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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"routine care"”.
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Advanced practitioners’ experience of interprofessional collaboration when implementing evidence-based practice into routine care: an Interpretative phenomenological analysis
… is essential in ensuring high quality healthcare at minimum cost. Nurse practitioners as clinical leaders are responsible for leading and collaborating with interprofessional teams to implement EBP across patient groups and embed practice change into routine care. Interprofessional …
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Exploring effective approaches of integrating cervical screening services into the normal routine care within HIV clinics : a qualitative study in a Ugandan community health facility
… cervical screening services into the normal routine of this HIV care clinic. It took a qualitative approach comprising of in-depth interviews with ten health care providers. The data was coded in NVivo 12 and analyzed thematically. Four themes emerged from the interviews: views on the current …
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Outcomes of infants starting Antiretroviral therapy in Southern Africa
… data on the outcomes of infants starting ART in routine care in Southern Africa. Objectives: To describe the baseline characteristics of infants starting first line ART in routine care setting in Southern Africa. To describe and examine the outcomes of these infants including clinical, …
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An exploration of interventions for supported self-management and behaviour change delivered as routine clinical care for people living with long-term health conditions.
… self-management when delivered as part of routine care, and identifying what is valued by participants and health care professionals. This thesis includes five of my published and co-authored papers, which provide descriptions of interventions for people living with diabetes, obesity, …
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Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Program in a University Health Service
… visit Seton Hall University Health Services for routine health care are an ideal group to engage in alcohol screening and education. The purpose of this project is to introduce and evaluate an alcohol screening and brief intervention program in a college health center in an effort to raise …
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Economic evaluation of models of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV intervention for large scale implementation
… focus has been placed on different models of care to support and retain mother-infant pairs in the vulnerable postpartum phase. Methods The aim was to establish economic evidence for scaling-up approaches and models of care for PMTCT particularly during the postpartum period in Southern …
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Diabetes in children: impact of an innovative pharmaceutical care programme and links with concurrent illnesses
… in diabetes is a major problem. Pharmaceutical care interventions show promise for improving treatment adherence in adults with DM, however, evidence in children is lacking. <br/> <br/>The main aim of the work presented in this thesis was to determine whether a one-year pharmaceutical care …
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Nutrition interventions in people experiencing severe mental illness
… this in mind, dietary modification is seen as routine care in people in the general population diagnosed with these non-communicable diseases. The dietary intake in people experiencing SMI, particularly in the earlier stages of illness, where weight gain is most rapid, is not well described, …
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Behavioral Assessment and Referral for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
… of assessment practices for healthcare providers treating patients with cardiovascular disease, so they can more accurately assess and refer patients to behavioral health services; and 2) explore organizational change management strategies in creating successful, sustainable plans …
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Cracks in the System: The Gap between the Emergency Department and Primary Care
… of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010 expanded health insurance coverage for millions of Americans, but many still lack access to appropriate and timely health care. Federal law grants Americans a legal right to obtain stabilizing treatment for emergency medical …
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The Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Prevention of HIV-associated Meningitis in Southern Africa
… mortality for cryptococcal meningitis under routine care settings in Botswana was 50% at 10 weeks and 65% at one year with amphotericin B-based therapy, similar to mortality estimated in sub-Saharan Africa with less potent fluconazole therapy. Missed doses of amphotericin were common and …
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Automatic Sleep Assessment from Nocturnal Breathing and Its Applications for Contactless Monitoring
… responses, both in clinical trials and routine care. In this work, we develop an advanced machine-learning algorithm for passively monitoring sleep and nocturnal breathing from radio waves reflected off people while asleep. Validation results in comparison with the gold standard (i.e., …
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Suicide Risk Assessment in the Emergency Department Setting
… responsible for providing medical and surgical care to patients in need of immediate treatment upon arriving at hospitals. As such, EDs are a primary point of access for individuals immediately following a suicide attempt. Previous studies have investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation in …
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Women’s Experiences of Late Pregnancy Ultrasound: Implications for Antenatal Care
… a level of reassurance beyond other aspects of routine care and for this group of mothers was the significant and defining moment of psychological reassurance. Conclusions: While the underlying themes were analogous there were differences between how women experienced late trimester ultrasound …
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Real-world Pharmacological Anticoagulation and Clinical Outcomes of Venous Thromboembolism in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
… decision making on anticoagulant utilization in routine care. Third, the incidence of VTE and its associated risk factors and clinical outcomes were examined. Several SCD-related complications and treatments were found to be significantly associated with VTE. Landmark survival analysis …
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Non-Accidental Trauma: Nature of Subsequent Encounters and Related Outcomes
… child abuse often require long-term, intensive care depending on the scope and severity of their trauma. The present study is an extension of a study which examined the services provided in the hospital to children with physical abuse that resulted in hospitalization (Kazandjian, et. al., 2016). …
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An exploration of disclosure and non-disclosure patterns in HIV-infected children in Cape Town, South Africa
… to explore disclosure experiences of mothers and caregivers of HIV-infected children. The study was conducted with 102 parents and caregivers at a tertiary hospital in Cape Town delivering care to 303 HIV-infected paediatric patients. The study sample included 102 participants, ranging in age from …
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Outcomes of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and the Impact of Clindamycin Resistance
… obtained within 48 hours of admission as part of routine care. Risk ratios for the association between these outcomes and the presence of beta-hemolytic streptococci, or presence of clindamycin-resistant beta-hemolytic streptococci were calculated using log-binomial regression, controlling for …
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Utility of the biofire filmarray pneumonia panel plus assay for syndromic testing of lower-respiratory tract infections in a low-middle-income setting
… impacts in a low resource setting, was assessed. Routine LRT samples were included from adult patients with clinically suspected LRTI or with a concomitant blood culture at Groote Schuur Hospital and referring facilities. Culture and FA-PP results were compared, and pharmacy data analysed to …
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