This study was designed to elicit how first-time mothers felt about the amount and type of suppor... more This study was designed to elicit how first-time mothers felt about the amount and type of support they received from health professionals about infant feeding. The study took place in Eastern Scotland. Two hundred and ninety-seven women, of 23 years and over, expecting their first baby and experiencing a pregnancy free of complications, were included in this report. Six statements about perceived behaviour and the attitudes of different health professionals were scored on a Likert scale. In this sample new mothers perceived midwives as giving less support than doctors or health visitors, and they were seen as more likely to favour breastfeeding women. Additionally, women who were giving some or exclusive formula feeds were more likely at one month to perceive midwives in this way.
of participants as factors influencing ‘data quality’ (p. 23). What stands out, and is a reminder... more of participants as factors influencing ‘data quality’ (p. 23). What stands out, and is a reminder of how demographic factors shape the research, is the effect of the interviewer’s gender on who is recruited to the study. ‘Approaches to Data Generation’ outlines that interviews occur formally and informally in numerous interactions and the interview process must fit with the purpose of the study. The prominent message here is to act strategically and commence the interview with the ‘right question’ to gain effectual data. Considerable thought is required towards the logistics of the interview. In the summary, Olson presents that engineering an interview has many facets and urges the researcher to plan ahead and develop solutions for potential issues. Chapter 5 addresses how the interview becomes recorded data, is stored, transcribed and then analysed. Such steps involving recording, storing, transcribing and analyzing data, must be planned in advance to ensure a smooth pathway in the overall research design. Then, Olson asks the reader to revisit central ethical principles, which allow the researcher to increase their awareness of the participant’s welfare in the large scheme of the research study. This book culminates with brief reference to the researcher’s relationship with the research process itself, the participant and how a succession of interviews allows development of practice underpinning interviewing.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2012
Please cite this paper as: Peddie V, Porter M, Barbour R, Culligan D, MacDonald G, King D, Horn J... more Please cite this paper as: Peddie V, Porter M, Barbour R, Culligan D, MacDonald G, King D, Horn J, Bhattacharya S. Factors affecting decision making about fertility preservation after cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study. BJOG 2012;119:1049–1057.Objective To increase our understanding of factors underlying the decision to store gametes after the diagnosis of cancer.Design Qualitative interview study.Setting Andrology, Haematology, and Oncology Departments of a Scottish teaching hospital, and patients’ own homes.Population Sixteen men and 18 women aged 17–49 years recently diagnosed with cancer; 15 health professionals concerned in cancer care.Methods Audio‐recorded semi‐structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Topics included perceptions of diagnosis; prognosis; future reproductive choices; priorities; quality of information received; communication and decisions made about future reproductive choices; and the role of partners, family, friends ...
Insofar as studies of professional socialization have been concerned with the subjective experien... more Insofar as studies of professional socialization have been concerned with the subjective experience of students they have concentrated on students' experience within the confines of their training course. The present paper examines that parallel but often neglected strand in professional socialization: what becoming a professional entails for students within the context of their private lives. An in-depth participant observation study of one cohort of social work students revealed that assuming a professional identity had important consequences for both the self-concept and social lives of students. They were faced with ‘transsituational demands’ – i.e. expectations that they would behave in situations where they were not functioning as social workers in a manner which was nevertheless congruent with their claims to this title. Such reorganization of students' personal hierarchies was both evidenced and accomplished by the ‘frame work’ in which students engaged. Goffman's frame analysis is expanded to include the concept of ‘cross-framing’ in order to explain students' responses to the encroachment of the social-work frame on their everyday world. Although social work as a profession does make extensive demands on the private space of the recruit, it is argued that the analysis developed here can be used to study empirically the internalization of the beliefs associated with any occupational role.
Qualitative research is no longer the “poor relation” to quantitative research that it has been i... more Qualitative research is no longer the “poor relation” to quantitative research that it has been in the past. However, it is important to monitor the manner in which it is becoming incorporated into the mainstream. In this article, the author examines current dangers and challenges by critically reviewing current developments affecting our own research practice. It is argued that technical essentialism (including the co-option of grounded theory) characterizes many responses to qualitative research. The author concludes by suggesting that our own everyday research practice, involving teaching and supervision, provides an opportunity to advance debates about rigor by allowing us to formulate a considered response that respects both the complexities and the unique contribution that qualitative research can make.
<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Involving deprived communities in impro... more <b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Involving deprived communities in improving the quality of primary care services: does participatory action research work?"http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/7/88BMC Health Services Research 2007;7():88-88.Published online 18 Jun 2007PMCID:PMC1906765.
A confidential AIDS information counselling and testing service has now been on offer at a busy f... more A confidential AIDS information counselling and testing service has now been on offer at a busy family planning clinic in Glasgow for 1 year. Proformas monitored utilization of this service and recorded the patients age sex marital status the cause of concern about AIDS what services the patient received and the results of all tests performed. Our monitoring exercise revealed that around 1/1000 family planning consultations over this period involved the provision of HIV/AIDS-related services. 86% of the requests were from women 14% from men. The largest number of requests came from the 20-29 year old age group. 49% were involved in steady relationships. Most subjects were worried about a previous partner of about a partners infidelity. 44% of those seeking AIDS counselling decided to have and HIV anti body test. To date no blood samples have been found to be HIV antibody positive. (authors modified)
AIDS-related attitudes and knowledge of 1,970 family planning clinic attenders were examined usin... more AIDS-related attitudes and knowledge of 1,970 family planning clinic attenders were examined using a self-completion questionnaire. Attitudes towards testing varied depending on the sex, age and marital status of respondents. Knowledge of HIV transmission routes was generally good, although the fact that those most likely to be at risk of infection — The younger respondents and those not currently in steady relationships — Were the least well-informed gives some cause for concern. Since family planning consultations are frequently the only contact these young sexually active individuals have with the health service the opportunities for health education on HIV/AIDS afforded by regular attendance at these clinics should be capitalized upon.
This study was designed to elicit how first-time mothers felt about the amount and type of suppor... more This study was designed to elicit how first-time mothers felt about the amount and type of support they received from health professionals about infant feeding. The study took place in Eastern Scotland. Two hundred and ninety-seven women, of 23 years and over, expecting their first baby and experiencing a pregnancy free of complications, were included in this report. Six statements about perceived behaviour and the attitudes of different health professionals were scored on a Likert scale. In this sample new mothers perceived midwives as giving less support than doctors or health visitors, and they were seen as more likely to favour breastfeeding women. Additionally, women who were giving some or exclusive formula feeds were more likely at one month to perceive midwives in this way.
of participants as factors influencing ‘data quality’ (p. 23). What stands out, and is a reminder... more of participants as factors influencing ‘data quality’ (p. 23). What stands out, and is a reminder of how demographic factors shape the research, is the effect of the interviewer’s gender on who is recruited to the study. ‘Approaches to Data Generation’ outlines that interviews occur formally and informally in numerous interactions and the interview process must fit with the purpose of the study. The prominent message here is to act strategically and commence the interview with the ‘right question’ to gain effectual data. Considerable thought is required towards the logistics of the interview. In the summary, Olson presents that engineering an interview has many facets and urges the researcher to plan ahead and develop solutions for potential issues. Chapter 5 addresses how the interview becomes recorded data, is stored, transcribed and then analysed. Such steps involving recording, storing, transcribing and analyzing data, must be planned in advance to ensure a smooth pathway in the overall research design. Then, Olson asks the reader to revisit central ethical principles, which allow the researcher to increase their awareness of the participant’s welfare in the large scheme of the research study. This book culminates with brief reference to the researcher’s relationship with the research process itself, the participant and how a succession of interviews allows development of practice underpinning interviewing.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2012
Please cite this paper as: Peddie V, Porter M, Barbour R, Culligan D, MacDonald G, King D, Horn J... more Please cite this paper as: Peddie V, Porter M, Barbour R, Culligan D, MacDonald G, King D, Horn J, Bhattacharya S. Factors affecting decision making about fertility preservation after cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study. BJOG 2012;119:1049–1057.Objective To increase our understanding of factors underlying the decision to store gametes after the diagnosis of cancer.Design Qualitative interview study.Setting Andrology, Haematology, and Oncology Departments of a Scottish teaching hospital, and patients’ own homes.Population Sixteen men and 18 women aged 17–49 years recently diagnosed with cancer; 15 health professionals concerned in cancer care.Methods Audio‐recorded semi‐structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Topics included perceptions of diagnosis; prognosis; future reproductive choices; priorities; quality of information received; communication and decisions made about future reproductive choices; and the role of partners, family, friends ...
Insofar as studies of professional socialization have been concerned with the subjective experien... more Insofar as studies of professional socialization have been concerned with the subjective experience of students they have concentrated on students&amp;#39; experience within the confines of their training course. The present paper examines that parallel but often neglected strand in professional socialization: what becoming a professional entails for students within the context of their private lives. An in-depth participant observation study of one cohort of social work students revealed that assuming a professional identity had important consequences for both the self-concept and social lives of students. They were faced with ‘transsituational demands’ – i.e. expectations that they would behave in situations where they were not functioning as social workers in a manner which was nevertheless congruent with their claims to this title. Such reorganization of students&amp;#39; personal hierarchies was both evidenced and accomplished by the ‘frame work’ in which students engaged. Goffman&amp;#39;s frame analysis is expanded to include the concept of ‘cross-framing’ in order to explain students&amp;#39; responses to the encroachment of the social-work frame on their everyday world. Although social work as a profession does make extensive demands on the private space of the recruit, it is argued that the analysis developed here can be used to study empirically the internalization of the beliefs associated with any occupational role.
Qualitative research is no longer the “poor relation” to quantitative research that it has been i... more Qualitative research is no longer the “poor relation” to quantitative research that it has been in the past. However, it is important to monitor the manner in which it is becoming incorporated into the mainstream. In this article, the author examines current dangers and challenges by critically reviewing current developments affecting our own research practice. It is argued that technical essentialism (including the co-option of grounded theory) characterizes many responses to qualitative research. The author concludes by suggesting that our own everyday research practice, involving teaching and supervision, provides an opportunity to advance debates about rigor by allowing us to formulate a considered response that respects both the complexities and the unique contribution that qualitative research can make.
<b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Involving deprived communities in impro... more <b>Copyright information:</b>Taken from "Involving deprived communities in improving the quality of primary care services: does participatory action research work?"http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/7/88BMC Health Services Research 2007;7():88-88.Published online 18 Jun 2007PMCID:PMC1906765.
A confidential AIDS information counselling and testing service has now been on offer at a busy f... more A confidential AIDS information counselling and testing service has now been on offer at a busy family planning clinic in Glasgow for 1 year. Proformas monitored utilization of this service and recorded the patients age sex marital status the cause of concern about AIDS what services the patient received and the results of all tests performed. Our monitoring exercise revealed that around 1/1000 family planning consultations over this period involved the provision of HIV/AIDS-related services. 86% of the requests were from women 14% from men. The largest number of requests came from the 20-29 year old age group. 49% were involved in steady relationships. Most subjects were worried about a previous partner of about a partners infidelity. 44% of those seeking AIDS counselling decided to have and HIV anti body test. To date no blood samples have been found to be HIV antibody positive. (authors modified)
AIDS-related attitudes and knowledge of 1,970 family planning clinic attenders were examined usin... more AIDS-related attitudes and knowledge of 1,970 family planning clinic attenders were examined using a self-completion questionnaire. Attitudes towards testing varied depending on the sex, age and marital status of respondents. Knowledge of HIV transmission routes was generally good, although the fact that those most likely to be at risk of infection — The younger respondents and those not currently in steady relationships — Were the least well-informed gives some cause for concern. Since family planning consultations are frequently the only contact these young sexually active individuals have with the health service the opportunities for health education on HIV/AIDS afforded by regular attendance at these clinics should be capitalized upon.
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