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Guideline deviation and its association with specific chronic diseases among patients with multimorbidity: a cross-sectional cohort study in a care management setting

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To assess whether the extent of deviation from chronic disease guideline recommendations is more prominent for specific diseases compared with combined-care across multiple conditions among multimorbid patients, and to examine reasons for this
Efrat Shadmi, Chandra J Cohen-Stavi, Shmuel Giveon, Calanit Key, Tchiya Molcho, Ran Balicer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary care clinicians’ perspectives about quality measurements in safety-net clinics and non-safety-net clinics

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background Quality metrics, pay for performance (P4P), and value-based payments are prominent aspects of the current and future American healthcare system. However, linking clinic payment to clinic quality measures may financially disadvantage safety-net
Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, Luis Martin Ortega, Mai See Thao, Shannon L. Pergament, Andrew M. Pattock, Lynne S. Ogawa, Michael Scandrett, David J. Satin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community-based behavioral health administrator perspectives on sustainability of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: a qualitative evaluation

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2020
Background Substantial resources have been invested in evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation in community settings; however, research suggests that EBPs do not always sustain over time. Method This qualitative study explored the perspectives of 13
Lauren B. Quetsch, Amy D. Herschell, Jane N. Kogan, James G. Gavin, Gaven Hale, Bradley D. Stein   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychosocial stratification of antenatal indicators to guide population-based programs in perinatal depression

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background There is increasing awareness that perinatal psychosocial adversity experienced by mothers, children, and their families, may influence health and well-being across the life course.
E. D. John Eastwood, Andy Wang, Sarah Khanlari, Alicia Montgomery, Jean Yee Hwa Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a Ward level target accountability strategy for hand hygiene

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Hand hygiene is a simple and effective solution in prevention of Multi Drug Resistant Organisms. Hand Hygiene campaigns have mostly taken the form of a generalised hospital approach with visual reminders and rewards for improvement in ...
Surinder M. S. Kaur Pada, Poh Ling Chee, Sarathemani Rathenam, Kim Sim Ng, Lilibeth Silagan Alenton, Lishi Poh, Paul Anatharajah Tambyah   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and evaluation of a support program for prostate cancer survivors in Alaska [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2015
Background: Prostate cancer survivors in Alaska and elsewhere have unmet support needs. The Men's Prostate Cancer Survivorship Retreat, or “men's retreat,” was developed targeting Alaska Native and non-Native men who were survivors of prostate cancer ...
Stacy Kelley, Christine DeCourtney, Julia Thorsness   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the effectiveness of Family Support for Health Action (FAM-ACT) with traditional community health worker-led interventions to improve adult diabetes management and outcomes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Background Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs have struggled to deliver sustainable, effective support for adults with diabetes (AWDs) to improve self-management behaviors, achieve glycemic goals, and reduce risk for ...
Denise J. Deverts, Michele Heisler, Edith C. Kieffer, Gretchen A. Piatt, Felix Valbuena, Jonathan G. Yabes, Claudia Guajardo, Deliana Ilarraza-Montalvo, Gloria Palmisano, Glory Koerbel, Ann-Marie Rosland   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global Efforts to Reduce Paediatric Cancer Care Disparities in Radiotherapy: A Decade Change

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We present an update on the status, needs and challenges faced by paediatric imaging and radiotherapy (RT) programmes globally after a previous survey conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 10 years prior. Methods We developed and distributed a 121‐question survey to radiation oncologists, medical physicists and ...
Raymond B. Mailhot Vega, Daniel J. Indelicato, Jeanette Parkes, Natia Esiashvili, Josué Hernández Benítez, Miriam Mikhail‐Lette, Olivera Cirajc Bjelac, Daniel Berger, Eva Ciurana, Yavuz Anacak, Lisbeth Cordero‐Mendez   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Referral Practices and Utilisation of Paediatric Oncology Physiotherapy Services in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Physical rehabilitation is highly recognised in improving the quality of life of cancer survivors through prehabilitation, sequelae management and palliative care, yet its integration into routine care in Ghana has not been characterised, leading to potential gaps in service access.
Dorothy Ekua Adjabu, Philip Junior Nyarko, Precious Madzimbe, Kofi Adesi Kyei, Tawagidu Mohammed, Sandra Banini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Document: A Single‐Center Qualitative Study of Survivorship Care Plan Barriers and Opportunities Across Pediatric Oncology Stakeholders

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivorship care plans (SCPs) summarize cancer treatment and guide risk‐based follow‐up for cancer survivors, yet remain difficult to create, share, and use. Stakeholder perspectives are needed to inform usable approaches.
Molly S. Talman, Emma Fleisher, Megan E. Salwei, Debra Friedman, Laurie Novak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source