The effect of a monetary incentive on return of a postal health and development questionnaire: a randomised trial [ISRCTN53994660].

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lack of availability of skilled providers in low- and middle- income countries is considered to be an important barrier to achieving reductions in maternal and child mortality. However, there is limited research on programs increasing the availability of skilled birth attendants in developing countries. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Okeke EN,Pitchforth E,Exley J,Glick P,Abubakar IS,Chari AV,Bashir U,Gu K,Onwujekwe O

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, the number of patients supported by informal caregivers has substantially increased. In the Italian healthcare context, informal caregivers' experience of care is a new under-recognized construct, and no assessment tool is available. Measuring caregivers' experience is important since in ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Coluccia A,Ferretti F,Fagiolini A,Pozza A

更新日期：2017-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the first phase of the LINKIN Health Study, which aims to evaluate health system functioning within a rural population. Locally relevant data on the health status and service usage of this population, including non-users and users, health service providers traditionally omitted from health service...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hoon-Leahy CE,Newbury J,Kitson A,Whitford D,Wilson A,Karnon J,Baker J,Jamrozik K,Beilby J

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric admissions to intensive care outside children's hospitals are generally excluded from registry-based studies. This study compares pediatric admission to specialist pediatric intensive care units (PICU) with pediatric admissions to intensive care units (ICU) in general hospitals in an Australian pop...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ibiebele I,Algert CS,Bowen JR,Roberts CL

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research regarding the decision to adopt and implement technological innovations in radiation oncology is lacking. This is particularly problematic since these technologies are often complex and rapidly evolving, requiring ongoing revisiting of decisions regarding which technologies are the most appropriate ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bak K,Dobrow MJ,Hodgson D,Whitton A

更新日期：2011-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Administrative data are widely used to study health systems and make important health policy decisions. Yet little is known about the influence of coder characteristics on administrative data validity in these studies. Our goal was to describe the relationship between several measures of validity in coded ho...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hennessy DA,Quan H,Faris PD,Beck CA

更新日期：2010-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irrational use of medicines is widespread in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR), where policy implementation to encourage quality use of medicines (QUM) is often low. The aim was to determine whether public-sector QUM is better in SEAR countries implementing essential medicines (EM) policies than in those not...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Holloway KA,Kotwani A,Batmanabane G,Santoso B,Ratanawijitrasin S,Henry D

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Failure to attend the clinic without prior intimation, known as "Did Not Attend" (DNA) is a significant global issue. There have been no published studies attempting to reduce DNA rates in breast clinics. We aimed to assess the impact of contacting patients prior to clinic attendance and Short Message Servic...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kiruparan P,Kiruparan N,Debnath D

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In-hospital medication reviews are regularly performed. However, discontinuity in care could occur because secondary care providers lack insight into the outpatient history. Furthermore, for the implementation or follow-up of some medication review-based interventions, the help of primary care providers is e...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Walraven B,Ponjee G,Heideman W,Çarkit FK

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pay for performance schemes are increasingly being implemented in low income countries to improve health service coverage and quality. This paper describes the context within which a pay for performance programme was introduced in Tanzania and discusses the potential for pay for performance to address health...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Olafsdottir AE,Mayumana I,Mashasi I,Njau I,Mamdani M,Patouillard E,Binyaruka P,Abdulla S,Borghi J

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waiting times for hospital appointments, treatment and/or surgery have become a major political and health service problem, leading to national maximum waiting times and policies to reduce waiting times. Quantitative studies have documented waiting times for various types of surgery and longer waiting times ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ward PR,Rokkas P,Cenko C,Pulvirenti M,Dean N,Carney AS,Meyer S

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Bulgarian and Greek Medical Care systems have been reformated the last fifteen years. The aim of this study was an examination and comparison of the Bulgarian and Greek Medical Care Systems. METHODS:This study was prepared by using all the published data related to both Bulgarian and Greek Medical Care ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Exadaktylos NM

更新日期：2005-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of regular multidimensional assessment of older people remains controversial. The majority of trials have been too small to produce adequate evidence to inform policy. Despite the lack of a firm evidence base, UK primary care practitioners (general practitioners) are required to offer an annual h...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fletcher AE,Jones DA,Bulpitt CJ,Tulloch AJ

更新日期：2002-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trust has been introduced as the cornerstone of the public and health providers' relation. Public trust in primary health care (PHC) is crucial and must be measured. The aim of this study was to develop and validate PHC trust measurement tool. METHODS:This was a psychometric study to develop PHC trust measu...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sadeghi-Bazargani H,Farahbakhsh M,Tabrizi JS,Zare Z,Saadati M

更新日期：2019-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the relation between perceived social support and personal autonomy of individuals with intellectual disabilities and Health-Related Quality of Life. METHODS:A cross-sectional study with a multicentre sample was carried out including 162 institutionalized individuals with...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Alonso-Sardón M,Iglesias-de-Sena H,Fernández-Martín LC,Mirón-Canelo JA

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite public health care being free at the point of delivery in Timor-Leste, wealthier patients access hospital care at nearly twice the rate of poorer patients. This study seeks to understand the barriers driving inequitable utilisation of hospital services in Timor-Leste from the perspective of community...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Price JA,Soares AI,Asante AD,Martins JS,Williams K,Wiseman VL

更新日期：2016-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decentralization through the establishment of hospital governing boards has been touted as an effective way to improve the quality and efficiency of hospitals in low-income countries. Although several studies have examined the process of decentralization, few have quantitatively assessed the implementation o...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： McNatt Z,Thompson JW,Mengistu A,Tatek D,Linnander E,Ageze L,Lawson R,Berhanu N,Bradley EH

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, the obstetric and neonatal healthcare system consists of multiple healthcare organizations. Due to this system, transfers between healthcare professionals are inevitable. Transfers can interrupt the continuity of care, which is an important aspect of care quality. The aim of this study is...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van Stenus CMV,Poorthuis MB,Boere-Boonekamp MM,Need A

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The capacity of the Indigenous primary healthcare (PHC) sector to continue playing a crucial role in meeting the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is in large part reliant on the skills, motivation and experience of its workforce. While exhibiting many workforce strengths, the...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jongen C,McCalman J,Campbell S,Fagan R

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Workplace bullying has adverse effects on nurses' productivity and emotional well-being and increases nurses' desire to leave their jobs. Bullying is a common phenomenon that has been reported worldwide. Emergency Department (ED) nurses are particularly exposed to bullying as a result of their job stressors ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Al-Ghabeesh SH,Qattom H

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Governments increasingly require policy documents to be evidence-based. This paper analyses the use of scientific evidence in such documents by reviewing reports from government-appointed committees in Norway to assess the committees' handling of questions of effect. METHODS:This study uses the 'Index of Sc...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Innvaer S

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of certain underlying medical conditions is known to increase the risk of pneumococcal disease in persons of all ages and across a wide spectrum of conditions, as demonstrated in two recent evaluations. Corresponding estimates of attributable economic costs have not been well characterized. We t...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Weycker D,Farkouh RA,Strutton DR,Edelsberg J,Shea KM,Pelton SI

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt, correct diagnosis and treatment with health information are essential components of reproductive tract infection (RTI) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services. This study aims to describe care seeking behaviour and barriers to accessing RTI/STI services among female sex workers (FSWs) in La...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Phrasisombath K,Thomsen S,Sychareun V,Faxelid E

更新日期：2012-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Co-production and co-design approaches to quality improvement (QI) efforts are gaining momentum in healthcare. Yet, these approaches can be challenging, not least when it comes to patient involvement. The aim of this study was to examine what might influence QI efforts in which patients are involved, as expe...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bergerum C,Engström AK,Thor J,Wolmesjö M

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies of patients leaving hospital against medical advice (AMA) have been limited by not being population-based or assessing only one type of patient. METHODS:We used administrative data at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy to evaluate all adult residents of Manitoba, Canada discharged alive fro...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kraut A,Fransoo R,Olafson K,Ramsey CD,Yogendran M,Garland A

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The functional split model of consultant psychiatrist care for inpatients has been one of the major service redesign that has occurred in the NHS in the last decade. It is unclear if this new split model offers any advantages over the previous sectorised model of working. More recent evidence has suggested t...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Begum M,Brown K,Pelosi A,Crabb J,McTaggart J,Mitchell C,Julyan E,Donegan T,Gotz M

更新日期：2013-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an urgent need for the development of simple communication tools that convey the strengths, assets, and healthcare needs of people living with dementia. A Healthcare Passport may improve communication with range of health and social support services, enhancing quality and continuity of care, and to ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Leavey G,Abbott A,Watson M,Todd S,Coates V,McIlfactrick S,McCormack B,Waterhouse-Bradley B,Curran E

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health care delivery system in the United States is facing cost and quality pressures that will require fundamental changes to remain viable. The optimal structures of the relationships between the hospital, medical school, and physicians have not been determined but are likely to have a large impact on ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kepros JP,Opreanu RC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both availability and quality of family planning services are believed to have contributed to increasing contraceptive use and declining fertility rates in developing countries. Yet, there is limited empirical evidence to show the relationship between the quality of family planning services and the populatio...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hong R,Montana L,Mishra V

更新日期：2006-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The decreased life expectancy and care costs of mental disorders could be enormous. However, research that compares mortality and utilization concurrently across the major category of mental disorders is absent. This study investigated all-cause mortality and medical utilization among patients with and witho...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wang JY,Chang CC,Lee MC,Li YJ

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00