scholarly journals Midwives’ Experiences with and Perspectives on Online (Nutritional) Counselling and mHealth Applications for Pregnant Women; an Explorative Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6733
Author(s):  
Renate F. Wit ◽  
Desiree A. Lucassen ◽  
Yvette H. Beulen ◽  
Janine P. M. Faessen ◽  
Marina Bos-de Vos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Midwifery Care ◽  
Prenatal Nutrition ◽  
Nutritional Counselling ◽  
Primary Contact ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Mhealth Apps

Prenatal nutrition is a key predictor of early-life development. However, despite mass campaigns to stimulate healthy nutrition during pregnancy, the diet of Dutch pregnant women is often suboptimal. Innovative technologies offer an opportunity to develop tailored tools, which resulted in the release of various apps on healthy nutrition during pregnancy. As midwives act as primary contact for Dutch pregnant women, the goal was to explore the experiences and perspectives of midwives on (1) nutritional counselling during pregnancy, and (2) nutritional mHealth apps to support midwifery care. Analyses of eleven in-depth interviews indicated that nutritional counselling involved the referral to websites, a brochure, and an app developed by the Dutch Nutrition Centre. Midwives were aware of the existence of other nutritional mHealth apps but felt uncertain about their trustworthiness. Nevertheless, midwives were open towards the implementation of new tools providing that these are trustworthy, accessible, user-friendly, personalised, scientifically sound, and contain easy-digestible information. Midwives stressed the need for guidelines for professionals on the implementation of new tools. Involving midwives early-on in the development of future nutritional mHealth apps may facilitate better alignment with the needs and preferences of end-users and professionals, and thus increase the likelihood of successful implementation in midwifery practice.

The Science and Art of Interviewing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Gerson ◽  
Sarah Damaske
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Hidden Patterns ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Depth Interviews

Qualitative interviewing is one of the most widely used methods in social research, but it is arguably the least well understood. To address that gap, this book offers a theoretically rigorous, empirically rich, and user-friendly set of strategies for conceiving and conducting interview-based research. Much more than a how-to manual, the book shows why depth interviewing is an indispensable method for discovering and explaining the social world—shedding light on the hidden patterns and dynamics that take place within institutions, social contexts, relationships, and individual experiences. It offers a step-by-step guide through every stage in the research process, from initially formulating a question to developing arguments and presenting the results. To do this, the book shows how to develop a research question, decide on and find an appropriate sample, construct an interview guide, conduct probing and theoretically focused interviews, and systematically analyze the complex material that depth interviews provide—all in the service of finding and presenting important new empirical discoveries and theoretical insights. The book also lays out the ever-present but rarely discussed challenges that interviewers routinely encounter and then presents grounded, thoughtful ways to respond to them. By addressing the most heated debates about the scientific status of qualitative methods, the book demonstrates how depth interviewing makes unique and essential contributions to the research enterprise. With an emphasis on the integral relationship between carefully crafted research and theory building, the book offers a compelling vision for what the “interviewing imagination” can and should be.

Parental conceptions of the rotavirus vaccine during implementation in Stockholm: A phenomenographic study

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Sjögren ◽  
Lina Schollin Ask ◽  
Åke Örtqvist ◽  
Margareta Asp
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Rotavirus Vaccine ◽  
Stockholm County ◽  
Immunization Program ◽  
Rotavirus Infection ◽  
Phenomenographic Study ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Child Immunization Program

In 2014, Stockholm became the first Swedish county to introduce the rotavirus vaccine, which is given from as early as six weeks of age. The aim of this study was to describe parental conceptions of rotavirus infection and vaccination during its implementation as part of the child immunization program, as their support is vital for any new vaccine. The study followed a descriptive, qualitative design with a phenomenographic approach. Ten in-depth interviews with parents were conducted in Stockholm County, transcribed and analyzed to describe qualitatively different conceptions of rotavirus infection and vaccination. Four main categories were identified: to vaccinate without doubt, hesitant to vaccinate, risky to vaccinate, and unnecessary to vaccinate. All the parents had in common the desire to protect their children from suffering, either by vaccinating their child in order to avoid rotavirus infection or by not vaccinating their child because of concerns about the side effects. It is important that child health-care professionals understand the variations of conceptions that influence the parents’ decisions and that these conceptions may differ considerably. Individualized parental information about rotavirus infection and vaccination would help to achieve a successful implementation of the vaccination program.

scholarly journals Maternal Nutrition Education Provided by Midwives: A Qualitative Study in an Antenatal Clinic, Uganda

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Nankumbi ◽  
Tom Dennis Ngabirano ◽  
Gorrette Nalwadda
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Maternal Nutrition ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Organization Mode ◽  
Healthy Habits ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Special Circumstances ◽  
Depth Interviews

Maternalnutrition during pregnancy affects the health of the mother and baby. The objective of this paper is to describe the maternal nutrition education offered by midwives to women attending an antenatal clinic. The study also examined the resources, support, and the needs of the midwives in offering the nutrition education. Six in-depth interviews with the midwives, six direct structured observations of the group education, and 12 one-on-one interactions of midwife and pregnant women observations were completed. The interviews and field observation notes were typed and analyzed using the latent content analysis. The emerging themes were the maternal nutrition education and the education needs of the midwives. The content and presentation of maternal nutrition were inadequate in scope and depth. The maternal nutrition education was offered to only pregnant women attending the first antenatal care visit. The routine antenatal education session lasted 45 minutes to 1 hour, covering a variety of topics, but the nutritional component was allotted minimal time (5–15 minutes). The organization, mode of delivery, guidelines, resources, and service environment were extremely deficient. The relevance of appropriate weight gain during pregnancy, guidelines for healthy habits, avoidance of substance abuse, and nutrition precautions in special circumstances was missing in the nutrition presentation. Information, maternal nutrition education resources, infrastructure, and health system gaps were identified. There was an inefficient nutrition education offered to the pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic. As means of promoting effective nutrition education, appropriate in-service training, mentorship, and support for the midwives are needed, as well as infrastructural and resource provision.

scholarly journals Low Utilization of Insecticide-Treated Bed Net among Pregnant Women in the Middle Belt of Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Manu ◽  
Ellen Abrafi Boamah-Kaali ◽  
Lawrence Gyabaa Febir ◽  
Emmanuel Ayipah ◽  
Seth Owusu-Agyei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Premature Birth ◽  
Preventive Strategies ◽  
Insecticide Treated Nets ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Malaria Burden ◽  
Itn Use ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background. Malaria in pregnancy leads to low birth weight, premature birth, anaemia, and maternal and neonatal mortality. Use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) during pregnancy is one of the proven interventions to reduce the malaria burden. However, Ghana has not achieved its target for ITN use among pregnant women. Methods. A qualitative study was conducted in seven communities purposively selected from the middle belt of Ghana. Participants who had delivered in the six months prior to this study were selected. In all, seven focus group discussions and twenty-four in-depth interviews were conducted between June and August 2010. Results. Respondents knew of the importance of ITNs and other malaria-preventive strategies. Factors such as financial access and missed opportunities of free distribution denied some pregnant women the opportunity to own or use an ITN. Reasons for not using ITNs during pregnancy included discomfort resulting from heat, smell of the net, and difficulty in hanging the net. Participants maintained their ITNs by preventing holes in the nets, retreatment, and infrequent washing. Conclusion. Pregnant women know about the causes and prevention of malaria. However, this knowledge is not transformed into practice due to lack of access to ITNs and sleeping discomforts among other logistical constraints.

scholarly journals Analysis of Apparatus Resource Development as an Effort to Improve Performance:A Study of Regional Office of the West Kutai Regency

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhardiman
Keyword(s):  
Resource Development ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The West ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Behavioral Attitudes ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this research is to describe, analyze aspects related to the method of developing apparatus resources in the KutaiKartanegara Regency Regional Secretariat and apparatus performance. This research uses descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using in-depth interviews, documentation, and observation. The results showed that the successful implementation of regional autonomy requires apparatus who have the ability, knowledge, and skills as well as behavioral attitudes. Development of apparatus resources must be done with a mechanism or stages so that the objectives of the apparatus and the organization as a whole can be achieved. Development of personnel resources is an important instrument in improving the performance of the apparatus. Implementation of apparatus resource development in the Regional Secretariat of the Regency of KutaiKartanegara in order to improve the performance of the apparatus using the On the Job method and the Off the Job method. Appraisal performance can be seen from aspects of the quantity of work, quality of work, timeliness and knowledge of work, as well as objectives.

scholarly journals Survey and Explain the role of Sensemaking in Successful Strategy Implementation in Iran’s Automotive Companies

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-215
Author(s):  
Seyed Farhad Hosseini ◽  
Seyed Hamid Khodadad Hosseini ◽  
Asadollah Kordnaiej ◽  
Parviz Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Discourse Context ◽  
Successful Strategy ◽  
Collective Sensemaking ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Operational Excellence ◽  
Depth Interviews

There is not a dominant model that could explain key factors of sensemaking of strategy implementation and interactions between them. The purpose of this study is designing and explaining the role of sensemaking in successful strategy implementation along with a combination of factors which influence implementation sensemaking. This study surveyed the factors influencing sensemaking of successful strategy implementation in top Iran’s automotive companies. This is a qualitative research that uses grounded theory to obtain insight about the role of sensemaking in successful implementation through in-depth interviews with 22 individuals (Managers, Assistant Directors and Academic Professors) and used gathered data to design a model of sensemaking in successful strategy implementation. Based on open and axial coding, 21 effective variables were conceptualized and classified in seven major categories then final model was designed. This theory explains factors that affect the sensemaking of successful strategy implementation and how these factors interact with each other. Sensemaking in Successful implementation of strategies depends on Sensemaking Context, Key Executers, Discourse Context, Intervening Conditions and Collective Sensemaking. Sensemaking Context cause sensemaking and sensegiving of key executers and key executers itself along with Discourse Context and Intervening Conditions lead to collective sensemaking. The consequence of model is sensemaking of successful strategy implementation that consists of maintaining and recording the meaning and its strengthening, collective effort, continuous strategy implementation and operational excellence of the organization.

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