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Factors impacting antiretroviral therapy adherence among human immunodeficiency virus-positive adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
(2018-04-01)Objectives: Eighty-two percent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive adolescents live in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART), adherence levels are suboptimal, leading ... -
Factors Impacting on the Evolution and Characteristics of UK Deaths Involving‘Traditional’ and ‘New’ Stimulants.
(2013-12)Introduction: This presentation outlines recent changes in UK drug indicators in respect of ‘traditional’ stimulants (amphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy) and how these may have influenced the ever-quickening emergence of ‘new’ ... -
Factors influencing application of behavioural science evidence by public health decision-makers and practitioners, and implications for practice
(2018-12-01)The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK recommends behavioural science evidence underpins public health improvement services. In practice, level of implementation varies. This study is the ... -
Factors Influencing Beliefs about Mental Health Difficulties and Attitudes Towards Seeking Help Amongst Nepalese people in the United Kingdom
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-12-03)Research shows that in the UK, individuals from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are significantly less likely to access mental health services than the general population. In the absence of literature or robust mental ... -
Factors influencing delays in patient access to new medicines in Canada: a retrospective study of reimbursement processes in public drug plans
(2019-03-29)Individuals who rely on public health payers to access new medicines can access fewer innovative medicines and must wait longer in Canada compared to major markets around the world. New medicines/indications approved by ... -
Factors influencing nurse retention within children’s palliative care
(2021-12-01)Retention of staff presents major challenges within children’s palliative care; this has substantial implications for children, families and the nursing workforce. To address this, a programme was undertaken that provided ... -
Factors influencing palliative care in advanced dementia : A systematic review
(2019-04-03)Background: Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative life-limiting disease. The international literature indicates that patients with advanced dementia can benefit from palliative care (PC) provided during the end-of-life ... -
Factors Influencing Pseudo-Accommodation-The Difference between Subjectively Reported Range of Clear Focus and Objectively Measured Accommodation Range
(2019-06-28)The key determinants of the range of clear focus in pre-presbyopes and their relative contributions to the difference between subjective range of focus and objective accommodation assessments have not been previously ... -
Factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice: a research tool
(2007)The paper reports a study to develop and test a tool for assessing a range of factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice among clinical nurses. -
Factors influencing the implementation of medicine risk communications by healthcare professionals in clinical practice: A systematic review
(2023-01)Background: Regulatory medicines risk communications aim to prevent patient harm through the dissemination of safety information to healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, and the public. Evidence suggests that in ... -
Factors Influencing the Performance of Porous Wind Shields
(TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2013)Porosity, porosity distribution, porous shape, porous size, thickness of shield, shield height &width, and shield orientation are the factors that influence the performance of porous wind shields. Among them, porosity is ... -
Factors involved in young people's decisions about their health care
(2011-11-01)Many factors influence the process a young person goes through when deciding to consent to or refuse treatment. A young person's physiological and psychological development significantly affects his or her ability to make ... -
Factors related to successful transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects using the Amplatzer septal occluder
(2009-10)The Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) is used for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs). This study aimed to determine the factors influencing successful closure with the ASO. A retrospective analysis of 69 ... -
Factors that hinder and assist learning in virtual environments: a case study
(2009)Working, playing and learning in virtual environments will become increasingly important in the future. Such spaces, it is claimed, allow for realistic social interaction and present opportunities for providing motivational ... -
Factors That Influence Healthcare Professionals’ Online Interaction in a Virtual Community of Practice
(2013-10-08)Online technologies have facilitated the development of Virtual Communities of Practice (virtual CoPs) to support health professionals collaborate online to share knowledge, improve performance and support the spread of ... -
Factors used in the detection of elder financial abuse: A judgement and decision-making study of social workers and their managers
(2011-05)Factors social workers use in practice to detect elder financial abuse are currently unknown. A critical incident technique was applied within a judgement analysis approach to elicit cue use. Only three factors were key ... -
The fading of two transient ultraluminous x-ray sources to below the stellar mass Eddington limit
(2013-09-20)We report new detections of the two transient ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in NGC 5128 from an ongoing series of Chandra observations. Both sources have previously been observed L (2-3) × ∼10 erg s, at the lower end ... -
Faecal immunochemical testing in bowel cancer screening: Estimating outcomes for different diagnostic policies
(2020-12-20)Objectives: The National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHS BCSP) in England has replaced guaiac faecal occult blood testing by faecal immunochemical testing (FIT). There is interest in fully exploiting ... -
Failing the Future : Three Unsuccessful Attempts to Replicate Bem's 'Retroactive Facilitation of Recall' Effect
(2012)Nine recently reported parapsychological experiments appear to support the existence of precognition. We describe three pre-registered independent attempts to exactly replicate one of these experiments, 'retroactive ...