Engaging the Stakeholders: Views of Clinical Healthcare Providers

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Engaging the StakeholdersViews of Clinical
Healthcare Providers

• Cynthia S. Kelly, MD
• John Meurer, MD, MBA
• Marielena Lara, MD, MPH
• Elisa Nicholas, MD, MSPH

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Purpose of This Presentation

• To describe the views and perceptions of clinical
  healthcare providers about coalition
  characteristics
• To increase the proportion of clinical healthcare
  providers who participate in local or state
  asthma coalition activities

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Methods

• Cross sectional survey of 99 clinical health care
  providers of 7 Allies Against Asthma coalitions
• Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse
  practitioners, respiratory therapists,
  pharmacists
• From hospitals, community health clinics, local
  health departments, schools, physician practices,
  academic institutions
• Chi-square tests to compare views of health care
  providers and 185 other coalition members

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Characteristics of Responding Clinical Health
Care Providers

• Mean age 48 years
• 72 female
• Coalition members for average of 37 months

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Common Activities of Clinical Health Care
Providers in Asthma Coalitions

• Lead committees and projects
• Train physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists,
  and pharmacists
• Teach families, childcare providers, and school
  personnel
• Inform public and environmental health officials
• Evaluate programs

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Relationships of Clinical Health Care Providers
vs. Others in Asthma Coalitions
p lt 0.05
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Providers vs. Others Views of Their Major
Functions in Asthma Coalitions
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Asthma Community Health Fair Res. Luis Lloréns
Torres Dance Group, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Providers vs. Others Most Frequent Perceived
Benefits of Asthma Coalitions
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Views of Coalition Benefits for Healthcare
Professionals vs. Others
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Providers vs. Others Perceptions of Asthma
Coalition Effectiveness
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Conclusions

• The majority of healthcare professionals active
  in Allies Against Asthma coalitions
• Feel satisfied and loyal
• Plan and make resource decisions
• Collaborate in helping achieve shared goals
• View asthma coalitions as uniquely beneficial and
  essential
• Believe programs would not have occurred without
  coalition
• Perceive the coalition is making progress in
  improving asthma outcomes

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