scholarly journals Community Perception vs. Biochemical Confirmation: A Mixed-Methods Study on Water Quality From South India

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagesh Ramya ◽  
Mahendra M Reddy ◽  
Prasanna B Kamath
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
South India ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Community Perception

scholarly journals Determinants of internal migrant health and the healthy migrant effect in South India: a mixed methods study

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren Dodd ◽  
Sally Humphries ◽  
Kirit Patel ◽  
Shannon Majowicz ◽  
Matthew Little ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
South India ◽  
Migrant Health ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Healthy Migrant Effect ◽  
Internal Migrant

scholarly journals Diagnostic delay for head and neck cancer in South India: A Mixed-methods Study.

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1673-1678
Author(s):  
Sivaraman Ganesan ◽  
Sivanesan Sivagnanganesan ◽  
Mahalakshmy Thulasingam ◽  
Gunaseelan Karunanithi ◽  
Kalaiarasi R ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
South India ◽  
Diagnostic Delay ◽  
Mixed Methods Study

Pharmacy based surveillance for identifying missing tuberculosis cases: A mixed methods study from South India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asha Frederick ◽  
Mrinalini Das ◽  
Kedar Mehta ◽  
Ganesh Kumar ◽  
Srinath Satyanarayana
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
South India ◽  
Mixed Methods Study

scholarly journals Tuberculosis notification in a private tertiary care teaching hospital in South India: a mixed-methods study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e023910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Siddaiah ◽  
Mohammad Naseer Ahmed ◽  
Ajay M V Kumar ◽  
George D’Souza ◽  
Ewan Wilkinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
South India ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Hospital Records ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching

ObjectivesIndia contributes approximately 25% of the ‘missing’ cases of tuberculosis (TB) globally. Even though ~50% of patients with TB are diagnosed and treated within India’s private sector, few are notified to the public healthcare system. India’s TB notification policy mandates that all patients with TB are notified through Nikshay (TB notification portal). We undertook this study in a private hospital to assess the proportion notified and factors affecting TB notifications. We explored barriers and probable solutions to TB notification qualitatively from health provider’s perspective.Study settingPrivate, tertiary care, teaching hospital in Bengaluru, South India.MethodologyThis was a mixed-methods study. Quantitative component comprised a retrospective review of hospital records between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2017 to determine TB notifications. The qualitative component comprised key informant interviews and focus groups to elicit the barriers and facilitators of TB notification.ResultsOf 3820 patients diagnosed and treated, 885 (23.2%) were notified. Notifications of sputum smear-positive patients were significantly more likely, while notifications of children were less likely. Qualitative analysis yielded themes reflecting the barriers to TB notification and their solutions. Themes related to barriers were: (1) basic diagnostic procedures and treatment promote notification; (2) misconceptions regarding notification and its process are common among healthcare providers; (3) despite a national notification system other factors have prevented notification of all patients; and (4) establishing hospital systems for notification will go a long way in improving notifications.ConclusionsThe proportion of patients with TB notified by the hospital was low. A comprehensive approach both by the hospital management and the national TB programme is necessary for improving notification. This includes improving awareness among healthcare providers about the requirement for TB notifications, establishing a single notification portal in hospital, digitally linking hospital records to Nikshay and designating one person to be responsible for notification.

Determining Emotional Tone and Verbal Behavior in Patients With Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 660-672
Author(s):  
Suzanne H. Kimball ◽  
Toby Hamilton ◽  
Erin Benear ◽  
Jonathan Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Verbal Behavior ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Emotional Tone ◽  
Explanatory Mixed Methods ◽  
Quantitative Results

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the emotional tone and verbal behavior of social media users who self-identified as having tinnitus and/or hyperacusis that caused self-described negative consequences on daily life or health. Research Design and Method An explanatory mixed-methods design was utilized. Two hundred “initial” and 200 “reply” Facebook posts were collected from members of a tinnitus group and a hyperacusis group. Data were analyzed via the LIWC 2015 software program and compared to typical bloggers. As this was an explanatory mixed-methods study, we used qualitative thematic analyses to explain, interpret, and illustrate the quantitative results. Results Overall, quantitative results indicated lower overall emotional tone for all categories (tinnitus and hyperacusis, initial and reply), which was mostly influenced by higher negative emotion. Higher levels of authenticity or truth were found in the hyperacusis sample but not in the tinnitus sample. Lower levels of clout (social standing) were indicated in all groups, and a lower level of analytical thinking style (concepts and complex categories rather than narratives) was found in the hyperacusis sample. Additional analysis of the language indicated higher levels of sadness and anxiety in all groups and lower levels of anger, particularly for initial replies. These data support prior findings indicating higher levels of anxiety and depression in this patient population based on the actual words in blog posts and not from self-report questionnaires. Qualitative results identified 3 major themes from both the tinnitus and hyperacusis texts: suffering, negative emotional tone, and coping strategies. Conclusions Results from this study suggest support for the predominant clinical view that patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis have higher levels of anxiety and depression than the general population. The extent of the suffering described and patterns of coping strategies suggest clinical practice patterns and the need for research in implementing improved practice plans.

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