scholarly journals The Impact of Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law on Poor Income Class Families: A Phenomenological Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Dave Mendoza Pregoner ◽  
Ayesha Ebrahim ◽  
Elijah Mojares ◽  
Reiner Montes
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Tax Reform ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Income Class ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Impact

This qualitative research through phenomenological approach in which it is made to gather important data and information based on the participant’s experiences of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act. The interview collected data using in-depth interview where the questions were semi-structured for deeper clarification and further discussions. After the data was being collected, there were three themes formulated as the effects after the implementation of TRAIN law on poor income class families. According to the findings, the impact of TRAIN law to the poor are mostly the basic need such as food in which it is needed to reduce their budget for them to survive since there are other things that needed to be paid such like utility bills and debts. Furthermore, it also affects the mental and well-being of a person such as anxiety, stress, and depression due to financial problems. It is therefore concluded that after the implementation of TRAIN the poor income class families becomes poorer.

scholarly journals Impact of critical illness news on the family: hermeneutic phenomenological study

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabela Pereira Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Critical Illness ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

ABSTRACT Objective: Understand the impact of critical-illness news on the experience of family members at an Intensive Care Unit. Method: Phenomenological approach according to Van Manen's method. Open interviews were held with 21 family members. From analysis and interpretation of the data, three essential themes were identified: the unexpected; the pronouncement of death; and the impact on self-caring within the family. The study complied with the ethical principles inherent to research involving humans. Results: The unexpected news and death of the sick person influence the well-being and self-care of family members, affecting their ability for analysis and decision making. It was observed that the family experiences the news with suffering, mainly due to the anticipation arising from the events. Final considerations: The humanity of nurses was revealed in response to the needs of the family. In view of the requirements for information, it was verified that the information transmitted allowed them to become aware of themselves, to become empowered in their daily lives and to alleviate the emotional burden experienced.

The effects of debt restructurings on income inequality in the developing world

2021 ◽  
pp. 135406612110014
Author(s):  
Glen Biglaiser ◽  
Ronald J. McGauvran
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Tax Reform ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Impact

Developing countries, saddled with debts, often prefer investors absorb losses through debt restructurings. By not making full repayments, debtor governments could increase social spending, serving poorer constituents, and, in turn, lowering income inequality. Alternatively, debtor governments could reduce taxes and cut government spending, bolstering the assets of the rich at the expense of the poor. Using panel data for 71 developing countries from 1986 to 2016, we assess the effects of debt restructurings on societal income distribution. Specifically, we study the impact of debt restructurings on social spending, tax reform, and income inequality. We find that countries receiving debt restructurings tend to use their newly acquired economic flexibility to reduce taxes and lower social spending, worsening income inequality. The results are also robust to different model specifications. Our study contributes to the globalization and the poor debate, suggesting the economic harm caused to the less well-off following debt restructurings.

Adding to the Truth of the Matter: The Case for Qualitative Research

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine L. Florczak
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Translational Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

The purpose of this column is to discuss the impact that qualitative research has on translational research, whose aim is to improve the health and well-being of individuals. To that end, rigorous qualitative research is examined; translational research is entertained and the manner in which qualitative research can be a co-equal partner with quantitative research is proposed.

Experience of Burnout Syndrome In Resident Physicians

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S488-S488
Author(s):  
P. Cigarroa-Vázquez ◽  
I. Vargas-Huicochea
Keyword(s):  
Basic Needs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Impact

Medical residents, as a population that is in formation and that represents the workforce in public hospitals, are in a particularly vulnerable situation for the development of burnout syndrome (BOS), defined as a psychosocial disease in response to chronic stress in the work environment. This study analyzed the impact of BOS on a personal level, residents’ ways of coping, and the perceived needs to prevent it.ObjectivesTo analyze the experience of BOS in medical residents of Mexico City.MethodsQualitative design with a phenomenological approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. Participants were medical residents in training who agreed to participate. Data analysis was based meaning categorization and condensation, as well as some elements of discourse analysis.ResultsWe had interviews with residents of gynaecology, otorhinolaryngology, family medicine and psychiatry. We have found that there are some specific aspects that contribute to the development BOS:– the hidden curriculum that has become evident through unnecessary punishments;– various roles to be met simultaneously by residents;– the basic needs like sleeping and eating right are not being met due to excessive workload.– impact in general health.ConclusionsIt is necessary to make visible the complexity of the BOS and its impact on trainees to prevent deterioration in the quality of life and overall health status. It would be to achieve the satisfaction of basic needs as essential conditions for physical and mental well-being of all human beings, and more so for those whose task is to contribute to the health of others.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Environmental Stressors: The Mental Health Impacts of Living Near Industrial Activity

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Downey ◽  
Marieke Van Willigen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Toxic Release Inventory ◽  
Neighborhood Disorder ◽  
Industrial Activity ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Impact

A growing literature examines whether the poor, the working class, and people of color are disproportionately likely to live in environmentally hazardous neighborhoods. This literature assumes that environmental characteristics such as industrial pollution and hazardous waste are detrimental to human health, an assumption that has not been well tested. Drawing upon the sociology of mental health and environmental inequality studies, we ask whether industrial activity has an impact on psychological well-being. We link individual-level survey data with data from the U.S. Census and the Toxic Release Inventory and find that residential proximity to industrial activity has a negative impact on mental health. This impact is both direct and mediated by individuals' perceptions of neighborhood disorder and personal powerlessness, and the impact is greater for minorities and the poor than it is for whites and wealthier individuals. These results suggest that public health officials need to take seriously the mental health impacts of living near industrial facilities.

The Transliminal Self: The Ebb and Flow of the Kidney Transplant Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Bogue Kerr ◽  
Marguerite Soulière ◽  
Lorraine Bell
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Rites Of Passage ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

For people with kidney disease, transplantation is considered a better treatment option than dialysis. A kidney transplant does not, however, ensure an illness-free existence. Compared with the wealth of literature produced from a biomedical perspective, there is little qualitative research focused on the young adult transplant experience. This article presents the findings of a phenomenological study exploring young adults’ kidney transplant experiences. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, semidirected interviews were conducted with five people. Analysis of the transcribed interviews revealed that these individuals’ kidney transplant experiences were paradoxical in nature: Participants described an existence between sickness and health, self and other, life and death. Consequently, liminality was identified as one of the experience’s key elements and used together with the concept of rites of passage in its analysis. To incorporate these experiences, the term transliminal self is proposed.

scholarly journals Motherhood and Home Quarantine: Exploring the Experiences of Iranian Mothers in Caring for their Children During the COVID-19 Outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Anahita Khodabakhshi-koolaee ◽  
◽  
Mahsa Aghaei Malekabadi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mother Child Relationships ◽  
Role Concerns ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

Background: Following the spread of new coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) in Iran, people began a new lifestyle in quarantine to survive the disease. Mother-child relationships were affected by this new lifestyle. This phenomenological study was conducted to explore the experiences of Iranian mothers in caring for their children during COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted with an interpretive phenomenological approach. The participants were selected using purposive sampling among mothers living in Tehran in 2020. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The participants were mothers with 7- to 9-year-old children with the experience of living in quarantine.  The collected data were theoretically saturated after 17 interviews. All the interviews were recorded and transcribed, and the resulting data were analyzed using van Manen’s phenomenological approach. Results: Four main themes were extracted from the collected data: the mother’s health and physical concerns, confusion in playing the motherhood role, concerns about educational quality and wasting learning opportunities, and concerns about the impact of financial disputes on children.  Conclusion: The experiences of the mothers as the main caregivers in home quarantine were very unique. Understanding the complexities of their experiences, beliefs, and attitudes about motherhood and caring for children in quarantine can provide useful insights for decision-makers, healthcare professionals, and mental health professionals.

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support and Psychological Well-being among Visually Impaired Individuals: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Positive Social Support ◽  
The Impact

Social support is an important resource which facilitates coping and raises the quality of life. This study examines how different forms of social support are perceived by the visually impaired individuals living in Turkey (positive or negative), and the impact on these individuals’ psychological well-being. This qualitative phenomenological study is conducted by semi-structured interview techniques and 21 visually impaired and volunteer (11 female, 10 male) adults over 18 years (M = 28, SD = 6,34) who live in Ankara participated in the study. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. There were 4 main themes: Centrality of the sighted world, negative social support, positive social support, and accessibility. The most frequently repeated sub themes were gathered under the main themes of negative social support and centrality of the sighted world; the majority of the participants mentioned the effect of living independently. Moreover, the lack of information in society and the negative effects of interference under the will to help are frequently mentioned. On the other hand, the sub themes of mutual support, perceiving blindness as a difference, not a deficiency were presented under the main theme of positive social support. Keywords: Visually impaired, perceived social support, psychological well-being

scholarly journals PRAKTEK QARDH DI BANK WAKAF MIKRO ALPEND BAROKAH MANDIRI PERSPEKTIF ISLAM, PEMBERDAYAAN UMKM (Studi di BWM Al-Amien Prenduan)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibnu Kusuma Negara ◽  
Sriyati Sriyatin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Medium Businesses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

ABSTRACTThe purpose of his research is to find out and analyze the practice of the qardh in Islamic perspective, and the impact of the practice of financing with the Qardh contract on empowerment UMKM , as well as supporting and inhibiting factors and solutions of the empoerment. This research uses descriptive qualitative research with a phenomenological approach as the main theoretical basis. The data collection techniques used interviews, observation, documentation, about the practice of Qardh Practices at the Bank Wakaf Mikro Alpen Barokah Mandiri Islamic Perspective in empowerment Small and Medium Businesses (UMKM) Around the Boarding School. The collected data is then managed and analyzed using descriptive qualitative. Keywords : Qardh Practice, Impact, Empowerment Of Supporting Factors, Inhibiting Factors

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