Specificity of the work of physicians in inpatient healthcare facilities of the Gomel region in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective. To study the specificity of the functioning of inpatient healthcare facilities in the Gomel region in the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19.Materials and methods. A survey among 78 physicians of the inpatient healthcare facilities was conducted, which provided an opportunity to analyze the specificity of the work in the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 and related difficulties.Results. According to the respondents, in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a considerable growth in working hours and intensity of the work of the physicians in the inpatient healthcare facilities. In the vast majority of the cases (74.7 %), the physicians in the inpatient healthcare facilities underwent training on prevention, diagnostics, adoption of anti-epidemic measures in the detection and treatment of COVID-19 patients. Nevertheless, only 25.6 % of the respondents considered their professional competence level with regard to their work with COVID-19 patients to be high. Moreover, the physicians` satisfaction rate for the existing strategies for rendering medical care to COVID-19 patientswas 6.87 ± 2.06 outof 10.Conclusion. To a large extent, the physicians of inpatient healthcare facilities of the Gomel region during their work with patients are concerned about such circumstances as longer working hours and increased working intensity, complexity of making balanced and optimal decisions regarding the organization of the work of inpatient healthcare facilities during the pandemic, as well as issues related to contact with patients (worrying about getting infected and infecting family, organization of childcare due to the closure of schools and preschool institutions during quarantine and others).

Vaikas transnacionalinėje šeimoje: globos organizavimas, šeiminiai ryšiai ir vaiko patirtys

The child in a transnational family: organization of care, family relationships and the child's experiences

Family-Level Executive Functioning and At-Risk Pediatric Hearing Loss Outcomes

Purpose Using a new measure of family-level executive functioning (EF; the Family Characteristics Scale [FCS]), we investigated associations between family-level EF, spoken language, and neurocognitive skills in children with hearing loss (HL), compared to children with normal hearing. Method Parents of children with HL ( n = 61) or children with normal hearing ( n = 65) completed the FCS-Parent, and clinicians evaluated families using the FCS-Examiner. Children completed an age-appropriate version of the Concepts and Following Directions subtest of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test–Fourth Edition. Child EF was assessed via the parent report Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function. Results Two higher order components were derived from FCS subscales: Family Inhibition and Family Organization. For both samples, Family Inhibition was positively associated with child inhibition, child shifting, and child language comprehension skills. Family Organization was differentially associated with child inhibition, working memory, and planning/organization skills across the samples. Additionally, Family Inhibition was associated with child planning and organization skills for children with HL. Conclusions Results support the FCS as a measure of family-level EF. Family-level inhibition related to better child inhibition, flexibility/shifting, and language comprehension across both samples and to better planning and organization skills in children with HL. As children with HL experienced greater difficulties in EF, families demonstrated greater organization, possibly as a compensatory measure. Results suggest that inhibition and organization at a family level may be important targets for the development of novel interventions to promote EF and language outcomes for children with HL.

Vulnerable and Resilient: Legal Status, Sources of Support, Maternal Knowledge, and the Family Routines of Mexican and Central American-origin Mothers in Los Angeles

How do unauthorized immigrant parents promote family functioning to navigate challenging conditions and contexts in the United States? This article offers the first quantitative analyses contrasting the family organization and maternal knowledge of Mexican and Central-American immigrant mothers by legal status. Using Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey data with a sample of mothers of school-aged children, the analyses investigate whether mothers’ documentation status, origin country/region, and access to social and instrumental support are associated with the frequency of family dinners, the consistency of family routines, and the knowledge of their child’s associations and friendships. Relative to their US-born and documented Mexican immigrant counterparts, undocumented Mexican immigrant mothers have as many or more frequent family dinners, more predictable family routines, and the same level of knowledge about whom their child is with when not at home. Whom mothers can rely on for emergency childcare and financial support also is linked with both family organization and levels of maternal knowledge about their child. More quantitative research is needed about how undocumented immigrant parents actively employ different family functioning strategies to promote strengths and resiliency in their lives in the midst of challenging contexts driven by lack of legal status.

ANALISIS KESALAHAN BERBAHASA PADA SURAT RESMI ORGANISASI KELUARGA BESAR MAHASISWA FKIP UNTIRTA TAHUN 2018 (ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE ERRORS IN THE OFFICIAL LETTER OF THE STUDENT FAMILY ORGANIZATION FKIP UNTIRTA IN 2018)

This scientific article examines language errors in the official letter of the 2018 KBM FKIP UNTIRTA organization on PUEBI (Indonesian Spelling General Guidelines) and official letter provisions. The process of collecting data is done by referring to the technique and the technique of recording the collected data is classified according to the topic of the study. The data analysis technique is descriptive qualitative. The conclusions of this study are First, there were errors of 77 errors with the distribution of errors using PUEBI (General Indonesian Spelling Guidelines) as many as 59 errors and TKSR (Provisions for Official Letter Structure) as many as 18 errors; Second, the type of PUEBI error that dominates, namely capital letter usage errors; The three organizations that made mistakes were dominated by LSIP UKM (Student Activity Unit of the Circleof Islamic Studies and Education). Keywords: language error analysis, PUEBI, official letter structure provisionsArtikel ilmiah ini mengkaji kesalahan berbahasa pada surat resmi organisasi KBM FKIP UNTIRTA tahun 2018 pada tinjauan PUEBI (Pedoman Umum Ejaan Bahasa Indonesia ) dan ketentuan surat resmi. Proses pengumpulan data di lakukan dengan teknik simak dan teknik catat data yang terkumpul diklasifikasikan berdasarkan topik kajian. Teknik analisis data bersifat deskriftif kualitatif. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah Pertama, terdapat kesalahan sebanyak 77 buah kesalahan dengan pembagian kesalahan penggunaan PUEBI (Pedoman Umum Ejaan Bahasa Indonesia) sebanyak 59 kesalahan dan TKSR (Ketentuan Struktur Surat Resmi) sebanyak 18 buah kesalahan; Kedua, Jenis kesalahan PUEBI yang mendominasi, yaitu kesalahan pemakaian huruf besar; Ketiga organisasi yang melakukan kesalahan didominasi oleh UKM LSIP (Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa Lingkar Studi Islam dan Pendidikan). Kata Kunci:analisis kesalahan berbahasa, PUEBI, ketentuan struktur surat resmi

Sociocultural Influences on Poor Nutrition and Program Utilization of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer Program

ABSTRACTBackgroundThe impact of the Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Mexico was significant but smaller than expected. Several bottlenecks related to program design and implementation have been identified that may have limited its impact; population and other contextual factors may be equally important to analyze.ObjectivesWe aimed to explore how sociocultural context contributes to poor nutrition in Mexico and how it shaped the acceptability, fidelity, and penetration of the fortified food and of education sessions provided by the program.MethodsWe carried out qualitative research studies in the central and southern states in urban, rural, and indigenous settings between 2001 and 2014 with different informants and by using interviews, focus group discussions, and nonparticipatory observation. We explored 4 dimensions of the sociocultural context: objective dimension (e.g., food availability and family organization), social norms and symbolic meaning related to child feeding, literacy and communication with the biomedical culture, and knowledge related to child care generally and child feeding. We generated information about the experience of the beneficiaries with fortified food and education sessions.ResultsSeveral sociocultural factors, including patriarchal family organization, high availability of nonnutritious food, social norms promoting the consumption of food in liquid form for young children, sharing of food among family members, traditional knowledge, and communication barriers with the biomedical culture, participated in shaping the poor nutrition situation, the inadequate utilization of fortified foods, and the inappropriateness of the education sessions.ConclusionsOur studies revealed the importance of local context and culture to understand the acceptance, utilization, and impact of a nutrition program and shed light on infant and child feeding practices. This knowledge is critical to strengthen program designs and ensure adequacy with the diversity of cultural and social contexts in which programs are implemented.