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El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo dar a conocer la experiencia profesional del Psicólogo en el Hospital “Víctor Larco Herrera” que es la primera institución especializado en la atención de Salud Mental en Latinoamérica y actualmente también en la atención de la Promoción y prevención en Salud Mental. Se encuentra ubicado en la Av. Pérez Aranibal N° 600 en el distrito de Magdalena, provincia y departamento de Lima. Desde su fundación el Hospital “Víctor Larco Herrera” ha cumplido una importante labor docente, iniciada con la obra de Hermilio Valdizán en la Cátedra de Psiquiatría de la Facultad de Medicina y continuada luego, por Honorio Delgado. En la actualidad la docencia en el departamento de Psicología es ejercida bajo los convenios de las Universidades, el Hospital y el Ministerio de Salud. El Hospital “Víctor Larco Herrera” es un órgano desconcentrado de la Dirección de Salud V Lima Ciudad en concordancia con lo dispuesto en la Ley N° 27657 –Ley del Ministerio de Salud y su Reglamento, aprobado con el D.S. Nº 013-2002-SA. El compromiso y la identificación con la visión y misión del Hospital, es inherente a los objetivos estratégicos planteados por el departamento de Psicología; para brindar tratamiento y rehabilitación psicológica en los diferentes servicios que ofrece el departamento de Psicología. La labor explicita se desarrolla en el servicio de hospitalización, en un pabellón de corta estancia (2 – 3 meses), con capacidad para 60 pacientes mujeres y técnicamente en edades de 18 a 70 años. Se brinda, entrevista y observación de conducta, evaluación psicológica a todas las pacientes en general, apoyo y/o consejería, terapia individual según el caso requerido, terapia grupal, intervención familiar del caso asignado, charlas educativas a familiares, participación en las visitas médicas- psicológicas, así como en las reuniones clínicas de todas las pacientes en condición de ser nuevas en el servicio, entre otras actividades. En el servicio de consulta externa se brinda atención psicológica, de una vez por semana y en turno tarde de 2pm. a 8 pm.; la atención es de 2 pacientes nuevos en cada turno así como a los pacientes continuadores citados con anticipación, en edades de 18 a más y de diferentes sexos, condición social, religión, etc. La atención en salud comunitaria, es una actividad, a través de campañas en los distritos que solicitan a la Dirección del Hospital; por lo general son los fines de semana y se desarrolla en parques centrales del distrito y en carpas. En el presente informe de experiencia profesional se presenta un caso de consulta externa con diagnostico de ansiedad y depresión bajo el modelo de intervención terapéutico desde la perspectiva de la Terapia Cognitivo Conductual. La actividad psicológica de la paciente atendida, se aborda al haber sido derivada de Psiquiatría con la solicitud de evaluación psicológica de personalidad, y a “sugerencia” de su amiga. La asistencia a las citas por parte de los familiares como padres, tía y pareja, fueron puntuales y paulatinamente fueron motivados, para brindar la mayor información posible para el desarrollo de la anamnesis; así como con la misma paciente. La evaluación psicológica propiamente dicha, si bien es cierto, al inicio fue con temor a equivocarse y con mayor manifestación de ansiedad en las diferentes pruebas tradicionales; finalmente logro desarrollar con mayor confianza, la evaluación del área de personalidad. Se considera que la Terapia cognitivo conductual es un modelo adecuado para intervenir en la disminución de las manifestaciones de depresión y /o ansiedad en casos particulares como éste; para efectos didácticos se registra parte del tratamiento específico de la depresión Luego del tratamiento la paciente superó los síntomas depresivos y ansiosos, el mismo que contribuyó a restablecer sus actividades familiares, personales y laborales, al cabo de las sesiones planteadas. La terapia Cognitivo Conductual, es un procedimiento activo, directivo, estructurado y de tiempo limitado que se utiliza para tratar distintas alteraciones psiquiátricas, con técnicas terapéuticas específicas utilizadas que se sitúan en el marco del modelo cognitivo en psicopatología; con el objetivo de delimitar y poner a prueba las falsas creencias y las alteraciones que devienen de ella y se manifiestan en las dimensiones cognitivas, conductuales, físicas y sociales. El modelo cognitivo de la depresión postula tres conceptos específicos para explicar el sustrato psicológico de la depresión; y es a través de la triada cognitiva, los esquemas y los errores cognitivos (errores en el procesamiento de la información); que se puede identificar y abordar terapéuticamente la depresión.

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This doctoral thesis is a feminist ethnographic study of psychiatric patients in the State of Sarawak, East Malaysia. The study took place at a psychiatric hospital located in the capital city of Kuching, commencing in 1997. Although Hospital Sentosa is a small institution it is the only psychiatric institution in the State and therefore constitutes an important mental health resource in this region. This ethnographic study primarily concentrates on the lives of women patients in keeping with my chosen methodological approach and seeks to explore the 'culture' of the hospital setting through facets such as daily interactions, activities and relationships. The feminist approach has not however precluded the accounts of male patients whose experiences are utilised in a comparative exercise with those of women counterparts. In addition the views of staff of both sexes and all ranks are considered in relation to their attitudes towards the care of psychiatric patients and the broader area of work-related concerns including collegial support and occupational hazards. In keeping with an ethnographic approach themes developed in the thesis are drawn through an analysis of findings as noted by observation methods as well as through interviews with participants. Furthermore a self-reflexive approach has been an important aspect of analysis commensurate with feminist methodology, in which my role as a researcher is considered in relation to issues of culture, gender and class as well as some of the difficulties of research in a post-colonial and unfamiliar cultural context. Although some avenues of inquiry in the study have not easily lent themselves to an analysis of gender, this thesis primarily argues that the hospital reproduces oppressive policies and practices that impact with greater severity on women patients. Oppressive practices in relation to gender and ethnicity at the hospital are viewed against a backdrop of contemporary psychiatric care as enacted on wards. It is argued that these practices can be viewed in turn as being, for the most part, historically premised upon imported British models of care replicated through colonialism in Malaya and by extension at a later period in the multicultural State of Sarawak.

The business value of Information Technology (measuring the impact of IT investments on organizational productivity and efficiency) and quantifying Information technology’s tangible and intangible benefits havebeen significant areas of interest forresearchers and industry experts alike for more than threedecades. In healthcare, an information-rich industry that directly impacts peoples’ lives, investing in IT is still being challenged by questions of payoffs and returns; thus understanding how IT impacts quality outcomes and organizational financial performancein healthcare organizations is important in IT investment decisions. The goal of this research study is to critically examinethe business value of IT in healthcare. To this end, IT’s impact on hospital outcomes is assessed throughmeasures such as increasedpatient satisfaction, improved clinical outcomes (i.e. reduced numbers of adverse events incidents and rates of readmissions), and enhanced hospital financial condition. Additionally, the effect of readily available clinical and administrative data and well-aligned process redesign initiatives to enhance strategic decision making by leadership teams is considered. To address these issues, panel data on 17 performance indicators from 107 hospitals were collected to analyze the impact of IT investment on hospital financial performance and quality of outcomes. The study showsthat the relationship between IT investment and hospital performance measures is type dependent; community or small hospitals have different results from teaching hospitals,and IT investment has an impact on the financial condition of small hospitals only. Similarly, IT investments were shown to improve clinical outcomes in community hospitals but not in small or teaching hospitals. Finally, no direct relationship was found between IT investment and patient satisfaction in any type of hospital. The impact of IT investments is shown to be enhanced when combined with corresponding process-redesign initiatives; and making the right levels of investment in organizational corporate services such as administrative services, finance, human resources, and system support improved hospitals’ financial performance. Among the IT systems used in hospital organizationsare the decision support systems that enhance the decision-making capabilities of both clinicians and administrative leaders. The Hospital Analytics Dashboard is introduced as an example of the use of such systems to allow leaders to analyzehospital’s performance as it relates to the impact of IT on patient satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and financial conditions. This proof-of-concept decision support tool can be adapted to include other performance measures, and has been devised to help hospital leadership teams visualize and analyze the relationships among performance measurespresented in a static scorecard format.It provides benchmarking information from similar-sized hospitals and is accompanied by an interactive dashboard where historical performance information can be analyzed to predict future performance according to different inputs.

Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 1998

Thesis (MNurs)--University of South Australia, 1997

Falls are a relatively frequent occurrence amongst older people. Rates of falls amongst patients in subacute care are substantially higher than amongst people living in the community. Falls have been reported to cause physical and psychological injury, increase the likelihood of being discharged to nursing home, and are associated with longer lengths of stay in hospital. Thus, minimisation of falls in the subacute hospital setting is of high public health importance. (For complete abstract open document)

A study of women's views of maternity services in the Northern Sydney Area Health Service was conducted as a result of the changing patterns of use of the Area's 7 obstetric hospitals. 340 primiparous women living in the Northern Sydney Area who had given birth in the previous six months were approached in Early Childhood Health Centres and asked to complete a survey exploring the factors influencing their choice of obstetric hospital, postnatal length of stay in hospital, and overall satisfaction with their choice of hospital. Of the 315 eligible women, 312 (99%) consented to participate and 297 (94%) completed the survey. Overall, reputation of the hospital and quality of nursing care were the most frequent reasons given for choice of hospital and there was some evidence that women selected different hospitals for distinct reasons. Women's postnatal length of stay ranged from less than 1 day to 11 days with an average of 5.3 days. Private patients stayed an average of 1 day longer than public patients, after adjusting for delivery type and pregnancy induced hypertension. There was little evidence that women in the Northern Sydney Area Health Service desire a shorter postnatal stay with the majority of women reporting they were satisfied with their length of stay. Overall, women displayed high levels of satisfaction with their choice of hospital; at least 90% of women attending all hospitals except one reported that they would choose the same hospital for the birth of another baby. This study provides valuable information, based on the experiences of the service users, to help guide the Northern Sydney Area Health Service in the provision of its maternity services to ensure they meet the changing needs of women and their families.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Feb. 28, 2008). Directed by Kenneth Gruber; submitted to the School of Human Environmental Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70).