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Gay Men And Satisfaction With Health Care Interactions, Michael Huggins
Gay Men And Satisfaction With Health Care Interactions, Michael Huggins
Theses and Dissertations--Nursing
The purpose of this research was to determine relationships among depression, anxiety, self-rated physical and mental health, self-advocacy, internalized homophobia, and quality of patient-provider communication to satisfaction with health care interactions. These were measured while controlling for select demographic variables: age; ethnicity; urban or rural domicile; relationship status; household income; highest educational attainment; health insurance; disclosure to health care provider as a gay man; reason for last healthcare visit; and, general health self-rating. The specific aims of this study were to: 1) identify general characteristics of gay men in this sample; 2) examine how levels of satisfaction with health care …
Methods To Improve Interprofessional Collaboration In Administrative Dyads, Julie Lee Hudson
Methods To Improve Interprofessional Collaboration In Administrative Dyads, Julie Lee Hudson
DNP Projects
Abstract
PURPOSE: The primary objective of this project was to determine if specific interventions, to include education, rounding, and regular meetings, improved collaboration and communication for nurse/physician dyads working in acute care hospital administrative roles.
METHODS: The study employed a prospective pre-test and post-test comparison of participants’ scores on a validated survey tool. This tool (JeffSATIC) measured perception of collaboration between nurses and physicians. The objective was to evaluate the differences in these scores in participants before and after an intervention.
RESULTS: This study sought to discover if specific interventions impacted scores on a tool measuring collaboration among dyad pairs. …