Content Analysis Of Survey Data Research Articles

Prevalence of occupational heat stress across the seasons and its management amongst healthcare professionals in the UK

Occupational heat stress (OHS) is an issue in healthcare facilities (HCFs) in the United Kingdom (UK). The aims of this study were to evaluate perceived levels of OHS during two seasons and its perceived consequences on healthcare professionals (HCPs) and to assess the efficacy of heat stress management (HSM) policies. An anonymous online survey was distributed to HCPs working in HCFs in the UK. The survey returned 1014 responses (87% women). Descriptive statistics and content analysis of survey data identified that OHS in HCFs is frequently experienced throughout the year and concerned most HCPs. Over 90% perceived OHS impairs their performance and 20% reported heat-related absenteeism. Awareness of HSM policies was poor and 73% deemed them not adequate. To help reduce the financial loss and impact on staff performance, health and well-being and patient safety, it is recommended that revisions and widespread dissemination of HSM policies are made.

Understanding Patients' Negative Experiences with Telehealth: A Content Analysis of Survey Data.

Understanding differences in how demographic groups experience telehealth may be relevant in addressing potential disparities in telehealth usage. We seek to identify and examine themes most pertinent to patients' negative telehealth experiences by age and race in order to inform interventions to improve patients' future telehealth experiences. We performed a content analysis of Press Ganey patient experience surveys from adult patients at 17 primary care sites of a large, public healthcare system with visits from April 30, 2020 to August 27, 2021. We used sentiment analysis to identify negative comments. We coded for content themes and analyzed their frequency, stratifying by age and race. We analyzed 745 negative comments. Most frequent themes differed by demographic categories, but overall, the most commonly applied codes were "Contacting the Clinic" (n = 97), "Connectivity" (n = 84), and "Webside Manner" (n = 79). The top three codes accounted for >40% of the negative codes in each race category and >35% of the negative codes in each age category. While there were common negative experiences among groups, patients of different demographics highlighted different aspects of their telehealth experiences for potential improvement.

Examining the usability and viability of using a simulated classroom environment to prepare preservice science teachers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Educator preparation programs experienced extreme challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many universities and K-12 schools moved to fully online or hybrid instructional models. These abrupt changes significantly limited preservice teachers’ opportunities to engage in classroom-based practice teaching experiences, which are a bedrock of educator preparation programs to support preservice teachers in learning how to teach effectively. In this study, we examined the usability and viability of integrating simulated teaching experiences, which occur in an online, virtual classroom environment consisting of five student avatars, into elementary science method courses during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare preservice science teachers to engage in one critical science teaching practice: facilitating discussions that engage students in scientific argumentation. This study uses qualitative content analysis of survey data and a focus group interview to identify patterns and themes in how four elementary science teacher educators and 49 of their preservice teachers perceived the use of this tool within elementary science teacher education, particularly the opportunities and challenges this tool afforded during the pandemic and possibilities for use in the post-COVID era. Study findings suggest that these elementary science teacher educators and preservice teachers perceived the simulated teaching experience as valuable for supporting teacher learning, addressing COVID-related challenges, and tackling perennial challenges in science teacher education. They also noted challenges related to implementation and concerns with future access. A discussion of key factors that may support and hinder the use of such tools within elementary science teacher education and implications for leveraging lessons learned post-COVID are included.

Abstract P4-12-09: Implications of protocol modifications and treatment delays for breast cancer patient experiences during Covid-19

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic put a considerable strain on U.S. healthcare resources, resulting in significant disruptions in breast cancer care. Treatment protocols across the cancer care continuum were modified to permit continued delivery of critical cancer care with the lowest risk of Covid-19 transmission for both patients and healthcare providers. These deviations from standard treatment protocols revealed to patients the complexity of navigating cancer treatment, including critical dependencies and care coordination. While much of the research on cancer treatment protocols during the pandemic focuses on effectiveness or health outcomes, this research investigates the experiences of breast cancer survivors as they navigated the uncertainties and complexities of their cancer care during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: We conducted a qualitative content analysis of survey data documenting patient experiences of the impact of Covid-19 related disruptions in cancer care and the challenges of navigating breast cancer treatment during the pandemic. Data for this analysis come from a larger data set collected from a national survey of adult breast cancer survivors, distributed online from 4/2/20 to 4/27/20. We used snowball sampling to recruit adult (>18 years old) breast cancer survivors in the US. A 50-item survey instrument was administered to breast cancer survivors in the U.S to assess the impact of COVID-19 on breast cancer care. Results: A total of 633 respondents completed the survey. We analyzed data from seven questions eliciting free-text responses detailing the nature of the delays in care and the impact of the delays on the physical, psycho-social, and practical aspects of life, yielding a sample size of 421 respondents. Patients reported experiencing a broad range of challenges across the cancer care continuum based on factors such as tumor type, disease stage, age, location and type of cancer care facility, and whether they were newly diagnosed, in active treatment, or completed active treatment. Respondents reported changes in the sequence, type, frequency, or location of treatment, follow-up, and symptom management. These changes were initiated by both providers and patients. Changes were associated with limited access to ancillary or supportive services such as imaging, labs, physical therapy and mental health care, and restricted availability of medical facilities such as operating rooms or emergency rooms. Balancing the risks of cancer and Covid-19 infection generated considerable uncertainty and anxiety for patients and their families, which they often attributed to feeling unable to reliably assess individual risk or prognosis. Respondents noted that navigating treatment protocol changes was further exacerbated by limitations on usual support services and resources, most notably restrictions prohibiting a companion or caregiver to accompany patients to appointments and changes in the frequency and channels of communication between survivors and their cancer care team. Conclusion: Our results point to the complex challenges and dependencies patient experienced in navigating cancer care during the Covid-19 pandemic. We suggest that a detailed understanding of patient experiences is critical to assessing the impact of the pandemic on cancer care, especially modifications to treatment protocols and other disruptions in care. These findings have implications beyond the crisis of the pandemic and can inform interventions to improve care coordination and communication between patients and providers and identify evidence-based opportunities to enhance breast cancer support and patient navigation in the U.S. Citation Format: Tamara Hamlish, Elizabeth L Papautsky. Implications of protocol modifications and treatment delays for breast cancer patient experiences during Covid-19 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-12-09.

Challenges Experienced by Behavioral Health Organizations in New York Resulting from COVID-19: A Qualitative Analysis.

This paper presents a qualitative content analysis of survey data collected from behavioral health care providers from throughout New York regarding the challenges faced as a result of COVID-19. Survey responses from 295 agency and program administrators and staff, representing 238 organizations, were analyzed. Ten themes were identified: business operations, service provision, telehealth, safety, client concerns, staff concerns, supplies, technology, illness/grief/loss, and communication. These themes represent concerns that arose from the rapid transition to widespread use of telehealth, limited technology accessibility for both staff and clients, reduced revenue and billing changes, impact of COVID-19 infection itself and subsequent deaths of clients and staff, and necessary modifications for organizational communication both internally and externally. The implications of these challenges and the need for further research to identify how to best address them are discussed.

Systems view of future of wicked problems to be addressed by the Common Agricultural Policy

Public policies address societal problems. The problems chased by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU) have been persistent. The institutional and political economy reasons for this setting have been discussed widely, but the role of the problems lack robust analysis. This study contributes to an explicit understanding of the CAP problems as a system of wicked problems. Wicked problems escape simple and final solutions and form an interconnected ‘jam’, where each resolution generates a cascade of new problems and collateral damages.The CAP problematics are analysed with the systems dynamics methodology, causal loop diagrams. A system of CAP problems was reconstructed based on the content analysis of survey data for 52 Finnish experts, representing various dimensions of the CAP in a balanced manner. Abstraction and categorisation of the 303 listed problems to be addressed by the CAP in the future resulted in 22 key problems under five domains (socio-environmental, spatial, policy, market, farming). The problems formed three agglomerations with reinforcing causal loops: the subsystems of competitiveness, sustainability, and heterogeneity. The full system of CAP problems comprised 114 causal links across all five domains. The problems also had varying positions in the network regarding connectivity and causation. For example, multidimensional sustainable development qualified as the most networked problem, free trade with divergent farming regulations was the most extensively wired driver problem, and competitiveness and incomes in agriculture was the most extensively connected dependent problem. Extending the time horizon from 2020 to 2040 indicates that the negative impact of climate change on food production capacity and food security would accentuate; otherwise, the CAP policy makers would be stuck with, more or less, path-dependent problematics.The results confirm that CAP problems exhibit all ten properties of wicked problems and constitute a tightly wired and evolving complex adaptive system. Solutions to these types of problems should not be chased with a domain-specific approach, as spatial, farming, market, or environmental problems, but rather as networked, driver, dependent, and punctuated problems observing systems dynamics. This problem network status strongly affects the possibilities and feasible means to find better trade-offs between the problems; notably, complete solutions should not be expected due to the systemic and wicked properties of the CAP problems.

Barriers and enablers to malnutrition screening of community-living older adults: a content analysis of survey data by Australian dietitians.

Many older adults living in their own homes are at nutrition risk which, left untreated, can lead to the state of malnutrition. To reduce the prevalence of malnutrition among community-living older adults (CLOAs), risk factors should be identified and addressed early via malnutrition screening. The aim of this study was to identify barriers and enablers to malnutrition screening of CLOAs from the perspective of dietitians. Ninety-two dietitians working for government, not-for-profit and private organisations in Australia provided written comments to open-ended survey questions. Textual data were analysed using content analysis, resulting in four key categories of organisational, staff, screening and CLOA factors. Insufficient time to screen and lack of knowledge by non-dietetic staff and CLOAs about malnutrition were identified as the strongest barriers. Organisational factors of screening policy and procedures and the provision of education and training emerged as the strongest enablers. The findings from this study can provide guidance to organisations and healthcare practitioners considering the implementation of routine malnutrition screening of CLOAs. Increased awareness about malnutrition and the associated outcomes may help to reduce nutrition risk among CLOAs.

A Desire for Growth: Online Full-Time Faculty's Perceptions of Evaluation Processes

Post-secondary educational institutions use various means to evaluate the teaching performance of faculty members. There are benefits to effective faculty evaluation, including advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning, as well as improving the functionality and innovation of courses, curriculum, departments, and ultimately the broader community (Boyer, 1990; Glassick, Huber, & Maeroff, 1997). While there is a body of research related to the evaluation of faculty in traditional settings, there have been fewer studies examining online faculty members’ perceptions of evaluation processes. Further, due to the growth of online education, the existing evaluation scales, including those used in traditional settings, have been questioned (Berk, 2013; Hathorn & Hathorn, 2010; Rothman, Romeo, Brennan, & Mitchell, 2011). This qualitative study examines one university’s online full-time faculty and their perceptions of the tools and processes used to evaluate their teaching. Through a systematic content analysis of survey data, findings indicate that online faculty members have a desire to grow as instructors, infrequently focusing on modality or job expectations as a means for growth. Participants expressed an interest in holistic, descriptive evaluation feedback by a range of stakeholders, particularly those with content knowledge. Study findings have implications for administrators and other

Online Full-Time Faculty’S Perceptions of Ideal Evaluation Processes

Abstract Post-secondary institutions around the world use various methods to evaluate the teaching performance of faculty members. Effective evaluations identify areas of instructional strength, provide faculty with opportunities for growth, and allow for reflective inquiry. While there is an extensive body of research related to the evaluation of faculty in traditional settings, there have been few studies examining online faculty members’ perceptions of evaluation processes. The present study involved dissemination of an e-survey to online full-time faculty at a large university in the Southwest United States, as well as qualitative content analysis of survey data. Findings suggest that online full-time faculty expressed interest in improvement as instructors, distinct from modality, and preferred descriptive, qualitative, and holistic feedback rather than quantitative or punitive feedback. Further, participants articulated a desire to be evaluated by those with content-specific knowledge rather than teaching expertise in the online environment. This study has implications for online distance administrators and those stakeholders involved in online faculty evaluation. Additional research is needed to continue to establish a baseline for how online faculty members conceptualize ideal evaluation processes.

Implementing an Intercultural Psychology Undergraduate Unit: Approach, Strategies, and Outcomes

The relative absence of Indigenous and multicultural perspectives in core undergraduate psychology curriculum is said to hamper the preparation of students for engaging with culturally diverse communities. An intercultural unit that includes perspectives on Australia's history of race relations, Indigenous issues, and migration as the basis from which to research and practise intercultural psychology was introduced into the psychology undergraduate syllabus at Victoria University. This article describes the unit framework, structure, and evaluation of the unit. Content analysis of survey data showed that students appeared to develop greater critical awareness of psychological perspectives on cultural and social diversity. Although many students reported positive learning and an increased awareness of cultural matters, there were also student responses that suggested dissatisfaction or disengagement from what was being taught. These responses are consistent with the dynamics of learning about self and other, and of dominance and subjugation. It is argued that promoting an understanding of psychological phenomena as socially, culturally, and historically embedded is important in preparing students to be culturally safe and respectful mental health practitioners.

Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data

Background As demand for nurses and other health professionals continues to outstrip supply it is important to understand what motivates individuals to join a non-medical health profession. Objectives The objectives of this study were to investigate students’ reasons for choosing a particular nursing specialism, midwifery or other non-medical health profession, and to compare motivation factors across professions, gender, age, level of award, prior qualifications, prior experience and over time. Design A prospective follow-up study collected survey responses at the beginning and end of pre-qualifying professional programmes. Setting The study took place in one large United Kingdom faculty. Participants The study participants were 775 first-year students undertaking non-medical health professional programmes and 393 qualifying students. Methods An open-ended question was included in a self-completed questionnaire administered at entry and at qualification. Content analysis identified themes. Results Altruism was the most frequently cited reason for wishing to join a non-medical health profession, followed by personal interest/abilities, professional values/rewards, and prior experience of the area. Students entering nursing were less likely to cite an altruistic motivation than those entering other non-medical health professions ( χ 2 = 21.61 , df=1, p < 0.001 ). On entry, adult nursing, children's nursing and radiotherapy students were least likely to cite professional values/rewards ( χ 2 = 20.38 , df=8, p = 0.009 ). Students on degree level programmes were more likely to report altruism than those on diploma level courses ( χ 2 = 17.37 , df=1, p < 0.001 ). Differences were also identified between the two data collection points. The number of students identifying altruism ( χ 2 = 3.97 , p = 0.046 ) and professional values/rewards ( χ 2 = 6.67 , p = 0.010 ) decreased over time. Conclusion Findings suggest that although a service orientation remains a key factor in choosing nursing, students also look for a career which matches their interests and attributes, as well as offering professional values and rewards. Nursing may be in danger of losing service orientated recruits to other non-medical health professions.