Researching groupwork

McDermott, Fiona

doi:10.1921/0951824x.15.1.90

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“…A natural experiment research design with mixed sequential methods will be used. Qualitative data will be collected to facilitate interpretation and to contextualize the longitudinal quantitative data [56][57][58]. The natural experiment under study is the establishment of a food coop in rural remote communities.…”

Section: Experimental Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementing a Rural Natural Experiment: A Protocol for Evaluating the Impacts of Food Coops on Food Consumption, Resident’s Health and Community Vitality

Robitaille

Paquette

Durette

et al. 2022

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Background: Local food environments are recognized by experts as a determinant of healthy eating. Food cooperatives (coop) can promote the accessibility to healthier foods and thus improve the health of the population, particularly in remote rural communities. Objective: To measure the effects of implementing a food coop in a disadvantaged community with poor access to food. We have two main research questions: (1). Does the establishment of a food coop in rural areas described as food deserts have an impact on accessibility, frequency of use, food consumption, food quality, and ultimately the health of individuals? (2). Does the establishment of a food coop in rural areas described as food deserts have an impact on food security and community vitality? Design: A natural experiment with a mixed pre/post method will be used. The sample is composed of households that came from geographically isolated communities (population: 215 to 885 inhabitants) which qualified as food deserts and located in rural areas of Quebec (Canada). All communities plan to open a food coop (in the years 2022–2023), and as their opening will be staggered over time, participants from communities with a new food coop (intervention) will be compared to communities awaiting the opening of their food coop (control). Data collection was carried out at three time points: (1) before; (2) 1 to 5 months after; and (3) 13 to 17 months after the opening of the coop. Questionnaires were used to measure sociodemographic variables, dietary intake, residents’ health, and community vitality. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with community stakeholders. Results: Few natural experiments have been conducted regarding the impact of implementing food coops. Gathering concrete data on the effectiveness and processes surrounding these interventions through natural experiments will help to quantify their impact and guide knowledge users and policymakers to make more informed decisions.

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Section: Experimental Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementing a Rural Natural Experiment: A Protocol for Evaluating the Impacts of Food Coops on Food Consumption, Resident’s Health and Community Vitality

Robitaille

Paquette

Durette

et al. 2022

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“…I recently evaluated a group' s process as an independent 'outsider' researcher (McDermott, 2005). It was only the third session of a group of twelve people experiencing diffi culties with adolescents in their care and I feared the impact of a stranger at this stage in the group, albeit an appearance that the group had sanctioned.…”

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Doel

2012

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“…Although evaluation has always been an integral part of the ASPIRE programme, using NHS resources on an unproven service is inevitably unsustainable without more formal evaluation. A multiplicity of competing reasons to evaluate ASPIRE, including proving cost and clinical effectiveness to funders, improving practice for the benefi t of group members and demonstrating the value of continuing with the group, led to an epistemological dilemma (MacDermott, 2005). The dominant positivist paradigm would support investigating the effectiveness of ASPIRE in a randomised controlled trial.…”

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Groupwork to support self care after stroke

Neal

2012

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Stroke is one of the commonest neurological conditions and is the third most common cause of death and the most common cause of severe disability in the United Kingdom. Although risk of a further stroke is particularly high after a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) or first stroke, recent national and local data indicate that patients’ and carers’ knowledge of stroke and of the lifestyle changes needed to reduce the recurrent risk of stroke is poor and information provision is limited. In addition, patients and carers report that they feel abandoned when they return home and carers are more likely to be depressed than stroke survivors.

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Researching groupwork

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Implementing a Rural Natural Experiment: A Protocol for Evaluating the Impacts of Food Coops on Food Consumption, Resident’s Health and Community Vitality

Implementing a Rural Natural Experiment: A Protocol for Evaluating the Impacts of Food Coops on Food Consumption, Resident’s Health and Community Vitality

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Groupwork to support self care after stroke

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