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Ethnicity and primary care. A comparative study of doctor-patient relationship, perceived health, symptomatology, and use of general practitioner services by Asian and white patients, and the Bradford general practitioners' attitudes towards these patients.Ahmad, Waqar I-U. January 1989 (has links)
Britain's Asians are a young population and their socio-economic
status is low, with racial disadvantage in housing, employment,
education and health. Research on their health has usually not
been conducted in its socio-economic and demographic context and
there is little on their use of primary care. Three studies were
conducted to investigate their relationship with primary care in
Bradford. A study of general practice attenders of white/British,
Pakistani and Indian origin confirmed the demographic and
socio-economic differences between the groups. The former had
higher rates of alcohol and cigarette consumption. For Pakistanis
and Indians, fluency and literacy in English was poor. Ethnic and
linguistic match between doctor and patient was more important in
patients' choice of doctor than the doctor's sex. Differential
employment status of Asian and white/British accounted for some of
the differences in health. A study of general practice attendance
showed similar rates of surgery consultations between Asians and
Non-Asians; the latter made greater use of domiciliary services.
Both these studies were conducted in an inner Bradford health
centre with an Asian male, a white male and a white female doctor.
Bradford GPs were found to perceive that Asian patients made
greater use of surgery and domiciliary consultations; attended
more often for trivial complaints; and had lower compliance rates
than Non-Asians. These perceptions were not supported by objective
data. Better qualified GPs had a smaller, and Asian doctors had a
greater proportion of Asian patients on their lists. Research, and
action on Asians' health, needs to take account of their poorer
socio-economic status. / Yorkshire Regional and Bradford District Health Authority.
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Measures of Cancer-related Loneliness and Negative Social Expectations: Development and Preliminary ValidationAdams, Rebecca N. 21 January 2016 (has links)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Loneliness is a known risk factor for poor mental and physical health outcomes in the general population, and preliminary research suggests that loneliness is linked to poorer health in cancer patients as well. Various aspects of the cancer experience (e.g., heightened existential concerns) lend themselves to making patients feel alone and misunderstood. Furthermore, loneliness theory suggests that negative social expectations, which may specifically relate to the cancer experience, precipitate and sustain loneliness. Thus, loneliness interventions in cancer should be tailored to address illness-related social conditions and negative social expectations. Prior to the development of loneliness interventions for cancer populations, cancer-specific tools are needed to assess: (1) loneliness attributed to cancer (i.e., cancer-related loneliness), and (2) negative social expectations related to cancer. In the current project I developed measures of cancer-related loneliness and cancer-related negative social expectations for use in future theory-based loneliness research. A mixed-methods study design was employed. First, I developed items for the measure of cancer-related loneliness (i.e., the Cancer Loneliness Scale) based on theory, prior research, and expert feedback. Second, I
conducted a clinic-based qualitative study (n=15) to: (1) obtain cancer patient feedback on the Cancer Loneliness Scale items, and (2) inform development of the item pool for the measure of negative social expectations (i.e., the Cancer-related Negative Social Expectations Scale). Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, and then transferred to Atlas.ti for analysis. Content analysis was used to analyze data regarding patient feedback and theoretical thematic analysis was used to analyze data regarding negative social expectations. Overall, patients said they liked the Cancer Loneliness Scale and no changes were made to the items based on patient feedback. Based on results, I also created five content domains of negative social expectations that were represented in the item pool for the Cancer-related Negative Social Expectations Scale. Third, I conducted a telephone and mail-based quantitative study (n=186) to assess psychometric properties of the two new measures. Dimensionality was determined using confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was assessed by examining internal consistency coefficients and construct validity was assessed by examining theoretical relationships between the Cancer Loneliness Scale, the Cancer-related Negative Social Expectations Scale, and existing reliable and valid measures of health and social well-being. The final products of the project included a 7-item unidimensional Cancer Loneliness Scale and 5-item unidimensional Cancer-related Negative Social Expectations Scale. Excellent evidence for reliability and validity was found for both measures. The resulting measures have both clinical and research utility.
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Things that matter to residents in nursing homes and the nursing care implicationsReimer, Nila B. January 2014 (has links)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / A move toward care of residents in nursing homes where they are respected and heard is finally emerging. Common strategies used in nursing homes to improve quality of care for residents are integration of person-centered care and assessing care using satisfaction surveys. Although approaches of integrating person-centered care and
satisfaction surveys have been valuable in improving nursing home quality, strategies of care that include things that matter from residents’ perspectives while living in nursing homes need investigation. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to
describe things that residents age 65 and older state matter to them while living in the long-term care sections of nursing homes. A qualitative mode of inquiry using purposeful sampling led to a natural unfolding of data that revealed things that mattered to residents. Content analysis was used to reduce the data in a manner that kept the data close to the context yet moved the data toward new ideas about including things that mattered to residents in nursing care. The findings revealed residents’ positive and negative
experiences and addressed the question: How can nurses manage residents’ positive and negative aspects of care in nursing homes? This study substantiated the importance of developing nursing care strategies derived from residents’ descriptions of care. Finding ways to promote nurses’ investment in attitudes about a person-centered care philosophy
is essential for successful person-centered care implementation. Enhancing nurses’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes with an investment in person centeredness will be more
likely to put nurses in a position to role-model care that is person-centered from residents’ perspectives.
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