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Structured Interviews (structure + interview)
Selected AbstractsPatient Satisfaction and Reported Long-Term Therapeutic Efficacy Associated with 1,320 nm Nd:YAG Laser Treatment of Acne Scarring and PhotoagingDERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 3 2006ASHISH C. BHATIA BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nonablative laser treatments have become increasingly used for the treatment of acne scarring and photoaging. While nonablative laser treatments are more convenient and relatively safer than ablative laser resurfacing, efficacy and patient satisfaction with the level of improvement of textural abnormalities in acne scarring and rhytids associated with photoaging needs further study. DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Structured interviews were performed with 34 patients from a referral-based academic practice who each previously received a series of 6 monthly treatments with a 1,320 nm neodymium:yttrium,aluminum,garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for treatment of acne scarring or photoaging. Topical anesthesia was applied 1 hour before each treatment. Patients were interviewed at least 3 months after cessation of treatment (range 3,12 months). RESULTS Patients tolerated the treatments well. Combined results for acne scarring and photoaging patients were as follows: (a) patient satisfaction with treatment was rated at 62%, and (b) textural improvement was reported at 31% at the end of the six treatments, and 30% at the date of interview. When results were stratified by diagnosis, patient satisfaction was slightly higher for treatment of acne scarring than for photoaging. Overall degree of improvement on a 1,10 scale was 5.4 for acne scarring and 3.8 for wrinkling. CONCLUSION Nonablative treatment with the 1,320 nm Nd:YAG laser induced significant patient-reported improvement in both acne scarring and photoaging. The majority of patients reported satisfaction with the degree of improvement. [source] Managing the self: living with an indwelling urinary catheterJOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, Issue 7b 2007Debbie Kralik MN Aims., This paper reports the findings of a study that aimed to understand the perspectives of community dwelling adults' who lived with a permanently indwelling urinary catheter. The objectives of the research were to: reveal the participants' perspective of living in the community with a permanent indwelling urinary catheter, raise awareness of the experiences of catheterized men and women and to inform community nursing practice. Background., Catheter care is a common nursing intervention. Clinical Nurse Consultants (CNCs) with a focus on continence drove this inquiry because it was believed that Community Nurses may underestimate the impact that a permanently indwelling catheter may have on peoples' lives. Design., Structured interviews were undertaken with twelve men and nine women (n = 21), aged between 24 and 82 years and who had a permanently indwelling catheter (either urethral or supra pubic) for longer than six months. Analysis of the interview transcripts was a collaboration between the researchers and clinicians. Results., The most significant finding was that participants wanted to learn urinary catheter self-care as this allowed them to take control and gave relevance to their daily life. Data revealed a learning pattern consisting of seven interrelated themes as people have learned to self-manage: (i) resisting the intrusion of a catheter, (ii) reckoning with the need for a catheter, (iii) being vigilant for signs of problems, (iv) reconciling between the needs of self and others, (v) reclaiming life, (vi) managing self-care, and (vii) taking control. Conclusions., We do not suggest that people undergo a straightforward path toward catheter self-care, rather, that the seven interactive themes we have identified may be useful for observation in nursing practice whilst sensitizing nurses to clients' experiences of living with a catheter. Relevance to clinical practice., Promoting self-care of a catheter is not simply about educating clients about their condition or giving them relevant information. It is intrinsically a learning process, observing responses to every day events, such as the identification of the different sounds and sensations that may alert the individual to a full catheter bag, urine that has stopped flowing or signs of impending infection. [source] An empirical investigation of interviewer-related factors that discourage the use of high structure interviewsJOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, Issue 1 2004Filip Lievens High structure interviews appear to be less frequently used in personnel management practice than might be expected given their good reliability and validity. Although several authors have speculated on the factors of resistance to high structure interviews, empirical research is very scarce. Two studies are conducted among experienced human resources representatives who frequently conduct employment interviews. The first study provides a fine-grained description of the degree of structure used in interviews, showing that in most interviews constraints are placed only on the topical areas to be covered and that scoring is done only on multiple criteria. The second study tests various hypotheses regarding interviewer-related factors, which may lead to lower levels of structure in interviews. Results show that when interviewers are concerned about establishing an informal contact with interviewees, want to have discretion over interview questions, and want to develop interviews efficiently, they are less inclined to use higher levels of structure in interviews. Conversely, people who participated in interviewing workshops and Conventional types report using significantly higher levels of structure. Implications for improving interviewer motivation to use higher levels of structure in interviews are discussed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | ||||||||||