Stakeholder preferences for supervised consumption site design, staff, and ancillary services: A scoping review of feasibility studies.

2021 ◽  
pp. 109179
Author(s):  
David Thomas Kryszajtys ◽  
Jessica Xavier ◽  
Katherine Rudzinski ◽  
Adrian Guta ◽  
Soo Chan Carusone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Ancillary Services ◽  
Site Design ◽  
Stakeholder Preferences

scholarly journals Perioperative digital behaviour change interventions for reducing alcohol consumption, improving dietary intake, increasing physical activity and smoking cessation: a scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Åsberg ◽  
Marcus Bendtsen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Small Sample Sizes ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Abstract Background Evidence suggests that unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are modifiable risk factors for postoperative complications. Digital behaviour change interventions (DBCIs), for instance text messaging programs and smartphone apps, have shown promise in achieving lifestyle behaviour change in a wide range of clinical populations, and it may therefore be possible to reduce postoperative complications by supporting behaviour change perioperatively using digital interventions. This scoping review was conducted in order to identify existing research done in the area of perioperative DBCIs for reducing alcohol consumption, improving dietary intake, increasing physical activity and smoking cessation. Main text This scoping review included eleven studies covering a range of surgeries: bariatric, orthopaedic, cancer, transplantation and elective surgery. The studies were both randomised controlled trials and feasibility studies and investigated a diverse set of interventions: one game, three smartphone apps, one web-based program and five text message interventions. Feasibility studies reported user acceptability and satisfaction with the behaviour change support. Engagement data showed participation rates ranged from 40 to 90%, with more participants being actively engaged early in the intervention period. In conclusion, the only full-scale randomised controlled trial (RCT), text messaging ahead of bariatric surgery did not reveal any benefits with respect to adherence to preoperative exercise advice when compared to a control group. Two of the pilot studies, one text message intervention, one game, indicated change in a positive direction with respect to alcohol and tobacco outcomes, but between group comparisons were not done due to small sample sizes. The third pilot-study, a smartphone app, found between group changes for physical activity and alcohol, but not with respect to smoking cessation outcomes. Conclusion This review found high participant satisfaction, but shows recruitment and timing-delivery issues, as well as low retention to interventions post-surgery. Small sample sizes and the use of a variety of feasibility outcome measures prevent the synthesis of results and makes generalisation difficult. Future research should focus on defining standardised outcome measures, enhancing patient engagement and improving adherence to behaviour change prior to scheduled surgery.

scholarly journals Can social robots help children in healthcare contexts? A scoping review

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e000371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Dawe ◽  
Craig Sutherland ◽  
Alex Barco ◽  
Elizabeth Broadbent
Keyword(s):  
Conference Proceedings ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Sample Sizes ◽  
Eligibility Criteria

ObjectiveTo review research on social robots to help children in healthcare contexts in order to describe the current state of the literature and explore future directions for research and practice.DesignScoping review.Data sourcesEngineering Village, IEEE Xplore, Medline, PsycINFO and Scopus databases were searched up until 10 July 2017. Only publications written in English were considered. Identified publications were initially screened by title and abstract, and the full texts of remaining publications were then subsequently screened.Eligibility criteriaPublications were included if they were journal articles, conference proceedings or conference proceedings published as monographs that described the conceptualisation, development, testing or evaluation of social robots for use with children with any mental or physical health condition or disability. Publications on autism exclusively, robots for use with children without identified health conditions, physically assistive or mechanical robots, non-physical hardware robots and surgical robots were excluded.ResultsSeventy-three publications were included in the review, of which 50 included user studies with a range of samples. Most were feasibility studies with small sample sizes, suggesting that the robots were generally accepted. At least 26 different robots were used, with many of these still in development. The most commonly used robot was NAO. The evidence quality was low, with only one randomised controlled trial and a limited number of experimental designs.ConclusionsSocial robots hold significant promise and potential to help children in healthcare contexts, but higher quality research is required with experimental designs and larger sample sizes.

Rules and Eligibility Criteria for Supervised Consumption Services Feasibility Studies – A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 103040
Author(s):  
Jessica Xavier ◽  
Katherine Rudzinski ◽  
Adrian Guta ◽  
Soo Chan Carusone ◽  
Carol Strike
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Eligibility Criteria

scholarly journals Digital Interventions for Subjective and Objective Social Isolation Among Individuals with Mental Health Conditions: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gigi Toh ◽  
Ellie Pearce ◽  
John Vines ◽  
Sarah Ikhtabi ◽  
Mary Birken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Mental Health Conditions ◽  
Digital Interventions

Abstract BackgroundSocial isolation encompasses subjective and objective concepts. Both are associated with negative health consequences and are more prevalent among people with mental health problems than among the general population. To alleviate social isolation, digital interventions have potential as accessible alternatives or supplements to face-to-face interventions. This scoping review aimed to describe the types of digital interventions evaluated in research to alleviate social isolation among individuals with mental health problems, and to present an overview of the evidence yielded. MethodsWe systematically searched five electronic databases for quantitative and mixed methods studies published between January 2000 and July 2020. Studies were included if they evaluated digital interventions for individuals with mental health conditions and had subjective and/or objective social isolation as their primary outcome, or as one of their outcomes if no primary outcome was specified. Feasibility studies were included if feasibility outcomes were the primary outcomes and social isolation was among their secondary outcomes. A narrative synthesis was conducted to present our findings. The protocol was registered on Open Science Framework (OSF) (doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/CNX8A).ResultsThirty-two studies were identified as meeting criteria for our review: there were 16 feasibility studies, seven single-group studies and nine effectiveness trials. There was great variation in the interventions, study designs and sample populations. Interventions included web-based programmes, phone-based programmes, blended interventions, socially assistive robots and virtual reality interventions. Many were feasibility studies, or otherwise not fully powered to detect an effect if one were present, thus preventing clear conclusions about clinical effectiveness. Satisfactory feasibility outcomes indicated potential for future trials to assess these interventions.ConclusionOur scoping review identified a range of digital approaches utilized to alleviate social isolation among individuals with mental health disorders. Conclusions regarding clinical effectiveness cannot be reached due to variability of approaches and the lack of large-scale randomized controlled trials. To make clear recommendations for digital social isolation interventions, future research needs to use rigorous methods to conduct studies with larger samples. Future studies should also focus on utilizing theory-driven approaches and improving existing approaches to advance the field.

Dependence of Current Harmonics of Greenhouse Irradiators on Supply Voltage

2020 ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadezhda P. Kondratieva
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Supply Voltage ◽  
Harmonic Distortion ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Voltage Level ◽  
Supply Networks ◽  
Current Harmonics ◽  
Cable Lines ◽  
Harmonic Composition

The article describes the results of the study concerning the effect of the voltage level on current harmonic composition in greenhouses irradiators. It is found that its change affects the level of current harmonics of all types of the studied greenhouse irradiators. With decrease of nominal supply voltage by 10 %, the total harmonic distortion THDi decreases by 9 % for emitters equipped with high pressure sodium lamps (HPSL), by 10 % for emitters with electrode-less lamps and by 3 % for LED based emitters. With increase of nominal supply voltage by 10 %, THDi increases by 23 % for lighting devices equipped with HPSL, by 10 % for irradiators with electrode-less lamps and by 3 % for LED based emitters. Therefore, changes of supply voltage cause the least effect on the level of current harmonics of LED based emitters and then the emitters with electrode-less lamps. Change of the level of supply voltage causes the greatest effect on the level of current harmonics of HPSL based irradiators. Mathematical models of dependence of THDi on the level of supply voltage for greenhouse emitters equipped with LED, electrode-less lamps and HPSL lamps were formulated. These mathematical models may be used for calculations of total current when selecting transformers and supply cable lines for greenhouse lighting devices, for design of new or reconstruction of existing irradiation systems of greenhouse facilities, and for calculation of power losses in power supply networks of greenhouse facilities during feasibility studies for energy saving and energy efficiency increasing projects.

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