scholarly journals The Care Process Self-Evaluation Tool: a valid and reliable instrument for measuring care process organization of health care teams

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Seys ◽  
Svin Deneckere ◽  
Walter Sermeus ◽  
Eva Van Gerven ◽  
Massimiliano Panella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Reliable Instrument

An interdisciplinary symposium on dementia care improves student attitudes toward health care teams

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée A. Zucchero ◽  
Edmond Hooker ◽  
Shelagh Larkin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Health Care Students

ABSTRACTBackground: Interdisciplinary teams are sometimes used in the provision of health care to populations who present with complicated needs, such as older adults experiencing dementia. Moreover, there is an international consensus that health care students should receive training in interdisciplinary care.Methods: 157 health care students from Xavier University's College of Social Sciences, Health, and Education in Cincinnati, U.S.A. participated in a five-hour symposium on an interdisciplinary approach to treating older adults with dementia. The Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale (ATHCTS; Heinemann et al., 1999) was used to assess student attitudes before and after the symposium.Results: A paired-sample t-test was conducted to compare pre and post-test ATHCTS overall and subscale scores. There was a statistically significant increase in the overall pre-post ATHCTS scores and Quality of Care/Process Subscale scores. There was a significant decrease in the Physician Centrality Subscale scores.Conclusions: The findings suggest that, after the symposium, participants reported more positive overall attitudes about health care teams, and about the quality of care provided by such teams and the teamwork to achieve good patient care. Participants also displayed a decrease in their beliefs about how essential physicians are as leaders of health care teams. These results affirm the use of a brief interdisciplinary educational approach in changing student attitudes about the use of health care teams. Students who develop more positive attitudes about working on an interdisciplinary health care team recognize the team's value and therefore may be more receptive to and effective in working as professional team members in the future.

Development and validation of a care process self-evaluation tool

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Vanhaecht ◽  
Karel De Witte ◽  
Roeland Depreitere ◽  
Ruben Van Zelm ◽  
Leentje De Bleser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Pathway ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Clinical Pathways ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Process Of Care ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
The Impact

Clinical pathways are used as a method of organizing care processes. Although they are used worldwide, the concept remains unclear, with little understanding of what exactly is being implemented. A recent systematic review revealed that, although a tool exists to score the instrumental qualities of clinical pathways, no tools are available to assess how the clinical pathway influences the process of care. These tools are needed for a better understanding of the impact of clinical pathways on the length of hospital stay and patient outcomes. In this study, a Care Process Self-Evaluation Tool (CPSET), based on the clinical pathway concept, for assessing the organization of the process of care has been developed and tested. Qualitative and quantitative methods, involving 885 professionals and patients, were used in the development and validation. The CPSET is a valid and reliable 29-item instrument for assessing how the process of care is organized. The CPSET has five subscales: patient-focused organization, coordination of care, communication with patients and family, cooperation with primary care and monitoring/follow-up of the care process. The CPSET can be used in the audit and accreditation of care processes and will help managers and clinicians to understand better how care processes are organized.

Validation of the Spanish version of the care process self-evaluation tool

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Camacho-Bejarano ◽  
M. I. Mariscal-Crespo ◽  
W. Sermeus ◽  
K. Vanhaecht ◽  
D. Merino-Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Version ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Self Evaluation

scholarly journals Correspondence of the Questionnaire to the Needs of Parents During Hospitalization of Child. Expert evaluation

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 588
Author(s):  
Madara Miķelsone ◽  
Ruta Renigere ◽  
Dagnija Gulbe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Holistic Health ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Expert Evaluation ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Care Field ◽  
Research Questions

<p><em>Needs of parents during hospitalization of a child, during the health care process, are connected with the interaction of multilevel environment in the hospital setting. Created expert evaluation questionnaire and performed research serve as a basis for creation of the activity research questionnaire for parents of children and nurses employed in the health care field using acquired data. To heighten validity of the obtained data during each cycle of data analysis triangulated data acquisition methods were used</em><em>. During research of the needs of parents during hospitalization of their child following methods of triangulation were used</em><em>: data triangulation – quantitative and qualitative data obtained during research; sources: child</em><em>’</em><em>s parents and nurses</em><em>; triangulation of researchers</em><em> – author of the dissertation, scientific head of the dissertation, experts; triangulation of theories – sustainability/sustainable development, ecology of human development, </em><em>holistic health care model, system model; triangulation of </em><em>methods</em><em> – questionnaires, expert evaluations, analysis of qualitative data and thematic qualitative analysis</em><em>. During research the strategy of triangulation contains use of several sources of information</em><em>. Relatively autonomous research methods give purposeful answers to the research questions on needs of parents during hospitalization of a child. Data obtained during activity research indicate ability of the parents and health care teams to satisfy their needs. </em></p>

Advocacy Through Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Perry ◽  
Jan Emory
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Political Advocacy ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Health Care Workforce ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Nursing Organizations

Nurses are one of the largest groups of policy stakeholders in the health-care workforce, yet their influence on policy is not necessarily commensurate with their numbers. Since 2011, grassroots action coalitions have emerged to advance the profession’s impact on health-care policy. In one state, a partnership among professional nursing organizations, policy stakeholders, and academics resulted in educational presentations focused on political advocacy knowledge and skills. The goal of this project was to bring awareness to nurses and nursing students about their potential contributions to the political and advocacy processes that shape health policy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of focused educational presentations in correcting misconceptions, increasing awareness, and providing clarification of the roles of advanced practice registered nurses, and identifying related policy implications. This quasi-experiment used a retrospective pre–post intervention self-evaluation tool administered immediately following an educational presentation. The sample ( N = 137) consisted of baccalaureate nursing students and licensed nurses. The results showed ( p < .001) that education could have a significant improvement in political advocacy participation.

scholarly journals Examining Students’ Attitudes and Readiness for Interprofessional Education and Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M. Groessl ◽  
Christine L. Vandenhouten
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Patient Centeredness ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Student Reactions

This study examined RN-to-BSN and Master of Social Work students’ attitudes and readiness for interprofessional (IP) practice and educational experiences. The Attitudes toward Health Care Teams Scale (ATHCTS) developed by Heinemann et al. measures attitudes toward health care teams including the quality of care/process and physician centrality. Students’ readiness for IP education was measured by the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) developed by Parsell and Bligh. Discussion of an interprofessional activity including student reactions is provided. Statistically significant differences were found in the mean scores for the Patient-Centeredness subscale of the RIPLS and in overall ATHCTS scores as well as the Physician Centrality subscale scores. Overall, participants demonstrated readiness and benefits of IP education.

scholarly journals Work Process of Primary Health care Teams in Brazil from Rural/Urban Municipal Typology: A National Evaluation Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Messias Lemos ◽  
Carlos Leonardo Figueiredo Cunha ◽  
Helder Henrique Costa Pinheiro ◽  
Maria do Socorro Castelo Branco de Oliveira Bastos ◽  
Luciano Garcia Lourenção ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Reference Population ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Primary Health

Abstract Background: In Brazil, primary health care assumes the challenge of organizing and articulating health care networks, based on the performance of multidisciplinary teams linked to basic health units. Given that there are limited studies on the organization of the work process of primary health care teams in Brazilian municipalities that consider the rural-urban typology proposed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, this study aims to analyze the work process of primary health care teams in Brazilian municipalities.Methods: Quantitative evaluation was conducted using secondary data from the third cycle of the National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care (PMAQ-AB) and the Rural/Urban Classification of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Overall, 37,350 teams that participated in all levels of the PMAQ-AB external evaluation were included. The descriptive analysis considered three axes: 1) territorialization, 2) action planning, and 3) monitoring and self-evaluation. Multiple correspondence analyses were used to verify the relationships between the variables and municipal classifications.Results: Teams from adjacent rural municipalities had the lowest percentage of uncovered population in the territory (21.0%), while those from urban municipalities had the highest percentage with reference population >3,500 people/team (43.0%). It was found that 5,446 (15.1%) teams did not carry out planning, and the highest percentage of teams that executed planning was in the urban strata (85.7%). Monitoring performance was observed in 87.9% of the teams, with approximation of the values among the municipal strata with similar characteristics of location; self-evaluation showed the highest percentage in the adjacent intermediate stratum (90.4%). It was possible to identify three groups of teams with distinct characteristics of territorialization and two groups in relation to planning, monitoring, and self-evaluation.Conclusion: The results suggest important differences in the work process of primary health care teams, which vary according to the characteristics of the municipalities in which they are located.

Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Care Process Self-Evaluation Tool

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 804-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sverre Størkson ◽  
Eva Biringer ◽  
Miriam Hartveit ◽  
Jörg Aßmus ◽  
Kris Vanhaecht
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Norwegian Version

Leadership and school self-evaluation in Irish-medium immersion: A roadmap for success

2021 ◽  
pp. 174114322110152
Author(s):  
TJ Ó Ceallaigh ◽  
Aoife Ní Shéaghdha
Keyword(s):  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Individual Interviews

While research on Irish-medium immersion education (IME) has heralded benefits such as cognitive skills, academic achievement and language and literacy development, many studies have also identified challenges to its successful implementation. Immersion-specific research-validated tools can help school leaders navigate the school self-evaluation journey, critically review and evaluate the quality of aspects of their school’s provision and plan for improvement. This paper reports on one theme, leadership, from a larger study, Quality indicators of best practice in Irish-medium immersion (Ó Ceallaigh and Ní Shéaghdha, 2017). Qualitative in nature, the study was guided by the following research question: What are IME educators’ perceptions of best practices in IME?. The study explored 120 IME educators’ perceptions of best practice in IME to inform the development of IME quality indicators. Individual interviews and focus group interviews were utilised to collect data. Data analysis revealed particular themes related to best IME leadership practices. Findings in turn informed the design of an evidence-informed school self-evaluation tool for IME settings. The various functions of the tool will be explored with a particular emphasis on building teaching and leadership capacity in IME through the school self-evaluation process.

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