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ItemA Comparative Assessment Of Philippine And Vietnam Strategies In The South China Sea Conflict Management( 2023-11-14)This study examines the interactions of intra-Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) actors, their strategies, and actions, and offers a conceptual framework to explain current attempts at territorial contestation in the South China Sea (SCS). The conceptual framework attempts to apply a multidimensional management framework to the SCS claims by ASEAN and China. Vietnam has effectively used the multidimensional management framework in its strategies in the SCS and offers valuable lessons to other ASEAN co-claimants, including the Philippines. The strategies of both Vietnam and the Philippines manifest state-to-state channels of interaction. The correspondence between Vietnam’s strategy to the rest of the ASEAN member states indicates the deployment of supra-state-to-state level of interactions. Positive and negative factors interact in the ASEAN Way of Conflict Management as shown by the Vietnamese experience. It is imperative for the ASEAN to strengthen its dispute settlement mechanisms while strengthening the rules-based order based on member states’ interests. An in-depth comparison of Philippine and Vietnamese SCS strategies has shown a strong basis for cooperation in harnessing the SCS energy and marine resources. In 2016, the arbitral tribunal adjudicating the Philippines' case against China in the SCS ruled overwhelmingly in favor of the Philippines. In contrast, Vietnam used hedging tactics. These actions indicate a diversity in strategies for smaller countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines to counterbalance pressure from big countries. Future studies should be able to fine-tune the use of mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the impact of SCS strategies on possible concerted synergized actions. Joint strategies should strengthen and mutually reinforce naval defense capabilities or management of fisheries and marine resources. These potential areas of cooperation based on mutual interest are barely addressed in the literature. The Philippines can develop a more robust strategy and management framework to support the independent foreign policy articulated by the Philippine administrations. The Philippine SCS strategy should be able to protect and assert its sovereignty and national interest, over and beyond the pressures of Sino-American bipolarism.
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ItemPersonality, emotional intelligence, and its relationship to caring self-efficacy among emergency department staff nurses of an acute care hospital in London, United Kingdom( 2024-01-02)Nurses have long since recognized the special roles of their colleagues working in then-called “first aid rooms” or “emergency rooms”. The role of these nurses is difficult yet critical to patient care as they are in the front lines, face different cases of varying acuity with continuous prioritizations, and treat patients across the lifespan, from the youngest to oldest. Emergency nursing is a unique specialty with unique challenges including increasing workplace violence, the opioid crisis, psychiatric health issues, understaffing, overcrowding, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The ability to commit to certain attainments and expectations amidst present and/or perceived challenges is governed by the concept of self-efficacy, a product of social learning theory by Dr. Albert Bandura. Looking into this concept and its relationship to individual ED nurses’ personality and emotional intelligence is an attempt to bridge the gap in knowledge, trying to understand what is unique among emergency nurses’ commitment to provide emergency care to patients in an extremely challenging environment and in the most critical moments of their lives. This study described ED nurses caring efficacy using the Caring Self-Efficacy scale and its relationship to ED nurses’ personality using the Big Five Inventory and global emotional intelligence with the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test. Through total enumeration, 52 ED nurses from University College London Hospital in the UK participated in the study after the approval of UPOU Ethics Review Board. Data were then collected, collated, and interpreted using descriptive statistical methods, point-biserial correlation, Kendall’s Tau-b, and Pearson’s correlation with multiple linear regression. Results of the study showed that UCLH ED nurses who are majority female (f=35) and has 1 to 3 years of experience (f=23), their personality profile showed high in agreeableness (M=4.2), average in conscientiousness (M=3.9), openness to experience (M=3.7), and extraversion (M=3.3), and low in neuroticism (M=2.6). These ED nurses also have average global emotional intelligence and average caring self efficacy. Pearson’s product moment correlation showed a moderate positive correlation between agreeableness and caring-self efficacy (r=.522) and was deemed the most significant personality dimension among others (p<.01). The ED nurses’ global emotional intelligence also indicated a significant moderate positive correlation to caring self-efficacy (r=.407, p<.01). Emergency nurses of UCLH were deemed primarily compassionate, kind, and empathetic. This showed that among other personality traits, these helped ED nurses to commit to providing emergency care for patients amidst the challenges they face in the ED. Emotional intelligence, which is considered an important predictor for workplace productivity, also showed a significant relationship to caring self efficacy. As ED nurses improve and develop their ability to reflect on their own emotions and understand the emotions of their patients, the more they’re able to provide quality emergency nursing care to patients steadfastly.
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ItemProfile And Parental Burnout Among Solo Mothers In The Province Of Cavite, Philippines( 2024-03-05)Solo mothers face challenges and stresses that may contribute to exhaustion and eventually parental burnout that affects not only the solo mothers but also their children. The main purpose of this study is to describe parental burnout experience among solo mothers and to determine relationship between parental burnout and the profile of these solo mothers. The study utilized a descriptive correlational research design and purposive sampling technique was used. There were 396 solo mothers who participated in the study by answering the online Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA). Descriptive statistics was used to describe the sample in terms of profiles while correlation analysis was used to determine relationship between profiles and parental burnout dimensions and intensity. Among the solo mothers, 4.55% were identified at risk for parental burnout while 2.78% were identified to be experiencing parental burnout. A statistically significant relationship between the age of only child and risk for parental burnout was found. Sex of an only child was found to be correlated with parental burnout. There is also a statistically significant relationship observed between age and support system of solo mother and Saturation dimension among at-risk group. Similarly, a statistically significant relationship was observed between sex and condition of at-risk solo mother’s three children and Saturation dimension. Finally, it was found out that the sex of a solo mother’s only child is associated with Contrast as well as Saturation dimensions among burnout solo mothers. Nurses play an important role in reventing and addressing parental burnout among solo mothers by dentifying the risk and contributory factors which may affect these women and their children. Also, nurses need to carefully plan and implement holistic nursing care congruent to the needs of these solo mothers.
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ItemSelf-Efficacy and Caregiver Burden of Informal Caregivers in Tertiary Level Hospital in the United Arab Emirates( 2024)Informal caregivers have been recognized as the backbone and strength of long-term care because of their involvement in care. However, they often are not prepared for caregiving role since illnesses are unanticipated. On top of that, most healthcare delivery models and professionals focus primarily on individual patients’ care, and the support given to caregivers is by providing how to manage the practical demands of caregiving. Moreover, they do not adequately engage, educate, or support informal caregivers to improve their well-being. Being not prepared physically and emotionally and lacking the skills threatens their self-efficacy in caring and makes them unprotected from caregiver burden, which can lead informal caregivers to be the next vulnerable population after their care recipients. The study aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and caregiver burden among informal caregivers of terminally ill patients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study utilized descriptive- correlational design. The samples of this study were informal caregivers of terminally ill patients, particularly in the Oncology Department of Tawam Hospital, UAE. The result of the study showed that the two main variables, overall Self-efficacy in caregiving and overall Caregiver Burden, have a very weak negative relationship, rs (58) = -.12, p = .42, N = 60 at α = .05, however, the relationship was not statistically significant. The overall level of self-efficacy was High Self-efficacy in managing caregiving demands (M- 28.08; SD- 1.71). Among the sub-dimensions of self-efficacy were High Self-efficacy in Caring for Care Recipient (M- 8.21; SD- 1.04) and least in Caring for Oneself (M- 5.79; SD- 2.34). On the other hand, the overall level of caregiver burden was at a High Risk level for burnout or, in other words, severe level (M-36.67; SD- 0.22). Among the four burden domains, Time Dependence was the highest form of burden experienced (M-2.84, SD- 0.98), and the least was Emotional Burden (M- 0.11; SD 0.46). Among the demographics and other work-related profiles, the study shows that caregiver burden was not related to demographics and other work-related profiles; on the other hand, Self-Efficacy and Caregiving Duration (rs-0.301; p 0.19) were significantly related, and the rest were not significant. In this study, care recipients were independent in transferring (M- 2.28) and mobilizing (M-2.18) and severely dependent in terms of grooming (M- 1.13). Although the main variables were unrelated, this study provided us with the degree of self-efficacy in caregiving and caregiver burden experienced and predictors that affect the self-efficacy and burden of informal caregivers in UAE. This study recommends further research on a larger scale and test interventions in improving self-efficacy and decreasing the burden.
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ItemHealth-Related Quality of Life of Nurses Working in Private and Public Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic( 2024-02-27)Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a concept that encompasses the physical and mental wellbeing of an individual over time. Since factors such as the work environment and other psychosocial factors can be considered an element in determining the health status of the HCW, HRQoL is a valuable indicator of outcomes and overall health status for HCW, particularly nurses, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because COVID-19 is a health crisis, the workload of the HCW, particularly nurses, increased significantly. With the current health threat, nurses served as the health system's frontline of defense. As such, the group is considered as one the highest risk to the infection. The study was conducted at one private and one government hospital in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The RAND 36-Item Health Survey (Version 1.0) was used to measure the HRQoL of the respondents. All 36 questions in the SF-36 survey are categorized to each of the applicable health concept: physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitations due to personal or emotional problems, energy/fatigue, emotional wellbeing, social functioning, pain, and general health perceptions. Among the eight health concepts, Energy/Fatigue (M=53.42, SD=12.431) scored the highest, followed by General Health (M=53.20, SD=20.756) and Physical Functioning (M=50.56, SD=17.359). On the other hand, Role limitations due to emotional problems (M=40.84, SD=45.987) and Emotional well-being (M=41.49, SD=37.396) scored the lowest. Conclusion: This study found that overall, nurses scored their HRQoL below average (M=47.59, SD=29.119). After the analysis of the SF-36 questionnaire, it was noted that of the eight health concepts, the respondents reported the best HRQoL in the physical domain, particularly General Health, Energy/Fatigue, and Physical Functioning. Subsequently, the nurses’ HRQoL related to the psychological domain (Emotional well-being and Role limitations due to emotional problems scored the lowest.