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The Impact of an Acute Active Reading Intervention on Physical Activity Levels in Preschoolers: A Comparative Analysis

open access: yesChildren
The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of an active reading intervention on physical activity (PA) levels in preschoolers. Participants were recruited from the 3–5-year-old classes at two preschools.
Danielle D. Wadsworth   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and facilitators of adherence to social distancing recommendations during COVID-19 among a large international sample of adults

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Background Social distancing measures (e.g., avoiding travel, limiting physical contact with people outside of one’s household, and maintaining a 1 or 2-metre distance between self and others when in public, depending on the country) are the primary ...
A. Coroiu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PrEP uptake, persistence, adherence, and effect of retrospective drug level feedback on PrEP adherence among young women in southern Africa: Results from HPTN 082, a randomized controlled trial

open access: yesPLoS Medicine, 2021
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective and an important prevention tool for African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), but adherence and persistence are challenging.
C. Celum   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Strategies to Improve Persistent Adherence in Colorectal Cancer Screening

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2020
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and screening has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality. This review highlights pertinent aspects of adherence to screening including the various options available and key concepts to ...
Guan Sen Kew, Calvin Jianyi Koh
doaj   +1 more source

Improving dialysis adherence for high risk patients using automated messaging: Proof of concept [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Comorbidities and socioeconomic barriers often limit patient adherence and self-management with hemodialysis. Missed sessions, often associated with communication barriers, can result in emergency dialysis and avoidable hospitalizations.
An, T.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Adherence in Hypertension.

open access: yesCirculation Research, 2019
The global epidemic of hypertension is largely uncontrolled and hypertension remains the leading cause of noncommunicable disease deaths worldwide. Suboptimal adherence, which includes failure to initiate pharmacotherapy, to take medications as often as ...
M. Burnier, B. Egan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence and predictors of medication non-adherence among people living with multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives This systematic review aimed to describe medication non-adherence among people living with multimorbidity according to the current literature, and synthesise predictors of non-adherence in this population.
L. Foley   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Measurement and predictors of adherence in a trial of HSV suppressive therapy in Tanzania.

open access: yes, 2009
This study estimates adherence and identifies predictors of good adherence among 1305 Tanzanian women participating in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of HSV suppressive therapy to reduce HIV incidence or genital HIV shedding.
Baisley, Kathy   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Medication adherence influencing factors—an (updated) overview of systematic reviews

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2019
BackgroundNon-adherence negatively affects the efficacy, safety and costs of therapies. Non-adherence is a multifactorial problem. This systematic review (SR) of SRs (overview) aims to identify factors that can influence the adherence of adult patients ...
A. Gast, T. Mathes
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nurses’ Adherence to Patient Safety Principles: A Systematic Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Background: Quality-of-care improvement and prevention of practice errors is dependent on nurses’ adherence to the principles of patient safety. Aims: This paper aims to provide a systematic review of the international literature, to synthesise knowledge
M. Vaismoradi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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