Exploring digital fiction as a tool for teenage body image bibliotherapy

This article reflects on the findings of the interdisciplinary ‘TransForm’ project, which ran between 2012 and 2014 and aimed to explore how reading and writing digital fictions (DFs) might support young women in developing frameworks for more positive thinking regarding their body image. The project comprised the following stages: (1) a review and compilation of DFs thematising and/or problematising female corporeality; (2) a series of cooperative inquiries with 3 groups of young women (aged 16–19 years) over a period of 5 weeks, examining participants’ responses to a selection of the previously compiled DFs, as well as the challenges these young women face in relation to body image and (3) an interventionist summer school in which participants aged 16–19 explored body image issues via writing DFs. This article reports on the main observations and findings of each stage, and draws conclusions for future research needs in this area

Pandora's electronic box: GPs reflect upon email communication with their patients

Background Global access to information technology has increased dramatically in the past decade, with electronic health care changing medical practice. One example for general practitioners (GPs) is communication with patients via electronic mail (email). GPs face issues regarding e-communication with patients, including how and when it should it be used. Objective The study aims were to assess the extent that GPs communicate with patients by email and explore their attitudes to this mode of communication. Methods Design: telephone interview survey. Setting: primary care, largest urban and suburban area in New Zealand (NZ). Subjects: randomly selected GPs from the Auckland region. Main outcome measure: description of email use; analysis of issues by telephone survey. Data analysed using SPSS-12 and by thematic content analysis. Results At data saturation, 80 GPs had been interviewed. The majority (68%) had not used email with patients. Only 4% used it regularly. However, there was strong interest in this method. Perceived advantages were the ability to communicate at a distance and time convenient to both doctor and patient; communication where disability affected traditional methods; information-giving (for example, web links); passing on normal results. Identified problems involved inequity of access; linking of electronic data; security; unsuitability for some topics; medico-legal concerns; time; remuneration. Conclusion Study sample closely mirrored current NZ GP population. Although few GPs emailed with patients, many might once barriers are addressed. GPs had a collective view of the appropriate boundaries for email communication, routine tasks and the transmission of information. GPs would encourage professional debate regarding guidelines for good practice, managing demand and remuneration

Vecindarios productivos sostenibles a partir de la acupuntura rural. Vivienda rural progresiva en el municipio de Caparrapí, Cundinamarca

Artículo de GradoA través del aprendizaje basado en problemas, se identifica el desequilibrio en las cadenas de comercialización agrícolas en Caparrapí, Cundinamarca. El diseño concurrente permite consolidar una estrategia territorial a partir de la acupuntura rural y la construcción de vecindarios productivos sostenibles en el municipio para mejorar sus procesos de producción y comercialización, y se consolida la vivienda rural como el equipamiento principal en las fincas productivas que redefine la forma de habitar la ruralidad.INTRODUCCIÓN 1. METODOLOGÍA 2. RESULTADOS 3. DISCUSIÓN 4. CONCLUSIONES AGRADECIMIENTOS REFERENCIAS ANEXOSPregradoArquitect