BACKGROUND Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a psychosocial evidence-based group intervention for people with dementia recommended by the UK NICE guidelines. In clinical trials, CST has been shown to improve cognition and quality of life, but little is known about the best way of ensuring implementation of CST in practice settings. A recent pilot study found that a third of people who atte...

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) staff are central to promoting young children’s development, learning well-being. ECEC work in teams the roles included these vary both across countries within countries, for instance related size location of centres. Initial ongoing professional development different (e.g. teacher compared with assistant) also varies, implications daily experiences the...

The absence of a competency profile in radio and television systems maintenance is responsible for the NDE Skills Acquisition Centres Nigeria using training manual, which contains few competencies assessment students. Therefore, objective this study was to develop validate use as guide developing curriculum centres. adopted educational research development design employing DACUM model draft pro...

General practitioners (GPs) are increasingly called upon to identify patients at risk for hereditary cancers, and their genetic competencies need to be enhanced. This article gives an overview of a research project on how to build effective educational modules on genetics, assessed by randomized controlled trials (RCTs), reflecting the prioritized educational needs of primary care physicians. I...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an important, evidence-based component for the management of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In daily practice, the majority of COPD patients are treated in primary care. However, information about the availability of PR in primary care in Sweden is lacking. The aim was to investigate the availability of rehabilitation r...

BACKGROUND Research regarding the decision to adopt and implement technological innovations in radiation oncology is lacking. This is particularly problematic since these technologies are often complex and rapidly evolving, requiring ongoing revisiting of decisions regarding which technologies are the most appropriate to support. Variations in adoption and implementation decisions for new radia...

In order to assess its progress, and to obtain a snapshot of the current situation, the Indonesian Radiation Oncology Society has routinely conducted annual surveys since 2004 to assess the current condition of resources for equipment and staffing in all radiation oncology centres in the country. Based on these routine surveys, the society has made recommendations to the government about provid...

BACKGROUND Addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of young people remains a big challenge. This study explored experiences and perceptions of young people in Kenya aged 10-24 with regard to their SRH needs and whether these are met by the available healthcare services. METHODS 18 focus group discussions and 39 in-depth interviews were conducted at health care facilities and...

BACKGROUND ART is a multi-centre randomised trial of cardiac surgery which provided a unique opportunity to evaluate the data from a large number of centres from a variety of countries. We attempted to assess data quality, including recruitment rates, timeliness and completeness of the data obtained from the centres in different socio-economic strata. METHODS The analysis was based on the 2-p...

The National Health Service is the principal provider of free healthcare services, through general practitioners offering primary care to a network of District and Regional or University Teaching hospitals. Medical Genetics has a long history in the UK, although it was not recognised formally until the 1970s. Regional Genetics Centres, providing an integrated clinical and laboratory service, ha...