Relationship Trends Across Two Generations: An examination of relationship quality in children with divorced parents

The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship quality trends in offspring of divorced and non-divorced parents. Relationship domains included self, friendship, and romantic relationships. 68 undergraduate students completed an online survey pertaining to these three relationship dimensions. Results indicated that there were not statistically significant positive correlations between offspring of married parents versus divorced parents and their self-relationship, friendship, and romantic relationships

Games for health & mHealth apps for police & blue light personnel: A research review

Previous research has reported adverse health outcomes for emergency services personnel (ESP), outcomes that research more broadly has shown can be improved using a gamification and mobile health (mhealth) apps approach. We conducted a review of research on gamification and mhealth apps for ESP that had been published in the last 19 years using 6 major research databases. The results demonstrated that virtually no relevant research has been published, suggesting a significant gap in the evidence base of an approach that could potentially have significant benefits for the health of ESP

Emphasizing Our Humanity: Interorganizational Collaboration in the DCN during COVID and into the future

Collaboration provides an opportunity to address issues more comprehensively than what is possible by individuals or groups in isolation. Large-scale collaborations, such as those occurring within a network of institutions, can present immense opportunities to solve problems that transcend the local nuances of individual institutions. As we have been reflecting on the experience of collaboration, we wondered—what is the glue that can hold together an intricate web of relationships to meet shared goals or address various challenges? In this column, we draw on four levels of interorganizational collaboration (Schruijer 2021) to assist with organizing and capturing our lived experiences, to center and celebrate the humanity at the core of data curation

Dr Deborah J Morgan, Dr Hannah R Marston & Dr Robin A Hadley – Written Evidence (LBC0135)

There are concerns about the long-term impact of COVID 19 on loneliness. With services moving online for the pandemic, there is a real need to ensure that face-to-face interaction is not replaced solely by technological solutions. Although technology has been beneficial for many during the pandemic, research shows that for the older populations technological solutions are not a replacement for face-to-face interaction. Recent research on the impact of geographic distance on familial relationships by Burholt, Windle, Gott & Morgan (2020), found that loneliness - unlike social isolation - was not diminished through contact by telephone, text or email contact. Technology is a useful but limited tool and not a replacement for face-to-face interaction. There is an urgent need to evaluate responses to the pandemic: how we can be better prepared for any future crisis? This is particularly so for care home sector. The impact of the pandemic on visiting and social interaction for care homes residents has been profound. Having to respond quickly during the pandemic has in some cases, necessitated the use of technology that was often unfamiliar to both care professionals and older adults in care. There is a real need to ensure that care home staff and residents are familiarized with digital technologies to help maintain contact if physical visiting is not possible

Extending the Research Data Toolkit: Data Curation Primers

Niche and proprietary data formats used in cutting-edge research and technology have specific curation considerations and challenges. The increased demand for subject liaisons, library archivists, and digital curators to curate this variety of data types created locally at an institution or organization poses difficulties. Subject liaisons possess discipline knowledge and expertise for a given domain or discipline and digital curation experts know how to properly steward data assets generally. Yet, a gap often exists between the expertise available within the organization and local curation needs. While many institutions and organizations have expertise in certain domains and areas, oftentimes the heterogeneous data types received for deposit extend beyond this expertise. Additionally, evolving research methods and new, cutting-edge technology used in research often result in unfamiliar and niche data formats received for deposit. Knowing how to ‘get-started’ in curating these file types and formats can be a particular challenge. To address this need, the data curation community have been developing a new set of tools – data curation primers. These primers are evolving documents that detail a specific subject, disciplinary area or curation task, and that can be used as a reference or jump-start to curating research data. This paper will provide background on the data curation primers and their content detail the process of their development, highlight the data curation primers published to date, emphasize how curators can incorporate these resources into workflows, and show curators how they can get involved and share their own expertise

Shiver Me Tinders, & Ring a Ding for a Fling - Sex Tech Use During COVID-19: Findings from a UK Study

Existing research surrounding dating apps has primarily focused on younger people with few studies exploring usage of such apps by middle aged and older adults. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic challenged social behaviours and forced people to adapt intimacy and wider relationship conduct. The objective of this study was to examine how older adults utilized dating apps during the lockdowns of the UK pandemic (December 2020–May 2021). Findings presented here focus//on qualitative data collected from an online survey and eight online, one-to-one interviews with adults aged 40–54 years. The online survey targeted adults across the UK while interviewees were located across England. Employing interpretative phenomenological analysis, findings identified three key themes: 1. Morality, health, and law breaking and COVID-19; 2. Self-surveillance and moral signalling; 3. Loneliness and social isolation. Qualitative findings show engaging with apps was a proxy which alleviated feelings of loneliness and social isolation. Some users used the premise of their social bubble as a way of meeting other people. Using the same premise, others justified breaking the law to engage in physical and sexual intimacy to mitigate their loneliness. The work presented here contributes to the fields of social sciences, gerontology, and human computer interaction. The inter- and multi-disciplinary impact of this study intersects across those fields and offers a cross-sectional insight into behaviours and engagement with technology during one of the most extraordinary global events

Mobile self-monitoring ECG devices to diagnose arrhythmia that coincide with palpitations: a scoping review

The use and deployment of mobile devices across society is phenomenal with an increasing number of individuals using mobile devices to track their everyday health. However, there is a paucity of academic material examining this recent trend. Specifically, little is known about the use and deployment of mobile heart monitoring devices for measuring palpitations and arrhythmia. In this scoping literature review, we identify the contemporary evidence that reports the use of mobile heart monitoring to assess palpitations and arrhythmia across populations. The review was conducted between February and March 2018. Five electronic databases were searched: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), CINHAL, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus. A total of 981 records were identified and, following the inclusion and exclusion criteria, nine papers formed the final stage of the review. The results identified a total of six primary themes: purpose, environment, population, wearable devices, assessment, and study design. A further 24 secondary themes were identified across the primary themes. These included detection, cost effectiveness, recruitment, type of setting, type of assessment, and commercial or purpose-built mobile device. This scoping review highlights that further work is required to understand the impact of mobile heart monitoring devices on how arrhythmias and palpitations are assessed and measured across all populations and ages of society. A positive trend revealed by this review demonstrates how mobile heart monitoring devices can support primary care providers to deliver high levels of care at a low cost to the service provider. This has several benefits: alleviation of patient anxiety, lowering the risk of morbidity and mortality, while progressively influencing national and international care pathway guidelines. Limitations of this work include the paucity of knowledge and insight from primary care providers and lack of qualitative material. We argue that future studies consider qualitative and mixed methods approaches to complement quantitative methodologies and to ensure all actors’ experiences are recorded