Fear arousal, persuasion, and actual versus implied behavioral change: New perspective utilizing a real-life dental hygiene program.

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard I. Evans ◽  
Richard M. Rozelle ◽  
Thomas M. Lasater ◽  
Theodore M. Dembroski ◽  
Bem P. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Dental Hygiene ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Dental Hygiene Program ◽  
New Perspective

scholarly journals Co-Designing an Intervention to Prevent Overweight and Obesity among Young Children and Their Families in a Disadvantaged Municipality: Methodological Barriers and Potentials

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 5110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didde Hoeeg ◽  
Ulla Christensen ◽  
Dan Grabowski
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Process Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Intervention Context ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Family Based

Design-based research (DBR) is an innovative methodology for co-creation, but potentials, challenges, and differences between methodological ideals and the real-life intervention context are under-researched. This study analyzes the DBR process in which researchers, professionals, and families co-design a family-based intervention to prevent childhood overweight and obesity in a rural municipality. It involves interviews with six key stakeholders in the co-design process. Data were coded and analyzed using systematic text condensation, while the theory of the “social effectiveness of interventions” developed by Rod et al. (2014) was used as an analytical tool for unpacking the co-creation process and exploring methodological barriers and potentials. The DBR approach contributed with a feeling that everyone’s perspective was important, and the professionals got a new perspective on the families’ experiences with healthy living they did not previously consider. We also found that the iterative design process did not fully align with the organizational structures in the municipality or with the needs of stakeholders, leading to friction in the partnership. This study emphasizes the complexity of using an anti-hierarchical approach within a hierarchical context, and the importance of being aware of how the DBR approach shapes the partnership, as well as of how the social dynamics within the partnership shape the design process.

Do We Need to Review Outcome Measures in Schizophrenia to Capture ‘Real-life’ Situation?

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
A. Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Real Life ◽  
List Type ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Real Life Situation ◽  
New Perspective

Introduction:Outcome measures in schizophrenia are defining aspects for deciding the status of recovery based upon which people’ scientific body forms opinions. It is also important in dealing with stigma related to schizophrenia. Recently the concept of ‘recovery’ and ’ outcome’ has come under scientific scrutiny. Literature does not show a consistent pattern in outcome. both short term and long-term outcome show variability, which is often, explained by cultural factors. It has been generally considered that devolved countries have poor outcome than developing, non-industrialized countries. This view has also been challenged recently. the paper draws from the conceptual aspects if our outcome measure are capturing ‘real-life’ situation. We conducted two studies in Mumbai, India:1.Study of stigma & discrimination, which brought out the facts of families’ expectation and disappointments with level of recovery.2.A 10 years long term study, to determine recovery status of recovered patients.80% patients and families felt that recovery is inadequate and short of social integration despite continued treatment in stigma study. in outcome study, 60% patients showed good recovery as per CGIS. These patients were reassessed on 13 outcome criteria's of Meltzer. It is observed tat half of the patients who recovered continue to live with symptoms, a quarter with varying suicidality and side effects, most of the patients were not socially integrated, majority have not returned to productivity, employment and education It is concluded that outcome criteria's need a thoughtful revision and a new perspective to capture ground reality.

scholarly journals Saward’s Concept of the Representative Claim Revisited: An Empirical Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Guasti ◽  
Brigitte Geissel
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Representative Democracy ◽  
Standard Assumption ◽  
Empirical Perspective ◽  
Lively Debate ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Elected Representatives

Representation is a process of making, accepting, or rejecting representative claims (Disch, 2015; Saward, 2014). This groundbreaking insight challenged the standard assumption that representative democracy can be reduced to elections and activities of elected representatives (Pitkin, 1967). It broadened the scope of representative democracy to encompass representation activities beyond those authorized by elections, transformed our thinking and provided a new perspective, putting claims and their reception into the center. This paradigm shift erased the distinction between elected and non-elected representatives and disclosed the potential of non-elected actors’ claims to represent (Andeweg, 2003; Kuyper, 2016; Rosanvallon &amp; Goldhammer, 2008; Saward, 2006, 2009; Van Biezen &amp; Saward, 2008). In spite of this lively debate, we identify an important gap in the literature: while this paradigmatic shift inspired many authors, conceptual <em>frameworks that can be applied for systematic empirical analysis of real-life cases</em> are missing. In this article, we fill this gap and propose frameworks for assessing and validating a variety of real-life claims. Our study provides empirical substance to the ongoing theoretical debates, helping to translate the mainly theoretical ‘claim approach’ into empirical research tools. It helps to transform the conventional wisdom about what representation can (not) be and shines a new light on the potential future of (claims on) representation.

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