Gender accommodation in online cancer support groups

Seale, Clive

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“…Qualitatively, while the men made attempts to accommodate their communication to the norms of the opposite gender, the women did not 30. Thus, despite both male and female participants reporting no clear preference for a single‐gender group, it may be important to provide men with RA with an all‐male intervention to enable them to engage according to masculine norms.…”

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Coping Strategies, Psychological Impact, and Support Preferences of Men With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter Survey

Flurey

Hewlett

Rodham

et al. 2018

Arthritis Care & Research

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ObjectiveTo investigate the existence and distribution of 2 typologies (termed “factors”) of men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) identified through our previous Q‐methodology study (n = 30) in a larger sample of men with RA, and whether differences in psychosocial impact or support preferences exist between the 2 factors, and between men and women with RA.MethodsA postal survey was sent to 620 men with RA from 6 rheumatology units across England, and the support preferences section of the survey was given to 232 women with RA.ResultsA total of 295 male patients (47.6%) and 103 female patients (44.4%) responded; 15 male participants had missing data, and thus 280 were included in the analysis. Of these, 61 (22%) were assigned to factor A (“accept and adapt”), 120 (35%) were assigned to factor B (“struggling to match up”), and 99 (35%) were unassigned. The two factors differed significantly, with factor B reporting more severe disease, less effective coping strategies, and poorer psychological status. For support, men favored a question and answer session with a consultant (54%) or specialist nurse (50%), a website for information (69%), a talk by researchers (54%), or a symptom management session (54%). Overall, women reported more interest in support sessions than men, with ≥50% of women reporting interest in nearly every option provided.ConclusionSome men accept and adapt to their RA, but others (43%) report severe disease, less effective coping, and poor psychological status. Men's preferences for support are practical, with a focus on expanding their knowledge.

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Coping Strategies, Psychological Impact, and Support Preferences of Men With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter Survey

Flurey

Hewlett

Rodham

et al. 2018

Arthritis Care & Research

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“…This might be explained by gender-specific coping styles. Men might prefer problem-focused coping strategies while women possibly prefer coping through mutual support and emotional disclosure within the group [28,29]. However, one should again note that women were in the majority.…”

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“…Research in cancer self-help groups revealed differences in the needs of men and women within groups [28,29]. Men emphasised the importance of giving and seeking information, whereas women emphasised the importance of intimacy, mutual support and emotional disclosure.…”

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The effect of group cohesion on rehabilitation outcome in cancer survivors

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The effect of group cohesion on rehabilitation outcome in cancer survivors May, Anne M.; Duivenvoorden, Hugo J.; Korstjens, Irene; van Weert, Ellen; HoekstraWeebers, Josette E. H. M.; van den Borne, Bart; Mesters, Ilse; van der Schans, Cees P.; Ros, Wynand J. G. Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. AbstractObjective: Group-based physical training interventions have been shown to be effective in increasing quality of life in cancer survivors. Until now, however, the impact of cohesion within the group on intervention outcome has not been investigated.Methods: We examined self-reported individual group cohesion ratings collected in the first half of a 12-week rehabilitation programme for cancer survivors ðN ¼ 132Þ: Four dimensions of group cohesion were measured, i.e. the bond with the group as whole, the bond with other members, cooperation within the group and the instrumental value. Quality of life, physical functioning and fatigue were assessed before and after the intervention using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30. Linear multiple multivariate regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between group cohesion and intervention outcome.Results: The relationship between group cohesion and outcome was significantly modified by gender. Higher ratings of cooperation within the group predicted better post-intervention quality of life and physical functioning and less fatigue in men, and better quality of life and physical functioning in women. Additionally, women who reported a stronger bond with other members showed a lower quality of life after the intervention. No relationship was found between the instrumental value and the outcome variables.Conclusion: Some dimensions of group cohesion seem to be associated with intervention outcome. The underlying mechanisms need to be unravelled.

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“…Computational tools such as concordances, word and keyword lists developed for processing large volumes of real language data (Sinclair, 1991) can be a valuable supplement both for quantitative and qualitative studies of discourse. Although corpus linguistic methods may be less known to social scientists than techniques of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS), 1 the benefi ts of corpus work are quickly being recognized by medical researchers and professionals and recently there has been a variety of insightful corpus studies into the domain of health communication and health care discourse (Skelton and Hobbs, 1999;Adolphs et al, 2004, Brown et al, 2006Seale, 2006).…”

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Discourse of `transformational leadership' in infection control

Koteyko

Carter

2008

Health (London)

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Nutzungsbedingungen Discourse of 'transformational leadership' in infection control Nelya Koteyko and Ronald CarterUniversity of Nottingham, UK a b s t r a c t The article explores the impact of the 'transformational leadership' style in the role of modern matron with regards to infection control practices. Policy and guidance on the modern matron role suggest that it is distinctive in its combination of management and clinical components, and in its reliance on transformational leadership. Senior nurses are therefore expected to motivate staff by creating high expectations, modelling appropriate behaviour, and providing personal attention to followers by giving respect and responsibility. In this article, we draw on policy documents and interview data to explore the potential impact of this new management style on infection control practices. Combining the techniques of discourse analysis and corpus linguistics, we identify examples where matrons appear to disassociate themselves from the role of 'an empowered manager' who has control over human and fi nancial resources to resolve problems in infection control effi ciently. IntroductionSince the early 1990s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have become widespread in most UK hospitals (Jeyaratnam et al., 2006

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Gender accommodation in online cancer support groups

Cited by 67 publications

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Coping Strategies, Psychological Impact, and Support Preferences of Men With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter Survey

Coping Strategies, Psychological Impact, and Support Preferences of Men With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter Survey

The effect of group cohesion on rehabilitation outcome in cancer survivors

Discourse of `transformational leadership' in infection control

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