Experiential Report Research Articles

(PM-09) PIONEERING SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL: AN EXPERIENTIAL ACCOUNT

Abstract Introduction Sexual dysfunctions remain inadequately addressed in medical education, despite their prevalence and adverse impact on quality of life. In Brazil, there are scarce university-affiliated healthcare centers that focus on sexual health. These services play a critical role in diagnosing and managing sexual disorders and can be pivotal in the training of healthcare professionals, as well as in the advancement of research and outreach in sexual medicine. Objective To describe the experience of establishing two sexual health centers in university-affiliated hospitals in Northeastern Brazil. Method This is an experiential report detailing the establishment of two distinct sexual health services. Results Both sexual health services started in different general hospitals in 2021, founded by a male and a female psychiatrists, authors of this paper. The initiative was prompted by the lack of dedicated sexual health services and the awareness of substantial patient distress stemming from sexual issues. Activities include patient consultations, case discussions, sexology seminars, and research project development, involving medical students and resident physicians, integrated into the psychiatry residency curriculum Referrals come mainly from other hospital specialties, but external referrals are also accepted. Collaboration with other healthcare professionals occurs through the analysis of clinical cases. Conclusion The establishment of sexual health services within university-affiliated hospitals has a positive impact on patient care and contributes to the study of sexual medicine, an area often overlooked in medical education. Improvements are needed in patient recruitment, counter-referral procedures, and the systematic incorporation of medical student rotations. While these services hold promise, they require greater integration with other healthcare services and a closer collaboration with undergraduate medical education. Financing No conflict.

Mental health promotion in a public school in southeastern Pará: experience report

Considering that anxiety disorder is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in adolescence, considering the post-pandemic period and the demands that emerged in the psychology service at Campus Marabá Industrial (CMI) of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pará (IFPA), along with the importance of actions for the prevention and promotion of mental health in the school environment, the objective was to describe the results obtained in offering a workshop organized by the psychology service at CMI/IFPA. The workshop aimed to inform students about stress and anxiety in adolescence, teach relaxation techniques, and provide psychoeducation on mental health care. This is an experiential report originating from a workshop with 1st-year high school students. The workshop was organized and conducted by psychology interns, under the guidance of the internship supervisor and psychologist at IFPA. The results showed an increased demand for psychology services from the students in the class, seeking information about emotional difficulties and requesting psychological assistance. Several students reported that they began discussing the topic more openly with reduced stigma. In conclusion, the work highlights the importance of psychology's role in the school environment, with a focus on prevention and promotion of mental health.

Relação entre território e residência em saúde: uma possibilidade de experiência decolonial?

ABSTRACT Can the presence of health residency in the territory be a way to decolonize the academy? This article addresses the possibility of decolonizing the academy through a multiprofessional family health residency program focused on rural health in the region. This is an experiential report whose epistemological basis is postcolonial and decolonial theories, especially the pedagogy of the territory, and includes elements of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary training, the territory and health, the relationship between the territory and the health of the rural population in the Quilombola community of Estivas, in the rural region of Garanhuns, Pernambuco. The conclusion is that the multiprofessional residency, as an institute of collective spaces, allows a new look at the territory, the community and health professionals to develop their actions based on interdisciplinarity, popular education and continuous training as a practice to understand other ways of producing health and stimulate change not only in the community and health professionals, but especially in society, making an important contribution to the decolonization of the academy.

A Gap in the Analysis of Technical Debt in Procedural Languages: An Experiential Report on Go

Technical debt analysis of procedural languages has not kept up with the growth in popularity of procedural languages. This article provides a perspective from one language: Go. We describe analysis complications and the potential for future developments to help practitioners overcome this gap.

Establishing Shared Purpose: Developing Unit Specific Mission, Vision, and Values in an Academic Library

In a large, public university library, the leadership team for Public Services wanted to provide a solid foundation for communication, collaboration, and shared decision making. In pursuit of that goal, the two groups within Public Services undertook to develop mission, vision, and values statements to highlight their unique purpose and provide direction for their work. Each group developed a unique and self-directed process of brainstorming and consensus building workshops and meetings; respecting and honoring the differences between the groups was an essential step in establishing shared values and successful cross-unit communication. These smaller group processes will later come to inform the work and collaborations of the unit as a whole and have already led to productive conversations and improvements in group communication. Reflecting on the process and products has allowed the unit as a whole to find and focus on commonalities in their values and work. This experiential report will provide definitions and guiding questions to serve as models for those working in academic libraries that wish to guide the development of these defining statements within their own particular context.

From Bottom to Top: Challenge on Formulating New Value Blueprint

This paper aims to disseminate an experiential report of a program conducted for Mitsubishi Pet Film Indonesia (MFI) to change the organization. The company asked us to develop both blueprint report and visual guidance report and disseminate it through nine workshops conducted to Change Agent (CA). We as consultant work together with the company to determine Change Agent, through Focus Group Discussion within 70 employees chosen by the company, then selected 25 out of 70 who then become the Change Agent. We implement John P. Kotter, known as Kotter’s 8 Step Change Model during the process, both us and the company realize that although change process has been made, it would not place any effect until a post Majeure event. By one event, when there was a fire in one of the company’s installation, Change Agents were trained to implement change as the company hoped it.

Integrating Apple iPads into University Computing Courses

The use of mobile devices is becoming increasingly common in both society and in the K-12 environment. Products such as the Apple iPad and the Microsoft Surface, among others, have matured to a point where university faculty are striving to integrate this increasingly ubiquitous technology into the classroom and the curriculum. This paper represents a case study examining one attempt to integrate the use of tablets into five university-level computing courses during the 2015- 2016 academic year. The author used a set of iPads and accompanying classroom technology (e.g. Apple TV, keyboards) in an attempt to engage students and build their problem-solving and collaborative skills. Student feedback suggests that students were engaged, and the results for the iPad's impact on problem-solving and collaborative skills improved over the course of the year. A number of challenges were observed, including inadequate student knowledge of tablets, wireless connectivity issues, student resistance to the group learning afforded by the iPads, and keeping the tablets charged and clean. Future plans for the study intend to address the challenges uncovered, using student and instructor feedback as an impetus for future development. This paper serves as an experiential report designed to inform other faculty who may be looking into similar projects.

Mobile experiences of an adolescent learning Spanish online in a twenty-first century high school

AbstractThis article focuses on a case analysis based on the experience of an adolescent having to further Spanish learning through the Spanish 3 (third year) distance course of a twenty-first century high school program. Autoethnographic reflections mediate the storyline of the experiential report, as conversations and observations are internalized by the researcher in a process that allows deep critical thinking on what the adolescent lives and what the researcher experiences through this contact. The findings suggest that mobile content programming may create a situation in which malleable minds are molded in a threatening environment that contributes to modify their habits through operant and respondent conditioning, behavior modification, behavior analytics, enslaving their way of life, as their identity is constantly under challenge.

Influence of Accreditation on Quality Assurance: An Experiential Report of the Nigerian Public Universities

This work is titled “Influence of Accreditation on quality Assurance: An Experiential Report of the Nigerian Public Universities” The Nigeria public universities were looked at with special attention on how the federal government of Nigeria handles universities education issues. This work was theoretically based but captured the practical experiences during accreditation of programmes in Nigerian public universities. Studies were cited to buttress points made. One of the studies cited used the population of academic staff to rank some factors expected to have caused incompetency in graduates produced in the public universities across Nigeria. It was found out that provision of human and material resources ranked top on the list. Based on the findings, recommendations were made.

Frequency of Relining Procedures During the Maintenance Period of Removable Prostheses: An Experiential Report

This retrospective report describes an individual prosthodontist's views regarding clinical factors that presumably influence the frequency of relining procedures (FRP) during the maintenance period of removable prostheses. Patient selection was composed of 60 removable prosthesis-wearing individuals who had been clinically monitored and maintained at 3-month intervals for periods ranging from 5 to 25 years. The FRP was designated as the dependent value, and the number of occlusal supporting areas, number of remaining teeth, sex, and age were designated as independent values using linear regression analysis (P < .05). Factors influencing the FRP were the number of occlusal supporting areas and patient age; the period between relining procedures increased as occlusal supporting areas and age increased.

Target-focused Exercise Regime: A Motivational Strategy to Improve Patient's Adherence to Treatment of a Stiff Thumb Interphalangeal Joint

As hand therapists, we are often creative in altering and individualizing orthoses to meet specific patient needs. To assist patients in regaining desired thumb interphalangeal joint range of motion, these authors added a target component to a standard short opponens orthosis. This target component allowed patients to visualize the range of motion goal, thus subjectively resulting in better patient compliance and range of motion.—Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT, Practice Forum Editor As hand therapists, we are often creative in altering and individualizing orthoses to meet specific patient needs. To assist patients in regaining desired thumb interphalangeal joint range of motion, these authors added a target component to a standard short opponens orthosis. This target component allowed patients to visualize the range of motion goal, thus subjectively resulting in better patient compliance and range of motion.—Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT, Practice Forum Editor JHT Read for CreditQuiz: Article #234Record your answers on the Return Answer Form found on the tear-out coupon at the back of this issue or to complete online and use a credit card, go to JHTReadforCredit.com. There is only one best answer for each question.#1.The target component was placed towarda.radial deviationb.ulnar deviationc.flexiond.extension#2.The desired weekly progression was established as an increase of approximatelya.10°–15°b.15°–20°c.20°–25°d.5°–10°#3.The authors present their work as aa.single case studyb.random clinical trials designc.series of cases with definitive diagnosesd.clinic wide experiential report#4.Though the reader cannot be sure, one can presume that goals and gains were expressed as increases ina.composite flexionb.lag reductionc.AROMd.PROM#5.The authors took into account the severity of the stiffness by using the Modified Weeks Test before setting goalsa.Trueb.the descriptive paper does not sayWhen submitting to the HTCC for re-certification, please batch your JHT RFC certificates in groups of 3 or more to get full credit. Quiz: Article #234Record your answers on the Return Answer Form found on the tear-out coupon at the back of this issue or to complete online and use a credit card, go to JHTReadforCredit.com. There is only one best answer for each question.#1.The target component was placed towarda.radial deviationb.ulnar deviationc.flexiond.extension#2.The desired weekly progression was established as an increase of approximatelya.10°–15°b.15°–20°c.20°–25°d.5°–10°#3.The authors present their work as aa.single case studyb.random clinical trials designc.series of cases with definitive diagnosesd.clinic wide experiential report#4.Though the reader cannot be sure, one can presume that goals and gains were expressed as increases ina.composite flexionb.lag reductionc.AROMd.PROM#5.The authors took into account the severity of the stiffness by using the Modified Weeks Test before setting goalsa.Trueb.the descriptive paper does not sayWhen submitting to the HTCC for re-certification, please batch your JHT RFC certificates in groups of 3 or more to get full credit. Record your answers on the Return Answer Form found on the tear-out coupon at the back of this issue or to complete online and use a credit card, go to JHTReadforCredit.com. There is only one best answer for each question.#1.The target component was placed towarda.radial deviationb.ulnar deviationc.flexiond.extension#2.The desired weekly progression was established as an increase of approximatelya.10°–15°b.15°–20°c.20°–25°d.5°–10°#3.The authors present their work as aa.single case studyb.random clinical trials designc.series of cases with definitive diagnosesd.clinic wide experiential report#4.Though the reader cannot be sure, one can presume that goals and gains were expressed as increases ina.composite flexionb.lag reductionc.AROMd.PROM#5.The authors took into account the severity of the stiffness by using the Modified Weeks Test before setting goalsa.Trueb.the descriptive paper does not say When submitting to the HTCC for re-certification, please batch your JHT RFC certificates in groups of 3 or more to get full credit.

Broom Closet or Fish Bowl? An Ethnographic Exploration of a University Queer Center and Oneself

The authors detail an educational ethnography of a university queer cultural center’s role on campus and in the surrounding community. The data include participant observation, in-depth interviews, and artifacts. The authors review lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ally, and questioning (LGBTAQ) issues in higher education, heterosexual attitudes, and queer theory. The findings of barriers to the Center’s mission plus the suicide of a Center student prompted the authors to explore research poetry as a means to express the inexpressible. Furthermore, they illustrate tensions between contemporary queer and gay theories through the telling of a straight tale (traditional research report) and a gay tale (experiential research report), interrupted with queer tales (poetic interludes) and queer asides. At the heart of the tale is the transformation of the first author, a gay male, to a researcher and scholar of gay issues. This tale is therefore at all times queer, gay, and straight.

Community-Based Mental Health Intervention for Underprivileged Women in Rural India: An Experiential Report

Objective. To share experiences from a project that integrates a mental health intervention within a developmental framework of microcredit activity for economically underprivileged women in rural India. Method. The mental health intervention had two components: group counseling and stress management. The former comprised of ventilation and reassurance and the latter strengthening of coping skills and a relaxation technique. Focus group discussions were used to understand women's perception of how microcredit economic activity and the mental health intervention had affected their lives. Results. Women in the mental health intervention group reported reduction in psychological distress and bodily aches and pains. Majority (86%) reported that the quality of their sleep had improved with regular practice of relaxation and that sharing their problems in the group had helped them to unburden. The social support extended by the members to each other, made them feel that they were not alone and could face any life situation. Conclusion. The study provided qualitative evidence that adding the mental health intervention to the ongoing economic activity had made a positive difference in the lives of the women. Addressing mental health concerns along with livelihood initiatives can help to enhance both economic and social capital in rural poor women.

Behandlung von Erkältungskrankheiten mit einem Komplexhomöopathikum

This experiential report documents the therapy of patients with common cold treated with the homeopathic remedy STW 11 by a general practicioner. Symptoms related to 4 fields were examined by a 9 point likert scale: Fever/aching, cough, throat and nose. A point value of „3” was defined as salutary. Days of illness and number of infections were counted by the physician and the quantity was compared before and after therapy with the homeopathic remedy. The quantity was reduced after therapy. The data reveal the success of therapy notably of common cold with mild symptoms or in the beginning of the disease. During the evaluation period no adverse events were detected.

Five experiences with the viable system model

Purpose – The paper is a call and an invitation to more application research on the viable system model (VSM). It aims to share five empirical findings from the practical application of the VSM in a mainly economic environment.Design/methodology/approach – An experiential report from the practice of more than 100 VSM consulting and schooling projects that the author together with colleagues have conducted at the Malik Management Zentrum, St Gallen, over the past seven years mainly in the German‐speaking area.Findings – There is an increasing interest on alternative organizational models amongst chief executive officers in the last three to four years since it becomes obvious that the existing classical models were not able to cope with the complexity and dynamics of twenty‐first century markets anymore. The VSM provides them with a model to distinguish right from wrong in organizational questions. It also provides a language that has to be learnt under the typical and challenging conditions of learning an...

RELATO DE PRÁTICA | SOHAB: um aquecedor solar de baixo custo

&lt;p&gt;O relato de experiência apresenta o projeto SOHAB (Sol na COHAB Adventista) que pretendeu diminuir a conta de energia dos moradores da Companhia de Habitação – COHAB Adventista do bairro do Campo Limpo, na cidade de São Paulo. Realizado na primeira edição do Programa Jovens Urbanos, o projeto possibilitou aos jovens participarem de uma oficina sobre a tecnologia e o processo de produção do aquecedor solar de baixo custo – ASBC. Os jovens, por meio do SOHAB, mobilizaram os moradores para o uso de novas tecnologias de geração de energia e instalaram aquecedores solares em três residências.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

RELATO DE PRÁTICA | Blogs: territórios de aprendizagem, comunicação e sociabilidade

&lt;p&gt;O relato de experiência descreve uma ação de incentivo à construção de blogs, desenvolvida pelo Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Educação, Cultura e Ação Comunitária - Cenpec como uma das experiências de aprendizagem constituintes do Programa Jovens Urbanos. A criação dos blogs foi realizada na segunda etapa do processo de formação proposto pelo Programa, quando acontece a implementação dos projetos elaborados pelos grupos de jovens. Sob a coordenação da equipe técnica do Cenpec, essa iniciativa proporcionou aos participantes fazer e utilizar blogs como espaços de acompanhamento dos projetos e trocas de experiências entre os grupos, bem como utilizar essa ferramenta como um meio virtual de comunicação.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

Experiencing Music Therapy Cancer Support

I portray health-related research outcomes in an arts-informed representation that disrupts the traditional discursive-scholarly format of journal writing to privilege better the participants' accounts and communicate these experientially. The representation uncovers meaning through alternative ways of communicating and conveys the ineffable quality of music in a manner that may be understood through and beyond words. This expands the convention of health-related research outcomes, including ways of knowing, what can be known and how this can be represented. I elaborate my intentions for this experiential report, discuss theoretical underpinnings of this methodology and describe a music therapy support group model.

Uma ferramenta para a construção da democracia

&lt;p&gt;O relato de experiência discute a relação entre a qualidade na educação e a gestão escolar democrática, sob o enfoque da participação da comunidade escolar. Apresenta algumas experiências de uso dos Indicadores da Qualidade na Educação em todo o Brasil e descreve a experiência desenvolvida na rede municipal de ensino de Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, em 2005. Os Indicadores de Qualidade na Educação são resultado de parcerias entre Ação Educativa, Unicef, Pnud, MEC/INEP e um conjunto de instituições representativas da área. Esse projeto foi criado, em 2003, para contribuir com a melhoria da qualidade na escola, permitindo a identificação de problemas, favorecendo a apreensão dos desafios e, principalmente, abrindo espaço para o envolvimento da comunidade no processo de avaliação. Considerando os resultados do município de Ituiutaba, destaca-se que ainda existe pouca convicção sobre a participação democrática como o melhor modelo para a gestão escolar e também para o sistema municipal. A maior parte das pessoas demonstrou não ter se apropriado de fundamentos para realizar uma reflexão qualificada acerca desses temas. O relato conclui que a construção de uma gestão democrática não é linear e uniforme; a democracia é um princípio e um horizonte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;object id="2bdb492b-9a78-b597-3b7a-e99ffab4838b" type="application/gas-events-abn" width="0" height="0"&gt;&lt;/object&gt;

Focus Group as a Method of Data Collection in Nursing Research: An Experiential Report

This article reports an experience with the focus group as a method of data collection in nursing research. Five discussion/reflection meetings were carried out having sexuality in nursing care practice as the central focus, with a group of seven students in the Nursing Graduation Course of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), in August and September 2001. It has been described here the motivation and the justification for the use of this technique; the organization of the group meetings; a synthesis of each one and its final evaluation.