Making every contact count for adult patients in healthcare settings: a scoping review of implementation contexts, methods, and levels of evidence [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchIntroduction In the context of the global shift towards primary prevention and behavioural change interventions for non-communicable diseases, this scoping review aimed to map the existing scientific literature on the Making Every Contact Count (MECC ...
Diane Geindreau +4 more
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Increasing confidence and competence in supporting behaviour change in physiotherapy practice using Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills: a before and after evaluation [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchAim To a) evaluate the impact of Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills (MECC HCS) training on the confidence and competence of physiotherapists in supporting patient behaviour change, and b) evaluate perceived acceptability, barriers and
Amelia Parchment +5 more
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Quadruple parametric optical mapping to measure cardiac metabolism-excitation-contraction coupling [PDF]
Communications BiologyMetabolism-excitation-contraction coupling (MECC) refers to the interdependent facets of cardiac physiology working synchronously to generate each heartbeat.
Amber Mills, Sharon Ann George
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Parasitic nematodes in potatoes of different varieties and their interrelations with some arthropods
One Health & Risk Management, 2021 Introduction. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is susceptible to infestation with an associated complex of different species of parasitic and saprophytic nematodes, bacteria, fungi, and arthropods, which diminish the quality of the product.
Maria MELNIC +4 more
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Study on Isolated Staphylococcus aureus from Bovine Milk with Mastitis Containing Methicillin and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene [PDF]
Pizhūhish va Nuāvarī dar ̒Ulūm va Sanāyi̒-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2022 Nowadays, bovine mastitis has been recorded as an inflammation of the mammary gland and Staphylococcus aureus is the main pathogens responsible for contagious mastitis in ruminants.
Maryam Gharghi +2 more
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Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2023 Background ‘Making Every Contact Count’ (MECC) is a public health strategy supporting public-facing workers to use opportunities during routine contacts to enable health behaviour change. A mental health hospital in the North East of England is currently
Angela M. Rodrigues +9 more
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HRB Open Research, 2022 Background: Brief behavioural interventions offered by healthcare professionals to target health behavioural risk factors (e.g. physical activity, diet, smoking and drug and alcohol use) can positively impact patient health outcomes.
Catherine Hayes +13 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2021 Background A high carriage rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with the mecC gene (mecC-MRSA) has been described among Wild European hedgehogs (Europeaus erineaus).
Faruk Dube +4 more
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Stafilinidofauna (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) Rezervației Naturale de Stat „Plaiul Fagului”
Agricultural Science, 2022 Staphylinids (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) are insects playing an important role in nature. They serve as indicators for various habitat types and are actively involved in regulating the density of some invertebrate species. The research aimed to inventory
Irina MIHAILOV
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Isolation of mecC Gene carrying Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Clinical Samples from a Tertiary Care Institute, Northern India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: The MecC Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after its initial recovery in 2007 has been reported with varying frequency from different parts of the world. These isolates assume importance due to the fact that with routine
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