{"title":"Shift in Family Dynamics as a Determinant of Weak Social Bonding: A Study of Indian Elderly","authors":"A. B. Patel, A. Mishra","doi":"10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.83-98","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.83-98","url":null,"abstract":"DOI: https://doi.org/10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.83-98 Rapid changes in socioeconomic patterns have weakened social bonding within the family, impacting way of life and sense of wellbeing, resulting in the lack of respect, deprivation and low status of the elderly in the family. The study examines the linkage between social bonding and familial dynamics of the elderly. The study uses the mixed methods approach and has been designed as an exploratory lead-in to a planned wider study. The findings of the study show that family members prefer to lead their own lives without any concern for the emotional, physical and personal needs of their old parents. The study has also found that the gradual nuclearisation of joint families, changes in value system and erosion of morality have weakened social bonding with the elderly.","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"79 1","pages":"83-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47178697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spiritually Sensitive Service: Expanding Horizons of Social Work Practice","authors":"J. Varghese","doi":"10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.119-136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.119-136","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"79 1","pages":"119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44477324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Issues of Elderly Women: A Study of M- East Ward, Mumbai","authors":"Saigita Chitturu","doi":"10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.99-118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.99-118","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"79 1","pages":"99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49346814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Student Social Workers' Experiences of Supervision","authors":"E. Ross, Mpumelelo Ncube","doi":"10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.31-54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.31-54","url":null,"abstract":"DOI: https://doi.org/10.32444/IJSW.2018.79.1.31-54 Given the managerial and austerity crisis in field practice education in South Africa and internationally, the study explored the perceptions of student social workers regarding their experiences of field practice supervision. A questionnaire-based survey was administered to third-year undergraduate social work students attending a South African university. While most students enjoyed positive supervision experiences a small proportion felt that their supervision was inadequate. Challenges included having supervisors not placed at field instruction agencies; differences between agency supervisors’ expectations and those of the university; and poor quality supervision. Findings highlight the responsibility of universities for the screening, training and support of supervisors, and for university personnel to deal timeously with supervisor-supervisee issues.","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"79 1","pages":"31-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48804947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Livinus N Onah, Cyril C Dim, Uchenna I Nwagha, Benjamin C Ozumba
{"title":"Effect of early amniotomy on the outcome of spontaneous labour: a randomized controlled trial of pregnant women in Enugu, South-east Nigeria.","authors":"Livinus N Onah, Cyril C Dim, Uchenna I Nwagha, Benjamin C Ozumba","doi":"10.4314/ahs.v15i4.7","DOIUrl":"10.4314/ahs.v15i4.7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Early amniotomy is common in obstetric practice but, its effectiveness has not been proven.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine the effects of early amniotomy on the duration of labour, and other maternal / neonatal outcomes of uncomplicated pregnancies in Enugu, South-east Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A randomized controlled study of 214 consenting term pregnant women at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria. Intervention group received amniotomy early in active labour while the control group had their membranes conserved.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean duration of labour for the amniotomy group (279.4 ± 53.7 minutes) was significantly lower than that of control group (354.4 ± 67.5 minutes), (t = -8.988, p <0.001). Three (3.8%) women in amniotomy group needed oxytocin augmentation as against 21 (19.6%) women in the control group RR = 0.14, (CI 95%: 0.04 - 0.46), NNT = 16. The two groups did not vary with respect to cesarean section rate, newborn Apgar scores, and need for new born special care unit admission.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Early amniotomy when compared to fetal membrane conservation reduced the duration of labour and need for oxytocin augmentation among term singleton pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria. Its routine use in well selected cases may reduce prolonged labour and its complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"81 1","pages":"1097-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765421/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70633573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Work In Industry","authors":"Mandakini K Dravid","doi":"10.1093/sw/20.1.83-b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/20.1.83-b","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is based on the author’s personal experience with social work intervention in Industry. She describes how social work intervention in industrial settings began and traces the history of industrial social work intervention in Pune. The paper also high- lights the role of the social worker in industry.","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"81 1","pages":"443-446"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/sw/20.1.83-b","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61655038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women and children in industry.","authors":"K DWARKADAS","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"9 1","pages":"43-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1948-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27763984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Educational facilities for hospitalized children.","authors":"J M KUMARAPPA","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"9 1","pages":"52-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1948-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27763985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Education of the mentally retarded.","authors":"M J KUTAR","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"8 4","pages":"302-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1948-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27747979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical social work.","authors":"J M KUMARAPPA","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35584,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Work","volume":"8 4","pages":"320-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1948-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27747982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}