Customer's self-audit to improve the technical quality of maternity care in Tabriz: a community trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Gholipour ◽  
Jafar Tabrizi ◽  
Mohammad asghari-Jafarabadi ◽  
Shabnam Iezadi ◽  
Nasrin Farshbaf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternity Care ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Community Trial

scholarly journals Three Social Classroom Applications to Improve Student Attitudes

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alf Inge Wang ◽  
Aleksander Aanesl. Elvemo ◽  
Vegard Gamnes
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Software Architecture ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
The Difference

The paper presents results of a quasiexperiment where the three social classroom applications Post-It, WordCloud, and Categorizer were used in software architecture lectures. Post-It and WordCloud are applications that allow students to brainstorm or give comments related to a given topic. Categorizer is a puzzle game where the students are asked to place a number of terms in one of two correct categories. The three applications are multimodal HTML5 applications that enable students to interact in a classroom using their own digital devices, and the teacher’s laptop is used to display progress and results on the large screen. The focus of this study was to evaluate how the difference of these applications and how their integration into the lecture affected the students’ motivation, engagement, thinking, activity level, social interaction, creativity, enjoyment, attention, and learning. In addition, the study evaluated the usability and the technical quality of the applications. The results of the experiment show that the way such applications are integrated into a lecture highly affects the students’ attitude. The experiment also showed that the game-based application was on average better received among the students and that the students’ attitude was highly sensitive to the difficulty level of the game.

scholarly journals Prevalence and risk factors of apical periodontitis in endodontically treated teeth in a selected population of Brazilian adults

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Estrela ◽  
Cláudio Rodrigues Leles ◽  
Augusto César Braz Hollanda ◽  
Marcelo Sampaio Moura ◽  
Jesus Djalma Pécora
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Apical Periodontitis ◽  
Endodontic Treatment ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Endodontically Treated Teeth ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of apical periodontitis in endodontically treated teeth in a selected population of Brazilian adults. A total of 1,372 periapical radiographs of endodontically treated teeth were analyzed based on the quality of root filling, status of coronal restoration and presence of posts associated with apical periodontitis (AP). Data were analyzed statistically using odds ratio, confidence intervals and chi-square test. The prevalence of AP with adequate endodontic treatment was low (16.5%). This percentage dropped to 12.1% in cases with adequate root filling and adequate coronal restoration. Teeth with adequate endodontic treatment and poor coronal restoration had an AP prevalence of 27.9%. AP increased to 71.7% in teeth with poor endodontic treatment associated with poor coronal restoration. When poor endodontic treatment was combined with adequate coronal restoration, AP prevalence was 61.8%. The prevalence of AP was low when associated with high technical quality of root canal treatment. Poor coronal restoration increased the risk of AP even when endodontic treatment was adequate (OR=2.80; 95%CI=1.87-4.22). The presence of intracanal posts had no influence on AP prevalence.

scholarly journals Does service integration improve technical quality of care in low-resource settings? An evaluation of a model integrating HIV care into family planning services in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (suppl_4) ◽  
pp. iv91-iv101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Mutemwa ◽  
Susannah H Mayhew ◽  
Charlotte E Warren ◽  
Timothy Abuya ◽  
Charity Ndwiga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Low Resource Settings ◽  
Low Resource

scholarly journals Statistical analysis of factors affecting the service quality of Jetstar Pacific Airlines

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Nhan Huu Huynh ◽  
Dung Anh To
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Functional Quality ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this paper is to study the effects of service quality in Jetstar Pacific Airlines towards customer’s satisfaction under the perspective of Servqual and Gronroos service quality model and the relationship between functional quality, technical quality, internal and external environment influences mediated by Jetstar Pacific Airlines images and service quality using the main statistical methods such as factor analysis and multiple linear regression.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF A TRAINING COURSE ON OPEN VASCULAR SURGICAL TECHNIQUES IN AORTOILIAC PATHOLOGY - 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

2015 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-202
Author(s):  
Bogdan Stancu ◽  
Florin Beteg ◽  
Aurel Mironiuc ◽  
Aurel Muste ◽  
Claudia Gherman
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Technique ◽  
Vascular Surgery ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Surgical Skills ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Statistical Association ◽  
Abdominal Aortic

Introduction. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the efficacy of a vascular surgery course (2008-2012), and to verify the viability and the feasibility of the vascular anastomoses.Material and method. Vascular surgical techniques performed simultaneously on pigs were: enlargement prosthetic angioplasty, abdominal aortic interposition graft and aortoiliac bypass. Endpoints of the study were the surgical skills and the technical quality, evaluated on a scale ranging from 1 (satisfactory) to 3 (very good) for our participants.Result. A significant improvement in vascular surgical skills tasks was observed during the study years and we also found a semnificative statistical association between the quality of suture and the surgical technique used (Kendall coefficient=0.71, p=0.001<0.05).Conclusions. Our course contributed to the improvement of technical vascular surgical skills of the operator teams, reproducing in vivo, in pigs, the intraoperative environment as in human patients.

scholarly journals Is quality maternal healthcare all about successful childbirth? Views of mothers in the Wa Municipality, Ghana

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0257401
Author(s):  
Linus Baatiema ◽  
Augustine Tanle ◽  
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh ◽  
Edward Kwabena Ameyaw
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Maternal Healthcare ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
West Region ◽  
Adverse Pregnancy ◽  
Wa Municipality

Introduction In spite of the countless initiatives of the Ghana government to improve the quality of maternal healthcare, Upper West Region still records poor childbirth outcomes. This study, therefore, explored women’s perception of the quality of maternal healthcare they receive in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Materials and methods This is a qualitative cross-sectional study of 62 women who accessed maternal healthcare in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. We analysed the transcripts using the analytic inductive technique. An inter-coding technique (testing for inter-coding agreement) was employed. The iterative coding process resulted in a coding scheme with four main themes. We used peer-debriefing technique in ensuring credibility and trustworthiness. Results Logistics and equipment; referral service; empathic service delivery; inadequacy of care providers; affordability of service; satisfaction with services received; as well as experience and service delivery were the parameters used by the women in assessing quality maternity care. A number of gaps were reported in the healthcare system including limited healthcare providers, limited beds and inefficient referral system. Conversely, some of them reported that some healthcare providers offered empathetic healthcare. Contrary views were expressed with respect to satisfaction with maternity care. Conclusion Government and all stakeholders seeking to enhance quality of maternal health and accelerate the attainment of the third Sustainable Development Goal need to reconsider the financing of service delivery at health institutions. Indeed, our findings have illustrated that routine workshops on empathetic healthcare are required in efforts to increase the rate of facility-based childbirth, and thereby subside maternal mortality and all adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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