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Malins, Gillian Leigh. "Mental health consumers' experiences of becoming evaluation researchers." Access electronically, 2005. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20060307.113753/index.html.
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Williams, Stacey L. "LGBT Health Disparities: Rallying Stigma and Intergroup Relations Researchers." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8090.
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Williams, Stacey L. "Mobilizing Intergroup Relations and Stigma Researchers Around LGBT Health Disparities." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8053.
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Sofia, Gustina, and n/a. "Information needs of health researchers at the National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Indonesia." University of Canberra. Information, Language & Culture, 1992. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061109.083237.
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The present study attempted to investigate the information needs/information seeking
behaviour of health researchers at the National Institute of Health Research and
Development, Ministry of Health, Indonesia. Its objective was to identify the
relationship between information needs/information seeking behaviour and the
characteristics of those health professionals. Those characteristics include institution
to which health professionals belonged, institution geographic location, level of
appointment, level of education, and work experience.
Research was carried out through survey by using a questionnaire. This survey
obtained a response rate of 92 percent from a sample of 131 health professionals.
Their information needs/information seeking behaviour were correlated with their
characteristics to determine relationships, and the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data. Frequency distribution, chi-square
analysis, and descriptive analysis were used to obtain the results.
The study found that the health information available did not match the health
professionals' needs and that there was strong demand by these personnel for automated
information services. It also found that total hours reading per week was significantly
related to level of appointment, level of education, and work experience at other
institutions. The perceived usefulness of journals as information sources was
significantly related to institution, geographic location, level of appointment, level of
education and work experience at other institutions. Government publications and
statistical data as a source of information were found to be related significantly to
institution and geographic location. There was also a relationship between the
perceived value of reference books and work experience at the current institution. The
usefulness of library catalogues as a guide to information was found to be related
significantly to institution and geographic location, as was the usefulness of abstracting
and indexing services to level of education. Frequency of visiting libraries was
significantly related to institution, geographic location and level of appointment. The
membership of professional organizations and obtaining useful information from
friends, colleagues or personal contact were found to be significantly related to level of
education.
The study concludes with recommendations and suggestions for further research.
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Hancock, Beverley. "The development of career researchers from the NHS primary health care professional workforce." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.440999.
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Davies, Alun Iwan. "Expectations, experiences and impact of engagement between health researchers and schools in Kenya." Thesis, Open University, 2017. http://oro.open.ac.uk/52220/.
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Community engagement is increasingly recognized as essential for the ethical conduct of health research, particularly in international settings where wealth, educational and cultural differences between host communities and researchers are often stark. Engagement approaches are diverse, addressing a wide range of goals. The School Engagement Programme (SEP) forms part of a wider platform of community engagement activities at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in Kilifi, Kenya. Key SEP goals include raising mutual understanding between researchers and community members, nurturing secondary school students’ interest in science, and raising educational aspirations. In this thesis, I address the paucity of careful evaluations of community engagement in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), and of school engagement specifically. I consider the potential contribution of school engagement to the ethical goals of research, and contribute to the identification of key elements to use in the evaluation of school engagement programmes in the region. Drawing on a novel combination of methods including participatory video, baseline and post-intervention surveys, interviews and group discussions I found that the SEP benefitted students through nurturing an interest in science and promoting confidence in speaking to researchers, laying a foundation for future interactions. Researchers benefitted through strengthened ties with the community which gave them a better understanding of the context of their work and more of a sense of being part of the community. There were also unintended outcomes and mismatches between programme goals and community expectations however, which highlight the need for broad inclusion in planning and implementing school engagement programmes, and the monitoring of perverse outcomes. The thesis draws from the SEP evaluation findings to synthesise a theory of change and a framework to guide the evaluation of school engagement programmes.
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King-Moore, Dorothy. "Researchers', Stakeholders', and Investors' Perceptions of U.S. Stem Cell Research Policy." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3947.
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Federal support and funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research in the United States lags behind stem cell programs in many countries because of the divisive debate over hESC research and the continually evolving federal policies that have hindered research efforts. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of stem cell researchers, stakeholders, and investors in the United States about the effects of the current federal stem cell policy on stem cell research in the United States, the moral disagreement with stem cell research, and their recommendations to improve stem cell research policy in the United States. Rogers's diffusion of innovation theory and Kingdon's agenda-setting theory served as the theoretical frameworks for this study. Data were collected through telephonic semistructured interviews with a snowball sample of 21 participants. Data were analyzed using Attride-Stirling's 6 steps of thematic coding. Findings indicated the need to educate laypersons and legislators, involve the public in the stem cell research policy debate, increase federal funding, and exclude religious considerations from political discussions. The implications for positive social change are directed at stem cell policymakers to focus attention and resources on creating a cohesive federal hESC funding policy to ensure that stem cell research improves in the United States with the goal of developing treatments for conditions that are currently untreatable.
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Baker, Erin R. "Attitudes and Practices of NIH-funded Researchers Toward Reporting Individual Test Results to Research Subjects." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1147100909.
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Singler, Mary E. "Perspectives on the meaning and significance of imagery| A survey of clinicians, educators, and researchers." Thesis, Saybrook University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3683095.
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The purpose of this qualitative descriptive research study was to delineate the perspectives held by medical experts on the meaning and significance of imagery. Thirteen doctorate-prepared experts, including clinicians, educators, and researchers, were surveyed via email and asked basic demographic information and their responses to five open-ended questions. The questions were designed to elicit the experts' perceptions regarding their definition of imagery; the significance of imagery to health; the role of imagery in the experts' professional practices; and the potential relationships that exist between imagery and psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), and imagery and the learning domains.
Literature from systems theory provided the conceptual framework for this study and a philosophical approach influenced the research design. The study utilized a manual content analysis to identify themes that best described the experts' perspectives. The following three themes emerged: (a) Imagery is a complex construct comprised of both structural and process components which are interconnected via a complex communication system, which responds, directs, and transmits the flow of information within the individual and also between the individual and the environment. (b) The structural component of imagery is multisensorial, multifaceted, and it influences and is influenced by the learning and health domains resulting in the potential for both positive and adverse effects on health. (c) When imagery's process component is used and directed in a goal-oriented, purposeful, intention-driven way, desired outcomes can be achieved in the psychophysiological domains of health.
The purpose of seeking the experts' perspectives on the meaning and significance of imagery was to gain a better understanding of imagery's role in influencing health. Expanded perspectives were sought because health-risk behaviors are contributing to the rising prevalence of chronic disease in America, which in turn, supports a costly medical model of disease-management rather than one that promotes health. It was concluded that maximizing positive imagery could not only be a potential mechanism for addressing the issues related to chronic disease, but also an effective way to improve the health of the nation.
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Berrisford, Isabelle C. "Dual Agency of Physician-Researchers: The Role of Equipoise in RCTs in Preserving the Integrity of the Physician-Researcher Role During Public Health Crises." The Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1619164005499914.
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Foco, Rebecca. "The Role of Faith Leaders in Partnerships among Health Promotion Researchers and Faith Communities." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2542.
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Faith communities are often used as used as sites for health promotion research and the leaders of those faith communities play an important role in successful campus/faith community partnerships. This study examined (a) faith leaders’ definitions of health, (b) ways in which faith leaders envision campus/faith community partnerships to be structured, and (c) faith leaders’ perceptions of the roles that faith leaders may assume in such partnerships. Grounded theory methodology was used. In depth interviews were conducted with ten clergy members. The findings revealed that clergy embraced a holistic definition of health. They expressed a desire to participate in studies that resulted in improved health and contributed to improved relationships with the university. The clergy’s perceived roles in research that emerged from this study were (a) provide approval, (b) recruit participants, (c) identify volunteers, (d) lend influence, (e) keep information flowing, (f) serve as spiritual teacher/educator, and (g) provide input on the study design. A theory of the process of negotiating clergy roles emerged from the data. This theory suggests that the process of negotiating clergy roles is a fluid and iterative process that occurs at several phases of the research process from entertaining a proposal to participate in research through conducting the study. Implications for researchers include (a) investing time to develop relationships with faith communities, (b) identifying the importance of a holistic definition of health, (c) maintaining flexibility regarding the roles clergy may assume, and (d) identifying links between study objectives and the mission of the congregation.
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Chiumento, A. L. "Researchers' construction and management of ethical issues in post-conflict mental health research : a qualitative study." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3020641/.
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Conducting research in emergencies – including following conflict or disaster - is essential to understanding the prevalence of mental health and psychosocial problems, and to strengthening the evidence base for interventions. Recognising that all research must be conducted ethically, questioning what underpins researchers’ construction and management of ethical research procedures and practice are important. To address these questions this thesis presents a qualitative study exploring researchers’ understanding and experiences of research ethics in their everyday practice of post-conflict mental health research. Research involves a multi-site case study conducted in three post-conflict countries in South Asia. 35 qualitative interviews were conducted with researchers ranging from primary investigators (n=5) to field supervisors (n=7) and frontline research assistants (n=23). Adopting a phenomenological epistemology foregrounds researchers’ everyday lived experience of research ethics, acting as an entry point to explore the continuum between procedural and in-practice ethics. Interview questions explored procedural ethics such as ethical review; as well as ethics-in-practice such as enacting informed consent. As a result of interpreters’ involvement in qualitative interviews, and conducting a proportion of interviews online, this thesis presents methodological considerations arising from the research process. Thematic data analysis highlights researchers’ acceptance of a principalist research ethics framework. Analysis draws attention to the multiple social worlds co-producing and applying procedural ethical documents such as the research protocol and informed consent forms, applying the theoretical framework of boundary objects to explore how researchers negotiate this process. This analysis reveals researchers’ autonomy when applying procedures to practice, foregrounding the situated nature of moral judgements in research where the demands of ethics, methodology, and context are balanced to reach conclusions about the right course of action. Further analysis of researchers’ practice of enacting informed consent highlights the underpinning role of trust which manifests itself at societal, organisational, and interpersonal levels. In researchers’ narratives trust is seen as a critical resource, both instrumentally to facilitate research conduct, and normatively as demonstrating researcher integrity and adherence to ethical research standards. Alongside trust is its natural antithesis: that of control, which is evident in descriptions of efforts to monitor and verify the trustworthiness of researchers’ practice in the field. Overarching findings are three meta-themes of trust, control, and voice which emerge methodologically in qualitative interviewing with interpreters and via online platforms; and in relation to research findings exploring the intersection between procedural and in-practice research ethics. Fundamentally this thesis contributes to the existing research ethics literature by drawing attention to the role of the researcher at the centre of procedural and in-practice ethics. Recommendations are drawn to support reclaiming the researchers’ voice in asserting the scope and application of ethics in post-conflict mental health research.
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Fröschl, Günter [Verfasser]. "Enabling researchers in low- and middle-income-countries to define their local health research agenda / Günter Fröschl." München : Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1233201387/34.
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Pienaar, Elizabeth Dorothea. "Information needs of health researchers in developing countries : A survey of development country participants in Cochrane collaboration." University of Western Cape, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7359.
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Master of Public Health - MPHOne hundred and fifty two (152) countries in the world can be classified as developing or low-resourced countries (LR Cs) according to the World Bank. 1 In the majority of these countries the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is below $1000. Given these limited resources it stands to reason that there is less money available to spend on healthcare and health research
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Makansi, Nora Nader. "The potential utility of an online dental research network from the operspectives of clinicians, researchers, and policy makers /." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=101727.
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Background. An online research network was set up among 11 dentists and 2 researchers in Montreal to test the feasibility of data collection over one year. Objectives. We evaluated the pilot participants' experiences and their perspectives regarding its potential utility. Methods. One-on-one qualitative interviews with 4 researchers, 4 dentists, and 3 policy makers. Interviews were recorded on audiotape and transcribed for coding and interpretation. Results. Although feasibility of data collection was evident in the pilot results; qualitative data revealed the limitations of the pilot, the unmet expectations, and the lack of impact of research findings. In terms of potential utility; the participants expressed interest in research, online communication and continuing education. Qualitative analysis revealed differences in perspectives and shared interests among the participants. Conclusion. An online research network can reduce the gap between research and practice. However, to attract participants, it must consider the needs and expectations of those involved.
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Foster, Kelly N., Nicholas E. Hagemeier, Arsham Alamian, Robert P. Pack, and Rajkumar J. Sevak. ""Don't be Afraid...We're Researchers!": The Impact of Informal Contact Language on Response Rates and Patterns of Response." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1357.
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Clements, Andrea D., and P. W. Myrick. "Requirements for Education on the Protection of Human Research Subjects: Implications for Educational Researchers." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2002. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7213.
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Rockler, Briana E. "Communities partnering with researchers: an evaluation of coalition function in a community-engaged research approach." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19143.
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Master of Public HealthHuman Nutrition
Sandra B. Procter
Background: Engaging community has become a fundamental approach to improving health outcomes in resource-limited settings. Community coalitions, comprised of resident activists that mobilize to improve local conditions, are frequently utilized as partners for community-engaged research. However, there is limited research that documents how these partnerships affect the coalitions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of researcher-coalition collaboration in the pilot year of a four-year intervention program targeting childhood obesity in rural, low-income communities. Methods: Twelve pre-established community coalitions from seven states were selected to partner with academic researchers in a quasi-experimental study, and then assigned to either the control (n=6) or intervention (n=6) group. Both study arms received funding and access to a menu of evidence-based tools, but the intervention groups were also provided a trained community coach. Member survey data from a Coalition Self-Assessment Survey (CSAS) tool was completed at baseline and at one-year follow-up. Results: CSAS data were analyzed to identify factors related to coalition function and efficacy, and significant changes in both experimental groups were identified. Change in measures of membership recruitment, coalition capacity and coalition communication were unique to the intervention group. Problems for participation were alleviated significantly on all measures in the control group. Comparison of the study groups at follow-up demonstrated that greater research involvement positively impacted membership recruitment and coalition action plan. Conclusion: The data suggest that coalitions with a higher degree of partnership interaction may be more successful in addressing problems impacting their communities.
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Clements, Andrea D. "Requirements for Training in the Ethical Treatment of Human Research Subjects: Implications for Educational Researchers." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2003. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7300.
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Clements, Andrea D. "Requirements for Training in the Ethical Treatment of Human Research Subjects: Implications for Educational Researchers." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2002. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7301.
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Stack, Erin Elizabeth. "Empowerment in Community-Based Participatory Research with Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Perspectives of Community Researchers." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/550.
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Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a research approach that benefits from the expertise of community members being involved in the research along all stages of a project (Israel et al., 2003). CBPR is often utilized with marginalized populations in order to amplify a community's voice on important issues in their lives (Bastida, Tseng, McKeever, & Jack, 2010; Minkler & Wallerstein, 2008). In the past, persons with disability have been excluded from research in order to protect them from exploitation. This practice of exclusion undermines opportunities for persons with disabilities to be independent and make decisions that are important for themselves and their communities. Exclusion also limits the generation of new knowledge that can benefit them (McDonald & Keys, 2008). Through involvement on a CBPR project, persons with disabilities are given the opportunity to become empowered within the context of the project (Atkinson, 2004; Oden, Hernandez, & Hidalgo, 2010). This study examined empowerment definitions, evolution of empowerment definitions, and facilitators and barriers to community partners with and without disabilities becoming empowered through their work on a CBPR project. Overall, community partners' definitions of empowerment related to individual and setting-level characteristics. Individual-level empowerment was defined as self-efficacy, self-esteem, control over decision-making, and disability rights advocacy. Facilitators to empowerment within the CBPR process were promoting inclusion, promoting an accessible partnership, sharing of power within and between groups, and actively sharing and gaining knowledge within and between groups. Inaccessible communication, inaccessible language, and lack of project ownership were identified as possible barriers to empowerment. In most cases, empowerment definitions remained stable across one's work on this project, but there were instances of positive change in the lives of some community partners who expressed being empowered through the partnership. CBPR provides an opportunity for persons with developmental disabilities to be included in the research processes as well as possibly gain important qualities throughout, such as empowerment. This study situated the individual's empowerment beliefs and behaviors within the CBPR setting, identifying both facilitators and barriers, and provides support that a CBPR process can be empowering for community partners. Future research in collaboration with community partners should continue to focus on empowerment in all stages of the research project, local collaborations, and continued diversity of community engagement in research. Engaging in a formal reflection process and documenting the process for other researchers to learn from diverse barriers and facilitators to empowerment is encouraged.
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Bennett, Stephanie. "Concept Mapping with Patients, Parents, Clinicians, and Researchers to Understand the Perception of Engagement and Value in a Learning Network: A Mixed Methods Study." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1592170772908631.
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Cook, Karen. "The role of the academic library in supporting postgraduate students and researchers within the Community and Health Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7287.
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Magister Bibliothecologiae - MBiblResearch, aimed at strengthening the economy and driving development, with the view to address South Africa’s numerous challenges and/or advance knowledge, generally, exists in abundance. It has highlighted the crucial role played by institutions of higher learning, such as universities, in this regard. In particular, the contribution of academic libraries in supporting the country’s agenda, with regard to its teaching and research goals, has come to the fore. Academic libraries have been portrayed, quite correctly, as the legitimate heart of the university, for majority of scholars rely heavily on their collections and services in their quest to develop new knowledge. However, the role played by these important facilities in supporting postgraduate students and researchers in South Africa is yet to be comprehensively examined. With a view to partly address this existent knowledge gap, this study examines the interaction between the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC’s) library and the institution’s Faculty of Community and Health Sciences’ postgraduate students and researchers. In accomplishing this task, I explore the skill set and competencies required of the subject librarian to best support the research needs of postgraduate students and researchers at UWC’s Faculty of Community and Health Sciences. I also investigate the perceptions and expectations of postgraduate students and researchers vis-à-vis the institution’s library. Additionally, this study explores the innovative measures adopted by UWC’s library in its quest to provide competent and satisfactory services to its postgraduate students and researchers. For its theoretical framework, this study employs the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI), also known as Roger’s model. This framework has been used to explore how innovative research services can be established and offered to support postgraduate students and researchers’ needs. This study employs a mixed methods approach and makes use of various data collection instruments, namely, survey questionnaires and interviews. The collected data has been analyzed through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The transcribed interviews have been analyzed thematically. The findings indicated some gaps between postgraduate students’ and researchers’ expectations for library’s research support services, research workshops and skills and competencies of a subject librarian. The findings also revealed postgraduate students’ and researchers’ perception of the library’s research support services, research workshops and subject librarians’ skills and competencies to be fulfilled. Even though many of the identified needs are currently being addressed by UWC library, several potential areas for improvement were identified. One of the major challenges is the awareness of the library services and facilities the library offers to support research. Other challenges that postgraduates’ students and researchers are facing is that they are often not aware how to search for information, easy access to the library’s resources and the expertise of the subject librarians.
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REZENDE, Angerlania. "Proposta de critérios de avaliação de fontes de informação na internet para pesquisadores de saúde." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2016. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/17610.
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Trata das relações entre pesquisadores especializados e os critérios de seleção de fontes de informações na internet. Objetiva em propor critérios atualizados para a avaliação e seleção de fontes de informações na internet para pesquisadores especializados na área de saúde. Para tanto, se delineiam os seguintes objetivos específicos: I) identificar, a partir de revisão bibliográfica, critérios de avaliação de fontes de informação disponíveis na internet voltados a pesquisadores; II) elaborar critérios de avaliação de fontes de informação baseados em literatura científica internacional; III) validar os critérios propostos a partir de questionários aplicados a pesquisadores do Instituto de Comunicação e Tecnologia em Saúde (ICICT) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz). A pesquisa é caracterizada como exploratória e metodológica, uma vez, que objetiva construir um percurso metodológico evidenciando critérios para avaliação da qualidade das fontes de informação para pesquisadores especializados. Como resultado constata-se que, os pesquisadores da saúde desconhecem critérios específicos para a avaliação de fontes e utilizam de suas experiências para avaliar informações recuperadas.
Deals with the relationship between expert researchers and the criteria for selection of information sources on the Internet. It aims to propose updated criteria for evaluation and selection of information sources on the Internet to specialized researchers in healthcare. Therefore, this dissertation has the following specific goals: I) identify, from literature review, information sources evaluation criteria available on the Internet aimed at researchers; II) develop criteria for evaluation of information sources based on international scientific literature; III) validate the criteria proposed from questionnaires given to researchers from the Institute of Communication and Technology in Health (ICICT) of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). The research is characterized as exploratory and methodological, its goal was to build a methodological approach showing criteria for evaluation the quality of information sources for specialized researchers. As a result, it was observed that health researchers don‟t know specific criteria for assessing sources and use their experiences to evaluate information retrieved.
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Bryar, Rosamund Mary. "The transition of practitioner to practitioner researcher in primary health care." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.393863.
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Buescher, Timothy Paul. "Effects of compulsive hoarding and the search for help as experienced by one family member and one researcher." Thesis, University of Hull, 2018. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:17244.
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This thesis reports a shared journey within a personal one. I intended to understand help-seeking motivation in family members of compulsive hoarders. I learned something about myself. An integrative review of family experience of hoarding revealed themes of quality of life; shattered families; rallying around and lack of support, which was the central theme. This begged the question: What sources of help do family members of compulsive hoarders seek and why? A family-group collaborative design was proposed but developments in recruitment produced a situation of recruiting and being recruited simultaneously by a co-researcher expert by experience engaged in help-seeking. Negotiations around the collaborative workings of the project produced a cycle of action and reflection similar to co-operative inquiry. Analysis consisted of a free association exercise conducted by both co-researchers and dialogical narrative analysis by me alone. Results were triangulated with field notes including reports of interviews with other family members. Findings from these exercises included a focus on my co-researcher's role within the family and within the research team; identity; relationships within and outwith the family and tolerance of uncertainty. My co-researcher's prolonged and wide-ranging help-seeking led to her discovering that hoarding had been included in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (DSM-5), and this opened the possibility of treatment. Initially stating she preferred to focus on large scale projects as a way of avoiding her family situation, exploration of the experience from a different perspective unexpectedly allowed for a re-appraisal of the situation and its effects despite little change in circumstances. "The answer is in the exploration", as Tracy put it during analysis. At the end of this project, I found myself not ready to let go. I also found myself unsure about my own identity. I explore why through autoethnographic writing, examining how the same processes which inadvertently benefited my co-researcher helped me to develop a new story for myself in relation to my status as a registered mental health nurse transitioning from psychosocial practitioner to mental health nurse academic. Building on our work together, this work has produced further arguments for the use of autoethnographic methods in mental health research and has made a case for flattened structures and slow approaches in research relationships and by extension in other mental health work. In addition, we have uncovered a helpful bespoke response to compulsive hoarding in a relative which employs aspects of research and therapy. In considering these issues I suggest a model for mental health nurse practice, education and research which understands evidence-based practice as a situated, narrative exercise with a broad range of influences from other disciplines and a requirement to proceed from a critical standpoint.
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Bush, Paula Louise. "Building on a YMCA's health and physical activity promption capacities: a case study of a researcher-organization partnership to optimize adolescent programming." Thesis, McGill University, 2014. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=122984.
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North American adolescents are not meeting physical activity guidelines for health, thus, understanding how to increase this population's physical activity is crucial. Building on organizations' capacities to develop and sustain popular health promoting programs is a viable approach, but one that has rarely been used in physical activity intervention research.To build on the capacity of a YMCA to promote physical activity to the teenagers they serve, the YMCA and I formed a participatory research partnership, developing and implementing means to evaluate and inform the YMCA teen program. Our partnership and our work served as the object of my case study with which I sought to understand the processes contributing to sustainable organizational capacity changes. The specific case understudy pertains to two and a half years of qualitative data. I collected all email between me and YMCA partners, conducted semi-structured interviews with partners at specific time points over and conversational interviews throughout the case study period. Internal YMCA documents as well as those produced through our partnership, and field notes also informed the case. I used inductive and deductive thematic analysis to analyse the data. Findings illustrate that workforce and organizational development capacities at the YMCA were increased through our partnership, resource allocation, and leadership. Specifically, through a shared leadership process, whereby, I would respond to YMCA partners' perceived needs, yet also guide them beyond those needs, partners and I combined our complementary objectives, knowledge, and skills to generate an integrated program vision, rationale, and evaluation results. This integrated program perspective provided YMCA partners with validation, reminders, and awareness regarding their work processes and the teen program. In turn, these intermediary outcomes contributed to practice changes YMCA partners have maintained and built upon, regarding programming, health promotion, and evaluation. Notably, contextual aspects of the partnership, namely, partners' reciprocity and patience contributed to its success.This case study illustrates how a university researcher and a YMCA can partner to develop and implement a program evaluation, results of which can help YMCA partners make research-informed decisions, which may in turn positively impact physical activity and other organizational programs. Moreover, the findings indicate the participatory process contributed to YMCA partners' use of program evaluation results and to their developing program evaluation competence. Lessons learned from this study may be applicable to other partnerships striving to increase adolescent PA participation as well as general organizational health promotion capacities.Comme la majorité des adolescents nord-américains ne suivent pas les directives en matière d'activité physique pour une vie active saine, il est crucial que nous trouvions un moyen d'accroître leur activité physique. Aider les organisations à améliorer leurs capacités à mettre en place et à maintenir des programmes de promotion de la santé est une approche viable, mais elle a rarement été utilisée dans le domaine de la recherche interventionnelle sur l'activité physique.Afin d'améliorer la capacité d'un YMCA à promouvoir l'activité physique auprès des adolescents, le YMCA et moi avons développé un partenariat de recherche participative. En partenariat, nous avons développé et mis en place des mesures d'évaluation du programme adolescent du YMCA. Notre partenariat et nos processus fut l'objet de mon étude de cas à travers lequel j'ai voulu comprendre les processus qui contribuent à des changements organisationnels. Le cas consiste en deux ans et demi de données qualitatives. J'ai recueilli les courriels entre les partenaires du YMCA et moi-même et j'ai fait des entretiens semi-structurés et non-structurés avec les partenaires. Des notes de terrain ainsi que des documents internes du YMCA et de notre partenariat ont également servis de données. J'ai effectué une analyse thématique de façon inductive et déductive.Les résultats illustrent que des capacités de la main d'œuvre du YMCA et de l'organisation elle-même se sont améliorées grâce à notre partenariat, l'allocation des ressources, et le pouvoir d'influence. Spécifiquement, un processus de pouvoir d'influence partagé (où d'une part je répondais aux besoins de mes partenaires du YMCA et d'autre part je guidais mes partenaires plus loin que leurs besoins perçus), le YMCA et moi avions réussi à mettre ensemble nos objectifs, connaissances, et expertises complémentaires pour générer une vision, raison d'être, et résultats d'évaluation du programme intégrées. Cette perspective intégrée à procurer aux partenaires de la valorisation, des rappels, et une prise de conscience que par rapport à leur travail et le programme adolescent lui-même. Ces résultats intermédiaires ont contribué aux changements de pratiques que les partenaires du YMCA ont maintenues et développées davantage, en ce qui a trait à la programmation, la promotion de la santé, et l'évaluation de programme. Enfin, des aspects contextuels du partenariat qui ont contribué à sa réussite.Cette étude de cas illustre comment un chercheur universitaire et un YMCA peuvent collaborer pour développer et mettre en place une évaluation de programme, dont les résultats peuvent aider le YMCA à prendre des décisions éclairées, ceux qui peuvent à leur tour, avoir un impact positif sur des programmes organisationnels d'activité physique ainsi que d'autres programmes organisationnels. De surcroît, les résultats indiquent que le processus participatif a contribué à l'usage que font les partenaires YMCA des résultats d'évaluation et aussi au développement de leurs compétences en évaluation de programme. Les leçons tirées de cette étude de cas pourraient s'appliquer à d'autres partenariats voulant accroître le niveau d'activité physique des adolescents, ainsi que des capacités générales de promotion de la santé.
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Adame, Alexandra L. "Negotiating Discourses: How Survivor-Therapists Construe Their Dialogical Identities." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1263579790.
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Ozaki, Nozomu. "A Conversation Analysis of Therapist-Client Interactional Patterns in Single Session Therapy: A Researcher's Interpretation." Diss., NSUWorks, 2017. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dft_etd/45.
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In response to the growing awareness of the issue of accessibility to mental health services (World Health Organization, 2013), single session therapy (SST) has been implemented in various settings throughout the world. (Hoyt &Talmon, 2014b; Miller, 2008; Miller & Slive, 2004; Talmon, 2014). Although there has been much advancement in the knowledge and application of SST, an understanding of therapist-client interactional patterns that enfold in SST is extremely scarce. In this study, I investigated how therapists collaboratively improved the talk in SST turn by turn in such a way that promoted therapeutic improvement. I utilized conversation analysis (Sacks et al., 1974) to analyze a video-recording of a SST consultation within a single instrumental case study format (Stake, 2005). The findings of this study provide an interactional understanding of the collaborative practice, valued in SST literature (e.g., Campbell, 2012; Miller & Slive, 2004; Slive et al., 2008). Specifically, the therapists’ collaborative manner is exemplified in how the therapists oriented to the moment-to-moment interaction with the client within and across various interactional practices to coordinate their interaction, form and maintain the therapeutic relationship with the client, invite therapeutic change, and negotiate advice with the client. The findings of this study offer SST therapists and supervisors a potential interactional repertoire that they can utilize in their SST consultations and SST trainings. This study also presents a method of psychotherapy research that can address the research-practice gap (Strong & Gale, 2013).
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Melville-Richards, Lucy. "Exploring and explaining the role of boundary objects in implementation through the National Institute of Health Research's Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRCs)." Thesis, Bangor University, 2015. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/exploring-and-explaining-the-role-of-boundary-objects-in-implementation-through-the-national-institute-of-health-researchs-collaborations-for-leadership-in-applied-health-research-and-care-nihr-clahrcs(6fc865ae-79ae-4826-8157-4b250017a258).html.
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Background. In healthcare, bridging the research-to-practice gap is a top priority. In 2008 the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded nine Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC); NHS-university partnerships seeking to accelerate the uptake of research into practice, a process referred to in this thesis as implementation. Evidence suggests that implementation might occur more readily when there is collaboration across various stakeholder and organisational boundaries. Boundary objects are shared things and ideas that are thought to enable communication across boundaries and create an opportunity for stakeholders to work together productively. Despite being studied across a range of settings in which collaboration is key, the role and potential of boundary objects remains understudied in relation to implementation. This thesis fills this gap. Methods. A case study of three CLAHRCs was conducted to explore the role of boundary objects in implementation. Phase 1, a document analysis, identified potential boundary objects (i.e. on paper) across the three cases. In Phase 2, in-depth interviews with people employed in boundary spanning roles in 3 CLAHRCs were conducted to investigate whether and how things and ideas were developed and used as boundary objects during implementation. Findings. Despite high numbers of potential boundary objects identified on paper through the document analysis (defined in this study as boundary objects-in-theory), including care pathways, assessment tools, and disease registers, in practice participants reported that some of these operated to reinforce boundaries. The study showed that there were things and ideas that were shared between stakeholders and enable them to collaborate to varying degrees (defined as boundary objects-in-use), including shared ideas around implementation, clinical topics, and some tools and guidelines. However some of these were perceived as prescriptive and imposed, requiring extensive adaptation to become meaningful to stakeholders. A process of creation and/or adaptation sometimes came about through unanticipated rather than planned processes. The most effective boundary objects-in-use were those which were co-produced in partnership with stakeholders. These were generated through discussions during which boundaries were clarified and solutions were sought to meet stakeholders’ needs, a process of collective endeavour identified as a type of bricolage. Boundary objects-in-use developed through bricolage possessed properties which were found to be lacking from those things that failed to make the transition from boundary objects-in-theory. Successful boundary objects-in-use were symbolically meaningful, resonant, and perceived as authentic by stakeholders. Discussion. An understanding of boundary objects defined by action-based properties rather than structural features is proposed, updating the classic typology. The study showed that for boundary objects-in-theory to make the transition to boundary objects-in-use, all relevant stakeholders must be engaged throughout the development process. Individuals working in implementation, such as boundary spanners, were more likely to deploy boundary objects effectively by using the skills of the bricoleur, initiating the collective creation and use of such objects. Implications. The findings from this study suggest that accepting and encouraging adaptation of those things that could in theory be boundary objects through a process of collective bricolage, instigated by credible boundary spanners, encourages the co-production of useful boundary-objects-in-use. These can represent an effective mechanism to enhance the appeal and relevance of outputs of research by providing a catalyst to align, engage, and accommodate multiple stakeholder perspectives.
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Adame, Alexandra L. "Negotiating discourses how survivor-therapists construe their dialogical identities /." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1263579790.
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Pena, Ricardo Sparapan 1977. "O apoio institucional como estratégia de gestão em coletivos na saude mental." [s.n.], 2012. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/312020.
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Orientador: Sergio Resende CarvalhoTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa busca analisar a intervenção ativada pelo Apoio Institucional para a construção de redes de produção de saúde junto às equipes que atuam nos serviços de saúde localizados no território do Distrito de Saúde Leste (DSL), órgão da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde/Campinas/SP. Podemos destacar que o trabalho dos profissionais da Saúde Mental aparece como elemento central na constituição destas redes. Frente a este quadro, o desafio encontrado pelo Apoio Institucional é desconstruir esta centralidade, problematizando a ação da Saúde Mental junto às demais áreas estratégicas, a atuação das equipes no acolhimento aos usuários, assim como a construção de projetos terapêuticos baseados na integralidade das ações em saúde. Para tanto, faz-se necessário construir coletivamente pactos de gestão que alinhem o trabalho em saúde neste território aos investimentos apontados pelas atuais políticas públicas em curso no campo da Saúde Mental, o que configura o cenário de práticas do Apoio. No curso desta intervenção, as ações operacionalizadas se dão pela presença constante do apoiador institucional nos serviços de saúde e também nos espaços coletivos de gestão do DSL, os quais se constroem cotidianamente. Para a análise da intervenção, os espaços eleitos para a construção dos diários de campo que forneceram os materiais empíricos desta pesquisa são as reuniões semanais entre trabalhadores e apoiadores da saúde mental e de outras áreas, sediadas no DSL e coordenadas pelos apoiadores institucionais ligados ao campo da Saúde Mental. A análise dos materiais produzidos nestes espaços de gestão busca compor uma cartografia do Apoio Institucional, sendo que o referencial teórico utilizado para este empreendimento cartográfico consiste na produção brasileira no campo da Saúde Coletiva, assim como no estudo da Análise Institucional e dos pensadores da diferença. A intervenção do Apoio Institucional é contínua e seus efeitos geram ações de cuidado que podem ser observadas e analisadas ao longo do tempo. Neste estudo, concentramos o trabalho de campo entre os anos de 2011 e 2012
Abstract: This research seeks to analyze the intervention enabled by Institutional Support for the construction of production networks with the health staff working in health services located within the Eastern Health District, an agency of the Municipal Health/Campinas/SP. We highlight, firstly, that the work of Mental Health's professionals appears as a central element in the formation of these networks. Facing this situation, the challenge faced by Institutional Support is to deconstruct this centrality, questioning the action of Mental Health along with other strategic areas, the teams' work hosting the users, as well the development of therapeutic projects based on completeness of shares health. Therefore, it is necessary to build collectively management pacts that align health work in this area indicated by the current investment policies in progress in the field of Mental Health, which sets the scene for the support practices. In the course of this intervention, actions occur operationalized by the constant presence of supportive institutional health services and also in collective spaces of the District, which are built daily. For the analysis of the intervention, the spaces chosen for the construction of field diaries that provided the empirical material of this study are weekly meetings between workers and supporters of mental health and other areas, based on District and coordinated by institutional supporters connected to the field of Mental Health. The analysis of the material produced on those managements spaces seeks to compose a map of Institutional Support. The theoretical basis for this venture is to produce cartographic Brazilian in the field of Health as well as the study of Institutional Analysis and Difference's thinkers. The intervention of Institutional Support is ongoing and its effects generate care actions that can be observed and analyzed over time. We concentrated our field study between the years 2011 and 2012
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Oliveira, Luciana Alves de. "Vulnerabilidade dos participantes de pesquisa: significados das relações entre participantes e pesquisadores." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2018. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/8717.
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The vulnerability on researches involving human being includes the reduction or impairment of individual’s self-determination ability. Several circumstances may determine the vulnerability situation. International regulations and consensus around ethics research are not enough to ensure respect for research participants and to prevent any harms arising from research. Research in hospitals has peculiarities about the health-disease process. This research sough to identify the research patient-participant situations of vulnerability occurring concomitantly with their treatment in a hospital in Goiânia-GO; and to analyze the meanings of vulnerability attributed by the actors involved in the context of research development in a hospital in Goiânia-GO. This was a qualitative approach of an ethnomethodology research based on Foucault's theoretical framework. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 patients and 15 health professionals at a public hospital in Goiânia-GO. Three categories emerged from the interviews: "Changed lives", "Professional training" and "The ideal place". The results evidenced the tendency of the participants to understand the research as something positive that will bring important contributions for treatment, allowing the hope of the cure. The participants recognized the hospital as the ideal place to seek healing. However there were situations of weaknesses, such as the health care system itself and the communication between health professionals and patients. This suggests that the power existing in these relations still reiterates the maintenance of hierarchy and fragilities, affecting the exercise of autonomy by the patient. Thus, the speeches expressed and showed how power is established in that place, as well as the communication itself. Even not all participants perceived the weaknesses present in the research field, which amplifies the dimensions of the vulnerabilities. It is possible to conclude that the senses of vulnerability in this context cover the changes in the lives of those patients-participants, the process of training of the professionals and, also, the experience of the routines in that hospital considered reference for the treatment.
A vulnerabilidade em pesquisas envolvendo humanos compreende a redução ou impedimento da capacidade de autodeterminação do indivíduo. Vários fatores podem influenciar o estado e/ou a condição de vulnerabilidade. Regulamentações e consensosinternacionais sobre ética em pesquisa vigentes não são suficientes para garantir o respeito aos participantes de pesquisa e nem impedir malefícios decorrentes de pesquisas. Pesquisas em hospitais apresentam peculiaridades inerentes ao processo saúde-doença. Objetivos: identificar as situações de vulnerabilidade do paciente/participante de pesquisa presentes na realização de pesquisas concomitantemente ao tratamento em um hospital de Goiânia-GO; e analisar os sentidos de vulnerabilidade atribuídos pelos atores envolvidos no contexto do desenvolvimento de pesquisas em um hospital de Goiânia-GO. Estudo de abordagem qualitativa do tipo etnometodologia adotando o significado como conceito central da investigação. Algumas análises foram fundamentadas no pensamento de Foucault. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 15 pacientes e 15 profissionais de saúde de um hospital da rede pública de saúde de Goiânia-GO. Três categorias emergiram das entrevistas realizadas: “Vidas alteradas”, “Formação profissional” e “O local ideal”. Os resultados evidenciaram a tendência dos participantes em vislumbrar a pesquisa como algo positivo que trará importantes contribuições no tratamento, permitindo esperança da cura. Os participantes reconheceram o hospital como o local ideal para buscar a cura. Todavia, nele estavam presentes situações de fragilidades, como o próprio sistema de atendimento à saúde e a comunicação entre profissionais de saúde e pacientes. Isto sugere que o poder existente nessas relações ainda reitera a manutenção da hierarquia e fragilidades, afetando o exercício da autonomia pelo paciente. Assim, os discursos expressaram e evidenciaram como o poder se estabelece naquele local, bem como a própria comunicação. Nem todos os participantes percebem as fragilidades que entrelaçam o cenário da pesquisa, o que amplia as dimensões das vulnerabilidades presentes. Concluímos que os sentidos de vulnerabilidade nesse contexto abrangem as modificações nas vidas daqueles pacientes, o processo de formação dos profissionais e, ainda, a vivência das rotinas naquele hospital considerado referência para o tratamento.
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Cuenca, Angela Maria Belloni. "O uso da internet por docentes da área de Saúde Pública no Brasil." Universidade de São Paulo, 2004. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/6/6136/tde-24102007-085356/.
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Objetivo. O objetivo principal desta tese é conhecer a influência da internet nas atividades acadêmico-científicas da comunidade brasileira de docentes da área de saúde pública. Métodos. Estudo transversal, centrado na opinião do usuário sobre o uso e a influência da internet na prática de ensino e pesquisa no âmbito acadêmico. A população do estudo constitui-se de 237 docentes vinculados aos programas de pós-graduação em saúde pública, nos níveis mestrado e doutorado, das instituições brasileiras de ensino superior cadastradas no sistema CAPES (Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) em 2001. Para a obtenção dos dados, optou-se pelo uso de questionário auto-aplicável preenchido via web e encaminhado via correio eletrônico, com internet disponibilizada em servidor UNIX. Para os que não responderam o instrumento eletrônico, foram enviados questionários impressos. Resultados. A taxa de retorno do questionário foi de 63,7%. O uso da internet foi apontado por 94,9% dessa comunidade, sendo o correio eletrônico (96,9%) e a web (91,1%) os recursos mais utilizados. A influência mais marcante da internet foi na comunicação entre os docentes, principalmente para o desenvolvimento de pesquisas, propiciando mais colaboração com colegas de instituições nacionais e estrangeiras. Considerou-se que a atividade acadêmica de busca de informação bibliográfica e de textos completos foi muito beneficiada pela utilização da internet. Quanto à divulgação de resultados de pesquisa, ainda há predominância dos formatos impressos, principalmente em artigos de periódicos de circulação nacional. Os docentes que declararam não utilizar a internet justificaram o fato argumentando falta de motivação, expressada em questões de caráter subjetivo, como a resistência em usar novas tecnologias, a falta de tempo para usar a internet e a facilidade de conseguir de seus colegas o material de que precisam. Conclusões. Os dados mostram que a internet influenciou o trabalho dos docentes e afeta o ciclo da comunicação científica, principalmente na rapidez de recuperação de informações. Entre os docentes, há forte tendência em eleger a comunicação entre pesquisadores como a etapa que mais mudou desde o advento da internet no mundo acadêmico-científico brasileiro.Objective. The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the Internet on the academic-scientific activities of Brazilian professors of the public health area. Method. Transversal study centered on the user view about influences of the internet on the academic teaching and research. The studys core was constituted by 237 professors from public health post-graduation programmes of higher education institutions in Brazil, in masters and doctoral levels, registered in the CAPES System (Brazilian Ministry of Educations foundation for the qualification of higher education professors) in the year 2001. Data were collected by means of a self-applicable questionnaire that professors answered and sent through the web (by electronic mail), Internet access via a UNIX server. Those who did not answer the electronic instrument received printed questionnaires. Results. The return rate of the questionnaires was 63.7%. The great majority of the population (94.9%) answered that they use the Internet, the electronic mail (96.9%) and the web (91.1%) were the most used resources. The strongest influence of the Internet on scientific communication in the public health area concerns communication among professors, with the aim of developing research, enabling greater collaboration with colleagues both from Brazilian and foreign institutions. Searches for bibliographic references and for full texts were considered academic activities that benefited a lot from Internet use. As for release of research results, printed formats still prevail, mainly articles published in national circulation journals. The professors who stated that they do not use the Internet argued that the reason for this is lack of motivation, expressed through subjective questions, such as resistance to use new technologies, lack of time to use the Internet and facility of obtaining what they need from their colleagues. Conclusions. Data show that the Internet influenced the academics work and has been affecting the cycle of scientific communication, mainly due to the high speed with which information can be recovered. Communication among researchers seems to be the stage that changed the most since the advent of the Internet in the Brazilian academic-scientific world.
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Caetano, Ana Paula Lucas. "A iniciação à pesquisa científica como processo formativo em saúde pública: análise crítica e proposta para fortalecimento do programa institucional de bolsas de iniciação científica – PIBIC na ENSP." reponame:Repositório Institucional da FIOCRUZ, 2016. https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/17973.
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Politécnica de Saúde Joaquim Venâncio. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Profissional em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Trata-se de projeto de pesquisa desenvolvido no âmbito do Programa Pós-graduação em Educação Profissional em Saúde da EPSJV/Fiocruz, o qual tem como objeto de pesquisa o Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica – PIBIC realizado na ENSP. A investigação se deu à luz da discussão da Iniciação Científica e a formação profissional para saúde pública. Teve como objetivos a) descrever e caracterizar o PIBIC na ENSP; b) mapear as práticas de Iniciação Científica na ENSP; c) identificar o perfil dos alunos e dos orientadores que participam do PIBIC na ENSP e d) identificar e propor estratégias de aperfeiçoamento e ampliação do PIBIC. A pesquisa é de natureza quantitativa e se apoiou na revisão bibliográfica de teses, trabalhos publicados, na análise de documentos produzidos pela ENSP e Fiocruz sobre políticas institucionais de pesquisa com destaque para iniciação científica, além da análise das bases de dados do PIBIC mantidas pela ENSP e pela Fiocruz referentes ao período de 2005 a 2014. Uma das principais fontes deste estudo foram os dados extraídos do currículo lattes dos alunos e orientadores vinculados ao programa PIBIC/CNPq/ENSP. Os resultados alcançados foram à sistematização dos dados do PIBIC na ENSP, a identificação do perfil dos alunos, o mapeamento do perfil dos egressos e sua trajetória acadêmica. Verificou-se, ao final, que mesmo com a ausência de uma política institucional para o PIBIC na Unidade, o programa cumpre o papel estabelecido pelo CNPq de incentivo a formação acadêmica e qualificação para a pesquisa.
This is a research project developed within the framework of the Graduate Program in Health Professional Education EPSJV/Fiocruz. The goal was to investigate the Institutional Scholarship Program for Scientific Initiation for undergraduate students - PIBIC held at ENSP, considering the scope of scientific initiation of undergraduate students in Public Health. The aim was to a) describe and characterize the PIBIC at ENSP; b) map the scientific initiation practices in ENSP; c) identify the profile of the students and mentors participating in the PIBIC at ENSP and d) identify and propose strategies for improvement and expansion of PIBIC. The research is quantitative and supported by literature review of theses, published works, the analysis of documents produced by the ENSP and Fiocruz on institutional research policies with emphasis on scientific research, as well as analysis of PIBIC at ENSP using using databases kept by ENSP and Fiocruz, corresponding to the period from 2005 to 2014. One of the main sources of this study were the data extracted from Lattes curriculum of the students and advisors that participated in the PIBIC program/CNPq/ENSP. The results were the systematization of data in PIBIC ENSP , the identification of the student profile, the profile mapping of the graduates and their academic career . It was at the end , even with the absence of an institutional policy for the PIBIC the Unit, the program fulfills the role established by CNPq to encourage academic training and qualifications for research.
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Sebastián, Raz José Manuel. "Luis Calandre Ibáñez. Su vida y obra. (Reivindicación de una figura ilustre de la Medicina Murciana)." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Murcia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/10743.
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Luis Calandre Ibáñez (Cartagena 23/3/1890-Madrid 29/9/1961), estudió Medicina en Madrid, siendo discípulo de Cajal, Achúcarro y Madinaveitia en Madrid y de Nicolai y Benda en Alemania. Realizó estudios de Histología sobre la esructura de la fibra cardiaca, para comprender mejor la fisiopatología del corazón, campo de su especial dedicación, siendo uno de los introductores de la electrocardiografía en España, estudiando especialmente los trastornos del ritmo basándose en ella.Fundó y dirigió el Laboratorio de Anatomía Microscópica de la Residencia de Estudiantes (1914-1931). Fue Jefe del Servicio de Cardiología del Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja y Director del Hospital de Carabineros durante la guerra civil (1937.1939). Publicó más de setenta artículos en revistas especializadas y ocho libros de contenido científico. Fundó y dirigió la revista "Archivos de Cardiología y Hematología" (1920-1936). Desarrolló una intensa labor social, política y cultural y al finalizar la guerra civil fue procesado y condenado padeciendo el exilio interior y el olvido científico.Luis Calandre Ibáñez (Cartagena 1890-Madrid 1961), studied medicine in Madrid, where he was a disciple of Cajal, Achúcarro and Madinaveitia and then of Nicolai and Benda in Germany. He specialised in cardiac physiopathology, and studied histology on the struc Civil war. He published more than seventy articles in specialist journals and eightscientificbooks. He founded and directed the journal "Archivos de Cardiología y Hematología" (1920-1936). Intensely involved in social, political and cultural activities, he was tried and sentenced at the
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Elliot, Elizabeth Linda. "Youth as researchers : co-creating sexual health education." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/673.
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LEI, Juo-chin, and 雷若瑾. "Information Use by Health Insurance Praetitioners and Researchers." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74078122454752278373.
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碩士輔仁大學
圖書資訊學系
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National Health insurance policy is one of the most influential health care policies in Taiwan. It has a great impact on national economic growth as well as every citizen’s welfare. The Bureau of National Health Insurance is the organization taking charge of the health insurance services nationwide. The employees in the organization should be devoted to the research and development in order to improve the quality of services. Information plays an important role in this kind of endeavors. Health insurance researchers, dedicated to teaching and doing research in health care field, also need health insurance information very much. Therefore, it is very important to understand the information needs and uses of health insurance officers and researchers in Taiwan. The questionnaire survey method was utilized to collect data from health insurance officers and researchers. In September, 2000, 360 questionnaires were sent to the participants. A total of 208 questionnaires were returned. The purpose of the study is to investigate 1. the information needs and uses of health insurance officers and researchers; 2. the frequency of using the library in Bureau of National Health Insurance and other libraries by health insurance officers and researchers; and 3. Ways of helping build better information services for health insurance officers and researchers. The findings of the study include: the background of health insurance officers is very diversified; their information needs and information channels used are very complicated as well; there is a difference on purpose of information seeking, types of information channels, and frequency of using the channels between health insurance officers and researchers. As for library usage, about 60% of the health insurance officers have used resources and services provided by libraries. According to the results of the study, six suggestions proposed are as follows: 1. Understand information users’ needs; 2. Strengthen the marketing activities of libraries; 3. Provide computer database searching courses; 4. Produce health insurance related catalogs and index; 5. Improve the size of the library collection; and 6. The Bureau of National Health Insurance should pay more attention to the function of the library.
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Saedi, Goal Auzeen. "Loss of face as a mediator between acculturation and trust in mental health researchers and attitudes toward seeking mental health services in Iranian Americans." 2009. http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-12102009-165332/.
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McClelland, Gabrielle T., and Melanie Haith-Cooper. "Making an impact? Realizing the potential of post-doctoral health professional researchers in higher education institutions in the United Kingdom." 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/6730.
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Costa, Maria Luisa Barata Rocha Gagliardini Graça Ávila da. "Physical Education and Aesthetic-Ethical Education. Comprehensive analysis based on the contribution of teachers and researchers in the fields of aesthetics, ethics, sport sciences and physical education." Tese, 2016. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/83851.
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Costa, Maria Luisa Barata Rocha Gagliardini Graça Ávila da. "Physical Education and Aesthetic-Ethical Education. Comprehensive analysis based on the contribution of teachers and researchers in the fields of aesthetics, ethics, sport sciences and physical education." Doctoral thesis, 2016. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/83851.
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Mockford, C., K. Seers, M. Murray, Jan R. Oyebode, R. Clarke, S. Staniszewska, R. Suleman, et al. "The development of service user-led recommendations for health and social care services on leaving hospital with memory loss or dementia – the SHARED study." 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/10810.
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YesBackground Health and social care services are under strain providing care in the community particularly at hospital discharge. Patient and carer experiences can inform and shape services. Objective To develop service user-led recommendations enabling smooth transition for people living with memory loss from acute hospital to community. Design Lead and co-researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 pairs of carers and patients with memory loss at discharge, 6 and 12 weeks post-discharge and one semi-structured interview with health and social care professionals and Admiral Nurses. Framework analysis was guided by co-researchers. Two focus groups of study participants, facilitated by co-researchers, met to shape and finalize recommendations. Setting and participants Recruitment took place in acute hospitals in two National Health Service (NHS) Trusts in England. Patients were aged 65 and over, with memory loss, an in-patient for at least 1 week returning to the community, who had a carer consenting to be in the study. Results Poor delivery of services caused considerable stress to some study families living with memory loss. Three key recommendations included a need for a written, mutually agreed discharge plan, a named coordinator of services, and improved domiciliary care services. Discussion and conclusions Vulnerable patients with memory loss find coming out of hospital after an extended period a stressful experience. The SHARED study contributes to understanding the hospital discharge process through the eyes of the patient and carer living with memory loss and has the potential to contribute to more efficient use of resources and to improving health outcomes in communities.
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Tuyen, Duong Van, and Duong Van Tuyen. "HEALTH LITERACY: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES IN TAIWAN AND ASIA." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/guc2dx.
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博士臺北醫學大學
公共衛生學系暨研究所
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Background: Health literacy (HL) was recognized as an important factor in achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and public health goals. It has been emphasized as an essential element in global actions in preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases (NCDs) between 2013 and 2020 as reported by WHO in 2013. Therefore, it is important to understand the health literacy levels, its determinants and consequences in populations in Asia. Which can help with integrating HL into future healthcare agenda to reduce economic burdens from low HL in NCDs. However, there has been short of universal tools for population based survey and comparison. It is interesting to validate the HLS-EU-Qs and use it to assess health literacy in the general populations, and to identify its important associated factors in Asian countries. Methods: A cross-sectional design with multistage sampling method was used to select 10,210 people in six countries, aged 15 and above. The HLS-EU-Qs tool was validated by confirmatory factor analysis in six countries (Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam). By multivariate regression analysis, predictors and outcomes of health literacy were identified in five countries (Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam). Principle component analysis (PCA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), was used to develop and validate the short-form health literacy questionnaire for use in the general population in six countries. The short-form will be tested in patient samples in national hospital in Taiwan for future clinical assessment. Results: The HLS-EU-Q47 was shown with good construct validity, satisfactory good-fit of the data to the hypothetical model in three health literacy domains, accompanied with high internal consistency, satisfactory item-scale convergent validity, and no floor/ceiling effects. In different countries, there were different socio-demographic and personal factors with different associations with health literacy; e.g., in total sample, HL was influenced by five factors in Indonesia, by nine factors in Kazakhstan, by six factors in Myanmar, eight factors in Taiwan, and by four factors in Vietnam. Among those factors, “ability to pay for medication” and “viewing health related television programs” were strongly associated with HL in different groups in all countries, interaction between education and watching health related TV programs was found. In most countries, higher health literacy was linked to better health status, more exercise, having an accompany to visit doctor, online registration, less long-term illness, less physical limitation, less likely to smoke, and less health service utilizations. There was no association between HL and emergency service use. Health literacy was found to modify the association between age and health status, and between long-term illness and physical limitation. A 12-item short-form questionnaire (HL-SF12) was developed, retaining the conceptual framework. It was shown with adequate psychometric properties in six countries, including satisfied goodness of it indices, high internal consistency reliability, good criterion-related validity, moderate and high level of item-scale convergent validity, and without floor or ceiling effect. Associations between specific socio-demographics with HL measured by the full-form was also noted by the short-form. The HL-SF12 was validated in patients with high internal consistency, moderately correlated with single item SBSQ, with satisfactory item-scale convergent validity without floor/ceiling effect, and with satisfactory goodness-of-fit-indices of three-factor construct model for most of the patients. Results showed that health literacy was not associated with department visited. It was associated with gender, income, health-related TV viewing, and linked to health outcomes, and frequency of doing exercise. Income and watching health related TV programs were found as modifiers of the association between age and health literacy. There was no association observed between HL and healthcare accessibility and utilization in this patient population. Conclusions: This study introduced a comprehensive survey tool to Asian context, and suggested to use the universal tool for international studies. Importantly, findings provided convincing evidences to health care providers, policy makers, and governments to have properly strategies to improve people health literacy, and in turns, more effective performances of healthcare system, and better health outcomes.
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Stenne, Raphaëlle. "Phénomène de biohype dans des articles scientifiques rapportant des résultats issus de recherches cliniques en nutrigénétique/nutrigénomique : caractérisation et perception des chercheurs." Thèse, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/11448.
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Le développement de la nutrigénétique/nutrigénomique (NGx) a suscité de nombreuses attentes puisque les retombées qui lui sont associées s’avèrent potentiellement bénéfiques autant pour les individus en santé que pour les individus malades. De grandes attentes avaient également été associées au Projet de décryptage du Génome Humain (PGH). Aujourd’hui, seules quelques attentes de celles envisagées se sont concrétisées. Le PGH a donc évolué dans un contexte marqué par du biohype, soit la promotion d’attentes exagérées, voir irréalistes. Étant donné l’importance des attentes associées avec le développement de la NGx et des limites méthodologiques auxquelles fait encore face la recherche clinique conduite dans ce domaine, l’objectif principal de cette thèse est de déterminer si les publications scientifiques rapportant des résultats de recherches cliniques effectuées en NGx contribuent à l’émergence d’un phénomène de biohype. Plus spécifiquement, il s’agira également de documenter la perception des chercheurs oeuvrant dans le domaine de la NGx du phénomène de biohype, d’identifier certains facteurs qui pourraient expliquer son émergence dans la littérature scientifique propre à ce domaine et de proposer des pistes d’actions pour limiter les risques associés à ce phénomène.
Nous avons tout d’abord procédé à une analyse documentaire d’articles scientifiques rapportant des résultats issus de recherches cliniques en NGx. Celle-ci nous a révélé que plusieurs bénéfices étaient promus dans cette littérature alors même que les limites méthodologiques n’étaient pas d’emblée présentées et discutées. Cette observation nous portait à croire que ces bénéfices étant potentiellement prématurés.
Nous avons ensuite voulu valider notre constat auprès des chercheurs œuvrant principalement dans le domaine de la NGx. Cette enquête nous a permis de constater que les chercheurs étaient généralement en accord avec les bénéfices que nous avons recensés dans les articles scientifiques. Toutefois, ils n’envisageaient pas leur concrétisation à moyen terme. Par ailleurs, cette enquête nous a également révélé que les limitations méthodologiques actuellement rencontrées dans la conduite de recherches cliniques soulevaient des doutes quant à la faisabilité des bénéfices promut dans les articles scientifiques. Ces données viennent confirmer notre observation à savoir qu’un phénomène de biohype serait réellement en émergence dans les articles scientifiques rapportant des résultats de recherches cliniques en NGx.
Outre des informations concernant les publics ciblés par les chercheurs et les éléments que doivent contenir un article scientifique, cette enquête nous a également aidés à mieux comprendre les avantages associés à la promotion de bénéfices. Selon la majorité des chercheurs interrogés, la promotion de bénéfices dans un article scientifique augmenterait les chances d’un manuscrit d’être publié et favoriserait la continuité du financement du domaine de recherche. Cette activité étant caractérisée par un environnement compétitif, la promotion de bénéfices semble être une avenue à envisager pour se démarquer.
Quoique la promotion de bénéfices prématurés ou exagérés ne soit pas considérée comme de l’inconduite scientifique, elle peut causer entre autres un affaiblissement du sentiment de confiance entre le public et les chercheurs et ultimement, contrevenir à la continuité d’une saine activité de recherche.
À la lumière de ces données, nous croyons qu’une des stratégies qui permettrait de prévenir l’apparition des risques associés au phénomène de biohype serait de sensibiliser les chercheurs et les éditeurs de journaux scientifiques à ces derniers. Plus particulièrement, nous encourageons l’intégration de lignes directrices portant sur la gestion du biohype dans les codes de conduites qui ont été mis en place pour favoriser les bonnes pratiques en recherche.The development of the nutrigenetics/nutrigenomics (NGx) has generated many expectations since the associated benefits are potentially beneficial for everyone, that is to say, both for healthy and sick individuals. High expectations were also associated with the Human Genome Project (HGP), but as of today only a few have been realized. The HGP thus evolved in a context marked by biohype, i.e., the promotion of exaggerated or unrealistic benefits. Given the importance of expectations associated with the development of NGx and the methodological limitations faced by clinical research conducted in this area, the main objective of this thesis is to determine whether scientific publications reporting results from clinical research conducted in Ngx contribute to the emergence of a biohype phenomenon. More specifically, it will also document the perception of researchers working in this area concerning this phenomenon, try to identify factors that could explain its emergence in scientific literature specific to NGx and suggest ways of actions to mitigate the risks associated with this phenomenon. We first conducted a document analysis of scientific articles reporting results from clinical research in NGx. This revealed that many benefits were promoted in the literature even though the methodological limitations were not necessarily presented or discussed. This observation led us to believe that the promoted benefits were potentially premature. We then sought to validate our findings among researchers working mainly in the field of NGx. Our survey revealed that researchers were generally in agreement with the benefits that we identified in the scientific articles. However, they did not consider that their realization was feasible in the medium term. This survey also revealed that the methodological limitations currently encountered in the conduct of clinical research raised doubts about the realistic outcome of the benefits promoted in scientific articles. These data confirm our observation that a biohype phenomenon is actually emerging in scientific articles reporting results of clinical research in NGx. Besides information about the audiences targeted by researchers and the elements that need to be included in a scientific article, the survey also helped us better understand the advantages associated with the promotion of benefits. The majority of researchers interviewed found that the promotion of benefits in a scientific article would increase the chances of a manuscript being accepted for publication and also foster continuing funding of the research area. In a competitive environment such as biomedical research, the promotion of benefits seems to be an avenue taken to stand out from the field. Although promoting premature or exaggerated benefits are not considered as being scientific misconduct, biohype can cause a weakening of the trust between the public and researchers. Ultimately, it can hinder the continuity of sound scientific research. Based on these findings, one of the strategies that could be use to prevent or mitigate the occurrence of the risks associated with biohype would be to increase awareness of the issue amongst researchers and scientific journal editors. Specifically, we encourage the integration of guidelines on the management of biohype within the codes of conduct that have been put in place to promote good practices in research.
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JIAN, HUI-ZHENG, and 簡慧貞. "The evaluation of current researches on air pollution and health effects in Taiwan." Thesis, 1989. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56579178471993866237.
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Yu-FengChung and 鍾裕峯. "Pulse Diagnosis Health Rule of Thumb and String-like Pulse Researches based on Bi-Sensing Pulse Diagnosis Instrument." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99620716805495910766.
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博士國立成功大學
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This research aims to propose a novel approach to discuss how to quantify Traditional Chinese Medicine Pulse Diagnosis (TCMPD). The experiment methodology includes two features: one is how to reconstruct the pulse-taking environment; the other is how to integrate both the quantification parameters and clinical experiences. Over the last two decades, a number of scientific efforts have been made to quantify pulse diagnosis so as to recognise the inherent value of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). However, previously published pulse diagnostic theoretical or experimental researches have not directly related the use of these new techniques to the experiences of TCM physicians. Hence, the Bi-Sensing Pulse Diagnosis Instrument (BSPDI) is designed for the following purposes: to repeat pulse-taking depth of physicians and to reconstruct fingertips sensations of physicians. The Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and strain gauge are designed to repeat the pulse taking depth of physicians. The PVDF or capacitive array pressure sensors are used to detect the fingertips sensations. To integrate smoothly both quantifiable parameters and clinical experiences, these defined parameters of pulse diagnosis have to follow clinical experiences. Definitions of quantifiable parameters are based on ancient medical books, such as Neijing (內經), Nanjing (難經), Pulse Classic (脈經), Binhumaixue (瀕湖脈學) and so on, because they are conclusions of clinical experiences. According to BSPDI and defined parameters, the different pulse-taking methods such as Simultaneous Palpation (SP) and Pressing with One Finger (PWOF), are checked to ensure the pulse taking procedure. In addition, two clinics results are used to verify its feasibility. One is the pulse conditions of a healthy person; the other is the way to quantify string-like pulse. The press of physician’s finger causes the variation of strain gauge that is used to represent the pulse taking depth, such as Fu, Zhong, and Chen. The proportion of the displacement span from Fu to Zhong (FZ) to that from Zhong to Chen (ZC) is originally assumed to be 1:1. However, our measurements indicate this displacement to be 3:1. The results of a Pearson product moment reveal that the correlation coefficients of PWOF and SP from Fu to Chen are highly correlated, and the results of a paired samples t test reveal that the SP and PWOF are not different at a special pulse taking depth (i.e. at the maximum pulse strength). By using the pulse-taking platform with tactile sensor, it is concluded that the pulse taking method could adopt SP and the analysis method includes SP or PWOF. The sequent appearances of wrist pulse among Fu, Zhong, and Chen are consistent with clinic experiences. At the pulse taking depth, Fu, the wrist pulse appear only at Cun (224.2±174.6 mV); at Zhong pulse taking depth, the wrist pulse at Guan will be appeared (519.2±295.4 mV); at Chen pulse taking depth, the wrist pulse at Chi will be appeared 295.0±179.6 mV). The quantifiable approaches of string-like pulse, dPW (differentiation Pulse Wave), and PPW (Plain Pulse Wave) are found to classify string-like pulse and non-string-like pulse. Firstly, PPW is used to distinguish string-like pulse and non-string-like pulse. And then, dPW is used to distinguish hypertensive string-like pulse and spring string-like pulse. In summary, the quantification of TCMPD is feasible by using BSPDI and defined parameters. The mystery of TCMPD will be opened and quantifiable parameters make it possible for the researchers to discuss with other. The more discussion we discuss, the more we understand. The TCMPD will not disappear; on the other hand, TCMPD will be a good method to cure patients.
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Delderfield, Russell, Mathias Ndoma-Egba, Kirsten Riches-Suman, and J. Boyne. "A learning development-faculty collaborative exploration of postgraduate research student mental health in a UK university." 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18437.
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YesMental ill-health is an escalating problem in higher education. Not only does this impact students’ ability to learn, it can lead to poor completion, with learners opting to withdraw from studies, even if attainment has been satisfactory. The aim of this study was to gain insight about perceptions of poor mental health from postgraduate research students in a diverse UK university and canvas opinion regarding how the University could improve this. A short, pragmatic survey with basic quantitative and qualitative responses was distributed. This was analysed by a team comprising the learning developer responsible for postgraduate researcher learning development, academics and a doctoral student. The study found that poor mental health was evident, with over three quarters of respondents reporting some experience of mental ill-health. We identified five areas in need of attention: University Systems, Supervisor Training, Well-being Monitoring, Building Networks, and Finance. Sources of University-based stress were finance, administrative support, and an environment where a perception that poor mental health was an expectation rather than a problem was experienced. Students preferred to access support outside the academic environment. This is the first study of its kind at a diverse, plate-glass UK university, to consider research student mental ill-health, with a staff-student team working with data, and the learning developer spear-heading changes across postgraduate research. These findings have already influenced university strategy, staff training, and induction practices. The synthesis of the five areas could be used to visualise where further work is needed to improve mental health in these learners.
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Hsieh, Hui-Ju, and 謝蕙如. "Researches on the Oral Health Status and the Caries Preventive Effects of Fluoride Intervention to Aboriginal Children in Southern Taiwan." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/568tu7.
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牙醫學研究所
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Background/purpose：In Taiwan, the caries prevalence of school children is stubbornly high, especially in the aboriginal areas. The oral health problem in those areas is significantly more serious than the downtown area. Due to the lack of medical resources, the prevention of oral health deterioration is more important. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to investigate the dental health, dietary and oral hygiene habits, the related factors of caretakers, and the evaluation of oral health intervention strategies. To achieve long-term effectiveness, we use fluoride tablets to prevent dental caries on the smooth surface of teeth and the application of fissure sealant on first permanent molars. Those strategies are more durable in protecting the permanent teeth. Materials and methods：This is a quasi experiment design. We use cross-sectional positive sampling study and longitudinal (panel study) survey. There were 572 children aged 3-9 years old from twelve schools at remote aboriginal areas in the year 2007-2009. We conducted oral examination, questionnaires, applications of fluoride tablets and fissure sealant in the study. The data were analyzed by chi-square test, t-test, and multiple logistic regression. Results：There were high caries prevalence rate (95.6%) and low filling rate (10.3%) among aboriginal children in remote areas. The deft index was significantly arising with age. Caretakers might have a good attitude but they might not have a good knowledge on oral hygiene due to their educational and occupational backgrounds. Further analysis on the relation of deft to the habits of caretakers showed that children with low frequency of tooth-brushing habit were associated with caretakers that also had a low frequency of tooth-brushing habit. Caretakers of children using improper tooth-brushing methods had a low brushing frequency (OR=3.45). Among school-aged children, the deft and defs indices were affected by the frequencies of drinking sweetened beverages and daily tooth brushing. Caretaker’s tooth-brushing frequency was a significant predictor for the children’s oral hygiene status. The children had caretakers with betel quid chewing habits had also poor oral hygiene (OR=2.04). After one year of the application of pit and fissure sealant, 14 out of the 229 (6.1%) first molars treated with sealants were carious and 60 out of the 258 (23.3%) molars in the control group were carious. Sealant application was significantly associated with the prevention of tooth decay. The caries rate of the control group was approximately four-fold higher than the sealant group. The fluoride tablet ingestion showed higher reductions of 0.16 DMFT index increment as well as 0.19 DMFS index increment than in the control group. After 12 months follow-up, the observation on dental caries proved that the anti-cariogenic benefit of fluoride table ingestion was effective with 51.61% of new DMFT index and 50% of new DMFS index. There were 12.50% of new DMFT index and 18.84% of new DMFS index being examined after 24 months follow-up. Among that, anti-cariogenic benefit of fluoride tablet ingestion was more effective with 45.36% (DMFS) difference between non-occlusal surfaces and occlusal surfaces. Conclusions：The present study indicated that the oral hygiene among the aboriginal children was inadequate. Caretaker’s tooth brushing frequency and betel quid chewing habit were significant predictors for the poor oral hygiene in children. The application of pit and fissure sealant was 94.54% effective for the prevention of caries on the newly erupted permanent molars among Taiwanese aboriginal school children. Complete sealant failures demonstrated a high risk for caries and should be resealed immediately. In addition, the application of fluoride tablets should be regarded as a caries preventive means in school-based caries prevention programs for children in fluoride-deficient countries and for individuals with high caries risk.
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Cheng, Chin-Hsin, and 鄭志新. "The Study of Consumer Behavior Researches In Health Examination Industries－As The Example With a Regional Teaching Hospital of Taibei." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6qtzp8.
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This thesis focused on consumer’s behavior in the decision-making process and consumer’s characteristic regarding the affiliated health examination department in the regional teaching hospital. By using the law of random sampling to take 206 samples, it analyzed such process in need recognition, search for information, pre-purchase alternative evaluation, purchase characteristic, post-purchase behavior and so on. In addition, this thesis also used demography’s variable to categorize consumes into difference groups, especially in the money and times of consumption. Finally, I test the relationships of all variables by using LISREL that results of such relationships can be provided marketing strategies for the health examination department.