scholarly journals Fathers' experiences of the health visiting service: A qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 490-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Menzies
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
The Social ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Group A ◽  
Interpretive Design ◽  
Purposive Sample

Inappropriate and ineffective care of men and fathers is a barrier to positive family care within the health visiting service. This care in relation to fathers needs to be addressed in light of changes to the social climate. The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences fathers have of the health visiting service, the way the health visiting service is delivered and if it is targeting fathers and families effectively and equitably. The study was of a qualitative interpretive design, using a purposive sample of between five and seven fathers who regularly attended a fathers' group. A semi-structured interview to establish fathers' experiences of the health visiting service and a phenomenological approach and open coding analysis of the experiences of the fathers were used.

Complicated grief knowledge and practice: a qualitative study of general practitioners in Ireland

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Abiola Muhammed ◽  
Anne Dodd ◽  
Suzanne Guerin ◽  
Susan Delaney ◽  
Philip Dodd
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Complicated Grief ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Purposive Sample

Objective: Complicated grief is a debilitating condition that individuals may experience after losing a loved one. General practitioners (GPs) are well positioned to provide patients with support for grief-related issues. Traditionally, Irish GPs play an important role in providing patients with emotional support regarding bereavement. However, GPs have commonly reported not being aptly trained to respond to bereavement-related issues. This study explores GPs’ current knowledge of and practice regarding complicated grief. Methods: A qualitative study adopting a phenomenological approach to explore the experiences of GPs on this issue. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with a purposive sample of nine GPs (five men and four women) in Ireland. Potential participants were contacted via email and phone. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using Braun & Clarke’s (2006) model of thematic analysis. Results: GPs had limited awareness of the concept of complicated grief and were unfamiliar with relevant research. They also reported that their training was either non-existent or outdated. GPs formed their own knowledge of grief-related issues based on their intuition and experiences. For these reasons, there was not one agreed method of how to respond to grief-related issues reported by patients, though participants recognised the need for intervention, onward referral and review. Conclusions: The research highlighted that GPs felt they required training in complicated grief so that they would be better able to identify and respond to complicated grief.

scholarly journals Remote instruction and distance education: A response to COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
James Lindner ◽  
Christopher Clemons ◽  
Andrew Thoron ◽  
Nicholas Lindner
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Transactional Distance ◽  
Transactional Distance Theory ◽  
Agriscience Teachers ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Purposive Sample

The purpose of the qualitative study was to explore how middle and secondary school agriscience teachers define remote instruction and distance education. This research was conducted as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data for the study were collected during the time schools were closed and/or offering remote instruction. A purposive sample of seventeen agriscience education teachers in the States of Alabama and Georgia were selected for this qualitative study. Data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire and analyzed using constant comparisons. The conceptual framework of this study was developed using transactional distance theory and bound by strategic analysis. Findings showed that secondary agriscience education teachers did not collectively define remote instruction and distance education in the same manner. Some defined them similarly, and some noted specific differences in how the terms are defined and used. These teachers identified strengths and opportunities that should be exploited and weaknesses and threats that should be mitigated. Recommendations for training in appropriate use of distance education delivery strategies are provided. Recommendations for additional research into the impact on student learning are provided.

Being a medical student in Turkey: The myths, challenges and reality

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1) ◽  
pp. S1-S8
Author(s):  
Ayşen Koşan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
The Status ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Medical education is a complex process for training physicians. Although being a medical student is highly prestigious and seems advantageous in many respects, the students have a variety of perceptions towards medical education and their future profession. This study explores medical students’ perceptions about being a student in the faculty of medicine in Turkey. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used. Semi-structured interview method was conducted with thirty medical students to collect data. The audio recordings were analyzed using the phenomenological coding technique in which transcriptions were taken into an open coding process. The students' perceptions revealed some commonalities about how they define themselves and their concerns about their future profession. Findings revealed that although they are mostly satisfied with the status of their future profession, they have several concerns and regrets. Students who aim to study at a medical school in the future need to be aware of the fact that medical education is not an easy training process as it requires developing certain professional competencies, values and attitudes, and the well-being of medical students should also be considered by the educators at medical schools.

Staff experiences of social climate in a medium secure adolescent unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Joanne French ◽  
David V O'Sullivan ◽  
Tim Diggle ◽  
Aisling Martin
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Staff Experiences ◽  
Research Studies

Background/aims Medium secure units in the UK for adolescents can be stressful and challenging for the staff who work within them. However, only a limited number of research studies regarding the experience of staff have been conducted within these environments. This study sought to explore how staff working in such settings describe their experiences and the overall ‘social climate’. Methods A total of 15 members of staff from one of the six medium secure establishments in the UK were interviewed, using a semi-structured interview guide. This included managers, senior clinicians, nurses and support workers. The interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Three main themes and seven sub-themes were identified. The three main themes were: ‘the “feel” of the ward’, ‘aspects of ward functioning’ and ‘staff dynamics’. Staff had differing perceptions regarding the social climate of the unit. Conclusions There are multiple factors that contribute to perceptions of social climate. Further research is warranted in order to explore this and to identify those aspects that are linked to negative and positive social climates.

scholarly journals The Viewpoints of Urban High School Male Students, Parents and Teachers About Cigarette Smoking by Adolescents: A Social Marketing-Based Qualitative Study, Shiraz, Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Karimi ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Kaveh ◽  
Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Persian Language ◽  
The Social

Background: Smoking is one of the greatest challenges for public health. It is estimated that 7% - 25% of adolescents have experienced smoking in Iran. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the viewpoints of high school male students, their parents, and teachers about smoking by adolescents based on four components of the social marketing mix. Methods: A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was conducted via 12 focus group sessions in Persian language. To this end, 82 participants (30 students, 28 parents, and 24 teachers) were selected based on purposive sampling method in 2015.The data were analyzed through directed content analysis. Results: All the three studied groups viewed “looking older” as the major cause of adolescent smoking, other factors included getting others’ attention, looking smart person, calmness, decreasing pain, and attractive packaging of cigarette. Some differences were observed between the viewpoints of students, parents, and teachers about the complications of cigarette. The students focused on the social consequences of smoking, but the parents and teachers were more worried about its long term physical side effects and addictive properties. Unlike parents, the teachers and students considered imitating from parents and famous people as the main socio-environmental factor of smoking. All three groups believed that people’s negative social image and negative attention towards smokers should be included in smoking prevention educational programs. However, some differences were reported between their ideas in other educational subjects. Conclusions: Evaluating factors related to tobacco use from three different perspectives can provide a more comprehensive view of these factors and show the reason for the failure of many efforts to prevent student tobacco use and develop a more effective program to promote health.

scholarly journals HISTÓRIAS DE VIDA DE RECLUSOS E REINSERÇÃO SOCIAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
Maria José D. Martins ◽  
Jorge Casasnovas
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Social Strategies ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Prevention Of Violence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Antisocial Conduct ◽  
Social Conduct

Abstract:LIFE STORIES OF OFFENDERS AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENTThis is a qualitative study, with 20 male offenders, aged from 25 to 56 years old, incarcerated in a Portuguese prison. The objectives of this research were: to identify the beginning of anti-social conduct; the contextual factors that facilitate the occurrence of that conduct and the processes perceived by the offenders that would facilitate the social reinsertion. Methodology involves analysis of offender’s process and semi structured interview. Results indicate that 45% of offenders begin antisocial conduct in adolescence and 5% in childhood. The causes they appoint to deviant conduct were bad influence of deviant peers, drug addiction, and no employment. The factor they believe will help them in social reinsertion was to have a job. Data suggest certain reinsertion social strategies and the necessity of primary prevention of violence in schools.Keywords: anti-social conduct; offenders; social adjustmentResumo:Apresenta-se um estudo qualitativo, com 20 reclusos adultos do género masculino, com idades entre os 25 e os 56 anos, a cumprir pena numa prisão. Os objetivos deste estudo consistiam em identificar: o período do desenvolvimento que os reclusos associavam ao início da sua conduta antisocial; os fatores contextuais que facilitaram o início dessa trajetória; e os fatores que os reclusos percebiam como facilitadores da sua reinserção social no futuro. A metodologia incluiu análise documental dos processos dos reclusos e uma entrevista semi-estruturada. Os resultados sugerem que 45% dos reclusos identificam a adolescência como o período em que se iniciou o comportamento anti-social e 5% a infância. Os fatores contextuais mais apontados pelos reclusos para explicar o início dessas condutas foram a associação com pares desviantes; a toxicodepedência e o desemprego. O fator identificado como mais facilitador da reinserção social foi ter um trabalho. Os dados sugerem determinadas estratégias de reinserção social e a necessidade de programas de prevenção primária da violência em contexto escolar.Palavras-chave: conduta anti-social; reclusos, reinserção social

scholarly journals Social representations of HIV/AIDS among seropositive pregnant women

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela de Aquino Freire ◽  
Thais da Silva Oliveira ◽  
Juliana da Rocha Cabral ◽  
Rebeca Coelho de Moura Angelim ◽  
Denize Cristina de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
The Social ◽  
More Care ◽  
Deadly Disease ◽  
Living With Hiv

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the representational contents of pregnant women living with HIV. Method: Exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study, conducted with pregnant women with HIV from August 2017 to January 2018. Semi-structured interview was opted for. The IRAMUTEQ software was used for analysis, organizing the data into 2 blocks: a) moment of discovery, impacts, representational contents of HIV; and b) representational contents in living with the disease. Results: The participating pregnant women amounted to 25. Initially, the social representation of HIV translated the representation of death; however, this construction changes as women understand information of the pathology, which starts to be seen as a disease which demands more care. Conclusion: The conception of HIV as frightful is mainly due to concern about transmission to the fetus. The resignification of HIV was perceived among pregnant women, which favors new behaviors and attitudes towards the representational contents related to a deeper knowledge about the virus, demystifying the idea that this is a deadly disease.

scholarly journals Educational practices of nursing in the puerperium: social representations of puerperal mothers

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1250-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilana Dayana Dodou ◽  
Tamires Daianny Araújo de Oliveira ◽  
Mônica Oliveira Batista Oriá ◽  
Dafne Paiva Rodrigues ◽  
Patrícia Neyva da Costa Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Knowledge ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Lexical Analysis ◽  
Puerperal Woman ◽  
The Social

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the social representations of puerperal women regarding the contents of the educational practices carried out by nursing in the puerperium. Method: Descriptive and qualitative study, carried out from June to September 2014, in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil. Nineteen puerperal women were administered a semi-structured interview. The Theory of Social Representations was used as a theoretical reference. Lexical analysis was performed with ALCESTE (version 2012) software. Results: The contents of the representations on educational practice were associated to the nursing team’s orientations, with emphasis on breastfeeding and nursing. A lack of educational action regarding self-care of the puerperal woman was also revealed. Final considerations: It is necessary to redirect educational practices in the puerperium, in order to cover the biopsychosocial needs of women in this period of life. The educational actions should be based on the problematizing model, with a stimulus for the autonomy of puerperal mothers and valorization of their social knowledge.

Forms and Meanings of Respect: Aging Mothers and Adult Daughters with Mental Illness

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-327
Author(s):  
Letha A. Chadiha ◽  
Berit Ingersoll-Dayton ◽  
Ruth E. Dunkle ◽  
Jean E. Balestrery
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Illness Experience ◽  
Adult Daughters ◽  
Multiple Forms ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Purposive Sample

This qualitative study explores the perspectives of aging mothers to understand the ways in which respect is experienced in relationships involving aging mothers and adult daughters with mental illness. Data came from audiotaped personal interviews with a purposive sample of 21 mothers (ages 52–90) of adult daughters with a serious mental illness. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to analyze transcripts and identify the forms of respect described by aging mothers. Aging mothers and their daughters with mental illness experience multiple forms of respect; however, the meanings of respect vary by generation. These findings have practice, educational, and research implications for social workers serving aging families dealing with mental illness.

scholarly journals Knowledge and healthcare-seeking behavior of family caregivers of children with pneumonia: A qualitative study in an urban community in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyimas Heny Purwati ◽  
Yeni Rustina ◽  
Bambang Supriyatno
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Healthcare Seeking ◽  
The Family ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Healthcare Seeking Behavior

Background: Childhood pneumonia is the leading cause of death. Family caregivers may have a poor understanding of pneumonia, especially related to prevention and treatment. It is crucial to understand country-specific knowledge and healthcare-seeking behaviors of caregivers of children with pneumonia before planning programmatic responses, particularly in an urban community where the culture-social economic status is diverse.Objective: This study aimed to describe the knowledge and healthcare-seeking behavior of family caregivers of children with pneumonia in Indonesia’s urban community.Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted at a public hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 10 December 2019 to 28 January 2020. Ten family caregivers of children with pneumonia were included, and a semi-structured interview was conducted for data collection. The audio recording was transcribed verbatim, and the data were analyzed using content analysis.Results: The emerged data indicated low knowledge of the family caregivers, especially mothers, which considered pneumonia a common cold only, and they failed to understand the risk of its transmission. Using traditional medicines was the first stage of healthcare-seeking behavior. If the symptoms worsened, the caregivers brought their children to the nearest health center. If there was no change in the symptoms, they headed to the hospital. The health center’s location, condition, services, and staff attitude are considered factors to choose the services.Conclusion: Living in an urban area does not guarantee the family caregivers have better knowledge and good healthcare-seeking behavior. Therefore, nurses should provide comprehensive education about pneumonia, its symptoms, and treatment management to improve family care and prevent pneumonia-related deaths. Integrated management of children with illness is recommended to help the family caregivers of children with pneumonia receive treatment as quickly as possible. This study was funded by Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia

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