scholarly journals Perspectives of the Key Stakeholders of the Alignment and Integration of the SaudiMEDs Framework into the Saudi Medical Licensure Examination: A Qualitative Study

2022 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 59-69
Author(s):  
Ali Alrehaily ◽  
Nouf Alharbi ◽  
Rania Zaini ◽  
Ahmed AlRumayyan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Licensure Examination ◽  
Key Stakeholders

Making the connection: a qualitative study of brokerage in Aboriginal health in a metropolitan area of Victoria and a regional area of New South Wales

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie S. Cheng ◽  
Angela Clarke ◽  
Timothy D. Moore ◽  
Phyllis M. Lau
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Service Delivery Model ◽  
Aboriginal Community ◽  
Delivery Model ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Key Stakeholders

Objective. Health brokerage is one method being employed by government health agencies in an attempt to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s access to primary healthcare. This qualitative study explores key stakeholders’ understanding and acceptance of the health brokerage model, prior to the implementation of brokerage services. Methods. Semistructured interviews and focus groups were conducted with key stakeholders. The resulting data was analysed using a grounded theory approach. Results. Qualitative analysis of the interviews and focus groups revealed five major themes. These were: (1) the perceived limitations of brokerage as a service delivery model; (2) the benefits of health brokerage such as increased flexibility; (3) issues relating to patient independence; (4) the necessity for broker independence; and (5) a mistrust of health brokerage and the authority handling the brokerage funds. Conclusions. Since this study was conducted in 2008, ongoing funding for urban brokerage services has been suspended. Although the reasons for this are unclear, our study suggests that barriers to the acceptance of brokerage services by the community may have existed even before such services were implemented, thus highlighting the need for transparency when launching new health initiatives that hope to engage the Aboriginal community. What is known about the topic? Brokerage models have previously been described in the areas of mental health and aged care. In these examples, brokerage agencies have provided patients with a key entry point into the healthcare system. Benefits of the brokerage model, such as flexibility, have been contrasted with its limitations, such as a heavy reliance upon existing services. What does this paper add? This paper provides insight into the acceptability of health brokerage, as a service delivery model, to the Aboriginal community. Although findings from the study reinforce many of the benefits and limitations already described in the literature, they also introduce the new and important themes of patient empowerment and mistrust. What are the implications for practitioners? This study provides vital information about community perceptions of health brokerage. It is important that policy makers take heed of such insights when planning attempts to close the gap in Aboriginal health.

scholarly journals National clinical programmes in the Republic of Ireland: a qualitative study of acute hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-440
Author(s):  
Geraldine Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
National Level ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Acute Hospitals ◽  
The Republic

Background The national clinical programmes (NCPs) were established in 2010 to achieve three objectives, namely: improve quality, access and cost effectiveness. Limited research exists on their implementation in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). This qualitative study identified key stakeholders’ perceptions on (a) implementation thus far, and (b) conditions perceived necessary for implementation in acute hospitals. Aims The overall aim of this research was to undertake an in-depth study to explore from the perspectives of key stakeholders, their perceptions on implementation of the national clinical programmes, thus far, in relation to three overarching objectives (to improve quality, access, cost effectiveness) and what are the conditions necessary for their implementation in the Republic of Ireland's acute hospitals. Methods Twenty participants were interviewed using face-to-face audio-recorded semi-structured interviews. Transcribed data were coded and analysed, and a number of themes emerged from the dataset relating to the study aims. Results Implementation was perceived as being inconsistent. Outcomes were identified as: best practice guidelines, models of care, protocols, pathways; education & training; new services; improved discharges; improved patient outcomes; reduced length of stay; timely access; reduced waiting lists; cost effectiveness and other intangible outcomes. Sixteen conditions, under four themes, were perceived necessary for implementation, namely: Governance – structure, audit & monitoring, senior management support, accountability, and clear objectives and expectations; Communication – visible face-to-face engagement, internal awareness, and external awareness; Leadership – programme level, national level, hospital level, and professional level; Resources – budget, staff, information technology, training, skills, and competency. Conclusions This study adds to the existing limited body of knowledge on implementation of the NCPs in the acute hospitals in the ROI while contributing to the wider international literature in this area. The study provides hitherto unreported knowledge on the conditions that are perceived necessary for implementation. Novel in the ROI context is the perceived necessity to condense the number of NCPs, placing greater emphasis on (a) the need to structurally integrate the NCPs across the continuum of care, and (b) the importance of communication through visible face-to-face engagement. This study concludes that significant progress has been made by the NCPs towards meeting the objectives, albeit to varying degrees. There is a strong perception that the NCPs should remain, and that addressing the conditions perceived necessary for implementation in the areas of governance, communications, leadership and resources by both top-down senior health officials and bottom-up front-line hospital staff would significantly enhance the ability of the NCPs to meet objectives and implementation. It provides the ROI health services with valuable information to inform future reform, strategic planning and NCP implementation.

scholarly journals Equity in aid allocation and distribution: A qualitative study of key stakeholders in Northern Uganda

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. e0226612
Author(s):  
Primus Che Chi ◽  
Patience Bulage ◽  
Gudrun Østby
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Aid Allocation ◽  
Key Stakeholders

scholarly journals The fertile grounds of reproductive activism in The Gambia: A qualitative study of local key stakeholders’ understandings and heterogeneous actions related to infertility

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. e0226079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Dierickx ◽  
Gily Coene ◽  
Megan Evans ◽  
Julie Balen ◽  
Chia Longman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The Gambia ◽  
Key Stakeholders

scholarly journals Missing steps in a staircase: a qualitative study of the perspectives of key stakeholders on the use of adaptive designs in confirmatory trials

Trials ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Munyaradzi Dimairo ◽  
Jonathan Boote ◽  
Steven A. Julious ◽  
Jonathan P. Nicholl ◽  
Susan Todd
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Adaptive Designs ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Confirmatory Trials

Communication Between Key Stakeholders Within a Medical Home: A Qualitative Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine S. Nelson ◽  
S. Darius Tandon ◽  
Anne K. Duggan ◽  
Janet R. Serwint
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Medical Home ◽  
Key Stakeholders

scholarly journals What enables good end of life care for people with dementia? A multi-method qualitative study with key stakeholders

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Bamford ◽  
Richard Lee ◽  
Emma McLellan ◽  
Marie Poole ◽  
Karen Harrison-Dening ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Key Stakeholders

scholarly journals Defining Intercultural Education for Social Cohesion in Malaysian Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Amrita Kaur ◽  
Rosna Awang-Hashim ◽  
Mohammad Noman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Cultural Origins ◽  
Education Process

Schools are considered as powerful institutions that are capable of fostering a sense of coherence and common identity to integrate students of different ethnic, social, and cultural origins. Effective implementation of intercultural education at schools can facilitate social integration. However, it is important that the design and implementation of intercultural education be guided by the knowledge and understanding of the issues and patterns of discrimination and complexities within its context. This qualitative study explored perspectives of key stakeholders involved in the education process to define a framework for intercultural education in Malaysian context for successful social cohesion. The findings are discussed in terms of practical application for educators, researchers, and policymakers.

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