Ana Alejandra Espinosa-Mojica, Carmen Varo Varo
Determining the Linguistic Profile of Children With Rare Genetic Disorders
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
ascertain perceived access dietitians power workplace conceptual framework kanters theory organizational power conditions work effectiveness questionnaire used measure perceived access sources power information support resources opportunities demographic data collected identify factors may enhance empowerment questionnaire sent random sample 348 dietitians chosen members clinical nutrition management dietetic practice group american dietetic association blank questionnaires returned 99 284 people working clinical nutrition managers left 249 sample descriptive statistics used organize summarize data oneway analysis variance tests performed identify differences responses based levels education work setting information technology skills usable questionnaires received 178 people 715 5point scale scores access information mean standard deviation sd 38 07 opportunity mean sd 36 07 support mean sd 32 09 resources mean sd 31 08 demonstrated clinical nutrition managers perceived substantial access sources empowerment higher levels education working larger hospitals betterdeveloped information technology skills using information technology frequently statistically significant higher empowerment scores p 05 contrasting groups category clinical nutrition managers empowered able assume leadership roles todays health care settings power may enhanced asserting pressure gain greater access sources power support information resources opportunities