scholarly journals Exploration of the experiences of working stressors and coping strategies associated with menstrual symptoms among nurses with shifting schedules: a Q methodology investigation

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Chuan Yu ◽  
Hsiao-Pei Hsu ◽  
Jong-Long Guo ◽  
Shu-Fen Chen ◽  
Shu-He Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Menstrual Symptoms ◽  
Working Performance ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Female Nurses ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Best Fit

Abstract Background The essence and workload of nursing can easily lead to burdens associated with female nurses’ menstrual symptoms, and consequently, result in decreased working performance. Without effective support this can lead to resignation due to maladaptation. This study adopted Q methodology to explore the experience of working stressors and coping strategies associated with menstrual symptoms among nurses with shifting schedules. Methods Data were collected in two stages. First, in-depth interviews were conducted to collect nurses’ experiences. Sentences that best fit the study’s purpose were extracted for the construction of Q statements. Second, nurses were allowed to subjectively rank these Q statements by using Q-sorts. A total of 90 participants ranked the designed Q statements. The Q factor analysis revealed a five-factor solution that accounted for 48.90% of the total variance. Results The five evident factors included: menstrual symptoms interfering in collaboration with colleagues, deficiency of professional function and stress due to symptoms burden, diverse experiences without a clear pattern, adapted self-management with and without medication use, and stress due to symptoms burden and using medication for self-management. Conclusions The identification of these five groups may facilitate the development of responsive strategies to meet nurses’ preferences. Furthermore, identifying workplace factors that are associated with the adverse effects of menstrual symptoms on nurses will be helpful for nursing supervisors and hospital managers. Additionally, strategies that can be implemented to create supportive work environments are discussed.

scholarly journals Midwife's Experience Working During The Outbreak of COVID-19 in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu Province: A Qualitative Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Poppy Siska Putri
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractThe Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) pandemic has been declared a global problem. The increased risk of exposure to infection and death is faced by health workers, including midwives, who often have a dual role in providing services. This study aims to understand and discuss the experiences of midwives working during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on midwife professional experiences, physical, psychological, and social conditions, challenges encountered, and coping strategies while working. The data will be obtained by interviewing midwives using in-depth interviews. The interview will be conducted online, recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Data analysis will be performed using the Colaizzi method and the findings are discussed with the expert to form a category or theme.Keyword : Working experience, Midwife, Healthcare

scholarly journals #MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trond Idås ◽  
Kristin Skare Orgeret ◽  
Klas Backholm
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article, through conducting a study of the sexual harassment (SH) of media workers, investigates the extent and types of SH experienced by the editorial staff of Norwegian newsrooms at the time the #MeToo campaign arrived in Norway, and what effects such experiences have on journalists’ professional lives. We are also interested in what Norwegian media houses are doing to address these challenges. The leading research question consists of three interrelated parts: To what extent are journalists exposed to SH? What coping strategies do they use? How can newsrooms be better prepared to fight SH, from the perspective of the safety of journalists? A mixed methods approach, which combines findings from a quantitative questionnaire with qualitative in-depth interviews, was used to answer these questions. The findings show that female, young, and temporary media workers are significantly more frequently targeted than others and that those who had experienced SH handled the situation using avoiding strategies to a significantly greater extent than those who had only been exposed to unwanted attention experiences. The findings feed into a discussion of what strategies media houses can use to be better prepared in the fight against SH.

scholarly journals Exploring experiences and coping strategies of nurses working in intensive care unit: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Lamae Zulfiqar ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Public Sector Hospital ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Pediatric Icu ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: The nursing profession is in its developing stages in the country yet when it comes to the work itself, the environment can be very competitive. Though nurses, in general, go through a tough time, it is the intensive care unit (ICU) nurses who have to be on their toes all the time. Those working in the pediatric department, deal with young patients requiring constant supervision and care compared to other ICUs. The aim of the current project was to explore the experiences and coping strategies of nurses working in pediatric ICUs in a public sector hospital of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: Semi structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 5 nurses who were working in pediatric ICU (PICU) in a public sector hospital. All the nurses were female. Results: The data was managed and analyzed using NVivo 12 version. The four superordinate themes, e.g. vocational problems, psychological problems, biosocial problems and coping had 11 master themes and 70 sub themes.      Conclusion: Nurses in PICU face a lot of problems in their everyday work life, yet they have found their own ways to cope with their stress. Regardless the shortage of staff and constant complaints against them, nurses of PICU find solace in religious coping and socialization (as much as they can get). These results will help authorities to look into the problems and provide suitable solutions. Citation: Zulfiqar L, Rafiq M. Exploring experiences and coping strategies of nurses working in intensive care unit: A qualitative study. Anaesth Pain Intensive Care 2020;24(1):__ DOI: https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v2i1. Received – 03 February 2020; Reviewed – 7 March 2020; Revised – 11 March 2020; Accepted – 12 March 2020;

Multigenerational Conflicts and New Immigrants: An Indo-American Experience

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory L. Pettys ◽  
Pallassana R. Balgopal
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Group ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
American Experience ◽  
New Immigrants ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews

Indo-Americans are one the fastest growing Immigrant groups in the United States. Unlike earlier immigrant groups, this growing Immigrant group has access to technologies which make communication with family in India more practical. With this comes both maintenance of family ties as well as multigenerational conflicts. These conflicts were explored through in-depth interviews with thirty Indo-American families, including eleven grandparents residing in India. Major conflicts, the role of grandparents, and coping strategies used by these families are reported. The findings of this article have heuristic value for counselors in working with all the emerging ethnic groups in the United States.

Challenges and coping strategies of refugees: Exploring residual Liberian refugees’ experiences in Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mavis Dako-Gyeke ◽  
Ernestina Adu
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explored the challenges and coping strategies among Liberian refugees in Ghana. Using a qualitative research design, 40 participants were purposively recruited at a refugee settlement in Ghana. Four focus group discussions and sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted. The focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were audio-taped, transcribed, coded, and analyzed thematically based on the objectives of the study. The findings indicated that the refugees experienced challenges related to disruption in social networks, disputes over resources, high rate of unemployment, and increased level of criminal activities. The study also revealed that the refugees included in this study resorted to religion, spirituality, and income earning activities as their coping strategies. The findings offer insights for social workers, policy actors, and future research.

scholarly journals Athletes with Neurodegenerative Disease: A Phenomenological Exploration of Family Members’ Experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Smith ◽  
Georgia Young ◽  
John Batten ◽  
Keith Parry ◽  
Rosie Collins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disease ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Phenomenological Exploration

This qualitative study involved in-depth interviews with 15 family members (mainly partners and children) of deceased athletes who experienced deterioration in their neurological health towards the end of their life. The purpose of this study was to examine the stressors these family members experienced with the ailed players, their emotional responses to their family member’s condition, as well as the coping strategies they used. Vertical and horizontal thematic analyses were conducted on the data, which revealed five distinct temporal stages, a range of emotional responses, as well as accompanying stressors and coping strategies at each temporal stage. The findings are presented as an ethnodrama, capturing the lived experiences of participants. This ethnodrama aims to resonate with those caring for family members who are experiencing deteriorating neurological health, while also raising awareness of the various emotional responses of the individuals in these situations, as well as inviting dialogue and reflection about these issues.

scholarly journals Family Caregivers’ Experiences and Coping Strategies in Managing Stroke Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 942
Author(s):  
Muhammad Iqbal Haji Mukhti ◽  
Mohd Ismail Ibrahim ◽  
Tengku Alina Tengku Ismail ◽  
Iliatha Papachristou Nadal ◽  
Sureshkumar Kamalakannan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Rehabilitation Centers ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Public Rehabilitation ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Stroke is a chronic disease that requires stroke survivors to be supported long-term by their families. This is especially because of the inaccessibility to post-stroke rehabilitation outside hospitals. The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis and the pandemic restrictions in Malaysia are expected to exponentially increase the demand from family caregivers in supporting stroke survivors. Thus, this study aims to explore the burden, experience, and coping mechanism of the family caregivers supporting stroke survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: A phenomenological qualitative study was conducted from November 2020 to June 2021 in Malaysia. A total of 13 respondents were recruited from two public rehabilitation centers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. In-depth interviews were conducted with the participants. Comprehensive representation of perspectives from the respondents was achieved through purposive sampling. The interviews were conducted in the Kelantanese dialect, recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Three themes on burdens and experiences were identified. They were worsening pre-existing issues, emerging new issues, and fewer burdens and challenges. Two themes on coping strategies were also identified. They were problem-focused engagement and emotion-focused engagement. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the entire system of stroke management. While family caregivers mostly faced the extra burden through different experiences, they also encountered some positive impacts from the pandemic. The integrated healthcare system, especially in the era of digitalization, is an important element to establish the collaborative commitment of multiple stakeholders to compensate burden and sustain the healthcare of stroke survivors during the pandemic.

Journalism ethics with Foucault: Casually employed journalists’ constructions of professional integrity

Journalism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146488492110363
Author(s):  
Mirjam Gollmitzer
Keyword(s):  
Self Management ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Journalism Ethics ◽  
Professional Integrity ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Entrepreneurial Efforts ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article examines how journalists in non-permanent employment respond to their growing precarity. It is based on in-depth interviews with freelance journalists and interns who find that their working lives increasingly require entrepreneurial efforts. To work towards continuous access to journalistic work, these casually employed journalists engage in self-management and self-branding. To be able to make a living, they subsidize their income with work for clients outside of journalism that frequently offer better working conditions than news organizations but pursue narrow, strategic goals. The article develops a typology of non-journalistic work that illustrates that some non-journalistic jobs, but not others, cause these precarious news workers to defend their journalistic professional integrity. Furthermore, the study introduces Michel Foucault’s notions of the ‘entrepreneurial self’ and the ‘ethical self’ to interpret the different registers of professionalism between which journalists move today, identified as counter-, conforming and coping subjectivity. Thereby, the article uses a novel conceptual lens to make sense of resilience and change in journalistic professional identities under conditions of precarity.

scholarly journals Illness perception, mood and coping strategies in allergic rhinitis: are there differences among ARIA classes of severity?

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-71
Author(s):  
F. Braido ◽  
I. Baiardini ◽  
N. Scichilone ◽  
A. Musarra ◽  
S. Menoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Patient’S Perspective ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
And Coping

Background: This study was designed to assess if illness perception, mood state and coping strategies differ according to allergic rhinitis (AR) persistence and severity. Methods: Illness perception, mood profiles, coping behaviors and rhinitis symptoms were assessed by means of validated tools inpatients classified according to the Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines. Results: Two hundred and thirty-one patients underwent data analysis. No difference in age, sex, socio-economic status, smoking habits was detected comparing patients according to AR severity, duration or 4 ARIA classes. Patients with intermittent AR reported higher scores than those with persistent AR in confusion-bewilderment of Profile of Mood States (POMS); patients with moderate/severe rhinitis had significantly higher scores than those with mild rhinitis in TSSS, Identity and Consequences. No differences were detected in all assessed outcomes in the 4 ARIA classes. Conclusions: The patient's perspective about AR is independent of persistence and severity of symptoms. This may explain why AR remains under-diagnosed and under-treated, even in its most severe forms. Self-management plans should consider the patient's perspective.

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