Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Lou, Baowen, Barbieri, Diego, Passavanti, Marco, Hui, Cang, Gupta, Akshay, Hoff, Inge, Lessa, Daniela, Sikka, Gaurav, Chang, Kevin, Fang, Kevin, Lam, Louisa, Maharaj, Brij, Ghasemi, Navid, Qiao, Yaning, Adomako, Solomon, Foroutan Mirhosseini, Ali, Naik, Bhaven, Banerjee, Arunabha, Wang, Fusong, Tucker, Andrew, Liu, Zhuangzhuanga, Wijayaratna, Kasunt, Naseri, Sahra, Yu, Lei, Chen, Hao, Shu, Benan, Goswami, Shubham, Peprah, Prince, Hessami, Amir, Abbas, Montasir, Agarwal, Nithin
- Authors: Lou, Baowen , Barbieri, Diego , Passavanti, Marco , Hui, Cang , Gupta, Akshay , Hoff, Inge , Lessa, Daniela , Sikka, Gaurav , Chang, Kevin , Fang, Kevin , Lam, Louisa , Maharaj, Brij , Ghasemi, Navid , Qiao, Yaning , Adomako, Solomon , Foroutan Mirhosseini, Ali , Naik, Bhaven , Banerjee, Arunabha , Wang, Fusong , Tucker, Andrew , Liu, Zhuangzhuanga , Wijayaratna, Kasunt , Naseri, Sahra , Yu, Lei , Chen, Hao , Shu, Benan , Goswami, Shubham , Peprah, Prince , Hessami, Amir , Abbas, Montasir , Agarwal, Nithin
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Ambio Vol. 51, no. 3 (2022), p. 531-545
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- Description: As largely documented in the literature, the stark restrictions enforced worldwide in 2020 to curb the COVID-19 pandemic also curtailed the production of air pollutants to some extent. This study investigates the perception of the air pollution as assessed by individuals located in ten countries: Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa and the USA. The perceptions towards air quality were evaluated by employing an online survey administered in May 2020. Participants (N = 9394) in the ten countries expressed their opinions according to a Likert-scale response. A reduction in pollutant concentration was clearly perceived, albeit to a different extent, by all populations. The survey participants located in India and Italy perceived the largest drop in the air pollution concentration; conversely, the smallest variation was perceived among Chinese and Norwegian respondents. Among all the demographic indicators considered, only gender proved to be statistically significant. © 2021, The Author(s).
- Authors: Lou, Baowen , Barbieri, Diego , Passavanti, Marco , Hui, Cang , Gupta, Akshay , Hoff, Inge , Lessa, Daniela , Sikka, Gaurav , Chang, Kevin , Fang, Kevin , Lam, Louisa , Maharaj, Brij , Ghasemi, Navid , Qiao, Yaning , Adomako, Solomon , Foroutan Mirhosseini, Ali , Naik, Bhaven , Banerjee, Arunabha , Wang, Fusong , Tucker, Andrew , Liu, Zhuangzhuanga , Wijayaratna, Kasunt , Naseri, Sahra , Yu, Lei , Chen, Hao , Shu, Benan , Goswami, Shubham , Peprah, Prince , Hessami, Amir , Abbas, Montasir , Agarwal, Nithin
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Ambio Vol. 51, no. 3 (2022), p. 531-545
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- Description: As largely documented in the literature, the stark restrictions enforced worldwide in 2020 to curb the COVID-19 pandemic also curtailed the production of air pollutants to some extent. This study investigates the perception of the air pollution as assessed by individuals located in ten countries: Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa and the USA. The perceptions towards air quality were evaluated by employing an online survey administered in May 2020. Participants (N = 9394) in the ten countries expressed their opinions according to a Likert-scale response. A reduction in pollutant concentration was clearly perceived, albeit to a different extent, by all populations. The survey participants located in India and Italy perceived the largest drop in the air pollution concentration; conversely, the smallest variation was perceived among Chinese and Norwegian respondents. Among all the demographic indicators considered, only gender proved to be statistically significant. © 2021, The Author(s).
Evaluating a peer-led wellbeing programme for doctors-in-training during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, using the most significant change technique
- Crinall, Karen, Ward, Madeleine, McDonald, Rebecca, Crinall, William, Aridas, James, Rolnik, Daniel
- Authors: Crinall, Karen , Ward, Madeleine , McDonald, Rebecca , Crinall, William , Aridas, James , Rolnik, Daniel
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Evaluation Journal of Australasia Vol. 22, no. 2 (2022), p. 90-107
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- Description: This article discusses the use of the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique in a mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot wellbeing programme for obstetrics and gynaecology doctors-in-training introduced at a large public hospital during Melbourne, Australia’s second coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, which occurred from 7 July to 26 October 2020. The evaluation was conducted remotely using videoconferencing technology, to conform with pandemic restrictions. MSC complemented the program’s participatory principles and was chosen because it seeks to learn about participants’ perceptions of programme impacts by evaluating their stories of significant change. Stakeholders select one story exemplifying the most significant change resulting from the evaluated program. Inductive thematic analysis of all stories is combined with reasons for making the selection, to inform learnings (Dart & Davies, 2003; Tonkin et al., 2021). Nine stories of change were included in the selection. The most significant change was a more supportive workplace culture brought about by enabling basic needs to be met and breaking down hierarchical barriers. This was linked to five interconnected themes – connection, caring, communication, confidence and cooperation. The evaluation learnings are explored and reflections on remotely conducting MSC evaluation are shared. © The Author(s) 2022.
- Authors: Crinall, Karen , Ward, Madeleine , McDonald, Rebecca , Crinall, William , Aridas, James , Rolnik, Daniel
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Evaluation Journal of Australasia Vol. 22, no. 2 (2022), p. 90-107
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- Description: This article discusses the use of the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique in a mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot wellbeing programme for obstetrics and gynaecology doctors-in-training introduced at a large public hospital during Melbourne, Australia’s second coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, which occurred from 7 July to 26 October 2020. The evaluation was conducted remotely using videoconferencing technology, to conform with pandemic restrictions. MSC complemented the program’s participatory principles and was chosen because it seeks to learn about participants’ perceptions of programme impacts by evaluating their stories of significant change. Stakeholders select one story exemplifying the most significant change resulting from the evaluated program. Inductive thematic analysis of all stories is combined with reasons for making the selection, to inform learnings (Dart & Davies, 2003; Tonkin et al., 2021). Nine stories of change were included in the selection. The most significant change was a more supportive workplace culture brought about by enabling basic needs to be met and breaking down hierarchical barriers. This was linked to five interconnected themes – connection, caring, communication, confidence and cooperation. The evaluation learnings are explored and reflections on remotely conducting MSC evaluation are shared. © The Author(s) 2022.
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