Lending an Ear: iPeer2Peer plus Teens Taking Charge online self-management to empower adolescents with arthritis in Ireland: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial by Stephanie Haugh, Line Caes, Brian E McGuire, Caroline Heary, Siobhan O'Higgins, Jennifer Stinson, Sara Ahola Kohut, Laura O'Connor, Brian Slattery, Michelle Hanlon, Hannah Durand

“…The secondary outcomes will be self-management and self-efficacy and a range of health-related quality-of-life factors, pain indicators and costs.Participants from the intervention groups will be invited to share their perspectives on the process in semistructured interviews. Quantitative data will be analysed using SPSS V.21 and the audio-taped and transcribed qualitative data will be analysed using qualitative content analysis.Dissemination Via journal articles, conference presentations, co-delivered by key stakeholders when possible, launch of accessible, effective and sustainable Internet self-management and peer support for Irish adolescents with JIA.Trial registration number ISRCTN13535901; Pre-results.…”
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Invisible spectrum: a model for minority community public engagement in cancer research by Shane O’Grady, Jessica C. Ralston, Eadaoin McKiernan, Fiona Lanigan, Md Salauddin, Shayla Sharmin, Terri McVeigh, William M. Gallagher, Suzanne Guerin, Arman Rahman, Walter Kolch

“…Over the course of four years, feedback polls, pre- and post-event surveys and in-depth interviews gathered the views and recommendations of attendees. …”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial of a household-level, group preconception nutrition awareness and norm intervention (SUMADHUR) combined with multiple micronutrient supplements... by Nadia Diamond-Smith, Dilys Walker, Christine M McDonald, Sheri D Weiser, Edwin Charlebois, Mahesh C Puri, Lily Borak

“…A nested qualitative component will employ longitudinal in-depth interviews with triads to understand the mechanisms of behavioural change. …”
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Value-based healthcare in Latin America: a survey of 70 healthcare provider organisations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico by Pedro Ramos, Marcia Makdisse, Daniel Malheiro, Marcelo Katz, Luisa Novoa, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Jose Henrique Germann Ferreira, Sidney Klajner

“…Data at the healthcare provider organisations (HPOs) level are lacking. This study aim was to investigate how HPOs in five Latin American countries are implementing VBHC.Design Mixed-methods research was conducted using online questionnaire, semistructured interviews based on selected elements of the value agenda (from December 2018 to June 2020), analyses of aggregated data and documents. …”
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Environmental sustainability and management (ES & EM) practices among Service Sector Institutions in Kathmandu, Nepal by Sindhu Karki, Pratik Karki, Prakat Karki

“…There is sparse research on the various measures or state of environmental sustainability standards, policies or behaviours in Nepal. In this quantitative cross-sectional study, five types of Service Sector Institutions (SSI) from Kathmandu, Nepal were studied for their environmental sustainability (ES) and environment management (EM) measures in place at their facilities. …”
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Religious Tourism Development through Policy Formulation: Synergy of Myth, Tradition, and Entrepreneurial Communication by Priyo Subekti, Diah Sri Rejeki, Ibrahim Wada, Hanny Hafiar

“…It gathers data by participant observation, in-depth interviews, and surveys using a descriptive approach including quantitative and qualitative data.  …”
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Key Design Considerations and Assessment of a Serious Game for Hand and Wrist Rehabilitation Using a Leap Motion Controller by Selina Breuer, Rene Baranyi, Christoph Aigner, Dominik Hoelbling, Werner Hoerner, Thomas Grechenig

“…A structured evaluation method for a usability study was developed, combining both qualitative and quantitative approaches. …”
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Neonatal nurses’ experiences with generative AI in clinical decision-making: a qualitative exploration in high-risk nicus by Abeer Nuwayfi Alruwaili, Afrah Madyan Alshammari, Ali Alhaiti, Nadia Bassuoni Elsharkawy, Sayed Ibrahim Ali, Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan

“…A purposive sample of 33 neonatal nurses participated in semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Thematic analysis was used to code and interpret data, supported by an inter-rater reliability of 0.88. …”
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Development, Validity, and Reliability of Three Instruments to Assess Holistic Care from Different Perspectives by Fang CK, Pi SH, Li IF

“…A total of 1,017 participants completed the quantitative study, including patients (n = 321), family members (n = 298), and healthcare professionals (n = 398). …”
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Las voces de los agentes dinamizadores en la implementación de un PLC como clave para la transformación de un centro educativo / The voices of the dynamizer agents in the implement... by Ester Trigo Ibáñez, Manuel Francisco Romero Oliva, Ángela García Delgado de Mendoza

“…In order to get to understand the studied context, a mixed methodology was designed combining quantitative instruments (proficiency tests of students' language competence), and qualitative ones (semi structured interviews) to give voice to the dynamizing agents of the transformation: the coordinator of the educational inspection team assigned to the center, the head teacher of the high school, and its permanent training adviser. …”
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Prescribing direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C treatment: a scoping review of factors that influence primary care providers by Jonathan Hallett, Tina Price, Corie Gray, Shoshana Rosenberg, Roanna Lobo, Gemma Crawford

“…Results Twenty-three articles, mostly quantitative studies, were included in the review. The analysis identified four key domains influencing direct-acting antiviral prescription: provider characteristics, healthcare systems and service delivery, models of care, and societal and structural issues. …”
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Current opportunities for the export of medical services in Russia by S. V. Russkikh, E. A. Tarasenko, S. I. Grin, M. T. Yugay, K. K. Kryukova, L. I. Moskvicheva

“…An analysis of the practice of MSE organizing and regulatory documents of 2018–2021 was carried out, as well as the quantitative sociological survey of 184 doctors, healthcare managers and experts and the in-depth semi-structured interviews with 8 high-level healthcare experts conducted in 2020. …”
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The nutrient intake of children aged 12–36 months living in two communities in the Breede Valley, Western Cape province, South Africa by Tolulope A. Balogun, Martani J. Lombard, Mildred McLachlan

“…Design: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study. Setting: The study focused on two disadvantaged communities in Worcester (Avian Park and Zweletemba) in the Breede Valley, Western Cape province. …”
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A mixed-methods nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey of IDPs, returnees, and host community members in four counties of Jonglei state... by Lynn Lieberman Lawry, Rachel Gabor, Jacques Katele, Lazarus Baak Madut, Katina Sommers, David Manuel, Claire Nadolski, Mounir Lado, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, William Clemmer

“…Snowball sampled qualitative interviews were used for triangulation of quantitative data. …”
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A survey of useful wild plants of the Tibetan in Zanda County, Xizang, China by LIN Lei1,2, DING Xiaoyong1, HU Huabin3, ZHANG Dezheng4, WU Guomao1,2, MEI Renqiang1, WANG Yuhua1*

“…The research involved interviews with 173 informants, recording 3 639 utilization reports(URs), and conducted quantitative analyses using use value(UV), cultural value(CV), and cultural importance index(CII)metrics. …”
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Investigating the Factors Governing the Informativeness of Stock Prices Using the DEMATEL Approach by Mohammad Hossein Ramazani Zare, Meysam Arabzadeh, Ali Namaki, Mohammad Alipour

“…Out of this population, 68 managers in this field participated in the study, selected through the stratified probability sampling method.Results: The data obtained from semi-structured interviews led to the extraction of 41 factors influencing stock price informativeness. …”
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Changes in the users of the social‐ecological system around a reciprocal human‐dolphin relationship by Mauricio Cantor, Bruna Santos‐Silva, Fábio G. Daura‐Jorge, Alexandre M. S. Machado, Débora Peterson, Daiane X. da‐Rosa, Paulo C. Simões‐Lopes, João V. S. Valle‐Pereira, Sofia Zank, Natalia Hanazaki

“…Over 16 years, we conducted four interview campaigns with 188 fishers in fishing sites that are more open (accessible) or closed (restricted) to external influence. …”
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Precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) intervention for adolescents with depression (SPARX-UK): protocol for the process evaluation of a pilot randomised contr... by Charlotte Lucy Hall, Chris Hollis, Kareem Khan, Peter Fonagy, Kirsty Sprange, Cathy Creswell, Yi Yang, Vibhore Prasad, Kapil Sayal, Nitish Jawahar, Ellen Townsend, Dorothee Auer, Praveetha Patalay, Aja Murray, Yvonne Kelly, Boliang Guo, Christopher R Tench, Paul Stallard, Louise Arseneault, Sieun Lee, Sally Merry, Charlotte Hall, Jo Gregory, Rory O’Connor, Emma Nielsen, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Hannah Wright, Petr Slovak, Emily Lloyd, Josimar De Alcantara Mendes, Carolyn Ten Holter, Marina Jirotka, Aaron Kandola, Sonia Livingstone, Kasia Kostryka-Allchorne, Jake Bourgaize, Mariya Stoilova, Marianne Etherson, Chris Greenhalgh, Jim Warren, Vajisha Wanniarachchi, Kevin Glover, Mathijs Lucassen, Karolina Stasiak, Camilla Babbage, Adam Parker, Joanna Lockwood, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Rebecca Woodcock, Sarah Doherty, Lucy-Paige Willingham, Camilla May Babbage, Matthew Jeffery, Peiyao Tang, Holly Griffiths, Lily Roberts, A. Jess Williams, Lucy Hitcham

“…This protocol paper describes the rationale, aims and methodology of the SPARX-UK trial process evaluation.Methods and analysis The process evaluation will use a mixed-methods design following the UK Medical Research Council’s 2015 guidelines, comprising quantitative and qualitative data collection. This will include analysing data usage of participants in the intervention arms; purposively sampled, semi-structured interviews of adolescents, parents/guardians, eCoaches and clinicians/practitioners from the SPARX-UK trial; and analysis of qualitative comments from a survey from those who dropped out early from the trial. …”
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Presiones Deportivas y Disposición Óptima Combativa (Sports Pressures and Optimal Combative Disposition) by Mercedes Angélica García Pazmiño, Francisco García Ucha, Nataly Alejandra Arévalo García, Sylvia Teresa García Pazmmiño

“…The objective of this research was to relate PP with optimal combative disposition (DOC), and sports performance (RD) in athletes who practice swimming, triathlon, cycling, and running. The study utilizes a quantitative approach with a transversal design, taking into account the stages of training macrocycle. …”
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Indigenous Knowledge and Utilisation of <i>Strychnos spinosa</i> Lam. in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of Its Medicinal, Nutritional, and Cultural Significance by Sanele Nomfundo Sandisiwe Thothela, Elizabeth Kola, Mwazvita T. B. Dalu, Peter Tshepiso Ndhlovu

“…Most studies used semi-structured interviews, but over 70% did not analyse the plant’s nutritional and bioactive compounds. …”
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