Publications by authors named "Cathy Rogers Ward"
Predicting Levels of Policy Advocacy Engagement Among Acute-Care Health Professionals.
Policy Polit Nurs Pract
February 2016
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates what influences health professionals to engage in policy advocacy, focusing on nurses, social workers, and medical residents in Los Angeles.
- Five out of eight identified factors—patient advocacy engagement, eagerness, skills, tangible support, and organizational receptivity—are found to significantly predict their level of engagement in advocacy efforts.
- The research highlights that while ethical commitment was not a predicting factor, the model accounted for 36% of the variance in advocacy engagement, suggesting areas for future research and practical implications.