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Preferences for post‐traumatic osteoarthritis prevention strategies in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disability inclusion in the Brazilian health system: results of a health system assessment

Global Health Action
Background People with disabilities face more barriers accessing healthcare and on average experience worse health outcomes. Strengthening health access for people with disabilities requires coordinated action across the health system.
Sarah Polack, Vinicius Delgado Ramos, Luciana Sepúlveda Köptcke, Indyara de Araujo Morais, Veronika Reichenberger, Nathaniel Scherer, Maria Do Socorro Veloso de Albuquerque, Hannah Kuper, Tereza Maciel Lyra, Christina May Moran de Brito   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies for effective and efficient delivery of primary health care by village health workers: A scoping review using the Rodgers’ Evolutionary Concept Analysis Framework

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Background: Village health workers (VHWs), popularly known as community health workers (CHWs) in some contexts and settings, should effectively complement health care providers in primary health care (PHC) delivery in Zimbabwe.
Ofhani Munyai, Azwinndini G. Mudau, Ntsieni S. Mashau   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new analytical framework of 'continuum of prevention and care' to maximize HIV case detection and retention in care in Vietnam

BMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background The global initiative ‘Treatment 2.0’ calls for expanding the evidence base of optimal HIV service delivery models to maximize HIV case detection and retention in care. However limited systematic assessment has been conducted in countries with
Fujita Masami, Poudel Krishna C, Do Thi Nhan, Bui Duc Duong, Nguyen Van Kinh, Green Kimberly, Nguyen Thi Minh Thu, Kato Masaya, Jacka David, Cao Thi Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Thanh Long, Jimba Masamine   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting Dynamic Service Composition at Runtime based on End-user Requirements [PDF]

, 2009
Network-based software application services are receiving a lot of attention in recent years, as observed in developments as Internet of Services, Software as a Service and Cloud Computing.
Ferreira Pires, Luis, Silva, Eduardo, Sinderen, Marten van   +2 more
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Application-driven network management with ProtoRINA [PDF]

, 2015
Traditional network management is tied to the TCP/IP architecture, thus it inherits its many limitations, e.g., static management and one-size-fits-all structure.
Akhtar, Nabeel, Matta, Ibrahim, Wang, Yuefeng   +2 more
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Testing a Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

INTERPRETING USERS’ EXPERIENCES OF SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE WESTERN CAPE USING A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2008
The South African government recognises its role in delivering services for addressing povertyand does so through social security and social development programmes based in differentservice delivery organisations (White Paper for Social Welfare, 1997 ...
Vivienne Bozalek, Wesley Lambert
doaj   +1 more source

Are you satisfied? citizen feedback and delivery of urban services [PDF]

Citizen feedback is considered an effective means for improving the performance of public utilities. But how well does such information reflect the actual quality of service delivery?
Deichmann, Uwe, Lall, Somik V.
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