Conceptual Framework in Retaining Staff for Nursing Homes in Malaysia: Content Analysis based on Expert Interviews

This article discusses Iranian family members’ attitudes towards the culturally profiled nursing home, their relationships with the staff, the obstacles, their hopes and their fears. This study is based on qualitative research using 29 semi-structured interviews with family members who had previously been informal caregivers, as well as using fieldwork, all in the same nursing home. The interviews were analysed by the three steps of content analysis. The results show the identification of three main categories with nine main subcategories. The categories and subcategories in the table clarify and explain how the interviewees tended to compare the situation in Iran with that in Sweden, how they perceived the situation in Sweden and finally how they also saw the culturally profiled nursing home.

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How implementation of a national strategy for nursing homes is experienced by the healthcare personnel: A qualitative study with content analysis of interviews.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-42828/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Beate Andre ◽

RN. Kjersti Grønning ◽

Frode F. Jacobsen ◽

Gørill Haugan

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Nursing Homes ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Care Quality ◽

Healthcare Personnel ◽

Health Promoting ◽

Positive Experiences

Abstract Background: Nursing homes are under strong pressure to provide good care to the residents. In Norway, municipalities have applied the ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ strategy to increase a health-promoting perception that focuses on the older persons` resources. Implementations represent introducing changes to the healthcare personnel; however, changing one’s working approaches, routines and working culture may be demanding. On this background, we explored how the ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ strategy is perceived by the employees in retrospective, over a period after the implementation and which challenges the employees experience with this implementation.Method: We used a qualitative approach and interviewed 14 healthcare personnel working in nursing homes in one Norwegian municipality, which had implemented the ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ strategy. The analysis was conducted following Kvale’s approach to qualitative content analysis.Results: The main categories were: (a) the characteristics of care activities before implementations of ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’, (b) how ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’ influenced the care activities, and (c) challenges with the implementation of ‘Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Home’. Some of the informants spoke well about the implementation concerning the care quality stating “to see the joy in the eyes of the resident then I feel we have succeeded”. For informants who experienced resistance toward the implementation, they felt it was too much to document, it was too complicated, and the requirements were too many. Conclusions: Quality of care seems to have increased after the implementation, as perceived by the informants. Nevertheless, the fact that the informants seemed to be divided into two different groups related to their main perspective of the implementation is concerning. One group has positive experiences with the implementations process and the benefits of it, while the other group focuses on lack of benefits and problems with the implementation process. In order to understand what facilitates and hinders the implementation, research on contextual factors like work environment and leadership is recommended.

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A conceptual framework for using social innovation as an approach to local economic development

Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review ◽

10.4102/apsdpr.v9i1.565 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Pontso Chomane ◽

Maréve I. Biljohn

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

South African ◽

Social Innovation ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Approach ◽

Antecedents And Consequences ◽

The Impact

Background: Approaches such as social innovation were visible during many of the responses that public-sector organisations, civil society, communities, and the private sector collaboratively implemented to address the issues of unemployment and the impact of economic challenges during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The use of social innovation as an approach to local economic development by South African municipalities, however, reveals a research gap in terms of a conceptual framework for enabling such use.Aim: This article explores a conceptual framework for using social innovation as an approach to local economic development by South African municipalities.Setting: Conventional top-down local economic development approaches by South African municipalities have become inadequate for dealing with contemporary local economic development challenges. Such inadequacy calls for municipalities to rethink and adapt their approach to dealing with economic challenges and to developing and implementing their local economic development strategies.Methods: Through an interpretivist paradigm, the adopted methodology is underpinned by a qualitative research approach. Content analysis was performed of relevant research documents concerning social innovation and local economic development. From this content analysis, a conceptual framework was developed through an inductive approach.Results: The findings illustrate that the praxis for using this conceptual framework is vested in the interconnected nature of its attributes, antecedents, and consequences, which will contribute to the achievement of certain local economic development outcomes.Conclusion: This article suggests that a conceptual framework could contribute to stimulating future research concerning the phenomenon and can serve as an impetus and direction for research inquiry.

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Motivators for Physical Activity among Ambulatory Nursing Home Older Residents

The Scientific World JOURNAL ◽

10.1155/2014/329397 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuh-Min Chen ◽

Yueh-Ping Li

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Nursing Homes ◽

Mood State ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Regular Physical Activity ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

State Filling ◽

Empty Time

The purpose of this study was to explore self-identified motivators for regular physical activity among ambulatory nursing home older residents. A qualitative exploratory design was adopted. Purposive sampling was performed to recruit 18 older residents from two nursing homes in Taiwan. The interview transcripts were analyzed by qualitative content analysis. Five motivators of physical activity emerged from the result of analysis: eagerness for returning home, fear of becoming totally dependent, improving mood state, filling empty time, and previously cultivated habit. Research on physical activity from the perspectives of nursing home older residents has been limited. An empirically grounded understanding from this study could provide clues for promoting and supporting lifelong engagement in physical activity among older residents. The motivators reported in this study should be considered when designing physical activity programs. These motivators can be used to encourage, guide, and provide feedback to support older residents in maintaining physical activity.

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The activities of transnational religious networks in the Northern Caspian region (on the example of protestants in Astrakhan region)

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20197201009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 01009

Author(s):

Mikhail Topchiev ◽

Dmitriy Chernichkin ◽

Vyacheslav Dryagalov ◽

Anastasiya Demina

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Virtual Space ◽

Caspian Region ◽

Expert Interviews ◽

Protestant Churches ◽

Religious Networks ◽

Religious Associations ◽

The Republic

This study examines the activities of Protestant religious denominations in the Northern Caspian region in the virtual space. The territory of the Northern Caspian region is represented by three regions: the Republic of Kalmyk, Astrakhan Region and the Republic of Kazakhstan (Atyrau Region). The Protestant associations are most concentrated in Astrakhan Region; therefore, in this case it is more appropriate to consider this territory. The main goal of the work is to identify the specifics of Protestant network associations in Astrakhan region, as well as the analysis of their proselytistic activity. The main methodology of the study is the content analysis of regional sites of Protestant religious associations, and groups in social networks, as well as the analysis of expert interviews with the pastor of one of the Protestant churches.

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A Conceptual Framework for Achieving High-Quality Care in Nursing Homes

Journal for Healthcare Quality ◽

10.1111/j.1945-1474.2000.tb00137.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 31-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Jerry G. Stevenson ◽

Cornelia Beck ◽

Patricia Heacock ◽

Susan O. Mercer ◽

Jan A. Hoskins ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Homes ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Quality Care ◽

High Quality ◽

High Quality Care

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Designing and Testing a Treatment Adherence Model Based on the Roy Adaptation Model in Patients With Heart Failure: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.13317 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Shabnam Shariatpanahi ◽

Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani ◽

Forough Rafii ◽

Maryam Rassouli ◽

Amir Kavousi

Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Treatment Adherence ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Second Phase ◽

Roy Adaptation Model ◽

Adherence To Treatment ◽

Adaptation Model

BACKGROUND Adherence to treatment is an important factor to decrease repeated and costly hospitalization owing to heart failure (HF). The explanation and prediction of medication adherence and other lifestyle recommendations in chronic diseases, including HF, are complex. Theories lead to a better understanding of complex situations as well as the process of changing behavior and explain the reasons for the existence of a problem. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to report a protocol for a mixed methods study setting out to investigate the empirical validity of the Roy Adaptation Model as a conceptual framework for explaining and predicting adherence to treatment in patients with HF in Iran. METHODS This mixed methods study consists of an exploratory sequential design to be conducted in 2 phases. The first phase involves identifying the factors associated with treatment adherence in patients with HF through content analysis of the literature and elucidating the perception of participants in the context of Iranian health care where the model of adherence to treatment is designed based on the Roy Adaptation Model. The second phase addresses the interrelationships among variables in the model through a descriptive study using structural equation modeling. Finally, following the summarization and separate interpretation of the qualitative findings and quantitative results, a decision is made about the extent to and ways in which the results of the quantitative stage can be generalized or tested for the qualitative findings. RESULTS Content analysis of the literature in part 1 of the first phase was completed in 2017. Collection and analysis of qualitative data in part 2 of the first phase will be completed soon. The results are expected to be submitted for publication in 2019. Then, the second phase—the quantitative study—will be conducted. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study will provide valuable information about the empirical validity of the Roy Adaptation Model as a conceptual framework for explaining and predicting adherence to treatment in patients with HF, which, to date, have received little attention. The results can be used as a guide for nursing practice and care provision to patients with HF and also to design and implement effective interventions to improve treatment adherence in these patients. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPOR DERR1-10.2196/13317

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UNDERSTANDING WHY MOTHERS CAN LOSE CHILD CUSTODY IN MALAYSIA

UUM Journal of Legal Studies ◽

10.32890/uumjls2021.12.1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (Number 1) ◽

pp. 1-25

Author(s):

Rokiah Kadir ◽

Raihanah Abdullah ◽

Safiek Mokhlis

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Child Welfare ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Conceptual Model ◽

Child Custody ◽

Status Quo ◽

Chi Square ◽

Independent Variables ◽

Maternal Custody ◽

Case Based

Custody decisions are tailored to the circumstances of each case based on related principles with protection of child welfare as courts’ paramount consideration. This paper seeks to understand custody issue from quantitative viewpoint through a conceptual model and examines how child custody principles have influenced loss decisions for mothers. The methodology used was content analysis and Chi-Square correlation, with usable data provided by 47 cases decided in Malaysia between 1987 and 2017 based on Act 303. Coding instrument and conceptual framework were developed with items covering presumption of maternal custody, custodian qualification and loss of rights, child’s and mother’s wishes. The findings revealed that mothers were less likely to lose custody cases and when they did their defeats were strongly influenced by factors relating to children’s preference and status quo arrangement. The results contribute to an understanding of how mothers can lose custody of their children and clarify whether some of the independent variables are used more regularly and are more predictive of the loss decisions than the others.

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Pramoedya Ananta Toer's Novels on Independence Revolution from the Perspective of Journalistic Hegemony

Malay Literature ◽

10.37052/ml34(1)no4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 69-88

Author(s):

Azman Ismail ◽

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Communication Theory ◽

Literary Work ◽

Hypodermic Needle ◽

False Consciousness ◽

Antonio Gramsci ◽

The Social ◽

Pramoedya Ananta Toer ◽

Creative Media

The journalistic hegemony conceptual framework is an approach in the study of literary works in all genres. This framework functions on the principle that a literary work is a creative medium that comprises facts, data and reality that is fictionalized for the purpose of spreading information to its readers, similar to that of conventional media. Based on documentary research and content analysis, this study proves that Pramoedya Ananta Toer's novels on the theme of the Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949)-Di Tepi Kali Bekasi (1951), Keluarga Gerilya (1955), Sekali Peristiwa di Banten Selatan (1963) and Larasati (2003)-are creative media intended to raise awareness among the Javanese marginal class. The focus of this study is to prove that Pramoedya Ananta Toer's novels are creative media designed to create hegemony and mental awareness, both intellectually and ideologically, in the social class he represents. The journalistic hegemony conceptual framework is based on the principle of comparative hegemony by Antonio Gramsci and the communication theory. The hypodermic needle theory places these novels on revolution by Pramoedya Ananta Toer as having the function of spreading information creatively in order to raise awareness and subsequently free the marginal class of false consciousness nurtured by the traditional bureaucratic elites and Dutch colonizers in Java.

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