scholarly journals Mixed methods evaluation of the impact of a short term training program on sterile processing knowledge, practice, and attitude in three hospitals in Benin

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olive Fast ◽  
Christina Fast ◽  
Dan Fast ◽  
Suzanne Veltjens ◽  
Zouliha Salami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Mixed Methods Evaluation ◽  
Knowledge Practice ◽  
Sterile Processing ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The impact of a short-term training program on workers’ sterile processing knowledge and practices in 12 Ethiopian hospitals: A mixed methods study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. e0215643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olive M. Fast ◽  
Hareya Gebremedhin Teka ◽  
Mussie Alemayehu/Gebreselassie ◽  
Christina Marie Danielle Fast ◽  
Dan Fast ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Sterile Processing ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Mixed methods evaluation of a hospital group model using an embedded research approach: study protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e027086
Author(s):  
Cecilia Vindrola-Padros ◽  
Estela Capelas Barbosa ◽  
Angus I G Ramsay ◽  
Simon Turner ◽  
Stephen Morris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Potential Cost ◽  
Mixed Methods Evaluation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hospital Group

IntroductionHospital group models represent an organisational form that aims to bring together multiple provider organisations with a central headquarters and unified leadership responsible for locally managed operating units, standardised systems and a value-set shared across the group. These models seek to improve outcomes by reducing unwarranted variations in care provision and reducing costs through economies of scale. There is limited evidence on the impact and processes of implementing these models, so this study aims to evaluate one case study of a hospital group model.Methods and analysisWe will conduct a formative, mixed-methods evaluation using an embedded research approach to analyse the implementation of the model and its impact on outcomes and costs. We will carry out a multisited ethnography to analyse the programme theory for model design and implementation, the barriers and facilitators in the implementation; and wider contextual issues that influence implementation using semi-structured interviews (n=80), non-participant observations (n=80 hours), ‘shadowing’ (n=20 hours) and documentary analysis. We will also carry out an economic evaluation composed of a cost-consequence analysis and a return on investment analysis to evaluate the costs of creating and running the model and balance these against the potential cost-savings.Ethics and disseminationThe study protocol was reviewed by the local R&D Office and University College London Ethics Committee and classified as a service evaluation, not requiring approval by a research ethics committee. We will follow guidelines for informed consent, confidentiality and information governance, and address issues of critical distance prevalent in embedded research. Findings will be shared at regular time points to inform the implementation of the model. The evaluation will also generate: an evaluation framework to evaluate future changes; recommendations for meaningful baseline data and measuring improvement; identification of implementation costs and potential cost-savings; and lessons for the National Health Service on implementing these models.

Evaluating the Initial Impact of a Public Management Reform: A Multiphase Mixed Methods Investigation Using Q Methodology

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-521
Author(s):  
Jiayuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Management Reform ◽  
Mixed Methods Evaluation ◽  
Broad Array ◽  
Chinese Local Government ◽  
The Impact

While mixed methods researchers have witnessed growing interest in Q methodology, approaches for integration into a multiphase mixed methods investigation are needed. To provide an illustrative example, I present a theoretically guided multiphase mixed methods evaluation of the impact of public management reform. The evaluation focuses on the introduction of happiness indices into Chinese local government. This study is novel because it combines a broad array of methods to investigate how the ambitious idea of happiness indices has influenced local practice. A unique contribution of this article lies in its integration of Q methodology into multiphase mixed methods design for evaluating the reform’s impact.

Can ethics be learned?

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyse Langlois ◽  
Claire Lapointe
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Educational Administrators ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

PurposeIn response to the growing need for educational leaders who possess ethical, critical and reflective qualities, a training program was developed based on ethics as a reflective critical capacity and on Starratt's three‐dimensional model. This paper aims to describe the impact of the program on ethical decision making and on educational leaders’ ethical competencies.Design/methodology/approachA three‐year action‐research study was conducted with three groups of educational administrators, totalling 30 participants. Mixed methods were used for data collection: a pre‐ and post‐training questionnaire, individual semi‐structured interviews and group interviews. The questionnaire data were analyzed using SPSS software and interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis.FindingsResults from the pre‐test indicate that, prior to the training program, participants rarely possessed all three ethical dimensions. Post‐test results show how participants experience a significant readjustment process characterized by three different stages which have been called the transformative cycle. Qualitative results show the impact of the training program on improved ethical awareness, judgement structuring, a sense of responsibility, and overall professional conduct. No significant difference is observed between male and female participants but statistically significant differences are found according to number of years of experience and to work situation.Practical implicationsDeveloping sound ethical expertise appears to be promising in training future educational administrators and in improving their leadership skills.Originality/valueThis study is original in many aspects. Theoretically, it is based on a self‐regulated rather than hetero‐regulated approach to ethics and calls for descriptive rather then normative foundations to ethical leadership. With regard to its methodology, it used mixed methods adapted to action research as well as original data collection instruments.

scholarly journals Using Poverty Simulation for College Students: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Todd ◽  
Maria Rosario T. De Guzman ◽  
Xiaoyun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
Mixed Methods Evaluation ◽  
The Impact

This paper speaks to the potential for simulation and experience-based educational programs in delivering changes in knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, as well as the utility of mixed-methods approaches to program evaluation. The authors discuss a mixed-methods study which evaluates the impact of a poverty simulation program on college students at three Midwestern universities. Findings suggest multiple benefits of the experience, including changes in attitudes and beliefs about how serious the experience of poverty can be, an understanding that poverty is complex and can be caused by multiple factors, and a decrease in their biases and stereotypes about people in poverty. Qualitative findings corroborate these data.

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