scholarly journals Long-term mechanical circulatory support: could it really have a public health impact?

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Kirklin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mechanical Circulatory Support ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Public Health Impact ◽  
Circulatory Support

scholarly journals The Long-Term Public Health Impact of a Community-Based Participatory Research Project for Health Promotion Among Socially Disadvantaged Women—A Case Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Abu-Omar ◽  
Heiko Ziemainz ◽  
Julika Loss ◽  
Michael Laxy ◽  
Rolf Holle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Public Health Impact ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Women

Introduction: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is considered to be of high potential for health promotion among socially disadvantaged groups. However, the long-term implementation and transfer of these approaches remain challenging, and the public health impact they achieve is difficult to study. This also pertains to the potential health effects and cost-effectiveness of CBPR. This study protocol describes the follow-up case study (NU-BIG) after 15 years of the BIG project (“movement as investment in health”), a project to promote physical activity among socially disadvantaged women. Through a participatory approach, BIG empowers the addressed women to plan and implement low-threshold physical activity offers. Since the project started in 2005, it was transferred to 17 communities in Germany.Materials and Analysis: NU-BIG intends to examine the long-term effects, including economic aspects, of the BIG project on individual and structural levels at all project sites, as well as its long-term implementation and transfer. NU-BIG is a cross-sectional and longitudinal study using a mixed method approach. For the longitudinal section, we re-analyze existing data from former BIG evaluations. For cross-sectional data collection, we use questionnaires and conduct qualitative interviews and focus groups. Women who take part in BIG program offers are part of the research team and will use the photo-voice approach to report on the effects of BIG. The study population consists of about 800 women who participate in BIG project offers and 50 persons involved in the implementation of the BIG project at local sites.Discussion: The expected results from NU-BIG are highly relevant for studying the long-term public health impact of CBPR. In particular, this project intends to answer questions on how the transfer of such projects can succeed and which factors determine if a CBPR project can be sustained at the community level. Eventually, these results can contribute to the further development of participatory approaches to provide effective health promotion among socially disadvantaged groups.Conclusion: Although CBPR is seen of having the potential to reduce health disparities, there is still a lack of research on its long-term effects and public health impact. NU-BIG aims at generating knowledge about the economic effects, reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of a CBPR project. The expected results could be of high interest for BIG and other CBPR-projects.

Long-term survival on mechanical circulatory support

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 173-173
Author(s):  
A GKOUZIOUTA ◽  
E LEONTIADIS ◽  
S ADAMOPOULOS ◽  
A MANGINAS ◽  
G KARAVOLIAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Circulatory Support ◽  
Circulatory Support ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Long Term Survival

Long-term mechanical circulatory support: Differences with pulsatile and non-pulsatile systems

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Drews ◽  
M Dandel ◽  
F Kaufmann ◽  
M Pasic ◽  
Y Weng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Circulatory Support ◽  
Circulatory Support
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