HPD Research Day | February 16, 2018

3 Auditoriums A, B, UPP 113 1:15-1:45 p.m. Adolescents’ Perceptions of School Safety: An Ethnographic Approach Linda McCash, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Nova Southeastern University Objective. The purpose of this study is to describe the results of focus group discussions held with older adolescents’ in high schools to explore their perceptions of school safety. Protective factors in the school environment have been conceptualized as countering adolescent exposure to risk and enhancing the experience of protection. Background. School violence, teasing and bullying have been identified as serious problems affecting a significant proportion of American youth (Stevens, Lynm, & Glass, 2001). Addressing problems of violence in schools traditionally include skills-building prevention, although researchers are increasingly recognizing the importance of the interaction between individuals and their environments. Methods. Focus groups were conducted in a southwest Florida urban city including high school juniors and seniors in seven high schools. The transcripts were coded and analyzed using Ethnograph software (Qualis Research, 2000) and themes were reported, in order of frequency. Results. The sample included a total of 66 adolescent participants that were 17 to 19 years old who volunteered to participate in this study. The most frequently reported themes related to school protective factors will be reviewed and examples of student quotes from transcripts will provide support for the themes identified. Conclusion. Focus groups provided a means for adolescents to express their views about social relationships with peer groups, friends, teachers and school administrators that are protective, even when exposed to school teasing, bullying on a daily basis. These protective factors in the school setting that are perceived as protective has relevance for the development of school programs that incorporate school protective factors to decrease negative adolescent outcomes. Grants. This study was partially funded by the Safe Schools/Health Students National Grant. Videoconferencing: Broadcast from Ft. Myers to regional campuses, Auditorium B, and UPP 113. Auditoriums A, B, UPP 113 1:45-2:15 p.m. To Determine the Usefulness of the PainCQ-20 as a Measure of Interdisciplinary Pain Management Care Perception Timothy D. O'Connor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Nova Southeastern University Objective. To examine a modified Pain Care Quality PainCQ-20 as a measure of interdisciplinary pain management care (IPMC) perception. Purpose. To determine the usefulness of the PainCQ-20 as a measure of sustained perception in IPMC among older nursing home residents with chronic pain. Aims. (1) to evaluate the content validity of the PainCQ-20 survey; (2) to examine the PainCQ-20 survey as a measure of sustained perception in IPMC; and (3) to determine if scores from the PainCQ-20 survey correlate with a resident’s length of stay (LOS) while controlling covariates pain intensity, pain interference, depression, and anxiety. Research design. A test-retest for sustained repeatability with a convenience sample of residents from nursing homes in southern Florida. Additional instruments for covariates. (1) the Faces Pain Scale-Revised for pain intensity ratings, (2) the Brief pain Inventory for pain interference (3) the five-item Geriatric Depression Scale for depression, and (4) the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory for anxiety. Also, field notes will denote items that residents have difficulty with on the PainCQ- 20. Data analysis. Content validity of the PainCQ-20 survey will be examined using descriptive content analysis to code field notes related to the PainCQ-20 survey. A paired sample correlation will be used on scores from the PainCQ-20. Also, PainCQ-20 scores will be were compared to a resident’s LOS, while controlling covariates using ANCOVA. Potential significance. The survey has the potential for being a useful quality improvement tool for identifying how nursing home residents perceive the quality of their pain management care. Videoconferencing: Broadcast from UPP 113 to regional campuses and Auditorium B.