Proof of concept studies in mental health systems research: strategy and steps by Luis Salvador-Carulla, Hossein Tabatabaei-Jafari, Cindy Woods, Sue Lukersmith

“…Abstract Background The implementation of interventions, digital tools, and policy plans in health systems research is highly complex. Proof-of-Concept (PoC) studies facilitate the development of these applications although they are rarely conducted or reported in mental health research. …”
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Access to healthcare for people with disabilities in South Africa: Bad at any time, worse during COVID-19? by Emma L. McKinney, Victor McKinney, Leslie Swartz

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Treatment times in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant vs adjuvant chemotherapy: Is efficiency a benefit of preoperative chemotherapy? by Nicole M. Melchior, Darren B. Sachs, Gabrielle Gauvin, Cecilia Chang, Chihsiung E. Wang, Elin R. Sigurdson, John M. Daly, Allison A. Aggon, Shelly B. Hayes, Elias I. Obeid, Richard J. Bleicher

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Longitudinal evaluation examining implementation and sustainment of an opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution among veterans who are unstably housed by Sarah J. Javier, Amanda M. Midboe, Taryn Perez, Angela M. Kyrish, Madeleine Golding, Hannah Cheng, Kenneth Bruemmer, Danica Bogicevic

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Retraining the veterans health administration’s REACH VET suicide risk prediction model for patients involved in the legal system by Esther L. Meerwijk, Andrea K. Finlay, Alex H. S. Harris

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Evaluating relapse prophylaxis in addition to interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy for back pain: a randomised controlled trial by Julia Schmetsdorf, Kathrin Krüger, Jacqueline Posselt, Runde Werner, Hans-Georg Zechel, Thomas Kohlmann, Christian Krauth

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The prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among adolescents and young adults in rural South Africa: analysis of household survey data informed by lived experience ex... by Audrey Moyo, Lovemore Nyasha Sigwadhi, Stanley Carries, Nokwanda Sithole, Reuben Christopher Moyo, Arvin Bhana, Peter Suwirakwenda Nyasulu, Eugene Lee Davids, Theresa Munyombwe, Innocent Maposa, Darshini Govindasamy

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Towards developing new private sector maternity care models in South Africa: results from a deliberative stakeholder dialogue by Tanya Doherty, Sue Fawcus, Vishal Brijlal, Geetesh Solanki

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Research for universal health coverage: setting priorities for policy and systems research in Uganda by Freddie Ssengooba, Aloysius Ssennyonjo, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Timothy Musila, Suzanne Namusoke Kiwanuka, Enid Kemari, Milly Nattimba

“…Objective To describe the process used to prioritise UHC within the health systems research and development agenda in Uganda. …”
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Effectiveness of digital interventions for eight mental disorders: A meta-analytic synthesis by Mathias Harrer, Clara Miguel, Lingyao Tong, Paula Kuper, Antonia A. Sprenger, Yuki Furukawa, Yingying Wang, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Marketa Ciharova, Olga M. Panagiotopoulou, Ioana Cristea, Jessica L. Hamblen, Paula P. Schnurr, Heleen Riper, Marit Sijbrandij, Eirini Karyotaki, Annemieke van Straten, Toshi A. Furukawa, Davide Papola, Stefan Leucht, Pim Cuijpers

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Does outcome expectancy predict outcomes in online depression prevention? Secondary analysis of randomised‐controlled trials by Janika Thielecke, Paula Kuper, David Ebert, Pim Cuijpers, Filip Smit, Heleen Riper, Dirk Lehr, Claudia Buntrock

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Feasibility of combining tDCS with exercise for increasing physical activity in people with depression by Ana M. Abrantes, Ana M. Abrantes, Julia Browne, Julia Browne, Mascha van ‘t Wout-Frank, Mascha van ‘t Wout-Frank, Linda L. Carpenter, Linda L. Carpenter, Michael D. Stein, Lisa A. Uebelacker, Lisa A. Uebelacker, Daniel Audet, Julie A. Desaulniers, Sarah Garnaat, Sarah Garnaat, Sarah Garnaat

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