Prevalence of burnout among home health care staff members in Saudi Arabia, 2010

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. S66
Author(s):  
S.A. Dhahi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Staff Members

The Hospice Decision: Psychosocial Facilitators and Barriers

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis P. McNeilly ◽  
Kristine Hillary
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
Care Patient ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Hospice Patient

This study examined the social and contextual process of discussion and decision making around the use of the hospice in order to clarify the facilitative and obstructive aspects to hospice patient entry. Four participants groups of physicians, hospice and home health care patient family survivors, and hospice and home health care staff, completed four complementary mail surveys of their discussions and decision process for hospice care. Non-parametric analysis of the data reaffirmed the central and key role of the physician as the expected initiator and gatekeeper of the hospice discussion and decision-making process. Physicians were found generally aware of hospice and to have discussed hospice with their patients, though that awareness and the frequency of hospice patient discussions varied by the type of medical practice. Patient family survivors were unaware of hospice prior to the terminal illness, with a majority of hospice patient family survivors receiving their initial hospice information from relatives. Implications of these results and issues for future research are identified.

Digital Home Health Care: Culture-Specific Observations in Saudi Arabia (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz A Alodhayani ◽  
Marwah Mazen Hassounah ◽  
Fatima R Qadri ◽  
Noura A Abouammoh ◽  
Zakiuddin Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Design And Implementation

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence of the need to consider cultural factors in the design and implementation of digital health interventions. However, there is still inadequate knowledge pertaining to what aspects of the Saudi Arabian culture need to be considered in the design and implementation of digital health programs, especially in the context of home health care services for chronically and terminally ill patients. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the specific cultural factors relating to patients and their caregivers from the perspective of physicians, nurses, and trainers that have influenced the pilot implementation of Remotely Accessible Healthcare At Home (RAHAH); a connected health program in the Home Health Care Department at King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS A qualitative study design was adopted to conduct a focus group discussion (FGD) in July 2019 using a semi-structured interview guide with 3 female and 4 male participants working as nurses, family physicians, and information technologists. Qualitative data obtained were analyzed using a thematic framework analysis. RESULTS Two categories emerged from the FGD that influenced the experiences of digital health program intervention: (1) culture-related factors including language and communication, cultural views on using cameras during consultation, non-adherence to online consultations, and family role and commitment (2) caregiver characteristics in telemedicine that includes their skills and education and electronic literacy. Participants of this study revealed that indirect contact with the patients and their family members may work as a barrier to proper communication through RAHAH. CONCLUSIONS We recommend exploring the use of interpreters in digital health, creating awareness among the local population regarding privacy in digital health, and actively involving the direct family members with the healthcare providers.

Children’s Participation in the Decision-Making Process During Hospitalization: an observational study

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 583-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Runeson ◽  
Inger Hallström ◽  
Gunnel Elander ◽  
Göran Hermerén
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Children’S Participation ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Children's Participation ◽  
Degree Of Participation

Twenty-four children (aged 5 months to 18 years) who were admitted to a university hospital were observed for a total of 135 hours with the aim of describing their degree of participation in decisions concerning their own care. Grading of their participation was made by using a 5-point scale. An assessment was also made of what was considered as optimal participation in each situation. The results indicate that children are not always allowed to participate in decision making to the extent that is considered optimal. In no case was it judged that a child participated in or was forced to make a decision that was too difficult for the child. The interactions between children, parents and staff were also described in connection with discussions and decision-making processes. This showed that parents do not always support their children in difficult situations and that health care staff often inform children about what is going to happen without presenting alternatives or asking for their views. Staff may, however, find themselves facing an ethical conflict in deciding between supporting a child’s view or following hospital routine. It is of great importance that children are looked upon as potentially autonomous individuals and that staff members realize that one of their core duties is to facilitate children’s participation in decision making concerning their health care.

COVID-19 Infection among the Health Care Staff at Frontier Medical and Dental College and Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3328-3329
Author(s):  
Sadia Rashid ◽  
Saveela Sadaqat ◽  
Muhammad Adnan Iqbal ◽  
Shakeel Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Rizwan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Dental Hygienists ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
First Case ◽  
Infection Control Guidelines ◽  
Clinical Departments ◽  
Operation Center

Background: First case of pandemic COVID-19 was diagnosed in December 2019 in China from where it spread throughout the world. In Pakistan, first case was diagnosed in February 2020 which resulted in a complete and several smart national lockdowns. National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) and Ministry of Health published guidelines for patient’s treatments during pandemic which includes: 1) providing only emergency Treatments 2) Patient’s pre-admittance Questioning, 3) Increasing intervals between appointment, 4) prevent crowding in waiting rooms, 5) Wearing masks at all times. 6) Wearing PPE. Methods: Data from all clinical departments of Frontier Medical and Dental College and Hospital Abbottabad was collected between March and December 2020 which included Number of; 1) Patients treated 2) Medical Staff 3) patients with positive COVID-19 reports 4) healthcare workers suffering from COVID-19. And 6) Post treatment Virus Infected patients. Results: 291 health care staff including 135 medical and dental doctors, 4 dental hygienists, 82 paramedics and 70 Administrative staff worked during the study period and 3280 procedures were performed. Out of these, thirty-eight (38) staff members treated 190 verified COVID-19 patients. During the study period 6 dentists (2.06%) and 9 (3.09%) medical doctors, 2 (0.7%) assistants and 3 (1.03%) admin staff were tested positive for the virus. Conclusion: Present study highlights the importance of education and stickiness to the infection control guidelines thus minimizing the risk of transmission of corona virus among the Healthcare professionals in hospitals. Keywords: COVID-19; Infection control, PPE, NCOC

Mental illness among NHS health care workers: a survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Simon Sherring
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Causal Explanations ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Evil Spirits

The literature suggests that mental illness among UK health care staff is common. This study reports health care workers' knowledge and experience of mental illness. Medical staff, administration staff and other staff members employed in four NHS Trusts (n=2073) responded to a questionnaire survey. A proportion of health care workers in the NHS reported having personal (colleagues, family and self) experience of mental illness. Some health care workers held causal explanations of mental illness that are not evidence based. This study found that almost half of health care workers reported experiencing a mental illness, which could have significant implications for service delivery. Some health care workers held causal explanations of mental illness that were not evidence based; for example, some respondents reported that demonic possession or possession by evil spirits was a very good explanation for mental illness.

Moving to a Culture of Safety in Community Home Health Care

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Stevenson ◽  
Cora McRae ◽  
Waqar Mughal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Care Staff

Objective Community home health care workers and their clients are faced with a mixture of occupational health and safety challenges that are not typically experienced by health care providers or patients in the acute care sector. The aim of this project was to explore the concept of safety in community home health in one health care authority in British Columbia. Methods A participatory action research approach was employed to explore staff and client safety risks in this environment. In the first phase, three focus groups were held with staff (n 5 39) and the data analysed to identify themes. These were validated by additional focus groups. In the second phase, interviews were held with staff followed by chart reviews. Finally, in phase three, an interdisciplinary working group developed a risk identification tool for staff which was subsequently piloted. The exploration focused on answering the following questions: What constitutes safety in community home health care? What are the priority areas for action in relation to safety? What type of risk identification would be most helpful to community health workers to prepare them adequately to meet their clients’ and their own safety needs? Results Risk themes identified included: poor communication, acute care staff not understanding the needs of community staff, working alone, mobility, medication concerns, lack of pre-screening of clients’ homes, and community health workers accepting a high degree of risk. Conclusions Findings suggest that typical notions of safety and risk in acute care are not easily translated into the community sector, that staff and clients’ safety concerns are intertwined, and staff require better and more timely information from acute care staff when patients are discharged home.

Predictors of Caring in the Context of Relationship-Based Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Nelson ◽  
Mary Ann Hozak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Primary Nursing ◽  
Care Delivery Model ◽  
Relationship Based Care

The caring connection between patients and health-care staff members is important to both patients and staff. This connection is amplified in organizations implementing Relationship-Based Care (RBC), a patient care delivery model that has relationships with self and others as its central concept. A secondary analysis of data from 542 health-care workers in a health-care system in the northeastern United States was performed to identify a profile of staff factors that predict a caring connection as perceived by staff. Specifically, staff self-care, clarity (of self, role, and system), dimensions of job satisfaction, and demographics were examined in relationship to caring for patients. The study demonstrated that constructs within RBC do relate to the creation of a caring connection between health-care staff members and patients, including caring for self, having a direct relationship with the patient using concepts of Primary Nursing, clarity of role, and being a direct care provider.

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