جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « allied health personnel » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

The immense assorted variety of data accessible through the Internet, containing unconfirmed pernicious data, can spread rapidly and misguide nursing and allied health staff (NAHS). False impressions among NAHS postpone controlling endeavors to deliver important treatment, lead to the quick spread of contamination in clinical settings, and put patients’ lives in danger. This research aimed to assess the impact of NAHS digital health literacy and other determinants on their behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This study was conducted on allied health and nursing staff in healthcare organizations affiliated with Semnan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Two valid questionnaires were used: Digital health literacy and preventive behaviors. Multiple logistic models were used to explain the relationship between one dependent binary variable and other variables. 

There were significant direct and positive relationships between digital health literacy (β=0.60; 95% CI, 1.35%-2.45%; P<0.001) and English language skills (β=2.29; 95% CI, 1.79%-54.03%; P=0.009) with preventive behaviors.

Strengthening the digital health literacy of medical staff can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections in healthcare settings. It is proposed that policymakers and nursing informatics educators adjust e-health policies to advance digital health literacy in healthcare settings.

Community health officers (CHOs) are a newly introduced cadre of mid‑level health‑care providers who will man the health and wellness centers under Ayushman Bharat Mission in India. Need‑based training will help them fulfil their role in early diagnosis, treatment, and referral of tuberculosis (TB) patients. The present study identified the gaps in the awareness about TB in a heterogeneous group of trainees and addressed them through need‑based training.

A before and after the study was carried out in 110 trainee CHOs at Rural Medical College, Loni. In‑depth interviews were conducted with public health experts and focus group discussion was conducted with trainees to gain the quality inputs. Structured questionnaires based on training objectives specifically pertaining to TB were designed. Training was provided with an emphasis on addressing the gaps identified in the pretest. Posttest evaluation was done at the end of the training to assess its effectiveness. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version. 17.0 (Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).

The mean pretest score was 15.15 (standard deviation [SD] = 3.55) which improved after 6 months training to 24.01 (SD = 1.223), i.e., from 60% to 96%. There was highly significant improvement in overall knowledge score of trainees (t = 28.124, df = 109, P < 0.001). There was a statistically significant improvement in scores of all topics at the end of 6 months training in both Nursing and Ayurved graduates. Except for knowledge regarding the treatment of multidrug‑resistant TB (P = 0.004), knowledge about all other topics was comparable in nursing and Ayurved graduates at the end.

Needs assessment proved effective in identifying the gaps in knowledge and skills of interdisciplinary trainee CHOs. Medical colleges with expertise in teaching, training, and health service provision can work with the public health system to provide a model for rapid upgrading and capacity building to meet health‑care challenges such as TB.

Improving patient handover is currently considered as a patient safety goal and one of the top five WHOpriorities. So, the aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of patient handover among paramedics and emergency department staff.

This is a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative content analysis approach. Twenty five paramedics and emergency department staff were selected through purposeful sampling. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews in 2015 and Qualitative Content Analysis was used to analyze the data.

One main theme and two major categories emerged through the data analysis. In general, data analysis indicated that patient handover is a sophisticated process, which is an encounter between two separate peninsulas with different extrinsic (different environments and different equipment) and intrinsic factors (different manpower and different expectations).

Designing an appropriate environment, providing adequate equipment, recruiting appropriatemanpower, and clarifying the expectations are some strategies for improving patient handover conditions.