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Assessment of psychiatric inpatient satisfaction: A systematic review of self-reported instruments
- L. Boyer, K. Baumstarck-Barrau, N. Cano, X. Zendjidjian, R. Belzeaux, S. Limousin, D. Magalon, J.-C. Samuelian, C. Lancon, P. Auquier
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- European Psychiatry / Volume 24 / Issue 8 / December 2009
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- 16 April 2020, pp. 540-549
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Background
There is a growing concern about satisfaction with inpatient psychiatric services. There are currently numerous satisfaction instruments available to psychiatric inpatients, but little guidance on which among them to select.
AimsTo provide an overview of the psychometric properties and the content of satisfaction instruments available to psychiatric inpatients.
MethodsSystematic searches of Medline database to identify inpatient satisfaction questionnaires. Assessment of the instruments according to relevant psychometric properties.
ResultsFifteen satisfaction instruments were identified. The target population differed according to the instrument. Methods used to generate items were heterogeneous. These instruments were based on a mixed approach including patients’ points of view, expert opinions, and literature reviews, causing the content of questionnaires to vary. Reliability and validity were not systematically tested.
ConclusionThe validation of a common inpatient satisfaction instrument is a major challenge. Recommendations for the future development of satisfaction instruments may include: item generation based exclusively on the patient's point of view; a validation process on a large and representative population; and an instrument combining generic (core questionnaire) and specific (additional modules) approaches.
Proposed diagnostic criteria for apathy in Alzheimer’s disease and other neuropsychiatric disorders
- P. Robert, C.U. Onyike, A.F.G. Leentjens, K. Dujardin, P. Aalten, S. Starkstein, F.R.J. Verhey, J. Yessavage, J.P. Clement, D. Drapier, F. Bayle, M. Benoit, P. Boyer, P.M. Lorca, F. Thibaut, S. Gauthier, G. Grossberg, B. Vellas, J. Byrne
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- European Psychiatry / Volume 24 / Issue 2 / March 2009
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There is wide acknowledgement that apathy is an important behavioural syndrome in Alzheimer’s disease and in various neuropsychiatric disorders. In light of recent research and the renewed interest in the correlates and impacts of apathy, and in its treatments, it is important to develop criteria for apathy that will be widely accepted, have clear operational steps, and that will be easily applied in practice and research settings. Meeting these needs is the focus of the task force work reported here.
The task force includes members of the Association Française de Psychiatrie Biologique, the European Psychiatric Association, the European Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium and experts from Europe, Australia and North America. An advanced draft was discussed at the consensus meeting (during the EPA conference in April 7th 2008) and a final agreement reached concerning operational definitions and hierarchy of the criteria.
Apathy is defined as a disorder of motivation that persists over time and should meet the following requirements. Firstly, the core feature of apathy, diminished motivation, must be present for at least four weeks; secondly two of the three dimensions of apathy (reduced goal-directed behaviour, goal-directed cognitive activity, and emotions) must also be present; thirdly there should be identifiable functional impairments attributable to the apathy. Finally, exclusion criteria are specified to exclude symptoms and states that mimic apathy.
Evolving perspectives on broad consent for genomics research and biobanking in Africa. Report of the Second H3Africa Ethics Consultation Meeting, 11 May 2015
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- J. de Vries, K. Littler, A. Matimba, S. McCurdy, O. Ouwe Missi Oukem-Boyer, J. Seeley, P. Tindana
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- Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics / Volume 1 / 2016
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A report on the Second H3Africa Ethics Consultation Meeting, which was held in Livingstone, Zambia on 11 May 2015. The meeting demonstrated considerable evolution by African Research Ethics Committees on thinking about broad consent as a consent option for genomics research and biobanking. The meeting concluded with a call for broader engagement with policy makers across the continent in order to help these recognise the need for guidance and regulation where these do not exist and to explore harmonisation where appropriate and possible.
Insights and principles for supporting social engagement in rural older people
- J. WALKER, P. ORPIN, H. BAYNES, E. STRATFORD, K. BOYER, N. MAHJOURI, C. PATTERSON, A. ROBINSON, J. CARTY
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- Ageing & Society / Volume 33 / Issue 6 / August 2013
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Staying socially engaged is known to improve health and longevity in older people. As the population ages, maintaining levels of social engagement among older people becomes increasingly important. Nevertheless, advancing age brings with it many challenges to social engagement, especially in rural areas. A three-year Australian Research Council Linkage Project sought to improve understandings of age-related triggers to social disengagement in six Tasmanian communities that are representative of rural Australian experience, and thus of wider salience. A collaboration between academics and health and social professionals, the project investigated design solutions for service frameworks that may be useful before ageing individuals become isolated and dependent, and that may support those individuals to actively contribute to and benefit from social life. The purpose of this paper is to report on perspectives about diminishing levels of social engagement held by older rural participants and service providers, and to advance a number of key insights on ways in which to nurture social engagement and improve the experience of ageing.
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Yee, Viktor Yelensky, Yeo Khiok-Khng, Gustav K. K. Yeung, Angela Yiu, Amos Yong, Yong Ting Jin, You Bin, Youhanna Nessim Youssef, Eliana Yunes, Robert Michael Zaller, Valarie H. Ziegler, Barbara Brown Zikmund, Joyce Ann Zimmerman, Aurora Zlotnik, Zhuo Xinping
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Validation of a Professionals’ Satisfaction Questionnaire with Electronic Medical Records (PSQ-EMR) in Psychiatry
- L. Boyer, K. Baumstarck-Barrau, R. Belzeaux, J.M. Azorin, J.M. Chabannes, D. Dassa, C. Lancon, J. Naudin, F. Poinso, M. Rufo, J.C. Samuelian, A. Loundou, M. Fieschi, P. Auquier
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Background
Electronic medical records (EMR) are currently being implemented in psychiatric hospitals throughout Europe. The perceptions of health care professionals can contribute important information that may predict their acceptance of and desired mode of use for EMR, thus guiding EMR implementation.
AimsTo develop a self-administered instrument designed to assess health care professionals’ satisfaction regarding EMR in a psychiatric hospital, based only on the professional point of view, according to the psychometric standards.
MethodsThe development was supervised by a steering committee and undertaken by three standard steps. Item generation was derived from 115 face-to-face interviews with health care professionals in a French, public, psychiatric hospital. The item-reduction process resulted in a 25-item questionnaire. The validation process was based on construct validity, reliability and some aspects of external validity.
ResultsThe final version of the questionnaire contained 25 items that described five dimensions, leading to a global score. The factor structure accounted for 72% of the total variance. Internal consistency was satisfactory (item-internal consistency over 0.40 and Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.86 to 0.95). The scalability was satisfactory with INFIT statistics inside an acceptable range. Scores of dimensions were strongly positively correlated with visual analogue scale scores (all p < 0.001). External validity showed statistical associations between scores and age, gender, seniority in psychiatry and ward type. Participation rate was 66%.
ConclusionThe availability of a reliable and valid questionnaire (professionals’ satisfaction questionnaire with electronic medical records [PSQ-EMR]) concerning health care professionals’ satisfaction regarding EMR in psychiatry, exclusively generated from interviews with health care professionals, enables legitimate feedback to be incorporated into EMR implementation in order to formulate a high-quality health care.
A dynamic box model to predict the radionuclide behaviour in rivers for medium and long-term periods
- J.C. Barescut, J.C. Gariel, J.M. Péres, P. Boyer, K. Beaugelin-Seiller, F. Ternat, F. Anselmet, M. Amielh
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- Radioprotection / Volume 40 / Issue S1 / May 2005
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This paper presents a dynamic box model for the radionuclide behaviour in rivers on medium- and long-term periods (several days to several years). The river is described as a succession of boxes representative of its different reaches. In each reach, the compartments are the water column and three bottom sediment layers. Called interface, the first layer plays a fundamental role for the vertical exchanges of solid radionuclide phases between the water column and the sediment. The second layer results from the consolidation of the previous one. Its interstitial water is mobile and the dissolved radionuclide phases can be exchanged with the water column. It is called active. The last layer results from the consolidation of the active layer. Its interstitial water is slightly mobile and it is assumed that its dissolved radionuclide phases cannot be exchanged. It is called passive. In each compartment, the model computes the temporal evolution of the radionuclide activities in the main abiotic and biotic components. The abiotic components are the water and different matter classes classified according to their deposit kinetics. The biotic components are phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fish distributed in planktonivorous and omnivorous species, in water column and macrobenthos in bottom sediment.
Phase Relationships Involving RDX and Common Solid Propellant Binders
- E. Boyer, P. W. Brown, K. K. Kuo
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- MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 418 / 1995
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The solubilities of the common propellant ingredients acetyl triethyl citrate (ATEC) and cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) and their effects on RDX (cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) unit cell dimensions were investigated. If there is appreciable solid solubility, solutions will form and will have enthalpies of fusion, melting temperatures, and other characteristics different from those of pure RDX. It is desirable to establish the properties of such mixtures when designing new propellant formulations. Samples were aged at an elevated temperature to speed the formation of solid solutions. A least-squares analysis of X-ray diffraction data was used to obtain the lattice parameters from which unit cell volume and solubility was deduced. Both ATEC and CAB caused an expansion of the unit cell, indicating the formation of a solid solution. The limit of solubility in the ATEC/RDX mixture appeared to be approximately 13 wt% ATEC, while the CAB/RDX limit is above 16 wt% CAB. In both mixes, the cell volume expanded linearly with increasing proportion of binder.
Beam-Assisted CVD of Microelectronic Films
- K. A. Emery, L. R. Thompson, D. Bishop, H. Zarnani, P. K. Boyer, C. A. Moore, J. J. Rocca, G. J. Collins
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- MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 29 / 1983
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The properties of SiO2 and Si3 N4 films deposited by an ArF excimer laser, glow discharge electron beam and conventional plasma-enhanced CVD are compared. The deposition apparatus, technique, and conditions in addition to the physical, chemical and electrical properties of the films are discussed.
Plasma Arc Carbide Coatings on Titanium
- R. D. Shull, P. A. Boyer, L. K. Ives, K. J. Bhansali
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- MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 30 / 1983
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The plasma transferred arc (PTA) process has been traditionally used to deposit wear resistant coatings on iron base alloy substrates, but has not been employed to coat lightweight alloys due to processing problems. In the current study, use of the PTA process to deposit TiC, WC, and Cr3C2 coatings on titanium substrates has been explored. The resistance of these coatings to dry abrasive wear has been measured and compared to that of the base metal. The variation in wear resistance of these coatings is discussed in terms of the carbide particle size and the microstructure of the deposit. A comparison is also made to coatings prepared by a laser surface melting and carbide particle injection process.
Laser Photolytic Deposition of Thin Films*
- P. K. Boyer, C. A. Moore, R. Solanki, W. K. Ritchie, G. A. Roche, George J. Collins
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- MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 17 / 1982
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- 15 February 2011, 119
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- 1982
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An excimer laser is used to photochemically deposit thin films of silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, and zinc oxide at low temperatures (100–350deg;C). Deposition rates in excess of 3000 Å/min and conformal coverage over vertical walled steps were demonstrated. The films exhibit low defect density and high breakdown voltage and have been characterized using IR spectrophotometry, AES, and C-V analysis. Device compatibility has been studied by using photodeposited films as interlayer dielectrics, diffusion masks, and passivation layers in production CMOS devices.
Additionally, we have deposited metallic films of Al, Mo, W, and Cr over large (>5 cm2) areas using UV photodissociation of trimethylaluminum and the refractory metal hexacarbonyls. Both shiny metallic films as well as black particulate films were obtained depending on the deposition geometry. The black films are shown to grow in columnar grains. The depositions were made at room temperature over pyrex and quartz plates as well as silicon wafers. We have examined the resistivity, adhesion, stress and step coverage of these films. The films exhibited resistivities at most ∼20 times that of the bulk materials and tensile stress no higher than 7 × 109 dynes/cm2