ORCID Profile
0000-0003-4598-2055
Current Organisation
Monash University
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Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2014
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 18-06-2018
Abstract: Focus groups as a data collection method in qualitative research have been used for several decades with great effect. Recent developments in online mechanisms for communication have prompted several researchers to explore alternate means of facilitating focus group participation. However, much of the online focus group literature has explored the use of text-based communication there are few reports on the application of real-time online video-enabled software. In this article, we seek to inform the growing use of online-meeting software-mediated focus groups by reporting and analyzing its application within the context of a health workforce study among geographically dispersed radiation therapy professionals.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-2019
DOI: 10.1002/JMRS.1_324
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 08-2023
DOI: 10.1002/JMRS.710
Abstract: The implementation of radiation therapy advanced practice in Australia has not yet been broadly realised. With anticipated growing demands on cancer services, it is imperative to understand why this is the case, and to strategise a way forward. As a result, we explored the factors influencing the implementation of advanced practitioner radiation therapists (APRT) in Australia. The research outcome was a complex process of Navigating Uncertainty, which described the contextual, social and personal factors surrounding implementation successes and challenges. Further synthesis of the findings was undertaken to highlight the fundamental features influencing this process, with the intention to provide a useful understanding for practitioners seeking APRT implementation. Data were collected through national online focus groups and case studies with 53 participants. Analysis identified a constructivist grounded theory process of Navigating Uncertainty. Further analysis of the categories and properties of the process was undertaken to synthesise findings at a higher level of abstraction. Four overarching and intertwined factors were influencing the implementation of APRT. Uncertainty occurred when practitioners attempted to conceptualise and assimilate the new role into the workplace. Power was apparent in the advocacy and legitimisation of the APRT by centre leaders. Value was vital to achieving purposeful outcomes. Identity was evident in the personal transition of the APRT, and in the boundary work with others. Recognising and negotiating uncertainty, power, value and identity is essential for APRT implementation strategies to succeed. A framework to guide practitioners towards the implementation of APRT has been described that embodies these factors.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2017
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-2007
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