Building purposeful action: action methods and action research

Carter, Philip D.

doi:10.1080/09650790200200180

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“…Then the strategies of the program were presented according to the opinions of the experts in the nominal group in nine paragraphs (Table 1). After completing the translation and adaptation process, a eld experiment was performed in order to receive comments and feedback from different users to determine the appropriateness of a concept in a particular eld [32,33].The rst module, which included one preliminary session and four intervention sessions (Table 2), was performed by ve peers for seven pregnant (aged 20-28 weeks) mothers, who had a score above 13 in the Edinburgh instrument and were considered as depressed. The mothers were then asked open-ended questions about the program's acceptability and comprehensibility, as well as the service providers.…”

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Translation and cross -cultural adaptation of the healthy thinking program of the World Health Organization in Persian for implementation by peers in the Iran's health system

Botyar

Moghaddam-Banaem

Sadatmahalleh

et al. 2023

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Background: Culture-compatible interventions are important for the success of mental health programs in different communities. The Thinking Healthy Program (THP) proposed by WHO is an evidence-based intervention for the treatment of prenatal depression that requires adaptation in any country or culture. Methods: The THP was translated in two copies by two translators of Iranian origin with academic education in English. A panel of experts was held to perform content and face validations. A systematic review was conducted, the strategies of the program were presented using nominal group technique, and a pre-test was performed. Finally, both the mothers and peers were asked for their opinions through open-ended questions. Results: Some terms were changed and some images were modified. Sexual health content and a training session about natural childbirth were added. Most of the mothers and peers considered the program acceptable and understandable and the images appropriate, and suggested expanding the program to all health care centers. Conclusion: The Persian version of the THP seems to have adequate validity to be used in Iran.

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Translation and cross -cultural adaptation of the healthy thinking program of the World Health Organization in Persian for implementation by peers in the Iran's health system

Botyar

Moghaddam-Banaem

Sadatmahalleh

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…Traditional approaches to field-testing concepts have focused on attempts to use consultative processes, such as participatory action research, which seek opinions and feedback from a variety of concept users, usually to determine the state of play in a particular context and to bring a form of creative consensus to bear through dialogue (Carter, 2002;Kezar & Maxey, 2016). Action research in this context is a problem-driven approach, with a real-world issue being the motivation for enquiry.…”

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A methodology for field-testing concepts through expert practitioner engagement

Howie

Bagnall

2016

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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This paper presents a methodology for field-testing concepts through practitioner engagement. It was developed and trialled in a study involving the critique and reconceptualisation of the psychodramatic concept of warm-up. A critical review of the concept led to a reconceptualisation and description from which an explanatory document was drawn together as the lead statement for surveying psychodrama practitioners. The fieldtesting used online software to communicate with selected international participants. The lead document and survey invited critical text-based evaluative responses to the reconceptualisation. The responses were processed by selecting those with substantive critical comment and then clustering them according to a framework of criteria designed for concept evaluation. Responses were reviewed critically in the context of the overall conceptualisation and incorporated as appropriate into it. The process provided significant support for the new conceptualisation as well as critical input that led to its further improvement.

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“…This was not a pilot study but a field-test of the intervention. While the two terms are often used interchangeably, field-testing does not involve the collection of data to provide an quantitative analysis of the validity or effectiveness of an instrument or intervention, rather it is meant to seek opinions and feedback from a variety of users, usually to determine the appropriateness of a concept in a particular context [30,31].…”

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Making therapies culturally relevant: translation, cultural adaptation and field-testing of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in China

Nisar

Yin

Yan

et al. 2020

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background: The prevalence of perinatal depression in China ranges from 15 to 20% and the vast majority of prenatally depressed women do not receive the intervention they require. Recent research evidence shows that evidence based, culturally-adapted psychosocial interventions are effective in reducing mental health problems. The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the Thinking Healthy Programme (THP), which is an evidence based psychosocial intervention that can be delivered by non-mental health specialists. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt THP for the Chinese population and to establish its acceptability when delivered by nonspecialists to a group of mothers with perinatal depression. Methods: The study was conducted in two phases. The THP manual, handbook, and health calendar was translated and adapted based on 8 domains of the Bernal framework (language, metaphors, content, concepts, goals, context, people and methods). Pre-testing was done using cognitive interviewing in the first phase. In second phase of field-testing, THP sessions were delivered to the depressed women by local THP trained nurses. Post intervention, programme survey was used for evaluation. Results: This study showed that the core structure, process and techniques of the THP were culturally compatible with the target Chinese population and did not require major changes. It was found that the adapted version of THP manual, handbook, and health calendar were acceptable, understandable, and culturally relevant to the Chinese women and their family members. Nurses were found as a suitable delivery agent by the mothers and their families. Conclusion: The Thinking Healthy Programme is acceptable and transferable to the Chinese cultural and healthcare context and nurses are a suitable delivery agent. The translated and adapted version of THP can be used for further implementation and evaluation studies in the Chinese context. Further evaluation can help establish the effectiveness of the programme and barriers to scale-up in China.

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Building purposeful action: action methods and action research

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Translation and cross -cultural adaptation of the healthy thinking program of the World Health Organization in Persian for implementation by peers in the Iran's health system

Translation and cross -cultural adaptation of the healthy thinking program of the World Health Organization in Persian for implementation by peers in the Iran's health system

A methodology for field-testing concepts through expert practitioner engagement

Making therapies culturally relevant: translation, cultural adaptation and field-testing of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in China

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