Biomedical subjects

Elizabeth Howard

Publications and source records attributed to Elizabeth Howard.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Parent questionnaires: are they effective for auditing services?

AIM: To involve as many parents as possible in evaluating the services provided to their child while an inpatient on a children's surgical ward and to obtain information to improve patient care, facilities and the clinical environment. METHOD: 180 questionnaires were distributed over a nine month period to parents of inpatients in a children's surgical ward prior to discharge. 100 of these were returned. The questionnaire focused on nursing and medical care, the ward environment, play and parent facilities. RESULTS: A number of parents were dissatisfied with the noise level on the ward in contrast to the large number who asked for more televisions. A large percentage of respondents were satisfied with the nursing care they received and always felt involved in their child's care. CONCLUSION: The questionnaire succeeded in highlighting problem areas on the ward so that changes could be implemented, including the introduction of a quiet time. Good practice was also highlighted allowing for praise within these areas.

Adult↗

PubMed2005

Formation of and adherence to a self-disclosure norm in an online chat.

To understand how a norm of self-disclosure forms and is adhered to in a synchronous computer-mediated discussion, participants discussed the stigma of mental illness. The transcripts of the discussion were coded for the number of self-disclosures, the number of statements supportive of self-disclosure, and the number of statements supportive of non-self-disclosure. The results showed that the number of self-disclosing statements increased over time, although not in a linear fashion, as did the number of statements supportive of self-disclosure. However, the number of statements supportive of non-self-disclosures decreased over time. These results suggest that once a norm of self-disclosure forms, it is reinforced by statements supportive of self-disclosures but not of non-self-disclosures. The results are discussed in the context of self-disclosure reciprocity and the social identity model of deindividuation effects (SIDE).

Adaptation, Psychological↗