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2. Shifting the narrative and practice of assessing professionalism in dietetics education: An Australasian qualitative study.
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Dart, Janeane, Rees, Charlotte, Ash, Susan, McCall, Louise, and Palermo, Claire
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CULTURE ,RESEARCH ,DIETETICS education ,RESEARCH methodology ,INTERVIEWING ,CURRICULUM ,QUALITATIVE research ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,RESEARCH funding ,PROFESSIONALISM ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
Aim: We aimed to explore current approaches to assessing professionalism in dietetics education in Australia and New Zealand, and asked the questions what is working well and what needs to improve? Method: We employed a qualitative interpretive approach and conducted interviews with academic and practitioner (workplace‐based) educators (total sample n = 78) with a key stake in dietetics education across Australia and New Zealand. Data were analysed using team‐based, framework analysis. Results: Our findings suggest significant shifts in dietetics education in the area of professionalism assessment. Professionalism assessment is embedded in formal curricula of dietetics programs and is occurring in university and placement settings. In particular, advances have been demonstrated in those programs assessing professionalism as part of the programmatic assessment. Progress has been enabled by philosophical and curricula shifts; clearer articulation and shared understandings of professionalism standards; enhanced learner agency and reduced power distance; early identification and intervention of professionalism lapses; and increased confidence and capabilities of educators. Conclusions: These findings suggest there have been considerable advances in professionalism assessment in recent years with shifts in practice in approaching professionalism through a more interpretivist lens, holistically and more student‐centred. Professionalism assessment in dietetics education is a shared responsibility and requires further development and transformation to more fully embed and strengthen curricula approaches across programs. Further work should investigate strategies to build safer learning cultures and capacity for professionalism conversations and in strengthening approaches to remediation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Establishing an expert mental health consumer research group: Perspectives of nonconsumer researchers.
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Happell, Brenda, Gordon, Sarah, Roper, Cath, Ellis, Pete, Waks, Shifra, Warner, Terri, Scholz, Brett, and Platania‐Phung, Chris
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,CONSUMER attitudes ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL personnel ,PSYCHIATRY ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,QUALITATIVE research ,JUDGMENT sampling ,JOB performance ,THEMATIC analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Purpose: To explore the views and opinions of nonconsumer researchers to the concept of an Expert Consumer Researcher Group. Design and Methods: Qualitative exploratory involving individual interviews with nonconsumer mental health researchers experienced in working collaboratively with consumer researchers. Data were analyzed thematically. Findings: Participants viewed the concept positively, albeit with caution. Perceived advantages included: greater visibility and enhanced access; collegiality; sharing and creating expertise; broader acceptance; making it mandatory; and structure and location. Participants were concerned about potential tokenism and implementation barriers. Practice Implications: Consumer involvement enhances the quality and relevance of research, potentially impacting clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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4. Qualitative exploration of the experiences of renal dietitians and how they help patients with end stage kidney disease to understand the renal diet.
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Lambert, Kelly, Mansfield, Kylie, and Mullan, Judy
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CHRONIC kidney failure ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,DIET therapy ,EMPATHY ,HEALTH services accessibility ,INTERVIEWING ,KIDNEY diseases ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL care costs ,PATIENT compliance ,PATIENT education ,RESEARCH funding ,SELF-management (Psychology) ,TRUST ,COST analysis ,JUDGMENT sampling ,DIETITIANS' attitudes ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Aim: Dietary modification is integral to the management of end stage kidney disease. However, adherence to the renal diet is poor. Few studies have explored the perspectives of renal dietitians and how they work with patients to facilitate dietary change. The objectives of this study were to explore the experiences of renal dietitians about educating patients with end stage kidney disease; and to describe the strategies perceived to help patients understand the renal diet. Methods: Semi‐structured interviews based on Sensemaking theory were conducted with renal dietitians (n = 27) working in Australia and New Zealand from a range of metropolitan, regional and remote areas. Results: Five major themes across two categories were derived from the data. The renal dietitians in this study experienced feelings of frustration, frequently worked in practice environments with limited or inadequate resources and perceived that establishing trust and demonstrating empathy were important to sense making. Renal dietitians helped patients make sense of and understand the diet by clarifying ambiguities and conflicting information; and simplifying complexity by using simple explanations, individualised advice and practical support. These strategies were considered critical to the renal diet sense making process. Conclusions: The experience of providing renal diet advice to adults with end stage kidney disease was emotionally and professionally challenging. Alternative approaches to patient education may help dietitians to empower patients to better understand the renal diet. Further research exploring the experiences of learning about the renal diet from the patient and carer perspective would also help to inform future alternative approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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5. Understanding partnership practice in child and family nursing through the concept of practice architectures.
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Hopwood, Nick, Fowler, Cathrine, Lee, Alison, Rossiter, Chris, and Bigsby, Marg
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CHILD health services ,COMMUNICATIVE competence ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,FAMILY nursing ,FOCUS groups ,INTERVIEWING ,LEARNING ,MATHEMATICAL models ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL personnel ,NURSES ,NURSES' attitudes ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,QUALITATIVE research ,THEORY ,DATA analysis ,OCCUPATIONAL roles ,THEMATIC analysis ,PATIENTS' families - Abstract
A significant international development agenda in the practice of nurses supporting families with young children focuses on establishing partnerships between professionals and service users. Qualitative data were generated through interviews and focus groups with 22 nurses from three child and family health service organisations, two in Australia and one in New Zealand. The aim was to explore what is needed in order to sustain partnership in practice, and to investigate how the concept of practice architectures can help understand attempts to enhance partnerships between nurses and families. Implementation of the Family Partnership Model (FPM) is taken as a specific point of reference. Analysis highlights a number of tensions between the goals of FPM and practice architectures relating to opportunities for ongoing learning; the role of individual nurses in shaping the practice; relationships with peers and managers; organisational features; and extra-organisational factors. The concept of practice architectures shows how changing practice requires more than developing individual knowledge and skills, and avoids treating individuals and context separately. The value of this framework for understanding change with reference to context rather than just individual's knowledge and skills is demonstrated, particularly with respect to approaches to practice development focused on providing additional training to nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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6. How do Older Masters Athletes Account for their Performance Preservation? A Qualitative Analysis.
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DIONIGI, RYLEE A., HORTON, SEAN, and BAKER, JOSEPH
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PSYCHOLOGY of athletes ,WORLD Masters Games ,SPORTS participation ,PSYCHOLOGICAL aspects of aging ,OLDER people ,COMPETITION (Psychology) ,AGING & society ,PHYSICAL activity ,MOTIVATION research ,QUALITATIVE research ,OLDER athletes ,AGING ,ATHLETIC ability ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,INTERVIEWING ,MATHEMATICAL models ,RESEARCH funding ,SPORTS ,THEORY ,JUDGMENT sampling ,NARRATIVES ,SPORTS events ,THEMATIC analysis ,MEDICAL coding - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine how older people make sense of their capacity to maintain sports performance. Performance maintenance is predominantly examined from a quantitative perspective, with little attention given to how people themselves account for it. We interviewed 44 competitors (23 females, 21 males) from the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games (aged 56–90 years; mean = 72 years). The major themes were: ‘Use it or lose it’ (performance preservation required specific ‘training’ and the continuation of general physical activity); ‘Adapt’/‘modify’ (participants compensated for their decline in speed, strength and endurance so they could continue competing in sport); ‘It's in my genes’ (participants attributed their ‘family history’ and/or innate ‘determination’ to performance maintenance); and ‘I like to push myself’ (participants valued improved performance, pushing their bodies and winning which motivated them to continually train and compete). The findings are discussed within a framework of three key performance maintenance theories: (a) preserved differentiation, (b) selective maintenance and (c) compensation. Although compensation and continued training are effective ways to counter decline in later life, this study extends past research by showing how older athletes tend to combine and/or generalise stable and unstable attributes of performance preservation. In particular, this research highlights the importance individuals and Western society place on self-responsibility for health, competition and performance maintenance, which act as key motivating factors. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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