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... active users (MAUs) were 1.11 billion as of March 31, 2013, an increase of 23% year-over-year and mobile MAUs were 751 million as of March 31, 2013, an increase of 54% year- over-year. The size of SNS"s varies greatly as shown in Table 2. Unfortunately it is not possible to research all SNS"s, with such a wide variety of these sites available, therefore one SNS has been chosen to focus on in greater detail to demonstrate and assist in the evaluation. ...
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... which will be discussed in the following section, has been chosen for a number of reasons, the first that it is currently the world"s most popular and top ranked SNS as discussed and seen in Table 2. Other elements which assisted in choosing Facebook include its huge volume of users, its original purpose being built for academics and the services it provides which may accommodate the creation of research tools to which this paper will examine. ...
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... Nearly half are members of the Finnish Nurses Association (The Finnish Nurses Association 2014), and members of the association were informed about the study via its members' bulletin, which had a circulation of 29 484 in October 2014. Social media are still quite rarely employed for recruiting participants in nursing science studies (Khatri et al. 2015, Otieno & Matoke 2014), but they can provide new, cost-effective recruitment channels that provide access to large demographically diverse populations (Khatri et al. 2015, Kosinski et al. 2015, Otieno & Matoke 2014). For example, 87% of Finns aged 16 to 89 years use the internet. ...
... Nearly half are members of the Finnish Nurses Association (The Finnish Nurses Association 2014), and members of the association were informed about the study via its members' bulletin, which had a circulation of 29 484 in October 2014. Social media are still quite rarely employed for recruiting participants in nursing science studies (Khatri et al. 2015, Otieno & Matoke 2014), but they can provide new, cost-effective recruitment channels that provide access to large demographically diverse populations (Khatri et al. 2015, Kosinski et al. 2015, Otieno & Matoke 2014). For example, 87% of Finns aged 16 to 89 years use the internet. ...
... Even in the oldest group (75-89 years old) 31% have used it within the last three months, 13% use it several times a day, and 53% have followed a social network service in the past three months according to recent statistics (Official Statistics of Finland 2015b). Social media also offer possibilities to reach underrepresented populations (Kosinski et al. 2015), individuals who may not otherwise be engaged with professional bodies such as the Finnish Nurses Association (Khatri et al. 2015, Otieno & Matoke 2014) or are hard to reach by conventional means (Gosling & Mason 2015). It has also been argued that increasing the diversity of sampled populations in this manner may improve the representativeness and generalisability of findings (Gosling & Mason 2015, Otieno & Matoke 2014). ...
The studies this thesis are based upon had the following objectives. First, to reveal and describe attitudes towards death and euthanasia among the general public and nurses in Finland. Then, to explore the factors related to the attitudes and analyse connections between individuals’ death- and euthanasia-related attitudes in both target groups. Finally, to construct an empirical model of factors associated with individuals’ attitudes towards euthanasia.
These objectives were addressed in a qualitative interview-based study and a quantitative web-based survey. Interviewees in the first study were 17 registered nurses who worked in two primary care hospitals in southern Finland. The collected data were analysed with inductive content analysis. Participants in the survey were representatives of the general public (n=2796) and nurses (n=1003), who were recruited via social media and the Finnish Nurses Association members’ bulletin. Data were collected online with a designed electronic questionnaire then analysed using statistical methods and Bayesian network modelling.
Participating nurses and members of the general public in Finland generally had neutral attitudes towards death. The level of fear of death was low in both groups. Furthermore, participants in both groups reported low levels of death avoidance, and more of both groups believed that death could provide welcome escape from a life filled with suffering than in a happy afterlife. Both groups expressed attitudes indicating general approval of euthanasia. Most of the nurses (74.4%) and members of the general public (85.2%) expressed their acceptance of euthanasia as part of Finnish health care. In addition, more than half of the participants in both groups (62.1 and 67.0% respectively) thought that Finland would benefit from a law permitting euthanasia. However, the interviews revealed that nurses had concerns about possible misuse of euthanasia, and that a nurses’ right of conscientious objection to participation in euthanasia was crucial. The empirical model of factors associated with individuals’ attitudes towards euthanasia revealed that profession, religiosity and attitudes towards death were predictors of individuals’ attitudes towards euthanasia. However, religiosity was only a predictor when its component dimensions were separately assessed.
The studies have provided new knowledge about attitudes towards death and euthanasia of nurses and the general public in Finland, and presented a new empirical model that could be employed in future research and education. The studies have several implications. An open dialogue about death and euthanasia at all levels of Finnish society is crucial. More information and death-related education is needed in the nursing profession to improve the quality of end-of-life care. Additional research is needed for further characterization of attitudes towards death and euthanasia.
... OM researchers appear to have a sceptical view of applying social media during their research projects due to the lack of authority of the sources and the perceived quality of the information. Literature indicates that researchers " main concerns are related to information quality and reliability (Gu & Widen-Wulff, 2010; Otieno and Otieno, 2014). Discussion To structure the discussion, this section has been arranged around the research question; RQ: To what extent is social media used during research activities in the field of OM? ...
The rapid grow of technology, its perceived ease of use and a demanding working environment, has led to the increasing use of social software by businesses. Reported evidence reveals that companies have enhanced their performance through developing social networks; being transparent by sharing information through collaborative communities appears to improve organisational productivity. Limited emphasis has been placed on the use of social media in Operations Management (OM) research and its impact on generating research outcomes. This paper, therefore, aims to explore the factors that inspire or prevent scholars from using social media as a key element within their research projects. Introduction Social networks can play a pivotal role in enhancing organisational performance (Chui et al., 2012) through exchanging information between collaborative communities (Gulati, 2007). The use of social software enables organisations and individuals to productively communicate and collaborate (Bradley, 2010), which became the catalyst for generating and applying innovative ideas and providing solutions (Weinberg et al., 2013). This mass phenomenon has been adopted in many processes carried out by companies, such as: product development, marketing and customer service. More than $1.54 billion have been invested for the social software implementation and support (Bruhn et al., 2012) within business. Although asynchronous collaboration applications
... However, to minimize any biases, the enquiry was not published on social media sites that are based on religious faith or publicly support euthanasia. Using social media as an information channel is rather uncommon within nursing science and may therefore raise questions of reliability (Otieno & Matoke, 2014). However, social media provides access to a large population in diverse geographic areas. ...
... However, social media provides access to a large population in diverse geographic areas. Furthermore, greater generalizability may be obtained due to the broad and heterogeneous population that is represented by the participants (Otieno & Matoke, 2014). The chosen data collection strategy supported the respondents' anonymity, which was particularly important given the sensitive nature of the research topic. ...
... Further, it enabled the participants to complete the questionnaire at any time that they found convenient and highlighted the voluntariness of their participation. These factors may have increased the authenticity of the responses and reduced the respondents' tendency to give answers that they consider to represent common and acceptable opinion (Chambaere et al., 2013; Otieno & Matoke, 2014; Ryyna¨nenRyyna¨nen et al., 2002). Ethical approval or this study was obtained in February 2014 from the University of Eastern Finland's Committee on Research Ethics. ...
The debate about euthanasia is ongoing in several countries including Finland.
However, there is a lack of information on current attitudes toward euthanasia
among general Finnish public. The traditional model for predicting individuals’ attitudes
to euthanasia is based on their age, gender, educational level, and religiosity.
However, a new evaluation of religiosity is needed due to the limited operationalization
of this factor in previous studies. This study explores the connections between
the factors of the traditional model and the attitudes toward euthanasia among the
general public in the Finnish context. The Finnish public’s attitudes toward euthanasia
have become remarkably more positive over the last decade. Further research is
needed on the factors that predict euthanasia attitudes. We suggest two different
explanatory models for consideration: one that emphasizes the value of individual
autonomy and another that approaches euthanasia from the perspective of fears of
death or the process of dying.
Despite the growing numbers of dogs and cats cohabiting in US households, little research has focused on the influence of dogs on the human-animal bond of their feline roommates. The present study investigated whether cohabiting with a dog has an impact on the human-cat bond and the ways in which cats interact with humans. Based on existing knowledge of the differences between human-dog and human-cat interactions, we predicted that cats who have lived with a dog for at least 1 year will exhibit differences in the bond and interaction frequency with their owners. A 46-item survey was administered to 682 US cat owners via social media (SM) and Mechanical Turk (MTurk), Amazon’s crowdsourcing service, to collect data on demographics, interaction frequency, behavioral issues, and pet-owner bond. Although owners in cat-only households tended to report slightly higher bond scores with their cats ( μ SM = 30.34; μ Mturk = 28.32) than owners in mixed households ( μ SM = 29.33; μ Mturk = 27.42), the differences were small, and the association between household type and bond score was not significant ( p SM = 0.973, p MTurk = 0.124). Owners who engaged in more frequent active interactions with their cats had higher bond scores. These results indicate that spending more time engaging in active interactions with one’s cat is associated with a stronger bond, and the frequency of these interactions may be more important than the presence of a cohabiting dog.
Social Networking Sites (SNSs) are part of our lives today. SNSs play an important role in academicians life. Academicians uses SNSs for various purposes such as Sharing ideas, Getting information about subject, Communicating news about seminar, workshop, FDP,STTP, Conference , Sharing educational information to students ,parents and alumni. Researchers can get benefits using SNSs such as easy interaction with other's research work, increase the amount of interest in research, getting help from other researchers in the same area of study, providing a platform for sharing quick updates about recent developments in a particular area of research. This study focuses on the use of SNSs for Academic Research .The respondents were selected through survey method in and around Pune city by distributing the questionnaire among them. The purpose of this study is to find out if Academicians uses SNSs for improving their Academic Research. Results are found using Percentage and Statistical Analysis. It is revealed that the majority of the academic staff are familiar and accessing the various SNSs for their personal use as well as for completing Academic Research work.
Social media platforms have become part of many people’s lives. Users are spending more and more time on these platforms, creating an active and passive digital footprint through their interaction. This footprint has high research potential in many research areas because understanding people’s communication on social media is essential in understanding their values, attitudes, experiences and behaviors. Researchers found that the use of social networking sites impacts adolescents’ eating behavior. If we define adolescents as individuals between ages 10 and 24 (WHO’s definition), 76% of USA young people at age 18–24 use Instagram, so the Instagram social network analysis is important for understanding young people’s expressions in the context of healthy food. This study aims to identify the main topic associated with healthy food on the Instagram social network via hashtag and community analysis based on 2,045,653 messages created by 427,936 individual users. The results show that users most associate Healthy food with healthy lifestyle, fitness, weight loss and diet. In terms of food, these are foods that are Vegan, Homemade, Clean and Plant-based. Given that young people change their behavior in relation to people’s behavior on social networks, it is possible to use this data to predict their future association with healthy food characteristics.
Objectives:
Despite the increasing prevalence of dementia, little is known about individuals' attitudes towards euthanasia on patients with dementia or cognitive impairment.
Methods:
Nurses (n = 1003) and representatives of the general public (n = 2796), recruited via social media and the Finnish Nurses Association, completed an electronic questionnaire in 2014.
Results:
Euthanasia due to severe dementia was approved by 54.6% of nurses and 64.4% of the general public. Depending on the age of the patient, between 50.0% and 54.7% of nurses and between 58.3% and 60.9% of the general public supported euthanasia on patients with severe cognitive impairment.
Discussion:
The attitudes towards euthanasia due to dementia or cognitive impairment are slightly more accepting among the general public than among nurses. Apart from religiosity, none of the background factors were found to be reliable predictors of individuals' attitudes. Additional research is needed to describe the underlying reasons for the attitudes.
Background:
Despite the significant role of nurses in end-of-life care, their attitudes towards euthanasia are under-represented both in the current literature and the controversial debate that is ongoing in several countries.
Research questions:
What are the attitudes towards euthanasia among Finnish nurses? Which characteristics are associated with those attitudes?
Research design:
Cross-sectional web-based survey.
Participants and research context:
A total of 1003 nurses recruited via the members' bulletin of the Finnish Nurses Association and social media.
Ethical considerations:
Ethical approval was obtained from the Committee on Research Ethics of the university to which the authors were affiliated.
Findings:
The majority (74.3%) of the participants would accept euthanasia as part of Finnish healthcare, and 61.8% considered that Finland would benefit from a law permitting euthanasia. Most of the nurses (89.9%) thought that a person must have the right to decide on his or her own death; 77.4% of them considered it likely that they would themselves make a request for euthanasia in certain situations.
Discussion:
The value of self-determination and the ability to choose the moment and manner of one's death are emphasized in the nurses' attitudes towards euthanasia.
Conclusion:
A continuous dialogue about euthanasia and nurses' shared values is crucial due to the conflict between nurses' attitudes and current ethical guidelines on nursing.
