Vivian M. Littlefield, PhD, RN, FAAN

Title: Professor
Phone: (608) 263-9189
E-mail: vmlittle@wisc.edu

H6/118
600 Highland Avenue
Madison WI 53792-2455

Education:

Description of Research Focus:

Professor Littlefield’s research experience has been in evaluation of nursing care and in evaluation of new and evolving care delivery systems. Her most recently published research is an evaluation of care using satisfaction measures. She developed an instrument to capture patient’s perceptions of care, their participation in care and its relationship to patient outcomes. (Health Locus of Control, Anxiety and Depression) She also has conducted program evaluation of women’s clinics and educational programs. Her academic preparation included administrative course work and she currently teaches multidisciplinary and nursing courses in health service administration. She has been a member of a research team examining management practices and their relationship to staff satisfaction, and a project to analyze Wisconsin's health care workforce

Representative Publications:

Littlefield, V. M., & Adams, B. N. (1987). Patient participation in alternative perinatal care: Impact on satisfaction and health locus of control. Research in Nursing & Health, 10, 139-148.

Littlefield, V. M., Chang, A., & Adams, B. (1990). Participation in alternative care: Relationship to anxiety, depression, and hostility. Research in Nursing & Health, 13, 17-25.

Scheid, T .L., Fayram, E., & Littlefield, V. M. (1998). Work experiences of mental health organizations determinant of burnout and satisfaction. Research in the Sociology of Health Care, 15, 57-82.