scholarly journals Analyzing Qualitative Data about Hospitalized Children: Reflections on Bodily Expressions

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coralee McLaren
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Environmental Preferences ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Walking Tour ◽  
Hospital Environments

Although considerable energy is invested in ensuring that pediatric hospital environments are psychosocially supportive, few researchers have connected the experiences of patients to hospital architecture, a crucial interface between healthcare delivery and patient care. Seeking to uncover childrens experiences within a contemporary hospital, I draw on data gathered during a photo walking tour with hospitalized children. Findings suggest that in addition to speaking, children express themselves physically by appropriating the gaze, pressing boundaries and finding alternate spaces. New methods and techniques are needed to reveal childrens physical competencies and abilities to determine their environmental preferences.

Attitudes towards digital health tools for outpatient cirrhosis management in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Pringle Bloom ◽  
Madeline Marx ◽  
Thomas J Wang ◽  
Bradley Green ◽  
Jasmine Ha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Decompensated Cirrhosis ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Early Readmission

BackgroundTechnology represents a promising tool to improve healthcare delivery for patients with cirrhosis. We sought to assess utilisation of technology and preferred features of a digital health management tool, in patients with an early readmission for decompensated cirrhosis.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of patients readmitted within 90 days for decompensated cirrhosis. A semistructured interview obtained quantitative and qualitative data through open-ended questions.ResultsOf the 50 participants, mean age was 57.6 years and mean (range) model for end stage liver disease was 22.7 (10–46). Thirty-eight (76%) patients own a Smartphone and 62% have regular access to a computer with internet. Thirty-nine (78%) patients would consider using a Smartphone application to manage their cirrhosis. Forty-six (92%) patients report having a principal caregiver, of which 80% own a Smartphone. Patients were interested in a Smartphone application that could communicate with their physician (85%), send medication notifications to the patient (65%) and caregiver (64%), transmit diagnostic results and appointment reminders (82%), educate about liver disease (79%), regularly transmit weight data to the doctor (85% with ascites) and play a game to detect cognitive decline (67% with encephalopathy). Common themes from qualitative data include a desire to learn about liver disease and communicate with providers via digital tools.ConclusionAmong patients with cirrhosis with an early readmission for decompensation, most have Smartphones and would be willing to use a Smartphone to manage their disease. Future digital health management tools should be tailored to the use patterns and preferences of the patients with cirrhosis and their caregivers.

Performance Studies of Integrated Network Scenarios in a Hospital Environment

2015 ◽  
pp. 1398-1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul I. Sarkar ◽  
Anita Xiao-min Kuang ◽  
Kashif Nisar ◽  
Angela Amphawan
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Data Loss ◽  
File Transfer ◽  
Integrated Network ◽  
Integrated Networks ◽  
Backbone Networks ◽  
Hospital Environments

Hospital network is evolving towards a more integrated approach by interconnecting wireless technologies into backbone networks. Although various integrated network scenarios have been published in the networking literature, a generic hospital model has not yet been fully explored and it remains a challenging topic in practice. One of the problems encountered by network practitioners is the seamless integration of network components into healthcare delivery. A good understanding of the performance of integrated networks is required for efficient design and deployment of such technologies in hospital environments. This research paper discuss on the modelling and evaluation of integrated network scenarios in hospital environments. The impact of traffic types (e.g. data, voice and video), traffic load, network size and signal strength on network performance is investigated by simulation. Three piloted case studies look at client performance in radiology Accident and Emergency (A & E and Intensive Care Unit (ICU)) scenarios. Each scenario reflects the need for various traffic types that end up distinct network behaviours. In the radiology scenario, email and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) traffic is found to perform well for medium-to-large networks. In the A & E scenario, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic is shown to generate very limited jitter and data loss. The performance is aligned with the Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. In the ICU scenario, the performance of video conference degrades with network size, thus, a QoS-enabled device is recommended to reduce the packet delay and data loss. IEEE 802.11a suits in hospital environment because it mitigates interference on the 2.4GHz band where most wireless devices operate.

scholarly journals The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) as a Tool for Facilitating Pan-Disability Focus Groups and as a New Method for Quantifying Changes in Qualitative Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 160940691986604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Full Inclusion ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Pertinent Data ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups ◽  
Group Technique

This article reaffirms the value and flexibility of the nominal group technique (NGT) when conducting qualitative focus groups (QFGs). In the project that will be discussed, the methods used expanded the application of the NGT into the realm of pan-disability (i.e., individuals with differing impairments) research. It provides requirements and recommendations for the full inclusion and participation of disabled people into projects where the pertinent source of qualitative data is obtained from QFGs. Furthermore, this article describes innovative additional steps to the NGT that are beneficial to researchers. This includes a method of evaluating the data that is often lost between the NGTs’ stages of initial and final rankings. These new methods ensure pertinent data are not overlooked.

Data “big” and “small” – Examples from the Australian lexical database

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Bowern
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Language Change ◽  
First Century ◽  
Lexical Database ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Statistical Approaches ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThe twenty-first Century has been billed the era of “big data”, and linguists are participating in this trend. We are seeing an increased reliance on statistical and quantitative arguments in most fields of linguistics, including the oldest parts of the field, such as the study of language change. The increased use of statistical methods changes the types of questions we can ask of our data, as well as how we evaluate the answers. But this all has the prerequisite of certain types of data, coded in certain ways. We cannot make powerful statistical arguments from the qualitative data that historical linguists are used to working with. In this paper I survey a few types of work based on a lexical database of Pama-Nyungan languages, the largest family in Aboriginal Australia. I highlight the flexibility with which large-scale databases can be deployed, especially when combined with traditional methods. “Big” data may require new methods, but the combination of statistical approaches and traditional methods is necessary for us to gain new insight into old problems.

scholarly journals The hospital designed by hospitalized children and adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Karoline Dias da Silva Cassemiro ◽  
Aline Cristiane Cavicchioli Okido ◽  
Maria Cândida de Carvalho Furtado ◽  
Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Environmental Theory ◽  
Inductive Thematic Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify, through the contributions of hospitalized children and adolescents, the characteristics they consider necessary for a hospital that promotes well-being and development. Method: descriptive and exploratory study, with qualitative data analysis, carried out with a total of 30 hospitalized children and adolescents. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, mediated by drawing, and analyzed by inductive thematic analysis, supported by the theoretical framework of the humanization of health care and the Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory. Results: the designed hospital takes up the principles of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory, as well as one of the guidelines of the National Humanization Policy, the environment, from two perspectives: elements and material resources from the physical environment; elements of comfort and well-being environment. Final considerations: hospitals such as the projected institution corroborate what is recommended in public policies, as they qualify health care.

scholarly journals Care related to peripheral intravenous catheterism in pediatrics performed by nursing technicians

2022 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Marques dos Santos ◽  
Taynara Bispo Conceição ◽  
Cleonara Sousa Gomes e Silva ◽  
Sheilla Siedler Tavares ◽  
Patrícia Kuerten Rocha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insertion Site ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Central Tendency ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Standards Of Practice ◽  
Intravenous Catheterization ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the care practice adopted by nursing technicians before, during and after peripheral intravenous catheterization performed in hospitalized children. Methods: cross-sectional and descriptive research, carried out in a pediatric hospital in Bahia through non-participatory observation of peripheral intravenous catheterizations performed in children by nursing technicians. Data was collected through an instrument containing care related to the moments before, during and after insertion of the catheter, calculating absolute and relative frequencies, measures of central tendency and dispersion. Results: there were 31 nursing technicians, who performed care mainly before intravenous catheterization. Nonconformities were identified regarding hand hygiene, use of a disposable mask, selection of the catheter insertion site, antisepsis, stabilization and catheter coverage. Conclusions: most of the precautions observed regarding peripheral intravenous catheterization are not in accordance with the standards of practice recommended by the national and international literature.

scholarly journals Playful strategies in the pediatric hospitalization scenario

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e6210514652
Author(s):  
Mariana Silva Souza ◽  
Daniel Lopes Araújo ◽  
Bruno Abilio da Silva Machado ◽  
Erik Bernardes Moreira Alves ◽  
Igor Mendes Mendonça ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
Multiprofessional Team ◽  
Pediatric Hospitalization ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Communication Resource

Childhood is a phase of life that, for the most part, is symbolized by the act of playing. It is through this stage that the child has new skills, experiences, and discoveries. In addition, one can also notice the development of processes such as creativity, self-confidence, social-affective relationships, and cognition. However, some situations sometimes hinder the realization of processes that are essential for childhood, hospitalization being one of them. The study aims to know the playful strategies in the scenario of pediatric hospitalization, highlighting its benefits and importance in hospital humanization. This is an integrative review, carried out from articles collected from the Scielo, PubMed, Lilacs, Medline and BDENF databases. The descriptors applied were "Child Health" AND "Play Therapy". The findings showed that play strategies are extremely important in the humanization of care for hospitalized children, as they reduce suffering and make hospitalization less painful and traumatic. It was concluded that playful strategies when implemented in the pediatric hospital setting promote a less traumatic recovery, in addition to allowing for greater tranquility in the hospital environment. Moreover, the use of playful strategies was pointed out by the studies as a communication resource that benefits not only the physical, emotional, and immunological stimuli, but also the relationship between the child and the health professional, thus contributing to a greater trust in the therapy adopted and in the multiprofessional team.

Performance Studies of Integrated Network Scenarios in a Hospital Environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul I. Sarkar ◽  
Anita Xiao-min Kuang ◽  
Kashif Nisar ◽  
Angela Amphawan
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Traffic Load ◽  
Data Loss ◽  
File Transfer ◽  
Seamless Integration ◽  
Integrated Network ◽  
Hospital Environments ◽  
The Impact

Hospital network is evolving towards a more integrated approach by interconnecting wireless technologies into backbone networks. Although various integrated network scenarios have been published in the networking literature, a generic hospital model has not yet been fully explored and it remains a challenging topic in practice. One of the problems encountered by network practitioners is the seamless integration of network components into healthcare delivery. A good understanding of the performance of integrated networks is required for efficient design and deployment of such technologies in hospital environments. This research paper discuss on the modelling and evaluation of integrated network scenarios in hospital environments. The impact of traffic types (e.g. data, voice and video), traffic load, network size and signal strength on network performance is investigated by simulation. Three piloted case studies look at client performance in radiology Accident and Emergency (A & E and Intensive Care Unit (ICU)) scenarios. Each scenario reflects the need for various traffic types that end up distinct network behaviours. In the radiology scenario, email and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) traffic is found to perform well for medium-to-large networks. In the A & E scenario, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic is shown to generate very limited jitter and data loss. The performance is aligned with the Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. In the ICU scenario, the performance of video conference degrades with network size, thus, a QoS-enabled device is recommended to reduce the packet delay and data loss. IEEE 802.11a suits in hospital environment because it mitigates interference on the 2.4GHz band where most wireless devices operate.

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