Search results for " Qualitative Research"
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Challenges influencing the safety of migrant workers in the construction industry: A qualitative study in Italy, Spain, and the UK
2021
Abstract The construction industry is notoriously high risk for accidents, injuries, and deaths, particularly for non-national or migrant workers, who comprise a significant proportion of the workforce. This paper presents an international, qualitative study focused on exploring the challenges which influence the safety of migrant construction workers in Italy, Spain, and the UK. Based on a comprehensive review of the literature, we formulated two research questions about the challenges relating to safety that migrant workers face and the challenges to safety training effectively improving migrant workers’ safety behaviours. We present our template analysis of semi-structured interviews and…
Dropping out of a transdiagnostic online intervention: A qualitative analysis of client's experiences
2017
Introduction An important concern in Internet-based treatments (IBTs) for emotional disorders is the high dropout rate from these protocols. Although dropout rates are usually reported in research studies, very few studies qualitatively explore the experiences of patients who drop out of IBTs. Examining the experiences of these clients may help to find ways to tackle this problem. Method A Consensual Qualitative Research study was applied in 10 intentionally-selected patients who dropped out of a transdiagnostic IBT. Results 22 categories were identified within 6 domains. Among the clients an undeniable pattern arose regarding the insufficient support due to the absence of a therapist and t…
Pregnancy and internet: sociodemographic and geographic differences in e-health practice. Results from an Italian multicenter study
2015
Since the new millennium, the number of e-health users has significantly increased. Among these, a particular category of people who are interested by this phenomenon is the one of pregnant women. The aim of the present study is to assess the sociodemographic and geographic differences existing in a sample of Italian pregnant women who search for information on the web.Multicenter cross-sectional survey.The present study has been conducted from November 2011 to September 2012, in seven Italian cities, located in the North, in the Centre and in the South of Italy. Data were collected through an anonymous questionnaire, administered in waiting rooms of outpatient departments by trained medica…
Decision making as a moment of inclusion for students in internship
2018
The vocational training issue today is relevant in the social and political debate to improve the quality of the school system, and to the discussion about the professionalization of education pathways. The new reform law 107/15 art. 1 introduces and regulates the obligation of young apprenticeship program, to be carried out for all students in the last three years of secondary school. The law, which takes over the Legislative Decree 15/4/2005, n. 77 of the application 28/03/2003, n. 53 in which such innovations had been introduced, makes the process compulsory for every student of the secondary school in last three years. The paper presents an exploratory qualitative study design focusing …
Las representaciones del saber académico: Aportaciones desde la Geografía Escolar
2019
When we talk with basic education´s teachers there is an impression in the case of learning Social Sciences, and Geography in particular that these sciences are not useful for the explanation of socio-environmental and daily problems. In this research, improvement proposals are sought so that students are motivated to learn about these problems. Based on two case studies such as flood risks (and their relationship with climate change) and the problems of the rural areas, the possibilities of combining motivation for learning close to personal emotions and with their own rigor have been explored of the conceptual explanation. To validate these results, quantitative and qualitative research t…
Walking through Dangerous Neighbourhoods: Ethics and Qualitative Research in Palermo
2013
“Ethical considerations are clearly important in the practice, subject matter and research priorities of geography. […] Cultivating a dialogue on ethics […] contributes to us becoming more fully conscious human beings” (Routledge, 2010: 399). This presentation implies that ethics must become an important topic to be discussed in geographic qualitative research. The case study is an action-research project, which took place in Palermo focusing on the way different neighbourhoods are nowadays perceived in the city. A particularly significant case presented is the (in)famous ‘ZEN’ neighbourhood: in 2005, some Dutch college students came to Palermo to visit the ZEN neighbourhood, and were accom…
Group-Analysis and Education in Psychological Academic Training
2012
The aim of the paper is to present an integrated model of training groups (from median to large group) which can afford an useful instrument in psychologist’s academic education, decreasing the distance between theory and practice inside the university programs. The model proposed integrates methodological knowledge and relational experience using median and large groups as real contexts for training. Qualitative research methods like textual analysis can demonstrate the validity and efficacy of a group-oriented professional education. Using T-LAB, researchers can find if the group-analytic way to think psychologist’s academic education demonstrates efficacy and is coherent with the theoret…
The Experiences and Views on Palliative Care of Older People with Multimorbidities, Their Family Caregivers and Professionals in a Spanish Hospital
2022
The increasing prevalence of complex chronic diseases in the population over 65 years of age is causing a major impact on health systems. This study aims to explore the needs and preferences of the multimorbid patient and carers to improve the palliative care received. The perspective of professionals who work with this profile of patients was also taken into account. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions. Separate topic guides were developed for patients, careers and health professionals. We included 12 patients, 11 caregivers and 16 health professionals in Spain. The results showed multiple unmet needs of patients and families/caregiv…
Sports practice, intercultural exchanges and citizenship: Integration through Judo
2012
El presente artículo presenta las dimensiones teóricas y metodológicas del 'Programa experimental de integración socioeducativa a través del judo' para jóvenes del barrio de Ruzafa en la ciudad de Valencia. El objetivo principal de dicho programa, que comenzó en octubre de 2008 y finalizó en junio de 2011, consistió en elaborar una guía didáctica para utilizar la práctica del judo como herramienta de socialización en el deporte y a través del deporte, prestando particular atención a la relación entre la práctica regular del judo, la inserción social y la construcción de ciudadanía a través de la convivencia intercultural. La investigación sociológica ha acompañado el proceso de diseño, real…
Through Thick and Thin : The Meaning of Dementia for the Intimacy of Ageing Couples
2022
As the population ages, the number of people with dementia increases. An emerging body of research is focusing on living with dementia and understanding the experience of caring and the care burden. There is much less research on the meaning of dementia from the perspective of an older couple’s spousal relationship and related intimacy. This qualitative study explores the meanings of emotional and physical intimacy and the changes brought by dementia in the couplehood of persons with dementia and their spousal carers. The data comprise semi-structured interviews with 35 persons. The interviews were analysed using inductive qualitative content analysis. Four themes describing the meanings of…