scholarly journals Role of Health Indicators in Making Choices for Health Tourism

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
Yasar Ozcan
Keyword(s):  
Health Indicators ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Making Choices

Psychological Predictors for Watching Television: The Role of Racial Representation

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110252
Author(s):  
Jennifer Archer ◽  
Kadie R. Rackley ◽  
Susan Broyles Sookram ◽  
Hien Nguyen ◽  
Germine H. Awad
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Racial Ideology ◽  
Psychological Predictors ◽  
Ethnic Representation ◽  
Racial Representation ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
Race Ethnicity

This study explored psychological predictors that may impact viewers’ decision to watch television shows on the basis of perceived racial or ethnic representation. 1998 undergraduate students selected from a list of motivations for watching television that included race-specific motivations such as “a character is of my race/ethnicity.” Participants also completed attitudinal measures of colorblind racial ideology, social dominance orientation, ethnic identity, and ethnic stigma consciousness. Analysis revealed that prejudicial beliefs predicted less salience for racial representation when making choices about television watching, while deeper connection to one’s ethnic group predicted greater salience for representation when making these choices.

scholarly journals Production and Analysis of Health Indicators: The Role of Academia

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e1001004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J. L. Murray ◽  
Alan D. Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Health Indicators

Technological Innovations and Intervention Practices for Children With Cochlear Implants

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Ertmer
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
Regular Classrooms ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Communication Modalities

This clinical forum has addressed many of the challenges associated with serving children who have cochlear implants. These include determining who may be a candidate for implantation; optimizing parent-child interactions for oral communication; developing comprehensive preschool programs; assessing and maximizing opportunities to communicate and learn in regular classrooms; making choices in communication modalities; providing effective intervention; and serving as a liaison for parents, school personnel, and medical professionals. In response to these challenges, the forum has provided the technical information needed to understand how a cochlear implant works, important research findings regarding choices in communication modalities, and ideas for assessing and serving children with implants. This information can provide speech, language, and hearing professionals with a base for developing their skills in the role of "local experts" for children who have cochlear implants. Filling this role also requires continuing education to keep up with innovations in technology and advancements in clinical practice. It is hoped that this forum has provided an impetus for further learning in a rapidly emerging and fascinating area of our profession.

Exploring Caregivers’ Clothing Choices for Individuals With Severe Alzheimer's Disease: An Application of the Theories of Self-Complexity and Choosing for Others

2021 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2110539
Author(s):  
Hyo Jung (Julie) Chang ◽  
Su-Jeong Hwang Shin ◽  
Nancy Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Daily Living ◽  
The United States ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Severe Stage ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
Triangular Relationships ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Clothing Choices ◽  
With Memory

The number of older Americans as well as those living with Alzheimer's is rapidly growing. Alzheimer's dementia is a disease that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. The role of caregivers is important, as they are the individuals who assist those with Alzheimer's in completing not just medical tasks, but fundamental activities of daily living, such as selecting garments to wear and getting dressed. The purpose of this study was to understand how caregivers make such choices. Interviews with twelve caregivers of individuals with severe stage Alzheimer's were conducted in nursing homes in the United States. Four themes emerged: The Role of Proxy, Routine Selections, Gift-Giving for Loved Ones, and Triangular Relationships. In all cases, the recipient's preferences were important to caregivers’ choices. Further research on the outcomes of making choices for others is needed.

The role of culture and religion on sexual and reproductive health indicators and help-seeking behaviour amongst 1.5 generation migrants in Australia: A quantitative pilot study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinashe Dune ◽  
David Ayika ◽  
Jack Thepsourinthone ◽  
Virginia Mapedzahama ◽  
Zelalem Mengesha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
1.5 Generation ◽  
Cultural Connectedness ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour

Abstract Background: 1.5 generation migrants in Australia (those who migrate as children) often enter a new cultural and religious environment, with its own set of constructs of sexual and reproductive health (SRH), at a crucial time in their psychosexual development—puberty/adolescence. 1.5 generation migrants may thus have to contend with constructions of SRH from at least two cultures which may be at conflict on the matter. This study was designed to investigate the role of culture and religion on sexual and reproductive health indicators and help-seeking behaviour amongst 1.5 generation migrants.Methods: 111 participants completed an online survey which included questions about their cultural connectedness, religion, sexual and reproductive health and help-seeking behaviour. Kruskall-Wallis tests were used to analyse the data. Results: There was no significant difference between ethnocultural groups or levels of cultural connectedness in relation to sexual and reproductive health help-seeking behaviours. The results do suggest differences between religious groups in regards to seeking help specifically from young peoples’ parents. Notably, youth who reported having ‘no religion’ were more likely to seek help with sexual and reproductive health matters from their parent(s). Conclusions: Managing cross-cultural experiences are often noted in extant literature as a barrier to sexual and reproductive health help-seeking. However, while cultural norms of migrants’ country of origin can remain strong it is religion that seems to have more of an impact on how 1.5 generation migrants seek help for SRH issues. This suggests that while 1.5 generation migrants may need to adapt to a new ethnocultural environment little about their religious beliefs or practices may require adaptation in Australia. Given that religion can play a role in young peoples’ sexual and reproductive health religious organisations are well placed to encourage young people’s help-seeking behaviours.

scholarly journals The role of health tourism in reducing the number of occupational diseases and accidents in the mechanical engineering and metalworking sectors in Latvia

2019 ◽  
Vol 297 ◽  
pp. 07007
Author(s):  
Jelena Lukjanova
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Engineering Industry ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Metalworking Industry

In order to ensure successful innovative development of Latvian mechanical engineering and metalworking industry, quality of human resources is one of the important task. First of all, it is necessary to name health of people working in the industry. In Latvia a number of occupational diseases increased, with the greatest growth taking place in manufacturing industry, integral part of which is the engineering and metalworking industry. The problem of accidents at work is also urgent, the number of diseases caused by growing stress. Taking into consideration difficult demographic situation in Latvia and the existing problems in labor market, this situation requires special attention. In the article, the author substantiates the importance and prospects of the development of health tourism as an important factor in maintaining the health and working ability of workers in engineering industry.

Ambivalent Identities: The Role of Risk and Contingency in Adults’ Descriptions of Participation in Education and Training

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Field
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Credit Union ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
The Social ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

Much of the dominant literature on adult learning assumes that participation is generally positive and voluntary, and presents these features as unproblematic. This paper questions both assumptions. It starts by identifying a deep-rooted and influential dominant paradigm of research, and asks whether the discourse of continual lifelong learning for all conceals a degree of authoritarianism, as suggested by critics. It then considers evidence from recent field based research suggesting that learners may: • switch between discourses of compulsion and those of self-realisation; • combine participation in learning with an active embrace of non-participant identities. The paper illustrates these issues through a detailed analysis of the experience of two learners who were amongst 70 people interviewed during 1998/99 as part of a research project funded by the Scottish Executive's Department of Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, entitled Education for All?, and from data drawn from focus groups and interviews undertaken in Northern Ireland in 1997/98 as part of a study of relationships between initial and continuing education, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of its Learning Society Programme. Here are two stories, from adult travellers through the world of lifelong learning1. Jane is a self-confessed adult education addict, Davie thinks he is too old for that sort of thing. Jane, a white woman in her late 20s, has two children and is married. Davie is white, in his early 50s and married with two daughters, and is physically unable to work. Both are working class urban Scots. At time of interview Jane had been studying part time for six years in the same community learning centre and had just gained an HNC qualification in computing. Davie wasn't studying anything, nor did he want to. Here are two contrasting stories, or so it might appear. Yet enthusiastic Jane keeps using words that suggest she was not really a free agent. You have to keep your brain active, she says, adding: I really forced myself to do the arithmetic and English, and later on, You just have to these days don't you. Hard-nosed Davie got half way through the interview before mentioning a SCOTVEC he achieved through his local credit union. I was conned into it, he told us, then confessed to another course, on food hygiene: It was just getting a bit of paper with your name on it. What is going on here? What can this mean? Lifelong learning is supposed to foster autonomy, self-realisation, empowerment. Here, though, are two learners who are busily denying their own agency and decision making. One presents himself as non-participant, is self-deprecatory about the choices he has made, and disparages his qualifications. One describes herself as making choices under constraint, becoming a learner by submitting to forces more powerful than her own will. Both are participants by standard external definitions, but one almost seems apologetic for having so much fun, and one almost seems ashamed of doing it at all. Much of the dominant literature on adult learning assumes that participation is generally positive and voluntary, and presents these features as unproblematic. This paper questions both assumptions. It starts by identifying a deep-rooted and influential dominant paradigm of research, and asks whether the discourse of continual lifelong learning for all conceals a degree of authoritarianism, as suggested by critics. It then considers evidence from recent field based research suggesting that learners may: • switch between discourses of compulsion and those of self-realisation; • combine participation in learning with an active embrace of non-participant identities. These seemingly contradictory narratives are considered in the context of the social milieus that may be inhabited by differing social groups. The paper concludes by identifying possible implications for practice.

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