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A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Tuberculosis(TB) is among the leading causes of infectious death worldwide. Contact investigation is an evidence-based, World Health Organisation-endorsed intervention for timely TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention but has not been widely ...
Achilles Katamba, Amanda J Gupta, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Joseph M Ggita, Suzan Nakasendwa, Leah Nanziri, Johnson Musinguzi, Rachel Hennein, Moorine Sekadde, Colleen Hanrahan, Raymond Byaruhanga, Erez Yoeli, Stavia Turyahabwe, Adithya Cattamanchi, David W Dowdy, Jessica E Haberer, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Noah Kiwanuka, J. Lucian Davis   +19 more
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Core components of a Community of Practice to improve community health worker performance: a qualitative study

Implementation Science Communications, 2022
Background Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer an accessible strategy for healthcare workers to improve the quality of care through knowledge sharing. However, not enough is known about which components of CoPs are core to facilitating behavior change ...
Rachel Hennein, Joseph M. Ggita, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Amanda J. Gupta, Achilles Katamba, Mari Armstrong-Hough, J. Lucian Davis   +7 more
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“You Are the Key”: A co-design project to reduce disparities in Black veterans’ communication with healthcare providers

Patient Experience Journal, 2023
Interventions are needed to overcome a key barrier to patient-provider communication, namely that patients hesitate to participate in clinical conversations because they believe their expected role is to be passive.
Anna M Barker, Renda S Wiener, Dave Crocker, Makayla Dones, Oluwabunmi Emidio, Abigail N Herbst, Jenesse Kaitz, Lauren Kearney, Danielle Miano, Gemmae M Fix   +9 more
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mHealth to improve implementation of TB contact investigation: a case study from Uganda

Implementation Science Communications, 2023
Background Implementation science offers a systematic approach to adapting innovations and delivery strategies to new contexts but has yet to be widely applied in low- and middle-income countries.
Amanda J. Gupta, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Joseph M. Ggita, Diana Babirye, Irene Ayakaka, David Mark, Daniel Ayen Okello, Adithya Cattamanchi, David W. Dowdy, Jessica E. Haberer, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Achilles Katamba, J. Lucian Davis   +13 more
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Experiences and intentions of Ugandan household tuberculosis contacts receiving test results via text message: an exploratory study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household contact investigation for tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden countries. However, household contacts who complete evaluation for TB during contact investigation may have difficulty ...
Joseph M. Ggita, Anne Katahoire, Amanda J. Meyer, Elizabeth Nansubuga, Talemwa Nalugwa, Patricia Turimumahoro, Emmanuel Ochom, Irene Ayakaka, Jessica E. Haberer, Achilles Katamba, Mari Armstrong-Hough, J. Lucian Davis   +11 more
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A novel application of process mapping in a criminal justice setting to examine implementation of peer support for veterans leaving incarceration

Health & Justice, 2019
Background Between 12,000 and 16,000 veterans leave incarceration every year, yet resources are limited for reentry support that helps veterans remain connected to VA and community health care and services after leaving incarceration.
Bo Kim, Megan B. McCullough, Molly M. Simmons, Rendelle E. Bolton, Justeen Hyde, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, B. Graeme Fincke, D. Keith McInnes   +7 more
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A Monolithic Three-Axis Accelerometer with Wafer-Level Package by CMOS MEMS Process

Proceedings, 2017
This paper presents a monolithic three-axis accelerometer with wafer-level package by CMOS MEMS process. The compositions of the microstructure are selected from CMOS layers in order to suppress the in-plane and out-of-plane bending deflection caused by ...
S. H. Tseng, C. Y. Yeh, A. Y. Chang, Y. J. Wang, P. C. Chen, H. H. Tsai, Y. Z. Juang   +6 more
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Proactively tailoring implementation: the case of shared decision-making for lung cancer screening across the VA New England Healthcare Network

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Shared Decision-Making to discuss how the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening align with patient values is required by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and recommended by multiple organizations.
Abigail N. Herbst, Megan B. McCullough, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Anna M. Barker, Elizabeth M. Maguire, Gemmae M. Fix   +5 more
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Factors affecting the implementation of employee whole health in the veterans health administration: a qualitative evaluation

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background There is increasing recognition of the need to focus on the health and well-being of healthcare employees given high rates of burnout and turnover.
Omonyêlé L. Adjognon, Adena Cohen-Bearak, Jenesse Kaitz, Barbara G. Bokhour, Leslie Chatelain, Martin P. Charns, David C. Mohr   +6 more
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Coordinating across correctional, community, and VA systems: applying the Collaborative Chronic Care Model to post-incarceration healthcare and reentry support for veterans with mental health and substance use disorders

Health & Justice, 2019
Background Between 12,000 and 16,000 veterans leave incarceration annually. As is known to be the case for justice-involved populations in general, mental health disorders (MHDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent among incarcerated ...
Bo Kim, Rendelle E. Bolton, Justeen Hyde, B. Graeme Fincke, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Beth Ann Petrakis, Molly M. Simmons, D. Keith McInnes   +7 more
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