Approaches used to monitor the effectiveness of community‐led monitoring programmes: a scoping review to inform HIV programmes by Farihah Malik, Nonna Turusbekova, Susan Perez

“…No peer‐reviewed publications documented results from routine evaluations of CLM programmes or described a monitoring framework for CLM. …”
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AIIMS ICU Rehabilitation (AIR): development and description of intervention for home rehabilitation of chronically ill tracheostomized patients [version 4; peer review: 2 approved,... by Asha P. Shetty, Rashan Haniffa, Nanda Kumar P, Upendra Hansda, Mahalingam V, Alok Kumar Sahoo, Jayanta Kumar Mitra, Sujata Mahapatra, Kasturi Sanyal, P Bhaskar Rao, Guruprasad N, Itimayee Panda, Helen Eborral, Jagannath Sahoo, Nazir Lone, Swagata Tripathy, Abi Beane

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Monitoring 5G Backhaul: An In-Band Telemetry Approach for Quality of Service by Eurico Dias, Duarte Raposo, Miguel Luis, Pedro Rito, Susana Sargento

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Epidemiological monitoring survey to assess the impact of mass drug administration with triple-drug regimen in lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in an endemic district in... by Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Raja Jeyapal Dinesh, Rajendran Dhanalakshmi, Priskilla Johnson Jency, Palappurath Maliyakkal Azad, Sugeerappa Laxmanappa Hoti, Manju Rahi, Ashwani Kumar

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Basic Models for the Development of Inclusive Education in Moscow by M. R. Husnutdinova

“…Moreover, among other issues, the author noted insufficient number of inclusive schools in Moscow, absence of pedagogical support for children with disabilities, as well as special educational conditions, including programmes for social adaptation.Based on the distribution of peer reviews, three main models of developing inclusive education systems were revealed and described: state, social and educational. …”
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Increasing uptake of self-management education programmes for type 2 diabetes in primary care: the Embedding research programme including an RCT by Melanie J Davies, Shona Agarwal, Danielle H Bodicoat, Alan Brennan, Simon Dixon, Helen Eborall, Agnieszka Glab, Laura J Gray, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Lisa Huddlestone, Nicky Hudson, Anju Keetharuth, Kamlesh Khunti, Caroline Kristunas, Graham Martin, Alison Northern, Mike Patterson, Daniel Pollard, Rebecca Pritchard, Sally Schreder, Jane Speight, Bernie Stribling, Jackie Sturt, Jess Turner, Christina Weis

“…These programmes are typically designed to engage people in developing and maintaining healthy habits (e.g. food, physical activity, medication taking, glucose monitoring) through peer and professional support and education. …”
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Supporting antiretroviral therapy uptake and adherence: the SUPA research programme and RCT by Rob Horne, Caroline Sabin, Trudie Chalder, Vanessa Cooper, Lucy Campbell, Elizabeth Glendinning, Iris Mosweu, Paul McCrone

“…Workstream 6 (additional workstream): ancillary studies During the programme, we conceived an additional seven ancillary studies (WS6): patients’ perceptions of standard care ART perceptions and treatment outcomes in HIV-positive patients starting ART to protect their partners (treatment as prevention) compared with clinical need the level ART adherence required to achieve virological suppression in treatment-naive patients a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the content of effective adherence interventions beliefs about ART as predictors of side effects (analysis of historical data) associations between self-reported adherence and electronic monitoring of adherence the effect of the SUPA intervention on rates of engagement with HIV services. …”
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Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 4: Lifestyle and diabetes mellitus by M.P. Schwellnus, D.N. Patel, C. Nossel, M. Dreyer, S. Whitesman, E.W. Derman

“…The main elements of the intervention programme are nutritional intervention, exercise training (minimum of 150 minutes at moderate intensity per week), psychosocial support and education. …”
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Ten Key Steps to Developing a Programme of University Mentoring for Newly Enrolled Students by Raquel Casado-Muñoz, Fernando Lezcano-Barbero, Jordi Colomer-Feliu

“…This article, derived from research, seeks to identify a series of key steps and ideas to implement this type of programme. The summary of the proposals stems from three main sources: a) the experience and assessment of the Mentoring Programme at the University of Burgos; b) the review of the peer mentoring programs implemented at 35 Spanish universities; and c) the review, comparison and adaptation of formal mentoring to the university according to Perrone (2003).  …”
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Genebank Peer Reviews: A powerful tool to improve genebank quality and promote collaboration by Theo van Hintum, Sharon Balding, Gergana Desheva, John Dickie, María José Díez, Luis Guasch, Pavol Hauptvogel, Vojtěch Holubec, Dagmar Janovská, Ulrike Lohwasser, Isaura Martín, Ludmila Papoušková, Beate Schierscher-Viret, Lise Lykke Steffensen, Katya Uzundzhalieva, Patrizia Vaccino, José Vicente Valcárcel

“…Future efforts should focus on institutionalizing mentorship programmes to sustain and expand the impact of Genebank Peer Reviews and monitor improvements. …”
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GRAPEVNE - Graphical Analytical Pipeline Development Environment for Infectious Diseases [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Samir Bhatt, John-Stuart Brittain, Houriiyah Tegally, Rhys Inward, Joseph Tsui, Gaspary Mwanyika, Bernardo Gutierrez, Sofonias Kifle Tessema, Tuyen Huynh, Abhishek Dasgupta, John T. McCrone, George Githinji, Moritz U.G. Kraemer, Stephen Ratcliffe

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Peer support and online cognitive behavioural therapy for substance use concerns: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Allison Crawford, Claire de Oliveira, Glyn Davies, Lena C Quilty, Gord Garner, Elizaveta Klekovkina, Jeffrey D Wardell, Sarah Elison-Davies, Michael Corman, Jeffrey Alfonsi, John Weekes

“…The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of Breaking Free Online (BFO), an online cognitive-behavioural intervention for substance use, delivered with and without peer support.Methods and analysis A total of 225 outpatients receiving standard care will be randomised to receive clinical monitoring with group peer support, with BFO alone, or with BFO with individual peer support, in an 8-week trial with a 6-month follow-up. …”
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‘Beyond Cancer’: a study protocol of a multimodal occupational rehabilitation programme to support breast cancer survivors to return work by Dianne Melinda Sheppard, Dorothy Frost, Michael Jefford, Moira O'Connor, Georgia Halkett

“…Key intervention elements: an evidence-based biopsychosocial assessment and health coaching programme, employer education and support, and return to work (RTW) planning and monitoring. …”
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Internet and telephone intervention to support patients discontinuing long-term antidepressants in primary care: the REDUCE research programme including RCT by Tony Kendrick, Beth Stuart, Hannah Bowers, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi, Helen Page, Christopher Dowrick, Michael Moore, Mark Gabbay, Geraldine Leydon, Guiqing Lily Yao, Shihua Zhu, Paul Little, Gareth Griffiths, Glyn Lewis, Carl May, Joanna Moncrieff, Chris F Johnson, Una Macleod, Simon Gilbody, Rachel Dewar-Haggart, Samantha Williams, Wendy O’Brien, Riya Tiwari, Catherine Woods, Tasneem Patel, Naila Khan, Emma Maund, Nadja van Ginneken, Amy Din, Claire Reidy, Rebecca Lucier, Bryan Palmer, Taeko Becque, Yumna Masood, Natalie Thompson, Ellen van Leeuwen, Marta Glowacka, Adam WA Geraghty

“…Primary analysis was performed by intention to treat, with per-protocol and complier-average sensitivity analyses. …”
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Improving outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorders by reducing mental health problems: the IAMHealth research programme including one RCT by Emily Simonoff, Gillian Baird, Bryony Beresford, Tony Charman, Martin Knapp, Andrew Pickles, Carol Povey, Tom Purser, Paramala Santosh, Vicky Slonims, Stephen Scott

“…Funding This award was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research programme (NIHR award ref: RP-PG-1211-20016) and is published in full in Programme Grants for Applied Research; Vol. 13, No. 5. …”
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The effect of a programme to improve men's sedentary time and physical activity: The European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) randomised controlled trial. by Sally Wyke, Christopher Bunn, Eivind Andersen, Marlene N Silva, Femke van Nassau, Paula McSkimming, Spyros Kolovos, Jason M R Gill, Cindy M Gray, Kate Hunt, Annie S Anderson, Judith Bosmans, Judith G M Jelsma, Sharon Kean, Nicolas Lemyre, David W Loudon, Lisa Macaulay, Douglas J Maxwell, Alex McConnachie, Nanette Mutrie, Maria Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Hugo V Pereira, Matthew Philpott, Glyn C Roberts, John Rooksby, Øystein B Røynesdal, Naveed Sattar, Marit Sørensen, Pedro J Teixeira, Shaun Treweek, Theo van Achterberg, Irene van de Glind, Willem van Mechelen, Hidde P van der Ploeg

“…Follow-up measurement was post-programme and 12 months after baseline. EuroFIT is a 12-week, group-based programme delivered by coaches in football club stadia in 12 weekly 90-minute sessions. …”
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Use of Modern Rapid Assessment Methods in Schools to Improve the Physical Health of Children Aged 10–12 Years by Viktor V. Gorelik, Svetlana N. Filippova, Igor V. Kastyro

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Slow, stealthy and steady – capacity development to address land tenure issues in development programmes: experiences of the IFAD/GLTN TSLI-ESA Project by Agatha Achieng Wanyonyi, Solomon Mkumbwa, Harold Liversage, Omar Sylla

“…Key lessons, there is need to exhaustively consider implications of potential land tenure issues from the start including their anticipated consequences, and where possible include them in the programme plan. Secondly, there is need to integrate tenure issues in programme monitoring and evaluation system to keep track of tenure issues and their potential impact on programme delivery. …”
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Developing mental and physical wellness for looked after young people through a fitness and nutritional guidance programme: a pilot study by N. Fitzgerald, C. Aherne, D. Gaynor, A. Sheppard, I. Gargan

“…This pilot study aimed to explore the suitability of a fitness and nutritional guidance programme (FNGP) for looked after young people and examine changes in physical fitness and mental wellness levels. …”

Effects of a lifestyle programme on accelerometer-measured physical activity level and sedentary time on overweight and obese women of Somali background living in Norway by Eivind Andersen, Linn Bohler, Maria J. Leirbakk, Danielle Cabral, Mia C. Wedegren, Mark L. Wieland, Haakon E. Meyer, Ahmed A. Madar

“…Methods 169 overweight women of Somali background in Norway were randomised by borough to either a lifestyle programme or a comparison group. The programme consisted of two sessions per week for 12 weeks, combining classroom discussion with graded group-based PA led by coaches, followed by monthly sessions over nine months. …”
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