Editorial EJKM Volume 18 Issue 3: Advances in Health Knowledge Management: New Perspectives

Editorial EJKM Volume 18 Issue 3: Advances in Health Knowledge Management: New Perspectives by Maria Jose Sousa, Francesca Dal Mas and Renato Lopes Da Cost

Knowledge translation in the healthcare sector. A structured literature review

Knowledge translation can be understood as the ability to translate concepts between different contexts by stakeholders who have different skills, aims, and even feelings in their relation to such concepts. Knowledge translation tools allow for the effective transfer of existing knowledge as well as the emergence of new knowledge of value to some or all of the stakeholders involved in the process. Knowledge translation is particularly challenging in healthcare and medicine, where different practitioners (e.g. physicians, biologists, engineers, researchers) and professionals need methodologies and tools to communicate and share knowledge among them and with patients in an effective manner. To better understand this phenomenon, we conducted a Structured Literature Review (SLR). The concepts knowledge, translation and either healthcare or medicine were used as search terms in the title, abstract or keywords on Scopus, which highlighted more than 2,000 contributions in the medical literature and only 22 in Business and Management. Our review of these documents revealed a need in the healthcare sector for better managerial and organisational practices to cope with the various challenges related to the sharing of knowledge among stakeholders. At the same time, the business and management communities appear to have made significant progress in addressing the same issues. We therefore decided to concentrate our analysis on the works published by the business and management community as a mean to highlight future research directions for the healthcare management sector. Thus, our research identifies areas of relevance which are currently underdeveloped, provides insights on both theoretical and empirical developments and offers a critique of the approaches, research frameworks and methods used, as well as emerging trends in these domains. Despite a lack of an agreed definition of the term Knowledge Translation, our findings highlight a growing interest in the topic, with most of thecontributions published after 2015. Scholars have approached the term from a variety of perspectives depending on the nature of the stakeholders of relevance to their studies. Whilst there does not seem to be a predominant framework, the literature reveals several tools and techniques that are effective in enhancing Knowledge Translation in different contexts.New research opportunities in this domain emerge in terms of underinvestigated areas within the healthcare sector.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The efficacy of the old way/new way methodology on the correction of an automated technical error and its impact on the athlete’s psychological skills: case study in tennis

The aim of this study was to evaluated the efficacy of the OldWay/New Way methodology (Lyndon, 1989/2000) with regard to the permanentcorrection of a consolidated and automated technical error experiencedby a tennis athlete (who is 18 years old and has been engaged inpractice mode for about 6 years) in the execution of serves. Additionally,the study assessed the impact of intervention on the athlete’s psychologicalskills. An individualized intervention was designed using strategies thataimed to produce a) a detailed analysis of the error using video images;b) an increased kinaesthetic awareness; c) a reactivation of memory error;d) the discrimination and generalization of the correct motor action. Theathlete’s psychological skills were measured with a Portuguese version ofthe Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (Cruz & Viana, 1993). Afterthe intervention, the technical error was corrected with great efficacy andan increase in the athlete’s psychological skills was verified. This study demonstratesthe methodology’s efficacy, which is consistent with the effects ofthis type of intervention in different contexts

Values perception in food commercials with dietary strategies

En la actualidad, existe consenso son la influencia de la publicidad en los trastornos alimentarios. En particular, la publicidad utiliza imágenes corporales estereotipadas para extender y promocionar ideales físicos y hábitos alimentarios no saludables asociados con productos de comida y ropa dirigidos a jóvenes. El objetivo de este estudio es testar la percepción de 25 valores in tres anuncios dietéticos por parte de dos grupos de jóvenes participantes (con y sin trastornos alimentarios). Los resultados muestran que sólo el grupo con trastornos (ED) considera que estos anuncios son negativos para la salud, el bienestar, la familia y el esfuerzo, mientras que el grupo sin trastornos alimentarios los evalúa de forma ligeramente positiva. Estos resultados apuntan a una construcción mediática poco natural e interesada de los cánones de belleza y éxito.There is clear evidence today that advertising influences eating disorders. Particularly, advertising uses stereotyped body images to spread and promote physical ideals and non-healthy food habits associated with food and clothes products targeted at youth. The purpose of this is study is to test the perception of 25 values in three dietary commercials by two groups of young people (with and without eating disorders). Results show that only the group with those disorders (ED) consider these commercials to be negative in terms of health, well-being, family or effort, while the non-ED group assesses them slightly positively. These results point to the unnatural and self-interested social and media construction of beauty and success

Medición y evaluación de valores en contenidos audiovisuales desde un abordaje interdisciplinar

El siguiente estudio interdisciplinar realizado por LAICOM (Laboratorio de Análisis Instrumental de la Comunicación, UAB), parte de la revisión del concepto de calidad comunicativa y formula un inventario de 26 valores para el ámbito iberoamericano, seleccionados aplicando el análisis de contenido a tres documentos de gran consenso social: "Carta de Derechos Humanos" (1948), "Constitución Federal de Brasil" (1988) y "Constitución Española" (1978). Los valores se han definido en sus dimensiones social, humana y educativa. Finalmente, se propone y valida un protocolo basado en test de recepción, capaz de medir y comparar la carga de valores transmitida en cualquier proceso de comunicación. El protocolo ha sido experimentado y corregido aplicándolo a 2 grupos de 10 expertos que evaluaron 4 spots publicitarios, con los que, luego, se organizaron sendos grupos de discusión.This interdisciplinary research, carried out by LAICOM reviews the concept quality communication and designs a 26 values glossary within the ibero-American context. Values are selected by applying a content analysis to 3 documents of feat social consensus: the "Human Rights Act" (1948), the "Federal Brazilian Constitution" (1988), and the "Spanish Constitution (1978); and are defined in three dimensions: human, social and education. Finally, a protocol is proposed and validated by a test of reception, which serves to measure and compare the load of values transmitted by any process of communication. This protocol is tested and corrected through two focus groups of communication experts (10 each), who first had to evaluate 4 TV ads and second discuss about results collected

Influence of dietary supplementation with an amino acid mixture on inflammatory markers, immune status and serum proteome in lps-challenged weaned piglets

In order to investigate the effect of a dietary amino acid mixture supplementation in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged weaned piglets, twenty-seven 28-day-old (8.2 ± 1.0 kg) newly weaned piglets were randomly allocated to one of three experimental treatments for five weeks. Diet 1: a CTRL treatment. Diet 2: an LPS treatment, where piglets were intraperitoneally administered LPS (25 µg/kg) on day 7. Diet 3: an LPS+MIX treatment, where piglets were intraperitoneally administered LPS on day 7 and fed a diet supplemented with a mixture of 0.3% of arginine, branched-chain amino acids (leucine, valine, and isoleucine), and cystine (MIX). Blood samples were drawn on day 10 and day 35, and serum was analysed for selected chemical parameters and proteomics. The LPS and LPS+MIX groups exhibited an increase in haptoglobin concentrations on day 10. The LPS group showed an increased cortisol concentration, while this concentration was reduced in the LPS+MIX group compared to the control group. Similarly, the LPS+MIX group showed a decreased haptoglobin concentration on day 35 compared to the two other groups. Immunoglobulin concentrations were affected by treatments. Indeed, on day 10, the concentrations of IgG and IgM were decreased by the LPS challenge, as illustrated by the lower concentrations of these two immunoglobulins in the LPS group compared to the control group. In addition, the supplementation with the amino acid mixture in the LPS+MIX further decreased IgG and increased IgM concentrations compared to the LPS group. Although a proteomics approach did not reveal important alterations in the protein profile in response to treatments, LPS-challenged piglets had an increase in proteins linked to the immune response, when compared to piglets supplemented with the amino acid mixture. Overall, data indicate that LPS-challenged piglets supplemented with this amino acid mixture are more protected against the detrimental effects of LPS.This study was supported by Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe, by Indukern Portugal, Lda., and by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, Lisbon, Portugal) through projects UIDB/CVT/00276/2020 to CIISA and PEST/UID/AGR/4129/2020 to LEAF. It was also supported by national funds, through FCT Stimulus of Scientific Employment Program to author P.A.L. (DL57/2016/CP1438/CT0007) and a Ph.D. grant (SFRH/BD/143992/2019) to author D.M.R. This work had the support from the Portuguese Mass Spectrometry Net-work, integrated in the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures of Strategic Relevance (ROTEIRO/0028/2013; LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-022125)

Avaliação da percepção de cooperação desportiva: Propriedades psicométricas da adaptação portuguesa do CCD

O principal objectivo do presente artigo é apresentar uma sugestão de versão portuguesa do Questionário de Cooperação Desportiva (Garcia-Mas et al., 2006). Este instrumento avalia o grau de cooperação numa situação desportiva, baseada na interacção interpessoal e na busca dos objectivos por parte dos jogadores relativamente aos objectivos da equipa, do treinador e dos seus companheiros. As qualidades psicométricas do instrumento foram avaliadas numa amostra de 127 atletas praticantes de futebol. A análise factorial confirmatória original revelou que os dados obtidos com a versão portuguesa não apresentam uma total sobreposição aos obtidos com a versão espanhola. Assim, adoptando uma estratégia exploratória e tendo em conta a dupla fonte de cooperação (disposicional e situacional), propôs-se uma forma de melhorar a validade de constructo do questionário através de uma nova estrutura factorial e da eliminação de alguns itens. A versão final do QCD-p é composta por 12 itens distribuídos por dois factores disposicionais (Cooperação Condicionada e Cooperação Incondicionada) e um factor situacional (Cooperação com o Treinador).ABSTRACT: The main objective of this study is to present a proposal for the Portuguese version of the “Cuestionário de Cooperación Deportiva” (Garcia-Mas, 2006). This instrument assesses the degree of cooperation in a sportive situation, based on interpersonal interaction and the pursuit of objectives by the players on the objectives of the team, the coach and the companions. The psychometric properties of the instrument were evaluated in a sample of 127 soccer athletes. Confirmatory factor analysis of the original factorial structure revealed that the data in the Portuguese sample did not exactly match the structure obtained in the Spanish version. Thus, adopting an exploratory strategy and taking into account the dual source of cooperation (dispositional and situational), we proposed a way to improve the construct validity of the questionnaire through a new factorial structure and by the deletion of some items. The final version of the QCD-p consists of 12 items distributed by two dispositional factors (Conditional Cooperation and Cooperation Unconditional) and a situational factor (Cooperation with the Coach)