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Enquadramento: A prestação de cuidados continuados em contexto domiciliar promove a saúde e a autonomia dos utentes, contribuindo para a diminuição dos custos em saúde, pelo que assegurar a sua acessibilidade é fulcral. Objetivo: Identificar determinantes passíveis de melhoria no acesso a cuidados continuados em contexto domiciliário. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, descritivo, exploratório e misto, apoiado no modelo conceptual de acesso a cuidados de saúde de Levesque et al. (2013). Numa primeira fase, foram realizadas 4 entrevistas semi-estruturadas a profissionais de saúde com vasta experiência em cuidados continuados. Na segunda fase, foram analisadas 123 respostas ao questionário aplicado a profissionais de saúde que exercem funções em Equipas de Cuidados Continuados Integrados (ECCI). Resultados: Os participantes consideraram que, das dimensões “proximidade”, “aceitabilidade”, “capacidade e acomodação” e “adequabilidade”, os determinantes com maior influência se enquadravam nas dimensões de proximidade e aceitabilidade, e identificaram maior capacidade de intervenção nos determinantes presentes nas dimensões de proximidade e adequabilidade. Conclusão: Para um melhor acesso a cuidados continuados em contexto domiciliário, demonstrou-se prioritário intervir na literacia em saúde, na disponibilização de informação sobre as ECCI e o processo de referenciação, bem como na adequabilidade dos cuidados.

Anti-Ro/SSA antibodies are associated with a risk of 1-2 % to develop complete atrioventricular block (AVB) in fetuses of positive mothers. Complete AVB is irreversible, but studies suggest that anti-inflammatory treatment during the transition period from a normal fetal heart rate (FHR) to an AVB might stop this progression and restore sinus rhythm. The most efficient method for diagnostic evaluation of this arrhythmia is the pulsed-Doppler fetal echocardiography. However, weekly or bi-weekly recommended fetal echocardiographic surveillance can rarely identify an AVB in time for treatment success, also because the transition from a normal rhythm to a third degree AVB is very fast. Daily FHR monitoring in a medical facility could increase the chances of identifying the AVB onset but is difficult to realize. For this reason, an alternative method of FHR monitoring, performed directly by mothers in their home context, has been recently proposed. We present a case report utilizing this approach and review the current evidence about this condition.

This study aimed to develop and evaluate a new parent-report measure to assess primary schoolchildren’s academic behaviors in the home context. We developed the Academic Behavior Scale (ABS) and administered it to Chinese parents of primary schoolers along with other measures. Six hundred and forty-five parents and 170 primary schoolchildren in Grades 4–6 were recruited from a public primary school and completed a set of questionnaires. After that, the psychometric properties of the ABS including factorial validity, convergent and concurrent validity, as well as internal consistency were evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analysis in Mplus v.8.3. The results confirmed a two-factor structure for the scale, with satisfactory convergent and concurrent validity and internal consistency. This study provides preliminary evidence for the satisfactory psychometric properties of the ABS among Chinese parents.

There are some studies indicating that parents make a significant contribution to children’s conceptual learning through play, whereas very few studies have been done to identify parents’ pedagogic...

This article presents the redefined concept of the homescape as space where transnational, newly arrived, and settled families can provide agency for their identity framing through multisensory discourse resources. The study investigated the experiential, non-interactional multisensory discourse resources in the homescape. The homescape extends from the Linguistic Landscape and houses temporal and spatial components, which occur over time. The yearlong ethnographic case study of three Nepalese families (two transmigrant Ghurkha families and one immigrant family) included 150 hours of observational data triangulated with qualitative interviews. The study posed two questions: How do transmigrant and transnational families find capacity for agency in the homescape? How do families use experiential multisensory discourse resources embedded in homescape to facilitate identity framing? Findings highlighted that experiential multisensory discourse resources are threads of identity in the home that have yet to be fully recognized as research evidence by ethnographers in the home context.

Purpose Medication nonadherence is a significant and multidimensional problem contributing to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Inconveniences in pharmacy and home contexts may increase nonadherence. This research examined inconveniences in pharmacy and home contexts associated with self-reported nonadherence, controlling for demographic and medication-taking covariates. Methods Data from 4682 individuals who reported self-managing medications in an online marketing survey between October and December 2017 were analyzed in this secondary analysis. Nonadherence was dichotomized using a single question about likelihood to take medications as prescribed (adherence=always; nonadherence=most of the time, some of the time, never). Multivariable logistic regression with backwards elimination was used to examine the pharmacy (use of home delivery, number prescriptions picked up and visits to pharmacy) and home context (method used to organize/manage medications, satisfaction, and bother with management) variables and the demographic (age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, insurance) and medication (number of oral medications, medication changes and frequency of taking) covariates associated with nonadherence. Results Overall, 25.8% of the responses indicated nonadherence. Nonadherence was more likely for individuals making fewer separate pharmacy trips (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.97-0.99); picking up fewer prescriptions (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.93-0.99); never, rarely or sometimes using mail order compared with always (OR 1.71; 95% CI 1.30-2.26); not satisfied with managing medications (OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.42-3.19); and using pill pouches and being bothered by them (OR 8.28; 95% CI 1.83-37.31). Using pill pouches or a pillbox and not being bothered by them significantly decreased nonadherence likelihood. Younger and female respondents and those reporting medication changes in the last year were also more likely to report nonadherence. Conclusion Though reasons for nonadherence are multidimensional, this study suggests that inconveniences in both the pharmacy and home context are important. Improving adherence requires addressing issues of inconvenience across the care continuum.

As admissões hospitalares têm aumentado, sendo que a taxa de reinternamento hospitalar aumentou aproximadamente 8%. É fundamental adotar medidas que visem diminuir estes valores e consolidem uma transição efetiva entre cuidados de saúde primários e hospitalares. Este artigo tem como objetivo demonstrar uma ferramenta para reduzir os reinternamentos hospitalares dos utentes com fragilidade, em contexto domiciliário, com recurso ao Transitional Care Model (TCM). O trabalho é de natureza quantitativa, descritiva e exploratória, segundo a metodologia do processo de planeamento em saúde, aplicação no domicílio da Edmonton Frail Scale, Escala de Quedas de Morse e ainda a aplicação de questionário sociodemográfico. A amostra é constituída por 37 utentes, 78,4% mulheres, 100% reformados, 67,6% de classe baixa, 91,8% tiveram, pelo menos, uma ida ao serviço de urgência hospitalar, 97,3% apresentam médio a elevado risco de queda, 63% com fragilidade moderada a severa. Considerando a elevada fragilidade do idoso no domicílio, a aplicação deste modelo permitirá reduzir as barreiras existentes entre os níveis de cuidados, com ganhos em saúde bem como custo-efetividade pela redução do número de dias de internamento. Teremos, assim, a prevenção de complicações e melhoria da gestão da doença crônica através da aplicação de um novo modelo de gestão de cuidados.

Discrepancies in early mathematical knowledge between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds have been found before the start of kindergarten. The early home environment is one context that can address these discrepancies. This study examined whether an informal mathematical activity that has been successful at promoting children’s numerical knowledge could be translated into a home activity for families from lower-income backgrounds. Families from Head Start programs (n = 39) were randomly assigned to play either a numerical magnitude comparison game or a shape and color matching game. Results showed that playing the numerical magnitude comparison game did not improve children’s numerical knowledge, although playing the shape and color matching game did improve children’s shape knowledge. However, parental reports of the frequency of game playing at home related to children’s learning from both games. Analyses of audio recordings of the families playing the games at home revealed there was wide variability in how parents assisted the children during the card game play. Results are discussed in terms of the benefits and challenges of mathematical interventions targeting the home context.

Objective: To (1) examine the potentiality of using the robot PARO to mediate care provided by the family and (2) identify problems when utilizing PARO in the home context. Methods: Family members of 7 households were asked to use PARO for at least three times per week, over 1 to 3 months. Research data, including standardized assessments, interviews, and observations, were collected at initial and subsequent monthly visits. Collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and inductive thematic content analysis. Results: Out of the seven participants, five responded positively to PARO, thereby achieving their goals of improving activity engagement, relaxation, a respite from supervision, and improved mood. A positive initial interaction with PARO showed continued interest to it. Participants were observed to communicate with caregivers and relate to PARO. Discussion: The application of PARO at home is possibly influenced by the persons’ initial level of interest toward PARO. It is crucial to perform careful observation and assessment before deciding to use PARO within the home context to support the life of older persons with dementia.

Objectives: To investigate potential effects and acceptability of a theoretically driven hydration intervention (DRInK-Up), on the prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), falls and emergency admissions in care home residents. Methods: A single group pre-post evaluation design to test the DRInK-Up intervention, to increase fluid intake by 200-400ml daily. The number of UTIs, falls and emergency hospital admissions for each resident recorded over the DRInK-Up intervention period were compared to rates in the 24 weeks prior. A qualitative investigation of experiences of DRInK-Up was undertaken using focus group interviews with care home staff to determine acceptability. Results: 24 care home residents took part in the intervention. There was a clinically meaningful, but non-statistically significant reduction in number of treated UTIs during the intervention period from 51 UTIs pre-DRInK-Up to 37 post-DRInK-Up (t= .498, 18df, p=0.625). The volume of fluid intake recorded was not correlated with number of UTIs (r= 0.103, p=.676). Falls reported dropped from 52 pre- to 28 post-intervention (t=3.148, df 19, p=0.005). Emergency admissions did not change. Focus group interviews suggested goal setting was uncommon and took the form of externally generated targets for fluid intake rather than negotiated goals. Barriers to increasing fluid intake included resident-related factors or arose from the care home context. A range of facilitators included verbal persuasion, praise and reward. Conclusion: The DRInK-Up study provides preliminary evidence suggesting that increasing daily fluid intake by small amounts may have a potentially positive effect on number of UTIs experienced and number of falls in frail older care home residents. Further research is needed.

Background: Sensory processing disorder is now recognised as a core feature of autism spectrum disorder that influences children’s adaptive behaviours, which, in turn, may interfere with their participation in life situations. This study describes the process of developing a technological platform, in the form of an app, to help families regulate children with ASD, aged 3–6 years old, by applying sensory strategies to improve the child’s participation in daily routines in the home context. (2) Methods: A focus group formed by four specialised occupational therapists who intervene with children with ASD was selected in order to understand and discuss content that should be included in the app. At a later stage, a group of three was involved to ensure quality and veracity in technological platform elaboration. (3) Results: The purpose of the app, named Regul-A, is to help parents regulate children with ASD regarding their participation in home routines. The sensory strategies provided by the focus group in the three major occupations of the child were the first results obtained, followed by the development of the app structure. (4) Conclusions: The next phase of the study will be the use of the platform by families of children with ASD and occupational therapists. It is believed that, in the future, Regul-A will be used as a tool to gather, analyse and manage data on the occupational performance of children with ASD in the home context, particularly for activities of daily living, sleep, rest and play, facilitating the implementation of strategies and the sharing of information between parents and occupational therapists info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

An increasing number of technologies are battling for our attention constantly throughout the day. The majority of distractions come in the form of notifications from mobile instant messaging services, which under certain circumstances can make us feel overwhelmed and stressed. The goal of this paper is to add to the growing body of research that aims to find solutions and coping mechanisms for the problems associated with excessive notifications. Instead of focusing on software solutions on the mobile device itself, we explore the use of multisensory ambient information displays as notification delivery systems in the home context. Our goal was to use the attention periphery to create sufficient awareness of incoming messages without overwhelming the user. We conducted a three-part investigation that began with a laboratory study with 23 participants exploring initial impressions with notifications across a variety of sensory channels and modalities. Insights from this study were then used in a design workshop that helped us develop four different ambient notification prototypes. We present qualitative findings from a subsequent study in which seven participants used those devices for a period of four days in their homes. Finally, we compare the results of different notification modalities and provide implications for the design of ambient multisensory notifications in the home context.

The Breakthrough Series Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC) initiative is a well-developed and widely used approach, but most of what we know about it has come from healthcare settings. In this article, those leading QICs to improve care in care homes provide detailed accounts of six QICs and share their learning of applying the QIC approach in the care home sector. Overall, five care home-specific lessons were learnt: (i) plan for the resources needed to support collaborative teams with collecting, processing, and interpreting data, (ii) create encouraging and safe working environments to help collaborative team members feel valued, (iii) recruit collaborative teams, QIC leads, and facilitators who have established relationships with care homes, (iv) regularly check project ideas are aligned with team members&rsquo, job roles, responsibilities, and priorities, and (v) work flexibly and accept that planned activities may need adapting as the project progresses. These insights are targeted at teams delivering QICs in care homes. These insights demonstrate the need to consider the care home context when applying improvement tools and techniques in this setting.

AI assistants that use a voice user interface (VUI), such as AI speakers, have become popular in family homes. However, it is still unclear what roles the AI speaker can support within the family unit. We investigated the roles of an AI speaker as a family-shared technology. By conducting a one-week participatory user study, we discovered that family members' co-ownership toward the AI speaker was the key in the development of its family-oriented roles. Our findings showed seven domains of user expectations on these roles, and we realized that all the expectations can be represented as family cohesion. In addition, privacy awareness was emphasized regarding personal supports. Finally, we discuss a new perspective for AI speaker design and offer two suggestions: 1) leveraging human-likeness to develop its potential roles of supporting the unit of a family and 2) interpreting the home context to seamlessly connect family and personal supporting roles.

ADHD symptoms show considerable individual variation in the contexts in which they are expressed. It has previously been proposed that subtyping individuals according to the contexts in which symptoms are expressed may be clinically useful. We examined context-based patterns of ADHD symptoms in a longitudinal cohort study of n = 1388 children, as well as context-specific and context-general predictors of symptoms. Participants were community-ascertained and provided ADHD symptom data at ages 7, 9, and 11. Using growth mixture modelling we identified five inattention and five hyperactivity/impulsivity categories that differed in the developmental patterns of symptoms reported by parent and teacher informants. We found some evidence that context-specific predictors were related to context-specific expressions. Specifically, after controlling for other risk factors for ADHD symptoms, relationships with teachers predicted school-specific (teacher-reported) but not home-specific (parent-reported) symptom levels. However, no subtypes defined by exclusively home-based symptoms emerged, suggesting that while symptoms may sometimes be specific to the school context, they are only rarely confined to the home context. Subtyping by context could be informative; however, further work will required to uncover the nature of any etiological, functional, or outcome differences between those who show symptom expression in different contexts. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s10578-018-0842-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Combining historical and longitudinal comparative case methodologies for nine nascent EMNCs over 12 years, we explain how their evolving relationship to a hyper turbulent home country motivates largely unplanned yet aggressive internationalization. Firms progressively mitigate the damaging effects of their rapidly deteriorating home context by pursuing a sequence of three institutional arbitrage modes. They first arbitrage rents to stabilize their rocky domestic operations, then arbitrage values to safeguard their threatened core identity, and finally arbitrage scales to transcend their limited growth prospects. The induced stepwise process of internationalization yields similar patterns for purely domestic firms, exporters, and foreign direct investors.

A partir do Projeto de Extensão “Um olhar sobre o cuidador familiar: quem cuida merece ser cuidado”, realizado com 52 cuidadores de pacientes crônicos dos Serviços de Atenção Domiciliar no sul do Rio Grande do Sul, objetivou-se relatar a experiência da identificação das fases de adaptação do processo de cuidar e intervenções realizadas aos cuidadores no contexto domiciliar. Por meio de quatro visitas domiciliares por acadêmicos de Enfermagem e da Terapia Ocupacional, no período de junho de 2015 a dezembro de 2016, produziu-se registros, nos quais a fase de resolução foi a mais frequente e a escuta terapêutica foi a intervenção mais realizada. Assim, a identificação das fases de adaptação de Ferré-Grau et al. (2011) possibilitou conhecer as necessidades do cuidador e o planejamento de ações de promoção de saúde e prevenção de agravos.

This article contributes to an improved understanding of the effects of subnational regional corruption on the external growth strategies of emerging economy firms. We examine the acquisition activity of firms in their home regions, in other parts of the country, and internationally. We consider four mechanisms through which a corrupt regional home context can affect firms’ acquisition behaviors: (a) corrosive deal deterrence, (b) deal facilitation, (c) corruption escape into less corrupt contexts, and (d) enhanced corruption ability to acquire in similarly corrupt environments. Based on an analysis of the acquisition activity of 2,981 Russian firms established in 40 regions in Russia from 2001 to 2008, we find evidence for the existence of both deal facilitating and escaping effects of home region corruption.

International students at universities away from their home context experience a significant change to the way they engage with the world, as they think, reflect and act in response to the new context. Drawing on Archer’s concept of reflexivity (2003; 2007; 2012), this paper demonstrates that international students are compelled into reflexive deliberation, which precipitates a change in agency. This paper provides empirical evidence of specific generative mechanisms of the international student experience, which contribute to the conditioning of agency.

Within the home context a high-speed broadband Internet connection is seen as a key enabler for effective access to and use of the Internet. This article examines the factors contributing to household adoption of high speed broadband in Australia. Building on the Theory of Reasoned Action and seminal research on technology adoption in the home and the workplace, the article presents and evaluates a hypothesized model of Household Adoption of Technology.

The authors thank the parents and teachers for their participation in this study. Especially to the teachers of the CEIP Ntra. Sra. Del Prado de Talavera de la Reina, Toledo (Spain) and CEIP Parque de las Infantas, Granada (Spain)., The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Assessment of Sensory Processing and Executive Functions at the School (EPYFEI-Escolar), a questionnaire designed to assess the sensory processing and executive functions as underlying processes for school participation. The total sample consisted of 536 children aged between 3 and 11 years old who lived in Spain. A total of 103 teachers completed the questionnaire. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, which showed five main factors: (1) initiation, organization, execution, and supervision of the action; (2) inhibitory control; (3) sensory processing; (4) emotional self-regulation and play; and (5) self-competence. Some of these factors were similar to those found in the EPYFEI for parents in the home context. The reliability of the analysis was high, both for the whole questionnaire and for the factors it is composed of. The results provide evidence of the potential usefulness of the EPYFEI-Escolar in school contexts for determining academic needs and difficulties of children; moreover, this tool can also be used to plan intervention programs in the school environment according to the needs of each child and school., This study was supported by University of Málaga.

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This chapter presents the results of the analysis of the international dataset against three axes of research. These include: understanding in depth both young children’s digital engagements and digital literacy development in the household context, mapping and understanding parental mediation strategies, and identifying possible associated safety and security issues as well as possible positive opportunities offered by digital media and content. Children attending primary school sometimes used internet and digital technology for learning and studying, particularly for searching information for their homework. The chapter shows that young children’s digital literacy development seems to occur today mainly in the home context and depends in large part on the level of support and engagement they receive from their parents. Parents’ fears first considered the possible impacts on their children’s physical and cognitive health. The chapter concludes with recommendations to diverse stakeholders, including parents, teachers, policy makers and the digital industry.

The emerging deep learning technology is a promising means for context recognition with multimedia data. We are interested in using the deep learning with images for context recognition in smart homes. In the home context recognition, the room layout, the environment, and the contexts to be recognized are different from one household to another. Therefore, a unique recognition model is required for every different household. For this, if we take a naive approach that uses the deep learning directly, a huge amount of labeled images are required, which is practically impossible for general households. The goal of this research is to develop an image-based context recognition method that is affordable at home. In the proposed method, we exploit a cognitive API which performs general image recognition, and retrieve the information within the image as text. By using the text as features, we classify the context with ordinal supervised machine learning. Compared with the expensive approach with deep learning, the proposed method uses generic image recognition of the cognitive API, and light-weight machine learning. As a result, the context recognition customized for every household can be achieved with much less effort.

The biological prototyping revolution is in motion, and new tools are needed to empower HCI researchers, designers, makers, and bio-enthusiasts to experiment with live organisms. We present OpenLH, a liquid handling system that empowers users to conduct accurate and repetitive experiments with live biology in a sterile, open, and affordable way. OpenLH integrates a commercially available robotic arm with custom 3D printed parts, a modified pipette, and a visual block-based programming interface. The system is as accurate as commercial liquid handlers, capable of repetitive tasks in micro-scale accuracy, easy to operate, and supports multi-materials including biomaterials, microorganisms and cell cultures. We describe the system's technical implementation and two custom interfaces. We demonstrate the system's impact for the HCI community with two use cases that include experimentation with live biology in non-traditional fields: visual design using pigment-expressing E.coli, and beer brewing experiment using serial dilution in home context.

Humans need to understand and trust the robots they are working with. We hypothesize that how a robot moves can impact people's perception and their trust. We present a methodology for a study to explore people's perception of a robot using the animation principle of slow in, slow out---to change the robot's velocity profile versus a robot moving using a linear velocity profile. Study participants will interact with the robot within a home context to complete a task while the robot moves around the house. The participants' perceptions of the robot will be recorded using the Godspeed Questionnaire. A pilot study shows that pilot participants notice the difference between the linear and the slow in, slow out velocity profiles, so the full experiment planned with participants will allow us to compare their perceptions based on the two observable behaviors.

© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: In Australia, most states have residential parenting units that provide parenting support to parents (usually mothers) who are experiencing significant parenting difficulties with their infants or toddlers. The three most common reasons for admission to a residential service are: sleep and settling issues, adjustment to parenting, and feeding issues. Aim: The overall study aim was to explore mothers’ experience of a residential admission, as one tool to increase the “patient (mother) voice” within the residential parenting service and provide a mechanism for staff to understand the impact of their interactions with mothers on the care delivery process. Design: A qualitative descriptive approach and thematic analysis were used. One hundred mothers provided responses to a routinely collected questionnaire that asked about their experience while admitted to one of three residential parenting units. All mothers were eligible to participate. Results: Three major themes were identified: not knowing what to expect; working collaboratively with parents; and facilitating maternal learning. Mothers identified that they had increased parenting confidence levels, and gained new parenting knowledge and skills as an outcome of the residential stay. Conclusions: The value of a residential stay is clearly articulated by the mothers in the stories collected. These themes have affirmed that the residential units are parent-focused. Some mothers were surprised by the nurses’ willingness to listen to their preferences about their child’s care and to work with them adapting interventions to their cultural and home context.

The Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme is an example of an individualised intervention to support pupils experiencing a range of social and emotional needs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore parents’ constructions of several aspects of the programme: its aims and how these are achieved; its impact on children, within school and home contexts; the function and value of parental contact with ELSAs; and ways in which the programme could be improved. A thematic analysis of the data indicated that a majority of parents perceived the programme to impact positively on social and emotional aspects of development, with skills learned within the ELSA sessions transferring to the home context. Parents also noted several ways in which the programme could be enhanced: improved home–school communication; agreed and measurable targets and outcomes; and plans for children’s next steps. Implications for developments and extensions of the ELSA programme are discussed and the ro...

Cognitive API is API of emerging AI-based cloud services, which extracts various contextual information from non-numerical multimedia data including image and audio. Our interest is to apply image-based cognitive APIs to implement smart and affordable context sensing services in a smart home. However, since the existing APIs are trained for general-purpose image recognition, they may not be of practical use in specific configuration of smart homes. In this paper, we therefore propose a method that evaluates the feasibility of cognitive APIs for the home context sensing. In the proposed method, we exploit document similarity measures to see how well tags extracted from given images characterize the original contexts. Using the proposed method, we evaluate practical APIs of Microsoft Azure, IBM Watson, and Google Cloud for recognizing 11 different contexts in our smart home.