Research Design
This study is set to answer question on social phenomenon: How S/R protects people against TU. Researchers usually approached the study of social phenomenon with social constructivist worldview characterized by contextualization, flexibility, lack of determinism, and lack of structure (Creswell, 2012; Houghton et al., 2013; Schwab, & Syed, 2015). The design for this study, therefore, will be informal, non-structured, open-ended, and in-depth interview. Researcher and participant will explore participants’ spiritual/religion experiences in relation to non-tobacco use with questions grounded in the social learning theory. The interview will be two audio-recorded sessions, 30 - 60 minutes each, depending on each
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Coding will be done by researcher, and confirmed by the research team. There will be an ongoing peer and participants’ auditing throughout the study. MAXQDA, the computer-assisted analysis software with fast coding, organization, and analytical functions will be used to complement the analysis of the researcher (MAXQDA, 2016). Detail description of interview procedure, and information will be ensured during data collection for complete transfer of data from stage to stage (Carson, et al., 2001; Gomm, Hammersley, & Foster, 2009).
Population
The population of study will be the US adults, Christians, non-smokers, or ex-smokers. The population will be Christians because past researchers associated Christianity with less smoking (Gmel et al., 2013). Because data suggested age 26 marks the end of smoking initiation (USDHHS, 2014), and because researchers suggested the plausible mediating effects of age from childhood to adulthood (Barton & Miller, 2011; Kim-Spoon et al., 2014; Moscati & Mezuk, 2014), the population will be late adults. Another reason late adulthood will be considered the right age for this study’s population is because late adulthood will capture the cumulative experiences of the process of smoking transition: nonsmoking, initiation, persistence, relapse, and cessation (Bailey et al., 2015). Equally, the population of this study will cut across gender and race because past
Christianity assumes that our human nature is fundamentally and thoroughly flawed by sin, to the point where a divine miracle of grace is needed to allow us to trust Christ as Savior. Most people in Western cultures, however, do not consider themselves to be sinners and therefore feel no need for a Savior. Comment on this in the light of the detailed accounting rules and regulations intended to prevent investors from being defrauded, and the multi-billion dollar worldwide auditing profession that is intended to add credibility to financial statements.
The first research article that I chose to discuss is “The natural history of cigarette smoking from adolescence to adulthood in a Midwestern community sample: Multiple trajectories and their psychosocial correlates.” This research extended from 1980-1983. It took place in a county school system in the Midwest. The group for study consisted of 6-12th graders and included those who graduated from the years 1980-1989. The total student’s who were questioned and assessed at least one time was 8,556. A follow up assessment was performed in 1987 at that time 73% of the participants were reevaluated; they were between the ages of 15 and 25. In 1993 another follow up was done; again 73% were reevaluated
This essay is aimed to explore, analyse and discuss smoking in adults. Smoking is a public health issue as such is one of the major contributors to high mortality and ill-health in the adults which is preventable (Health and Excellence Care (NICE) (2012). The United Kingdom (UK) is known to have the highest number of people with a history of smoking among people with low socio-economic status (Scriven and Garman, 2006; Goddard and Green, 2005). Smoking is considered a serious epidemic in the UK and the National institute for Health and Excellence Care (NICE, 2012) stated that 28% of adults with low economic status are tobacco smokers compared with 13% of those with economic status or having professional
Behlke, M., & Lestock, J. J. (2017, July 31). McConnell on Health Care: “It’s Time to Move On”. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/publications-and-resources/capitol-to-capitol-july-31-2017.aspx#McConnell%20on%20Health%20Care
This paper goes over the effects the media had on the O.J. Simpson case and how the media interfered. The O.J. Simpson murder case is touted as the most televised criminal trial in history and from the second the murders were discovered there was a media frenzy. On the night of June 12, 1994 the bodies of Nicole Brown and her waiter Ronald Goldman were found outside of Nicole’s condo both stabbed to death. The suspect, former athlete, icon, and actor Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson was the main suspect of the crime. On June 16th, 1994 the LAPD pressed murder charges against him and placed a warrant for his arrest
Many smokers, like Sload, take their first puffs in college. Other students experiment with cigarettes in high school but start smoking heavily in college. Everyone I surveyed and interviewed is aware that smoking was responsible for the deaths of many people every year. They know it increased the risk of heart attack and stroke and adversely affects breathing and the lungs. And like smokers of any age, many college students are actively trying to quit. Mandie Sload knows that for or five cigarettes a day were four or five too many. She plans to quit someday. She understands that if she quits her breath will smell better;
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is an institute dedicated to the quality and safety for patients by helping nurses gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) to provide patient care (QSEN Institute, 2017). Specimen labeling errors fall under the QSEN competency of safety. The purpose of this paper is to present the current problem with specimen processing and compose a second solution to this problem. The organizations that support my project, the National Safety Patient Foundation (NPSF) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), will be discussed as well. Finally, an overall evaluation of the clinical practice project and preceptor experience will be presented.
Having a chance to find literatures on the topic of health disparities in smoking cessation helps me in obtaining an in-depth understanding of how different populations having different health outcomes and behaviors that related to smoking cessation. All of these disparities could be attributed to various factors, which made me realize that everything happening around us causes by many reasons. Since I am interested in the topic of social inequalities, and what I would like to do is to learn about the correlation between these inequalities and its impact on human mental processes. This experience provides me a better sense of how disparities in smoking cessation impact our life, and why these disparities exist among smokers.
“I knew that smoking was bad… I didn’t think I would have a premature baby,” said Amanda. “I couldn’t hold her much in those first weeks. It’s time I’ll never get back. Smoking took that from me.” 2 This woman describes the hardship that she went through while pregnant and giving birth. Amanda, like many others, was addicted to smoking throughout her college career and early in her pregnancy. Her baby was born 2 months early and was forced to spend weeks in an incubator.2 This personal experience illustrates the emotional, mental and physical stresses that are associated with cigarette smoking. From a data standpoint, Amanda represents 1 out of the 36.5 million people over the age of 18 in the U.S. that are currently smoking.1 This anecdote helps to understand some of the issues associated with cigarette smoking from an individual perspective and why many are trapped in the deadly habit. This paper will begin by looking at the prevalence and demographics of adult cigarette smoking in the U.S to help understand the magnitude of the issue. It will then examine the problems and vulnerabilities associated with smoking by outlining public health issues and then suggest possible solutions that have worked in different settings. Finally, this paper will discuss the implementation of the intervention by deploying the three levels of the social ecological model.
Sustainability is regarded as a goal of any business. The accounting framework, to support sustainability goal is called as the triple bottom line (TBL).It focus on performance of an organization with the interrelated dimensions of profits, people and the planet.