Need For Empowerment Research Articles

PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PROGRAM E-MARKETPLACE PADA PENGRAJIN GERABAH DESA BUMI JAYA SERANG BANTEN

Pottery is a traditional product that is still being made and developed. But the existence of pottery today has begun to diminish its interest because it has to compete with modern products. Therefore, the need for empowerment of Small and Medium Industries, especially the pottery industry to be able to compete in the modern market. This paper aims to: (1) know the potential of proper local empowerment in Kampung Gerabah Bumi Jaya Serang Banten, (2) identify the right model of economic development and empowerment, (3) Analyze the usefulness and benefits of technology in the economy of the pottery industry through E-Martketplace on pottery craftsmen in Kampung Gerabah Desa Bumi Jaya Serang Banten. The method used is a descriptive qualitative approach to obtain relevant data in community empowerment, especially empowerment in pottery craftsmen in Kampung Gerabah Bumi Jaya Serang Banten. The results showed that empowerment through e-Marketplace can be done on pottery craftsmen in Bumi Jaya Village. Pottery sales through e-marketplaces have a high opportunity if developed well and continuously and there are innovations in pottery products.

Divine designation in the use of the Bible: The quest for an ‘all-powerful God’ (the omnipotence of God) in a pastoral ministry of human empowerment

In our exposure to weakness, vulnerability, loss, anguish and different forms of impairment, the following pastoral theological questions arises: What is meant by divine almightiness within the human need for spiritual strength, empowerment, encouragement and well-being? The epithet of almightiness (omnipotence, pantokratōr) gave birth to fictitious and speculative associations, even fear and anxiety: The paralyzing fear of God Almighty – divine intoxicating and spiritual pathology. Instead of a pantokratōr-definition of God, a paraklēsis-infinition of God is proposed. This paradigm shift is based on the hermeneutical insight, namely, that the El Shadday of Yahweh is based on the respect in Jewish hermeneutics to render God not as a personified substance, but as an ‘operating verb’ – hjh. In the verbing of God, El Shadday points to encouragement, empowerment and a kind of pity and comfort based on the passio Dei. Contribution: How one perceives the power of God, determines the practice of Christian devotion and spirituality. Therefore, the emphasis on the notion of ‘God Almighty’ (omnipotence of God) and its link to the notion of the ‘weakness of God’ as exposed in the basic outline for a theology of the cross and as a source for hope in pastoral care and compassionate reaching out.

Achieving integrated care: the need for digital empowerment.

Achieving integrated care: the need for digital empowerment.

Practitioner Empowerment, Older Adult Mistreatment, and Dementia.

Although some studies have revealed practitioner disempowerment in cases of older adult mistreatment, this experience is poorly understood. In addition,dementia and contextual influences further complicate cases; yet, little is known about the experience of practitioners with this complexity. This critical inquiry, based on Critical social theory, critical consciousness, and professional agency, aimed to address these gaps. Fifty-one practitioners from diverse health care and social service disciplines from rural and urban communities in Northeastern Ontario participated in interviews, journals, and focus groups. Analysis of data revealed the need for empowerment within a perpetual cycle of non-resolution, to refocus on legal clarity and intervention versus the current legal complexity and education focus, and to develop adequate infrastructure to support interprofessional efforts. The infusion of this knowledge into policy, practice, and research has great potential to improve outcomes for older adults with dementia who are mistreated in their homes.

WHAT DO YOU WEIGH? POPULAR FEMINISM AND BODY POSITIVITY AS MEDIATED DISEMBODIMENT

This study analyzes the Instagram page, @i_weigh, and its relation to body positivity discourses. Drawing on a visual discourse analysis of 300 Instagram posts from the @i_weigh account, this study suggests that body positivity movements may be increasingly disembodied in a self-representational era hallmarked by popular feminism. On 16 March 2018, actress and activist Jameela Jamil posted a photo to Instagram, obscuring her body with textual identifiers like “great friends” and “I laugh every day.” This post marked the launch of the Instagram account @i_weigh. This page, founded and maintained by Jamil, posts submissions from Instagram users answering the call to “weigh” themselves beyond the corporeal. This movement, now millions in reach, signals a departure from the conventions of body positivity. Rather than discovering empowerment through the body, @i_weigh encourages its participants to publicly privilege external relationships, social identities, and economic opportunities in an effort to look past the body. @i_weigh discursively constructs a mediated disembodiment, characterized by its liminal visual representation and categorization of the self through narratives of resilience and strength, claiming marginalized identities, and extra-self connection. The interaction of liminality and mediated disembodiment is reflective of self-representation in an age of popular feminism, placing the responsibility back on women for their own empowerment and production of selfhood while ignoring the socio-cultural frameworks that create a need for empowerment in the first place.

Dietary and lifestyle habits of secondary school students in Subotica

Abstract Dietary habits, alcohol use and physical activity initiated in childhood and adolescence are often maintained during later life. Study objective was to investigate high school students' behavior patterns and nutritional status. The cross-sectional study involved 301 students (16 years old) from two secondary schools in Subotica, North Backa Region. Study took place in October 2019. Students anonymously filled out a modified national questionnaire consisting of 27 questions and covering the areas: free time, physical activity, alcohol use, eating habits. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight) were done in schools. Statistical data processing was done in SPSS. Boys were more physically active than girls, both in regard to competitive sports (36.4% vs. 8.2%) and recreational sports or other physical activity for at least 4 hours per week (15.2% vs. 7.3%). This difference is statistically significant (χ2=40.534; DF = 3; p = 0.001). More than a half of the students (58%) admitted drinking alcohol occasionally in the last 12 months and every fifth student during weekends. Daily consumption of breakfast is present in 44% students, fresh fruits in 28.3% and vegetables in 25.9%. On the contrary, 31.6% of them eat sweets and 30.8% drink sweetened soft drinks daily. There is a statistically significant difference in type of used fats, with boys using more often “bad” fats (χ2=12.884; DF = 3; p = 0.005). Every third student (32.5%) is overweight or obese (>85th percentile). The high percentage of students with BMI > 85th percentile, poor nutrition habits, lack of physical activity, frequent alcohol use, indicated a need for stronger implementation of interventions aimed at adolescents and younger age groups. Following the study, a comprehensive intervention program was implemented in the period October-December 2019. The program included educational seminars, peer education, demonstrational cooking workshops, stands for parents, preparing an e-cookbook, sports and recreation fair. Key messages The results obtained underline a need for youth empowerment and environmental interventions to support their lifestyle change. It is our obligation to help them find a way to enhance their health potential as early as possible.

An integrative framework on the impact of allies: How identity‐based needs influence intergroup solidarity and social movements

AbstractWhat impact do advantaged group allies have within social movements? Although solidarity between advantaged and disadvantaged group members is often encouraged to achieve long‐term social change, allies run the risk of being ineffective or counterproductive, therefore making it important to shift our focus towards understanding the impact of allies. We propose an integrative theoretical framework describing the positive and negative impact of allies based on their distinct identity‐based needs: advantaged group members’ need for moral acceptance and disadvantaged group members’ need for empowerment and respect. By consolidating extant literature and identifying gaps in prior research, we propose a set of hypotheses concerning (a) tensions that arise within intergroup solidarity efforts for social change between advantaged group allies and disadvantaged group members, and (b) the role of allies in influencing broader public opinion to advance the psychology of social change.

PERILAKU MEROKOK PADA PASIEN TUBERKULOSIS LAKI-LAKI DI KECAMATAN BANYUWANGI, KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI

An increasing number of smokers is associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). The risk of TB can be reduced by two thirds if someone stops smoking. The purpose of this study was to determine smoking behavior in TB patients in three puskesmas in Banyuwangi District (Puskesmas Sobo, Puskesmas Kertosari, and Puskesmas Singotrunan). This research is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach, which was conducted for 6 (six) months, June to December 2017. This study used data from a study entitled "nutrition status, social support, and health-related quality of life in tuberculosis patients at the center Banyuwangi health services ". Data were collected by conducting a survey using a questionnaire to 71 TB patients, but only male TB patients (56.3%) were further investigated. The results of this study showed 15% of male TB patients continued to smoke, 7.5% smoked daily and 7.5% smoked occasionally. Of the male TB patients who do not currently smoke, 73% smoked daily, and 9% smoked occasionally. As many as 85% of male TB patients have smoked, 4% smoked 5 minutes after waking up, and 21% smoked 6 to 30 minutes after waking up. As many as 11% of male TB patients who smoke spend more than 31 cigarettes, and 14% use 21 to 30 cigarettes. It can be concluded that there are still male TB patients who continue to smoke. The results of this study indicate that the need for empowerment of the PMO (Drugs Supervisor) to monitor smoking behavior in TB patients, counseling in TB patients should be able to detect the existence of addiction to smoking and consultation efforts to stop smoking.

Exploring mental health carers’ caregiving experiences in France

PurposeFrance, once a pioneer in psychiatry, is now sinking as its population faces major mental health challenges. This includes the 12 Million French individuals with psychiatric conditions, the lack of appropriate structures and the shortage of skilled mental health professionals, but it also leaves families in critical situations. The purpose of this study is to explore the carers’ caregiving experiences and to suggest ways to organise educational programmes to support mental health carers in France.Design/methodology/approachThe research was conducted from January 2018 to November 2019. It included French carers of patients with mental conditions. Recorded semi-structured interviews were used and findings were analysed through an inductive thematic analysis and regrouped into key themes.FindingsParticipants had overwhelming negative representations of “mental illness”. The fact that they were excluded from participating in the patient’s health management further added to their misconceptions around mental disability, it limited their communication with their family and amplified their burdens.Research limitations/implicationsThere is an urgent need for carer empowerment; carers should be included in educational programmes, they should benefit from French Government subsidies and social-network assistance and receive quality assistance by trained mental health professionals. The critical situation of carers can only be addressed by combining these three steps and through the action of appropriate actors in the field of mental health, thus alleviating the current paradigm of psychiatric care in France.Originality/valueThousands of research papers regarding carers have been published in other countries. In addition yet, to the knowledge, only a few investigations on French mental health carers have been conducted to this day. The singularity of this research lies in the rare individual interviews, which provided us with first-hand testimonies of mental health carers in France. This data could be of vital aid for professionals and for policymakers when advocating for better support of carers in mental health.

ENDOCRINOLOGY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19: Management of adrenal insufficiency.

We provide guidance on prevention of adrenal crisis during the global COVID-19 crisis, a time with frequently restricted access to the usual level of healthcare. Patients with adrenal insufficiency are at an increased risk of infection, which may be complicated by developing an adrenal crisis; however, there is currently no evidence that adrenal insufficiency patients are more likely to develop a severe course of disease. We highlight the need for education (sick day rules, stringent social distancing rules), equipment (sufficient glucocorticoid supplies, steroid emergency self-injection kit) and empowerment (steroid emergency card, COVID-19 guidelines) to prevent adrenal crises. In patients with adrenal insufficiency developing an acute COVID-19 infection, which frequently presents with continuous high fever, we suggest oral stress dose cover with 20 mg hydrocortisone every 6 h. We also comment on suggested dosing for patients who usually take modified release hydrocortisone or prednisolone. In patients with adrenal insufficiency showing clinical deterioration during an acute COVID-19 infection, we advise immediate (self-)injection of 100 mg hydrocortisone intramuscularly, followed by continuous i.v. infusion of 200 mg hydrocortisone per 24 h, or until this can be established, and administration of 50 mg hydrocortisone every 6 h. We also advise on doses for infants and children.

Przedsiębiorstwo społeczne elementem współczesnego ładu gospodarki kapitalistycznej

Celem artykułu jest wskazanie na kształtujące się procesy współczesnego kapitalizmu. Cechą współczesnego kapitalizmu jest długookresowe utrzymywanie się strukturalnej nadpodaży produkcji. W konsekwencji, występowanie nadwyżki ekonomicznej prowadzi do strukturalnej nierównowagi między mocami wytwórczymi a granicami konsumpcji. W społeczeństwach bogatych i średnio zamożnych obserwujemy swoiste przesuwanie kapitału z bezpośrednich inwestycji produkcyjnych w sferę usług mających zapewnić zbywalność wytwarzanych produktów (marketing z agresywną reklamą i promocją, obsługa konsumencka, kształtowanie wzorców konsumpcji i in.). Jednak nauki społeczne coraz częściej dostrzegają potrzebę upodmiotowienia człowieka w procesach społeczno-gospodarczych. Obecny wiek przynosi potwierdzenie powyższych, rewolucyjnych konstatacji. Obserwujemy humanizację ekonomii. Dokonuje się ona wielopłaszczyznowo, natomiast warunkiem uspołeczniania kapitalizmu na poziomie makroekonomicznym jest kształtowanie ładu. Takie zmiany jakościowe są możliwe do wprowadzenia w ujęciu holistycznym w perspektywie długookresowej. W warstwie teoretycznej, ale również praktycznej, uspołecznienie pełne kapitalizmu następuje wtedy gdy przedsiębiorstwo społeczne funkcjonuje w prospołecznym ładzie ordoliberalnym. Natomiast na poziomie mikroekonomicznym rolę humanizacji gospodarki pełni przedsiębiorstwo społeczne.

Psychosocial empowerment-based interventions for smoking reduction: concepts, measures and outcomes. A systematic review.

Although empowerment is a widely used concept in health-related areas, its definition remains unclear. While there is evidence for the effectiveness of empowerment interventions in improving some psychosocial factors linked to health (e.g. patient self-care strategy, coping skills, access and effective use of health services) and some health outcomes like mental health and HIV/AIDS-related behaviour, other data appear to contradict this. Moreover, concepts, measures, and outcomes related to empowerment are operationalized in different ways. Using the case of tobacco control programmes, we wanted to explore: (a) how research on smoking reduction/prevention has conceptualized empowerment; (b) which measures and instruments have been used to assess behaviour outcomes and the empowerment process. We hypothesized that the transformative potential that characterizes empowerment is marginally considered.A total of 18 studies reporting on the effect of prevention interventions on smoking and/or empowerment outcomes were reviewed. Two kinds of study were distinguished: (a) studies reporting behaviour outcomes without data about the impact on empowerment; (b) studies analysing the empowerment process. Among this latter type, some studies did not provide information about the specific behaviour (smoking), while others examined the impact of intervention on both smoking and empowerment. In about half of all studies, empowerment strategies were found to be effective in improving smoking outcomes, while no differences were found between intervention and control groups in the remaining studies. The present review suggests that pragmatic definitions of empowerment need to be developed in order to promote its transferability and evaluation.

Survey on gender role in rice production by farmers of Nuwakot district, Nepal

Gender plays an important role in agriculture from managing work at the farm field to communicate with buyers. There is a significant division of labor among rice farmers in Nepal; thus, the study was conducted to identify the role of males and females in a farm field and also in decision making and other relevant activities. A random sampling survey was conducted where the respondents aged between 35-55 were highest and 85% of the respondents were males. The area was found to be dominated by the Brahmins. Female workers were found to be involved in highly unskilled work like transplanting, uprooting, weeding, and male workers were found to be involved in decision making, marketing, land preparation, pesticide application. Harvesting was done by females and then threshing by males. Equal involvement of males and females laborers was observed in the irrigation of rice crops. Women's less access to decision making was found to be due to lack of land ownership and lower level of education than those of males. Thus, the need for women empowerment is necessary for the area and also exposure of female labors to different skill-oriented training should be encouraged. The focus of NGOs/ INGOs should be headed to uplift the women's role in farming in Nepal.

Colaboración interprofesional en las sesiones clínicas conjuntas en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos: percepciones de enfermeras y médicos

IntroductionCollaborative practice is an interpersonal process in which different professional disciplines that share objectives interact, participate in decision-making and provide comprehensive and quality care. The joint clinical sessions offer the opportunity to interact and improve communication between professionals and optimise results in practice. AimTo explore perceptions of nurses and physicians about collaborative practice in joint Intensive Care Unit clinical sessions. MethodCritical discourse analysis, through semi-structured interviews and field journals, using as theoretical reference the concepts of Campus, Capital and Habitus by Pierre Bourdieu. Participants: nurses and physicians of the Intensive Care Unit, who were recruited by intentional sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and a discourse analysis was then performed. The interviews were coded by all the researchers, then shared and the data were interpreted in the context in which they were collected. ResultsFive categories emerged: 1) Concept: integration and involvement of a team with collective contributions and shared objectives, 2) importance: it increases patient safety, improves professional satisfaction and quality of care, 3) factors: the absence of culture organisations make collaborative practice difficult, 4) role: the nurse perceived that she plays a passive role (listener) during the clinical rounds and the physician an active role (communicator) and, 5) improvement strategies: to establish a schedule and balance interprofessional tasks. ConclusionsThere is a need for empowerment in active participation by nursing staff in joint clinical sessions. The medical group should be more aware of the humanistic perceptions that other professionals can bring. Encouraging active listening in physicians, improving real communication by nursing staff and generating a space where respect and confidence prevail, will favour interprofessional work dynamics.

Development DEVELOPMENT OF VILLAGE BUSINESS ENTITIES IN MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE USING IMPROVEMENT OF FOOD SECURITY GOVERNMENT IN PRASUNG VILLAGE

Prasung village located in Sidoarjo Regency is flanked by two rivers, Porong and Kali Mas, so it has fertile agricultural land that is can be a mainstay as a center for food security. So that a breakthrough in the management of development in the agricultural sector is needed through the establishment of the Village Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) of Agriculture that will manage agricultural products in order to provide great benefits to the people of Prasung Village in improving the economy, welfare and can improve food security. The need for community empowerment in managing the results of their fields through the BUMDes Agriculture that can also open jobs for the surrounding community. BUMDes Agriculture which will be developed in addition to being intended to increase the village's original income also has a social function. This community service activity is carried out with the method of socialization by providing understanding to the community in an effort to increase the potential in the village to support the welfare of the local community through the development of the Agricultural BUMDes in the Village of Prasung. The embodiment of the establishment of the BUMDes Agriculture is expected to minimize the role of middlemen, which often leads to increasing transaction costs between the price of products from producers to consumers. So that this BUMDes Agriculture can later help the community in the production of food for the consumption of local village community food. BUMDes in later can become a distributor that fosters economic activities in the local village so that of course requires a strong foundation in its development.

PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN BAGI MASYARAKAT DESA WISATA KAMPUNG BAMBU DESA BANYURESMI PANDEGLANG

Digital marketing can help a lot of tourism practitioners, especially the Tourism Village in marketing the tourism village. Along with changes in people's behavior that is more 'internet', the internet media is an effective media in marketing tourism services. Since not all rural communities are familiar with digital marketing, there is a need for community empowerment to develop their Tourism Village through Digital Marketing Management activities.The method of carrying out the dedication by making a program of empowering the skills of tourism aware groups, and also the community of Banyuresmi Village, Jiput Pandeglang. It is hoped that after this program, the community and also POKDARWIS can effectively manage digital marketing (product, price, place, promotion) to develop Kampung Bambu Tourism Village.

PREVALÊNCIA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS À HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL EM IDOSOS DE UM MUNICÍPIO DO INTERIOR DO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO

No Brasil, dentre as Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis, a Hipertensão ArterialSistêmica (HAS) destaca-se pelo elevado número de casos diagnosticados. Paratanto, objetivou-se estimar a prevalência de HAS e fatores associados em idososde Canindé, Ceará. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo de base populacional com372 idosos. Aplicaram-se questionário de caracterização e o International PhysicalActivity Questionnaire, analisados no SPSS 16.0. A prevalência de HAS foi de 46,2%da população. Dentre os hipertensos, apenas 1,2% não aderiu ao tratamentomedicamentoso. Observaram-se diferenças estatisticamente significantes entrehipertensão e faixa etária (p=0,004), aposentadoria (p=0,000), consulta einternação no último ano (p=0,000), nível de atividade física (p=0,008), obesidade(p=0,031) e diabetes (p=0,001). Na análise multivariada ajustada, os idososobesos tiveram 5,603 vezes mais chances de serem hipertensos, os diabéticos1,876 e os inativos 2,067. Aqueles que apresentaram frequência >4 vezes deconsultas e internações no último ano tiveram 2,854 mais chances de terem essediagnóstico. Embora não se comprove uma relação de causalidade, os resultadosencontrados e a associação entre as variáveis apontam a necessidade doempoderamento da população para uma boa adesão ao tratamento, além dasiniciativas de prevenção, investimentos em saúde e difusão de políticas públicas.

Empowerment of family caregiver in front of stroke in hospital environment.

to understand how the empowerment of family caregivers of people with stroke occurs in the hospital environment. a qualitative research, participatory action research, articulated with Paulo Freire's Research Itinerary, developed in April 2018 with family caregivers, in a Stroke Unit. three predominant codes were coded: the need for empowerment and autonomy to experience the care situation; the challenges experienced in becoming a caregiver; and family support. Participants presented a lack of information inherent to the care process, with distancing from empowerment to perform the function in dehospitalization. Dialogue revealed empowerment as a possibility for critical awareness and skill development. it highlights the importance of directing health promotion for caregivers, inserting them in the care process, recognizing their needs and intensifying practices that promote empowerment for care, bypassing curative actions.

Oporezivanje za rodnu ravnopravnost - predlog mera za Republiku Srbiju na putu evropskih integracija

Gender equality in the Republic of Serbia has still not been reached. The female unemployment rate is 11,1% and the inactivity rate is more than 50% which endagers the sustainable development for the Republic of Serbia. Even though the problem has been recognized, adequate measures have still not been taken to address it. For that reason, this paper provides an analysis of the need for economic empowerment of women in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the adequacy of tax measures to achieve such a goal, based on which six fiscal measures are proposed in this paper. The measures proposed are aimed at the economic empowerment of women, primarily through their employment and encouragement to use their property rights, which entail a number of other positive effects on the position of women. The measures proposed are tax breaks aimed at encouraging flexible work arrangements (part-time work and work "from home"), as well as the possibility of provision of child-care services for employees. Also, an increase in the tax burden for making gifts consisting of a share on agricultural land by a female to a male family member is proposed.

Women Empowerment And Sustainable Development In Nigeria

A nation that cannot feed her citizens effectively is facing a very big global economic challenge. This was one of the reasons why UN inculcated food security measure as one of the 2003 MDG goals for the developing countries before 2015 target years. Nigerians economic down turn started when agricultural economy was neglected and attention was given to crude oil economy as the major export of the country’s economy. The neglect export of the country’s economy. This neglect of the country’s agric economy gave rise to the present social and economic challenges such as poverty, unemployment, food security, low agric export system, youths restiveness, social insecurity and the general infrastructural decay and decay in other systems. Therefore one of the striking measures to address the countries economic system is through the revival of agriculture with particular reference to women empowerment.
 The paper therefore discussed women empowerment, importance of agriculture to Nigerian economy and the need for women empowerment in agriculture. The paper also highlighted strategies for women empowerment, demerits of not empowering women and challenges confronting women farmers in Nigeria.
 The paper recommends an immediate action to empower women farm with enough financial and material support for women farmers in Nigeria