Background Since being identified as a concept for understanding knowledge sharing,
management, and creation, communities of practice (CoPs) have become increasingly …

Background: Although designed as a consumer product to help motivate individuals to be
physically active, Fitbit activity trackers are becoming increasingly popular as measurement …

Abstract Background In 2005, the International Patient Decision Aids Standards
Collaboration identified twelve quality dimensions to guide assessment of patient decision …

Background In the experience of health professionals, it appears that interacting with peers
in the workplace fosters learning and information sharing. Informal groups and networks …

Objectives. To study the effects of several survey features on response rates in a general
population health survey. Methods. In 2012 and 2013, 8000 households in British Columbia …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Since the release of acute low back pain management
guidelines in 1994, little was known about the effect of these guidelines on clinical practice …

Objective To develop initial American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines on the
use of exercise, rehabilitation, diet, and additional interventions in conjunction with disease …

Background Patient engagement in research (PEIR) is promoted to improve the relevance
and quality of health research, but has little conceptualization derived from empirical data …

Background: The rapid explosion in online digital health resources is seen as
transformational, accelerating the shift from traditionally passive patients to patients as …

Background Increasing challenges to health care systems and the prominence of patient-
centered care and evidence-based practice have fostered the application of qualitative …