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This study investigated a regional foundation's Co-Creating Well-Being initiative, a multi-year effort to increase human service agencies' capacity in trauma-informed care, human-centered design, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. This research examined the change promotion process inspired by an innovative grantmaking model and the barriers and facilitators for organizational change. A stratified sampling approach was applied to recruit representatives from N = 33 agencies. Thematic analysis was used to develop a change promotion model featuring four main themes: pre-existing conditions, receptivity to opportunities for change, adoption to change, and early outcomes. Macro-level influences of COVID-19 and calls for racial justice accountability are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, have drawn the attention of many researchers due to the relapsing courses and cumulative disability. A first bibliometric analysis of NMOSD was conducted to identify the research hotspots and emerging trends. Articles relevant to NMOSD published in the core collection of Web of Science were retrieved and analyzed through visualized analysis using CiteSpace and VOSviewer, focusing on annual publication trends, countries, institutions, authors, journals, and keywords. The analysis showed that over the past 30 years, publications related to NMOSD had shown steady growth with slight fluctuations. The United States played an important part in this field, with the highest outputs and the greatest number of citations. Research hotspots of NMOSD had gradually shifted from the definition, biomarkers, and diagnostic criteria to diagnosis and treatment, particularly immunotherapy. This bibliometric analysis provides researchers with a theoretical basis for studying NMOSD and offers guidance for future research directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study of the trends in frequency of publication and quality of reporting of surveys published in critical care journals between 1996 and 2009. The study involved 220 potentially eligible surveys. Majority of surveys were from the U.S. and Canada. Results showed that research programs are significantly affected by enhanced rigor of survey and that researchers should practice caution in interpreting self-reported practice or behavior.