scholarly journals Building research capacity in south-west Sydney through a Primary and Community Health Research Unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma L. Friesen ◽  
Elizabeth J. Comino ◽  
Jennifer Reath ◽  
Alison Derrett ◽  
Maree Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
South West

The Primary and Community Health Research Unit was established in 2010 in south-west Sydney to build research capacity in primary and community health services and help generate evidence to underpin clinical activities. In 2011, six project teams participated in a 12-month researcher mentoring program, undertaking projects in quality improvement and service evaluation. Project teams were linked with academic mentors and participated in four research skill development workshops covering research design, research ethics, statistical analysis and academic writing. All project teams presented their work at two or more research conferences, and all are preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The Primary and Community Health Research Unit’s approach to research capacity building in primary and community health services appears to be effective in supporting novice researchers to undertake research in their clinical settings. Sustainability is dependent on securing ongoing funding. Further analysis is needed to identify strengths and weaknesses of this approach.

Publication outputs from a Primary and Community Health Research Unit, 2011–14

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma L. Friesen ◽  
Elizabeth J. Comino
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Higher Education Research ◽  
Research Capacity Building ◽  
Conference Paper ◽  
Project Completion ◽  
Conference Presentations

Publication of research is a goal of research capacity building initiatives. We reviewed the publications generated by practitioner researchers involved with the Primary and Community Health Research Unit (PCHRU), within the Division of Community Health in South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD), between 2011 and 2014. Publications were categorised using the Higher Education Research Data Collection Specifications. Published outputs included five refereed articles, one refereed full conference paper and 25 non-published conference presentations. A further 11 refereed articles in draft form were located. The majority of publications were considered ‘not published’ and not widely discoverable. Evidence for expected timeframes for project completion, including support for publication of research, is needed.

scholarly journals Current status of antenatal care of pregnant women—8 provinces in China, 2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenling Hu ◽  
Huanqing Hu ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Aiqun Huang ◽  
Qi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Community Health ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Prenatal Care Visit

Abstract Background Antenatal care (ANC) played a crucial role in ensuring maternal and child safety and reducing the risk of complications, disability, and death in mothers and their infants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the current status of ANC emphasizing the number, timing, and content of examinations on a national scale. Methods The data was collected from maternal and newborn’s health monitoring system at 8 provinces in China. After ethical approval, all pregnant women registered in the system at their first prenatal care visit, we included 49,084 pregnant women who had delivered between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. Descriptive statistics of all study variables were calculated proportions and chi-square for categorical variables. Results Of the 49,084 women included in this study, the mean number of ANC visits was 6.95 ± 3.45. By percentage, 78.79% women received ANC examinations at least five times, 39.93% of the women received ANC examinations at least eight times and 16.66% of the women received ANC examinations at least 11 times. The proportion of first ANC examination in first trimester was 61.87%. The percentage of normative ANC examinations and the percentage of qualified ANC examinations were 30.98 and 8.03% respectively. Only 49.40% of the total women received all six kinds of examination items in first ANC examination: 91.47% received a blood test, 91.62% received a urine test, 81.56% received a liver function examination, 80.52% received a renal function examination, 79.07% received a blood glucose test, and 86.66% received a HIV/HBV/syphilis tests. 50.85% women received the first ANC examination in maternal and child health care (MCH) institutions, 14.07% in a general hospital, 18.83% in a township hospital, 13.15% in a community health services center, and 3.08% in an unspecified place. The proportion of women who received each of the ANC examination items in community health services center was the highest, but that in the MCH institutions was the lowest. Conclusions There is a big difference between the results of this study and the data in official reports, this study found the current status of antenatal care is not optimal in China, findings from this study suggest that the systematization, continuity and quality of ANC examinations need to be improved.

scholarly journals Patient experience surveys for children’s community health services: A scoping review

2021 ◽  
pp. 136749352110058
Author(s):  
Helen J Nelson ◽  
Catherine Pienaar ◽  
Anne M Williams ◽  
Ailsa Munns ◽  
Katie McKenzie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Experience Of Care ◽  
Healthcare Experience

Patient experience surveys have a user focus and measure the quality of person-centered health care for hospital inpatients and consumers of community health services, providing a governance process to evaluate the quality of care and to action improvement. Experience of care has been described as effective communication, respect and dignity, and emotional support. Measurement criteria for these domains are not standardized, leading to inconsistent reporting of patient experience. The objective of this scoping review was to synthesize evidence for measuring experience of care in children’s community health services using the Joanna Briggs Institute framework for scoping review method. Three parent-reported surveys met the inclusion criteria, and 50 survey items were assessed by expert reviewers for fit to domains of healthcare experience. Conceptual domains of parent experience in children’s community health services included respect and dignity, effective communication, and emotional support. A gap was identified, in that few items in identified surveys measured emotional support. This contribution will promote consistent reporting of healthcare experience, informing policy and practice for person-centered health care.

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

1971 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
ROSELLA. CUNNINGHAM
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 546
Author(s):  
Hodgman ◽  
Callahan Eileen
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Services

Research culture and capacity in community health services: results of a structured survey of staff

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma L. Friesen ◽  
Elizabeth J. Comino
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
External Support ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Culture ◽  
Vocational Qualifications ◽  
Paper Format

Developing research capacity is recognised as an important endeavour. However, little is known about the current research culture, capacity and supports for staff working in community-based health settings. A structured survey of Division of Community Health staff was conducted using the research capacity tool. The survey was disseminated by email and in paper format. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were analysed thematically. In total, 109 usable responses were received, giving a response rate of 26%. Respondents were predominately nurses (n=71, 65.7%), with ~50% reporting post-graduate vocational qualifications. The highest levels of skills or organisational success were in using evidence to plan, promote and guide clinical practice. Most participants were unsure of organisational and team level skills and success at generating research. Few reported recent experience in research-generating activities. Barriers to undertaking research included lack of skills, time and access to external support and funding. Lack of skills and success in accessing external funding and resources to protect research time or to ‘buy-in’ technical expertise appeared to exacerbate these barriers. Community health staff have limited capacity to generate research with current levels of skill, funding and time. Strategies to increase research capacity should be informed by knowledge of clinicians’ research experience and interests, and target development of skills to generate research. Resources and funding are needed at the organisational and team levels to overcome the significant barriers to research generation reported.

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