Table 4 Number of Comments per Theme and Subtheme
From: Assessment of immigration law enforcement presence in a teaching hospital along the US/Mexico border
Overarching Theme/Subtheme | Comments (n = 406) |
|---|---|
Neutral (%) | 254 (62.1) |
1. Agents described as cooperative (i.e.: left the room when asked, provided information with prompting, etc.) (%) | 71 (17.4) |
2. Agents described as benign/just doing their job/neutral (%) | 231 (56.5) |
Positive (%) | 81 (19.8) |
3. Positive attribute/quality of agent (%) | 68 (16.6) |
4. Positive action performed by agent (%) | 27 (6.6) |
Negative (%) | 100 (24.4) |
5. Negative attribute/quality of agent (%) | 34 (8.3) |
6. Negative action performed by agent (%) | 46 (11.2) |
7. Agents affect patient care (violate HIPAA, practice of shackling, clearance requests, etc.) (%) | 71 (17.4) |
8. Agent/Agency interferes with my ability to provide care as a provider (%) | 31 (7.6) |
Hospital Policy (%) | 14 (3.4) |
9. Mention of Hospital Policies (they affect my ability to provide care as a provider, unsure of what the policies are, etc.) (%) | 14 (3.4) |
Unrelated (%) | 9 (2.2) |
10. Respondent upset about survey (%) | 3 (7.3) |
11. Expression of positive [nationalism] views of law enforcement (“protecting our nation, “securing our border”) (%) | 8 (2.0) |
Hierarchy & Power Dynamics (%) | 42 (10.3) |
12. Mention of power dynamics between law enforcement/provider/patient (%) | 42 (10.3) |
Underinformed (%) | 76 (18.6) |
13. There appear to be issues with respondent’s self-awareness (describing CBP being used as interpreter, unaware they could have agent leave room, etc.) | 35 (8.5) |
14. “See previous answer” (%) | 14 (3.4) |
15. Don’t want to make assumptions/not sure (%) | 27 (6.6) |