Staff Interactions Research Articles

Improving Care Experiences for Patients and Caregivers at End of Life: A Systematic Review.

End-of-life care is increasing as the US population ages. Approaches to providing high-quality end-of-life care vary across setting, diseases, and populations. Several data collection tools measure patient and/or caregiver care experiences at end of life and can be used for quality improvement. Previous reviews examined palliative care improvements or available measures but none explicitly on improving care experiences. We reviewed literature on improving patient and/or caregiver end-of-life care experiences. We searched U.S. English-language peer-reviewed and grey literature after 2000 on adult end-of-life care experiences. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines for quantitative studies, Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research approach for qualitative studies, and Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews tool for the literature reviews. Palliative and hospice care. Full-text abstraction of 84 articles, identifying 16 articles. Patient and/or caregiver end-of-life care experiences (captured through administrative data or direct report). Articles examined palliative care experiences across settings; none studied hospice care experiences. Patients and/or caregivers assessed overall care experiences, clinician-staff interactions, provider communication, respect and trust, timeliness of care, spiritual support, caregiver knowledge of care plans, or bereavement support. Efforts aimed at improving end-of-life care experiences are limited and show mixed results. Literature on improving patient and/or caregiver end-of-life care experiences is emerging and focused on palliative care experiences. Evidence on improving hospice care experiences is lacking. Research on strategies for improving end-of-life care experiences should go beyond overall care experiences to include specific aspects of palliative and hospice care experiences.

Success Factors that Shape Black Male Transfer and Academic Experiences in Engineering

ABSTRACT Although many Black male students begin their collegiate experience at community colleges, a greater understanding of their four-year transfer experience is needed. This qualitative narrative study critically explores pathways of Black male engineering students who transferred from community colleges to four-year research-extensive institutions. The following research question guided the study: How do personal, social, and environmental factors shape the transfer experiences of Black male engineering students who attend four-year institutions? Thirteen engineering students between the ages of 21 and 56, with a mean age of 26 years, were selected for semi-structured interviews. Complementary data from online demographic surveys, researcher observation guides, memos, and field notes were obtained. The researcher used the constant comparative method to analyze and interpret data. Findings indicate that collaborative interactions within engineering communities of practice, especially with other transfer students, foster the development of Black male transfer students’ engineering mind-sets and complex problem-solving skills. Study habits and/or peer-led study groups established at community colleges translated to the four-year institution, influencing engineering student-success and enhancing knowledge through communities of practice. Lastly, participants’ responses suggest that faculty and staff interactions can influence their academic, social and professional experiences on campus. This study suggests the importance of communities of practice in the development of Black male transfer students’ engineering career at four-year institutions.

Experiences of Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand's public health system: a systematic review of two decades of published qualitative research

Objective:This paper aims to synthesise the broader perspectives of Māori patients and their whānau (extended family, family group) of their treatment within the public health system. Our research question was ‘What are the experiences of Māori in the public health and/or hospital system in Aotearoa New Zealand?’ Methods:A systematic search using PRISMA protocols and reflexive typology organised around the categories of Māori, public healthcare and qualitative research identified 14 papers that covered all three categories. We undertook a qualitative metasynthesis on these papers using a critical community psychology approach. Results:Māori patients and whānau from the included papers mention both barriers and facilitators to health. We categorised barriers as organisational structures, staff interactions and practical considerations. Facilitators were categorised as the provision of whānau support in the form of practical assistance, emotional care and health system navigation. Conclusions:For many Māori, the existing public health system is experienced as hostile and alienating. Whānau members provide support to mitigate this, but it comes as a cost to whānau. Implications for public health:Public health providers must find ways to ensure that Māori consistently experience positive, high‐quality healthcare interactions that support Māori ways of being.

4123 Characterization of Physical Restraint and Sedative Use for Treatment of Agitation in the Emergency Department

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Agitation has high prevalence in the emergency department (ED), but limited evidence exists regarding clinical decisions to use sedatives and physical restraint. We examined clinical factors and agitation attributes impacting thresholds for sedative and restraint use in the emergency setting. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We conducted a prospective cohort study of adult patients (318 yo) with acute or escalating agitation during their ED visit at an urban tertiary care referral center. Consecutive patients requiring security presence or scoring >1 on an agitation scale were enrolled during randomized 8-h blocks. We recorded patient characteristics, staff/team factors, and environmental/systems data as well as scores on 3 validated agitation scales: Agitated Behavior Scale, Overt Aggression Scale, and Severity Scale. We performed descriptive analyses, bivariable analyses, and logistic regression modeling of factors with relation to sedative/restraint use. We observed 95 agitation events on unique patients over 2 months. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Median age was 42, and 62.1% were male. Most frequent chief complaints were alcohol/drug use (37.9%) and psychiatric (23.2%). Majority of events (73.7%) were associated with sedative/restraint use. Factors related to treatment course or staff interactions were the primary reasons for agitation in 56.8% of events. A logistic regression model found no association between demographics and odds of sedative/restraint use. Overt Aggression Scale scores were associated with significantly higher odds of sedative use (AOR 1.62 [1.13–2.32]), while Severity Scale scores had significantly higher odds of restraint use (AOR 1.39 [1.12–1.73]) but significantly lower odds of sedative use (AOR 0.79 [0.64–0.98]). DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: External factors may be important targets for behavioral techniques in ED agitation management. Further study of the Severity Scale may allow for earlier detection of agitation and identify causal links between agitation severity and use of sedatives and restraints.

Planning, implementation and evaluation of enterprise resource management strategies

Introduction. The development of innovation strategy is carried out within the strategic management of the enterprise. The innovation strategy has a long-term character and is formed in accordance with the goals of the enterprise for the optimal redistribution of resources within the investment activity. The purpose of the research is to summarize the theoretical and practical aspects of planning, implementation and evaluation of strategies for managing the resource potential of enterprises to develop recommendations in the field of agriculture. Results. The conditions of implementation and content of strategic management are determined. Aspects are substantiated that influence the choice of innovation strategy of the enterprise. The importance of directions coordination of innovative activity within the enterprise is noted. The expediency of forming the concept of socio-economic adaptation of the agricultural enterprise to the innovative model of technological development is substantiated. The definition of "economic adaptation" is given. Restrictions are described that prevent the introduction of an innovative model of technological development in the activities of Ukrainian agricultural enterprises. The role of the quality of staff interaction is noted in the process of enterprise innovative development. The measures have been identified to eliminate the negative impact of the innovative model of technological development on enterprises in the agricultural sector. The application of the methodology of interests’ coordination in the development process of technical re-equipment projects at the agricultural enterprise is offered. The conceptual content and principles of socio-economic adaptation of the agricultural enterprise to the innovative model of technological development are characterized. It is proposed to determine the competitiveness of the enterprise as a result of its socio-economic adaptation. The main indicators for evaluating the result of such adaptation are described. The coordination role of enterprise subjects’ interests in the course of social and economic adaptation is noted. Keywords: competition, resource potential, agricultural enterprise, adaptation, strategic management, strategy, innovative model of technological development.

Accountability issues in an English emergency department: A nursing perspective

IntroductionNurses confront doubts about their accountability and how it affects their clinical practice daily in the complex environment of an emergency department. Therefore, nurses’ experiences can provide vital information about the decisions and dilemmas in clinical practice that affect both healthcare professionals and patients alike. AimThe aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of nursing staff in an English emergency department in relation to their ethical, legal and professional accountability. MethodsEthnographic content analysis was used to analyse 34 semi-structured interviews from registered nurses working in an emergency department. ResultsThere were five categories found during the coding process: nursing care, staff interactions, legal and professional accountability, decision-making process and ethics and values. ConclusionSeveral issues related to nursing accountability were found, including the effects of nursing shortages and the reasoning behind multidiscipinary team conflicts. Different approaches of individual and institutional accountability, the evolution of Benner’s nursing model and nursing value progression was also identified as key issues. All these phenomena affect nursing accountability in different ways, so their comprehension is paramount to understand and influence them to benefit both patients and nurses.

Experimental evidence for a first-year experience course plus mentoring on moderate-income university students’ engagement, achievement, and persistence

ABSTRACT Colleges and universities are paying increasing attention to students’ transition into post-secondary education, including the provision of support to freshmen through structured First-Year Experiences (FYEs). Although low- and-moderate-income students are participating in post-secondary education at increased rates, their performance remains behind that of affluent students. We evaluated the effects of a two-arm experimental-assignment treatment for low- and moderate-income U.S. students eligible for Federal Pell grants at a four-year high-research university (N = 178): 57 control condition, 61 in professional learning communities, 60 in community mentoring, with computerized random assignment conducted by an external evaluator. The intensive (3 credit) two-semester research-based FYE plus mentoring program showed no effect on students’ GPA or likelihood of good academic status, probation, or year two persistence. The treated students also showed no differences in fall-to-spring growth or spring level for non-cognitive measures, including academic engagement, amotivation, peer interaction, faculty interaction, and staff interaction. The null findings are consistent across unadjusted treatment-control comparisons, multivariate regression analyses for continuous outcomes, and logistic, probit, or linear analyses of dichotomous outcomes. Our findings have implications for generalizability about FYE effectiveness for low- and moderate-income students and for the design characteristics of FYE programing to reliably improve student outcomes.

Implementing a digital patient feedback system: an analysis using normalisation process theory

BackgroundPatient feedback in the English NHS is now widespread and digital methods are increasingly used. Adoption of digital methods depends on socio-technical and contextual factors, alongside human agency and lived experience. Moreover, the introduction of these methods may be perceived as disruptive of organisational and clinical routines. The focus of this paper is on the implementation of a particular digital feedback intervention that was co-designed with health professionals and patients (the DEPEND study).MethodsThe digital feedback intervention was conceptualised as a complex intervention and thus the study focused on the contexts within which it operated, and how the different participants made sense of the intervention and engaged with it (or not). Four health care sites were studied: an acute setting, a mental health setting, and two general practices. Qualitative data was collected through interviews and focus groups with professionals, patients and carers. In total 51 staff, 24 patients and 8 carers were included. Forty-two observations of the use of the digital feedback system were carried out in the four settings. Data analysis was based on modified grounded theory and Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) formed the conceptual framework.ResultsDigital feedback made sense to health care staff as it was seen as attractive, fast to complete and easier to analyse. Patients had a range of views depending on their familiarity with the digital world. Patients mentioned barriers such as kiosk not being visible, privacy, lack of digital know-how, technical hitches with the touchscreen. Collective action in maintaining participation again differed between sites because of workload pressure, perceptions of roles and responsibilities; and in the mental health site major organisational change was taking place. For mental health service users, their relationship with staff and their own health status determined their digital use.ConclusionThe potential of digital feedback was recognised but implementation should take local contexts, different patient groups and organisational leadership into account. Patient involvement in change and adaptation of the intervention was important in enhancing the embedding of digital methods in routine feedback. NPT allowed for a in-depth understanding of actions and interactions of both staff and patients.

Endovascular Therapy for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposed Algorithm.

Endovascular Therapy for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Proposed Algorithm.

Committed to Care: Research Submitted to the National Abortion Federation’s 44th Annual Meeting

The National Abortion Federation’s 44th Annual Meeting was to have taken place in March in Washington, DC. While the Supreme Court, with an unpredictable dedication to precedent, was considering a challenge to abortion access in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, another crisis occurred that halted the meeting and has, so far, reshuffled abortion access in the United States and around the world. Although abortion providers are accustomed to offering care in a rapidly shifting environment, COVID-19 has made us urgently review clinical protocols, patient flow, and staff interactions in an effort to halt the spread of the virus while still providing time-sensitive and essential health services.

Co-occurrence of positive staff interactions and positive affect in memory-care residents: An observational study.

With high numbers of persons with dementia living in residential care, it is vital to maximize psychosocial well-being for this population in this setting. The current study observed whether proportions of positive affect in residents differed based on co-occurring staff (typically certified nurse assistants) interaction types. A trained research team observed staff/resident interactions and affect in residents with dementia in common areas of a residential memory care unit (n = 22; observations over one year, or 6999 minutes total). The most observed resident affect type was neutral (53.1% of all minutes observed), followed by positive affect (44.5%). The most common staff interaction type was neutral/no interaction (81.1% of all minutes observed), followed by positive staff interactions (18.1%). There was very little resident negative affect (2.4%) and staff negative interactions (.8%) observed. When staff had neutral/no/negative interactions, residents were positive 36% of the time, whereas when staff had positive interactions with them, residents were positive 81% of the time (z = 28.84, p < .001). A qualitative review of field notes identified themes and subthemes providing a more thorough understanding and context for the resident affect and staff interactions. While quantitative analyses suggested low rates of negative staff interaction, field notes highlight that neutral or no interactions with residents sometimes comprised missed opportunities, as well as more problematic lack of interaction (ignoring). Not just avoiding negative interactions, but eliciting positive social interactions between staff and residents is important in promoting positive affect and overall wellbeing in persons with dementia.

The Effect of Discrimination on Likelihood of Participation in a Clinical Trial.

Despite efforts to increase minority enrollment in research, racial disparities still exist, and a belief persists that minorities are inherently less likely to enroll in medical research. This lingering view may impact the manner in which studies are presented to minority patients. This study aimed to assess racial differences in reported discrimination while seeking medical care and likelihood to participate in a medical research study. 844 residents were enrolled via convenience sampling, and asked to complete a survey designed to examine perceived discrimination while seeking healthcare and likelihood to participate (LoP) in a medical research study. Participants who reported worse treatment than other races had lower mean LoP scores (53.7 ± 17.6) than participants who reported being treated the same as (61.1 ± 16.1) or better than (64.0 ± 15.0) other races (p < .001). There were no significant differences in mean LoP score by race/ethnicity. The interaction of race with discrimination had no significant effect on mean LoP (p = 0.8). There was a statistically significant association between race and discrimination (X2 = 11.32, p = 0.023), although the majority of participants reported no discrimination. Patient experiences in the medical arena may have an impact on their willingness to join a medical study. An effective strategy to increase minority participation in research may be to work with investigators and staff on implicit bias with regard to minority patients. Further research should focus on the impact of research staff interactions on an individual's decision-making process.

Improving remote lifestyle intervention studies in children: Participant and caregiver feedback of the smart heart study

ObjectivesWe sought to describe and analyze the quantitative and qualitative feedback obtained from participants and their caregivers of the Smart Heart study, a successful 12-month lifestyle intervention for children with overweight or obesity and congenital heart disease that provided remote lifestyle counseling, to improve future lifestyle interventions in children. MethodsThirty-six participants and caregivers were polled using a standard program evaluation questionnaire at the end of the intervention. Feedback was compiled into themes, and facilitators and barriers to program success were identified. ResultsThere was a high level of satisfaction with the intervention and staff interactions as well as a low perceived burden of participation. There were also specific concerns, including mixed impressions regarding technology usage and a less impressive indication of actual impactful behavior change. ConclusionsThe study identified five themes, and corresponding facilitators and barriers to participant compliance, from the Smart Heart intervention feedback and offered suggestions for improving future lifestyle behavioral intervention study designs in children. Practice implicationsRemote smartphone counseling is effective and efficient. It is recommended that the counseling messages are specific, the counseling schedule is patient-centric, patient burden is limited, methods with immediate patient feedback are used and family is included when feasible.

Engaging From Both Sides: Facilitating a Canadian Two-Generation Prenatal-to-Three Program for Families Experiencing Vulnerability.

Young children living in families experiencing social vulnerability, including low income, mental illness, addictions, social isolation, and/or homelessness, are at risk of developmental delay. Two-generation programs can improve outcomes for preschool children, but underlying mechanisms and outcomes for younger children remain unclear. We explored program facilitation and identified developmental benefits of a two-generation program beginning prenatally. In our convergent, concurrent mixed methods study, we interviewed agency staff (n = 10) and held focus groups with parents (n = 14). We compared child (N = 100) development between program intake and exit as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaires 3rd edition. Our core category, Engaging From Both Sides, included (a) Mitigating Adversity (focused codes Developing Trust, Letting Go of Fear, and Putting in the Effort); (b) Continual Learning (focused codes Staying Connected, and Taking it to the Community); (c) Fostering Families (focused codes Cultivating Optimism, and Happiness and Love); (d) Unravelling Cycles of Crisis (focused codes Advocating, and Helping Parents' Parent); and (e) Becoming Mainstream (focused codes Knowing Someone Has Your Back, and Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Anger). We found significant improvements in child Fine Motor, Problem-Solving, and Personal-Social domains between program intake and exit. Our study adds to existing literature regarding mechanisms of two-generation programs beginning prenatally. Mitigating effects of intergenerational adversity was the primary motivation for interaction and engagement of staff and parents in two-generation programming, which improved child development.

Service quality in the healthcare sector: do human resource management practices matter?

Background/aims Service quality in hospitals is determined by the quality of staff interactions with patients. Human resource (HR) management practices play a significant role in the recruitment and retention of high calibre hospital staff. This study aimed to investigate how HR management practices affect employees' performance-related outcomes, such as their commitment to delivering a good standard of care and their perceptions of the quality of service that their hospital provides. Methods An integrated causal model was designed and tested by surveying the staff of hospitals in India. A total of 1236 usable response sets were analysed through structural equation modelling to test the relationships between HR management practices and employee performance-related outcomes. Results All but two of the relationships described by the model were found to be significant. The relationship between employees' commitment to their organisation and their perceptions of the service's quality and the relationship between HR management practices and employee commitment to delivering good service quality were found to be non-significant. Conclusion The integrated causal model could help healthcare managers to identify and strategically plan HR management practices to target desired employee performance-related outcomes in the hospital sector.

АНАЛІЗ ПСИХОЛОГО-ПЕДАГОГІЧНОГО ЗМІСТУ УПРАВЛІНСЬКИХ ЗАВДАНЬ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ОФІЦЕРА-ПРИКОРДОННИКА

Автор статті наголошує на тому, що психологічні, соціально-психологічні та психолого-педагогічні аспекти пронизують усі види і функції управлінської діяльності офіцера-керівника прикордонного підрозділу. Офіцер-командир здійснює загальне планування та проводить повсякденний аналіз змісту завдань діяльності прикордонного підрозділу, проводить систематичний моніторинг соціально-психологічного клімату та оцінку ситуації і умов оперативно-службової діяльності прикордонного підрозділу, обґрунтовує та приймає рішення щодо виконання професійних завдань персоналом прикордонного підрозділу, намічає шляхів їх реалізації та здійснює підбір виконавців, забезпечує взаємодію персоналу, стимулює, координує і контролює їх діяльність, здійснює аналіз якості виконання визначених завдань, формує відповідні висновки, планує та організовує навчання і виховання підлеглих прикордонників. У статті здійснено аналіз психолого-педагогічного змісту управлінських функцій офіцера-прикордонника та акцентовано увагу на необхідності забезпечення якісної психолого-педагогічної підготовки офіцерів. Крім того автор зазначає, що для офіцера-керівника важливими є вимоги до особистісних якостей офіцера-керівника прикордонного підрозділу, які обов’язково слід враховувати при призначенні на посаду. Такими вимогами, що забезпечать якісне вирішення управлінських та професійних завдань є: високий інтелектуальний розвиток, сформованість організаторських здібностей і умінь та вольової сфери особистості офіцера, емоційну стійкість та стабільність, сформованість уміння будувати конструктивні взаємовідносини та спілкування з підлеглими, рефлексивність, уміння реалізовувати індивідуальний диференційований підхід до підлеглого персоналу, вміння управляти собою та своєю діяльністю вміння, внутрішній «локус-контроль», психолого-педагогічна підготовленість, сформованість мотиваційної готовності офіцера до виконання управлінських функцій, висока особистісна психологічно зрілість, самоповага, духовність особистості офіцера, наявність особистісних якостей: морально-ціннісних, комунікативних, організаторських, лідерських, самоактуалізаційних тощо.

The Quality of Care of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients: The Provider Perspective.

Transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) patients have inadequate quality of care. Few studies have examined the issues related to quality of care from the perspective of providers. The purpose of this pilot study was to understand the barriers and facilitators of quality TGNC care and develop recommendations for health systems. We used phenomenological methods in the form of qualitative semistructured interviews to allow provider participants to elaborate about issues not covered in the script questions. Audio files from 11 provider interviews were transcribed and summarized by common themes. Thematic analysis was conducted in an iterative process to extract insights from the data. Six main subthemes resulted from our qualitative review regarding "barriers to quality care": 1) provider training and knowledge of TGNC care, 2) provider and staff interactions with TGNC patients, 3) case management, 4) misgendering, 5) access and continuity of care, and 6) bias and discrimination. Four subthemes were identified as "facilitators of quality care" for TGNC patients: 1) skilled staff, 2) continuity of care and electronic health records, 3) organizational support, and 4) provider-patient interactions. Additional needs were also suggested. Findings were distilled into 3 recommendations to improve the quality of TGNC care: 1) establish a dedicated case-management team; 2) provide access to more in-depth and meaningful training for providers, clinic staff, and administrative staff (and mandate certain basic training); and 3) allocate financial resources and enforce a policy of nondiscrimination.

ВЫЯВЛЕНИЕ И АНАЛИЗ ОТНОШЕНИЯ СТУДЕНТОВ ТЕХНИЧЕСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА К ДИСТАНЦИОННОМУ ОБУЧЕНИЮ ЕНИЕ И АНАЛИЗ ОТНОШЕНИЯ СТУДЕНТОВ ТЕХНИЧЕСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА К ДИСТАНЦИОННОМУ ОБУЧЕНИЮ

Subject of the paper: dentification and analysis of the attitude of technical University students to the distance learning format. Object of the paper: distance learning in higher education. Work objective: identification and analysis of attitudes and opinions of technical University students to distance learning. Work methodology it consists in identifying the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning for the teaching staff and analyzing the attitude of students to the use of distance technologies in the educational process of a technical University. Work results they contain an analysis of certain aspects of distance learning at the University and compare it with full-time. Getting feedback from students regarding the introduction of distance learning in the educational process of the technical University and their own opinions, suggestions and comments on its organization. The area of application of the results organization of the educational process in a distance learning format, effective interaction of the teaching staff with students in new conditions, maximum use of the interactive environment, automated information system of the University, illustrating and visualizing the subject being studied as one of the possibilities of modern digital technologies. Conclusions: the results of the study showed that students of the technical University quickly adapted to the distance learning format in the current conditions of the coronavirus epidemic. Students expressed their own opinion about the problems they encountered in the process of distance learning, made a number of suggestions for improving the quality of personal accounts, improving feedback from teachers, as well as purchasing licensed software for practical classes and laboratory work, reducing the amount of homework and removing time restrictions on their performance, etc.

Visual participatory methodology as a prompt for agentic creativity: Revealing views and visions of a teacher learning journey

By using activities such as visual participatory methodologies, pre-service teachers and university staff members are able to explore and extend their ideas of what it means to be a teacher. In this research project, I sought to prompt a visual dialogue between students and staff. The distance provided when using creative enquiry procedures such as photo-voice, collage, and drawing allows participants, as members of a teaching community, to detach from their assumptions and view themselves, knowledge, and meaning making in more subtle ways. The aim of this creative participatory study was to explore dialogic engagement concerning the learning-to-teach journey of Bachelor of Education (B Ed) students at a South African university. The visual-based interaction of student teachers and staff is revealed, and the movements towards the goal of teacherness laid bare. I make an argument for the use of visual and creative approaches as a means of collaboratively bridging complicated and difficult territory, moving beyond boundaries to spaces of creative action. An account of the potential of artful portrayals as both disruptive and coalescing devices is a key contribution of this enquiry.

Права жінок у контексті прав людини: упровадження результатів фундаментальних досліджень

The article analyzes the main characteristics of basic research. Emphasis is placed on the peculiarities of their implementation in law-making practice. The activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation, quantitative and qualitative indicators of legislative work aroused special interest. The importance of the feminist movement for optimizing the rights and interests of women is emphasized. Forms of manifestation of feminism are studied. The purpose of the article is to study the methodology of improving the rights and interests of women, as well as the implementation of the results of basic research on this issue in the practice of state-building processes. The tasks are: to determine the importance of women’s rights for modern society and the state; analysis of the essence of scientific research; clarification of the introduction of scientific research into the legislation of Ukraine. The research methodology is epistemological and ontological approaches to the subject of analysis. The scientific novelty is due to the subject of research and provides that: 1) the doctrine of women’s rights in modern society and the state has received further scientific development; 2) improved theoretical material on the essence of basic research and the procedure for its implementation; 3) attention is focused on the analysis of the effectiveness of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for the last years of its work (based on the indicators of introduced bills and draft resolutions and the number of adopted ones); 4) the necessity and possibility of influencing the law-making activity of the public authorities by the feminist movement are emphasized. Conclusions. The long-term practice of interaction of academic staff with public authorities confirms that the development of new scientific ideas should be brought to the stage of introducing legal acts into state bodies. Undoubtedly, scientists are also involved in improving the current legislation. They are involved in the implementation of ideas only when the practical significance of research in a particular field has been identified. Connection on a permanent basis of universities and other scientific community is still at the level of theoretical justification and search. Women’s rights are a huge layer of the problem that can be solved partly by the feminist movement. Keywords: women’s rights; feminism; law-making; state bodies; parliament; public authorities.