challenges for their sibling with DCD’ ii) ‘experiencing the impact on the family’; iii) ‘a vacuum of knowledge’. Not all experiences were negative and transcending these themes was the notion ‘resolution and finding benefit’ highlighting access to support, being more empathic and resilient, becoming a role model for others and finding success. Participants play witness to their sibling’s experiences which can often be negative sometimes impacted by a vacuum of knowledge but they also describe how a diagnosis of DCD comes with some benefits which are discussed in the context of ‘posttraumatic growth’.

scholarly journals Podrška i pomoć obiteljima djece s teškoćama u razvoju

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Mia Lakatoš ◽  
Lucija Vejmelka
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Therapy Dogs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Emotional Social Support

Therapy dogs, which play a central role in animal-assisted therapy, are trained to support daily activities and promote development of children and young people with disabilities. This qualitative study involved semi structured interviews in September 2016 with seven parents of children with disabilities who use therapy dogs. The interview, which was designed specifically for the purposes of this study, collected data on the types of social support and assistance that the therapy dogs provided, as well as the challenges that the use of such dogs presented. Thematic analysis of the interviews showed that therapy dogs provide instrumental and emotional social support as well as other types of assistance to families, and that the greatest challenges to using such dogs are taking care of them and dealing with lack of information about therapy dogs among users and the general public.

scholarly journals Decision Making about Risk of Infection by Young Adults with CF

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Reynolds ◽  
Gary Latchford ◽  
Alistair J. A. Duff ◽  
Miles Denton ◽  
Tim Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young People ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Vignette Study ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Competing Priorities

Young people with cystic fibrosis (CF) are asked to avoid a number of environments associated with increased infection risk, but in practice they need to balance this with competing priorities such as building and sustaining relationships with friends and family. This study explored the process by which young people make these decisions. Mixed methods were used: a vignette study presenting choices around engaging in activities involving a degree of infection risk and a thematic analysis of participant's accounts of their decision making. The eight participants chose to engage in high risk behaviours in 59% of the choices. All participants chose to engage in at least one risky behavior, though this was less likely when the risk was significant. Thematic analysis revealed large areas of misunderstanding and lack of knowledge, leading to some potentially worrying misconceptions about the nature of infections and risk. Young people with CF are not currently making informed decisions around activities that involve increased risk of infection, and there is an urgent need for CF teams to address this in information provision.

scholarly journals Pupils Participation in a Technology-Rich Environment: A Study of Pupil Perspective on Learners’ and Teachers’ Roles

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Johanna Öberg ◽  
Jalal Nouri
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Young People ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Teacher’S Role ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Teacher's Role

It has been argued that participation as involvement as well as taking part in decision making is a fundamental part of learning. The first large arena for experiencing this for many young people is the school. This paper investigates how 16 pupils at grade eight view their own and their teacher’s role when it comes to facilitating participation. The pupils are interviewed the semester after a long researcher led participation project and the interviews are analyzed using thematic analysis. The analysis identifies four different types of participation from the pupils’ responses. These four types can be connected to passive and active participation as well as participation as involvement and participation as influence.

scholarly journals Understanding the Experience and Needs of School Counsellors When Working with Young People Who Engage in Self-Harm

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4844
Author(s):  
Ben Te Maro ◽  
Sasha Cuthbert ◽  
Mia Sofo ◽  
Kahn Tasker ◽  
Linda Bowden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
School Staff ◽  
School Counsellors ◽  
Self Harm

Self-harm rates are increasing globally and demand for supporting, treating and managing young people who engage in self-harm often falls to schools. Yet the approach taken by schools varies. This study aimed to explore the experience of school staff managing self-harm, and to obtain their views on the use of guidelines in their work. Twenty-six pastoral care staff from New Zealand were interviewed. Interviews were analyzed and coded using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: The burden of the role; discrepancies in expectations, training, and experience; and the need for guidelines to support their work. This research, therefore, demonstrated a need for guidelines to support school staff to provide support around decision making and response to self-harm in the school environment.

scholarly journals Empowerment of the mothers of children in a pediatric intensive care unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 998-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique de Sales Norte Azevedo ◽  
Isabel Cristina dos Santos Oliveira ◽  
Tania Vignuda de Souza ◽  
Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes ◽  
Elena Araujo Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Essential Support

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the process of empowerment of the mothers of children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) according to Cheryl H. Gibson’s framework. Method: a qualitative study with a non-directive interview in groups was carried out with 14 mothers in the PICU of a pediatric teaching hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro, whose data were submitted to thematic analysis. Results: all mothers underwent at least one phase of the process of empowerment. Some of them achieved the phase of participatory competence in the care for their children, being heard by the team and expressing their needs, opinions, and questions. Final considerations: attentive listening and information sharing with mothers is necessary, in order to provide essential support so that they undergo the process of empowerment, thus involving themselves in care and decision-making regarding their children.

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