Concept Of Goal Setting Research Articles

Circular economy and “green technologies”

The feature of the circular economy is the restorative and closed nature of the production cycle with the “green” nature-like technologies application which reduce greenhouse gas emissions, slow down the temperature rise on the planet and preserve the environment. The circular economy approaches correspond to the concept of goal-setting of the United Nations Organization in the mainstream of sustainable socio-economic development and are widely used in the countries of the European Union. As a part of their research, scientists have defined a circular economy as the economy which involves the total multiple processing of the resources applied and provides energy savings. In this regard, the circular economy is called “green”, i.e. preserving the natural resources of the planet and the environment on the basis of information technology. Currently, there is enough evidence that circularity has begun to permeate linear economics and that innovative products and contracts are already available in various forms.

Physical culture in the discourse of eugenic goal-setting

The history of the development of physical culture and sports can be presented quite objectively in the concept of goal setting. During the existence of the USSR, physical culture served external political goal-setting, while the internal logic of development was hardly taken into account. It was only during the 1920s that there was a discussion in physical culture about the desired value goal-setting of Soviet physical culture. Health- improving goal-setting of physical culture was articulated by the then fashionable word “eugenics”. For the first time, the Ukrainian scientist V. Pidhayetsky kept up with the times and in 1921 he started the eugenics section at the Institute of Physical Culture of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kyiv. In the late 1920s, eugenics was declared a “pseudoscience,” and stakeholders in the health vector for the development of Soviet physical culture coined a new term, “euphenics”, in an attempt to defend eugenic value-setting. The concept of “euphenics” as a direction to improve inherited traits, rather than heredity, has not developed and remains an idealistic theoretical discourse.

Health promotion for mild frailty based on behaviour change: Perceptions of older people and service providers.

Mild frailty is common among older people, but it is potentially reversible with health promotion interventions. Behaviour change may be a key to preventing progression of frailty; however, we know little about what interventions work best and how a behaviour change approach would be perceived by this group. The aim of this study was to explore how mildly frail older people perceive health promotion based on behaviour change and what factors affect engagement with this approach. We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 16 older people with mild frailty who received a pilot home‐based behaviour change health promotion service, including a dyad of older person/family carer, and two service providers delivering the service in two diverse areas of South England. Interviews were audio‐recorded, transcribed and thematically analysed. The concept of goal setting was acceptable to most participants, though the process of goal setting needed time and consideration. Goals on maintaining independence, monitoring of progress and receiving feedback were reported to increase motivation. Physical/mental capability and knowledge/perception of own needs were main determinants of the type of goals chosen by participants as well as the approach used by the project workers. Older people with complex needs benefited from care coordination, with a combination of goal setting and elements of social, practical and emotional support in varying proportions. Mildly frail older people responded well to a behaviour change approach to promote health and well‐being. Further consideration is needed of the most effective strategies based on complexity of needs, and how to overcome barriers among people with cognitive impairment.

A qualitative interpretation of challenges associated with helping patients with multiple chronic diseases identify their goals.

BackgroundPatients with multiple chronic diseases are usually treated according to disease-specific guidelines, with outcome measurements focusing mostly on biomedical indicators (e.g. blood sugar levels or lung function). However, for multimorbidity, a goal-oriented approach focusing on the goals defined by the individual patient, may be more suitable. Despite the clear theoretical and conceptual advantages of including patient-defined goals in clinical decision-making for multimorbidity, it is not clear how patients define their goals and which aspects play a role in the process of defining them.ObjectiveTo explore goal-setting in patients with multimorbidity.DesignQualitative analysis of interviews with 19 patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbidities.ResultsPatients do not naturally present their goals. Their goals are difficult to elicit, even when different interviewing techniques are used. Four underlying hypotheses which may explain this finding were identified from the interviews: (1) patients cannot identify with the concept of goal-setting; (2) goal-setting is reduced due to acceptation; (3) actual stressors predominate over personal goal-setting; and (4) patients may consider personal goals as selfish.ConclusionsOur findings advocate for specific attention to provider skills and strategies that help patients identify their personal goals. The hypotheses on why patients may struggle with defining goals may be useful to prompt patients in this process and support the development of a clinical method for goal-oriented care.

Managing lifestyle factors in adults with osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability in older people in the UK. The symptoms of joint pain and stiffness can lead to reduced joint function and deformity. Addressing lifestyle factors, namely exercise and maintaining an optimum weight, can reduce pain and improve joint function. This article focuses on how, by using the concept of goal setting, nurses can work with patients to develop a plan for becoming more active and for losing weight - if the patient is overweight - to reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis.

On motivation and enterprise education – ensuring manageable goals and objectives

There is growing recognition that the standard approach to motivation, referred to as Motivation 2.0 is not necessary adequate for assessing the contemporary drivers for students and budding entrepreneurs. Some have argued that the concept of goal setting may act as much as an inhibitor as a motivator. This perspective on goal setting can, prima facie, be very relevant to the entrepreneurial educator. In this research exercise the contemporary thinking on motivation and motivational approached will be explored and applied to the development of entrepreneurial education curriculum development and pedagogic structures. Those entrusted with the nurturing and development of any innate entrepreneurial potential must ensure that the teaching and learning environment is dynamic and as individualized as possible. Key to any individualized delivery mechanism is a coherent understanding of motivational factors and activities. Effective curriculum development for entrepreneurial training demands an integrated understanding of motivators which must be driven extracurricular, while enterprise education continues to become embedded in educational delivery structures. This paper addresses these demands and acts as a primer for how this could be achieved.

Evaluation einer Intervention zur partizipativen Vereinbarung von Rehabilitationszielen bei Patienten mit chronischen Rückenschmerzen

Although setting rehabilitation goals is considered to be a core rehabilitation process, in actual rehabilitation practice there is a considerable need for improvement with respect to consistent goal orientation. The objective of the PARZIVAR project was therefore to develop an intervention for participative goal setting in medical rehabilitation. This article reports the results of the evaluation of the PARZIVAR intervention in patients with chronic back pain. The PARZIVAR intervention was evaluated in a sequential control group design with 3 measurement points (before the start of rehabilitation, at the end of rehabilitation, and at 6-month follow-up). The proximal endpoints were defined as patient perception of participative goal setting, subjective awareness of goals, and satisfaction with goal setting. The distal endpoints were intensity of pain and generic and illness-specific functioning. Overall, the degree of achieving aspects of participative goal setting was higher in the intervention group. There were no differences regarding satisfaction with goal setting, however, and distal outcomes also remained unchanged after the intervention was implemented. Participation in the PARZIVAR intervention was partially reflected in the perception of the rehabilitation patients, but the effects regarding distal outcomes in the intervention group did not exceed those of usual care. There is a need for more research into how concepts of goal setting can be improved in the future to better address the diverse functions of goal setting.

Goal setting in stroke rehabilitation: part 1

Stroke is a sudden neurological event. The effects of stroke vary and stroke survivors' inevitably encounter psychosocial challenges during the adjustment process. Rehabilitation requires a structured programme that considers the patient's personal goals and empowers them during this process. It has been suggested that goal setting approaches to rehabilitation achieve increased patient satisfaction and shorter inpatient stays. However, the concept of goal setting can be interpreted in many ways, and there are a varied number of methods for undertaking goal setting. The purpose of this paper is to present the evidence related to goal setting in stroke rehabilitation. Part-one of this two-part paper identifies frequently used goal setting tools and discusses the importance of patients' devised goals during stroke rehabilitation. Part two will uncover anomalies that health professionals are challenged by during the process of goal setting and will examine opportunities the nurse can create to enhance the goal setting process.

The Psychology of Entrepreneurs: A Self-Regulation Perspective

In this chapter, we suggest links between previous and future research into the psychology, more specifically the motivation of entrepreneurs using a self-regulation perspective. Recent research in work motivation has shifted its focus from the single concept of goal setting and intentions towards a broader understanding of self-regulation processes (Diefendorff & Lord, 2008). Self-regulation, as we see it, is the capacity of individuals to guide their activities over time and across changing circumstances (Kanfer, 1990). We aim to incorporate this broader understanding into entrepreneurship research, as we believe it allows for a better understanding of the function and form of the entrepreneurial mindset. In addition, a self-regulation perspective permits integration of empirical findings about the dynamic nature of the entrepreneurial process, while keeping goal directed individuals as the central protagonists in that process.

ProMES: a method for “accepted control loops”

ProMES, a method for the measurement and feedback of performance data is related to the concepts of goal setting and feedback (Locke, 1991; Locke and Latham, 1990), and to the concept of self‐control (Bandura, 1991). The result is a model for self‐management: the “accepted control loop”. Whether practical applications of the ProMES method will lead to “accepted control loops” is believed to depend on the course of the development process. The ProMES method requires the explicitation of values. At the same time, the development process offers possibilities to test to what extent these values are consistently translated into behaviour. Depending on the results of these tests, one of three reactions to the ProMES method is more likely to occur: “acceptance”, “compliance”, or “rejection”.