The relationship between the living lab approach and successful implementation of healthcare innovations: an integrative review by Sylvia J van der Burg-Vermeulen, Nina Zipfel, Carel T J Hulshof, Angela G E M de Boer, Bedra Horreh

“…We found that in particular six success factors were mentioned for the added-value of using living lab components for healthcare innovations: leadership, involvement, timing, openness, organisational support and ownership.Conclusions The living lab approach showed to contribute to successful implementation outcomes. …”
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Universality of universal health coverage: A scoping review. by Aklilu Endalamaw, Charles F Gilks, Fentie Ambaw, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Policy and healthcare level and cross-cutting barriers of UHC were identified. Financing, leadership/governance, inequity, weak regulation and supervision mechanism, and poverty were most repeated policy level barriers. …”
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THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF ECT TREATMENTS IN FINLAND – RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY by SAANA KARTTUNEN, LAURI VIRTANEN, ANU HOLM, NIKO SEPPÄLÄ, PETRI SUMIA, ERIKA JÄÄSKELÄINEN, KAIJA JÄRVENTAUSTA

“…The survey was part of the first author’s development assignment for a leadership training course for psychiatrists organized by the University of Lapland and the Finnish psychiatric association. …”
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Practice of balanced scorecard implementation and its contributing factors among public primary hospital professionals in Central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Seid Yeshaw, Seid Yeshaw, Geta Asrade, Asebe Hagos, Muluken Genetu Chanie, Nigusu Worku

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Evaluation of choices and time spent on an open online elective course by undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic by Z Mfeka, A Turner, J E Wolvaardt, D Muganhiri

“…All the students had one compulsory inclusion in the elective (Management and Leadership Short Course for Undergraduate Healthcare Students). …”
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Prospective and Mental Change in Decision-Making in Critical Scenarios of Organizations (Review Article) by D. Vallejo, L. Sanandrés, V. Ruiz

“…The results demonstrated considerations about the presence of multiple philosophical traditions in the scientific process; the role of leadership and neuroscience as the axis of knowledge and their value for decision-making; and how, based on the paradigmatic dialectic, a new mental model and innovative foresight are useful for understanding the structures that require new models of planning for the future where possible and desirable. …”
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Comparação entre os Critérios GLIM, o Consenso de Caquexia do Câncer e a ASG-PPP VR para o Diagnóstico Nutricional de Pacientes com Câncer Avançado em Cuidados Paliativos by Emanuelly Varea Maria Wiegert, Gabriella da Costa Cunha, Larissa Calixto-Lima

“…Objetivo: Avaliar a concordância dos critérios do Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) e do consenso de caquexia do câncer com avaliação subjetiva global produzida pelo paciente versão reduzida (ASG-PPP VR) para diagnóstico nutricional de pacientes com câncer avançado em cuidados paliativos. …”
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The simplified GLIM criteria for assessment of malnutrition and its correlation with clinical outcomes in Crohn’s disease patients by Xiaomei Song, Xiaomei Song, Xiaomei Song, Xiaoxin Zhou, Xiaoxin Zhou, Hao Wang, Hong Guo, Jian Yang, Jian Yang

“…ObjectivePatients with Crohn’s disease (CD) commonly experience malnutrition. The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria, a novel approach to assessing malnutrition, has been validated in some diseases. …”
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Effects of Job Stress on Teachers Productivity in Primary Schools of Katuna Town Council in Kabale District. by Faida, Elias

“…The study findings showed that the different forms of job stressors such as excessive workload, lacking instructional resources, disruptive student behaviors, school's administrative pressure, parents and community members' high academic expectations, balancing work with personal life, limited access to opportunities for professionalism, job instability with uncertain salary and frequent staff changes and lack of school leadership support affected teachers productivity in Primary schools of Katuna Town Council of Kabale District. …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Children Under Five Years of Age: A Case of Buhara Sub County, Kabale District. by Namanya, Oliver

“…The study recommended that, Kabale District local government in conjunction with Buhara Sub County leadership should come up with ordinances and byelaws on how to improve community sanitation and hygiene practices especially improving toilet coverage, hand washing and proper disposal of the wastes to avoid stunting as they pose great risk to diarrheal diseases leading to mal-absorption food. …”
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Improving education for incarcerated children and young people: policy recommendations from three transnational projects in Europe by Adeela ahmed Shafi

“…Much of this success will depend on the skills of educators and the willingness of the leadership. Practical implications – The programmes and interventions in this policy piece can be used in a range of contexts and settings as shown by the wide range of sites they were piloted in. …”
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Factors affecting decision making among nurse managers working in government hospitals by Wubete Abeje, Belachew Tegegne, Zenebe Tefera, Yosef Zenebe, Wondwossen Yimam, Birhanu Desu, Yismaw Andargie, Muluken Amare, Molla Kassa, Mulugeta W/Selassie

“…BackgroundEffective nursing management and leadership are essential for the provision of desired patient care that will contribute to the improvement of any country's health indicators. …”
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The Acute VertEbRal AugmentaTion (AVERT) study: protocol for a randomised controlled, feasibility trial of spinal medial branch nerve block in hospitalised older patients with vert... by Avril Drummond, Opinder Sahota, Simon Bishop, Dritan Pasku, Apostolos Fakis, Anastasios Bastounis, Chia Wei Tan, Maribel Cameron, Yuriy Arlachov, Michal Czernicki

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Editorial by Editor

“…The authors highlight how community radio has become an empowering tool for rural women, allowing them to take leadership roles, voice their concerns, and drive social change. …”
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Using the WHO building blocks to examine cross-border public health surveillance in MENA by Laura Buback, Shayanne Martin, Esbeydy Pardo, Farah Massoud, Jesus Formigo, Atousa Bonyani, Noha H. Farag, Zayid K. Almayahi, Kenta Ishii, Susie Welty, Dana Schneider

“…Recommendations emphasize strengthened governance and leadership to facilitate regional cooperation and information sharing, sustainable financing for implementing a One Health approach, utilizing innovative information systems, workforce development to enhance data collection and analysis, and secure supply chains for medicines and vaccines and equitable service delivery for all mobile populations. …”
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Non-communicable airway disease and air pollution in three African Countries: Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia by B. Awokola, H. Lawin, O. Johnson, A. Humphrey, D. Nzogo, L. Zubar, G. Okello, S. Semple, E. Awokola, G. Amusa, N. Mohammed, C. Jewell, A. Erhart, K. Mortimer, G. Devereux, B.H. Mbatchou-Ngahane

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”Det var som att hugga med machete i början – nu förfinar vi” – En studie av Samverkan för bästa skola som styrningsteknologi by Charlotte Baltzer, Eva-Lena Lindster Norberg

“…One result of the study is that the principals are generally insecure in their leadership and welcome the government’s support, which especially focuses on developing the systematic quality work. …”
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Serotype-specific serum immunoglobulin G at 18 months of age following one or two doses of a primary series of 10-valent or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and a booster d... by Alane Izu, Eleanora Aml Mutsaerts, Courtney Olwagen, Lisa Jose, Anthonet Koen, Amit J Nana, Clare L. Cutland, Shabir A. Madhi

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Factors influencing gender and youth integration in agricultural research and innovation in Africa by Mastewal Yami, Oyewale Abioye, Sougrynoma Zainatou Sore, Aline Mugisho, Tahirou Abdoulaye

“…Factors limiting youth and gender integration in R & I included inadequate gender expertise and competence and women and youth’s insufficient access to leadership roles, therefore, limiting their participation at decision-making levels. …”
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The responsiveness of surgical research to Māori in Aotearoa, New Zealand—a scoping reviewResearch in context by Jamie-Lee Rahiri, Noah Appleby, Makayla Kahi, Annaliese Wheeler, Jason Tuhoe, Shanthi Ameratunga, Rachelle Love, Wiremu MacFater, Matire Harwood

“…More than half of all studies (55%) did not report Māori leadership, governance, and co-authorship. Studies that utilised Kaupapa Māori research were more likely to be considered high-quality. …”
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