Use Of Video Calls Research Articles

Long-distance texting: Text messaging is linked with higher relationship satisfaction in long-distance relationships.

Due to the widespread use of smartphones, romantic couples can connect with their partners from virtually anywhere, at any time. Remote communication may be particularly important to long-distance relationships (LDRs), compared to geographically close relationships (GCRs). The goals of the current research were to examine differences between LDRs and GCRs in (1) the patterns of remote communication (video calls, voice calls, and texting), and (2) how frequency and responsiveness of remote communication are related to relationship satisfaction. Data were drawn from an online survey of emerging adults (n = 647) who were in a relationship or dating someone (36.5% were in an LDR). Participants in LDRs engaged in more frequent video calling, voice calling and texting, compared to those in GCRs. Long-distance relationship participants also perceived their partners to be more responsive during video and voice calls, compared to GCR participants. More frequent and responsive texting predicted significantly greater relationship satisfaction among participants in LDRs, but not GCRs. Meanwhile, frequency of voice calls was associated with greater relationship satisfaction in GCRs, but not in LDRs. The use of video calls was not significantly related to relationship satisfaction in either group. Overall, study findings add to a growing literature on remote communication in romantic couples and suggest a uniquely positive role of texting within LDRs. Further research is needed to examine the ways in which LDR and GCR couples can best capitalize on different forms of remote technology to maintain their relationships during periods of separation.

Use of Virtual Video Call Communications in Family Visits: A Literature Review

Background: Family visits and patient assistance by the family during treatment experience limitations. limitations occur because of the COVID-19 pandemic which eliminated all family visits to patients, patients being treated in isolation rooms, elderly people living in nursing homes, and family limitations in visiting their cared for families. Objective: Online visitation with a video call between patient and family can reduce the harm of isolation. Method: The writing method uses a literature review to summarize and conclude several studies using video calls for family visitations in patients both hospitalized and elderly in nursing homes. Journal searches are carried out through both national and international databases. Search for related journals using the EBSCO, Pubmed, Proquest, Elsevier and Google Scholar databases. Result: From the literature search, it was found that the use of video calls for online visitations of patients in hospitals and the elderly in nursing homes showed a decrease in anxiety, increased morale, reduced feelings of loneliness and isolation.

THE THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER AS A FACILITATOR IN THE USE OF INDONESIAN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

This study discusses the role of the teacher as a facilitator of the use of Indonesian in the learning process. The teacher is a very important person in the world of education in the teaching and learning process as a mediator, facilitator, and leader in the classroom. Teachers and students must be able to communicate well as the principle of communication between teachers and students so that learning runs well. Even during a pandemic like now. Teachers are required to be more varied and wise in learning and to form closeness with students. The focus of this research is how the teacher's role as a facilitator of the use of Indonesian in Elementary School. Study on the use of Video Calls in Class 1 Learning at Muhammadiyah Elementary School Plus Salatiga. This study used interview, documentation, and observation techniques with two teachers, two students, and two student guardians. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. In the first grade students of Muhammadiyah Plus Salatiga elementary school, Indonesian language learning is on the theme of one learning two, namely Understanding Guidance Sentences

The Zoom Effect: Exploring the Impact of Video Calling on Appearance Dissatisfaction and Interest in Aesthetic Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The popularity of videoconferencing platforms has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, concerns have been expressed regarding the potential for video calls to promote appearance dissatisfaction because individuals are exposed to an image of themselves on camera for extended periods. The aim of the current study was to characterize current video usage behaviors and their relation to appearance dissatisfaction and interest in aesthetic procedures in the general population. An online survey was completed by 335 adults currently living in Australia. Multiple aspects of video usage were assessed, including engagement in video-manipulation techniques to enhance appearance and the focus of visual attention (ie, on self or others) while on video calls. The Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire was administered to determine if video-use behaviors were associated with greater body image disturbance. Over one-third of participants had identified new appearance concerns while on video. Dysmorphic concern was associated with self-focused attention, greater engagement in video-manipulation behaviors, and increasing appearance concerns due to their time on video calls. Individuals who identified new video-based appearance concerns reported greater interest in obtaining future beauty treatments (eg, waxing) and aesthetic procedures (eg, nonsurgical procedures such as antiwrinkle injections). This is one of first empirical studies to report the potential consequences of video-call usage for increasing appearance dissatisfaction and dysmorphic concern, and to demonstrate a link between the use of video calls and interest in cosmetic procedures.

Physically distant but socially close? Changes in non-physical intergenerational contacts at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among older people in France, Italy and Spain

Physical distancing is intended to mitigate the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, the impact of a decrease in face-to-face contacts on non-physical social contacts of older people remains unclear. In particular, we focus on intergenerational contacts that are especially relevant for older people’s mental health. Our analyses rely on an online quota sampling survey conducted in France, Italy and Spain during April 14–24, 2020. We considered the subsample of individuals aged 50 + (N = 4207). We calculated post-stratification weights based on official statistics and used logistic regressions to analyze how changes in intergenerational contacts differed by socioeconomic factors and to what extent non-physical contacts (via phone, social media, etc.) have compensated the reduction in face-to-face contacts. Finally, the change in digital devices’ use has been explored as a consequence of both decreased physical intergenerational contacts (PIC) and increased non-physical intergenerational contacts (NPIC). We found that about 50% of older people have increased their NPIC during the first lockdown. Younger individuals, those with medium level of education, and those economically better off displayed higher probabilities of increased NPIC as compared to their counterparts. NPIC increased especially for individuals whose face-to-face contacts decreased, particularly so if this happened with respect to contacts with children. A large share of older people has increased their use of video calls and instant messages, while only some increased the use of social media. These findings are relevant to understand how intergenerational contacts changed during the pandemic and may be central to better plan future outbreak responses.

Digital social work: Conceptualising a hybrid anticipatory practice

While the use of digital media and technologies has impacted social work for several years, the Covid-19 pandemic and need for physical distancing dramatically accelerated the systematic use of video calls and other digital practices to interact with service users. This article draws from our research into child protection to show how digital social work was used during the pandemic, critically analyse the policy responses, and make new concepts drawn from digital and design anthropology available to the profession to help it make sense of these developments. While policy responses downgraded digital practices to at best a last resort, we argue that the digital is now an inevitable and necessary element of social work practice, which must be understood as a hybrid practice that integrates digital practices such as video calls and face-to-face interactions. Moving forward, hybrid digital social work should be a future-ready element of practice, designed to accommodate uncertainties as they arise and sensitive to the improvisatory practice of social workers.

Feasibility of school students Skyping care home residents to reduce loneliness

BackgroundIntergenerational friendship has proved useful for older people in increasing socialisation. We explored the feasibility of school students Skyping older people in care homes with the long-term aim of reducing loneliness. MethodsSix school students from one secondary school and twenty older people, including seven with mild to moderate dementia, from three care homes, engaged in Skype video-calls over six weeks. A conversational aid aimed to help school students maintain conversations was employed. Students and care staff completed feedback forms after each session on video-call usage, usefulness of the conversational aid, and barriers and benefits of video-calls. Six care staff provided further feedback on residents’ experiences through unstructured interviews. Interviews and field notes were thematically analysed. ResultsResidents enjoyed Skype-calls with school students. Over six weeks, video-calls became longer, and more residents participated. Analysis revealed four themes. First, the intervention led to increased mobility for three older people and improved self-care in regard to personal appearance for five residents. Second, school students and older people formed friendships which inspired the need to meet in person. Third, the use of video-calls enabled participants to view each other’s environments in real time. Last, directly experiencing the intervention was important for the continued participation of the care staff in the study. Skype-calls between schools and care homes are feasible and may help reduce loneliness. ConclusionsInstitutional collaboration between educational settings and care homes through cost effective video-calls can be useful to increase socialisation for older people, and promote later on-going use with other external organisations to help reduce loneliness and social isolation.

COVID-19: contenidos audiovisuales a partir del uso de herramientas domésticas.

La aparición del virus COVID-19 supuso el confinamiento de personas y el cese de actividades. En la industria audiovisual ha supuesto cambios en la producción de contenidos, como, por ejemplo, el uso de videollamadas como técnica de producción. Metodología: se ha empleado una metodología de tipo cualitativo mediante entrevistas en profundidad a expertos para conocer su análisis de la situación y su desarrollo. Además, con la revisión bibliográfica se establecen las bases sobre los que se han articulado los cambios. Resultados: El estudio describe un escenario adaptativo de la industria para seguir produciendo con la implementación de novedosos flujos de trabajo. Discusión: los resultados se han analizado bajo la perspectiva de un modelo de análisis DAFO que permite articular de manera sencilla las consecuencias del nuevo escenario en el audiovisual y su influencia en el futuro. Conclusiones: el artículo se centra en las principales áreas de cambio del audiovisual causados por el COVID: estética, flujos de trabajo y sostenibilidad.

Acceptability of Telemedicine to Help African American Women Manage Anxiety and Depression.

African American women experience rates of mental illness comparable to the general population, however they significantly underutilize mental health services. Past studies have shown that telemedicine is effective, and can be used to increase access to services. To assess the acceptability of using mobile video calls, a web-based survey was launched to solicit response from African American women. The results of this exploratory study (N=102) showed high acceptance of the use of video calls to communicate with a professional to receive help to manage anxiety and depression (> 70% endorsed). Statistically significant associations were found between age and agreement with the use of video calls, with younger women (< 50 years) more likely to indicate acceptance (p's < .05). The findings of this study demonstrated the need for additional research into the use of telemedicine to provide African American women with more accessible and convenient options for mental health care.

The Use of Video Calls in Early Labor Care: Exploring Midwives’ Views of the Potential Benefits and Challenges

IntroductionThis qualitative research study explored the research question of whether midwives in the United States and the United Kingdom see potential benefits and challenges of using video‐calling technology to assess and support women in early labor. Early labor calls to maternity units are a locus of dissatisfaction for childbearing women. Although staying at home has benefits for women, some feel uncared for or unwelcome when they are asked to delay traveling to the maternity unit and may struggle to manage their pain at home. Midwives must build rapport and make accurate assessments over the telephone, without the visual and non‐verbal cues they would use in face‐to‐face care. Admission to maternity units prior to establishment of active labor can lead to increased intervention and higher cesarean rates. Thus, it is important to identify innovative strategies to support women in early labor at home.MethodsQualitative data were gathered through audio‐recorded focus group and individual interviews in 3 UK sites (n = 21) and 2 US sites (n = 32). Data were managed with Atlas.ti qualitative software and thematic content analysis was conducted.ResultsPreliminary analysis shows that most of the midwives see potential benefits of a video‐calling service, including enhanced assessment capacity through visual cues and increased reassurance for women and their partners. However, some midwives had significant concerns about introducing video calls into early labor care, including doubts about the reliability of the technology and discordant phone types. Within the health care context, legal issues, confidentiality, privacy concerns, and appearing professional, empathic, and focused during video calls were raised. Discussion between midwives about which women had internet access raised concerns about equity. There were variations across types of practices and birth settings that reflected continuity of care and type of call coverage for labor that create challenges to integrating the technology within practices. In some settings, implementation would require consideration of documentation, dedicated call lines, and the development of new policies.DiscussionFindings from the completed analysis will be discussed in the context of US and UK maternity care settings, drawing on evidence from the use of video calling in other specialties.

Video-calls to reduce loneliness and social isolation within care environments for older people: an implementation study using collaborative action research

BackgroundOlder people in care may be lonely with insufficient contact if families are unable to visit. Face-to-face contact through video-calls may help reduce loneliness, but little is known about the processes of engaging people in care environments in using video-calls. We aimed to identify the barriers to and facilitators of implementing video-calls for older people in care environments.MethodsA collaborative action research (CAR) approach was taken to implement a video-call intervention in care environments. We undertook five steps of recruitment, planning, implementation, reflection and re-evaluation, in seven care homes and one hospital in the UK. The video-call intervention ‘Skype on Wheels’ (SoW) comprised a wheeled device that could hold an iPad and handset, and used Skype to provide a free video-call service. Care staff were collaborators who implemented the intervention within the care-setting by agreeing the intervention, recruiting older people and their family, and setting up video-calls. Field notes and reflective diaries on observations and conversations with staff, older people and family were maintained over 15 months, and analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsFour care homes implemented the intervention. Eight older people with their respective social contacts made use of video-calls. Older people were able to use SoW with assistance from staff, and enjoyed the use of video-calls to stay better connected with family. However five barriers towards implementation included staff turnover, risk averseness, the SoW design, lack of family commitment and staff attitudes regarding technology.ConclusionsThe SoW intervention, or something similar, could aid older people to stay better connected with their families in care environments, but if implemented as part of a rigorous evaluation, then co-production of the intervention at each recruitment site may be needed to overcome barriers and maximise engagement.

Sharing Family Life Information Through Video Calls and Other Information and Communication Technologies and the Association With Family Well-Being: Population-Based Survey.

BackgroundThe use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for information sharing among family members is increasing dramatically. However, little is known about the associated factors and the influence on family well-being.ObjectiveThe authors investigated the pattern and social determinants of family life information sharing with family and the associations of different methods of sharing with perceived family health, happiness, and harmony (3Hs) in Hong Kong, where mobile phone ownership and Internet access are among the most prevalent, easiest, and fastest in the world.MethodsA territory-wide population-based telephone survey was conducted from January to August 2016 on different methods of family life information (ie, information related to family communication, relationships with family members, emotion and stress management) sharing with family members, including face-to-face, phone, instant messaging (IM), social media sites, video calls, and email. Family well-being was assessed by three single items on perceived family health, happiness, and harmony, with higher scores indicating better family well-being. Adjusted prevalence ratios were used to assess the associations of sociodemographic factors with family life information sharing, and adjusted beta coefficients for family well-being.ResultsOf 2017 respondents, face-to-face was the most common method to share family life information (74.45%, 1502/2017), followed by IM (40.86%, 824/2017), phone (28.10%, 567/2017), social media sites (11.91%, 240/2017), video calls (5.89%, 119/2017), and email (5.48%, 111/2017). Younger age and higher education were associated with the use of any (at least one) method, face-to-face, IM, and social media sites for sharing family life information (all P for trend <.01). Higher education was most strongly associated with the use of video calls (adjusted prevalence ratio=5.61, 95% CI 2.29-13.74). Higher household income was significantly associated with the use of any method, face-to-face, and IM (all P for trend <.05). Sharing family life information was associated with a higher level of perceived family well-being (beta=0.56, 95% CI 0.37-0.75), especially by face-to-face (beta=0.62, 95% CI 0.45-0.80) and video calls (beta=0.34, 95% CI 0.04-0.65). The combination of face-to-face and video calls was most strongly associated with a higher level of perceived family well-being (beta=0.81, 95% CI 0.45-1.16).ConclusionsThe differential use of ICTs to share family life information was observed. The prevalence of video calls was low, but associated with much better family well-being. The results need to be confirmed by prospective and intervention studies to promote the use of video calls to communicate and share information with family, particularly in disadvantaged groups.

Video calls from lay bystanders to dispatch centers - risk assessment of information security

BackgroundVideo calls from mobile phones can improve communication during medical emergencies. Lay bystanders can be instructed and supervised by health professionals at Emergency Medical Communication Centers. Before implementation of video mobile calls in emergencies, issues of information security should be addressed.MethodsInformation security was assessed for risk, based on the information security standard ISO/IEC 27005:2008. A multi-professional team used structured brainstorming to find threats to the information security aspects confidentiality, quality, integrity, and availability.ResultsTwenty security threats of different risk levels were identified and analyzed. Solutions were proposed to reduce the risk level.ConclusionsGiven proper implementation, we found no risks to information security that would advocate against the use of video calls between lay bystanders and Emergency Medical Communication Centers. The identified threats should be used as input to formal requirements when planning and implementing video calls from mobile phones for these call centers.