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Nygaard HS, Øen KG. Public health nurses' experiences following up children with overweight and obesity according to national guidelines. A qualitative study. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2024; 19:2306658. [PMID: 38262000 PMCID: PMC10810652 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2306658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to develop knowledge of how the follow-up regarding overweight and obesity among children in primary school is experienced by the PHN and how the guidelines may be used to improve health services in this follow-up. METHODS We analysed semi-structured interviews of 9 PHNs using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Two themes emerged: Following up with children with overweight and obesity is an important but challenging duty; The PHNs call for clearer guidelines. Following five sub-themes: PHNs strive to adhere to the guidelines, show compassion in the follow-up, have difficulty handling parents' feelings and reactions, feel alone with the responsibility, and have suggestions for clearer guidelines. CONCLUSIONS PHNs call for enough resources to communicate the results of the child's weight in a sufficient form. PHNs and families should establish common goals. The PHN should avoid one-way communication but meet the parents' concerns and needs. This requires the PHN to focus on building a secure relation to the child and the families, as described by Peplau. Guidelines must include instructions and tools on how to communicate and meet the family's concerns. Political action and increased funding could strengthen the follow-up and thereby prevent more obesity among children, which can be a predictor of poorer health outcomes later in life.
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- Hanna Skjelbred Nygaard
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Parra Jounou I, Triviño-Caballero R, Cruz-Piqueras M. For, against, and beyond: healthcare professionals' positions on Medical Assistance in Dying in Spain. BMC Med Ethics 2024; 25:69. [PMID: 38877494 PMCID: PMC11177400 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-024-01069-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2021, Spain became the first Southern European country to grant and provide the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide. According to the law, the State has the obligation to ensure its access through the health services, which means that healthcare professionals' participation is crucial. Nevertheless, its implementation has been uneven. Our research focuses on understanding possible ethical conflicts that shape different positions towards the practice of Medical Assistance in Dying, on identifying which core ideas may be underlying them, and on suggesting possible reasons for this disparity. The knowledge acquired contributes to understanding its complexity, shedding light into ambivalent profiles and creating strategies to increase their participation. METHODS We conducted an exploratory qualitative research study by means of semi-structured interviews (1 h) with 25 physicians and nurses from primary care (12), hospital care (7), and palliative care (6), 17 women and 8 men, recruited from Madrid, Catalonia, and Andalusia between March and May 2023. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded in Atlas.ti software by means of thematic and interpretative methods to develop a conceptual model. RESULTS We identified four approaches to MAiD: Full Support (FS), Conditioned Support (CS), Conditioned Rejection (CR), and Full Rejection (FR). Full Support and Full Rejection fitted the traditional for and against positions on MAiD. Nevertheless, there was a gray area in between represented by conditioned profiles, whose participation cannot be predicted beforehand. The profiles were differentiated considering their different interpretations of four core ideas: end-of-life care, religion, professional duty/deontology, and patient autonomy. These ideas can intersect, which means that participants' positions are multicausal and complex. Divergences between profiles can be explained by different sources of moral authority used in their moral reasoning and their individualistic or relational approach to autonomy. CONCLUSIONS There is ultimately no agreement but rather a coexistence of plural moral perspectives regarding MAiD among healthcare professionals. Comprehending which cases are especially difficult to evaluate or which aspects of the law are not easy to interpret will help in developing new strategies, clarifying the legal framework, or guiding moral reasoning and education with the aim of reducing unpredictable non-participations in MAID.
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- Iris Parra Jounou
- Department of Philosophy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Public Health and Maternal-Child Health-Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Hammer NM, Bidstrup PE, Olsen M, Hansson H, Abitz M, Larsen HB. The experiences of grandparents involved in the home-based end-of-life care of their grandchild with cancer: A qualitative secondary data analysis. DEATH STUDIES 2024:1-11. [PMID: 38822452 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2355252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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While grandparents are often a valuable resource in home-based pediatric end-of-life care, they may also experience psychological consequences when faced with their grandchild's illness and death. In this qualitative study, we performed semi-structured interviews with seven bereaved grandparents of four children with cancer who received home-based end-of-life care and died at home at age <18. Through qualitative content analysis we identified the overarching theme: "Navigating complex and unclear roles to support the family" and five themes: (1) Providing comfort and support; (2) Balancing and adapting involvement; (3) Worrying silently; (4) Managing difficult emotions; and (5) Calling for support and understanding. The findings underline the often conflicting roles that grandparents undertake of providing support while respecting parents' autonomy and putting aside their own emotional reactions. Involving grandparents in pediatric end-of-life care may enhance family resources, but should also consider grandparents' perspectives and need for support.
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- Nanna Maria Hammer
- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Psychological Aspects of Cancer, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Institute of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Section of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hung P, Miciak M, Godziuk K, Gross DP, Forhan M. Reducing weight bias and stigma in qualitative research interviews: Considerations for researchers. Obes Rev 2024:e13750. [PMID: 38685680 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Perceptions and biases influence how we interact with and experience the world, including in professional roles as researchers. Weight bias, defined as negative attitudes or perceptions towards people that have large bodies, can contribute to weight stigma and discrimination leading to negative health and social consequences. Weight bias is experienced by people living with obesity in media, health care, education, employment and social settings. In research settings, there is potential for weight bias to impact various aspects of qualitative research including the participant-researcher dynamic in interviews. However, evidence-based strategies to reduce weight bias in qualitative research interviews have yet to be identified. We discuss how weight bias may influence research interviews and identify several considerations and strategies for researchers to minimize the impact of weight bias. Strategies include practicing reflexivity, planning and conducting interviews in ways that support rapport building, using inclusive language, and considering participatory methods.
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- Pam Hung
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Tran G, Forbes-Mewett H, Tran LT, Hach M, Tarzia L. Help-Seeking After Intimate Partner or Sexual Violence: Exploring the Experiences of International Student Women in Australia. Violence Against Women 2024:10778012241247198. [PMID: 38646742 DOI: 10.1177/10778012241247198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Research suggests that many international students experience intimate partner violence (IPV) or sexual violence (SV) whilst attending tertiary institutions. Yet, little is known about how they engage in help-seeking and what types of support they need following IPV/SV. In this paper, we present findings from a qualitative analysis of 30 in-depth interviews with international student women who experienced SV/IPV while studying in Australia. The findings highlight how isolation and structural factors can create significant barriers to help-seeking for international student women. Yet, the findings also highlight the agency and resourcefulness of international student women in overcoming challenges. The provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate and tailored support for international students is crucial in order to help reduce the harms of SV/IPV.
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- Giang Tran
- Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Education and Research for Educational Impact (REDI) Centre, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Multicultural Centre for Women's Health, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of General Practice & Primary Care, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Family Violence Prevention, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Kukla H. Balancing burden and benefit: Reflecting on interviews with individuals nearing the end of their lives. Palliat Support Care 2024; 22:419-420. [PMID: 37817322 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951523001426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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- Helena Kukla
- Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School GROW - Gerontological Research on Well-being, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Bruder R, Mason R, Williams CC, Du Mont J. Exploring the experiences of wellbeing, health, and healthcare among women who have been domestically sex trafficked in Ontario, Canada: A qualitative study protocol. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0299500. [PMID: 38446788 PMCID: PMC10917261 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Although there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that persons who have been sex trafficked can suffer devastating health consequences and often face challenges accessing suitable care that addresses their health and overall well-being, little existing research has adopted a survivor-informed approach. Centering the voices of sex-trafficked women in this research will provide valuable insights into their health-related experiences and can help lay the foundation for survivor-centric healthcare responses. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Using a semi-structured interview guide, we will interview women who have been domestically sex trafficked in Ontario; recruitment will continue until data saturation is reached. Interview questions and prompts will elicit information about women's experiences prior to, during, and after their trafficking ordeal, with particular attention paid to their encounters with healthcare providers. Intersectionality theory will inform strategies for recruitment, data collection, and data analysis. Data will be analyzed deductively as well as inductively using Braun and Clarke's six phases of reflexive thematic analysis. The study's design was informed by the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ), which ensures a comprehensive and robust reporting of interview data. We will continue to adhere to the COREQ checklist throughout the data collection, analysis, and findings write-up phases, helping to ensure methodological accuracy and transparency. DISCUSSION To our knowledge, this will be the first Canada-specific investigation to apply intersectionality theory to explore the experiences of well-being, health, and healthcare from the perspectives of women who have been domestically sex trafficked. The results of this study hold the potential to improve responses to trafficking within the healthcare sector. Specifically, the findings could be used to inform the development of education materials and curricula for medical students and continuing professional education for health and allied healthcare providers. They could also inform the creation of patient experience surveys and intake forms for sex trafficked patients.
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- Rhonelle Bruder
- Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Dzou T, Eastwood JA, Doering L, Pavlish C, Pieters H. Theory of Pivoting Uncertainties: Advance Care Planning Among Individuals Living With Mechanical Circulatory Support. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2024; 39:142-152. [PMID: 36563323 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Individuals living with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices are confronted with risks for catastrophic outcomes such as stroke and systemic infection. Considering these complexities, ongoing advance care planning (ACP) is important for shared decision making. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe how experiences of the MCS trajectory informed decision making about ACP. METHODS All aspects of the research were guided by constructivist grounded theory. Focused conversations were conducted with a semistructured interview guide. RESULTS A total of 24 community-dwelling patients living with MCS were interviewed (33% female; mean age, 60.6 years; 50% White). Participants were implanted with MCS (average duration, 29.8 months; bridge to transplant, 58%). Reflected in the narratives were tensions between initial expectations of living with the device in contrast with the realities that emerged over time. A crucial finding was that ACP decision making pivoted around the growing awareness of uncertainties in the MCS trajectory. Yet, clinicians were perceived to be silent in initiating ACP, and their reticence was understood as a sign of encouragement to hold on to hope for a heart transplant. The complex and dynamic decision-making processes around ACP were organized into the theory of pivoting uncertainties. CONCLUSIONS In this sample, patients were ready to share their concerns about the uncertainties of living with MCS and waited for MCS clinicians to initiate ACP. The theory of pivoting uncertainties is useful for elucidating the ebb and flow of ACP and lending clinicians' guidance for opportunities to initiate these sensitive conversations.
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Mahat-Shamir M. Prenatal twin-less twins: The congenital loss experience of individuals who lost a twin sibling in utero. DEATH STUDIES 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38372255 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2024.2318591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Congenital loss involves the loss of an immediate family member, specifically a parent or sibling, either during or prior to birth, and bears unique bereavement-related challenges. The current study investigated the unique congenital loss experiences of those who lost a twin sibling in utero. Through analysis of interviews with 18 Jewish Israeli participants who encountered this type of twin loss, a more comprehensive understanding of their experiences was attempted. The research employed a hybrid methodology, combining two qualitative thematic analysis methods: deductive and data-driven inductive approaches. The analysis revealed four themes: incoherency and uncertainty, ownership over a limited story, continuing an unborn bond, and the identity of a "twin-less" twin. The findings underscore the unique nature of twin loss in utero.
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Zhu J(J, Ma Y, Xia G, Salle SM, Huang H, Sannusi SN. Self-perception evolution among university student TikTok users: evidence from China. Front Psychol 2024; 14:1217014. [PMID: 38440371 PMCID: PMC10911091 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1217014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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The effects of short movies on social media platforms are gaining worldwide popularity and are now attracting global academic attention. Employing self-perception theory and qualitative research methodology, the study examines the influence of short video applications (TikTok) on app-user engagement and evaluates the self-perceived cognitive psychological understanding of Chinese university students. The findings show that identity, attitude change, emotional perception, and civic engagement are the most influential aspects of Chinese youths' self-perceptions. Furthermore, the positive and negative correlated components influence the distribution of short video values. Such tactical use of personality construction contributes to the present psychological research of Chinese university students.
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- Jinsheng (Jason) Zhu
- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Centre for Research in Media and Communication, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
- Belt and Road International School, Guilin Tourism University, Guilin, China
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- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Centre for Research in Media and Communication, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
- School of Journalism and Communication, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanning, China
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanning, China
- School of Business Administration, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanning, China
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- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Centre for Research in Media and Communication, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China
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- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Centre for Research in Media and Communication, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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Forcino RC, Morrissette KJ, Stevens CJ, Lichtenstein JD, Rotenberg S, Schiffelbein JE, Connolly D, Lyons KD. Strategies to support cancer survivors at work: content analysis of cancer survivor, healthcare provider, and employer perspectives. J Cancer Surviv 2024:10.1007/s11764-024-01539-w. [PMID: 38316725 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-024-01539-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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PURPOSE To (1) describe the challenges identified by cancer survivors, healthcare providers, and employers related to work maintenance and optimization during and after cancer treatment and (2) identify strategies that can address those challenges. METHODS We conducted content analysis of semi-structured interview data collected from cancer survivors, healthcare providers, and employers regarding workplace challenges that cancer survivors face and strategies to address them. Challenges and strategies were summarized according to whether they related to the cancer survivor, the work demands, or the work environment. RESULTS Forty-five total participants identified challenges and strategies primarily related to the cancer survivor's signs and symptoms of treatment. Healthcare providers (n = 17) focused primarily on challenges and strategies related to the cancer survivor, while employers (n = 5) focused on the work environment-especially policies and procedures that facilitate time off work and the importance of bidirectional communication between cancer survivors and employers. Cancer survivors (n = 23) identified challenges and suggestions in all three categories, though they uniquely focused on challenges relating to work demands and adjustments to those demands that would facilitate employment maintenance. CONCLUSIONS Efforts to address the many challenges that cancer survivors experience at work should include the views of cancer survivors, healthcare providers, and employers reflecting their respective domains of expertise in work demands, cancer survivors' medical care, and the work environment. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Survivors and healthcare providers are able to address many side effects that can create work challenges, but improved collaboration between survivors and employers may identify ways to modify work demands and environments to maximize employment maintenance.
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- Rachel C Forcino
- Department of Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
- The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Occupational Therapy Department, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Occupational Therapy Department, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA
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Borrero L, Dietsch A, Santurri LE, Ewen HH. New Mothers With Postpartum Depression: A Qualitative Exploration of Healthcare Decision-Making. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2024; 34:217-226. [PMID: 37997365 DOI: 10.1177/10497323231206783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant health issue for many new mothers in the weeks and months following a child's birth. Quantitative data suggest that a mother's PPD negatively impacts healthcare decision-making for the child via routine well-baby visits and pediatric care. However, little is known from a qualitative perspective about the factors that challenge or facilitate these healthcare decisions. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to understand the perceptions of new mothers about factors contributing to their healthcare decision-making, for themselves and for their children, while living with PPD. The researchers used purposive sampling to recruit eight women from clinics, community organizations, and social media support groups who met the study's inclusion criteria. Individual semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight participants about their PPD experiences, motherhood, and healthcare decision-making influences. Transcribed interviews and initial themes were shared with participants to verify researcher interpretations and aid in the analysis process. The researchers analyzed interview data using thematic analysis to cultivate an understanding of the phenomenon by identifying and interpreting patterns in the data. Three primary themes were drawn from the data analysis: (1) Importance of Clinician Trust and Support; (2) Balancing the Health of the Mother and Child; and (3) Other Support Structures That Facilitate Healthcare Decision-Making for the Mother and Baby Dyad. Participant experiences underscored the need for cohesive approaches by clinical providers of pre- and postnatal care. Group model approaches to postnatal care appear to mitigate or reduce the impact of PPD.
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- Lisa Borrero
- Department of Interprofessional Health & Aging Studies, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Interprofessional Health & Aging Studies, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Interprofessional Health & Aging Studies, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Interprofessional Health & Aging Studies, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Whitworth K, Donnellan-Fernandez R, Fleet JA. Digital transformation of antenatal education: A descriptive exploratory study of women's experiences of online antenatal education. Women Birth 2024; 37:188-196. [PMID: 37659877 DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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PROBLEM Research on how women experience online antenatal education is currently limited. A more nuanced understanding may assist organisations to tailor future digitalisation that best meets the needs of users. BACKGROUND COVID-19 emergency measures forced a rapid implementation of online antenatal education. Women are known to enjoy some aspects of online antenatal education, but still desire social interaction. A marked digital divide is evident for more vulnerable populations. AIM To explore how pregnant women experience an online antenatal education program. METHODS A descriptive exploratory study was undertaken through collection of two concurrent data-sets. Quantitative data was collected from the online Parent Education Feedback Form (n = 38) Based on the six-stage process of Braun & Clarke, reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse data sourced from semi-structured interviews with women (n = 5) who had undertaken online antenatal education. FINDINGS Four themes, and eight associated sub-themes, were identified to better understand how women experience online antenatal education. The four primary themes identified were: Experiential Digital Learning; Desired Journey; Contemporary Representation; and Human Connection in the Digital Age. DISCUSSION Well-designed digital platforms provide opportunities for interaction, content personalisation and self-tailored approaches in online antenatal education. Women require caregivers who hold specialist digital capabilities. Further research is warranted to better understand how digitalisation of antenatal education impacts women disadvantaged by digital exclusion. CONCLUSION The digital transformation of antenatal education impacts a vast array of factors in women's experiences during pregnancy. A specialist skill-set from midwives is needed to champion quality antenatal education in the digital age.
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- Kassie Whitworth
- Clinical and Health Sciences, City East Campus, Corner Frome Road and North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Logan Campus, 68 University Drive, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia; Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia.
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- Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Logan Campus, 68 University Drive, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, City East Campus, Corner Frome Road and North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia
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Dheensa S, Morgan K, Love B, Cramer H. Researching Men's Violence Against Women as Feminist Women Researchers: The Tensions We Face. Violence Against Women 2024; 30:347-371. [PMID: 36325732 PMCID: PMC10775629 DOI: 10.1177/10778012221134823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Qualitative and feminist researchers aim to build rapport, show empathy, be non-judgemental, and equalise power imbalances. A crucial challenge researchers face is how to navigate and balance competing aims and values when interacting with and interviewing participants who have perpetrated intimate partner violence and abuse towards women. In this article, four female researchers evaluating perpetrator programmes for abusive men use reflexive analysis to identify the tensions encountered in such research. We outline how these tensions affected us and the data produced, and end with recommendations, which we hope will help prepare researchers, particularly women, for conducting interviews with violent/abusive men.
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- Sandi Dheensa
- Domestic Violence and Abuse Health Research Group, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Domestic Violence and Abuse Health Research Group, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Domestic Violence and Abuse Health Research Group, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Jeffers L, Manner J, Jepson R, McAteer J. Healthcare professionals' perceptions and experiences of obesity and overweight and its management in primary care settings: a qualitative systematic review. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2024; 25:e5. [PMID: 38229563 PMCID: PMC11077507 DOI: 10.1017/s1463423623000683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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AIM This qualitative systematic review aimed to synthesise existing qualitative research on HCPs' perceptions and experiences of obesity and its management in primary care settings. BACKGROUND Healthcare professionals (HCPs), particularly those in primary care, play a key role in policy implementation around weight management. Overweight and obese individuals are subject to weight stigma which has negative health consequences and reduces the likelihood of healthcare service usage. An understanding of HCPs' perceptions of obesity and weight management in primary care is necessary for the development and delivery of effective initiatives. METHODS A search strategy developed using the SPIDER framework was applied to Medline and CINAHL databases. Inclusion criteria were applied, and quality assessment was undertaken using the CASP framework. Fifteen papers meeting the inclusion criteria were analysed thematically. FINDINGS Four themes were identified: conflicting discourses surrounding obesity, medicalisation of obesity, organisational factors, and lack of patient knowledge and motivation. Conflicting discourses around obesity refers to the differing views of HCPs regarding what it means to have and treat obesity. Medicalisation of obesity considers whether obesity should be treated as a medical condition. Organisational factors were identified as knowledge, resources and time that affected HCPs' ability to provide care to overweight or obese. Finally, the review discovered that patients required their own knowledge and motivation to lose weight. This review has highlighted the need to provide safe, non-judgemental spaces for HCPs and patients to discuss weight and weight loss. This is essential to the therapeutic relationship and the provision of effective obesity management.
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- Laura Jeffers
- Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Miller J, Young B, Mccallum L, Rattray J, Ramsay P, Salisbury L, Scott T, Hull A, Cole S, Pollard B, Dixon D. "Like fighting a fire with a water pistol": A qualitative study of the work experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Adv Nurs 2024; 80:237-251. [PMID: 37515348 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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AIM To understand the experience of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the application of the Job-Demand-Resource model of occupational stress. DESIGN Qualitative interview study. METHODS Twenty-eight critical care nurses (CCN) working in ICU in the UK NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic took part in semi-structured interviews between May 2021 and May 2022. Interviews were guided by the constructs of the Job-Demand Resource model. Data were analysed using framework analysis. RESULTS The most difficult job demands were the pace and amount, complexity, physical and emotional effort of their work. Prolonged high demands led to CCN experiencing emotional and physical exhaustion, burnout, post-traumatic stress symptoms and impaired sleep. Support from colleagues and supervisors was a core job resource. Sustained demands and impaired physical and psychological well-being had negative organizational consequences with CCN expressing increased intention to leave their role. CONCLUSIONS The combination of high demands and reduced resources had negative impacts on the psychological well-being of nurses which is translating into increased consideration of leaving their profession. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND/OR PATIENT CARE The full impacts of the pandemic on the mental health of CCN are unlikely to resolve without appropriate interventions. IMPACT Managers of healthcare systems should use these findings to inform: (i) the structure and organization of critical care workplaces so that they support staff to be well, and (ii) supportive interventions for staff who are carrying significant psychological distress as a result of working during and after the pandemic. These changes are required to improve staff recruitment and retention. REPORTING METHOD We used the COREQ guidelines for reporting qualitative studies. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Six CCN provided input to survey content and interview schedule. Two authors and members of the study team (T.S. and S.C.) worked in critical care during the pandemic.
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- Jordan Miller
- Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Nursing & Health Care School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
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- Critical Care Unit, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
- School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
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Chen W, Chung JOK, Lam KKW, Molassiotis A. Patients', families' and healthcare providers' perspectives on end-of-life communication in Chinese hospital settings: A qualitative study protocol. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0296342. [PMID: 38150444 PMCID: PMC10752523 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Perspectives of key stakeholders should be fully considered to enhance culturally appropriate strategies in end-of-life communication and strengthen healthcare service delivery. So far, little research evidence is available on Chinese patients', families', and healthcare professionals' experiences with and perspectives of end-of-life communication in hospital settings. AIM The current study aims to explore experiences, perceptions and suggestions of end-of-life communication among Chinese terminally ill patients, their families and healthcare providers. METHODS The phenomenology qualitative approach will be adopted. Semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions will be used to collect relevant data. Eligible terminally ill patients, family caregivers and healthcare providers will be recruited in two hospitals in Mainland China via purposive sampling. Thematic analysis will be performed to analyse data. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) checklist will be followed for reporting. This study has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05734781). DISCUSSION This qualitative study is, as far as we are aware, the first to specifically address patient/family-provider end-of-life communication in the Chinese social-cultural context. The results hold the potential to enrich current knowledge of end-of-life communication, navigate culturally appropriate communication strategies, and inform the development of related training programs for healthcare providers in hospital settings.
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- Weilin Chen
- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Health and Social Care Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom
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Williams C, McKail R, Arshad R. "We need to be heard. We need to be seen": A thematic analysis of black maternal experiences of birthing and postnatal care in England within the context of Covid-19. Midwifery 2023; 127:103856. [PMID: 37922699 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2023.103856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Inequalities for Black women within maternity settings are longstanding, with evidence showing higher mortality, complications and distress compared to White women. The Covid-19 pandemic saw unprecedented changes to maternity services, with emerging evidence highlighting a disproportionate impact on mothers from ethnically minoritized backgrounds. This uniquely positioned study explores Black women's experiences of services during Covid-19. DESIGN The study used a qualitative design with semi-structured interviews, data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. SETTING The study took was open to all in the UK, participants who took part were from England and were recruited via social media and community led organisations. PARTICIPANTS The study recruited 13 self-identifying Black women, aged between 23 and 41 who received maternity care across settings (NHS wards, home birth and birthing centre) across England. MEASUREMENT AND FINDINGS Three themes were generated from the study: 'The Ripples of Covid', 'Inequality within Inequality' and 'Conscientious Change for Maternity Systems', with sub-themes including the impact of regulations, the invisibility of pain and the importance of accountability. Alongside multiple layers of inequality and emotional labour for Black women, the study found connection and advocacy as facilitators of good care. KEY CONCLUSIONS Supporting existing research, Black women's experiences of maternity services during Covid-19evidence ongoing of structural racism within maternity provision, founded on stereotypes of strength and pain. Though moments of advocacy and connection, however, Covid-19 appeared exacerbated ongoing existing inequalities for Black women. Changes to service provision contributed to isolation, distress, and consequential inadequate care. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The findings, generated by Black women, established important implications for practice and policy, including an emphasis on creating conscientious change of systems through a racialised lens, the importance of meaningful equity, representation, and the need for co-production alongside Black communities.
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- Candice Williams
- University of Hertfordshire, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Hatfield AL10 9AB, United Kingdom.
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- University of Hertfordshire, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Hatfield AL10 9AB, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QY, United Kingdom
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Klein AJ, Eisenhauer C, Mollard E, Alappattu M, Shade MY, Struwe L, Berger AM. "The constant worry": Urinary incontinence self-management in rural women: A qualitative study. Res Nurs Health 2023; 46:603-615. [PMID: 37792276 DOI: 10.1002/nur.22341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Urinary incontinence (UI) is experienced by approximately 60% of women in the United States and has a negative impact on self-esteem, sexual function, social participation, and quality of life. Rural women, who are underrepresented in the UI literature, face many health disparities and unique barriers to accessing care. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore UI self-management behaviors in rural women with UI, including the contextual factors that influence their approach to self-management. This study recruited rural women, ages 30-60 years, using purposive sampling via social media. Demographic information was collected. A semi-structured interview guide was used to conduct individual, in-depth interviews via Zoom. Interview data were analyzed using qualitative description. Sections of interview text were coded using a priori and emergent codes, grouped into categories, and distilled into themes. A total of 31 participants (mean age = 47.2 years) met inclusion/exclusion criteria, enrolled, and completed the study. Qualitative analysis revealed rural as a cross-cutting theme and five major themes: self-management behaviors, familial influence, medical encounters, talking about UI, and resource scarcity. Participants described the rural environment as having a substantial impact on their approach to UI self-management. Specifically, rural social enmeshment made seeking care for UI in rural communities challenging. Findings shed light on how the rural environment influences various aspects of UI self-management in midlife women. Diverse perspectives in UI self-management are needed to advance knowledge in this field.
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- Abbey Jo Klein
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Nebraska Total Care Clinical Advisory Board, Centene Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Niedfelt Nursing Research Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Conolly A, Rowland E, Abrams R, Harris R, Kelly D, Kent B, Maben J. 'Pretty cathartic actually': Reflections on the attempt to reduce re-traumatization of researchers and nurses taking part in a longitudinal interview study. J Adv Nurs 2023; 79:4196-4206. [PMID: 37415315 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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AIM To critically evaluate the concepts of harm and re-traumatization in the research process and to explore the ethical implications of conducting research on distressing topics using our research on the experiences of nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic as an exemplar. DESIGN Longitudinal qualitative interview study. METHODS Using qualitative narrative interviews, we explored the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses' psychological well-being in the UK. RESULTS To reduce the potential for harm to both research participants and researchers, the members of the research team were keen to establish ways to reduce the power differential between the researcher and participants. We found that our collaborative and team-based approach, with participant autonomy and researcher reflexivity embedded into the research framework, enabled the sensitive generation of data. CONCLUSION Reduction of potential harm for both participants and researchers in the generation of at times highly distressing data with a traumatized population was achieved through a respectful, honest and empathetic approach within a team that met frequently for reflection. IMPACT The research participants were not harmed by our research, instead they expressed gratitude at being given space and time to tell their stories in a supportive environment. Our work advances nursing knowledge through accentuating the value of giving autonomy to research participants to control their stories whilst working within a supportive research team with emphasis placed on reflexivity and debriefing. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Nurses working clinically during COVID-19 were involved in the development of this study. Nurse participants were given autonomy over how and when they participated in the research process.
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- Anna Conolly
- School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Guildford, Surrey, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Guildford, Surrey, UK
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- School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Guildford, Surrey, UK
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Schippert ACSP, Dahl-Michelsen T, Grov EK, Sparboe-Nilsen B, Silvola J, Bjørnnes AK. Torture survivors' experiences of receiving surgical treatment indicating re- traumatization. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287994. [PMID: 37847719 PMCID: PMC10581467 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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Due to the invasive nature of surgical procedures and the involvement of medical personnel, torture survivors may experience re-traumatization during surgical treatment. This study aimed to explore torture survivors' experiences of re-traumatization during surgical treatment as well as the process by which trauma-related emotions and responses are evoked during surgical treatment for torture survivors. Eight men, aged 45 to 72, from four different countries, who have lived in Norway for 6-40 years, were recruited. We assessed torture and surgical care experiences through in-depth interviews, and the data were analyzed using thematic analysis, resulting in five themes: (1) Interactions with healthcare providers, (2) Reactions during treatment, (3) Triggers causing re-experiences, (4) Avoidance, and (5) Suggestions to healthcare providers. In this study, survivors reported challenges receiving surgical treatment, indicating re-traumatization and difficulty returning to daily life following treatment. Participants reported little collaboration in care-related decision-making processes, lack of recognition of torture by healthcare providers involved in surgical care and experiencing healthcare professionals' attitudes as a source of perplexity, frustration, and despair. Exacerbation of torture memories throughout treatment and re-experiencing of trauma symptoms aggravated these difficulties. Our findings suggest that surgical treatment can remind torture survivors of the traumatic aspects of torture, eliciting strong reactions and feelings like those experienced during torture.
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- Ana Carla S. P. Schippert
- Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
- Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical medicine, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gjøvik, Norway
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- Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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Phenwan T, Peerawong T, Jarusomboon W, Sittiwantana E, Satian C, Supanichwatana S. Using Zoom and Card Game to Conduct Advance Care Planning Classes: An Innovative Practice. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2023; 87:1028-1047. [PMID: 34275389 DOI: 10.1177/00302228211032735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND This article demonstrates the innovative practice of using a card game to teach participants about Advance Care Planning (ACP) and palliative care in Thailand via Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. AIMS To assess the feasibility of using online workshops to conduct sensitive topics of palliative care and death and dying. METHODS The interactive online workshops were conducted after imposition of the COVID-19 restriction and national lockdown in Thailand between March and September 2020. The sessions were conducted via Zoom meetings and Facebook secret group. Trained facilitators plus one IT team member hosted each workshop. Participants were given an anonymous post-course evaluation with open-ended written feedback form. Content analysed was used. RESULTS Eleven sessions were conducted. 103 participants joined the online classes. Participants gave an overwhelmingly positive of the workshops, emphasising on: (i) convenient; (ii) social connectedness during the lockdown; (iii) bichronous element of the activities.
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- Tharin Phenwan
- School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, University of Dundee, UK
- School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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- Department of Radiology, Prince of Songkla University, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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- Peaceful Death, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, Thailand
- Contemplative Education Center, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
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Lenoir R, Wong KKY. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people from black and mixed ethnic groups' mental health in West London: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e071903. [PMID: 37147089 PMCID: PMC10163329 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted vulnerable groups' physical and mental health, especially young people and minority ethnic groups, yet little is known about the crux of their experiences and what support they would like. To address this gap, this qualitative study aims to uncover the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on young people with ethnic minority backgrounds' mental health, how this changed since the end of lockdown and what support they need to cope with these issues. DESIGN The study utilised semi-structured interviews to conduct a phenomenological analysis. SETTING Community centre in West London, England. PARTICIPANTS Ten 15 min in-person semistructured interviews were conducted with young people aged 12-17 years old from black and mixed ethnic groups who regularly attend the community centre. RESULTS Through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, results indicated that the participants' mental health was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with feelings of loneliness being the most common experience. However, positive effects were concurrently observed including improved well-being and better coping strategies post lockdown, which is a testament to the young people's resilience. That said, it is clear that young people from minority ethnic backgrounds lacked support during the COVID-19 pandemic and would now need psychological, practical and relational assistance to cope with these challenges. CONCLUSIONS While future studies would benefit from a larger ethnically diverse sample, this is a start. Study findings have the potential to inform future government policies around mental health support and access for young people from ethnic minority groups, notably prioritising support for grassroots initiatives during times of crisis.
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- Romane Lenoir
- Psychology & Human Development, University College London, London, UK
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- Psychology & Human Development, University College London, London, UK
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Frontline Nurses' clinical judgment in recognizing, understanding, and responding to patient deterioration: A qualitative study. Int J Nurs Stud 2023; 139:104436. [PMID: 36731308 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early warning systems and rapid response teams have been widely implemented in hospitals worldwide to facilitate early recognition and response to patient deterioration. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that these interventions have made little impact on unexpected cardiac or respiratory arrest, hospital mortality, unplanned admission to intensive care units, or hospital length of stay. These programs depend on nurses recognizing at risk patients and initiating a timely response. Although physiologic abnormalities commonly precede serious adverse events, nurses often fail to recognize or respond effectively. Clinical judgment is a critical component in the effective response to deterioration, yet little is known about factors that influence nurses' clinical judgment in these situations. Noticing, interpreting, and responding are aspects of clinical judgment and are essential to preventing further patient deterioration and serious adverse events. OBJECTIVE To describe medical-surgical nurses' perceptions of factors that influenced their clinical judgment in situations of patient deterioration. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive design using individual, semi-structured interviews. Tanner's Clinical Judgment Model served as the framework for interview questions and data analysis. PARTICIPANTS A purposive sample of 20 medical-surgical registered nurses were recruited from 10 adult medical-surgical units at an academic medical center hospital in the United States. METHODS Telephone interviews occurred between March and July 2018. A directed approach to content analysis was used to code the transcribed data and identify themes. RESULTS Eight themes related to each aspect of clinical judgment emerged from the analysis: Knowing the patient, Experience matters, Lots of small points where the system can fail, Making sense of the data, Something doesn't go together, Caught in the middle, Culture of teamwork, and Increased nursing workload. An overarching theme was Nurses' keen sense of responsibility. Findings revealed that factors within the nurse, the patient, and the work environment influence each component of noticing, interpreting, and initiating an effective response to deteriorating patients. CONCLUSIONS Findings have implications for health care systems regarding interventions to support timely recognition and response to deterioration. Nurses' clinical judgment and factors that influence each aspect (noticing, interpreting, and responding) should be a key consideration in organizational efforts to improve the overall response to patient deterioration. Research is needed to enhance understanding of the contextual factors that impact nurses' clinical judgment to inform interventions to support timely recognition and response.
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Sharifi M, Younesi SJ, Foroughan M, Safi MH, Khanjani MS. The Challenges of Caring for an Adult Child with Schizophrenia in the Family: An Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Older Parents. INQUIRY : A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVISION AND FINANCING 2023; 60:469580221148867. [PMID: 36752143 PMCID: PMC9909083 DOI: 10.1177/00469580221148867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The present study aimed to investigate the lived experiences of older parents regarding the challenges in caring for adult children with schizophrenia. The current study was conducted on 16 parental (mother or father) caregivers of adult children with schizophrenia using a descriptive phenomenological qualitative approach and Colaizzi's seven-step method. This study follows the Qualitative Research Checklist (COREQ). The findings showed that the parent caregivers' experiences could be classified into two main themes: "burden of care" and "Negative attitude and inefficient performance." The former consisted of three sub-themes including "disrupted social and family interactions," "helplessness and inefficient support," and "challenges of the healthcare system," while the latter had two sub-themes including "Negative attitude and inefficient performance of the caregivers" and "Negative attitude and inefficient performance of families and society." Older parents have to tolerate a significant burden of care due to their age and physical conditions. Improving the knowledge of specialists, the government's redoubled efforts in multifaceted support for patients and caregivers, creating an integrated team of specialists, and accepting and improving public attitudes against stigma and obvious discrimination in society as important priorities in improving the condition of caregivers and patients with schizophrenia were considered.
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- Mehdi Sharifi
- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Department of Counseling, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Seyyed Jalal Younesi, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran
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- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Toso F, Brankaert R, Hendriks N, Lenaerts L, Wilkinson A. Reflecting on Living Labs as Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Networks to Evaluate Technological Products for People Living with Dementia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1673. [PMID: 36767050 PMCID: PMC9914846 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20031673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Dementia is a growing societal challenge putting pressure on care systems across Europe. Providing supporting technology for people living with dementia, referring to both people with dementia and their caregivers, is an important strategy to alleviate pressure. In this paper, we present lessons learned from the Interreg NWE Project Certification-D, in which we evaluated technological products with people living with dementia, using a Living Lab approach. Living Labs were set up in five different countries to conduct field evaluations at the homes of people living with dementia. Via an open call products from small to medium enterprises across northwestern Europe were selected to be evaluated in the Living Labs. In this paper, we describe the setup of and reflection on Living Labs as multi-stakeholder collaboration networks to evaluate technological products in the context of dementia. We reflect on the experiences and insights from the Living Lab researchers to execute and operate the Living Labs in such a sensitive setting. Our findings show that Living Labs can be used to conduct field evaluations of products, that flexibility is required to adopt a Living Lab in various care settings with different stakeholder compositions and expertise, and that Living Lab researchers serve as both a linking pin and buffer between people living with dementia and companies and thereby support the adoption of technological products. We close the paper with a proposal of best practices to encourage inclusivity in, and scalability of, Living Labs in the context of dementia.
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- Francesca Toso
- Human Centred Design (HCD) Group, Department of Design, Production and Management, Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), University of Twente, Horst Complex, 7522 LV Enschede, The Netherlands
- Systemic Change Group, Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Atlas Building, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Systemic Change Group, Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Atlas Building, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Health Innovations & Technology, Fontys School of Allied Health Professions, Dominee Theodor Fliednerstraat 2, 5631 BN Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Interactions Research Group, LUCA School of Arts, C-Mine 5, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Interactions Research Group, LUCA School of Arts, C-Mine 5, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Interactions Research Group, LUCA School of Arts, C-Mine 5, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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Asaad M, Forde R, AlFares A, Bin Abbas B, Sturt J. Experiences and needs of Saudi mothers when a child or adolescent is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2022; 17:2107151. [PMID: 35924381 PMCID: PMC9359183 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2022.2107151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Aim To explore the experiences of Saudi mothers with children or adolescents who have Type 1 diabetes mellitus at time of diagnosis. Background The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has one of the highest incidence rates of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents in the world. Few studies have considered the most appropriate methods of support for parents in the KSA and none report the experiences of Saudi mothers. Design Phenomenological inquiry. Method Qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 Saudi mothers and data were analysed following Giorgi’s 5-step method. Results The lived experiences of Saudi mothers coalesced around three overarching themes and eight subthemes: 1. In the dark (mother’s instinct, challenges of diagnosis phase, cultural reflections); 2. Empowerment (methods of support, mother’s health and wellbeing); 3. Coping and acceptance (stigma and cultural perceptions, coping strategies, transformation and adaptation). Conclusions Effective interventions delivered in other countries to support mothers may be effective in the KSA. However, the central role that Saudi mothers play in the management of their child’s condition, and the place of Islam in Saudi society, indicate the need for customized methods of support that take into account psychosociocultural needs of both mother and child.
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- Mariam Asaad
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London, London, UK
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Heafala A, Mitchell LJ, Ball L. Informing care through lived experiences: perspectives of consumers and carers regarding dietetic care for eating disorders in Australia. Eat Weight Disord 2022; 27:3449-3456. [PMID: 36269547 PMCID: PMC9803736 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01481-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Dietitians are important members of eating disorder treatment teams. Previous research indicates little is known about the experience of receiving nutrition care for eating disorders. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of consumers and carers regarding the care received from primary care dietitians for eating disorders. METHODS This study qualitatively explored the perceptions of individuals aged ≥ 15 years, who (i) identified as having an eating disorder or (ii) had cared for someone with an eating disorder, and had received care from a dietitian in a primary care setting. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes from interview transcripts. Synthesized member checking was utilized to assess whether the identified themes resonated with participants' experiences. Twenty-four individuals (21 consumers, 3 carers) participated in a semi-structured interview. Seventeen participants completed member checking and all supported the identified themes and subthemes. RESULTS Three themes emerged inductively from the data: (1) valuing a person-centered approach to dietetic care; (2) the therapeutic alliance is central to engaging in dietetic care; and (3) sharing the complex journey. CONCLUSIONS This study advances the understanding of the aspects of dietetic care perceived as most helpful by consumers and carers. These insights highlight the importance of person-centeredness, empathy, trust and collaboration within eating disorder care. The findings can be used by dietitians and health professionals to inform practice. Further research is needed to understand how dietitians can be supported to provide optimal nutrition care to people and families impacted by eating disorders. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE V. Qualitative study.
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- Alana Heafala
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, 1 Parklands Dr, Southport, QLD 4215 Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, 1 Parklands Dr, QLD 4215 Southport, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, 1 Parklands Dr, Southport, QLD 4215 Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, 1 Parklands Dr, QLD 4215 Southport, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, 1 Parklands Dr, Southport, QLD 4215 Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, 1 Parklands Dr, QLD 4215 Southport, Australia
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Mahat Shamir M, Pitcho-Prelorentzos S, Leichtentritt RD. Congenital loss: Loss of an immediate family member prior to or during one's birth. DEATH STUDIES 2022; 47:914-925. [PMID: 36346806 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2142328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The loss of a family member is often conceptualized as a disruption in one's life story. However, when a loss occurs prior to, or during, one's birth, the bereaved life stories are not interrupted by the loss, but rather begin with loss. The paper offers a new conceptualization of these losses as "congenital losses" and captures the core aspects of this phenomenon. A qualitative phenomenological analysis of 34 in-depth semi-structured interviews with offspring and siblings whose family members died before/during their birth revealed four main challenges presented by congenital loss: incoherency and fragmentation; story-ownership; bond-establishment, and; identity challenges.
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This was my Crimean War: COVID-19 Experiences of Nursing Home Leaders. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022; 23:1827-1832. [PMID: 36084690 PMCID: PMC9371982 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Objective To describe professional and personal experiences of nursing home care leaders during early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Qualitative interpretive description. Setting and Participants Eight sites across 2 Canadian provinces. Sites varied by COVID-19 status (low or high), size (<120 or ≥120 beds), and ownership model (for-profit or not-for-profit). We recruited 21 leaders as participants: 14 managers and 7 directors of care. Methods Remote Zoom-assisted semi-structured interviews conducted from January to April 2021. Concurrent data generation and inductive content analysis occurred throughout. Sampling ceased once we reached sufficient analytic variation and richness to answer research questions. Results Most participants were female, ≥50 years of age, and born in Canada. We found 4 major themes. (1) Responsibility to protect: Extreme precautions were employed to protect residents, staff, and leaders’ families. Leaders experienced profound distress when COVID-19 infiltrated their care homes. (2) Overwhelming workloads: Changing public health orders and redeployment to pandemic-related activities caused administrative chaos. Leaders worked double shifts to cope with pandemic demands and maintain their usual work. (3) Mental and emotional toll: All participants reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia, leading to ongoing exhaustion. Shifting staff focus from caring to custodial enforcement of isolation caused considerable distress, guilt, and grief. (4) Moving forward: The pandemic spotlighted deficiencies in the nursing home context that lead to inadequate quality of resident care and staff burnout. Some leaders indicated their pandemic experience signaled an unanticipated end to their careers. Conclusions and Implications Nursing home leaders faced mental distress and inordinate workloads during the pandemic. This is an urgent call for systemic change to improve working conditions for leaders and quality of care and quality of life for residents. Nursing home leaders are at increased risk of burnout, which must be addressed to mitigate attrition in the sector.
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Shivji NA, Meade O, Watts K, Lymn JS. Reflecting on 'insider' and 'outsider' positionality when undertaking culturally sensitive research with young Pakistani men: insights from a female researcher. Nurse Res 2022; 30:24-29. [PMID: 35607845 DOI: 10.7748/nr.2022.e1826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conducting culturally sensitive research into male experiences can be challenging for female researchers. Despite this, there are very few published reflective accounts of how they have overcome these difficulties. AIM To illustrate a female researcher's challenges in conducting research into young men's experiences of puberty in Pakistan and highlight the strategies used to overcome these. DISCUSSION An important challenge for the researcher was creating an environment in which participants felt able to share their experiences. This was overcome by the incorporation of the experiences of public involvement contributors in the development of the project, offering a choice of interview format to participants and other solutions driven by the 'insider' position of the researcher. The researcher's 'outsider' role as a mature and pregnant woman appeared to create a 'safe' environment, allowing the young men to openly share their personal experiences. CONCLUSION Female researchers can successfully conduct culturally sensitive research with young men in patriarchal societies such as Pakistan. The key is to be aware of potential cultural issues and to use any insider/outsider positionality to the greatest effect. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE In addition to adapting procedures, such as gaining trust, building rapport and assuring a non-judgemental and comfortable environment, the 'outsider' position of the female researcher should be given due consideration when undertaking culturally sensitive research with men.
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- Noureen Asif Shivji
- School of Medicine, Keele University School of Medicine, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
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- psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Kim Watts Consultancy, Nottingham, England
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
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Sabri B, Saha J, Lee J, Murray S. Conducting Digital Intervention Research among Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Methodological, Safety and Ethnical Considerations. JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE 2022; 38:447-462. [PMID: 35531064 PMCID: PMC9054112 DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00405-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Intimate partner violence, described as a global pandemic by the United Nations, has been found to disproportionately affect immigrant women. Many immigrant survivors of IPV are unable or unwilling to attend in-person services due to barriers related to immigration status, transportation, and social isolation. By providing remote support to women in abusive relationships, digital interventions can help address these barriers and ensure their health and safety. Research on safe and ethical approaches to digital service delivery for immigrant IPV survivors is a necessary first step to meeting these women's needs for remote support. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore considerations and challenges of conducting digital intervention research (online, phone and text) with diverse groups of immigrant women. Data was collected via 5 focus groups and 46 in-depth interviews with immigrant survivors of IPV from different countries of origin. In addition, data was collected via key informant interviews with 17 service providers. Participants shared safety, ethical and methodological challenges to accessing interventions, such as their abusive partner being at home or lack of safe access to technology. Further, participants shared strategies for safe data collection, such as scheduling a contact time when participants are afforded privacy and deleting evidence of the intervention to retain personal safety. The findings will be informative for researchers conducting digital intervention studies or practitioners engaging in remote intervention approaches with marginalized populations such as immigrant women at high risk of violence.
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- Bushra Sabri
- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Room N530L, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Room N530L, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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Sociocultural insights on dementia care-giving in Arab and Muslim communities: the perspectives of family care-givers. AGEING & SOCIETY 2022. [DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x22000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Little is known about the experiences of informal family care-giving for persons with ADRD in the context of Arab and Muslim communities. This paper offers fresh insight into the less-studied private sphere of the home, showing how families respond to the onset and long-term care of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). It considers the extent to which sociocultural and religious influences are appropriated by family care-givers as coping mechanisms and motivators for care. Drawing upon interviews with 32 family care-givers for older persons living with ADRD in Qatar, findings reveal the intersectionality of the care-giving experience with various sociocultural, religious and emotional influences through seven emergent themes: (a) reasons and motivations for care-giving; (b) role of the extended family; (c) socio-demographic attributes of care-givers, their allocated responsibilities and how these intersect; (d) socio-religious attitudes towards care-giving of older persons; (e) social stigma; (f) personal knowledge of ADRD; and (g) coping mechanisms. The paper is concluded with key implications of these sociocultural insights for theory, policy and practice, which could inform Qatar's health and social care provision sector as well as other Arab and Muslim communities that share similar cultural and religious belief systems.
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Mew L, Heaslip V, Immins T, Wainwright TW. A Patient and Public Involvement Study to Explore the Need for Further Research into the Experience of Younger Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Patient Exp 2022; 9:23743735221083166. [PMID: 35274035 PMCID: PMC8902004 DOI: 10.1177/23743735221083166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most commonly performed operations in orthopaedics. It is an operation usually performed in older patients, however the need for THA in younger patients is increasing. There is a lack of literature examining whether current recovery pathways address the specific needs of younger patients. Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) is a core aspect of good research practice and is recommended throughout the research process, including the formulation and refinement of pertinent research questions. Therefore, the explicit aim of this PPI study was to collect qualitative data from patients on the feasibility and requirement for further research into the experience of younger hip arthroplasty patients. Methods: Qualitative data was collected via an online questionnaire that was advertised on social media, requesting the input of anybody who had experienced a lower limb musculoskeletal injury or condition before the age of 50. The survey asked the respondents to describe their experiences and reflect on their priorities and goals throughout their recovery. Results: There were 71 respondents, of which 90% were female, with an average age of 43. Qualitative responses identified many concerns that were issues that could be translated across all patient ages. However, other priorities were raised that are not always recognised as important when measuring successful outcomes after a THA. Furthermore, many respondents described not feeling listened to by clinicians or treatment options not being sufficiently addressed and explored. Multiple respondents reported being told they were too young to have anything serious or that nothing could be done until they were older. Conclusions: The responses to the survey indicate that current care pathways are not fulfilling the needs and priorities in younger patients. Further research is required to explore these priorities and goals in more depth in order to understand how healthcare professionals can address them.
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- L. Mew
- Milton Keynes University Hospital, Standing Way, Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD
- Louise Mew, Research and Development, Academic Centre, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Standing Way, Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD.
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, UK
- Department of Social Work, Stavanger University, Norway
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- Orthopaedic Research Institute, Bournemouth University, UK
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- Orthopaedic Research Institute, Bournemouth University, UK
- Physiotherapy Department, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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Wang J, Ding D, Wu B. Enhancement of Aging in Place: An Evolving Understanding of Person-Centered Dementia Care in Home Settings. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 86:1315-1322. [PMID: 35213380 DOI: 10.3233/jad-215612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND There has been a rich body of literature on informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD). However, little has been discussed on how to facilitate person-centered dementia care in home settings with spouses as primary caregivers. We tend to take it for granted that spouses provide person-centered care for PWD. However, being spouses of PWD and living with them for several decades does not necessarily mean that it is easier for them to provide person-centered dementia care and maintain valued and healthy relationships. OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to explore dyadic experiences of PWD and their spousal caregivers and develop a culturally and contextually-sensitive understanding of person-centered dementia care in home-based settings. METHODS A total of 20 dyads of PWD and their care partners were selected for this study. A trained qualitative interviewer conducted a one-on-one interview with each participant with dementia and their care partners separately. We adopted both conventional and directed content analyses. RESULTS Our findings provide examples of care partners provide person-centered care, resulting in a profound positive impact on their wellbeing. Adaptive leadership and collaborative work emerged as a key finding in facilitating person-centered dementia care. Cultural relevancy of person-centered dementia care was also interpreted from the data. The study findings provide implications for the evolving of person-centered dementia care model in home-based settings. CONCLUSION Findings from this study highlight the significance of facilitating person-centered dementia care in home-based settings between PWD and their primary family caregivers.
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- Jing Wang
- Fudan University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, NY, USA.,NYU Aging Incubator, New York, NY, USA
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Tinkler M, Reid J, Brazil K. Co-Design of an Evidenced Informed Service Model of Integrated Palliative Care for Persons Living with Severe Mental Illness: A Qualitative Exploratory Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:1710. [PMID: 34946437 PMCID: PMC8701131 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9121710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Globally, close to one billion people are living with a mental health disorder, and it is one of the most neglected areas in Public Health. People with severe mental illness have greater mortality risk than the general population, experience health care inequalities throughout life and represent a vulnerable, under-served and under-treated population, who have been overlooked in health inequality research to date. There is currently a dearth of evidence in relation to understanding the palliative care needs of people with severe mental illness and how future care delivery can be designed to both recognise and respond to those needs. This study aims to co-design an evidenced informed service model of integrated palliative care for persons living with a severe mental illness. METHODS This qualitative sequential study underpinned by interpretivism will have six phases. An expert reference group will be established in Phase 1, to inform all stages of this study. Phase 2 will include a systematic literature review to synthesise current evidence in relation to palliative care service provision for people with severe mental illness. In Phase 3, qualitative interviews will be undertaken with both, patients who have a severe mental illness and in receipt of palliative care (n = 13), and bereaved caregivers of people who have died 6-18 months previously with a diagnosis of severe mental illness (n = 13), across two recruitment sties in the United Kingdom. Focus groups (n = 4) with both mental health and palliative care multidisciplinary staff will be undertaken across the two recruitment sites in Phase 4. Phase 5 will involve the co-design of a service model of integrated palliative care for persons living with severe mental illness. Phase 6 will develop practice recommendations for this client cohort. DISCUSSION Palliative care needs to be available at all levels of care systems; it is estimated that, globally, only 14% of patients who need palliative care receive it. Reducing inequalities experienced by people with severe mental illness is embedded in the National Health Service Long Term Plan. Internationally, the gap between those with a mental illness needing care and those with access to care remains considerable. Future policy and practice will benefit from a better understanding of the needs of this client cohort and the development of a co-designed integrated care pathway to facilitate timely access to palliative care for people with a severe mental illness.
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- Marianne Tinkler
- Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Antrim BT41 2RL, UK;
- Medical Biology Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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- Medical Biology Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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- Medical Biology Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK;
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Lenton LA, Smith V, Bacon AM, May J, Charlesford J. Ethical considerations for committees, supervisors and student researchers conducting qualitative research with young people in the United Kingdom. METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.metip.2021.100050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Arundell F, Sheehan A, Peters K. Developing and conducting appreciative inquiry interviews. Nurse Res 2021; 29:36-43. [PMID: 34704427 DOI: 10.7748/nr.2021.e1811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The appreciative inquiry (AI) interview follows a specific format and needs to be planned and developed before implementation. AI questions are designed to draw on the interviewee's experiences, commencing with general questioning and progressing to more focused questioning. AIM To explain how to plan and undertake AI interviews, and to discuss issues that nurse researchers might encounter. DISCUSSION This article is based on the first author's experience of undertaking an AI doctoral study. The primary method of collecting data for the study was AI interviews. The more focused questioning related to participants' experiences of positive actions or behaviours. Although questioning was positive in nature and participant-centric, conducting the interviews was more problematic than the first author anticipated. Some participants struggled to recall positive memories to share. CONCLUSION The unexpected response to the interview questions required the first author to examine her practices, as well as beliefs and judgements relating to AI. This reflexivity assisted in implementing changes to the study's process, resulting in a more positive experience for her and the participants. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Researchers using the AI interview require the capacity to be self-critical and change the process if necessary to enrich the outcome.
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- Fiona Arundell
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University - Parramatta South Campus, Penrith NSW, Australia
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- Western Sydney University - Parramatta South Campus, Penrith NSW, Australia
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- Western Sydney University - Parramatta South Campus, Penrith NSW, Australia
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Isobel S. Trauma-informed qualitative research: Some methodological and practical considerations. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2021; 30 Suppl 1:1456-1469. [PMID: 34310829 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mental health nurses who engage in research are likely to undertake research on sensitive topics, related to experiences of illness, care delivery and treatment. With recognition of the high prevalence of trauma in the lives of people who interact with mental health services, it is likely that many research participants will have experienced trauma in their lives and that while this may not be the focus of the research, sensitivity and awareness are required. Reference to 'trauma-informed' approaches in research design and practice is emerging in fields such as trauma-focused research and social sciences; however, it has not yet been applied to nurses. Trauma-informed approaches can build upon existing ethical and methodological frameworks to inform how mental health nurses go about qualitative research and what they need to consider when doing so. This discursive paper explores some of the implications of awareness and sensitivity to trauma for research undertaken by mental health nurses, including practical and methodological considerations. Recommendations include training and structural supports for nurse researchers, collaborative research designs, consideration of the environments where research occurs, awareness of approaches to distress and inclusion of trauma sensitivity within research policies, frameworks and leadership, alongside vigilance to interpersonal approach and the establishment and protection of psychological safety throughout. Continuing to undertake research on topics, and with people, where trauma is present, is essential to ensure ongoing awareness. Many of the existing skills held by mental health nurses can also support research to be undertaken in trauma-informed ways.
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- Sophie Isobel
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Laryionava K, Schildmann J, Wensing M, Wedding U, Surmann B, Woydack L, Krug K, Winkler E. Development and Evaluation of a Decision Aid to Support Patients' Participatory Decision-Making for Tumor-Specific and Palliative Therapy for Advanced Cancer: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2021; 10:e24954. [PMID: 34533464 PMCID: PMC8486990 DOI: 10.2196/24954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background To support advanced cancer patients and their oncologists in therapeutic decisions, we aim to develop a decision aid (DA) in a multiphased, bicentric study. The DA aims to help patients to better understand risks and benefits of the available treatment options including the options of standard palliative care or cancer-specific treatment (ie, off-label drug use within an individual treatment plan). Objective This study protocol outlines the development and testing of the DA in a pre-post study targeting a heterogeneous population of advanced cancer patients. Methods In the first step, we will assess patients’ information and decisional needs as well as the views of the health care providers regarding the content and implementation of the DA. Through a scoping review, we aim to analyze specific characteristics of the decision-making process and to specify the treatment options, outcomes, and probabilities. An interdisciplinary research group of experts will develop and review the DA. In the second step, testing of the DA (design and field testing) with patients and oncologists will be conducted. As a last step, we will run a pre-post design study with 70 doctor-patient encounters to assess improvements on the primary study outcome: patients’ level of decisional conflict. In addition, the user acceptance of all involved parties will be tested. Results Interviews with cancer patients, oncologists, and health care providers (ie, nurses, nutritionists) as well as a literature review from phase I have been completed. The field testing is scheduled for April 2021 to August 2021, with the final revision scheduled for September 2021. The pre-post study of the DA and acceptance testing are scheduled to start in October 2021 and shall be finished in September 2022. Conclusions A unique feature of this study is the development of a DA for patients with different types of advanced cancer, which covers a wide range of topics relevant for patients near the end of life such as forgoing cancer-specific therapy and switching to best supportive care. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04606238; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04606238. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/24954
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- Katsiaryna Laryionava
- Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine, Centre for Health Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.,Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine, Centre for Health Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Health Economics and Health Care Management, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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McMahon K, Stoddart K, Harris F. Rescripting-A grounded theory study of the contribution that fathers make to Family-Based Treatment when a young person has anorexia nervosa. J Clin Nurs 2021; 31:1598-1611. [PMID: 34448286 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To present a grounded theory of the contribution that fathers make to family-based treatment when a young person has anorexia nervosa. BACKGROUND Research indicates a potential to improve outcomes by involving both parents in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. However, fathers are underrepresented both within treatment and research. Family-based treatment requiring the involvement of both parents presents an opportunity to better understand the role of the father in treatment. DESIGN Classic grounded theory. METHODS Individual interviews conducted with fifteen fathers involved in family-based treatment. The COREQ checklist was followed. RESULTS Fathers valued being involved in family-based treatment and felt they had an important contribution to make. The analysis captures the overall contribution that fathers make and the impact of their involvement. Four categories; Being on the Outside, Finding a Way In, Finding a Way to Be and Finding a Way to Let Go and one core category Repositioning were generated from the data. A substantive theory of Rescripting, generated from categories and the core category, describes the way that participating in family-based treatment changes fathers and their role. CONCLUSIONS Fathers make an important and significant contribution to family-based treatment when a young person has anorexia nervosa. The findings inform clinicians about the importance of including fathers in the treatment of young people with anorexia nervosa. They highlight the importance of incorporating support mechanisms into family-based treatment to harness and maximise the paternal contribution. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Paternal contribution to family-based treatment can be maximised to improve outcomes for young people with anorexia nervosa.
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Aburn GE, Gott M, Hoare K. Experiences of an insider researcher - interviewing your own colleagues. Nurse Res 2021; 29:22-28. [PMID: 34137236 DOI: 10.7748/nr.2021.e1794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The literature has described researching people you know or being an 'insider' researcher in a variety of settings. However, the literature has largely focused on the challenges and risks associated with researching in your own community, and has neglected to articulate the benefits for research studies and participants. AIM To summarise the literature looking at the role of the insider researcher and explore reflections about insider research made by participants in a constructionist grounded theory study. DISCUSSION This article reflects on the participant-researcher relationship in a grounded theory study exploring staff experiences of working in children's blood and cancer centres in New Zealand. It uses participants' reflections to further the discussion of the benefits of being an insider researcher, in the context of interviewing your own colleagues. CONCLUSION The challenges of being an insider researcher include the potential for power differentials in relationships with participants, the risk of assumed understanding and the challenge for the researcher of managing emotional burden. These challenges can be minimised by writing reflective memos throughout the research. The benefits of being an insider researcher include the ability to rapidly develop rapport with participants, and participation as a cathartic and therapeutic process for participants. Implications for practice Reflective practice is critical and essential when undertaking nursing research as an insider researcher.
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- The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Massey University Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Hu J, Mion LC, Tan A, Du Y, Chang MW, Miller C, Joseph JJ. Perceptions of African American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes on Family Support: Type, Quality, and Recommendations. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care 2021; 47:302-311. [PMID: 34075831 DOI: 10.1177/26350106211018994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The overall purpose of the study was to explore perceptions of family support in diabetes self-management among African American adults with type 2 diabetes. METHODS A qualitative study using focus group methodology and individual interviews was conducted. Thirty-seven African American adults with type 2 diabetes were recruited in the Midwest, United States. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS Themes emerged from the perspectives of the social interdependence theory. Positive family support included emotional support, instrumental support, and specific information or advice on diabetes management strategies. Positivity, family communication, and healthy eating/meal planning were perceived as helpful family behaviors. Negative support was perceived as intentional or unintentional behaviors. Family members' help in decision-making included goal setting with family member(s) and help in making decisions on diet and exercise. Recommendations included exercise and nutritional programs, support groups, family involvement, and materials and resources. Motivations for attending diabetes programs included involving family members, sharing success stories, seeing positive results, encouraging and caring, and providing incentives. CONCLUSIONS Intervention programs for African Americans should specifically target challenges in family support, healthy eating, and physical activity at an interpersonal level. Health care providers should assess family roles and family support to facilitate diabetes self-management for African Americans.
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- Jie Hu
- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University, Department of Human Sciences, Human Nutrition, Ohio
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- The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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Vechter T, Drach-Zahavy A. Effect of nurses' resilience on fall prevention in acute-care hospital: A mixed-methods qualitative study. J Nurs Manag 2021; 29:2199-2207. [PMID: 33998719 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIMS To understand the distinctive experience and use of strategies of high- and low-resilience nurses aiming to prevent patient falls. BACKGROUND Falls among inpatients continue to threaten patient safety in the hospital. Nurses may have the greatest impact on reducing patient falls. However, little is known about whether nurses' personal resilience is associated with patients' fall prevention strategies. METHOD The study employed a descriptive mixed-methods design combining quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (observations, semi-structured interviews). RESULTS One major theme, from maintaining routine to taking control over patients' falls, and three subthemes, scepticism, anticipation and proactivity representing feelings, cognitions and behaviours characterizing high- versus low-resilience nurses emerged from the findings. CONCLUSION Three successive resilience strategies, starting with hunches that elicit scepticism, through cognitions of anticipation the worst-case scenario that could happen to the patient, and concluding with proactive behaviours characterize resilient nurses, helping them to prevent patients' falls. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Nursing managers seeking to decrease the devastating rate of patient falls can encourage nurses to have an inquiring mind (scepticism), be alert for the unexpected (anticipation) and take control over the environment (proactive behaviours) to make things happen instead of watching them happen.
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- Tamar Vechter
- Pat Matthews Academic School of Nursing at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
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- Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Howard F, Crowe S, Beck S, Haljan G. Attending to Methodological Challenges in Qualitative Research to Foster Participation of Individuals with Chronic Critical Illness and Communication Impairments. Glob Qual Nurs Res 2021; 8:23333936211000044. [PMID: 33954226 PMCID: PMC8058801 DOI: 10.1177/23333936211000044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Individuals with chronic critical illness experience multiple complex physiological disturbances including ongoing respiratory failure, requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation, and thus communication impairments. In conducting a qualitative interpretive description study, we sought to ensure that individuals with chronic critical illness themselves were included as participants. Our commitment to recruiting these individuals to the study and ensuring their data meaningfully informed the analysis and findings required us to reconsider and challenge some of the traditional notions of high-quality qualitative research and develop appropriate practical strategies. These strategies included: (1) centering participant abilities and preferences, (2) adopting a flexible approach to conducting interviews, (3) engaging in a therapeutic relationship, and (4) valuing "thin" data. In this article, we extend existing literature describing the complexities of conducting research with individuals with communication impairments and strategies to consider in the hopes of informing future research with other populations historically excluded from study participation.
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- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Fraser Health, Surrey, BC, Canada
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- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Women's Experiences With Palliative Care During Pregnancy. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2021; 50:402-411. [PMID: 33775641 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2021.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences of women who received life-limiting fetal diagnoses during pregnancy and support from a perinatal palliative care program. DESIGN Descriptive qualitative. SETTING The perinatal palliative care program is part of a not-for-profit system of 24 hospitals serving the U.S. Intermountain West region. PARTICIPANTS A convenience sample of 12 women who experienced pregnancies with life-limiting fetal diagnoses and received care from a perinatal palliative care program. METHODS Women chose to participate from mailed invitations or responded to a post on private social media and then completed semistructured interviews about their experiences surrounding the fetal diagnoses and support from a perinatal palliative care program. Interviews were approximately 40 minutes in length and were conducted over the phone, recorded, and then transcribed. We performed content analysis by coding, forming categories of similar coded data, and constructing themes by recontextualizing categories through iterative, team-based meetings. RESULTS We identified four themes from the data: Importance of Memorabilia to Cope With the Death and Documentation of Pregnancy, Acceptance of Death as Part of the Pregnancy Experience, Continued Life Without a Child, and Importance of Empathy Throughout the Process. CONCLUSION The themes support the existing research findings about the needs of pregnant women as they cope with difficult situations. Our findings show the necessity and importance of perinatal palliative care programs.
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A Qualitative Account of Young People's Experiences Seeking Care from Emergency Departments for Self-Harm. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18062892. [PMID: 33808995 PMCID: PMC8000083 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18062892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Many young people who engage in self-harm do not seek help from health services. For those that do, emergency departments (EDs) are a key point of contact. Substantial gaps remain in current knowledge related to young consumers’ experiences and views on optimal treatment of self-harm in the ED. In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirteen young people (Mage = 21.2 years), who were engaged with care at headspace early intervention centers and had presented to an ED with a self-inflicted physical injury. Participants were asked to describe their experience in the ED and the care they received. Data were analyzed thematically. Three inter-related themes were identified: 1. The ED was experienced through a lens of significant distress, 2. The ED environment and processes were counter-therapeutic, and 3. Staff were perceived to be disinterested, dismissive, and lacking in knowledge. The study highlights the overwhelmingly negative nature of participants’ experiences, and presents recommendations for service and practice improvements, such as the provision of staff training and increased aftercare.
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Stelwagen M, van Kempen A, Westmaas A, Vet E, Scheele F. Parents' Experiences With a Model of Integrated Maternity and Neonatal Care Designed to Empower Parents. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2021; 50:181-192. [PMID: 33428875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2020.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences of parents with an integrated maternity and neonatal ward designed to empower parents by providing family-integrated care (FICare) to mother-newborn couplets in single-family rooms. DESIGN A qualitative analysis with a contextual constructivist approach. SETTING An integrated maternity and neonatal level 2 ward designed to empower parents in a teaching hospital in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Maternity and neonatal care, up to and including highly complex care, is provided to mother-newborn couplets in single-family rooms according to the principles of FICare. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-seven mothers and nine fathers of newborns who were hospitalized for at least 7 days. METHODS We held four focus group discussions and eight semistructured interviews 1 to 3 months after discharge of the newborn to explore which experiences (mechanisms) facilitated or impeded aspects of parent empowerment (outcomes) under which specific conditions of the integrated infrastructure (contexts). We used the realist evaluation model to analyze the data. RESULTS Our analysis revealed five themes of parent empowerment (outcomes): Feeling Respected, Gaining Self-Management Tools, Insights Into the Newborn's Condition, Perceived Control, and Self-Efficacy. For each theme, participants reported facilitating and impeding experiences (mechanisms) that were initiated and influenced by the combination of single-family rooms, couplet care, rooming-in, and FICare (contexts). Unrestricted physical proximity to their newborns, 24 hours per day, in a safe private environment offered parents intensive learning experiences through active participation in care. It helped them to achieve independent parenthood at the time of discharge, but it also generated challenges such as power conflicts with the staff; prioritizing care for themselves, siblings, or the newborn; feelings of isolation; and lack of sleep. CONCLUSION Providing FICare to mother-newborn couplets in single-family rooms offers parents an intensive learning context for independent parenthood at the time of discharge. Health care professionals should be aware of the challenges and facilitators experienced by parents in the context of close physical proximity to their newborns 24 hours per day in single-family rooms. This awareness will allow them to better support parents in their empowerment process toward independent parenthood at the time of discharge.
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Toft BS, Galvin K, Nielsen CV, Uhrenfeldt L. Being active when living within a large body: experiences during lifestyle intervention. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2020; 15:1736769. [PMID: 32156205 PMCID: PMC7144297 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2020.1736769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Background: In-depth understanding of the experiences of both well-being and suffering in relation to being severely obese and becoming active through lifestyle intervention is lacking.Aim: to explore and describe adults' existential experiences of being active, when living within a large body-before and during a lifestyle intervention.Methods: A longitudinal design of repeated individual interviews with 16 adults with BMI ≥40, based on hermeneutic phenomenology, existential philosophy and a theory of well-being was performed. The study was approved by the Danish health authorities.Results: Two dimensions of experiences were found; "Living within a downward spiral" and "Striving for enjoyment and settlement". The themes describing suffering were: 'Sense of being thwarted and defeated ' and "Tackling energy depletion and impact of sense of self". The themes describing well-being were: "Hoping for renewal and energised resoluteness" and "Enduring discomfort and feeling safe".Conclusions: Interacting existential experiences can be facilitators or barriers for physical activity. It seems relevant for health care providers to address the individual's lifeworld experiences of well-being, lack of well-being and suffering. Well-being as a sense of feeling "at home" when physically active may break down an inactivity spiral. Promoting well-being is a legitimate aim of lifestyle intervention.
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- Bente Skovsby Toft
- Department of Lifestyle Rehabilitation, Horsens Regional Hospital, Brædstrup, Denmark
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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Vega Ocasio D, Pérez Ramos JG, Dye TDV. Conducting an immersive community-based assessment of post-hurricane experience among Puerto Ricans: lived experience of medical ecology in an environmental disaster and migration. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:1628. [PMID: 33121460 PMCID: PMC7596926 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09735-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Two devastating sequential hurricanes impacted Puerto Rico during September of 2017. The hurricanes were traumatic and created social and ecological upheaval throughout Puerto Rico, and subsequently in communities of Central Florida where affected Puerto Ricans migrated. The 2017 hurricane season exposed and exacerbated previous long-standing socio-political, economic, environmental, and health crises, generating a humanitarian emergency in the country. The consequences of these human-ecological disasters destroyed much of Puerto Rico’s residential and environmental infrastructure, displacing thousands of people and resulting in an unprecedented migration to the United States. We report on the lived experience of the investigator team and partnership in conducting community-based formative research subsequent to this disaster, research that aimed to identify salient issues relating to the impact of Hurricanes Irma and María on Puerto Rican communities both in Puerto Rico and in Central Florida. Discussion The challenges faced during the conduct of this research include but are not limited to (1) emotional distress of participants and team members, (2) access to affected populations, and (3) precarious environmental factors, such as unstable infrastructure. To address these challenges, the researchers applied a Critical Medical Ecological paradigm along with qualitative methods to assist constructing explanatory models while obtaining internally-valid (from the community perspective), cathartic narrative accounts of the lived experience of hurricane survivors. The experience of the research team may help inform other investigators conducting applied research during a humanitarian crisis. Conclusion Lessons learned in this research included: (1) usefulness of applying the Critical Medical Ecological model in the development of the project, (2) incorporating participation and methods that prioritize authenticity, (3) understanding the trauma experience and using study methods sensitive to it, and (4) innovating with best approaches to conduct the study given the challenges in post-hurricane Puerto Rico. These lessons could provide new insights on how to conduct in-depth participatory health research with community members who have been traumatized and – often – displaced. This research also demonstrates the value of pre-existing partnerships, critical consciousness in the field team, and medical ecological modeling as experiential for organizing complex, inter-related, multi-level variables that explain community and individual impact of environmental disasters.
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- D Vega Ocasio
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 668, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 668, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 668, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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