scholarly journals Voices from Pupil Participation in the Health Promotion Intervention “Pulse for Learning and Health [PuLH]” in Primary and Middle School

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4543
Author(s):  
Eva-Carin Lindgren ◽  
Katarina Haraldsson ◽  
Linn Håman
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Learning School ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Coaching Approach

In order to improve the learning conditions and health of schoolchildren, the Pulse for Learning and Health [PuLH] program in Sweden has introduced additional mandatory moderate to vigorous physical activity [MVPA] that lasts for 30 min three times a week. The PE teachers used a child-centered coaching approach to support all pupils. The aim of this study was to explore pupils’ perception and experience of PuLH that has been implemented in primary and middle schools in Sweden. We have taken into account children’s rights perspectives and adopted an exploratory and interpretive approach. In total, 73 pupils (34 girls, 39 boys, grades 4–9) were recruited through purposive sampling. 13 focus group interviews (n = 71) and individual interviews (n = 2) were carried out. All interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The analysis resulted in three major themes: ‘promotes academic performance and a learning school environment’, ‘promotes health and well-being’, and ‘individual and structural barriers’. From children’s perspective, the results highlight the importance of teachers and principals taking into account the interests and needs of all pupils, to have a well-planned MVPA intervention and to deal with issues regarding body ideals.

Feeling refreshed

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Banville ◽  
Pamela Hodges Kulinna ◽  
Ben Dyson ◽  
Michalis Stylianou ◽  
Rachel Colby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to identify students’ perspectives of the role of healthy behaviours in their well-being and school success. Since a number of studies focused on establishing the link between healthy behaviours and learning have relied on quantitative measures, it was deemed important to provide a different perspective on the topic and give students a voice. Participants were 50 Aotearoa/New Zealand nine- and 10-year-old students of various ethnic backgrounds from two elementary schools. Using situated learning theory to determine the impact a school environment that promotes physical activity has on students’ perspectives, four categories were drawn from student focus-group interviews: (1) opportunities to be active, (2) roles of physical activity, (3) students’ misconceptions of health concepts, and (4) students’ support for health education and physical education at their schools. Students in this study were afforded multiple opportunities to be physically active and acknowledged the benefits these bouts of activities gave them while differentiating the types of opportunities and value they gained from them. Within their community of practice, students were sometimes ‘full’ participants as their knowledge was fully constructed, and sometimes ‘peripheral’ participants, needing more time, active engagement and content knowledge to better grasp some concepts. Little health education content knowledge was provided to classroom teachers, which might have caused some of the misconceptions held by students related to the impact of physical activity and nutrition on their brain function.

scholarly journals A Study of Nurses’ Stress Management in Facing and Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Qualitative Content Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Hosseini Moghaddam ◽  
Zinat Mohebbi ◽  
Banafsheh Tehranineshat
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Face ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Abstract Background Being in the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, nurses need to be capable of stress management to maintain their physical and psychological well-being in the face of a variety of stressors. The present study aims to explore the challenges, strategies, and outcomes of stress management in nurses who face and provide care to COVID-19 patients. Methods The present study is a qualitative descriptive work that was conducted in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from June 2020 to March 2021. Fourteen nurses who were in practice in units assigned to COVID-19 patients were selected via purposeful sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured, individual interviews conducted online. The collected data were analyzed using MAXQDA 10 according to the conventional content analysis method suggested by Graneheim and Lundman. Results The data collected in the interviews resulted in 14 subcategories under 4 main categories: providing care with uncertainty and anxiety, facing psychological and mental tension, creating a context for support, and experiencing personal-professional growth. Conclusions Despite their concern over contracting the infection and transmitting it to their families, nurses feel compelled to provide professional care to patients under all circumstances. Work overload and working in exhausting conditions lead to nurses’ physical and psychological burnout, thus their need for the support of authorities and their families. Based on the nurses’ experiences, the primary outcomes of caring for COVID-19 patients are personal growth and professional empowerment.

scholarly journals Immigrant women, nature and mental health

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-372
Author(s):  
Catherine Anne Nicole Lorentzen ◽  
Berit Viken
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Effective Strategies

Purpose There is a need for cost-effective strategies to counteract mental health challenges among immigrant women. This study aims to identify how nature might improve the mental health status of immigrant women residing in Norway. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative data were gathered through individual interviews with 14 immigrant women from Iran (2), Poland (2), Palestine, Afghanistan, Congo, Kenya, Thailand, Russia, Portugal, Latvia, Colombia and Bulgaria. Findings The qualitative content analysis revealed that interaction with nature positively influenced the immigrant women’s mental health. This occurred because of the following: exposure to nature itself, leading to mood enhancements; familiarization with the new country’s culture, nature, climate and language, facilitating feelings of mastery, attachment and belonging; social interactions, promoting immediate well-being and future social support; interacting with nature in familiar ways, reducing feelings of alienation/loss; and physical activity, improving mood and stress-related conditions. These mental health improvements were a result of interactions with various types of natural environments. Originality/value This study supports the promotion of interaction with nature among immigrant women as part of low-cost public health work. Practitioners should consider multiple arenas for potential nature-related mental health gains.

Professional views of supporting relatives of mental health clients with severe mental illness

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Hjärthag ◽  
Karin Persson ◽  
Karin Ingvarsdotter ◽  
Margareta Östman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Mental Health Clients

Background: Supporting families where one person suffers from long-term severe mental illness (SMI) is essential, but seems hard to reach. The aim of this study was to examine professionals’ views of supporting relatives of persons with SMI. Material: Individual interviews mirroring personal narratives and group interviews reflecting group-processed answers were conducted among 23 professionals and analyzed thematically. Results: Three themes emerged: (a) information and group interaction reduces stigma and increases well-being, (b) professionals need to feel secure and confident about how the support structure works and (c) collaboration is difficult but required on several levels. Conclusion: Trusting relationships with families were considered important, although seldom achieved; professionals wished to feel secure in their role toward relatives of a person with SMI; and professionals wanted to feel confident when working together with other services to support families.

scholarly journals First response emergency care – experiences described by firefighters

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Abelsson
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Care ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The People ◽  
First Response ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Group Interviews

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe firefighters’ experiences of first response emergency care.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses an explorative descriptive design with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through group interviews of 35 firefighters and subjected to qualitative content analysis.FindingsThe results showed that the professional role and the firemen’s uniform serve as a protection against psychologically strenuous situations. To protect the dignity of the injured or dead is important as well as protecting and safeguarding each other from the experience of the tragedy of an accident. Having a solid, sterling medical education provides a sense of security in the emergency care, as well as when caring for the relatives. Debriefing brings thoughts and feelings to the surface for processing and closure. The feeling of sadness lingers for the people not being saveable, that had been dead on arrival or the ones forgotten.Originality/valueA firefighter’s work situation is exposed and stressful. The firemen’s uniform as a mental barrier, colleagues, time to mentally prepare and to be allowed to show feelings are all needed to cope. It is, therefore, important to encourage, promote and strengthen the protective role of camaraderie for the firefighter, which probably can be emphasized in other uniform-wearing professions such as police, military and ambulance. Being acknowledged for their contribution to other peoples’ lives and well-being can acknowledge the firefighters’ importance.

scholarly journals “Breaking Down the Wall” Patients` and Families` Experience of Multifamily Therapy for Young Adult Women With Severe Eating Disorders

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berit Støre Brinchmann ◽  
Sanja Krvavac
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Young Adult Women ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Approach ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Group Programme

Abstract Background: Eating disorders (EDs) are serious illnesses leading to lowered quality of life for the patients and their family. The Regional Centre for Eating disorders (RESSP) at Nordland Hospital in Bodø, Norway has developed an adjunct psychotherapeutic approach for the treatment of young adult patients with severe EDs. The patient's family members take part in the multifamily therapy (MFT) group programme. Methods: The aim of the study was to explore patients` and families` experience of MFT for young adult women with severe EDs. Data were collected by field observations in two MFT groups, qualitative group interviews and qualitative individual interviews with patients and their family members. The analytical method was qualitative content analysis. Results: Two main categories were identified: ‘Connectedness and recognition’ and ‘Open yourself and share’. MFT was described as a space for recognition within which it was possible to speak of things happening in the family with others with similar difficulties. It felt good and freeing, but also painful, to meet others with similar experiences. The participants shared a considerable loneliness because it is difficult for outsiders to grasp what it is like in a home dominated by an ED. The meeting with other families created an underlying safety. The participants received help to distinguish between realistic and unrealistic concerns and learned about openness and communication in relation to their daughter. Some women with EDs said that MFT was most important for the parents but also had been good for them as things had become better at home.Conclusion: The participants reported that their family had become better at talking to each other after having been in MFT. As a result, they were able to speak more openly about difficult things and share feelings. This gave rise to increased understanding. The study shows that MFT was found to be valuable and important. Never before had these families had such an offer, something so directly tailored to them. MFT for adults can be developed further and used in other groups, such as those concerning other chronic illnesses.

scholarly journals Pupils’ experiences of autonomy, competence and relatedness in ‘Move for Well-being in Schools’: A physical activity intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Didde Holt ◽  
Søren Smedegaard ◽  
Charlotte Skau Pawlowski ◽  
Thomas Skovgaard ◽  
Lars Breum Christiansen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Sense Of Competence ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Performance

Physical activity at school can be beneficial to children’s psychosocial well-being. To realise this potential, a school environment that supports physical activity is crucial. Self-Determination Theory provides the basis for one approach, namely to focus on pupils’ need to feel competent, autonomous and related. The purpose of this study was to investigate how pupils experienced a school physical activity intervention based on Self-Determination Theory and to assess whether the components developed for the intervention appeared to increase the pupils’ sense of competence, autonomy and relatedness, thereby furthering their psychosocial well-being. Two schools were selected to take part in a qualitative case study, with one grade four (ages 9–10) and one grade six (ages 12–13) class selected for closer monitoring. Ten semi-structured focus group interviews were carried out, involving 36 pupils, combined with 28 days of participant observations. The data were analysed based on the principles of deductive content analysis, using competence, autonomy and relatedness in the categorisation matrix. Findings showed that the pupils’ sense of relatedness was central to well-being and influenced their sense of competence and autonomy. Changing the physical activity climate to focus on mastery and learning instead of competing and performance was challenging, but in some instances brought about more positive experiences, especially for pupils with limited motivation in school physical activity. Finally, while being given influence and choice evidently promoted the sense of autonomy, some pupils felt uncomfortable choosing activities on behalf of the group.

scholarly journals Swedish teens' comprehension of sexting and explicit sexual images and consequences for well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Dahlqvist ◽  
K Gillander Gådin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Mental Health Effects

Abstract Background Sexting and dissemination of explicit sexual images (ESI) through social media have become a common practice in teen peer culture in the past decade. Even though sexting is not a problem per se, it is regarded as a risk factor for e.g., sextortion and adverse mental health. The dissemination of ESI may be with or without consent, and the difference between (unwanted) sexting/ESI and online sexual harassment may be difficult for teenagers to assess. Therefore, it is important to delve deeper into how young people understand these practices. Aim The aim was to deepen the understanding of how young people comprehend sexting with a focus on ESI. Methods We conducted ten group interviews (3-7 participants each) with adolescent girls and boys in Sweden in 2019. There were two male and two female groups with 12-14-year-olds and four male and two female groups with 15-19-year-olds. Parental written consent was obtained for participants <15 years. Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results One overarching theme was found for both genders: “Sexting and ESI - a means to many ends and an everyday hassle”. The understanding of sexting and ESI dissemination was however only partly overlapping between genders. One difference was that boys expressed that often, the non-consensual dissemination of ESI was a means to 'mess with' or harass (most often) girls and not as a means to express romantic or sexual interest. In contrast, girls interpreted the motives behind boys sending unwanted ESI in various ways but not directly as a means of harassment. Furthermore, ESI often had adverse effects on girls' well-being. Conclusions The line between (unwanted) sexting/ESI and sexual harassment is problematic, and boys seem often to be using ESI to cross this line. Both girls and boys recognized the adverse mental health effects of ESI. These findings can inform internet safety educators, legal guardians, and school staff as well as other adults working with young people. Key messages For boys, the dissemination of ESI was often a means to ‘mess with’ others. In contrast, girls did not interpret the motives behind boys sending unwanted ESI as a means of harassment. Both girls and boys recognized the adverse mental health effects of unwanted ESI.

Development and validation of financial well-being related scales

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 1025-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Diba M.A. Abrantes-Braga ◽  
Tania Veludo-de-Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Additional Income

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop valid and reliable scales for assessing a driver and two obstacles potentially related to financial well-being (FWB): financial preparedness for emergency, beliefs of credit limits as additional income and risky indebtedness behaviour.Design/methodology/approachThe scales were developed from scratch across six studies, employing a two-step methodology, which encompassed both qualitative (e.g. focus group, interviews) and quantitative (i.e. online surveys) data collection. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were employed to test and validate the proposed scales.FindingsThis study provides a set of three parsimonious, self-reported behavioural measures that could be employed in conjunction with objective economic indicators to identify individuals who are financially ill prepared and potential candidates for delinquency. The three proposed scales achieved satisfactory levels of reliability and convergent and discriminant validity.Research limitations/implicationsThe resulting scales still need to be tested for predictive validity and in different consumer groups. The scales were validated in a single culture population (Brazil, a country that presents extraordinarily high credit card interest rates), and they should be tested cross-culturally in countries with different economic and credit policies.Originality/valueThe literature on FWB has traditionally employed objective financial indicators as an attempt to measure the concept of FWB and its elements. Self-reported behavioural measures of such constructs are scant to the point of being non-existent for some elements. This study is the first to offer scales for measuring the elements of financial preparedness for emergency, beliefs of credit limits as additional income and risky indebtedness behaviour.

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