6 research outputs found
Peak grain forecasts for the US High Plains amid withering waters
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. This paper stems from discussions during the Ettersburg Ecohydrology Workshop in Germany (October 2018), with the corresponding manuscript preparation ensuing in subsequent months. The workshop was funded by the UNIDEL Foundation, Inc. and the University of Delaware. Accordingly, partial support for this paper derived from funding for the workshop. A.M. was supported by the US NSF (Grants NSF-AGS-1644382 and NSF-IOS-175489).Peer reviewedPublisher PD
Rainfall interception loss by forest canopies. In: Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry: Synthesis of Past Research and Future Directions
Abstract Background Evaluations on different aspects of the performance of public hospitals in China have been conducted, usually based on indicators developed by literature review and expert suggestions. The patient perspective was not always considered. This study aims to identify what patients care most about in Chinaās public hospitals exclusively from a patient perspective. Methods A mix of stratified sampling and typical sampling was used to select 15 public hospitals in Jiangsu Province of China. In each sampled hospital, a convenient sample of six outpatients and six inpatients was selected to conduct face-to-face individual interviews. An interview guide consisting of six open-ended questions was designed. Donabedianās quality of care framework was applied to categorize themes and subthemes, which were generated from patientsā interviews by using the conventional content analysis approach. Frequencies of themes and subthemes were counted. Results Nine key themes were identified regarding patientsā concerns about hospital care, which were environment and facilities, professional competence, hospital reputation, and morals of medical staff in the āstructureā category of Donabedianās framework, caring attitudes and emotional support, medical costs, communication and information, and efficiency and coordination of care in the āprocessā category, and health outcomes in the āoutcomeā category. Conclusions This study has identified and prioritized the aspects that patients care most about in Chinaās public hospitals in Jiangsu Province exclusively from a patient perspective. A measurement tool of patient-reported experiences in public hospitals could be built based on this study. Efforts should be made to represent the patient perspective to further improve the reform of public hospitals in China