scholarly journals Understanding suicidality and reasons for living amongst Doctoral Researchers: A thematic analysis of qualitative U‐DOC survey data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassie M. Hazell ◽  
Clio Berry ◽  
Jeremy E. Niven ◽  
Jay‐Marie Mackenzie
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Reasons For Living

scholarly journals Infection control in the home: a qualitative study exploring perceptions and experiences of adhering to protective behaviours in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. e056161
Author(s):  
Katherine Morton ◽  
Lauren Towler ◽  
Julia Groot ◽  
Sascha Miller ◽  
Ben Ainsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioural Intervention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Protective Behaviours

ObjectivesWe sought to explore people’s experiences and perceptions of implementing infection control behaviours in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic, guided by an online behavioural intervention.DesignInductive qualitative study.SettingUK public during the COVID-19 pandemic.ParticipantsThirteen people took part in telephone interviews, and 124 completed a qualitative open-text survey. All were recruited from the public. Most survey participants were aged over 60 years, while interview participants were more distributed in age. Most reported being at increased risk from COVID-19, and were white British.InterventionOnline behavioural intervention to support infection control behaviours in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic.Data collectionTelephone think-aloud interviews and qualitative survey data.Data analysisThe think-aloud interview data and qualitative survey data were analysed independently using inductive thematic analysis. The findings were subsequently triangulated.ResultsThematic analysis of the telephone interviews generated seven themes: perceived risk; belief in the effectiveness of protective behaviours; acceptability of distancing and isolation; having capacity to perform the behaviours; habit forming reduces effort; having the confidence to perform the behaviours; and social norms affect motivation to engage in the behaviours. The themes identified from the survey data mapped well onto the interview analysis. Isolating and social distancing at home were less acceptable than cleaning and handwashing, influenced by the need for intimacy with household members. This was especially true in the absence of symptoms and when perceived risk was low. People felt more empowered when they understood that even small changes, such as spending some time apart, were worthwhile to reduce exposure and lessen viral load.ConclusionsThe current study provided valuable insight into the acceptability and feasibility of protective behaviours, and how public health guidance could be incorporated into a behaviour change intervention for the public during a pandemic.

scholarly journals Exploring UK doctors’ attitudes towards online patient feedback: Thematic analysis of survey data

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 205520762090814
Author(s):  
Amadea Turk ◽  
Joanna Fleming ◽  
John Powell ◽  
Helen Atherton
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Patient Feedback

scholarly journals (How) Will it end? A qualitative analysis of free-text survey data on informal care endings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Kirby ◽  
Giselle Newton ◽  
Lukas Hofstätter ◽  
Sarah Judd-Lam ◽  
Iva Strnadová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Free Text ◽  
After Effects ◽  
Supported Accommodation ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Workforce Housing

The health and social ‘after-effects’ of caring are well established, yet the way carers experience pathways out of caring remains under-researched. In this article, we analyse qualitative free-text responses (n = 1,746) from a national survey of Australian carers to explore current and former carers’ concerns, opportunities and preferences around care endings. Our thematic analysis derived three key findings: (1) anticipation and fears for the care recipient; (2) prospects for life after caring; and (3) responsibility, recognition and loss. We engage with scholarship on the moralities of caring to discuss carers’ precarious relational and social positions, and their uncertainties around how caring ends.<br /><br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>Carers worry about how care recipients will be looked after in the future in the carer’s absence, especially in situations where the carer is frail or ageing.</li><br /><li>Carers also worry about their own futures and life after caring, including fears about re-entering the workforce, housing and superannuation, as well as issues of loss and loneliness.</li><br /><li>For some carers, the imagined care ending does not ultimately constitute the end of their caring responsibility in practice; for example, many carers continue to provide considerable care for those in supported accommodation.</li><br /><li>Understanding how carers experience and make sense of care endings is important for improving support for current and former carers.</li></ul>

scholarly journals Remittances from International Labour Migrants and the Standard of Living of the Left Behind Households in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Siriwardhane ◽  
S. Amaratunge ◽  
I. De Silva
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Income Quintile ◽  
Matching Method ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Average Treatment Effects

This study aims to examine the effect of remittances on the standard of living of the remittance receiving households in Sri Lanka. Survey data were analyzed using thematic analysis and stratified matching method in propensity score matching. It was found that, a large majority of labour migrants remit money to their households left behind. However, the volume of remittances varies with the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the labour migrants and their households. Furthermore, it was found that remittance receiving households enjoy income from diversified sources. Average treatment effects estimated through stratified matching analysis reveal that remittance receivers enjoy a higher level of income and higher standard of living compared to their non-remittance receiving counterparts. Improvement of the income by the remittances varies with the income quintile of the households.KeywordsMigration, Propensity Score Matching, Remittances, Sri Lanka

Free-text comments as a tool for developing the self-report method: Parents’ responses to a survey on violence against children

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noora Ellonen ◽  
Monica Fagerlund ◽  
Tarja Pösö
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Violent Behaviour ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Report Measure

Self-report measures are used to study the degree of victimisation in children that have experienced violence. Very little methodological attention is, however, paid to development of these measures. In this article, we will analyse parents’ free-text comments in response to a self-report survey of their own violent behaviour towards their children. Themes presented by parents concerning violence against children as a phenomenon will be analysed and methodological input of these free-text comments in a self-report survey will be examined. Analysis is based on survey data collected in Finland in 2011 (N = 3170) including 2047 free-text comments. Based on the thematic analysis of those comments, four themes were phrased: making sense of the responses, defining violence, children and violence in society and experiencing exclusion. Parents’ comments with respect to these themes reflected the complexity of what actually constitutes violence against children. Analysis also showed that free-text comments are a valuable and ethically sound tool for developing the self-report measure.

scholarly journals Infection control in the home: A qualitative study exploring perceptions and experiences of adhering to protective behaviours in the household during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Morton ◽  
Lauren Towler ◽  
Julia Groot ◽  
Sascha Miller ◽  
Ben Ainsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Perceived Effort ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
Protective Behaviours ◽  
At Home

Background: Recommended behaviours to protect from COVID-19 in the home include cleaning, handwashing, social distancing, spending time in your own room and wearing a face-covering in close proximity to people. Evidence is accumulating that following these behaviours can help protect against COVID-19, but adherence is mixed. This study sought to understand people’s perceptions of following these protective behaviours in the home to inform the adaptation of an online infection control intervention: Germ Defence.Methods: Thirteen participants were interviewed by telephone about their perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and their experiences of protecting themselves at home. Members of the public were purposively sampled via the Germ Defence website from a database of 971 volunteers, and from social media to complete thinkaloud interviews about their perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and their experiences of protecting themselves at home. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Open-ended qualitative survey data from 124 participants sampled from the Germ Defence database were categorised inductively and mapped onto the themes in order to supplement the interview data. Results: Thematic analysis generated 7 major themes; perceived risk, belief in the efficacy of protective behaviours, acceptability of the behaviours, having capacity to perform the behaviours, the perceived effort involved, having the confidence to perform the behaviours, and social norms affect motivation to engage in the behaviours. The survey data mapped well onto these themes, strengthening the concepts generated through the interviews. Cleaning and handwashing were widely perceived to be effective and acceptable, although some participants described how other members of their household were less adherent to these behaviours which could cause anxiety. Behaviours such as spending time in separate rooms at home and social distancing were often seen as less acceptable, especially when no-one in the household has any symptoms. However, people were also aware that only putting these behaviours into practice once symptoms had developed would likely mean the virus had already spread within the home, which made them feel powerless or confused.Discussion: People felt more empowered when they understood that even small changes, such as spending some time apart, were worthwhile in order to reduce exposure and lessen viral load.

The Perspective of Older Men With Depression on Suicide and Its Prevention in Primary Care

Crisis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Vannoy ◽  
Mijung Park ◽  
Meredith R. Maroney ◽  
Jürgen Unützer ◽  
Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Depression Treatment ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Background: Suicide rates in older men are higher than in the general population, yet their utilization of mental health services is lower. Aims: This study aimed to describe: (a) what primary care providers (PCPs) can do to prevent late-life suicide, and (b) older men's attitudes toward discussing suicide with a PCP. Method: Thematic analysis of interviews focused on depression and suicide with 77 depressed, low-socioeconomic status, older men of Mexican origin, or US-born non-Hispanic whites recruited from primary care. Results: Several themes inhibiting suicide emerged: it is a problematic solution, due to religious prohibition, conflicts with self-image, the impact on others; and, lack of means/capacity. Three approaches to preventing suicide emerged: talking with them about depression, talking about the impact of their suicide on others, and encouraging them to be active. The vast majority, 98%, were open to such conversations. An unexpected theme spontaneously arose: "What prevents men from acting on suicidal thoughts?" Conclusion: Suicide is rarely discussed in primary care encounters in the context of depression treatment. Our study suggests that older men are likely to be open to discussing suicide with their PCP. We have identified several pragmatic approaches to assist clinicians in reducing older men's distress and preventing suicide.

Suicide Attempters, Suicide Ideators, and Non-Ideators

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Teismann ◽  
Laura Paashaus ◽  
Paula Siegmann ◽  
Peter Nyhuis ◽  
Marcus Wolter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Suicide Attempters

Abstract. Background: Suicide ideation is a prerequisite for suicide attempts. However, the majority of ideators will never act on their thoughts. It is therefore crucial to understand factors that differentiate those who consider suicide from those who make suicide attempts. Aim: Our aim was to investigate the role of protective factors in differentiating non-ideators, suicide ideators, and suicide attempters. Method: Inpatients without suicide ideation ( n = 32) were compared with inpatients with current suicide ideation ( n = 37) and with inpatients with current suicide ideation and a lifetime history of suicide attempts ( n = 26) regarding positive mental health, self-esteem, trust in higher guidance, social support, and reasons for living. Results: Non-ideators reported more positive mental health, social support, reasons for living, and self-esteem than suicide ideators and suicide attempters did. No group differences were found regarding trust in higher guidance. Suicide ideators and suicide attempters did not differ regarding any of the study variables. Limitations: Results stem from a cross-sectional study of suicide attempts; thus, neither directionality nor generalizability to fatal suicide attempts can be determined. Conclusion: Various protective factors are best characterized to distinguish ideators from nonsuicidal inpatients. However, the same variables seem to offer no information about the difference between ideators and attempters.

Is the Personal Always Political?

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Osborne ◽  
Yannick Dufresne ◽  
Gregory Eady ◽  
Jennifer Lees-Marshment ◽  
Cliff van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Political Sophistication ◽  
Knowledge Based

Abstract. Research demonstrates that the negative relationship between Openness to Experience and conservatism is heightened among the informed. We extend this literature using national survey data (Study 1; N = 13,203) and data from students (Study 2; N = 311). As predicted, education – a correlate of political sophistication – strengthened the negative relationship between Openness and conservatism (Study 1). Study 2 employed a knowledge-based measure of political sophistication to show that the Openness × Political Sophistication interaction was restricted to the Openness aspect of Openness. These studies demonstrate that knowledge helps people align their ideology with their personality, but that the Openness × Political Sophistication interaction is specific to one aspect of Openness – nuances that are overlooked in the literature.

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