scholarly journals Recruitment principles and strategies for supportive care research in pediatric oncology

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Bradford ◽  
Christine Cashion ◽  
Paula Condon ◽  
Shelley Rumble ◽  
Alison Bowers
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Poor Recruitment ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Mean Time

Abstract Background Variations in clinical practice contribute to negative outcomes for children with cancer. Research in this area is imperative to standardise practice, yet such research is challenging to undertake, and a significant proportion of studies fail. A common reason for failure is poor recruitment, yet little information is available to support researchers and clinicians planning such research. Methods Our primary aim was to describe the recruitment strategies and outcomes in a tertiary children’s hospital across multiple observational supportive care studies. Secondary aims were to establish principles to improve both recruitment strategies and the reporting of recruitment. We undertook a retrospective descriptive analysis of the recruitment logs and data from three studies in pediatric oncology. The mean time to recruit one participant was calculated. Common reasons for not approaching eligible participants and reasons potential participants declined are described. Results Of the 235 potential candidates across all studies, 186 (79%) were approached and of these 125 (67%) provided consent, with 117 (63%) completing baseline measures. We estimated recruitment per participant required an average 98 min of experienced research nurse time. Four factors are described that influence recruitment and six principles are outlined to maximise recruitment and the generalisability of research findings. Conclusions We highlight the recruitment experiences across three different projects in children’s cancer supportive care research and provide a roadmap for other researchers planning to undertake clinical research in pediatrics.

The intervention of artificial intelligence in the recruitment function in UAE’s hospitality industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharti Pandya ◽  
Maryam Mohammed Al Janahi
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Job Advertisements ◽  
Routine Tasks ◽  
Hospitality Sector

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a new concept for Hospitality Industry and Recruitment functions. AI has displaced the human intervention in routine tasks. In few years, AI will take over several jobs (Kubler, 2018). Recently AI technologies support application screening, data analysis, and preliminary interviews, saving time of recruiters. Chatbots are now designated recruitment officers supporting candidates. Researchers have studied the influence of AI on Recruitment, but only a few focused on the AI displacing human in the recruitment function performed in UAE’s hospitality industry. This research aims to understand the transformation in the recruitment function of UAE’s hospitality industry due to AI intervention. Using concurrent mixed-methods, data was collected by interviewing 10 UAE HR leaders and surveying 135 HR professionals. The inductive-deductive thematic analysis was conducted for subjective measures and descriptive analysis was performed for scaled measures. This study found that UAE’s hospitality sector deployed AI technologies in recruitment areas such as job advertisements, collecting applications, maintaining profiles, and storing the applications. The routine, repetitive, and heavy-volume tasks in the recruitment are delegated to AI while strategic roles are retained for human professionals including development of strategies, and creation of job descriptions and specifications. While the literature review suggested a wider application of AI in recruitment function, UAE’s hospitality sector seems to be lagging. The recommendations will benefit industry leaders, HR professionals, recruitment consultants, and AI developers to rethink on the recruitment strategies, operations, and administration and to embrace the intervention of AI in recruiting the best talent proficiently.

Early School Outcomes for Children Who Delay Kindergarten Entry

2021 ◽  
pp. 275-302
Author(s):  
Jordan E. Greenburg ◽  
Adam Winsler
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Low Income ◽  
School Outcomes ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Early Elementary School ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Kindergarten Entry ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Using Data ◽  
New Research

This chapter explores the transitional practice of voluntarily delaying a student's kindergarten entry through a combination of reviewing prior literature and also presenting new research findings. Using data from a large, predominantly low-income and ethnically diverse sample, the authors examine early elementary school outcomes for a group of children (n = 305) who delayed kindergarten entry in comparison to their on-time peers. Results indicate that children who delay kindergarten entry slightly outperform their peers in the kindergarten year, but these differences disappear by the end of 1st grade. Results were similar for students with disabilities. Overall, delaying kindergarten entry did not seem to provide sustained academic advantages for this sample of students. Implications for delaying kindergarten entry are discussed.

Physical Distribution Problems of Textile Companies in Turkey

2016 ◽  
pp. 328-346
Author(s):  
Murat Selim Selvi
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Physical Distribution ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Distribution Process ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Chain Of Evidence ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Product Description ◽  
Thrace Region

The purpose of this study is to discover what sort of similar and different problems textile companies face in physical distribution process and provide suggestions. The research includes only six textile companies operating in the Thrace region, Tekirdag province, Çorlu and Çerkezköy districts. This research is an exploratory study. The interview guide used in the paper includes open-ended questions focusing on certain issues. The data are coded systematically and direct quotations were provided in the descriptive analysis. The participants' own words were the units for analysis. Data triangulation and a chain of evidence can be mentioned in this regard. These points ensure the reliability and construct validity of the research. Findings indicate that companies make mistakes and errors in product stacking, product codification, and product description. In addition, storage spaces of companies are insufficient; warehouses cannot be managed well. Companies face many problems such as the imbalance arising from working on minimum-maximum stock, faulty orders, and packaging materials.

scholarly journals Accrual in supportive care trials in pediatric oncology, a challenge!

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 3149-3153 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Schoot ◽  
◽  
C. H. van Ommen ◽  
H. N. Caron ◽  
W. J. E. Tissing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Pediatric Oncology

scholarly journals Preschool Teachers’ Views on Schools’ Indoor and Outdoor Environment Safety

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Tugba Konakli ◽  
Esra Ulcetin
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

<p class="apa">The aim of this research is to analyze opinions of teachers who work in preschool education institutions concerning precautions that should be taken for indoor and outdoor security. Study group of this research is determined by criterion sampling from purposeful sampling techniques. The study group of this research is consist of eight preschool teachers who work in four private and four public schools in Kocaeli İzmit district in the fall semester of 2013-2014 Academic Year. For the purpose of the research, data are collected with semi-structured interview technique. During the research, the interviews are recorded with tape recorder and the interviews are put down on paper then analyzed. After the recorded data are submitted to approval of participants, the analysis of the data has started. Date are analyzed with descriptive analysis method and coded then interpreted. In order to ensure validity of the research, the data are tried to be analyzed with direct quotes of the participants. Research findings show that the most important risk factors are caused by defective design of schools. Research results also show that schools have not only indoor security problems such as stairs and door but also external security problems such as garden and playgrounds.</p>

scholarly journals Adding to our understanding of Gulf War health issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1335-1337
Author(s):  
KENNETH C. HYAMS ◽  
KEN SCOTT
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Gulf War Veterans ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Research Findings

In this edition of Psychological Medicine, research findings are reported from two studies of British Gulf War veterans (David et al. 2002; Everitt et al. 2002). Both studies were carried out at King's College ‘Gulf War Illness Research Unit’, which was established in 1996. The two studies were conducted to examine the causes of unexplained symptoms among Gulf War veterans. The results presented in these papers are important because they were derived from well-designed studies that employed a randomized sample of Gulf War veterans and two control populations of non-deployed ‘era’ veterans who served in the early 1990s and troops who participated in another hazardous deployment to Bosnia.In one study, cognitive function and mood disturbances were evaluated using a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and rating scales (David et al. 2002). A significant proportion of Gulf War veterans reporting ill health were found to have both lower cognitive function scores and depressed mood compared to well Gulf War veterans, era veterans and Bosnia troops. Importantly, a strong association was found between depressed mood and poor performance on cognitive function tests. It is noteworthy that among ill Gulf War veterans, most cognitive function measures were within the normal range, although they were significantly lower than those of controls.Based on these and related research findings, the study investigators concluded that lower performance on cognitive function tests could be explained primarily by mood disturbances. However, they could not rule out the possibility that cognitive difficulties had led to depressed mood or that a neurotoxic environmental exposure had caused both health problems.

Supportive care in cancer organization in France: State of the art.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19640-e19640
Author(s):  
Florian Scotte ◽  
Christian Herve ◽  
Roland Bugat ◽  
Fadila Farsi ◽  
Moise Namer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Centers ◽  
Treatment Side Effects ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Centers ◽  
Medical Oncologists ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pain Care ◽  
Mean Time

e19640 Background: Second Cancer Act was defined in France in December 2009 including enhancement of supportive care in Cancer (SCC). How are supportive care organized in France? Are patients informed about supportive treatment side effects? Methods: The AFSOS (French Speaking Association for Supportive Care in Cancer) conducted this observational study to evaluate practices, organizations and informations given to patients (pts) about SCC. Among 1621 french medical doctors (MD) caring cancer pts who were sent an adhoc questionnaire, 20% (330 MD including 44% medical oncologists) answered. Results: Three different organizations were described: Single MD, transversal team and specific structure specialized in global care (specifically developed in comprehensive cancer centers-CCC). Psycho-oncology, palliative care, nutrition and pain care were the four main items considered as supportive care. During their disease, 68% of pts are receiving SCC, presented by their MD (88%) or nurse devoted to announcement of disease and SCC information (57%). Supportive care is more dispensed during palliative period (90%) than at diagnosis (44%). Patients information is rather supplied during palliative care (85%) than at diagnosis (52%) using a specific questionnaire for outpatient (20%) or specific supportive care session (17%). 71% of cancer department have a cross team to provide supportive care, with specific SCC team particularly in CCC (62%; p=0.01)). 37% have inpatient specific units. Only 40% have a specific organization in home care connection, more in CCC than in public or private centers (respectively 69%, 45%, 20%; p=0.01). 73% use specific financial valorization of CSC activity. Adverse events information is dispensed to 54% of the pts for erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ASE), 74% for biphosphonates and 94% for opioids treatments, rather by medical oncologist than other specialists (p=0.01). Conclusions: Specific organization developed especially in comprehensive cancer centers seems to facilitate SCC organization and information to pts. In the mean time, recommendations include this information, involvement in supportive care team and methods have to be enhanced. Further results compared with patient point of views are expected.

Accelerating innovation in outcomes and quality-of-care research through integrating clinical databases: Pediatric oncology experience in Egypt.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17573-e17573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Samir AlFaar ◽  
Mohamed Sabry Bakry ◽  
Mohamed Kamal ◽  
Sameera Ezzat ◽  
Iman Zaky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Clinical Databases
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