Process evaluations are an often-overlooked component of evaluating health promotion interventions, but can be essential for interpreting program outcomes. The purpose of this study was to report the results of two types of process evaluations conducted for Food Fit, a nutrition education program implemented to 58 3rd through 5th grade children (67% Caucasian) in 5 YMCA after school programs. T...

This paper describes the implementation of a medication management model within a medical-center based home health agency. The model was integrated into the agency’s quality improvement falls prevention program and was selected in part because it directly addressed two medication-related accreditation standards for home health care agencies. During a five-month period, a staff pharmacist conduc...

conclusions it is suggested that for addiction rehabilitation and relapse prevention, health practitioners should not only provide an intervention program to their patients, but they should design a program for families to participate in the treatment as well so that patients can function at a higher level of wellness. therefore, the family participation program should be reinforced as part of ...

introduction: health tourism refers to any type of travelling seeking improvement of health condition. it can be treated like a national strategy toward increase of national income. the present study is an attempt to survey the factors in development of health tourism in iran. methods: the study is an analytical research and data used in the study were gleaned through library resources and acad...

When evaluating any health intervention, it is critical to include the impact of the intervention on health-related quality of life (HRQL). Among those who are obese, HRQL is often lower than the general population and even more when considering obesity-related comorbidities and bodily pain. The objectives of this paper were to determine the impact of a multidisciplinary, community-based obesit...

Epidemiological data show that people are living longer. This change carries opportunities for but also the increased need of residential care facilities (RCFs) older adults who require cannot be taken at home. The entry in RCFs is a delicate moment, which maintaining autonomy essential, along with promoting physical and mental health. aim this work was to evaluate perceived quality life (QoL)-...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a group-based self-management program (SMP) delivered as part of a quality improvement program, Co-Creating Health, for patients living with one of four long-term conditions (LTCs): chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, diabetes, and musculoskeletal pain. METHODS The 7 week SMP was co-delivered by lay and health professional tutors. Patients completed self-r...

This study explored Arabic, Chinese, South Asian, and Vietnamese immigrant women's experiences with a peer health educator program, a public health program that facilitated access to breast health information and mammography screening. Framed within critical social theory, this participatory action research project took place from July 2009 to January 2011. Ten focus groups and 14 individual in...