How Evacuees Obtained Health Care Information After the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Qualitative Interview Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 729-734
Author(s):  
Haruka Ota ◽  
Kikuko Miyazaki ◽  
Takeo Nakayama
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Great East Japan Earthquake ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Care Information ◽  
Factors Of Influence

AbstractObjectiveTo explore how evacuees obtained health care information at their evacuation destinations after the Great East Japan Earthquake.MethodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews of 11 evacuees who moved to City A in Kyoto Prefecture following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The interviews explored how the evacuees obtained health care information, including the main factors of influence. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed to identify trends by using the constant comparative method.ResultsFour categories emerged from 6 concepts. Mother-children evacuees and family evacuees tended to obtain health care information in different ways. Family evacuees had moved as a family unit and had obtained their health care information from local neighbors. Mother-children evacuees were mothers who had moved with their children, leaving behind other family members. These evacuees tended to obtain information from other mother-children evacuees. At the time of evacuation, we found 2 factors, emotions and systems, influencing how mother-children evacuees obtained health care information.ConclusionsWe found 2 different ways of obtaining health care information among mother-children evacuees and other evacuees. At the time of evacuation, 2 factors, emotions and systems, influenced how mother-children evacuees obtained health care information. Community-building support should be a priority from an early stage after a disaster for health care management. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:729–734)

scholarly journals What counts as a voiceable concern in decisions about speaking out in hospitals: A qualitative study

2022 ◽  
pp. 135581962110438
Author(s):  
Mary Dixon-Woods ◽  
Emma L Aveling ◽  
Anne Campbell ◽  
Akbar Ansari ◽  
Carolyn Tarrant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Speaking Out ◽  
System Versus ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Source Of Information

Objectives Those who work in health care organisations are a potentially valuable source of information about safety concerns, yet failures of voice are persistent. We propose the concept of ‘voiceable concern’ and offer an empirical exploration. Methods We conducted a qualitative study involving 165 semi-structured interviews with a range of staff (clinical, non-clinical and at different hierarchical levels) in three hospitals in two countries. Analysis was based on the constant comparative method. Results Our analysis shows that identifying what counts as a concern, and what counts as a occasion for voice by a given individual, is not a straightforward matter of applying objective criteria. It instead often involves discretionary judgement, exercised in highly specific organisational and cultural contexts. We identified four influences that shape whether incidents, events and patterns were classified as voiceable concerns: certainty that something is wrong and is an occasion for voice; system versus conduct concerns, forgivability and normalisation. Determining what counted as a voiceable concern is not a simple function of the features of the concern; also important is whether the person who noticed the concern felt it was voiceable by them. Conclusions Understanding how those who work in health care organisations come to recognise what counts as a voiceable concern is critical to understanding decisions and actions about speaking out. The concept of a voiceable concern may help to explain aspects of voice behaviour in organisations as well as informing interventions to improve voice.

Rural Populations’ Sources of Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion Information

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23
Author(s):  
Megan E Leimkuhler ◽  
Lindsay Hauser ◽  
Noelle Voges ◽  
Pamela B. DeGuzman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Seek Health Care ◽  
Care Information

Purpose: Rural residents are less likely to engage in cancer risk-reduction behaviors than their urban counterparts. Rural cancer disparities may be related to limited access to and comprehension of cancer-related health information. The object of this study was to identify how rural residents access and understand cancer health promotion and prevention information. Sample: Twenty-seven residents of Central Virginia Methods: We used a qualitative design with semi-structured interviews and a focus group (n=27) with rural and non-rural residents living in Central Virginia to accomplish the study aim. Findings: Four themes were identified from the data: 1) non-rural Central Virginia residents seek health information from a variety of electronic sources, 2) rural Central Virginia residents typically seek health care information directly from health care professionals, 3) residents throughout Central Virginia encounter confusing health care information, and 4) rural residents report incorrect cancer-related information. Conclusions: Lack of internet access coupled with healthcare shortages may limit the ability of rural residents to contextualize and verify inaccurate health information. Nurses serving a rural population should consider assessing each rural patient’s internet access and disseminating printed cancer health promotion materials to rural clients without internet access. Keywords: rural health; healthcare disparities; access to care; cancer health promotion; health literacy; cancer DOI:  https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v21i1.663 

scholarly journals Speech, Language and Hearing services in Primary Health Care in Brazil: an analysis of provision and an estimate of shortage, 2005-2015

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Hellen Teixeira Viégas ◽  
Tatiane Costa Meira ◽  
Brenda Sousa Santos ◽  
Yukari Figueroa Mise ◽  
Vladimir Andrei Rodrigues Arce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
National Registry ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
System A ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Information ◽  
Using Data

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the evolution and estimate the shortage of Speech, Language and Hearing professionals in Primary Health Care between 2005 and 2015. Methods: a mixed ecological study using data from the National Registry of Health Facilities and the Primary Health Care Information System. A descriptive analysis regarding the evolution of the number of professionals working in Primary Health Care over this period, in Brazilian states and regions, was conducted. The ratio of professionals per 100,000 inhabitants for the years 2005, 2010 and 2015, and the shortages in 2015, were estimated. Results: in 2005, there were 1,717 professionals working in Primary Health Care, that is, one per 100,000 inhabitants. In 2015, there were 4,124, increasing to 2.1/100,000. In 2015, the shortage in supply was 55.1%, varying widely across the states. Conclusion: the shortage in supply is equivalent to an absence of Speech, Language and Hearing service coverage within Primary Health Care for more than half of the Brazilian population. It is worth noting that a conservative parameter was adopted to conduct this estimate. The results suggest a process of consolidation for the inclusion of Speech, Language and Hearing professionals within Primary Health Care, however, still characterized by insufficient and unequal supply across the nation.

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