scholarly journals Ownership and use of mobile phones among health workers, caregivers of sick children and adult patients in Kenya: cross-sectional national survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Zurovac ◽  
Gabriel Otieno ◽  
Samuel Kigen ◽  
Agneta M Mbithi ◽  
Alex Muturi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sick Children

scholarly journals Alcohol identification and intervention in English emergency departments

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Patton ◽  
Ghiselle Green
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Alcohol Screening ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brief Advice

AimsIn the ED, alcohol identification and brief advice is an effective method of reducing consumption and related harms. Our objective was to conduct a national survey of English EDs to determine current practice regarding alcohol identification and provision of brief advice and to compare changes in activity to a previous National Survey conducted in 2011.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional survey of all consultant-led EDs in England.ResultsOf 180 departments, 147 (81.6%) responded. All departments may question adult patients about their alcohol consumption, with many (63.6%) asking all patients aged over 18 years as part routine care and using a formal screening tool (61.4%). The majority of departments asked young people (aged 11–17 years) about their consumption (83.8%), but only 11.6% did so as a part of routine practice. Compared with the 2011 survey, there have been significant increases in routine screening among adults (15.9%, CI 4.16% to 27.18%; p=0.006), general practitioners being informed about patients’alcohol-related presentations (10.2%, CI 0.64% to 19.58%; p=0.028) and access to an alcohol health worker or a clinical nurse specialist (13.4%, CI 3.64% to 22.91%, p=0.005). Modest (non-significant) changes were also found in access to training on brief advice (9.7%) and the use of formal screening questions on adult patients (9.7%).ConclusionAlcohol screening together with referral or intervention is becoming part of routine practice in England. Compared with our previous national survey, increases in alcohol screening and intervention activity are demonstrated, with improvements in routine questioning (among adults), the number of general practitioners being informed about alcohol-related attendances, provision of training, access to specialist services and the use of formal screening tools.

scholarly journals Contamination of Mobile Phones of Health Care Workers of PIMS Hospital Islamabad

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 2138-2141
Author(s):  
Nida Khaliq ◽  
Zille Huma Mustehsan ◽  
Hania Rashid ◽  
Shafaq Khadija ◽  
Nazeeha Waseem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Contamination Rate ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Contamination Rate

Introduction: Mobile phones are one of the most vital telecommunication devices and are used to stay in touch with both the social and professional aspects of our lives. They have also become an important tool for the rapid delivery of information in healthcare institutions, such as hospitals. However, with many benefits of mobile phone usage, also comes the drawbacks of hospital-associated pathogens surviving on these mobile phone screens. Objectives: To determine the frequency of contamination of healthcare worker’s mobile phones by different types of microorganisms. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2020 till December 2020 at PIMS Hospital, a tertiary care hospital located in Islamabad, Pakistan. A total of 121 individual mobile phones were randomly sampled. A simple random sampling method was used. Informed consent was taken before taking a sample and a questionnaire was also utilized. Results: Among 121 samples collected from different department health workers mobile phone surfaces, 112 showed significant differences (92.56%) which were positively contaminated with microorganisms. Conclusion: To conclude, a high contamination rate of mobile phones was found with microorganisms. This could lead to serious nosocomial infections. Therefore, a standard guideline on the use of electronic devices and mobile phones should be implemented in hospitals and healthcare centres. Enforce the hygiene practices such as washing hands and cleaning mobile phones a few times a day. Keywords: Healthcare Worker, Mobile Phone, Microorganism, Contamination, Disinfectant

scholarly journals Experiences with specialist clinics health care: a cross-sectional study among adult patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Murko ◽  
M Poldrugovac ◽  
M Kralj ◽  
N Ropret
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Patient Experiences ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Waiting Room ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Waiting Period ◽  
Specialist Outpatient Clinic

Abstract Background The measurement of patient experiences is gaining importance in many healthcare systems, including the Slovenian one. The need for a national survey on patient experiences in the specialist outpatient settings emerged recently, leading to the establishment of a new questionnaire in Slovenia. The aim of the study was to measure patients' experiences in the outpatient specialist medical settings in the fields of surgery, gastroenterology, otorhinolaryngology, diabetology, endocrinology and metabolic diseases, dermatovenerology and pulmonology. Methods The survey takes into account various aspects of healthcare such as waiting period to the visit, admission, waiting time in the waiting room, physician work, nurse work, privacy, patient rights information, and familiarity with continuation of treatment. As part of the study, patients evaluated treatment at a specialist outpatient clinic on a scale of 0 to 10, and were able to give praise and suggestions for improvements. The questionnaire used was a newly developed one, based on a review of the literature and focus groups with patients. The questionnaire was also cognitively tested and piloted before national rollout. Results The national survey was conducted in March 2019 and included adult patients who attended a specialist outpatient clinic in certain clinical fields. The survey included 149 specialist outpatient medical offices. 8,616 questionnaires were received. The response rate was estimated to be 32%. 79.0% of patients stated that waiting period to the visit did not pose any problem for them. 80.3% of the surveyed patients rated the medical treatment with a score of 9 or 10. Conclusions The surveyed patients in our study rate highly the treatment in selected outpatient specialist clinics. The strength of the findings is limited by suboptimal sampling. Possible changes to the sampling methods to be used in future iterations of the survey are currently being evaluated. Key messages In March 2019, the first national survey on patients' experience in selected public outpatient specialist clinics in Slovenia was conducted. 80.3 percent of the surveyed patients rate the medical treatment highly with a score of 9 or 10.

HUBUNGAN JENIS PERSALINAN DENGAN STATUS KESEHATAN BAYI BARU LAHIR DI KOTA BUKITTINGGI

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Apgar Score ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
City Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Delivery ◽  
Meconium Aspiration ◽  
Respiratory Conditions

<p><em>Every woman wants her labor to run smoothly and can give birth to a baby perfectly. Childbirth can run normally, but it is not uncommon for labor to experience obstacles and must be done through surgery. This means the fetus and mother are in an emergency and can only be saved if labor is performed by surgery. The purpose of this study is to find out the related to the health status of newborn babies at delivery in the City of Bukittinggi.</em></p><p><em>Type of analytic survey research with design cross-sectional</em><em>.</em><em>The object of the study was a newborn baby with Caesarean section and normal delivery at Bukittinggi City Hospital. The test used is thetest Chi-Square with a 95% confidence level.</em></p><p><em>The results showed that as many as 65 people (54.2%) had the incidence of asphyxia. 65 people (54.2%) had normal respiratory conditions, 62 people (51.7%) had meconium aspiration</em><em>.</em><em>63 people (52.5%) had trauma to an abnormal baby</em><em>.</em><em>64 people (53.3%) had infectious diseases. 70 people (58.3%) had IMD.</em><em>72 people (60%) have joined care. 60 people (50%) with type of labor SC. Statistical tests showed that there was a relationship between apgar score (p = 0.003), respiratory conditions (p = 0.010), meconium aspiration (p = 0.0005), trauma in infants (p = 0.0005), joint care (p = 0.002 ) and IMD (p = 0.0005) for the type of labor. While infectious diseases do not have a relationship to the type of labor (p = 0.583).</em></p><p><em>It was concluded that there was a relationship between apgar score, respiratory condition, meconium aspiration, admission and IMD with different types of delivery. Expected to health workers especially midwives can be used as input in order to improve health status in newborns.</em></p>

Implementation status of antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals: A quantitative analysis study in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

MedPharmRes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Thi-Hai-Yen Nguyen ◽  
Truong Van Dat ◽  
Phuong-Thao Huynh ◽  
Chi-Thuong Tang ◽  
Vinh-Chau Van Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Multi Drug Resistance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clostridioides Difficile ◽  
The Status ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Implementation Status

Vietnam has one of the highest multi drug resistance in Asia. Although, despite many efforts to implement the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (the ASP) since 2016, studies that on the implementation policy are very lacking of this program are limited. For that reason, we conducted this cross-sectional study to analyze the viewpoint of health workers (HWs) on the implementation of the ASP at some hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). An assessment of 234 HWs showed that the implementation of the ASP in HCMC hospitals was above average (62.7/100.0). A barrier to the implementation consisted of the deficiency in finances, guidelines for diagnosis, and specific interventions for some common infections, such as distributing current antibiogram and monitoring rate of Clostridioides difficile infections. These were the widely recognized problems in initially implementing the ASP. Although most HWs are aware of the importance of implementing the ASP (79.1%), the specific assessment has not been recorded clearly due to the numerous neutral responses. Despite the support of the leadership, the implementation still faces many difficulties and limitations, especially in 3rd and 4th class hospitals. Besides, there was a lack of wide dissemination of information on the ASP at each unit. To generalize the status of the ASP implementation, researchers should conduct qualitative and quantitative studies with a larger scale.

Penanganan Issu Terkait Keselamatan Pasien di Rumah Sakit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Natal Riang Gea
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Patient Identification ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

AbstrakKeselamatan pasien merupakan dasar dari pelayanan kesehatan yang baik. Pengetahuan tenaga kesehatan dalam sasaran keselamatan pasien terdiri dari ketepatan identifikasi pasien, peningkatan komunikasi yang efektif, peningkatan keamanan obat yang perlu diwaspadai, kepastian tepat lokasi, prosedur, dan tepat pasien operasi, pengurangan risiko infeksi, pengurangan risiko pasien jatuh. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan penerapan keselamatan pasien pada petugas kesehatan di Puskesmas Kedaung Wetan Kota Tangerang. Metode Penelitian menggunakan deskriptif korelasi menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi sebanyak 50 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan total sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa lembar kuesioner. Teknik analisa diatas menggunakan analisa Univariat dan Bivariat. Hasil Penelitian ada Hubungan Pengetahuan dengan Penerapan Keselamatan Pasien pada Petugas Kesehatan, dengan hasil, p value sebesar 0,013 &lt; 0,05 maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada Hubungan Pengetahuan dengan Penerapa Keselamatan Pasien pada Petugas Kesehatan. Kesimpulan penelitian ada Hubungan Pengetahuan dengan Penerapan Keselamatan Pasien.. AbstrackPatient safety is the basis of good health services. Knowledge of health personnel in patient safety targets consists of accurate patient identification, increased effective communication, increased safety of the drug that needs to be watched, certainty in the right location, procedure, and precise patient surgery, reduction in risk of infection, reduction in risk of falling patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and the application of patient safety to health workers in the Kedaung Wetan Health Center, Tangerang City. The research method uses descriptive correlation using cross sectional approach. The population is 50 respondents. The sampling technique uses total sampling. The instrument used was a questionnaire sheet. The analysis technique above uses Univariate and Bivariate analysis. The results of the study there is a Relationship of Knowledge with the Implementation of Patient Safety in Health Officers, with the result, p value of 0.013 &lt;0.05, it can be concluded that there is a Relationship between Knowledge and Patient Safety Implementation in Health Officers. The conclusion of the study is the Relationship between Knowledge and the Implementation of Patient Safety.Keywords Knowledge, Patient safety, Health workers

Non-compliance to Mass Drug Administration Associated with the Low Perception of the Community Members About their Susceptibility to Lymphatic Filariasis in Ankobra, Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
Ilo Dicko ◽  
Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly ◽  
Modibo Sangaré ◽  
Bismark Sarfo ◽  
Priscillia Awo Nortey
Keyword(s):  
Lymphatic Filariasis ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Mass Drug Administration ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Compliance Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Improve Compliance ◽  
Degree Of Association

Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease that has been targeted for elimination through the Mass Drug Administration (MDA.) Although the MDA started in the Ankobra community in Ghana in 2000, LF prevalence as reported in 2014 was relatively high (4.5%). Non-compliance to the MDA has been associated with the persistent LF prevalence in endemic regions. Objective: This study determined the factors associated with the non-compliance to the MDA among patients living in the Ankobra community, Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a one-stage cluster sampling method was used to collect data between June and July, 2017 in Ankobra. Questionnaires were used to collect data from health workers, the MDA drug distributors and study participants in Ankobra. Data analysis was performed using STATA 14. Logistic regression was used to measure the degree of association between the dependent (non-compliance) and independent variables. Non-compliance rate was defined as the percentage of individuals who self-reported that they did not actually swallow the drugs provided during the MDA. Results: The MDA coverage and non-compliance rates were 73.5% (147/200) and 33.33% (49/147) respectively. The main reason for non-compliance was fear of drug adverse events (75.51%, 37/49). Thought of “not being susceptible to LF” was significantly associated with the non-compliance (aOR= 2.83, [CI= 1.15, 6.98]). Conclusion: Health education about the susceptibility of residents getting LF disease in endemic community must be intensified to improve compliance to MDA medication ingestion and thus meet the Global Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis by 2020.

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