Le Lous, Maela Klein, Margaux Tesson, Caroline Berthelemy, Julien Lavoue, Vincent Jannin, Pierre
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European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
Obstetric ultrasound simulators are now used for training and evaluating OB/GYN students but there is a lack of literature about evaluation metrics in this setting. In this literature review, we searched MEDLINE and the COCHRANE database using the keywords: (Obstetric OR Fetal) AND (Sonography OR Ultrasound) AND Simulation. Of a total of 263 studie...
Wallach, Daniel Palosuo, Taru Thorburn, Peter Hochman, Zvi Andrianasolo, Fety Asseng, Senthold Basso, Bruno Buis, Samuel Crout, Neil Dumont, Benjamin
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Predicting wheat phenology is important for cultivar selection, for effective crop management and provides a baseline for evaluating the effects of global change. Evaluating how well crop phenology can be predicted is therefore of major interest. Twenty-eight wheat modeling groups participated in this evaluation. Our target population was wheat fie...
L’Espérance, Audrey O’Brien, Nadia Grégoire, Alexandre Abelson, Julia Canfield, Carolyn Del Grande, Claudio Dogba, Maman Joyce Fancott, Carol Levasseur, Mary Anne Loignon, Christine
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Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Patient and public engagement (PPE) in research is growing internationally, and with it, the interest for its evaluation. In Canada, the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research has generated national momentum and opportunities for greater PPE in research and health-system transformation. As is the case with most countries, the Canadian re...
Fristedt, Sofi Smith, Frida Grynne, Annika Browall, Maria
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background Radiation Therapy (RT) is a common treatment after breast cancer surgery and a complex process using high energy X-rays to eradicate cancer cells, important in reducing the risk of local recurrence. The high-tech environment and unfamiliar nature of RT can affect the patient’s experience of the treatment. Misconceptions or lack of knowle...
Salleh, Mohd Idzwan Mohd Abdullah, Rosni Zakaria, Nasriah
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background The Ministry of Health of Malaysia has invested significant resources to implement an electronic health record (EHR) system to ensure the full automation of hospitals for coordinated care delivery. Thus, evaluating whether the system has been effectively utilized is necessary, particularly regarding how it predicts the post-implementatio...
Roshal, Joshua A. Chefitz, Dalya Terregino, Carol A. Petrova, Anna
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BMC Medical Education
Background Interpersonal and communication skills (ICS) are important core competencies in medical education and certification. In this study, we identified self- and simulated patient (SP)-reported ratings of US first-year medical students’ ICS and the influence of age and gender on performance appraisal during the Objective-Structured Clinical Ex...
Ponsford, Ruth Meiksin, Rebecca Bragg, Sara Crichton, Joanna Emmerson, Lucy Tancred, Tara Tilouche, Nerissa Morgan, Gemma Gee, Pete Young, Honor
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Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Background Whole-school interventions represent promising approaches to promoting adolescent sexual health, but they have not been rigorously trialled in the UK and it is unclear if such interventions are feasible for delivery in English secondary schools. The importance of involving intended beneficiaries, implementers and other key stakeholders i...
Jurkeviciute, Monika Enam, Amia Torres-Bonilla, Johanna Eriksson, Henrik
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background Summative eHealth evaluations frequently lack quality, which affects the generalizability of the evidence, and its use in practice and further research. To guarantee quality, a number of activities are recommended in the guidelines for evaluation planning. This study aimed to examine a case of an eHealth evaluation planning in a multi-na...
Salehi, Roxana Asamoah, Augustine de Young, Stephanie Acquah, Hannah Agarwal, Nikhil Aryee, Sawdah Esaka Stevens, Bonnie Zlotkin, Stanley
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BMC Nursing
Background Inadequate health human resources is a key challenge to advancing child survival in Ghana. Nurses are an essential human resource to target because they represent the largest portion of the health workforce. Building on lessons learned from our pilot pediatric nurse training project and World Health Organization guidelines for transformi...
Fynn, Judith F. Hardeman, Wendy Milton, Karen Jones, Andy
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The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Background Interventions to improve physical activity behaviour are a core part of public health policy and practice. It is essential that we evaluate these interventions and use the evidence to inform decisions to improve population health. Evaluation of ‘real-world’ interventions provide an opportunity to generate practice-relevant evidence, howe...
