scholarly journals New Zealand health disparities – pharmacists’ knowledge gaps and training needs

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudi Aspden ◽  
Cassandra Butler ◽  
Barbara Moore ◽  
Janie Sheridan
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Health Status Disparities ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Further Training ◽  
And Training ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

INTRODUCTION: Reducing health disparities is a priority for the New Zealand (NZ) Government and the health care sector and, although not mandatory until 2012, Competence Standard 1 for NZ pharmacists has been revised to reflect this. AIM: The main aim was to understand the information needs of pharmacists in the context of reducing health inequalities in NZ through undertaking a baseline study of pharmacists’ knowledge of health status disparities, identifying relevant resources most commonly read by pharmacists, soliciting ideas on how the profession can contribute to reducing health disparities and gauging pharmacists’ willingness to undergo further training. METHOD: An anonymous, semi-structured questionnaire was posted out to 500 randomly selected practising pharmacists registered in NZ. RESULTS: A 27% response rate was achieved. In general, responding pharmacists had good health disparity knowledge about asthma and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, but were less knowledgeable about differences in life expectancies and some mortality rates. Responding pharmacists made a variety of achievable suggestions where pharmacists can contribute to decreasing health disparities. Eighty percent of respondents indicated they were interested in learning more about cultural competence and health disparities in their community. DISCUSSION: Our results indicate a need for pharmacists to up-skill in the area of health disparities and cultural competence and for more effective promotion of the resources available to pharmacists to improve their knowledge in this area. The pharmacists in this study appear willing to undertake such study; however, due to the low response rate generalisations to all pharmacists practising in New Zealand cannot be made. KEYWORDS: Pharmacists; New Zealand; health disparities; cultural competency

Awareness and Use of Library Resources by the PG Students of Private Universities in Bangalore City: A Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-118
Author(s):  
Kavita Biradar ◽  
K. G. Jayarama Naik
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Bangalore City ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Print Books ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The primary aim of academic libraries is to fulfil the information needs of their user’s community. The present study intention is to know the extent of use of library resources by the PG students of Private Universities in Bangalore city. Further study has been stressed on the level awareness about various information sources as well problems faced while accessing those resources are identified. For this purpose the researcher prepared a structured questionnaire and distributed to 120 respondents and received back 100 questionnaires with the response rate being 83.33%. The study findings reveals that the still the PG Students are preferred to access print books for their study and reference and at the same time they are well aware of various information resources available their respective libraries.

Written Information Needs of Women Who are Recalled for Further Investigation of Breast Screening: Results of a Multicentre Study

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Austoker ◽  
Giok Ong
Keyword(s):  
Multicentre Study ◽  
Breast Screening ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Written Information ◽  
Sensitive Topics ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

To assess the written information needs of women who are recalled for further investigation of breast screening. Women from eight breast screening centres in England, Scotland, and Wales who had been recalled for further investigation were invited to complete a structured questionnaire about aspects of recall. Four hundred and eighty four consecutive women were invited to be interviewed immediately before assessment. Two weeks after attendance for assessment 2132 consecutive women (including all women who had been interviewed) were sent a postal questionnaire. No reminder was sent. Subjects from four of the centres received an information leaflet with their recall letter, the remainder did not. Letters/leaflets used by the centres differed markedly. The response rate was 95% for the interview questionnaires and 70% for the postal questionnaires. Women who were prepared in advance for a possible recall were less likely to feel distressed/very distressed when receiving a recall letter. The more aspects of the recall process included in the recall literature, the more women were likely to think that assessment had been explained (89% of women (544/609) receiving six or more items of information compared with 73% of women (269/370) receiving four or fewer items (P<0·0001). Women who received a leaflet with their recall letter were significantly more likely to find some aspect of the information about recall reassuring than women who did not (61% (313/510) ν 50% (278/557); P<0·0001). Distressed/very distressed women were significantly more likely than somewhat/not distressed women to want further information about the reasons for recall (48% (403/834) ν 26% (157/598); P<0·0001 and how to get more information (29% (237/811) ν 19% (116/616); P<0·0001). Information can increase satisfaction and reduce distress. The amount of information women needed about recall was consistently underestimated. Inclusion of a leaflet improved satisfaction. Sensitive topics, words, and phrases should be carefully expressed.

Perceptions of Residents and Non-residents in Psychiatry on Training Needs and Care of Patients with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Problems: A Study from Singapore

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S161-S161
Author(s):  
S. Sajith ◽  
W. Wong ◽  
J. Chiu ◽  
P.C. Chiam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Study Team ◽  
Communication Impairments ◽  
And Training

Background and ObjectivePsychiatric assessment and care of people with Intellectual Disability (ID) is complex due to their cognitive and communication impairments. Demand for further training in this area by trainees in psychiatry has been well documented. The main of aims of this study were to explore the attitudes and perceptions of psychiatry residents and non-residents (non-trainees) with regards to care of patients with ID as well as their knowledge and training in this area.MethodThe study was conducted as an anonymous survey at the Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. A survey questionnaire developed by the study team was sent to residents and non-residents in psychiatry.ResultsForty-eight out of the 76 questionnaires were returned with a response rate of 63.16%. Twenty-eight participants described themselves as non-residents and the rest were residents. All participants responded that postgraduate training was required in the area of ID and mental health and majority reported that available training was inadequate. Ninety percent of respondents believed that people with ID were vulnerable to exploitation by other patients in the inpatient unit and 94% of respondents believed that people with ID should be managed by a specialist team.ConclusionCurrently residents and non-residents in psychiatry see that training in ID and mental health as well as services for people with ID as inadequate. Efforts should be made to include specialist training in psychiatry of ID in the Singapore psychiatry curriculum to enhance the confidence and expertise of psychiatrists in this field.

scholarly journals Content and analysis of a knowledge translation activity for an elder abuse detection tool: a descriptive study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Yaffe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Detection Tool ◽  
Suspicion Index ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract Background Knowledge translation (KT) is challenging to carry out and assess. The content of a program developed to foster KT activities pertaining to the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI)©, a tool to help identify elder abuse, is described, along with reporting and analysis of some of its outcomes. Methods Enquiries about the use of the EASI were encouraged through completion of a structured questionnaire available on an EASI website. These were submitted by email and guided individualized responses. Descriptive data collated anonymously from the questionnaires described in aggregate corresponders’ occupations, countries of work, information needs about the tool, and intent of use. The processes that generated this data were evaluated as to whether they conformed to established elements of KT. Results One hundred thirty-eight queries were received over 6 years coming from enquirers with 12 different professional backgrounds, working in 25 countries. The information sought aimed to facilitate EASI use in clinical, quality improvement, public health, research, teaching, KT, and commercial ventures. Conclusions This activity, incorporating recognized elements of a KT undertaking, documents specific global interests in elder abuse detection. It suggests a model for researchers to gauge interest in their findings and to promote exchange around them.

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