scholarly journals Declining Desire for Childbearing in Couples with Higher Education: A Qualitative Study in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 604-621
Author(s):  
Babak Moeini ◽  
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Malihe Taheri ◽  
Samane Shirahmadi ◽  
Marziyeh Otogara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Population Policy ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
The Past ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis

Iran has experienced a significant decline in the fertility rate over the past decades. One of the principal reasons for this decline is decreased willingness to bear children, especially in the highly educated couples subset. For that reason, developing and implementing a successful population policy is essential to increase fertility in this subpopulation. The study aimed at explaining the unwillingness to bear children in this subgroup. The qualitative research was conducted using a content analysis approach based on the data acquired using in-depth and semi-structured interviews with couples with an educational level of master’s and above, and without children or having one child. In this study, in total, 40 couples (40 women and 40 men) were interviewed. Of the participants, 57.5% had one child. Four main themes were developed using conventional content analysis: rationality and awareness, gender equality and willingness to bear children, cultural and social renovation, and concern about the child’s future. The results indicated that different factors such as economic, social, and cultural reasons and less hope in the future affect unwillingness to bear children in highly educated couples. Taking into account, these factors are essential at the time of development and implementation of pro-natalist policies.

Nurses’ Communication With the Families of Patients at the End-of-Life

2020 ◽  
pp. 003022282095993
Author(s):  
Reza Norouzadeh ◽  
Monireh Anoosheh ◽  
Fazlollah Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Ethical Sensitivity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Family ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Background Effective communication is important in providing quality care to families at the end-of-life. In the end-of-life situations, the nurses’ views on how to communicate with the family are not well understood. Aim This study was conducted to explore the nurses' experiences of their communication with families of patients at the end-of-life situations. Methods The authors used standards for reporting qualitative research. The data were analyzed by conventional content analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 Iranian nurses who had the experiences of dealing with patients’ families at the end-of-life. Results Nurses’ perceptions of communication with families emerged base on the main theme: “Disrupted communication” consisting of two categories: “restricted communication” and “abortive communication.” Conclusion The results of this study highlight the need to increase the professional and ethical sensitivity of nurses in dealing with patients' families at the end-of-life.

Iranian relatives’ attitudes towards culturally profiled nursing homes for individuals living with dementia

Dementia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2206-2219
Author(s):  
Mahin Kiwi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Iranian Family

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.

scholarly journals Street market saleswomen: strategies for the recognition of health needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Hirley Rodrigues Magalhães ◽  
Maria Adelane Monteiro da Silva ◽  
José Reginaldo Feijão Parente ◽  
Ivna de Holanda Pereira ◽  
Maristela Inês Osawa Vasconcelos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Therapeutic Alternatives

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the strategies used by street market saleswomen to recognize their health needs. Methods: qualitative research, based on the Human Needs Theory. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, with the participation of 15 street market saleswomen. Content Analysis was used to interpret the results. Results: the following categories emerged: “Potentialities and challenges for addressing health needs”, which reflect changes in attitudes and practices related to socially recognized behaviors as harmful, and changes in the work process; and “Popular practices in health care”, which points out therapeutic alternatives for the resolution of health problems. Final considerations: the therapeutic choices of street market saleswomen are geared towards meeting their perceived health needs. While the minority of these women recognize their more complex health needs to satisfy it, it is necessary to overcome barriers and limitations in an ongoing way in their lives.

scholarly journals Meanings Attributed by Adolescents to Intrafamily Sexual Violence and Assistance in the Judiciary

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana Mendes de Souza Teixeira Roque ◽  
Diene Monique Carlos ◽  
Geraldo Romanelli ◽  
Cintia Aparecida da Silva ◽  
José Eurípedes Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Secondary Victimization ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Childhood And Youth

Abstract The aim was to know and analyze the meanings of intrafamily sexual violence experienced and the Court support for adolescents who underwent the questioning. A qualitative research study through semi-structured interviews and free observation with nine adolescents aged between 13 and 17 years old, in a specific Court of Childhood and Youth. Data was analyzed using the technique of content analysis, with “Distance and negative”, and “Secondary victimization” pointed out. First, by signifying the intrafamily sexual violence suffered, the adolescent presents memory lapses about what happened, and it shows a wide spectrum of detrimental effects of intrafamily sexual violence. Secondly, it shows that the intervention of the Judiciary Branch has caused secondary victimization, gaps in care, and reproduction of power relationships. It was concluded on the importance to articulate a children and adolescents rights guaranteeing system, considering the new social frameworks, as well as the issue of human development.

scholarly journals A internacionalização das instituições de ensino superior sob a luz da teoria de Uppsala: estudo de casos em escolas de negócios

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. e18153
Author(s):  
Patricia Mara Simões Andrade ◽  
Marcello Romani-Dias ◽  
Caio Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Uppsala Model ◽  
Classic Approach ◽  
Initial Categorization ◽  
Current Reality

Objective: Propose an unprecedented initial categorization structure on the internationalization process of Brazilian HEIs, according to the Uppsala model Methodology: With the qualitative method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives of the HEIs, reviewing and articulating the literature with content analysis on all data obtained.Originality: The study links a classic approach to internationalization with the current reality of higher education institutions. Thus, it is expected that there will be a new conception on how HEIs can optimize their strategies for international insertion.Main results: The internationalization of HEI can be analyzed by three main categorized elements, they are: i) the drivers; ii) enablers and, iii) obstacles to the internationalization of HEIs, each with their own specific characteristics. Theoretical Contributions: The research presents a conceptual categorization for the essential factors of the internationalization of HEI's, this articulation allows advancing in the literature on internationalization and also on the management models of higher education institutions.

Framework for the Structuring of Distance Education in Higher Education Institutions in the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

2022 ◽  
pp. 315-329
Author(s):  
Ali Kürşat Erümit ◽  
İsmail Çetin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Normal Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Process Communication ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Problems And Solutions

The aim of this study is to examine the structure, tasks, and resources of distance education centers of Turkey universities to determine the changes occurring in the centers during the pandemic process by interviews with center employees and to create the framework for the tasks and responsibilities of centers. For this purpose, the organizational structure, tasks, and resources of distance education centers were examined by websites and a variety of documents by content analysis. Then, new tasks, problems, and solutions in the COVID-19 pandemic process were examined with semi-structured interviews with center employees, and changes in the structuring of center were determined. According to results, it is seen that there are more support requests coming to the assessment and evaluation unit than the normal process, communication problems with instructors, slowing and delayed question checks, and technical problems.

Policy actors’ perceptions of qualitative research in policymaking: the case of higher education rulemaking in the United States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca S. Natow
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
The Us

Background: As calls for evidence-based policymaking become increasingly common, qualitative research has much to offer the policy community. However, policymakers frequently evidence a preference for quantitative research. By discounting the importance of qualitative research in the policymaking process, resulting policies and their target populations miss out on the benefits that qualitative research uniquely offers.Aims and objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine how qualitative research has been perceived and used in the US government’s rulemaking process for creating higher education regulations.Methods: This qualitative case study included data from semi-structured interviews with 34 policy actors involved in higher education rulemaking, rulemaking documents, and research reports cited in several key higher education regulations.Findings: Many policy actors viewed qualitative research favourably, but qualitative studies have seldom been cited in higher education rulemaking. Several respondents discussed validity concerns and some policymakers’ misunderstandings regarding qualitative methods. Moreover, storytelling can influence policy actors’ perspectives about the content of policies, and qualitative research was viewed as effective at identifying compelling stories. Thus, narratives derived from qualitative research may provide an opportunity for qualitative researchers to have their work considered in policymaking processes.Discussion and conclusion: Qualitative research faces challenges with gaining visibility and influence in the development of regulatory policy. However, this study has shown that qualitative research has the potential to be both useful and persuasive to policymakers. Studies that discuss relevant stories may be particularly compelling.

scholarly journals Neonatal death: supporting bereaved mothers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alia Embaireeg ◽  
Amal Ayed ◽  
Mariam Ayed
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Neonatal Death ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Prolonged Grief ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis ◽  
Sensitivity Method

Background: Death of a child is a devastating experience for parents, owing to which parents may show dissatisfaction towards medical care or suffer from intense and prolonged grief. The objective of the present study was to explore the needs of bereaved mothers after the death of their infant. Methods: The present study was a descriptive qualitative design that consisted of 10 mothers who have been bereaved in the past year. All mothers were recruited from the registry. Data were obtained through an unstructured single interview and analyzed using conventional content analysis. Results: The current study demonstrated that parents had the same needs despite their different backgrounds, socioeconomic standards, and religious beliefs. Their needs were based on several main points; 1) Lack of sensitivity/method in delivering the news, 2) Bonding with the child; 3) Safety and family support; 4) Providing understanding and meaning; 5) Ability to express emotions. Conclusions: The key components that should be considered to support the bereaved parents include honesty, information, choices, and timing. The present study provided a comprehensive view of the overall experiences of the parents with neonatal death and the ability to give guidance to the healthcare providers.

scholarly journals The Nurses’ Experiences of the Knowledge Creation Space in Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-376
Author(s):  
Kamal Salehi ◽  
Sima Kermanshahi ◽  
Eesa Mohammadi ◽  
Mohammad Hassanzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis

The concept of nursing knowledge and development of its body has become more important along with growth in phenomenon of professionalism of nursing. Nursing as a profession should have a deep look at the creation of new knowledge to provide services to clients. The exploration of knowledge creation space in clinical setting may be is the first important step. The objectives of this study was to explore the nurses’ experiences of knowledge creation space in clinical setting. A qualitative method with conventional content analysis approach was selected. Seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff nurses, head nurses, and supervisors working in tow teaching hospitals located in Tehran, Iran. The conventional content analysis approach was used for data analysis. Four main themes emerged from experiences of participants in this study included "scientific discussion", "sharing of clinical experiences." "Enrichment of conference and clinical unit rounds “and "Establishing interpersonal relations". It seems based on the experiences of the nurses who have participated in this study that the knowledge creation space in nursing to be an interactive space that is created following to formation of a scientific discussion, enrichment of clinical rounds and conferences and sharing clinical experiences among the nurses. Thus, the nursing managers should prepare the conditions in which the nurses to be encouraged for holding further scientific discussions upon clinical conferences and rounds, nursing reports, delivery and receiving the patients in addition to establishing appropriate interpersonal relationships and at the same time to show more tendency to share their clinical experiences with each other.

scholarly journals Perception of mothers when visiting their child in the neonatal unit for the first time

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia da Veiga Ued ◽  
Maria Paula Custódio Silva ◽  
Isabela Lacerda Rodrigues da Cunha ◽  
Mariana Torreglosa Ruiz ◽  
Jesislei Bonolo do Amaral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Neonatal Unit ◽  
Intermediate Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Intermediate Care Unit ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
First Time

Abstract Objective: to identify feelings, experiences and expectations of the mothers during the first visit to the child hospitalized in a Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit of a teaching hospital in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais. Method: qualitative research conducted between November 2016 and April 2017, with 24 mothers during a first visit to their children in the intermediate care unit. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, transcribed and submitted to Content Analysis. Results: from the analysis emerged three thematic categories: feelings that precede the first visit, the experience of the first visit, feelings experienced during the first visit. Conclusion and implications for practice: the participants demonstrated that the first visit to their children can bring positive feelings and negative experiences. Strategies to minimize fears and clarify doubts favor the realization of motherhood.

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