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Pandemic policymaking affecting older adult volunteers during and after the COVID-19 public health crisis in the four nations of the UK
Authors: Grotz Jurgen , Armstrong Lindsay , Edwards Heather , Jones Aileen , Locke Michael , Smith Laurel , Speed Ewen , Birt Linda 
Published: March 2024

PurposeThis study aims to critically examine the effects of COVID-19 social discourses and policy decisions specifically on older adult volunteers in the UK, comparing the responses and their effects in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing perspectives on effects of policy changes designed to reduce risk of infection as a result of COVID-19, specifically on volunteer involvement of and for older adults, and understand, from the perspectives of volunteer managers, how COVID-19 restrictions had impacted older people’s volunteering and situating this within statutory public health policies.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a critical discourse approach to explore, compare and contrast accounts of volunteering of and for older people in policy, and then compare the discourses within policy documents with the discourses in personal accounts of volunteering in health and social care settings in the four nations of the UK. This paper is co-produced in collaboration with co-authors who have direct experience with volunteer involvement responses and their impact on older people.FindingsThe prevailing overall policy approach during the pandemic was that risk of morbidity and mortality to older people was too high to permit them to participate in volunteering activities. Disenfranchising of older people, as exemplified in volunteer involvement, was remarkably uniform across the four nations of the UK. However, the authors find that despite, rather than because of policy changes, older volunteers, as part of, or with the help of, volunteer involving organisations, are taking time to think and to reconsider their involvement and are renewing their volunteer involvement with associated health benefits.Research limitations/implicationsWorking with participants as co-authors helps to ensure the credibility of results in that there was agreement in the themes identified and the conclusions. A limitation of this study lies in the sampling method, as a convenience sample was used and there is only representation from one organisation in each of the four nations.Originality/valueThe paper combines existing knowledge about volunteer involvement of and for older adults.
Baseball bat, resign, or accept? Handling career impacting feedback
Authors: Weilage Christopher E. , Kraft Patricia 
Published: March 2024

Research methodology
This case was developed from a primary source and is based on interviews and personal evaluations.

Case overview/synopsis
Maria was at a scheduled lunch with her direct manager, John, who inquired about the privacy leak regarding employee data she had found a few months earlier. Upon discovering the issue, Maria took on the task of ensuring the privacy leak was dealt with and resolved. John knew it was a challenging interdepartmental task because other managers did not immediately recognize the seriousness and full impact of the issue on employee privacy. Plus, the belief was that the project to combine two software programs improving CRM functionality, causing the employee data leak, needed immediate release. During the lunch, Maria stated that the privacy problem was fully eliminated and that, in the end, it did impact a lot more than only a few employees. John actively encouraged Maria in the conversation to seek feedback from Richard, the managing director directly involved and responsible for the project, which Maria had already done. When the feedback arrived, Maria felt extremely hurt by the comments and began to question the validity of the company’s values. Now, she must decide what her options are.
This case study is about dealing with feedback, career development and how to receive and provide feedback. It presents a situation that allows for a variety of ways to address negative feedback and shows that different reactions can have broader consequences for career development. At the same time, the case illustrates how feedback is given in international teams and companies, and how intercultural or gender-relevant circumstances may have to be considered.

Complexity academic level
This case study was written for use in BA and MA classes to promote discussion regarding feedback. Relevant courses in business and administration or an international business study program could be organizational behavior, communication training, conflict management, an intercultural competencies course or in line with career management sequences.
Early program BA students, BA students in advanced semesters as well as MA students with work experience are all markets for the case. It has been class-tested with BA international business students. While advanced BA and graduate students are able to and expected to enrich discussions by contributing personal stories, early program BA students benefit from learning how to create feedback and how to read feedback – including from other students, instructors and managers, to use during their first internships.
Expanding victim‐centred postcrisis communication through memorials: A case study of Lufthansa's communication efforts following the 2015 Germanwings plane crash
Authors: Tachkova Elina R. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractMost of the existing literature on crisis communication focuses on the crisis response immediately following a crisis. There is a dearth of research examining postcrisis communication efforts. Postcrisis communication is especially important in the context of tragic crises, which leave stakeholders deeply affected and traumatized. This paper examines the multifaceted nature of memorials and their significance in postcrisis communication. Using the 2015 Germanwings crash as an illustrative case study, the paper highlights how memorials serve as artifacts of grief, remembrance and celebration of life. Postcrisis communication that centres on victim needs is a keystone to better crisis management. Moreover, I argue that postcrisis communication should facilitate healing by serving the needs of victims, which supersede those of organizations. The paper examines the notions of victim‐centred crisis communication and ethics of care by looking at memorials as artefacts of postcrisis communication.
A study protocol for live and deceased donor uterus transplantation as a treatment for women with uterine factor infertility
Authors: Pittman Jana , Brännström Mats , Keily Neill , Gerstl Brigitte , Cavazzoni Elena , Pleass Henry , Lotz Mianna , Rogers Natasha , Wong Germaine , Hsueh Wayne , Hanafy Ashraf , Abbott Jason A. , Deans Rebecca 
Published: March 2024

AimUterus transplantation (UTx) is an emerging treatment option for women with uterine factor infertility (UFI) or the absence of a functional uterus. This is the study protocol for the first human UTx clinical trial in Australia.Materials and MethodsThis protocol outlines the approved training program used to plan, diagnose, screen, and treat patients who may be eligible for UTx using living and deceased donors. This multi‐site clinical research study includes three tertiary hospital sites within New South Wales (NSW), Australia – Prince of Wales, Royal Hospital for Women and Westmead Hospitals. Our UTx protocol is based on that used by our collaborative partner, the inaugural UTx team in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Swedish UTx team provides ongoing preceptorship for the Australian UTx team. Ethics approval for six UTx procedures using living or deceased donors (Western Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee: 2019/ETH138038) was granted in 2020.ResultsResults from surgeries and live births will be published. Data will be prospectively entered into the registry of the International Society of Uterus Transplantation (ISUTx), a sub‐section of The Transplantation Society (TTS). Trial Id: ACTRN12622000917730.DiscussionA multidisciplinary research team has been formed between three tertiary hospitals in Sydney – The Royal Hospital for Women, Prince of Wales and Westmead Hospitals; and with the Swedish UTx, University of Gothenburg. The Swedish team pioneered animal and human UTx studies since 1998, including publishing the first live birth after UTx. (1) This Australian trial commenced in January 2023.ConclusionUterus transplantation gives women with UFI the opportunity to be gestational and genetic mothers. It is a complex procedure for both the donor and recipient, with medical and surgical risks. An extensive multidisciplinary approach is required to optimise patient safety and graft outcomes. This protocol outlines our Australian UTx team strategy for screening, recruitment, surgical approach, and clinical management of UTx recipients and donors.
Triage of V‐V ECMO referrals for COVID‐19 respiratory failure
Authors: Niles Erin , Haase Daniel J. , Tran Quincy , Gerding James A. , Esposito Emily , Dahi Siamak , Galvagno Samuel M. , Boswell Kimberly , Rector Raymond , Pearce Robert , Abdel‐Wahab Maie , Singh Aditi , Pirzada Saad , Tabatabai Ali , Powell Elizabeth K. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundAs the pandemic progressed, the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for COVID‐19‐related acute respiratory distress syndrome increased, and patient triage and transfer to ECMO centers became important to optimize patient outcomes. Our objectives are to identify predictors of patient transfer for veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V‐V ECMO) evaluation as well as to describe the outcomes of accepted patients.MethodsThis is a single‐center, retrospective analysis of V‐V ECMO transfer requests for adult patients with known or suspected COVID‐19 and respiratory failure from March 2020 until March 2021. Data were collected prospectively during the triage process for transfer requests as part of clinical patient care at our institution.ResultsOf 341 referred patients, 112 (33%) were accepted for transfer to our facility, whereas 229 (67%) patients were declined for transfer. The Classification and Regression Tree analysis showed that patients' high pressure during airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) and age were the variables most significantly associated with the decision to accept or decline patients for transfer.ConclusionsOur triage process enabled one‐third of referred patients to be transferred for evaluation, with nearly 70% of those patients ultimately receiving ECMO support. High ventilator settings on APRV and young age were associated with acceptance for transfer. Accepted patients also had a higher incidence of adjunctive therapies (proning and paralysis) prior to transfer request, less cardiac or renal dysfunction, and a shorter duration of mechanical ventilation. Further research is warranted to investigate the outcomes of nontransferred patients.
School children's perceptions about being offered the HPV vaccination – A focus group study
Authors: Enskär Ida , Fransson Emma , Enskär Karin , Nevéus Tryggve , Grandahl Maria 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAimThere is limited knowledge about the perceptions of HPV vaccination in middle‐school children. This qualitative study aimed to explore their views.MethodsWe conducted focus group interviews with children, 10–11 years of age, who had been offered HPV vaccination through the school health services in mid‐north Sweden in spring of 2023. Data were analysed with qualitative content analysis.ResultsThis study included six focus group interviews with 49 children (boys n = 29; girls n = 20), mean of 11 years of age. Participating children expressed the need to feel safe to be of utmost importance and the means to do so was to be prepared and informed by someone the child trusted. The school nurse was perceived as the expert, best suited to provide factual information, support and motivation, both to children and their parents.ConclusionWe confirm that healthcare providers' recommendations are crucial for HPV vaccine acceptance also from the child's perspective. Improved information about HPV vaccination to children is necessary. Children's right to participate on their own terms is not fulfilled today. Vaccine promotion, both to children and parents, should be actively managed by the school nurse.
‘The whole thing is beyond stress’: Family perspectives on the experience of hospitalisation through to discharge for individuals with severe learning disabilities and complex needs
Authors: Stock Megan , Mulholland Mark , Cooper Vivien , Head Annabel , Prowse Sam , Wellsted David , Mengoni Silvana E. , Rhodes Louisa , Ellis‐Caird Helen 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundPeople with severe learning disabilities and complex needs are more likely to experience delayed discharge from hospital; however, there is little research into their experience in hospital and as they move out as part of the Transforming Care Programme.MethodsSix family members of people with complex needs who had moved out of hospital took part in four focus groups co‐facilitated with an expert‐by‐experience consultant. Participants' relatives had hospital admissions that ranged from 6 weeks to 11 years. Transcripts were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Additional reflections are included from an expert‐by‐experience consultant to capture their unique perspective.ResultsFamily members reported stories of abuse in hospital and parallel experiences of institutionalisation and trauma, resulting in long‐lasting impacts on themselves and their relative. Family members felt let down and undervalued by professionals. They described relief when their relatives moved out of hospital, but there were on‐going difficulties accessing the right support in the community and so stability felt fragile.ConclusionsKey recommendations to support community living include respecting family members' expertise, improving partnership working and offering psychological support for family members and people with complex needs post‐discharge.
Pseudoacromegaly—A challenging entity in the endocrine clinic: A systematic review
Authors: Marques Pedro , Sapinho Inês , Korbonits Márta 
Published: March 2024

AbstractObjectivePseudoacromegaly encompasses conditions with features of acromegaly/gigantism, but no growth hormone (GH) or insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) excess. We aimed to review published pseudoacromegaly cases evaluated due to clinical suspicion of acromegaly.Design/PatientsPubMed/Medline search was conducted to identify reported pseudoacromegaly cases, which were systematically reviewed to ensure they met eligibility criteria: (1) presentation suggestive of acromegaly; (2) acromegaly excluded based on normal GH, IGF‐1 and/or GH suppression on oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT‐GH); (3) diagnosis of the pseudoacromegaly condition was established. Data were retrieved from each case and analysed collectively.ResultsOf 76 cases, 47 were males, mean ages at presentation and at first acromegaloid symptoms were 28 ± 16 and 17 ± 10 years, respectively. Most common conditions were pachydermoperiostosis (47%) and insulin‐mediated pseudoacromegaly (IMP) (24%). Acromegaloid facies (75%) and acral enlargement (80%) were the most common features. Measurement of random GH was reported in 65%, IGF‐1 in 79%, OGTT‐GH in 51%. GH excess was more frequently excluded based on two tests (53%). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed in 30 patients, with pituitary adenoma or hyperplasia being reported in eight and three patients, respectively. Investigations differed between cases managed by endocrine and non‐endocrine specialists, the former requesting more often IGF‐1, OGTT‐GH and pituitary MRI.ConclusionsPseudoacromegaly is a challenging entity that may be encountered by endocrinologists. Pachydermoperiostosis and IMP are the conditions most often mimicking acromegaly. Adequate assessment of GH/IGF‐1 is crucial to exclude acromegaly, which may be better performed by endocrinologists. Pituitary incidentalomas are common and require careful judgement to prevent unnecessary pituitary surgery.
Synergies of management actions between species and community focused approaches to protecting threatened biodiversity
Authors: Olivares‐Rojas Javiera , Cook Carly N. , Walsh Jessica C. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractConservation efforts have focused largely on species, yet ecosystem management is suggested to be a more efficient strategy for biodiversity management. With increasing numbers of threatened species, ecosystems and ecological communities, and limited resources, an approach that delivers the best conservation outcomes across multiple levels of biodiversity is crucial. In this study, we compared a species approach and a community approach to management by evaluating the number of threatened species benefiting from actions targeted at threatened ecological communities (TECs), and vice versa. We ran three analyses: one theoretical, and two spatially‐explicit analyses accounting for co‐occurrence in distributions and site‐based actions. We found that of 124 actions, 61 were common to species and TECs. Yet, the overlap of actions was lower when considering species and TEC co‐occurrences across the distributions, and was mostly lost at the site‐scale. In all analyses, focusing on species management resulted in a greater percentage of actions considered, thus potentially benefiting more species and TECs. We suggest that when there is limited capacity to perform formal prioritization analyses, our process could identify actions addressing widespread and common threats impacting both species and communities. Further, simultaneously managing both species and TECs would potentially deliver a more effective solution.
Developing an intervention to support dietary change for shift workers living with type 2 diabetes: A stakeholder consultation
Authors: Gibson Rachel , Oliver Nick , McGowan Barbara , Guess Nicola , Lorencatto Fabiana 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundShift workers, compared to day workers, are more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Currently, there is no tailored programme of dietary support available to either shift workers living with T2D or employers.MethodsAn intervention development consultation workshop was convened in June 2023 with the aim of evaluating potential interventions to identify those with a potential to take forward for further development. Findings from prior formative research into factors influencing dietary behaviour in shift workers with T2D were mapped to potential interventions addressing the barriers and enablers to healthy eating reported by shift workers with T2D. The findings of the Shift‐Diabetes Study were presented in the context of the COM‐B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behaviour) theoretical framework of behaviour change. Three interventions in turn were presented to attendees: (1) Educational resources and structured education, (2) Increasing availability and accessibility of food on a night shift and (3) Biofeedback and tailored advice. Seven workshop attendees were invited to express their thoughts, using the APEASE criteria (Affordability, Practicability, Effectiveness, Acceptability, Side‐effects/Safety, Equity) to guide the discussion. The workshop was conducted online and recorded, and transcripts were thematically coded to the APEASE framework.Results/ConclusionsThe workshop highlighted the importance of multilevel interventions to support dietary behaviour change in this occupational group. Priority actions identified include (i) understanding barriers to 24/7 food availability, (ii) including shift workers in clinical diabetes studies and (iii) research to understand the effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring in shift workers with T2D.
Canagliflozin or acarbose versus placebo to ameliorate post‐bariatric hypoglycaemia – The HypoBar I randomized clinical trial protocol
Authors: Lobato Carolina B. , Winding Clara Tornoe , Bojsen‐Møller Kirstine N. , Martinussen Christoffer , Veedfald Simon , Holst Jens J. , Madsbad Sten , Jørgensen Nils Bruun , Dirksen Carsten 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIntroductionPost‐bariatric hypoglycaemia (PBH) is a rare yet disabling clinical condition, mostly reported after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. RYGB is one of the most widely used and effective bariatric procedures. The pathophysiology of PBH remains unclear, and treatment options are limited in effectiveness and/or carry significant side effects. Acarbose slows carbohydrates digestion and absorption and is generally considered first‐line pharmacological treatment for PBH but its gastrointestinal side effects limit patient compliance. Canagliflozin inhibits intestinal and renal sodium‐dependent glucose absorption and reduces postprandial excursions of glucose, insulin and incretins after RYGB – effects that could be beneficial in ameliorating PBH.AimsThe trial aims to investigate how blood glucose levels are affected during daily living in subjects with PBH during treatment with canagliflozin or acarbose compared with placebo, and to study the meal‐induced entero‐endocrine mechanisms implied in the treatment responses.MethodsIn a double‐blinded, randomized, crossover clinical trial, HypoBar I will investigate the effectiveness in reducing the risk of PBH, safety, ambulatory glucose profile and entero‐endocrine responses when PBH is treated with canagliflozin 300 mg twice daily during a 4‐week intervention period, compared with acarbose 50 mg thrice daily or placebo.Ethics and DisseminationHypoBar I is approved by the Local regulatory entities. Results will be published in peer‐reviewed journals.ConclusionIf effective, well‐tolerated and safe, canagliflozin could be a novel treatment for people with PBH. HypoBar I might also unravel new mechanisms underlying PBH, potentially identifying new treatment targets.Trial RegistrationEudraCT number 2022–000157‐87.
Modifying the success story of Sweden: Revised output and labour productivity figures for manufacturing, 1869–1950
Authors: Hamark Jesper , Prado Svante 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe rampant growth rate of output and productivity in manufacturing borne out by Swedish Historical National Accounts (HNA) has nurtured the notion that the Swedish rise to prosperity was propelled by the confluence of disproportionately high levels of sophistication and very low levels of output per worker. The thrust of the argument is that this unique configuration allowed Sweden to leapfrog into modernization. The time has come to put this arresting claim under scrutiny, which is the foremost aim of this paper. This claim, we argue, is founded on a questionable empirical foundation. The most frequently used series of outputs from manufacturing at large and from groups of industries are those of the Swedish HNA. For several reasons, these series are inappropriate to use in studies assessing the rate of output and productivity increases before 1950. We have established new series of output and labour input for manufacturing at large between 1869 and 1950 that are suitable for investigations of productivity growth rates. The resulting series significantly raises the level of output per worker in the early part of the period and hence lowers the estimated growth rates of productivity for the era as a whole.