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  1. Article ; Online: Use of the Rasch Model for Fit Statistics and Rating Scale Diagnosis for the Student Perception Appraisal-Revised.

    Hawkins, Robert J / Hawkins, Janice / Tremblay, Beth / Wiles, Lynn / Higgins, Karen

    Journal of nursing measurement

    2023  

    Abstract: Background and Purpose: ...

    Abstract Background and Purpose:
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1180408-7
    ISSN 1945-7049 ; 1061-3749
    ISSN (online) 1945-7049
    ISSN 1061-3749
    DOI 10.1891/JNM-2022-0122
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  2. Article ; Online: Fluoridation works: let your voice be heard.

    Hawkins, Robert J

    Journal (Canadian Dental Association)

    2009  Volume 75, Issue 6, Page(s) 413

    MeSH term(s) Canada ; Dental Caries/prevention & control ; Fluoridation ; Humans ; Patient Advocacy ; Professional Role ; Public Opinion ; Societies, Dental ; Water Supply
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-07
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Comment ; Editorial
    ZDB-ID 604786-5
    ISSN 1488-2159 ; 0709-8936 ; 0008-3372
    ISSN (online) 1488-2159
    ISSN 0709-8936 ; 0008-3372
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  3. Article ; Online: An integrative review of factors related to patient satisfaction with general anesthesia care.

    Hawkins, Robert J / Swanson, Barbara / Kremer, Michael J

    AORN journal

    2012  Volume 96, Issue 4, Page(s) 368–376

    Abstract: Surgery is typically performed using one or more types of anesthesia. An important patient outcome related to the anesthetic, and a measure of quality from the patient's perspective, is patient satisfaction with anesthesia care. Currently, no ... ...

    Abstract Surgery is typically performed using one or more types of anesthesia. An important patient outcome related to the anesthetic, and a measure of quality from the patient's perspective, is patient satisfaction with anesthesia care. Currently, no psychometrically validated instruments that measure patient satisfaction with general anesthesia care are available in the United States. This integrative review focuses on identifying factors related to adult patients' satisfaction with general anesthesia care. We found the most frequently mentioned modifiable factors related to patient satisfaction were information provided and pain or discomfort. The only nonmodifiable factor with sufficient evidence to include in future studies on instrument development is the patient's age. This review provides information that can help in the design and implementation of quality improvement initiatives and in the development of an instrument to measure patient satisfaction with general anesthesia care.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Age Factors ; Anesthesia, General/psychology ; Anesthesia, General/standards ; Humans ; Patient Satisfaction ; Psychometrics ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 603972-8
    ISSN 1878-0369 ; 0001-2092
    ISSN (online) 1878-0369
    ISSN 0001-2092
    DOI 10.1016/j.aorn.2012.07.015
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  4. Article ; Online: Content validity testing of questions for a patient satisfaction with general anesthesia care instrument.

    Hawkins, Robert J / Swanson, Barbara / Kremer, Michael J / Fogg, Lou

    Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

    2014  Volume 29, Issue 1, Page(s) 28–35

    Abstract: Introduction: Patient satisfaction with any health care experience is the result of a complex set of interactions between the patient and the health system in which care is received. Measuring patient satisfaction allows quantification of the congruence ...

    Abstract Introduction: Patient satisfaction with any health care experience is the result of a complex set of interactions between the patient and the health system in which care is received. Measuring patient satisfaction allows quantification of the congruence between the expectations of care and the care that is received. It is important to quantify satisfaction with care because it involves the patient in the care experience and decreases the potential gap between expected and actual care delivered over time. Despite the benefits of measuring satisfaction with anesthesia care, this outcome has been historically understudied possibly because of a lack of reliable tools that measure the construct.
    Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the content validity of items derived from an integrated review of studies that measured patient satisfaction with anesthesia care.
    Methods: The content validity of the questions was tested using an expert panel. A total of 13 nurse anesthetists consented to participate in the study as expert panel members. Each expert panel member evaluated the items for content validity on a 4-point scale. Both an Individual Content Validity Index (I-CVI) and a Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI) were calculated.
    Results: All I-CVI scores were greater than 0.8. The range of I-CVI was 0.833 to 1.0. The average scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI/ave) was 0.979.
    Conclusion: High content validity of all items was supported by an expert panel of anesthesia providers. The high level of agreement among raters related to the content of the general anesthesia statements supports progressing to the next step in instrument development.
    MeSH term(s) Anesthesia ; Humans ; Patient Satisfaction ; Perioperative Nursing
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Validation Studies
    ZDB-ID 1329844-6
    ISSN 1532-8473 ; 0883-9433 ; 1089-9472
    ISSN (online) 1532-8473
    ISSN 0883-9433 ; 1089-9472
    DOI 10.1016/j.jopan.2013.05.011
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  5. Article: Genotypic distribution of an indigenous model microorganism along an estuarine gradient.

    Hawkins, Robert J / Purdy, Kevin J

    FEMS microbiology ecology

    2007  Volume 62, Issue 2, Page(s) 187–194

    Abstract: Using the genus Desulfobulbus as an indigenous model, microbial distribution along an estuarine gradient was investigated. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis indicated a sequential change in Desulfobulbus genotypes along the estuary with ... ...

    Abstract Using the genus Desulfobulbus as an indigenous model, microbial distribution along an estuarine gradient was investigated. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis indicated a sequential change in Desulfobulbus genotypes along the estuary with marine, brackish and freshwater genotypes detected. This differential distribution was significantly correlated with porewater concentrations of chloride, sulphate and nitrate. Temporal analysis indicated that there was a shift in the whole Desulfobulbus community towards to marine end of the estuary by the end of the winter compared with the late summer. This distribution pattern is similar to those seen with other estuarine organisms and, given the correlation with chloride and sulphate, is indicative of classic niche separation within this genus driven by gross environmental factors such as salinity. These results will help in developing a truly ecological description of microbial biodiversity.
    MeSH term(s) Chlorides/analysis ; Cluster Analysis ; DNA, Bacterial/chemistry ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Genotype ; Geologic Sediments/microbiology ; Nitrates/analysis ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Seasons ; Sulfates/analysis ; Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria/genetics ; Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria/growth & development ; Water Microbiology
    Chemical Substances Chlorides ; DNA, Bacterial ; Nitrates ; Sulfates
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 283722-5
    ISSN 1574-6941 ; 0168-6496
    ISSN (online) 1574-6941
    ISSN 0168-6496
    DOI 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00376.x
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  6. Article: Use of the Rasch model for initial testing of fit statistics and rating scale diagnosis for a general anesthesia satisfaction questionnaire.

    Hawkins, Robert J / Kremer, Michael J / Swanson, Barbara / Fogg, Lou / Pierce, Penny / Pearson, Julie

    Journal of nursing measurement

    2014  Volume 22, Issue 3, Page(s) 381–403

    Abstract: Background and purpose: The level of patient satisfaction is a result of a complex set of interactions between the patient and the health care provider. It is important to quantify satisfaction with care because it involves the patient in the care ... ...

    Abstract Background and purpose: The level of patient satisfaction is a result of a complex set of interactions between the patient and the health care provider. It is important to quantify satisfaction with care because it involves the patient in the care experience and decreases the potential gap between expected and actual care delivered.
    Methods: We tested a preliminary 23-item instrument to measure patient satisfaction with general anesthesia care. The rating scale Rasch model was chosen as the framework.
    Results: There were 10 items found to have sufficient evidence of stable fit statistics. Items included 2 questions related to information provided, 2 questions related to concern and kindness of the provider, and 1 question each for interpersonal skills of the provider, attention by the provider, feeling safe, well-being, privacy, and overall anesthesia satisfaction.
    Conclusion: Such actions as providing enough time to understand the anesthesia plan, answering questions related to the anesthetic, showing kindness and concern for the patient, displaying good interpersonal skills, providing adequate attention to the patient, providing a safe environment that maintains privacy and provides a sense of well-being are important actions that are well within the control of individual anesthesia providers and may lead to improved care from the perception of the patient.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Anesthesia, General/psychology ; Anesthesia, General/statistics & numerical data ; Communication ; Empathy ; Female ; Hospitals, Military ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Military Personnel/psychology ; Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Models, Statistical ; Nurse-Patient Relations ; Patient Satisfaction/statistics & numerical data ; Physician-Patient Relations ; United States ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1180408-7
    ISSN 1061-3749
    ISSN 1061-3749
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  7. Article ; Online: Use of the Rasch Model for Initial Testing of Fit Statistics and Rating Scale Diagnosis for a General Anesthesia Satisfaction Questionnaire.

    Hawkins, Robert J / Kremer, Michael J / Swanson, Barbara / Fogg, Lou / Pierce, Penny / Pierson, Julie

    Journal of nursing measurement

    2014  Volume 22, Issue 3, Page(s) 381–403

    Abstract: Background and purpose: The level of patient satisfaction is a result of a complex set of interactions between the patient and the health care provider. It is important to quantify satisfaction with care because it involves the patient in the care ... ...

    Abstract Background and purpose: The level of patient satisfaction is a result of a complex set of interactions between the patient and the health care provider. It is important to quantify satisfaction with care because it involves the patient in the care experience and decreases the potential gap between expected and actual care delivered.
    Methods: We tested a preliminary 23-item instrument to measure patient satisfaction with general anesthesia care. The rating scale Rasch model was chosen as the framework.
    Results: There were 10 items found to have sufficient evidence of stable fit statistics. Items included 2 questions related to information provided, 2 questions related to concern and kindness of the provider, and 1 question each for interpersonal skills of the provider, attention by the provider, feeling safe, well-being, privacy, and overall anesthesia satisfaction.
    Conclusion: Such actions as providing enough time to understand the anesthesia plan, answering questions related to the anesthetic, showing kindness and concern for the patient, displaying good interpersonal skills, providing adequate attention to the patient, providing a safe environment that maintains privacy and provides a sense of well-being are important actions that are well within the control of individual anesthesia providers and may lead to improved care from the perception of the patient.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-12-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1180408-7
    ISSN 1945-7049 ; 1061-3749
    ISSN (online) 1945-7049
    ISSN 1061-3749
    DOI 10.1891/1061-3749.22.3.381
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  8. Article ; Online: Genotypic distribution of a specialist model microorganism, Methanosaeta, along an estuarine gradient: does metabolic restriction limit niche differentiation potential?

    Carbonero, Franck / Oakley, Brian B / Hawkins, Robert J / Purdy, Kevin J

    Microbial ecology

    2011  Volume 63, Issue 4, Page(s) 856–864

    Abstract: A reductionist ecological approach of using a model genus was adopted in order to understand how microbial community structure is driven by metabolic properties. The distribution along an estuarine gradient of the highly specialised genus Methanosaeta ... ...

    Abstract A reductionist ecological approach of using a model genus was adopted in order to understand how microbial community structure is driven by metabolic properties. The distribution along an estuarine gradient of the highly specialised genus Methanosaeta was investigated and compared to the previously determined distribution of the more metabolically flexible Desulfobulbus. Methanosaeta genotypic distribution along the Colne estuary (Essex, UK) was determined by DNA- and RNA-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses. Methanosaeta distribution was monotonic, with a consistently diverse community and no apparent niche partitioning either in DNA or RNA analyses. This distribution pattern contrasts markedly with the previously described niche partitioning and sympatric differentiation of the model generalist, Desulfobulbus. To explain this difference, it is hypothesised that Methanosaeta's strict metabolic needs limit its adaptation potential, thus populations do not partition into spatially distinct groups and so do not appear to be constrained by gross environmental factors such as salinity. Thus, at least for these two model genera, it appears that metabolic flexibility may be an important factor in spatial distribution and this may be applicable to other microbes.
    MeSH term(s) Cloning, Molecular ; DNA, Archaeal/analysis ; Deltaproteobacteria/genetics ; Deltaproteobacteria/metabolism ; Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ; Ecosystem ; Estuaries ; Gene Library ; Genotype ; Methanosarcinales/classification ; Methanosarcinales/genetics ; Methanosarcinales/isolation & purification ; Methanosarcinales/metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; RNA, Archaeal/analysis ; Sequence Analysis, DNA
    Chemical Substances DNA, Archaeal ; RNA, Archaeal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-12-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1462065-0
    ISSN 1432-184X ; 0095-3628
    ISSN (online) 1432-184X
    ISSN 0095-3628
    DOI 10.1007/s00248-011-9993-6
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  9. Article ; Online: An Outbreak of Covid-19 on an Aircraft Carrier.

    Kasper, Matthew R / Geibe, Jesse R / Sears, Christine L / Riegodedios, Asha J / Luse, Tina / Von Thun, Annette M / McGinnis, Michael B / Olson, Niels / Houskamp, Daniel / Fenequito, Robert / Burgess, Timothy H / Armstrong, Adam W / DeLong, Gerald / Hawkins, Robert J / Gillingham, Bruce L

    The New England journal of medicine

    2020  Volume 383, Issue 25, Page(s) 2417–2426

    Abstract: Background: An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) occurred on the U.S.S. : Methods: We obtained clinical and demographic data for all crew members, including results of testing by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ...

    Abstract Background: An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) occurred on the U.S.S.
    Methods: We obtained clinical and demographic data for all crew members, including results of testing by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). All crew members were followed up for a minimum of 10 weeks, regardless of test results or the absence of symptoms.
    Results: The crew was predominantly young (mean age, 27 years) and was in general good health, meeting U.S. Navy standards for sea duty. Over the course of the outbreak, 1271 crew members (26.6% of the crew) tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by rRT-PCR testing, and more than 1000 infections were identified within 5 weeks after the first laboratory-confirmed infection. An additional 60 crew members had suspected Covid-19 (i.e., illness that met Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists clinical criteria for Covid-19 without a positive test result). Among the crew members with laboratory-confirmed infection, 76.9% (978 of 1271) had no symptoms at the time that they tested positive and 55.0% had symptoms develop at any time during the clinical course. Among the 1331 crew members with suspected or confirmed Covid-19, 23 (1.7%) were hospitalized, 4 (0.3%) received intensive care, and 1 died. Crew members who worked in confined spaces appeared more likely to become infected.
    Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 spread quickly among the crew of the U.S.S.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aircraft ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/mortality ; COVID-19/transmission ; COVID-19 Testing ; Comorbidity ; Disease Outbreaks ; Disease Transmission, Infectious/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Military Personnel ; Odds Ratio ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; Ships ; United States
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 207154-x
    ISSN 1533-4406 ; 0028-4793
    ISSN (online) 1533-4406
    ISSN 0028-4793
    DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa2019375
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  10. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Serologic Responses from a Sample of U.S. Navy Service Members - USS Theodore Roosevelt, April 2020.

    Payne, Daniel C / Smith-Jeffcoat, Sarah E / Nowak, Gosia / Chukwuma, Uzo / Geibe, Jesse R / Hawkins, Robert J / Johnson, Jeffrey A / Thornburg, Natalie J / Schiffer, Jarad / Weiner, Zachary / Bankamp, Bettina / Bowen, Michael D / MacNeil, Adam / Patel, Monita R / Deussing, Eric / Gillingham, Bruce L

    MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report

    2020  Volume 69, Issue 23, Page(s) 714–721

    Abstract: Compared with the volume of data on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks among older adults, relatively few data are available concerning COVID-19 in younger, healthy persons in the United States (1,2). In late March 2020, the aircraft carrier ... ...

    Abstract Compared with the volume of data on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks among older adults, relatively few data are available concerning COVID-19 in younger, healthy persons in the United States (1,2). In late March 2020, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived at port in Guam after numerous U.S. service members onboard developed COVID-19. In April, the U.S. Navy and CDC investigated this outbreak, and the demographic, epidemiologic, and laboratory findings among a convenience sample of 382 service members serving aboard the aircraft carrier are reported in this study. The outbreak was characterized by widespread transmission with relatively mild symptoms and asymptomatic infection among this sample of mostly young, healthy adults with close, congregate exposures. Service members who reported taking preventive measures had a lower infection rate than did those who did not report taking these measures (e.g., wearing a face covering, 55.8% versus 80.8%; avoiding common areas, 53.8% versus 67.5%; and observing social distancing, 54.7% versus 70.0%, respectively). The presence of neutralizing antibodies, which represent antibodies that inhibit SARS-CoV-2, among the majority (59.2%) of those with antibody responses is a promising indicator of at least short-term immunity. This report improves the understanding of COVID-19 in the U.S. military and among young adults in congregate settings and reinforces the importance of preventive measures to lower risk for infection in similar environments.
    MeSH term(s) Aircraft ; Antibodies, Neutralizing/blood ; Antibodies, Viral/blood ; Betacoronavirus/immunology ; COVID-19 ; COVID-19 Testing ; Clinical Laboratory Techniques ; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/immunology ; Disease Outbreaks ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/immunology ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States/epidemiology ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 412775-4
    ISSN 1545-861X ; 0149-2195
    ISSN (online) 1545-861X
    ISSN 0149-2195
    DOI 10.15585/mmwr.mm6923e4
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