Activities Of Caring Research Articles

Religious Activities and Environmental Concern in Communities in the Cibanten Watershed of Serang City

Natural resources and the environment are often neglected as targets of science that continue to be exploited. Environmental ethics is an attitude and responsibility that must be possessed by every human being towards his environment. There is a lot of environmental damage caused by human activities in both developed and developing countries. Islam as one of the religions that tries to realize the internalization of values ​​of concern for the environment must be carried out by humans as followers of religion. In the reality of daily life, humans will be very dependent on their natural environment, for example, human dependence on water (rivers). The behavior of people who throw garbage anywhere is suspected to be another factor causing flooding. This research examines how the community's religious activities are related to concern for the environment in efforts to prevent natural disasters such as floods which can maintain the sustainability of the community's environment in the Cibanten Watershed (DAS). This study uses a descriptive qualitative method of observing religious activities using an Interpretative Phenomenology approach observing every religious activity and practice of community environmental awareness as the object of research. The results of this study indicate that the religious activities of the people in the Cibanten River Basin (DAS) where the majority of the people are Muslims, from the religious activities of the people when viewed from their religious patterns are classified as inclusive and pluralist. Meanwhile, the activities of caring for the environment for the people who live in the Cibanten Watershed (DAS) are still very concerning. People tend to ignore the Cibanten River, for example, there are still many people who throw garbage into the Cibanten River.

RFID Implementation on Information Recording Systems of Deer

Deer are animals that currently still have conservation status as protected animals. However, for the activities of breeding and caring for deer animals, they are allowed and given legal payment by the government. However, in practice, there is still a lot of illegal deer meat or the result of illegal hunting which is also sold in the Indonesian market. Recording of deer seed genealogy and legality of breeding is one way to differentiate between illegal and legal deer meat sellers. However, due to the manual form of recording, human errors often lead to errors in recording. Therefore we need an application that can handle manual recording coupled with the implementation of RFID on meat so that it is expected to facilitate the existing recording process. The purpose of this research is to create a deer recording system application that can assist users in making sales and purchasing transactions as well as checking the lineage of deer seeds using the implementation of RFID. The method applied is through the design of Use Case Diagrams, Entity Relationship Diagrams, flowcharts, and using the Laravel 7 framework with the application of MVC to produce a Deer Recording System (SRS) application aimed at helping breeders. After the application was generated, testing was carried out on 84 buyers and prospective buyers of deer meat in deer breeding in Kudus, and the results showed that the EE (convenience) and FC (facilities) variables had a significant correlation with the BI variable (desire to return).

Kontribusi Laboratorium Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam Materi Perawatan Jenazah

The process of treating corpses requires skill, therefore repeated experience is needed. The existence of a laboratory is very important, both used in the introduction of material in theory and practice. In practice, the care of corpse requires learning resources, teaching aids and so on to support the implementation of corpse care practices. This study aimed to determine the existence of the PAI laboratory seen from the conditions, management and use of the PAI laboratory in the practice of corpse care materials. The method in this study used a descriptive qualitative approach. The results showed that the conditions of the PAI laboratory met the comfort requirements of the PAI laboratory. The PAI Laboratory management has an organizational structure and is in charge of the PAI laboratory inventory. The use of PAI laboratory in the practice of caring for corpses was carried out in semester 4 (four), namely class 2 even semester. In the implementation of the practice of caring for the corpse, it began with "breafing" as a provision of practice, the core activities of caring for the corpse were bathing, shrouding, praying and burying the corpse. As well as closing activities, namely giving wisdom from the care of corpses carried out at the PAI Laboratory.

Los adultos mayores, el cuidado de los nietos y su calidad de vida

Grandparents are today a fundamental part of the functioning of the country. They were before, they probably always were as a family and social reference, but the years have reinforced their role and notably expanded their responsibilities (Liñán 2013). This research aims to describe the activities of caring for grandchildren and the quality of life of grandmothers. The research is descriptive, transversal, Sample; It was made up of 13 women aged 60 or over who care for at least one grandchild and who are part of the support group of the Sunflower Health Center, in Saltillo Coahuila. 4 instruments were used, 1st a sociodemographic data card where the following information was included: age, place of birth, marital status, schooling, illnesses suffered, number of children, number of grandchildren, ages of the grandchildren they care for and who you currently live with. The 2nd describes the care of grandchildren, the 3rd measures the quality of life and the 4th measures the perception of the health of the elderly. Results: 85.7% of older women do not currently have a job, only 7.1% of our sample currently have a job. All grannies take care of at least one grandchild.

Self-Perceptions and Behavior of Older People Living Alone.

It is currently acknowledged that older people prefer to live in their own home, even if they are lonely or disabled in some way. The factors that condition aging among older people members of the population living alone include the following: the existence or absence of a social network, gender, the home or place where they live, their capacity to function, and welfare and health resources. The main goal of this study was to explore the perceptions of older peoples over 75 years old about adaptation strategies and the social, gender, physical autonomy, and socio-health resource factors that determine their permanence at home. The authors used a qualitative methodology, within a critical social framework, based on the theories of Pierre Bourdieu. When the interviewees’ discourse was analyzed, four main categories were evident: (a) “A desire to stay at home”, (b) “Changes and every-day aspects of domestic life”, (c) “Reliance on social and family assistance”, and (d) “The use of social services and resources”. In synthesis, the participants questioned the benefits of the type of home life offered by members of the family. They believed that, in some cases, this option did not overcome the problem of loneliness or the need to hire assistance. The findings of the study revealed that one needs to dispel the notion of geriatric care as a form of charity, and to distinguish between the activities of caring, providing support, and offering companionship to someone. It is important to identify products designed for older people who might live for a long time.

Dancing with cranes: a humanist perspective on cultural ecosystem services of wetlands

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are important spatial elements providing humans with recreational, esthetic, spiritual, and other benefits. Yet, because of their immaterial, subjective, qualitative, and unmeasurable nature, this means that scientists, decision-makers, and general public often find their value difficult to grasp. We enrich the CES approach with theoretical insights from humanist geography, where we frame CES as arising from perpetual interactions between humans and their environment. Places are formed through various processes, both organic and planned, which endow people with unique identities, experiences, capabilities, knowledge, and skills. We use the rural wetland area of Lake Hornborga, Sweden, with its complex history of restoration phases, to explore the profound interrelations between environmental spaces and cultural practices expressed in the everyday activities of learning, playing, creating, caring, producing, and consuming. The data was collected through qualitative methods, including interviews, observations, and a focused group interview, in order to capture these unique senses and experiences. Thefindings outline CES as key drivers behind the formation of place, rather than mere labels for inventorying benefits people receive from nature. The presence of the iconic migratory crane is especially conducive to a positive sense of place and the practice of various activities, including tourism, around the wetland. We frame the implications for planning and future research of our findings within a context of ethics.

Occupational Interactional Requirements and Work-Home Enrichment

We examine how occupational interactional requirements influence work-home enrichment. We identify two manifestations of work-home enrichment: through objective indicators of how employees allocate their time at home, and through perceptual reflections of employees on their work-home enrichment. We conceptualize occupational interactional requirements as restorative properties of jobs that provide employees with resources that they transfer to the home domain. In terms of objective indicators, our results indicate that employees transfer these resources by spending more time in resource depleting activities of caring for household members, and less time in resource replenishing activities of socializing and relaxing. This suggests that occupational interactional requirements facilitate reallocating time in the home domain. In terms of perceptual reflections, we observe that occupational interactional requirements spark employees’ vitality, which enriches their life at home. Our results attest to consideri...

Effects of music intervention with nursing presence and recorded music on psycho‐physiological indices of cancer patient caregivers

To compare the effects of music intervention with nursing presence and recorded music on blood volume pulse amplitude, the low/high frequency ratio component of heart rate variability, depression, anxiety and sleep quality in cancer patient caregivers; to compare the participants evaluation of these two forms of musical intervention. Presence is one of the activities of caring. However, little is known about the effect of music intervention with nursing presence on psycho-physiological indices. Randomised crossover controlled trial. Thirty-four female participants were randomly assigned to a music intervention with nursing presence/recorded music sequence or recorded music/music intervention with nursing presence sequence. Each intervention lasted 30 minutes and was held at the participant's home. The music intervention with nursing presence consisted of an erhu and recorder performance. In the recorded music session, participants listened to prerecorded music for 30 minutes. Continuous measurements of blood volume pulse and low/high frequency ratio were taken throughout the procedure. Depression, anxiety and sleep quality were measured before and after each intervention. Both music intervention with nursing presence and recorded music interventions had beneficial effects on anxiety, depression and blood volume pulse amplitude. Significant differences between the two interventions were also observed for anxiety. Music intervention with nursing presence was more effective in lessening anxiety and on improving the ease of getting to sleep compared with recorded music (p < 0·05). All participants reported that they preferred music intervention with nursing presence to recorded music. Significant differences were found in music evaluation scores between the two interventions in terms of harmony and friendliness (p < 0·05). Both music interventions were beneficial, as measured on psycho-physiological indices. The music intervention with nursing presence provided a more friendly music experience to the listeners. The findings provide evidence for nurses that the therapeutic use of music and nursing presence as a research-based nursing intervention for the welfare of caregivers.

Dichotomy in the Emotional Approaches of Caretakers of Free-Roaming Cats in Urban Feeding Groups: Findings from In-Depth Interviews

ABSTRACTAlthough the occurrence of cat-caretaking of free-roaming cats is widespread, particularly so in countries with a climate suitable for cats to reproduce year-round, our knowledge of this relationship is still incomplete. People who engage in daily activities of feeding and caring for groups of free-roaming cats (cat caretakers) are known to be devoted to their cats and invest considerable resources in their care, including neutering and veterinary care. These caretakers often encounter difficulties, such as resentment by neighbors and lack of cooperation or financing by the municipal veterinary services. Despite the fundamental understanding of these caretakers' high daily commitment, and sometimes strong bond with the cats, detailed knowledge is still lacking regarding the nature of this bond, the difficulties that ensue from this daily occupation, and the relationship between the two. The purpose of this study was thus to acquire a deeper understanding, by means of an in-depth interview with cat caretakers. The study has identified, for the first time, two distinct emotional approaches that accompany extensive caretaking for free-roaming cats: emotional attachment and emotional detachment. We show how these two different responses affect both social and financial aspects in the caretakers' lives, and report on the ways in which these individuals experience cat caretaking. Our findings provide a first systematic understanding of the relationship between the level of technical caretaking (feeding, medical care, etc.) and the level of emotional involvement, and reveal the ambivalence often inherent in human–animal relations in general and the caretaker–cat bond in particular. The understanding acquired here can be put into practice to reduce the emotional and technical difficulties experienced by cat caretakers, as well as to improve free-roaming cat management efforts and cat welfare. By increasing public and municipal awareness of the possible contribution of cat caretakers to cat management, and of the emotional and technical difficulties they experience, both the caretakers and other community members can benefit.

Witness to God’s Redemption of Creation

This article, in response to Willis Jenkins’ Ecologies of Grace , explores the connections between Christian ecological practices and soteriology. How do ecological practices draw Christians closer to God? For Aquinas, human sanctification takes place through knowledge of God’s creation. Conversely, human knowing and loving of creation, enabled by grace, draws all creation together into closer relationship with God. For the sanctification of nonhumans, human intellect acts as a sort of funnel pointing from creation towards God. However, it is argued here that a better account of the human-nonhuman relationship and sanctification is that humans come to know the ecological peace and abundance of the Kingdom of God by witnessing to that peace and abundance here and now, by living in conformity with the interspecies peace, justice, and abundance of the Kingdom. Human sanctification occurs through the real, concrete activities of caring for God’s creation.

The professional development of nursing through different aspects of the caring practices of nurses: nursing the patient person in a geriatric assessment unit

The caring component of nursing practice has become an increasingly visible activity of nursing. Consequently, a growing amount of research has explored the role caring plays in nurse practice. Research often explores the activities of caring or its moral agenda, rather than motivation. This study broadens the discussion about nurses and caring practice by examining nurses approaches to different aspects of the caring practices of nurses for the aged in a Geriatric Assessment Unit (GAU). Data collection involved semi-structured interviews and participant observation within the GAU. Four categories of themes emerged as different aspects of the caring practices of nurses. Three fit within the professional development of nursing: physical caring, negotiative caring and relational caring. A fourth, motivated caring, however, provides an additional aspect of caring located within and beyond professional development.

POLICY FOR THE ‘PEAK HOUR’ OF LIFE: LESSONS FROM THE NEW DUTCH LIFE COURSE SAVING SCHEME

ABSTRACT The Dutch government attempts to base its social policy on a life course perspective, and it promotes such a perspective in Europe. This has led to the introduction of a Life Course Saving Scheme (starting in 2006), which aims to enable good management of the ‘peak hour’ of life and to facilitate transitions between and combinations of the activities of working, caring and learning. This important and ambitious policy can be seen as a pioneering example for European countries, however, the present realisation is not sufficient according to research and problems to deal with. This article examines (1) whether the Dutch government's life course policy is based on a sound scientific basis and (2) whether the new Life Course Saving Scheme can realise the policy aims as formulated.

Churches as a Stock of Social Capital for Promoting Social Development in Western Cape Communities

AbstractThe aim of the article is to present a perspective on the manner and extent to which churches may be considered as an important stock of social capital for promoting social development outcomes in selected communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Taking the recently presented policy outline on social capital formation in this province as the contextual framework for analysis and reflection, the results of recently executed demographic and socio-empirical research are utilised in particular to advance a perspective on churches. It is argued in conclusion that churches and other faith-based organisations in the researched communities have an important strategic significance for a social capital formation agenda, despite their apparent lack of progressive social praxis. Their comparative advantage over other institutions, the considerable levels of trust invested in them and the manner in which they inspire activities of voluntary outreach, caring and social service are highlighted as special features of the churches.

Caring in nursing practice: the development of a conceptual framework.

This article reports the results of a qualitative research study which explored patients' experience of caring. To elicit stories relating to the experience of caring, a hermeneutic approach was selected incorporating a narrative method. One-to-one interviews were conducted with 24 patients in their homes, shortly after discharge from hospital. The findings uncovered a number of categories comprising the experience of caring in nursing. This resulted in the development of the conceptual framework based on Donabedian's constructs of structure, process and outcome. Structures included nurse attributes, organizational issues, and patient attributes. Processes comprised the activities of caring, which included providing for patients' physical and psychological needs, being attentive, getting to know the patient, taking time, being firm, showing respect, and the extra touch. The outcomes emanated from the process of caring and included a feeling of well-being, patient satisfaction, and effect on the environment. The conceptual framework emphasizes a potential link between the three constructs. Data from narrative analysis suggest a positive linear relationship between the structures required for the process that lead to patient outcomes. When compared to current theoretical literature, the findings support elements of existing theories. These include the importance of the nurse attributes for professional caring (structure), the activities of caring, which can be viewed as nurse interventions and the dual nature of caring, which encompasses attitudes and actions (process).

Crisis in a foster home: The need for a caring community

Using an interpretive ethnographic framework, we investigate how being in a caring community benefits foster children and their families during a time of crisis. Through (re)telling the stories of the untimely death of Carl Connor, a parent of four foster children, we examine the community of Hope Meadows as the site where the activities of caring occurred. Presenting care as a set of relational and moral practices, we describe how care is facilitated by the purpose, as well as the physical and social dimensions, of Hope Meadows. The stories of Carl Connor's death provide a foundation for a gendered theory of moral community.

Home Range Use by Abert Squirrels: A Comparative Analysis

Home Range Use by Abert Squirrels: A Comparative Analysis

The effect on lifestyle activities of caring for a person with dementia

This study examined the participation in lifestyle activities of spouse caregivers of people with dementia. A sample of 163 couples were stratified by time since diagnosis. Caregivers were more active than their age-sex peers in domestic and service activities, but less active in social activities. Caregivers' domestic activities increased with time since diagnosis, partly offsetting a corresponding decline for patients. Lifestyle activities predicted caregivers' use of respite services. These results demonstrate that providing care for a person with dementia has important consequences for caregiver activity and have implications for how caregivers in need of respite may be identified.

From Foster Care to Fostering Care: The Need for Community

Using an interpretive ethnographic framework, we investigate how being in a caring community benefits foster children and their families during a time of crisis. Through (re)telling the stories of the untimely death of Carl Connor, a parent of four foster children, we examine the community of Hope Meadows as the site where the activities of caring occurred. Care as a set of relational and moral practices is presented, and we describe how care is facilitated by the purpose as well as the physical and social dimensions of Hope Meadows. The stories of Carl Connor's death provide a foundation for a gendered theory of moral community.

Nursing workload: an unquantifiable entity.

In the increasingly prominent drives towards cost containment and efficiency nursing is under pressure to justify its value to healthcare. On the surface nursing workload assessment methods would appear to offer a means to quantify the nursing input to patient care. To examine the validity of nursing workload methods with respect to nursing practice and nursing knowledge. Previous studies and the conclusions of subject reviews have cast doubt on the reliability and validity of most methods and indicate that they have no clear theoretical base. It appears that nursing is more concerned with knowledge processing and nurses' intentions than just with the activities of caring. It is suggested that patients control the time element of nursing care. The need for nursing workload information, despite its validity problems, is discussed and a pragmatic solution is suggested.

Reasons and Reductionism

M y aim here is to present a systematic position that quite generally stands in the way of arguing from claims in metaphysics to revisions in our practices, and to examine how this position bears upon the fascinating and ingenious arguments of part 3 of Derek Parfit's Reasons and Persons.' There Parfit argues that since a so-called Reductionist view of personal identity, and hence of continued existence, is correct, one's survival or continued existence is not important in the way we naturally think. What matters, or what is of rational significance in survival, can be secured in cases in which people do not continue to exist but are replaced. There is no reason to turn down a painless and practically undetectable replacement by the right sort of replica, even if one is convinced that this involves one's own death! Survival is not everything it has seemed to us to be. In more recent writing, Parfit suggests that since Reductionism is true, no one deserves to be punished for even the great wrongs they committed in the past. He adds that the very idea of just compensation is based upon a mistake about the nature of personal identity.2 Reductionism thus appears to show that contrary to our primordial and habitual practice, the facts of personal identity and difference are not, as Parfit puts it, deep enough facts around which to organize our practical concerns and patterns of reason giving. The issues raised by Parfit's arguments force consideration of fundamental questions about the relations between metaphysics and our practical concerns. Do we, as Parfit maintains, have a false metaphysical view of our natures as persons? How far does any such view guide us in our ordinary activities of reidentifying and caring about people? How much should the discovery that we have a false metaphysical view of our natures impact upon our practical concern with survival?