Qualitative evaluation in nursing interventions — A review of the literature

Aim To identify and synthesize qualitative evaluation methods used in nursing interventions. Design A systematic qualitative review with a content analysis. Four databases were used: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase and CINAHL using pre-defined terms. The included papers were published from 2014–2018. Methods We followed the guidelines of Dixon-Woods et al., Sandelowski and Barroso, the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist and The Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research Approach. Results Of 103 papers, 15 were eligible for inclusion. The main theme Challenging complexity by evaluating qualitatively described processes and characteristics of qualitative evaluation. Two analytic themes emerged: Evaluating the implementation process and Evaluating improvements brought about by the programme. Conclusion Different qualitative evaluation methods in nursing are a way of documenting knowledge that is difficult to illuminate in natural settings and make an important contribution when determining the pros and cons of an intervention.publishedVersio

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Dieter Nuytten, Lode De Clercq en Piet Stevens Bouwgeschiedenis en restauratie van het voormalige gastenkwartier van de abdijsite van Vlierbeek in Kessel-lo. [Building history and restoration of the former guesthouse of the abbey site Vlierbeek in Kessel-lo.]Als geen ander kreeg de voormalige benedictijnenabdij van Vlierbeek in de loop van haar geschiedenis alle mogelijke (tegen)slagen te incasseren. Gesticht halverwege de 12de eeuw wordt de bloeiperiode vanaf de 16de eeuw gevolgd door financiële aderlatingen, plundering en brandstichting, uitdrijving van de monniken, verbeurdverklaring van de gebouwen, openbare verkoping en sloop.Behalve de kloosterkerk bleef desondanks ook het 18de-eeuwse gastenkwartier bewaard, een getuige van de heropflakkering onder de jansenitisch gezinde abt Pieter Paradaens en omwille van zijn barok inkomportaal door Plantenga geroemd als één der fraaiste in het hertogdom Brabant.Naar aanleiding van de restauratie in 2006 en geruggensteund door fors archiefmateriaal situeert Dieter Nuytten de jongste ingreep in de ruimere historische context.Inge Verdurmen en Dries Tys De militaire domeinen in Vlaanderen, bewaarplaatsen van archeologische en landschapshistorische relicten. [The significance of military domains in Flanders regarding archaeology, history and landscape.]Het moge contradictorisch lijken, maar precies omwille van hun specifiek gebruik blijken de uitgestrekte militaire domeinen sinds de 19de eeuw behoorlijk ongerepte reservaten te zijn gebleven van elders verdwenen archeologisch en paleo-ecologisch erfgoed.Binnen de diverse bewaarde landschapstypes spannen heidelandschappen als door de mens gevormde cultuurlandschappen hierbij de kroon.Van neolithicum tot de 20ste eeuw bewaarden ze sporen van hun gestage evolutie naast een veelbelovend bodemarchief: voor Inge Verdurmen en Dries Tys voldoende redenen om, na een verkennende studie, te pleiten voor uitvoerig onderzoek en de uitwerking van een voor elkeen aanvaardbaar beheersmodel.Nicky Vergouwen, Evelien van Biezen en Catheline Metdepenninghen De restauratie van de kroonluchter uit de kapel van Karel De Goede in de Sint-Salvatorskathedraal te Brugge. [The restoration of a neo-gothic chandelier.]De zaligverklaring van Karel de Goede in 1882 en de creatie door Jean Baptiste Bethune van een nieuw schrijn voor diens opnieuw populaire relieken in de Brugse Sint-Salvatorkathedraal zou de Sociëteiten van Sint Franciscus Xaverius in 1885 aanzetten tot de bestelling van een monumentale, 4 meters 50 centimeters omspannende neogotische lichtkroon Delineante Petro Raoux en uitgevoerd door de Brugse kopergieter Franciscus Blondel. Ruim 120 jaar later bleek een grondige opknapbeurt niet overbodig: een operatie waar de uitvoersters Nicky Vergouwen en Evelien van Biezen, samen met Catheline Metdepenninghen gedetailleerde toelichting bij verstrekken.Summar

Jord- og vannovervåking i landbruket (JOVA). Feltrapporter fra programmet i 2006.

Program for Jord- og vannovervåking i landbruket (JOVA) ledes av Bioforsk Jord og miljø, og utføres i samarbeid med en rekke andre institusjoner. Programmet rapporterer årlig overvåkingsresultater fra jordbruksdominerte nedbørfelt over hele landet. Feltene representerer ulike driftsformer, jordbunnsforhold, og hydrologiske og klimatiske forhold. De årlige feltrapportene beskriver jordbruksdrift, og avrenning og tap av næringsstoffer og partikler i de ulike feltene. Tap av partikler og næringsstoffer rapporteres for agrohydrologisk år, 1. mai - 30. april, mens tap av pesticider rapporteres for kalenderår.publishedVersio

Narrative review of occupational exposures and noncommunicable diseases

Objective Within the scope of the Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research on applying the exposome concept to working life health, we aimed to provide a broad overview of the status of knowledge on occupational exposures and associated health effects across multiple noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to help inform research priorities. Methods We conducted a narrative review of occupational risk factors that can be considered to have “consistent evidence for an association,” or where there is “limited/inadequate evidence for an association” for 6 NCD groups: nonmalignant respiratory diseases; neurodegenerative diseases; cardiovascular/metabolic diseases; mental disorders; musculoskeletal diseases; and cancer. The assessment was done in expert sessions, primarily based on systematic reviews, supplemented with narrative reviews, reports, and original studies. Subsequently, knowledge gaps were identified, e.g. based on missing information on exposure–response relationships, gender differences, critical time-windows, interactions, and inadequate study quality. Results We identified over 200 occupational exposures with consistent or limited/inadequate evidence for associations with one or more of 60+ NCDs. Various exposures were identified as possible risk factors for multiple outcomes. Examples are diesel engine exhaust and cadmium, with consistent evidence for lung cancer, but limited/inadequate evidence for other cancer sites, respiratory, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular diseases. Other examples are physically heavy work, shift work, and decision latitude/job control. For associations with limited/inadequate evidence, new studies are needed to confirm the association. For risk factors with consistent evidence, improvements in study design, exposure assessment, and case definition could lead to a better understanding of the association and help inform health-based threshold levels. Conclusions By providing an overview of knowledge gaps in the associations between occupational exposures and their health effects, our narrative review will help setting priorities in occupational health research. Future epidemiological studies should prioritize to include large sample sizes, assess exposures prior to disease onset, and quantify exposures. Potential sources of biases and confounding need to be identified and accounted for in both original studies and systematic reviews.publishedVersio

In Vivo Methods to Study Uptake of Nanoparticles into the Brain

Several in vivo techniques have been developed to study and measure the uptake of CNS compounds into the brain. With these techniques, various parameters can be determined after drug administration, including the blood-to-brain influx constant (Kin), the permeability-surface area (PS) product, and the brain uptake index (BUI). These techniques have been mostly used for drugs that are expected to enter the brain via transmembrane diffusion or by carrier-mediated transcytosis. Drugs that have limitations in entering the brain via such pathways have been encapsulated in nanoparticles (based on lipids or synthetic polymers) to enhance brain uptake. Nanoparticles are different from CNS compounds in size, composition and uptake mechanisms. This has led to different methods and approaches to study brain uptake in vivo. Here we discuss the techniques generally used to measure nanoparticle uptake in addition to the techniques used for CNS compounds. Techniques include visualization methods, behavioral tests, and quantitative methods

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Restorative Dimensions in Belgian Youth Justice

The revised Belgian Youth Justice Act (YJA) (2006) is featured as a case study due to the important restorative justice dimensions that it has introduced. The legal system in Belgium is dominated by a civil law regime with a deep-seated tradition in youth justice characterized by an almost exclusively ‘treatment’-oriented approach. Whilst the implementation of the revised YJA has encountered some challenges, it has also revealed that it is possible to prioritize restorative processes within a conventional civil law regime. That being said, the fundamental change that the Act aspired to achieve is only made possible by the application of additional measures.</jats:p

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