Integrated palliative care and oncology: a realist synthesis [PDF]
BMC MedicineBackground Existing evidence demonstrates the benefits of integrated palliative care for people with cancer, for improved symptom burden, quality of life for patient and caregiver, and appropriate healthcare resource use.
Natasha Bradley +9 more
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A protocol to develop a Quality Assessment Tool for Realist Synthesis (QUATRES). [PDF]
PLoS ONEA realist synthesis or review is a theory-driven, realist-informed interpretive approach to synthesizing secondary data, informing evidence-based practice, and explaining social phenomena.
Ferdinand C Mukumbang +5 more
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Evaluating pharmacist prescribing education programmes: a realist synthesis protocol [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction Pharmacist prescribing has evolved to meet healthcare system needs, but the effectiveness, mechanisms and contextual factors influencing education programmes remain poorly understood.
Charlotte E Rees +4 more
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Effectiveness and sustainability of peer support interventions for patients with obesity: a realist synthesis protocol [PDF]
BMJ OpenBackground Recent economic development and evolving lifestyles have contributed to a global rise in overweight and obesity, which are now acknowledged as critical public health challenges.
Jing Hu +6 more
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Realist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research [PDF]
Implementation Science, 2012 Background Realist synthesis is an increasingly popular approach to the review and synthesis of evidence, which focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which an intervention works (or not). There are few published examples of realist synthesis.
Rycroft-Malone Jo +11 more
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Understanding why resident doctors leave the NHS and what can be done to retain them: protocol for a realist synthesis [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction The UK’s medical workforce is under increasing strain, and this is compounded by increasing numbers of resident doctors diverging from specialist training pathways, instead entering non-training roles, reducing clinical hours or leaving the ...
Geoff Wong +8 more
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Plant-based diets for older adults in care homes: a realist synthesis [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsBackground Approximately 450,000 older people reside in UK care homes, which is expected to almost double within 20 years. 3% of the UK population follow a plant-based diet (absent in all animal foods), 13% of whom are aged over 65. Plant-based meals are
Saffron Whyton +4 more
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Integrated palliative care in oncology: a protocol for a realist synthesis [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction Emerging evidence suggests improved quality of life, reduced symptom burden and lower health services costs when integrated palliative care and cancer care are implemented.
Nia Roberts +9 more
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Coaching and Mentoring with Metaphor [PDF]
International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 2021 This conceptual study explores the effective use of metaphor in coaching and mentoring from literature evidence within the helping professions using a combination of three linked qualitative techniques: (i) a thematic network analysis to organise the ...
Russ Thompson
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Photo-realistic facial expression synthesis [PDF]
Image and Vision Computing, 2005 This paper details a procedure for generating a function which maps an image of a neutral face to one depicting a desired expression independent of age, sex, or skin colour. Facial expression synthesis is a growing and relatively new domain within computer vision.
Ghent, John, McDonald, John
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