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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Knowledge-to-Action"”.
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Translation Of The Cdc Food Allergy Guidelines Using The Knowledge To Action Framework
… The CDC developed a food allergy guidelines toolkit for schools to bring the contents of the guidelines to priority school audiences in easily accessible and relevant formats. This manuscript outlines the development process of the toolkit using the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease …
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Knowledge to Action: Addressing the social determinants of health to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are one of the oldest living cultures in the world with philosophies, knowledges and practices that sustained culture and people through great adversity. One of these philosophies is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, …
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Co-designing a Decision-Making Roadmap to Support Caregivers of People Living with Dementia: A Knowledge-to-Action Approach Using Integrated Knowledge Translation and Graphic Medicine
… as substitute decision-makers and are required to make numerous health, personal, legal and care-related decisions throughout the dementia trajectory. Despite the complexity and longitudinal nature of this role, existing supports are often focused on discrete decisions and may not adequately …
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Improving Outcomes by Improving Practice: Evidence-Based Assessment, Prevention and Documentation of Pressure Ulcers In the ICU.
… surface and places where bone is close to the skin. When pressure exerted by the weight of an individual against a surface exceeds the capillary filling pressure for a period even as short as two hours, necrosis and ulceration can begin. Shear and friction are other forces that …
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Understanding the Relationship Between Health Technology Reassessment and Knowledge Translation
Until now, it was not well understood how the field of Knowledge Translation (KT) would be applicable to Health Technology Reassessment (HTR). This thesis reports on three studies to determine how KT approaches are used to translate HTR outputs to achieve the desired outcomes. The first study was a …
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A pilot study to explore healthcare professionals’ perception of using a web-based reminiscence therapy to support dementia care during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
… dementia care. The therapy stimulates the senses to evoke memories and may reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Digital RT, such as web-based (WBRT), has the potential to support dementia care and reduce the caregiving burden. This study aimed to explore HCPs' …
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Co-Creating the international Pediatric Oncology Exercise Guidelines (iPOEG) Toolkit with End-Users
… children and adolescents affected by cancer. Knowledge translation efforts are needed to ensure that those who will use and/or benefit from the iPOEG have access to it. This thesis used an integrated knowledge translation approach within the Knowledge to Action (KTA) Framework, to engage …
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Knowledge Translation in the Era of Precision Diagnostics: Examining the Use of Clinical Exome and Genome Sequencing for Rare Genetic Disease Diagnosis
… (ES/GS) has transitioned from a research method to an implemented test for patients with suspected rare genetic diseases (RGDs) worldwide, and healthcare systems are challenged to optimize its use within their jurisdictions. This thesis aimed to examine the rapidly evolving scientific evidence …
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The Development and Pilot Test of a Shortened Systematic Review Format For Use By Physicians
… what is known about these attributes. Graham's Knowledge to Action process for knowledge translation was used as a theoretical framework in the development of two shortened formats for the presentation of research evidence from systematic reviews for use in decision making by clinicians. Within …
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Development of a Clinical Practice Guideline for Monitoring Neuromuscular Blockade
… recovery. If the patient is extubated and sent to the post-anesthesia care unit without adequate recovery, there is a higher incidence of respiratory complications. Newer technology has made objective neuromuscular junction monitoring more available and affordable than in the past. The purpose …
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Application Of The Green House Model To The U.s. Geriatric Veteran Population
<p>U.S. Veterans have sacrificed to serve the nation and deserve excellence in care. The Green House concept is a culture change model, with a goal to change not only the physical setting for residents, but to also create an environment to improve holistic outcomes. There are only three states in …
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An architecture for intelligent health assessment enabled IEEE 1451 compliant smart sensors
… costly, potential failure mechanisms and indicators are numerous and difficult to identify, while the cost of loss is very expensive - human lives, replacement units, and impacts to national security. In order to ensure the safety and long-term reliability of vehicles, structures, and devices …
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Respiratory Management Education for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
… provide patient care during the vulnerable postoperative period when patients are at greatest risk of experiencing respiratory management issues and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). In rural facilities such as Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) in Sierra Vista, Arizona, limited …
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Towards a Framework for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Collaborative Learning Health Systems
This scoping review aimed to explore how Collaborative Learning Health Systems (CLHSs) are being monitored and evaluated. The research questions are: (1) “What dimensions are used to monitor and evaluate CLHSs?” and (2) “What metrics are used to operationalize the dimensions for monitoring and …
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Utilizing Knowledge Translation to Enhance Quality Participation in Recreational Sport Programming for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
… (IDD), meaningful inclusion in sport can lead to many physical and psychosocial benefits such as improved motor skills, self-esteem, and social skills. Accordingly, investigators have begun to explore the ways in which sport participation environments should be designed and programs be …
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The Concept Of Confidence Of Older People Living With Frailty And Implications For Practice
… living with syndromes of frailty is growing too. Frailty syndromes, such as falls, immobility, delirium, incontinence and susceptibility to medication side effects, are leading causes of acute hospitalisation of older people. Confidence is recognised to impact on individuals’ physical health …
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Implementation of risk based monitoring into academic led clinical trials in Ireland
… (ICH) published a requirement for sponsors to develop a systematic, prioritised, risk-based approach to monitoring clinical trials. This process is more commonly known as Risk Based Monitoring (RBM). However, evidence suggested that a gold standard validated approach to RBM did not exist and …
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Understanding the Appropriate Methods of Knowledge Translation for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Context of Pakistan
… setting and needs of the target audience prior to service delivery is important for knowledge-translation initiatives to succeed even in developed countries. This becomes more important in the case of developing countries such as Pakistan where underdeveloped resources, dysfunctional health …