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Field efficacy evaluation and post-treatment contamination risk assessment of an ultraviolet disinfection and safe storage system. [PDF]

, 2015
Inconsistent use of household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) systems reduces their potential health benefits. Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is more convenient than some existing HWTS systems, but it does not provide post-treatment residual ...
Gruber, Joshua S, Nelson, Kara L, Ray, Isha, Reygadas, Fermin   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Applying thematic synthesis to interpretation and commentary in epidemiological studies: identifying what contributes to successful interventions to promote hand hygiene in patient care [PDF]

, 2020
Objectives: Hand hygiene is considered the most important preventive measure for healthcare associated infections, but adherence is suboptimal. We previously undertook a Cochrane Review which demonstrated that interventions to improve adherence are ...
Birgand, Boyce, Gould, Gurses, Huebschmann, Marra, Midturi, Stevenson, Stewardson, Vassilev   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Planning stepped wedge cluster randomized trials to detect treatment effect heterogeneity

Statistics in Medicine, 2023
Stepped wedge design is a popular research design that enables a rigorous evaluation of candidate interventions by using a staggered cluster randomization strategy. While analytical methods were developed for designing stepped wedge trials, the prior focus has been solely on testing for the average treatment effect.
Fan Li, Xinyuan Chen, Zizhong Tian, Rui Wang, Patrick J. Heagerty   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Effect and associated factors of a clinical pharmacy model in the incidence of medication errors (EACPharModel) in the Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe: study protocol for a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial (NCT03338725)

Trials, 2020
Background According to WHO, medication error (ME) is a subject that requires attention at all levels of care to reduce severe and preventable damage related to medication use.
J. Granados, A. Salazar-Ospina, J. P. Botero-Aguirre, A. F. Valencia-Quintero, N. Ortiz, P. Amariles   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving time to palliative care review with predictive modeling in an inpatient adult population: study protocol for a stepped-wedge, pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background Palliative care is a medical specialty centered on improving the quality of life (QOL) of patients with complex or life-threatening illnesses.
Patrick M. Wilson, Lindsey M. Philpot, Priya Ramar, Curtis B. Storlie, Jacob Strand, Alisha A. Morgan, Shusaku W. Asai, Jon O. Ebbert, Vitaly D. Herasevich, Jalal Soleimani, Brian W. Pickering   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in children under 10 years of age in Senegal: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial [PDF]

, 2016
This study was done to determine the effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Senegalese children up to 10 years of age using a stepped-wedge design.
Milligan, Paul
core   +2 more sources

Low adherence to exercise may have influenced the proportion of OMERACT-OARSI responders in an integrated osteoarthritis care model: secondary analyses from a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background To address the well-documented gap between hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment recommendations and current clinical practice, a structured model for integrated OA care was developed and evaluated in a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised ...
T. Moseng, H. Dagfinrud, L. van Bodegom-Vos, K. Dziedzic, K. Hagen, B. Natvig, J. Røtterud, T. V. Vlieland, N. Østerås   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advance Care Planning: Promoting Effective and Aligned Communication in the Elderly (ACP-PEACE): the study protocol for a pragmatic stepped-wedge trial of older patients with cancer

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Advance care planning (ACP) is associated with improved health outcomes for patients with cancer, and its absence is associated with unfavourable outcomes for patients and their caregivers.
J. Lakin, Elise N. Brannen, J. Tulsky, M. Paasche-Orlow, C. Lindvall, Yuchiao Chang, D. Gundersen, A. El-Jawahri, A. Volandes   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

GeriMedRisk, a telemedicine geriatric pharmacology consultation service to address adverse drug events in long-term care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized feasibility trial protocol (ISRCTN17219647)

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and older age predispose seniors to adverse drug events (ADE). Seniors with an ADE experience greater morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization compared to their younger counterparts.
Joanne Man-Wai Ho, Jennifer Tung, Janine Maitland, Derelie Mangin, Lehana Thabane, J. Michael Pavlin, Jeffrey Alfonsi, Anne Holbrook, Sharon Straus, Sophiya Benjamin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Major influencing factors on routine implementation of shared decision-making in cancer care: qualitative process evaluation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Shared decision-making (SDM) is highly relevant in oncology but rarely implemented in routine care. In a stepped-wedge cluster randomized implementation trial, the outcome evaluation of a theoretically and empirically based multi-component SDM
Pola Hahlweg, Anja Lindig, Wiebke Frerichs, Jördis Zill, Henning Hanken, Volkmar Müller, Mia-Carlotta Peters, Isabelle Scholl   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source