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Showing 1 to 20 of 137 for “"Facilitators and Barriers"”.
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Maintained weight loss: facilitators and barriers
… Report, 2007 suggests that by 2050, 60% of males and 50% of females will be clinically obese. The consequences of such a rise are a serious concern for the government, healthcare systems and the individuals. Obesity can threaten the individual’s mental and physical health and quality of life. For …
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Facilitators and Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among African American Women
… at greater risk for cervical cancer incidence and mortality compared to white women, primarily due to lack of screening and follow up. Up to 90% of cervical cancers are caused by persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections and the National Institute for Health (NIH) and Preventative …
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Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Encounters with Transgender Patients
… not only preventative services, but for acute and chronic conditions as well. Often these patients are met with discrimination, a lack of knowledge regarding transgender care needs and may delay care resulting in poor health outcomes. Little nursing research exists in literature relating to …
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Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity and Nutritional Adherence In A Worksite Wellness Intervention
… study was conducted in order to determine the facilitators and barriers to employee's participation in or completion of a worksite wellness intervention. The aim was to increase participation in physical activity and sound nutrition of employees and ultimately increase the overall health and …
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Identifying Motivators, Facilitators, and Barriers to Engaging in an Online Fine Motor Exercise Program
… was to examine the impact of the motivators, facilitators and barriers for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in engaging in a fine motor exercise program given online. Methods: Using a phenomenological design, a purposive sample of 6 individuals with PD were recruited. Data were …
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Understanding facilitators and barriers to contraception screening and referral in young women with cancer
… during treatment. Contraception screening and referral appear to occur infrequently in cancer care. OBJECTIVES: We sought to understand oncologic providers’ current practices, perceptions of facilitators and barriers to screening for adequate contraception during cancer treatment, and to …
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Facilitators and Barriers in the Community Placement Process for Developmentally Disabled Individuals Facing Deinstitutionalization
… residential alternatives over a recent three and one-half year period (December 1, 1977, to May 21, 1981) was examined. The purposes of the study were to determine: (1) the patterns in the placement process for the released individuals, if any; (2) the relationship between socioeconomic and …
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A Qualitative Examination of Facilitators and Barriers to MBC Utilization in Post-Graduate Clinicians
… Outcome Measures (PROMs), sharing of that data, and collaboratively acting on that data to guide decision making in the therapy room. These three components are well described and widely accepted as the Collect-Share-Act model of MBC. Despite strong evidence for its effectiveness, implementation …
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Faculty Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers in Holistic Admissions for Graduate Clinical Health Professions Programs
… health professions faculty’s perceptions of facilitators and barriers in admissions practices. This evaluation sought to add to existing knowledge of how current holistic practices could be best utilized and implemented in the College of Public Health to effectively support staff and students …
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Facilitators and Barriers to Technology Adoption: An Automated Pain Detection System for Long-Term Care
… population ages. The co-occurrence of dementia and pain among long-term care (LTC) residents, for example, presents a significant challenge since residents with dementia are less likely able to self-report their pain. Furthermore, despite the increased prevalence of—and greater adverse …
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Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to the Selection of Dietetics as a major by African American students
… aim of this study was, therefore, to explore facilitators and barriers to the selection of dietetics as a major by African-American students. Individual elicitation interviews and focus group discussions with African-American students currently enrolled as dietetics and non-dietetics majors at …
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Facilitators and barriers in academic assessment of learners with hearing impairment: a case of examinations council of Zambia
The purpose of the study was to examine facilitators and barriers in the academic assessment of learners with hearing impairment (LHI) at Grade 9 level of education. The study used a case study design and utilized qualitative approach. The study had a sample size of fifty participants who included …
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Facilitators and barriers in academic assessment of learners with hearing impairment: a case of examinations council of Zambia
The purpose of the study was to examine facilitators and barriers in the academic assessment of learners with hearing impairment (LHI) at Grade 9 level of education. The study used a case study design and utilized qualitative approach. The study had a sample size of fifty participants who included …
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Registered Nurses' Perceptions about Facilitators and Barriers to Maternal Skin to Skin Contact in the Operating Room
… practiced after cesarean deliveries. To understand facilitators and barriers regarding SSC in the operating room (OR), a descriptive online and paper survey was conducted with 68 Registered Nurses from four hospitals in Ontario. The theory of planned behavior framed the study. Nurses had …
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Exploring the facilitators and barriers towards implementation of electronic prescribing, dispensing, and administration of medicines in hospitals in Ireland.
Limited data exist on the facilitators and barriers to implementing electronic systems for medicines management in hospitals. Whilst numerous studies advocate system use in improved patient safety and efficiency within the health service, their rate of adoption in practice has been slow. The aim of …
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“We Don’t Tolerate it but Yes, it Does Happen”: Structural Facilitators and Barriers to Addressing Harm in Graduate Supervision
… of preparing the next generation of researchers and educators. Quality graduate supervision has been shown to contribute to graduate student satisfaction, well-being, and completion. Correspondingly, research suggests that poor supervision negatively impacts student well-being and retention. In …
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An exploration of the facilitators and barriers experienced by Rehabilitation Care Workers in the provision of Speech-Language Therapy related services
… to ensure that they are adequately supported and skilled. The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been training Rehabilitation Care Workers (RCWs) since 2012, however to there is currently no empirical data documenting the facilitators and barriers experienced by RCWs in their work. Aim: To …
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Facilitators and Barriers to Incorporating Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom at the Secondary Level: A Study of Teacher Perceptions.
… general education classroom is driven by parents and advocates of children with disabilities. The push has been to educate all children in the least restrictive environment (LRE), changing the role of general education teacher from a subject matter specialist to include the responsibility of …
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An exploration of parents' and guardians' perspectives on facilitators and barriers to menstrual cup usage amongst adolescent girls in De Doorns, Cape Winelands
… This qualitative study investigated parents' and guardians' perspectives on factors that enable or hinder menstrual cup use among adolescent girls. Two focus group discussions and 10 individual interviews were conducted with study participants in De Doorns, a farming community in Cape …
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