Supportive Attitudes Research Articles

Kidney Donation and Transplant Outcomes in Trinidad and Tobago: A 15-Year Experience of the National Organ Transplant Unit.

Trinidad and Tobago is the only English- speaking Caribbean country with an established kidney transplant program from living and deceased donors. The program is managed by the National OrganTransplant Unit.This study analyzed the 15-year experience of the public program in terms of transplant outcomes and procurement quality at the main deceased donor procurement hospital using some DOPKI and ODEQUS quality indicators. We collected data from 2006 through 2020 from the National OrganTransplantUnit database, surveyedhospital staffonorgandonationand transplant after face-to-face education activities on these subjects, and provided an online survey to religious leaders.DOPKI and ODEQUS quality indicators from 1 procurement center were also recorded. During the data collection period, 195 transplants were achieved, with 23.6% from deceased donors. Deceased donation and deceased donor kidney transplant rates ranged from 0.71 to 3.6 and from 0.71 to 7.1 per million population, respectively. Since 2011, deceased donor registry and actual deceased donors increased 6-fold and 14-fold, respectively, while living donor transplants doubled and deceased donor transplants increased 15-fold. Quality parameters revealed major gaps in deceased donor critical pathway, with limited transplant budget, absence of hospital budget for deceased donor organ retrieval processes, important deficiencies in deceased donor registry and waiting lists, refusal of expanded criteria donors, and missed donation opportunities from poor HLA reagent supply chain management. Religious leaders and health care workers showed supportive positive attitudes toward organ donation and transplant. The public organ donation and transplant program of Trinidad and Tobago has performed reasonably well over a 15-year period. Enhancing quality performance and donation effectiveness requires rebalancing and improving resource allocation from renal dialysis to kidney transplant, funding deceased organ procurement, and facilitating education of religious leaders and health care professionals for end-of-life care and change of community values in organ transplant decisions.

Interpersonal Communication of Parents with Children with Special Needs for Tunagrahita at Slb Nur Abadi Jakarta in Forming "Self Help Skill" Character


 
 
 
 Mental retardation is a child who actually experiences mental retardation and development below the average of other children, so that they experience difficulties in academic tasks, communication, and social life that are carried out every day, thus requiring special services and education. Interpersonal communication between parents and children with mental retardation is needed in the process of child development where growth and development is the main process for a child with special needs. Interpersonal communication between parents and mentally retarded children in forming the character of self-help skills at SLB Nur Abadi Jagakarsa emphasizes interpersonal communication characteristics such as openness, empathy, supportive attitude, positive attitude, and equality. The obstacles that occur are mainly the physical barriers of mentally retarded children, namely the ability to catch mentally retarded children in capturing messages conveyed is very weak, the emotions of mentally retarded children cannot be controlled, and semantic barriers, namely the ability to speak mentally retarded children which is difficult for others to understand.
 
 
 

Utilization of Social Media in Teacher Interpersonal Communication with Students with Special Needs

The purposes ond conclution of this research are to find out how the application of interpersonal communication between teachers and deaf students extraordinary school in the utilization of social media, to find out what factors hinder and support the application of interpersonal communication in the utilization of social media extraordinary school, and to know what impact occurs on students in the utilization of social media in interpersonal communication with the teacher, which is the overall purpose of this research by paying attention to the quality of supportive attitudes. The method used in this research uses qualitative research methods with a case study research approach.The results of this research are when communicating, teachers and deaf students pay attention to the language used. Teachers and students alike try to be honest and try to position themselves as interlocutors when communicating. The inhibiting factor is the vocabulary of deaf students, studentsare not able to speak clearly, students who are initially dishonest and students who are not easily cured. While the supporting factors are students like to ask questions and tell the teacher, the teacher who always forgives students, honest students because the evidence that the teacher has and the teachers and students positioning themselves as interlocutors when communicating. The impact that occurs on students are increasing vocabulary of students, students who increasingly become honest and students who increasingly understand the teacher.

Supportive attitude of nursing students from the Philippines and Indonesia towards elderly care

The care of the elderly in the Philippines and Indonesia still requires serious attention, which must be prepared early in the nursing education period. This study aims to describe and compare attitudes to support elderly care among nursing students from the Philippines and Indonesia. The subjects of this cross-sectional study were 460 undergraduate students selected by purposive sampling technique. Data was collected through filling out questionnaires distributed through Google Form, then analyzed descriptively in the form of proportions. Meanwhile, differences in attitudes between nursing students from the Philippines and Indonesia were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. In general, the majority of nursing students from both countries had a supportive attitude towards elderly care. However, the proportion of supportive attitudes was greater among nursing students from the Philippines (86.63%) than Indonesia (84.77%). The p value of the Mann-Whitney U test = 0.026, so it can be concluded that significantly, nursing students from the Philippines have a higher attitude of supporting elderly care. Thus, cooperation is needed on the elderly care system between the Philippines and Indonesia, such as benchmarking Indonesian nurses on the elderly nursing service system in the Philippines.

An Evaluation Model of an Urban Green Finance Development Level Based on the GA-Optimized Neural Network

The construction of a green financial system can promote economic transformation and development, scientifically and effectively evaluate the green environmental protection level of finance in different cities, and provide a strong impetus for its future promotion. This paper introduces a BP neural network into the evaluation system of urban green finance progress and optimizes the model through GA. According to the constructed evaluation index system, this paper makes empirical analysis of the experimental city. The optimization results show that GA can improve the training error range of the BP neural network and increase the stability of evaluation model performance and the accuracy of evaluation results. Through empirical analysis, it is concluded that the development status of the urban economy, the mode and efficiency of capital distribution, and the degree of support for the environmental protection industry in terms of policy and capital will have a great impact on the development of its environmental protection finance. The support attitude of the local government and society in energy conservation, environmental protection, and green city construction provides a broad development space for green finance to a great extent. Cities should broaden the development channels of green finance and build a sound and scientific green financial service system.

A Serial Mediation Model Exploring the Impact of High Performance Human Resource Practices on Public Sector Performance through Intermediate Employee Attitudes

ABSTRACT Poor performing fire departments are often attributed to managerial deficiencies such as ineffective communication, training, and absence of relevant standard operating guidelines. Despite this, research on HRM in the fire service is lacking. Adopting a social exchange approach, we test a serial mediation model which contends that departments can enhance performance levels by adopting High-Performance Human Resource Practices (HPHRPs), that influence organizational success through the intermediate employee attitudes of organizational support and in turn, job satisfaction. Our findings show that, where there is flexibility, leaders may use discretion to build trust in the organization and improve overall performance.

Compassionate Coach and Psychological Quality of Life in Portuguese Athletes: Effect of Mediating Variables

This study aimed to test a model that hypothesized that the compassionate coach, as perceived by the athletes, has an impact on athlete-related social safeness and psychological health, through shame and self-criticism. The sample comprised 270 Portuguese adult athletes, who practiced different competitive sports. The path analysis results confirmed the adequacy of the proposed model, which explained 45% of the psychological health’s variance. Results demonstrated that athletes who perceive their coaches as more compassionate tend to present higher levels of social safeness (feelings of belonging to the team) and of psychological health, through lower levels of shame and self-criticism. These novel findings suggest the importance of the adoption of supportive, warm, safe, and compassionate attitudes from coaches in athletes’ mental health. This study also offers important insights by suggesting that feelings of acceptance and connectedness in team relationships may be at the root of athletes’ emotional processes and well-being.

Examining public stigma of schizophrenia in China

ABSTRACT Stigma, perception and beliefs about mental illness can significantly affect the ability of individuals with a mental health diagnosis to access and engage in treatment and, ultimately, their overall functioning. Despite these significant implications, the stigma towards individuals with schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder, in China is under-investigated. To address this gap, this study, based on knowledge support theory, examines stigma, attitudes and beliefs concerning schizophrenia. A sample of 183 adults was recruited across public spaces in Shanghai to participate in a survey comprised of demographic questions, standard instruments and experimental vignettes describing an individual with schizophrenia (manipulated on gender and diagnosis), followed by instruments eliciting perceptions towards schizophrenia. Findings indicated that individuals with schizophrenia may not be accepted by others due to personal stigma and maybe received poorly due to community stigma. Nonetheless, individuals with schizophrenia may be perceived as capable of recovery and experiencing positive future outcomes.

Smart Business Characteristics as an Approach to Develop Business Performance

The current study aimed at examining the impact of smart business networks' characteristics on organizational performance from the perspective of industrial sector's decision makers in Jordan. Variables of (Adaptability, Agility, Innovation, Ability to meet requirements, and Robust Behavior) were adopted as the main and most obvious characteristics of SBN. Quantitative approach was adopted and (112) general managers, projects managers and operations managers responded to the questionnaire. Results of study indicated that respondents within industrial sector in Jordan had very positive and supportive attitudes towards the idea of SBN among organizations; they also seemed to have been a part of an SBN of an industrial nature and they have experienced its positive impacts on their and their organizational performance. Results of study also indicated that all hypotheses of study were accepted and characteristics of SBN were supportive in developing organizational performance, among the most influential variables of study appeared to be the robust behavior which seemed to have influences the long-term plans that are adopted by the organization through robustly supporting every milestone adopted. Study recommended granting extra attention to IT infrastructure within organizations in order to be able to cope with the concept of SBN and benefit from all its ramifications.

Attitudes Toward People With Schizophrenia Among Undergraduate Nursing Students.

Negative attitudes toward mental disorders are not only an interpersonal issue but also a concern of mental health care. Given that nursing students are future health care providers, it is pivotal to improve their attitudes toward individuals with mental disorders prior to their transition into clinical practice. However, research on nursing students' attitudes in relation to schizophrenia in Taiwan remains unexplored. The aim of this article is to examine the correlates of attitudes toward individuals with schizophrenia among Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students. A descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study was adopted. Self-reported questionnaires were conducted with a convenience sample of 306 Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students. Descriptive statistics, independent t tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlations, and a stepwise regression analysis were performed. Nursing students expressed negative attitudes toward individuals with schizophrenia. Nursing students, who were female, had contact with individuals with mental disorders, and expressed greater empathy and personality traits held more favorable attitudes toward individuals with schizophrenia. The study found that empathy, personality traits, and academic year were the most crucial attributes contributing to attitudes of nursing students toward individuals with schizophrenia. Findings suggest that nursing education programs with empathy- and personality-tailored modules in mental health are pivotal to provide humanistic approaches with supportive attitudes regarding schizophrenia.

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in Oncology Practice: Findings of an ASCO Survey.

PURPOSE:Lack of collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data in oncology practices limits assessment of sexual and gender minority (SGM) cancer patients' experiences and restricts opportunities to improve health outcomes of SGM patients. Despite national calls for routine SOGI data collection, individual-level and institutional barriers hinder progress. This study aimed to identify these barriers in oncology.METHODS:An online survey of ASCO members and others assessed SOGI data collection in oncology practices, institutional characteristics related to SOGI data collection, respondents' attitudes about SOGI data and SGM patients, and respondent demographics. Logistic regression calculated adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs for factors associated with sexual orientation (SO) and gender identity (GI) data collection.RESULTS:Less than half of 257 respondents reported institutional SO and GI data collection (40% and 46%, respectively), whereas over a third reported no institutional data collection (34% and 32%, respectively) and the remainder were unsure (21% and 17%, respectively). Most respondents felt that knowing both SO and GI was important for quality care (77% and 85%, respectively). Collection of SO and GI was significantly associated in separate models with leadership support (ORs = 8.01 and 6.02, respectively), having resources for SOGI data collection (ORs = 10.6 and 18.7, respectively), and respondents' belief that knowing patient SO and GI is important (ORs = 4.28 and 2.76, respectively). Themes from qualitative comments mirrored the key factors identified in our quantitative analysis.CONCLUSION:Three self-reinforcing factors emerged as critical drivers for collecting SOGI data: leadership support, dedicated resources, and individual respondents' attitudes. Policy mandates, implementation science, and clinical reimbursement are strategies to advance meaningful data collection and use in clinical practice.

What do we know about the experience of seclusion in a forensic setting? An integrative literature review.

Seclusion is used in forensic and general mental health settings to protect a person or others from harm. However, seclusion can result in trauma‐related harm and re‐traumatization with little known about the experience of seclusion for consumers in forensic mental health settings from their perspectives. This article explores consumer experiences of seclusion in forensic mental health settings and explores the differences between female and male experiences of seclusion. Five electronic databases were systematically searched using keywords and variations of experience, attitude, seclusion, coercion, forensic mental health, and forensic psychiatry. Inclusion criteria were original peer‐reviewed studies conducted in adult forensic mental health settings reporting data on the experiences of or attitudes towards seclusion. Seven studies met the criteria for inclusion and a quality assessment was undertaken. Results found consumers in forensic mental health settings perceive seclusion to be harmful, a punishment for their behaviour, and largely a negative experience that impacts their emotional health. Some consumers report positive experiences of seclusion. Differences in the experience of seclusion for females and males are unclear. Further research is required to understand the experience of seclusion for women in forensic mental health settings. Identification and consideration of differences in the experience of seclusion for males and females may assist in identifying sex‐specific interventions and may inform policy and practices to eliminate or reduce the trauma associated with seclusion use.

Do Attitudes, Mental Health Status, and Interpersonal Factors Predict COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy at the Early Phase of the Pandemic? A Longitudinal Study in Chinese College Students.

PurposeThe present study examined whether and how attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine (i.e., safety, efficacy, and price), mental health statuses (i.e., perceived stress and depression), and interpersonal factors (i.e., online social support, perceived social support) would predict COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.Patients and methodsThe two-wave longitudinal surveys were conducted in December 2019 and 2020 in Chinese medical college students (N = 194). Well- validated measures were used, including the Perceived Stress Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the Online Social Support Questionnaire, and the Perceived Social Support Scale. Perceived safety, efficacy, price of COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine hesitancy, and actual intake were also measured.ResultsOnly 2.1% of participants had been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the early stages of the pandemic; 13.4% intended to get vaccinated in the next 3 months, and 66% intended to have it in the next 12 months upon follow-up. Multiple regression analyses revealed that perceived stress (βm = −0.15, p < 0.05) and depression (βm = −0.15, p < 0.05) were risk factors for positive attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine; online social support (ORm = 1.41, p < 0.01) and positive attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine (ORm = 1.83, p < 0.01) were protective factors of intention to get vaccinated in future.ConclusionFindings suggest that intervention efforts should be made to reduce negative attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine among people with poor mental health and enhance online social support to promote COVID-19 vaccination.

Associations of attitudes and social norms with experiences of intimate partner violence among married adolescents and their husbands in rural Niger: a dyadic cross-sectional study

BackgroundPrior cross-sectional research suggests that both men’s and women’s attitudes towards intimate partner violence (IPV) are predictive of women’s IPV experience, although this can vary greatly by context. In general, women who have experienced IPV are likely to report attitudes accepting of it. Men who perpetrate IPV may also report attitudes accepting of it, although some research has found that there is not always an association. Studies that investigate these dynamics often conflate attitudes with social norms, or use attitudes as a proxy for social norms, given that valid measures on social norms are usually lacking. Here we conduct a secondary data analysis to ask how are men’s and women’s IPV-related attitudes associated with women’s reports of IPV and how are men’s and women’s perceived social norms associated with women’s reports of IPV.MethodsDyadic data were collected from a representative sample of married adolescent girls and their husbands in 48 rural villages of the Dosso region of Niger (N = 1010). Assessments included logistic regression analyses of husbands’ and wives’ reports of individual attitudes towards IPV, and social norms based on husbands’ and wives’ perceptions of their communities’ beliefs related to gender roles and acceptability of IPV.ResultsEight percent of women in this sample reported IPV. We found that, consistent with other research, wives who have reported IPV are more likely to report attitudes in support of IPV, while for husbands whose wives report IPV, that relationship is insignificant. On the other hand, husbands who report that people in their community believe there are times when a woman deserves to be beaten are more likely to have perpetrated IPV, while for wives there is no association between the community norm and IPV reporting. Finally, wives who report that people in their community hold inequitable gender norms in general are more likely to have experienced IPV, while for husbands, community gender norms are not predictive of whether their wives have reported IPV.ConclusionsOur results are evidence that IPV prevention interventions focused solely on individual attitudes may be insufficient. Targeting and assessment of social norms are likely critical to advancing understanding and prevention of IPV.

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Basic Life Support (BLS) among Schoolteachers in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Background: Basic life support (BLS) is vital for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival. Previous studies suggested that Saudi schoolteachers' BLS knowledge and training are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of BLS among schoolteachers in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.&#x0D; Methods: Self-administered, online questionnaires were distributed to 24 randomly selected schools in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Data were presented as frequency, percentage, mean (M), and standard deviation (SD). Statistical analysis was conducted using an independent sample t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA). &#x0D; Results: A total of 424 participants completed the study questionnaires, and 246 (58.0%) were male. Participants’ age ranged from 20 to 62 years (M = 41.68, SD = 7.25). A total of 83 (19.6%) teachers had completed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. The overall level of BLS knowledge and skills was inadequate (M = 4.79, SD = 1.30). Knowledge scores were statistically different between males and females [t(1, 422) = 4.45, p=0.001]. Also, BLS knowledge scores differed significantly between teachers who had previous CPR training and teachers who did not [t (1, 422) = 25.48, p = 0.000]. In general, teachers had positive attitudes towards the importance of BLS and were willing to have future BLS training. &#x0D; Conclusion: The study showed that schoolteachers had positive attitudes towards BLS but lacked BLS knowledge which would affect their skills.

HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA, PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP IBU DENGAN KESIAPAN MENGHADAPI PERUBAHAN PADA MASA PREMENOPAUSE

Premenopause is a transitional phase experienced by womentowards menopause, this phase is a physiological condition in women who have entered the aging process, which is characterized by decreased levels of the hormone estrogen from the ovaries. The period can occur for 2-5 years before menopause. This study aims determinan the relationship support mothers knowledge and attitude with village change readliness in Premenopause district, Padang city, capacity city age 45-50 years old years 2021.This type of research is Qualitative research with a Cross-Sectional research design approach, namely the type of research that emphasizes the measurement time of observation of the independent and dependent variabels at the same time.The population and sample of the study were all premenopause women in Padang city aged 45-50 years totaling 36 people. The result showed that there was a relationship between family support,knowledge and attitude of mothers simultaneously with readlines to accept change in the Premenopause period of mothers aged 45-50 years.   Readdiness to face premenopause changes to mothers aged 45-50 years.  Keywords        : Premenopause, Family Support, Knowledge, Attitude

North American Undergraduate Students’ Sexual Orientation Beliefs: Exploring Differences across Diverse Sexual and Gender Identities

ABSTRACT Societal beliefs about various aspects of sexual orientation have been shown to influence whether people have discriminatory or supportive attitudes toward diverse sexual orientations. The overall aim of this study is to measure the beliefs about sexual orientation among a diverse sample of university students from two institutions in Canada and the United States of America. Specifically, we explored how beliefs varied among individuals with differing sexual orientations and gender identities, while controlling for cultural differences. A total of 475 participants completed an online survey comprising of the Sexual Orientations Beliefs Scale (SOBS). ANCOVAs revealed that sexual orientation was a significant factor for all four subscales of the SOBS (naturalness, homogeneity, informativeness, and discreteness). Sexual orientation was the most significant predictor of endorsing different sexual orientation beliefs. We found a significant interaction between gender and sexual orientation, revealing that perceptions of sexual orientation differ between straight-identified men and straight women.

KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL DIADIK ANTARA ANAK DAN ORANG TUA TIRI DALAM KELUARGA

Communication between children and stepparents in the family is dyadic interpersonal communication. Dyadic communication is a type of communication that involves the relationship of two people. Dyadic interpersonal communication will be effective if the communication builds a shared understanding based on an attitude of openness, empathy, a supportive attitude or a positive attitude, and equality. This study examined dyadic interpersonal communication between children and stepparents in the family. The author used a qualitative descriptive method. The researchers collected primary data from interviews with five children who have stepparents. The study found the four elements of interpersonal communication in dyadic communication between children and stepparents. The element of openness was the most crucial factor in dyadic interpersonal communication between children and stepparents because it was the beginning of the presence of other aspects of effective communication. In addition, open communication can build positive, equal, and empathetic relationships.

Globalisation, media trust, and populism: A comparative study of the US and Germany

Globalisation is an area where supporters and non-supporters of left- and right-wing parties disagree, both for domestic and international policies. Populists see metropolitan elites as ‘corrupt’ and oppose policies that encourage globalisation in trade, immigration, and multi-culturalism. Media play important roles in providing pro- and anti-globalisation content, both in traditional and digital media. We use a unique combination of large-scale web-tracking and cross-country survey data to study the interactions between populism, media trust, consumption, and globalisation attitudes in the US and Germany. We find country variances for different aspects of globalisation, particularly among the supporters of right-wing populist parties or leaders. Populist anti-elitism and a feeling of powerlessness in relation to influencing the country's politics are two important factors behind the backlash against globalisation. We also find that a higher level of trust in public service media is associated with more supportive attitudes toward globalisation.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT, INTERNALIZED STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND RECOVERY ATTITUDE AMONG PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA IN MAIDUGURI

Purpose: Social support strengthening and hope inspiration about recovery may mitigate stigma of mental illness. The study explored on the level of social support as well as the relationship of social support with internalized stigma and recovery attitude among patients with schizophrenia. &#x0D; Methodology: Through a cross-sectional design and a convenience sampling method, 282 participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia completed the study. They were interviewed with the Internalized stigma of Mental illness (ISMI) Scale, Oslo-3 Social Support Scale and Recovery Attitude Questionnaire (RAQ-16). The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18 was used for data entry and analysis and Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to assess for the relationship of social support with internalized stigma and recovery attitude.&#x0D; Findings: Perceived social support was moderate to low in majority of the participants (87.5%). The mean scores for social support, internalized stigma and recovery attitude were 3.111 (± 0.748), 2.580 (± 0.245) and 3.561 (± 0.355) respectively. Social support significantly and negatively correlated with internalized stigma on the domains of stereotype endorsement (r=-0.270; p-0.000), positively correlated with the stigma resistance subscale (r=0.568; p-0.000) and recovery attitude (r=0.428; p-0.000). A negative correlation between recovery attitude and internalized stigma was observed on the domains of stereotype endorsement (r=-0.249; p-0.000) and stigma resistance (r=0.299; p-0.000).&#x0D; Conclusion: The study showed a high level of perceived low to moderate social support and perceived social support both correlated to internalized stigma and recovery attitude.&#x0D; Recommendations: The outcome of this study indicates that strengthening the social support network may enhance positive recovery attitude and mitigate internalized stigma of mental illness. Therefore, there is need to design and adopt mental health intervention that simultaneously targets stigma, promotes recovery attitude and strengthens social support in the overall treatment plan of individuals living with severe mental illness.