How soon do allied health professionals lose confidence to perform EBP activities? A cross-sectional study

BackgroundAllied health services are an important part of providing effective team-based care. The Champlain BASE™ (Building Access to Specialists through eConsultation) eConsult service facilitates quick and secure communication between primary care providers (PCPs) and allied health professionals (AHPs).AimTo assess the eConsult service’s ability to improve access to advice from AHPs.Design and settingA cross-sectional study was carried out on all cases submitted to AHPs through the eConsult service between April 2011 and May 2016. The service covers Ottawa, Canada, and its surrounding rural communities.MethodA descriptive overview of all cases submitted to allied health services was conducted. Utilisation and survey metrics for AHP eConsults were compared with those sent to medical specialties, in order to understand the potential differences and generalisability of eConsult access beyond the traditional medical specialty referral.ResultsPCPs submitted 127 cases to nine allied health specialties during the study period. The most popular specialty was clinical pharmacist, which received an average of 1.5 cases per month. The median specialist response time was 2.1 days (interquartile range [IQR] 0.7–5.3 days, range 0.01–14.2 days) versus 0.9 days (IQR 0.2–3.4 days, range 0–49.5 days) for medical specialties. PCPs received advice for a new or additional course of action in 70% (versus 58% for medical specialties) of cases. They rated the service as being of high or very high value for their patients in 88% of cases (versus 93% for medical specialties), and for themselves in 89% (94% for medical specialties) of cases.ConclusionThe eConsult service has demonstrated the ability to support prompt communication between PCPs and AHPs, improving patients’ access to AHP care. Given the importance of AHPs in providing primary care, allied health services should be offered in the menu of specialties available through electronic consultation services.

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Study on the pattern of prescriptions available at rural households in Bangladesh

South East Asia Journal of Public Health ◽

10.3329/seajph.v1i1.13207 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 12-16

Author(s):

Md Mahfuzar Rahman ◽

Mazaherul Huq ◽

Md Atiqur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Medical Students ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Rural Households ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

South East Asia ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Allied Health Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Practitioners

This was a descriptive type of cross-sectional study conducted in October, 2010, in three villages of Shahjadpur Upazila of Sirajganj district in Bangladesh. Among the rural households, those who visited medical practitioners in the last three months, were included in the study. The present study aimed to examine the pattern of prescriptions available at rural households of Bangladesh, to analyze the prescriptions whether diagnoses and/or lifestyles advice were mentioned, and to find out number of drugs and antibiotics (including their dose and duration of use) prescribed. During last three months, 68% respondents had attended a doctor's chamber; however, prescriptions were available for 57% of the respondents. More than three quarters of the prescriptions (77.6%) included 3-5 medicines, and antibiotics were prescribed to 194 (61%) respondents which constituted 21.4% of the total number of drugs prescribed. The average number of drugs and antibiotics prescribed per prescriptions was 3.8 and 1.3 respectively. Only about 23% of the respondents received antibiotics for 3-6 days, 30% for 2 days, and 46% for one day. Advice on lifestyles and diagnoses were mentioned only to 32% and 52% prescriptions respectively. The study also found that 22.6% of the prescriptions were made by unqualified doctors. Specific programs should be implemented to motivate and train medical students, practitioners and allied health professionals to provide rational prescriptions to the consumers in regards to the number of drugs as well as clarity of instructions given in the prescriptions.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v1i1.13207 South East Asia Journal of Public Health 2011:1:12-16

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Health professionals’ experiences and views on obstetric ultrasound in Rwanda: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0208387 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. e0208387 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sophia Holmlund ◽

Joseph Ntaganira ◽

Kristina Edvardsson ◽

Pham Thi Lan ◽

Jean Paul Semasaka Sengoma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Obstetric Ultrasound ◽

Cross Sectional

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Knowledge of Health Professionals on Folic Acid Use and Their Prescribing Practice in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0170116 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. e0170116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yeshalem Mulugeta Demilew ◽

Azezu Asres Nigussie

Keyword(s):

Folic Acid ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Northwest Ethiopia ◽

Bahir Dar ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

City Administration ◽

Prescribing Practice

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IMPACT AND SATISFACTION WITH E-CONSULTATION: A PERCEPTION OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation ◽

10.36283/pjr.zu.10.2/005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 19-24

Author(s):

Mubashir Siddiqui

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Allied Health ◽

Healthcare Delivery ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Allied Health Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Google Docs ◽

Consultation Services ◽

Good Substitute

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The havoc caused by COVID-19 leads to have an adverse impact on medical priorities for consultation however e-consultation has been used widely by practitioners to aid the patient and healthcare providers. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional survey was conducted on allied health professionals, considering physical and occupational therapists. A self-administered questionnaire regarding impact assessment and level of attained satisfaction was distributed to participants in Google Docs via email or Whatsapp groups. RESULTS A total number of 109 responses obtained from the participants showed (34.9%) were agreed to understand the completed condition of the patient, (38.5%) but (41.3%) disagreed to treat the patient same as physical appointment and (35.58%) disagreed to work more productively. Only (32.1%) were agreed to be satisfied during their consultation, (49.5%) agreed that e-consultation can never be adopted as a good substitute of physical appointments. CONCLUSION It was concluded that limited number of therapists were satisfied with their e-consultation services while majority were agreed that the service cannot be a good substitute for a physical appointment. Therefore, further trials needs to be conducted to evaluate the factors causing hindrance in healthcare delivery.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards HIV post-exposure prophylaxis of health professionals of Gimbi town in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.5455/2320-6012.ijrms20140517 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 468 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gurmu Tesfaye ◽

Habte Gebeyehu ◽

Jimma Likisa

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Post Exposure ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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Efectos psicológicos de la pandemia covid 19 en el personal del ámbito sanitario

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.427161 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 254-282

Author(s):

Beatriz Montes- Berges ◽

M. Elena Ortúñez Fernández

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Health Personnel ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Semantic Differential ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Political Orientation ◽

Psychological Effects ◽

The Political ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Objetivo: Analizar los efectos psicológicos que la actual pandemia de coronavirus (covid19) está teniendo en los profesionales del ámbito sanitario.Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en una muestra de 1150 profesionales del ámbito sanitarios, seleccionados al azar. Las mediciones y los resultados se explicaron con el modelo teórico el Diferencial Semántico propuesto por Osgood.Resultados: Se ha encontrado que, en general, el personal del ámbito sanitario se siente muy desprotegido, con miedo y estresado. Confieren más miedo al autocontagio que al contagio de otros. Perciben su trabajo como eficaz, beneficioso, activo, útil y flexible, y simultáneamente se siente amable, afectivo, sincero, cálido y discreto. Encontramos que las enfermeras, y después los técnicos en cuidados enfermeros se sienten más útiles, valientes, importantes y sinceras que otras categorías sanitarias, entre las que figuran los y las médicos/as. Las emociones que sentían el personal sanitario están fuertemente influidas por la orientación política que tuvieran.Conclusión: El estudio realizado sobre el efecto psicológico de la actual pandemia en los profesionales del ámbito sanitario aporta diferencias significativas en función de la profesión, el contrato laboral, el sexo y la orientación política de los entrevistados. Objective: To analyze the psychological effects that the current coronavirus pandemic (covid19) is having on healthcare professionals.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study in a sample of 1,150 healthcare professionals, randomly selected. Measurements and results were explained with the theoretical model of the Semantic Differential proposed by Osgood.Results: It has been found that, in general, healthcare professionals feel very unprotected, afraid and stressed. They were more afraid of self-contagion than of others. They perceived their work as effective, beneficial, active, useful and flexible, and at the same time, they feel kind, affective, sincere, warm and discreet. We found that nurses, and later, nurse care technicians feel more useful, brave, important, and sincere than other healthcare categories, including physicians. The emotions that the health personnel felt were strongly influenced by their political orientation.Conclusion: The study carried out on the psychological effect of the current pandemic on health professionals provides significant differences depending on the profession, the employment contract, the sex and the political orientation of the interviewees.

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