scholarly journals PATIENTS NEED TO RECEIVE THE SAME KIND OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FROM EACH PROFESSIONAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 265-273
Author(s):  
Ilze Ansule ◽  
Anda Kīvīte - Urtāne ◽  
Inga Millere
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Validated Instrument

The questionnaire has been developed from a validated instrument “Women’s Experience of Maternity Care” (author - National Health Service, (Great Britain, 2019) and adapted to the situation in Latvia. The permission to use it has been obtained from authors. The questionnaire is meant for women regardless of their health status during the perinatal period or who have no co-morbidities, diagnosed in perinatal period of care. The questionnaire is designed to find out patients' experiences of receiving healthcare and its compliance with the guidelines, identifying potential problems and creating opportunities to correct them. There were 50 patients in Maternity Hospital postpartum unit interviewed. 12 of them were women living with HIV. Results. One of five main comment themes was - patients felt the need to receive the same kind of information about the same issue from all health care professional regardless of staff changes on call. The women point out that they have no problems with content in communication process during intranatal period, at labor unit. The problem with different kind of information about the same matter is emerging in postpartum period, at maternity unit. This issue is bothering both groups of patients in postnatal period, those women who live with HIV and those who have no co-morbidities, diagnosed in perinatal period. This shows that there is different kind of knowledge and professional skills among health care professionals, even if they work in the same field, the same hospital and the same unit. There should be done more research to identify the source of this problem. Is it the different experience, knowledge, informational field where professionals seek for information or totally different reason for this phenomena. 

RECEIVED INFORMATION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV DURING THE PERINATAL PERIOD

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilze Ansule ◽  
Inese Stars ◽  
Anda Ķīvīte ◽  
Inga Millere
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Human Action ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Living With Hiv

The actual number of people living with HIV Latvian is estimated at 1.5 to 2 times higher than proven. Statistical data on the vertical mode of transmission shows that only half of HIV-infected pregnant women start the preventive therapy in a timely manner. As health care professionals we need to establish and react to the women`s who live with HIV personal experiences with support and information received during health care in the perinatal period. Aim. Research women`s living with HIV and perinatal health care professionals personal experience about received information and social support for women living with HIV during the perinatal period. Material and methods. Study tool was selected semi-structured, in-depth interview, which allows to discover not only the status quo, but also what has been in the other stories, depicting human action and belief diversity. It was part of the master's thesis (at Riga Stradiņš University)and was conducted as part qualitative phenomenological study. Results. Summarizing the information obtained through interviews several topics emerged, two of them was social support persons and RAKUS stationary Latvian Infectology Center as safe social and informational support basis. Conlusions. Experts and women living with HIV, notes the lack of information on preventive medical measures succession of women living with HIV, and social support availability. Social support mainly had been received from the closest relatives (mothers, grandmothers, sisters). There were not even one person who named friend or neighbor as social support person. 

(Dis)integrated Care: Barriers to Health Care Utilization for Trans Women Living With HIV

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 708-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Munro ◽  
Zack Marshall ◽  
Greta Bauer ◽  
Rebecca Hammond ◽  
Caleb Nault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Barriers To Health Care ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Barriers To Health

“I’m Just Forgetting and I Don’t Know Why”: Exploring How People Living With HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder View, Manage, and Obtain Support for Their Cognitive Difficulties

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 859-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander R. Terpstra ◽  
Catherine Worthington ◽  
Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco ◽  
Kelly K. O’Brien ◽  
Aiko Yamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Neurocognitive Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties ◽  
Hiv Associated Neurocognitive Disorder ◽  
Living With Hiv

HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) is common, but the lived experience of HAND is not well-understood. In this descriptive qualitative study, we explored how adults with HAND view, manage, and obtain support for cognitive difficulties. We interviewed 25 participants (20% female; median age = 51 years) who were diagnosed with HAND using neuropsychological assessment and a clinical interview. Semistructured interviews, co-developed with community members living with HIV, focused on how cognitive difficulties manifested and progressed, impacted well-being, and were discussed with others. We analyzed interview transcripts using a team-based, thematic approach. Participants described concentration, memory, and multitasking difficulties that fluctuated over time, as well as potential risk factors, management strategies, and psychosocial consequences. They reported they seldom discussed cognitive impairment with health care professionals, and that receiving a HAND diagnosis was validating, informative, yet somewhat disconcerting. Conversations between health care professionals and people living with HIV about HAND may provide opportunities for education, assessment, and support.

scholarly journals The Association of Trauma with the Physical, Behavioral, and Social Health of Women Living with HIV: Pathways to Guide Trauma-informed Health Care Interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 376-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvette P. Cuca ◽  
Martha Shumway ◽  
Edward L. Machtinger ◽  
Katy Davis ◽  
Naina Khanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Care Interventions ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Health Care Autonomy of Women Living with HIV

2019 ◽  
Vol 381 (9) ◽  
pp. 798-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Redfield ◽  
Surbhi Modi ◽  
Cynthia A. Moore ◽  
Augustina Delaney ◽  
Margaret A. Honein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

Health Care and the Silent Language of Vietnamese Immigrant Consumers

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rika Houston
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
Physician Patient ◽  
Cultural Health Beliefs

Cultural contexting has long been an established part of the business communica tion vocabulary. Each cultural group possesses a deeply embedded "silent lan guage" that requires attention and provides communication challenges. In the busi ness of health care, this silent language can create tremendous challenges for the physician/patient communication process, especially when the physician and patient come from starkly different cultural backgrounds, an increasingly common scenario. Through focus groups with recent Vietnamese immigrants, we identified three salient factors in this silent language: cultural health beliefs, time orientation, and the expected role of family members in the practice of health care. Business communication instructors need to incorporate these factors as they prepare administrators and practitioners to communicate well as health care professionals.

scholarly journals Hematologic Malignancies in Pregnancy: Management Guidelines From an International Consensus Meeting

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 501-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lishner ◽  
Irit Avivi ◽  
Jane F. Apperley ◽  
Daan Dierickx ◽  
Andrew M. Evens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Hematologic Malignancies ◽  
Consensus Meeting ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Management Guidelines

Purpose The incidence of hematologic malignancies during pregnancy is 0.02%. However, this figure is increasing, as women delay conception until a later age. Systemic symptoms attributed to the development of a hematologic cancer may overlap with physiologic changes of pregnancy. A favorable prognosis is contingent upon early diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, a high index of suspicion is required by health care providers. Although timely, accurate diagnosis followed by appropriate staging is essential and should not be delayed due to pregnancy, management guidelines are lacking due to insufficient evidence-based research. Consequently, treatment is delayed, posing significant risks to maternal and fetal health, and potential pregnancy termination. This report provides guidelines for clinical management of hematologic cancers during the perinatal period, which were developed by a multidisciplinary team including an experienced hematologist/oncologist, a high-risk obstetrics specialist, a neonatologist, and experienced nurses, social workers, and psychologists. Methods These guidelines were developed by experts in the field during the first International Consensus Meeting of Prenatal Hematologic Malignancies, which took place in Leuven, Belgium, on May 23, 2014. Results and Conclusion This consensus summary equips health care professionals with novel diagnostic and treatment methodologies that aim for optimal treatment of the mother, while protecting fetal and pediatric health.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document