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Irabor, Jennifer. "Mental health needs in vulnerable youth populations". Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5455/.
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Although the high prevalence of mental health difficulties in young people is well recognised, there is limited research examining the mental health needs of care leavers and socially disengaged young people (NEET, not in employment training or education). With youth unemployment on the rise and more young people entering the care system, their wellbeing is becoming a priority for research and policy. A mental health screening was undertaken with 74 care leavers and 84 NEET young people ages 15 to 25. Psychometric screening tools included the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the PROD screen. Focus groups provided information on the mental health literacy of young people and how this could potentially hinder help seeking behaviour. Lastly, a mental health training course aimed at care leaver staff was evaluated through pre and post-questionnaires and telephone interviews. Results indicated that care leavers and NEET young people experienced significantly more mental health difficulties compared to young people in the general youth population. Emotional difficulties were the most prevalent in care leavers and peer difficulties were the most prevalent in NEET young people. Focus groups revealed that in general young people had negative attitudes about mental illness, which can in fact discourage help seeking behaviour. The staff training evaluation revealed that the LAC mental health pilot training programme was an effective way of improving staff mental health literacy and ultimately improving youth services.
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Blake, Alison. "Recognising foot health needs in rheumatoid arthritis". Thesis, University of Brighton, 2010. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/f7083519-667e-4af2-810b-253c735d7f9f.
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The aim of the study was to describe how patient understanding and attitude to the effects of rheumatoid arthritis on the foot, and the services available to help limit this, influences self reporting of foot problems. Referral to podiatry was occurring at a stage in the disease process too late to instigate certain preventative interventions. Preliminary fieldwork highlighted that the responsibility for the instigation of this locally lay with the patient. Literature supports the inclusion of podiatry within the multidisciplinary rheumatology team and early foot assessment with regular monitoring. There was a gap in the literature relating to the effectiveness of patient self-reporting in terms of foot health and the implications of relying on this approach.
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Hall, Beth L. "Health educational needs of middle aged men". Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1997. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/907.
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The purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative descriptive study was to identify the holistic health educational needs of middle aged men and to consider nursing interventions. Between the ages of forty to sixty years, physical illness can coincide with a cluster of social changes as well as the normal developmental mid-life review. This can result in a prolonged period of physical and emotional stress (Berger, 1994). Mortality statistics demonstrate that, in comparison to women, men in the 25 to 64 age group have higher rates of suicide, motor vehicle accidents, work place injuries, ischaemic heart disease, non gender specific cancers, and alcohol consumption than women. With a disease oriented health system. the total health care needs of men which include prevention and maintenance of health, -appear not to be currently addressed (Pearson, 1993). A convenience sample of seventy Caucasian men aged 40 ~ 60 years living in a metropolitan area fanned the study group. All participants completed the National Wellness Institute, Wisconsin, USA, Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire. This comprehensive educational/assessment tool holistically examined lifestyle, wellness behaviours, and health risk status. Analysis of the group report has provided indicators of the health educational needs of this group. Knowledge deficits and health topics of interest have been identified. Recommendations include the need for health professionals to be educated, so that they understand the complex sociological, psychological and political variables that influence men's ability to seek, obtain and maintain health at different age differentials. In addition, further research in to the development of gender and age specific health educational materials and programmes is recommended.
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Spears, Amanda. "The Healthy People 2010 criteria for the care of children with special health care needs an effective national policy for meeting mental health care needs? /". CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC THESIS, 2007. http://dspace.wrlc.org/handle/1961/4128.
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Singh, Sumitra. "Health status and health needs of orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal". Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources. Restricted: contains 3rd party material and therefore cannot be made available electronically, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=53383.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Aberdeen University, 2009.With: Health status and health needs of the orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal : the findings of the pilot study / S. Sing, Edwin R. Van Teijlingen, P. Simkhada. Stupa Journal of health services. 2007: 3, 1-2. With: Health status and health needs of orphan children of Kathmandu Nepal / S. Sing, P. Simkhada, Edwin R. Van Teijlingen. Journal of Nepal Heath Research Council. 2007: 5, 2. Includes bibliographical references.
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Leas, Loranie, i mikewood@deakin edu au. "Cardiovascular health behaviours and health needs among people with psychiatric disabilities". Deakin University. School of Psychology, 2004. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051208.095530.
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Recent research in Australia has found that people with a mental illness experience higher mortality rates from preventable illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and diabetes compared to the general population. Lifestyle and other behavioural factors contribute significantly to these illnesses. Lifestyle behaviours that affect these illnesses include lack of physical activity, consumption of a poor diet and cigarette smoking. Research on the influence of these factors has been mainly directed towards the mainstream population in Australia. Consequently, there remains limited understanding of health behaviours among individuals with psychiatric disabilities, their health needs, or factors influencing their participation in protective health behaviours. This thesis presents findings from two studies. Study 1 evaluated the utility of the main components of Rogers (1983) Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to explain health behaviours among people with a mental illness. A clinical population of individuals with schizophrenia (N=83), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) (N=70) and individuals without a mental illness (N=147) participated in the study. Respondents provided information on intentions and self-reported behaviour of engaging in physical activity, following a low-fat diet, and stopping smoking. Study 2 investigated the health care service needs of people with psychiatric disabilities (N=20). Results indicated that the prevalence of overweight, cigarette smoking and a sedentary lifestyle were significantly greater among people with a mental illness compared to that reported for individuals without a mental illness. Major predictors of the lack of intentions to adopt health behaviours among individuals with schizophrenia and MDD were high levels of fear of cardiovascular disease, lack of knowledge of correct dietary principles, lower self-efficacy, a limited social support network and a high level of psychiatric symptoms. In addition, findings demonstrated that psychiatric patients are disproportionately higher users of medical services, but they are under-users of preventive medical care services. These differences are primarily due to a lack of focus on preventive health, feelings of disempowerment and lower satisfaction of patient-doctor relationships. Implications of these results are discussed in terms of designing education and preventive programs for individuals with schizophrenia and MDD.
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Jones, Ian Rees. "Health care needs and health policy : the case of renal services". Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 1995. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/1511.
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This thesis presents a critical ethnography of decision making with respect to the assessment of health care needs in the UK health system. Theories of need, justice and rights are reviewed in relation to structural changes to the National Health Service, together with the different theoretical approaches underpinning health policy based on human needs. The research on which this thesis is based focuses on a case study of an independent review of renal services in London, concentrating on the needs assessment work of the review group set up by the government and the decision making debates this review group engaged in. The methods used are based on a participatory, critical ethnography. The review process is evaluated critically by relating the technical knowledge produced by the group to a theoretical framework for assessing needs and by using a Habermasian perspective to investigate the ways in which the language of need is used to legitimise the agendas of various vested interests. This work is linked with an analysis of quasi-markets in the health service to explore the capacity that the technical discourses of markets and contracting have for reinforcing the ideological distortions identified in the analysis of the group's debates concerning need. Finally, by linking an analysis based on a case study of renal services to theoretical understandings of health care needs and health policy, a general critique of the UK health system is constructed.
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Beausoleil, Amélie. "An Examination of the Effects of Unmet Psychological Needs on Mental and Physical Health". Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23062.
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The importance of psychological needs for optimal mental and physical well-being has been well documented within the literature. However, there remains little consensus on the definition of basic psychological needs, on which needs are most important or fundamental, and on how to best assess basic needs in individuals. The purpose of this dissertation was to develop and validate a comprehensive measure of fundamental psychological needs and to examine its predictive utility for both mental and physical health. To fulfil these objectives, measure construction and validation studies were conducted in 2 separate undergraduate student samples (N = 226; N = 283). Participants completed online self-report measures of emotional and psychological symptoms, negative life events, personality characteristics, and psychological needs. Factor Analyses of the Psychological Needs Questionnaire (PNQ) revealed that needs can be classified in a three-level multi-factorial confirmatory model and that self-worth and relationship types of psychological needs can be further divided into several, second-level factors. Results also indicated that the PNQ is reliable and possesses good construct validity as well as predictive utility for numerous psychological and physical problems. In addition, psychological needs moderated the relationship between depressive personality characteristics and mood. Future studies should examine the proposed needs-based model in a longitudinal fashion, both in community and clinical samples. In addition to functioning as a global introduction and providing an overview of the relevant literature, Chapter 1 proposes a new model of psychological needs. Chapter 2 describes in further detail the importance of each need identified by the new model, with a particular emphasis on the consequences associated with having each need unfulfilled. Chapter 3, 4, and 5 represent three academic journal articles resulting from the data collected in the current project. Finally, chapter 6 provides a global discussion of the entire dissertation.
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Schultz, Sarah Robinson. "Health coverage without health care unmet mental health care needs among the publicly insured /". Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2009. http://worldcat.org/oclc/457147003/viewonline.
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Bataineh, Hana. "An Empirical Investigation of Unmet Health Care, Health Care Utilization and Health Outcomes". Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36492.
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This thesis is comprised of three chapters that empirically examine two important areas in health economics: access to health care and health outcomes.
The first chapter explores the impact of health care utilization on unmet health care needs (UHC) using four biennial confidential master files (2001-2010) of the Canadian Community Health Survey and applying an instrumental variables (IV) approach to deal with the endogeneity of health care utilization. The presence of drug insurance and the number of physicians in each health region are used to identify the causal effect. I find a clear and robustly negative relationship between health care use and unmet health care needs; individuals who are more likely to report unmet health care needs are those who use the health care system less frequently. One more visit to a family doctor, specialist or a medical doctor on average, decreases the probability of having unmet health care needs by 7.1, 4.6 and 2.8 percentage points, respectively. Further analysis by sub groups reveals that the impact of health care utilization on UHC is larger for females in comparison to males, rural residents in comparison to urban dwellers and those with low household income rather than high.
The second chapter of this thesis examines whether the presence of the unmet health-care (UHC) needs has an adverse effect on health outcomes using the National Population Health Survey, a nationally representative longitudinal data set spanning 18 years. I pay close attention to the potential endogeneity of this problem. Five direct and indirect measures of health-related outcomes are examined. I find clear and robust evidence that the presence of UHC either two-years previously or anytime in the past, affects negatively the current health of the individual – controlling for a host of other influences. For instance, reporting UHC in the previous cycle reduces the probability of being in excellent or very good health and in good mental health, respectively by 8.1 and 1.2 percentage points; it reduces the HUI3 score by 2.9 percentage points and increases the expected number of medications used by 11%. Further analysis by looking at the effect of UHC when it was due to accessibility reasons, reveal that the effect of UHC because of accessibility reasons on health outcomes is larger than the one of the overall UHC, but the difference is small in general.
Finally, the third chapter of this thesis examines the link between social networks and access to health care utilization, focusing particularly on the probability of having a regular family doctor. Unlike previous work that uses cross sectional data, I use panel data from the National Population Health survey to control for unobserved heterogeneity. Access to a regular family doctor is modeled using the dynamic random effects probit model, which makes it possible to explore the dynamics of access to a regular family doctor– for instance, the role played by past access status to a family doctor in predicting current access. In particular, I use the dynamic random effects probit model that controls for both unobserved heterogeneity and for initial conditions effects. I find robust evidence of a highly statistically significant relationship between social capital and the probability of having a regular family doctor. Although the marginal effects are modest, the results from all model specifications show that there is clear evidence that individuals with high levels of tangible, affection, emotional, social interaction, who live with spouse only or with spouse and children are more likely to have a regular family doctor, whereas those living alone are less likely to have a regular family doctor. The results also reveal that past access to a family doctor is an important determinant for both current and future access. The predicted probability of having a regular family doctor is about 18 percentage points (or 20%) higher for individuals who had a family doctor in the previous period, relative to those who did not. In addition, I find that unobserved heterogeneity accounts for about 25% of the variation in accessing a regular family doctor and is significantly correlated with the access to a family doctor over my long panel.
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Frame, Laura N. "Georgia Environmental Advocacy Groups Health Education Needs Assessment". Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/iph_theses/218.
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Georgia State University’s Institute of Public Health along with the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Chemical Hazards Program conducted a needs assessment survey to learn more about the concerns of environmental advocates and other community leaders in Georgia regarding exposure to toxic chemicals. The purpose of the Georgia Environmental Advocacy Groups Health Education Needs Assessment was to better understand community concerns, to identify hazardous waste sites that might warrant some degree of public health evaluation, to find community leaders and personnel interested in assisting the Chemical Hazards Program in implementing public health interventions, to inform the community about the services offered to the public by the Georgia Department of Public Health and to better understand the best methods for distributing health education material. This is the first time the Chemical Hazards Program has conducted an environmental advocacy group leader needs assessment. The results of this pilot study will help the development of future needs assessments conducted by the CHP.
Survey development began in August of 2011 and Georgia State University Institutional Review Board approval was granted January 2012. Participants were selected due to their current leadership role of a Georgia environmental advocacy group/organization. Contact information was found for 137 environmental group leaders. Depending on available contact information, potential participants either received the survey through the mail or electronically via email. Surveys were distributed on January 13, 2012 and had to be returned by February 20, 2012.
Twenty-one Georgia environmental advocacy group leaders participated in the survey. A majority of participants cited protect/restore natural habitats as the main purpose of their organization, but the survey did reveal 10 environmental groups that focused on protecting human health. Seven of participants that were dedicated to protecting human health expressed interest in working further with the GDPH to develop or implement public health interventions. The survey was also successful in informing participants about the Chemical Hazards Program. Prior to the needs assessment, more than 80% of participants were not aware of the program. Many pertinent suggestions were also made to aid in the development of the brochure aimed at educating community members about the services offered by the CHP.
Although a variety of environmental health concerns were cited by the participants, water quality was most often mentioned. More participants reported they were very concerned about drinking water than any other environment. Ninety percent also reported being either concerned or very concerned about contamination in oceans, lakes and streams. A section of the survey also addressed hazards found within the home, unclean drinking water was selected by far the most often as being of greatest concern compared to all other indoor hazards. Many participants listed specific waste or industrial sites that are of concern among members of their community as a source of contaminants. A few contaminated environments were also listed including specific rivers and lakes. Though many did not list specific sources, the majority of participants cited water contamination as being a chemical contamination issue that has the greatest impact on human health.
The survey helped reveal specific community concerns regarding potential chemical contaminants and sites that may lead to the CHP conducting public health assessments/consultations and exposure investigations. The survey also revealed the need for general environmental health education and intervention activities based on concerns of the participants as well as the lack of concern by many. The survey was also successful in identifying individuals that may help the CHP gain future partnerships and identifying creative methods for distributing health education material. The CHP plans to follow-up with many of the participants and the survey will be further developed and used to survey other leaders, community members, and public health workers etc. to further investigate the needs and concerns of communities across Georgia.
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Hereford, Wanda F. "Military retirees and their perceived health care needs". Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23958.
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Harrison, Joan P. "The information and planning needs of health visitors". Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 1988. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20694/.
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Rationale: The health visiting service is not planned on the basis of the health needs of the local population. Although relevant information is available it has not been made accessible for use. This study aims to: 1. Obtain baseline data regarding aims, planning methods, health goals and information needs of health visitors in selected practices in Sheffield. 2. Provide information concerning the health visitors' potential caseload and monitor its impact on the production of community profiles and identification of health goals. 3. Evaluate whether health visitors perceive positive change in their planning abilities and whether information provided meets their information needs. 4. Evaluate the social and political effects on the organisation of the health visiting service relating to the information provision. Nature. Scope and Method: An action research approach is used. The sample included, health visitors (N = 31) and their managers (N = 8), who were interviewed with an audiotaped interview schedule, piloted (N = 11). The health visitor sampled attended information workshops resulting in their building community profiles, negotiating practice with managers and producing an innovative method of planning. Workshop discussions and interview results were relayed back to all participants. The health visitor sample completed an evaluation questionnaire. Organisational changes during the research period were recorded. Contribution to knowledge: Community profiles can be used to assist community diagnosis relating the planning of the health visiting service to the health needs of the population. Profiles can fill information gaps existing in the service. Organisational changes to aid profile effectiveness include implementing, an information policy and system, appraisals, clear general policy statements, management training, and addressing a series of changes sought by health visitors. Alternative sources of funding for the service are suggested, as is grassroots representation in the planning process. The study provides an insight into the information and planning needs of health visitors in their organisational setting.
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Oppong-Odiseng, Amma C. K. "Adolescent health : problems, needs, services and service providers". Thesis, Keele University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339846.
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Introduction There is a paucity of knowledge regarding adolescent's preferences for care. The health related problems they face have implications for individuals and nations. Objectives To determine the health problems and needs of adolescents, their knowledge, use of, and preferences for health related services and service providers. Study design A descriptive study involving a two-stage probability sample. An interview schedule was designed for data collection. Setting Eight randomly selected main-stream high schools in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Subjects One hundred and eleven males and 142 females aged 14 and 15 years between 1 st April and 30th June 1994. Results The adolescents had unmet problems and needs relating to lifestyle and risk-taking behaviour, sexual and reproductive health, and emotional problems, influenced by socio-economic and legislative factors. Services were used primarily for physical problems. Knowledge of the location and opening times of two local contraceptive services for adolescents was poor (10/253,4%). Factors they associated with confidentiality were identified. Preferences for service providers varied with the nature of the problem. The girls were more likely to give advice to peers regarding substance abuse, and issues relating to sexual and reproductive health, and expressed a greater preference for advice from peers on these issues. The services the adolescents wanted to see provided were appropriate to their needs and reflected a holistic concept of health. Conclusions • The Health of the Nation targets will not be met unless these problems and needs are addressed. • Potential intervention points for health promotion are being missed. • Local services must be widely advertised. • Adolescents need specific reassurance from service providers that their care will be confidential. • Positive actions adolescents are prepared to take need reinforcing. • Peer counselling programmes might be expected to have a greater positive impact on girls. • Adolescents' opinions regarding service provision must be taken into account.
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Merriman, Carolyn S. "Diversity: Meeting the Health Care Needs of All". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8464.
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Oliver, Jeffrey C. "Bioinformatic training needs at a health sciences campus". PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624680.
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Background Health sciences research is increasingly focusing on big data applications, such as genomic technologies and precision medicine, to address key issues in human health. These approaches rely on biological data repositories and bioinformatic analyses, both of which are growing rapidly in size and scope. Libraries play a key role in supporting researchers in navigating these and other information resources. Methods With the goal of supporting bioinformatics research in the health sciences, the University of Arizona Health Sciences Library established a Bioinformation program. To shape the support provided by the library, I developed and administered a needs assessment survey to the University of Arizona Health Sciences campus in Tucson, Arizona. The survey was designed to identify the training topics of interest to health sciences researchers and the preferred modes of training. Results Survey respondents expressed an interest in a broad array of potential training topics, including "traditional" information seeking as well as interest in analytical training. Of particular interest were training in transcriptomic tools and the use of databases linking genotypes and phenotypes. Staff were most interested in bioinformatics training topics, while faculty were the least interested. Hands-on workshops were significantly preferred over any other mode of training. The University of Arizona Health Sciences Library is meeting those needs through internal programming and external partnerships. Conclusion The results of the survey demonstrate a keen interest in a variety of bioinformatic resources; the challenge to the library is how to address those training needs. The mode of support depends largely on library staff expertise in the numerous subject-specific databases and tools. Librarian-led bioinformatic training sessions provide opportunities for engagement with researchers at multiple points of the research life cycle. When training needs exceed library capacity, partnering with intramural and extramural units will be crucial in library support of health sciences bioinformatic research.
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Pomonis, Hailey Sierra. "Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Needs in Rural ND: A Needs Assessment". Diss., North Dakota State University, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31757.
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In order to reduce sexual risk behaviors and related health problems, preventative and educational measures must be implemented to help adolescents adopt lifelong attitudes and behaviors that support their health and well-being. Given the period of adolescence is a time of increased risk, positive health practices are vital. The end goal of this quality improvement project is to help form positive health practices during the period of adolescence, this in turn will create a healthy and strong passageway into adulthood. A qualitative approach was used to elicit the perspectives of adolescents, health providers, educators, and parents regarding the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in rural N.D. Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five participants in each target group.
It was evident in the provider interviews that there was a range of approaches to addressing sexual and reproductive health with adolescents. Their approaches ranged from very comprehensive, to more limited in the discussion of sexual and reproductive health with the adolescents they saw in their clinic. The fact that the amount and quality of information adolescents received was entirely dependent upon which individual provider they happened to see means that both consistency and quality of information was compromised. The educators described little to no experience discussing sexually education with adolescents. The only educator participant who actively educated adolescents on sexual and reproductive health was a health educator within a rural school system. The parent participants stated that adolescents need more open and honest education regarding sexual and reproductive health. The adolescent participants gave one-worded responses; they did not expound on any questions they were asked. The interviewer asked for an expansion on their one-worded answers, but the adolescents would repeat what they had said initially. The adolescent participants were asked about sexual and reproductive health messages given to them by either health care providers, educators, or parents. Their responses consisted of abstinence is best, and the consequences of sexual experimentation. If this is the adolescent participants’ truthful answer, it is concerning on many levels.
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Taylor, LeighAnne, Karen E. Schetzina i Gayatri Bala Jaishankar. "Reported Health Behaviors and Perceptions of Health Resource Needs in Northeast Tennessee". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5067.
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Hummelle, Laura. "Exploring the mental health needs of aboriginal people in the Capital Health Region". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ62019.pdf.
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Ou, Christine Hui-Kuan. "Health behavior, primary care access, and unmet health needs in Chinese young adults". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36752.
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Background and Purpose: According to the Canadian Community Health Survey conducted in 2000-1, 12% of Canadians reported experiencing an unmet health need compared to four percent in 1994-5. There is growing reason to investigate the increasing number of Canadians reporting unmet health needs, particularly among young adults (between 18 and 30 years of age) who access health services less frequently than any other age group. In particular, the growing population of Chinese living in Canada present unanswered questions regarding the health needs of Chinese young adults. The purpose of this study was to examine: 1) if Chinese young adults who primarily speak Chinese experience more unmet health needs when compared to English-speaking Chinese young adults and, if there are, 2) the reasons why Chinese young adults have unmet health needs.
Methods: A mixed methods approach was taken; in-depth interviews (n=8) with Chinese young adults were used to complement and explain findings from a secondary analysis of a larger cross-sectional survey of the primary health care seeking behaviours of Chinese-, English-, and Punjabi-speaking Canadians.
Findings: Fifty-eight Chinese young adults participated in the primary health care survey; ten percent (n=6) reported having an unmet health need related to the availability and accessibility of health care. Language preference was not found to be associated with unmet health needs. Close to two out of three young adults reported seeing a physician in the past year. Twenty-four percent reported accessing health care outside of Canada. In-depth interviews revealed that Chinese young adults had unmet needs due to the lack of a primary care provider and not accessing preventive care. Acculturation and health behaviour was found to be more predictive of unmet health care needs than language.
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Ng'uurah, Julius Nyagah. "Health education needs among individuals with low back pain". Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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The prevalence of low back pain has assumed an upsurge trend in the last five decades despite the many interventional strategies. One interventional strategy that has been unsuccessful has been patient education. Lack of positive results from many of the existing patient education programmes is probably due to the type of health information that has been presented and the method that has been used. Many of the health education programmes have been planned according to what the medical professionals assumed the individuals needed to know, assumptions that could have ignored some crucial aspects. This study explored the perceived health education needs of individuals with low back pain at the Nairobi Hospital Rehabilitation Unit in Kenya, the method used to educate the individuals, the appropriateness of the method according to the individuals in addition to identifying the source of the health education that the individuals had.
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Fentress, Shelley Greenwell. "A Needs Assessment of Communicare's Children Mental Health Services". TopSCHOLAR®, 2012. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1207.
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This document is a review of literature on needs assessments and the benefits of conducting one. Communicare is a mental health agency that serves the Lincoln Trail Region. Currently, most of the revenue from their children programs comes from Medicaid, which is a fee-for-services payer source. The Kentucky Medicaid Program is in the process of contracting with managed care organizations to oversee services that have been paid directly from Kentucky Medicaid. With these changes, mental health organizations must identify specific community service needs as well as expanding revenue sources. Applying for grants is one way mental health agencies can expand revenue sources. Communicare has identified the KY SEED grant that focuses on prevention and providing services to early childhood programs as a potential funding source. A needs assessment was conducted to gather information on children services implemented by Communicare. It was conducted in order to assess current programs and seek out potential areas of future program growth. The needs assessment further sought to identify gaps in services for the early childhood programs and assist in the grant application process. A review of existing data on children’s services offered at Communicare, including a satisfaction survey and a System of Care Assessment Report, was conducted as part of the needs assessment. A Community Forum with community partners from the Lincoln Trail region was held to gather additional data for the needs assessment.
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Rauscher, Robert A. "The changing face of Manitoba health, a needs assessment". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0006/MQ41760.pdf.
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Schreeb, Johan von. "Needs assessment for international humanitarian health assistance in disasters /". Stockholm, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-375-7/.
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榮文笙 i Wensheng Rong. "Oral health care for Chinese adults with special needs". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29527946.
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Kent, Ruth Margaret. "Health needs of disabled people in a rural community". Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363892.
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Eaton, Kenneth Anthony. "Factors affecting community oral health care needs and provision". Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/95208/.
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Hall, Holly Christel. "Oral Health Needs of Virginia Schoolchildren by HMO Regions". VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1499.
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Purpose: This study examined differences in oral health status and dental treatment needs by HMO regions in Virginia. Methods: The Division of Dental Health (DDH), Virginia Department of Health (VDH), completed the 1999 Virginia Oral Health Needs Assessment (VSOHNA) with the cooperation of the Virginia Department of Education. The survey used a probability proportional to size (PPS) sample design in selecting school children from public schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Surface (DMFS/dfs) and tooth-level (DMFT/dft) data were collected as indicators of dental disease on all children. Child-level data was also recorded for each student consisting of age, race, gender, enrollment in a free and reduced lunch program, medical insurance status, dental insurance status, and history of dental visits. A descriptive and regression analysis was completed to examine the relationship between HMO regions and oral health status indicators. Results: The survey included more than 5,000 children in 200 schools and 52 school districts. The mean DMFT/dft levels were 1.47 (.33) and 1.7 (.03), respectively. The mean level of untreated decay (dt) for all schoolchildren was 0.66 (0.01). First graders had the highest levels of untreated disease at 0.71, while third graders had a mean of 0.66. The Central region of the state appeared to have the highest level of untreated decay. Conclusion: There were no significant differences in the percentage of "caries-free" children between the HMO regions. Untreated dental disease of Virginia schoolchildren varied according to the region in which they lived.
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Betz, Cecily L., Wendy M. Nehring i Marie L. Lobo. "Transition Needs of Parents of Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6516.
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The period of health care transition (HCT) for adolescents and emerging adults with special health care needs and disabilities involves a complex realignment of the parent–child relationship, including alterations in role responsibilities and decision making. The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the research designs, methodology, and findings reported in studies of parents during this transition period to provide new insights for research and clinical practice. Results showed that parents were unable to clearly envision what the future held for their children and were not well prepared by the service system to anticipate future prospects. These parents have a myriad of needs that are not yet fully understood, as HCT research is in the early stages of development.
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Grebner, Leah A. "Learning Style Needs and Effectiveness of Adult Health Literacy Education". Thesis, Walden University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3617056.
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Low health literacy impacts an individual's ability to comprehend communication from healthcare providers, reduces access to healthcare, and contributes to increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of learning style on adult health literacy education. The health belief model, protection motivation theory, the transtheoretical model, and social cognitive theory were used to analyze the data in this study, and to further develop effective health literacy education. The research questions addressed the effectiveness of educational intervention adjusted to their appropriate learning style in comparison to a standardized health literacy intervention and potential difference, according to type of learning style, in the amount of changed performance between pretest and posttest. A sample of 80 adults in an urban community was recruited through organizations serving low-income individuals. The participants were assessed for baseline health literacy level, followed by identification of learning style, educational intervention, and posttest assessment, which led to determination by t test that changes between pretest and posttest scores were statistically significant between the control group and the study groups. This finding suggests that health education should be delivered to patients according to individual learning style in order for patients to comprehend and retain information provided. Social change implications include healthcare professionals appropriately addressing health literacy so that patients may participate more actively in their personal healthcare decisions to improve healthcare quality outcomes, decrease long-term costs of delivering healthcare services, and improve the general health of the community.
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Ahmed, Mohammed. "ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF NEED FULFILLMENT ON HUMANMOTIVATION ACCORDING TO MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS". University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1507563114779108.
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Shaw, Bryan C. "Community-based health assessment Mannan tribal community in Kozhimala /". online resource, 2008. http://digitalcommons.hsc.unt.edu/theses/7/.
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Grebner, Leah A. "Learning Style Needs and Effectiveness of Adult Health Literacy Education". ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1125.
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Low health literacy impacts an individual's ability to comprehend communication from healthcare providers, reduces access to healthcare, and contributes to increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of learning style on adult health literacy education. The health belief model, protection motivation theory, the transtheoretical model, and social cognitive theory were used to analyze the data in this study, and to further develop effective health literacy education. The research questions addressed the effectiveness of educational intervention adjusted to their appropriate learning style in comparison to a standardized health literacy intervention and potential difference, according to type of learning style, in the amount of changed performance between pretest and posttest. A sample of 80 adults in an urban community was recruited through organizations serving low-income individuals. The participants were assessed for baseline health literacy level, followed by identification of learning style, educational intervention, and posttest assessment, which led to determination by t test that changes between pretest and posttest scores were statistically significant between the control group and the study groups. This finding suggests that health education should be delivered to patients according to individual learning style in order for patients to comprehend and retain information provided. Social change implications include healthcare professionals appropriately addressing health literacy so that patients may participate more actively in their personal healthcare decisions to improve healthcare quality outcomes, decrease long-term costs of delivering healthcare services, and improve the general health of the community.
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Bacigalupo, Ruth. "The information management of health visitors : with particular reference to their public health and community development activities". Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324436.
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Peterson, Lars E. "Contextual Associations of Unmet Health Care Needs in Rural Ohio". Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1175713347.
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Sofia, Gustina, i n/a. "Information needs of health researchers at the National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Indonesia". University of Canberra. Information, Language & Culture, 1992. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061109.083237.
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The present study attempted to investigate the information needs/information seeking
behaviour of health researchers at the National Institute of Health Research and
Development, Ministry of Health, Indonesia. Its objective was to identify the
relationship between information needs/information seeking behaviour and the
characteristics of those health professionals. Those characteristics include institution
to which health professionals belonged, institution geographic location, level of
appointment, level of education, and work experience.
Research was carried out through survey by using a questionnaire. This survey
obtained a response rate of 92 percent from a sample of 131 health professionals.
Their information needs/information seeking behaviour were correlated with their
characteristics to determine relationships, and the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data. Frequency distribution, chi-square
analysis, and descriptive analysis were used to obtain the results.
The study found that the health information available did not match the health
professionals' needs and that there was strong demand by these personnel for automated
information services. It also found that total hours reading per week was significantly
related to level of appointment, level of education, and work experience at other
institutions. The perceived usefulness of journals as information sources was
significantly related to institution, geographic location, level of appointment, level of
education and work experience at other institutions. Government publications and
statistical data as a source of information were found to be related significantly to
institution and geographic location. There was also a relationship between the
perceived value of reference books and work experience at the current institution. The
usefulness of library catalogues as a guide to information was found to be related
significantly to institution and geographic location, as was the usefulness of abstracting
and indexing services to level of education. Frequency of visiting libraries was
significantly related to institution, geographic location and level of appointment. The
membership of professional organizations and obtaining useful information from
friends, colleagues or personal contact were found to be significantly related to level of
education.
The study concludes with recommendations and suggestions for further research.
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Landguth, David C. "Public health specializations and education needs to support homeland security". Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FLandguth.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2006.Thesis Advisor(s): Anke Richter. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p.175-178). Also available online.
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Walton, Lisa Mary Schneideman. "Health and support needs of women living with gynaecologic cancer". Thesis, University of Auckland, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/6884.
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A moderate literature has addressed gynaecologic cancer but survivorship after active treatment finishes has received less attention. During diagnosis and treatment, women with gynaecologic cancer face many challenges and problems. These persist, or new problems emerge, long after treatment ceases. It is important that we understand the supportive care needs (i.e. psychosocial and rehabilitative needs) and the factors that facilitate and inhibit use of health services to meet these needs. This will inform targeting and delivery of services and initiatives to women with gynaecologic cancer, and in particular, to survivors. Very little research has assessed both supportive care needs and use of health services to meet those needs, and use has been confined to community support services. Restricting assessment to community support services reflects a narrow perspective of women's actual or preferred use of services. Inclusion of supportive care provided by medical professionals will provide a more complete description. No published New Zealand studies have directly assessed needs in gynaecologic cancer. Also, at study planning, no research had assessed service use in this population. Accordingly, the principal objectives of this project were to determine the meaning of support for women and services used for supportive care, their unmet needs, and correlates and predictors of needs and service use. To address this, the current health services project was framed within a broad biopsychosocial perspective. Contiguous and sequential cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative studies were conducted with women living with gynaecologic cancer who were five years or less from diagnosis of a first instance or recurrence. Samples for the two phases were from the same source: women who were treated by, or had their cases reviewed by, the Auckland Northern regional gynaecology oncology service, based at National Women‟s ADHB. The qualitative phase, (54% response rate, n=28 of 52 women approached) was conducted in the six months beginning late 2004, and employed purposive sampling for adequate representation of important groups (i.e. age, ethnicity, cancer type, time since diagnosis, cancer recurrence). Women were recruited during scheduled hospital outpatient clinics. The purpose was to determine women's needs for supportive care, the meaning of supportive care and the extent to which they felt needs were met by existing health services. Thematic analysis of unstructured interviews revealed three interconnected themes. 'Sense of control' and 'validation of experience' reflected women's motivations for support from health services, while 'organisation of care' addressed delivery of supportive care. The overarching finding was that a patient-focused, comprehensive and integrated approach to supportive care across the cancer continuum (diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment, cancer recurrence should this occur) is necessary. While most needs were met during treatment, the transition to survivorship was difficult, and many needs were unmet after treatment ceased. Problems with continuity and coordination of care were evident. For that reason the focus of the quantitative phase was on survivorship. A postal survey was conducted in 2008 to assess survivors' supportive care needs in multiple domains, and determine correlates and predictors of need and service use. Women were recruited via patient records (59% response rate, n=343 of 581 eligible participants). The questionnaire was informed by the qualitative phase of this project and the cancer literature. Main outcomes were unmet needs and service use. Review of existing needs assessment tools revealed potential deficiencies in application to gynaecologic cancer survivors. Therefore, tools to assess needs and service use were developed for the survey. Survey results showed that, when aggregated, nearly half (49%) of all gynaecologic cancer survivors reported at least one currently unmet need, and many had unmet need in more than one domain. Reported frequency by individual items was considerably lower; the top 10 items being endorsed by 13-24% of survivors. The top five unmet needs were: fears of cancer recurrence, being informed about support services, feeling anxious or stressed, being informed about health promoting behaviours, and fatigue. Most of these items fell in the emotional and information/services domains of need, except for fatigue (physical/daily living). Some unmet sexuality/reproductive needs also featured in the top ten unmet needs. Groups at greater risk of unmet need included those who: had poorer emotional wellbeing, were younger, were more recently diagnosed, experienced treatment-related menopause, had a poorer prognosis, and perceived that their financial status had worsened since cancer. Women may also be at greater risk if they belong to an ethnic minority (indigenous Maori; Pacific Island and other groups). Results also showed that survivors used multiple sources of support: 66% used at least one healthcare service (i.e. medical professionals) for supportive care, and 43% used at least one community support service. In addition, 27% of women used complementary therapies and most women reported support from their informal support network. Characteristics predicting use of medical professionals for supportive care included closer proximity to diagnosis, poorer mental wellbeing, poorer prognosis, being well educated and having health insurance. Similar characteristics, except for mental wellbeing, predicted use of community services. Women were also more likely to use community support services if they were younger but less likely if they belonged to an ethnic minority group. Findings for service use and unmet needs mirrored those expressed by interview participants, as did evidence of barriers. Overwhelmingly the main barrier to use of community support services was survivors' awareness of services or perceived availability of services after cancer. Problems with continuity and coordination of care, and geographic factors (timing/place of services) were the most frequent barriers to using healthcare services for supportive care, or using them as much as survivors needed to. Interview data provided tentative evidence of additional barriers faced by ethnic and sexual minority groups (i.e. cultural norms, perceived discrimination). Overall, the results suggest that New Zealand women who receive care from, or have their cases reviewed by, the Auckland Northern regional gynaecology oncology service are doing quite well. But there is room for improvement in key areas of public health importance. In line with a broad biopsychosocial framework, resources need to be targeted at all levels of support including personal, social, health services, and organisational and policy levels..Whole document restricted until October 2012, but available by request, use the feedback form to request access.
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Sheehy, Grace. "A Reproductive Health Needs Assessment in Peri-Urban Yangon, Myanmar". Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32785.
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The 2010 elections in Myanmar installed the country’s first civilian-elected government in more than 50 years, and subsequent growth and change have been rapid. However, reproductive health indicators are generally poor and reflect significant regional and geographic disparities. Rural populations are increasingly migrating to urban centers, like Yangon, in search of better economic opportunities and in response to persistent conflict. Many are settling in peri-urban Yangon, a dynamic series of townships characterized by poor infrastructure, slums, and a highly mobile population. However, very little is known about the reproductive health needs of this population. This study was designed to identify the reproductive health needs of women in peri-urban Yangon, and to understand better current practices, available services, and potential avenues for improvement. My research focused on delivery care, contraception, abortion, and post-abortion care. Using a multi-methods approach, and standard qualitative analytic techniques, I identified significant unmet reproductive health needs in peri-urban Yangon. The findings suggest that reproductive health services are often available but inaccessible. Findings demonstrate considerable misinformation, common and unsafe practices surrounding abortion and delivery, and a dearth of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for adolescent and unmarried populations.
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Nelson, Kristin Elizabeth. "Children With Special Needs Oral Health Quality of Life Survey". VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1796.
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Vassol, Elverta L. "African American pastors' perceptions of their congregants' mental health needs". Diss., Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/114.
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Klingberg-Allvin, Marie. "Pregnant Adolescents in Vietnam : Social context and health care needs". Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-128-9/.
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Bjorn, Agnes Marie. "Community health assessment and nursing care needs of the elderly". Thesis, University of Manchester, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.237239.
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Crabtree, Karen Michelle. "Skills, Knowledge and Values of Community Health Needs Assessment Managers". Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29275.
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Nonprofit hospital systems must complete a community health needs assessment (CHNA). In healthcare there is a lack of consensus on what skills, knowledge and values are important for the person managing CHNA departments, including educational background appropriate or needed to be successful. This is an exploratory study of one healthcare system. The study seeks to identify the perception of what skills, knowledge and values are necessary to be an effective CHNA manager, and how that aligns with the skills, knowledge and values taught in public health, community development and social work. The study utilizes grounded theory, inductive research and evaluative research methods. Question: What are the perceived most important skills, values and knowledge for the CHNA manager to be effective in their role by CHNA personnel? How do those skills, knowledge and values align with macro practice social work, public health, and community development education in healthcare?
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Patel, Arpi. "Motivational Factors for Treating Patients with Special Health Care Needs". VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3716.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess what training and motivational factors dental providers report in providing dental care to PSHCN (patients with special healthcare needs. Materials and Methods: An electronic questionnaire was sent to n=104 fourth year dental students, n=147 general dentists with a specific continuing education course pertaining to PSCHN, and n=140 pediatric dentists in Virginia. The questionnaire consisted of four sections including Demographics, Professional Attitudes, Special Needs Patients and Motivational Factors, and PSCHN Cases. Results: The overall response rate for our study was 21%. The response rates of dental students, general dentists, and pediatric dentists were 30%, 10%, and 25%, respectively. A statistically significant difference was found for 10 out 12 motivational factors. Conclusions: There is a difference in motivational factors among the three different types of dental providers.
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McDonald, Kate. "Transitions to Adulthood for Children with Special Health Care Needs". Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/202697.
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Background: Every year in the United States approximately half a million youth with special health care needs (SHCN) turn 18. Little is known about how this population fares during the transition to adulthood. Purpose: To examine transitions to adulthood for young adults with SHCN. Methods: Using data from two national longitudinal surveys: the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the Survey of Adult Transitions and Health, I built linear and logistic regression models to evaluate the relationship between having a history of SHCN during childhood and key transitional outcomes during young adulthood (e.g., mental health status, educational attainment, employment, financial independence and subjective indicators of adulthood). A second set of logistic models examined associations between hypothesized risk and protective factors during childhood (e.g. family financial burden, care in a medical home and access to adequate insurance) and physical health outcomes during young adulthood for youth with SHCN. Multivariate models were adjusted for key confounders. Results: The majority of youth with a history of SHCN were doing well during the transition to adulthood. That said, compared to young adults without a history of SHCN, young adults with a history of SHCN were in significantly worse mental health (adjusted OR of experiencing a non-specific psychological disorder 3.90, 95% CI 1.78-8.53) and had significantly lower odds of graduating from high school (adjusted OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.32-0.96), attending college (adjusted OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.38-0.96), and receiving financial assistance from their families (adjusted OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.38-0.83). Amongst young adults with a history of SHCN, family financial burden during childhood significantly decreased the odds of being in good physical health during the transition to adulthood. There was limited evidence that receipt of care in a medical home or access to adequate insurance during childhood increased the odds of being in good physical health for young adults with a history of SHCN. Conclusions: These findings have important policy implications for programs serving youth with SHCN. Specifically, mental health and educational services may need to be expanded and more emphasis placed on addressing the non-medical determinants of health, like family financial burden.
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Brooks, Billy, Brian Martin, Paula Masters i Robert Pack. "Tennessee Public Health Workforce Needs Assessment: A Competency-Based Approach". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3188.
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Maintaining the health of Tennesseans depends heavily on a well-trained, efficient public health workforce that can work effectively in a complex environment. In order to assess the training needs of this group, the Tennessee Public Health Training Center-LIFEPATH administered a survey to all governmental public health employees in Tennessee during the summer of 2012. This instrument was modeled after previous assessments conducted by health agencies outside of Tennessee which utilized as their rubric the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals developed by the Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice. The goal of this research was to inform and streamline educational efforts of the Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH), LIFEPATH and their partners across the state by identifying specific competency driven training opportunities within the workforce. Participants were recruited via email and directed to SurveyMonkey, an online survey toolkit, where they could complete the questionnaire. Of the 5178 TDOH employees who received the recruitment email, 3086 individuals completed at least one of the competency questions for a response rate of 59.6%. The survey assigned questions pertinent to the eight core competency areas to respondents based on one of three Tiers – Tier 1: Entry Level, Tier 2: Management Level, Tier 3: Leadership Level. Once the data were collected, responses from all three tiers were dichotomized to generate a “Needs Score” which when summarized represented the percentage of responses indicating a lack of knowledge or proficiency in a competency area. Tier 1 respondents had an average needs score of 60.46% in each of the eight core competency areas. Tier 2 had an average needs score of 49.50%, and Tier 3 respondents had an average needs score of 28.91%. This trend shows that individuals in leadership positions within TDOH were more likely to be knowledgeable or proficient in the eight core competency areas. Prior to administering the survey, TDOH job classifications were submitted to an expert panel within the health department. This body was tasked with assigning tiers to specific job classifications. Previous needs assessments that used the eight core competencies had respondents self-select their tier. As a test of validity the LIFEPATH survey asked TDOH employees to select their job classification in addition to tier. A Kappa test of agreement between self-selection of tier and their actual tier determined by TDOH leadership showed moderate agreement (Kappa=0.5089), suggesting that while most respondents selected the correct tier; there remained some confusion regarding tier definitions. This must be considered when evaluating the results of previous studies that utilize only the self-selected tiers to drive their survey. This data has already begun to direct training goals at the state, regional and local levels across Tennessee and will serve as a baseline measure for future evaluations of educational programing’s impact on workforce competency.
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Johnson, Debbi R. "Emotional Intelligence and Public Health Education: A Prescriptive Needs Assessment". Thesis, NSUWorks, 2013. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/14.
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Emotional Intelligence is an ability that is crucial to the field of public health due to the fact that it encompasses the practitioner’s ability to communicate professionally, show empathy, obtain patient compliance and promote sustainable lifestyle changes in communities. This study seeks to evaluate a public health program in order to determine what emotional intelligence training currently exists, and what the attitudes of stakeholders are regarding emotional intelligence and its importance to the field of public health. This is done through interviews with the faculty, administrators and students, as well as a questionnaire that asks students to assess their own abilities in the area of emotional intelligence. The information gathered makes it possible to formulate recommendations to further incorporate emotional intelligence-building activities into the program.
Results of the study show a direct correlation between public health and emotional intelligence competencies, which makes it an ideal program in which to integrate further training. Additionally, results indicate a gap between student’s self perception regarding their emotional intelligence abilities, and the perception their faculty and administration of student’s abilities. Finally, a significant lack of student engagement due to dissatisfaction with acceptance requirements appears to contribute to the perception of low emotional intelligence on the part of the students.
Recommendations for future development of emotional intelligence in the program include the incorporation of training into the existing Orientation week, the addition of case studies into the courses most naturally related to emotional intelligence-building, the provision of training seminars for faculty, the inclusion of an advanced seminar for students on a voluntary basis, and the evaluation of the program using both a self-report emotional intelligence questionnaire and the Mayer, Salovey and Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) at the beginning and end of each term in order to track program effectiveness in the long term.
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Marrable, Letitia Faith. "On needing 'need' : an exploration of the construction of the child with 'additional needs'". Thesis, University of Sussex, 2011. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7440/.
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My research takes a social work perspective to investigate the concept of the child with ‘additional needs'. This concept arose out of the Labour Government's programme ‘Every Child Matters' (HM Government, 2003) which proposed that children's needs for support should be picked up at an earlier point by an integrated Children's Services consisting of social care, health and education. This would stop them from ‘falling through the net' of services. A focus on ‘additional needs' should mean that children in distress are helped at an early stage before problems became critical, improving the ‘well-being' of children and their families. The research has traced the cases of twelve children with ‘additional needs' through their contacts with Children's Services, using an interactionist methodology to interrogate the meaning-making between respondents. Further, following Hacking (2004), a Foucauldian approach to discourse allowed me investigate the discourses which shape formal diagnosis and categorization. Focusing on the ways that the child is positioned and perceived has allowed me to address the question of whose ‘need' is prioritized when the child enters the professional gaze. In doing so it has examined the role of formal and informal labels in constructing the child, the emotional content that goes into creating the ‘meaning-labels' of the child, and the ways that failures in knowing about the child affect the ways that a child becomes pictured. It concludes that in the shifting practices that make up Children's Services, the child with additional needs can become lost in the complex interaction between adult needs and emotions. The informal ‘meaning-labels' which arise out of this complexity often identify the child as carrying a ‘spoiled identity'. This can be carried through into practice with the child, including the processes of formal diagnosis and categorization. Adult emotions need to be managed better if children are to get fitting and timely help to allow them to thrive.
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Milanes, Lilian. "Health care providers' perspectives on male involvement in their sexual and reproductive health care needs". Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/590.
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Young men are at the greatest risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) within the U.S. male populations, yet are the least likely to make a sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care visit. Clinical approaches in these areas that include the outreach to and the involvement of male partners of female patients can prove particularly useful in expanding SRH care to men and can also improve health outcomes for women who have sex with men. In this study I examined UCF's healthcare provider's approaches to educate and involve men (between the ages of 18 and 30) and male partners of female patients in their SRH needs. I conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews with 18 health care providers at the Student Health Center; including physicians, physician assistants, and registered nurses. This study found that there were significant differences in perception of men's SRH risk behaviors among the providers. In addition, this study revealed issues that might deter male students from accessing care, specifically how patients are required to state to the operator (who is also an undergraduate student) their name, PID and exactly why they are scheduling a visit to the clinic, thus many men say they have cold symptoms instead of issues with SRH. This study is significant because it can contribute to improvements in the delivery of SRH care to male students on campus.B.A.
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