scholarly journals The Impact of Market Assessment on The Sustainability of Humanitarian Projects in Yemen: INGOs Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Naif Morshed ◽  
Mohammed Saleh Al-Abed
Keyword(s):  
Market Concentration ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Critical Aspect ◽  
Project Staff ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
Project Closure ◽  
The Impact

Sustainability of humanitarian projects has increasingly become an important theme that all INGOs, donors, fundraisers, beneficiaries, and stakeholders are focusing on in the time being. However, some humanitarian projects in Yemen have been suffering from the lack of sustainability. This study aims to examine the impact of market assessment on the sustainability of humanitarian projects in Yemen from the perspective of international NGOs. Quantitative approach was employed, and questionnaires were used to collect data from nine INGOs in Yemen; namely OXFAM, Handicap, Care, ACF, NRC, DRC, Islamic Relief, Save Children and Acted. The sample comprises of 207 participants, out of which 168 (81.16%) responded. The results indicate that there is a significant strong positive correlation between market assessment and the sustainability of humanitarian projects in Yemen. In addition, the results show that market assessment explain 84.1% of the sustainability of humanitarian projects. Furthermore, market assessment has a significant impact on the sustainability of humanitarian projects. Necessarily, projects management should take market assessment as critical aspect along all the stages of projects cycles starting from need assessment to project designing, proposal development, planning, implementation and monitoring and finally in review and evaluation, the time of project closure, and lesson learned. If not, the sustainability of projects in Yemen will continue to be problematic and cause loose of satisfaction of beneficiaries and trust of donors. Similarly, all project staff should be aware of market developments around them, including the access to the market, concentration of the markets, availability and cost of required goods, accessibility by buyers and sellers to the market, and most importantly integration of several markets. Therefore, the design of the projects will be based on the practical points that will help to ensure the budget allocated and the best quality of response. Finally, the design of the projects should be built on lesson learned from previous projects in the same context and same experience in the thematic and geographic areas that have the full market assessment summaries.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL IMPACT OF ACNE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS - A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF RAWALPINDI

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1171-74
Author(s):  
Zubaida Rashid ◽  
Syed Fawad Mashhadi ◽  
Imtenan Sharif ◽  
Syeda Urooj Zaidi ◽  
Saira Maroof ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To assess the psychosocial impact of acne and to evaluate the quality of life in relation to severity of symptoms among young adults. Study Design: Cross-sectional – analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Outpatient Department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from Sep 2018 to Feb 2019. Methodology: We included 300 individuals visiting the hospital and their quality of life was assessed using Acne quality of life Index questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS-23. Results: Total scores were calculated for three domains of Quality of life in patients with Acne i.e. Self-perception, Emotional well-being and Social life. Out of these three domains, Social Life was most affected by acne (mean score 15.61 ± 7.37out of a total of 30) and Self-Perception was seen to be least affected (mean score 16.90 ± 8.20). There was a strong positive co-relation between the increasing severity of symptoms and impact on Self Perception (r=-0.58, p<0.01), between severity and Impact on Social life (r=-0.581, p<0.01) and between severity of symptoms and Impact on emotional well-being of the patients (r=-0.551, p<0.01). A significant difference was seen between the two genders with reference to the impact on “Social Life”, the meanscore for Males being 13.96 ± 7.55 while that for Females being 17.29 ± 6.81 (p<0.01). Conclusion: Acne has significant impact on the quality of life of patients treated by primary care physicians. The severity of symptoms had strong positive correlation with self-perception, social and emotional domains.

scholarly journals P410 Could the disease become ‘a friend’? The mediating role of illness acceptance on self-efficacy and quality of life of gastroenterological patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S376-S377
Author(s):  
A Rudnik ◽  
G Piotrowicz ◽  
G Rydzewska ◽  
M Bidzan ◽  
E Ozgo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are chronic conditions characterised by severe intestinal symptoms and other general symptoms, which impede daily functioning and affect the quality of life of patients. Understanding the significance of psychological factors in the disease development and therapy can improve the satisfaction with life of gastroenterological patients. The aim of the study was to analyse the impact of accepting the disease on the relation between an important personal resource, which is one’s self-efficacy and both satisfaction with life and components of the quality of life. Methods The study group consisted of 104 patients (N = 104), 58 women and 46 men suffering from IBS (35), UC (33) or CD (36). The average age equalled 32.56 years (SD = 11.04). The average duration of the disease was 8.5 years (SD = 6.9). The following research methods were used: the Generalised Self Efficacy Scale GSES (Schwarzer, Jerusalem, Juczynski), the Acceptance of Illness Scale AIS (Felton, Revenson, Hinrichsen, Polish adapt. by Juczynski), the Quality of Life SF-36v2 Questionnaire—the Polish version, the Satisfaction with Life Scale SWLS (Diener, Emmons, Larson, Griffin, Polish adapt. by Juczynski) and the author’s own questionnaire to collect the demographic data. Results The data were analysed using the independent sample t-test, chi-square test, Pearson correlation, regression analysis and mediation analysis. The study did not prove that the disease diagnosis (IBS, UC or CD) differed the level of satisfaction with life or the level of quality of life. Participants with IBS demonstrated a higher level of illness acceptance in comparison to IBD patients (p = 0.028). A strong positive correlation (p &lt; 0.01) was observed between generalised self-efficacy and satisfaction with life—SWL (r = 0.37) and components of quality of life: lower perceived bodily pain—BP (r = 0.20), social role functioning—SF (r = 0.29) and mental health—MH (r = 0.35). Results pointed out that acceptance of illness mediated the relationship between generalised self-efficacy and SWL, BP, SF, and MH (β = 0.38 95% CI: 0.16–0.59; β = 0.25 95% CI: 0.004–0.73; β = 1.23 95% CI: 0.20–2.25; β = 1.18 95% CI: 0.46–1.90). Conclusion Psychological factor as acceptance of illness can be considered to be a resource which helps to cope with challenges posed by gastrointestinal disorders. Therefore, it is so significant to increase its level by applying psychotherapeutic methods tailored to the age and the needs of a patient.

scholarly journals How to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life: COV19-QoL – the development, reliability and validity of a new scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selman Repišti ◽  
Nikolina Jovanović ◽  
Martina Rojnić Kuzman ◽  
Sara Medved ◽  
Stefan Jerotić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveThe primary objective of this paper is to present a short measure of perceptions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life, along with analysis of its reliability and validity in non-clinical and clinical samples.MethodsThe scale was named The COV19 – Impact on Quality of Life (COV19-QoL) and it consists of six items presented in the form of a 5-point Likert scale. The items (i.e. statements) cover main areas of quality of life with regard to mental health. The scale was administered to 1346 participants from the general population in Croatia (the non-clinical sample) and 201 patients with severe mental illness recruited from four European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia), constituting the clinical sample. The clinical sample was part of the randomised controlled trial IMPULSE funded by the European Commission. Data on age and gender were collected for both samples, along with psychiatric diagnoses collected for the clinical sample.ResultsMain findings included a high internal consistency of the scale and a moderate to strong positive correlation among participants’ scores on different items. Principal component analysis yielded one latent component. The correlation between participants’ age and their results on COV19-QoL was negligible. Participants’ perceived quality of life was the most impacted domain, whereas mental health, personal safety and levels of depression were the least impacted domains by the pandemic.DiscussionThe COV19-QoL is a reliable and valid scale which can be used to explore the impact of COVID-19 on quality of life. The scale can be successfully used by researchers and clinicians interested in the impact of the pandemic on people experiencing various pre-existing mental health issues (e.g. anxiety, mood and personality disorders) as well as those without such issues.

Impact of Value Education in Personal Behaviour of Students: A Case Study of Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Bharat Kumar Shrestha ◽  
Pooja Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Practice Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Values are certain characteristics which affect the behaviour and characters of an individual. Values are a kind of standard principles that are used to judge the worth of an idea or action. They provide the criteria by which we decide whether something is good or bad, right or wrong. Values are taught by the value education of school. In Nepal, there is separate course of value education in basic education (grade 6 to 8). The main aim of this study was to explore the impact of value education in personal behaviour of students. The study was conducted in three districts (Dolkha, Kavre and Chitwan) of Nepal among the 600 students and teachers. The study was based on the quantitative approach. The result shows that the value education had taught basic qualities of life like Honesty, hard work, respect for others, cooperation, compassion, and forgiveness. It has brought the positive change in personal behaviour of students. Though, they reported the need of improvement in teaching practices because there was significant difference between the importance level and practice level of value education to teach the quality of life to change in personal behaviour.

scholarly journals The Impact of Product Knowledge and Product Involvement to Repurchase Intention for Tupperware Products among Housewives in Surabaya, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 01037
Author(s):  
Priscillia Elsya ◽  
Ratih Indriyani
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Product Knowledge ◽  
Repurchase Intention ◽  
Product Involvement ◽  
Sales Success ◽  
Measuring Tool ◽  
Purchasing Patterns ◽  
The Impact

The number of consumers can be used as a measuring tool in determining the company's sales success. Repurchase intention reflects the needs of consumers in repeat purchasing patterns. Factors that can increase repurchase intention are knowledge of products and consumer involvement with products. Product knowledge can increase repurchase intention because with the information about the quality of the product can trigger repeat purchases. Also, product involvement can increase repurchase intention because the consumers can evaluate the products directly and decide to purchase another product that has met their needs This study aims to measure the effect of product knowledge on repurchase intention and the effect of product involvement on repurchase intention on Tupperware products for Surabaya market. The research is using a quantitative approach, and take a sample from housewives who reside in Surabaya. Data are collected through questionnaires distributed to 150 people. Only 102 questionnaires are valid. Then, the data are processed using SPSS. The results show that product knowledge affects repurchase intention and product involvement significantly affects repurchase intention in Tupperware products among housewives in Surabaya, Indonesia.

scholarly journals The impact CSR Disclosure on Earnings Quality: Analytical Study on Saudi Basic Materials Sector: أثر الإفصاح عن المسؤولية الاجتماعية على جودة الأرباح دراسة تحليلية في قطاع المواد الأساسية السعودي 2015-2017م

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Abdullah Ahmed Al-Maliki  -Najla Ibrahim Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Accruals Quality ◽  
Accounting Accruals ◽  
Csr Disclosure ◽  
The Impact

The current study aims to gain insight on the effect of social responsibility disclosure on the quality of earnings in (42) Saudi Basic Materials companies listed in the Saudi Financial Market. The extrapolation approach has been used to achieve the goals of the study. Also, the descriptive analytical approach has been employed to analyze the content of the financial reports of the sample companies for the period (2015 – 2017) in order to determine the level of disclosure of social responsibility. The quality of earnings has been measured by using the Modified Jones Model. The most significant study findings show that 92.5% of the sample companies disclosed their social responsibility using descriptive disclosure methods. The study findings also show that there is a statistically significant relationship between disclosure of social responsibility and between the improvement of the quality of earnings in the Basic Materials sector due to the strong positive correlation between discretionary accounting accruals and disclosure of social responsibility. The study has also found that there is a statistically significant relationship between social responsibility and between the effectiveness of the accruals method in measuring the quality of earnings in the Saudi Basic Materials sector, where the accruals quality method proved to be efficient in measuring the quality of earnings. In view of the findings, the study recommends to actively promote the role of the organizations that regulate social responsibility in order to increase the level of social responsibility, and to promote the role of monitoring which will in turn improve the quality and level of earnings. 

scholarly journals The Impact of Cross-Cultural Differences on Project Performance: A Study of Power Sector Development Operation and Electricity Sector Development Project in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1(V)) ◽  
pp. 44-63
Author(s):  
Fredrick Gubala ◽  
Olawumi Dele Awolusi
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Performance ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Project Staff ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Project Management Processes ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research was to establish a relationship between people’s cultural attributes, multinational project management processes, project technologies and project performance in Uganda’s energy sector concerning the practice during the implementation of the Power Sector Development Operation (PSDO) and Electricity Sector Development Project (ESDP) as case studies. The study employed a comprehensive survey design which mostly quantitative thus requiring the collection and analysis of data. It tangled both analytical and descriptive research designs. The research targeted 136 project beneficiaries or ‘project clients’ spread across the various target areas. The simple random sampling method was employed. Data compiled was reviewed to fill any gaps for incompleteness and inconsistency. This was to make ensure the exactness of the material provided acquired from the participants, through the continued reviews and comments provided by the Supervisor. Data was re-organized and software called the Statistical package. For social scientists (SPSS) was used to enter the data and analyze it, the results indicated a strong positive correlation people’s cultural attributes and project performance, multinational project management processes and project performance and between project technologies and project performance(r = .535** p ? 0.01, r = .758** p ? 0.01 and r = .656** p ? 0.01) correspondingly. It was concluded that people’s culture attributes, multinational project management and project technologies are pre-requisites for effective project performance in the Power Sector Development Operation Project and Electricity Sector Development project in Uganda and that Project technologies are a better predictor of project performance. The suggestion or recommendation for project managers to ensure that they progress implementation of their projects, peoples culture attributes, multinational project management and project technologies need to be enhanced through training of project staff and effective involvement of the communities.

Does Hospital Status Affect Performance?

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-251
Author(s):  
Jomon A. Paul ◽  
Benedikt Quosigk ◽  
Leo MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Market Concentration ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Readmission Rates ◽  
Significant Evidence ◽  
Hospital Market ◽  
Market Competitiveness ◽  
Profit Status ◽  
The Impact

This article investigates the impact of hospital profit status on quality of care as measured by risk-adjusted, 30-day, inpatient readmission rates gathered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It also evaluates the association between inpatient readmission rates and market concentration, measured by the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index, and various hospital characteristics. It concludes that nonprofit (NP) hospitals have a statistically significant negative association with readmission rates because they can focus on their mission without intense pressure to make a profit. We find no significant association between quality of care and hospital market competitiveness nor any statistically significant evidence to reject the exogeneity assumption of NP status.

scholarly journals The Impact of Virtual Reality Training on the Quality of Real Antromastoidectomy Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 3197
Author(s):  
Wojciech Gawęcki ◽  
Magdalena Węgrzyniak ◽  
Patrycja Mickiewicz ◽  
Maria Bratumiła Gawłowska ◽  
Marcin Talar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Temporal Bone ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Bone Surgery ◽  
Temporal Bone Surgery ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Background: The aim of this paper is to analyze the results of virtual reality (VR) antromastoidectomy simulation training and the transferability of the obtained skills to real temporal bone surgery. Methods: The study was conducted prospectively on a group of 10 physicians, and was composed of five VR simulation training sessions followed by live temporal bone surgery. The quality of performance was evaluated with a Task-Based Checklist (TBC) prepared by John Hopkins Hospital. Additionally, during every VR session, the number and type of mistakes (complications) were noted. Results: The quality of performance measured by the TBC increased significantly during consecutive VR sessions. The mean scores for the first and fifth sessions were 1.84 and 4.27, respectively (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the number of mistakes in consecutive VR sessions was gradually reduced from 11 to 0. During supervised surgery, all the participants were able to perform at least part of an antromastoidectomy, and the mean TBC score was 3.57. There was a significant strong positive correlation between the individual results of the fifth VR session and the individual results of supervised surgery in the operating room (rp = 0.89, p = 0.001). Conclusions: Virtual reality for temporal bone training makes it possible to acquire surgical skills in a safe environment before performing supervised surgery. Furthermore, the individual final score of virtual antromastoidectomy training allows a prediction of the quality of performance in real surgery.

Self-Compassion and Quality of Life in Adults Who Stutter

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2097-2108
Author(s):  
Robyn L. Croft ◽  
Courtney T. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
The Self ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Adults Who Stutter ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify levels of self-compassion in adults who do and do not stutter and to determine whether self-compassion predicts the impact of stuttering on quality of life in adults who stutter. Method Participants included 140 adults who do and do not stutter matched for age and gender. All participants completed the Self-Compassion Scale. Adults who stutter also completed the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering. Data were analyzed for self-compassion differences between and within adults who do and do not stutter and to predict self-compassion on quality of life in adults who stutter. Results Adults who do and do not stutter exhibited no significant differences in total self-compassion, regardless of participant gender. A simple linear regression of the total self-compassion score and total Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering score showed a significant, negative linear relationship of self-compassion predicting the impact of stuttering on quality of life. Conclusions Data suggest that higher levels of self-kindness, mindfulness, and social connectedness (i.e., self-compassion) are related to reduced negative reactions to stuttering, an increased participation in daily communication situations, and an improved overall quality of life. Future research should replicate current findings and identify moderators of the self-compassion–quality of life relationship.

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