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Understanding the role of community resilience in addressing the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Liberia: a qualitative study (community resilience in Liberia)

Global Health Action, 2019
Background: There is an increasing recognition that community resilience plays a significant role in addressing health shocks like the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic.
O. Alonge, S. Sonkarlay, W. Gwaikolo, C. Fahim, J. L. Cooper, D. H. Peters   +5 more
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Patient reported outcome measures in rare diseases: a narrative review

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2018
Background Rare diseases can lead to a significant reduction in quality of life for patients and their families. Ensuring the patients voice is central to clinical decision making is key to delivering, evaluating and understanding the efficacy of ...
Anita Slade, Fatima Isa, Derek Kyte, Tanya Pankhurst, Larissa Kerecuk, James Ferguson, Graham Lipkin, Melanie Calvert   +7 more
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The Integration of the Program Evaluation Standards into an Evaluation Toolkit for a Transformative Model of Care for Mental Health Service Delivery

Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2023
Background: Stepped Care 2.0 (SC2.0) is a transformative model of mental health service delivery. This model was created by Stepped Care Solutions (SCS), a not-for-profit consultancy that collaborates with governments, public service organizations, and ...
M. Elizabeth Snow, Mai Berger, Alexia Jaouich, Mélanie Hood, Amy Salmon   +4 more
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Considerations for learning-oriented monitoring and evaluation with Outcome Mapping [PDF]

, 2009
Outcome Mapping (OM) was developed both as a planning and a monitoring tool. And while it has been used successfully for both purposes, this brief focuses on OM as a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approach.
Ambrose, Kaia
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Elevated pulse pressure during the acute period of ischemic stroke is associated with poor stroke outcome [PDF]

, 2004
<p><b>Background:</b> It is controversial which component of blood pressure (BP) during acute period of stroke best predicts outcome.
Lees, K.R., Aslanyan, S., Weir, C.J.
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Comparison between primary care service delivery in Malaysia and other participating countries of the QUALICOPC project: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Most countries including Malaysia have set goals to incorporate a strong primary care into the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the strength of service delivery process dimensions in Malaysia and compare it with England,
Peter Groenewegen, Ming Tsuey Lim, Su Miin Ong, Seng Fah Tong, Sheamini Sivasampu   +4 more
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Stroke outcome in clinical trial patients deriving from different countries [PDF]

, 2008
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Stroke incidence and outcome vary widely within and across geographical locations. We examined whether differences in index stroke severity, stroke risk factors, mortality, and stroke outcome across ...
Lyden, Patrick, Sacco, R.L., Atula, Sari, Lees, Kennedy R, Hacke, Werner, Marler, J.R., Marler, John R., Lees, K.R., Grotta, James, Sacco, Ralph L, Bath, Philip M W, Lyden, Patrick D., Sacco, Ralph, Grotta, J., Sacco, Ralph L., Lees, Kennedy R., Bath, Philip M.W., Bath, P.M.W., Ali, M., Ali, Myzoon, Lyden, P., Marler, John, Hacke, W., Grotta,, James, Marler, John R, Atula, S.   +25 more
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Physical Activity: The impact of incontinence on health‐related quality of life in a South Australian population sample

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
Objective: To assess prevalence of incontinence in a South Australian representative population sample and compare the health‐related quality‐of‐life impact of incontinence with other chronic conditions.
Jodie C. Avery, Tiffany K. Gill, Alastair H. MacLennan, Janet F. Grant, Anne W. Taylor, Catherine R. Chittleborough   +5 more
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Men’s and women’s response to treatment and perceptions of outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of injectable opioid assisted treatment for severe opioid use disorder

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2017
Background To test whether there are gender differences in treatment outcomes among patients receiving injectable opioids for the treatment of long-term opioid-dependence.
Heather Palis, Kirsten Marchand, Daphne Guh, Suzanne Brissette, Kurt Lock, Scott MacDonald, Scott Harrison, Aslam H. Anis, Michael Krausz, David C. Marsh, Martin T. Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes   +11 more
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The impact of relaxing restrictions on take-home doses during the COVID-19 pandemic on program effectiveness and client experiences in opioid agonist treatment: a mixed methods systematic review

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented relaxation of restrictions on take-home doses in opioid agonist treatment (OAT). We conducted a mixed methods systematic review to explore the impact of these changes on program effectiveness and ...
Alison Adams, Sarin Blawatt, Tianna Magel, Scott MacDonald, Julie Lajeunesse, Scott Harrison, David Byres, Martin T. Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes   +8 more
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