Introduction The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) draws together the unique and common elements of 19 different theories and frameworks and offers a common taxonomy for exploring the effectiveness of implementation within a specific context. Using the framework, the researcher or evaluator is able to address not only the question of “Does the intervention work” but more...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine the relative efficacy of irradiation using a device containing a far-infrared emitting ceramic powder (cFIR) for the management of chronic myofascial neck pain compared with a control treatment. DESIGN This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. PARTICIPANTS The study comprised 48 patients with chronic, myofasc...

Polymer matrix composite materials that can emit radiation in the far-infrared region of the spectrum are receiving increasing attention due to their ability to significantly influence biological processes. This study reports on the far-infrared emissivity property of composite films based on far-infrared ceramic powder. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ...

Background and purpose New ideas, methods, and technologies spread through cultures through typical patterns described by diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory. Professional cultures, including the physical therapy profession, have distinctive features and traditions that determine the adoption of practice innovation. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) proposes a frame...

Methods The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was used as the basis for defining potential factors affecting implementation success and guided data collection and analysis. For each of the initiatives, a sample of facilities was selected to maximize variability in implementation success, defined uniquely for each initiative. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with...

Content based image retrieval (CBIR) has been well studied in the computer vision and multimedia community. Content free image retrieval (CFIR) methods, and their complementary characteristics to CBIR has not received enough attention in the literature. Performance of CBIR is constrained by the semantic gap between the feature representations and user expectations, while CFIR suffers with spars...

BACKGROUND In the United States, as in many other parts of the world, the prevalence of overweight/obesity is at epidemic proportions in the adult population and even higher among Veterans. To address the high prevalence of overweight/obesity among Veterans, the MOVE!(®) weight management program was disseminated nationally to Veteran Affairs (VA) medical centers. The objective of this paper is...

BACKGROUND Many healthcare organizations have developed disclosure policies for large-scale adverse events, including the Veterans Health Administration (VA). This study evaluated VA's national large-scale disclosure policy and identifies gaps and successes in its implementation. METHODS Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with leaders, hospital employees, and patients at ni...

Consider a stereotypical image-retrieval problem; a user submits a set of query images to a system and through repeated interactions during which the system presents its current choices and the user gives his/her preferences to them, the choices are narrowed to the image(s) that satisfies the user. The problem obviously must deal with image content, i.e., interpretation and preference. For this...

PurposeImplementation research provides a structure for evaluating the clinical integration of genomic medicine interventions. This paper describes the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Network's efforts to promote (i) a broader understanding of genomic medicine implementation research and (ii) the sharing of knowledge generated in the network.MethodsTo facilitate this goal, the IGNITE...