scholarly journals Wrist-worn Versus Thigh-worn Accelerometers: Compliance And Participant Perspectives On Accelerometer Placement

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (8S) ◽  
pp. 233-233
Author(s):  
Mary C. Hidde ◽  
Victoria Bandera ◽  
Kate Lyden ◽  
Barry Braun ◽  
Heather J. Leach
Keyword(s):  
Participant Perspectives

Emergency LMS Training During COVID-19 at an African University of Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-113
Author(s):  
Leanri van Heerden
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Delivery Mode ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Participant Perspectives

After the #FeesMustFall strikes that have been haunting South African universities since 2015, Instructional Designers felt pretty confident that they can drive their institutions through any dilemma. Along came the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic and they realised they have been playing in the kiddie pool all along. On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national lockdown level 5 to start on 26 March 2020 (Department of Health, 2020). Three days head start for a three-week lockdown (which was eventually extended till the time of writing) was a logistical nightmare for even the most technology driven universities. All staff were sent home with only enough time to grab their office plants and laptops and no idea how they were going to move forward. The issue with staff and students all working from home is that the lecturers working at the Central University of Technology (CUT), being primarily a face-to-face delivery university, was completely unprepared for moving their traditional and blended approaches to completely online. In their study, Mogeni, Ondigi and Mufo (2020) found that most of the investigated teachers were not empowered enough to deliver instruction fully online and either needed to be retrained, receive further specialised training or be trained completely from scratch. A lack of confidence in the delivery mode of instruction will cause even the most knowledgeable subject spcialist to fail in their task. At the CUT lecturers needed a way of quickly acquiring the necessary skills to deliver their content and assessments on the institution Learning Management System (LMS). The aim of this paper is to measure participant perspectives of an emergency intervention to facilitate the process of online delivery skills acquisition quickly and online. To ensure relevant results a systematic process of designing an intervention and recording participant perspectives is necessary. This extended abstract will take a look at the methods used to drive the paper, briefly discuss the results and findings, and lastly explore the implications and significance of the research for the use of higher education institutions for emergency LMS training. Keywords: LMS training; e-Learning; Online Instruction; Instructional Design

scholarly journals Perceptions of a food benefit program that includes financial incentives for the purchase of fruits and vegetables and restrictions on the purchase of foods high in added sugar

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Fatima A Fagbenro ◽  
Tessa Lasswell ◽  
Sarah A Rydell ◽  
J Michael Oakes ◽  
Brian Elbel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Financial Incentive ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Added Sugar ◽  
Program Satisfaction ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
Participant Perspectives

ABSTRACT Objective To report perspectives of participants in a food benefit program that includes FAS restrictions and FAS restrictions paired with F/V incentives. Design Randomized experimental trial in which participant perspectives were an exploratory study outcome. Setting Participants were randomized into one of three SNAP-like food benefit program groups - (1) Restriction: not allowed to buy FAS with benefits; (2) Restriction paired with incentive: not allowed to buy FAS with benefits and 30% financial incentive on eligible F/V purchased using benefits; or (3) Control: Same food purchasing rules as SNAP. Participants were asked questions to assess program satisfaction. Participants Adults in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN metropolitan area, eligible for but not currently participating in SNAP who completed baseline and follow-up study measures (n=254). Results Among remaining households in each group, most found the program helpful in buying nutritious foods (88.2%-95.7%) and were satisfied with the program (89.1%-93.0%). Sensitivity analysis results indicate that reported helpfulness and satisfaction with the program may in some instances be lower among the Restriction and the Restrictions paired with Incentive groups in comparison to the control group. Conclusions A food benefit program that includes restriction on purchase of FAS or restriction paired with a financial incentive for F/V purchases may be acceptable to most SNAP-eligible households with children.

Withdrawal from methadone maintenance treatment: prognosis and participant perspectives

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lenné ◽  
Nick Lintzeris ◽  
Courtney Breen ◽  
Simon Harris ◽  
Lynn Hawken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Participant Perspectives ◽  
Treatment Prognosis

Participant Perspectives on a Department of Surgery Faculty Mentoring Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 231 (4) ◽  
pp. e197
Author(s):  
Sophie Dream ◽  
Britney Lanae Corey ◽  
Herbert Chen ◽  
Kimberly Michelle Hendershot
Keyword(s):  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Faculty Mentoring ◽  
Participant Perspectives

Participant perspectives on the Australian WHO ASSIST Phase III brief intervention for illicit drug use in a primary healthcare setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 518
Author(s):  
David Newcombe ◽  
Rachel Humeniuk ◽  
Victoria Dennington ◽  
Robert Ali
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Participant Perspectives

This study explored the experience and self-reported changes in health behaviours of people in a primary healthcare setting who received a brief intervention (BI) for illicit drugs linked to the Alcohol Smoking Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Eighty-two participants from a sexual health clinic in Adelaide, South Australia, who were involved in a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an ASSIST-linked BI delivered at baseline, were re-interviewed 3 months later and were administered a semi-structured questionnaire designed to elicit participant perspectives on the BI. Overall, participants’ comments were positive, with 78% reporting that the BI had some influence on their drug-taking behaviour; 72% reporting they had attempted to reduce drug use. Their comments highlighted several ways in which the BI helped them become ‘aware’ of the potential risks of using, the risks of continued substance use, the benefits of stopping or cutting down substance use and the strategies they used to change their behaviour. A smaller proportion of participants reported that the BI had no influence. These results indicate the ASSIST-linked BI is a brief, simple-to-administer intervention that provides participants with an opportunity to voluntarily and successfully enter into an intentional process of change.

scholarly journals Going the extra mile — cross-border patient handover in a European border region: qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 980-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliëtte A Beuken ◽  
Daniëlle M L Verstegen ◽  
Diana H J M Dolmans ◽  
Laura Van Kersbergen ◽  
Xavier Losfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
To Come ◽  
Participant Perspectives ◽  
Patient Handover

BackgroundCross-border healthcare is complex, increasingly frequent and causes potential risks for patient safety. In this context, cross-border handovers or the transfer of patients from one country to another deserves particular attention. Although general handover has been the topic of extensive research, little is known about the challenges of handover across national borders, especially as perceived by stakeholders. In this study, we aimed to gain insight into healthcare professionals’ perspectives on cross-border handover and ways to support this.MethodsWe conducted semistructured interviews with healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, paramedics and administrative staff) in a European border region to investigate their perspectives on cross-border handover. The interviews were aimed to investigate settings of acute and planned handover. Informed by the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), interviews focused on participant perspectives. We summarised all interviews and inductively identified healthcare professionals’ perspectives. We used elements of the TPB as sensitising concepts.ResultsForty-three healthcare professionals participated. Although respondents had neutral to positive attitudes, they often did not know very well what was expected of them or what influence they could have on improving cross-border handover. Challenges covered five themes: information transfer, language barriers, task division and education, policy and financial structures and cultural differences. To overcome these challenges, we proposed strategies such as providing tools and protocols, discussing and formalising collaboration, and organising opportunities to meet and get to know each other.ConclusionHealthcare professionals involved in cross-border handovers face specific challenges. It is necessary to take measures to come to a shared understanding while paying special attention to the above-mentioned challenges. Meeting in person around meaningful activities (eg, training and case discussions) can facilitate sharing ideas and community building.

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