Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 18, 2007). Directed by Hephzibah Roskelly; submitted to the Dept. of English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-289).

Thesis (MNutr)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / Please refer to full text for abstract.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseNRLL.pdf: 7812363 bytes, checksum: dd2fc3efde7d3cec4ab57dac3ed313dc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / The present dissertation is composed of a compendium of four scientific papers with the common theme of prevention of abusive head trauma (AHT), a serious type of infant maltreatment. The first article describes a review of the Brazilian and international literature on the main strategies of AHT prevention. A total of 34 articles describing 20 initiatives to prevent AHT were selected, five of which aimed at reducing infant crying, three aimed at caregiver’s emotional regulation, and 12 aimed at raising parents and caregivers’ awareness on AHT. Among them, parental education about infant crying and risks of shaking a baby stands out for its empirical evidence. The second article describes the process of elaboration and assessment of validity evidence based on internal structure of the Attitudes towards an Infant Crying Scale, developed for evaluation of parental attitude towards the baby's crying during the first months of life. After exploratory factor analysis, the final version of the scale was composed of 50 items, divided into six components: Consequences of Shaking the Baby, Welfare of the Caregiver, Strategies Targeting the Baby, Strategies Targeting the Caregiver, Beliefs about Baby Care and Characteristics of Infant Crying. The scale appears to be promising with respect to the objective of evaluating the attitude of parents and caregivers about infant crying and in evaluating AHT prevention programs. The third study describes the evaluation of a brief intervention to increase knowledge on AHT among parents of children up to two years old. A total of 254 parents who attended pregnancy or puerperal groups in six municipalities in the State of São Paulo participated in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: Experimental Group (EG) or a waiting list Control Group (CG). The intervention involved showing an educational video and reading a pamphlet on AHT. To measure parental knowledge, the Attitudes towards the Infant Crying Scale was used. An increase in participants' knowledge about consequences of shaking, caregiver’s wellbeing, caregiver strategies to deal with crying, beliefs about infant care and about characteristics of infant crying were observed in the EG at posttest. Finally, the fourth article describes the evaluation of a training program for Health Care professionals about AHT. The training consisted of a four-unit course (two hours per unit), in which the topics of family violence, child abuse, abusive head trauma and prevention strategies were addressed. A total of 13 professionals from Basic Health Units from a city in the State of São Paulo participated in the study. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: Experimental Group (EG) and a Wait-List Control Group (CG). The experimental design for the EG was pre-test - intervention - post-test - follow-up and for the CG was pre-test 1 - pre-test 2 - post-test - intervention. The Attitudes towards the Infant Crying Scale was used. After training, participants' knowledge about caregiver strategies to deal with crying related to caregiver and to baby and characteristics of infant crying increased for EG participants. The increase in knowledge about caregiver strategies to deal with crying related to caregiver and characteristics of infant crying was maintained at follow-up, suggesting the effectiveness of this training in increasing knowledge on AHT among health professionals. / A presente tese é composta por um compêndio de quatro artigos científicos que têm como temática comum a prevenção do trauma craniano violento (TCV), uma forma grave de maustratos contra bebês. O primeiro artigo descreve uma revisão da literatura nacional e internacional sobre as principais estratégias de prevenção do TCV. Foram selecionados 34 artigos que descreviam 20 iniciativas para prevenção do TCV, sendo que cinco tinham como objetivo reduzir o choro nos primeiros meses de vida, três visavam a regulação emocional do cuidador e 12 visavam aumentar a sensibilização de pais sobre esta forma de maus-tratos. Dentre estas estratégias, a educação parental sobre o choro nos primeiros meses de vida e os riscos de sacudir um bebê se destacou por suas evidências empíricas de efetividade. O segundo artigo descreve o processo de elaboração e investigação das evidências de validade com base na estrutura interna da Escala de Atitudes frente ao Choro do Bebê, desenvolvida para avaliação da atitude de pais frente ao choro do bebê nos primeiros meses de vida. Após análise fatorial exploratória, a escala ficou composta por 50 itens divididos em seis fatores, sendo eles: Consequências de Sacudir o Bebê, Estratégias para Bem-Estar do Cuidador, Estratégias para lidar com Choro relacionadas ao Bebê, Estratégias para lidar com o Choro relacionadas ao Cuidador, Crenças sobre o Cuidado do Bebê e Características do Choro do Bebê. A escala parece ser um instrumento promissor para avaliar a atitude de pais e cuidadores sobre o choro do bebê nos primeiros meses de vida e para ser utilizado na avaliação de programas de prevenção do TCV. O terceiro estudo que compõe a presente tese descreve a avaliação da eficácia de uma intervenção breve para o aumento de conhecimento sobre o TCV entre pais de crianças com até dois anos. Participaram do estudo 254 pais de crianças com até dois anos que frequentavam grupos de gestantes ou de puerpério em seis municípios do Estado de São Paulo. Os participantes foram divididos aleatoriamente em dois grupos: Experimental (GE) e Controle de Espera (GC), sendo que o delineamento experimental para o GE foi pré-teste – intervenção - pós-teste - follow-up e para o GC foi préteste 1 – pré-teste 2 – intervenção. A intervenção consistiu na exibição de um vídeo educativo e leitura de um panfleto sobre a SBS. Para avaliação do conhecimento foi utilizado a Escala de Atitudes Frente ao Choro do Bebê. Foi observado aumento do conhecimento dos participantes sobre as consequências de se sacudir o bebê, o bem-estar do cuidador, as estratégias para lidar com o choro do bebê relacionadas ao cuidador, as crenças sobre o cuidado do bebê e as características do choro do bebê nos primeiros meses de vida. Este aumento do conhecimento foi mantido após um mês da intervenção, sugerindo sua efetividade. Por fim, o quarto artigo descreve a avaliação de um curso de capacitação a profissionais da Atenção Básica em Saúde sobre o TCV. A capacitação consistiu em um curso de quatro módulos com duas horas de duração cada, em que foram abordadas as temáticas da violência intrafamiliar, maus-tratos infantis, trauma craniano violento e estratégias de prevenção. Participaram do estudo 13 profissionais de Unidades Básicas de Saúde de um município do Estado de São Paulo. Os participantes foram divididos aleatoriamente em dois grupos: Grupo Experimental (GE) e Grupo Controle de Espera (GC), de modo que o delineamento para o GE foi pré-teste – intervenção – pós-teste – follow-up e para o GC foi pré-teste 1 – pré-teste 2 - pós-teste – intervenção. Para avaliação do conhecimento dos profissionais foi utilizado a Escala de Atitudes Frente ao Choro do Bebê. Ao final da avaliação, foi observado aumento do conhecimento dos participantes sobre as estratégias para lidar com o choro do bebê relacionadas ao bebê e ao cuidador e as características do choro do bebê nos primeiros meses de vida. Foi observada a manutenção do aumento de conhecimento sobre as estratégias para lidar com o choro relacionadas ao cuidador e as características do choro do bebê, sugerindo a efetividade da capacitação em aumentar o conhecimento dos profissionais sobre o TCV. / FAPESP: 2012/25234-1 / FAPESP: 2014/15300-2

Due to a demographic change in today’s society, it often occurs that people from different generations cohabitate in workplaces with each other. Due to this change, we observe a re-orientation of society and its beliefs and values, which affects not only organizations themselves, but also the work relationship between younger and older generations and explicitly the relationship between a leader and a follower. Generational diversity evolves, which can have a positive but also a negative impact on the workforce in organizations. The aim of this master thesis is to give an insight of how generations experience their leader-follower relationships in multigenerational workplaces, on the example of Millennials and Baby Boomers. For this purpose, a tendency to an inductive research approach was chosen. Firstly, a theoretical background is comprised, which includes a description of generations as well as leader-follower relationships. Secondly, a qualitative empirical study was pursued, with interview participants of the Millennial as well as Baby Boomer generation, in either leading or following positions. Based on the empirical data, nine areas of experience were discovered. These include open communication connected with honesty, work climate, mindset towards change, learning from each other, appreciating each other, respect, trust, intensity of relationship and preconceptions. The experiences of Millennials and Baby Boomers in leading as well as following positions can be categorised in these areas. The findings shall serve as a contribution for leaders as well as followers who cohabitate with each other in multigenerational workplaces. The study provides an insight of what Millennials and Baby Boomers value and expect in their workplace today, with the help of which a positive work climate can be ensured.

The findings of this study show that packaging and labeling are not decisive for women’s final purchase-decision. Instead, they rely on recommendations from friends and family. The study further shows that sponsoring local beer events hosted by opinion leaders will have the most impact on women’s attitude to beer

Submitted by Mariana de Freitas Pereira Pederro (marianafreitasp@gmail.com) on 2018-10-09T19:15:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO FINAL.pdf: 3480451 bytes, checksum: 01d7a145202d33b424ac981d3ffbd156 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Lucilene Cordeiro da Silva Messias null (lubiblio@bauru.unesp.br) on 2018-10-10T17:15:11Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 pederro_mfp_me_bauru.pdf: 3480451 bytes, checksum: 01d7a145202d33b424ac981d3ffbd156 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-10T17:15:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 pederro_mfp_me_bauru.pdf: 3480451 bytes, checksum: 01d7a145202d33b424ac981d3ffbd156 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-09 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / A interação mãe-bebê é a mais importante das interações, possibilitando à mãe o oferecimento de afetividade e segurança para um vínculo sadio e promotor do desenvolvimento do seu bebê. Muitos são os fatores que podem comprometer esse vínculo e, entre eles, estão a saúde auditiva do bebê e a saúde emocional materna. O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever e comparar a interação de mães ouvintes e bebês com suspeita de deficiência auditiva e de mães e bebês ouvintes, associando-a com indicadores emocionais maternos. Participaram 50 díades, sendo 25 mães e bebês com suspeita de deficiência auditiva (G1) e 25 mães e bebês ouvintes (G2). Foram utilizados os instrumentos Sistema de Codificação da Interação Mãe Criança Revisado (CITMI-R), para avaliar a interação mãe-bebê e a Escala de Estresse Percebido (PSS), o Inventário de Ansiedade Traço-Estado (IDATE) e o Inventário de Depressão Beck (BDI), para avaliar a saúde emocional materna. Os dados referentes à saúde emocional desta amostra foram organizados e descritos conforme os crivos e tabelas de apuração e interpretação contidos no manual de cada instrumento. A interação mãe-bebê foi codificada de acordo com o protocolo do CITMI-R, adaptado para este estudo. Os resultados foram comparados utilizando o Teste de Mann Whitney e correlacionados utilizando o Teste de Spearman. Observou-se diferenças estatísticas entre os grupos, sendo que os bebês do G1 apresentaram menos comportamentos positivos e neutros e mais comportamentos não responsivos e a frequência dos comportamentos das mães desse mesmo grupo ocorreram mais nas categorias de comportamentos positivos, neutros e não responsivos. Em relação à saúde emocional, as mães do G1 apresentaram mais indicadores clínicos para depressão, ansiedade estado e traço e, quando relacionados com os comportamentos interativos de seus bebês e seus próprios, houve relação entre a saúde emocional e os comportamentos emitidos pelas díades. Os resultados podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento de intervenções na interação mãe-bebê com suspeita ou deficiência e saúde emocional materna. / The mother-baby interaction is the most important of the interactions, enabling the mother to offer affection and security to a healthy bond and promote the development of her baby. There are many factors that can compromise this bond, and among them are the baby's auditory health and maternal emotional health. The objective of the present study was to describe and compare the interaction of hearing mothers and infants with suspected hearing impairment and of hearing mothers and babies, associating it with maternal emotional indicators. Participants included 50 dyads, 25 mothers and babies with suspected hearing impairment (G1) and 25 mothers and hearing babies (G2). The Revised Mother Child Interaction Coding System (CITMI-R) was used to evaluate the mother-infant interaction and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory (IDATE), and the Depression Inventory Beck (BDI), to assess maternal emotional health. The data concerning the emotional health of this sample were organized and described according to the sightings and tables of calculation and interpretation contained in the manual of each instrument. The mother-infant interaction was coded according to the CITMI-R protocol, adapted for this study. The results were compared using the Mann Whitney Test and correlated using the Spearman's Test. Statistical differences were observed between the groups, with G1 infants exhibiting less positive and neutral behaviors and more nonresponsive behaviors, and the frequency of mothers' behaviors in the same group occurred more in the categories of positive, neutral and nonresponsive behaviors. Regarding emotional health, G1 mothers presented more clinical indicators for depression, state anxiety and stroke, and when related to the interactive behaviors of their babies and their own, there was a relationship between emotional health and behaviors emitted by the dyads. The results may contribute to the development of interventions in mother-infant interaction with suspicion or deficiency and maternal emotional health. / 2016/10595-0

In a theoretical part of the paper, the main focus is on characteristics and terminology of premature babies, breastfeeding, classification systems NANDA International, NIC and NOC, about also management which is an integral part of nursing process. Both quantitative and qualitative researches were used to obtain and process all data. In quantitative method was used a method of document was used, content analysis and quasiexperiment. Results of quantitative research were processed in SPSS software, version 16.0 Statistical Package for Social Sciences, where a method of nonparametric correlation was used. A pen and paper interview with open questions was used in qualitative section of research. Before the research itself, a deputy of nursing care in hospital Nemocnice České Budějovice, a.s. was addressed. The research was implemented between February 2013 and April 2013. First research cluster consisted of nine mothers and eleven premature babies in which two of the mothers had twins. Basic criteria for entering the research, was a necessary hospitalization of both the mother and the child, which the hospital Nemocnice České Budějovice, a. s. offers. The major criterion was an initiated lactation. Second research sample consisted of nurses working at Stanice intermediární péče II. (IMP II ? rooming) of Nemocnice České Budějovice a. s. First of goals was to create files from classification systems NANDA International, NIC, NOC for development and support of breastfeeding for premature babies. The main goal of this work was to create a comprehensive documentation mediated by classification systems NANDA International, NIC, NOC for growth and support of premature babies. The theoretical content of the paper itself was used to create documentation and its usage in praxis. It was not mentioned to create new, but to apply already well known, verified and proven classification systems, which can make not only breastfeeding, but also the daily routine of a nurse more efficient. The suggested documentation solves the issues of breastfeeding of premature babies to help mothers, but also to increase a professional prestige of nurses. Documentation was compiled to include all the necessary information needed for the correct nursing process method. Significant part of documentation is a preliminary case history of mother and child, which offered valuable information. Further attribute were nursing diagnoses dealing with breastfeeding issues of premature babies and intervention realized during hospitalization. It was necessary to address each entry concerned with premature babies individually, based on complex evaluation of overall condition. Many pieces of knowledge from specialized literature on the topic of premature babies and personal experience of doc. PhDr. Mária Bolendovičová, PhD. were used to create the documentation. Second aim of the study was verification of selected specimens on clinical praxis. Third aim was to monitor nurses in Stanice intermediární péče II. (IMP II ? rooming) and their attitude to usage of classification systems NANDA International, NIC and NOC. Based on interviews with nurses it was proven that nurses have better knowledge of NANDA Internationals classification systems than knowledge of NIC and NOC. Final documentation was tested in the perspective of medical staff and its exploitability in clinical praxis. It was found that nurses sense the classification systems NANDA International, NIC and NOC as an appropriate tool, but only with more staff present to work on station. From statements of nurses was clear that establishing a diagnoses is a responsibility of each nurse taking part in nursing process.

Denna kvalitativa studie belyser ritprat som kommunikativ metod på förskolan. Ritprat består av ritade berättelser i kombination med det verbala språket. Ritprat används för att visualisera olika situationer med syftet att bland annat synliggöra människors olika perspektiv, tankar och känslor. Studiens syfte är att undersöka hur ritande i kombination till talat språk kan användas som kommunikativ metod samt hur pedagogerna förhåller sig till denna. I studien lyfts pedagogernas olika användningsområden för ritprat samt deras reflektioner. Den metodologiska utgångspunkten är en serie av fallstudier där öppna observationer samt semistrukturerade intervjuer använts. Observationerna är genomförda på en förskola på två olika avdelningar med åtta dagar i följd. Fokus låg på pedagogernas användande av ritprat i planerade kommunikationssituationer. Intervjuerna genomfördes med en pilotintervju där en pedagog deltog därefter genomfördes en gruppintervju med tre pedagoger. Empirin analyseras utifrån ett semiotiskt perspektiv för att belysa den meningsskapande processen och synliggöra hur pedagoger konstruerar och använder ritprat. Resultatet visar att trots pedagogerna konstruerar sitt ritprat på liknande sätt användes ritpratet för att skapa kommunikation eller skapas utifrån kommunikationen. Vidare framkommer tre olika användningsområden: förberedande, återberättande och narrativt. Pedagogernas förhållningssätt gentemot ritprat som metod framkommer under intervjuerna som positiva. Pedagogerna upplevs vara eniga om att ritprat är en metod som kan öka tydligheten i innehållet och kommunikationen samt fångade barnens intresse och fokus.

Submitted by TAHENA SILVA FERREIRA null (tahena_sf@hotmail.com) on 2017-08-10T15:09:49Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao com correcoes apos defesa_24-07-17.pdf: 1293788 bytes, checksum: 68a919fab3a3a8499bbc31493ce8fc05 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by LUIZA DE MENEZES ROMANETTO (luizamenezes@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2017-08-15T19:42:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ferreira_ts_me_bauru.pdf: 1293788 bytes, checksum: 68a919fab3a3a8499bbc31493ce8fc05 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-15T19:42:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ferreira_ts_me_bauru.pdf: 1293788 bytes, checksum: 68a919fab3a3a8499bbc31493ce8fc05 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-13 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / A literatura aponta que uma interação satisfatória entre mãe e filho pode ser considerada um preditor do bom desenvolvimento infantil, pois, pode atenuar os efeitos dos fatores de risco. A chegada de um bebê que apresente algum tipo de deficiência, pode se configurar em um momento de tensão para essa mãe, pois requer adaptações e apresenta desafios ainda mais intensos. Dentre as inúmeras condições que podem afetar a infância, a Síndrome de Down (SD) destaca-se por provocar alterações globais no desenvolvimento e ter uma alta incidência na população mundial e nacional. O presente trabalho objetivou descrever, comparar e correlacionar os comportamentos interativos e não-interativos infantis e maternos, considerando os grupos de mães e bebê com e sem SD, com base em grandes categorias e subcategorias comportamentais. Participaram do estudo, 50 díades mãe-bebê com idade entre quatro e seis meses, divididas em dois grupos: 25 mães e seus bebês com SD e 25 mães e seus bebês sem SD. Foi utilizado um Instrumento para Coleta de Informações Sociodemográficas (ICIS) elaborado para este estudo e para análise da interação mãe-bebê foi utilizado o Sistema de Codificação da Interação Mãe-Criança Revisado (CITMI-R), versão brasileira, adaptado de Alvarenga e Cerezzo (2013). O instrumento prevê categorias gerais, referentes aos comportamentos infantis (interativos: Aproximação Social Positiva, Negativa e Neutra e, nãointerativos: Jogo, Regulação, Choro ou Protesto, Apatia e Movimentos de Protesto) e, referentes ao comportamento materno (interativos: Sensível Positivo, Negativo e Neutro e, nãointerativos: Protetivo e não responsivo). Os resultados apontaram que embora o grupo de mães de bebês sem SD tenha apresentado maior variabilidade comportamental, os grupos não apresentaram diferenças qualitativas significativas nos comportamentos analisados. Em relação aos comportamentos infantis, ainda que tenham sido observadas diferenças, elas não foram estatisticamente significativas entre os grupos. Considerando os comportamentos maternos, as diferenças estatísticas demostraram que as mães do G1 são mais Sensíveis Positivas (utilizaram mais sorrisos, vocalizações com conteúdo positivo e brinquedos), enquanto as mães do G2 são mais Sensíveis Neutras e Negativas (utilizaram mais vocalizações com conteúdo neutro, interromperam mais o fluxo de atividade de seus filhos com toques bruscos e olharam mais para outros locais da sala). Verificou-se ainda que o comportamento positivo emitido por um dos integrantes da díade criou condições favoráveis para que o outro integrante apresentasse comportamentos dessa mesma ordem. Concluiu-se que a similaridade dos comportamentos infantis apresentados pelos grupos possa ter ocorrido em função da adaptação materna frente as dificuldades dos bebês com SD, visto que, na presente amostra, todas as mães contavam com uma rede de apoio ofertada pelas instituições nas quais seus filhos eram assistidos. Diante disso, as limitações do presente estudo estiveram se referem a faixa etária específica dos bebês que compuseram a amostra (quatro a seis meses) e a atenção especializada dirigida às mães de bebês com SD. Por fim, é reconhecida a necessidade de novos estudos, especialmente longitudinais, com a ampliação da amostra e que considerem variáveis como: contato visual, sorriso, saúde mental materna e rede de apoio. / The literature indicates that a satisfactory interaction between mother and child can be considered a predictor of child development and may attenuate the risk factors. The arrival of a baby that presents some type of disability, can be configured in a moment of tension for this mother, because it requires adaptations and presents even more intense challenges. Among the many conditions that can affect childhood, Down Syndrome (DS) stands out because it causes global changes in development and presents a high incidence in the world and national population. The present work aimed to describe, compare and correlate the interactive and noninteractive infant and maternal behaviors, considering the groups of mothers and babies with and without SD, based on behavioral categories and subcategories. Participated in the study, 50 mothers and their infants between four and six months of age, divided into two groups: 25 mothers and their babies with SD and 25 mothers and their babies without SD. An Instrument for Collecting Sociodemographic Information (ICIS), prepared for this study was used and for the analysis of the interaction, Early Mother-Child Interaction Coding System (CITMI-R), Brazilian version, adapted from Alvarenga and Cerezzo (2013). The instrument provides for general categories related to children's behaviors (interactive: Positive Social Approach, Negative and Neutral and noninteractive: Game, Regulation, Cry or Protest, Apathy and Protest Movements) and, referring to maternal behavior (interactive: Sensitive Positive, Negative and Neutral and non-interactive: Protective and non-responsive). The results showed that although the group of mothers of infants without SD had higher behavioral variability, the groups did not show marked qualitative differences in the behaviors analyzed. Regarding children's behaviors, although differences were observed, they were not statistically significant between the groups. Concerning maternal behaviors, statistical differences showed that G1 mothers are more Sensitive Positives (they used more smiles, positive containing vocalizations and toys), while G2 mothers are more Neutral and Negative Sensitive (they used more neutral vocalizations, they interrupted more the activity flow of their children with abrupt touches and looked more to other places in the room). It was also verified that positive behaviors emitted by one of the members of the dyad created favorable conditions for the other member to present behaviors of the same order. It was concluded that the similarity of the children's behaviors presented by the groups may have occurred due to the maternal adaptation to the difficulties of the infants with DS, since in the present sample all mothers had a support network offered by the institutions in which their children were assisted. Therefore, the limitations of the present study were related to the specific age range of the babies composing the sample (four to six months) and the specialized attention directed to the mothers of infants with DS. Finally, the need for further studies, especially longitudinal ones, with the widening of the sample and considering variables such as: eye contact, smile, maternal mental health and support network is recognized. / FAPESP: 2015/11205-8