Community experiences with police and implications for public health: A focus group study.

Interactions with the police can impact an individual's short and long-term physical, mental, and social wellbeing, as well as levels of violence and unrest within a community. As such, this study aimed to explore experiences with the police among individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantages in Edmonton, Canada. For this qualitative study, participants (n = 39) were recruited from an emergency shelter for women, a drop-in community organization supporting individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantages, and a centre providing settlement support for newcomers to Canada.

Analyzing Patient Stories on Social Media Using Text Analytics.

Unlabelled: Patients can use social media to describe their healthcare experiences. Several social media platforms, such as the Care Opinion platform, host large volumes of patient stories. However, the large number of these stories and the healthcare system's workload make exploring these stories a difficult task for healthcare providers and administrators.

Benefits and harms of patient stories on social media from the perspective of healthcare providers and administrators in Ontario.

There has been a growing use of social media by patients to share their healthcare experiences and produce information that can be helpful to other patients seeking healthcare services. These stories can reveal issues in healthcare quality. However, faced with the inherent risks of social media, healthcare providers have been skeptical about the value of these stories, and many healthcare systems have adopted restrictive and protective policies to control the use of social media by healthcare providers.

Evidence and politics of patient experience in Ontario: The perspective of healthcare providers and administrators.

Background: Patient experience has a direct impact on patients' engagement in healthcare, their commitment to treatment plans, and their relationship with their healthcare providers, all of which can impact their health outcomes. The complexity of the healthcare system, the increasing health needs of the population, and the priority and knowledge differences among healthcare stakeholders impact how they conceptualize and seek to achieve the ideal patient experience and the weights that they give to different elements of this experience.

Aims: This study sought to understand the perspectives of healthcare providers and administrators in Ontario regarding the factors affecting the patient experience.