scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of the Supportive Needs Assessment Tool for Cirrhosis (SNAC)

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 599-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia C Valery ◽  
Christina M Bernardes ◽  
Katherine A Stuart ◽  
Gunter F Hartel ◽  
Steven M McPhail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Supportive Needs

Development of a supportive needs assessment tool for cirrhosis (SNAC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. S821
Author(s):  
Patricia Valery ◽  
Christina Bernardes ◽  
Katherine Stuart ◽  
Gunter Hartel ◽  
Steven McPhail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Supportive Needs

scholarly journals Evaluating Barriers and Opportunities in Delivering High-Quality Oncology Care in a Resource-Limited Setting Using a Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Chika R. Nwachukwu ◽  
Omobola Mudasiru ◽  
Lynn Million ◽  
Shruti Sheth ◽  
Hope Qamoos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Quality Cancer Care ◽  
Oncology Care

Purpose Despite recognition of both the growing cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries and the disproportionately high mortality rates in these settings, delivery of high-quality cancer care remains a challenge. The disparities in cancer care outcomes for many geographic regions result from barriers that are likely complex and understudied. This study describes the development and use of a streamlined needs assessment questionnaire (NAQ) to understand the barriers to providing quality cancer care, identifies areas for improvement, and formulates recommendations for implementation. Methods Using a comprehensive NAQ, in-depth interviews were conducted with 17 hospital staff involved in cancer care at two teaching hospitals in Nigeria. Data were analyzed using content analysis and organized into a framework with preset codes and emergent codes, where applicable. Results Data from the interviews were organized into six broad themes: staff, stuff, system, space, lack of palliative care, and provider bias, with key barriers within themes including: financial, infrastructural, lack of awareness, limited human capacity resources, lack of palliative care, and provider perspective on patient-related barriers to cancer care. Specific solutions based on ability to reasonably implement were subcategorized into short-, medium-, and long-term goals. Conclusion This study provides a framework for a streamlined initial needs assessment and a unique discussion on the barriers to high-quality oncology care that are prevalent in resource-constrained settings. We report the feasibility of collecting and organizing data using a streamlined NAQ and provide a thorough and in-depth understanding of the challenges in this setting. Knowledge gained from the assessments will inform steps to improve oncology cancer in these settings.

Rapid Needs Assessment Tool for Condom Programming

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Population Council ◽  
Target Groups

The Population Council has collaborated with UNFPA to develop and test a rapid needs assessment and data-gathering tool to serve as a basis within a country for improving condom programming (including distribution and promotion of condoms) to prevent HIV transmission. The project has three objectives: development of a rapid needs assessment tool for condom programming, which includes development of guidelines for utilizing the tool; pretesting of the initial assessment tool in four countries; and dissemination of the revised tool with accompanying guidelines. The rapid needs assessment tool has been pretested in four countries—Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, and Kenya. This report presents the results of these assessments along with issues for consideration in the possible improvement of the needs assessment tool and the recommended process for using the tool. Findings indicate that while condoms are widely available, and condom use is generally increasing, there is much that could be done to improve their distribution, promotion, and utilization, especially among key target groups that are at a high risk for HIV.

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