scholarly journals Parental Death, Grief and Bereavement: A Qualitative Study of College Students Who Have a Parent with Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Yong Tang ◽  
Yingying Li
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
College Student ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Parental Death ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Loss Of A Parent ◽  
Screening Survey

Objective The loss of a parent with cancer is one of the most traumatic events a college student can face. The purpose of this study was to identify the main elements of bereavement experiences among college students in China who lost a parent with cancer. Methods A total of 18 college students volunteered to take part in three focus groups. Results Four themes were developed through content analysis: facing huge life’s changes, experiencing loss and suffering, challenges and coping strategies for facing parental death, and re-interpreting death. These four main themes were then divided into 15 sub-themes. Conclusions The analysis showed that parental death may negatively influence college students’ bereavement processes. Bereavement should include screening to aid in the recognition of high-risk adolescents through screening survey and screening interviews.

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN SUICIDE IDEATORS AND NON-IDEATORS

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon B. Ellis ◽  
Leslie N. Jones
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Female College Student ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Reasons For Living Inventory ◽  
And Coping

Research has shown that college students have a high risk of engaging in suicidal behaviors. Gaining more information about the belief systems of students and the adaptive reasons for living, lacking in suicide ideators, may provide valuable information about these behaviors and ways to prevent them. This study examined reasons for living in male and female college student suicide ideators and non-ideators in order to identify adaptive reasons for living, lacking in suicide ideators. Mean scores of the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL) subscales and total score were used. Each subject answered a demographic questionnaire, a suicide questionnaire and the RFL. Analyses of Variance revealed a main effect for ideation status with non-ideators scoring higher than ideators on Survival and Coping Beliefs, Responsibility to Friends, and on the RFL total score. A main effect for sex was found on Fear of Suicide and Responsibility to Family subscales with women scoring higher than men. Women did not describe themselves as suicide ideators more often than did men.

scholarly journals Living with a left ventricular assist device: psychological burden and coping: protocol for a cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e037017
Author(s):  
Michael Levelink ◽  
Harald Christian Eichstaedt ◽  
Sven Meyer ◽  
Anna Levke Brütt
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
The Cross ◽  
And Coping

IntroductionDue to technological progress and persistent shortage of donor hearts, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have become established in the treatment of advanced heart failure. Accordingly, more patients live with LVADs for prolonged periods. Related research focused primarily on clinical issues and little is known about psychosocial aspects of living with an LVAD. This study aims to explore psychological burden and coping following LVAD implantation.Methods and analysisAn exploratory qualitative study with cross-sectional and longitudinal elements will be carried out. At least 18 patients with LVAD who have the device implanted from a few weeks to more than 3 years will be interviewed in the cross-sectional component using an interview guide. A subsample of patients who live with the LVAD for up to 3 months when recruited will be interviewed two additional times in the following year. The cross-sectional interviews will be analysed using an inductive qualitative content analysis to describe psychological burden, coping resources and behaviour from the patient’s perspective. Based on the findings, the longitudinal interviews will be analysed with a deductive content analysis to explore psychological adjustment during the first year after implantation. The findings will provide a deeper understanding of the complex and specific situation of patients with LVAD and of psychological adjustment to living with a life-sustaining implant. This can help clinicians in considering individual aspects to promote patient outcomes and is the basis for further research on healthcare interventions or technical solutions to reduce burden and for developing rehabilitation measures to promote psychosocial outcomes.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was obtained from the ethics committee of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Oldenburg (2019-023). Study findings will be disseminated at national and international conferences and through peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numberGerman Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00016883).

scholarly journals “Don’t Make Me Feel Dumb”: Transfer Students, the Library, and Acclimating to a New Campus

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
Matthew Harrick ◽  
Lee Ann Fullington
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Transfer Students ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Brooklyn College ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Current Information ◽  
Screening Survey

Abstract Objective – This qualitative study sought to delineate and understand the role of the library in addressing the barriers transfer students experience upon acclimating to their new campus. Methods – A screening survey was used to recruit transfer students in their first semester at Brooklyn College (BC) to participate in focus groups. The participants discussed the issues they encountered by answering open-ended questions about their experiences on campus, and with the library specifically. Results – Transfer students desired current information about campus procedures, services, and academic support. They often had to find this information on their own, wasting valuable time. Students felt confused and stressed by this process; however, strategic library involvement can help alleviate this stress. Conclusion – Involving the library more fully in orientations could ease students’ confusion in their transitional semester. Students desired local knowledge, and the library is in a key position to disseminate this information.

Does Mood Affect Reasons for Living? Yes

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon B. Ellis ◽  
Lillian M. Range
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Mood Induction ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Mood Manipulation ◽  
Reasons For Living Inventory ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Adaptive life-maintaining characteristics, which may be present in non-suicidal people and absent in suicidal people, have received little attention. This study examined the relationship between these adaptive characteristics and mood by giving the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL) to 199 college students, a group that has recently been shown to be at high risk for suicidal behavior. Subjects completed the RFL, experienced a mood induction or served as a control, and then completed the RFL a second time. Analyses of variance of RFL change scores indicated that elated subjects differed from all others in overall RFL and responsibility to family scores, which improved while others remained about the same. Also, depressed subjects differed from all others in their survival and coping beliefs, which dropped while others remained about the same. These results suggest that a brief intervention such as a mood manipulation technique may positively or negatively affect reasons that people have for not committing suicide.

scholarly journals Assessment of the procedures record by professionals of Psychosocial Care Centers

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 5) ◽  
pp. 2191-2198
Author(s):  
Nathália dos Santos Silva ◽  
Nayana Cristina Souza Camargo ◽  
Ana Lúcia Queiroz Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Psychosocial Care ◽  
The State ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Intervening Factors

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the use of procedures record tools as data source for monitoring and assessment of Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS- Centros de Atenção Psicossocial). Method: A descriptive, exploratory qualitative study was carried out in seven CAPS in the state of Goiás. A total of 58 professionals participated, and the data collection was from April to May 2016 through focus groups. The data were submitted to the thematic analysis of content with the aid of the ATLAS.ti 6.2 software. Results: Three thematic categories emerged from the content analysis: Understanding about the record of Psychosocial Care Centers procedures; Management of the record tools of Psychosocial Care Centers procedures; and Intervening factors for recording Psychosocial Care Centers procedures. Final considerations: Investment in the Permanent Education of professionals will be necessary; focusing on the management of the records resulted from the actions developed in the CAPS to qualify the information and the work process of the professionals.

Stressors and Coping Methods of Turkish Adolescents With High and Low Risk of Depression: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 107839031989508
Author(s):  
Burcu Özkul ◽  
Neslihan Partlak Günüşen
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Western Turkey ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
And Coping

BACKGROUND: Stress and coping skills are essential factors in the etiology of depression. Understanding the stressors and coping strategies of adolescents in Turkey may help determine the content of the country-specific depression prevention program. AIMS: The purpose of this study was to understand the stressors of adolescents with a high or low risk of depression and how they coped with these stressors. METHOD: This descriptive qualitative study was conducted in a high school in western Turkey. The data were collected via semistructured individual interviews. Eleven adolescents with high risk of depression and 10 adolescents with low risk of depression were included in the study. Content analysis technique was used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The stressors of adolescents and their coping were grouped into three themes: stressors, factors affecting coping strategies of adolescents, and coping. Stressors theme consists of three subthemes: family relationship, peer relationship, and telephone/internet usage. The factors affecting coping strategies of adolescents theme consists of four subthemes: cognitive distortions, self-perception, family relationships, and peer relationships. The coping theme consists of two subthemes: engagement coping and disengagement coping. CONCLUSIONS: It was determined that adolescents with a high risk of depression had more stressors and used more disengagement-coping techniques. It is recommended that to prevent depression among adolescents, school nurses should take initiatives to strengthen the coping strategies of adolescents with high risk of depression.

scholarly journals Reproductive healthcare in prison: A qualitative study of women’s experiences and perspectives in Ontario, Canada

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251853
Author(s):  
Jessica Liauw ◽  
Jessica Jurgutis ◽  
Elysée Nouvet ◽  
Brigid Dineley ◽  
Hannah Kearney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Access To Healthcare ◽  
Reproductive Justice ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Women In Prison ◽  
Reproductive Healthcare

Objective To explore women’s experiences and perspectives of reproductive healthcare in prison. Methods We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured focus groups in 2018 with women in a provincial prison in Ontario, Canada. We asked participants about their experiences and perspectives of pregnancy and contraception related to healthcare in prison. We used a combination of deductive and inductive content analysis to categorize data. A concept map was generated using a reproductive justice framework. Results The data reflected three components of a reproductive justice framework: 1) women have limited access to healthcare in prison, 2) reproductive safety and dignity influence attitudes toward pregnancy and contraception, and 3) women in prison want better reproductive healthcare. Discrimination and stigma were commonly invoked throughout women’s experiences in seeking reproductive healthcare. Conclusions Improving reproductive healthcare for women in prison is crucial to promoting reproductive justice in this population. Efforts to increase access to comprehensive, responsive, and timely reproductive healthcare should be informed by the needs and desires of women in prison and should actively seek to reduce their experience of discrimination and stigma in this context.

The Advanced Undecided College Student: A Qualitative Study

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J. Hagstrom ◽  
Thomas M. Skovholt ◽  
David A. Rivers
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
College Student ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Research University ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Good Decision ◽  
Family Issues ◽  
Advising Relationship ◽  
Undecided College Students

This qualitative study examined 16 advanced undecided college students at a large Midwestern research university and identified eight themes in their experiences with undecidedness: a) frustration, anxiety, and hopelessness; b) fear of commitment; c) fear of judgment; d) self-doubt and low self-esteem; e) difficulty setting goals; f) family issues; g) reluctance to seek help; and h) the desire for a personal, caring advising relationship. All of the students viewed undecidedness as a distressing experience, and all seemed to need help developing good decision-making skills. Additional conclusions, observations, and advising implications are discussed.

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