Knowledge Translation Research to Promote Behavior Changes in Rehabilitation: Use of Theoretical Frameworks and Tailored Interventions: A Scoping Review

Abstract Objective Inadequately treated pain and distress elicited by medical procedures can put children at higher risks of acute and chronic biopsychosocial sequelae. Children can benefit from hypnotherapy, a psychological tailored intervention, as an adjunct to pharmacological agents to address the multiple components of pain and distress. Despite providing evidence on the effectiveness and potential superiority of hypnotherapy to other psychological interventions, research on hypnotherapy for paediatric procedural pain and distress has been predominantly limited to oncology and needle procedures. Plus, there is a lack of reporting of intervention manuals, factors influencing hypnotic responding, pain unpleasantness outcomes, theoretical frameworks, adverse events, as well as barriers and facilitators to the feasibility of delivering the intervention and study procedures. The proposed review aims to map the range and nature of the evidence on hypnotherapy for procedural pain and distress in children to identify gaps in literature and areas requiring further investigation. Methods This review will follow the Arksey and O'Malley (2005) methodology and incorporate additional scoping review recommendations by The Joanna Briggs Institute and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses. Relevant studies will be identified through searching published literature databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science) and grey literature in addition to hand-searching of reference lists and key journals. Two authors will independently screen titles and abstracts of search results followed by full-texts review against eligibility criteria. Conclusion Findings are anticipated to guide future research and inform the development of tailored hypnotic interventions in children.

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Place, Power, and Premature Mortality: A Rapid Scoping Review on the Health of Women in Appalachia

American Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/08901171211011388 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089011712110113

Author(s):

Jessica R. Thompson ◽

Lauren R. Risser ◽

Madeline N. Dunfee ◽

Nancy E. Schoenberg ◽

Jessica G. Burke

Keyword(s):

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Appalachian Women ◽

Social Ecological

Objective: Appalachian women continue to die younger than in other US regions. We performed a rapid scoping review to summarize women’s health research in Appalachia from 2000 to 2019, including health topics, study populations, theoretical frameworks, methods, and findings. Data Source: We searched bibliographic databases (eg, PubMed, PsycINFO, Google Scholar) for literature focusing on women’s health in Appalachia. Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria: Included articles were: (1) on women’s health in Appalachia; (2) published January 2000 to June 2019; (3) peer-reviewed; and (4) written in English. We excluded studies without reported data findings. Data Extraction: Two coders reviewed articles for descriptive information to create summary tables comparing variables of interest. Data Synthesis: Two coders co-reviewed a sub-sample to ensure consensus and refine data charting categories. We categorized major findings across the social-ecological framework. Results: A search of nearly 2 decades of literature revealed 81 articles, which primarily focused on cancer disparities (49.4%) and prenatal/pregnancy outcomes (23.5%). Many of these research studies took place in Central Appalachia (eg, 42.0% in Kentucky) with reproductive or middle-aged women (82.7%). Half of the studies employed quantitative methods, and half used qualitative methods, with few mixed method or community-engaged approaches (3.7%). Nearly half (40.7%) did not specify a theoretical framework. Findings included complex multi-level factors with few articles exploring the co-occurrence of factors across multiple levels. Conclusions: Future studies should: 1) systematically include Appalachian women at various life stages from under-represented sub-regions; 2) expand the use of rigorous methods and specified theoretical frameworks to account for complex interactions of social-ecological factors; and 3) build upon existing community assets to improve health in this vulnerable population.

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Facilitators to health policy and management knowledge translation: A scoping review

Health Monitor Journal of the Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research ◽

10.52547/payesh.20.5.529 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 529-548

Author(s):

Ali Mosadeghrad ◽

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Parvaneh Isfahani ◽

Keyword(s):

Health Policy ◽

Knowledge Translation ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Management Knowledge

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Burden of caregivers of patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration – a scoping review

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610219000176 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tina Karnatz ◽

Jessica Monsees ◽

Diana Wucherer ◽

Bernhard Michalowsky ◽

Ina Zwingmann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Caregiver Burden ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Case Reports ◽

Behavior Changes ◽

Behavioral Disturbances ◽

Young Onset Dementia ◽

And Behavior

ABSTRACT Background: Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is the second-most common cause of young-onset dementia. Personality and behavior changes lead to high caregiver stress and burden, but little support is available. Our aim is to present the evidence on the characteristics, challenges and unmet needs of caregivers as well as on possible interventions. Methods: We conducted a scoping review on caregiver burden using PubMed, Web of Science and ScienceDirect. A total of 69 articles were considered eligible and were analyzed in the present study. Results: Through the analysis of 69 empirical articles, our results show that caregivers of patients with FTLD are often younger in age, have children and find behavioral disturbances to be the most burdensome. Nine studies assessed the needs of and support for caregivers. Ten studies compared the burden in different forms of FTLD, 19 compared FTLD to other types of dementia, and one compared the caregiver burden between two countries. Eight studies reported on interventions for caregivers or interventions taking burden into account. One study assessed the support structure for caregivers of FTLD patients. Five case reports, eight research overviews and three reviews addressed specific needs and challenges. Conclusions: Further research should reproduce and validate efficacious interventions and focus on underage children of FTLD patients and findings from non-Western countries. Additionally, support structures for FTLD caregivers should be assessed and extended. Awareness both in the wider population and among healthcare professionals is an urgent need for the future.

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Push and Pull Factors Surrounding Older Adults’ Relocation to Supportive Housing: A Scoping Review

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement ◽

10.1017/s0714980820000045 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

Bryan B. Franco ◽

Jason Randle ◽

Lauren Crutchlow ◽

Janet Heng ◽

Arsalan Afzal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Assisted Living ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Supportive Housing ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Push And Pull Factors ◽

Functional Deficits ◽

Push And Pull ◽

Growing Population

ABSTRACT Supportive housing, including retirement homes and assisted living, is increasingly touted as a suitable living option for Canadian older adults. This scoping review describes the nature and content of studies that explore underlying factors that motivate older adults to relocate to supportive housing. We conducted a search of PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Web of Science, and PsycINFO, which identified 34 articles for review. Articles reviewed employed a variety of methods and guiding theoretical frameworks, of which the push and pull framework appeared to be most common. This review suggests that health and functional deficits are important reasons for relocation to supportive housing for older adults. Further longitudinal data are required to more comprehensively describe medical and social determinants for relocation and its consequences, in order to better describe this growing population and better align policies with the needs of older adults contemplating or undergoing relocation.

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Comprehensive overview of computer-based health information tailoring: a scoping review protocol

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019215 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (12) ◽

pp. e019215 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Azadeh Kamel Ghalibaf ◽

Elham Nazari ◽

Mahdi Gholian-Aval ◽

Hamed Tabesh ◽

Mahmood Tara

Keyword(s):

Health Information ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Research Gaps ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Computer Tailoring ◽

Comprehensive Overview ◽

Wide Range ◽

Computer Based ◽

Information Tailoring

IntroductionTailoring health information to the needs of individuals has become an important part of modern health communications. Tailoring has been addressed by researchers from different disciplines leading to the emergence of a wide range of approaches, making the newcomers confused. In order to address this, a comprehensive overview of the field with the indications of research gaps, tendencies and trends will be helpful. As a result, a systematic protocol was outlined to conduct a scoping review within the field of computer-based health information tailoring.Methods and analysisThis protocol is based on the York’s five-stage framework outlined by Arksey and O’Malley. A field-specific structure was defined as a basis for undertaking each stage. The structure comprised three main aspects:system design,information communicationandevaluation. Five leading databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, EBSCO and IEEE and a broad search strategy was used with less strict inclusion criteria to cover the breadth of evidence. Theoretical frameworks were used to develop the data extraction form and a rigorous approach was introduced to identify the categories from data. Several explanatory-descriptive methods were considered to analyse the data, from which some were proposed to be employed for the first time in scoping studies.Ethics and disseminationThis study investigates the breadth and depth of existing literature on computer-tailoring and as a secondary analysis, does not require ethics approval. We anticipate that the results will identify research gaps and novel ideas for future studies and provide direction to combine methods from different disciplines. The research findings will be submitted for publication to relevant peer-reviewed journals and conferences targeting health promotion and patient education.

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