Patient and professional experiences of virtual antenatal clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in a UK tertiary obstetric hospital: a questionnaire study (Preprint)

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic required rapid implementation of virtual antenatal care to keep pregnant women safe. This transition from face-to-face usual care had to be embraced by patients and professionals alike. OBJECTIVE We evaluated patient and professional’s experience with virtual antenatal clinic appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic, to determine satisfaction and enquire into the safety and quality of care received. METHODS A total of 148 women who attended a virtual antenatal clinic appointment at our UK tertiary obstetric care centre over a two-week period provided feedback (62% response rate). A further 37 health care professionals (HCP) delivering care in the virtual antenatal clinics participated in another questionnaire study (82% response rate). RESULTS We showed that women were highly satisfied with the virtual clinics, with 86% rating their experience as good/very good, and this was not associated with any statistically significant differences in age, ethnicity, number of previous births or pregnancy loss(es) (p>0.05). Even though, 56% preferred face-to-face appointments, 44% either expressed no preference or preferred virtual, and these preferences were not associated with significant differences in patient demographics (p>0.05). For HCP, 67% rated their experience of virtual clinics as good/very good; 78% described their experience as the same or better than face-to-face clinics; 15% preferred virtual clinics and 44% had no preference. Importantly, 67% found it easy/very easy to adapt to virtual clinics. Over 90% of HCP agreed virtual clinics should be implemented long-term. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates high satisfaction with telephone, antenatal clinics during the pandemic, which supports the transition towards widespread digitalisation of antenatal care, suited to twenty first century patients and professionals. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

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Patient and professional experience of virtual antenatal clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in a UK tertiary obstetric hospital: a questionnaire study

10.22541/au.160275969.96659003/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lauren Quinn ◽

Oluwafumbi Olajide ◽

Marsha Green ◽

Hasam Sayed ◽

Humera Ansar

Keyword(s):

Questionnaire Study ◽

Professional Experience ◽

Antenatal Clinics

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Social representations of human rights violations: Further evidence

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024//1421-0185.60.2.89 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 89-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Alain Clémence ◽

Thierry Devos ◽

Willem Doise

Keyword(s):

Cluster Analysis ◽

Human Rights ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Young People ◽

Social Representations ◽

Social Reality ◽

Questionnaire Study ◽

Human Rights Violations ◽

High Tolerance ◽

Individual Actions

Social representations of human rights violations were investigated in a questionnaire study conducted in five countries (Costa Rica, France, Italy, Romania, and Switzerland) (N = 1239 young people). We were able to show that respondents organize their understanding of human rights violations in similar ways across nations. At the same time, systematic variations characterized opinions about human rights violations, and the structure of these variations was similar across national contexts. Differences in definitions of human rights violations were identified by a cluster analysis. A broader definition was related to critical attitudes toward governmental and institutional abuses of power, whereas a more restricted definition was rooted in a fatalistic conception of social reality, approval of social regulations, and greater tolerance for institutional infringements of privacy. An atypical definition was anchored either in a strong rejection of social regulations or in a strong condemnation of immoral individual actions linked with a high tolerance for governmental interference. These findings support the idea that contrasting definitions of human rights coexist and that these definitions are underpinned by a set of beliefs regarding the relationships between individuals and institutions.

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Shiftwork and diurnal type: A questionnaire study.

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e449452004-001 ◽

1979 ◽

Author(s):

Lars Torsvall ◽

Torbjorn Akerstedt

Keyword(s):

Type A ◽

Questionnaire Study

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The Revelation Of Reasons For Cheating At Open Educational College In Basra:, A Questionnaire Study Of Educational College Students And Their Attitudes Towards Cheating

10.33193/1889-000-005-018 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 301

Author(s):

عرفات عبد علي رخيص

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Questionnaire Study

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Research into the Effect of Photometric Flicker Event on the Perception of Office Workers

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2019-022 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 22-27

Author(s):

Cenk Yavuz ◽

Ceyda Aksoy Tırmıkç ◽

Burcu Çarklı Yavuz

Keyword(s):

Experimental Work ◽

Psychological Problems ◽

Office Workers ◽

Questionnaire Study ◽

Fast Growing ◽

Lighting Conditions ◽

Lighting Systems ◽

Enormous Number

Today the number of office workers has reached to an enormous number due to the fast-growing technology. Most of these office workers spend long hours in enclosed spaces with little/no daylight penetration. The lack of daylight causes physiological and psychological problems with the workers. At this point lighting systems become prominent as the source and the solution of the problem. Photometric flicker event which arises in the lighting systems can sometimes become visible and brings a lot of issues with it. In this paper, an experimental work has been done to investigate the effect of flicker. For this purpose, the flicker values of 3 different experiment rooms for different lighting conditions and scenarios have been measured and a questionnaire study has been carried out in the experiment rooms with 30 participants. In conclusion, the effect of the flicker event on the volunteers have been classified and some methods have been proposed not to experience flicker effects.

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‘Are we on the same wavelength?’ International nurses and the process of confronting and adjusting to clinical communication in Australia

Communication & Medicine ◽

10.1558/cam.28953 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 263-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tonia Crawford ◽

Peter Roger ◽

Sally Candlin

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Care Setting ◽

Linguistically Diverse ◽

The Other ◽

Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽

Central Theme ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Clinical Communication ◽

Professional Experiences

Effective communication skills are important in the health care setting in order to develop rapport and trust with patients, provide reassurance, assess patients effectively and provide education in a way that patients easily understand (Candlin and Candlin, 2003). However with many nurses from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds being recruited to fill the workforce shortfall in Australia, communication across cultures with the potential for miscommunication and ensuing risks to patient safety has gained increasing focus in recent years (Shakya and Horsefall, 2000; Chiang and Crickmore, 2009). This paper reports on the first phase of a study that examines intercultural nurse patient communication from the perspective of four Registered Nurses from CALD backgrounds working in Australia. Five interrelating themes that were derived from thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews are discussed. The central theme of ‘adjustment’ was identified as fundamental to the experiences of the RNs and this theme interrelated with each of the other themes that emerged: professional experiences with communication, ways of showing respect, displaying empathy, and vulnerability.

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