24 Result(s)

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Applying the COM-B behaviour change model to a pilot study delivering volatile pyrethroid spatial repellents and insecticide-treated clothing to forest-exposed populations in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia

Southeast Asia is making tremendous progress towards their 2030 malaria elimination goal but needs new interventions to stop forest malaria. This study trials two new vector control tools, a volatile pyrethroi...

Ingrid Chen, Dyna Doum, Kylie Mannion, John Hustedt, Siv Sovannaroth… in Malaria Journal (2023)

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Examining capabilities, opportunities, and motivations for healthy eating behaviors in Latin American restaurants: a quantitative application of the COM-B model to inform future interventions

Eating foods away from home has been associated with poor diet quality and adverse health outcomes. Research is needed to examine barriers and facilitators to making healthier eating choices in restaurant sett...

Melissa Fuster, Maria P. Santos, Emily Dimond, Terry T. K. Huang… in BMC Nutrition (2023)

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Barriers and Enablers to COVID-19 Vaccination in San Francisco's Spanish-Speaking Population

Populations at high risk for COVID-19- including Spanish speakers—may face additional barriers to obtaining COVID-19 vaccinations; by understanding their challenges, we can create more equitable vaccine interv...

Lucía Abascal Miguel, Canice Christian… in Global Implementation Research and Applica… (2023)

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Area Characteristics and Consumer Nutrition Environments in Restaurants: an Examination of Hispanic Caribbean Restaurants in New York City

Hispanics in the USA, particularly those of Caribbean descent, experience high levels of diet-related diseases and dietary risk factors. Restaurants are an increasingly important yet understudied source of foo...

Melissa Fuster, Hanish Kodali… in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Dispar… (2022)

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Sco** review of managed alcohol programs

Internationally, strategies focusing on reducing alcohol-related harms in homeless populations with severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) continue to gain acceptance, especially when conventional modalities focuse...

Shannon M. Smith-Bernardin, Leslie W. Suen, Jill Barr-Walker… in Harm Reduction Journal (2022)

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Promoting healthy eating in Latin American restaurants: a qualitative survey of views held by owners and staff

Restaurants, particularly independently-owned ones that serve immigrant communities, are important community institutions in the promotion of dietary health. Yet, these restaurants remain under-researched, pre...

Melissa Fuster, Rosa Abreu-Runkle, Margaret A. Handley, Donald Rose… in BMC Public Health (2022)

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Addressing health disparities through implementation science—a need to integrate an equity lens from the outset

There is increasing attention being given to opportunities and approaches to advance health equity using implementation science. To reduce disparities in health, it is crucial that an equity lens is integrated...

Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Erica Farrand, Carina Marquez… in Implementation Science (2022)

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What matters when exploring fidelity when using health IT to reduce disparities?

Implementation of evidence-based interventions often involves strategies to engage diverse populations while also attempting to maintain external validity. When using health IT tools to deliver patient-centere...

Margaret A. Handley, Jerad Landeros… in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2021)

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Protocol for the 3HP Options Trial: a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness randomized trial of delivery strategies for short-course tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Uganda

Recently, a 3-month (12-dose) regimen of weekly isoniazid and rifapentine (3HP) was recommended by the World Health Organization for the prevention of tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on ...

Jillian L. Kadota, Allan Musinguzi, Juliet Nabunje, Fred Welishe… in Implementation Science (2020)

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Study protocol: a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of onsite GeneXpert testing at community health centers in Uganda (XPEL-TB)

Delays in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remain common in high-burden countries. To improve case detection, substantial investments have been made to scale-up Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), a cartridge-b...

Tania F. Reza, Talemwa Nalugwa, Katherine Farr, Mariam Nantale… in Implementation Science (2020)

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Sustainability of collaborative care management for depression in primary care settings with academic affiliations across New York State

In a large statewide initiative, New York State implemented collaborative care (CC) from 2012 to 2014 in 32 primary care settings where residents were trained and supported its sustainability through payment r...

Nathalie Moise, Ravi N. Shah, Susan Essock, Amy Jones… in Implementation Science (2018)

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Language-concordant automated telephone queries to assess medication adherence in a diverse population: a cross-sectional analysis of convergent validity with pharmacy claims

Clinicians have difficulty accurately assessing medication non-adherence within chronic disease care settings. Health information technology (HIT) could offer novel tools to assess medication adherence in dive...

Neda Ratanawongsa, Judy Quan, Margaret A. Handley… in BMC Health Services Research (2018)

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Designing a behavioral intervention using the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework to promote gas stove use in rural Guatemala: a formative research study

Three billion people use solid cooking fuels, and 4 million people die from household air pollution annually. Shifting households to clean fuels, like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), may protect health only if ...

Lisa M. Thompson, Anaité Diaz-Artiga, John R. Weinstein… in BMC Public Health (2018)

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Utilization of the Behavior Change Wheel framework to develop a model to improve cardiometabolic screening for people with severe mental illness

Individuals with severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) die 10–25 years earlier than the general population, primarily from premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Contributing factors a...

Christina Mangurian, Grace C. Niu, Dean Schillinger… in Implementation Science (2017)

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Identifying barriers to and facilitators of tuberculosis contact investigation in Kampala, Uganda: a behavioral approach

The World Health Organization recommends routine household tuberculosis contact investigation in high-burden countries but adoption has been limited. We sought to identify barriers to and facilitators of TB co...

Irene Ayakaka, Sara Ackerman, Joseph M. Ggita, Phoebe Kajubi… in Implementation Science (2017)

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Applying the COM-B model to creation of an IT-enabled health coaching and resource linkage program for low-income Latina moms with recent gestational diabetes: the STAR MAMA program

One of the fastest growing risk groups for early onset of diabetes is women with a recent pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes, and for this group, Latinas are the largest at-risk group in the USA. Al...

Margaret A. Handley, Elizabeth Harleman, Enrique Gonzalez-Mendez… in Implementation Science (2016)

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Qualitative analysis of programmatic initiatives to text patients with mobile devices in resource-limited health systems

Text messaging is an affordable, ubiquitous, and expanding mobile communication technology. However, safety net health systems in the United States that provide more care to uninsured and low-income patients m...

Sachin K. Garg, Courtney R. Lyles… in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2016)

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Coordinated performance measurement and improvement efforts in California's safety net systems: early experience and lessons

Urmimala Sarkar, David Lown, Sara Ackerman, Courtney Lyles… in Implementation Science (2015)

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Expanding D&I science capacity and activity within NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Programs: guidance and successful models from national leaders

Brian S Mittman, Bryan J Weiner, Enola K Proctor… in Implementation Science (2015)