scholarly journals The Impact of Ambassador Animal Facilitated Programs on Visitor Curiosity and Connections: A Mixed-Methods Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 558-575
Author(s):  
Shelley J. Rank ◽  
Su-Jen Roberts ◽  
Katherine Manion
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Affective Outcomes ◽  
Close Encounters ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Broad Interest

Many zoos and aquariums offer opportunities for visitors to have up-close encounters with ambassador animals; however, the impacts of these experiences on visitors’ connections to animals are not well documented. We used observations and family interviews in a sequential mixed-methods research study to explore how animal ambassador programs impact participants. We found that the type of ambassador animal did not affect the number of questions or comments made by participants during programs, suggesting broad interest in animals. Programs in which facilitators prompted participants with questions were especially successful at eliciting questions and guiding the topics of those questions, fueling deeper curiosity. Interviewees described themselves as “animal people” and self-reported practicing conservation behaviors, suggesting that their animal affiliative and pro-environmental identities could be leveraged to discuss conservation issues and encourage solutions-based behaviors. Lastly, opportunities to meet ambassador animals increased participants’ feelings of connecting to animals, building on previous research and corroborating findings. Programs should consider how to further build on these positive learning and affective outcomes by capitalizing on opportunities to provide deep insights into conservation issues and actions related to the ambassador animals.

scholarly journals Infection and Risk Perception of SARS-CoV-2 among Airport Workers: A Mixed Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 9002
Author(s):  
Jeadran Malagón-Rojas ◽  
Eliana L. Parra B ◽  
Marcela Mercado
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

This is a mixed-methods research study carried out on a cohort of airport workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We used quantitative and qualitative methods to describe the infection and risk perception of SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of workers at the International Airport El Dorado/Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento in Bogotá, Colombia. An incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection of 7.9% was found in the workers. A high perception of risk was associated with activities such as using public transport. Risk perception is strongly influenced by practices related to work conditions and environments. These findings could help us understand the pandemic’s dynamics and the conceptions of the risk of transmission to promote policies on health and safety in this group of workers.

scholarly journals Carers using assistive technology in dementia care: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vimal Sriram ◽  
Crispin Jenkinson ◽  
Michele Peters
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Person With Dementia ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Component Scores

AbstractINTRODUCTIONInformal carers support persons with dementia to live at home, even with deteriorating physical and cognitive issues. The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study is to examine the experiences and impact of Assistive Technology (AT) on carers, providing care for a person with dementia.METHODSThe quantitative phase was a survey carried out with carers of persons with dementia in the UK, who used AT. The qualitative phase involved in-depth telephone interviews with a purposive sample of survey respondents. Data was analysed using hermeneutic phenomenology to develop, compare and explain the findings of the survey.RESULTSThe survey included data from 201 carers. Smartphones and tablet computers were the most frequently used AT. Multiple AT were used in the care of persons with dementia predominantly for safety, communication, and reminders. The Short Form-12 questions in the survey showed that carers in the 46-65 age group and carers who were not extremely satisfied with AT had lower mental component scores and carers who lived with the person with dementia and older carers had lower physical component scores. Twenty-three carers participated in the interviews, and 5 themes with 14 sub-themes were identified. The interviews helped confirm data from the survey on the impact of AT on the physical, mental and social wellbeing of the carers. It helped describe reasons for satisfaction with AT; how AT was used in daily life and strengthened caring relationships; and how wider support systems enhanced the care of a person with dementia using AT.CONCLUSIONSThis study describes the use of AT in the real-world context. AT supplements the care provided to a person with dementia in the community. Appropriate use, access to AT and abilities of the carer can enhance the support provided through AT to both carers and the person with dementia.

scholarly journals Proactive frailty identification – a good idea? A sequential mixed-methods study of GP views

2021 ◽  
pp. BJGP.2020.0178
Author(s):  
Ebrahim Mulla ◽  
Elizabeth Orton ◽  
Denise Kendrick
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Risk Stratification ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
East Midlands ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
The Impact

Background: In England, general practitioners (GPs) are independent contractors working to a national contract. Since 2017 the contract requires GPs to use electronic tools to proactively identify moderate and severe frailty in people aged 65 and over and offer interventions to help those identified to stay well and maintain independent living. Little is currently known about GPs’ views of this contractual requirement. Aim: To explore GPs’ views of identifying frailty and offering interventions for those living with moderate or severe frailty. Design and setting: Sequential mixed-methods study of GPs in the East Midlands region of England (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire) between January and May 2019. Methods: Survey of GPs by online questionnaire, followed by semi-structured interview. Based on survey responses GPs with a range of views on identifying frailty, GP and practice characteristics, were selected for interview. Questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistics. Interview transcripts were analysed using framework analysis. Results: 188 (6.1%) GPs responded to the survey and 18 GPs were interviewed. GPs were broadly supportive of identifying frailty, but felt risk-stratification tools lacked sensitivity and specificity and wanted evidence showing clinical benefit. Frailty identification increased workload and was under-resourced, with limited time for, and access to necessary interventions. GPs felt they lacked knowledge about frailty and more education was required. Conclusion: Proactively identifying and responding to frailty in primary care requires GP education, highly sensitive and specific risk-stratification tools, access to interventions to lessen the impact of frailty and adequate resourcing to achieve its potential clinical impact.

Gender Differences in Psychosocial and Medical Outcomes Stemming From Testing Positive for the BRCA1/2 Genetic Mutation for Breast Cancer: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharlene Hesse-Biber
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Genetic Mutation ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods

This quantitatively driven sequential mixed methods study articulates the role of theory in mixed methods research and assesses the contribution of a mixed methods design to examining gender differences in men and women’s genetic testing decisions and the psychosocial factors impacting health-seeking behaviors post-testing. A quantitative online survey of BRCA-positive mutation men and women was followed by a qualitative component consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews regarding genetic testing and post-testing decision making. Findings reveal gender differences in testing motivations: women focus on health; men focus on their family’s needs. Gender differences also appeared in psychological states and surgical decisions, revealing women’s more negative psychosocial reactions to a positive BRCA test result and higher rate of selecting preventative surgery.

Planning and Conducting a Large-Scale Mixed Methods Research Study: Research Team Experiences and Recommendations

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-295
Author(s):  
Katrin Niglas ◽  
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Meril Ümarik ◽  
Maarja Tinn ◽  
Ivor Goodson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Study Research

scholarly journals A mixed methods research study on the video‐based counselling method Marte Meo

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Rohr ◽  
Sophia Nettersheim ◽  
Charles Deutsch ◽  
Kathrin Meiners
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study

scholarly journals Nurses’ educational needs when dealing with aggression from patients and their families: a mixed-methods study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e041711
Author(s):  
Kana Sato ◽  
Yoshimi Kodama
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Nursing Professionals ◽  
Educational Contents

ObjectivesTo explore the type of education needed for nurses when dealing with aggression from patients and their families.DesignA two-phase sequential mixed-methods study.SettingThis study was conducted in Japan, with phase I from March to November 2016 and phase II in November 2018.Main outcome measuresThe challenges faced by nurses when dealing with incidents of aggression from the neutral perspective of neither nurse nor patient/family and perceptions of the educational contents developed in this study. Descriptive analyses were used to examine the data retrieved from both phases.ParticipantsPhase I entailed semistructured interviews among 11 neutral-party participants who observed aggressive incidents between nurses and patients/families. Phase II consisted of a web survey conducted among 102 nursing students and 308 nursing professionals.ResultsPhase I resulted in the identification of the following five main educational components: understanding the mechanisms of anger and aggression, maintaining self-awareness, observant listening, managing the self-impression, and communicating based on specific disease characteristics. Each component was related to improved communication through self-awareness. The results of phase II indicated that participants positively perceived these educational contents as likely to be effective for dealing with aggression from patients/families.ConclusionsThis study clarified the type of education needed for nurses when dealing with aggression based on multiple viewpoints. Specifically, neutral-party interviews revealed that communication should be improved through self-awareness. A subsequent survey among nurses and nursing students showed that the identified educational contents were positively received.

A Generative Sequential Mixed Methods Approach Using Quantitative Measures to Enhance Social Constructionist Inquiry

2021 ◽  
pp. 155868982098627
Author(s):  
Diego Romaioli
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods

In order to enhance core mixed methods research designs, social scientists need an approach that incorporates developments in the social constructionist perspective. This work describes a study that aimed to promote occupational well-being in hospital departments where employees are at risk of burnout, based on a constructionist inquiry developed starting from the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Taking this study as an example, we define a “generative sequential mixed methods approach” as a process that involves consulting quantitative studies to identify criticalities on which to conduct focused, transformative investigations. The article contributes by envisaging ways to mix qualitative and quantitative methods that consider a “generative” and “future-forming” orientation to research, in line with recent shifts in social psychology.

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