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Research Brief: "Impact Of The Seeking Safety Program On Clinical Outcomes Among Homeless Female Veterans With Psychiatric Disorders", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This brief is about the effect of the Seeking Safety program's services on improvement in PTSD, psychiatric symptoms, and social support among homeless female veterans. In policy and practice, clinicians should be trained on how to use the program to better serve homeless female veterans, and policymakers should push for clinician training for those who work with homeless veterans. Suggestions for future research include applying this study and the Seeking Safety program to non-VA healthcare systems, assessing substance use within the program, and assessing the long-term effects of the Seeking Safety program.

Research Brief: "Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health Preferences And Experiences: A Focus Group Analysis", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This brief is about the experiences and preferences for reproductive health care services among female veterans. In policy and practice, the VA should expand communication efforts to ensure that female veterans know the reproductive health services that are available to them, include more advanced fertility care, and widen the range of healthcare choices available to veteran women; the VA should look into covering healthcare for newborns and expanding access to infertility services. Suggestions for future research include using a random, nationally representative sample of female veterans, and looking at gender discrimination's potential impact on their quality of care.

Examination Of Racial Disparities In Childhood Asthma Management Practices, Crystal N. Piper, Saundra Glover, Kieth Elder, Jong-Deuk Baek

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Objective: To analyze asthma management plan practices for children with asthma in the United States considering race and other demographic and person-level characteristics.

Methods: Univariate/Bivariate/Multivariate analysis was performed to examine asthma management plan physician recommendations among children in the United States utilizing secondary data analysis of the 2002 and 2003 National Health Interview Survey.

Results: The majority of the study participants reported not having an asthma management plan at (59.00%). In multivariate analysis using SAS callable SUDAAN, Whites were significantly more likely to have an asthma management plan (OR=1.66, p=.0031).

Conclusion: Findings from this study indicate that Black and Hispanic …

Perbedaan Pelayanan Kesehatan Ibu Dan Anak Di Perkotaan Dan Daerah Terpencil, Sori M. Sarumpaet, Bisara L. Tobing, Albiner Siagian

Kesmas

Perbaikan pelayanan kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia berjalan lamban dan tidak merata. Mutu layanan kesehatan sangat bervariasi karena distribusi tenaga kesehatan yang tidak merata. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui mutu layanan kesehatan ibu dan anak di daerah pedesaan dan perkotaan. Survei ini dilakukan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Mogang yang mewakili daerah terpencil dan Puskesmas Buhit yang mewakili wilayah perkotaan di Kabupaten Samosir. Mutu layanan kesehatan dinilai dengan metode Services Quality. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata- rata skor harapan untuk semua dimensi mutu layanan kesehatan di Puskesmas Buhit dan Puskemas Mogang tinggi. Persepsi pelayanan ke- sehatan oleh pasien di Puskemas Buhit dan …

Access To General Practitioner Services Amongst Underserved Australians: A Microsimulation Study, Deborah J. Schofield, Rupendra N. Shrestha, Emily J. Callander

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Background: One group often identified as having low socioeconomic status, those living in remote or rural areas, are often recognised as bearing an unequal burden of illness in society. This paper aims to examine equity of utilisation of general practitioner services in Australia.

Methods: Using the 2005 National Health Survey undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a microsimulation model was developed to determine the distribution of GP services that would occur if all Australians had equal utilisation of health services relative to need.

Results: It was estimated that those who are unemployed would experience a 19% increase in GP …

Producing Synergy In Collaborations: A Successful Hospital Innovation, Lise Corwin, Hope Corbin, Maurice B. Mittelmark

Woodring College of Education Faculty Publications

Patient malnutrition in hospitals is common and impedes recovery. Part of the problem is that hospitals are organised around diagnosis and treatment, not for good nutrition. This paper describes a Norwegian hospital’s nutrition innovation that enhanced collaboration across and within the hospital hierarchy. The Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning was the analysis framework for the study reported here. Success factors included having a clear mission, a sound implementation plan, leader commitment, trust and coordination, committed partners, clear structure, rules and roles, face-to-face communication, celebrating accomplishments underway, and utilising the surrounding context to give the innovation visibility and publicity.

A New Analytical Framework Of 'Continuum Of Prevention And Care' To Maximize Hiv Case Detection And Retention In Care In Vietnam, Masami Fujita, Krishna C. Poudel, Nhan Do Thi, Duong Bui Duc, Kinh Nguyen Van, Kimberly Green, Thu Nguyen Thi Minh, Masya Kato, David Jacka, Thuy Cao Thi Thanh, Long Nguyen Thanh, Masamine Jimba

Krishna C. Poudel

Background: The global initiative ‘Treatment 2.0’ calls for expanding the evidence base of optimal HIV service delivery models to maximize HIV case detection and retention in care. However limited systematic assessment has been conducted in countries with concentrated HIV epidemic. We aimed to assess HIV service availability and service connectedness in Vietnam. Methods: We developed a new analytical framework of the continuum of prevention and care (COPC). Using the framework, we examined HIV service delivery in Vietnam. Specifically, we analyzed HIV service availability including geographical distribution and decentralization and service connectedness across multiple services and dimensions. We then identified system-related …

A New Analytical Framework Of 'Continuum Of Prevention And Care' To Maximize Hiv Case Detection And Retention In Care In Vietnam, Masami Fujita, Krishna C. Poudel, Nhan Do Thi, Duong Bui Duc, Kinh Nguyen Van, Kimberly Green, Thu Nguyen Thi Minh, Masaya Kato, David Jacka, Thuy Cao Thi Thanh, Long Nguyen Thanh, Masamine Jimba

Krishna C. Poudel