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    False prophets: exploring hybrid board/video games
    (Association for Computing Machinery, 2002) Mandryk, Regan L. ; Maranan, Diego S. ; Inkpen, Kori M.
    In order to develop technology that promotes social interaction rather than isolation, we are exploring the space between board games and video games. We created a hybrid game that leverages the advantages of both physical and digital media. A custom sensor interface promotes physical interaction around the shared public display while the un-oriented tabletop display encourages players to focus on each other rather than on the interface to the game. The ensuing social interactions define the course that the game takes, while the computer enhances the gaming experience by completing the menial tasks and providing dynamic, exciting environments. Our hybrid board/video game has the potential to enhance natural and enjoyable recreational interaction between friends.
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    Biodiversity in Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park: An Assessment of the Adequacy of Current Data
    ( 2005) Tabangay-Baldera, Jeanne
    This study is aimed at assessing the adequacy of available biodiversity data to support conversation efforts in Puerto Princesa Subterranean River national Park, Palawan Island, Philippines. Eleven studies which were undertaken fom 1993 to 2002 were reviewed. Systematic species inventories and baseline data generation had been the primary focus of previous works. A preliminary list of plants, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and some invertebrates can be obtained from these studies. However, there are large gaps of knowledge on the basic biology and ecology of many key species. Knowledge of the park's biodiversity is limited and is presently outdated. There is a critical need for a research agenda that is up-to-date, of high quality and not redundant.
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    The Effects of Sound Entertainment Therapy on the Pain Level, Anxiety Level and Sleep Pattern of Post Cesarean Birth Mothers
    ( 2005) Lansang, Jean
    Post cesarean birth pain is very common in a hospital’s obstetric unit and is usually managed by giving postpartum mothers pain medications. This study investigated a new form of independent, non-pharmacologic nursing intervention in the form of sound entrainment therapy using binaural beat technology. This can be used as an adjunct to medical management of patients. Specifically, it aimed to determine the effects of sound entertainment therapy on the pain and anxiety level as well as the sleeping pattern of post cesarean birth mothers. The investigator used a single blind true experimental design. A total of 65 subjects composed the sample with the experimental group listening to binaural beat CD for one hour while the control group was not subjected to this treatment. Independent T test was utilized to test the difference of sleep patterns between the two groups while repeated measures of ANOVA was the statistical test used for the vital signs which included blood pressure and apical heart rate. The same statistical test was used to measure the anxiety level of post cesarean birth mothers. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of vital signs and sense of relaxation and pain level. However, there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of sleep duration, level of energy and anxiety level. Based on the results of this study, sound entrainment therapy can be an effective intervention in increasing sleep duration, raising the level of energy and reducing anxiety level of post cesarean birth mothers. It is recommended that sound entertainment therapy be tried out to help other group of people who are suffering from sleep problems and anxiety like: Pregnant women who are usually stressed out during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy; Pre- and post-operative patients regardless of surgical procedures; Acutely and chronically hospitalized patients; and All types of people who are experiencing everyday stress.
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    Evaluation of the Environmental Users' Fee System Among User Firms Within the Laguna de Bay Region
    ( 2006) Santos, Roda B.
    The study attempted to evaluate the effect(s) of environmental user's fee system (EUFS) not only in the Laguna de Bay Region itself, but also among all stakeholders, particularly user firms. The user firms referred in this study are those establishments which use the environment as the recipient of their wastes in the form of water. The study attempted to establish a pulse monitor for the acceptance of the system by the user firms as a whole, and the individual polluters as well. This research also focused on EUFS' effects on the user firms' capacity to sustain their respective operations. The environmental user's fee system (EUFS) is a pilot program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Phase I of the program was implemented by LLDA in January 1997. During the launching stage of this EUFS, five (5) industrial sub-sectors were classified as critical lake polluters namely: food processing, piggeries and slaughterhouses, beverages, dyes and textile, and pulp paper. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) was the only parameter that was initially covered. In the succeeding phases of implementation, additional industrial sub-sectors were included such as food chain and restaurants, cluster dwelling and others. Consequently, total suspended solids (TSS) was added as a pollution parameter. The EUF system revealed both positive and negative effects on the user firms. Positive effects included: (I) optimization of water consumption through adoption of waste minimization and recycling activities; (ii) application of best practices to improve the firms' operations; and (iii) promotion of environmental protection awareness among the polluter firms. On the other hand, the policy's negative effects were: (I) construction of wastewater treatment facilities as an added investment; (ii) profits of the small medium scale firms were reduced; and (iii) production output or sales especially among the small-scale firms was also reduced. Furthermore, the study revealed that the positive effects of implementing EUFS far outweighed the negative effects. The study also recommends that the regulatory agencies concerned should consider amending some of their policies so that the negative effects. The study also recommends that the regulatory agencies concerned should consider amending some of their policies so that the negative effects of the program to the user firms, particularly small companies, could be addressed appropriately.
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    Cinemaspace, Cyberspace: Mapping the Philippine Moving Image
    ( 2008-11-20) Trice, Jasmine ; Maranan, Diego S.
    This presentation will consist of two, interrelated parts, reflecting the interests of the participants in integrating the critical and theoretical, on the one hand, and the artistic and material, on the other. Operating under the same rubric and tackling parallel conceptual problems regarding nation, the moving image, and notions of the public, we hope to unravel some distinctions between art and criticism, following the cue of many practitioners and theorists in the Philippines, in order to sketch out possibilities for links between Philippine cinema as a digital mode of production, the usual way in which cinema and new media are linked, as well as examining the use of Philippine online spaces as a digital mode of circulation.
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    Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Home Based Massage Therapy in Improving the Behavior of Children with Autism
    ( 2009) Malate-Floranda, Lualhati Maxima
    The Research Problem: Autism is one of the most common childhood development disorders, even more prevalent than Down Syndrome. Children with autism exhibit a wide array of symptoms and behaviors that can range from mild to severe. Autism is usually diagnosed at the age of 18 months and above, affecting males three times more than the females and it is characterized by unusual social interaction, speech and language problems, repetitive and ritualistic behaviors, sometimes self-injuring behaviors such as biting and head banging, aggressive behaviors, frequent tantrums occurring for no apparent reason, and sensory processing impairment. Sensory integration in the form of massage therapy is one of the complimentary interventions that contribute to behavior changes among children with autism and other development disorders. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness and nurse-led home-based massage therapy utilizing the parents as therapists in improving three problems commonly associated with autism namely, self-injurious behavior, stereotypic behaviors and agitation. The objectives of this study were: 1. To determine the extent of following behaviors among children with autism before the implementation of the intervention: a. Stereotype behaviors b. Self-injurious behaviors c. Agitation 2. To determine the extent of the following behaviors among children with autism after the implementation of the intervention: a. Stereotype behaviors b. Self-injurious behaviors c. Agitation 3. To determine the difference in the behavior of the children with autism before and after the implementation of the intervention. 4. To identify the problems encountered by the caregiver in the implementation of the program. Methods: The study utilized a two-group quasi experimental research design. The subjects were selected based on the inclusion-exclusion criteria and were assigned to either the study or control group. The sample consisted of thirty children with autism ranging from 3 to 6 years of age and are currently attending a special school who were assigned to massage therapy (study group) performed by the caregiver and massage therapy performed by a professional therapist as the control group. Parents in the massage therapy group were trained by a registered nurse to massage their children for 15 minutes prior to bedtime every night for one month. Random assignment was used, and the study was conducted in two selected schools namely: Starflight Development Center for Special Children located in Rocka II Annex, Sta. Rita, Guiguinto, Bulacan and Bicol Development and Learning Center in Iriga City. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Respondents of this study were the caregivers of the children with autism who completed the training program. They were all mothers, educated and have learned the massage techniques taught by the nurse. There were a total of 30 subjects (15 for the study group and another 15 for the control group). The mean differences noted in the standard deviations imply that as a whole, the behavior of the children with autism had improved satisfactorily after the massage therapy. There was a significant difference in the behavior of both the control group and study group after receiving massage therapy in regard to stereotypic behavior, self-injurious behavior as well as agitation. The findings showed that massage done by parents could make a difference in the behavior of children with autism. The application of the massage therapy to autistic children gave positive results that led to the decrease in most of the behaviors manifested by children with autism. These findings are very encouraging as they indicate that, massage therapy done by caregivers who were previously trained by a nurse can minimize the manifestations of stereotypic behaviors, self-injurious behaviors and agitation in children with autism. Massage can be part of the holistic nursing intervention not only for pediatric patients in the ward but also for children with autism in the home setting. CONCLUSIONS: The findings led to the following conclusions: • Nurses are effective trainers for caregivers of children with autism, hence, nurses working in the community setting can conduct training programs on massage for caregivers of children with autism. • Home caregivers trained by a nurse to do massage can be effective therapists of their child with autism. • Massage therapy done by caregivers who were previously trained by a nurse can minimized the manifestations of stereotypic behaviors, self-injurious behaviors and agitation in children with autism. • Massage therapy implemented as home program by caregivers can affect a change in the behavior of children with autism. • The training program has effected a change on the caregivers in terms of level of understanding about autism and the importance of massage as an intervention in controlling the behaviors of their child with autism. RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the results of the study, the following recommendation are drawn: Nursing education: 1. Nursing schools should include detailed massage therapy as part of nursing skills so that the students will gain competence in massage therapy, that they may be able to rain more parents of children with autism during their stint in the community. 2. Massage therapy be part of nursing intervention in the car of children with autism in the home or hospital setting. Future trainings: 1. Future massage training in the community must also include the other members of the family utilizing the same massage therapy program used in this study. Future studies: 1. Future researchers can look into the effectiveness as well of the other members of the household (siblings, yayas, and grandparents) as therapist of the child with autism. 2. Future researches can look into the effectiveness of this therapy for similar symptoms in conditions other than autism.
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    Understanding Pregnancy and Childbirth Experiences Among Adolescents in Baguio City
    ( 2010) Malingta, Teresita Opate
    Objective: To understand the lived experience of adolescent mothers with regard to their pregnancy and childbirth. Study design and methods: Phenomenological study of 7 adolescent mothers. Results: Themes that emerged from the conversation with the mothers were (a) finding encouragement, (b) the downside of my childbirth experience, (c) point of no return, and (d) hope for the time to come. The participants found encouragement from their child from their immediate family, from the father of their baby for the married and those who are in committed relationship, from life’s changes and from themselves. The negative aspect of their childbirth experience includes having to stop their studies, strained relationship with their own fathers and the father of the child for the three single adolescent mothers. Difficulties arise from burden of childcare, childcare during illness, breastfeeding and financial dependency. Loss of my youth where the participants were into maturity as they perform adult roles and feeling sort were the other categories under the theme downside of my experience. A recollection of the past is described in the theme point of no return. Family problems, bad influence and wrong choices were the precursors to unintended pregnancy. Fears of the consequences of pregnancy and thoughts of abortion demonstrated that the pregnancies were unintended. Emotions felt during labor and delivery were pain, fear, loss of patience and relief. The health workers comments, instructions and actions made an impact on the labor and delivery experiences of the adolescent mothers. The theme hopes for the time that is to achieve all that they hope for their child and their own selves. Clinical implications: Medical and nursing interventions should address all section in the framework. Interventions to prevent adolescent pregnancy should be of utmost importance. However, when pregnancy occurs the adolescent should be helped from pregnancy onwards. Need of support person, efforts to lessen the pain and attempts to address the fears of the adolescent during labor and delivery can greatly improve her childbirth experience. Adolescent mothers can benefit from the services rendered by health workers when they display a more caring attitude that includes providing nonjudgmental care despite the adolescent’s lifestyle choices, being available and maintaining a presence for constant support and allowing the adolescent to be part of the decision-making process when possible.
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    Nurse-Managed Supportive Cancer Care and Psychosocial Adaptation Among Patients with Breast Cancer
    ( 2011) San Juan-Gaspar, Charity Leene
    This study sought to develop a nurse-managed supportive cancer care intervention focusing on the informational, psycho-emotional and social support needs of patients with breast cancer and determined its effects on their psychosocial adaptation. This study employed a quasi-experimental study and utilized a pre-test post-test design to examine the effects of the nurse-managed interventions. The study was conducted in a small support group facility based in Davao City. Philippines. The sample was comprised of filly (SO) patients purposively recruited. The researcher utilized a survey questionnaire to gather information about the demographic profile, disease-related characteristics and psychosocial adaptation of these patients. The measurement of psychosocial adaptation was based on the standard tool Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale - Self Report (PATS-SR), a structured and validated survey questionnaire to measure the study participants' level of psychosocial adaptation. Results indicated that there were psychosocial adaptation differences (p>0.05) among breast cancer patients before and after the nurse-managed interventions. Chief differences were noted on the following six domains: health care orientation, vocational environment, domestic environment. extended family relationships, social environment and psychological distress. However, results indicated that there was no psychosocial adaptation difference in the domain of sexual relationships. Comparison between Study and control group after nurse-managed difference (p>0.05) on the level of psychosocial adaptation between two groups on the following psychosocial domains: health care orientation. vocation environment, domestic environment and psychological distress. On the other hand, no significant differences were obtained for three domains. sexual relationship, extended family relationship and social environment. There was no existing significant difference fP,0.051 among patients between study group and control group when analyzed by their age, civil status, income, educational attainment, disease phase and type of treatment. Therefore, it was found that both the study and control groups were statistically comparable. During the counselling sessions, a dominant theme emerged from the verbal accounts of the participants which was resentment. This was generally negative and critical attitudes to oneself, to family and to their faith. Lastly, during the group support sessions, coping functioning and understanding among patients and their families apparently was not obtained. Thus, family dynamics and support relationships should be incorporated to enhance coping in these areas. Moreover, the researcher of this study, has found that the participants when reporting accounts of their cancer experience during the counselling and group support sessions, were less more concealing and were more direct into answering questions. The researcher understood that the resentment stemmed from how cancer evolved as a disease process. Although etiology and duration of illness is a long term process, the diagnosis and the impact of the illness to them was sudden and unexpected. Recommendations were made after the relevant findings of this study.
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    Flow: Expressing Movement Quality
    ( 2011-05) Subyen, Pattarawut ; Maranan, Diego S. ; Carlson, Kristin ; Schiphorst, Thecla ; Pasquier, Philippe
    Flow was an improvised dance performance at the User in Flux workshop at the 2011 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Movement qualities are extracted in real time from the performer’s body using EffortDetect. EffortDetect is a real-time machine-learning system that applies Laban Movement Analysis, a rigorous framework for analyzing the human movement, to extract movement qualities from a moving body in the form of Laban Basic Efforts. It produces a dynamic stream of Laban Basic Effort qualities in real time. We extended the use of EffortDetect by designing a visualization system that uses movement quality parameters to generate an abstract visualization for use in dance performance.
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    Biomodd: A Case Study In Combining Online Learning With On-Site New Media Art Practice
    ( 2011-09) Librero, Al Francis D. ; Maranan, Diego S. ; Vermeulen, Angelo
    Biomodd is a new media art project that integrates cross-cultural dialogue, ecology and technology while encouraging innovative collaboration. The project started in 2007 in the United States, and has since spawned multiple versions that have been built both by the people that originally came up with the idea, and by other communities throughout the world. During its run in the Philippines, a team was formed to build an installation that went on display was exhibited in two cities in the Philippines. The UP Open University, in return for its sponsorship, employed the project as a springboard in a course for students to explore and practice new media art. Since Biomodd involved a series of on-site workshops and classroom sessions, the challenge was to find a way to engage students despite their ability to physically attend the workshops. This was addressed through the use of various online applications to accomplish tasks outside the construction of the art installation. Communication was coursed through several avenues, including the university's official learning management system, text messaging, mailing lists, online photo albums, personal blogs and mass media. Through an analysis of the exchanges conducted through these various channels of communication, we show how learners and course facilitators were able to build and sustain a sense of community, as well as connect with external stakeholders who enabled learners to extend their exploration in new media art practice as shaped by their experience of working on Biomodd, thus constituting a highly enriching learning experience.
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    A Culturally-Congruent Sexuality Education Content for Adolescents in Legazpi City
    ( 2012) Mirandilla, Ma. Elma L.
    This study generated age-appropriate, culturally congruent sexuality education content for adolescents 10-18 years old. It identified topics for each key concept designed for age categories: 10-12, 13-15 and 16-18 years old. The proposed sexuality education content was based on the consensus among teachers through three rounds of Delphi Technique using UNESCO’s International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education. The consensus on key ideas and topics was supported by significant perceptions of local experts gathered through one-on-one interviews. The research was conducted in Legazpi City. All six key concepts and topics of the Technical Guidance were found acceptable across all age categories except for several key ideas. The key concepts include: Relationships; Values, Attitudes and Skills; Culture, Society and Human Rights; Human Development; Sexual Behavior; and Sexual and Reproductive Health. Probable reasons for excluding some key ideas under various key concepts may be ascribed to the attitudes of adults specifically, prohibitive silence and adultism. Teachers and key informants in this study believed that children were too young to understand and that providing them information will provoke curiosity and entice them to engage in sexual activity. Pursuing a culturally-sound and age-appropriate sexuality education content is indispensable at this time of globalization when adolescents are drawn close to reproductive health risks primarily due to their lack of information on their sexuality. Thus, an appropriate and comprehensive sexuality education program is a significant preventive strategy.
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    Educational – Spiritual Care Intervention (ESCI) and Self Care of Community Dwelling Senior Citizens with Type 2 DM
    ( 2013) Rodulfa, Ester R.
    The purpose of this study is to generate knowledge on how educational-spiritual care intervention (ESCI) affect diabetes self-care activities of community dwelling senior citizens with type 2 diabetes, and to gain insight on the qualities of the intervention that lead to treatment satisfaction. The study utilized a quasi-experimental one group pretest posttest design for the quantitative part and focus group discussion of the qualitative part. It was participated by 33 senior citizens with type 2 diabetes who were seeking consultation at a primary health care center. Findings suggest that after the intervention, significant improvement in self-care activities and spiritual health of senior citizens were observed. Finding further suggests variables such as family support. Having concordant, comorbidities. The number of years diagnosed with diabetes, however, was not associated with any self-care activity. The participants described the qualities of the intervention that gave them treatment satisfaction in themes as being humane, being accessible, being educational, effective, and on that provides social connectedness. Diabetes knowledge and spiritual health leads to improvement in self-care practices. Family support that allows seniors to shift role from caregiver to care receiver enhances self-care. Increased clinic visits enable physicians to prescribe blood glucose monitoring and therefore increase the practice of this self-care activity. Comorbidities that are concordant with diabetes have similar diet regimen can increase the chances of practicing this self-care activity. It is not the number of years of diagnosis that affect the practice of self-care, but the type of symptoms felt. When symptoms are uncomfortable, patients are more likely to practice self-care. Analysis revealed that the qualities of the intervention that result to treatment satisfaction are mostly influenced by good nurse-patient interaction since it is the factor that establishes the kind and the manner of how care is delivered. Educational-spiritual care intervention (ESCI) therefore provides a holistic nursing care which improves the practice of diabetes self-care activities, spiritual health and treatment satisfaction of community dwelling senior citizens with type 2 diabetes.
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    Effects of Newborn Care Health Education Program to the Maternal Role Competence of Filipino First Time Mothers
    ( 2013) Rodriguez, Ma. Antoniette D.
    Background: Most women look forward to their new role as mother, despite knowing that it will change their lives dramatically. Successful adjustment leads to satisfaction in the mothering role that can be expressed through self-confidence, self-esteem, competence and mastery of their new role that can be expresses through self-confidence, self-esteem, competence and mastery of their new role. The benefits of a Newborn Care Health Education Program for first time mothers on the maternal role competence have implication for a further development and advancement to minimize the risk of Neonatal morbidity and mortality. Low-cost, effective newborn health interventions can save millions of lives. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of a structured Newborn Care Health Education Program on the Maternal Role Competency of Filipino time mothers in terms of their efficacy and satisfaction. Design: A pretest – posttest, control group quasi experimental design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in the national tertiary maternity hospital in Metro Manila. Participants: A sample of 243 Filipino first time mothers on their 32 to 36 weeks AOG was gathered from July 2012 to January 2013. Purposing sampling was done. Inclusion criteria were primiparous women who are caring for the newborn child for the first time. They may also be women who have given birth to stillborn children and had miscarriage in their first pregnancy. Methods: The intervention was a complete and structure Newborn Health Education Program for Filipino First time Mothers. The study group (n=128) received the NCHEP while the comparison group (n=115) received the routine childbirth education. Outcomes were measured by the Parenting Sens of Competency Scale tool pre- and post-test. Results: Filipino first-time mothers who receive the NCHEP have low efficacy compared to the high efficacy of the comparison group in the pretest but both study and comparison group have high satisfaction in the pretest. However, both groups have low satisfaction in the post test. There is a significant difference between the pretest and posttest of the study group according to their efficacy while there is a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest of the study group according to their satisfaction. There is a significant difference between the pretest and posttest of the study group according to their efficacy the while there is a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest according to their satisfaction. There is a significant difference between the pretest and posttest of the study group according to their efficacy and there is a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest of the comparison group according to their satisfaction. There is no significant difference between the posttest of both groups according to their efficacy. There is no significant difference between the posttest of both groups according to their satisfaction.
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    Lived Experiences of Women Who Had Induced Abortion
    ( 2013) Galang, Geraldine Rowena S.
    Induced abortion, the intentional termination of pregnancy, is a practice that is considered immoral and illegal in most countries, including the Philippines. Because of this situation, many Filipino women commit induced abortion clandestinely. This action, however, may present a grave threat to the life of a woman., both physically and emotionally. This qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to describe the lived experiences of women who had induced abortion. It explored the reasons, means, and effects of committing induced abortion among Filipino women in general. The Van Manen phenomenological approach was utilized in this study by focusing on description of what women experience and how they experience what they experienced. These characteristics are necessary in creating a phenomenological text that involves explorations into the lived experiences of women who had induced abortion. Eight participants, identified through purposive sampling technique, were engaged in an in-depth conversation with the investigator through a semi-structured focused interview. To analyzed data, a research process developed by Colaizzi was utilized to describe the phenomenon. Five common themes emerged from the rich descriptive data: 1) Easy Way Out – identified the reasons why the women resorted to induced abortion; 2) All Choice I Can Take – explored the means resorted to by the women in order to have an induced abortion; 3) Burden Of My Body – tacked the physical effects experienced by the women after having induced abortion; 4) Living With My Conscience – focused on the psychological effects experienced by women after having induced abortion; and, 5) Moving On – describe how the women adapted to life changes after the induce abortion. The study showed that women sought abortion for complex reasons, making them willing to undergo almost any method to get rid of the unwanted pregnancy. To counter the risk, the last part of the study offered conclusions and recommendations for the Philippine government and other key stakeholders to consider, as well as aid health care providers come up with guidelines on how to identify pregnant women who are most likely to opt for abortion, help the women avoid its adverse health consequences, and improve the over-all holistic care given to women who did commit induce abortion.
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    Expressing technological metaphors in dance using structural illusion from embodied motion
    (ACM, 2013-06) Maranan, Diego S. ; Schiphorst, Thecla ; Hwang, Albert ; Hwang, Albert
    We illustrate how technology has influenced creative, embodied practices in urban dance styles by analyzing how technological metaphors underlie conceptual representations of the body, space, and movement in three related styles of urban dance: liquid, digitz, and finger tutting. The creative and technical embodied practices of urban dancers are not well understood in either the ethnographic or creative movement scholarly literature. Following an exploratory netnography of movement practitioners, we claim that unlike most dancers of traditional genres or other urban dance styles, dancers of these three styles frequently employ representations of the body and of space that are geometrical, mathematical, mechanical, or digital. To explain how viewers perceive and understand these metaphors, we extend the perceptual theory of structure from motion in order to apply dance performance reception theory to a model we call 'Structural Illusion from Embodied Motion' (SIEM). Our analysis of performance techniques of these styles suggests that during performance, dancers leverage SIEM to represent two types of 'illusions' to viewers: a) the dancer's body has a reconfigurable structure; and b) the dancer is immersed in a virtual environment that contains invisible, mutable objects and structures that are revealed only through the dancer's movement. The three dance styles exemplify a trend in popular dance in which body, space, and time are understood in the language of technology.
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    Factors Affecting Compliance of Nurses to FUTURE Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle of Care
    ( 2014) Morales, Paolo Antonio M.
    This research study sought to determine the compliance of nurses in the adult ICUs to the FUTURE VAP bundle of care. This study employed a quantitative, descriptive, correlational study. The study was conducted in the medical-surgical intensive care unit and cardiovascular-neurological intensive care unit of Asian Hospital and Medical Center. The sample was comprised of all the 26 adult intensive care unit nurses employed in the said units. The researcher developed an observational checklist which was patterned from the checklist provided by Patient Safety First (2008) and a 34-item questionnaire to measure the respondents’ perception of factors affecting the compliance and their knowledge on the FUTURE VAP bundle of care. Results indicated that the compliance to the FUTURE VAP bundle of care is high. Significant factors affecting compliance to FUTURE VAP bundle of care include level of experience and perceived barriers to FUTURE VAP bundle of care. Experience gained over time contributes to increased compliance. The higher the perceived barriers the FUTURE VAP bundle of care, the lower the compliance to the FUTURE VAP bundle of care. No significant relationships were found between compliance and the following factors: knowledge of FUTURE VAP bundle of care, perceive self-efficacy on FUTURE VAP bundle of care, perceived outcome expectance on FUTURE VAP bundle of care and perceived facilitators to FUTURE VAP bundle of care. Review of supporting literature on these findings point out that behavior change is needed for the desired behavior, which is compliance, to be translated into practice. The does must be motivated toward behavior change for them to act out the standards of practice.
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    Anthropology Of, For, And With Design: A Philippine Perspective
    ( 2014) Cajilig, Pamela G. ; Maranan, Diego S.
    The intersection of the fields of design and anthropology emerges as fertile ground for study as societies increasingly acknowledge the tremendous impact the objects we create for ourselves have on our lives. As anthropologists and ethnographers involved in running our own design research company in the Philippines, negotiating the alignments and contradictions between the two fields of knowledge is an essential component of our everyday research practice. This paper outlines different models of the relationships between design and anthropology as systems of knowledge and practice. We first extend a theoretical framework that distinguishes between anthropology of, anthropology for, and anthropology with design (Gunn and Donovan 2013): we maintain that anthropology with design underlies an approach increasingly used in commercial industries known as "design thinking", and describe the different ways by which knowledge is generated and mobilized in each of these relationships; we further describe how the artifacts of design can be seen to either materialize, shape, or probe culturally-mediated meanings, power relations, and values. We illustrate these concepts through client-commissioned projects that our organization has conducted in the Philippines. We next examine how and when these design-anthropology relationships are realized when working with clients. While anthropology with design will likely create better outcomes for our clients, larger clients must often settle for anthropology for design; we describe how we have negotiated these tensions and present our outcomes from our engagement with them. We end with a call for the development of a local prism through which practitioners in the field of design can further engage in critical reflection of the production of artifacts, particular those created with the intent of addressing social concerns. Specifically, we call for more localized conceptual frameworks of design that can be patterned (for instance) on India's notion of jugaad, and advance an increased engagement for anthropology with design across various sectors of Philippine society.
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    MOOCathon: Crowdsourced Planning and Development of a MOOC Platform
    ( 2014) Manalo, Joyce Mae ; Figueroa, Roberto B ; Maranan, Diego S.
    Massive Open Online Courses or MOOC is a recent phenomenon in distance education in which a course can cater to a very large number of learners. To support the massive nature of MOOC, it needs a platform that is flexible and scalable both in the technological and pedagogical sense. In order to solicit as many ideas as possible for an ideal MOOC platform, crowdsourcing was applied both offline and online. Crowdsourcing utilizes the wisdom of the crowd as opposed to that of a single expert. A design-thinking workshop was conducted to identify the needs and features of the MOOC platform based on the combined experiences and ideas of the participants.  MOOC students, teachers and enthusiasts participated in the said event. The development of the platform was achieved through a hackathon, in which several teams created different prototypes addressing the said needs. The output from the hackathon was evaluated in comparison to the existing University MOOC platform developed by a lone team.
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    Anxiety, Depression and Coping Strategies Among Adult Post Myocardial Infarction Patients
    ( 2014) Tamon, Ma. Siony B.
    This study was conducted to determine the level of anxiety and depression in patients with cardiovascular problems. This study was conducted (1) to determine the level of anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarction (2) to determine relationship of anxiety on age, sex, gender, civil status, educational attainment and perceived social support (3) to determine relationship of depression on age, gender, civil status, educational attainment and perceived social support and (4) to determine the coping strategies information seeking or problem seeking among cardiac patients. This study utilized a descriptive correlational design. This was conducted at the Out Patient Department (OPD) of Philippine General Hospital over a 12 week or 3 month period. There was a total of 121 respondents (M= 51.02, SD= 8.52) for this study. Majority is from age groups of middle to late adult (35.5, 34.7). Both males and females have the same proportion (49.6, 50.4) and married predominated (80, 60.1) in this study. Less than a half (57, 47.1) were high school graduates. The perceived social support has a mean of 66.55 (SD= 3.43). The findings of this study showed that there is no significant relationship between anxiety on the following variables: age (r= - -0.10, p>.05 and perceived social support (MSS) (r= o.16, p>.05), civil status (x2=2.44,p>.05), educational attainment ((x2=1.65,p>.05) and perceived social support (r= 0.16, p>.05). Patients commonly incorporate venting of feelings and denial as their coping strategies. Adult post myocardial infarction patients had high level of anxiety which corresponded to previous literatures but the depression level was low among patients.
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    Designing for Movement: Evaluating Computational Models Using LMA Effort Qualities
    ( 2014-04-29) Maranan, Diego S. ; Alaoui, Sarah Fdili ; Schiphorst, Thecla ; Pasquier, Philippe ; Subyen, Pattarawut ; Bartram, Lyn
    While single-accelerometers are a common consumer embedded sensors, their use in representing movement data as an intelligent resource remains scarce. Accelerometers have been used in movement recognition systems, but rarely to assess expressive qualities of movement. We present a prototype of wearable system for the real-time detection and classification of movement quality using acceleration data. The system applies Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) to recognize Laban Effort qualities from acceleration input using a Machine Learning software that generates classifications in real time. Existing LMA-recognition systems rely on motion capture data and video data, and can only be deployed in controlled settings. Our single-accelerometer system is portable and can be used under a wide range of environmental conditions. We evaluate the performance of the system, present two applications using the system in the digital arts and discuss future directions.