scholarly journals Perspectives on technologies and care relations, illustrated by a narrative on food care1

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
Dorien W. Voskuil ◽  
Matthijs Fleurke
Keyword(s):  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Food Technology ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Individual Care ◽  
Open Dialogue ◽  
Personal Perspectives ◽  
Good Food ◽  
Fair Balance

We present a model and a narrative on food care to support reflection and dialogue, i.e. the exchange of ideas or opinions between patients, informal caregivers and care professionals, as a way to specifically explore values and perspectives on the use of technologies within care triads. To this end, we used an explorative literature study and an analysis of a care practice. We propose that care professionals have the responsibility to be sensitive to and act on potential dilemmas with the use of technologies in (food) care practice. This requires explicit thinking about one’s own personal perspectives on health and food, care and technologies, and the possible perspectives of others, in achieving a fair balance in care. The ‘Dilemma Model of Technology and Care Relations’ is presented to facilitate dialogue between patients, informal caregivers and professionals, in healthcare as well as in (food) technology. The model can be used both in the workplace and in educational settings. In conclusion, contrasting values and perspectives show that an open dialogue is needed to decide what is good (food) care in each individual care practice.

Patient autonomy in home care: Nurses’ relational practices of responsibility

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1638-1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaby Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Moral Concept ◽  
Healthcare Budget ◽  
Home Care Nurses

Background: Over the last decade, new healthcare policies are transforming healthcare practices towards independent living and self-care of older people and people with a chronic disease or disability within the community. For professional caregivers in home care, such as nurses, this requires a shift from a caring attitude towards the promotion of patient autonomy. Aim: To explore how nurses in home care deal with the transformation towards fostering patient autonomy and self-care. Research design and context: A case study was conducted in a professional development course (‘learning circle’) for home care nurses, including participant observations and focus groups. The theoretical notion of ‘relational agency’ and the moral concept of ‘practices of responsibility’ were used to conduct a narrative analysis on the nurses’ stories about autonomy. Participants: Eight nurses, two coaches and two university lecturers who participated in the learning circle. Ethical considerations: Informed consent was sought at the start of the course and again, at specific moments during the course of the learning circle. Findings: Three main themes were found that expressed the moral demands experienced and negotiated by the nurses: adapting to the person, activating patients’ strengths and collaboration with patients and informal caregivers. Discussion: On a policy and organisational level, the moral discourse on patient autonomy gets intertwined with the instrumental discourse on healthcare budget savings. This is manifested in the ambiguities the nurses face in fostering patient autonomy in their daily home care practice. To support nurses, critical thinking, moral sensitivity and trans-professional working should be part of their professional development. Conclusion: The turn towards autonomy in healthcare raises moral questions about responsibilities for care. Promoting patient autonomy should be a collaborative endeavour and deliberation of patients, professional and informal caregivers together.

scholarly journals Nursing care practices for people with Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 6) ◽  
pp. 2643-2649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Machado Becker ◽  
Ivonete Teresinha Schülter Buss Heidemann ◽  
Betina Horner Schlindwein Meirelles ◽  
Maria Fernanda Baeta Neves Alonso da Costa ◽  
Fabiano Oliveira Antonini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Health ◽  
Noncommunicable Disease ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Individual Care ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand care practices for people with Chronic Noncommunicable Disease, developed by Primary Health Care nurses in a municipality in southern Brazil. Method: Qualitative study, developed through the Discourse of the Collective Subject. Twenty-three nurses from the Family Health Strategy participated. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by the health promotion framework. Results: Nurses care practices for people with chronic disease present themselves through the home visit, individual care and collective care. These, eventually, have an extended character, advocating the promotion of health, at other times it is restrictive, returning to be a traditional and biologicalist practice. Final considerations: The nurse acts in a diversified way in this field, being present in the lives of people with chronic diseases. However, it is necessary to move forward, especially in the search for the constant and continuous development of an extended and welcoming care practice.

The Experience of Working With a Faith Community Nurse Liaison of Care in a Primary Care Practice Among Older Adult Clients and Their Informal Caregiver

2020 ◽  
pp. 089801012097732
Author(s):  
Loralee Sessanna ◽  
Sherry H. Pomeroy ◽  
Yvonne Askew ◽  
Kathleen McDonald-Shanahan ◽  
Maureen Couche
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Primary Care Practice ◽  
Informal Caregiver ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Faith Community ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Community Nurse

Informal caregivers of older adults aging in place are at risk for adverse health and financial consequences. This descriptive qualitative study explored the experience of working with a faith community nurse (FCN) liaison of care in a Catholic health care system affiliated primary care practice among older adult clients and their informal caregiver. Semistructured face-to-face interviews were conducted with nine older adult client–informal caregiver dyads, three clients, and one caregiver ( n = 22). Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s reflexive thematic analysis method. The analysis generated one overarching theme, I’m Sorry the Study and FCN Visits Are Coming to an End, and two key themes, The FCN Was Always There to Help Us (older adult clients) and The FCN Took the Pressure Off of Caregiving for Awhile (informal caregivers). Participants viewed the FCN as an instrumental member of their health care team and considered prayer and spiritual support offered by the FCN an essential element of care.

Innovation in Learning

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Arpaci ◽  
Tarkan Gürbüz
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Innovation Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Innovation is a key for the growth, productivity, competitiveness, survival, and profitability in the today’s competitive world. This paper examines the relevant aspects of literature on invention and innovation concepts, including characteristics of innovation, types of innovation, diffusion of innovation, innovation process, types of innovators, importance of innovation, tools and techniques for innovation. This study forms an extensive review of relevant academic literature through continuous iterative and comprehensive literature study to develop a conceptual framework. Consequently, tools and techniques to generate new ideas for innovation are explored and, to improve learning, how these innovative tools and techniques can be used in educational settings is explained.

Patient teacher: The complexity of in-betweenness in the teaching profession

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 219-236
Author(s):  
G. H. Greer
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Fiction Writing ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Canadian North ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
Open Dialogue

Using theory and analysis, I story my experience of being in-between ill and well as a teacher. First, I employ the work of Turner (1991), Massumi (2002) and Butler (2002) to define in-betweenness. Then I develop a tool for exploring the values of in-betweenness. Finally, I conduct discourse analysis (Fairclough 2003) on a small archive of non-fiction writing on teacher burnout in the Canadian north. I discover three possible values of in-betweenness in educational settings: (1) validation of diversity, (2) support of open dialogue and (3) development of self-reflection.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of the elderly

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Rochelly do Nascimento Mota ◽  
Janaína Fonseca Victor ◽  
Maria Josefina da Silva ◽  
Maria Eliana Peixoto Bessa ◽  
Valdicleibe Lira de Amorim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
The Cross

This study aimed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment CRA for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of dependent elderly METHOD A methodological study, of five steps: initial translation, synthesis of translations, retro-translation, evaluation by a judge committee and a pre-test, with 30 informal caregivers of older persons in Fortaleza, Brazil. Content validity was assessed by five experts in gerontology and geriatrics. The cross-cultural adaptation was rigorously conducted, allowing for inferring credibility. RESULTS The Brazilian version of the CRA had a simple and fast application (ten minutes), easily understood by the target audience. It is semantically, idiomatically, experimentally and conceptually equivalent to the original version, with valid content to assess the burden of informal caregivers for the elderly (Content Validity Index = 0.883). CONCLUSION It is necessary that other psychometric properties of validity and reliability are tested before using in care practice and research.

scholarly journals The Involvement of Parents in the Children’s Care Process; a Comparison of Various Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meilanny Budiarti Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The World ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Child Care Practice

Abstract. To be a parent means to put the commitment of time and unselfish self during serving as a parent as well as spouse, part of big family, friends, and colleagues. Someone is becoming a parent because adults have been prepared to respond positively to the existing of a baby as well as strong community drive as the influence to have children. This article is aiming at describing the parental involvement in child care influenced by culture and geographical location of their living. This article is formulated using literature study on child care practices around the world. Parent is defined as individuals who provide care, protection, and guidance since the baby until growing up. During conducting their role in providing care, guidance and needs fulfillment, the parent is very much influenced by culture and geographical location. Therefore the role and parental involvement in child care practice are unique in every region/country.Abstrak. Menjadi orang tua berarti menempatkan komitmen waktu dan tak mementingkan diri sendiri selama berperan sebagai orang tua dan suami/istri, bagian dari keluarga besar, teman dan kolega. Seseorang yang sedang menjadi orang tua dikarenakan masa dewasa yakni sudah disediakan untuk merespon secara positif kehadiran bayi. Juga dukungan dan pengaruh kuat dari masyarakat agar memiliki anak. Artikel ini bertujuan menggambarkan keterlibatan orang tua dalam mengasuh anak yang dipengaruhi oleh kebudayaan dan lokasi geografis tempat tinggal. Artikel ini disusun menggunakan studi pustaka tentang praktik pengasuhan anak di dunia. Orang tua diartikan sebagai individu yang memberikan kepedulian, perlindungan dan arahan sejak bayi hingga tumbuh dewasa. Selama berperan memberi perawatan, arahan dan memenuhi kebutuhan anak, orang tua sangat dipengaruhi oleh budaya dan lokasi geografis. Maka dari itu, peran dan keterlibatan orang tua dalam praktik mengasuh anak bersifat unik di setiap daerah/negara.

Innovation in Learning

2013 ◽  
pp. 117-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Arpaci ◽  
Tarkan Gürbüz
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Innovation Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Innovation is a key for the growth, productivity, competitiveness, survival, and profitability in the today’s competitive world. This paper examines the relevant aspects of literature on invention and innovation concepts, including characteristics of innovation, types of innovation, diffusion of innovation, innovation process, types of innovators, importance of innovation, tools and techniques for innovation. This study forms an extensive review of relevant academic literature through continuous iterative and comprehensive literature study to develop a conceptual framework. Consequently, tools and techniques to generate new ideas for innovation are explored and, to improve learning, how these innovative tools and techniques can be used in educational settings is explained.

scholarly journals COVID-19 pandemic and mental health of a sample of Brazilian caregivers of people with dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-457
Author(s):  
Andréia Schmidt ◽  
Maryam Furlan Ayoub ◽  
Yara Luana Pereira de Souza ◽  
Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães ◽  
Maria Paula Foss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Individual Care ◽  
And Behavior

ABSTRACT Social distancing policies adopted in the COVID-19 pandemic generated a negative psychological impact on the general population and can affect caregivers of people with dementia more severely. Objective: This study screened for indications of mental health problems among informal caregivers of people with dementia. Main changes in the people’s routine and behavior resulting from the social isolation measures adopted due to the pandemic were also investigated. Method: Thirty-five informal caregivers of people with dementia from a medium-sized Brazilian city responded to a telephone interview. Results: Risks for mental health problems were found in 31.4% of the sample. These participants stated that they found it very difficult to deal with routine care changes during the pandemic. The variables related to the caregiver’s characteristics and those related to changes in routine significantly affected the caregiver’s mental health scores. Discussion: Indices of mental disorders in the studied sample did not differ from the prevalence of mental health problems in the general population during COVID-19 pandemic; however, participants reported worsening symptoms such as nervousness, sadness, and sleep during quarantine. Conclusions: Results show the complexity of this topic and the need for individual care for this group, especially in situations like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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