What do residents learn by meeting with families of children with disabilities?: A qualitative analysis of an experiential learning module.

Purpose: Attitudes of medical providers towards persons with disabilities can affect the quality of care their patients receive. The authors evaluated an experiential learning module to investigate what Paediatric and Medicine/Paediatric residents at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital...

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Publicado en:Pediatric Rehabilitation Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 185 - 190
Autores principales: Sharma N, Lalinde PS, Brosco JP
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul-Sep2006
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          Sharma N
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          Brosco JP
        affil: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, PO Box 016960 (R-103), Miami, FL 33101; nsharma@med.miami.edu
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          Children with Disabilities
          Education, Medical Florida
          Family
          Interns and Residents
          Physician Attitudes
          Professional-Family Relations
          Content Analysis
          Florida
          Funding Source
          Grounded Theory
          Narratives
          Parents
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      ab: Purpose: Attitudes of medical providers towards persons with disabilities can affect the quality of care their patients receive. The authors evaluated an experiential learning module to investigate what Paediatric and Medicine/Paediatric residents at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital learn from visiting the homes of families with children who have disabilities. Methods: Families were recruited through a community-based parent organization. The families were instructed to discuss what it is like to have a child with a disability and to think about a primary message to give to residents during a 1â'2 hour home visit. Since 1998, residents participated as part of the required Developmental Paediatrics rotation. They were instructed to write a one-page narrative description of their visit. The authors utilized the grounded theory of qualitative research and content analysis to count the key themes identified in the residents descriptions.Results: Twenty-four families and 63 residents participated in the learning module. The resident observations yielded four major themes. Twenty-four per cent stated families needed more information; 79% noted that families face various obstacles, including financial (33%), medical providerss pessimism (29%), inter-personal family conflicts (27%) and medical system problems (22%); 49% of residents commented that families adjust and cope with their child's disability; and 27% of residents stated that the experience changed their insight about children with disabilities.Conclusion: The authors' study suggests that a single home visit with the family of a child with a disability provides paediatrics and medicine/paediatrics residents with insights into the family's perspective on disability otherwise unattainable in a hospital-based training programme.
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