scholarly journals The Impact of a Switch from Conventional Media to Digital Media in the Treatment of Vicarious Trauma During Art Therapy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Donahue ◽  
Cass Dykeman
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Treatment Satisfaction ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Vicarious Traumatization ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Reversal Design ◽  
The Impact

In the United States, the use of digital media has become omnipresent and has changed how people communicate, conduct business, and create art and music. However, art therapy lags behind the current culture of prolific use of digital media. To date, there is very little experimental research on the use of digital media in the field of art therapy. The deficiency of evidence that digital media is as effective as conventional media is an obstacle to a full embrace and adoption of technology in practice by the field. The present study was designed to address this lack of evidence. Specifically, this study examined the impact of a switch from conventional to digital media in a mandala-based art therapy upon three dependent variables of interest. These variables were anxiety, vicarious traumatization, and client treatment satisfaction. An ABAB reversal design was used. Results suggested that such a switch had no impact.

scholarly journals The Impact of Digital Media on Mandala Making in Art Therapy in the Treatment of Anxiety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Donahue ◽  
Cass Dykeman
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Treatment Satisfaction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Reversal Design ◽  
The Impact

In the United States, the usage of electronic media has become ubiquitous. However, the field of art therapy still lags behind in this respect, and it has failed to embrace the use of technology in clinical practice. There exists some evidence that art therapists resist the use of technology in practice because there is little substantiation that digital media is as effective as conventional media in the treatment of mental health issues. Hence, the present study examined if a switch from conventional to digital media impacted the dependent variables (i.e., anxiety, client treatment satisfaction). The experimental design employed was an ABAB reversal design. Results did not indicate this switch had any effect.

scholarly journals The risk of vicarious trauma among front-line and non-front-line midwives and nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Süleyman Cemil Oğlak ◽  
Mehmet Obut
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Vicarious Traumatization ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Hospital Wards ◽  
The Impact

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of caring with pandemic patients on health care workers who worked in the front line versus their collegues from the same institution who remained in their usual hospital  wards. Material and methods: This prospective descriptive study was conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic from June 25, 2020 to July 03, 2020. A total of 107 licensed registered nurses enrolled the study. 58 of them were front-line nurses and 49 of them were nurses remained in their usual wards. All participants evaluated by the vicarious traumatization (VT) evaluation scale. Results: The VT scores of the front-line nurses were significantly higher than those of the non-front-line nurses (p<0.001). When the domains in the VT score were evaluated, it was seen that the psychological responses and physiological responses of the front-line nurses were significantly higher compared to the non-front-line nurses (p<0.001). Conclusion: Medical staff working on the FL for Covid-19 patients had higher scores of vicarious traumatization compared to medical staff serving in their usual wards. The challenges of prolonged care of Covid-19 patients will put pressure on these professionals, and the leadership must emphasize the importance of medical staff mental health for the better control of the pandemic.

Planting the seed to grow local creative industries: The impacts of cultural districts and arts schools on economic development

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1047-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiri M Breznitz ◽  
Douglas S Noonan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Cultural Districts ◽  
Arts Programs ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Art Schools ◽  
Zip Code

The impact of arts and culture on local economies has been studied extensively. However, a review of the literature finds conflicting and critical results regarding the impact of cultural on economic outcomes. In this paper, we shift attention to examine different intermediaries and concentrations of cultural agents that can influence growth and innovation in the “creative economy.” Thus, we build on previous work and expand on it by refining the scale of analysis (zip-code level). The paper focuses on education in the arts and digital media in all arts-related programs at universities as well as accredited art schools across the United States. Further, employing more observations for larger cities allows a richer depiction of the rather urban nature of the arts and digital media industries. We find that, by going to the zip-code level, we can say that both districts and arts programs (especially at schools that specialize in arts education) have a positive relationship with the share of jobs in the arts and digital media. Moreover, when we evaluate the impact of schools versus districts, we find that schools have a greater role.

scholarly journals The impact of digital media on newspapers: Comparing responses in China and the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Sparks ◽  
Haiyan Wang ◽  
Yu Huang ◽  
Yanhua Zhao ◽  
Nan Lü ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Impact

Algorithms and the End of Politics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Timcke
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ruling Class ◽  
American Capitalism ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
The Impact

As the United States contends with issues of populism and de-democratization, this book considers the impacts of digital technologies on the country's politics and society. The book provides a Marxist analysis of the rise of digital media, social networks and technology giants like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. It looks at the impact of these new platforms and technologies on their users who have made them among the most valuable firms in the world. The book is concerned with unfreedom and class rule in contemporary American capitalism as seen in the digital realm. Class struggle is the first and last force shaping developments in communication. The book looks at the response of the ruling class to an organic crisis in the United States, and it traces how digital media instruments are used by different factions within the capitalist ruling class to capture and maintain the commanding heights of the American social structure. The book moves on to examine the role of data and whiteness in American social life. It traces the evolving intersection of capital, security and technology to examine the broad trajectory of unfreedom. The book concludes that digital society requires significant restructuring if it is to facilitate greater democratization. Offering bold, new thinking across data politics and digital and economic sociology, this is a powerful demonstration of how algorithms have come to shape everyday life and political legitimacy in the United States and beyond.

scholarly journals Cointegração e previsibilidade de abordagens VECM para o Ibovespa

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Marcos Vinicius Lopes Pereira ◽  
Leonardo Carneiro De Araújo ◽  
Robert Aldo Iquiapaza
Keyword(s):  
Explanatory Power ◽  
The United States ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Correction Model ◽  
Vector Error Correction ◽  
Vector Error ◽  
Cointegration Tests ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Impact

<p>The present research compares multivariate models applied to the IBovespa time series analysis. Macroeconomic variables, commodities and market indices are regressors suggested by the literature. The chosen approach uses a vector error correction model (VECM) alongside unit root and cointegration tests, robust under heteroskedasticity. The impact of national and international economic instability was controlled. To accomplish this, recessive cycles, in Brazil or in the United States, and the Brazilian electoral period were taken into account. In general, the evaluated models failed to meet the estimation’s assumptions, have low explanatory power and do not present significant relationship between IBOVESPA and dependent variables. However, evidence indicates that long-term relationships could exist, although this may not imply accuracy<br />in short-term predictions.</p>

Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Karp ◽  
Gary Wong ◽  
Marguerite Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Caloric Density ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

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