Implementation and Dissemination of DNP Practice Scholarship

Abstract Background There is a high risk of death from opioid overdose following release from prison. Efforts to develop and implement overdose prevention programs for justice-involved populations have increased in recent years. An understanding of the gaps in knowledge on prevention interventions is needed to accelerate development, implementation, and dissemination of effective strategies. Methods A systematic search process identified 43 published papers addressing opioid overdose prevention in criminal justice settings or among justice-involved populations from 2010 to February 2020. Cross-cutting themes were identified, coded and qualitatively analyzed. Results Papers were coded into five categories: acceptability (n = 8), accessibility (n = 4), effectiveness (n = 5), feasibility (n = 7), and participant overdose risk (n = 19). Common themes were: (1) Acceptability of naloxone is associated with injection drug use, overdose history, and perceived risk within the situational context; (2) Accessibility of naloxone is a function of the interface between corrections and community; (3) Evaluations of overdose prevention interventions are few, but generally show increases in knowledge or reductions in opioid overdose; (4) Coordinated efforts are needed to implement prevention interventions, address logistical challenges, and develop linkages between corrections and community providers; (5) Overdose is highest immediately following release from prison or jail, often preceded by service-system interactions, and associated with drug-use severity, injection use, and mental health disorders, as well as risks in the post-release environment. Conclusion Study findings can inform the development of overdose prevention interventions that target justice-involved individuals and policies to support their implementation across criminal justice and community-based service systems.

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Adaptation and feasibility of a multimodal mindfulness-based intervention to promote sexual health in cancer survivorship

Translational Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1093/tbm/ibab083 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica R Gorman ◽

Julia H Drizin ◽

Fatima A Al-Ghadban ◽

Katharine A Rendle

Keyword(s):

Sexual Health ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Community Setting ◽

Key Informant ◽

Initial Intervention ◽

Implementation And Dissemination ◽

Quantitative Results ◽

After Cancer ◽

Female Cancer Survivors

Abstract Sexual health concerns after cancer are common and distressing, and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are effective in supporting women experiencing these concerns. The goals of this study were to: (i) systematically adapt and document modifications to a mindfulness-based sexual health intervention for cancer survivors in a community setting and (ii) assess feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability, and to identify strategies to increase reach for future implementation and dissemination. Following the ADAPT-ITT model, we first conducted key informant interviews with 10 female cancer survivors and four healthcare providers to obtain feedback on perceived need and feasibility of the intervention approach, and preferences for content, structure, and delivery format. This feedback informed initial intervention adaptations, which we then pretested with five female cancer survivors. We tracked and coded intervention adaptations. Key informant cancer survivors and providers confirmed the lack of sexual health services, acceptability of a sexual health MBI, and identified initial adaptations including modifying the intervention for delivery in a community, rather than clinical, setting. Pretest participants (aged 48–57) were survivors of breast (n = 4) and cervical (n = 1) cancer. All participants completed the intervention attending an average of 7.2 of 8 weekly sessions. Qualitative and quantitative results suggest the intervention was feasible, appropriate and acceptable. Engaging stakeholders in the adaptation process is essential for creating a feasible, appropriate, and acceptable intervention. Tracking intervention modifications contributes to our overall understanding of how MBIs can be adapted for new populations and contexts.

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A Framework for Training Health Professionals in Implementation and Dissemination Science

Academic Medicine ◽

10.1097/acm.0b013e3182449d33 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Ralph Gonzales ◽

Margaret A. Handley ◽

Sara Ackerman ◽

Patricia S. OʼSullivan

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Implementation And Dissemination

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Implementation and dissemination of the Sikh American Families Oral Health Promotion Program

Translational Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1007/s13142-017-0466-4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 435-443 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Mary E. Northridge ◽

Rucha Kavathe ◽

Jennifer Zanowiak ◽

Laura Wyatt ◽

Hardayal Singh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Promotion Program ◽

Oral Health Promotion ◽

Promotion Program ◽

Implementation And Dissemination ◽

American Families

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Damage Assessment of Structures - An Air Force Office of Scientific Research Structural Mechanics Perspective

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.347.69 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 347 ◽

pp. 69-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Victor Giurgiutiu

Keyword(s):

Structural Health Monitoring ◽

Air Force ◽

Health Monitoring ◽

Damage Assessment ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Structural Mechanics ◽

Structural Health ◽

Aging Aircraft ◽

Periodic Maintenance ◽

Implementation And Dissemination

This paper presents the perspective of the Structural Mechanics program of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research on the damage assessment of structures. It is found that damage assessment of structures plays a very important role in assuring the safety and operational readiness of Air Force fleet. The current fleet has many aging aircraft, which poses a considerable challenge for the operators and maintainers. The nondestructive evaluation technology is rather mature and able to detect damage with considerable reliability during the periodic maintenance inspections. The emerging structural health monitoring methodology has great potential, because it will use on-board damage detection sensors and systems, will be able to offer on-demand structural health bulletins. Considerable fundamental and applied research is still needed to enable the development, implementation, and dissemination of structural health monitoring technology.

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Developments in National Cancer Control Programmes in Europe – Results From the Analysis of a Pan-European Survey

Cancer Control ◽

10.1177/10732748211041508 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 107327482110415

Author(s):

Marjetka Jelenc ◽

Elisabete Weiderpass ◽

Patricia Fitzpatrick ◽

Tit Albreht

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cancer Control ◽

Policy Framework ◽

The Public ◽

Cancer Management ◽

Control Programmes ◽

Implementation And Dissemination ◽

Entire Trajectory ◽

The Eu

Introduction National Cancer Control Programmes (NCCPs) provide a country’s policy framework for the development of cancer control, focussing on the reduction of cancer morbidity and mortality and improving quality of life of cancer patients. Objective Exploring and analysing to which extent some of the key elements of the European Guide for Quality National Cancer Control Programmes (Guide) are implemented in NCCPs in the EU. Methods Survey carried out through 30 countries, EU members, Iceland, Montenegro, Norway and Turkey, focussing on stakeholders’ participation, inclusion of all the envisaged chapters from the Guide as well as implementation and dissemination. Results The results of the policy survey on European NCCPs carried out within Cancer Control Joint Action (CANCON JA) are presented. The response was 30 out of 35 countries. In total, 28 out of 30 countries, which completed the survey, had an NCCP or another cancer document. Cancer documents were mostly single documents, managed and supervised by the respective Ministries of Health and communicated to the public via websites and press. Nine documents were defined as programmes, eight as plans and six as strategies; in five countries, terminology was mixed. Regarding the content, recommended by the Guide from 2015, comprising ten chapter areas in three parts. Only 10 countries included in their NCCPs all elements suggested in the Guide. Conclusion Based on our results, we can see that a more comprehensive approach in the process of NCCPs is needed. Policy should focus on the development of instruments for efficient cancer management, which would encompass the entire trajectory of the cancer care from diagnosis to survivorship and supportive care.

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THE USE AND DETERMINANTS OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s1363919618500627 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (07) ◽

pp. 1850062

Author(s):

ALBA MANRESA ◽

ANDREA BIKFALVI ◽

ALEXANDRA SIMON

Keyword(s):

Human Resource Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Single Unit ◽

New Products ◽

Training And Development ◽

The Other ◽

Hrm Practices ◽

Implementation And Dissemination ◽

Creativity And Innovation ◽

Significant Factors

Human Resource Management (HRM) practices are considered as a possible contributor to firm success. Further research is needed in this field to address how HRM practices contribute to a firm’s ability to be creative and innovative. The first objective of this paper is to map the implementation of training and development practices for creativity and innovation (TD4CI) in manufacturing and the second is to analyse the factors that most influence this implementation. The study, based on the Spanish sub-sample of the European Manufacturing Survey, demonstrates the unexhausted potential of TD4CI as a step prior to innovation. The results show that one third of the companies currently use TD4CI and that this figure is rising. Most of the firms, however, have not put these practices into place and they have no intention of doing so. Regarding the determinants that influence the studied practices, the results show that there are some significant factors, for example new products or services being introduced within the company in the previous three years, that positively affect all the practices. Other determinants are individually significant, for instance the complexity of the product. Some factors, on the other hand, such as size or single unit production, do not appear to influence any of the practices studied so far. The value of this research lies in the up-to-date, relevant figures it provides regarding the implementation and dissemination of TD4CI.

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