scholarly journals Attitudes toward Homosexuality among Nurses in Taiwan: Effects of Survey Year and Sociodemographic Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3465
Author(s):  
Huang-Chi Lin ◽  
Yi-Chun Lin ◽  
Yu-Ping Chang ◽  
Wei-Hsin Lu ◽  
Cheng-Fang Yen
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Homosexuality ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Changing Trend ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

This study aimed to compare the level of attitudes toward homosexuality among nurses in Taiwan between 2005 and 2017 and with various demographic characteristics, as well as the roles of demographic characteristics in the changing trend of attitudes toward homosexuality between 2005 and 2017. This survey study recruited nurses from three hospitals in 2005 (Survey 2005, N = 1176) and 2017 (Survey 2017, N = 1519). Participants’ four dimensions of attitudes toward homosexuality, including condemnation, immorality, avoiding contact, and stereotypes, were assessed using the Taiwanese version of the Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Questionnaire. The results demonstrated that nurses in 2017 exhibited lower levels of avoiding contact with lesbian and gay patients and stereotypes toward homosexuality but higher levels of condemnation of gay and lesbian individuals and perceptions of gay and lesbian individuals as immoral than did nurses in 2005. Age moderated changes in some dimensions of attitudes toward homosexuality from 2005 to 2017. The need to develop training programs aimed at improving not only the quality of nursing skills but also their negative attitudes regarding homosexuality is urgent.

scholarly journals Patient satisfaction with the quality of nursing care: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Skhvitaridze ◽  
T Lobjanidze ◽  
A Papidze ◽  
E Barjadze ◽  
N Landia
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patients Satisfaction ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Abstract Aim To evaluate patients' satisfaction with the quality of nursing care and examine factors which affect their decision. Design A retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive survey study. Methods Data were collected using a structured questionnaire in Georgian language was administered to the patients. The response rate was 93% and the final sample was composed of 173 patients who enrolled consequently after taking written informed consent. One hospital and one outpatient department in the capital city of Georgia were selected for the study setting. Data were collected during one month. Data on demography was collected. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied accordingly using STATA version 17. Eligible criteria: Adults, capable of independent communication and who talk Georgian language, did not have any severe process or complications, were in the recovery stage, with no referral and discharging to home. Results Majority of respondents were aged between 56-65 years (50%), males (52.5%), residents of the capital city (70%), having higher education (80%) and employed (75%). Overall, 89% of patients described provided nursing care as an excellent. The most important factors, which affect patients' satisfaction are the waiting time before admission, safety of services, comfortable environment along with the proper level of care and attentiveness. These results can be generalized and may be useful in comparative studies of patient satisfaction. Key messages Permanent evaluation of nursing care is important to evaluate patients satisfaction. Factors as waiting time, safety of services, comfortable and friendly environment, and attentiveness are key for high level of satisfaction.

scholarly journals NURSE-PATIENT COMMUNICATION BARRIERS AS PERCEIVED BY ADULT IN-PATIENTS AND NURSES IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MALAYSIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Ikome Otto Mbambe ◽  
Radha Maniam
Keyword(s):  
Private Hospital ◽  
Communication Barriers ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Transfer And Exchange ◽  
Adult Inpatient ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Physical Care ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Background: Effective and skilful communication is crucial and an important element in the quality of nursing care. This enables nurses to assess patients' needs and provide them with the appropriate physical care, emotional support, knowledge transfer and exchange of information. However, nurses find it difficult to communicate effectively and therapeutically with their patients. Aim: To identify the nurses’ and adult inpatients’ perceptions of barriers to effective nurse-patient communication. Methodology: A descriptive study was used to collect data from nurses (n=40) and adult inpatient (n=63) in multidisciplinary wards in a private hospital in Malaysia. Two sets of self-administered questionnaire for the two different groups of participants, the patients and nurses were used. Data were analysed using the SPSS version 20.0. Results: Nurses and adult in patient perceived heavy workload, dialect and negative attitudes towards nurses as main barriers that hinders effective communication among nurses and patients. Conclusion: Communication places an important part in patients’ satisfaction of care and the ability of the nurse to provided patient centred care. Nurses should take in to account those communication barriers that affect the patients and be confident enough to take the first step to initiate communication and be able to handle patients’ dynamic emotions.

scholarly journals Influence of stress factors and socio-demographic characteristics on the sleep quality of nursing students

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 514-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Betzabeth Ticona Benavente ◽  
Rodrigo Marques da Silva ◽  
Aline Baraldi Higashi ◽  
Laura de Azevedo Guido ◽  
Ana Lucia Siqueira Costa
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Objective:To analyze the influence of stress factors and socio-demographic characteristics on the sleep quality of nursing students. Method: An analytical cross-sectional and quantitative study, conducted with 151 nursing students in São Paulo between March and April of 2012. A form for socio-demographic characteristics, the Instrument to Evaluate Stress in Nursing Students and the Pittsburgh Sleep Index were applied. Results: High levels of stress was predominant for Time Management (27.8%) and Professional Training (30.5%) and low sleep quality (78.8%). The Professional Communication, Professional Training and Theoretical Activity are positively correlated to sleep quality. Work activity, academic year and time for daily studies contributed to a low quality of sleep. Conclusion: Few stress factors from the academic environment and some socio-demographic characteristics contributed to the reduction of sleep quality in students.


scholarly journals The Differences of Inpatients’ Satisfaction Level based on Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Jurnal NERS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Ni Komang Ayu Adnya Dewi ◽  
Ni Putu Emy Darma Yanti ◽  
Kadek Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Nursing

Introduction: Assessing the quality of nursing care has become a global health issue. especially for caregivers and recipients of care in the inpatient department. Patient satisfaction is one of the  indicators to measure quality of nursing care. This study aimed to identify the differences of patient satisfaction level in inpatient ward based on socio-demographic characteristics at Siloam Hospitals Bali.Methods: This study was cross-sectional design with descriptive comparative and correlation methods. Patient satisfaction data were collected using the Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire (PSNCQQ) that was provided after the patient was discharged. Purposive sampling technique was used to determine 107 samples. The analytical tests used in this study were the Spearman correlation test, Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test.Results: The results of this study showed that there was a significant weak and negative correlation between the level of satisfaction and age of the patient (p = 0.017; r = -0.231; α <0.05). There were significant differences of patient satisfaction based on marital status (p = 0.036; α <0.05) and nationality status (p = 0.001; α <0.05), but there were no differences in patient satisfaction based on sex (p = 0.276; α <0.05) and education level (p = 0.434; α <0.05).Conclusion: This study concluded that social demographic characteristics of patients can influence the satisfaction, but only on age, marital and nationality status. This showed that inpatients provide good satisfaction evaluations of nursing care. The optimal nursing care needs to be maintained and improved, either routine evaluation or sustainable program development.

The Relationship Between Interoception and Metacognition

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Meessen ◽  
Verena Mainz ◽  
Siegfried Gauggel ◽  
Eftychia Volz-Sidiropoulou ◽  
Stefan Sütterlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Performance ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Interoceptive Awareness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Heartbeat Perception ◽  
Interoceptive Accuracy ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Recently, Garfinkel and Critchley (2013) proposed to distinguish between three facets of interoception: interoceptive sensibility, interoceptive accuracy, and interoceptive awareness. This pilot study investigated how these facets interrelate to each other and whether interoceptive awareness is related to the metacognitive awareness of memory performance. A sample of 24 healthy students completed a heartbeat perception task (HPT) and a memory task. Judgments of confidence were requested for each task. Participants filled in questionnaires assessing interoceptive sensibility, depression, anxiety, and socio-demographic characteristics. The three facets of interoception were found to be uncorrelated and interoceptive awareness was not related to metacognitive awareness of memory performance. Whereas memory performance was significantly related to metamemory awareness, interoceptive accuracy (HPT) and interoceptive awareness were not correlated. Results suggest that future research on interoception should assess all facets of interoception in order to capture the multifaceted quality of the construct.

Specifying the Contact Hypothesis in a Minority-Minority Context

2013 ◽  
Vol 221 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuuli Anna Mähönen ◽  
Katriina Ihalainen ◽  
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti
Keyword(s):  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Ethnic Identification ◽  
Contact Hypothesis ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Intergroup Anxiety ◽  
Intergroup Interactions ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Basic Tenet

This survey study focused on the attitudes of Russian-speaking minority youth (N = 132) toward other immigrant groups living in Finland. Along with testing the basic tenet of the contact hypothesis in a minority-minority context, the mediating effect of intergroup anxiety and the moderating effect of perceived social norms on the contact-attitude association were specified by taking into account the identity processes involved in intergroup interactions. The results indicated, first, that the experience of intergroup anxiety evoked by a negative intergroup encounter was reflected in negative outgroup attitudes only among the weakly identified. Second, negative contact experiences of minority adolescents were found not to be reflected in negative attitudes when their ethnic identification was attenuated, and when they perceived positive norms regarding intergroup attitudes.

KAMPÜS İÇİ ULAŞIMDA ALTERNATİF SEÇİMLER: KARABÜK ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖRNEĞİ

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rukiye Tekin ◽  
Metin Kılıç
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
City Image ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Effective Administration ◽  
Demographic Features

The contribution of universities to economic structure, social and physical insfrastructure, the quality of life and city, and the level of education cannot be regarded. Therefore, it should be provided that university campuses should be areas which reflect city image with their physical structures. In this regard, the effective administration, usage, and development of universities, and the coordination between the units of universities should also be provided. One of the most significant elements of this coordination and cooperation is on campus transportation. One of the main purposes of the thesis is to evaluate inner campus transportation which is the sub-unit of city transportation. Other purposes are to determine the reasons of the perception of the users in reference to their demographic features on campus transportation and the reasons of their preferences of a particular transportation option. A survey study has been conducted in order to measure inner campus transportation perceptions. In this regard, 1112 questionnaire forms have been analysed by the software programme of SPSS. Expression analysis of the reliability, frequency distribution and factors are obtained, and differences were identified by ANOVA and T-TEST analysis.

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