Factors influencing the perception of medical staff and outpatients of dual practice in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Beginning in the early 1950s there were tens of thousands of ethnic Chinese who chose to ‘return’ to the People’s Republic of China (prc). Until fairly recently, little attention has been given to the approximately 600,000 ethnic Chinese who chose to immigrate to China from locations throughout Southeast Asia, as well as further afield in the first few decades after the founding of theprc. There were many factors influencing their migration to a country that many had never stepped foot on. However, it is clear that the Chinese state made a concerted attempt to rally the support (capital and immigration) of overseas Chinese communities. Many of the returnees were resettled on one of dozens of ‘Overseas Chinese Farms’ (huaqiao nongchang) scattered throughout the provinces of southern China. Outside of China they were considered ‘Chinese’ and foreign, juxtaposed against the local or ‘indigenous’ identities that had taken shape in tandem with the independence of former colonies in Southeast Asia and the rise of modern nationalism. Upon their ‘return’ to what was, for many, an imagined ancestral homeland — a country many of them had never seen — they were confronted with a different type of discrimination and suspicion than they faced ‘abroad’. This was despite, and in some cases because of, certain favorable policies enacted by the party state to assist in their relocation and assimilation into society. Ironically, some of the same policies that sought to gradually assimilate them into Chinese society actually reinforced their position as ‘permanent outsiders’: the creation of an official ‘huaqiao’ legal status; institutionalized segregation in the form ofhuaqiao nongchang, huaqiao villages, andhuaqiao schools; and a resultant pariah status that did not begin to recede until after the reforms of the late 1970s. While the concept of ‘huaqiao’ (overseas Chinese sojourners) was falling out of use among Chinese communities abroad, the word was taking on a new meaning in theprc, both for the Chinese party state, and for those who would come to self-identify ashuaqiao/guiqiao.

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Factors influencing inpatients’ satisfaction with hospitalization service in public hospitals in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Patient Preference and Adherence ◽

10.2147/ppa.s98095 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 469 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lulu Zhang ◽

Haiping Chen ◽

Meina Li ◽

Jingrui Wang ◽

Chen Xue ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Hospitals ◽

Republic Of China ◽

Factors Influencing

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Current status of and factors influencing anxiety and depression in front‐line medical staff supporting Wuhan in containing the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic

Japan Journal of Nursing Science ◽

10.1111/jjns.12398 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Laiyou Li ◽

Ning Sun ◽

Suding Fei ◽

Libo Yu ◽

Shuangqin Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Staff ◽

Current Status ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

The Novel ◽

Front Line ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Novel Coronavirus

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Factors Influencing Pediatric Interns' Relationships with Dying Children and Their Parents

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.67.2.207 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 207-216

Author(s):

Olle Jane Z. Sahler ◽

Elizabeth R. McAnarney ◽

Stanford B. Friedman

Keyword(s):

Emotional Support ◽

Medical Staff ◽

Terminally Ill ◽

Hospitalized Children ◽

Neurologic Status ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Dying Patients ◽

Dying Children ◽

Two Factors ◽

Insight Into

Events and feelings immediately surrounding the deaths of children in the hospital were investigated in order to identify factors that might influence a house officer's ability to relate in a personally satisfying way to dying children and their parents. Open-ended interviews with the involved interns and their supervising residents were conducted within 36 hours of the deaths of 31 hospitalized children to gain insight into the reactions and responses of new physicians managing terminally ill patients. Interns' relationships with children who were fatally ill appeared to be influenced by two factors: the child's age and the child's neurologic status. The interns' relationships with parents reflected their attitudes toward the children but were also affected by the duration of the illness, especially in instances when the patients were comatose or severely impaired. Senior medical staff awareness of the age and responsiveness of dying patients and the duration of their illness can help to provide case-specific guidance and support to the interns. Such support may help prevent that excessive distancing or overinvolvement that can impair the interns' abilities to provide optimal emotional support to patients, the families, or themselves.

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Factors influencing medical specialists’ dual practice in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal ◽

10.26719/2018.24.9.877 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (09) ◽

pp. 877-887 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mahboubeh Bayat ◽

Azad Shokri ◽

Mahmoud Khodadost ◽

Hamed Fattahi ◽

Elmira Mirbahaeddin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Islamic Republic ◽

Dual Practice ◽

Medical Specialists ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Islamic Republic Of Iran

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FACTORS INFLUENCING VIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY MEDICAL STAFF IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS, TAIF CITY.

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/1974 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (10) ◽

pp. 1640-1651

Author(s):

TurkiAdnan Kamal ◽

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NemerKhidhranHusain Alghamdi ◽

AbdulmajeedAhmad Alsofiany ◽

AliEissaHassan Al-Rajhi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Medical Staff ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Primary Health ◽

Primary Health Care Centers ◽

Health Care Centers

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Recruitment of medical practitioners to rural areas: A practical approach from the coalface

Australian Health Review ◽

10.1071/ah970004 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 4 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Alan M Wolff

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Medical Staff ◽

Rural Practice ◽

Practical Approach ◽

Advertising Campaign ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

Successful Recruitment ◽

Factors Influencing

The successful recruitment of medical staff to country areas is a difficult process. Thispaper outlines strategies designed to increase the probability of a successful recruitmentprogram. Strategies include determining if the position is truly required, designingan advertising campaign that reaches the target audience and addressing thesignificant regional and medical factors influencing the attractiveness of positions.Other areas discussed include the role of local hospitals, factors unique to individualmedical practitioners, contracts and two possible long-term solutions ? familiarisingmedical students with rural practice and recruiting overseas doctors.

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Psychological Distress, Social Support, Coping Style, and Perceived Stress Among Medical Staff and Medical Students in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Epidemic in China

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.664808 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Zhe Li ◽

Xin Yi ◽

Mengting Zhong ◽

Zhixiong Li ◽

Weiyi Xiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Medical Students ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Medical Staff ◽

Coping Style ◽

Early Stages ◽

Positive Coping ◽

Factors Influencing

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had impact that may contribute to a rise in mental health problems. The present study was aimed to better understand psychological status among medical staff and medical students during the early epidemic and to explore the influence factors of psychological distress.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted online from February 2–14, 2020. We collected general information related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Respondents were assessed using the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress Scale (K6), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ). Stepwise multiple linear regression was performed to identify factors influencing psychological distress.Results: Five hundred and twenty-eight respondents returned valid questionnaires. Medical staff and Medical students scored averages of 6.77 ± 5.04, 15.48 ± 8.66 on the K6, 37.22 ± 11.39, 22.62 ± 11.25 on the SSRS and 18.52 ± 7.54, 28.49 ± 11.17 on the PSS, respectively. Most medical staff (279, 91.77%) and 148 medical students (66.07%) showed a positive coping style. Social support, perceived stress, hours spent watching epidemic-related information per day and frequency of epidemic-related dreams were identified as factors influencing psychological distress among medical staff and medical students. Coping style emerged as a determinant of psychological distress among medical staff.Conclusions: In the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, medical staff and medical students were at moderate to high risk of psychological distress. Our results suggest that psychological interventions designed to strengthen social support, reduce perceived stress and adopt a positive coping style may be effective at improving the mental health of medical staff and medical students.

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The experiences, challenges, and acceptance of e-learning as a tool for teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic among university medical staff

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0248758 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. e0248758

Author(s):

Marwa Mohamed Zalat ◽

Mona Sami Hamed ◽

Sarah Abdelhalim Bolbol

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

Medical Staff ◽

Teaching Experience ◽

Perceived Usefulness ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Technical Problems ◽

Staff Members ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

E Learning

Background e-learning was underutilized in the past especially in developing countries. However, the current crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the entire world to rely on it for education. Objectives To estimate the university medical staff perceptions, evaluate their experiences, recognize their barriers, challenges of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, and investigate factors influencing the acceptance and use of e-learning as a tool teaching within higher education. Methods Data was collected using an electronic questionnaire with a validated Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) for exploring factors that affect the acceptance and use of e-learning as a teaching tool among medical staff members, Zagazig University, Egypt. Results The majority (88%) of the staff members agreed that the technological skills of giving the online courses increase the educational value of the experience of the college staff. The rate of participant agreement on perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and acceptance of e-learning was (77.1%, 76.5%, and 80.9% respectively). The highest barriers to e-learning were insufficient/ unstable internet connectivity (40%), inadequate computer labs (36%), lack of computers/ laptops (32%), and technical problems (32%). Younger age, teaching experience less than 10 years, and being a male are the most important indicators affecting e-learning acceptance. Conclusion This study highlights the challenges and factors influencing the acceptance, and use of e-learning as a tool for teaching within higher education. Thus, it will help to develop a strategic plan for the successful implementation of e-learning and view technology as a positive step towards evolution and change.

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