Multicomponent, community-based programs aiming to improve health behaviors in youth are needed but can be challenging to implement. Research is needed to better understand the factors that facilitate...
Wearable activity sensors typically count movement quantity, such as the number of steps taken or the number of upper extremity (UE) counts achieved. However, for some applications, such as neurologic...
An improved screening workflow and a robust capillary flow LC-MS confirmatory method for the detection of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) has been implemented to increase the sensitivity of ...
COVID-19 presented a significant challenge for patients with hypertension in terms of access to care. However, telemedicine offered the healthcare system opportunities that had previously been underut...
A structured search was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines across multiple databases, including PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus. The search was limited to studies published fr...
Most of the studies reviewed had used the proprietary platforms (N = 14) and 11 studies had used public platforms such as social messengers or email. Also 9 studies relied on phone calls (N = 9) to re...
Telemedicine provides patients with hypertension with the opportunity to engage in medical consultations in a more convenient and comfortable manner, with the same validity as in-person visits. Teleme...
The World Health Organization's (WHO) call to eliminate cervical cancer is essential in improving structures and processes at primary healthcare facilities by galvanising change in providing cervical ...
The main objective of this study was to explore challenges affecting the implementation of cervical cancer screening guidelines in selected districts in Limpopo Province....
The study was carried out at primary health care services (PHCs) in Vhembe and Mopani districts, Limpopo province....
Qualitative non-experimental research design of an exploratory, descriptive and contextual nature of a qualitative paradigm to understand cervical cancer screening programme challenges from healthcare...
The study revealed that the cervical cancer guidelines were not effectively implemented as there were contradictions and gaps when applying the guidelines about the management of HIV and AIDS, age res...
Primary health care is an essential health care and human right; therefore, the government should ensure that guidelines and policies are supported financially and that professional nurses are capacit...
Due to the increasing importance of exposome in environmental epidemiology, feasibility and usefulness of an Environmental Data Management System (EDMS) using Open Data was evaluated. The EDMS include...
Despite growing evidence for the effectiveness of digital cardiac rehabilitation (CR) uptake of this technology remains low. Understanding the factors that influence implementation of digital CR in cl...
Using convenience sampling, semi-structured interviews were conducted with health workers, including health care professionals (nurses, dietitians, physiotherapists) and those in administrative and ma...
Interviews were conducted with 14 health workers. Factors influencing implementation of Croí MySláinte were multiple, with some operating independently and others in combination. They related to: (i) ...
The study findings suggest that factors influencing implementation of digital CR operate at multiple levels. Therefore, multi-level implementation strategies are required if the true potential of digi...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses encountered substantial infection risks and psychological strain, which severely affected their emotional well-being, professional attitudes, and job performance. ...
To mitigate common method bias, this research adopted a two-phase questionnaire approach, targeting nurses at a medical center in central Taiwan. In the first phase, 300 copies of questionnaire were d...
The findings indicated that nurses' fear of COVID-19 was significantly and positively associated with their intention to leave the occupation and surface acting, but negatively associated with their d...
In summary, nurses' fear of COVID-19 may increase their tendency to leave the nursing profession and engage in more surface acting and less deep acting. However, effective knowledge management practic...
Identifying the challenges of implementing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) can provide valuable information for decision-makers and health policymakers at the national and local levels. The implem...
This qualitative research uses content analysis conducted in 2022 in southern Iran. In-depth interviews were conducted with the physicians and experts in the health system. Interviewing continued unti...
The analysis revealed 4 main themes and 20 subthemes. The four main themes included challenges related to physicians, medical education, the health system and patients. The most common themes were the...
The most mentioned topic by the experts was training CPGs in medical schools. In Iran's current medical education system, the training of CPGs is not included in the curriculum. It is proposed to refo...
Emergency Department (ED) boarding crowds the emergency department, strains resources, leads to higher hospital costs, and is associated with increased morbidity/mortality, a negative patient experien...
