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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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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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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Bird population trend analyses for a monitoring scheme with a highly structured sampling design by Rieger, Mirjam R, Grüneberg, Christoph, Oberhaus, Michael, Trautmann, Sven, Parepa, Madalin, Anthes, Nils

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Evaluating the impact of a champion on implementation of the Back Skills Training (BeST) programme in Canada: a mixed methods feasibility study protocol by Amanda Hall, Sarah Lamb, Charlotte Albury, Shabnam Asghari, Bethan Copsey, Andrea Pike, Holly Etchegary, Zara Hansen, Esther Williamson, Helen Richmond, Krystal Bursey, Vernon Curran

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Effectiveness of Fewer Falls, an online group-based self-management fall prevention programme for people with multiple sclerosis: protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Maria Flink, Charlotte Ytterberg, Kristina Gottberg, Marie Kierkegaard, Susanna Tuvemo Johnson, Elizabeth Walker Peterson, Ulrika Meijer, Johanna Bylinder

“…Introduction Fewer Falls is a manualised self-management fall prevention programme co-developed for and with ambulatory and non-ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). …”
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RxTrends: An R-based Shiny Application for Visualising Open Data on Prescribed Medications in Ireland [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Derek Corrigan, Molly Mattsson, Emma Wallace, Fiona Boland, Mary E. Walsh, Michelle Flood, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Ciara Kirke, Ahmed Hassan Ali

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The PAICE project: Integrating health and health equity into UK climate change policy [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Charles Simpson, Gemma Moore, David Osrin, James Milner, Phil Symonds, Rosemary Green, Simon Vakeva-Baird, Ruth Unstead-Joss, Irene Pluchinotta, Catalina Turcu, Nici Zimmermann, Ke Zhou, Andrew Haines, Michael Davies, Susan Michie, Clare Heaviside, Charlie Dearman, Sudheer Kumar Kuppili, Filiz Karakas, Sarah Whitmee, Giorgos Petrou, Silvia Pastorino

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Biaxial seismic response of base-column connections in sub-standard steel buildings: dataset [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Nikolaos Stathas, Jingren Wu, Luigi Di Sarno, Mario D’Aniello, Fabio Freddi, Raffaele Landolfo, Stathis Bousias, Lambros Papagiannis, Esra Mete Güneyisi

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Pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a Hospital-Community-Home Tiered Transitional Care (HCH-TTC) programme for individuals with type 2 diabetes: a study protocol by Hongyan Wang, Min Lu, Zheng Zhu, Ruijie Ma, Baiyun Zhou, Mengyao Shao, Yanmei Wang

“…The control group will receive Hospital-Community-Home Routine Transitional Care programme, consisting of routine follow-up, health education and health monitoring during the same period. …”
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Enhancing early detection of neurological and developmental disorders and provision of intervention in low-resource settings in Uttar Pradesh, India: study protocol of the G.A.N.E.... by Moreno Toldo, Swami Varishthananda, Christa Einspieler, Neeraj Tripathi, Anshu Singh, Surendra K Verma, Kanchan Vishwakarma, Dajie Zhang, Agyeya Dwivedi, Ritika Gupta, Sanjay Karn, Nirmal Kerketta, Ram Narayan, Karuna Nikam Singh, Sumitra Rani, Akanksha Singh, Divyanshu Singh, Krishna Pratap Singh, Navin Singh, Neeraj Singh, Rishi Singh, Shyam P Singh, Rakesh Srivastava, Sandeep Srivastava, Sanjeev Srivastava, Gopal Yadav, Preeti Yadav, Sheshnath Yadav, Sujata Yadav, Peter B Marschik

“…Low-resource, rural communities often lack programmes for early identification and intervention. …”
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Community-Based Health Information Systems in Africa: A Scoping Review of Data Generation, Utilization, and Community Empowerment [version 3; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved wi... by Michael Ogutu, Jacinta Nzinga, Benjamin Tsofa, Beatrice Kuvuna, Fatuma Guleid, Moriasi Nyanchoka

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Competency-based Training Needs Assessment for Research Managers and Administrators in Africa and the United Kingdom to Strengthen Equitable Partnerships [version 1; peer review: 2... by Paidamoyo Bodzo, Michelle Skelton, Alecia Naidu, Olivia Lelong, Collet Dandara, Alice Mutambiranwa, Colleen Masimirembwa, Annette Hay, Ambroise Wonkam, Simon Glasser, Victoria Nembaware, Ailsa Davies, Anne Priest

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Partnering RemoTe monitoring of Implanted Cardiac devices with Intelligent PATient Engagement – PARTICIPATE trial: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Tim Shaw, Liliana Laranjo, Clara K Chow, Aravinda Thiagalingam, Brodie Sheahen, Gopal Sivagangabalan

“…This paper describes the protocol and intervention of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the feasibility of a novel CIED remote monitoring SMS patient support programme on self-efficacy in managing CIED and cardiovascular health following CIED implantation.Methods/analysis A two-arm RCT will be conducted of 100 participants with 1:1 allocation to intervention or control. …”
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