RESUMO
The theory presented in this article proposes an alternative view of access to care on the basis of an African American woman's perception of the necessity, availability, and appropriateness of breast health care. The theory of perceived access to breast health care in African American women may also be useful in framing future research studies exploring the relationship between access to care and utilization of primary, secondary, and tertiary clinical preventive services related to breast health care.
Assuntos
Negro ou Afro-Americano/etnologia , Doenças Mamárias/prevenção & controle , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde/etnologia , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde/etnologia , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/etnologia , Saúde da Mulher/etnologia , Doenças Mamárias/etnologia , Doenças Mamárias/enfermagem , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Mama/etnologia , Neoplasias da Mama/enfermagem , Neoplasias da Mama/prevenção & controle , Barreiras de Comunicação , Diagnóstico Tardio , Feminino , Humanos , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED a descriptive, comparative, secondary analysis using a national database to investigate differences in perioperative medication error characteristics with regard to organization characteristics. PERIOPERATIVE MEDICATION ERROR records reported to the MEDMARX database between Sept 1, 1998, and Aug 31, 2003, were examined (N = 5,210), and variables were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Statistically significant differences were found for three out of four research questions. THE STUDY'S FINDINGS provide a foundation for perioperative medication error analysis and serve as a starting point for organizations to begin investigating the medication error problem in their facilities.
