The objective of this research was to constructively replicate the research of Brabham and Thoreson (1973) and Mitchell and Frederickson (1975) that led to the conclusion that handicapped counselors are preferred. Subjects were 337 male and female volunteers enrolled in psychology 101 which was taught during the Fall Quarter, 1984, at Utah State University. All subjects were asked to indicate their preference when considering 20 hypothetical problem situations for one counselor from among six photographs of handicapped and non-handicapped counselors. The 20 situations consisted of three types (personal, vocational, and educational). Each subject's score was the total number of times that the subject selected a handicapped counselor. T-tests for independent means were conducted to determined whether or not the group had a statistically significant preference for either handicapped or non-handicapped counselor when the subjects were considering all problems together and when subjects were considering specific problem types. Results indicate that subjects have no significant preference for either handicapped or non-handicapped counselor when all problems were considered. For Personal problems subjects preferred handicapped counselors. For vocational problems subjects preferred non-handicapped counselors. For educational problems subjects had no statistical significant preference. Interpretation of the results suggested preference for a handicapped or non-handicapped counselor is differentially affected by the problem type. It was recommended that much research remains to measure the magnitude of these preferences and the influence of these preferences on the process and outcome of therapy.

Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS) / A prepaid water metering project was implemented in various high density suburbs around the city of Harare in 2015 with the intention of spreading the project throughout the whole country. It was anticipated that the use of prepaid water meters as a water management device would improve the social, health, hygiene and general well-being of the poor households in the Sunningdale high density suburb. This study will investigate the social implications that were caused by the use of prepaid water meters as a tool for water management among poor households in this high density suburbs. The impact of prepaid water meter technology has been felt by water consumers in Sunningdale who have shared their experiences and attitudes towards this recently introduced innovation in water service delivery within Harare high density suburbs. The study examines the implications of using prepaid water meters as a water conservation measure and considers the behaviour, health and hygiene as well as home-based livelihoods of low-income water users. This study also provides answers for the premature abandonment of the expansion of the prepaid water meter project into other surrounding cities in Zimbabwe.

This study was designed to find out elementary students knowledge about the environment, their attitudes towards helping the environment and what they actually have done to help the environment. Specifically, during the northern spring of 2002 all grade-4 and grade-5 students in one public elementary school in Miami-Dade County, Florida were administered the Children's Environmental Attitude and Knowledge Scale (CHEAKS) instrument. In 2002, some students in both grade levels interviewed each other in pairs to determine why they answered the way they did on the CHEAKS instrument. In the interviews, students discussed what they had been taught in school, compared to what they had learned outside of school that was related to the environment. The following year, during the northern spring of 2003, all grade-4 and grade-5 students in the same elementary school were given the CHEAKS instrument. Students at the elementary school were also asked questions which they answered in writing. These included: Which questions on the survey did you feel were difficult?; what do you remember learning about environmental education in school, at home or elsewhere? In addition, some gifted grade-6 students, who attended the nearby middle school and other grade-6 students who were in heterogeneous ability classes also responded to the CHEAKS instrument. / Analysis of the data showed that grade-4 students in this elementary school had a higher commitment to the environment than did grade-5 students and gifted students had more knowledge than regular students. Only the gifted students in grade-5 had a high commitment to the environment. Comparing independent t-test results in year 2002 between grade-5 regular students (n=105) and grade-5 gifted students (n=30), grade-5 gifted students were statistically less committed to the environment in terms of scores on the Verbal Commitment. There was no difference in knowledge or commitment in grade-6 students. Girls were more verbally committed to the environment than boys. Having knowledge about the environment did not necessarily mean students were committed to saving the environment or took action to solve environmental problems. The thesis concludes with explanations, discussions about the limitations of the study and suggestions for further research.

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Previous research that addressed determents of employer satisfaction with employees with a disability (EWDs) mainly targeted employers’ perceptions of workplace performance. This thesis used quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine perspectives of employers and disability employment service providers (DESPs) on the complex nature of employer satisfaction with EWDs within an ecological paradigm. Three studies were undertaken. The first analysed questionnaire ratings for 656 employers of workplace performance of EWDs. Analyses found: (1) employers rated EWDs lower than non-disabled employees (NDEs) on employer satisfaction and work performance; (2) determinants of employer satisfaction differed between EWDs and NDEs; (3) employers were more satisfied with EWDs than NDEs in relation to work performance; (4) lower comparative ratings on employer satisfaction for EWDs influenced future employment intentions toward people with a disability; (5) employers’ perceptions of job-match affected ratings on employer satisfaction and performance; (6) effects of job-match on employer satisfaction were direct and indirect, through work performance; and (7) variables representing job-match were relatively more important to employers’ decisions to hire and retain a person with a disability than variables representing Social Concerns and employer/management items. A theoretical model that depicted the influence of processes (job-match) and outcomes (work performance) on employer satisfaction with EWDs was supported. The second study analysed questionnaire ratings from 36 non-employers of EWDs. Findings indicated very similar responses between employers and non-employers of EWDs on experiences related to employer satisfaction with NDEs. Views about the relative importance of variable related to hiring and retaining a person with a disability suggested that generalising findings from the first study to all employers was reasonable. The third study analysed data from interviews with 50 employers and 40 DESPs; and questionnaire responses for 56 DESPs and 36 non-employers of EWDs. This study validated the importance of job-match to successful employment outcomes; suggesting DESPs were undervaluing their services to the employers. The study also showed that Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory provided a relevant framework with which to interpret complex information from different stakeholders, important to understanding employer satisfaction. In summary, employer satisfaction was shown to be a relative concept that varied with referent, and a developmental phenomenon that was influences by many factors operating and interacting at a number of ecological levels. Policies and practices to promote employer satisfaction with EWDs need co-ordinated approaches that recognise the influence of contexts internal and external to the workplace and the dynamic nature and interrelationships of characteristics within these contexts.

The purpose of this study is to measure computer user satisfaction in several organizational settings and to find out if user, system or organizational variables affect the level of user satisfaction. Data was collected from two manufacturing companies and one Australian government department by using a survey based on the semantic differential technique for attitude measurement and open ended interviews. The data was analysed for each organization. The users completing the survey were then treated as a random sample of all organizational users of computer-based information systems and products. The data was analysed to see if differences occurred among groups. The results indicate that for each organization there are areas of high and low satisfaction. Some of these are common to the three organizations, and some areas where change is commonly requested by users are participation in design, training, response time on interactive systems and top management involvement. Differences among users are also indicated and it is shown that users who design their own systems have the highest level of satisfaction. Managerial users appear to be among the users who are least satisfied with their computer-based support.

<p>Syftet: Avsikten med denna studie var att belysa distriktssköterskans/sjuksköterskansattityd till nutrition i omvårdnad av äldre över 65 år med hemtjänst.Metod: Utifrån ostrukturerade fokusgruppsintervjuer fick sjuksköterskor i enkommun i Mellansverige diskutera nutrition som ett omvårdnadsproblem utifrån ettpatientfall. Intervjuerna analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys.Resultat: Analysen resulterade i fyra teman, medvetenhet om personens behov,ansvar för den andre, kunskap om att möta behoven samt relationsetik.Sjuksköterskorna förmedlade en positiv syn på att arbeta med nutrition och de hadeen stor förståelse för vilka konsekvenser ett för dåligt energiintag har på den äldresvälbefinnande. De upplevde att de har ett stort ansvar och tillräckligt med kunskapför att möta nutritionsproblemen i omvårdnaden. De anser att alla äldre har ett egetval så hänsyn måste visas och respekt måste tas för deras vilja när det gäller nutrition,vården kring den enskilde måste vara den bästa tänkbara.Slutsats: Studien visar att sjuksköterskorna tar ett stort ansvar i nutritionsfrågorna.Allt från att tillgodose individens enskilda behov till att lära ut och stötta övrigpersonal i vården. Sjuksköterskorna upplever att de har den rätta kunskapen för attkunna hantera nutritionsproblem i vården. Kunskapen har ökat de senaste åren.Denna kunskap anser författarna ligger till grund för sjuksköterskans positiva syn tillnutrition i omvårdnaden.</p> / <p>Aim: The aim of this study was to illuminate the nurse’s attitudes to nutrition whencaring elderly people over 65 years of age in their homes.Method: With unstructured interviews in focus groups the nurses discussed nutritionas a care problem from a patient’s situation. The interviews were analysed withcontent analysis.Result: The analyse resulted in four subjects, awareness of the persons needs,responsibility for the other, knowledge of meeting needs and relations ethics. Thenurses had a positive attitude to work with nutrition tasks and they had a greatunderstanding for the consequences of a low energy intake and how it will influencethe wellness of the elderly. They experienced that they had a big responsibility andenough knowledge to meet the nutrition problems in the care of the elderly. Theyconsidered that the elderly had their own choice, consideration and respect must beenshown for their own wish when it comes to nutrition. The care always must be of thehighest quality for the single person.Conclusion: The study showed that the nurses had a great responsibility in nutritionquestions. That means everything from providing the individuals needs to educateand support the staff in the care. The nurses experienced they had the adequateknowledge to handle the nutrition problems in the care. The knowledge aboutnutrition among the nursing staff tends to increase in the past years. This knowledgethe authors consider be the basis of positive attitude to nutrition among the nursesinterviewed.</p>

<p>The aim of this literature study was to describe nurses' attitudes toward female patients who have been victims of spouse abuse. In this descriptive literature study, fifteen scientific articles were used in the result. The articles were of both qualitative and quantitative nature. The nurses felt that domestic violence was a social problem and that they had an important role in the detection of such violence. Several had themselves experienced violence but couldn‟t believe that so many in their vicinity or in the care were affected. Nurses thought that abused women had low self esteem and factors such as economics and children played into why the woman stayed in the violent relationship. The nurses often had a lack of education about the subject and felt uncomfortable in the situation that routinely screening all female patients for domestic violence. Education increased awareness and nurses felt more confident to talk about domestic violence with their female patients. The study found barriers to routine screening, as time constraints and lack of opportunity to talk separately with the patient. More education and knowledge of the subject is desirable so these women can be discovered and be helped by the health services.</p>

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<p>Objective: From the patient’s perspective describe communication difficulties, which can arise, and how they are handled in their contact with public health care and illustrate their needs of communication.</p><p>Method: A study of literature was carried out to receive a background and an insight in previous research concerning the subject area. Twelve women with hearing loss was asked to complete a questionnaire, with open questions, regarding communication difficulties in health care situations.</p><p>Sample: For the literature review, scientific papers were selected via the database, PubMed using relevant keywords. Seven were selected for closer review. For the survey study twelve women were asked to participate which ten of those responded.</p><p>Results: The study of literature shows that communication difficulties occur in public health care between patients with hearing loss and the nursing staff. These are mainly due to lack of information, lack of knowledge and comprehension regarding hearing disorders. Also, there is a lack of knowledge about methods in communication and factors regarding environment and surrounding. This affects the patients with a not sufficient quality of the care in comparison with the care for hearing patients. The causes of communication problems above are confirmed by the questionnaire study. Most of the participants experienced insecurity in their contact with public health care due to communication difficulties and they expressed that they often meet unsympathetic nursing staff. This can create dejectedness among the patients. The results from both literature review and the survey shows that education to all nursing staff, regarding communication and meeting of patient with hearing loss, can solve the problems.</p><p>Conclusions: Special education efforts to nursing staff regarding communication with patients with hearing loss are needed. That can give conditions to the health care service to achieve the goal about a good and high qualitative care.</p>