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The basics of writing for publication and the steps to success: getting started
No full textThis chapter contains sections titled:IntroductionBarriers to WritingGetting StartedThe Process of PublishingWhat Happens Next?Reference
The editorial process
No full textGiven that you may be considering writing an article for publication it is helpful to understand the editorial process, that is the role that editors have and the journey of your manuscript from submission to publication. This will also help you to understand the submission process and how you and the editoral team manage your manuscript once you have submitted it. The more you know about this, the more knowledgeable you can be in any interaction with the editor or other staff on the journal. If you have inspirations to become an editor then this chapter may help you decide and inform any future decisions. You may also have been invited to become an associate editor of a journal or a guest editor for a special issue of the journal focusing on your area of expertise
Writing for publication : the journal article
No full textThis chapter covers the essential features of writing an original article for a journal. Original articles are not the only items that journals publish, but they are the most common, alongside reviews, discursive articles and other shorter pieces such as editorials, commentaries and brief reports. However, being the most common, the original article is the item you are most likely to contribute to a journal and the features of it underpin most of the features of writing other types of contributions.
These common features will be discussed in the context of writing an original article for publication and will follow a logical sequence (see Recommended reading list to supplement the guidance offered in this chapter). The chapter is conveniently considered in three sections: the first around publishing protocols and writing an article (things to consider before you start writing), the second around the protocols of writing the article itself and its organisation, and the third around the actual writing of the article itself
Assistenza di base: tutto tranne che di base
Full text linkPremessa della prof.ssa Loredana SassoIn Italia, oggi, è attivo un dibattito sul significato dell'assistenza infermieristica "di base" in relazione al ruolo dell'infermiere.Data la possibilití , nell'ambito della Scuola di Dottorato in Nursing, di confronto continuo con colleghi a livello internazionale, abbiamo voluto chiedere un contributo a questo dibattito ad un collega, il Prof. Roger Watson. Roger è portatore di una visione ampia sullo scenario internazionale dell'infermieristica, per i numerosi ruoli internazionali che ricopre; è Honorary Professor e Visiting Professor in molte Universití Europee e extra Europee, è Editor in Chief del Journal of Advanced Nursing e Editor di Nursing Open. Il contributo si sostanzia in questa lettera che abbiamo voluto rendere disponibile per una riflessione comune
Interventions implementation fidelity in nursing home
Full text linkAims and objectivesTo increase the knowledge on fidelity challenges in intervention studies promoting eating independence in residents with cognitive decline living in nursing homes (NHs).BackgroundA few studies have documented to date factors affecting fidelity in intervention studies performed in NH settings. Moreover, fidelity issues in intervention studies aimed at promoting eating independence among NH residents with cognitive decline have not been studied to date.DesignA hybrid study design was performed in 2018 and reported here according to the COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research.MethodsIn a clustered multicentre before/after intervention study design, a nested, multicentre qualitative descriptive design was performed. Four researchers with a nursing background, who received appropriate training, implemented the designed intervention. This consisted in intentional rounds in the dining rooms during lunchtime and was based on supportive, prescriptive and informative prompts delivered to residents with cognitive decline aimed at stimulating eating independence. A momentary assessment method was used, based on daily diary filled in by participant researchers after every session of intervention delivery on the following five dimensions of fidelity: (a) adherence, (b) dose (or exposure), (c) intervention quality, (d) participant responsiveness and (e) programme differentiation. A direct content analysis of the narratives reported on the diaries was performed.ResultsFactors increasing or hindering intervention fidelity during its implementation emerged at the NH, staff, family caregivers, resident, researchers and at the intervention itself levels.ConclusionsSeveral factors emerged and all reported potentially both positive and negative influences on fidelity while implementing an intervention aimed at promoting eating independence among NH residents. Fidelity challenges should be considered as dynamic in NH intervention studies, where continuous adjustments of the intervention delivered are required.Relevance to clinical practiceA calm environment, with staff members showing a caring behaviour, and researchers having achieved good familiarity with the NH setting, the residents, their family carers and the staff members, can all increase intervention fidelity
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
Enhancing independent eating among older adults with dementia: A scoping review of the state of the conceptual and research literature
Full text linkBackgroundAddressing eating difficulties among older individuals with dementia living in nursing homes requires evidence-based interventions. However, to date, there is limited evidence of effective interventions designed to maintain and/or increase independent eating. In a field in which evidence is still lacking, a critical analysis of the state of research describing its main features can help identify methodological gaps that future studies should address. Hence, the aim of this study was to map the state of the research designed to maintain and/or promote independent eating in older individuals with dementia living in nursing homes.MethodsA scoping review was performed by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. Reviews and conceptual analyses performed with different methodological approaches, published in indexed journals, and written in English were included. Keywords Were searched for in the MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, and in the Scopus databases to identify papers published up to 31 May 2018.Results17 reviews were included, assessing interventions’ effectiveness (n = 15) and providing conceptual frameworks for eating/mealtime difficulties (n = 2). Conceptual frameworks supporting interventions’ effectiveness have rarely been described in available studies. Moreover, interventions tested have been categorized according to non-homogeneous frameworks. Their effectiveness has been measured against (1) eating performance, (2) clinical outcomes, and (3) adverse event occurrence.ConclusionAn increased use of conceptual frameworks in studies, as well as greater clarity in intervention categorization and outcomes, is necessary to enhance the reviews’ value in providing useful cumulative knowledge in this field. Interventions delivered should embody different components that integrate individual, social, cultural, and environmental factors, while when evaluating an intervention’s effectiveness, eating performance, clinical outcomes and adverse events should be considered. Together with more robust studies, involving clinicians could prove to be useful, as their knowledge of practice developed from direct experience can help develop innovative research questions
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
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