scholarly journals Quality of doctoral nursing education in the United Kingdom: exploring the views of doctoral students and staff based on a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 1639-1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh McKenna ◽  
Sinead Keeney ◽  
Mi Ja Kim ◽  
Chang Gi Park
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Implementing medical revalidation in the United Kingdom: Findings about organisational changes and impacts from a survey of Responsible Officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kieran Walshe ◽  
Alan Boyd ◽  
Marie Bryce ◽  
Kayleigh Luscombe ◽  
Abigail Tazzyman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Professional Contexts

Objective To describe the implementation of medical revalidation in healthcare organisations in the United Kingdom and to examine reported changes and impacts on the quality of care. Design A cross-sectional online survey gathering both quantitative and qualitative data about structures and processes for medical revalidation and wider quality management in the organisations which employ or contract with doctors (termed ‘designated bodies’) from the senior doctor in each organisation with statutory responsibility for medical revalidation (termed the ‘Responsible Officer’). Setting United Kingdom Participants Responsible Officers in designated bodies in the United Kingdom. Five hundred and ninety-five survey invitations were sent and 374 completed surveys were returned (63%). Main outcome measures The role of Responsible Officers, the development of organisational mechanisms for quality assurance or improvement, decision-making on revalidation recommendations, impact of revalidation and mechanisms for quality assurance or improvement on clinical practice and suggested improvements to revalidation arrangements. Results Responsible Officers report that revalidation has had some impacts on the way medical performance is assured and improved, particularly strengthening appraisal and oversight of quality within organisations and having some impact on clinical practice. They suggest changes to make revalidation less ‘one size fits all’ and more responsive to individual, organisational and professional contexts. Conclusions Revalidation appears primarily to have improved systems for quality improvement and the management of poor performance to date. There is more to be done to ensure it produces wider benefits, particularly in relation to doctors who already perform well.

scholarly journals Teaching of cultural diversity in medical schools in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: cross sectional questionnaire survey

BMJ ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 330 (7488) ◽  
pp. 403-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Dogra ◽  
Sue Conning ◽  
Paramjit Gill ◽  
John Spencer ◽  
Margot Turner
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The United Kingdom

Prevalence of female urinary incontinence and its impact on quality of life in a cluster population in the United Kingdom (UK): a community survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 377-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Cooper ◽  
Manjula Annappa ◽  
Angela Quigley ◽  
Davina Dracocardos ◽  
Anu Bondili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour

AimTo ascertain the prevalence of urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms, impact on quality of life and help-seeking behaviour.BackgroundUrinary incontinence is common and will affect more individuals as the population ages. Estimates of the prevalence of urinary incontinence vary hugely. Additional information is required to inform resource allocation.MethodsPopulation-based cross-sectional postal evaluation of all female patients over 21 years registered at a single medical practice in the United Kingdom.FindingsA total of 40% of respondents suffered urinary incontinence, which caused significant problems in 8.5%. Stress urinary incontinence was the most common type of incontinence while 10% had symptoms of voiding dysfunction. A total of 17% of women had sought professional help. Patients perceived that urinary incontinence was part of the natural ageing process and that there was a low expectation of successful treatment.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional survey assessing the influence of theoretically informed behavioural factors on hand hygiene across seven countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Schmidtke ◽  
K. G. Drinkwater
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Surface Cleaning ◽  
Behaviour Change Techniques ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
The United Kingdom

Abstract Background Human hygiene behaviours influence the transmission of infectious diseases. Changing maladaptive hygiene habits has the potential to improve public health. Parents and teachers can play an important role in disinfecting surface areas and in helping children develop healthful handwashing habits. The current study aims to inform a future intervention that will help parents and teachers take up this role using a theoretically and empirically informed behaviour change model called the Capabilities-Opportunities-Motivations-Behaviour (COM-B) model. Methods A cross-sectional online survey was designed to measure participants’ capabilities, opportunities, and motivations to [1] increase their children’s handwashing with soap and [2] increase their cleaning of surface areas. Additional items captured how often participants believed their children washed their hands. The final survey was administered early in the coronavirus pandemic (May and June 2020) to 3975 participants from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Participants self-identified as mums, dads, or teachers of children 5 to 10 years old. ANOVAs analyses were used to compare participant capabilities, opportunities, and motivations across countries for handwashing and surface disinfecting. Multiple regressions analyses were conducted for each country to assess the predictive relationship between the COM-B components and children’s handwashing. Results The ANOVA analyses revealed that India had the lowest levels of capability, opportunity, and motivation, for both hand hygiene and surface cleaning. The regression analyses revealed that for Australia, Indonesia, and South Africa, the capability component was the only significant predictor of children’s handwashing. For India, capability and opportunity were significant. For the United Kingdom, capability and motivation were significant. Lastly, for Saudi Arabia all components were significant. Conclusions The discussion explores how the Behaviour Change Wheel methodology could be used to guide further intervention development with community stakeholders in each country. Of the countries assessed, India offers the greatest room for improvement, and behaviour change techniques that influence people’s capability and opportunities should be prioritised there.

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