Defining Legacy: The Perceptions of Pediatric Health Care Providers

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 1004-1010
Author(s):  
Jessika Boles ◽  
Maile Jones ◽  
Jenna Dunbar ◽  
Jessica Cook
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Pediatric Health Care ◽  
Free Text Response

Legacy building interventions like plaster hand molds are offered in most children’s hospitals, yet little is known about how the concept of legacy is understood and described by pediatric health care providers. Therefore, this study explored pediatric health care providers’ perceptions of legacy at an academic medical center to ensure that future legacy interventions are evidence-informed and theoretically grounded. An electronic survey featuring three open-ended questions and two multiple-choice questions with an option for free text response was completed by 172 medical and psychosocial health care providers. Analysis yielded four themes: (1) legacy is intergenerational, enduring, and typically associated with end-of-life; (2) legacies articulate the impacts on others for which one is known and remembered; (3) legacies can be expressed through tangible items or intangible qualities; and (4) legacies are informed and generated by family relationships and work experiences. By understanding legacy as a personally and professionally contextualized experience, health care providers can better assess and meet the legacy needs of hospitalized pediatric patients and families.

Pediatric Collections: Vaping: Effects and Solutions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Pediatric Health Care

Electronic cigarettes are the tobacco products most commonly used by youths in the United States. The use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping or JUULing, is a public health epidemic. This collection offers reviews and research to assist pediatric health care providers in identifying and treating adolescent use and exposure to e-cigarettes. https://shop.aap.org/pediatric-collections-vaping-effects-and-solutions-paperback/

Pediatric Health Care Providers’ Attitudes and Referral Predictors for Therapeutic Massage and Acupuncture

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. McLellan ◽  
Ellen Silver Highfield ◽  
Alan D. Woolf
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Pediatric Health Care ◽  
Therapeutic Massage

The objective of this study was to assess pediatric health providers’ attitudes, experience, and referral patterns with respect to therapeutic massage and acupuncture (TM&A). A written survey of experience with and attitudes about TM&A was distributed to a convenience sample of pediatric health care providers attending a regional postgraduate course in April 2002. Bivariate analyses were performed using Fisher’s exact test and the chisquare statistic. Pediatric care providers’ practices of referring patients to TM&A were associated with their own familiarity with and prior use of TM&A as well as their professed comfort level in discussing these modalities. There were no significant differences by professional status, gender, or years in practice in 42% of the respondents who reported making TM&A referrals. Pediatric health care providers’practices in referring patients for TM&A are positively associated with their familiarity with and personal use of TM&A.

The Role of Pediatric Health Care Providers

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Fagbuyi ◽  
Jeffrey Upperman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
Pediatric Health Care

Positive and Negative Themes Found in Superhero Films

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (14) ◽  
pp. 1293-1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Bauer ◽  
Andrew Georgeson ◽  
Caitlin McNamara ◽  
Bryan H. Wakefield ◽  
Tonya S. King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Exposure To Violence ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Pediatric Health ◽  
The Public ◽  
Pediatric Health Care

Superhero films have become incredibly popular. The objective of this study was to determine the positive and negative themes found in a select number of superhero films. A total of 30 superhero films were analyzed. The average numbers of positive and negative themes were 19.4 and 29.5 mean events per hour for all included films, respectively. The most common positive themes were “assisting others/protecting the public,” “positive relationships with family/friends,” and “teamwork/collaboration.” The most common negative themes were “acts of violence/fighting,” “use of guns/knives/lethal weapons,” and “bullying/intimidation/torture.” Based on the superhero films included in our study, the number of negative themes, especially acts of violence, outweighs positive themes. Although an exposure to positive themes found in superhero films may be beneficial to the development of children, pediatric health care providers should counsel children and their families in an attempt to limit their exposure to violence.

Self-Perceived End-of-Life Care Competencies of Health-Care Providers at a Large Academic Medical Center

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1409-1416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Montagnini ◽  
Heather M. Smith ◽  
Deborah M. Price ◽  
Bidisha Ghosh ◽  
Linda Strodtman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Eol Care

Background: In the United States, most deaths occur in hospitals, with approximately 25% of hospitalized patients having palliative care needs. Therefore, the provision of good end-of-life (EOL) care to these patients is a priority. However, research assessing staff preparedness for the provision of EOL care to hospitalized patients is lacking. Objective: To assess health-care professionals’ self-perceived competencies regarding the provision of EOL care in hospitalized patients. Methods: Descriptive study of self-perceived EOL care competencies among health-care professionals. The study instrument (End-of-Life Questionnaire) contains 28 questions assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to the provision of EOL care. Health-care professionals (nursing, medicine, social work, psychology, physical, occupational and respiratory therapist, and spiritual care) at a large academic medical center participated in the study. Means were calculated for each item, and comparisons of mean scores were conducted via t tests. Analysis of variance was used to identify differences among groups. Results: A total of 1197 questionnaires was completed. The greatest self-perceived competency was in providing emotional support for patients/families, and the least self-perceived competency was in providing continuity of care. When compared to nurses, physicians had higher scores on EOL care attitudes, behaviors, and communication. Physicians and nurses had higher scores on most subscales than other health-care providers. Conclusions: Differences in self-perceived EOL care competencies were identified among disciplines, particularly between physicians and nurses. The results provide evidence for assessing health-care providers to identify their specific training needs before implementing educational programs on EOL care.

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