Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery
2020-06-05
From Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (H.A.-S.); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (R.S.K.), and RTI International, Research Triangle Park (D.M., L.B., B.A.C., S.M.T.) - both in North Carolina; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (V.N.I.); University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (A.M.P.); Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (J.E.D.); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (C.R.W.), and CureHHT, Monkton (M.C.) - both in Maryland; University of Utah, Salt Lake City (K.J.W.); University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco (M.B.C.); University of Florida, Gainesville (M.S.Z.); University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (J.Y.Z.); and Taussig Cancer Center and Lerner Research Institute (K.R.M.), Cleveland Clinic (J.P., L.W., K.R.M.), Cleveland.
Uncovering the perspective of children with multiple disabilities is important in health care to enable person-centred health care. For occupational therapists, uncovering the child perspective on mea...
Videos of nine interviews with children with a mitochondrial disorder, conducted by an occupational therapist, were analysed by five researchers. The interviews were analysed to see how well the inter...
An interview pattern was observed in the children's communication leading to six successful interviews. Children communicated verbally on four different levels and also used non-verbal communication. ...
Results show the importance of matching the type of questions to the verbal communication level of the child and revealed several interviewer skills and techniques. An overview to guide tailor-made in...
Selection interviews have long been integral to medical school admissions, yet their limited predictive validity and susceptibility to bias raise concerns. This study delves into potential interviewer...
This study aimed to investigate the overall operational status of medical school admission interview evaluations in South Korea and explore the operational experience of universities conducting interv...
This study used a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. Through a nationwide survey and data collection from 39 medical schools, the quantitative analysis explored in...
In the quantitative data, interview evaluations were most prevalent in the "comprehensive school records screening" for rolling admissions (85.5%), but less common in regular admissions (18.6%). Priva...
This study illuminates the operation of admissions interview evaluations in South Korea, revealing variations across regions and admissions types. These findings offer insights for enhancing medical s...
The Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11) is a commonly used instrument for measuring self-rated occupational balance. It needs further development, and therefore an additional 11 tentative items...
The aim of this study was to explore and describe how adults interpret and reason in relation to OBQ11 overall, the individual items in the instrument as well as the new tentative items....
Cognitive interviews were conducted with eight participants varying in age, gender, living situation, education, native language, and self-reported disability. They were included using a combination o...
The analysis resulted in three main categories: 'Difficulties understanding the items' (with two subcategories), 'Structure of the instrument' (with four subcategories) and 'Missed perspectives in the...
The participants considered the items and the instrument relevant for assessing occupational balance. However, the results also revealed the need for more clarifications and changed item order prior t...
We report on our methodological experiences during an investigation of how institutional racism functions in healthcare. We found tension between balancing methodological rigor with the unanticipated ...
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and qualitatively analyzed using thematic content analysis. Interviewers also participated in w...
Interviewers repeatedly experienced negative encounters with white patients during interviews. Themes included privilege to avoid racism, denial of racism, non-verbal discomfort, falsely claiming Nati...
Interviewer burden may need to be a consideration taken up in a variety of research contexts....
Interviewing participants on sensitive topics is challenging and requires carefully planned and executed strategies throughout the research process. Sensitive topics have the potential to cause distre...
Digital tools are progressively reshaping the daily work of health care professionals (HCPs) in hospitals. While this transformation holds substantial promise, it leads to frustrating experiences, rai...
The goal of this study was to comprehensively explore the lived experiences of HCPs navigating digital tools throughout their daily routines....
Qualitative in-depth interviews with 52 HCPs representing 24 medical specialties across 14 hospitals in Switzerland were performed....
Inductive thematic analysis revealed 4 main themes: digital tool use, workflow and processes, HCPs' experience of care delivery, and digital transformation and management of change. Within these theme...
Our study highlights the central importance of acknowledging and considering the experiences of HCPs to support the transformation of health care technology and to avoid or mitigate any potential nega...
Although compassion is a crucial element of physicians' professional performance and high-quality care, research shows it often remains an unmet need of patients. Understanding patients' and physician...
We conducted semi-structured interviews with eight patients and ten resident physicians at a University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Using thematic analysis, we separately coded patient and resi...
For both patients and residents, we identified four themes encompassing compassionate care: being there, empathizing, actions to relieve patients' suffering, and connection. For residents, a fifth the...
Patients and residents have similar and varying understandings of compassionate care at the same time. Understanding these differences can aid compassion in medical practice. Based on the findings, th...
Talking to a deceased patient's next of kin about organ donation is a sensitive, emotionally-charged collective practice. It must be prepared and organized by the coordination and resuscitation team. ...
Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is a common postpartum condition. Knowledge is scarce on how mothers perceive living with DRA. The interaction between healthcare providers and patients plays a signifi...
Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with six Norwegian mothers, age 32-41, presenting with a clinically significant DRA. Topics discussed were how the condition is experienced, how it...
DRA had an impact on everyday life among the mothers included in this study. Three major themes emerged: (I) The path to obtaining knowledge and understanding of DRA, (II) DRA - intertwined with healt...
DRA is a multifaceted condition affecting many aspects of day-to-day life in various dimensions, like physical, emotional, and social. This study contributes to a wider understanding of living with DR...
