Question 1 – Describe the theory the researchers explore. What are the key constructs in the theory? How are they related? Identify which ones are cause, effect, mediating, or moderating constructs. How are the constructs operationalized? The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system has been under scrutiny in recent years due to the lack of appointments available for Veterans. Due to both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, the number of Veterans became excessively high and the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities were not prepared for this. No one thought to add more staff within the system as well as meet and enter into contracts with the civilian sector so that Veterans who do not live
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The first article discusses Veterans who served in both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. This group of researchers interviewed 359 participants that were being treated at two different rehabilitation centers. These researchers used both qualitative open-ended questions as well as structured interviews and they also collected information from the Veterans enrolled in their study’s medical record (Elnitsky, 2013). The second article discusses homeless Veterans receiving text messages to remind them of upcoming medical appointments. This group of researchers enrolled 21 homeless Veterans but one decided to quit the study so the data was collected from 20 individuals instead. The researchers used before and after surveys, open-ended questions and they also reviewed medical records (McInnes, et al. …show more content…
Question 4 – Briefly describe the findings and how the researchers interpreted them and their contribution to theory. The first group of researchers discovered that more than 240 of the 359 participants had informed them that they had more than one problem when dealing with their medical treatment at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. They concluded that most of the Veterans that participated were reporting similar issues while trying to receive their medical treatment specifically from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical sector (Elnitsky, 2013). The second group of researchers discovered that those that participated in the study had positive results and wanted to keep receiving information via text message. This method reduced the amount of skipped medical appointments by these individuals. The text message method for the homeless Veterans might be the best solution as long as they have telephones that receive text messages (McInnes, et al. 2014). The third group of researchers discovered that by offering the Home-Based Primary Care that nearly 83% of those enrolled in HBPC rated their experience above average. The biggest issue that the home-base primary care team can only travel as far as 60 miles from the Veterans Medical facility that they are dispatched from (Edes & Burris,
The first article discusses Veterans who served in both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. This group of researchers interviewed 359 participants that were being treated at two different rehabilitation centers. These researchers used both qualitative open-ended questions as well as structured interviews and they also collected information from the Veterans enrolled in their study’s medical record (Elnitsky, 2013). The second article discusses homeless Veterans receiving text messages to remind them of upcoming medical appointments. This group of researchers enrolled 21 homeless Veterans but one decided to quit the study so the data was collected from 20 individuals instead. The researchers used before and after surveys, open-ended questions and they also reviewed medical records (McInnes, et al. …show more content…
Question 4 – Briefly describe the findings and how the researchers interpreted them and their contribution to theory. The first group of researchers discovered that more than 240 of the 359 participants had informed them that they had more than one problem when dealing with their medical treatment at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. They concluded that most of the Veterans that participated were reporting similar issues while trying to receive their medical treatment specifically from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical sector (Elnitsky, 2013). The second group of researchers discovered that those that participated in the study had positive results and wanted to keep receiving information via text message. This method reduced the amount of skipped medical appointments by these individuals. The text message method for the homeless Veterans might be the best solution as long as they have telephones that receive text messages (McInnes, et al. 2014). The third group of researchers discovered that by offering the Home-Based Primary Care that nearly 83% of those enrolled in HBPC rated their experience above average. The biggest issue that the home-base primary care team can only travel as far as 60 miles from the Veterans Medical facility that they are dispatched from (Edes & Burris,