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How to establish and sustain a disease registry: insights from a qualitative study of six disease registries in the UK

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background The advent of new chronic conditions such as long COVID-19 raises the question of whether and, if so, how best to establish new disease registries for such conditions.
Edmund Stubbs, Josephine Exley, Raphael Wittenberg, Nicholas Mays   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

How do respondents of primary care surveys compare to typical users of primary care? A comparison of two surveys

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Primary care surveys are a key source of evaluative data; understanding how survey respondents compare to the intended population is important to understand results in context.
Shawna Cronin, Allanah Li, Yu Qing Bai, Mehdi Ammi, William Hogg, Sabrina T. Wong, Walter P. Wodchis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pilot evaluation to assess the effectiveness of youth peer community support via the Kooth online mental wellbeing website

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Mental health problems among young people are of growing concern globally. UK adolescent mental health services are increasingly restricted to those with the most severe needs. Many young people turn to the internet for advice and support, but
Madeleine Stevens, Javiera Cartagena Farías, Charlotte Mindel, Francesco D’Amico, Sara Evans-Lacko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Independent Evaluation

, 2021
Population aging—resulting from falling fertility rates, declining mortality, and increased longevity—shapes the profile and the needs of a growing number of countries.
Independent Evaluation Group
core   +2 more sources

Evidence use in the UK’s COVID-19 free school meals policy: a thematic content analysis

Policy Design and Practice, 2023
Free school meals (FSM) are a well-recognized intervention for tackling food insecurity among school children. National school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic meant that there was a need to rapidly adapt the delivery of FSM.
Jennie C. Parnham, Sarah McKevitt, Eszter P. Vamos, Anthony A. Laverty   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systems Science for Policy Evaluation [PDF]

Science, 2012
Multiscale models integrating social, economic, and environmental aspects are critical for evaluating proposed policies.
openaire   +4 more sources

Pre‐analytical optimization of cell‐free DNA and extracellular vesicle‐derived DNA for mutation detection in liquid biopsies

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pre‐analytical handling critically determines liquid biopsy performance. This study defines practical best‐practice conditions for cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) and extracellular vesicle–derived DNA (evDNA), showing how processing time, storage conditions, tube type, and plasma input volume affect DNA integrity and mutation detection.
Jonas Dohmen, Lucrezia De Santis, Bret M. Stephens, Vincent Bernard, Jörg C. Kalff, Lara Braun, Phillipp Leyendecker, Johannes Röttgen, Daniel Weissinger, Anirban Maitra, Paola A. Guerrero, Alexander Semaan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating IDRC results [PDF]

, 2015
The core of the NCDP Program clusters around four foci: tobacco control, alcohol control, healthy diets and physical activity. The evaluation examined capacity building, policy influence and knowledge generation outcomes.
IDRC. Policy and Evaluation Division
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