Effect of Role Ambiguity, Conflict and Overload in Private Hospitals' Nurses' Burnout and Mediation Through Self Efficacy
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For better patient care Health care Managers may try to reduce the stressors and enhance efficacy of the nurses, some practical suggestions have been made in these regard. (Source: Journal of Health Management)
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Dasgupta, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS on Women
Ever since its detection, HIV has wreaked much havoc, particularly in the developing world. In recent times, on account of increasing numbers of infected women and their heightened vulnerability to HIV, it has often been stated that there is a feminization of the epidemic. The aim of the present article was to find if there were significant gender-biases to the economic impact of HIV/AIDS; with the same being done through an intra-household (female-male) and inter-household (HH) (female-female) comparative analyses. By making use of chi-square and Mann-Whitney U-tests, the article concludes that: 1) female-headed HIV/AIDS ...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Falleiro, S. P., Noronha, S. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Awareness and Knowledge of Micro Health Insurance: A Case Study of Sampoorna Suraksha Programme in Karnataka, India
This study was conducted to ascertain the knowledge and awareness on the scheme features of Sampoorna Suraksha Programme (SSP), a micro insurance programme initiated by SKDRDP (Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project) in Karnataka, India. A descriptive study was conducted in three randomly selected districts namely Dakshina Kananda, Uttara Kannada and Gadag, in Karnataka. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire from the insured members of SSP adopting survey methodology. Our study affirms that insured members of SSP have different levels of knowledge and awareness on the various features of SSP. The res...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Savitha, , K.B., K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Occupational Stress and Coping among Nurses in a Super Specialty Hospital
This article examines stress among nurses working in different units and their coping abilities in a super specialty hospital in Kerala. Willing respondents of the study include 339 nurses of either sex. Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) (French et al. 2000) and Brief Cope (Carver 1997) were administered in small groups of two to twelve participants over a four-month period. Results showed majority were females, single and less than 30 years of age. Of the 13 domains of stress the nurses who had less than one year of work perceived as ‘stressful’ issues related to workload, failure to carry out nursing respo...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: P.N., R. J., K.S., L., Prabhu, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Changing Face of Malnutrition in India
This article analyzes the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data in order to assess the levels and trends of malnutrition (both underweight as well as overweight) in India and its states. It not only examines the determinants of malnutrition through a binary logistic regression analysis but also addresses the possibility of simultaneous existence of underweight and overweight women in the Indian context. The results show that underweight in India seems to be a problem which cuts across all social and economic categories, whereas, the overweight or obesity seems to be more of a problem of the wealthier, urban women. The ...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Sengupta, A., Syamala, T. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
HIV Insurability in India: Early History and Current Status
This article traces the various initiatives taken in India to provide financial protection to individuals with HIV/AIDS, before and after the free ART programme, to put into perspective current efforts to mainstream HIV into existing health insurance programmes. (Source: Journal of Health Management)
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Trivedi, M., Gupta, I. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Decentralization and Interventions in the Health Sector
This article attempts to analyze the transition in the health care sector during the last two decades linking it to the interventions of Local Self Governments (LSGs). It was found that decentralization improved infrastructure facilities and equipment in primary and secondary health care institutions and widened health care delivery. It succeeded in providing safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to the local people. The accountability of the public health care system was also enhanced. However, it could not address the issues of nutritional imbalance, old age care, lifestyle diseases and the changing morbidity pat...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Rajesh, K., Thomas, M. B. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
People's Perception Towards Health Providers in Rural Punjab
Accessibility to quality health care becomes a significant factor in improving the quality of life especially in developing countries. In spite of having a good health care infrastructure, the efficiency, quality and heavy cost of health care services is very weak in rural India. In such a scenario, the study attempts to analyze the availability, reach and spread of health infrastructure in rural areas of Punjab by examining the people’s choice and the factors governing their choice in health providers. The study is based on a random sample survey done in Ramdas sub-tehsil of Amritsar district and the results indicat...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Mehra, A., Nanda, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Logistics Data Collection and Reporting for Essential Medicines in Developing Countries: A Review
The aim of this review was to analyze the impact of interventions designed to standardize collection and reporting of logistics data for managing essential medicines in developing countries. Literature was identified from searches of Medline, EMBASE and Web of Science until March 2011. Other relevant publications were identified from websites of organizations working in the study area and contacts working in the field. The search identified a total of 358 articles out of which 11 were selected for inclusion. All articles were before and after analysis without control areas. Standardizing the collection and reporting of log...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Chindove, S., Mdege, N. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Governance and Public Health Care in Nigeria
The article examines how the management of Nigeria’s public health care system reinforces poverty in the Niger Delta region. In recent times medical doctors have frequently embarked on strike as a strategy for compelling the government to improve the health care system. During periods of strikes patients are left without medical attention. Since a majority of the people are poor, they find it difficult to afford medical care in private hospitals. The inability to get proper health care adversely affects the poor. This sometimes results in children becoming victims of child labour and involvement in anti-social activi...
Source: Journal of Health Management - January 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Umukoro, N. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
