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![Reliability and Sensitivity of a Virtual Assessment Developed for Workplace Concussions: Protocol for a Method-Comparison Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/56114377307982b9e8383926ed31cbd3.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/56114377307982b9e8383926ed31cbd3.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/56114377307982b9e8383926ed31cbd3.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/56114377307982b9e8383926ed31cbd3.png 2500w)
Workplace mild traumatic brain injuries are frequently associated with persistent symptoms, leading to a reduction in productivity at work or even disability. People who sustain workplace injuries frequently need rehabilitation and support, and the challenges of delivering these services was heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic as injured workers had to be cared for remotely. Currently, clinicians are conducting both in-person and virtual (remote) concussion assessments; however, the measures that are being used to complete these assessments have undocumented psychometric properties.
![Nursing Regulation Literature in Canada: Protocol for a Scoping Review Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c010adec4e16d3117a468b90f438319c.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c010adec4e16d3117a468b90f438319c.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c010adec4e16d3117a468b90f438319c.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c010adec4e16d3117a468b90f438319c.png 2500w)
Significant reforms are occurring in health practitioner regulation across Canada. Within the nursing profession, growing workforce challenges and health system demands have accelerated the pace of changes to nursing regulation policies and practices. There is significant political investment to modernize and harmonize nursing regulation across Canada, and evidence is needed to guide regulatory decision-making. To better understand the current state of scholarship and the gaps that exist, a comprehensive understanding of the available literature informing nursing regulation in Canada is first warranted.
![Factors Affecting Specialty Training Preference Among UK Medical Students (FAST): Protocol for a National Cross-Sectional Survey Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/392e90ae3e05431a0993f5cf774a1d46.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/392e90ae3e05431a0993f5cf774a1d46.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/392e90ae3e05431a0993f5cf774a1d46.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/392e90ae3e05431a0993f5cf774a1d46.png 2500w)
The UK medical education system faces a complex landscape of specialty training choices and heightened competition. The Factors Affecting Specialty Training Preference Among UK Medical Students (FAST) study addresses the need to understand the factors influencing UK medical students’ specialty choices, against a backdrop of increasing challenges in health care workforce planning.
![Technology-Assisted Mental Health Intervention Delivered by Frontline Workers at Community Doorsteps for Reducing Anxiety and Depression in Rural Pakistan: Protocol for the mPareshan Mixed Methods Implementation Trial Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/03cc2fa92a87647cc1eacc90261286ab.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/03cc2fa92a87647cc1eacc90261286ab.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/03cc2fa92a87647cc1eacc90261286ab.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/03cc2fa92a87647cc1eacc90261286ab.png 2500w)
![Deprescribing as a Way to Reduce Inappropriate Use of Drugs for Overactive Bladder in Primary Care (DROP): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial With an Embedded Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ac16a7dd88f42e13ba67f081d6341cc4.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ac16a7dd88f42e13ba67f081d6341cc4.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ac16a7dd88f42e13ba67f081d6341cc4.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ac16a7dd88f42e13ba67f081d6341cc4.png 2500w)
Potentially inappropriate medication remains a significant concern in general practices, particularly in the context of overactive bladder (OAB) treatment for individuals aged 65 years and older. This study focuses on the exploration of alternative options for treating OAB and the deprescribing of anticholinergic drugs commonly used in OAB. The research aims to comprehensively evaluate the efficiency of deprescribing through a mixed methods approach, combining quantitative assessment and qualitative exploration of perceptions, experiences, and potential barriers among patients and health care personnel.
![Evaluation of Staining Propensity of Silver Diamine Fluoride With and Without Potassium Iodide in Children (Project Healthy Smiles): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb6778b46172cae4d8edfeded3c760df.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb6778b46172cae4d8edfeded3c760df.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb6778b46172cae4d8edfeded3c760df.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb6778b46172cae4d8edfeded3c760df.png 2500w)
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is becoming more widely recognized as a simple, cost-effective approach to minimize sensitivity and arrest caries. However, SDF results in caries that are stained black. Potassium iodide (KI) treatment with SDF may minimize or lessen the staining. However, the effectiveness of KI on staining has not been investigated. Studies demonstrating that potassium iodide reduces the black staining are still insufficient. This paper presents the study protocol for Healthy Smiles, a randomized controlled trial implemented to compare the staining propensity of SDF and SDF+KI.
![Design, Develop, and Pilot-Test a Digital Platform to Enhance Student Well-Being: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/6b888a2862b78497bcef0f0edc2bf667.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/6b888a2862b78497bcef0f0edc2bf667.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/6b888a2862b78497bcef0f0edc2bf667.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/6b888a2862b78497bcef0f0edc2bf667.png 2500w)
![Effectiveness of a Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Message Framing Intervention for Improving Maternal Health Service Uptake and Newborn Care Practice in Rural Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb0f204c4a130f654d2304acffc906f0.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb0f204c4a130f654d2304acffc906f0.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb0f204c4a130f654d2304acffc906f0.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/cb0f204c4a130f654d2304acffc906f0.png 2500w)
Ethiopia has high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. In 2019 and 2020, the maternal and newborn mortality rates were estimated at 412 per 1,000,000 births and 30 per 10,000 births, respectively. While mobile health interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health management have shown promising results, there are still insufficient scientific studies to assess the effectiveness of mobile phone messaging–based message framing for maternal and newborn health.
![Piloting a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Identify Patients With Social Needs and Provide Navigation Services and Referral to Community-Based Organizations: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c1fde0bf7736ca2d8dfc4ff510efe83b.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c1fde0bf7736ca2d8dfc4ff510efe83b.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c1fde0bf7736ca2d8dfc4ff510efe83b.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c1fde0bf7736ca2d8dfc4ff510efe83b.png 2500w)
Social needs and social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly outrank medical care when considering the impact on a person’s length and quality of life, resulting in poor health outcomes and worsening life expectancy. Integrating social needs and SDOH data along with clinical risk information within operational clinical decision support (CDS) systems built into electronic health records (EHRs) is an effective approach to addressing health-related social needs. To achieve this goal, applied research is needed to develop EHR-integrated CDS tools and closed-loop referral systems and implement and test them in the digital and clinical workflows at health care systems and collaborating community-based organizations (CBOs).
![Rehabilitation at Home With the Development of a Sustainable Model Placing the Person’s Needs and Environment at Heart: Protocol for a Multimethod Project Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/756d7157a1ba7d7e0a9b845f8859f706.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/756d7157a1ba7d7e0a9b845f8859f706.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/756d7157a1ba7d7e0a9b845f8859f706.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/756d7157a1ba7d7e0a9b845f8859f706.png 2500w)
Each year, more than 1.5 million people in Europe have a stroke, and many experience disabilities leading to activity and participation restrictions. Home-based rehabilitation is the recommended approach for stroke rehabilitation, in line with the international shift to integrated care. Despite this, rehabilitation often focuses on the person’s physical functions, not the whole life situation and opportunities to live an active life. Given that rehabilitation today is often provided in the person’s home, there is a need to develop new models that consider the rehabilitation process as situated in the everyday living environment of persons with stroke. This project is grounded in experiences from our ongoing research, where we study the importance of the home environment for health and participation among persons with stroke, rehabilitated at home. This research has shown unmet needs, which lead to suboptimal rehabilitation outcomes. There is a need for studies on how to use environmental resources to optimize stroke rehabilitation in the home setting.
![Evaluating the Preliminary Effectiveness of the Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (PCC-AT) in Zambian Health Facilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Cross-Sectional Study Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae92c15a8f47e5fd8dc9ccd0cf1c3b40.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae92c15a8f47e5fd8dc9ccd0cf1c3b40.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae92c15a8f47e5fd8dc9ccd0cf1c3b40.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/ae92c15a8f47e5fd8dc9ccd0cf1c3b40.png 2500w)
Person-centered care (PCC) within HIV treatment services has demonstrated potential to overcome inequities in HIV service access while improving treatment outcomes. Despite PCC being widely considered a best practice, no consensus exists on its assessment and measurement. This study in Zambia builds upon previous research that informed development of a framework for PCC and a PCC assessment tool (PCC-AT).
![Leveraging Parents and Peer Recovery Supports to Increase Recovery Capital in Emerging Adults With Polysubstance Use: Protocol for a Feasibility, Acceptability, and Appropriateness Study of Launch Article Thumbnail](https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/06c49ac3fcc194f5583d04a59fc30415.png 480w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/06c49ac3fcc194f5583d04a59fc30415.png 960w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/06c49ac3fcc194f5583d04a59fc30415.png 1920w,https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/06c49ac3fcc194f5583d04a59fc30415.png 2500w)
Emerging adults (aged 18-26 years) are the most at-risk yet underserved age group among people with substance use disorder, especially rural emerging adults, and polysubstance use is common. Recovery capital is lower among emerging adults than older adults, and evidence-based treatments are typically unavailable or not developmentally tailored, especially in rural areas. Both supportive parents (or parental figures) and peer recovery support services (PRSS) can be leveraged to better support these emerging adults. Previous research indicates parents can be engaged to deliver contingency management (CM), an extensively researched evidence-based intervention for substance use.
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