A qualitative inquiry on religious married men’s perceptions of relationship dynamics during everyday sickness

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910531990027
Author(s):  
Josh R Novak ◽  
Adam Johnson ◽  
Julie Gast ◽  
Terry Peak ◽  
Melinda Arnell
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Symptom Appraisal ◽  
Generic Qualitative ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Acute Sickness

The purpose of this study was to evaluate men’s perceptions of self-dynamics and partner dynamics during common everyday sickness. Five focus group interviews ( N = 44) were conducted, each lasting approximately 120 minutes. The data were analyzed using a generic qualitative approach which identified two larger themes and several sub-themes: sickness appraisals and appraisal communication (gender differences in symptom appraisal and minimization of own and partner’s sickness) and coping and support strategies (individual coping, one-way provision of support, and coping together). It seems acute sickness creates shared stressors for both partners but differentially impacts each based on gender and family roles.

scholarly journals A paradigm shift: Adoption of disruptive learning innovations in an ODL environment: The case of the University of South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessing Mbatha
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Transactional Distance ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Disruptive Innovations ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
The University

<p class="norm">The aim of this article is to shed some light on patterns of and major motives for the adoption of different types of disruptive learning innovations by Unisa academics. To realise the aim of the study, the following questions were addressed: What are the reasons for adopting disruptive learning innovations? What is the level of interaction with disruptive innovations? What training do Unisa academics require on disruptive innovations? A qualitative approach was adopted by conducting focus group interviews with 76 Unisa academics. The data was analysed using open and axial coding, where dominant themes from the discussions were identified and discussed in detail. The findings show that the interaction of Unisa lecturers with different technologies varied from technology to technology. The study also found that disruptive innovations play a pivotal role in opening avenues and collapsing the transactional distance in an ODL institution. Some lecturers lack skill in using some technology, which is a cause for concern. Therefore, lecturers need to be trained in using technology and develop a good understanding of it to improve teaching and learning.</p>

scholarly journals Perceptions of registered nurses regarding factors influencing service delivery in expanding programmes in a primary healthcare setting

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nnoi. A. Xaba ◽  
Mmapheko D. Peu ◽  
Salaminah S. Phiri
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Group Interviews

The aim of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of registered nurses regarding factors influencing service delivery regarding expansion programmes in a primary healthcare setting, using a qualitative approach. The registered nurses, who have been working in the clinics for more than two years and have been exposed to the expansion programmes there, were purposively sampled. Two focus group interviews were conducted in a neutral place and the data collected by the researcher Nnoi A. Xaba (N.A.X.). Data were analysed by the researcher and an independent co-coder using the Tesch method. Categories, subcategories and themes were identified; those that formed the basis of discussion were disabling factors, enabling factors, client-related factors, service-related factors and solutions to problems. It is recommended that integration of programmes and coordination be done at a provincial level and planned together with the training centres in order to alleviate problems in service delivery. Training on expansion programmes in the form of in-service education should be carried out continually in the region.Die doel van die studie was om die persepsie van geregistreerde verpleegkundiges met betrekking tot die  faktore wat dienslewering van die uitbreidingsprogramme in ‘n primêre gesondheid opset beinvloed; te eksploreer en te beskryf. ‘n Kwalitatiewe benadering is gevolg in die iutvoering van die studie. ‘n Doelgerigte steekproef is uitgevoer vanuit geregistreerde verpleegkundiges wat vir langer as twee jaar in die klinieke werksaam was en blootgestel is aan die uitbreiding programme. Twee fokus groep onderhoude is deur die navorser Nnoi A. Xaba (N.A.X.) in ‘n neutrale opset uitgevoer. Data is deur die navorser en ʼn onafhanklike kodeerder ontleed volgens Tesch se metode van analise. Kategorieë, sub-kategorieë en temas was geidentifiseer. Die kategorieë fundamenteel tot die bespreking behels: remmende faktore, bydraende faktore, kliënt-verwante faktore, diens-verwante faktore, en oplossing van probleme. Daar word aanbeveel dat die integrasie en koordinasie van programme op provisiale vlak beplan word in samewerking met opleidings instansies om die dienslewerings probleem te verlig. In die streek behoort opleiding met betrekking tot die uitbreidingsprogramme deurlopend deur middel van indiensopleiding gedoen word.

Consumer reflections on post-ingestive sensations. A qualitative approach by means of focus group interviews

Appetite ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 104350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Duerlund ◽  
Barbara Vad Andersen ◽  
Marlene Schou Grønbeck ◽  
Derek Victor Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews

scholarly journals Understanding Parents’ Experiences with Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Inquiry

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 554
Author(s):  
Justin A. Haegele ◽  
Steven K. Holland ◽  
Eddie Hill
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Diabetes Diagnosis ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parents Experiences

Parenting is often described as a stress-inducing experience, which can be further complicated or made more stressful and anxiety-inducing when parenting children with chronic conditions such as type 1 diabetes (T1D). The incidence of T1D among children has risen and continues to rise globally, resulting in a need to understand the experiences of parenting children with T1D. The purpose of this qualitative inquiry was to explore the lived experiences, and the meaning ascribed to those experiences, of being a parent of a child with T1D. This qualitative study was conducted through an interpretivist paradigm and includes the experiences of 29 parents (19 mothers and 10 fathers) of 24 children (aged 6 to 15 years) with T1D. Parents, and parent dyads, completed demographic questionnaires and written prompts, and participated in focus group interviews. Three themes were developed from the data, namely, a) the costs of T1D, b) the ultimate helicopter mom, and c) dealing with “being different”. Generally, the participants reported on the direct (e.g., financial and time) and indirect (e.g., family planning) costs associated with parenting children with T1D, their role as a primary provider and anxieties with relinquishing control and dealing with the stigma surrounding a diabetes diagnosis. Unique findings from this study included the impact a T1D diagnosis had on future family planning as parents navigated the fear and uncertainty of having additional children with T1D, as well as the internal conflict parents had with entrusting others to care for their child, especially if they deemed them to be unqualified or unnecessarily stigmatizing or ostracizing their child.

scholarly journals Nurses’ experiences of simulation-based learning, 12–18 months after the simulation: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 205715852110327
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Solheim ◽  
Jill Flo
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Important Method ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Group Interviews

Simulation-based learning is a learning method used in educational programmes for health professionals. Little is known about nurses’ experiences after a long period of time has elapsed since the simulation. The aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences of simulation scenarios and their perceptions of learning 12–18 months after the simulation. An explorative qualitative approach, including three focus-group interviews, was used. A total of 21 nurses participated. Data were collected in September 2017 and April 2018. The COREQ checklist was used to report the study. Three themes emerged: Simulation as a rewarding learning method, Pedagogical factors that affect the simulation and Perception of different roles in the simulation. The findings indicate that 12–18 months after the simulation took place, the nurses could still recall their experiences from simulation-based learning and the cases used. This indicates that simulation is an important method for strengthening clinical competence.

Transition to Puberty as Experienced by 12-Year-Old Swedish Girls

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gun I. Rembeck ◽  
Evelyn Hermansson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Old Swedish ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Physical Changes

The purpose of this study was to describe 12-year-old girls’ experiences of entering puberty. A qualitative approach was used to gather data from focus group interviews, and content analysis was used to identify common themes from the responses of 18 girls. Findings revealed four main themes: (a) growing up—awareness, bodily changes, longing; (b) mother—a close and important relationship; (c) menarche—a personal and important occurrence; and (d) sex and relationships. Girls sought understanding for their feelings and thoughts during this transition period. Mothers were important to be close at hand and provide understanding. When entering menarche, the girls felt a greater need for integrity. They strongly experienced their sexuality physically and had many questions about sex and their physical changes. They longed to discuss these issues and learn more about sex but stated adults had failed them in this regard because the adults believed the girls were too young for this information. School nurses have opportunities to meet the needs of girls during the transition to puberty.

scholarly journals Sound and consumer buying behaviour: do apparel retailers take note of the effect of sound on buying behaviour.

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 375-382
Author(s):  
Elsa C. Nell ◽  
Michael Colin Cant
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Retail Stores ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
Buying Decisions

The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of sound on consumers buying behaviour in apparel retail stores. The type of research design used in this study was exploratory in nature, making use of a qualitative approach and a communicative technique of focus group interviews and naïve sketches. The data gathered was analysed by means of Tesch’s inductive descriptive coding technique, better known as thematic analysis. It was found that sound has the ability to influence consumers in either a subconscious or a conscious way. This has a direct influence on the amount of time that consumers are willing to spend in-store and ultimately influencing their buying decisions and behaviour in either a positive or a negative way.

scholarly journals Digital by Default: Children’s Capacity to Understand and Manage Online Data and Privacy

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariya Stoilova ◽  
Sonia Livingstone ◽  
Rishita Nandagiri
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Control

How do children understand the privacy implications of the contemporary digital environment? This question is pressing as technologies transform children’s lives into data which is recorded, tracked, aggregated, analysed and monetized. This article takes a child-centred, qualitative approach to charting the nature and limits of children’s understanding of privacy in digital contexts. We conducted focus group interviews with 169 UK children aged 11–16 to explore their understanding of privacy in three distinct digital contexts—interpersonal, institutional and commercial. We find, first, that children primarily conceptualize privacy in relation to interpersonal contexts, conceiving of personal information as something they have agency and control over as regards deciding when and with whom to share it, even if they do not always exercise such control. This leads them to some misapprehensions about how personal data is collected, inferred and used by organizations, be these public institutions such as their schools or commercial businesses. Children’s expectation of agency in interpersonal contexts, and their tendency to trust familiar institutions such as their schools, make for a doubly problematic orientation towards data and privacy online in commercial contexts, leading to a mix of frustration, misapprehension and risk. We argue that, since the complexity of the digital environment challenges teachers’ capacity to address children’s knowledge gaps, businesses, educators, parents and the state must exercise a shared responsibility to create a legible, transparent and privacy-respecting digital environment in which children can exercise genuine choice and agency.

scholarly journals The Oxymoron of Digitalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Aihie Osarenkhoe ◽  
Daniella Fjellström
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Depth Interviews

How do small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perceive the prerequisites and critical factors of digitalization? The objective of this article is to map SMEs' digital maturity and their views on how to manage the opportunities and challenges brought about by digitalization in order to foster competitiveness in local, regional, national, and international contexts. The study draws on a resource-based perspective, which views the firm as a unique bundle of assets and resources that, if utilized in distinctive ways, can create competitive advantage. The study builds on triadic relations as an interactive learning process that occurs in the interaction between actors as the concept of open innovation postulates. This study was conducted as an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study of SMEs and actors in innovation system in Gävleborg County in Sweden. It uses a qualitative approach featuring in-depth interviews, workshops, and focus-group interviews. The findings suggest a digital divide between SMEs, with a discrepancy in opportunities to benefit from the digitalization potential among the population studied. The divide manifests itself through economics, usability, and empowerment. Digitalization should not be viewed as merely a technology issue, but as a better way to run a business, as a platform for development and dissemination of knowledge about the critical factors for increased competitiveness that creates competitive values in production with digitalization as a starting point and creates an understanding of the how and what creates competitiveness in each critical factor.

scholarly journals LEARNING CONTENT OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION BASED ON MULTIKULTURAL IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BANDAR LAMPUNG

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Agus Pahrudin ◽  
Syafrimen Syafril ◽  
Heru Juabdin Sada
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Research Show

The recent multicultural education is being discussed from the various problems that hinder it. In addition to social problems, multicultural education is also not free from problems in the process and learning content. This study aims to describe how Multicultural Content-Based Islamic Educational Content ?, The research is run using a descriptive-qualitative approach (multi-case multi-site). The data were collected through in-depth interviews to two experts of Islamic education and focus group interviews to four teachers who have had work experience of seven to twenty years. Furthermore, the data were analyzed qualitatively using NVIVO 10.0 software. The results of the research show that the content of Islamic-Based Multicultural Education Learning is: Explaining the concept of aqidah and muamalah, Designing material by applying multicultural and emphasizing on equality principle, Making culture as Content, and Rahmatalillalamin Islam concept.

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