Therapeutic teaching artistry: Towards a wellness model for enhancing vitality in older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-113
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Gaines
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Artists ◽  
Senior Centre

This qualitative case study examined how the therapeutic aspects of drama teaching artistry was conceptualized at an urban lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) senior centre by observing and/or participating in 31 creative arts education sessions and conducting two focus groups with the centre’s older adult members. Additionally, 34 semi-structured interviews were held with the centre’s teaching artists (TAs), older adults and administrators. Using constructivist grounded theory, emergent themes led to two primary findings: (1) the conceptual category therapeutic teaching artistry articulated how TAs’ practices promoted health and wellness; and (2) a provisional major concept Being Alive captured how members’ quality of life were perceived to be enhanced by the creative arts education programming. Beyond facilitating reminiscence, preventing decline or merely stimulating older adults, TAs helped older adults internalize a greater sense of agency, affirm their own humanity and improve vitality without unethically conducting creative arts therapy.

scholarly journals “Kicking and Screaming” or “Gracefully Conceding”: Creative Nonfiction Stories of Aging With Multiple Sclerosis

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110098
Author(s):  
Emma V. Richardson ◽  
Robert W. Motl
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Creative Nonfiction ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cognitive Dysfunctions ◽  
Positive Experiences

Aging with multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex phenomenon. Some individuals report physical and cognitive dysfunctions regarding these combined experiences, whereas others report perceived improvements in quality of life. Beyond this, little is known regarding how people make sense of, and come to embody, negative or positive experiences of MS. Thus, our objectives were to (a) explore how people made sense of aging with MS and (b) present this in an artful, engaging, transformative way. To achieve this, we conducted 40 semi-structured interviews with older adults who had MS, analyzed data using pluralistic narrative analyses, and presented results through two creative nonfictions. We detail our process of creating the nonfictions before presenting the different stories of aging with MS, namely “Kicking and Screaming” and “Gracefully Conceding.” We then offer recommendations and implications for using these stories as knowledge translation devices, and further critique the limitations of these stories in practice.

scholarly journals Registros de enfermagem e suas implicações para a qualidade do cuidado

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (26) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Beatriz Da Silva Sousa ◽  
Ana Clara Maciel Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Electronic Records ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Study Case ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Avaliar o registro dos enfermeiros nos prontuários do paciente eletrônico e convencional, com vista à melhoria da qualidade do cuidado. Estudo descritivo, tipo estudo de caso. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 8 enfermeiros da enfermaria de coronariopatias e a análise dos registros nos dois tipos de prontuários do paciente. Nos 25 prontuários revistos, constatou-se o número de 51 registros, sendo 37 do prontuário eletrônico e 14 do prontuário convencional, média de 31 dias de internação. Atrelou-se a não realização ao número insuficiente de profissionais de enfermagem no setor em comparação à complexidade dos pacientes atendidos. Destaca-se como obstáculo o quantitativo de pessoal da equipe de enfermagem e sua carga de trabalho. Consequentemente, há necessidade de ajustes quantitativo e qualitativo no processo de trabalho relacionados a execução desta e das demais tarefas para que possam ser adequadamente conduzidas.Descritores: Cuidados de Enfermagem, Registros Eletrônicos de Saúde, Carga de trabalho. Nursing records and their implications for the quality of careAbstract: To evaluate nurses' records in the electronic and conventional patient charts, with a view to improving the quality of care. Descriptive study, case study type. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 8 nurses from the coronary artery disease ward and the analysis of the records in the two types of patient records. In the 25 revised records, the number of 51 records was verified, being 37 of the electronic records and 14 of the conventional medical records, average of 31 days of hospitalization. There was a lack of achievement of the insufficient number of nursing professionals in the sector compared to the complexity of the patients attended. The number of nursing staff and their workload stands out as an obstacle. Consequently, there is a need for quantitative and qualitative adjustments in the work process related to the execution of this and other tasks so that they can be properly conducted.Descriptors: Nursing Care, Eletronic Health Records, Workload. Registros de enfermería y sus implicaciones para la calidad de la atenciónResumen: Evaluar el registro de los enfermeros en los prontuarios del paciente electrónico y convencional, con objetivo la mejora de la calidad del cuidado. Estudio descriptivo, tipo estudio de caso. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas con 8 enfermeros de la enfermería de coronariopatias y el análisis de los registros en los dos tipos de prontuarios del paciente. En los 25 prontuarios revisados, se constató el número de 51 registros, siendo 37 del prontuario electrónico y 14 del prontuario convencional, promedio de 31 días de internación. La no realización se debe al número insuficiente de profesionales de enfermería en el sector en comparación a la complejidad de los pacientes atendidos. Se destaca como obstáculo el cuantitativo de personal del equipo de enfermería y su carga de trabajo. En consecuencia, hay necesidad de ajustes cuantitativos y cualitativos en el proceso de trabajo relacionados con la ejecución de ésta y de las demás tareas para que puedan ser adecuadamente conducidas.Descriptores: Atención de Enfermería, Registros Electrónicos de Salud, Carga de Trabajo.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Distance Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic

MADRASAH ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-125
Author(s):  
Raden Adji Suryo Utomo ◽  
Fitri Nur Mahmudah
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Quality Of Research

The implementation of learning is the most important part in improving the quality of education. The Covid-19 pandemic period is part of the challenge for education so that learning continues. The purpose of this study was to investigate in depth the implementation of distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this research is qualitative with a case study approach. The research was conducted at Muhammadiyah Pakel Elementary School. The data sources in this study were teachers, parents, and students. Data collection techniques using structured interviews assisted with guidelines that are structured questions systematically. Data analysis using the Denzin Licoln case study model assisted by atlas.ti software version 8. The technique used to improve the quality of research is source triangulation. The results of this study provide information that in the implementation of the implementation of distance learning there are three factors, namely policy, distance learning process, and human resource activeness. These three factors are novelty which can be recommendations for the three education centers in order to be part of improving the quality of distance learning education during the Covid-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Participatory Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilit Hakobyan ◽  
Jo Lumsden ◽  
Dympna O'Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Effective Design

Ongoing advances in mobile technologies have the potential to improve independence and quality of life of older adults by supporting the delivery of personalised and ubiquitous healthcare solutions. The authors are actively engaged in participatory, user-focused research to create a mobile assistive healthcare-related intervention for persons with age-related macular degeneration (AMD): the authors report here on our participatory research in which participatory design (PD) has been positively adopted and adapted for the design of our mobile assistive technology. The authors discuss their work as a case study in order to outline the practicalities and highlight the benefits of participatory research for the design of technology for (and importantly with) older adults. The authors argue it is largely impossible to achieve informed and effective design and development of healthcare-related technologies without employing participatory approaches, and outline recommendations for engaging in participatory design with older adults (with impairments) based on practical experience.

scholarly journals Towards Inclusive Healthcare Delivery: Potentials and Challenges of Human-Centred Design in Health Innovation Processes to Increase Healthy Aging

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4551
Author(s):  
Catharina Thiel Sandholdt ◽  
Jason Cunningham ◽  
Rudi G.J. Westendorp ◽  
Maria Kristiansen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Innovation Processes ◽  
Human Centred Design

National healthcare systems need to adjust services and operations to accommodate the needs of complex, aging populations living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy. This paper suggests the use of a human-centred design as a method to engage older adults and key professionals in innovation processes aiming to design person-centred healthcare services and improve quality of life in older adults. We outline three innovation phases and highlight how such processes can create engagement and new insights on how life experiences of older adult’s shape preferences, beliefs, and habits. It is important to incorporate these insights into the design of successful strategies for ensuring age-friendly healthcare services. Our viewpoint is contextualised through a small-scale case study focusing on polypharmacy in older adults. From this case study, we extracted three challenges to producing co-designed health research: recruitment, time and resources, and funding. We discuss how to address these challenges. We argue for the involvement of older adults and professional stakeholders at an early stage in the design process to align expectations and to increase the likelihood of successful implementation of healthcare innovations that improve the quality of life for older adults.

scholarly journals Green Infrastructures in the Peri-Urban Landscape: Exploring Local Perception of Well-Being through ‘Go-Alongs’ and ‘Semi-Structured Interviews’

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6836
Author(s):  
Rocío Santo-Tomás Muro ◽  
Carlota Sáenz de Tejada Granados ◽  
Eva J. Rodríguez Romero
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Local Perception ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Environmental Inequalities

Providing conditions for health and well-being, especially for those most exposed to social and environmental inequalities, is a precondition for sustainable development. Green infrastructures in peri-urban areas have the potential to improve the quality of life of locals by fostering healthy practices, providing views, or bringing nature closer to the city. This work explores the local perception of well-being within urban green infrastructures (UGI) in the peri-urban fringe of Madrid (Spain) through a combination of qualitative methods: “go-alongs” and “semi-structured static interviews”. The grounded-theory based codification of the data using NVivo software and their subsequent analysis results in the identification of social, natural, and perceptual elements that prove to play a relevant role in locals’ perception of well-being. Among these, connectivity with other green spaces, panoramic views and place-based memories are aspects that seem to make UGI serve the community at its full potential, including perceived physical and psychological well-being. We identify in each case study both positive characteristics of UGI and dysfunctional aspects and areas of opportunity. Lastly, a methodological, geographical, and theoretical discussion is made on the relevance of the case studies and pertinence of the two interview methods as valuable tools for analysis and intervention in the peri-urban landscape.

scholarly journals Internal Control, Organizational Culture, and Quality of Information Accounting to Prevent Fraud: Case Study From Indonesia's Agriculture Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Puji Rahayu Setyaningsih ◽  
Nengzih Nengzih
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Organization Culture ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Agriculture Industry

This research wants to find out how far internal control, organization culture and the quality of accounting information system will help the small-medium enterprises (SMEs) to prevent fraud. by applying the case study approach in achieving its aims and objectives. This study is done by a used case study from SMEs in the agriculture industry in Lampung province, Indonesia. The data were collected through observations and semi-structured interviews with employed and managerial staff. This research applied a mixed method in collecting and analyzing data, which were document analyses and interviews. Applying more than a single method in collecting data enables the researcher to compare and to verify the information accuracy (Brewer and Hunter 2006). This method can increase the credibility and validity of the findings because the final bias will depend on one method which later can be avoided (Yin 2012). This type of research is quantitative descriptive research. The purpose of this descriptive research is to provide a descriptive, systematic, factual and accurate description of the facts, properties, and relationships between the phenomena investigated. All data that will be used in this study is sourced from the results of respondents' answers to the questionnaire given to employees at PT. XYZ as many as 70 respondents with the unit of analysis are part of Business Control, Human Capital, Finance, Marketing, and Operations. The sampling technique that uses saturated sampling, which is a sampling technique where all members of the population will be used as samples. The results of the study show that some weaknesses of the internal controls have been identified as one of the factors of fraud. The results show that Internal Control Organizational Culture and Quality of Information Accounting have a positive significant effect to prevent fraud.

Improving Social Work Student Competence in Practice With Older Adults Affected by Substance Misuse: Spotlight on the Bronx

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Stephanie Elias Sarabia ◽  
Justine McGovern
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
New York ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
Work Student

Through the lens of a case study, this article suggests ways to increase social work student competence in gerontology and substance abuse treatment to better meet needs of growing numbers of diverse clients in urban settings. Focusing on a client residing in the Bronx, New York, it explores how changing demographics and a lack of workforce preparedness can combine in an urban context to increase risks for older adults and reduce quality of life in late life. Aiming to reduce knowledge and service gaps, suggestions are made on how to improve social work student competence. These include interpreting client cases through a theoretical framework to deepen understanding about the intersection of advancing age and substance use and improving treatment skills.

scholarly journals Knowledge management alignment to the community of practice in a company of cutting and bending steel

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taciana De Barros Jerônimo ◽  
Fagner José Coutinho de Melo ◽  
Joás Tomaz de Aquino ◽  
André Philippi Gonzaga de Albuquerque ◽  
Denise Dumke de Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Metallurgical Industry ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
A Company

This article aims to analyze the characteristics of a community of practice focused on the quality of management decision making in a company in the metallurgical industry, which is a company of cutting and bending steel for construction. Quality management requires greater flexibility in the activities, information sharing, skills development of individuals, and engagement among employees. The scientific method adopted was the descriptive cross-analysis case study, whose data was collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with 180 individuals. It was observed that the creation of communities of practice does not occur at random, and its main features are defined identity of shared interest; the way to build the image belonging to a particular social group; and involvement in joint activities that allow them to learn from each other.

scholarly journals Communication as a strategy for hospital accreditation maintenance

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elana Maria Ramos Freire ◽  
Valéria Cristina da Silva ◽  
Adriane Vieira ◽  
Selme Siqueira de Matos ◽  
Marília Alves
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Belo Horizonte

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the communication strategies adopted by a General Hospital, which helped the accreditation’s maintenance with excellence. Method: case study of a Private Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, accredited with excellence. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and through analysis of institutional documents. The interviews were transcribed in full and submitted to content analysis. Results: instigating organizational and behavioral changes that have generated insecurity and resistance in employees. The development of strategies to improve internal communication contributed to the uniformity of information and the greater integration of professionals in their actions, promoting the change in the workers’ attitudes, and engaging and involving them in the process. Conclusion: communication plays a prominent role in the consolidation of hospital care and the development of a priority strategy to reach and maintain it, with an emphasis on quality of care and patient safety.

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