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Theme Analysis (theme + analysis)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Medical Sciences	50%

Selected Abstracts

The World's Nicest Grown-Up: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of News Media Coverage of Fred Rogers

JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, Issue 1 2003
Ronald Bishop
This article applies fantasy theme analysis (Bormann, 1972, 1976, 1982, 1983, 2000) to explain the rhetorical vision that emerges from newspaper and broadcast news coverage of American television personality Fred Rogers. For the past 3 decades, journalists have framed Rogers as a calming influence and treated him with deference and respect. Journalists have created a fantasy about Rogers that holds him up as the embodiment of television's potential, potential that can be realized only by returning to the quiet tolerance and the power of imagination at the heart of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. For reporters in this interpretive community, Rogers offers hope for those struggling to raise children. A rhetorical vision of Rogers as "the world's nicest grown-up," the "Dalai Lama of television," and "the Pied Piper of children's television" is constructed out of the fantasy themes by journalists stepping outside their usual role as objective observers. Journalists who start off skeptical of Rogers and his approach find themselves captivated by his message, and they insert this experience into their coverage of Rogers, making it a key fantasy theme. [source]

Patient-centred care in acute psychiatric admission units: reality or rhetoric?

JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, Issue 6 2007
A. O'DONOVAN rpn bns(hons) msc
It has been suggested that patient-centred care be adopted as the primary method of mental health service delivery. This approach has been widely described in the literature and various frameworks for its delivery have been developed; however, many lack evaluation at present. The primary aim of this study was to gain an understanding of psychiatric nursing practice with people who self-harm using a qualitative descriptive approach. One of its objectives was to explore psychiatric nurses' approach and philosophical underpinnings to care. A sample of eight psychiatric nurses from two acute psychiatric admission units in Ireland was gained through convenience sampling. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and analysed using a combination of content and theme analysis. Barker's Tidal Model was being utilized as the basis of nursing practice in both units. This paper presents one of the themes that emerged from the findings on the concept of patient-centred care, and how this translated in the use of the Tidal Model. [source]

A qualitative study examining tensions in interdoctor telephone consultations

MEDICAL EDUCATION, Issue 8 2006
Anupma Wadhwa
Objective, Communication skills have gained increasing attention in medical education. Much of the existing literature and medical curricula addresses issues of doctor,patient communication. The critical importance of communication between health professionals, however, is now coming under the spotlight. The interdoctor telephone consultation is a common health care setting in which health professional communication skills are exercised. Breakdowns in this communication commonly occur and, surprisingly, this skill is not formally addressed in medical training. This study sought to clarify the communication issues that can occur during interdoctor telephone consultations in order to inform future educational initiatives in this domain. Methods, Data were collected and triangulated among 3 sources: documentation of 129 telephone consults received; 51 hours of field observations of consultants, and semi-structured interviews of 12 callers and 12 consultants. Analysis was performed using grounded theory methodology. Results, Overwhelmingly, participants described tensions with telephone consultation communication. Recurrent theme analysis revealed 5 key sources of tension: discursive features; context; fragmented clinical process; reason for call, and responsibility. Often, callers and consultants viewed similar instances in different and opposite manners, contributing to difficulties in the exchange. Further, a vicious cycle in which a participant's strategies to mitigate tension actually increased tension for the other participant was identified. Conclusions, Interdoctor telephone consultation has become an integral part of medical practice; however, tensions within this exchange can undermine its effectiveness. The results of this study provide a preliminary theory upon which an educational intervention to improve this communication skill can be based. [source]