Terrah Foster Akard
Biographic Data
| ID | 7112982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Terrah Foster Akard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Terrah Foster |
| FAMILY NAME | Akard |
| SIGNATURE | AKARD T F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vanderbilt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3488-5869 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Digital storytelling as a memory-making intervention for children and families in paediatric palliative care in Ireland: An adaptation study
Memory making is a core component of holistic paediatric palliative care. However, traditional artifact-based keepsakes (e.g., handprints) are often passive and lack the developmental and cultural sensitivity needed for meaningful engagement. A more participatory, narrative-based, multimedia approach, such as digital storytelling, is therefore required. Following the ADAPT framework (Steps 1–2: Intervention-Context Fit and Planning Adaptations), …
Development and preliminary validation of a health-related family quality of life instrument
The researchers' aims for this preliminary study was to develop an instrument, guided by the Theory of Health-related Family Quality of Life, to measure health-related family quality of life (HR-FQoL) as perceived by women with cancer. The researchers used a two phase design for instrument development: (1) establishing face validity of a 38-item instrument with an expert panel and patient review, and (2) focusing on the internal structure and con…
Digital Storytelling for Bereaved Individuals in a Virtual Setting
An emerging body literature exists highlighting the use of Digital Storytelling as an educational, and/or therapeutic intervention. Authors of this manuscript have studied Digital Storytelling as a narrative bereavement intervention designed to help individuals make meaning of adverse life events, like the death of a family member. Until recently, Digital Storytelling is typically delivered in person. The purpose of this article is to describe th…
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Digital Storytelling for Bereaved Individuals in a Virtual Setting
An emerging body literature exists highlighting the use of Digital Storytelling as an educational, and/or therapeutic intervention. Authors of this manuscript have studied Digital Storytelling as a narrative bereavement intervention designed to help individuals make meaning of adverse life events, like the death of a family member. Until recently, Digital Storytelling is typically delivered in person. The purpose of this article is to describe th…
Development and preliminary validation of a health-related family quality of life instrument
The researchers' aims for this preliminary study was to develop an instrument, guided by the Theory of Health-related Family Quality of Life, to measure health-related family quality of life (HR-FQoL) as perceived by women with cancer. The researchers used a two phase design for instrument development: (1) establishing face validity of a 38-item instrument with an expert panel and patient review, and (2) focusing on the internal structure and con…
Digital storytelling as a memory-making intervention for children and families in paediatric palliative care in Ireland: An adaptation study
Memory making is a core component of holistic paediatric palliative care. However, traditional artifact-based keepsakes (e.g., handprints) are often passive and lack the developmental and cultural sensitivity needed for meaningful engagement. A more participatory, narrative-based, multimedia approach, such as digital storytelling, is therefore required. Following the ADAPT framework (Steps 1–2: Intervention-Context Fit and Planning Adaptations), …
Computer Science (2 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Storytelling (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Breast cancer (1 works) · Cancer (1 works) · Cancer survivorship and care (1 works) · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works)