Health care in the social development context

Julia, M; Kondrat, Mary Ellen

doi:10.1177/0020872805055317

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“…Not to be overlooked in this area is the incorporation of indigenous helpers as key components in providing spiritual and religious care in a multicultural society. As essential members within their respective religious and spiritual communities, indigenous helpers can be instrumentally effective in delivering specialized services to diverse patient populations and their families (Garrison & Podel, 1981;María & Kondrat, 2011).…”

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Honoring Patient Care Preferences: Surrogates Speak

Buckey

Molina

2012

Omega (Westport)

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A growing body of evidence has pointed to the stressful experience surrounding surrogate decision-making on behalf of incapacitated patients. This study (N = 59) asked surrogates to speak about their experiences immediately after having made a life-sustaining treatment decision. Grounded theory analysis revealed four themes: (1) the emotional impact of the decision-making process on the surrogate; (2) the difficulty of watching a loved one's health deteriorate; (3) the importance of having a Living Will (LW) or other written/verbal instructions; and (4) the reliance on spirituality as a means of coping with the surrogate experience. Findings of this study suggest that engaging surrogates at the time of patient admission may be essential in order to clarify patient preferences and strengthen communication between surrogates and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

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Honoring Patient Care Preferences: Surrogates Speak

Buckey

Molina

2012

Omega (Westport)

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“…The emphasis on service users' voices is not new for social work. The "dual focus" on both individual and social change has been a hallmark of social work throughout its history (Dulmus & Sowers, 2012), despite the fact that actual practices have often been criticized for being too individually or too environmentally focused (Julia & Kondrat, 2005;Mulroy & Austin, 2005). Recent social work studies indicated that engaging service users to tell their stories using media production might have some potential to bridge micro practice and macro practice (Chan & Yau, in press;Lenette, Cox, & Brough, 2015).…”

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Utilizing Youth Media Practice to Influence Change: A Pretest–Posttest Study

Chan

Holosko

2019

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: Youth media practice (YMP) refers to various activities through which young people are empowered to express their views and develop critical reflectiveness via media productions. There is scant empirical research about YMP’s effectiveness. This study developed and field-tested an information and communication technology (ICT)–based YMP. Method: By using “My National/Ethnic Identity” as a heuristic production theme, a pilot study was conducted in Hong Kong in 2018. Participants shared and discussed photos online and conducted face-to-face presentations. The program was evaluated using a one-group pretest–posttest design. Participants included ( N = 20) Hong Kong Chinese students aged 18–24. Results: Participants’ need for cognitive closure decreased, self-esteem increased, and their essentialist views on ethnic identity decreased. Discussion: This study demonstrates that YMP has potential to be a change-making strategy for future social work practice, and proper use of ICT can create space and opportunities for such reflective conversations.

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Strengthening the Link between Traditional and Modern Practices for Improving Data Quality in Health Information Systems: The Case of Malawi

Kanjo

2012

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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This paper describes an empirical qualitative analysis of how knowledge and data generated through traditional health practices, specifically by traditional birth attendants, with respect to maternal and child health, define and control data quality in health information system. The aim is to gain an understanding of how knowledge and data crosses the boundary between traditional and modern sectors with varying practices, and how the existing mechanisms linking the two sectors can be strengthened. Using an interpretative approach, this research provides the health informatics and information systems community with an understanding of how bridging the divide between scientific and indigenious knowledge can improve data quality in a context where two different sectors exist; each utilising different types of knowledge. Concepts from community of practice theory were employed as the framework for analysis. We recommend that boundary crossing of knowledge and data between the two health sectors must be tailored from histrorical, cultural and modern perspectives, with an emphasis on: i) utilizing the historical-cultural means of capturing data through chiefs and ii) the modern mechanisms of utilising health surveillance assistants as the link.

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Health care in the social development context

Cited by 8 publications

References 13 publications

Honoring Patient Care Preferences: Surrogates Speak

Honoring Patient Care Preferences: Surrogates Speak

Utilizing Youth Media Practice to Influence Change: A Pretest–Posttest Study

Strengthening the Link between Traditional and Modern Practices for Improving Data Quality in Health Information Systems: The Case of Malawi

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