Addiction peer recovery coach training pilot: assessment of confidence levels

Background Peer recovery coaches (PRCs) have become a critical tool in addiction treatment in many areas of the world. Despite this fact, no identified research has examined the process or impact of PRC training. Furthermore, no scales were identified to measure trainee confidence in various PRC techniques. The goal of this article is to analyze the process and immediate impact of PRC training of twelve American Indians (AIs) in a culturally-specific program. We focus most specifically on trainee confidence levels. Methods No written consent was obtained and completion of the assessment was considered consent. Trainees completed self-assessments before and after the training. The self-assessment examined nine areas ranging from understanding the role of PRCs to knowledge of effective PRC techniques. Paired t-tests were used to assess for changes in individual trainee responses between the pre- and post-assessments. Results Pre-training responses ranged from moderate to high. Questions with the lowest average confidence levels address PRC activities or specific techniques to facilitate recovery. All nine questions showed statistically significant mean improvements in the post-training self-assessments. Questions regarding specific PRC activities and techniques showed the greatest improvement. Questions relating to helping people more generally showed the smallest improvement. Average post-training responses fell within a very narrow range indicating relatively consistent confidence levels across skills. Analysis indicates participants were possibly over-confident in certain areas (i.e., maintaining boundaries). This small pilot represents an initial attempt to measure confidence levels of PRC trainees. The findings may inform future training by identifying certain areas where emphasis might be most helpful for trainees. In addition, it is hoped that this work will encourage more systematic analysis of the impact of PRC training on individuals.

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Enhancing Students’ Understanding and Revision of Narrative Writing through Self-Assessment and Dialogue: A Qualitative Multi-Case Study

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2015.2351 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Stephanie Baxa

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Fifth Grade ◽

Future Research ◽

Writing Conferences ◽

Teacher Language ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Self Assessments ◽

Teacher Assessments ◽

The Impact

With students losing hope when faced with challenges in the classroom, daily student-involved formative assessment that contributes to a growth mindset is essential. Through self-assessment and dialogue, students can generate feedback used for improvement of their writing, and teachers can give feedback that fosters self-efficacy. The purpose of this qualitative multi-case study was to explore the growth of fifth-grade writers as they participated in self-assessment, writing conferences with their teacher, and story revision. Research questions focused on students’ ability to explain learning targets and strengths and weaknesses of their writing and their ability to revise their writing. The participants, two male and one female, were randomly chosen from the teacher/researcher’s fifth-grade classroom in a large public school in the Midwest. Data sources included audio-recorded interviews and writing conferences, student-written work and self-assessments, and teacher assessments and notes. Self-assessment and dialogue with the teacher served as tools for providing feedback to the student and the teacher. Throughout implementation of the instructional strategies, students were able to talk about the learning targets and the strengths and weaknesses of their writing and were motivated and able to revise their writing. Limitations of the study included the length of the study and diversity of participants. Suggestions for future research included exploring ways to elicit more student feedback and the impact of teacher language during writing conferences on the self-efficacy of students.

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Results Analysis of Russian Students’ Participation in the Online International Educational Project X-Culture

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci9030168 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 168 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Irina Zakharova ◽

Aleksandra Kobicheva ◽

Natalia Rozova

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Student Satisfaction ◽

English Language ◽

International Project ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Intercultural Communications ◽

Project Participant ◽

Before And After ◽

The Impact ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

The purpose of the paper is to assess the experience of Russian students in the online project class. The authors studied the impact of the international project “X-Culture” on the level of development of socio-cultural competencies of students and their knowledge of the English language. An additional aspect of the analysis was the question of the connection of students’ perception of the goal of participation in the international project “X-Culture” with their self-motivation and self-assessment of the success of the results achieved. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods—student testing, database analysis provided by the project “X-culture”, and focus group records. The result of the participation has been inconsistent. As expected, such sociocultural competence as the level of proficiency in English increased among the majority of students, as confirmed by the values of the student’s criterion for the results of language testing, conducted before and after the project. At the same time, average indicators of sociocultural competences such as “interpersonal skills”, “creativity”, “leadership”, and “friendliness” have deteriorated during the project that is confirmed by the trends lines of time series. The focus group revealed differences in terms of participation in the X-Culture project, their connection with self-motivation, and student satisfaction with the results achieved. Students who have achieved high levels of sociocultural competences have set themselves the goals of participation in the project related to the improvement of professional competencies and intercultural communications. At the same time, students were most satisfied with their activities in the project and the results achieved, aimed at obtaining new professional knowledge and skills, and students whose goal was simply to obtain an international certificate of the project participant.

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Transurethral Catheterization in Early Training: The Impact of Peer-Led Mentorship

Surgery Research and Practice ◽

10.1155/2021/8498835 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Mohamed Mubarak ◽

Qasim Isa ◽

Mahmood Alsaeed ◽

Mohamed Alalawi

Keyword(s):

Procedural Knowledge ◽

Junior Doctors ◽

Confidence Levels ◽

Transurethral Catheterization ◽

Before And After ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

The Impact ◽

Average Domain ◽

Early Training

Introduction. Transurethral catheterization (TUC) is a common hospital procedure. According to the literature, junior doctors contribute to the majority of TUC-related injuries. Our aim is to evaluate the immediate and long-term impact of a short procedure-centric TUC workshop on junior doctor’s confidence, procedural knowledge, and ability to identify potential complications of catheterization. Materials and Methods. Intern doctors were invited to attend a one-hour workshop on TUC. A questionnaire was completed before and after the workshop. Three months later, the questionnaire was readministered to assess the workshop’s long-term impact. The questionnaire consisted of three domains. A: experience, training, and confidence levels (using 5-point Likert scales), B: procedural knowledge (the highest possible score was 10 points), and C: identification of TUC-related complications (the highest possible score was 3 points). Results. 81 interns participated and reported a confidence level of 3.03 ± 1.05 in performing a straightforward TUC. Preworkshop domain B and domain C were 3.92 ± 1.63 and 1.75 ± 0.69 points, respectively. After the workshop, reported confidence levels improved to 3.71 + 1.02 ( p < 0.05 ). Likewise, the scores in domains B and C increased significantly to 8.85 ± 1.40 ( p < 0.005 ) and 2.65 ± 0.6 ( p < 0.005 ), respectively. Three months later, the same parameters were evaluated, and confidence levels were higher than those of the preworkshop levels at 3.83 ± 0.77 ( p < 0.05 ). The average domain B score was 7.85 ± 1.88 ( p < 0.005 ), and domain C score was 2.69 ± 0.53 ( p < 0.005 ). All scores reported after three months were significantly better than the preworkshop levels ( p < 0.005 ), but there were no statistically significant differences when compared to the immediate postworkshop scores ( p > 0.05 ). Conclusion. Short peer-led TUC workshops positively impact intern doctors’ confidence levels, procedural knowledge, and identifying complications.

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Analysis of the sources of COVID-19 transmission in France by Self-assessment Web-application before and after the Partial Autumnal Lockdown: Observational Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.26932 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Fabrice Denis ◽

Anne-Lise Septans ◽

Florian Le Goff ◽

Stephan Jeanneau ◽

François-Xavier Lescure

Keyword(s):

Observational Study ◽

Incubation Time ◽

Web Application ◽

Close Relative ◽

Media Campaign ◽

Self Assessment ◽

National Media ◽

Before And After ◽

The Impact ◽

Second Wave

BACKGROUND We developed a questionnaire on a web-application for COVID-19 circumstances of contamination analysis in France during the 2nd wave of pandemic. OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact on contaminations characteristics of the second partial lockdown in France to adapt health public restrictions to further pandemic surges. METHODS Between 12/15/2020 and 12/24/2020, after a national media campaign, users of sourcecovid.fr web-application were asked questions about their own or a close relative COVID-19 contamination after 8/15/2020 in France. Data of contamination’s circumstances were assessed and compared before and after the second partial lockdown which occurred on 10/25/2020 during the second wave of pandemic and was ongoing on 12/24/2020. RESULTS As of December 24, 2020, 441 000 connections on web-application were observed. 2218 questionnaires were assessable for analysis. 61.8% were sure of their contamination origin and 38.2% thought they knew it. The median age of users was 43.0 years (IQR 32 to 56), 50.7% were male. The median incubation time of the assessed cohort was 4.0 days (IQR 3 to 5). Private area (family and friends) was the main source of contamination (50.2%) followed by work colleagues: 27.7%. The main time of contamination of the day was the evening (35.3%) before the lockdown and was reduced to 18.2% after it (P<0.001). The person who transmitted the virus to the user before and after the lockdown was significantly different (P<0.001): a friend (29.0% vs 14.1%), a family close relative (23.1% vs 32.7%), a work colleague (23.9% vs 34.2%). The main location where the virus was transmitted to the users before and after lockdown was significantly different too (P<0.001), respectively: Home (21.3% vs 25.5%), at work (22.4% vs 29.6%), collective places (33.0% vs 15.0%), and care centers (4.4% vs 9.7%). CONCLUSIONS Modalities of transmissions significantly changed before and after the 2nd lockdown in France. The main sources of contaminations remained the private area and work colleagues. Work became the main location of contamination after lockdown whereas collective places contaminations were strongly reduced. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04670003

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Development of the Concept of Circular Supply Chain Management—A Systematic Review

Processes ◽

10.3390/pr9101740 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 1740

Author(s):

Péter Lengyel ◽

Attila Bai ◽

Zoltán Gabnai ◽

Othman Mohammad Ahmed Mustafa ◽

Péter Balogh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Systematic Analysis ◽

Chain Management ◽

Subject Characteristic ◽

Before And After ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

The Impact

This systematic review presents the most important characteristics and trends of research in circular supply chain management (CSCM), taking into account the impact of COVID. In addition, the similarities and differences between the basic concepts often used as synonyms for sustainability are also presented. First, the sample database (39,000 records) was based on a search containing publications’ titles regarding supply chain management (SCM). After narrowing the topic from SCM towards CSCM, the considered paper characteristics were expanded, including abstract and author keywords, to get a manageable number of samples for the systematic analysis (6095 documents) and the most accurate results possible. The analysis’ base sample was divided into two periods (before and after 2012) due to a significant increase and change in the number of publications, their subject, characteristic journals and geographical location. Sustainability has emerged since 2012, while a circular approach emerged after 2017 with a significant share of research, mainly thanks to relevant EU policies. Although the role of the US has been decisive in the field, the European research bases of previous years have increasingly been replaced by Far Eastern dominance. Currently, CSCM’s most important journal is the International Journal of Supply Chain Management (Elsevier), but most articles on the impact of COVID have been published in Sustainability (MDPI). More effective policy implementation and the fight against COVID in the development of supply chains are also likely to spread the circular economic model in the future.

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Improving the confidence and competence of junior doctors in conducting seclusion reviews

BJPsych Open ◽

10.1192/bjo.2021.437 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (S1) ◽

pp. S156-S157

Author(s):

Mostafa Shalaby ◽

Mehtab Rahman

Keyword(s):

High Risk ◽

Junior Doctor ◽

Simulation Training ◽

Junior Doctors ◽

List Type ◽

Confidence Levels ◽

Effective Interventions ◽

Before And After ◽

Average Confidence ◽

Quality Improvement Interventions

Aims•To improve the quality and consistency of medical seclusion reviews at St Charles Hospital and across the Trust.•To ensure at least 80% compliance with minimum standards for seclusion review documentation by the end of December 2020.•To increase doctors' mean perceived competence and confidence scores to 4.5/5 by the end of December 2020MethodSeclusion is commonly used to manage patients at high risk of aggression or violence, but is a high risk and very restrictive intervention. As such, it requires regular nursing and medical reviews. Work has been done recently at St Charles to improve the timeliness and effectiveness of nursing reviews including detailed guidance. Medical reviews are usually performed by junior doctors, many with limited experience in psychiatry. There is •A lack of consistent local or national guidance for junior doctors undertaking seclusion reviews•The quality and scope of these reviews is not consistent•There may be a need to ensure that there is more standardization and to improve junior doctors' confidence – and therefore patient safety and experience – overall.•The following interventions were used to improve the quality of seclusion reviews at the hospital:•Minimum standard guidelines•Presenting in Restrictive interventions meeting.•Feedback from PICU consultants for guidelines•Changing guidelinesFuture plans: •Guidelines teaching (Early November)•Re-audit and new survey (Early November)•Simulation training (Mid November)•Seclusion teaching video (Early December- to be ready for Induction)•Re-audit and new survey (Beginning of April)ResultSurveys were conducted before and after quality improvement interventions were put in place. The average confidence levels of junior doctors increased from 38.5% to 87% following these interventions.ConclusionRevision of seclusion guidelines, junior doctor teaching and simulation training are effective interventions to improve junior doctor confidence levels in conducting seclusion reviews.

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The impact of overeducation on job outcomes

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478) ◽

10.20525/ijrbs.v9i4.768 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 104-120

Author(s):

Mohammed Ali Alzubaidi

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Job Performance ◽

Turnover Intentions ◽

Job Attitudes ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Assessments ◽

The Impact

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of overeducation on several job attitudes and outcomes. The study is based on cross-sectional survey data from 398 Saudis in the labor market. Drawing upon a person-job fit theory, two different self-assessments—direct self-assessment and indirect self-assessment—are used to examine how overeducation influences job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover intentions, and job performance. The results of the hierarchical regressions suggest that overeducation across the two measures is significantly negatively related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment, while significantly positively related to turnover intentions, even after controlling for different confounding variables. However, no significant impact was found for job performance. Furthermore, despite the slight differences in terms of the magnitudes of their effects, the two self-assessment measures of overeducation largely overlap and yield similar conclusions. These findings confirm that except for job performance, overeducation—as a form of person–job misfit—is an important predictor of job attitudes and outcomes. The current study extends the existing literature by providing comparative empirical evidence on the impact of overeducation in Saudi Arabia

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Social media's impact on the empowerment of women and youth male entrepreneurs in Egypt

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship ◽

10.1108/ijge-06-2021-0085 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Rania Miniesy ◽

Engy Elshahawy ◽

Hadia Fakhreldin

Keyword(s):

Self Assessment ◽

Female Entrepreneurs ◽

Content Type ◽

Psychological Dimension ◽

Before And After ◽

Greater Cairo ◽

One Year ◽

Almost All ◽

The Impact ◽

Digital Entrepreneurship

PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of social media (SM) on the creation of digital entrepreneurship by female (irrespective of age) and youth male (aged 18–29 years) entrepreneurs, investigate if SM empowers those entrepreneurs and compare the empowerment characteristics between female and youth male entrepreneurs before and after starting their businesses.Design/methodology/approachSelf-assessment questionnaires were collected from a sample of 408 Egyptian female and youth male digital entrepreneurs from Greater Cairo, whose businesses had been operating for more than one year.FindingsThe research showed the following four results: Of the surveyed entrepreneurs, 95% asserted that without SM, they would not have started their businesses. Female and youth male entrepreneurs are empowered both on personal and relational levels, and women’s empowerment is more evident in the latter. Before digital entrepreneurship, youth males have significantly higher averages than female entrepreneurs in almost all empowerment characteristics, whereas after digital entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurs have significantly higher averages in making decisions related to investment, personal education and personal health, as well as those of other household members. Female entrepreneurs are relatively more empowered than youth males after digital entrepreneurship when each group is compared with its initial status.Originality/valueThis study’s originality stems from using a large sample of entrepreneurs, including youth males, not just females; employing a more structured, comprehensive measure of empowerment than found in the literature because it included the rarely used psychological dimension; considering more than one SM tool and comparing empowerment of females to that of youth males.

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A Quantitative Self-Assessment of Seminarians’ Response to a Curriculum Addition on Marriage, Sexuality, FertilityCare, and Naprotechnology: The Kenrick–Glennon Experience (2006–2015)

The Linacre Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0024363918813126 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 86 (1) ◽

pp. 83-88

Author(s):

K. Diane Daly ◽

Edward Richárd ◽

Thomas W. Hilgers

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Human Reproduction ◽

Natural Family Planning ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Natural Family ◽

The Family ◽

Before And After ◽

The Impact ◽

Natural Method

A special course on Marriage, the Family and Human Sexuality was established at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis so as to assist the seminarians in their better understanding of the Church’s teaching relative to natural methods of family planning and women’s health care. This article compares the response at the beginning of this three-credit semester course to the same seven-item questionnaire given at the conclusion of the course. The pre- and postcourse scores were calculated for each of the questions. The scores obtained after the course were all significantly higher than they were before the course with p values ranging from 0.01 to <0.0001. Four of the items showed marked improvement including an understanding of the church’s teaching related to natural methods, current methods of natural family planning, the impact of a natural method on a couple’s marriage, and also the impact of a natural method on family life. Statistically significant improvement was also seen in their understanding of the topic of natural family planning and the Creighton Model System and its relevance toward the seminarian’s vocation, the use of the methods to either achieve or avoid pregnancy, and how contraception and abortion are linked. In these last three items, the level of statistical significance was quite high, although not as high as the other four items. There were 104 seminarians over an eight-year period of time, who provided answers to these questions, both before and after the course. This course was modeled after a course that was initiated at the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, which was for priests, seminarians, and Catholic leaders, titled Love & Life Unlimited. Nontechnical Summary: This is an evaluation of a ten-point, seven-question questionnaire that was utilized at the beginning of a course at Kenrick Seminary in Marriage, Sexuality, Creighton Model and NaProTECHNOLOGY. The same questionnaire was given to the students at the beginning of the course and then two to three months later at the conclusion of the three-credit course. The results show that there is a significant improvement in the seminarians’ knowledge and general attitude about natural methods of family planning and suggests that such courses would be beneficial to establish in seminaries throughout the country.

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928. Major Decrease in Prevalence of Hepatitis C Viremia in Key Populations following the Second Year of Treatment as Prevention for Hepatitis C (TraP HepC) Program in Iceland

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofy209.069 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S30-S30 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Magnus Gottfredsson ◽

Thorarinn Tyrfingsson ◽

Valgerdur Runarsdottir ◽

Ingunn Hansdottir ◽

Ottar M Bergmann ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hepatitis C ◽

Addiction Treatment ◽

Antiviral Agents ◽

Population Level ◽

Drop Out ◽

Treatment As Prevention ◽

Direct Acting Antiviral ◽

Before And After ◽

History Of ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) commonly affects people who inject drugs (PWID) and/or with history of injection drug use (IDU). They are also disproportionately represented in addiction treatment centers and the penitentiary system. In order to curtail spread of HCV it is therefore important to approach these groups. PWID and prisoners have been prioritized in the TraP HepC program. The impact can thus be assessed by monitoring HCV prevalence at sentinel sites, such as addiction hospitals and prisons. Methods TraP HepC offers direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) to all HCV patients in Iceland, starting in January 2016. HCV PCR is performed at the end of treatment and 12 weeks later (SVR12). PWID and prisoners are monitored for reinfection and retreated if needed. We compared the prevalence of HCV viremia among PWID admitted for treatment at Vogur addiction hospital and inmates of the penitentiary system, before and after 2 years of TraP HepC. Results Two years into the program 667 patients had been evaluated of which 632 were initiated on their first course of DAAs and 7 were pending, representing 80% of the estimated total patient population. Of those who completed first treatment according to guidelines the SVR12 is 95.5%. Drop-out from first treatment was 8.2%; nevertheless, the SVR12 was >40% and most of the remaining viremic patients completed or are undergoing retreatment. In 2012–2015, prior to TraP HepC the prevalence of HCV viremia among actively injecting PWID admitted for addiction treatment was 47.9%, dropping to 39.8% in 2016 and 16.2% in 2017 (P < 0.001). Likewise, the prevalence of viremia among patients with history of IDU but not recently injecting fell from 27.4% (2012–2015) to 19.8% in 2016 and 4.1% in 2017 (P < 0.001). The prevalence of viremia among inmates of the penitentiary system was 29% prior to initiation of TraP HepC, dropping to 7% in 2017 (P < 0.01). These results are not explained by declining IDU in the community. Conclusion On a population level the domestic transmission of HCV can be reduced by DAAs when combined with other efforts. Two years into the TraP HepC program the prevalence of viremia among two of the most important drivers of the epidemic has been markedly reduced. The program is ongoing, with further emphasis on increased intensity of screening, retreatment and harm reduction. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

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