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Oral health promotion and homelessness:a theory-based approach to understanding processes of implementation and adoption [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: To use the Theory of Diffusion of Innovations as a framework to explore the qualitative data gleaned from a process evaluation of the Smile4life intervention across Scottish National Health Service (NHS) Boards and to inform future oral health
Coles E, Laura Beaton, Lyytinen K, NHS Health Scotland, Rogers EM, Ruth Freeman, Scottish Executive, Scottish Executive, Scottish Government, Scottish Government   +9 more
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A License to Grow: Ending State, Local, and Some Federal Barriers to Innovation and Growth in Key Sectors of the U.S. Economy [PDF]

, 2012
Outlines price and entry controls that impede innovations that could lead to more efficient business models and growth in the legal, health, drug, education, and finance sectors.

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The psychology of the wait time experience – what clinics can do to manage the waiting experience for patients: a longitudinal, qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Wait time, defined as time spent in the waiting and exam rooms waiting to see a provider, is a key quality metric in a number of national patient experience surveys.
Holly Chu, Robert A. Westbrook, Sarah Njue-Marendes, Thomas P. Giordano, Bich N. Dang   +4 more
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Adaptive design: adaptation and adoption of patient safety practices in daily routines, a multi-site study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Most interventions to improve patient safety (Patient Safety Practices (PSPs)), are introduced without engaging front-line professionals.
Connie Dekker - van Doorn, Linda Wauben, Jeroen van Wijngaarden, Johan Lange, Robbert Huijsman   +4 more
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The medium-term sustainability of organisational innovations in the national health service [PDF]

, 2011
Background: There is a growing recognition of the importance of introducing new ways of working into the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and other health systems, in order to ensure that patient care is provided as effectively and efficiently as ...
A Neath, A Pettigrew, BM Sibthorpe, C May, C Pollitt, D Buchanan, DA Buchanan, E Ferlie, E Rogers, G Currie, G Martin, GP Martin, GP Martin, GP Martin, GP Martin, Graeme Currie, Graham P Martin, J Jones, J Ritchie, JL Denis, KM Eisenhardt, L Fitzgerald, L Fitzgerald, NHS Institute, P Bate, Rachael Finn, RK Yin, Ruth McDonald, S Dopson, T Greenhalgh, T Reay, TB Lawrence   +31 more
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Exploring the usefulness of indicators for referring people with dementia and their informal caregivers to activating interventions: a qualitative analysis of needs assessments

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background People with dementia (PWDs) and their informal caregivers frequently report difficulties in maintaining their usual activities. We had previously developed a set of indicators to estimate whether dyadic, activating interventions can meet these
Netta Van’t Leven, Jacomine de Lange, Johanna Groenewoud, Eva van der Ploeg, Anne Margriet Pot   +4 more
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Innovative spending in health: what should money be spent on to make global health innovations more effective in developing countries? [PDF]

, 2015
Background Delivering effective healthcare to people in developing countries is a perennial challenge, hence the unending search for, and implementation of creative or innovative ways of spending money and other resources that are available for health.
Mugwagwa, Julius T.
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Using storytelling methodology to identify barriers and facilitators of sustained physical activity in patients with a chronic disease: a qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To identify implicit and more profound barriers and facilitators and involving context elements to accomplish sustained physical activity (PA) in patients with a chronic disease.
Arlette Hesselink, Anita Feleus, Johanna Jacoba de Boer, Petra Siemonsma, John Verhoef, Maarten Schmitt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of the Proactive interdisciplinary self-management (PRISMA) program on self-reported and clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019
Background Diabetes self-management education can be helpful for patients with type 2 diabetes in managing their condition. We aimed to study the effects of the group-based PRoactive Interdisciplinary Self-MAnagement (PRISMA) training program on self ...
Esther du Pon, Nanne Kleefstra, Frits Cleveringa, Ad van Dooren, Eibert R. Heerdink, Sandra van Dulmen   +5 more
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Assessment of artificial and natural sweeteners present in packaged non-alcoholic beverages (NABs) sold on the Singapore market

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background New Nutri-Grade labelling, aimed at reducing Singaporeans’ sugar consumption will be implemented for all pre-packaged non-alcoholic beverages (NABs) sold in retail outlets from end 2021 onwards.
Rebecca Tan, Sharon Chew, Xenia Cleanthous, Kimberley Anastasiou, Paige G. Brooker, Theresa Pham, Benjamin P. C. Smith   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source