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How do navigation programs address the needs of those living in the community with advanced, life-limiting Illness? A realist evaluation of programs in Canada

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background We sought to identify innovative navigation programs across Canadian jurisdictions that target their services to individuals affected by life-limiting illness and their families, and articulate the principal components of these programs that ...
Robin Urquhart, Cynthia Kendell, Kathryn Pfaff, Kelli Stajduhar, Linda Patrick, Carren Dujela, Sarah Scruton, Faith Fauteux, Grace Warner   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the impact of a collective leadership intervention on team working and safety culture in healthcare teams: a realist evaluation protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research, 2020
There is accumulating evidence for the value of collective and shared approaches to leadership across sectors and settings. However, relatively little research has explored collective leadership in healthcare and thus, there is little understanding of ...
Aoife De Brun, Lisa Rogers, Marie O'Shea, Eilish McAuliffe   +3 more
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Data Analysis and Synthesis Within a Realist Evaluation: Toward More Transparent Methodological Approaches

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2019
Realist evaluations are increasingly used in the study of complex health interventions. The methodological procedures applied within realist evaluations however are often inexplicit, prompting scholars to call for increased transparency and more detailed
Brynne Gilmore, Eilish McAuliffe, Jessica Power, Frédérique Vallières   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Realist approach to community-based participatory research on a community health break-down in Japan: mechanism reasoning, knowledge and a trust partnership

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Our 10-year programme of community health regeneration and community-based participatory research (CBPR) was initially unknown. However, we succeeded in creating a collaboration between residents, medical staff, and administrative staff.
Seiji Yamashiro, Keiichiro Kita
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A realist evaluation of the role of communities of practice in changing healthcare practice

Implementation Science, 2011
Background Healthcare organisations seeking to manage knowledge and improve organisational performance are increasingly investing in communities of practice (CoPs).
Westbrook Johanna I, Georgiou Andrew, Long Janet, Plumb Jennifer J, Cunningham Frances C, Ranmuthugala Geetha, Braithwaite Jeffrey   +6 more
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Identifying Best Implementation Practices for Smoking Cessation in Complex Cancer Settings

Current Oncology, 2021
Background: In response to evidence about the health benefits of smoking cessation at time of cancer diagnosis, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) (OH-CCO) instructed Regional Cancer Centres (RCC) to implement smoking cessation interventions (SCI ...
Eleni Giannopoulos, Janet Papadakos, Erin Cameron, Janette Brual, Rebecca Truscott, William K. Evans, Meredith Elana Giuliani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infrared laser sampling of low volumes combined with shotgun lipidomics reveals lipid markers in palatine tonsil carcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Nanosecond infrared laser (NIRL) low‐volume sampling combined with shotgun lipidomics uncovers distinct lipidome alterations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) of the palatine tonsil. Several lipid species consistently differentiate tumor from healthy tissue, highlighting their potential as diagnostic markers.
Leonard Kerkhoff, Manuela Moritz, Dennis Eggert, Anna Worthmann, Joerg Heeren, Henrike Zech, Till S. Clauditz, Waldemar Wilczak, Hartmut Schlüter, Christian S. Betz, Arne Böttcher, Jan Hahn   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combining realist evaluation and appreciative inquiry: A participatory, learning-focused methodology for tourism interventions

Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
Useful lessons can be drawn from realist evaluation and appreciative inquiry for the evaluation of tourism interventions in complex contexts. We combine the strengths of these two approaches to design a participatory learning-focused evaluation with an ...
Jenny Suno Wu, Pete Barbrook-Johnson, Xavier Font, Anna Torres-Delgado   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A realist evaluation of the management of a well- performing regional hospital in Ghana

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background Realist evaluation offers an interesting approach to evaluation of interventions in complex settings, but has been little applied in health care.
Kegels Guy, Dedzo McDamien, Marchal Bruno   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source