Background: Despite the growing use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) in diabetes management, few studies have assessed program enrollment and attrition. This study adopted a mixed-methods approach to examining factors linked to program enrollment a...
Background/Objectives: Despite the effectiveness of exercise and nutritional interventions to improve aerobic capacity and quality of life in lung transplant (LT) recipients, their compliance is low. Strategies to reduce the high attrition rate (part...
Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a cornerstone of secondary cardiovascular prevention and improves functional capacity, quality of life, and clinical outcomes. However, maintaining long-term participation remains a major chal...
In this study, we use the dynamic programming method introduced by Mirică (2004) to solve the well-known war game of attrition and attack as formulated by Isaacs (1965). By using this modern approach, we extend the classical framework to explore...
Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the rate of attrition within podiatric medicine and surgery residency training programs. Methods: Between the academic years 2006–2007 and 2015–2016, the Temple University School of Podiatric...
Background/Objectives: High-quality healthcare delivery relies on a on a sustainable nursing workforce. However, rising attrition rates and declining enrollment in nursing programs pose a significant challenge. A comprehensive synthesis of these fact...
12 December 2019
Social media campaigns provide broad-reach and convenience for promoting freely-available health programs. However, their effectiveness and subsequent engagement of new users is unknown. This study aimed to assess the reach and new member registratio...
There is limited understanding of attrition (premature treatment withdrawal and non-completion) from pediatric chronic pain services. This narrative review aimed to summarize attrition prevalence from face-to-face pediatric outpatient chronic pain in...
The estimation of the causal effect of an endogenous treatment based on an instrumental variable (IV) is often complicated by the non-observability of the outcome of interest due to attrition, sample selection, or survey non-response. To tackle the l...
Background/objectives: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition in reproductive-aged women. Weight management is a first-line treatment for PCOS according to international evidence-based guidelines. However, the factors associated with...
Timely data on attrition from weight loss programs for patients with obesity during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are lacking, so we aimed to contribute to filling this gap in the literature by comparing attrition during or outside of the SARS-CoV-2 pandem...
Despite recommendations for systematic food insecurity screening in pediatric primary care, feasible interventions in clinical settings are lacking. The goal of this study was to examine reach, feasibility, and retention in Food FARMacia, a pilot cli...
In order to develop an iron-based catalyst with high attrition resistance and stability for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS), a series of experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of SiO2 and its hydroxyl content and a boron promoter on...
Mood and anxiety disorders affect pregnant individuals and their families at increased rates throughout the perinatal period. Geographic, financial, and social barriers often preclude adequate diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this manuscript is to...
Suicide continues to be a leading cause of mortality for young people. Given persistent intersecting forms of disadvantage, Native American adolescents are especially vulnerable to mental health adversities and other suicide risk factors. The Mississ...
Attrition intentions continue to impact workers within the architectural profession, despite a significant dedication of time and effort towards higher education, skill development and professional licensure. Moreover, it is a significant disruptor t...
Interest in the nursing profession is growing in the United States (US). Currently, there are more applicants for nursing school than nursing school capacities can accommodate. At the same time qualified applicants are unable to enter nursing school...
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses a systematized approach for disseminating evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Within this approach, veterans with PTSD must often choose...
Student enrollment is a vital aspect of educational institutions, encompassing active, registered and graduate students. All the same, some students fail to engage with their studies after admission and drop out along the line; this is known as attri...
Adult learner dropout is adults’ withdrawal or stop-out from formal or non-formal educational programs before successful completion. For adult learners, withdrawal often manifests as stop-out or temporary disengagement rather than permanent att...
Background: Running-related injuries (RRI) are common in novice runners. Reducing early training running volume with strengthening activities may improve RRI without impeding running performance. Objectives: 1. Gather feasibility data for a randomize...
We report results from the implementation and impact evaluations of a three-week summer bridge mathematics program. This program was designed to challenge and support rising ninth grade students and in particular Multilingual Learners. We report the...
Mentoring in higher education helps learners acclimate to a new academic topic, increases the likelihood of academic success, and reduces attrition. Learners rely on the expertise and experience of mentors to help them graduate in a timely manner and...
Background/Objectives: Coupling mobile health (mHealth) technology with community-based nutrition programs may enhance diet quality in adolescents. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of integrating Por...
The use of trap-neuter-return (TNR) as a humane alternative to the lethal management of free-roaming cats has been on the rise for several decades in the United States; however a relative paucity of data from TNR programs exists. An iconic community-...
29 August 2022
Objective: To evaluate the structure, process, and results obtained by the CEPS Program. Methods: We combined quantitative and qualitative methods. We reviewed our databases, the health projects and reports sent by the schools, and the notes taken du...
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic limited access to community fall prevention programs, thus establishing the need for virtual interventions. Herein, we describe the feasibility, effectiveness, and acceptability of a virtual, multicomponent fall prevent...
This study explores teachers’ perceptions of mentoring practices and their impacts on teacher retention in Nigeria’s public schools, where 60% of teachers leave the profession within their first five years due to inadequate mentorship sup...
Increasingly large numbers of people are using digital weight loss services (DWLSs) to treat being overweight and obesity. Although it is widely agreed that digital modalities improve access to care in general, obesity stakeholders remain concerned t...
A 7-week group-based cooking program led by an occupational therapist was developed for older adult clients in Senior Care Centres (SCCs) in Singapore. This study aimed to test this cooking program’s feasibility and clinical effects in a SCC. A...
In Taiwan, the Ministry of Education started promoting computational thinking (CT) and design skills in the programming curriculum in 2018 at all universities. CT, which has been widely discussed in the field of education, is the ability to solve pro...
Background/Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, yet the association between folic acid (FA) intake and CRC risk remains controversial. This study investigated the effects of varying dietary FA...
Different de-escalation strategies have been proposed to limit the risk of cumulative toxicity and guarantee quality of life during the treatment trajectory of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Programmed treatment interruptions, def...
Background/Objectives: The real impact of prehabilitation in the healthcare setting is controversial due to the efficacy–effectiveness gap. The effectiveness of prehabilitation in real-world scenarios has been associated with program attrition...
7 October 2022
Refugee and migrant women experience personal, cultural and structural challenges as they adapt to new lives in host countries. Peer mentoring programs are used to facilitate resettlement, build empowerment and improve job-readiness for refugee and m...
16 August 2017
This review aims to provide an overview of the factors associated with adherence reported in existing literature on lifestyle modification programs for weight management among the adult population. An electronic search was performed using PubMed, Med...
30 August 2020
Health disparities in diabetes management and control are well-documented. The objective of this study is to describe one diabetes education program delivered in the United States in terms of the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation...
Background: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with neurogenic claudication is associated with reduced walking tolerance, functional limitations, and impaired daily functioning. Although exercise-based rehabilitation is recommended as a first-line conserva...
Background: Podiatric and osteopathic medical students at Des Moines University take the same basic science medical curriculum. The first course students complete is medical biochemistry. The final common course is the second-year medical pharmacolog...
6 January 2020
Ethiopia’s performance toward the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets is low. The present study explored interventions to improve delayed HIV care presentation (first 90), poor retention (second 90) and clinical and immunological failure (third 90). We emp...
Background/Objectives: South Korea has expanded nursing transfer programs to address its ongoing nursing shortage, but research on transfer students’ experiences remains scarce, and studies on academic persistence and attrition remain limited....
Background: Parental knowledge and perceptions towards Functional Foods (FFs) play a critical role in shaping children’s dietary behaviors. This study aimed to investigate dietary habits, FFs knowledge and perceptions among Greek primary school...
Graduate STEM education in the U.S. has experienced continued growth in enrollment, due to its strong international reputation. Yet, attrition rates among students remain high. Mentoring is frequently identified as a critical factor for supporting gr...
Healthcare employees often experience high stress and may benefit from accessible psychosocial interventions. In this pilot study, we explored preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and psychological effects of a telephone-based adaption of mindfuln...
Two case studies of parenting programs for parents of children 0 to 36 months of age, developed and implemented by Save the Children/Ministry of Health/Khesar Gyalpo University in Bhutan and UNICEF Zambia, were conducted by an independent research gr...
Background: Nursing leadership is associated with a host of benefits for patient outcomes and health services. Pressures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic saw many relatively inexperienced nurses thrust into leadership roles, often with little notice...
Background: Dancing is an engaging physical activity for people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). We conducted a process evaluation for a PD trial on online dancing. Methods: “ParkinDANCE Online” was co-produced by people with P...
Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) is a frequent side-effect of cancer treatment, with important consequences on patients’ quality of life. Cognitive stimulation and physical activity are the most efficient in improving cognitive impairment,...
9 December 2021
Sports injuries have become a real health concern. Particularly noticeable is the increasing number of severe sports injuries among young people. Sports injury (SI) is a multifactorial event where many internal and external, proximal and remote facto...
Background/Objectives: Adherence to active physiotherapy programs in children suffering from cancer is essential to enhance the improvement generated by the treatment. Therefore, the main aim of this review was to identify the factors influencing adh...
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