Evaluating the Usability, Acceptability, User Experience, and Design of an Interactive Responsive Platform to Improve Perinatal Nurses’ Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Substance Use... by Michael Rubyan, Yana Gouseinov, Mikayla Morgan, Deborah Rubyan, Divya Jahagirdar, David Choberka, Carol J Boyd, Clayton Shuman

“…The mean duration of interviews was 31.92 (SD 11.32) minutes for nurses and 40.73 (SD 8.57) minutes for experts. …”
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Development of a Mobile-Based Personal Health Record for Pediatric Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Management: Protocol for a Study Based on Action Research Design by Dian Budi Santoso, Martina Sinta Kristanti, Dian Kesumapramudya Nurputra, Retno Sutomo

“…The System Usability Scale (SUS) and the User Version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (uMARS) will be used for quantitative evaluation, while interviews and FGDs will be conducted for qualitative evaluation. …”
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Associations of dyadic appraisal of cancer cachexia symptoms with psychological distress and quality of life in dyads of palliative care patients: a longitudinal mixed-methods stud... by Huilin Cheng, Carmen Wai Lim Leung, Jeffrey Sheung Ching NG, Kam Hung Wong, Deepa Natarajan, Lut Ming Chan, Nancy Hiu Yim NG, Tsz Wai Tsang, Wai Ming Leung, Raymond See Kit LO

“…Methods This study will adopt a longitudinal mixed-methods design, combining both quantitative and qualitative data collection at baseline and eight weeks after baseline. 281 dyads of patients with CC and caregivers will be recruited from palliative care units of three hospitals in Hong Kong. …”
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Contributions of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to maternal and child health service performance in Ethiopia: an interrupted time series mixed-methods study by Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Moges Asressie, Amare Abera Tareke, Zenebu Begna, Tigist Habtamu, Netsanet Werkneh, Tariku Nigatu, Meskerem Jisso, Addisalem Genta

“…A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative and qualitative methods to provide a comprehensive understanding of the data. …”
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Mixed-methods process evaluation of a proactive approach to healthcare in Parkinson’s disease—ParkProReakt: a protocol of a hybrid efficacy-implementation study by Xinyu Huang, Max Geraedts, Elke Kalbe, Carsten Eggers, David José Pedrosa, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Marcin Grzegorzek, Marlena van Munster, Johanne Stümpel, Natalie Altschuck, Ingmar Wellach, Hannes Boebinger, Anna Pedrosa, Kati Niemand, Dirk Becker, Nicole Pohlschmidt, Isabel Doblinger, Kristina Schmidt, Daniel Wolferts, Marius Nisslmueller, Gennet Beer, Mohammad Osman Ashraf, Florian Eberhardt, Rebecca Wichartz, Birgit Samans, Volker Gross, Keywan Sohrabi, Linda Kerkemeyer, Uemran Seven, Paulina Olgemoeller, Artur Piet, Mona Irsfeld, Marlena van Munster

“…Context will be analysed through semistructured interviews and focus groups using the Consolidated Framework of Implementation Research. …”
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis detection and treatment in healthcare facilities across Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A comprehensive mixed-method, multi-center study. by Beshir Bedru Nasir, Oumer Sada Muhammed, Melaku Tileku Tamiru, Legese Chelkeba

“…Complementary qualitative data were acquired through in-depth interviews. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from January 17, 2022 to May 13, 2022.…”
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Decision-Making Process of Home and Social Care Professionals Using Telemonitoring of Activities of Daily Living for Risk Assessment: Embedded Mixed Methods Multiple-Case Study by Renée-Pier Filiou, Mélanie Couture, Maxime Lussier, Aline Aboujaoudé, Guy Paré, Sylvain Giroux, Hubert Kenfack Ngankam, Patricia Belchior, Carolina Bottari, Kevin Bouchard, Sébastien Gaboury, Charles Gouin-Vallerand, Faustin Armel Etindele Sosso, Nathalie Bier

“…For this paper, we used the data collected during interviews (45-60 min) with clinicians only. Quantitative metadata were also collected on each service provided to care recipients before and after the implementation of NEARS-SAPA to triangulate the qualitative data. …”
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Usability and User Experience Testing of a Co-Designed Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes App (“MyPal for Adults”) for Palliative Cancer Care: Mixed Methods Study by Panos Bonotis, Pantelis Angelidis, Pantelis Natsiavas

“…Participants were also asked to provide quantitative feedback via the postuse System Usability Scale, User Experience Questionnaire, and Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire. …”
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Enhancing foster care relationships through attachment-based intervention: the safe families study protocol, a randomized controlled trial of the circle of security parenting progr... by Mathieu Pereira, Lauriane Sedes, Emilie Gadéa, Rebecca Shankland

“…Qualitative data will be collected through focus groups with foster carers and COS-P facilitators, and through self-confrontation interviews with a subset of foster carers. Discussion This study is the first to evaluate the COS-P program for foster carers in France. …”
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Oral health status and treatment needs among 5–15-year-old children of tribal population in Noolpuzha Panchayath of Wayanad: A cross-sectional study by M. T. Jeseem, Soumya Mohanan Thotten Veetil, Kannan Vadakkepurayil, Muhammed Rasif Manningal

“…Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the oral health status and treatment needs among the tribal children in Noolpuzha panchayath of Wayanad district of Kerala state. …”
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Low HIV-risk aligned discontinuation among HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis users within public HIV clinics in Kenya: A mixed method study. by Njeri Wairimu, Kenneth Ngure, Vallery Ogello, Emmah Owidi, Paul Mwangi, Lydia Etyang, Winnie Waituika, Margaret Mwangi, Dominic M Githuku, Simon Maina, Elizabeth Irungu, Nelly Mugo, Kenneth K Mugwanya

“…We used random simple stratification to select individuals who had discontinued PrEP and completed surveys; we purposively sampled a subset of participants for in-depth interviews. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively; qualitative data were analyzed thematically guided by the socio-ecological model. …”
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B-phosphatidylethanol testing to identify hazardous alcohol use in primary health care—a game changer and a challenge for general practitioners: a qualitative study by Åsa Steensland, Anna Segernäs, Mårten Larsson, Andrea Johansson Capusan, Lisa Kastbom

“…Background and aims Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and hazardous alcohol use are common but underdiagnosed in primary health care (PHC). This study aimed to explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) experiences and perceptions of using B-Phosphatidylethanol (PEth), a specific quantitative biomarker for alcohol use, in their clinical work with patient consultations and treatment follow-up in Swedish PHC.Design, participants, and setting Individual interviews were conducted with GPs and resident GPs (n 20) in Swedish PHC and analysed using qualitative content analysis.Findings The overarching theme PEth testing in primary health care—a game changer and a challenge illustrated that PEth testing has improved the prerequisites for the GP-patient interaction while making it more complex. …”
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Food uniting neighbours (f.u.n.): a pilot study exploring the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of co-designed interventions to improve food access by Tamara Petresin, Marciane Any, Nayssam Shujauddin, Angela Annis, Jess Haines, f.u.n. Community Advisors

“…The interventions were pilot tested with 159 community members, and feasibility and acceptability were assessed through surveys and interviews. Preliminary impact was assessed through quantitative pre-post or post-only Likert-scale survey measures. …”
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Personalised care for people with excessive alcohol use following an episode of self-harm: a mixed methods community case study in a psychiatric liaison team by Sarah Wigham, Elizabeth Titchener, Katherine Jackson, Eileen Kaner, Eilish Gilvarry, Eilish Gilvarry, Amy O’Donnell

“…Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and clinicians and analysed thematically. …”
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Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to HIV care and treatment services in Kenya: a mixed methods prospective cohort study. by Laura Ferguson, Alison D Grant, James Lewis, Karina Kielmann, Deborah Watson-Jones, Sophie Vusha, John O Ong'ech, David A Ross

“…<h4>Objective and methods</h4>This prospective cohort study of 100 HIV-positive women recruited within pregnancy-related services in a district hospital in Kenya employed quantitative methods to assess attrition between women testing HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services and accessing long-term HIV care and treatment services. …”
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Designing, validation and evaluation of an mHealth app for prenatal health promotion based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology: A mixed methods study protocol by Fateme Asadollahi, Samira Ebrahimzadeh Zagami, Robab Latifnejad Roudsari

“…In Phase 1, qualitative data will be collected through in-depth interviews with 15–20 pregnant women and healthcare experts to explore factors influencing the adoption of mHealth technologies. …”
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Collecting Real-Life Psychophysiological Data via Wearables to Better Understand Child Behavior in a Children’s Psychiatric Center: Mixed Methods Study on Feasibility and Implement... by Karin Hagoort, Kirsten Smeets, Saskia Koldijk, Floortje Scheepers, Fleur Velders

“…MethodsA mixed methods design was used to examine two different aspects of the use of wearables in a clinical setting. The first quantitative part of this study focuses on the feasibility of using wearables to collect reliable data on psychophysiological measures during daily activities in children at a children’s psychiatric center. …”
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Electronic community health information system practice and associated factors among health extension workers in South Wollo Zone, North East Ethiopia: Mixed study by Mohammed Ali Dawud, Mulugeta Hayelom Kalayou, Yitbarek Wasihun, Toyeb Yasine, Tewoflos Ayalew, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye

“…Study participants were selected by using simple random sampling for the quantitative study, and purposive sampling was employed for qualitative study. …”
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Presenting a model for determining the level of technological complexity of research and development activities in knowledge-based companies (case study: companies based in Golesta... by Gholamali shahmoradi, Taghi Torabi, Reza Radfar, Mohammadhasan Cheraghali

“…Also, a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect the data in the quantitative part of the study, which was designed based on the findings of the qualitative part of the research. …”
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Using a Sober Curious Framework to Explore Barriers and Facilitators to Helping Sexual Minority Women Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms: Protocol for a Descriptive Study by Tonda L Hughes, Lauren Bochicchio, Laurie A Drabble, Belinda Lunnay, David Whiteley, Jillian R Scheer, Beth Meadows, Paul Ward, Carol Emslie

“…To address the study aims, we are conducting 2 descriptive studies with adult (>18 years) sexual minority women using mixed methods. …”
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