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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Realist Review"”.
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The impact and use of patient feedback in general practice: A realist review
… of care. <br/>This research study used realist review of existing literature to understand the impact of patient feedback at practice and practitioner level on patients’ experiences of general practice care, and realist evaluation of three general practices to understand how patient …
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A Realist Review and Evaluation of Spark: An Online, Arts in Health Intervention for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Wales
… environment they choose. This thesis develops a Realist model to explore how Spark, an online, community-based creative life story intervention that took place between May 2021 and June 2022 worked to reduce social isolation and loneliness amongst older people in Wales. The thesis also explores …
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A realist investigation of the impact of Healthy Start on the diets of low-income pregnant women in the UK
… for how and why these outcomes might occur. A realist review was conducted in two iterative and overlapping stages: 1) developing theories or hypotheses about how the Healthy Start programme works, for who, in what circumstances and why; 2) testing those theories using relevant evidence from …
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A Realist Exploration of Social Prescribing Evaluation
… for social prescribing. Project 2 comprises a Realist Review exploring how and why social prescribing evaluations work. Project 3 comprises a Group Concept Mapping consensus study to develop a framework of good practice for social prescribing evaluation. Each project is supported by a selection …
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Exploring clinical learning environments for postgraduate medical education
… three studies situated within the critical realist paradigm. A Group Concept Mapping (GCM) was the first study, to identify the priorities and challenges associated with postgraduate medical education within clinical environments. Findings from Study 1 was used, amongst other things, to …
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Leading change in residential care: A qualitative study to develop Dementia Care Mapping for future implementation
… of DCM in residential care settings. Methods: A realist review was conducted to develop a theoretical understanding of factors influencing the successful implementation of DCM in care settings. This was followed by a constructivist grounded theory study with fifteen health and social care staff …
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The management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain
… AIWG management. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to identify, synthesize, and appraise research evaluating non-genetic prognostic factors and their association with anthropometric outcomes following antipsychotic initiation. Subsequently, a realist review …
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More Than Tea And Cake: A Realist Evaluation Of Memory Cafés In Cornwall
… with dementia and their carers. Methodology: Realist methodology is a theory driven approach that seeks to explain why a programme works, for whom and in what circumstances. The research consisted of three stages. Firstly, the development of initial programme theories through a realist review. …
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A Critical Exploration of Social Transformation Through Occupation
… study applied critical occupational science and realist theoretical frameworks to examine the use of arts-based occupations for social transformation. It comprised three strands: (1) a narrative review of arts-based occupations in social change, (2) a realist review of participatory photography, …
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Developing an evidence-based system to facilitate the predictive assessment and optimisation of older adults with cancer
… methods were used, including i) a systematic realist review to understand implementation factors; ii) a decision-analytic health economic evaluation; iii) the design, implementation and delivery of a digital-first OGA service; iv) quantitative survey evaluation of a digitalised, patient …
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The Impact of Content Specific Resident Teaching on the Knowledge and Clinical Skills of Medical Students
… their impact on medical student learning. A realist review was conducted to describe the impact of resident-as-teacher training on the knowledge, skills, and perceptions of medical students. Studies reporting medical student outcomes following exposure to trained resident-teachers were …
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Making stroke services equitable for minority groups: the potential role of cultural competence
… literature was evaluated and synthesised using realist methods. A stakeholder group reviewed the findings and made recommendations for practice. Part 2; Findings: Three overarching components reflected these theoretical frameworks, which were; cultural awareness, knowledge and skills. The …