Socioeconomic patient characteristics predict delay in cancer diagnosis: a Danish cohort study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of arthritis is increasing in the face of diminishing health human resources to deliver care. In response, innovative models of care delivery are developing to facilitate access to quality care. Most models have developed in response to local needs with limited evaluation. The primary objective of...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： MacKay C,Veinot P,Badley EM

更新日期：2008-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a public health problem and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary program based on group and individual care versus group-only care, to promote blood pressure control in hypertensive patients in primary...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kuhmmer R,Lazzaretti RK,Guterres CM,Raimundo FV,Leite LE,Delabary TS,Caon S,Bastos GA,Polanczyk CA

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The poor physical health of people with severe mental illness (SMI) is often attributed to lifestyle, disease-related medication side effects and disparate provision of healthcare. The complexity and inexact nature of this issue prohibits the identification of a clear and concise causal pathway, which in tur...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ehrlich C,Kendall E,Frey N,Denton M,Kisely S

更新日期：2015-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke but patients often discount recommended behavioral changes and prescribed medications. While effective interventions to promote adherence have been developed, cost-effectiveness from the patient's perspective, has not been w...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gleason-Comstock J,Streater A,Goodman A,Janisse J,Brody A,Mango L,Dawood R,Levy P

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The engagement of citizens in the development of evidence-based screening programs is internationally supported. The aim of our research was to explore the motivations and reasons of adult citizens in Austria for attending periodic health examinations (PHE) as well as their satisfaction with the way PHE are ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sommer I,Titscher V,Gartlehner G

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several approaches to medication optimisation by identifying drug-related problems in older people have been described. Although some interventions have shown reductions in drug-related problems (DRPs), evidence supporting the effectiveness of medication reviews on clinical and economic outcomes is lacking. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Crowley EK,Sallevelt BTGM,Huibers CJA,Murphy KD,Spruit M,Shen Z,Boland B,Spinewine A,Dalleur O,Moutzouri E,Löwe A,Feller M,Schwab N,Adam L,Wilting I,Knol W,Rodondi N,Byrne S,O'Mahony D

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Case management has been suggested as an innovative strategy that facilitates the improvement of a patient's quality of life, reduction of hospital length of stay, optimization of self-care and improvement of satisfaction of patients and professionals involved. However, there is little evidence about the eff...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wynia K,Annema C,Nissen H,De Keyser J,Middel B

更新日期：2010-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Problem gambling and homelessness are recognized as important public health concerns that significantly impact individuals, their friends and families, communities and broader society. We aimed to explore the experiences with health and social services of men who had histories of problem gambling and housing...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Guilcher SJ,Hamilton-Wright S,Skinner W,Woodhall-Melnik J,Ferentzy P,Wendaferew A,Hwang SW,Matheson FI

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nepal's Safe Delivery Incentive Programme (SDIP) was introduced nationwide in 2005 with the intention of increasing utilisation of professional care at childbirth. It provided cash to women giving birth in a health facility and an incentive to the health provider for each delivery attended, either at home or...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Powell-Jackson T,Morrison J,Tiwari S,Neupane BD,Costello AM

更新日期：2009-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As part of an electronic dashboard operated by Public Health Wales, senior managers at hospitals in Wales report daily "escalation" scores which reflect management opinion on the pressure a hospital is experiencing and ability to meet ongoing demand with respect to unscheduled care. An analysis was undertake...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Walker NJ,Van Woerden HC,Kiparoglou V,Yang Y

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to gain insight into the international development of GP incomes over time through a comparative approach. The study is an extension of an earlier work (1975-1990, conducted in five yearly intervals). The research questions to be addressed in this paper are: 1) How can the remuneration system...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kroneman MW,Van der Zee J,Groot W

更新日期：2009-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Societal preferences have to be taken into consideration to ensure difficult healthcare decisions are legitimate and acceptable. It has been interesting to ascertain whether attitudes towards the principles of public healthcare resources allocation are homogenous. In particular, it has been thought provoking...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kolasa K,Lewandowski T

更新日期：2015-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with schizophrenia and related disorders may be particularly sensitive to a number of determinants of service use, including those related with illness, socio-demographic characteristics and organizational factors. The objective of this study is to identify factors associated with outpatient contacts...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Moreno-Küstner B,Mayoral F,Rivas F,Angona P,Requena J,García-Herrera JM,Navas D,Moreno P,Serrano-Blanco A,Bellón JA

更新日期：2011-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continuity of care (COC) has become a primary point of concern for care providers in both developed and developing countries, which is regarded as the "cornerstone of care" and an "essential element" of good health care. A robust and proper instrument is of necessity to identify problems and evaluate interve...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Qiu C,Chen S,Yao Y,Zhao Y,Xin Y,Zang X

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognizing the importance of increased patient participation in healthcare decisions leads decision makers to consider effective ways to incorporate patient perspectives in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) processes. The implementation of local health HTA units in university hospitals in Quebec provides a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gagnon MP,Lepage-Savary D,Gagnon J,St-Pierre M,Simard C,Rhainds M,Lemieux R,Gauvin FP,Desmartis M,Légaré F

更新日期：2009-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Italy many diabetics still lack adequate care in general practice. We assessed the effectiveness of different strategies for the implementation of an evidence-based guideline for the management of non-complicated type 2 diabetes among General Practitioners (GPs) of Lazio region. METHODS:Three-arm cluster...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Perria C,Mandolini D,Guerrera C,Jefferson T,Billi P,Calzini V,Fiorillo A,Grasso G,Leotta S,Marrocco W,Suraci C,Pasquarella A

更新日期：2007-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The motivation for this study was to investigate how role stress among nurses could affect their job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and whether the job rotation system might encourage nurses to understand, relate to and share the vision of the organization, consequently increasing their job sati...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ho WH,Chang CS,Shih YL,Liang RD

更新日期：2009-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The quality standards of the Dutch Society of Intensive Care require monitoring of the satisfaction of patient's relatives with respect to care. Currently, no suitable instrument is available in the Netherlands to measure this. This study describes the development and psychometric evaluation of the questionn...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rensen A,van Mol MM,Menheere I,Nijkamp MD,Verhoogt E,Maris B,Manders W,Vloet L,Verharen L

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health systems reform is inevitable due to the never-ending changing nature of societal health needs and policy dynamism. Today, the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) remains the major tool to facilitate the achievements of universal health coverage (UHC) in Iran. It was initially implemented in hospital-base...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Doshmangir L,Moshiri E,Mostafavi H,Sakha MA,Assan A

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2014, the Burkina Faso government has made Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) a priority in its strategic plan to fight against malaria among children aged from 3 to 59 months. Very few studies have examined the care provided by community health workers in the framework of this strategy. The purpos...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kombate G,Guiella G,Baya B,Serme L,Bila A,Haddad S,Bicaba A

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the proportion of older people increases, so will the consumption of health services. The aim of this study was to describe the contact characteristics among older people and to identify factors associated with the degree of urgency at the Norwegian out-of-hours (OOH) emergency primary health care service...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Haraldseide LM,Sortland LS,Hunskaar S,Morken T

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community participation is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for successful health service uptake. It is notoriously difficult to assess participation and little has been done to advance tools for the assessment of community participation. In this paper we illustrate an approach that combines a 'social ps...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Baatiema L,Skovdal M,Rifkin S,Campbell C

更新日期：2013-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The community pharmacy center of the Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine of the Policlinique Médicale Universitaire (PMU), Lausanne, Switzerland developed and implemented an interprofessional medication adherence program for chronic patients (IMAP). In 2014, a project was launched to impleme...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lelubre M,Clerc O,Grosjean M,Amighi K,De Vriese C,Bugnon O,Schneider MP

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few studies comparing pharmaceutical costs and the use of medications between immigrants and the autochthonous population in Spain. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether there are differences in pharmaceutical consumption and expenses between immigrant and Spanish-born populations. ME...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rue M,Serna MC,Soler-Gonzalez J,Bosch A,Ruiz-Magaz MC,Galvan L

更新日期：2008-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous healthy lifestyle interventions based on the Salud para Su Corazón curriculum for Latinos in the United States, and a pilot study in Guatemala, demonstrated improvements in patient knowledge, behavior, and clinical outcomes for adults with hypertension. This article describes the implementation of a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fort MP,Murillo S,López E,Dengo AL,Alvarado-Molina N,de Beausset I,Castro M,Peña L,Ramírez-Zea M,Martínez H

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performance of activities of daily living (ADL) at home is important for the recovery of older individuals after hip fracture. However, 20-90% of these individuals lose ADL function and never fully recover. It is currently unknown to what extent occupational therapy (OT) with coaching based on cognitive ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pol MC,Ter Riet G,van Hartingsveldt M,Kröse B,de Rooij SE,Buurman BM

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient experience with primary health care services can vary markedly between different types of health care facilities, even within the same country setting. Given known benefits of high quality primary health care, the performance of these facilities may significantly impact population health. The aim of ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hoa NT,Tam NM,Derese A,Markuns JF,Peersman W

更新日期：2019-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee is the second most common MRI examination in Norway after head/brain MRI. Little has been published internationally on trends in the use of knee MRI after 1999. This study aimed to describe levels and trends in ambulant knee MRI utilisation in Norway 2002-2004 in ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Espeland A,Natvig NL,Løge I,Engebretsen L,Ellingsen J

更新日期：2007-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elder abuse in nursing homes is a complex multifactorial problem and entails various associations across personal, social, and organisational factors. One way leaders can prevent abuse and promote quality and safety for residents is to follow up on any problems that may arise in clinical practice in a way th...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Myhre J,Saga S,Malmedal W,Ostaszkiewicz J,Nakrem S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residential care infrastructure, in terms of the characteristics of the organisation (such as proprietary status, size, and location) and the physical environment, have been found to directly influence resident outcomes. This review aimed to summarise the existing literature of economic evaluations of reside...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Easton T,Milte R,Crotty M,Ratcliffe J

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00