A substantial proportion of patients undergoing hemodialysis carry...
We aimed to identify pragmatic strategies for implementing PVI decolonization among patients in outpatient hemodialysis units....
Qualitative descriptive study....
Outpatient hemodialysis units affiliated with five US academic medical centers. Units varied in size, patient demographics, and geographic location....
Sixty-six interviewees including nurses, hemodialysis technicians, research coordinators, and other personnel....
We conducted interviews with personnel affiliated with all five academic medical centers and conducted thematic analysis of transcripts....
Hemodialysis units had varied success with patient recruitment, but interviewees reported that patients and healthcare personnel (HCP) found PVI decolonization acceptable and feasible. Leadership supp...
Our qualitative study suggests that PVI decolonization would be acceptable to patients and clinical personnel, and implementation is feasible for outpatient hemodialysis units. Hemodialysis units coul...
Overdoses and alcohol consumption rose during the pandemic. However, uptake of practices which reduce mortality (eg, medications for opioid use disorder, harm reduction practices) remains insufficient...
Participants represented health and behavioral health disciplines practicing across the state of Texas in metropolitan and rural areas. Learners were administered: (1) an online registration form that...
Training programs were attended by 968 learners, with an average of 48 learners per session. Geographic reach included 47 Texas cities. Post-training survey results indicated high rates of learner sat...
Early results indicate robust uptake, wide geographic reach, high learner satisfaction, and provider knowledge and confidence gains. This preliminary evidence supports the use of the ECHO model as a p...
Telerehabilitation (TR) shows promise as a method of remote service delivery, yet there is little guidance to inform implementation in the context of the National Health Service (NHS) in England. This...
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols aim to optimize the recovery process for patients after surgical interventions and focus on patient-centered care. In cardiac surgery, the ERAS concept...
Qualitative research was conducted using semi-structured interviews. Data was analyzed using Kuckartz´s qualitative content analysis....
The following main themes emerged from the 12 completed patient interviews: 1) information and communication flow, 2) perioperative patient care, and 3) rehabilitation. Patients found the pre-operativ...
In summary, all patients experienced the ERAS protocol positively, and their healthcare process was well established. Active inclusion and education of patients in their treatment can improve patient ...
Developing novel catalysts with potent activity is of great importance in organocatalysis. In this study, we designed and prepared a new class of benzotetramisole Lewis base catalysts (AxBTM) that hav...
Use of electronic methods to support informed consent ('eConsent') is increasingly popular in clinical research. This commentary reports the approach taken to implement electronic consent methods and ...
We implemented a remote eConsent process using the REDCap platform. The process can be used in trials of investigational medicinal products and other intervention types or research designs. Our standa...
We successfully implemented a remote eConsent process at the CTRU across multiple studies. Our case studies highlight benefits of study participants being able to give consent without having to be pre...
Communication and mutual understanding among healthcare providers is a significant concern within the healthcare system, and enhancing empathy is one way to foster effective communication and mutual u...
The study employed an intervention educational design (a quasi-experimental), with a convenience sample of 51 medical students selected as the statistical population. The process of story reading was ...
The findings revealed that 27 participants (58.7%) were female students, with the remaining being male students, having an average age of 19.5 ± 0.86 years. The level of general empathy among the stud...
The research findings suggest that the story reading program effectively enhances the overall sense of empathy among medical students at the University of Medical Sciences. Therefore, implementing thi...
Brazil has one of the highest prevalence of cesarean sections in the world. The private health system is responsible for carrying out most of these surgical procedures. A quality improvement project c...
Evaluative hospital-based survey, carried out in 2017, in 12 private hospitals, including 4,322 women. We used a Bayesian network strategy to develop a theoretical model for implementation analysis. W...
PPA had a low degree of implementation in both components "Reorganization of Care" (0.17 - 0.32) and "Participation of Women" (0.21 - 0.34). The combined implementation score was 0.39-0.64 and was hig...
The degree of implementation of PPA was low, which reflects the difficulties in changing childbirth care practices. Nevertheless, PPA increased vaginal birth rates in private hospitals with higher imp...
Advanced kidney disease is a progressive life-limiting illness associated with high symptom burden, disability, and highly intensive care near the end of life. There is growing interest in integrating...
This paper presents a suitably general model for resistive displacement sensors where the model parameters depend on the current sensor conditions, thereby capturing wearout and failure, and proposes ...
