scholarly journals Experiences of women living with fibromyalgia: an exploratory study of their information needs and preferences

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Lubna Daraz ◽  
Joy C. MacDermid ◽  
Lynn Shaw ◽  
Seanne Wilkins ◽  
Jane Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Experiences Of Women

An Exploratory Study of Contextual Factors as Influences on School Board Evaluation Information Needs for Decisionmaking

1985 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Brown ◽  
Dianna L. Newman ◽  
Linda S. Rivers
Keyword(s):  
School Board ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Contextual Variables ◽  
School Board Members ◽  
Time Information ◽  
Evaluation Information

This investigation examined the effect contextual variables had on school board members’ information needs for decisionmaking. The contextual variables included: (a) the importance of the decision, (b) the amount of conflict involved, and (c) the content of the evaluated program. A national sample of 237 school board members read simulated evaluation vignettes and indicated their information needs and sources. Importance, conflict, and content were found to be associated with board members’ needs for time, information, and consultation, as well as whom they wanted to consult with and what kind of information they needed.

scholarly journals To Explore the Experiences of Women on Reasons in Initiating and Maintaining Breastfeeding in Urban Area of Karachi, Pakistan: An Exploratory Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Shaheen Premani ◽  
Zohra Kurji ◽  
Yasmin Mithani
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Professional Support ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
Physiological Changes ◽  
Lactating Women ◽  
Sociocultural Environment ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This is an exploratory study that explores the experiences of lactating women in initiating, continuing, or discontinuing breastfeeding in an urban area of Karachi, Pakistan. Objectives. To explore the experiences of lactating women and to understand their support and hindering mechanisms in initiating and maintaining breastfeeding. Methods. This is an exploratory design assisting in exploring the participant's experiences of initiating and maintaining breastfeeding to better understand their world. Purposive sampling was used, and data was analyzed through manual thematic analysis. Results. The data revealed that mother's knowledge, sociocultural environment, breastfeeding decision, and self- and professional support acted as driving forces for the participants. However, sociocultural environment, physiological changes, time management, and being a housewife to breastfeed their children were all challenges and barriers that the participants thought hindered their breastfeeding initiation and maintenance. Conclusion. Breastfeeding is a natural but taxing phenomenon, and breastfeeding mothers experience supporting and hindering factors in initiating and maintaining breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Descrevendo necessidades de familiares de crianças internadas em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal*

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Santos Pacheco Ribeiro ◽  
Marinese Hermínia Santos ◽  
Francisca Georgina Macedo Sousa ◽  
Ewaldo Éder Carvalho Santana ◽  
Sabrina Furtado Cunha Araújo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
The Family ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Security Information

Necessidades de familiares caracterizam-se como algo essencial, exigido pela pessoa, que quando suprido diminui a angústia, melhora a percepção e o bem-estar. Quais seriam as necessidades dos familiares dos recém-nascidos internados em UTI Neonatal? Foi realizado estudo exploratório quantitativo apoiado no instrumento INEFTI com objetivo de identificar as necessidades dos familiares segundo as dimensões segurança, informação, proximidade, conforto e suporte. As necessidades de segurança foram melhor atendidas para 85,7% dos familiares, enquanto, as de informação, as mais comprometidas. Conhecer as necessidades dos familiares oferece subsídios ao planejamento do cuidado e à implementação do cuidado centrado na criança e na família.Descritores: Relações Profissional-Família, Acontecimentos que mudam a vida, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva.Describing the needs of parents who have a child hospitalized in a newnatal intensive care unitThe needs of parents are characterized as something essential, required by the person that, when supplied, decreases the anguish, improves perception and wellbeing. What are the family needs from the newborns admitted to NICU's? This quantitative and exploratory study, supported by the INEFTI instrument, aims to evaluate the family needs according to the following dimensions: security, information, proximity, comfort and support. Security needs were better met for 85,7% of the parents, while the information needs were the most compromised one. Knowing the family needs offers subsidies to care planning and implementation of care centered on the child and family.Descriptors: Professional-Family Relations, Life changing events, Intensive Care Units.Describindo necesidades de familiares de niños internados en unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatalesLas necesidades de los familiares se caracterizan como algo esencial, exigido por la persona. Cuando suplidas, disminuyen la angustia, mejoran la percepción y el bienestar. ¿Cuáles serían las necesidades de los familiares de los recién nacidos internados en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales? Fue realizado estudio exploratorio cuantitativo apoyado en el instrumento INEFTI, con objetivo de identificar las necesidades de los familiares conforme las dimensiones seguridad, información, proximidad, confortación y apoyo. Las necesidades de seguridad fueron mejor atendidas para 85,7% de los familiares, mientras las necesidades de información fueron las más comprometidas. Conocer las necesidades de los familiares ofrece subsidios al planeamiento del cuidado y para implementación del cuidado centrado en los niños y en la familia.Descriptores: Relaciones Profesional-Familia, Acontecimientos que cambian la vida, Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos.

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