scholarly journals Experiences of health care providers managing sexual assault victims in the emergency unit Part 2: Discussion of results and literature control

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Skhosana ◽  
Mmapheko D. Peu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Unit ◽  
Mpumalanga Province ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Assault Victims ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of health care providers managing sexual assault victims in the emergency unit of a community hospital in the Nkangala district in the Mpumalanga Province. A qualitative, phenomenological design was applied. Purposeful sampling was used to select participants from health care providers who were working in the emergency unit and had managed more than four sexual assault victims. Data were collected by means of individual interviews and analysed according to the Tesch method of data analysis by the researcher and the independent co-coder. Main categories, subcategories and themes were identified. Participants expressed their emotions, challenges and police attitudes and behaviours, as well as inconsistencies in guidelines and needs identification. It was recommended that members of the multidisciplinary team engage in community activities and that the community participate in matters pertaining to sexual assault. Government should develop clear guidelines that are applicable to rural and urban South Africa. Health care sciences should aim to train more forensic nurses. All relevant departments should work together to alleviate the complications caused by sexual assault incidents. OpsommingDie doel van hierdie studie was om die ervaringe van gesondheidsorgverskaffers wat slagoffers van seksuele aanranding in die ongevalle-eenheid van 'n gemeenskapshospitaal in die Nkangala-distrik in die provinsie van Mpumalanga hanteer, te ontgin en te beskryf. ’n Kwalitatiewe fenomenologiese ontwerp is toegepas. Doelbewuste steekproefneming is gebruik om deelnemers te selekteer uit die groep gesondheidsorgverskaffers wat in die ongevalle-eenheid werksaam was en meer as vier slagoffers van seksuele aanranding hanteer het. Data is by wyse van individuele onderhoude ingesamel en volgens die Tesch-metode van data-analise deur die navorser en die onafhanklike medekodeerder geanaliseer. Hoofkategorieë, subkategorieë en temas is geïdentifiseer. Deelnemers het uitdrukking gegee aan hulle emosies, uitdagings, die houding en gedrag van polisiebeamptes, teenstrydighede in riglyne en behoefte-identifikasie. Aanbevelings is dat multidissiplinêre spanlede betrokke moet wees by gemeenskapsaktiwiteite en dat die gemeenskap moet deelneem aan sake wat verband hou met seksuele aanranding. Die regering moet duidelike riglyne ontwikkel wat op landelike en stedelike Suid-Afrika van toepassing is. Gesondheidsorgwetenskappe moet daarop gerig wees om meer forensiese verpleegkundiges op te lei. Alle toepaslike departemente moet saamwerk om die komplikasies te verlig wat deur voorvalle van seksuele aanranding veroorsaak word.

scholarly journals Experiences of health care providers managing sexual assault victims in the emergency unit Part 1: Background and methodology

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Skhosana ◽  
Mmapheko D. Peu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Unit ◽  
Mpumalanga Province ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Assault Victims ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

The objective of  this  study was  to  explore  and describe  the  experiences of health care providers managing sexual assault victims in the emergency unit of a community hospital in the Nkangala district in the  Mpumalanga Province. A qualitative, phenomenological design was applied. Purposeful sampling was used to select participants from health care providers who were working in the emergency unit and had managed more than four sexual assault victims. Data were collected by means of individual interviews and analysed according to the Tesch method of data analysis by the researcher and the independent co-coder. Main categories, subcategories and themes were identified. Participants expressed their emotions, challenges and police attitudes and behaviours as well as  inconsistencies in guidelines and needs identification. It was recommended that members of the multidisciplinary team engage in community activities and that the community participate  in matters pertaining to sexual assault. Government should develop  clear guidelines  that are applicable  to  rural and urban South Africa. Health  care sciences should aim to train more forensic nurses. All relevant departments should work together to alleviate the complications caused by sexual assault incidents.  Opsomming: Die doel van hierdie studie was om die ervaringe van gesondheidsorgverskaffers wat slagoffers van seksuele aanranding in die ongevalle-eenheid van 'n gemeenskapshospitaal in die Nkangala-distrik in die provinsie van Mpumalanga hanteer, te verken en te beskryf. ’n Kwalitatiewe fenomenologiese ontwerp  is  toegepas. Doelbewuste  steekproefneming is gebruik  om  deelnemers te  selekteer uit die groep gesondheidsorgverskaffers wat in die ongevalle-eenheid werksaam was en meer as vier slagoffers  van seksuele aanranding hanteer het. Data is by wyse van  individuele onderhoude ingesamel en volgens die Tesch-metode van data-analise deur die navorser en die  onafhanklike medekodeerder geanaliseer.Hoofkategorieë, subkategorieë en temas is geïdentifiseer. Deelnemers het uitdrukking gegee aan hulle emosies, uitdagings, die houding en gedrag van polisiebeamptes, teenstrydighede in riglyne en behoefte-identifikasie. Aanbevelings  is dat multidissiplinêre spanlede betrokke moet wees by gemeenskapsaktiwiteite en dat die gemeenskap moet deelneem aan sake wat verband hou met seksuele aanranding. Die regering moet duidelike riglyne ontwikkel wat op landelike en stedelike Suid-Afrika van toepassing is. Gesondheidsorgwetenskappe moet  daarop gerig wees om meer forensiese verpleeg-kundiges op te  lei. Alle toepaslike departemente moet saamwerk om die komplikasies te verlig wat deur voorvalle van seksuele aanranding veroorsaak word. 

Perceptions of Sexual Assault Victims/Survivors: The Influence of Sexual History and Body Weight

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Gotovac ◽  
Shelagh Towson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
Victim Blaming ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Rape Victims ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Assault Victims

The intersection between a woman’s body weight and sexual history and the victim blaming attitudes of future health care providers was investigated. University undergraduate students (N = 91) enrolled in programs associated with the provision of health care read 1 of 4 patient files of a woman reporting a rape as well as 2 distracter files. Results showed that, for overweight rape victims/survivors, study participants’ antifat attitudes were correlated with victim blaming attitudes. Male participants held the attacker significantly less responsible than did female participants if the victim/survivor had several previous sexual partners. Findings suggest that body weight should be considered as a contributing factor in attitudes toward rape victims/survivors, and the gender of the health care provider can be a factor in the post-assault treatment of overweight rape victims/survivors.

scholarly journals Smoking Cessation Practices of Rural and Urban Health Care Providers

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Scott ◽  
Kathleen LaSala ◽  
Carolyn Lyndaker ◽  
Sherry Neil-Urban
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Urban Health Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals Status and Patients Satisfaction Attended at Emergency Department of a Tertiary Level Hospital in Dhaka City

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
Khursheda Akhtar ◽  
Md Mamun Or Rashid ◽  
Khodeza Akhtar ◽  
Ayesha Siddika ◽  
Syeda Subrina Siddika
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Unit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patients Satisfaction ◽  
Mean Waiting Time

Background: Emergency department is one of the most important parts of a hospital which is the point of major public health interest. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to find out the existing facilities of emergency department, to assess the satisfaction of patients and health care providers on emergency services. Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out at emergency department of Mugda Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2017 to June 2017 for a period of six (06) months. Research instruments were semi structured questionnaire. Existing facilities at emergency department were assessed by check list which was adopted from Table of Equipment (TOE) by Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) and satisfaction level was categorized as good and bad. Face to face interview was taken from emergency patients and health care providers attending in emergency unit. Result: A total of 75 samples of respondents were selected purposively. Most of the respondents (30.0%) were in 26 to 35 years age group. According to their education level, 24(48.0%) were illiterate. Most of the respondents (76.0%) were attended to emergency unit by walking; however 48(96.0%) respondents attended by health care providers immediately. Half of the patients (50.0%) buy drugs from local dispensary and investigation in hospital was also done by half of the patients. After reaching at emergency, maximum patients 25(50.0%) waited for 1 to 5 minutes for receiving medical attention and mean waiting time was 10.14 minutes. Overall satisfactory level at emergency unit was good 23(46.0%) and bad 27(54.0%) (p<0.0001). Conclusion: Numbers of potential barriers influence the patients’ satisfaction. Periodic patient satisfaction survey should be institutionalized to provide feedback for continuous quality improvement. Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2019;6(1):53-58

scholarly journals Differences in Electronic Personal Health Information Tool Use Between Rural and Urban Cancer Patients in the United States: Secondary Data Analysis

JMIR Cancer ◽  
10.2196/17352 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e17352
Author(s):  
Alexandra Greenberg-Worisek ◽  
Liaa Ferede ◽  
Joyce Balls-Berry ◽  
Ian Marigi ◽  
Emily Valentin Mendez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Personal Health Information ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Rural And Urban

Background Studies have previously shown that rural cancer patients are diagnosed at later stages of disease. This delay is felt throughout treatment and follow-up, reflected in the fact that rural patients often have poorer clinical outcomes compared with their urban counterparts. Objective Few studies have explored whether there is a difference in cancer patients’ current use of health information technology tools by residential location. Methods Data from 7 cycles of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS, 2003-2017) were merged and analyzed to examine whether differences exist in managing electronic personal health information (ePHI) and emailing health care providers among rural and urban cancer patients. Geographic location was categorized using Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs). Bivariate analyses and multivariable logistic regression were used to determine whether associations existed between rural/urban residency and use of health information technology among cancer patients. Results Of the 3031 cancer patients/survivors who responded across the 7 cycles of HINTS, 797 (26.9%) resided in rural areas. No difference was found between rural and urban cancer patients in having managed ePHI in the past 12 months (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.43-1.40). Rural cancer patients were significantly less likely to email health care providers than their urban counterparts (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.32-0.84). Conclusions The digital divide between rural and urban cancer residents does not extend to general ePHI management; however, electronic communication with providers is significantly lower among rural cancer patients than urban cancer patients. Further research is needed to determine whether such disparities extend to other health information technology tools that might benefit rural cancer patients as well as other chronic conditions.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Rural Public Libraries to Address Telemedicine Inequities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela B. DeGuzman ◽  
Zack Siegfried ◽  
Megan E. Leimkuhler
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
Technological Readiness ◽  
Rural And Urban

AbstractIntroductionIn the United States, access to home-based telemedicine is inequitably distributed due to the limited reach of fixed broadband in rural areas. Public libraries typically offer patrons free access to broadband. Libraries, particularly those in rural regions, need to be evaluated as a site for patients to connect to a health care provider over a video visit. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the technological readiness of public libraries to provide telemedicine support and to determine differences in readiness between rural and urban public libraries.MethodsWe distributed a survey to members of the Virginia Library Association to evaluate technological readiness of Virginia public libraries to support telemedicine use in their facilities. The survey evaluated each library’s availability and speed of fixed broadband internet access, physical equipment, and private space.ResultsRespondents from 39 libraries completed the survey, approximately one-third of which were in rural or small urban areas. All respondents reported fixed broadband, at least four computers, and available staff to assist who technology in their libraries. Eighty-five percent of surveyed libraries reported sufficient broadband speed and a private room available to patrons. There were no significant differences between rural and urban status for any of the library characteristics.DiscussionPublic libraries in Virginia are technologically ready to support patrons connecting to health care providers over telemedicine. Systematic guidelines for library-practice collaborations are needed to support implementation across geographic and socioeconomically diverse areas.

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