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Factor Analysis of the Italian Version of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire in a Community Sample
No full textDespite difficulties measuring parenting styles, many studies have demonstrated a significant relationship between disruptive children and certain parenting practices. One of the most frequently used scales to measure parenting styles is the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ). This scale was originally defined based on theoretical dimensions and using samples from the USA. Therefore, both factor analysis studies and its adaptation to other countries have been proposed to improve and widen its use. The aim of this study was to adapt the APQ to the Italian population. A community sample of 258 mothers and children (94 %) and 192 fathers (70 %) from 274 families with children from 10- to 14-years-old who agreed to participate and met the inclusion criteria completed the APQ. Principal components and exploratory factor analyses resulted in a unique 19-item version of the APQ for mothers, fathers, and children. This unified version has resulted in two factor categories: positive (12 items) and negative parenting (7 items). The internal consistency and goodness of fit of the model were satisfactory. Moderate and significant convergent validity were found for mothers and fathers but not for children. In fact, we found differences in validity rates among the participants. Children perceived less positive and more negative parenting than did fathers and mothers, and mothers believed that they provided more positive parenting than did other parents. In conclusion, the APQ Italian version of the parents and children global report forms are considered a suitable measure for positive and negative parenting styles with acceptable validity and reliability indice
Psychometric properties of the childhood anxiety sensitivity index in a sample of Catalan school children
No full textThis study tested the utility of assessing anxiety sensitivity (AS) in children by investigating the long term stability and psychometric properties of a Catalan version of the Childhood Anxiety Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI, Silverman et al., 1991, Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 20, 162-168) in a sample of 291 elementary-school children. The Catalan CASI demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and convergent validity estimates, similar to previous research with the English version. The measure also showed incremental validity in relation to other measures of anxiety and test-retest analyses suggested considerable three month and one-year stability in children's level of AS. Finally, a principal component analysis of the Catalan CASI yielded five lower-order factors grouped on a unique higher-order factor. The similarity of the findings to previous research on the CASI and on AS in English speaking children and adults is discussed and some suggestions for future investigations are presented
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe 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
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Discursos sobre la seguridad del paciente de los profesionales de la salud de atención especializada de Mallorca: ¿posibilidades para una atención centrada en el paciente?
No full text[spa] Las prácticas en seguridad del paciente continúan inmersas en una orientación biomédica, en la que no
se reconocen las competencias de todos los profesionales, por lo que se limita la colaboración
interprofesional y la participación del paciente en vistas a una orientación holística. Este proyecto de
investigación tiene como objetivo general explorar los discursos sobre la seguridad clínica de los
profesionales de la salud de atención especializada de Mallorca, según la profesión –Enfermería,
Fisioterapia, Medicina y Trabajo Social- y el ámbito de ejercicio profesional –práctica clínica y gestión
asistencial-. Para ello, se plantean cinco objetivos específicos: (1) analizar la conceptualización de la
seguridad del paciente, (2) identificar factores de práctica clínica y gestión asistencial relacionados, (3)
analizar la relación de la seguridad del paciente con la práctica colaborativa y la participación del
paciente, (4) identificar estrategias de mejora de prácticas clínicas seguras y de gestión del riesgo y (5)
analizar similitudes y diferencias en los discursos según profesión y contexto, y las desigualdades que
generen en la atención al paciente; De este modo, se ha diseñado un estudio de análisis crítico del
discurso desde el paradigma crítico-social y en concreto haciendo uso de conceptos de la Teoría del
Reconocimiento de Axel Honneth. En este caso, se realizará un muestreo teórico-intencional para
seleccionar a enfermeras, fisioterapeutas, médicos y trabajadores sociales que ejerzan en los ámbitos de
la práctica clínica y la gestión asistencial. Para la recogida y generación de datos, se realizará una
entrevista semiestructurada a un total de 32 profesionales, flexible a la saturación teórica, y dos grupos
focales a un total de 16 participantes, homogéneos en cuanto a contexto profesional, un grupo de 8
profesionales clínicos y otro grupo de 8 profesionales gestores. Se realizará un análisis de discurso con
un enfoque crítico en las desigualdades y las relaciones de poder, dominancia y opresión en relación a la
seguridad del paciente, según la profesión y el ámbito de ejercicio de los participantes. También, se
contemplarán los criterios de rigor de credibilidad, transferibilidad, dependabilidad y confirmabilidad y las
consideraciones éticas según los principios bioéticos y mediante el consentimiento informado, además de
las posibles limitaciones del estudio. Finalmente, se ha realizado un pilotaje de dos entrevistas, para la
mejora del guión de entrevista, la toma de contacto con el trabajo de campo y la generación de intuiciones
preanalíticas. Los resultados de esta futura investigación serán de utilidad para obtener un diagnóstico de
situación de la cultura de los profesionales sobre la seguridad de los pacientes, según profesión y ámbito
de ejercicio profesional. Este diagnóstico será un valioso instrumento para detectar similitudes y
diferencias entre profesiones y contextos de práctica, y plantear futuras estrategias de mejora de
prácticas y políticas seguras y centradas en los pacientes y sus familias.[eng] Patient safety practices continue to be immersed in a biomedical orientation, in which the competencies of
all professionals are not recognized, limiting interprofessional collaboration and patient participation in
view of a holistic orientation. This research project has as general objective exploring clinical safety
discourses of health professionals of specialized care in Mallorca, according to the profession –Nursing,
Physiotherapy, Medicine and Social Work- and the professional practice scope –clinical practice and care
management-. Consequently, five specific objectives are proposed: (1) analyzing the conceptualization of
patient safety, (2) identifying related factors with clinical practice and care management, (3) analyzing the
relationship of patient safety with collaborative practice and patient participation, (4) identifying strategies
to improve safety clinical practices and risk management, and (5) analyzing similarities and differences in
discourses according to profession and context, and the inequalities that it generates in patient care; Thus,
a study of critical discourse analysis has been designed from the critical-social paradigm and in particular
using concepts from Axel Honneth's Theory of Recognition. In this case, a theoretical-intentional sampling
will be carried out to select nurses, physiotherapists, physicians and social workers who practice in the
scope of clinical practice and care management. For data collection and generation, a semi-structured
interview will be conducted to a total of 32 professionals, flexible to theoretical saturation, and two focus
groups will be conducted to a total of 16 participants, homogeneous in terms of professional context, a
group of 8 clinical professionals and another group of 8 management professionals. A discourse analysis
will be performed with a critical focus on inequalities and power relations, dominance and oppression in
relation to patient safety, depending on the profession and the professional practice scope of the
participants. Furthermore, rigor criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability and
ethical considerations according to bioethical principles and through informed consent have been
considered, in addition to the possible limitations of the study. Finally, two interviews have been piloted, for
the improvement of the interview script, the contact with the field work and the generation of preanalytical
intuitions. The results of this future research will be useful to obtain a diagnosis of the situation of the
professionals’ culture of patient safety, according to profession and professional practice scope. This
diagnosis will be a valuable tool to detect similarities and differences between professions and practice
contexts, and to propose future strategies to improve safety practices and policies focused on patients and
their families.[cat] Les pràctiques en seguretat del pacient continuen immerses en una orientació biomèdica, en la qual no es
reconeixen les competències de tots els professionals, per la qual cosa es limita la col·laboració
interprofessional i la participació del pacient en vistes a una orientació holística. Aquest projecte
d’investigació té com a objectiu general explorar els discursos sobre la seguretat clínica dels professionals
de la salut d'atenció especialitzada de Mallorca, segons la professió –Infermeria, Fisioteràpia, Medicina i
Treball Social- i l’àmbit d'exercici professional –pràctica clínica i gestió assistencial-. Per a això, es
plantegen cinc objectius específics: (1) analitzar la conceptualització de la seguretat del pacient, (2)
identificar factors de pràctica clínica i gestió assistencial relacionats, (3) analitzar la relació de la seguretat
del pacient amb la pràctica col·laborativa i la participació del pacient, (4) identificar estratègies de millora
de pràctiques clíniques segures i de gestió del risc i (5) analitzar similituds i diferències en els discursos
segons professió i context, i les desigualtats que generin en l'atenció al pacient; D'aquesta manera, s'ha
dissenyat un estudi d'anàlisi crítica del discurs des del paradigma crític-social i en concret fent ús de
conceptes de la Teoria del Reconeixement d'Axel Honneth. En aquest cas, es realitzarà un mostreig
teòric-intencional per seleccionar a infermeres, fisioterapeutes, metges i treballadors socials que
exerceixin en els àmbits de la pràctica clínica i la gestió assistencial. Per a la recollida i generació de
dades, es realitzarà una entrevista semiestructurada a un total de 32 professionals, flexible a la saturació
teòrica, i dos grups focals a un total de 16 participants, homogenis quant a context professional, un grup
de 8 professionals clínics i un altre grup de 8 professionals gestors. Es realitzarà una anàlisi de discurs
amb un enfocament crític en les desigualtats i les relacions de poder, dominància i opressió en relació a la
seguretat del pacient, segons la professió i l'àmbit d'exercici dels participants. També, es contemplaran
els criteris de rigor de credibilitat, transferibilitat, dependabilitat i confirmabilitat i les consideracions ètiques
segons els principis bioètics i mitjançant el consentiment informat, a més de les possibles limitacions de
l'estudi. Finalment, s'ha realitzat un pilotatge de dues entrevistes, per a la millora del guió d'entrevista, la
presa de contacte amb el treball de camp i la generació d'intuïcions preanalítiques. Els resultats d'aquesta
futura investigació seran d'utilitat per obtenir un diagnòstic de situació de la cultura dels professionals
sobre la seguretat dels pacients, segons professió i àmbit d'exercici professional. Aquest diagnòstic serà
un valuós instrument per detectar similituds i diferències entre professions i contextos de pràctica, i
plantejar futures estratègies de millora de pràctiques i polítiques segures i centrades en els pacients i les
seves famílies
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