scholarly journals Experiences of ward rounds among in-patients on an acute mental health ward: a qualitative exploration

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reed Cappleman ◽  
Zandra Bamford ◽  
Clare Dixon ◽  
Hayley Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
First Order ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Systemic Factors ◽  
Ward Rounds ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
And Control ◽  
Depth Interviews

Aims and methodTo address the gap in qualitative research examining patients' experiences of ward rounds. In-depth interviews were conducted with five in-patients on an acute mental health ward. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsData were organised into three first-order themes, positioned within an overarching theme relating to patients' perceptions of the use of power and control within ward rounds.Clinical implicationsSystemic factors may make it difficult to facilitate ward rounds in a manner which leaves patients feeling fully empowered or in control, but there are practical measures to address these issues, drawn from participants' accounts.

“I Was Naive in Thinking, ‘I Divorced This Man, He Is Out of My Life’”: A Qualitative Exploration of Post-Separation Power and Control Tactics Experienced by Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (14) ◽  
pp. 2166-2189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Toews ◽  
Autumn M. Bermea
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Partner Abuse ◽  
Separation Power ◽  
Economic Abuse ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
And Control ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study was to explore women’s perceptions of the power and control tactics used by their former husbands post-separation. A total of 22 in-depth interviews with divorced mothers who reported male-initiated partner abuse (psychological and/or physical) during and/or after their marriages were analyzed. The most common themes to emerge from the narratives were, in order of prevalence, as follows: Using the Children; Using Threats, Harassment, and Intimidation; Emotional Abuse; Economic Abuse; “Stuff to Try to Hurt Me”; Disrupting Her Relationships With the Children; Using the System; and Physical Violence. We also found that the violent and coercive behaviors men used during the marriage continued to influence the women’s perceptions of the power and control their former husbands had over them post-separation. As a result, many of the women described how they gave up everything just to get out of their abusive marriages.

scholarly journals Pharmacy preparedness and response for the prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Aksum, Ethiopia; a qualitative exploration

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gebremicheal Gebreslassie Kasahun ◽  
Gebremichael Mulu Kahsay ◽  
Amha Teklu Asayehegn ◽  
Gebre Teklemariam Demoz ◽  
Desilu Mahari Desta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Medical Supplies ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
And Control ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Background Novel Coronavirus is a global pandemic affecting all walks of life and it significantly changed the health system practices. Pharmacists are at the front line and have long been involved in combating this public health emergency. Therefore, the study was aimed to explore pharmacy preparedness and response to prevent and control coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods A qualitative study was conducted in six pharmacies in Aksum, Ethiopia in May, 2020. We conducted six in-depth interviews with purposively selected key informants. Direct observation measures were made to assess the activities made in the medicine retail outlets for the prevention and control of the pandemic. Interview data were audio-recorded, translated and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data and OpenCode version 4.02 software was used to facilitate the data analysis. Results The thematic analysis has resulted in seven major themes. Good preparedness measures were undertaken to control and prevent COVID-19. Study informants had good knowledge about the pandemic disease and reported they had used different resource materials to update themselves. Preparing of alcohol-based hand-rub, availing finished sanitizers and alcohol, and advising clients to maintain physical distancing were the major counseling information being delivered to prevent the disease. Some tendencies of irrational drug use and false claims of COVID-19 were observed at the beginning of the pandemic. Interview informants had reported they were working with relevant stakeholders and appropriate patient education and support were given to combat the pandemic. Conclusion The study revealed necessary pharmacy services has been rendered to all clients. However, availability of drugs and medical supplies were scarce which negatively affected the optimal delivery of pharmacy services. The government and other responsible bodies should work together to solve such problems and contain the pandemic.

scholarly journals Pharmacy Preparedness and Response for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Aksum, Ethiopia; a Qualitative Exploration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gebremicheal Gebreslassie Kasahun ◽  
Gebremichael Mulu Kahsay ◽  
Amha Teklu Asayehegn ◽  
Gebre Teklemariam Demoz ◽  
Desilu Mahari Desta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Medical Supplies ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
And Control ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Background Novel Coronavirus is a global pandemic affecting all walks of life and it significantly changed the health system practices. Pharmacists are at the front line and have long been involved in combating this public health emergency. Therefore, the study was aimed to explore pharmacy preparedness and response to prevent and control coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods A qualitative study was conducted in six pharmacies in Aksum, Ethiopia in May, 2020. We conducted six in-depth interviews with purposively selected key informants. Direct observation measures were made to assess the activities made in the medicine retail outlets for the prevention and control of the pandemic. Interview data were audio-recorded, translated and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data and OpenCode version 4.02 software was used to facilitate the data analysis. Results The thematic analysis has resulted in seven major themes. Good preparedness measures were undertaken to control and prevent COVID-19. Participants had good knowledge about the pandemic disease and reported they had used different resource materials to update themselves. Preparing of alcohol-based hand-rub; availing finished sanitizers and alcohol; and advising clients to maintain physical distancing were the major counseling information being delivered to prevent the disease. Some tendencies of irrational drug use and false claims of COVID-19 were observed at the beginning of the pandemic. Interview informants had reported they were working with relevant stakeholders and appropriate patient education and support were given to combat the pandemic disease. Conclusion The study revealed necessary pharmacy services has been rendered to all clients. However, availability of drugs and medical supplies were scarce which negatively affected the optimal delivery of pharmacy services. The government and other responsible bodies should work together to solve such problems and contain the pandemic disease.

Changes and Challenges: Parenting Challenges in Iranian Mothers

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davoud Hajkhodadadi ◽  
Ozra Etemadi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Abedi ◽  
Rezvanossadat Jazayeri
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Parental Training ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
And Control ◽  
New Situation

Abstract Having adolescents affect many aspects of the parent's lives. The aim of this study was to investigate the parenting challenges within the cultural background of Iranian mothers. The participants consisted of 24 mothers who were selected using a purposive sampling method. Semistructured interviews were recorded and transcribed for further analysis. To analyse the data, a thematic analysis was carried out. The analysis of the data shows that for Iranian mothers, parenting challenges are categorised into seven themes: (a) Sense of diminished power and control, (b) Sense of inadequacy, (c) Lack of father's participation, (d) New situation, coping and resolve, (e) Altered relationships issues, (f) Unfulfilled expectations, and (g) Environmental threats. Based on the findings of our study, parenting challenges are culture-bound and controversial, and dealing with them requires parental training.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Exploration of Practitioners’ Understanding of and Response to Child-to-Parent Aggression

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052096714
Author(s):  
Sarah E. O’Toole ◽  
Stella Tsermentseli ◽  
Athanasia Papastergiou ◽  
Claire P. Monks
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Youth Justice ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
And Control ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
Research And Policy

There has been limited research and policy directed toward defining and understanding child-to-parent aggression (CPA), resulting in inconsistent definitions, understandings, and responses, which has a detrimental impact on families. In particular, there have been limited qualitative studies of those working on the frontline of CPA, hindering the development of effective policy. The present qualitative study therefore aimed to explore practitioner perspectives of CPA. Twenty-five practitioners from diverse fields (e.g., youth justice, police, charities) participated in four focus groups relating to their experiences of working with CPA in the United Kingdom. Thematic analysis of focus groups revealed three key themes: definitions of CPA, understanding of CPA risk factors, and responding to CPA. Practitioners understood CPA to be a broad use of aggression to intimidate and control parents and highlighted a range of individual (e.g., mental health, substance abuse) and social (e.g., parenting, gangs) risk factors for CPA. Further, practitioners felt that current methods of reporting CPA were ineffective and may have a detrimental impact on families. The findings of this study have implications for CPA policy and support the need for a multiagency and coordinated strategy for responding to CPA.

scholarly journals Could the Tree of Life Model Be a Useful Approach for UK Mental Health Contexts?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-70
Author(s):  
Sophie Parham ◽  
Jeyda Ibrahim ◽  
Kate Foxwell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Tree Of Life ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Personal Recovery ◽  
Life Model

Some suggest the ethos of the Tree of Life (ToL) group aligns with the concept of “personal-recovery” promoted in mental health policy. Thus, it is claimed that the group could be a useful approach within UK mental health services. This review collated 14 papers to explore whether existing literature regarding the ToL group supports this assertion. The papers were synthesized using the thematic analysis method and three broad themes were identified, which support the argument for its utility within services. These were recovery-aligned themes, the inclusivity of the model, and group processes relevant to mental health contexts. The papers are critically appraised, key concerns regarding the wider literature discussed, and clinical implications summarized.

Dress and Gulf imagery in two Malayalam films: Pathemari and Marubhoomiyile Aana

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musthafa Mubashir ◽  
M. Shuaib Mohamed Haneef
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
And Control

Malayalam films since the 1970s have captured the history of Gulf migration from Kerala, which occurs primarily due to the desperate need of its people for jobs and for money. Predominantly, the discourses of migrants in the films are embedded in various things, including dress from the Gulf, the insignia of opulence that depict the status of the migrants in the public sphere. Using thematic analysis of two Malayalam films, Pathemari and Marubhoomiyile Aana, this study argues that the motif of the Gulf is associated with power and control in the cultural discourse of Kerala. Drawing on the semiotic analysis of Barthes, we contend that the replacement of mundu, a traditional attire of Kerala men, by trousers, is one among several mythical markers of modernity, including perfumes and watches brought from the Gulf. The performativity and materiality of dress in these two films produce imageries of the Gulf by which the wearers, mostly male, accumulate social and symbolic capital and assert dominance in the film’s narration.

scholarly journals The unheard voice: a qualitative exploration of companions' experiences of liaison psychiatry and mental health crises in the emergency department

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 204-209
Author(s):  
Jennifer Collom ◽  
Emma Patterson ◽  
Geoff Lawrence-Smith ◽  
Derek K. Tracy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
London Hospital ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Aims and methodTo understand the experience of companions of patients seen in the emergency department by liaison psychiatry teams. Participants were recruited via purposive sampling following a recent visit to the emergency department of an inner- or outer-London hospital. Semi-structured interviews were administered to all participants.ResultsTwo major themes were generated. The first concerned the appropriateness of the clinical space, in which ‘noise’, ‘privacy’ and the ‘waiting area’ were subthemes. The second was communication with staff, including subthemes of ‘wanting more information’ and a ‘desire to be more involved’.Clinical implicationsLiaison psychiatry services should consider appropriateness of the clinical space, promoting improved communication between staff and patients' companions, and a review of the information provided to companions in the emergency department. This research offers a novel perspective on liaison psychiatry and will enhance current understanding and clinical practice.

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