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¶ … doctor and patient relationship behavior in a new light. The research documented in this article attempted to describe the effect of bedside case presentations vs. conference room style presentations. The impact of the medial care was interpreted through the patients perceptions of their medical care. The research contained in this article was premised upon the idea that a significant difference may be noticed through different doctor presentations. The dichotomy presented here was bedside presentations may be more effective than the more rigid and academic style of the conference room presentation.

They wrote "Despite the potential advantages of bedside presentations for students and physicians, there has been a trend to move clinical teaching away from the bedside and into the conference room. Concern about patients' discomfort with bedside presentations appears to be one reason for this change. Studies of such presentations have focused on patients' impressions and measurements of patients' anxiety.

Bedside and conference-room presentations have not been directly compared." Statement of Purpose The purpose of this research were to perform a randomized, controlled trial to compare bedside presentations with conference room presentations with their impact on patients perceptions of satisfaction. Study Methods To better understand this problem the researchers collected data on patients in randomized fashion to help judge these perceptions. Groups of doctors performed both bedside and conference room style presentations and patient satisfaction was measured and statistically analyzed.

Key Findings This study created many more research questions in its attempt to determine the differences in bedside and conference style presentations. Of approximately the 200 patients involved in the study, much data inferred several key ideas.

The author's concluded that "our study suggests that when patients who have had bedside presentations are compared with patients who have had conference-room presentations, the former report more time spent with their physicians, similar perceptions of the technical and interpersonal qualities of their care, and similarly high degrees of satisfaction." This research however is incomplete because as the patient's groups are broken down further distinctions become more obfuscated. Lehmann, L. et al. (2007). The Effect of Bedside Case Presentations on Patients Perceptions of their Medical Care.

The New England Journal of Medicine. 17 April 1997, 336: 1150-1156. Retrieved from http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199704173361606#t=article Article 2: Qualitative Matsuyama et al. (2013) used a qualitative study to examine the perceptions of caregivers about feeding practices of infants in Kenya. The research aimed to examine if exclusive breast feeding was a prominent ideal within this community. Problem Statement The research in this article is premised on the idea that only 32% of children under 6 months old were exclusively breast-fed in Kenya 2008.

The author's also assume in their research that exclusive breast feeding is an optimal way to feed infants. Statement of Purpose The purpose of this qualitative research was to gather data on attitudes and perceptions about exclusive breast feeding from caregivers within Kenya.

In the authors words "the aim of this study was to explore perceptions and feeding practices of caregivers of children under 6 months old with special attention to the caregivers' indigenous knowledge, perceptions about the health and nutritional problems of their infants, and care seeking behaviors that affect feeding practices." Research Question What is the knowledge base for caregivers about the benefits of exclusive breast-feeding in Kenya? Method In order to find out the answer to the research question an exploratory study was conducted.

32 participants mostly mothers or mothers in law, were interviewed to gain insight on their infant feeding practices. The nature of the questions dealt with perceived health problems of their children and the severity of these health problems by rank order.