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Approved Medications for Substance Use Disorders: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Completed Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trials

This umbrella review of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and completed phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) over the past 10 years covers approved pharmacological treatments for substance use disorders (SUD) worldwide, providing clinicians and researchers with a detailed...

Conceptualizations of compassion in the context of dementia caregiving: A scoping review protocol

Background Compassion is widely recognized as a vital component of dementia caregiving, yet its conceptualization, definition, and operationalization remain inconsistent across contexts. In dementia caregiving, compassion is often conflated with empathy, emotional labor, and rela...

Barriers and Facilitators in Using Personal Hearing Amplifiers from the Perspective of Healthcare Providers

Background: Hearing loss is experienced by two-thirds of hospitalized older adults and is associated with poor access to healthcare and negative health outcomes. Personal hearing amplifiers (PHAs) are evidence-based assistive devices provided in many hospitals to improve accessib...

Implementing Advisory Councils to Strengthen Continuing Education Programming: Case Study and Synthesised Recommendations

Continuing education (CE) activities that are multicomponent, long-term, interprofessional, or geographically dispersed require thorough mechanisms to meet the educational needs of learners. One tool offering a variety of benefits for complex CE programming is the formation of an...

Development of a Competency-Based Learning Packet for Grade 7 Social Studies Under The MATATAG Curriculum

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the least-mastered competencies in Grade 7 Social Studies under the MATATAG Curriculum and develop and validate a competency-based learning packet responsive to these identified learning needs. A descriptive Research and Development (R&D) de...

How Healthy Are Community Health Workers: Findings from a Chicago-Area Survey

Community health workers (CHWs) are a growing and essential component of the U.S. healthcare workforce, yet little is known about their own health and well-being. The CHWs Our Work + Our Health Pilot Study administered a cross-sectional survey to a convenience sample of CHWs livi...