Susan M Swider
Biographic Data
| ID | 6076752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan M Swider |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan M |
| FAMILY NAME | Swider |
| SIGNATURE | SWIDER S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Primary Health Care |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9236-3911 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Behind Closed Doors: A Thematic Analysis of Diabetes Community Health Worker Home Visit Content
The present work studies how community health workers (CHWs) perform the role of educator and how this relates to the implementation of other CHW roles, skills, and qualities. Prior studies on this topic have relied on interviews or focus groups rather than analysis of CHW interactions. We conducted a thematic analysis of 24 transcripts of conversations occurring between CHWs and participants during home visits as part of the Mexican American Tri…
Mexican American Trial of Community Health Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Intervention for Mexican Americans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Objectives. We assessed whether community health workers (CHWs) could improve glycemic control among Mexican Americans with diabetes. Methods. We recruited 144 Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes between January 2006 and September 2008 into the single-blinded, randomized controlled Mexican American Trial of Community Health Workers (MATCH) and followed them for 2 years. Participants were assigned to either a CHW intervention, delivering self-m…
Outcome Effectiveness of Community Health Workers: An Integrative Literature Review
Community health workers (CHWs) are promoted as a mechanism to increase community involvement in health promotion efforts, despite little consensus about the role and its effectiveness. This article reviews the databased literature on CHW effectiveness, which indicates preliminary support for CHWs in increasing access to care, particularly in underserved populations. There are a smaller number of studies documenting outcomes in the areas of incre…
A womenʼs health perspective in primary health care: A nursing and community health worker demonstration project in urban America
1Project Co-Director, Primary Health Care in Urban Communities 2Project Director, Primary Health Care in Urban Communities 3Professor, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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A womenʼs health perspective in primary health care: A nursing and community health worker demonstration project in urban America
1Project Co-Director, Primary Health Care in Urban Communities 2Project Director, Primary Health Care in Urban Communities 3Professor, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Outcome Effectiveness of Community Health Workers: An Integrative Literature Review
Community health workers (CHWs) are promoted as a mechanism to increase community involvement in health promotion efforts, despite little consensus about the role and its effectiveness. This article reviews the databased literature on CHW effectiveness, which indicates preliminary support for CHWs in increasing access to care, particularly in underserved populations. There are a smaller number of studies documenting outcomes in the areas of incre…
Mexican American Trial of Community Health Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Intervention for Mexican Americans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Objectives. We assessed whether community health workers (CHWs) could improve glycemic control among Mexican Americans with diabetes. Methods. We recruited 144 Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes between January 2006 and September 2008 into the single-blinded, randomized controlled Mexican American Trial of Community Health Workers (MATCH) and followed them for 2 years. Participants were assigned to either a CHW intervention, delivering self-m…
Behind Closed Doors: A Thematic Analysis of Diabetes Community Health Worker Home Visit Content
The present work studies how community health workers (CHWs) perform the role of educator and how this relates to the implementation of other CHW roles, skills, and qualities. Prior studies on this topic have relied on interviews or focus groups rather than analysis of CHW interactions. We conducted a thematic analysis of 24 transcripts of conversations occurring between CHWs and participants during home visits as part of the Mexican American Tri…
Community health workers (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Health services (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Community health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (2 works)