scholarly journals Living Abroad During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison R Thorson ◽  
Eve-Anne M Doohan ◽  
Leah Z Clatterbuck
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Emotional Appeals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Withholding Information

The purpose of this study was to better understand the uncertainties that international students faced and managed throughout COVID-19 and the impact these uncertainties had on their personal relationships. We conducted interviews with 14 international students and found that they were particularly uncertain about the health of their family members (RQ1a), their health (RQ1b), and where to wait out COVID-19 (RQ1c). Those uncertainties that could be navigated were managed via participants giving informational directives, providing instrumental support, making emotional appeals (RQ2a), engaging in new behaviors and self-care (RQ2b), and increasing communication with and withholding information from family members (RQ2c). Last, we found that COVID-19 impacted international students’ personal relationships in two distinct, positive, ways: they became closer with friends and connected more with family members (RQ3).  Overall, the findings from our study have implications for future research and offer suggestions for supporting international students during times of future uncertainty.

Preparation for Caregiving: A Study of Multigeneration Families

1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sörensen ◽  
S. H. Zarit
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Frail Elderly ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Need For Care ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Future Care ◽  
The Impact

The impact of providing care to the frail elderly on individual caregivers and their families has been discussed at length, but few researchers have investigated (he events and circumstances preceding the onset of caregiving. In addition, although there is evidence that several family members are usually involved in planning and decision making about caregiving, the majority of studies in this area include only one generation. Based on a larger theoretical framework of preparation for caregiving [1, 2], the extent to which family members anticipate and plan for future caregiving is investigated. In addition, the extent to which they are satisfied with these preparations is studied. Interviews were conducted with mothers, daughters, and granddaughters in thirty-three multigeneration families. While substantial numbers of both mothers and daughters anticipated the need for care for the oldest generation, few made concrete plans about how to organize future care provision. Planners were more satisfied with the amount of discussion and planning in their family than non-planners. Implications for future research and practice applications are discussed.

The Impact of Work on Pilots’ Personal Relationships

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tami Avis ◽  
Robert Bor ◽  
Carina Eriksen
Keyword(s):  
Airline Industry ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Partner Support ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Transport Management ◽  
The Way

Abstract. This study investigates how pilots perceive the way in which their work and shift patterns may impact upon their personal relationships. It also examines the way in which pilots cope with frequently having to form and then put on hold relationships both at home and at work. Three hundred pilots were surveyed by questionnaire to examine the impact of working in the airline industry on personal relationships. Participants were recruited over a 4-year period between 2012 and 2016 on a university’s Master’s program in Air Transport Management. The qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis (TA). The study found that that partner support was key in managing the demands of shift work and that having an understanding partner was the key to the relationship working. This study is representative of a single sample of mostly male pilots flying for more than 2 years. Future research may seek to use a more diverse sample.

The Impact of Fellow Consumers’ Presence, Appeal Type, and Action Observability on Consumers’ Donation Behaviors

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Wu ◽  
Yixing (Lisa) Gao ◽  
Anna S. Mattila
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Psychological Mechanism ◽  
Donation Intention ◽  
The Impact

Many hospitality consumption experiences are shared with fellow consumers such as acquaintances, friends, or family members. Yet research examining the impact of fellow consumers’ presence on consumers’ donation behaviors is scant. To bridge that gap, the current research examines how the presence of fellow consumers influences consumers’ donation behaviors in a restaurant setting. Results from our experiment reveal that the impact of fellow consumers’ presence depends on two factors: observability of the donation and donation appeal type. Specifically, we found that when the act of donating is unobservable by others and the donation appeal highlights self-benefits, the presence of fellow consumers drives individuals to exhibit more favorable attitude and higher levels of donation intention. Conversely, when the act of donation is observable by others and the donation appeal portrays other benefits, the presence of fellow consumers makes individuals to exhibit less favorable attitude and lower levels of donation intention. Furthermore, our mediation analyses show that anticipated emotional benefits is the underlying psychological mechanism explaining the effects. We discuss the theoretical contributions and managerial implications of our findings as well as limitations and opportunities for future research.

The Enemy Within

2021 ◽  
pp. 002216782110253
Author(s):  
Robert W. Firestone
Keyword(s):  
Human Behavior ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Voice Therapy ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Inner Voice ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Voice

This article describes a dramatic and powerful division within the mind that exists, to varying degrees, in all people. Acknowledging this split, between self and antiself, is not only crucial to understanding human behavior in general; it is also fundamental to comprehending psychopathology. Early in life, children incorporate hurtful, rejecting, and hostile attitudes that were consciously or unconsciously directed toward them by their parents and other family members. When parents are the most traumatizing, children cease to identify with themselves; instead, they identify with the frightening parent and take on their critical, hostile, negative attitudes in the form of a self-critical, self-hating internal voice. In our initial investigations into the voice, my associates and I were shocked at the powerful outpourings of anger and vitriolic hatred that people expressed toward themselves and others when they verbalized their self-critical thoughts. I became acutely aware of the degree to which the voice undermines people’s ability to cope with life and restricts their satisfaction in personal relationships. Last, I describe Voice Therapy, a methodology that exposes and counteracts the dictates of the inner voice, and focus on the impact that this fragmentation has on the divisiveness within the individual and society.

scholarly journals Digital interventions for parents of acutely ill children and their treatment-seeking behaviour: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (692) ◽  
pp. e172-e178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Donovan ◽  
Christopher R Wilcox ◽  
Sanjay Patel ◽  
Alastair D Hay ◽  
Paul Little ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Acute Illness ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Digital Interventions ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundConsultations for self-limiting infections in children are increasing. It has been proposed that digital technology could be used to enable parents’ decision making in terms of self-care and treatment seeking.AimTo evaluate the evidence that digital interventions facilitate parents deciding whether to self-care or seek treatment for acute illnesses in children.Design and settingSystematic review of studies undertaken worldwide.MethodSearches of MEDLINE and EMBASE were made to identify studies (of any design) published between database inception and January 2019 that assessed digital interventions for parents of children (from any healthcare setting) with acute illnesses. The primary outcome of interest was whether the use of digital interventions reduced the use of urgent care services.ResultsThree studies were included in the review. They assessed two apps and one website: Children’s On-Call — a US advice-only app; Should I See a Doctor? — a Dutch self-triage app for any acute illness; and Strategy for Off-Site Rapid Triage (SORT) for Kids — a US self-triage website for influenza-like illness. None of the studies involved parents during intervention development and it was shown that many parents did not find the two apps easy to use. The sensitivity of self-triage interventions was 84% for Should I See a Doctor? compared with nurse triage, and 93.3% for SORT for Kids compared with the need for emergency-department intervention; however, both had lower specificity (74% and 13%, respectively). None of the interventions demonstrated reduced use of urgent-care services.ConclusionThere is little evidence to support the use of digital interventions to help parent and/or carers looking after children with acute illness. Future research should involve parents during intervention development, and adequately powered trials are needed to assess the impact of such interventions on health services and the identification of children who are seriously ill.

scholarly journals Exploring the barriers and facilitators of dietary self-care for type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hushie
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Diabetes Clinic ◽  
Management Interventions

Background: There is an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) globally and countries in Sub Sahara Africa, such as Ghana are contending with the epidemic. The main objective of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators of T2D self-care as perceived by patients and health providers (HPs) in Ghana. Methods: A maximum variation sample of 33 adult patients with a range of demographic features, diabetic conditions and self-care regimens and 3 providers were purposely selected from the specialist diabetes clinic of a private hospital in Accra, Ghana. Data were collected using indepth interviews, which were recorded and transcribed; and non-participant observational field notes-that were analyzed thematically through directed content analysis. Results: The findings reveal that T2D adult patients face many inter-related challenges to diabetes self-care, than enabling factors that fell into four major domains:1) the counselling process and context (patients missing follow-up appointments, unacceptance of diagnosis); 2) recommended food and diet regimens (changing habitual diets, dislike and confusion about recommended diets); 3) social aspects (social functions interfering with dietary regimens, family members diverting patient from dietary goals) and 4) fears (non-disclosure to family member/ pretense of being well). Conclusion: Integrated self-management interventions are needed to address these barriers, including tailoring dietary education to patients’ specific needs, guiding patients on how to manage diet during social occasions and among family members; and as well, providing mental health support. Future research should focus on T2D self-care behaviours and practices outside the clinic, including home, work and shopping environments.

A Framework for Design of Conversational Agents to Support Health Self-Care for Older Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 001872082096408
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Morrow ◽  
H. Chad Lane ◽  
Wendy A. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pedagogical Agents ◽  
Conversational Agents ◽  
Pedagogical Agent ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

Objective We examined the potential of conversational agents (CAs) to support older adults’ self-care related to chronic illness in light of lessons learned from decades of pedagogical agent research, which investigates the impact and efficacy of CAs for a wide range of learners. Background The role of CAs in education (i.e., pedagogical agents) has been long studied, but their potential for supporting self-care has received less attention, especially for older adults. Methods We reviewed work on pedagogical agents and considered how it informs the design of CAs for older adults. We propose a framework for designing CAs to support older adult self-care, which organizes a review of work in this area and integration with the pedagogical agent literature. Results Our review of the pedagogical agent literature revealed an evolution from teaching machines to interactive, social systems that influence student motivational as well as learning outcomes. To integrate this review with work on CAs and self-care, we developed a framework that specifies how self-care goals evolve with stages of an illness, communication goals that support self-care at each stage, patient needs, and requirements for CAs to support these needs. The review identified an agenda for future research on CA functions and features that help older adults accept need for self-care, establish self-care, and sustain self-care over time. Conclusions Integrating insights from the pedagogical agent literature with research on developing CAs for self-care defines an agenda for developing and evaluating CAs to help older adults manage illness.

scholarly journals The Critical Help-Seeking Role of Family, Friends, and Neighbors in the Lives of Elder Abuse Victims

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 628-628
Author(s):  
Marlene Stum ◽  
David Burnes
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Family Members ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Current State ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Elder abuse prevention and intervention is a complex puzzle. We focus on examining the typically invisible role, experience, and impact of nonabusing family, friends, and neighbors, or “concerned persons” in stopping elder abuse. Given the reality that most elder abuse goes unreported and unaddressed, it seems essential to understand if and how concerned persons can play a role in help-seeking for older victims, and to also understand the needs and issues faced by concerned persons as a consequence. First. Breckman presents evidence of the significant distress concerned person’s experience from knowing about elder abuse and trying to assist victims, and shares experience developing and implementing the first Elder Abuse Helpline for Concerned Persons in the U.S. Second, Fraga Dominguez et.al. present an important international perspective highlighting findings about concerned persons as users of a UK elder abuse helpline, their profile, the impact of helping, and variables relating to help-seeking. Third, Stum shares findings from a qualitative study of elder family financial exploitation related to what concerned family members were trying to accomplish by getting involved (motivating goals) and the resulting continuum of outcomes. Fourth, Kilaberia also explores the help-seeking experiences of concerned family members in elder family financial exploitation situations, specifically the range of tasks involved, and the impacts on the concerned family member’s individual health and well- The discussion led by Burnes will focus on understanding contributions of the research presented given the current state of the field, and offer suggestions for future research and intervention directions.

The Aftermath of Trauma and Abuse and the Impact on Family: A Narrative Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802199599
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Russin ◽  
Catherine H. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Adult Survivors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Abuse Survivors ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Narrative Literature Review ◽  
The Impact

The present narrative review examined quantitative and qualitative research on family members who support survivors of trauma or abuse. Studies included in the present review were found in peer-reviewed journal articles, available in English, published between 1980 and 2019, and focused specifically on the experiences of adult familial supporters of adult trauma and abuse survivors. A search of PsychInfo and Google Scholar identified 136 relevant articles, and analysis of their content generated the following categories: individual-level impacts (i.e., quality of psychological health, burden, secondary traumatic stress, quality of physical health, and positive impacts), interpersonal and environmental level impacts (i.e., quality of relationships with survivors, navigating environment, maltreatment and safety, and social impacts), and other experiences (i.e., social roles, needs, coping strategies, and sociocultural context). Findings indicate that the majority of existing studies examined the experiences of family members of adult survivors of military trauma. Results of the review suggest that family supporters of adult trauma and abuse survivors generally experience physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, social, safety, and relational impacts. Implications of review findings and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Compassion Fatigue: An Application of the Concept to Informal Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Day ◽  
Ruth A. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Traumatic Memories ◽  
Nursing Literature ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Compassion fatigue is a concept used with increasing frequency in the nursing literature. The objective of this paper is to identify common themes across the literature and to apply these themes, and an existing model of compassion fatigue, to informal caregivers for family members with dementia.Findings. Caregivers for family members with dementia may be at risk for developing compassion fatigue. The model of compassion fatigue provides an informative framework for understanding compassion fatigue in the informal caregiver population. Limitations of the model when applied to this population were identified as traumatic memories and the emotional relationship between parent and child, suggesting areas for future research.Conclusions. Research is needed to better understand the impact of compassion fatigue on informal caregivers through qualitative interviews, to identify informal caregivers at risk for compassion fatigue, and to provide an empirical basis for developing nursing interventions for caregivers experiencing compassion fatigue.

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