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Health needs of older women in northern British Columbia.
Get PDFThis thesis explores the self-identified determinants of health most salient to women 65 years and older in northern British Columbia (BC). The idea of this research evolved out of a larger project based on a grant awarded to Northern Health from the BC Provincial Women's Health Network to explore these issues in women 45 years and older. Almost five hundred women from across the North contributed to the larger project through surveys and focus groups. From the larger sample a subset of the data from women 65 years and older was extracted (n=179) for further analysis, and to form the basis for this thesis. Descriptive statistics and summative themes enhanced with participant quotations have all been used to present the findings. Aspects of intersectionality provided a lens through which the data was analyzed, and social constructionism was the theoretical framework. The strongest themes which emerged out of the data are related to accessibility of care and affordable supports functionality and independence social supports and community connectedness and the role of caregiving. This thesis offers a number of recommendations based on the research findings. Study challenges and limitations are also outlined as are suggestions for future research related to women's health and wellness in northern BC.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b160006
Early stage alzheimer's disease support and self-advocacy groups: empowerment within a disempowering disease process?
Get PDFHistorically, individuals with cognitive problems such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other forms of dementia, have had little say in determining the course of their own lives. Assumptions have been made by professional caregivers, family, friends, and government agencies (such as those responsible for social and health services), that people with AD, even in the early stages, are incapable of enunciating their own concerns and speaking on their own behalf But times are changing and a growing number of people with dementia are developing organizational forums that will allow their voices to be heard. This project examines the development process of one such forum - support and self-help groups. The project is set within an emancipatory framework and is undertaken in the hopes that it will contribute to the empowerment and self-determination of persons with AD. The development process of a new support and self-advocacy group for people with early stage AD, established in Prince George in September 1999, is examined utilizing a case study format. A review of the literature relating to the formation of support and self-help groups for persons with cognitive problems both in Canada and internationally is presented, along with a case description of the formative months of the Prince George group (for which the author is a co-facilitator). A critical, retrospective case analysis of the group's development process is undertaken. Major themes, including new ageism, empowerment, group theory, practice challenges and policy issues, are identified and examined. A comparative analysis of the Prince George group and other early stage support groups (as presented in the literature review) suggests that early stage supports groups can play a positive role in facilitating the empowerment of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b119308
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Performance on the Geriatric Learning and Memory Battery by persons with mild and moderate stage Alzheimer's disease.
Get PDFNo abstract available.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b119166
Expanding the social safety net through experiential learning: short term crisis intervention, looking beyond numbers
Get PDFThe following practicum report details my educational experiences related to the development of the Family Support Program, in collaboration with the University of Northern British Columbia, School of Social Work and the School of Business. The practicum learning goals are framed around the professional initiation of a program from the grassroots foundational work to a cohesive program. The purpose of the program was to facilitate a collaborative partnership between the School of Social Work and the School of Business and students in each discipline, while serving the needs of community members experiencing situational crisis. I have included insights gained from my practicum to highlight areas of learning and clinical development. This report and practicum include a literature review and evidence that programs like this are needed in the community however its primary focus is on my experiential learning process. --Leaf ii.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b194970
Spinning a northern web: Women using information and communication technology to network for health and wellness.
Get PDFThis case study explores women's experiences using information and communication technology (ICT) to address women's health in northern, rural and remote communities in British Columbia. Incorporating features of collaborative, action research methodology, an online focus group was utilized to explore the Women North Network (WNN) and its primarily Internet-based component. Utilizing ICT to overcome geographic isolation, the WNN builds community by strengthening connections between women and supports information sharing, action and the development of research and policy initiatives. Study participants offer an understanding of what is practical and meaningful for women using ICT; suggesting that by encountering supportive relationships that build community leading to action, women will become engaged in using ICT. Increased access to computers, Internet and women-centred training are essential. Furthermore, social work and other health promotion professions utilizing ICT will have greater ability to includediverse communities in influencing social and health policy in northern, rural and remote communities.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b128874
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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