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Effectiveness of Trained Community Lay Workers on Glycemic Control, Knowledge, and Self-Efficacy Among Agricultural Workers with Diabetes in the Texas Panhandle
Systemic health barriers, economic challenges, and lack of follow-up care exacerbate self-management of chronic diseases like diabetes among Hispanic...
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Lay counsellors’ experiences of administering the AUDIT-C as a brief screening tool in a South African township
BackgroundSouth Africa presents one of the riskiest patterns of alcohol consumption, with per capita consumption above the African regional average....
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Who is providing HIV testing services? The profile of lay counsellors providing HIV testing services in Johannesburg, South Africa in the treat-all era
BackgroundLay counsellors are critical in sustaining access to HIV testing services (HTS) and psychosocial support for persons living with HIV...
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Required elements for an educational programme for lay exercise instructors in charge of community-based exercise targeting young adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders – A stakeholder focus group study
BackgroundExercise plays a crucial role in addressing the increased cardiometabolic morbidity and premature mortality in people with schizophrenia...
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Perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of teachers serving as mental health lay counselors in a low and middle income country: a mixed methods pragmatic pilot study
BackgroundLow and middle-income countries (LMICs) lack trained child mental health professionals. While teachers’ child development experience...
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Recommended characteristics and processes for writing lay summaries of healthcare evidence: a co-created sco** review and consultation exercise
BackgroundLay summaries (LSs) of scientific evidence are critical to sharing research with non-specialist audiences. This sco** review with a...
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Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Preliminary Effects of the PrEP Diffusion Training for Lay HIV Workers: Increased PrEP Knowledge, Decreased Stigma, and Diffusion of Innovation
Training lay health workers is a critical intervention strategy to support HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation. However, few...
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“They should’ve talked to us more”: lay health advisors’ experiences with community-engaged hypertension research
BackgroundLay health advisors (LHAs) are increasingly being used to increase patient and public involvement in research, disseminate health...
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Lay healthcare worker financial toxicity intervention: a pilot financial toxicity screening and referral program
PurposeFinancial toxicity is a source of significant distress for patients with urologic cancers, yet few studies have addressed financial burden in...
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Potential to enhance telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation with improved instructions - findings from a simulation-based manikin study with lay rescuers
BackgroundTelephone-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (T-CPR) significantly increases rate of bystander resuscitation and improves patient outcomes after...
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An exploration of the Indonesian lay mental health workers’ (cadres) experiences in performing their roles in community mental health services: a qualitative study
BackgroundVolunteers trained to support community mental health programs in Indonesia are known as ‘mental health cadres.’ These are lay people...
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Cost-effectiveness of Tele-delivered behavioral activation by Lay counselors for homebound older adults with depression
Background:Low-income homebound older adults have limited access to psychosocial treatments because of their homebound state and geriatric mental...
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Characteristics and motivational factors for joining a lay responder system dispatch to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
BackgroundThere has been in increase in the use of systems for organizing lay responders for suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs)...
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Develo** the Opioid Rapid Response System™ for Lay Citizen Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Emergency responders face challenges in arriving timely to administer naloxone in opioid overdoses. Therefore, interest in having lay citizens...
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Can “Stop The Bleed” training courses for laypersons improve hemorrhage control knowledge, skills, and attitudes? A systematic review
BackgroundIn many regions of the world, most trauma deaths occur within 1–2 h of injury due to uncontrolled bleeding. For this reason, training lay...
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Lay perceptions of diabetes mellitus and prevention costs and benefits among adults undiagnosed with the condition in Singapore: a qualitative study
BackgroundTherapeutic lifestyle changes can reduce individual risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by up to 58%. In Singapore, rates of preventive practices...
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Two are better than one? The impact of lay birth companions on childbirth experiences and PTSD
Although continuous support during childbirth is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and has well-established benefits, the practice...
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Lay knowledge of cervical cancer in Manhiça district, Mozambique: a qualitative study
BackgroundMozambique has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence rates in the world. Health interventions are still being conceived solely from...
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Preventing post-discharge suicides in psychiatric patients: insights from patients, lay healthcare supporters, and mental health professionals—a qualitative analysis
BackgroundDischarged psychiatric patients are at higher risk of suicide due to various risk factors in their lives compared to the general...