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2. Conscientious refusal or conscientious provision: We can't have both.
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Kulesa, Ryan and Giubilini, Alberto
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ABORTION laws , *PSYCHOLOGY of physicians , *PROFESSIONAL autonomy , *REFUSAL to treat , *GOAL (Psychology) , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *CONSCIENCE , *MEDICAL ethics - Abstract
Some authors argue that it is permissible for clinicians to conscientiously provide abortion services because clinicians are already allowed to conscientiously refuse to provide certain services. Call this the symmetry thesis. We argue that on either of the two main understandings of the aim of the medical profession—what we will call "pathocentric" and "interest‐centric" views—conscientious refusal and conscientious provision are mutually exclusive. On pathocentric views, refusing to provide a service that takes away from a patient's health is professionally justified because there are compelling reasons, based on professional standards, to refuse to provide that service (e.g., it does not heal, and it is contrary to the goals of medicine). However, providing that same service is not professionally justified when providing that service would be contrary to the goals of medicine. Likewise, the thesis turns out false on interest‐centric views. Refusing to provide a service is not professionally justified when that service helps the patient fulfill her autonomous preferences because there are compelling reasons, based on professional standards, to provide that service (e.g., it helps her achieve her autonomous preferences, and it would be contrary to the goals of medicine to deny her that service). However, refusing to provide that same service is not professionally justified when refusing to provide that service would be contrary to the goals of medicine. As a result, on either of the two most plausible views on the goals of medicine, the symmetry thesis turns out false. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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3. How developing a point of need training tool for evidence synthesis can improve librarian support for researchers.
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Chiang, Bronte and McClurg, Caitlin
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LEARNING , *TEACHING , *DECISION making , *GOAL (Psychology) , *MEDICAL research , *ENDOWMENT of research , *HOSPITAL libraries - Abstract
Medical and health sciences librarians who are involved in evidence synthesis projects will know that systematic reviews are intensely rigorous, requiring research teams to devote significant resources to the methodological process. As expert searchers, librarians are often identified as personnel to conduct the database searching portion and/or are approached as experts in the methodology to guide research teams through the lifecycle of the project. This research method has surged in popularity at our campus and demand for librarian participation is unsustainable. As a response to this, the library created self‐directed learning objects in the form of roadmap to assist researchers in learning about the knowledge synthesis methodology in an expedient, self‐directed manner. This paper will discuss the creation, implementation and feedback around our educational offering: Systematic & Scoping Reviews: Your Roadmap to Conducting an Evidence Synthesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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4. Social rank and compassion: How insecure striving, social safeness and fears of compassion mediate the relationship between masculinity, depression and anxiety.
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Kirby, James N., Day, Jamin, and Gilbert, Paul
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COMPETENCY assessment (Law) , *FEAR , *CROSS-sectional method , *SAFETY , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *STATISTICAL correlation , *COMPASSION , *MASCULINITY , *ANXIETY , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *EMOTIONS , *GOAL (Psychology) , *SOCIAL skills , *RESEARCH , *SOCIAL classes , *MENTAL depression , *SELF-perception - Abstract
Objective: Traditional masculinity norms displayed by men attempt to signal a dominance or 'toughness' to others; however, traditional masculine norms are associated with a range of mental health difficulties, including depression and anxiety. Based on social rank theory, we tested the mediating role of insecure striving, social safeness and fears of compassion on the relationship between masculinity, anxiety and depression. We also examined whether compassionate goals were negatively correlated with masculine norm adherence. Design: We used a cross‐sectional survey design recruiting 844 men, aged 18–60 years (M = 34.0, SD = 14.4). Results: Our results replicated previous findings with masculine norms significantly associated with depression and anxiety. Extending on previous work, we found insecure striving, social safeness and fears of compassion fully mediated these relationships for anxiety and partially for depression. This relationship was strongest for the masculinity subtypes of self‐reliance and emotional control. Compassionate goals were negatively associated with masculine norm adherence. Conclusions: Social rank theory offers a helpful explanatory framework to understand the links between traditional masculinity and mental health, highlighting the importance of social safeness and insecure striving for men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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5. Exploring goal taxonomies using the goal‐based outcome tool in children and young people's mental health settings.
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Mok, Wing Chi, Vainieri, Isabella, and Jacob, Jenna
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CHILDREN'S health , *MENTAL health services , *MENTAL health , *ADOLESCENT health , *CHILD health services , *MENTAL illness , *MEDICAL care , *EVALUATION of medical care , *GOAL (Psychology) , *EMOTIONS , *STRATEGIC planning , *TEENAGERS' conduct of life , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *INDIVIDUAL development , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *CHILD behavior , *ACTIVITIES of daily living ,MEDICAL care for teenagers - Abstract
Formulating goals in therapy may facilitate young people and parents/carers' engagement in mental health support settings. A number of goal taxonomies have been developed, which involve organising goals set at the outset of therapy into themes. Goal taxonomies are considered useful for service planning and outcome purposes. In order to build on the knowledge about what young people choose as goals, and to best support good practice, it is important to explore the links and differences between the existing goal taxonomies. A systematic review was conducted to identify goal taxonomies based on goals set using the goal‐based outcome (GBO) tool. Framework analysis was conducted to investigate the extracted goal taxonomies. Overall, four core concepts were identified: "Goals targeting specific issues, symptoms, emotions, and behaviours," "Return and engage in activities," "Personal growth goals" and "Interpersonal goals." Goals regarding specific issues, personal growth and interpersonal relationships were present in most studies. Using these overarching core concepts could be useful for practitioner‐level, or service‐level organisation of goal data, for activities such as service planning and delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. Goal‐directed fluid therapy guided by plethysmographic variability index versus conventional liberal fluid therapy in neonates undergoing abdominal surgery: A prospective randomized controlled trial.
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Swathy, A. S., Jafra, Anudeep, Bhardwaj, Neerja, Kanojia, Ravi P., and Bawa, Monika
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FLUID therapy , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *ABDOMINAL surgery , *GOAL (Psychology) , *NEWBORN infants , *TRACHEAL fistula - Abstract
Background: Intraoperative fluid therapy maintains normovolemia, normal tissue perfusion, normal metabolic function, normal electrolytes, and acid–base status. Plethysmographic variability index has been shown to predict fluid responsiveness but its role in guiding intraoperative fluid therapy is still elusive. Aims: The aim of the present study was to compare intraoperative goal‐directed fluid therapy based on plethysmographic variability index with liberal fluid therapy in term neonates undergoing abdominal surgeries. Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in a tertiary care centre, over a period of 18 months. A total of 30 neonates completed the study out of 132 neonates screened. Neonates with tracheoesophageal fistula, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital heart disease, respiratory disorders, creatinine clearance <90 mL/min and who were hemodynamically unstable were excluded. Neonates were randomized to goal‐directed fluid therapy group where the plethysmographic variability index was targeted at <18 or liberal fluid therapy group. Primary outcome was comparison of total amount of fluid infused intraoperatively in both the groups. Secondary outcomes included intraoperative and postoperative arterial blood gas parameters, biochemical parameters, use of vasopressors, number of fluid boluses, complications and duration of hospital stay. Results: There was no significant difference in total intraoperative fluid infused [90 (84–117.5 mL) in goal‐directed fluid therapy and 105 (85.5–144.5 mL) in liberal fluid therapy group (p =.406)], median difference (95% CI) −15 (−49.1 to 19.1). There was a decrease in serum lactate levels in both groups from preoperative to postoperative 24 h. The amount of fluid infused before dopamine administration was significantly higher in liberal fluid therapy group (58 [50.25–65 mL]) compared to goal‐directed fluid therapy group (36 [22–44 mL], p =.008), median difference (95% CI) −22 (−46 to 2). In postoperative period, the total amount of fluid intake over 24 h was comparable in two groups (222 [204–253 mL] in goal‐directed fluid therapy group and 224 [179.5–289.5 mL] in liberal fluid therapy group, p =.917) median difference (95% CI) cutoff −2 (−65.3 to 61.2). Conclusion: Intraoperative plethysmographic variability index‐guided goal‐directed fluid therapy was comparable to liberal fluid therapy in terms of total volume of fluid infused in neonates during perioperative period. More randomized controlled trials with higher sample size are required. Trial Registration: Central Trial Registry of India (CTRI/2020/02/023561). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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7. Reject bias: A dialectical perspective on the relationship between bottom‐line mentality and unethical pro‐organizational behaviour.
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Zhang, Guiqing, Zhou, Shenbei, Li, Yibin, Duan, Yeqing, and Liu, Longjun
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RISK assessment , *CORPORATE culture , *PROFESSIONAL ethics , *RESEARCH funding , *EMPIRICAL research , *SOCIAL theory , *GOAL (Psychology) , *GROUP dynamics , *PSYCHOLOGY , *ATTENTION , *SOCIAL skills , *THEORY , *INDUSTRIAL relations - Abstract
There is a "positive–negative" debate on the development of the bottom‐line mentality (BLM) concept. Previous research showed a relationship between BLM and unethical pro‐organizational behaviour (UPB) and revealed that BLM positively affected UPB. This research aims to challenge this partial view and calls for a more balanced and comprehensive view of the BLM concept by revealing the potential negative influencing mechanism between BLM and UPB. Drawing from social information processing theory, we construct a moderated‐mediation model to test the mediating mechanism through different individual‐level processes in the Chinese context. Findings indicate that team BLM positively affects member UPB via state performance‐prove goal orientation and perceived insider status and negatively affects member UPB via state performance‐avoid goal orientation. These results confirm the overall positive relationship between team BLM and member UPB but also document the possible inhibitory mechanism of BLM on UPB. This study is the first to acknowledge the potential negative relationship between BLM and UPB, which deserves attention. This research also presents a complete picture of the BLM literature. The findings of this work have significant implications in enabling organizations to appropriately handle BLM and its relationship with UPB dynamically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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8. Better Conversations for Better Informed Consent: Talking with Surgical Patients.
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Schwarze, Margaret L., Arnold, Robert M., Clapp, Justin T., and Kruser, Jacqueline M.
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CONVERSATION , *SURGERY , *PATIENTS , *HEALTH , *DECISION making , *GOAL (Psychology) , *INFORMATION resources , *SURGICAL complications , *OPERATIVE surgery , *INFORMED consent (Medical law) , *PHYSICIAN-patient relations , *COMMUNICATION , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *DISCLOSURE - Abstract
For more than sixty years, surgeons have used bioethical strategies to promote patient self‐determination, many of these now collectively described as "informed consent." Yet the core framework—understanding, risks, benefits, and alternatives—fails to support patients in deliberation about treatment. We find that surgeons translate this framework into an overly complicated technical explanation of disease and treatment and an overly simplified narrative that surgery will "fix" the problem. They omit critical information about the goals and downsides of surgery and present untenable options as a matter of patient choice. We propose a novel framework called "better conversations." Herein, surgeons provide context about clinical norms, establish the goals of surgery, and comprehensively delineate the downsides of surgery to generate a deliberative space for patients to consider whether surgery is right for them. This paradigm shift meets the standards for informed consent, supports deliberation, and allows patients to anticipate and prepare for the experience of treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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9. Aligning goals with care: Advance directives in older adults with implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators.
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Backman, Warren D., DiCaro, Michael V., Zuo, Xintong, Peralta, Adelqui, and Orkaby, Ariela R.
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DOCUMENTATION , *ELDER care , *RESEARCH funding , *FRAIL elderly , *GOAL (Psychology) , *DIAGNOSIS , *GAIT in humans , *DISEASE prevalence , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *LONGITUDINAL method , *IMPLANTABLE cardioverter-defibrillators , *COGNITION disorders , *MEDICAL records , *ACQUISITION of data , *VETERANS , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *ADVANCE directives (Medical care) - Abstract
Background: Patients ≥80 with implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (ICDs) have high rates of hospitalization and mortality, yet few have documented advance directives. We sought to determine the prevalence of advance directives in adults ≥80 years with ICDs, focusing on those with frailty and cognitive impairment. Methods: Prospective cohort study (July 2016–May 2019) in an electrophysiology clinic. Presence of advance directives (health care proxies [HCP] and living wills [LW], or medical orders for life‐sustaining treatment [MOLST]) was determined by medical record review. Frailty and cognitive impairment were screened using 4‐m gait speed and Mini‐Cog. Results: 77 Veterans were evaluated. Mean age 84 years, 100% male, 70% frail. Overall, 52 (68%) had an HCP and 37 (48%) had a LW/MOLST. Of 67 with cognitive testing, 36% were impaired. HCP documentation was similar among frail and non‐frail (69% vs. 65%). LW/MOLST was more prevalent among frail versus non‐frail (52% vs. 39%). There was no difference in HCP documentation by cognitive status (67%). A LW/MOLST was more frequent for cognitively impaired versus non‐impaired (50% vs. 42%). Among 19 Veterans who were frail and cognitively impaired, 14 (74%) had an HCP and 11 (58%) had a LW/MOLST. Conclusions: Most Veterans had a documented advance directive, but a significant minority did not. Simple frailty and cognitive screening tools can rapidly identify patients for whom discussion of advance directives is especially important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. Examining associations between goal and attribute framing, HIV treatment motivation, and affective responses: A mixed methods study of patient thoughts and perceptions.
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Houston, Eric, Mindry, Deborah, Alvarado, Eric, Kim, Joshua J., Evans, Justine, and Tarn, Derjung M.
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PATIENT compliance , *SEXUAL orientation , *THERAPEUTICS , *SECONDARY analysis , *INCOME , *ANTIRETROVIRAL agents , *RESEARCH funding , *CONTENT analysis , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *SEX distribution , *GOAL (Psychology) , *AGE distribution , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *MANN Whitney U Test , *HIV infections , *PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive persons , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *MOTIVATION (Psychology) , *COMMUNICATION , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH methodology , *ONE-way analysis of variance , *HEALTH behavior , *DRUGS , *DATA analysis software , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
The use of framing in persuasive health communications considerably affects health behaviour, but our understanding of how framing influences patient motivation to take HIV treatments remains limited. This study examined how goal and attribute framing are related to the motivational and affective responses linked to HIV treatment adherence behaviours. The predominantly low‐income, African American sample (n = 30) consisted of HIV patients living in Chicago and Los Angeles who reported their thoughts and perceptions regarding HIV treatment in two previous studies. We performed content analysis on data consisting of a total of 119 thoughts and perceptions, categorized the data by type of framing expressed (goal, attribute), and determined correlations between framing type, treatment‐related motivation (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, approach, avoidance) and affective responses (i.e., positive, negative). Goal framed thoughts were classified as either gain‐ or loss‐framed. We found that goal framed thoughts highlighting the gains associated with medication adherence were associated with higher levels of intrinsic motivation than either goal framed thoughts highlighting losses or attribute framed thoughts (p <.02). There were no significant associations between type of framing and patients' extrinsic, approach, or avoidance treatment motivations. Negative affect related more strongly to attribute framed thoughts and perceptions than to either gain‐ or loss‐framed thoughts (p <.001). Findings suggest that gain framing may be associated with stronger and more consistent adherence and treatment engagement among HIV patients with a promotion‐oriented self‐regulatory focus. Future studies are needed to evaluate the relative effect of framing manipulations on actual changes in HIV treatment adherence across time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. Various faces of activist identity: The role of intrinsic and materialistic goals and mass gatherings.
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Zawadzka, Anna Maria, Besta, Tomasz, and Iwanowska, Magdalena
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CRONBACH'S alpha , *GOAL (Psychology) , *PROFESSIONAL identity , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CROWDS , *COMMITMENT (Psychology) , *MINORITIES , *COMPARATIVE studies , *CIVIL rights , *REGRESSION analysis , *SELF-perception - Abstract
The presented research explores the relationship between intrinsic and materialistic goals and activist identity and commitment, and whether this relationship is moderated by participation in a mass gathering. Six studies were conducted (n = 997). These included participants of mass gatherings for diverse purposes, for example, minority rights demonstrations and religious gatherings (Studies 1–4), as well as participants from the general population (Studies 5 and 6). The results of regression analysis and meta‐analysis showed that the pursuit of both intrinsic and materialistic goals predicts activist identity and commitment. Regardless of whether respondents were involved in a mass gathering during the study or not, and regardless of the cause of the gathering, community feeling—an intrinsic goal—was consistently a positive significant predictor of activist identity and commitment (Study 1–6). However, for respondents who were not involved in a mass gathering during the study, popularity—a materialistic goal – also emerged as an important positive predictor of activist identity and commitment (Study 5 and 6). Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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12. Infants rationally infer the goals of other people's reaches in the absence of first‐person experience with reaching actions.
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Woo, Brandon M., Liu, Shari, and Spelke, Elizabeth S.
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INFANTS , *GOAL (Psychology) , *ACTION theory (Psychology) - Abstract
Does knowledge of other people's minds grow from concrete experience to abstract concepts? Cognitive scientists have hypothesized that infants' first‐person experience, acting on their own goals, leads them to understand others' actions and goals. Indeed, classic developmental research suggests that before infants reach for objects, they do not see others' reaches as goal‐directed. In five experiments (N = 117), we test an alternative hypothesis: Young infants view reaching as undertaken for a purpose but are open‐minded about the specific goals that reaching actions are aimed to achieve. We first show that 3‐month‐old infants, who cannot reach for objects, lack the expectation that observed acts of reaching will be directed to objects rather than to places. Infants at the same age learned rapidly, however, that a specific agent's reaching action was directed either to an object or to a place, after seeing the agent reach for the same object regardless of where it was, or to the same place regardless of what was there. In a further experiment, 3‐month‐old infants did not demonstrate such inferences when they observed an actor engaging in passive movements. Thus, before infants have learned to reach and manipulate objects themselves, they infer that reaching actions are goal‐directed, and they are open to learning that the goal of an action is either an object or a place. Research Highlights: In the present experiments, 3‐month‐old prereaching infants learned to attribute either object goals or place goals to other people's reaching actions.Prereaching infants view agents' actions as goal‐directed, but do not expect these acts to be directed to specific objects, rather than to specific places.Prereaching infants are open‐minded about the specific goal states that reaching actions aim to achieve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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13. Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance to improve occupational performance goals for children with executive function deficits after acquired brain injury.
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Lebrault, Hélène, Martini, Rose, Manolov, Rumen, Chavanne, Céline, Krasny‐Pacini, Agata, and Chevignard, Mathilde
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MENTAL orientation , *GOAL (Psychology) , *EXECUTIVE function , *PERFORMANCE in children , *BRAIN injuries - Abstract
Aim: To determine the effectiveness of the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO‐OP) approach in improving the occupational performance goals of children and young people with executive function deficits after acquired brain injury (ABI) (e.g. etiologies such as stroke, encephalitis, brain tumor, and traumatic brain injury). Method: A replicated single‐case experimental study using a randomized multiple baseline design across participants and goals was used. Three clusters of four participants (12 participants, nine males and three females, aged 8–16 years) were included. The intervention consisted of 14 individual CO‐OP sessions. Each participant chose four goals; three goals were trained during the intervention sessions and a fourth goal served as the control. The Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) was used as a repeated measure to determine goal achievement while the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was used to identify the perceived goal achievement of children, young people, and their parents. Results: For 26 of the 35 trained goals, the intervention led to statistically significant improvements in the GAS. Perceived occupational performance and satisfaction improved significantly for the trained goals (30 out of 35 goals for the COPM performance and satisfaction of participants; 26 out 31 goals for the COPM performance of parents; 24 out of 31 goals for the COPM satisfaction of parents) and were maintained at the follow‐up. Almost all COPM control goal results were significant, but these changes were not supported by the GAS measures or the statistical analysis. Interpretation: The generally positive results of this study provide evidence of the benefits of using the CO‐OP approach with this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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14. Investing in resources: An interaction model of personal resources, commitment, and work achievement.
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Neveu, Jean‐Pierre, Khan, Rahman, and Murtaza, Ghulam
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CONSERVATION of natural resources , *CULTURAL values , *MOTIVATION (Psychology) , *GOAL (Psychology) , *COMMITMENT (Psychology) - Abstract
Objective: Management practice commonly assumes that the value of a work‐goal dictates the nature of motivation processes. We investigate instead how individuals invest resources from the perspective of their own value system. Drawing from Conservation of Resources theory, we explore the valuation process by testing a reciprocal model between work‐goal attainment, goal commitment, and personal resources, including self‐efficacy, optimism, and subjective well‐being. Method: Data were collected in a two‐wave longitudinal study among sales professionals (n = 793) from France (F), Pakistan (P), and the United States (U). Results: Multi‐group cross‐lagged path analysis confirmed the reciprocal model across all three countries. Time 1 resources and goal commitment predicted work goal attainment (F = 0.24; P = 0.37; U = 0.39) and (F = 0.31; P = 0.40; U = 0.36) respectively. T1 level of goal attainment also fuelled T2 resources and goal commitment (F = 0.30; P = 0.29; U = 0.34) and (F = 0.33; P = 0.32; U = 0.29). Conclusions: Our reciprocal findings suggest a revised approach on the nature of targets and goals. They indicate an alternative to linear path modeling, as the role of goal commitment is not necessarily that of an intermediary stage linking antecedent resources to attainment purposes. Furthermore, cultural values play a differentiating role in the goal‐attainment process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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15. Factors influencing parents' choice of palliative treatment goals for children with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma: A multi‐site longitudinal survey study.
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Kaye, Erica C., Smith, Jesse, Zhou, Yiwang, Bagatell, Rochelle, Baker, Justin N., Cohn, Susan L., Diller, Lisa R., Glade Bender, Julia L., Granger, M. Meaghan, Marachelian, Araz, Park, Julie R., Rosenberg, Abby R., Shusterman, Suzanne, Twist, Clare J., and Mack, Jennifer W.
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NEUROBLASTOMA , *PARENTAL influences , *PALLIATIVE treatment , *LOW-income parents , *GOAL (Psychology) , *CHILDHOOD cancer - Abstract
Background: Many parents of children with advanced cancer report curative goals and continue intensive therapies that can compound symptoms and suffering. Factors that influence parents to choose palliation as the primary treatment goal are not well understood. The objective of this study was to examine experiences impacting parents' report of palliative goals adjusted for time. The authors hypothesized that awareness of poor prognosis, recall of oncologists' prognostic disclosure, intensive treatments, and burdensome symptoms and suffering would influence palliative goal‐setting. Methods: The authors collected prospective, longitudinal surveys from parents of children with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma at nine pediatric cancer centers across the United States, beginning at relapse and continuing every 3 months for 18 months or until death. Hypothesized covariates were examined for possible associations with parental report of palliative goals. Generalized linear mixed models were used to evaluate factors associated with parents' report of palliative goals at different time points. Results: A total of 96 parents completed surveys. Parents were more likely to report a primary goal of palliation when they recalled communication about prognosis by their child's oncologist (odds ratio [OR], 52.48; p =.010). Treatment intensity and previous ineffective therapeutic regimens were not associated with parents' report of palliative goals adjusted for time. A parent who reported new suffering for their child was less likely to report palliative goals (OR, 0.13; p =.008). Conclusions: Parents of children with poor prognosis cancer may not report palliative goals spontaneously in the setting of treatment‐related suffering. Prognostic communication, however, does influence palliative goal‐setting. Evidence‐based interventions are needed to encourage timely, person‐centered prognostic disclosure in the setting of advanced pediatric cancer. Plain Language Summary: Many parents of children with poor‐prognosis cancer continue to pursue curative treatments that may worsen symptoms and suffering.Little is known about which factors influence parents to choose palliative care as their child's main treatment goal.To explore this question, we asked parents of children with advanced neuroblastoma across the United States to complete multiple surveys over time.We found that the intensity of treatment, number of treatments, and suffering from treatment did not influence parents to choose palliative goals.However, when parents remembered their child's oncologist talking about prognosis, they were more likely to choose palliative goals of care. The authors collected prospective, longitudinal surveys from parents of children with relapsed and/or refractory neuroblastoma at nine pediatric cancer centers across the United States to identify variables associated with parents' report of palliative goals across advancing illness. They found that parents of children with poor prognosis cancer may not report palliative goals spontaneously in the setting of treatment‐related suffering, but prognostic communication does influence palliative goal‐setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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16. Repurchasing probabilistic goods as incentive sensation process for lonely individuals: The roles of liking and wanting.
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Hu, Anqi, Yuan, Ruizhi, Chen, Ruolan, and Liu, Martin J.
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GOAL (Psychology) , *PERCEIVED control (Psychology) , *SENSES , *LONELINESS - Abstract
Drawing on incentive sensitization theory, our study focuses on loneliness coping as a goal pursuit or hedonic searching process through consumption of probabilistic goods. We propose that loneliness triggers liking (hedonic feelings) and wanting (desired outcomes), which lead to the repurchase intention of probabilistic goods. We adopt an interview study (N = 20) to explore facets of loneliness, clarifying how customers obtain hedonic feelings and desired outcomes from repurchasing. Follow‐up quantitative studies including an experiment (N = 212) and a survey (N = 575) are employed to validate the differences among facets of loneliness and test the hypothesis. The findings show that liking and wanting mediate the effects of psychological loneliness and emotional loneliness on repurchase intention with respect to probabilistic goods. Furthermore, the results also suggest that perceived loss of control strengthens the effects of loneliness on wanting rather than liking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. The impact of goal assignment in a game‐based learning environment.
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Nietfeld, John L. and Hoffmann, Kristin F.
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RESEARCH funding , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *GOAL (Psychology) , *PROBLEM solving , *SELF-control , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *LEARNING strategies , *DATA analysis software , *COMPARATIVE studies , *VIDEO games - Abstract
Background: Goal setting has been established in the literature as a critical component of self‐regulated learning and for effective problem‐solving. Yet, surprisingly little attention has been focused on goal‐directed behaviour in digital game‐based learning environments (GBLEs) despite their expanding use in educational contexts. Objectives: The current study examined the impact of goal assignment in a GBLE aligned with curricular objectives and played in a classroom context. Methods: Eighth‐grade students (N = 59) in the experiment were randomly assigned to either a mastery goal condition or a performance goal condition before playing Crystal Island—Outbreak. Goal orientation was measured before gameplay, monitoring judgements assessed during gameplay, and enjoyment was measured after game play. Results and Conclusions: Two important results emerged that contribute to the existing literature on goals and GBLEs. First, assignment to the mastery goal condition resulted in significantly higher enjoyment ratings and monitoring judgements but not game performance while considering the influence of pre‐existing goal‐orientation. Second, self‐reported mastery goal orientation and videogame play frequency predicted enjoyment in the game. Implications: The results suggest that enjoyment can be facilitated by orienting students to adopt mastery goals and that developers should consider integrating mastery‐based instructions in their GBLEs. Moreover, instructional goals can influence students regardless of incoming goal orientations. Lay Description: What is already known about this topic: Goal setting has been understudied in game‐based learning environments.Goal setting is a critical component of developing self‐regulated learning skills. What this paper adds: Evidence that assignment to a mastery goal leads to higher reported enjoyment.Evidence that assignment to a mastery goal leads to higher monitoring judgements.Evidence that incoming goal orientations predict enjoyment in a serious game. Implications for practice and/or policy: Enjoyment can be facilitated by orienting students to adopt mastery goals.Serious game developers should consider integrating mastery‐based instructions.Instructional goals can influence students regardless of incoming goal orientations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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18. Highlighting and highlighted information in text comprehension and learning from digital reading.
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Mason, Lucia, Ronconi, Angelica, Carretti, Barbara, Nardin, Sara, and Tarchi, Christian
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READING , *DIGITAL technology , *INTELLECT , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *SELF-efficacy , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SAMPLE size (Statistics) , *TEXTBOOKS , *GOAL (Psychology) , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *INDIVIDUALITY , *INTRACLASS correlation , *ANALYSIS of variance , *LEARNING strategies , *COLLEGE students , *JUDGMENT (Psychology) , *CALIBRATION , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *DATA analysis software , *COGNITION , *RELIABILITY (Personality trait) - Abstract
Background: Digital texts are progressively becoming the medium of learning for students, but research has indicated that students tend to process information more superficially while reading on screen. It is therefore relevant to examine what strategies can support digital text comprehension. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of highlighting—both learner generated and experimenter provided—when reading digitally. Methods: University students (N = 170) were randomly assigned to the condition of learner‐generated highlighting, experimenter‐provided highlighting, or control. Reading outcomes were measured as literal and inferential text comprehension, transfer of knowledge, and metacognitive calibration of comprehension performance at immediate and delayed post‐tests. Individual differences in prior knowledge, cognitive reflection, and reading self‐efficacy were taken into account. The quality of the information highlighted by students in the condition of active highlighting was also measured. Results: From linear mixed‐effects models, the main effect of condition did not emerge for any of the outcomes. However, an interactive effect of condition and cognitive reflection emerged for literal text comprehension that favoured readers in the condition of experimenter‐provided highlighting with higher ability to resist automatic thinking. Inferential text comprehension, transfer of knowledge, and calibration of performance were only predicted by cognitive reflection or reading self‐efficacy. Finally, the quality of information highlighted significantly contributed to students' literal text comprehension and transfer of knowledge in the learner‐generated highlighting condition. Takeaways: Active highlighting is not effective per se during digital reading. The "amplification" effect of already highlighted text and higher cognitive reflection suggests that readers who are more able to resist automatic thinking may also invest more effort in the task, taking more advantage of the provided support. Even if active highlighting may not be effective per se compared to other reading conditions, what students highlight contributes to literal text comprehension and their learning from text. Lay Description: What is already known about this topic: Reading on a screen to learn new content for academic assignments is a typical learning activity for todays' students.For digital reading students tend to adopt a more superficial approach compared to traditional reading.Reading strategies can help readers to comprehend complex digital texts.Highlighting is a technically simple strategy to use for digital reading, which can at least support the selection of relevant information for text comprehension. What this paper adds: When considering digital reading neither learner‐generated highlighting nor experimenter‐provided highlighting is effective by itself.Experimenter‐provided highlighting is more effective for literal text comprehension than learner‐generated highlighting when combined with readers' ability to cognitively reflect and resist more automatic responses.The individual differences of cognitive reflection and reading self‐efficacy predicted inferential text comprehension and transfer of knowledge.Reading self‐efficacy also predicted readers' metacognitive calibration of comprehension performance (accuracy of self‐judgements of comprehension performance). The implications of study findings for practitioners: The effective use of highlighting for text comprehension probably requires some explicit instruction and practice in learning devices.The potential benefits of either learner‐generated highlighting or experimenter‐provided highlighting should be considered in relation to cognitive and motivational individual differences.It is important to create or refine readers' awareness that the quality of the information they highlight matters as it is associated with their text literal text comprehension and transfer of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. Does encouraging mastery goals benefit performance in a scoring exercise? It may depend on chronic self‐adopted achievement goals.
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Winkens, Jim and Hamstra, Melvyn R. W.
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Introduction: Mastery goals (aims to learn or attain skill) have traditionally been portrayed in achievement‐motivation literature as the optimal goal for ensuring objective performance and well‐being outcomes (relative to performance goals – aims to outperform others). This portrayal often yielded the recommendation that those in applied settings, such as coaches, managers, and teachers, should encourage those whom they lead to pursue mastery goals. We put this assertion to a test by examining whether the effect of situationally induced goals depends on the goals that individuals personally self‐adopt. Methods: We hypothesized that inducing mastery goals would be beneficial for individuals who self‐adopt performance goals (Hypothesis 1), while inducing performance goals would be beneficial for individuals who self‐adopt mastery goals (Hypothesis 2). We conducted an experiment among amateur field hockey players to test these hypotheses in a scoring exercise. Results: We found that encouraging a mastery goal (compared with a performance goal) led to higher scoring accuracy among players high in self‐adopted performance goals (supporting Hypothesis 1) but also unexpectedly for individuals low in self‐adopted mastery goals. We did not find support for Hypothesis 2. Conclusion: The findings indicate that situationally inducing a mastery goal may be beneficial for individuals who do not already self‐adopt mastery goals strongly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Determinants of Achieving Serum Urate Goal with Treat‐to‐Target Urate‐Lowering Therapy in Gout.
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Helget, Lindsay N., O'Dell, James R., Newcomb, Jeff A., Androsenko, Maria, Brophy, Mary T., Davis‐Karim, Anne, England, Bryant R., Ferguson, Ryan, Pillinger, Michael H., Neogi, Tuhina, Palevsky, Paul M., Wu, Hongsheng, Kramer, Bridget, and Mikuls, Ted R.
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PATIENT compliance , *SOCIAL determinants of health , *BODY mass index , *RESEARCH funding , *PREDICTION models , *ENZYME inhibitors , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *GOAL (Psychology) , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *DIURETICS , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *GOUT suppressants , *ODDS ratio , *RACE , *GOUT , *ALLOPURINOL , *OXIDOREDUCTASES , *URIC acid , *QUALITY of life , *COMPARATIVE studies , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *DRUGS , *INDIVIDUALIZED medicine , *COMORBIDITY , *EDUCATIONAL attainment , *CHEMICAL inhibitors - Abstract
Objective: Using trial data comparing treat‐to‐target allopurinol and febuxostat in gout, we examined participant characteristics associated with serum urate (SU) goal achievement. Methods: Participants with gout and SU ≥6.8 mg/dL were randomized to allopurinol or febuxostat, titrated during weeks 0 to 24, and maintained weeks 25 to 48. Participants were considered to achieve SU goal if the mean SU from weeks 36, 42, and 48 was <6.0 mg/dL or <5 mg/dL if tophi were present. Possible determinants of treatment response were preselected and included sociodemographics, comorbidities, diuretic use, health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), body mass index, and gout measures. Determinants of SU response were assessed using multivariable logistic regression with additional analyses to account for treatment adherence. Results: Of 764 study participants completing week 48, 618 (81%) achieved SU goal. After multivariable adjustment, factors associated with a greater likelihood of SU goal achievement included older age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.40 per 10 years), higher education (aOR 2.02), and better HRQoL (aOR 1.17 per 0.1 unit). Factors associated with a lower odds of SU goal achievement included non‐White race (aORs 0.32–0.47), higher baseline SU (aOR 0.83 per 1 mg/dL), presence of tophi (aOR 0.29), and the use of diuretics (aOR 0.52). Comorbidities including chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease were not associated with SU goal achievement. Results were not meaningfully changed in analyses accounting for adherence. Conclusions: Several patient‐level factors were predictive of SU goal achievement among patients with gout who received treat‐to‐target urate‐lowering therapy (ULT). Approaches that accurately predict individual responses to treat‐to‐target ULT hold promise in facilitating personalized management and improving outcomes in patients with gout. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. Models of care in secure services for people with intellectual and developmental disability: Implementing the Walkway to Wellness.
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McKinnon, Iain, Iranpour, Arman, Charlton, Anne, Green, Ellen, Groom, Faye, Watts, Oliver, McKenna, Dannielle, and Hackett, Simon
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Background: Changes to policy around inpatient services for people with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) who offend, have led to a need for services to reconsider their models of care. This has led to calls for more tailored, patient‐centred care models, with less reliance solely on offence‐related treatment programmes which can be unsuitable for a growing proportion of patients with more complex cognitive and behavioural difficulties. In response, the Walkway to Wellness (W2W) was developed at one National Health Service Trust providing secure services to people with IDD, with the intention of delivering a more collaborative, co‐produced and goal‐oriented care model that was better understood by staff and patient stakeholders. Aims: To evaluate the implementation of the W2W using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), an evidence‐based theoretical approach is used across a number of health settings. Methods: Staff were invited to complete a short questionnaire, using the NPT informed Normalisation Measure Development questionnaire, at two time points along the implementation process. Patients were invited to complete a simplified questionnaire. Both groups were asked for their views on the W2W and the process of its implementation. Results: Although the W2W was more familiar to staff at the second time point, scores on the four NPT constructs showed a trend for it being less embedded in practice, with significant results concerning the ongoing appraisal of the new model. Patient views were mixed; some saw the benefit of more goal‐oriented processes, but others considered it an additional chore hindering their own perceived goals. Conclusion: Early involvement of all stakeholders is required to enhance the understanding of changes to models of care. Live feedback should be used to refine and revise the model to meet the needs of patients, carers and staff members. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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22. The Emergence of Specialized Roles Within Groups.
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Goldstone, Robert L., Andrade‐Lotero, Edgar J., Hawkins, Robert D., and Roberts, Michael E.
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Humans routinely form groups to achieve goals that no individual can accomplish alone. Group coordination often brings to mind synchrony and alignment, where all individuals do the same thing (e.g., driving on the right side of the road, marching in lockstep, or playing musical instruments on a regular beat). Yet, effective coordination also typically involves differentiation, where specialized roles emerge for different members (e.g., prep stations in a kitchen or positions on an athletic team). Role specialization poses a challenge for computational models of group coordination, which have largely focused on achieving synchrony. Here, we present the CARMI framework, which characterizes role specialization processes in terms of five core features that we hope will help guide future model development: Communication, Adaptation to feedback, Repulsion, Multi‐level planning, and Intention modeling. Although there are many paths to role formation, we suggest that roles emerge when each agent in a group dynamically allocates their behavior toward a shared goal to complement what they expect others to do. In other words, coordination concerns beliefs (who will do what) rather than simple actions. We describe three related experimental paradigms—"Group Binary Search," "Battles of the Exes," and "Find the Unicorn"—that we have used to study differentiation processes in the lab, each emphasizing different aspects of the CARMI framework. Group coordination often brings to mind group members synchronizing their behaviors, as with soldiers marching in lockstep or audience members spontaneously clapping in unison. However, effective coordination often crucially involves a division of labor in which different members come to adopt different roles. The emergence of specialized roles in the three collective behavior paradigms we review can be understood in terms of five interactive processes: communication, adaptation to feedback, repulsion among member strategies, multi‐level planning, and intention modeling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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23. Parents' descriptions of labouring with an antepartum fetal death: Findings from the Birthing in Grief study.
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Warland, Jane, Pollock, Danielle, Collier, Ashleigh, Horey, Dell, and Boyle, Frances
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CHILDBIRTH & psychology , *AUTONOMY (Psychology) , *QUALITATIVE research , *RESEARCH funding , *INTERVIEWING , *CONTENT analysis , *PERINATAL death , *INFORMATION resources , *GOAL (Psychology) , *LABOR (Obstetrics) , *INTRAPARTUM care , *BEREAVEMENT , *THEMATIC analysis , *RESEARCH methodology , *PSYCHOLOGY of parents , *COGNITION - Abstract
Background: Evidence to guide intrapartum care when an unborn baby has died is limited. Aims: To explore parents' experiences of care during labour of an antepartum stillbirth. Materials and Methods: Semi‐structured interviews with 18 bereaved parents from across Australia. Content analysis was conducted. Findings: Two broad themes were identified: 'explaining every step' and 'helping us feel like parents.' Sub‐themes under the first broad theme, 'explaining every step', were 'how and when information was given' and 'what happens next.' 'Like any other parent', 'feeling the pain' and 'everything is clouded' were sub‐themes of the second broad theme. These findings mapped to current Australian clinical practice guidelines for bereavement care around stillbirth and neonatal death, ie good communication, recognition of parenthood, shared decision making and effective support. Conclusions: This study on parents' experiences of labour with a fetal death in utero brings an important perspective to intrapartum care for this group. As far as we are aware, this study is the first to focus solely on this aspect of care. Our findings could be readily mapped to the four perinatal bereavement care goals. Parents wanted care providers to facilitate their choices, their sense of control, their autonomy and their agency. They wanted to feel that they had received the 'best' care available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. Healthy and successful: Health‐behavior goal striving in daily work life.
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Koch, Theresa J. S., Völker, Jette, and Sonnentag, Sabine
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EMPLOYEES , *MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques , *CRONBACH'S alpha , *RESEARCH funding , *WORK environment , *POSITIVE psychology , *GOAL (Psychology) , *CHI-squared test , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *HEALTH behavior , *FOOD habits , *DIARY (Literary form) , *HEALTH promotion , *AFFECT (Psychology) , *SHAME , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *PHYSICAL activity - Abstract
Health behaviors (physical activity and healthy eating) can be an essential part of everyday work life and are relevant for employees' affective states. Many worksite interventions, including goal‐striving approaches, have been developed to promote health behavior at work. However, these approaches often neglect that making progress with respect to health‐behavior goals necessarily takes place during workday episodes, so that work tasks are accomplished simultaneously. In our study, we aim to advance the understanding of how health‐behavior goal progress is facilitated and how reflecting on it evokes affective states—taking into account simultaneous pursuit of work‐task progress. We collected daily diary data from 205 employees on 1399 days. Analyses showed that goal importance positively predicted health‐behavior goal progress, which in turn positively predicted pride and negatively predicted shame at the end of the workday. The negative relation between health‐behavior goal progress and shame was stronger on days with low work‐task progress, implying compensatory effects. Work‐task progress did not moderate the relation between health‐behavior goal progress and pride. We discuss the theoretical and practical relevance of integrating research on multiple goal striving when promoting health behavior in daily work life by means of goal‐striving techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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25. Investigating pedagogical agents' scaffolding of self‐regulated learning in relation to learners' subgoals.
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Dever, Daryn A., Wiedbusch, Megan D., Romero, Sarah M., and Azevedo, Roger
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SELF-regulated learning , *INTELLIGENT tutoring systems , *GOAL (Psychology) , *CARDIOVASCULAR system , *TEACHER role - Abstract
Intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) incorporate pedagogical agents (PAs) to scaffold learners' self‐regulated learning (SRL) via prompts and feedback to promote learners' monitoring and regulation of their cognitive, affective, metacognitive and motivational processes to achieve their (sub)goals. This study examines PAs' effectiveness in scaffolding and teaching SRL during learning with MetaTutor, an ITS on the human circulatory system. Undergraduates (N = 118) were randomly assigned to a condition: Control Condition (i.e. learners could only self‐initiate SRL strategies) and Prompt and Feedback Condition (i.e. PAs prompted learners to engage in SRL). Learners' log‐file data captured when strategies were used, the initiator of the strategy (i.e. learner and PA), and the relevance of instructional content pages in relation to learner subgoals. While results showed that PAs were effective scaffolders of SRL in which they prompted learners to engage in SRL strategies more when content was relevant towards their subgoals and as time on page and task increased, there were mixed findings about the effectiveness of PAs as teachers of SRL. Findings show how production rules guiding PA prompts can improve their scaffolding and teaching of SRL across the learning task – through contextualizing SRL strategies to the instructional content and in relation to the relevance of the content to learners' subgoals.Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topicMost learners struggle to efficiently and effectively use self‐regulated learning (SRL) strategies to attain goals and subgoals.There is a need for SRL to be scaffolded for learners to manage multiple goals and subgoals while learning about complex STEM topics.Intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) typically incorporate pedagogical agents (PAs) to prompt learners to engage in SRL strategy and provide feedback.There are mixed findings on the effectiveness of PAs in scaffolding learners' SRL.What this paper addsWe consider PAs not only scaffolders but also teachers of SRL.Results showed that while PAs encouraged the use of SRL strategies when the content was relevant to subgoals, they did not discourage the use of SRL strategies when the content was not relevant.Results for this study were mixed in their support of PAs as teachers of SRL.Learners increasingly depended on PAs to prompt SRL strategies as time on task progressed.Implications for practice and/or policyPAs are effective scaffolders of SRL with more research needed to understand their role as teachers of SRL.PA scaffolding is more essential as time on task progresses.When deploying specific cognitive and metacognitive SRL strategies, the relevance of the content to learners' subgoals should be taken into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Virtual INSIGHT: Improving natural social interaction: Group reHabilitation after traumatic brain injury.
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Keegan, Louise C., Reilley, Kelly, Stover, Molly, and Togher, Leanne
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REHABILITATION for brain injury patients , *COGNITIVE testing , *DATA analysis , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *PILOT projects , *GOAL (Psychology) , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *TELEREHABILITATION , *COMMUNICATIVE disorders , *COGNITION disorders , *COMMUNICATION , *NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *STATISTICS , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *DATA analysis software , *GROUP process , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *SPEECH therapy , *EVALUATION - Abstract
Background: There is a growing body of literature that indicates positive outcomes of group treatment approaches to intervention for communication difficulties in chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). The published research to date examines face‐to‐face group intervention. Aim: This study draws on one of these approaches, 'Improving Natural Social Interaction: Group reHabilitation after Traumatic brain injury' (INSIGHT), and examines the adaptation of this program to a virtual setting. The principles underlying the program, which involved providing an authentic contextualised and natural environment for group interactions and enhancing opportunities for identity expression, were maintained. Methods & Procedures: Six participants with mild to severe TBI and cognitive communication difficulties participated in an 8‐week pilot program of the virtual INSIGHT program. Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) scores completed over the course of the intervention served as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcomes measures included The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update, The Awareness of Social Inference Test‐Revised, the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Outcomes & Results: A mixed multilevel analysis revealed significant improvement in GAS scores. A Wilcoxon signed rank test revealed no significant changes in secondary measures. Conclusions & Implications: There is a growing potential for this group treatment approach, in an online medium, and progress towards individualised goals was clear. The data have implications for examining the assessment measures typically used to document functional outcomes in clinical intervention. Future directions indicate a need to pursue more ecologically valid assessment methods. What this paper adds: What is already known on the subject: Recent literature has focused on the benefits of group intervention for cognitive communication diffuclties after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, research to date examines only face‐to‐face group rehabilitation. As there has been a demand for a shift in the way we communicate worldwide, we must make adaptations to current intervention procedures to continue to serve individuals with diverse communication needs. What this paper adds to existing knowledge: This study contributes new information about the feasibility of a virtual communication skills group for individuals with TBI. This virtual INSIGHT (Improving Natural Social Interaction: Group ehabilitation after Traumatic brain injury) group intervention facilitates progress towards collaboratively set communication goals and the online setting has the potential to increase the accessibility of these services. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work?: Progress towards cognitive and social communication goals can be facilitated by an online group intervention. However, this progress was not correlated with scores on standard assessments of cognitive communication, social communication and quality of life. This has implications for the evaluation of the assessments typically used and their ecological validity and applicability to the communication context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Principles for Building a Learning‐Centric Culture Reliant on Excellence, Equity, and Evidence: Planning, Goal Setting, and Resourcing (Principle #1).
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The article discusses the first principle for building a learning-centric culture, which is planning, goal setting, and resourcing. It emphasizes the importance of examining and updating institutional planning documents, such as mission and vision statements, to establish or refine goals for learning. The article also highlights the significance of setting student learning outcomes at different levels, including institutional, program, course, activity, and assignment levels. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for adequate resources, including financial, human, physical, intellectual, and technological supports, to achieve the set goals. [Extracted from the article]
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28. Integrative review on career interventions with unemployed people: Nature, outcomes, and recommendations.
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de Carvalho, Catarina Luzia, Taveira, Maria do Céu, and Silva, Ana Daniela
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UNEMPLOYED people , *CAREER development , *PSYCHOLOGISTS , *LITERATURE reviews , *GOAL (Psychology) , *EVIDENCE gaps , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The study of career development among unemployed people is vital for effective institutional responses. This integrative review based on Torraco's protocol fills a literature gap by synthesizing research on interventions for this population. Seven keywords, five databases, and six eligibility criteria were defined. Among 324 articles, 36 were reviewed. Findings highlight diverse counseling modalities, emphasizing group interventions and remote delivery. Tailored approaches, including length, frequency, and social‐emotional and career dimensions, are crucial. Practical recommendations emphasize comprehensive, psychological support, goal‐oriented counseling, and postintervention assistance. These insights underscore vocational psychology's importance in addressing unemployment, impacting government policies, career services, and psychologists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. How can we reach long‐lasting inclusive participation for all? A vision for the future.
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Ullenhag, Anna, Imms, Christine, Anaby, Dana, Kramer, Jessica M., Girdler, Sonya, Gorter, Jan Willem, Ketelaar, Marjolijn, Jahnsen, Reidun Birgitta, Elliott, Catherine, and Granlund, Mats
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In 2022, an international conference was held focusing on 'participation'. We shared current evidence, identified knowledge gaps and worked together to understand what new knowledge and community and practice changes were needed. This brief communication is a summary of the conference delegates' discussions. We present the key assumptions we make about participation and propose what is needed to create change for societies, communities, families and individuals. While we have some robust evidence to support participation approaches, more is needed, and it is everyone's responsibility to build an inclusive society where participation for all is the reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Musculoskeletal physiotherapists' discharge practices for people treated with low back pain: A United Kingdom survey.
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Smith, Toby, Singh, Gurpreet, Mcnamee, George, and Newton, Christopher
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Background: Persistent low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability, and a major burden on the healthcare system globally. Many people with LBP experience recurrent pain flares and receive repeated appointments and re‐referrals to services such as physiotherapy. However, it is not clear what the criteria are for discharging people with LBP from physiotherapy services. This study aims to describe the current practices for discharging people from physiotherapy for LBP in the United Kingdom (UK). Methods: A cross‐sectional study using an anonymous online national (UK) survey was conducted among qualified physiotherapists who treat people with LBP in UK musculoskeletal out‐patient services. Results: A total of 104 surveys were completed. The majority of respondents reported using (i) a shared decision‐making (77%) and (ii) person‐physiotherapist goal attainment (74%) approach to discharging people with LBP. Sixty‐three percent of respondents reported using a patient‐initiated follow‐up (PIFU) approach. Only 8% of respondents reported using a graded discharge approach with 'booster' appointments. A PIFU or graded discharge approach was considered most pertinent for people at higher risk of a pain flare (97%; 86%) and with low self‐efficacy to self‐manage their LBP. Conclusions: This UK survey established that discharge practices for people with LBP after physiotherapy vary. Whilst the majority of people are currently discharged with a PIFU appointment, a graded discharge approach may be more beneficial for people who are less likely to initiate a PIFU appointment. Further consideration on the development of such a pathway is now required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Value‐based care of older people—The impact of an acute outreach service unit on emergency medical service missions: A quasi‐experimental study.
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Mäki, Lauri J., Kontunen, Perttu J., Kaartinen, Johanna M., and Castrén, Maaret K.
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Background: Transfers to the emergency department can be burdensome for the residents of long‐term residential care facilities (LTRCFs) and often lead to adverse effects. Since March 2019, a nurse‐led acute outreach service unit "Mobile hospital" (in Finnish, Liikkuva sairaala, LiiSa) has been providing on‐site care to LTRCF residents to reduce transfers to the emergency department. Methods: This study compares the numbers and acuities of emergency medical service (EMS) missions carried out in the LTRCFs of Espoo and Kauniainen during two six‐month periods: before the implementation of LiiSa and with LiiSa in use. In Finland, EMS missions are divided into four categories (A–D), with category A missions being the most urgent. These categories were used to investigate the impact on mission acuities. Results: Due to the implementation of LiiSa, the number of EMS missions decreased by 16.8% (95% confidence interval 10.6%–22.6%, p < 0.001), the number of category D missions by 19.8% (7.1%–30.8%, p = 0.003) and the number of category C missions by 30.3% (17.3%–41.3%, p < 0.001). Changes in the numbers of category A and B missions were not statistically significant. Conclusions: LiiSa helped to avoid many transfers of frail LTRCF patients to the emergency department, and it did not hinder the care of patients with true emergencies by EMSs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Do you feel up when you go up? A pilot study of a virtual reality manic‐like mood induction paradigm.
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Glas, Roanne V. F. J., de Kleijn, Roy E., Regeer, Eline J., Kupka, Ralph W., and Koenders, Manja A.
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Objectives: In order to understand the working mechanisms of mania, it is necessary to perform studies during the onset of manic (‐like) mood states. However, clinical mania is difficult to examine experimentally. A viable method to study manic mood like states is mood induction, but mood induction tasks thus far show variable effectiveness. Methods: In this pilot study, a new paradigm to induce mood through virtual reality (VR) is examined. Both state characteristics, namely changes in emotion, and trait characteristics, such as high and low scores on the hypomanic personality scale (HPS), were measured in 65 students. These students participated in either a neutral VR mood induction or an activating VR mood induction in which excitement, goal directedness, and tension (being aspects of mania) were induced. All participants performed a risk‐taking behavioural task, Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). Results: The experimental VR task induced excitement and tension. In participants with higher sensitivity to hypomanic personality (HPS), irritation increased in response to activation whereas it decreased in the low HPS group, and excitement increased more steeply in the low HPS group. There were no effects on the behavioural task. Conclusions: The VR task is effective in inducing relevant state aspects of hypomania and is suitable as a paradigm for future experimental studies. Activation of dual affective states (excitement and tension) is an essential aspect in manic‐like mood induction paradigms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. The working relationship between people in marginalised situations and street outreach workers.
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Rauwerdink‐Nijland, Evelien, van den Dries, Linda, Metz, Judith, Verhoeff, Arnoud, and Wolf, Judith
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A good working relationship between clients and professionals increases the chances of better intervention outcomes for clients. A longitudinal cohort study was carried out amongst clients who were in touch with professionals from a Dutch social street work (SSW) organisation. We used a questionnaire to examine client perspectives (n = 332) on the relational and goal‐oriented part of the working relationship after a minimum of 8 months of contact with SSW. We furthermore examined to what extent both parts of the working relationship were influenced by client characteristics and SSW metrics. Clients were asked to reflect on the relational part and the goal‐oriented part of the working relationship. Clients who only met SSW professionals in public areas perceived a weaker working relationship in both aspects. A stronger relational and goal‐oriented working relationship was perceived when receiving more practical support. Clients who had been in contact with an SSW professional for a long period of time perceived a weaker goal‐oriented working relationship. This study shows that a working relationship, with both relational and goal‐oriented aspects, can be established between workers and marginalised people in their daily environment. Frequent contact and providing practical support can improve both parts of the working relationship. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Impact of Wellness Policy Review, Wellness Council Activity, and Student Health Objectives on Overall School Wellness Climate.
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Hoke, Alicia M., Keller, Chelsea M., Grimm, Caroline L., Lehman, Erik B., and Sekhar, Deepa L.
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HEALTH policy , *KRUSKAL-Wallis Test , *SCHOOL environment , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *SELF-evaluation , *HEALTH , *STUDENTS , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *RESEARCH funding , *DATA analysis software , *HEALTH promotion , *GOAL (Psychology) , *CORPORATE culture - Abstract
Background: The whole school, whole community, whole child (WSCC) model suggests wellness councils, ongoing review of wellness policy, and a plan for evaluating set objectives are some of the key features needed to support school wellness infrastructure. This study explored the relationship between implementation of these infrastructure features and overall school wellness environment assessment scores among a sampling of Pennsylvania schools. Methods: The Healthy Champions program provides Pennsylvania schools an opportunity to self‐assess their wellness environments across several school wellness topics. Staff enrolled their school in the program by completing a self‐report electronic assessment. Enrollment data from the 2020/2021 program year were analyzed using the Kruskal‐Wallis test and linear fixed model to identify the impact of varied implementation levels across 3 wellness infrastructure activities. Interactions between these variables and overall assessment score were also analyzed. Results: Of the 645 Pennsylvania schools enrolled and analyzed, we observed higher mean wellness environment assessment scores (∆ 0.74 95% CI 0.40‐1.07; p < 0.001) among schools that reported some frequency of all 3 wellness infrastructure activities, compared to schools that reported no frequency for the activities. Implications: Schools with existing policies and practices related to the 3 wellness infrastructure activities should consider the degree of implementation to best support overall wellness in their school setting. Additional research to explore implementation barriers and supports is needed. Conclusions: Analyses indicated that overall wellness environment assessment scores are impacted by implementation thresholds for wellness council meeting frequency, revision of wellness policy, and review of student health promotion objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Using the quality of life framework to operationalize and assess the CRPD articles and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Gómez, Laura E., Morán, M. Lucía, Navas, Patricia, Verdugo, Miguel Ángel, Schalock, Robert L., Lombardi, Marco, Vicente, Eva, Guillén, Verónica M., Balboni, Giulia, Swerts, Chris, Al‐Halabí, Susana, Alcedo, M. Ángeles, Monsalve, Asunción, and Brown, Ivan
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This article describes how rights, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the quality of life (QOL) framework are closely interrelated. Although legislation can be used as a tool for the practical application of QOL principles, QOL assessment information is required to further develop legislation and monitor the fulfillment of laws, policies, and the SDGs. A validated QOL model, which provides a set of concepts that can be one useful way for understanding and assessing QOL, can also function to assess many of the rights and goals promulgated in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and in the SDGs. This article illustrates the overlap between the CRPD, SDGs and QOL using the #Rights4MeToo Scale, a new measurement instrument for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The instrument's value lies in its potential to: (a) raise awareness about the rights enshrined in the CRPD; (b) design, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at facilitating the exercise of those rights and the achievement of the SDGs; and (c) ultimately improve the QOL of people with IDD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. The multidimensional nature of career self‐management behaviours and their relation to facets of employability.
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Wilhelm, Francisco, Hirschi, Andreas, and Schläpfer, Dawa
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Career self‐management (CSM) has attracted increased scholarly interest, but definitional issues and the lack of an integrative understanding constrain research on the topic. In two studies, we seek to clarify the nature and dimensionality of CSM behaviour, examine the relation of specific dimensions to the general construct and investigate the relation of different CSM behaviours to facets of employability. In Study 1, we used a systematic literature review and thematic analysis to identify seven key CSM behaviours: (a) impression management, (b) building contacts, (c) using contacts, (d) human capital development, (e) goal setting and planning, (f) self‐exploration and (g) mobility‐oriented behaviour. Across two samples in Study 2 (combined N = 1065), we examined the relation of the seven behaviours to the general CSM construct and their relation to facets of employability in a time‐lagged analysis. The results show that CSM behaviours are best modelled as a bifactor structure with a general dimension and seven specific behaviours. Specific CSM behaviours explained unique variance in specific facets of employability. In sum, the studies clarify our understanding of CSM's nature, dimensionality, structure, and nomological net. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Daily strengths use and work performance: A self‐determination perspective.
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Moore, Hannah L., Bakker, Arnold B., van Mierlo, Heleen, and van Woerkom, Marianne
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STRUCTURAL equation modeling , *EMPLOYEE attitudes , *INDIVIDUAL development , *SELF-perception , *PROFESSIONAL employee training , *MOBILE apps , *PSYCHOLOGY , *TASK performance , *SMARTPHONES , *PROFESSIONAL competence , *THEORY , *JOB satisfaction , *AUTONOMY (Psychology) , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *JOB performance , *SOCIAL skills , *DATA analysis software , *GOAL (Psychology) , *CORPORATE culture , *CITIZENSHIP - Abstract
Drawing on self‐determination theory, this study examines how using personal strengths at work in the morning is associated with different types of performance throughout the workday. Momentary satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, relatedness and competence are proposed as mechanisms that differentially link strengths use to four different performance outcomes: task accomplishment, goal attainment, organizational citizenship behaviour and counterproductive work behaviour. We collected data from 216 Dutch employees in a large variety of sectors twice a day for one workweek (N = 1470 observations) using a smartphone application. Results of multilevel structural equation modelling showed that momentary satisfaction of the needs for autonomy and competence at noon mediated the positive relationship between morning strengths use and afternoon task accomplishment and goal attainment. Furthermore, satisfaction of the need for relatedness mediated the positive relationship between morning strengths use and afternoon organizational citizenship behaviour, but not the negative relationship between morning strengths use and counterproductive work behaviour. These findings deepen our understanding of strengths use theory and uncover novel insight on the temporal aspects of strengths use within a working day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Accentuating the positive: How and when occupational identity threat leads to job crafting and positive outcomes.
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Wang, Yangxin, Lau, Dora C., and Kim, Youngsang
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POSITIVE psychology , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *SELF-control , *QUALITY of work life , *ONE-way analysis of variance , *OCCUPATIONAL exposure , *JOB involvement , *DRAWING , *PROFESSIONAL identity , *HYPOTHESIS , *INTRACLASS correlation , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *JOB performance , *GOAL (Psychology) - Abstract
Drawing on the identity literature and job crafting research, the present work investigates how occupational identity threat is positively related to individual job crafting (i.e., approach crafting and avoidance crafting) and how approach (or avoidance) crafting transforms occupational identity threat into increased job engagement and improved job performance. We also propose that the regulatory focus of individuals would moderate these relationships. After conducting two field studies, Study 1, which used data from 211 matched employee–supervisor pairs at an aluminium manufacturing company, found that occupational identity threat had a positive effect on approach and avoidance crafting. The results also showed further support for the moderating effect of prevention focus and a mediating effect of approach crafting in transferring the effect of occupational identity threat in a positive manner (i.e., higher job engagement and performance). In Study 2, we replicated the findings of Study 1 and found further evidence for the moderating effect of promotion focus and a moderated mediating effect of approach crafting on job engagement. Theoretical and practical implications of this research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Value co‐creation in cultural heritage information practices: Literature review and future agenda: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper.
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Zhao, Yuxiang Chris, Lian, Jingwen, Zhang, Yan, Song, Shijie, and Yao, Xinlin
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CULTURE , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *INFORMATION resources management , *STAKEHOLDER analysis , *PUBLIC administration , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *PHENOMENOLOGY , *HEALTH , *INFORMATION resources , *INFORMATION science , *BUSINESS , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *ACCESS to information , *GOVERNMENT policy , *MEDICAL informatics , *LITERATURE reviews , *INFORMATION technology , *GOAL (Psychology) - Abstract
Value co‐creation as a research topic has been a critical proposition of interest to a wide range of disciplines. In recent years, the field of cultural heritage has also developed a range of information practices to promote different forms of value co‐creation. While the body of literature has begun to accumulate, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of conceptual foundations and how value co‐creation is implemented in cultural heritage information practices. This paper conducted a hermeneutic literature review to understand and conceptualize the core aspects of value co‐creation in various cultural heritage information works. In particular, this paper provides a research mapping of the genres of co‐creation in cultural heritage information practices, the actors, and the roles played by the stakeholders. Further, this review provides an overview of the dominant value co‐creation models in the cultural heritage field. It distills the drivers of value co‐creation and the core value consequences that arise from a process perspective. Finally, this paper puts forward a thematic, theoretical, and methodological agenda for future work based on these findings. The review contributes to the literature by proposing an integrated conceptual framework that summarizes the core elements of value co‐creation in cultural heritage information practices. The framework also serves as a call for action, providing a general understanding of the conceptual foundation for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Nurturing innovation, catalyzing change: Honoring the legacy of Dr. C. Barr Taylor in the eating disorders field.
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Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Ellen E., Wilfley, Denise E., Accurso, Erin C., Balantekin, Katherine N., Celio Doyle, Angela, Eisenberg, Daniel, Firebaugh, Marie‐Laure, Flatt, Rachael E., Goel, Neha J., Graham, Andrea K., Jacobi, Corinna, Jones Bell, Megan, Monterubio, Grace E., Newman, Michelle G., Sadeh‐Sharvit, Shiri, Taylor, Katherine, and Weissman, Ruth Striegel
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PREVENTION of eating disorders , *HEALTH services accessibility , *DIGITAL technology , *DIFFUSION of innovations , *LEADERSHIP , *MENTORING , *PROBLEM solving , *GOAL (Psychology) , *MEDICAL research , *EVIDENCE-based medicine , *PUBLIC health , *COMPUTER assisted instruction , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *MEDICAL care costs - Abstract
This Virtual Issue of the International Journal of Eating Disorders honors the legacy of the late Dr. C. Barr Taylor in the eating disorders (EDs) field. For decades, Dr. Taylor led the way in not only conducting the research needed to achieve the ultimate goal of making affordable, accessible, and evidence‐based care for EDs available to all, but also nurturing the next generation of scientific leaders and innovators. Articles included in this Virtual Issue are a selection of Dr. Taylor's published works in the Journal in the past decade, spanning original research, ideas worth researching, commentaries, and a systematic review. We hope this Virtual Issue will inspire the next generation of research in EDs, and equally, if not more importantly, the next generation of young investigators in the field. We urge the field to continue and build upon Dr. Taylor's vision—to increase access to targeted prevention and intervention for EDs in innovative and forward‐thinking ways—while embracing his unique and powerful mentorship style to lift up early career investigators and create a community of leaders to address and solve our field's biggest challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. Architecture Prediction of 3D Composites Using Machine Learning and No‐Destructive Technique.
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Zhang, Xiuli, Wang, Ziping, Xu, Chen, Side, Conner, and Sang, Sheng
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MACHINE learning , *ELASTIC wave propagation , *ELASTIC waves , *GOAL (Psychology) - Abstract
The field of composites has seen a surge in the adoption of machine learning techniques due to their ability to achieve once unattainable goals. Presently, machine learning research in composites primarily centers around predicting composite properties or optimizing microstructures to attain specific properties. This paper presents a data‐driven approach to predict the complete architecture of composites. A multi‐output machine learning model, based on conventional XGBoost algorithms, is developed to comprehend the intricate correlation between composite architecture and elastic wave propagation in them. The machine learning model uses input elastic wave signals collected at one face of the composite cube, induced by an actuator on the opposite face of the cube, as features. The composition labels are 3D matrices that represent the architectures of the composite cubes. The results show that the architecture of composites can be predicted using a short period of elastic wave travel through the composites, with up to 96% accuracy. This method can be readily adapted and implemented for any industry application requiring the determination of the architecture of unknown composites without destruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Peak occipital alpha frequency mediates the relationship between sporting expertise and multiple object tracking performance.
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Mackenzie, Andrew K., Baker, Joshua, Daly, Rosie C., and Howard, Christina J.
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EXPERTISE , *VISUOMOTOR coordination , *INDIVIDUAL differences , *GOAL (Psychology) , *SPORTS , *NEUROPHYSIOLOGY - Abstract
Background: Multiple object tracking (MOT) is often used as a lab‐based paradigm for investigating goal‐driven attention as an indicator for "real‐world" attention in tasks such as sport. When exploring MOT performance in the context of sporting expertise, we typically observe that individuals with sporting expertise outperform non‐sporting individuals. There are a number of general explanations for performance differences such as cognitive transfer effects; however, the potential neurophysiological mechanisms explaining the relationship between sporting expertise and performance differences in MOT are not clear. Based on the role occipital alpha (posterior oscillations usually around 8–12 Hz) has been shown to have in visuospatial attention, the aim of this study was to examine whether individual differences in occipital peak alpha frequency (PAF) mediate the relationship between sporting expertise and performance in two object tracking tasks: a standard MOT task and a visuomotor‐controlled object tracking task (multiple object avoidance [MOA]). Method: Using electroencephalography (EEG), participants, who either played sport competitively or did not, had their posterior PAF measured at rest (eyes closed) across a 2‐min window. They completed the two tasks separately from the resting EEG measures. Results: Those who engaged in sport performed better in the MOT and MOA tasks and had higher PAF. Higher PAF predicted superior MOT performance. The mediation analysis revealed that sporting individuals had significantly higher PAF, and this was in turn related to superior MOT performance. Conclusions: It is suggested that PAF is a possible neurophysiological mediating mechanism as to why sporting individuals have superior MOT performance. There was no evidence that PAF mediated the relationship between sporting expertise and visuomotor MOA performance. Explanations and implications are discussed, and unanswered questions are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. A test of the Morality‐Agency‐Communion (MAC) model of respect and liking across positive and negative traits.
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Prestwich, Andrew
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The Morality‐Agency‐Communion (MAC) model of respect and liking suggests that traits linked with morality are important for respect and liking; traits related to competence or assertiveness are important for respect and traits related to warmth are important for liking. However, tests of this model have tended not to consider traits related to immorality, incompetence, lack of assertiveness or coldness. This study addressed this issue by utilizing a within‐subjects design in which participants were required to rate their respect and liking for individuals with specific trait types across four categories (moral; competence; assertiveness; and warmth) at three levels (positive, negative and neutral). The central tenets of the MAC model were supported for 'positive' traits (morality, competence, assertiveness and warmth). However, for 'negative' traits (immorality, incompetence and lack of assertiveness), individuals were similarly not liked and not respected. Individuals who were cold were respected more than liked. The findings of this study extend the MAC model by indicating that the amount that individuals are respected versus liked depends not only on trait type but also whether a trait is positive or negative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Developing a living lab in ethics: Initial issues and observations.
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Racine, Eric, D'Anjou, Bénédicte, Dallaire, Clara, Dumez, Vincent, Favron‐Godbout, Caroline, Hudon, Anne, Montreuil, Marjorie, Olivier, Catherine, Quintal, Ariane, and Chenel, Vanessa
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Living labs are interdisciplinary and participatory initiatives aimed at bringing research closer to practice by involving stakeholders in all stages of research. Living labs align with the principles of participatory research methods as well as recent insights about how participatory ways of generating knowledge help to change practices in concrete settings with respect to specific problems. The participatory, open, and discussion‐oriented nature of living labs could be ideally suited to accompany ethical reflection and changes ensuing from reflection. To our knowledge, living labs have not been explicitly trialed and reported in ethics literature. In this discussion paper, we report and discuss four initial issues that marked the process of setting up a living lab in ethics: (1) determining the goals and expected outcomes of an ethics living lab; (2) establishing operational procedures; (3) selecting communities and defining pilot projects; and (4) adopting a lens to tackle emerging questions and challenges. We explain these four issues and present the paths taken based on the novel and specific orientation, that is, living ethics, at the basis of this project. In alignment with living ethics and É‐LABO, we approach challenges as learning opportunities to ask not only "how" questions but also "why" questions. We hope that this discussion paper informed by our experience helps to clarify the theoretical, methodological, and practical approaches necessary to successfully adopt and employ living labs in ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. AAPM Task Group Report 311: Guidance for performance evaluation of fluorescence‐guided surgery systems.
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Pogue, Brian W., Zhu, Timothy C., Ntziachristos, Vasilis, Wilson, Brian C., Paulsen, Keith D., Gioux, Sylvain, Nordstrom, Robert, Pfefer, T. Joshua, Tromberg, Bruce J., Wabnitz, Heidrun, Yodh, Arjun, Chen, Yu, and Litorja, Maritoni
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The last decade has seen a large growth in fluorescence‐guided surgery (FGS) imaging and interventions. With the increasing number of clinical specialties implementing FGS, the range of systems with radically different physical designs, image processing approaches, and performance requirements is expanding. This variety of systems makes it nearly impossible to specify uniform performance goals, yet at the same time, utilization of different devices in new clinical procedures and trials indicates some need for common knowledge bases and a quality assessment paradigm to ensure that effective translation and use occurs. It is feasible to identify key fundamental image quality characteristics and corresponding objective test methods that should be determined such that there are consistent conventions across a variety of FGS devices. This report outlines test methods, tissue simulating phantoms and suggested guidelines, as well as personnel needs and professional knowledge bases that can be established. This report frames the issues with guidance and feedback from related societies and agencies having vested interest in the outcome, coming from an independent scientific group formed from academics and international federal agencies for the establishment of these professional guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Are codesigned programmes more difficult to implement? A qualitative study of staff perceptions on the implementation of a new youth mental health programme.
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Kehoe, Michelle, Whitehead, Rick, de Boer, Kathleen, Meyer, Denny, Hopkins, Liza, and Nedeljkovic, Maja
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Background: Codesigned interventions are becoming more common in health services and, in particular, in the design and development of mental health programmes and interventions. However, previous research has established that the transition from codesign to implementation can experience several challenges and that this transition process has received little research attention. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the experience of staff members charged with the implementation of a codesigned intervention for young people and adolescents at risk of suicide. Setting and Participants: Five staff members involved in the implementation of the new codesigned programme took part in semi‐structured interviews. Method: The study involved qualitative evaluation of staff experiences during the implementation of a new child and youth suicide intervention. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: The analysis identified four themes of 'disconnect', 'operational challenges, 'service user' and 'being authentic'. 'Disconnect' captures the difficulties of implementing a codesigned programme which leads to 'operational challenges' in meeting broader expectations while ensuring the feasibility of the programme. The third theme, 'service user', captures the realisation that the young people accessing the new service were different to those involved in the codesign process. The final theme, 'being authentic', highlights how staff needed to be responsive and flexible while remaining true to the principles proposed in the codesign. Discussion: This study yielded some valuable insights into the challenges around the implementation of a codesigned intervention, an under‐researched area. The findings suggest that adaption of the design may be necessary, if it is not informed by implementation constraints, making it necessary for the implementation team to be well‐briefed on the initial design and given plenty of time to make the necessary adjustments in a coproduction process. Limitations for the generalisation of the results include a small sample of staff and particular challenges that may be unique to this study. Conclusion: The present study highlights that for health services undertaking codesign approaches, appropriate time and resources need to be considered for the implementation phase of an initiative, to ensure that there is effective translation from design to implementation and that new codesigned services can be effective within operational constraints. Patient and Public Contribution: The authors would like to thank and acknowledge the young people with a lived‐experience and their carers who participated in the codesign process and research evaluation component of this study. We also wish to thank the clinical staff, peer workers and family peer workers who participated in the evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. My Wellbeing Journal: Development of a communication and goal‐setting tool to improve care for older adults with chronic conditions and multimorbidity.
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Lawless, Michael T., Archibald, Mandy M., Ambagtsheer, Rachel C., Pinero de Plaza, Maria Alejandra, and Kitson, Alison L.
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Background: Chronic conditions and multimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic conditions, are increasingly common in older adults. Effective management of chronic conditions and multimorbidity in older adults requires a collaborative and person‐centred approach that considers the individual's goals, preferences and priorities. However, ensuring high‐quality personalised care for older adults with multimorbidity can be challenging due to the complexity of their care needs, limited time and a lack of patient preparation to discuss their personal goals and preferences with their healthcare team. Objective: To codesign a communication and goal‐setting tool, My Wellbeing Journal, to support personalised care planning for older adults with chronic conditions and multimorbidity. Design: We drew on an experience‐based codesign approach to develop My Wellbeing Journal. This article reports on the final end‐user feedback, which was collected via an online survey with older adults and their carers. Setting and Participants: Older adults with chronic conditions, multimorbidity and informal carers living in Australia. Personalised care planning was considered in the context of primary care. Results: A total of 88 participants completed the online survey. The survey focused on participants' feedback on the tool in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction and errors encountered. This feedback resulted in modifications to My Wellbeing Journal, which can be used during clinical encounters to facilitate communication, goal setting and progress tracking. Discussion and Conclusions: Clinicians and carers can use the tool to guide discussions with older adults about their care planning and help them set realistic goals that are meaningful to them. The findings of this study could be used to inform the development of recommendations for healthcare providers to implement person‐centred, goal‐oriented care for older adults with chronic conditions and multimorbidity. Patient or Public Contribution: Older adults living with chronic conditions and multimorbidity and their carers have contributed to the development of a tool that has the potential to significantly enhance the experience of personalised care planning. Their direct involvement as collaborators has ensured that the tool is optimised to meet the standards of effectiveness and usability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Neural correlates of drinking reduction during a clinical trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder.
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Naqvi, Nasir H., Srivastava, A. Benjamin, Sanchez‐Peña, Juan, Lee, Jessica K., Drysdale, Andrew T., Mariani, John J., Ochsner, Kevin N., Morgenstern, Jon, Patel, Gaurav H., and Levin, Frances R.
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Background: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). We hypothesized that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a region implicated in cognitive control and goal‐directed behavior, plays a role in behavior change during CBT by facilitating the regulation of craving (ROC). Methods: Treatment‐seeking participants with AUD (N = 22) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning both before and after a 12‐week, single‐arm trial of CBT, using an ROC task that was previously shown to engage the DLPFC. Results: We found that both the percentage of heavy drinking days (PHDD) and the overall self‐reported alcohol craving measured during the ROC task were significantly reduced from pre‐ to post‐CBT. However, we did not find significant changes over time in either the ability to regulate craving or regulation‐related activity in any brain region. We found a significant 3‐way interaction between the effects of cue‐induced craving, cue‐induced brain activity and timepoint of assessment (pre‐ or post‐CBT) on PHDD in the left DLPFC. Follow‐up analysis showed that cue‐induced craving was associated with cue‐induced activity in the left DLPFC among participants who ceased heavy drinking during CBT, both at pre‐CBT and post‐CBT timepoints. No such associations were present at either timepoint among participants who continued to drink heavily. Conclusions: These results suggest that patients in whom DLPFC functioning is more strongly related to cue‐induced craving may preferentially respond to CBT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Use and safety of enteral nutrition protocols in acute care: A scoping review of literature and retrospective audit of practice.
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Byrnes, Angela, Glen, Kate, Matthews‐Rensch, Kylie, Fry, Jessica, MacLaughlin, Helen, Cutmore, Clare, Dux, Claire, Treleaven, Elise, Banks, Merrilyn, Hiatt, Joanne, Wu, Yuet Ching, Wan, Yuen Ting Jessie, and Young, Adrienne
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ONLINE information services , *CINAHL database , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *NURSING , *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *TERTIARY care , *MEDICAL protocols , *DIET therapy , *CRITICAL care medicine , *MEDICAL records , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *ENTERAL feeding , *LITERATURE reviews , *MEDLINE , *PATIENT safety , *GOAL (Psychology) , *ADULTS - Abstract
Aim: Standardised enteral nutrition protocols are recommended in critical care, however their use and safety are not well described in other inpatient populations. This mixed methods study reports on the use and safety of enteral nutrition protocols for non‐critically ill adults. Methods: A scoping review of published literature was conducted. In addition a retrospective audit of practice at an Australian tertiary teaching hospital with an existing hospital‐wide standardised enteral nutrition protocol was performed. Data on use, safety and adequacy of enteral nutrition prescription were collected from medical records for patients receiving enteral nutrition on acute wards (January–March 2020). Results: Screening of 9298 records yielded six primary research articles. Studies were generally low quality. Published literature suggested that protocols may reduce time to enteral nutrition initiation and goal rate, and improve adequacy of nutrition provision. No adverse outcomes were reported. From the local audit of practice (105 admissions, 98 patients), enteral nutrition commencement was timely (median 0 (IQR 0–1) days from request; goal rate: median 1 (IQR 0–2) days from commencement and adequate (nil underfeeding), without prior dietitian review in 82% of cases. Enteral nutrition was commenced per protocol in 61% of instances. No adverse events, including refeeding syndrome, were observed. Conclusions: Most inpatients requiring enteral nutrition can be safely and adequately managed on enteral nutrition protocols. Evaluation of protocols outside of the critical care setting remains a gap in the literature. Standardised enteral nutrition protocols may improve delivery of nutrition to patients, whilst allowing dietitians to focus on those with specialised nutrition support needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. Exploring mental health consumer experiences of the strengths model of case management: A phenomenological study.
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Dissanayake, Rashmi, Olivieri, Rebecca, Aguey‐Zinsou, Melissa, Yule, Elisa, and Dunn, Leonie
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MATHEMATICAL models , *RESEARCH methodology , *CONVALESCENCE , *MENTAL health , *CONSUMER attitudes , *INTERVIEWING , *EVIDENCE-based medicine , *PHENOMENOLOGY , *QUALITATIVE research , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *THEORY , *RESEARCH funding , *MEDICAL case management , *METROPOLITAN areas , *PATIENT-professional relations , *GOAL (Psychology) , *CUSTOMER satisfaction - Abstract
The strengths of model of case management is a recovery‐oriented model of community mental health care that has been linked to positive consumer outcomes. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the consumer perspective of the strengths model of case management using a descriptive phenomenological approach. Data were collected through in‐depth, semi‐structured interviews. In total, six consumers from a metropolitan community mental health service were interviewed. Interview transcripts were analysed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method. Three major themes were identified: the relationship between the consumer and the case manager is valuable, the strengths assessment supports identifying strengths and areas for action and the strengths model of case management promotes recovery and goal achievement. Implications for practice include an increased understanding of consumer preferences and promoting the consumer voice, thereby supporting the provision of higher quality evidence‐based practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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