This study examined the prevalence of senior centres providing multi-component falls prevention education and the perceived barriers in implementing this education. A telephone interview was conducted in 2006 with 500 senior centres nationwide. Centre directors were asked about the types of multi-component falls prevention education offered (ie, balance exercise classes, medication management, ...

A R T I C L E I N F O Lean implementation barriers, machine tool sector, ISM, IRP Received 18 June 2014 Accepted 04 August 2014 Available online 1 December 2014 Acute global competition has forced organization to adopt Lean manufacturing strategy in order to improve competitive potential. Top managements should examine the barriers to lean in order to ensure its effective implementation. This p...

INTRODUCTION Beginning in the late 1990s, investigators in the USA and UK began evaluating new approaches to ensure the treatment of sex partners of persons with curable sexually transmitted infections (STI). Both countries had longstanding partner services programmes affecting at least some STI, but confronted a mismatch between the resources available to provide partner services and the scale...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common procedure performed in both emergency and elective settings. Our aim was to analyse the trends in laparoscopic surgery in Ireland in the public and private healthcare systems. In particular we studied the trend in day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy. National HIPE data for the years 2010-2012 was obtained. Similar datasets were obtained from the three ...

Other Potential Covariates ........................................................................................... 151 Family ................................................................................................................................151 Religious Community .........................................................................................................151 Local ...

The high prevalence and mortality from tuberculosis (TB) in prisons in Europe make them a priority target for the StopTB strategy. Implementation however is difficult and requires a whole prison approach, with due attention to the values and understanding of all staff and to prisoners' health literacy levels.

AIMS This study explored the strategies used by cardiac rehabilitation (CR) coordinators to overcome the obstacles to implementation of the evidence-based Reducing Risk in Heart Disease guidelines. METHODS The study design used qualitative, semistructured in-depth interviews with 20 CR coordinators from New South Wales, Australia, to explore the strategies used to facilitate guideline impleme...

BACKGROUND Pediatricians are central in leading the family-centered medical home (FCMH), yet little is known about how provider-perceived barriers to and attitudes toward the FCMH affect implementation. This study aims to assess the relationship between pediatrician-perceived barriers to and attitudes toward FCMH and reported care coordination. METHODS Pediatricians working in ambulatory care...