Objectives: Currently in Ghana, there is an on-going task-shifting strategy in which nurses are trained in hypertension management. While this study will provide useful information on the viability of this approach, it is not clear how patients in the intervention perceive hypertension, the task-shifting strategy, and its effects on blood pressure management. The objective of this paper is to examine patients’ perceptions of hypertension and hypertension management in the context of an on-going task-shifting intervention to manage blood pressure control in Ghana.
Design: Forty-two patients participating in the Task Shifting Strategy for Hypertension program (23 males, 19 females, and mean age 61. 7 years) completed in-depth, qualitative interviews. Interviews were transcribed, and key words and phrases were extracted and coded using the PEN-3 Cultural Model as a guide through open and axial coding techniques, thus allowing rich exploration of the data.
Results: Emergent themes included patients’ perceptions of hypertension, which encompassed misperceptions of hypertension and blood pressure control. Additional themes included enablers and barriers to hypertension management, and how the intervention nurtured lifestyle change associated with blood pressure control. Primary enabling factors included the supportive nature of TASSH nurses, while notable barriers were financial constraints and difficulty accessing medication. Nurturing factors included the motivational interviewing and patient counseling which instilled confidence in the patients that they could make lasting behavior changes.
Conclusions: This study offers a unique perspective of blood pressure control by examining how patients view an on-going task-shifting initiative for hypertension management. The results of this study shed light on factors that can help and hinder individuals in low-resource settings with long-term blood pressure management. 相似文献
BackgroundTheories of health behavior change are being inadequately adopted to understand the reasons behind low influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers (HCWs). The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is being used to predict intention-behavior relationship while the Health Belief Model (HBM) is being employed to predict actual behavior. The purpose of this study was to test a conceptual model based on the HBM’s constructs to predict Jordanian HCWs’ intentions for influenza vaccine uptake as an alternative to the TPB.MethodA cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in 2016 in a tertiary teaching hospital in Amman-Jordan including a convenience sample of 477 HCWs with direct patient contact. The study instrument was tested for validity and reliability. A conceptual regression model was proposed incorporating the constructs of the primary HBM with some modifications in the threat construct as well as an additional variable about explicit past vaccination behavior (in the past year and/or any previous history of influenza vaccine uptake).ResultsAlmost all the constructs of the HBM demonstrated significant differences between participants intending and those who did not intend to vaccinate against influenza. After adjusting for the confounding variables in the final conceptual regression model, past vaccination behavior (OR= 4.50, 95%Confidence Interval 3.38–6.00, P< 0.0005) and the perceived benefit scale (OR= 1.19, 95% Confidence Interval 1.11–1.28, P< 0.0005) were the only significant predictors of intentions to vaccinate against influenza in the next season.ConclusionTaking into consideration the altruistic beliefs of HCWs and their explicit past vaccination history augments the utility of the original HBM tool in predicting HCWs’ intentions to vaccinate against influenza in a way that is consistent with the predictive ability of the Theory of Planned Behavior. 相似文献
目的探讨3D打印模型在儿童先天性脊柱侧凸治疗中的应用疗效。方法回顾性分析2015年12月至2016年12月于首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院接受手术治疗的83例先天性脊柱侧凸患儿临床及影像学资料,根据是否使用3D打印模型分为试验组(n=44)和对照组(n=39),比较两组手术时间、术中透视次数、置钉准确性、矫形效果及并发症情况。结果本研究共纳入83例先天性脊柱侧凸患儿,其中男童47例,女童36例,平均手术年龄5.98 (1.5~13)岁。行半椎体切除术40例,Ponte截骨术31例,经椎弓根截骨术8例,全脊椎切除术4例。随访时间24~35个月。试验组患儿手术时间短于对照组[(180.92±16.74) min (201.51±27.60) min],差异有统计学意义(t=2.798,P<0.05),试验组术中出血量[(340.23±89.52) mL vs.(392.64±100.41) mL]及术中透视次数(4.36±0.89 6.05±1.28)明显少于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);试验组置钉准确率高于对照组(93.55%vs 79.91%)(X^2=218.00,P<0.05),平均置钉时间明显短于对照组[(4.24±1.05) min vs.(8.35±2.29) min],差异有统计学意义(t=10.71,P<0.05)。两组患儿矫形率无明显差异(t=-1.135,P=0.272)。试验组与对照组患儿术后胸膜损伤、硬膜损伤发生率无明显差异(P>0.05)。结论 3D打印模型能清晰、直观显示先天性脊柱侧凸患儿的脊柱结构及形态,为制定手术计划及手术置钉提供帮助,从而提高置钉准确率,减少术中透视次数,缩短手术时间,减少术中出血量。 相似文献
Purpose: To test the effectiveness of a school-based, nurse-facilitated support group in increasing perceptions of scholastic competence, social acceptance, behavioral conduct, perceived athletic competence, perceived physical appearance, and perceived global self-worth in preadolescents diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Design: A quasi-experimental design with 65 preadolescents diagnosed with ADD or ADHD in an upper-middle class community in the United States. Methods: Participants randomly assigned to either the control or experimental group completed Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children instrument at the beginning of the study and 4 weeks later. Students in the experimental condition participated in a school-nurse facilitated support group which met twice weekly for 4 weeks. Findings: Participants in the support group had increased scores on each of the six subscales, with significant increases on four of the subscales, including perceived social acceptance, perceived athletic competence, perceived physical appearance, and perceived global self-worth. Conclusion: Participation in a school-based, nurse-led support group was positively associated with perception of self-worth in preadolescents diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. 相似文献