scholarly journals Collaboration applications for mixed home care — A systematic review of evaluations and outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-403
Author(s):  
Madeleine Renyi ◽  
Ulrike Lindwedel-Reime ◽  
Lisa Blattert ◽  
Frank Teuteberg ◽  
Christophe Kunze
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Care Models ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
Evaluation Approaches

ObjectivesMixed home care, in which informal and professional actors work closely together, contributes significantly to ensuring home care up to old age. In this context, collaboration applications can considerably enhance the interactions among caregivers. However, although much research is conducted on need and requirement analyses of such applications, little is known about their introduction and use in care models. The purpose of this contribution is to identify studies that evaluate collaboration applications for mixed home care and compare their outcomes.MethodsTo identify literature on mixed home care collaboration applications (mHCA) and their evaluation, a systematic literature review was conducted in five bibliographic databases covering the years 2008 through 2019. The results were supplemented by a search in the meta-database Google Scholar. The evaluation approaches of the studies were analyzed and results compared by using the NASSS framework. Finally, a context concretized model was derived which summarizes interrelations.ResultsTwelve qualitative studies evaluating eleven applications could be identified. They report on increased competency in self-management, psychological relatedness, involvement, and understanding. However, most studies conclude that large scale platform tests are still needed to prove significant changes in care processes, communication, or organization.ConclusionAmong other things, their implementation is rather difficult due to the specifics of the target group. To enable a more targeted and successful implementation, it might be helpful to classify care networks beforehand and assess their communication behavior and needs. To prove the added value of mHCAs standardized assessment tools should be used.

Some applications of electron beam microanalysis techniques in VLSI process evaluation

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 160-161
Author(s):  
Simon Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Analysis Of Failures ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
Circuits Vlsi

Trends in the technology development of very large scale integrated circuits (VLSI) have been in the direction of higher density of components with smaller dimensions. The scaling down of device dimensions has been not only laterally but also in depth. Such efforts in miniaturization bring with them new developments in materials and processing. Successful implementation of these efforts is, to a large extent, dependent on the proper understanding of the material properties, process technologies and reliability issues, through adequate analytical studies. The analytical instrumentation technology has, fortunately, kept pace with the basic requirements of devices with lateral dimensions in the micron/ submicron range and depths of the order of nonometers. Often, newer analytical techniques have emerged or the more conventional techniques have been adapted to meet the more stringent requirements. As such, a variety of analytical techniques are available today to aid an analyst in the efforts of VLSI process evaluation. Generally such analytical efforts are divided into the characterization of materials, evaluation of processing steps and the analysis of failures.

A Roadmap to Sequence Assembly Evaluation Tools

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara El-Metwally ◽  
Eslam Hamouda ◽  
Mayada Tarek
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Sequence Assembly ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
End User ◽  
Evaluation Tools ◽  
Assembly Evaluation ◽  
Assembly Pipeline ◽  
Evaluation Approaches

: The assembly evaluation process is the starting step towards meaningful downstream data analysis. We need to know how much accurate information is included in an assembled sequence before going further to any data analysis stage. Four basic metrics are targeted by different assembly evaluation tools: contiguity, accuracy, completeness, and contamination. Some tools evaluate these metrics based on comparing the assembly results to a closely related reference. Others utilize different types of heuristics to overcome the missing of a guiding reference, such as the consistency between assembly results and sequencing reads. In this paper, we discuss the assembly evaluation process as a core stage in any sequence assembly pipeline and present a roadmap that is followed by most assembly evaluation tools to assess different metrics. We highlight the challenges that currently exist in the assembly evaluation tools and summarize their technical and practical details to help the end-users choose the best tool according to their working scenarios. To address the similarities/differences among different assembly assessment tools, including their evaluation approaches, metrics, comprehensive nature, limitations, usability and how the evaluated results are presented to the end-user, we provide a practical example for evaluating Velvet assembly results for S. aureus dataset from GAGE competition. A Github repository (https://github.com/SaraEl-Metwally/Assembly-Evaluation-Tools) is created for evaluation result details along with their generated command line parameters.

Evaluating Qualitative Research

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeasik Cho
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Grant Proposals

This book provides the qualitative research community with some insight on how to evaluate the quality of qualitative research. This topic has gained little attention during the past few decades. We, qualitative researchers, read journal articles, serve on masters’ and doctoral committees, and also make decisions on whether conference proposals, manuscripts, or large-scale grant proposals should be accepted or rejected. It is assumed that various perspectives or criteria, depending on various paradigms, theories, or fields of discipline, have been used in assessing the quality of qualitative research. Nonetheless, until now, no textbook has been specifically devoted to exploring theories, practices, and reflections associated with the evaluation of qualitative research. This book constructs a typology of evaluating qualitative research, examines actual information from websites and qualitative journal editors, and reflects on some challenges that are currently encountered by the qualitative research community. Many different kinds of journals’ review guidelines and available assessment tools are collected and analyzed. Consequently, core criteria that stand out among these evaluation tools are presented. Readers are invited to join the author to confidently proclaim: “Fortunately, there are commonly agreed, bold standards for evaluating the goodness of qualitative research in the academic research community. These standards are a part of what is generally called ‘scientific research.’ ”

scholarly journals Improving the management of type 2 diabetes through large-scale general practice: the role of a data-driven and technology-enabled education programme

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e001087
Author(s):  
Tarek F Radwan ◽  
Yvette Agyako ◽  
Alireza Ettefaghian ◽  
Tahira Kamran ◽  
Omar Din ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Educational Programme ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Treatment Targets ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Data Driven Approach

A quality improvement (QI) scheme was launched in 2017, covering a large group of 25 general practices working with a deprived registered population. The aim was to improve the measurable quality of care in a population where type 2 diabetes (T2D) care had previously proved challenging. A complex set of QI interventions were co-designed by a team of primary care clinicians and educationalists and managers. These interventions included organisation-wide goal setting, using a data-driven approach, ensuring staff engagement, implementing an educational programme for pharmacists, facilitating web-based QI learning at-scale and using methods which ensured sustainability. This programme was used to optimise the management of T2D through improving the eight care processes and three treatment targets which form part of the annual national diabetes audit for patients with T2D. With the implemented improvement interventions, there was significant improvement in all care processes and all treatment targets for patients with diabetes. Achievement of all the eight care processes improved by 46.0% (p<0.001) while achievement of all three treatment targets improved by 13.5% (p<0.001). The QI programme provides an example of a data-driven large-scale multicomponent intervention delivered in primary care in ethnically diverse and socially deprived areas.

scholarly journals Benchmarking European Home Care Models for Older Persons on Societal Costs: The IBenC Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117863292110224
Author(s):  
Lisanne I van Lier ◽  
Henriëtte G van der Roest ◽  
Vjenka Garms-Homolová ◽  
Graziano Onder ◽  
Pálmi V Jónsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Societal Costs ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Care Models ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Care Performance

This study aims to benchmark mean societal costs per client in different home care models and to describe characteristics of home care models with the lowest societal costs. In this prospective longitudinal study in 6 European countries, 6-month societal costs of resource utilization of 2060 older home care clients were estimated. Three care models were identified and compared based on level of patient-centered care (PCC), availability of specialized professionals (ASP) and level of monitoring of care performance (MCP). Differences in costs between care models were analyzed using linear regression while adjusting for case mix differences. Societal costs incurred in care model 2 (low ASP; high PCC & MCP) were significantly higher than in care model 1 (high ASP, PCC & MCP, mean difference €2230 (10%)) and in care model 3 (low ASP & PCC; high MCP, mean difference €2552 (12%)). Organizations within both models with the lowest societal costs, systematically monitor their care performance. However, organizations within one model arranged their care with a low focus on patient-centered care, and employed mainly generalist care professionals, while organizations in the other model arranged their care delivery with a strong focus on patient-centered care combined with a high availability of specialized care professionals.

scholarly journals Easier Said Than Done: Keys to Successful Implementation of the Distress Assessment and Response Tool (DART) Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. e513-e526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Li ◽  
Alyssa Macedo ◽  
Sean Crawford ◽  
Sabira Bagha ◽  
Yvonne W. Leung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Care ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Center ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Electronic Screening ◽  
Screening For Distress

Purpose: Systematic screening for distress in oncology clinics has gained increasing acceptance as a means to improve cancer care, but its implementation poses enormous challenges. We describe the development and implementation of the Distress Assessment and Response Tool (DART) program in a large urban comprehensive cancer center. Method: DART is an electronic screening tool used to detect physical and emotional distress and practical concerns and is linked to triaged interprofessional collaborative care pathways. The implementation of DART depended on clinician education, technological innovation, transparent communication, and an evaluation framework based on principles of change management and quality improvement. Results: There have been 364,378 DART surveys completed since 2010, with a sustained screening rate of > 70% for the past 3 years. High staff satisfaction, increased perception of teamwork, greater clinical attention to the psychosocial needs of patients, patient-clinician communication, and patient satisfaction with care were demonstrated without a resultant increase in referrals to specialized psychosocial services. DART is now a standard of care for all patients attending the cancer center and a quality performance indicator for the organization. Conclusion: Key factors in the success of DART implementation were the adoption of a programmatic approach, strong institutional commitment, and a primary focus on clinic-based response. We have demonstrated that large-scale routine screening for distress in a cancer center is achievable and has the potential to enhance the cancer care experience for both patients and staff.

Form Follows Experience - Notes on the Functionality of Footbridges

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Schreinemachers ◽  
Wiebe Strick
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Highway Bridge ◽  
Or Efficiency ◽  
Pedestrian Bridges ◽  
The City ◽  
Prime Location ◽  
Natural Way

<p>Should a bridge always be functional and accessible? Should it always fulfil its purpose? This seemingly self- evident question is a key question in footbridge design that is oriented towards creating experiences.</p><p>Footbridges are able to successfully enriches our experience of a certain context or landscape, it cannot be functional all the time, under all environmental conditions, weather and seasons. A good example is the Zalige bridge designed as part of the Room for the River, a large-scale national program for inland flood- protection in the Netherlands. Build upon the floodplains within a newly created river-park by the city of Nijmegen, the Zalige bridge’s curved shape stands in direct relationship to the fluctuating water levels of the river. When water levels rise, the bridge partially submerges, becoming only accessible through steppingstones. At peak heights, the bridge disappears completely, becoming a metaphor for our relationship to the water.</p><p>“Building a bridge that fails to fulfil its sole purpose of containing the water; this can only be pulled off in the Netherlands.” – jury Dutch Design Awards about the Zalige bridge.</p><p>The loss of functionality is directly related to the creation of an experience. When the water levels rose in January 2018, the bridge became the prime location to experience the changing landscape. It shows that engineering a bridge is not solely focussed on the most efficient engineering, but for the purpose it fulfils as for society. For most pedestrian bridges where the perception of the user is on a different level as for a highway bridge, functionality provides more than just cost driven or efficiency driven parameters. It is more related to the added value for the community. When design not solemnly derives from the sheer taste and predilection of the designer but is based on the user’s experience, it generates a durable relation with a feeling of ownership of its users. The key is to create this experience in an elegant and natural way and not forced or dictated. It should be people's own unique discovery and should not be imposed.</p>

scholarly journals Comparison of a web-based food record tool and a food-frequency questionnaire and objective validation using the doubly labelled water technique in a Swedish middle-aged population

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanna Nybacka ◽  
Heléne Bertéus Forslund ◽  
Elisabet Wirfält ◽  
Ingrid Larsson ◽  
Ulrika Ericson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Food Record ◽  
Frequency Method ◽  
Doubly Labelled Water ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Food Frequency

AbstractTwo web-based dietary assessment tools have been developed for use in large-scale studies: the Riksmaten method (4-d food record) and MiniMeal-Q (food-frequency method). The aim of the present study was to examine the ability of these methods to capture energy intake against objectively measured total energy expenditure (TEE) with the doubly labelled water technique (TEEDLW), and to compare reported energy and macronutrient intake. This study was conducted within the pilot study of the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS), which included 1111 randomly selected men and women aged 50–64 years from the Gothenburg general population. Of these, 200 were enrolled in the SCAPIS diet substudy. TEEDLW was measured in a subsample (n 40). Compared with TEEDLW, both methods underestimated energy intake: −2·5 (sd  2·9) MJ with the Riksmaten method; −2·3 (sd 3·6) MJ with MiniMeal-Q. Mean reporting accuracy was 80 and 82 %, respectively. The correlation between reported energy intake and TEEDLW was r 0·4 for the Riksmaten method (P < 0·05) and r 0·28 (non-significant) for MiniMeal-Q. Women reported similar average intake of energy and macronutrients in both methods whereas men reported higher intakes with the Riksmaten method. Energy-adjusted correlations ranged from 0·14 (polyunsaturated fat) to 0·77 (alcohol). Bland–Altman plots showed acceptable agreement for energy and energy-adjusted protein and carbohydrate intake, whereas the agreement for fat intake was poorer. According to energy intake data, both methods displayed similar precision on energy intake reporting. However, MiniMeal-Q was less successful in ranking individuals than the Riksmaten method. The development of methods to achieve limited under-reporting is a major challenge for future research.

Supporting our supervisors: a Summary and Discussion of the Special Issue on CBT supervision

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cory F. Newman ◽  
Robert P. Reiser ◽  
Derek L. Milne
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Cultural Adaptations ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour ◽  
Feedback Strategies ◽  
Technical Innovations ◽  
Procedural Guidance

AbstractContributors to this Special Issue of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist have considered the kind of infrastructure that should be in place to best support and guide CBT supervisors, providing practical advice and extensive procedural guidance. Here we briefly summarize and discuss in turn the 10 papers within this Special Issue, including suggestions for further enhancements. The first paper, by Milne and Reiser, conceptualized this infrastructure in terms of an ‘SOS’ (supporting our supervisors) framework, from identifying supervision competencies, to training, evaluation and feedback strategies. The next nine papers illustrate this framework with specific technical innovations, educational enhancements and procedural issues, or through comprehensive quality improvement systems, all designed to support supervisors. These papers suggest an assortment of workable infrastructure developments: two large-scale and comprehensive initiatives, some promising proposals and technologies, and a series of local, exploratory work. Collectively, they provide us with models for further developing evidence-based cognitive-behavioural supervision, and offer practical suggestions for giving supervisors the tools and support to maximize their supervisees’ learning, and to improve the associated client outcomes. Much research and development work remains to be done, and successful implementation will require institutional and political support, as well as cross-cultural adaptations. We conclude with an optimistic assessment of progress toward addressing some of the infrastructure improvements required to adequately support supervisors.

scholarly journals DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN THE CREATIVE ARTS INDUSTRY

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-234
Author(s):  
Ghia Ghaida Kanita ◽  
Resa Respati
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Environmental Sensing ◽  
Organizational Flexibility ◽  
Testing Strategies ◽  
Or Organization ◽  
A Company

Abstract.  Dynamic ability is a form of knowledge that can create values for the company both with the results of innovation and transformation from input to output in order to produce sustainable competitive advantage. The purpose of this research is to know about what factors influence dynamic capabilities of a company or organization. In this study, more than that, what affects the dynamic capabilities in industries in Bandung. Creative industry is a collection of information related to information and information. Creative industry is an economic activity that produces added value from the art side. The creative arts industry is already boooming in Indonesia. Therefore, the author wants to learn about the dynamic capabilities that exist in the creative arts industry in Bandung. Things to look for are components such as environmental sensing capabilities, change capabilities and upgrades, technological flexibility capabilities, and organizational flexibility. Putri Pamayang Dance Studio is a dance studio in Bandung. This study uses a research-based design or Design Based Research (DBR). Based on the results of the study, the steps adopted by the Putri Pamayang Dance Studio are related to variation strategies, market testing strategies, development and development, backward integration, horizontal integration.Keywords. dynamic capabilities, sustainable competitive, environmental sensing capabilities, change and renewal capabilities, flexibility technology capabilities, and organizational flexibility.

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