If you build it, will they come? Assessing coaches’ perceptions of a sport psychology website

Sport psychology has become widely applied in coaching practices to assist in athletic success. Despite the increased use, there is a lack of evidence-based sport psychology information available to coaches in the form of informal sources. The aim of this study was to conduct a pilot test to explore coaches’ perceptions and use of an evidence-based sport psychology website. Eight coaches participated in semi-structured interviews. Based on engagement, five of the coaches’ data was analyzed using thematic analysis on their experiences and revealed two main themes, website use and website enhancements. The remaining three coaches’ data was analyzed for their reasons for having limited engagement with the website and used to help identify ways it could be enhanced. In general, coaches perceived the website to be a reliable source that offered practical information (e.g. worksheets) that could be used directly with athletes, and was perceived as easy to navigate and to access information. There were, importantly, various improvements suggested for the website including delivery modality and guides for navigating the order for reading the information. This study offers evidence on the value of online resources in providing coaches with informal and evidence-based sport psychology learning opportunities, and also addresses a number of barriers to engagement as insight for website developers.

"Evidence of me" becoming "evidence of us": A case study of the policy, processes and responses of selected GLAM institutions to personal donations of collections and artifacts

<p>Research problem: Donors are important contributors to collection development in GLAM institutions, yet interactions with potential donors and communication of procedures and policies is under researched. To address the gap this research project investigates the policies and processes of selected institutions to manage personal donations and examine the challenges and responses this has raised. Methodology: A case study research design used two methods of data collection for each institution . Nine participants form five GLAM institutions were interviewed using semi-structured interviews, three each at the two larger institutions and all were conducted face-to-face. A donation webpage content analysis was performed for each of the five participating institutions. Results: Collection policies and principles were found to be critical components of all institutional appraisal processes, although there was evidence of some flexibility in implementation. Relationships with donors were based on collaboration and trust. Participants valued these relationships and invested time building them, facilitating respectful discussions over more challenging aspects of donation including restrictions and ownership. Institutional donation webpages were more diverse, demonstrating that institutions held different views over the value of this platform as a donor communication and information resource. Implications: While the selected institutions have, from their perspective, developed positive donor relationships this research provides some recommendations regarding website presence to make webpages a more valuable resource for donors. Future research could focus on the donor perspective of gifting to the selected institutions, or investigating website use by donors and whether it is perceived as an important source of information.</p>

"Evidence of me" becoming "evidence of us": A case study of the policy, processes and responses of selected GLAM institutions to personal donations of collections and artifacts

<p>Research problem: Donors are important contributors to collection development in GLAM institutions, yet interactions with potential donors and communication of procedures and policies is under researched. To address the gap this research project investigates the policies and processes of selected institutions to manage personal donations and examine the challenges and responses this has raised. Methodology: A case study research design used two methods of data collection for each institution . Nine participants form five GLAM institutions were interviewed using semi-structured interviews, three each at the two larger institutions and all were conducted face-to-face. A donation webpage content analysis was performed for each of the five participating institutions. Results: Collection policies and principles were found to be critical components of all institutional appraisal processes, although there was evidence of some flexibility in implementation. Relationships with donors were based on collaboration and trust. Participants valued these relationships and invested time building them, facilitating respectful discussions over more challenging aspects of donation including restrictions and ownership. Institutional donation webpages were more diverse, demonstrating that institutions held different views over the value of this platform as a donor communication and information resource. Implications: While the selected institutions have, from their perspective, developed positive donor relationships this research provides some recommendations regarding website presence to make webpages a more valuable resource for donors. Future research could focus on the donor perspective of gifting to the selected institutions, or investigating website use by donors and whether it is perceived as an important source of information.</p>

Pengembangan Media Promosi Potensi Desa Oepuah Dengan Menggunakan Metode Waterfall

- Oepuah Village is one of the villages that has a lot of local potential to be promoted such as agricultural products, livestock, fisheries, and local wisdom of the local community. The problems faced today is the information about the local potential in the village Oepuah date cannot be accessed by the public for the delivery of information can only be obtained when come to the local village office. Seeing this problem, it is necessary to build a promotional website that can be used to help introduce the local potential of this area to the outside world online. In building this website, use the waterfall method is a method that provides a workflow approach to software life systematically. Results from this study may help provide convenience in providing complete information about the surrounding countryside as well as to promote the potential of a very menononjolkan featured local agricultural potential, the potential for animal husbandry, fisheries and cultural potential that can be known by the public.

Lifestyle Intervention Website Use and Associated Participant Characteristics and Behavior Change among Cancer Survivors (Preprint)

BACKGROUND Internet-based lifestyle programs are increasingly being used to deliver health behavior change interventions to cancer survivors. However, little is known about website use in this population or its associations with healthy lifestyle changes. OBJECTIVE To describe lifestyle intervention website use (logins, time on website, and clicks) among cancer survivors, as well as patterns of use by participant characteristics. Additionally, associations were explored between website use and changes in healthy lifestyle knowledge and practice. METHODS Thirty-five cancer survivors participated in a single-arm pilot test of the SurvivorSHINE website. Knowledge and practices related to healthful diet and physical activity behaviors were measured at baseline and follow-up. Website use (e.g., time spent on the website, frequency of logins, webpage visits, and clicks) were collected from the SurvivorSHINE administrative site during a 2-week intervention period. Patterns of use were examined by participants’ gender and race. Associations between website use and changes in healthy lifestyle knowledge, physical activity, diet, and weight were explored. Independent t-tests were used to compare website use between males and females, and Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and Blacks (NHB). Pearson correlations were used to examine associations between website use and behavior change. RESULTS Participants logged into the SurvivorSHINE website an average of 3.2 times (SD = 2) over the 2-week period and spent a total average of 94 minutes (SD = 56 minutes). Examining website activity, 1905 clicks were logged. The user profile (344 clicks) and the home sections (301 clicks) were the most visited components. No associations were observed between the frequency of logins or the total time on the website and improvements in knowledge-related to healthy lifestyles, nor in changes in body weight or dietary intake. However, the total time on the website was positively correlated with improvements in accelerometer-measured physical activity (r = 0.74, p = 0.02), as well as self-reported physical activity (r = 0.35, p = 0.047). CONCLUSIONS Cancer survivors demonstrated clear interest in a diet and exercise website as evidenced by their frequency of logins, clicks on numerous features, and total viewing time. Moreover, increased website usage was correlated with improvements in physical activity. CLINICALTRIAL NCT00303875, NCT00630591 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT RR2-10.1007/s13187-021-02026-x

Benefits of Structured Engagement with Target Audiences of a Health Website: Study Design for a Multi-Case Study

Access to evidence and practice knowledge precedes use, but availability does not guarantee reach and uptake by intended audiences. The CareSearch project provides online palliative care evidence and information to support health and aged care professionals as well as patients, carers and families to make informed decisions about care at the end of life. Already established in the palliative care sector, CareSearch commenced planning to extend its reach, and ensure website use is maximised for different audiences. This paper reports on the development of the Engagement Framework which will be used to guide and deliver an Engagement Project which will actively seek feedback and insights from intended users in a structured process. The process for developing the Engagement Framework commenced with a literature review of approaches used in knowledge translation, implementation science, and social marketing. The Engagement Framework comprising eight steps was then developed. The Engagement Framework outlines the series of tasks to be undertaken by team members when working with three target groups (Aged Care; Allied Health; and Patients, Carers and Families). A process/formative evaluation collecting data using qualitative methods is also described for use in the subsequent Engagement Project. The evaluation will explore the experiences of project participants as well as staff implementing the engagement activities. The three target groups will enable a cross-case comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the approach. Planning, implementing and evaluating engagement with intended audiences, offers one mechanism to identify ways to increase interaction and integration with knowledge users.

Dose-Response Relationship of a Web-Based Tailored Intervention Promoting Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Process Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Background In the Netherlands, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake remains low. To improve informed decision making (IDM) and HPV vaccination acceptability, we systematically developed an interactive, web-based tailored intervention to which mothers of Dutch girls were invited to participate. Objective The aim of this study was to provide insight into the intervention’s working mechanisms by evaluating (1) program use, (2) program acceptability, and (3) the relationship of program use with program acceptability and intervention effects (ie, dose-response relationship). Methods Only mothers from the intervention arm of a randomized controlled trial that assessed the effectiveness of the web-based, tailored intervention were included in this study. They were invited to visit the website of the web-based intervention between baseline (January 2015, just before access to the intervention) and follow up (March 2015, prior to the first HPV vaccination). Indicators for program use were time of website use (ie, duration of intervention exposure) and completeness (ie, proportion of all available web pages visited). HPV vaccination uptake registered by Praeventis was used as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes were IDM, decisional conflict, and social-psychological determinants of HPV vaccination uptake. Results Among the 3995 invited mothers, 2509 (62.80%) logged on to the website, 2239 of whom (89.24%) visited at least one page of the intervention components. On average, mothers spent 21.39 minutes (SD 12.41) on the website and completed 50.04% (SD 26.18%) of the website components. Participants rated the website 7.64 (SD 1.39) on a 10-point scale. Program acceptability was significantly associated with completeness (β=4.36, P<.001), but not with time of website use (β=–.07, P=.77). Intention-to-treat analysis (N=3995) showed a significant positive effect of completeness on all outcome measures (all P<.003; Bonferroni-corrected α=.05/15 factors), including on HPV vaccination uptake. Time of website use had a significant positive effect on all outcomes (all P<.003), except for uptake (P=.20), risk perception when not vaccinated (P=.14), subjective norms (P=.03), and habit (P=.01). Conclusions Program use and acceptability of the intervention were adequate. Completeness was positively associated with acceptability. Furthermore, positive effects (ie, dose-response effects) were found for completeness and time of website use on the mothers’ IDM, decisional conflict, and almost all of the social-psychological determinants of HPV vaccination acceptability. In addition, the extent to which mothers completed the intervention had a positive impact on their daughters’ vaccination uptake. This indicates that the web-based, tailored intervention fits well with the mothers’ needs, and that completeness of use is essential for improving HPV vaccination uptake, acceptability, and IDM. Program use should therefore be promoted. Trial Registration Netherlands Trial Register NTR4795; https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/4795