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Protocol for the ONLOOP trial: pragmatic randomized trial evaluating a province-wide system of personalized reminders for evidence-based surveillance tests in adult survivors of childhood cancer in Ontario
BackgroundChildhood cancer treatment while often curative, leads to elevated risks of morbidity and mortality. Survivors require lifelong periodic...
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The effect of personalised versus non-personalised study invitations on recruitment within the ENGAGE feasibility trial: an embedded randomised controlled recruitment trial
BackgroundRecruitment into clinical trials is challenging and there is a lack of evidence on effective recruitment strategies. Personalisation of...
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Characterization of fracture liaison service non-responders after invitation by home visits and questionnaires
SummaryThis study aimed to gain insight in specific characteristics and beliefs of FLS non-responders.
IntroductionThe proportion of non-responding...
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Recruitment into antibody prevalence studies: a randomized trial of postcards vs. letters as invitations
BackgroundIn a potential epidemic of an emerging infection, representative population-based serologic studies are required to determine the extent of...
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Improving postal survey response using behavioural science: a nested randomised control trial
BackgroundSystematic reviews have identified effective strategies for increasing postal response rates to questionnaires; however, most studies have...
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Do animation videos increase participation in national health surveys? A randomised controlled trial
BackgroundDeclining response proportions in surveys have been observed internationally. Improving response proportions is important for the...
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Albert Einstein—Italian Memories The Bologna Lectures and Other Events
This book is dedicated to Einstein’s personal and scientific relationships with Italy, which began as early as adolescence and continued over various...
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The Role of Letters in Graduate Surveys in the Digital Era
Digitalisation has transformed communication and survey research. A high share of the population is Internet literate, and most young adults have...
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A systematic review of factors influencing NHS health check uptake: invitation methods, patient characteristics, and the impact of interventions
BackgroundThe NHS Health Check (NHSHC) is a risk assessment for those aged 40–74 without a pre-existing condition in England, with the aim of...
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What makes a “successful” or “unsuccessful” discharge letter? Hospital clinician and General Practitioner assessments of the quality of discharge letters
BackgroundSharing information about hospital care with primary care in the form of a discharge summary is essential to patient safety. In the United...
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Offering HPV self-sampling kits: an updated meta-analysis of the effectiveness of strategies to increase participation in cervical cancer screening
BackgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV) testing on self-samples represents a great opportunity to increase cervical cancer screening uptake among...
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At the Junction of Desire and Obligation: Analyzing Stefan Zweig’s Letter from an Unknown Woman and Its Two Adaptations
Published in 1922, Stefan Zweig’s novella Letter from an Unknown Woman immortalizes the polarization of gender attributes. The depiction of a male...
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The Swedish Cervical Screening Cohort
The Cervical Screening Cohort enrols women screened for human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical abnormalities within the capital region of Sweden...
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The effect of prepaid incentives on panelists’ response across survey modes in a sequential mixed-mode design
While the use of prepaid incentives and data collection in a sequential mixed-mode survey design is standard in cross-sectional and longitudinal...
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Effect of an information leaflet on breast cancer screening participation: A cluster randomized controlled trial
ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of an information leaflet about the risk-benefit balance of breast cancer screening on women’s participation.
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Personalized colorectal cancer screening: study protocol of a mixed-methods study on the effectiveness of tailored intervals based on prior f-Hb concentration in a fit-based colorectal cancer screening program (PERFECT-FIT)
BackgroundIn 2014, the national population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program was implemented in the Netherlands. Biennial fecal...
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The Degrowth Transition in Latin America: Deurbanised, Autonomous City-States in 2122—An Invitation
This chapter narrates a possible transition in Latin America from the present towards deurbanised, autonomous city-states in 2122. It grounds such...