Delivering services to incarcerated teen fathers: A pilot intervention to increase the quality of father–infant interactions during visitation.

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Barr ◽  
Marisa Morin ◽  
Natalie Brito ◽  
Benjamin Richeda ◽  
Jennifer Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teen Fathers ◽  
Pilot Intervention

scholarly journals Effects of “minimally invasive curricular surgery” – A pilot intervention study to improve the quality of bedside teaching in medical education

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. e425-e430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Raupach ◽  
Sven Anders ◽  
Tobias Pukrop ◽  
Gerd Hasenfuss ◽  
Sigrid Harendza
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Bedside Teaching ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Feasibility and Acceptability of Digital Legacy-Making: An Innovative Story-Telling Intervention for Adults With Cancer

2020 ◽  
pp. 104990912097156
Author(s):  
Susan DeSanto-Madeya ◽  
Jennifer Tjia ◽  
Christina Fitch ◽  
Amy Wachholtz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Digital Video ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Pilot Intervention ◽  
General Fact

Background: This study examined the feasibility, burden and acceptability of a legacy-making intervention in adults with cancer and preliminary effects on patient quality-of-life (QOL) measures. Method: We conducted a Stage IB pilot, intervention study. The intervention was a digital video legacy-making interview of adults with advanced cancer to create a digital video of their memories and experiences. Baseline and post-video QOL assessments included: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—General (FACT-G), Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Emotional Thermometers for distress, anxiety, anger, help and depression. Participants received a final copy of the digital video for distribution to their families. Results: Adults (n = 16) ages 38-83 years old with an advanced or life-limiting cancer diagnosis completed an intervention. Feasibility and acceptability was strong with 0% attrition. While the pilot study was not powered for quantitative significance, there were changes from baseline to post-intervention in the participants’ total or subscale FACT-G scores, PDI, HADS anxiety or depression scores, and Emotional Thermometer scores. Conclusions: A digital video legacy-making intervention is feasible for adults with cancer without significant negative outcomes for individuals completing the study. It remains unclear whether this intervention contributes to positive quality of life outcomes.

Cash Transfers for Improved Maternal and Child Health Data: A Pilot Study Supporting Health Management Information System in Malawi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariame O. Ouedraogo ◽  
Madalitso Tolani ◽  
Janet Mambulasa ◽  
Katie McLaughlin ◽  
Diego G. Bassani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Management Information System ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Health Management Information System ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Pilot Intervention ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Mch Data

Abstract Background The health management information system (HMIS) is an integral component of a strong health care system. Despite its importance for decision-making, the quality of HMIS data remains of concern in low- and middle-income countries. To address challenges with the quality of maternal and child health (MCH) data gathered within Malawi's HMIS, we designed a pilot study consisting of performing regular cash transfers to district-level HMIS offices. We hypothesized that providing regular cash transfers to HMIS offices would empower staff to establish strategies and priorities based on local context, consequently obtaining and maintaining accurate, timely, and complete MCH data. Methods The pilot intervention was implemented in Mwanza district, while Chikwawa, Neno, and Ntchisi districts served as control sites. The intervention consisted of providing cash transfers to Mwanza's HMIS office following the submission of detailed budgets and lists of planned activities with their respective targets and outputs. In the control districts, we performed regular interviews with the HMIS officers to track the HMIS-related activities. We evaluated the intervention by comparing data quality between the post-intervention and pre-intervention periods in the intervention and control districts. Additionally, we conducted interviews with Mwanza's HMIS office staff to determine the acceptability and appropriateness of the intervention. Results Following the 10-month intervention period, we observed improvements in MCH data quality in the intervention district (Mwanza). The availability and completeness of MCH data collected in the registers increased by 22% and 18%, respectively. The consistency of MCH data between summary reports and electronic HMIS improved from 73–94%. The qualitative interviews confirmed that, despite some challenges, the intervention was well received by the participating HMIS office. Participants preferred our strategy to other conventional ways of supporting HMIS that fail to give HMIS offices the independence to make decisions. Conclusions This pilot intervention demonstrated an alternative approach to support HMIS offices in their daily efforts to improve data quality. Given the Ministry of Health (MoH)'s interest in strengthening its HMIS, our intervention provides a strategy that the MoH and local and international partners could consider to rapidly improve HMIS data with minimal oversight.

scholarly journals Quality Improvement in Ambulatory Mental Health Settings

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
M. Cauterman ◽  
S. Woynar ◽  
S. Vergnaud
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
List Type ◽  
Patient Pathway ◽  
Initial Appointment ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Discharge From Hospital ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Eight ambulatory Mental Health Settings have been commited in a national pilot intervention aiming at improving the quality of the service they deliver from April 2006 to december 2007. This twenty months intervention allowed teams to set operational bjectives, to describe their organization, to implement an actions’plan and to evaluate their results.The main operational objectives they chose were the following:•Delay for an initial appointment.•Delay for an appointment following a discharge from hospitalization.•Rate of non attendance.The framework to analyse their organisation included a focus on Human ressources, on Operations, on Strategy and on Information Sharing.The main findings were awide variations in performance from a setting to one another (median delay for a first appointment with a psychiatrist ranging from one to seven weeks, paid psychiatrist working time for a single appointment ranging from 0.6 to 2.5 hours...), lack of formalisation of processes (including major processes as intake, discharge from hospital...), the absence of objectives set by the managemers.Actions’plans included very basical actions as setting dashboards and objectives, setting strategy to decrease non attendance, sharing diaries, reorganising meetings, mapping patient’ pathway.Finally, some results were obtained as:•reduction of delays for first appointments (4 settings amongs 8);•reduction of delays for a appointment after hospital discharge (1 amongst 8).Furthermore, this pilot intervention allowed to create and develop tools, method and experience for accompaining other settings. Ten new volunteers are involved since july 2008.

Effects of creating visual illness narratives on quality of life with asthma: A pilot intervention study

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 748-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
M RICH ◽  
S LAMOLA ◽  
E WOODS
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Illness Narratives ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Quality of life pilot intervention for breast cancer patients: Use of social cognitive theory

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
KRISTI D. GRAVES, ◽  
CINDY L. CARTER, ◽  
EILEEN S. ANDERSON, ◽  
RICHARD A. WINETT
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Objective: The purpose of this article is to evaluate an 8-week pilot intervention based on Social Cognitive Theory to improve quality of life for women with breast cancer.Methods: A total of 32 breast cancer patients were randomized to either the intervention or standard care. Outcome variables included quality of life, mood, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and self-regulation.Results: Effect sizes were calculated to examine the impact of the intervention, with moderate to large effect sizes found for several subscales of the outcome expectations variable: learning about cancer and treatment (d = 0.85), having a positive attitude (d = 0.54), talking about cancer (d = 1.02), engaging in relaxation (d = 0.62), and setting goals (d = 1.58).Significance of results: A nonparametric sign test was conducted, indicating that women in the intervention condition either improved more or showed less decline than the women in standard care, p = .034, two-tailed. Implications and suggestions for the content and delivery of future psychosocial interventions with cancer patients are reviewed.

Quality of Life and Compassion Satisfaction in Clinicians: A Pilot Intervention Study for Reducing Compassion Fatigue

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 882-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen J. Klein ◽  
Jami J. Riggenbach-Hays ◽  
Laura M. Sollenberger ◽  
Diane M. Harney ◽  
Jeremy S. McGarvey
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Pilot Intervention

scholarly journals Predictors of Quality of Life Among Breast Cancer Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Lauren E. McKinley ◽  
Sabrina Hua ◽  
Julia Stal ◽  
Maya S. D'Eon ◽  
Niloofar Afari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cognitive Fusion ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Over 3.1 million women living in the U.S. have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether stage of cancer, psychological distress, cognitive fusion (fusion of one’s thoughts and emotions), mindfulness, and resilience were related to quality of life among breast cancer patients. Participants were 24 women, aged 41-71, diagnosed with stage 0-3 breast cancer, recruited to participate in a pilot intervention study. All data for this study were collected at the baseline assessment. A multiple linear regression analysis explained 79.1% of the total variance in quality of life, F(5, 14) = 15.400, p < .001, Adjusted R2 = .791. Higher resilience significantly predicted higher quality of life (b = 2.392, p = .002), whereas higher stage of cancer (b = -8.068, p = .030) and higher levels of psychological distress (b = -1.737, p < .001) significantly predicted lower quality of life. Contrary to the hypotheses, higher levels of mindfulness significantly predicted lower quality of life (b = -0.612, p = .022). Cognitive fusion did not significantly predict quality of life (p > .05). More research is needed to determine how various factors predict quality of life among breast cancer patients.

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