Provider–patient communication and hospital ratings: perceived gaps and forward thinking about the effects of COVID-19

Abstract Objectives To highlight clinical and operational issues, identify factors that shape patient responses in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) and test the correlations between composite measures and overall hospital ratings. Design Responses to HCAHPS surveys were used in a partial correlation analysis to ascertain those HCAHPS composite measures that most relate to overall hospital ratings. The linear mean scores for the composite measures and individual and global items were analyzed with descriptive analysis and correlation analysis via JMP and SPSS statistical software. Setting HCAHPS is a patient satisfaction survey required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for hospitals in the USA. The survey is for adult inpatients, excluding psychiatric patients. Participants 3382 US hospitals. Intervention None. Main Outcome Measure Pearson correlation coefficients for the six composite measures and overall hospital rating. Results The partial correlations for overall hospital rating and three composite measures are positive and moderately strong for care transition (0.445) and nurse communication (0.369) and weak for doctor communication (0.066). Conclusions From a health policy standpoint, it is imperative that hospital administrators stress open and clear communication between providers and patients to avoid problems ranging from misdiagnosis to incorrect treatment. Additional research is needed to determine how the coronavirus of 2019 pandemic influences patients’ perceptions of quality and willingness to recommend hospitals at a time when nurses and physicians show symptoms of burnout due to heavy workloads and inadequate personal protective equipment.

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Influence of Macrotexture and Microtexture on the Skid Resistance of Aggregates

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1155/2018/1437069 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Bowen Guan ◽

Jiayu Wu ◽

Chao Xie ◽

Jianhong Fang ◽

Haile Zheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fractal Dimension ◽

Correlation Analysis ◽

Surface Treatment ◽

Critical Point ◽

Friction Surface ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Skid Resistance ◽

Mean Square

This article intends to study the influence of macrotexture and microtexture on the skid resistance of four types of aggregates. For this purpose, fractal dimension (D), root mean square height (Rq), and Polished Stone Value (PSV) were tested. The Pearson correlation coefficients between PSV and D or Rq in the interval of different polishing cycles were calculated and analyzed with correlation analysis. The relationships between PSV and Rq were also established. The results showed that the PSV development was approximately divided into 3 stages including accelerated attenuation stage, decelerated attenuation stage, and stabilization stage. There is a critical point of the entire polishing cycles. When the number of the polishing cycles exceeds this critical point, microtexture replaces macrotexture to play a major role in the skid resistance of aggregates. In the accelerated attenuation stage, macrotexture plays a major role in the skid resistance of aggregates. In the decelerated attenuation stage and stabilization stage, microtexture gradually plays a major role in the skid resistance of aggregates. Because of roughest microtexture in the stabilization stage, bauxite can provide the highest levels of skid resistance for high friction surface treatment over the long-term period.

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INVOLVEMENT OF UKM STUDENTS IN ONLINE BUSINESS

Advanced International Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and SMEs ◽

10.35631/310002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 14-23

Author(s):

Nur Faizzah Mat Isa ◽

Noraishah Buang ◽

Shahlan Surat

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Time Management ◽

Student Involvement ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Current Generation ◽

Independent Variables ◽

Online Business ◽

Pearson Correlation Analysis ◽

The Relationship

Online business has sparked an incredible phenomenon among the current generation, including among college students. This study was conducted to identify the factors that contribute to the involvement of UKM students at the Bangi Campus in running an online business. A total of 160 respondents were selected among UKM students at the Bangi Campus. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between skills factors, internet convenience factors and time management factors on student involvement in online business. Data obtained through survey forms were analyzed by conducting descriptive analysis and Pearson Correlation. The results of Pearson Correlation analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between the three independent variables namely skills factor, internet convenience factor and time management factor with the dependent variable which is student involvement in online business.

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A Separation Method of 3D Engineering Surface with Correlation Analysis of NSCT Sub-Bands

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.248.443 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 248 ◽

pp. 443-449

Author(s):

Ming Wei Chui ◽

You Qian Feng ◽

Wei Wang ◽

Xiao Dong Xu ◽

Zheng Chao Li

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Surface Topography ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Correlation Method ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Separation Method ◽

Real Surface ◽

Nonsubsampled Contourlet Transform ◽

Filtering Method ◽

Frequency Components

The 3D engineering surfaces are comprised of a range of spatial frequency components, such as form, waviness and roughness. Filtering techniques are commonly adopted to separate the different components. To overcoming the shortcomings of traditional filtering method, a new separation method is proposed with the correlation analysis of sub-bands in nonsubsampled contourlet transform (NSCT) domain. The 3D engineering surface topography is decomposed into different sub-bands by NSCT, and the correlation coefficients of NSCT sub-bands with its parent and children sub-bands are calculated by Pearson correlation method. Then the roughness, waviness and form of 3D real surface topography are restructured respectively by the inverse NSCT based on the NSCT sub-bands which belong to different components. Finally, a group of 3D engineering surfaces are separated into different components, and the result shown that the proposed method can separate 3D engineering surface effectively.

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Family Burden Interview Scale for relatives of psychiatric patients (FBIS-BR): reliability study of the Brazilian version

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1590/s1516-44462006005000015 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 47-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Marina Bandeira ◽

Maria Gláucia Pires Calzavara ◽

Lucas Cordeiro Freitas ◽

Sabrina Martins Barroso

Keyword(s):

Family Caregivers ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Temporal Stability ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Family Burden ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Original Scale

OBJECTIVE: Psychiatric deinstitutionalization resulted in greater involvement of families in daily care of patients. Family caregivers burden has been described by international researches. In Brazil very few studies investigated family burden with validated scales, perhaps due to the restrict availability of scales to measure this construct. The present study examined the reliability of the Brazilian version of the Family Burden Interview Schedule. METHOD: Scale reliability was assessed through its internal consistency and temporal stability. A sample of 243 family caregivers of psychiatric patients attending public outpatient services were interviewed with the scale. Socio-demographic data were collected with a standardized form. A sub-sample of 42 relatives participated in a re-test, after 3 weeks, for assessment of the scale temporal stability. RESULTS: Cronbach alpha coefficients ranged from 0.58 to 0.90 for global and domains scores. Pearson correlation coefficients and intra-class correlation coefficients for test and retest ranged from 0.54 to 0.90. DISCUSSION: Results for internal consistency were similar to the original scale. Four subscales presented alpha coefficients superior to the original ones. The temporal stability cannot be compared because this analysis was not performed for the original scale. CONCLUSION: The Brazilian version of the scale had good psychometric properties of temporal stability and internal consistency.

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Development and psychometric properties of the Japanese Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS)

10.1101/2020.08.15.20175612 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Takuya Aoki ◽

Kuichiro Taguchi ◽

Eiichi Hama

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Ambulatory Care ◽

Patient Experience ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Structural Validity ◽

Consumer Assessment

The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) is one of the most widely studied and endorsed patient experience measures for ambulatory care. This study aimed to develop a Japanese CG-CAHPS and examine its psychometric properties. We evaluated the structural validity, criterion-related validity, and internal consistency reliability of the scale. Data were analyzed for 674 outpatients aged 18 years or older in 11 internal medicine clinics. The confirmatory factor analysis supported the structural validity of the scale and the same four composites (Access, Provider Communication, Care Coordination, and Office Staff) as that of the original CG-CAHPS. All provider-level Pearson correlation coefficients between the Japanese CG-CAHPS composites and overall provider rating exceeded the criteria. Results of item-total correlations and Cronbach alpha indicated adequate internal consistency reliability. We developed the Japanese CG-CAHPS as a valid and reliable scale to measure the quality of ambulatory care based on patient experience. The results of the Japanese CG-CAHPS survey will provide useful information to providers, organizations, and policy makers for achieving a patient-centered healthcare system in Japan.

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Analisis Pengaruh Transaksi Asing dan Domestik Terhadap Return Saham pada Perusahaan Sektor Jasa Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia

Akuntansi dan Manajemen ◽

10.30630/jam.v15i1.57 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 55-66

Author(s):

Randy Heriyanto ◽

Fitra Oliyan

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Stock Returns ◽

Stock Price ◽

Service Sector ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Technical Analysis ◽

Foreign Investors ◽

Pearson Correlation Analysis

The growth of the service sector is the fastest development in 2017 reaching more than 40%. This will generate great interest in both domestic and foreign investors. This study aims to examine the effect of foreign transactions on domestic transactions on stock returns in service sector companies in 2016-2018. The data used in this study are secondary data obtained from daily stock price reports and daily foreign (buy) and domestic buy (sell) data. The technical analysis used is descriptive analysis and Pearson correlation analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 2.0. Based on testing conducted will be known later whether there is a relationship between foreign transactions on stock returns

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Simultaneous Determination of Night Effective Constituents and Correlation Analysis of Multiconstituents and Antiplatelet Aggregation Bioactivity In Vitro in Chuanxiong Rhizoma Subjected to Different Decoction Times

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry ◽

10.1155/2019/8970624 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peihua Zhang ◽

Linming Chen ◽

Xiaoxiao Wang ◽

Jinpei Chen ◽

Shungui Xu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Ferulic Acid ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Mutual Transformation ◽

Antiplatelet Aggregation ◽

Effective Components ◽

Senkyunolide I

Several effective constituents, such as vanillin, ferulic acid, senkyunolide I, senkyunolide H, coniferyl ferulate, Z-ligustilide, butylphthalide, senkyunolide A, and levistilide A, are unstable and possess mutual transformation relationships in Chuanxiong Rhizoma (CR). Traditional Chinese medicine mainly involves decoction, and the content of effective constituents and antiplatelet aggregation bioactivity (AAB) in CR may vary with different decoction time (10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 40 min, 50 min, and 60 min). Here, we showed that coniferyl ferulate and levistilide A were detected in CR material, but not in the decoction. The effective components possessed transformation and degradation in CR decoction of different times. The effective components and the strength of AAB at 10 and 20 minutes were the strongest, followed by 30–50 minutes, and 60 minutes were the weakest by analysis of SIMCA-PLS in CR decoction of different times. In the Pearson correlation analysis, there were correlations (P<0.05) between effective components, which were ferulic acid and senkyunolide I (coefficient was 0.976), ferulic acid and senkyunolide H (coefficient was 0.972), senkyunolide I and senkyunolide H (coefficient was 0.982), senkyunolide A and butylphthalide (coefficient was 0.974), senkyunolide A and Z-ligustilide (coefficient was 0.947), and butylphthalide and Z-ligustilide (coefficient was 0.993). Effective components (ferulic acid, senkyunolide I, and senkyunolide H) and AAB were correlated and the Pearson correlation coefficients were respectively 0.965, 0.973, and 0.999. In the stepwise regression analysis, senkyunolide H and senkyunolide I were correlated with AAB (P<0.05). Senkyunolide H (H) was positively correlated with AAB, senkyunolide I (I) was negatively correlated with AAB, and its expression was AAB = 1.187 ∗ H − 0.199 ∗ I − 0.422. These findings indicate that there are some correlations between effective components and AAB in CR.

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Reliability of the Minimum Masking Level as Outcome Variable in Tinnitus Clinical Research

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/2020_aja-20-00047 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 429-435

Author(s):

Patricia C. Mancini ◽

Richard S. Tyler ◽

Hyung Jin Jun ◽

Tang-Chuan Wang ◽

Helena Ji ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Standard Deviation ◽

High Frequency ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Outcome Variable ◽

Reliable Estimate ◽

Moderate Correlation ◽

Trained Subjects ◽

The Relationship ◽

Minimum Intensity

Purpose The minimum masking level (MML) is the minimum intensity of a stimulus required to just totally mask the tinnitus. Treatments aimed at reducing the tinnitus itself should attempt to measure the magnitude of the tinnitus. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the MML. Method Sample consisted of 59 tinnitus patients who reported stable tinnitus. We obtained MML measures on two visits, separated by about 2–3 weeks. We used two noise types: speech-shaped noise and high-frequency emphasis noise. We also investigated the relationship between the MML and tinnitus loudness estimates and the Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ). Results There were differences across the different noise types. The within-session standard deviation averaged across subjects varied between 1.3 and 1.8 dB. Across the two sessions, the Pearson correlation coefficients, range was r = .84. There was a weak relationship between the dB SL MML and loudness, and between the MML and the THQ. A moderate correlation ( r = .44) was found between the THQ and loudness estimates. Conclusions We conclude that the dB SL MML can be a reliable estimate of tinnitus magnitude, with expected standard deviations in trained subjects of about 1.5 dB. It appears that the dB SL MML and loudness estimates are not closely related.

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Pengaruh Kotbah, Musik Gereja Dan Fasilitas Gereja Terhadap Tingkat Kehadiran Jemaat

Journal Kerusso ◽

10.33856/kerusso.v1i1.42 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Frederich Oscar Lontoh

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Multiple Regression Analysis ◽

Church Music ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Target Population ◽

The Other ◽

Pearson Correlation Coefficient ◽

Christian Church ◽

The City

This research is titled " The influence of sermon, church music and church facilities on the level of attendance”. The purpose of research is to identify and analyze whether sermon, church music and church facilities have influence on the the level of attendance. The target population in this study is a Christian church members who live in the city of Surabaya.. Sample required is equal to 47 respondents. Through sampling stratified Random techniques.These influence was measured using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis, t-test and analysis of variance. Descriptive analysis were taken to analyze the level of attendance according to demographic groups.The hypothesis in this study are the sermon, church music and church facilities have positive and significant on the level of attendance. The results showed that collectively, there are positive and significant correlation among the sermon, church music and church facilities on the level of attendance 96,2%. It means that 96,2 % of level of attendance influenced by sermon, church music and church facilities and the other 28,9% by others. All of the variable partially have significant correlation to level of attendance.

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Comparative Responses to Squats Completed with Free Weights and an Exoskeleton

Gravitational and Space Research ◽

10.2478/gsr-2016-0005 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 51-63

Author(s):

Peter Neuhaus ◽

Chris Jumonville ◽

Rachel A. Perry ◽

Roman Edwards ◽

Jake L. Martin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Female Athletes ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Actual Data ◽

Limited Data ◽

Comparative Similarity ◽

Insufficient Amount ◽

Force Data ◽

Familiarization Session

AbstractTo assess the comparative similarity of squat data collected as they wore a robotic exoskeleton, female athletes (n=14) did two exercise bouts spaced 14 days apart. Data from their exoskeleton workout was compared to a session they did with free weights. Each squat workout entailed a four-set, four-repetition paradigm with 60-second rest periods. Sets for each workout involved progressively heavier (22.5, 34, 45.5, 57 kg) loads. The same physiological, perceptual, and exercise performance dependent variables were measured and collected from both workouts. Per dependent variable, Pearson correlation coefficients, t-tests, and Cohen's d effect size compared the degree of similarity between values obtained from the exoskeleton and free weight workouts. Results show peak O2, heart rate, and peak force data produced the least variability. In contrast, far more inter-workout variability was noted for peak velocity, peak power, and electromyography (EMG) values. Overall, an insufficient amount of comparative similarity exists for data collected from both workouts. Due to the limited data similarity, the exoskeleton does not exhibit an acceptable degree of validity. Likely the cause for the limited similarity was due to the brief amount of familiarization subjects had to the exoskeleton prior to actual data collection. A familiarization session that accustomed subjects to squats done with the exoskeleton prior to actual data collection may have considerably improved the validity of data obtained from that device.

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