scholarly journals Shopping for apparel: how can kiosk systems help?

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 672-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Koller ◽  
Andrea Königsecker
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Electronic Decision Support ◽  
Apparel Shopping ◽  
Alternative Decision

When shopping for apparel, many consumers seek advice from friends and family or store personnel. In-store kiosk systems might serve as an alternative decision support system. In the present study we address the key question of how such kiosk systems are evaluated by consumers. We conducted three focus group discussions with regular apparel shoppers aged between 23 and 39 years. In sum, qualitative information from 15 participants was subject to a qualitative content analysis with the aim of gaining a more comprehensive understanding of how apparel shoppers experience the shopping process. Getting a more in-depth understanding of the needs and wishes associated with the apparel shopping process gives a basis for evaluating the potential acceptance of electronic decision support systems in apparel shopping. Although our study is exploratory in nature, we are able to draw an initial picture of how kiosk systems could be used in apparel shopping.

scholarly journals From chaos to control – experiences of healthcare workers during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a focus group study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Rücker ◽  
Maria Hårdstedt ◽  
Sekai Chenai Mathabire Rücker ◽  
Emma Aspelin ◽  
Alexander Smirnoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Hospital Inpatient ◽  
Work Situation ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions

Abstract Background The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused overwhelming challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. Healthcare workers (HCWs) have faced particular challenges: being exposed to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and caring for patients having a new and potentially life-threatening disease. The aim of this study was to explore how HCWs in the Swedish healthcare system perceived their work situation during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Methods Focus group discussions and interviews with HCWs were performed from June to October 2020 in one Swedish healthcare region. A purposeful sampling approach was used to select a variety of professions (physicians, nurses, nurse aides and cleaners) and workplaces (hospital inpatient wards, emergency department, nursing home and home care service). Qualitative content analysis was used for data analysis. Results In total, 51 HCWs participated in eight focus group discussions and one HCW participated in an individual interview. The content analysis identified two main categories: ‘Concerns about the risk of infection and transmission of infection to others’, and ‘Transition from chaos to managing in a new and challenging work situation’. The findings revealed how HCWs perceived working conditions, including experiences of fear for personal health, confusion and uncertainty regarding personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control (PPE/IPC), and fear of infecting others. Both fearful and appreciating attitudes were achieved from the surrounding community. Helpful strategies for transition from chaos to control were lifted i.e. present and supportive leadership, and finding comfort and strength in the working team. Both helplessness and meaningfulness were described when caring for COVID-19 patients. Conclusions This study provides unique insights into HCWs experiences of an extremely challenging work situation during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, including feelings of stress and insecurity in a chaotic and hazardous working environment. But there is also mitigation of these challenges and even positive experiences including feelings of safety and meaningfulness. To enhance safety among HCWs in healthcare crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the findings highlight the importance of avoiding confusion about PPE/IPC, having a supportive healthcare leadership and ensuring accurate information provision about virus transmission to the public.

scholarly journals Traffic police officers’ use of first aid skills at work: a qualitative content analysis of focus group discussions in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menti Lastone Ndile ◽  
Britt-Inger Saveman ◽  
Gift G. Lukumay ◽  
Dickson A. Mkoka ◽  
Anne H. Outwater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions

Abstract Background: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends involving lay people in prehospital care. Several training programmes have been implemented to build lay responder first aid skills. Findings show that most programmes significantly improved participants’ first aid skills. However, there is a gap in knowledge of what factors influence the use of these skills in real situations. The current study aimed to describe police officers’ views on and experiences of factors that facilitate or hinder their use of trained first aid skills at work. Methods Thirty-four police officers participated in five focus group discussions. A structured interview guide was used to collect data. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: We identified five categories of facilitators or hindrances. Training exposure was considered a facilitator; work situation and hospital atmosphere were considered hindrances; and the physical and social environments and the resources available for providing first aid could be either facilitators or hindrances.Conclusion: Practical exposure during training is perceived to improve police officers’ confidence in applying their first aid skills at work. However, contextual factors related to the working environment need to be addressed to promote this transfer of skills.

scholarly journals Traffic police officers’ use of first aid skills at work: a qualitative content analysis of focus group discussions in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Menti L. Ndile ◽  
Britt-Inger Saveman ◽  
Gift G. Lukumay ◽  
Dickson A. Mkoka ◽  
Anne H. Outwater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions

Abstract Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends involving lay people in prehospital care. Several training programmes have been implemented to build lay responder first aid skills. Findings show that most programmes significantly improved participants’ first aid skills. However, there is a gap in knowledge of what factors influence the use of these skills in real situations. The current study aimed to describe police officers’ views on and experiences of factors that facilitate or hinder their use of trained first aid skills at work. Methods Thirty-four police officers participated in five focus group discussions. A structured interview guide was used to collect data. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results We identified five categories of facilitators or hindrances. Training exposure was considered a facilitator; work situation and hospital atmosphere were considered hindrances; and the physical and social environments and the resources available for providing first aid could be either facilitators or hindrances. Conclusion Practical exposure during training is perceived to improve police officers’ confidence in applying their first aid skills at work. However, contextual factors related to the working environment need to be addressed to promote this transfer of skills.

scholarly journals A standardized approach to qualitative content analysis of focus group discussions from different countries

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 420-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Moretti ◽  
Liesbeth van Vliet ◽  
Jozien Bensing ◽  
Giuseppe Deledda ◽  
Mariangela Mazzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions

scholarly journals Traffic police officers’ use of first aid skills at work: a qualitative content analysis of focus group discussions in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menti Lastone Ndile ◽  
Britt-Inger Saveman ◽  
Gift G. Lukumay ◽  
Dickson A. Mkoka ◽  
Anne H. Outwater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions

Abstract Background: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends involving lay people in prehospital care. Several training programmes have been implemented to build lay responder first aid skills. Findings show that most programmes significantly improved participants’ first aid skills. However, there is a gap in knowledge of what factors influence the use of these skills in real situations. The current study aimed to describe police officers’ views on and experiences of factors that facilitate or hinder their use of trained first aid skills at work. Methods Thirty-four police officers participated in five focus group discussions. A structured interview guide was used to collect data. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: We identified five categories of facilitators or hindrances. Training exposure was considered a facilitator; work situation and hospital atmosphere were considered hindrances; and the physical and social environments and the resources available for providing first aid could be either facilitators or hindrances. Conclusion: Practical exposure during training is perceived to improve police officers’ confidence in applying their first aid skills at work. However, contextual factors related to the working environment need to be addressed to promote this transfer of skills.

scholarly journals Traffic police officers’ use of first aid skills at work: a qualitative content analysis of focus group discussions in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menti Lastone Ndile ◽  
Britt-Inger Saveman ◽  
Gift G. Lukumay ◽  
Dickson A. Mkoka ◽  
Anne H. Outwater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions

Abstract Background: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends involving lay people in prehospital care. Several training programmes have been implemented to build lay responder first aid skills. Findings show that most programmes significantly improved participants’ first aid skills. However, there is a gap in knowledge of what factors influence the use of these skills in real situations. The current study aimed to describe police officers’ views on and experiences of factors that facilitate or hinder their use of trained first aid skills at work. Methods Thirty-four police officers participated in five focus group discussions. A structured interview guide was used to collect data. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: We identified five categories of facilitators or hindrances. Training exposure was considered a facilitator; work situation and hospital atmosphere were considered hindrances; and the physical and social environments and the resources available for providing first aid could be either facilitators or hindrances. Conclusion: Practical exposure during training is perceived to improve police officers’ confidence in applying their first aid skills at work. However, contextual factors related to the working environment need to be addressed to promote this transfer of skills.

Practical Leadership: Learning from Great Rulers in Histor

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Jennifer Operio
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Word Of God ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Paper Cover ◽  
Biblical Figures

This paper examines the applied principles and leadership styles of great ancient men in the light of the Bible as the Word of God. Practically speaking, scholarly literature in leadership and management lacked attention to studying biblical figures as leaders. The author utilized secondary analysis of qualitative information from documented life stories of renowned leaders in human history. This paper uses qualitative content analysis to evaluate patterns of famous ancient leaders' styles in leading their subjects. With content analysis, the author is obliged to read and re-read the text, specifically the Bible as the main source of data and focusing on the specific timeline of the ancient world.  The scope and limitation of this paper cover only the discussion on the prominent historical people, specifically Biblical characters and does not include the current leaders of our time. This paper hopes to bring back the basics on leading people worth emulating by modern-day leaders. It explores the successes and failures of these ancient leaders that shaped history and even world cultures.

On the Pragmatics of Qualitative Assessment

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Schilling
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Leadership Theories ◽  
Implicit Leadership ◽  
Implicit Leadership Theories ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
Quantitative Analyses

Using the example of a project on the assessment of implicit leadership theories, this article aims to describe qualitative content analysis as a systematic, rule-based process of analyzing verbal and textual data (e.g., interviews, group discussions, documents). Steps and typical problems in the qualitative assessment process are addressed and guidelines for decision and action presented. The steps include transcription of interview tapes into raw data, condensing and structuring the data, building and applying a category system, displaying data and results for concluding analyses and interpretation. Necessary checks for securing the quality of the assessment are shown for each step. Ideas for the combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses are presented, and applications of qualitative content analysis in the field of psychological assessment discussed.

Supporting in an existential crisis: A mixed-methods evaluation of a training model in palliative care

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-478
Author(s):  
Lisa Sand ◽  
Mariann Olsson ◽  
Peter Strang
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Existential Crisis

AbstractBackground:Palliative care staff often report that they lack the skills and confidence to provide support during an existential crisis. Consequently, there is a definite need for a training program in this area.Objective:Our aim was to investigate whether a training model could give palliative care staff increased knowledge, awareness, and preparedness—all useful tools for providing support.Methods:A mixed-methods research design was used. Data were collected in four hospital-based palliative homecare teams in the Stockholm area. In total, 34 staff participated, representing different palliative care team professions. Before and after the intervention, a questionnaire with a 9-point Likert-type scale was completed (n = 34). Qualitative focus group discussions were conducted a month after the intervention (25 participants). These were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis with a manifest focus.Results:In the quantitative part of our study, the participants showed significantly increased perceived knowledge, awareness, and preparedness in every aspect (p < 0.001 for all items). The focus group discussions revealed a process that made it possible to apply new knowledge and insight. The process began with theoretical knowledge and, through care-related reflection and self-reflection, the knowledge base gradually developed and provided useful skills and increased job satisfaction.Significance of results:The team-based “TrainingModel Sand/TER” can be performed without excessive effort and contribute to improved competence in providing support during an existential crisis. It is particularly useful for staff working in clinical palliative care.

scholarly journals An Investigation into the Translation Techniques Used in the Female Characters in the Comic of Pasutri Gaje

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 211-216
Author(s):  
Diana Sri Pujiastuti ◽  
M.R. Nababan ◽  
Riyadi Santosa
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study is aimed to identify the translation techniques used in the female characters of the comic of Pasutri Gaje which contain annoying speech. This research is embedded in a descriptive qualitative approach conducted and the purpose of the research is to identify the translation techniques used in translating sentences accomodating expression of annoyance in the conversations of female characters in the comic pasutri gaje. Data were collected through content analysis and validated by rater through focus group discussions (FGD). The results show that there were 160 data in comic Pasutri Gaje which used 13 translations techniques, namely established equivalence, explicitation, modulation, paraphrase, implications, compensation, pure borrowing, variant borrowing, transposition, adaptation, reduction, literal, discursive creation, literal.

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