AgingPLUS: Theoretical Background and Study Design of the Randomized Trial

The AgingPLUS program targets three psychological mechanisms that are known barriers to middle-aged and older adults’ engagement in physical activity (PA): Negative views of Aging (NVOA), low self-efficacy beliefs, and poor goal planning skills. These risk factors are addressed in a 4-week intervention program that is compared to a generic health education program as the control group. Middle-aged and older adults (age 45-75 years) are enrolled in the trial for 8 months, with four assessment points: Baseline (pre-test), Week 4 (immediate post-test), Week 8 (delayed post-test), and Month 6 (long-term follow-up). The major outcome variables are participants’ engagement in PA as assessed via daily activity logs and actigraphs. Positive changes in NVOA, self-efficacy beliefs, and goal planning are the intervention targets and hypothesized mediating variables leading to increases in PA. This trial adopted the experimental medicine approach to assess the short- and long-term efficacy of the AgingPLUS program.

Exploring goal planning in mental health service delivery: a systematic review protocol

IntroductionGoal planning is widely recognised as an integral part of mental health service delivery and an important element in supporting recovery. Goal planning identifies priorities for treatment through discussion and negotiation between service users and health practitioners. Goal planning enhances motivation, directs effort, and focuses the development of strategies and treatment options to improve recovery outcomes and promote service users’ ownership of the recovery process. While goal planning is a common practice in mental health settings, evidence regarding its impact on treatment outcomes is lacking. This paper outlines a protocol for a systematic review that aims to explore the types of goals planned, experiences of service users and practitioners, and the effectiveness of goal planning as a mental health intervention.Methods and analysisA systematic search will be conducted during March 2021 by searching Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus and PsycINFO electronic databases to answer the following questions: (1) What types of goals are being developed within mental healthcare?; (2) What is the evidence for the effectiveness of goal planning on health and well-being for mental health service users?; (3) What are the experiences of mental health service users and their treating healthcare practitioners in relation to goal planning?; and (4) What are the barriers and facilitators to effective goal planning in mental health settings? Two independent researchers will screen the articles, selecting literature that meets criteria. All literature, regardless of study design that involves adult participants, with a mental illness and reporting on goal planning will be considered for inclusion. Data will be extracted from all eligible articles regardless of study design and summarised in a table. Appropriate quality assessment and data synthesis methods will be determined based on included study designs.Ethics and disseminationNo ethics approval is required. The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020220595.

Online design, or self-empowerment through informatics classes

The article presents an organisation of teen's learning activities where students get familiar with the elements of graphic design, learn your use an online graphical app, create projects and learn to review each other's work. The informatics course contents meets the psychological needs of teenagers. The desire to be heard and recognized encourages the development of graphic projects in the form of themed posters. There are described in detail contents of three lessons: "Me and my strengths", "My greatest strength", "Sayings and proverbs". Students fulfill mini-projects while keeping in mind the key to successfully completing the project: need — motive — goal — planning — acting on the plan — producing result — analysis of the result by comparing it to the goal and reflecting on performed actions — evaluation of other projects — ideas and useful tricks for future projects.

Kinerja Keuangan Usaha Mikro dan Kecil

SMEs is one of the basic forms of business stance developed from an individual or a group of people. In practice there has been a lot of support given to this business category even though the products or services is still small competing with medium and large businesses. Planning and control needs to be done which is the goal the main thing is to achieve the goal. Planning is made for facilitate the assessment or evaluation of business activities. Performance appraisal is important to see to what extent the business that is carried out has reached the goal, financial performance how much profit is obtained in a period. The purpose of this research is to discuss the importance of conducting a performance appraisal micro and small scale entrepreneurship. The method of this paper is library research. In discussion, it will describe what assessment is performance, performance appraisal factors and indicators as well as terminated with the benefit of doing a financial performance appraisal. Keywords: Micro and Small Enterprises, performance appraisal, entrepreneurship