scholarly journals Health professionals’ attitudes to patients’ use of wearable technology

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 205520761984554
Author(s):  
Angus Watt ◽  
Katherine Swainston ◽  
Gemma Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Wearable Technology ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Wearable Technologies ◽  
Telephone Interviews

Objective Wearable technologies for health monitoring are becoming increasingly mainstream. However, there is currently limited evidence exploring use from the perspective of healthcare professionals. This study aimed to explore health professionals’ attitudes toward their patients’ use of wearable technologies. Methods A convenience sample of health professionals was recruited to participate in this study. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were carried out either face-to-face, via Skype or telephone. Interviews were recorded using a Dictaphone, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Results Four themes emerged from the qualitative findings: ‘opportunities for wearable technology’, ‘usability and understanding’, ‘privacy and surveillance’ and ‘cost’. Conclusions The findings portray health professionals’ ambivalence to the use of wearable technology, and it was apparent that whilst the participants considered the technology as being beneficial to patients, they still had concerns for its use.

scholarly journals Talking about smoking cessation with postnatal women: exploring midwives' experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 760-766
Author(s):  
Rhona Reardon ◽  
Sarah Grogan
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Family Approach ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Postnatal Women ◽  
The Uk

This study explores midwives' experiences of talking to postnatal women about smoking cessation. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were held with seven midwives based in the UK. Thematic analysis identified themes which provided understanding as to factors determining discussion of smoking cessation. Six themes were identified, namely postnatal women factors, midwife factors, providing information, involving others, priorities, and whole family approach. Implications for midwives working with postnatal women are discussed, including the need to increase the involvement of other healthcare professionals in supporting postnatal women to stop smoking.

Asking the Hard Questions: Psychologists’ Discomfort With Inquiring About Sexual Abuse Histories

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110145
Author(s):  
Belinda Nixon ◽  
Elly Quinlan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Early Career Psychologists ◽  
University Training

The literature on sexual abuse indicates low rates of inquiry by mental health professionals. This study explores early career psychologists’ experiences of inquiry into their clients’ sexual abuse histories. Twelve Australian psychologists participated in semi-structured interviews with transcripts analyzed using thematic analysis. The vast majority of participants reported that they did not routinely inquire about sexual abuse with barriers including not knowing what to do, discomfort, stigma, and fear of negative outcomes. Participants asserted that their university training in sexual abuse inquiry was inadequate. Findings emphasize the need for the development of an evidence-based framework for sexual abuse training.

scholarly journals Development of consumer information leaflets for deprescribing in older hospital inpatients: a mixed-methods study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e033303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natali Jokanovic ◽  
Parisa Aslani ◽  
Sophie Carter ◽  
Mai Duong ◽  
Danijela Gnjidic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
Consumer Information ◽  
Transitions Of Care ◽  
User Testing ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Information Leaflets ◽  
System Usability Scale

ObjectiveTo develop information leaflets for older inpatients and/or their carers to support deprescribing of antipsychotics, benzodiazepines/Z-drugs and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).DesignAn iterative mixed-methods approach involving face-to-face user testing and semi-structured interviews was performed over three rounds with consumers and hospital health professionals.SettingSydney, New South Wales, Australia.ParticipantsThirty-seven consumers (or their carers) aged 65 years or older admitted to hospital in the previous 5 years and taking at least one regular medicine (not the medicine tested) completed user testing. Health professionals included a convenience sample of seven pharmacists and five doctors.MethodsThe antipsychotic leaflet was tested in round 1 (consumers, n=10) and revised and retested in round 2 (consumers, n=9; health professionals, n=5). Findings from rounds 1 and 2 informed the design of the benzodiazepine/Z-drug and PPI leaflets tested in round 3 (benzodiazepine/Z-drug consumers, n=9; health professionals, n=7; PPI consumers, n=9). Findings from round 3 informed the final design of all leaflets. Consumer user testing involved 12–13 questions to evaluate consumers’ ability to locate and understand information in the leaflet. Usability by health professionals was assessed using the System Usability Scale (SUS).ResultsAt least 80% of consumers correctly found and understood the deprescribing information in the leaflets (9 of 12 information points in round 1 (antipsychotic); 10 of 12 in round 2; 12 of 13 (benzodiazepine/Z-drug) and 11 of 12 (PPI) in round 3). Consumers perceived the leaflets to be informative, well-designed and useful aids for ongoing medication management. The SUS scores obtained from health professionals were 91.0±3.8 for the antipsychotic leaflet and 86.4±6.6 for the benzodiazepine/Z-drug leaflet, indicating excellent usability.ConclusionsUnderstandable and easy-to-use consumer information leaflets were developed and tested by consumers and health professionals. The feasibility and utility of these leaflets to support deprescribing at transitions of care should be explored in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Motivators of MBWA and Communicational Factors behind Them: A Case Study on a Korean Shipyard

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Yeo Kwon ◽  
Hun Park ◽  
Hyuk Hahn ◽  
Ilhyung Lee ◽  
Taehoon Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Upward Communication ◽  
Organizational Theories ◽  
Management By Walking Around ◽  
Research Analysis

This study was conducted with a team of senior managers at a Korean shipyard in an effort to elicit particular motivators for implementing management by walking around (MBWA). To identify the key motivators and communication issues associated with them, a theoretical framework was produced based on the key tensions of social psychology of communication and upward communication as well as modern organizational theories. For this qualitative research analysis, 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted face-to-face with the executives; the data were then supplemented by five field observations during MBWAs at the shipyard. Coding frame was used to organize modal salient themes for thematic analysis. The organizational and individual motivators identified were then analyzed in-depth to elicit communicational factors underlying these motivators. While identifying 10 salient motivators as organizing themes, the research concludes that MBWA is a contingent management strategy intended to promote upward communication within organizations.

scholarly journals Healthcare professionals’ experiences of providing individualized nutritional care for Older People in hospital and home care: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Hillestad Hestevik ◽  
Marianne Molin ◽  
Jonas Debesay ◽  
Astrid Bergland ◽  
Asta Bye
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nutritional Care ◽  
Organisation Of Care ◽  
Preferences For Care

Abstract Background Recent studies indicate inadequate nutritional care practices in healthcare institutions and identify several barriers to perform individualized nutritional care to older persons. Organisation of care can become rigid and standardised, thus failing to be respectful of and responsive to each person’s needs and preferences. There is limited research exploring health professionals’ views on how structure of care allows them to individualize nutritional care to older persons. In this study we aim to explore how healthcare professionals’ experience providing individualised nutritional care within the organisational frames of acute geriatric hospital care and home care. Methods Semi-structured interviews with 23 healthcare professionals from hospital acute geriatric care and home care. Interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Two main themes and six sub-themes emerged from the material. Theme 1: ‘Meeting patients with complex nutritional problems’ with the sub-themes: ‘It is much more complex than just not eating’ and ‘seeing nutrition as a part of the whole’. Theme 2: ‘The structure of the nutritional care’, with the sub-themes: ‘Nutritional routines: Much ado, but for what?’, ‘lack of time to individualize nutritional care’, ‘lack of interdisciplinary collaboration in nutritional care’ and ‘meeting challenging situations with limited resources in home care’. Conclusions The healthcare professionals described having a high focus on and priority of nutritional care when caring for older persons. They did however find it challenging to practice individualized nutritional care due to the complexity of the patients’ nutritional problems and constraints in the way nutritional care was organised. By describing the challenges the healthcare professionals face when trying to individualize the nutritional care, this study may provide important knowledge to health professionals and policy makers on how to decrease the gap between older patients’ preferences for care and nutritional care practice.

A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews of palliative care patients’ views on corneal donation and the timing of its discussion

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1428-1437
Author(s):  
Lucy Walker ◽  
Karen Neoh ◽  
Hazel Gilkes ◽  
Clare Rayment
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Illness Trajectory ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Donor Shortage ◽  
Corneal Donation ◽  
Sight Restoration

Background: Corneal transplantation can lead to sight restoration, but globally there is a donor shortage. Many palliative care patients can donate their corneas but think they are ineligible due to comorbidities. Healthcare professionals are reluctant to broach the topic, but studies have shown that relatives would be upset if they were not offered this chance. There is no existing research involving patients. Aim: To understand the views and feelings of patients in palliative care settings towards corneal donation and explore their opinions regarding the timing of its discussion. Design: This is an exploratory study based at one UK palliative care unit. A census sampling method was used. Nine participants took part in semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis was undertaken. Results: Themes found included altruistic motivation and the value of sight. Family views were important, but the influence on final decisions varied. The timing of discussion relative to the illness trajectory was important; patients want to be able to engage fully in conversations and had concerns about not being able to think clearly when closer to death. Participants also associated discussion of donation as an indication of a poor prognosis. Patients prefer face-to-face discussions with someone whom they had a close rapport. Many had misconceptions about eligibility. Conclusion: This is the first study to engage directly with palliative care patients and to establish their views on the timing of corneal donation discussions. Patients are willing to discuss donation, and further exploration of patient views in this area should be undertaken.

scholarly journals Communication with patients using negative wound pressure therapy and their adherence to treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 738-756
Author(s):  
Christine J. Moffatt ◽  
Susie Murray ◽  
Aimee Aubeeluck ◽  
Isabelle Quere
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Patient Adherence ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Adherence To Treatment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pressure Therapy ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Ongoing Support

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges of communication between patients and health professionals, and patient adherence to treatment for hard-to-heal wounds when using negative wound pressure therapy (NPWT). Methods: Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients undergoing NPWT. Specific features of the NPWT device were the priority for discussion although other factors central to communication and adherence were also explored. Results: A total of 24 patients took part in the study. Data saturation was achieved during the analysis. Patients required ongoing support to understand complex and often protracted treatment and this was particularly important when specialist technology was used. A distinction was highlighted between those who decided not to adhere with therapy and those who did so unintentionally. Participants faced difficulties in their communications with health professionals and in ensuring their needs were listened to and addressed. Conclusion: Further research is needed to achieve a better understanding of this distinction and to evaluate interventions which can sustain adherence behaviours. Further exploration of how to establish concordant patient/health professional communications is warranted.

The sound of death rattle I: are relatives distressed by hearing this sound?

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bee L Wee ◽  
PG Coleman ◽  
R Hillier ◽  
SH Holgate
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Terminal Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
Death Rattle ◽  
Impending Death

Background: Death rattle is the noisy, rattling breathing that occurs in many dying patients. Health professionals intervene because the sound is said to distress attendant relatives. We found no formal study to confirm or refute relatives’ distress, so we decided to ask the relatives. Method: Face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 27 bereaved relatives to investigate their experience of terminal care and what their response had been to the sound of death rattle if this had occurred. Interview transcripts were subjected to thematic content analysis. Results: We found that almost half of the 12 relatives who had heard the sound of death rattle had been distressed by it. The others were either neutral about the sound or found it a helpful signal of impending death. Conclusion: We confirmed that some relatives do find it distressing to hear the sound of death rattle. However, our expectation that relatives are universally disturbed by this sound was unfounded. There is no justification for a ‘blanket’ approach to therapeutic intervention when death rattle occurs. A better understanding is required of how relatives make sense of the sound of death rattle.

scholarly journals Exploring utilisation of the allied health assistant workforce in the Victorian health, aged care and disability sectors

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Huglin ◽  
L. Whelan ◽  
S. McLean ◽  
K. Greer ◽  
D. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Health Assistant

Abstract Background Allied health assistants (AHAs) support allied health professionals (AHPs) to meet workforce demands in modern healthcare systems. Previous studies have indicated that AHAs may be underutilised in some contexts. This study aims to identify factors contributing to the effective utilisation of AHAs across health, aged care and disability sectors and possible pathway elements that may optimise AHA careers in Victoria. Methods Using an interpretive description approach data collection included a workforce survey and semi structured interviews (individual and group). Data analysis included descriptive statistics, independent t-tests and thematic analysis. Participants included allied health assistants, allied health professionals and allied health leaders in the health, aged care or disability sectors; educators, managers or student of allied health assistance training; and consumers of Victorian health, disability or aged care services. Results The literature scan identified numerous potential barriers to and enablers of AHA workforce utilisation. A total of 727 participants completed the survey consisting of AHAs (n = 284), AHPs & allied health leaders (n = 443). Thirteen group and 25 individual interviews were conducted with a total of 119 participants. Thematic analysis of the interview data identified four interrelated factors (system, training, individual and workplace) in pre-employment training and workplace environments. These factors were reported to contribute to effective utilisation of the AHA workforce across health, aged care and disability sectors. Study findings were also used to create a conceptual diagram of potential AHA career pathway elements. Conclusion This study identified pre-employment and workplace factors which may contribute to the optimal utilisation of the AHA workforce across Victorian health, aged care and disability sectors. Further study is needed to investigate the transferability of these findings to national and global contexts, and testing of the conceptual model.

scholarly journals On the Question of Integrating Spirituality with Counselling in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Thomas Joseph Parayil ◽  
Tony Sam George
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Structured Interviews

This paper explores the therapists’ views and experience on spiritual components in counselling. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis used. The participants were nine mental health professionals from different backgrounds with 15 to 30 years of experience in the field. The four main themes that emerged are faith in God, the power of prayer, forgiveness and wholesome treatment process  

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