Community radio: guidelines on how to record and broadcast communities' meetings

Guidelines for broadcasting community meetings for Web and mobile access were developed and integrated into the project Website. The preferred option is that all meetings about the station are aired live on the station as they happen. Secondarily, RootIO provides features that allow for the recordings of meetings to be aired, as well as synthesizing audio from minutes of meetings. After various discussions with the project partners, including those more involved in community outreach, the focus went on strengthening the possibilities of using voice and telephone in the assembly processes of decision-making. For this reason, a tutorial on how to use RootIO for this goal was designed, focused on showing how to broadcast an assembly and how to allow people to take part in it through the use of the telephone. This solution offers the possibility of involving as many people as possible in the decision-making process, avoiding the digital divide, directly addressing one of the focal issues of community governance. The aim of these guidelines was to offer a simple and clear tool to the communities that could guide them in two main tasks: the recording and broadcasting of public events through the use of a phone and the RootIO technology and the retrieval of this material and publication of some excerpts. The live broadcasting of the community radio stations’ meetings can also support the achievement of other social outcomes. This operation places focus on the importance of transparent assembly decision-making processes that can be heard by the entire community. The opportunity to intervene during the assemblies through a simple phone call increases the possibility of people’s participation in the discussion. This document is the result of mock-ups for mobile and desktop designed

User-innovated eHealth solutions (Cleveland Nielsen et al., 2018)

Purpose: The successful design and innovation of eHealth solutions directly involve end users in the process to seek a better understanding of their needs. This article presents user-innovated eHealth solutions targeting older persons with hearing impairment. Our research question was: What are the key users’ needs, expectations, and visions within future hearing rehabilitation service delivery?Method: We applied a participatory design approach to facilitate the design of future eHealth solutions via focus groups. We involved older persons with hearing impairment (n = 36), significant others (n = 10), and audiologists (n = 8) following 2 methods: (a) human-centered design for interactive systems and (b) user innovation management. Through 3 rounds of focus groups, we facilitated a process progressing from insights and visions for requirements (Phase 1), to app such as paper version wireframes (Phase 2), and to digital prototypes envisioning future eHealth solutions (Phase 3). Each focus group was video-recorded and photographed, resulting in a rich data set that was analyzed through inductive thematic analysis.Results: The results are presented via (a) a storyboard envisioning future client journeys, (b) 3 key themes for future eHealth solutions, (c) 4 levels of interest and willingness to invest time and effort in digital solutions, and (d) 2 technical savviness types and their different preferences for rehabilitation strategies.Conclusions: Future eHealth solutions must offer personalized rehabilitation strategies that are appropriate for every person with hearing impairment and their level of technical savviness. Thus, a central requirement is anchoring of digital support in the clients’ everyday life situations by facilitating easy access to personalized information, communication, and learning milieus. Moreover, the participants’ visions for eHealth solutions call for providing both traditional analogue and digital services.Supplemental Material S1. Screenshots of the interactive digital prototype translated to English. Publisher Note: This article is part of the Special Issue: Internet and Audiology. Nielsen, A. C., Rotger-Griful, S., Kanstrup, A. M., & Laplante-Lévesque, A. (2018). User-innovated eHealth solutions for service delivery to older persons with hearing impairment. American Journal of Audiology, 27(3S), 403–416

sj-docx-2-dhj-10.1177_20552076221089792 - Supplemental material for The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting

Supplemental material, sj-docx-2-dhj-10.1177_20552076221089792 for The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting by Jeppe Eriksen, Ann Bygholm, Signe Hudtloff Nielsen and Pernille Bertelsen in Digital Healt

sj-docx-1-dhj-10.1177_20552076221089792 - Supplemental material for The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-dhj-10.1177_20552076221089792 for The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting by Jeppe Eriksen, Ann Bygholm, Signe Hudtloff Nielsen and Pernille Bertelsen in Digital Healt

The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the experiences of citizens with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes when using a newly developed and implemented patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaire as part of clinical practice in a municipal setting. Specifically, the citizens’ experiences in completing the PRO questionnaire and using the PRO data in consultations were examined.MethodsThe study was based on participant observations and semi-structured interviews and conducted at the Centre for Diabetes in Copenhagen and online. Participants were recruited deliberately to represent different cases of citizens with type-2 diabetes. Ten citizens were observed during consultation with an healthcare professional (HCP) and subsequently interviewed. The interviews were recorded as audio or video and transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis was performed on the basis of previously described guidelines.ResultsThe PRO instigated reflections and enlightened citizens on disease-specific matters and motivated citizens to engage in self-management activities. During the citizen-HCP consultations, the PRO data prepared the actors before the meeting and enabled structured, effective and relevant conversations. However, the PRO questionnaire lacked response options, triggered citizen concerns about future health conditions and made them unsure if their answers were correct and aware that they lacked disease-specific knowledge. The experiences were linked to the citizens' situation as newly diagnosed with type-2 diabetes.ConclusionThe informants found the PRO questionnaire and data meaningful and useful. However, adjustments are needed if the PRO instrument is to resemble the disease situation of citizens with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes

The experiences of community-dwelling individuals with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes in using patient-reported outcomes in a municipal setting

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the experiences of citizens with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes when using a newly developed and implemented patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaire as part of clinical practice in a municipal setting. Specifically, the citizens’ experiences in completing the PRO questionnaire and using the PRO data in consultations were examined.MethodsThe study was based on participant observations and semi-structured interviews and conducted at the Centre for Diabetes in Copenhagen and online. Participants were recruited deliberately to represent different cases of citizens with type-2 diabetes. Ten citizens were observed during consultation with an healthcare professional (HCP) and subsequently interviewed. The interviews were recorded as audio or video and transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis was performed on the basis of previously described guidelines.ResultsThe PRO instigated reflections and enlightened citizens on disease-specific matters and motivated citizens to engage in self-management activities. During the citizen-HCP consultations, the PRO data prepared the actors before the meeting and enabled structured, effective and relevant conversations. However, the PRO questionnaire lacked response options, triggered citizen concerns about future health conditions and made them unsure if their answers were correct and aware that they lacked disease-specific knowledge. The experiences were linked to the citizens' situation as newly diagnosed with type-2 diabetes.ConclusionThe informants found the PRO questionnaire and data meaningful and useful. However, adjustments are needed if the PRO instrument is to resemble the disease situation of citizens with newly diagnosed type-2 diabetes

Promoting scientific literacy in evolution through citizen science

This is a summary poster/infographic of the main messages of the paper under the same name published in Proceedings B Link to the publication: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.107