scholarly journals Developing research priorities in Australian primary health care: a focus on nutrition and physical activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Ball ◽  
Katelyn Barnes ◽  
Michael Leveritt ◽  
Lana Mitchell ◽  
Lauren T. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Research Questions

Research priority setting is an important component of research planning, particularly when research options exceed available resources. This study identified the research priorities for supporting healthy lifestyle behaviours in the Australian primary healthcare setting. A five-step stakeholder engagement process was undertaken. Ten stakeholder organisations participated in the process, including patient representatives, health professional associations, health educators, researchers, government advisors and policymakers. Each organisation was asked to provide up to three research questions deemed as a priority. Research questions were critically appraised by the project team for answerability, sustainability, effectiveness, potential for translation and potential to affect disease burden. A blinded scoring system was used to rank the appraised questions, with higher scores indicating higher priority (range of scores possible 87–156). Thirteen unique research questions were submitted by stakeholders and achieved a range of scores from 87 to 139 points. The highest scoring research questions focused on: (i) the effectiveness of different health professionals at facilitating healthy lifestyle behaviours; (ii) the effect of health literacy on behaviour change; and (iii) cost-benefit analysis of healthy lifestyle promotion in primary health care. These priorities can be used to ensure future research projects directly align with the needs and preferences of research end-users.

scholarly journals Readers’ perceptions of the Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care: A cross-sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhona Macdonald ◽  
Malcolm Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Management Committee ◽  
Primary Health

IntroductionThe Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (JEPHC) is a subscription free, peerreviewed online publication, intended to promote the publication of emergency primary health care research covering original studies, editorials and reviews. Data collected from annual surveys have been utilised since 2003 to provide the journal’s Editorial Team and Management Committee with readers’ preferences and perceptions of the journal in relation to planning and development of quality standards and content appropriate to the journal’s readership. This study provides a comparative analysis of survey results from the 2004 and 2006 surveys. The objective of this study was to provide the journal’s Editorial Team and Management Committee with results from the survey to assist future planning.MethodsA cross-sectional methodology based on data collected from questionnaire surveys utilised in 2004 and 2006, was used to solicit the views and content requirements of visitors to JEPHC. Data collected from all survey responses (n=100 in 2006 and n=44 in 2004) was intended to provide a snapshot of the journal’s readership in relation to professional status, content preferences and usefulness of editorial standards as means of supporting research needs, and encouraging future research content. As this article evaluates and reports the results of a quality audit, ethics approval was not required.ResultsThe majority of respondents from both surveys were identified mainly as paramedics, while remaining respondents represented a cross section of other health professionals, educators and researchers. Reasons given by most respondents for visiting JEPHC were to locate peerreviewed articles and case histories relevant to clinical practice. Most respondents rated JEPHC equally with other peer-reviewed journals. The majority of respondents (86%) indicated that they would consider writing for the journal, while 50% of those who indicated that they would not, expressed a lack of skills, motivation or knowledge as being the main reasons. Less than 50% of respondents in the 2006 survey indicated that they knew about the Journal Impact Factor or its usefulness to research.ConclusionAs the majority of respondents in both surveys were identified mainly as paramedics, results from the study cannot be generalised to the wider population of emergency primary health care professionals. The large difference in sample sizes between the 2004 and 2006 surveys renders inferential statistics relating to quality, as problematic. Identification and consistency of content that is of most interest to readers is evident in both surveys. However, to more accurately determine relevance and quality of content, and the significance of publishing standards which are representative of the journal’s wider readership, modification of the survey design and/or setting may be required to attract a higher response rate in future surveys.

scholarly journals Nursing interventions with people with obesity in Primary Health Care: an integrative review

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Augusta Souza Braga ◽  
Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus ◽  
Claudete Aparecida Conz ◽  
Renata Evangelista Tavares ◽  
Marcelo Henrique da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Nurses

ABSTRACT Objective Identify the knowledge produced on nursing interventions with people suffering from obesity in Primary Health Care. Method Integrative literature review of publications indexed in the databases: CINAHL, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE, between 2011 and 2016. Results Thirty-three articles were selected. The knowledge produced covered two themes: “Counseling aimed at weight control and promotion of healthy lifestyle habits” and “Perception of Primary Health Care nurses regarding interventions with people with obesity.” Conclusion The results may help prompt reflections on professional training, management, and health services in terms of the relevance of nurses working with people suffering from obesity, with the support of digital technologies, motivational techniques, and nursing consultations. This could enhance their activities in the multiprofessional teams in which they participate at this healthcare level.

scholarly journals Individual differences in processes of lifestyle changes among people with obesity: an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention in a primary health care setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsti Kasila ◽  
Suvi Vainio ◽  
Mari Punna ◽  
Päivi Lappalainen ◽  
Raimo Lappalainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Lifestyle Interventions ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment

Abstract Aim: To explore what thoughts, feelings, and learning processes were involved in obese participants’ lifestyle change during an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) lifestyle intervention delivered in primary health care. Background: Previous studies have revealed that lifestyle interventions are effective at promoting initial weight loss, but reduced weight is often difficult to sustain because of the failure to maintain healthy lifestyle changes. Achieving and maintaining lifestyle changes requires to learn self-regulation skills. ACT-based lifestyle interventions combine many self-regulatory skill factors, and the results from previous studies are promising. Research on the individual learning processes of lifestyle change is still needed. Methods: This study investigated a subset of data from a larger web-based lifestyle intervention. This subset consisted of online logbooks written by 17 obese participants (n = 17, body mass index mean 41.26 kg/m2) during the six-week online module. The logbooks were analyzed via data-driven content analysis. Findings: Four groups were identified based on the participants being at different phases in their lifestyle changes: stuck with barriers, slowly forward, reflective and hardworking, and convincingly forward with the help of concrete goals. Differences between the groups were manifested in personal barriers, goal setting, training of mindfulness and acceptance, and achieving healthy actions. The ACT-based lifestyle intervention offered participants an opportunity to reflect on how their thoughts and feelings may hinder healthy lifestyle changes and provided tools for learning psychological flexibility.

Information technology and knowledge sharing for better health care: an emerging economy context

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lejla Turulja ◽  
Merima Cinjarevic ◽  
Ljiljan Veselinovic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Information And Communication

Purpose The present study aims to explore “what” type of knowledge is shared, “how” it is shared and what information and communication tools are used to share knowledge among health-care professionals in the context of emerging “digital laggard” country in the South-Eastern European region (i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina [B&H]). Design/methodology/approach This study applies the qualitative research methodology and thematic analysis for collecting, analysing and interpreting data. Primary data is collected using semi-structured interviews (n = 9). Key informants are employees of the main primary health-care institution in the capital of B&H. Findings The results indicate that knowledge sharing among primary health-care practitioners is the interplay of formal and informal exchange of knowledge, facilitated by both traditional communication media (face-to-face interaction) and ICT-based tools. In regards to ICT tools, our findings suggest that instant messing applications (predominantly Viber) are viewed as common media for sharing tacit knowledge within a community of practice. Research limitations/implications This study is limited to one emerging digital laggard country; thus, future research regarding ICT-based knowledge sharing in other emerging digital laggard countries is welcomed. Originality/value In the context of “digital laggard”, societies, informal, spontaneous and dynamic system of social interactions can be a successful substitute for ICT-based formalised and structured system of knowledge sharing.

scholarly journals Active and healthy lifestyle in Brazilian Primary Health Care user’s: A pragmatic clinical trial about "VAMOS" behavior change program

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. e21101320382
Author(s):  
Camila Tomicki ◽  
Cassiano Ricardo Rech ◽  
Aline Mendes Gerage ◽  
Elizabeth Nappi Corrêa ◽  
Lisandra Maria Konrad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pragmatic Clinical Trial ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Behavior Change Program

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and maintenance of the behavior change program "VAMOS", version 2.0, on behavioral and health outcomes in Brazilian users (≥ 18 years) of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. A pragmatic clinical trial was carried out between 2016 and 2019 in Basic Health Units, with 265 users allocated in the intervention group (n = 125) and the control group (n = 140). The intervention group participated for three months in the VAMOS to promote physical activity (PA) and a healthy diet. The control group received in a single meeting counseling about the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle. Variables of PA (daily minutes in light PA, moderate-to-vigorous PA, total PA, and sedentary behavior), eating behavior (weekly consumption of fruits, vegetables, and soda drinks), anthropometry (body mass, waist circumference (WC), and body mass index), and quality of life (QOL) (positive or negative perception), were evaluated, through interviews and objective measures, in the pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 12 months after the end of the intervention. The intervention group increased moderate-to-vigorous PA bouts, consumed of vegetables and, QOL, and decreased the consumption of soda drinks and WC (p<0.05). The intervention was sufficient to maintain the achieved benefits of moderate-to-vigorous PA bouts, soda drink consumption, and WC. VAMOS effectively promote an active and healthy lifestyle in PHC users and, its strategies proved to be adequate to maintain the gains acquired. VAMOS is a pioneer and a health innovation.

Children's Vision Screening: A Primary Health Care Controversy

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merri Paech ◽  
Helen Calabretto
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Professional Interest ◽  
Visual Skills ◽  
Disciplinary History ◽  
Future Research Directions

Registered nurses around Australia are presently involved in screening processes which assess children's vision. The issue of how best to do this screening has a complex and lengthy multi-disciplinary history, with different views expressed in the literature by optometrists, ophthalmologists, psychologists and teachers. Research in Australia has demonstrated that as many as 4 out of 10 children may not automatically develop the efficient binocular visual skills necessary for ease of learning. These visual skills have become the specific professional interest of Behavioural (Developmental) optometrists and current child screening techniques are possibly out-dated given today's optometrical knowledge. This controversial issue is explained and future research directions for registered nurses and other primary health care practitioners are suggested.

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