scholarly journals A Qualitative Research Study Which Explores Humanitarian Stakeholders’ Views on Healthcare Access for Refugees in Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 6972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Joseph ◽  
Sharif A. Ismail ◽  
Meghan Gunst ◽  
Kate Jarman ◽  
Dina Prior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Healthcare Access ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Language Differences ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Humanitarian Response ◽  
Key Stakeholders

Introduction: As of January 2020, 115,600 refugees remain in Greece; most are Afghani, Iraqi or Syrian nationals. This qualitative research study explores the views of key stakeholders providing healthcare for refugees in Greece between 2015 and 2018. The focus was on identifying key barriers and facilitators to healthcare access for refugees in Greece. Methods: 16 interviewees from humanitarian and international organisations operating in Greece were identified through purposive and snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between March and April 2018. Data were analysed using the Framework Method. Results: Key themes affecting healthcare access included the influence of socio-cultural factors (healthcare expectations, language, gender) and the ability of the Greek health system to respond to existing and evolving demands; these included Greece’s ongoing economic crisis, human resource shortages, weak primary healthcare system, legal barriers and logistics. The evolution of the humanitarian response from emergency to sustained changes to EU funding, coordination and comprehensiveness of services affected healthcare access for refugees. Conclusion: The most noted barriers cited by humanitarian stakeholders to healthcare access for refugees in Greece were socio-cultural and language differences between refugees and healthcare providers and poor coordination among stakeholders. Policies and interventions which address these could improve healthcare access for refugees in Greece with coordination led by the EU.

scholarly journals Fighting with the Lernean Hydra: Greek Humanitarian Crisis Enters Worst-Case Scenario. Comment on: Joseph, L.; Ismail, S.A.; Gunst, M.; Jarman, K.; Prior, D.; Harris, M.; Abbara, A. A Qualitative Research Study Which Explores Humanitarian Stakeholders’ Views on Healthcare Access for Refugees in Greece. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6972

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8253
Author(s):  
Ourania S. Kotsiou ◽  
Panagiotis Kotsios ◽  
Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis ◽  
Vaios Kotsios
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Healthcare Access ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Humanitarian Crisis ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Humanitarian Response ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Shed Light

Liz Joseph and collaborators shed light upon the real challenges of securing health during the Greek humanitarian crisis from the point of view of the key stakeholders in healthcare access, reflecting the need to reform a range of different contexts and types of humanitarian response [...]

scholarly journals Factors contributing to the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 50-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Minnie ◽  
Hester Klopper ◽  
Christa Van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Combination Of Methods ◽  
Organisational Factors

The objective of this study was to explore and describe the factors that influence the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV. This was achieved through a qualitative research study that was exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature. A sample of 13 pregnant women participated. Data obtained from semi-structured interviews was analysed according to a protocol based on a combination of methods of analysis. The three main themes, namely factors that contribute to the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV, factors that contribute to the decision by pregnant women not to be tested for HIV and organisational factors that influence the decision by pregnant women to be tested for HIV, were divided into nine subthemes. Conclusions and recommendations to promote counselling to pregnant women being tested for HIV are provided. Opsomming Die doel van die studie was om die faktore wat die besluit van swanger vroue om vir MIV getoets te word, te verken en beskryf. Dit is gedoen deur middel van verkennende, beskrywende, kontekstuele kwalitatiewe navorsing. ’n Steekproef van 13 swanger vroue het deelgeneem. Inligting is verkry deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude. Hierdie inligting is ontleed aan die hand van ’n protokol gebaseer op ’n kombinasie van ontledingsmetodes. Die drie hooftemas, naamlik faktore wat bydra tot swanger vroue se besluit om vir MIV getoets te word, faktore wat bydra tot swanger vroue se besluit om nie vir MIV getoets te word nie en organisatoriese faktore wat swanger vroue se besluit beïnvloed om vir MIV getoets te word, is in nege subtemas onderverdeel. Gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings ter bevordering van berading van swanger vroue vir MIV-toetsing, word verskaf.

scholarly journals Meanings Attributed by Adolescents to Intrafamily Sexual Violence and Assistance in the Judiciary

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana Mendes de Souza Teixeira Roque ◽  
Diene Monique Carlos ◽  
Geraldo Romanelli ◽  
Cintia Aparecida da Silva ◽  
José Eurípedes Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Secondary Victimization ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Childhood And Youth

Abstract The aim was to know and analyze the meanings of intrafamily sexual violence experienced and the Court support for adolescents who underwent the questioning. A qualitative research study through semi-structured interviews and free observation with nine adolescents aged between 13 and 17 years old, in a specific Court of Childhood and Youth. Data was analyzed using the technique of content analysis, with “Distance and negative”, and “Secondary victimization” pointed out. First, by signifying the intrafamily sexual violence suffered, the adolescent presents memory lapses about what happened, and it shows a wide spectrum of detrimental effects of intrafamily sexual violence. Secondly, it shows that the intervention of the Judiciary Branch has caused secondary victimization, gaps in care, and reproduction of power relationships. It was concluded on the importance to articulate a children and adolescents rights guaranteeing system, considering the new social frameworks, as well as the issue of human development.

Using human resource activities to implement sustainability in SMEs

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 652-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Langwell ◽  
Dennis Heaton
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how small- and medium-sized organisations that were already participating in recognised sustainability programmes in Iowa, USA, in how they were utilising activities normally associated with human resources (HRs) to implement sustainability – activities included communication, engagement, incentives and recruitment and retention. Design/methodology/approach – The authors were interested in how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were utilising HR functions to implement sustainability. This was an exploratory, qualitative research study utilised semi-structured interviews to obtain data. Findings – Based on the findings, some of the functions are being utilised more than others, with some activities not being implemented at all. Research limitations/implications – This research offers empirical research on how sustainability is achieved in SMEs. Practical implications – This paper outlines some practical methods that any SME could utilise to help implement sustainability within an organisation. Originality/value – This paper adds empirical research on how SMEs are implementing sustainable practices into their operations by using activities normally associated with the HR department.

scholarly journals Monitoring Mad Mothers: Unmasking Violent Institutional Sanism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celina Dycke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mental Health Diagnosis ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Health Diagnosis

<div>This qualitative research study explores the experiences, thoughts and feelings of mothers who have been given a mental health diagnosis. Using a narrative inquiry approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two mothers from Toronto. The study uncovers how sanist beliefs intersect with other sites of oppression, and the affect this has on mothers and their Mothering practices. Particular attention is paid to asking what the effects are on women who are assumed to be violent towards their children, due to a mental health diagnosis. It asks what this type of sanism and mental health profiling does to their sense of self, resilience and hope for their families and their futures.</div>

scholarly journals ‘Busyness’ and the preclusion of quality palliative district nursing care

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 893-903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Nagington ◽  
Karen Luker ◽  
Catherine Walshe
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Ethical Care

Ethical care is beginning to be recognised as care that accounts for the views of those at the receiving end of care. However, in the context of palliative and supportive district nursing care, the patients’ and their carers’ views are seldom heard. This qualitative research study explores these views. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 26 patients with palliative and supportive care needs receiving district nursing care, and 13 of their carers. Participants were recruited via community nurses and hospices between September 2010 and October 2011. Post-structural discourse analysis is used to examine how discourses operate on a moral level. One discourse, ‘busyness’, is argued to preclude a moral form of nursing care. The discourse of friendship is presented to contrast this. Discussion explores Gallagher’s ‘slow ethics’ and challenges the currently accepted ways of measuring to improve quality of care concluding that quality cannot be measured.

scholarly journals Monitoring Mad Mothers: Unmasking Violent Institutional Sanism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celina Dycke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mental Health Diagnosis ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Health Diagnosis

<div>This qualitative research study explores the experiences, thoughts and feelings of mothers who have been given a mental health diagnosis. Using a narrative inquiry approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two mothers from Toronto. The study uncovers how sanist beliefs intersect with other sites of oppression, and the affect this has on mothers and their Mothering practices. Particular attention is paid to asking what the effects are on women who are assumed to be violent towards their children, due to a mental health diagnosis. It asks what this type of sanism and mental health profiling does to their sense of self, resilience and hope for their families and their futures.</div>

scholarly journals What are the challenges in the vaccination of migrants in Norway from healthcare provider perspectives? A qualitative, phenomenological study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e040974
Author(s):  
Anna Socha ◽  
Jörn Klein
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Provider Perspectives

BackgroundMigrant populations in the European Union (EU) suffer a disproportionate burden of infectious diseases and may be particularly vulnerable due to poor conditions in countries of origin or throughout transit to the host country. Given the rising level of migration into Europe, the vaccination of migrant populations has become a key priority, with European countries committing to equitably extending the benefits of vaccination to all. However, in Norway, little is known about the vaccination of migrant populations.ObjectiveThe aim of this qualitative research study was to explore the process of vaccinating migrant populations in Norway and elucidate any challenges as perceived by healthcare providers. This involved exploring the challenges faced by healthcare providers in delivering vaccinations to migrants as well as potential barriers faced by migrants in accessing vaccinations in Norway, from the perspectives of healthcare providers.MethodsIn June 2019, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with seven healthcare providers who are involved in vaccinating migrants in South-Eastern and Western Norway. This included healthcare providers working in general practice, public health and infectious disease clinics, migrant health clinics, and local public health institutes.ResultsAn inductive, exploratory analysis identified key themes that were reviewed and analysed in light of existing literature. According to the informants, the Childhood Immunisation Programme is effective in including migrant children within the national vaccination schedule. However, gaps in vaccination appear to exist with regards to adult migrants as well as working migrants. There is currently no consistent or structured approach to vaccinating adult migrants in Norway, including no guidelines from governing bodies on how to organise vaccination to adult migrants in municipalities. Furthermore, reasons why adult vaccination is not prioritised were provided, such as tuberculosis screening and treatment taking precedence and the common assumption among healthcare providers that vaccinations are dealt with in childhood.ConclusionThe development of equitable immunisation programmes requires an understanding of the multifactorial barriers to immunisation, such as those posed by policies, structures and governance bodies, or lack thereof. It also entails understanding the administration of such policies and the perspectives of those who are responsible for the delivery of vaccination, namely healthcare providers. This qualitative research study demonstrated that challenges exist in the vaccination of migrants in Norway and that they are coherent with those experienced throughout the EU, principally the presence of gaps in vaccinating adult migrants, working migrants and internal EU migrants. This research provides direction for future investigations and highlights the need for the inclusion of migrant status in the Norwegian Immunisation Registry.

scholarly journals “We Are All Trying to Find a Way to Help Ourselves”: A Look at Self-Help Strategies Among Psychotherapy Clients

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherilyn Chang ◽  
Rajeswari Sambasivam ◽  
Esmond Seow ◽  
Geoffrey Chern-Yee Tan ◽  
Sharon Huixian Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Psychotherapy Clients

Objective: This study examined self-help strategies engaged by psychotherapy clients and explored their views on such self-help approach.Methods: Secondary analysis of data from a qualitative research study was conducted. A total of 15 psychotherapy clients were recruited, and data were collected via semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of data was conducted using inductive approach to examine the content.Results: Three main themes revolving around self-help strategies were identified: (1) types of self-help strategies, (2) reasons for engaging in self-help activities, and (3) effectiveness of self-help strategies.Conclusion: The self-help approach to manage distress is common among psychotherapy clients. This study provided insights into understanding how and why clients use self-help strategies in their daily lives.

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