Browsing by Subject "Program Evaluation"
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A cross-site, comparative effectiveness study of an integrated HIV and substance use treatment program.
(AIDS Patient Care STDS, 2010-10)Co-occurrence of HIV and substance abuse is associated with poor outcomes for HIV-related health and substance use. Integration of substance use and medical care holds promise for HIV patients, yet few integrated treatment ... -
A Pharmacology-Based Enrichment Program for Undergraduates Promotes Interest in Science.
(CBE Life Sci Educ, 2015)There is a strong need to increase the number of undergraduate students who pursue careers in science to provide the "fuel" that will power a science and technology-driven U.S. economy. Prior research suggests that both ... -
Caring for Alaska Native prostate cancer survivors in primary care: a survey of Alaska Tribal Health System providers.
(Int J Circumpolar Health, 2014)BACKGROUND: Little is known about the constraints of optimizing health care for prostate cancer survivors in Alaska primary care. OBJECTIVE: To describe the experiences and attitudes of primary care providers within the ... -
Description and Evaluation of an Environmental Education Program in Madagascar
(2012-04-27)The Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is a founding member of the Madagascar Fauna Group (MFG), a consortium of zoos and botanical gardens that promotes biodiversity conservation in Madagascar. The MFG’s in-country programs include ... -
Description and Evaluation of an Environmental Education Program in Madagascar
(2012-04-27)The Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is a founding member of the Madagascar Fauna Group (MFG), a consortium of zoos and botanical gardens that promotes biodiversity conservation in Madagascar. The MFG’s in-country programs include ... -
Development and implementation of a proficiency testing program for Luminex bead-based cytokine assays.
(J Immunol Methods, 2014-07)Luminex bead array assays are widely used for rapid biomarker quantification due to the ability to measure up to 100 unique analytes in a single well of a 96-well plate. There has been, however, no comprehensive analysis ... -
Development of a contemporary globally diverse HIV viral panel by the EQAPOL program.
(J Immunol Methods, 2014-07)The significant diversity among HIV-1 variants poses serious challenges for vaccine development and for developing sensitive assays for screening, surveillance, diagnosis, and clinical management. Recognizing a need to develop ... -
Does improved access to diagnostic imaging results reduce hospital length of stay? A retrospective study.
(BMC Health Serv Res, 2010-09-06)BACKGROUND: One year after the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to support diagnostic imaging at our hospital, clinicians had faster and better access to radiology reports and images; direct ... -
Effectiveness of mentoring programs for youth: a meta-analytic review.
(Am J Community Psychol, 2002-04)We used meta-analysis to review 55 evaluations of the effects of mentoring programs on youth. Overall, findings provide evidence of only a modest or small benefit of program participation for the average youth. Program effects ... -
Establishing a regional, multisite database for quality improvement and service planning in community-based palliative care and hospice.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-08)BACKGROUND: Outpatient palliative care, an evolving delivery model, seeks to improve continuity of care across settings and to increase access to services in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM). It can provide a critical ... -
Implementation and randomized controlled trial evaluation of universal postnatal nurse home visiting.
(Am J Public Health, 2014-02)OBJECTIVES: We evaluated whether a brief, universal, postnatal nurse home-visiting intervention can be implemented with high penetration and fidelity, prevent emergency health care services, and promote positive parenting ... -
Implementation and randomized controlled trial evaluation of universal postnatal nurse home visiting.
(Am J Public Health, 2014-02)OBJECTIVES: We evaluated whether a brief, universal, postnatal nurse home-visiting intervention can be implemented with high penetration and fidelity, prevent emergency health care services, and promote positive parenting ... -
Implementation of Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) guidelines within the External Quality Assurance Program Oversight Laboratory (EQAPOL).
(J Immunol Methods, 2014-07)The EQAPOL contract was awarded to Duke University to develop and manage global proficiency testing programs for flow cytometry-, ELISpot-, and Luminex bead-based assays (cytokine analytes), as well as create a genetically ... -
Implementing a Continuous Quality Improvement Program in a High-Volume Clinical Echocardiography Laboratory: Improving Care for Patients With Aortic Stenosis.
(Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 2016-03)BACKGROUND: The management of aortic stenosis rests on accurate echocardiographic diagnosis. Hence, it was chosen as a test case to examine the utility of continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches to increase ... -
Influenza vaccination of household contacts of newborns: a hospital-based strategy to increase vaccination rates.
(Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2010-10)We implemented a hospital-based influenza vaccination program for household contacts of newborns. Among mothers not vaccinated prenatally, 44.7% were vaccinated through the program, as were 25.7% of fathers. A hospital-based ... -
Information as an Environmental Policy Instrument: Examining Household Response to Arsenic in Tube-Well Water in Araihazar, Bangladesh
(2011)This dissertation examines the potential of information-provision in motivating behavior that reduces human exposure to arsenic in drinking-water in Bangladesh. In chapter 2, the longer-term effects of the countrywide ... -
Introduction to a Special Issue of the Journal of Immunological Methods: Building global resource programs to support HIV/AIDS clinical trial studies.
(J Immunol Methods, 2014-07)This Special Issue of the Journal of Immunological Methods includes 16 manuscripts describing quality assurance activities related to virologic and immunologic monitoring of six global laboratory resource programs that support ... -
Medication coaching program for patients with minor stroke or TIA: a pilot study.
(BMC Public Health, 2012-07-25)BACKGROUND: Patients who are hospitalized with a first or recurrent stroke often are discharged with new medications or adjustment to the doses of pre-admission medications, which can be confusing and pose safety issues ... -
Promoting community practitioners' use of evidence-based approaches to increase breast cancer screening.
(Public Health Nurs, 2013-07)Many women do not get mammography screenings at the intervals recommended for early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) recommends a range of evidence-based ... -
Roads, Rights, and Rewards: Three Program Evaluations in Environmental and Resource Economics
(2017)This dissertation presents three program evaluations in environmental and resource economics. In the first chapter, I ask whether rural roads can contribute to a reversal of tree cover loss. Prior literature shows roads ...
