Health and Well-Being in the Context of Health-Promoting University Initiatives: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Needs Assessment Study at Qatar University.

Background: Health-promoting universities are dedicated to fostering learning environments and organizational cultures that support the physical and mental well-being of students, faculty, and staff. As students constitute the largest group within the university community, any policy intervention targeting them is likely to have a significant impact on the university as a whole.

Objective: This study aims to assess the health status and needs of Qatar University (QU) students using a comprehensive and holistic definition of health, informed by the perspectives of students, faculty members, and key informants.

Integrating accelerometry, GPS, GIS and molecular data to investigate mechanistic pathways of the urban environmental exposome and cognitive outcomes in older adults: a longitudinal study protocol.

Introduction: Maintaining cognitive health in later life is a global priority. Encouraging individuals to make health behaviour changes, such as regular physical activity, and providing supportive urban environments can help maintain cognitive health, thereby preventing or delaying the progress of dementia and cognitive decline. However, the mechanistic pathways by which the urban environmental exposome influences cognitive health outcomes are poorly understood.

Using the ReSPECT emergency care and treatment plan in a community hospital: a quality improvement initiative.

Background: The Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) is a care plan to guide emergency treatment when the person cannot contribute. ReSPECT is important in supporting adults at risk of decline.

Aim: To implement, evaluate and embed ReSPECT conversations to improve patient safety out of hours and support involvement of patients and their families.

A survey of healthcare workers on the acceptance and value of personal protective equipment for patient care.

Objective: Assess healthcare workers' (HCW) attitudes toward universal masking, and gowns and gloves used as part of transmission-based precautions.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Academic, tertiary care medical center in Baltimore, Maryland.

Optimizing the implementation of Enhanced Barrier Precautions in community-based nursing homes.

Background: Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBPs) recommend using gowns and gloves for certain nursing home residents during specific high-contact care activities associated with multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission. Though EBP is included in published guidance as an MDRO control strategy, optimal implementation approaches remain unclear.

Methods: We implemented a quality improvement (QI) initiative using the 4E process model (engagement, education, execution, and evaluation) to optimize EBP implementation in 4 Maryland nursing homes.