« C’est un peu comme être en train de se noyer » : Attentes et expériences de la maternité durant la pandémie de COVID-19

What is the impact of bringing unrealistic and overwhelming conditions of motherhood into the context of a global pandemic?  This article aims to explore the impacts of maternal expectations and experiences in the time of COVID-19. Through first person accounts of eighty self-identified mothers parenting through COVID, we aim to explore good mother myths, feelings of failure, and the paradoxical freedoms that occur under pandemic time.  Quel est l’impact de l’introduction de conditions de maternité irréalistes et accablantes dans le contexte d’une pandémie mondiale? Cet article vise à explorer l’impact des attentes et des expériences maternelles à l’époque de la COVID-19. À travers les récits à la première personne de quatre-vingts mères s’identifiant comme telles et qui ont assumé leur rôle parental tout au long de la pandémie de COVID, nous souhaitons explorer le mythe de la bonne mère, les sentiments d’échec et les libertés paradoxales qui surgissent en temps de pandémie

Challenges of Diabetes Self-Management in Adults Affected by Food Insecurity in a Large Urban Centre of Ontario, Canada

Objective. To explore how food insecurity affects individuals’ ability to manage their diabetes, as narrated by participants living in a large, culturally diverse urban centre. Design. Qualitative study comprising of in-depth interviews, using a semistructured interview guide. Setting. Participants were recruited from the local community, three community health centres, and a community-based diabetes education centre servicing a low-income population in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Participants. Twenty-one English-speaking adults with a diagnosis of diabetes and having experienced food insecurity in the past year (based on three screening questions). Method. Using six phases of analysis, we used qualitative, deductive thematic analysis to transcribe, code, and analyze participant interviews. Main Findings. Three themes emerged from our analysis of participants’ experiences of living with food insecurity and diabetes: (1) barriers to accessing and preparing food, (2) social isolation, and (3) enhancing agency and resilience. Conclusion. Food insecurity appears to negatively impact diabetes self-management. Healthcare professionals need to be cognizant of resources, skills, and supports appropriate for people with diabetes affected by food insecurity. Study findings suggest foci for enhancing diabetes self-management support

“It feels a bit like drowning”: Expectations and Experiences of Motherhood during COVID-19

What is the result of bringing unrealistic and overwhelming conditions of motherhood into the context of a global pandemic? This article aims to explore the impacts of maternal expectations and experiences in the context of COVID-19. Through first-person accounts of eighty self-identified mothers parenting through COVID, we aim to explore “good” mother myths, feelings of failure, and the paradoxical freedoms that occur under pandemic time

Patients’ Stories of Interprofessional Whole-Person Care

Objectives: Interprofessional whole-person care has been depicted as being able to enhance patient health outcomes, increase health care provider satisfaction with care delivery, lower health care spending and decrease wait times for receiving care. Limited research has been conducted into exploring patients’ experiences of being recipients of this type of care. The objective of this oral presentation is to disseminate findings of a Master of Nursing study through patients’ stories of experience receiving care on aunit where inter professional care is practiced.Methods: Three participants underwent a two step data collection process: a one hour semi-structured interview and a 30 minute symbolic image artistic exercise, as adapted from Schwind’s Narrative Reflective Process. Participants were invited to describe how they experienced receivingcare from an interprofessional team and whether or not they believed whole-person care was delivered to them. Collected data are being analyzed using Clandinin and Connelly’s Narrative Inquiry approach of three dimensionalspace, temporality, sociality and place.Results: The emerging results suggest that participants express satisfaction with the care they received from the interprofessional team on their unit. Their stories indicate that strong interprofessional team-work can contribute to patient satisfaction in care received. For these teams to be successful, from the patients’ point of view, there needs to be: better communication between care providers, greater involvement of the patient in decision making, proper identification of who comprises the teams, andconsistency in team composition.Conclusion: By acknowledging experiences and feelings ofpatients who have received care from an interprofessional team, there is potential to increase sustainability of these teams. The data generated through this study can potentially help health care providers, who are members of interprofessional teams, to deliver more effective, comprehensive whole-personcare within health care institutions

New dietetic practitioners' perspectives on their education and training

Purpose: To elucidate the complex phenomenon of dietitian professional socialization, we examined factors that influence people's decisions to pursue a career in dietetics and how education and training processes influence the professional socialization of dietitians.; Methods: Participants (n=12) had less than three years of work experience and included alumni from three Canadian universities representing different models of entry to practice. Three one-on-one interviews were conducted with each participant.; Results: The key influencing factor in participants' decision to pursue dietetics was the perceived congruence between dietetics and other aspects of their lives, including early interests and experiences (sports, food and cooking, an eating disorder), career aspirations (science, health care), and social networks (the desire to be a professional). A pivotal experience during high school or while enrolled in or after graduation from another program prompted participants'awareness of and subsequent decision to pursue a career in dietetics. Supportive relationships were vital to participants'professional socialization.; Conclusions: Recruitment materials and education opportunities should help aspiring dietitians develop a clear idea of what being a dietitian means. Dietetic educators must attend to the informational and relational aspects involved in shaping future practitioners'dietitian identities