The impact of statins on health services utilization and mortality in older adults discharged from hospital with ischemic heart disease: a cohort study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver function tests (LFTs) are routinely performed in primary care, and are often the gateway to further invasive and/or expensive investigations. Little is known of the consequences in people with an initial abnormal liver function (ALF) test in primary care and with no obvious liver disease. Further inves...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Donnan PT,McLernon D,Steinke D,Ryder S,Roderick P,Sullivan FM,Rosenberg W,Dillon JF

更新日期：2007-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk adjustment and mortality prediction in studies of critical care are usually performed using acuity of illness scores, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), which emphasize physiological derangement. Common risk adjustment systems used in administrative datasets, like the...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Quach S,Hennessy DA,Faris P,Fong A,Quan H,Doig C

更新日期：2009-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to an increasing demand in health care services plans to substitute selective physician-conducted medical activities have become attractive. Because administration of a blood transfusion is a highly standardized procedure, it might be evaluated if obtaining a patient's consent for a blood transfusion can...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Graw JA,Eymann K,Kork F,Zoremba M,Burchard R

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although general practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists (CPs) are encouraged to collaborate, a true collaborative relationship does not exist between them. Our objective was to identify and analyze factors affecting GP-CP collaboration. METHODS:This was a descriptive-exploratory qualitative study car...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rubio-Valera M,Jové AM,Hughes CM,Guillen-Solà M,Rovira M,Fernández A

更新日期：2012-07-07 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:Patients' expectations and perceptions of the medical encounter and interactions are important tools in diabetes management. Some problems regarding the interaction during encounters may be related to a lack of communication skills on the part of either the physician or the patient. This study aimed at explo...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Abdulhadi N,Al Shafaee M,Freudenthal S,Ostenson CG,Wahlström R

更新日期：2007-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, ethnic minority populations visit their general practitioner (GP) more often than the indigenous population. An explanation for this association is lacking. Recently, health literacy is suggested as a possible explaining mechanism. Internationally, associations between health literacy and...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van der Gaag M,van der Heide I,Spreeuwenberg PMM,Brabers AEM,Rademakers JJDJM

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Leung CL,Naert M,Andama B,Dong R,Edelman D,Horowitz C,Kiptoo P,Manyara S,Matelong W,Matini E,Naanyu V,Nyariki S,Pastakia S,Valente T,Fuster V,Bloomfield GS,Kamano J,Vedanthan R

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the more frequent reasons diabetic patients are admitted to hospital, and there are reports that the long-term prognosis after an AMI is much worse in these patients than in non-diabetic patients. This study aims to compare hospital admissions and costs in Spanish ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lopez-de-Andres A,Hernández-Barrera V,Carrasco-Garrido P,Esteban-Hernandez J,Gil-de-Miguel A,Jiménez-García R

更新日期：2010-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the increasing costs and anticipated shortage of Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists in the care for hearing-impaired persons, an integrated care pathway that includes direct hearing aid provision was developed. While this direct pathway is still under investigation, in a survey we examined expe...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Grutters JP,van der Horst F,Joore MA,Verschuure H,Dreschler WA,Anteunis LJ

更新日期：2007-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implementation of person-centred care (PCC) is a challenging undertaking. Thus, a call has been issued for a robust and generic instrument to measure and enable evaluation of PCC across settings and patient groups. This study aimed to develop a generic questionnaire measuring patients' perceptions of PCC. Fu...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fridberg H,Wallin L,Wallengren C,Kottorp A,Forsman H,Tistad M

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rural hospitals face unique challenges to adopting Enhanced Recovery protocols after colorectal surgical procedures. There are few examples of successful implementation in the United States, and fewer yet of prospective, outcomes-based trials. METHODS:This study drew data from elective bowel resection prosp...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smucker L,Victory J,Scribani M,Oceguera L,Monzon R

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients are undernourished during hospitalisation. The clinical consequences of this include lassitude, an increased risk of complications and prolonged convalescence. The aim of the study is 1) to implement a new organisation with a focus on improving the quality of the nutritional care of medical inp...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lassen KO,Grinderslev E,Nyholm R

更新日期：2008-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:E-mental health is a promising medium to keep mental health affordable and accessible. For consumers with severe mental illness the evidence of the effectiveness of e-health is limited. A number of difficulties and barriers have to be addressed concerning e-health for consumers with severe mental illness. On...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Beentjes TAA,van Gaal BGI,Goossens PJJ,Schoonhoven L

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of universal health coverage is challenging for chronically under-resourced health systems. Although household out-of-pocket payments are the most important source of health financing in low-income countries, relatively little is known about the drivers of primary health care expenditure and the pre...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Laokri S,Soelaeman R,Hotchkiss DR

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-based funding formulae act as an important means of promoting equitable health funding structures. To evaluate how policy makers in different jurisdictions construct health funding formulae and build an understanding of contextual influences underpinning formula construction we carried out a compa...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Penno E,Gauld R,Audas R

更新日期：2013-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) is an important method used by occupational physicians (OPs) to deliver high quality health care. The presence and quality of a knowledge infrastructure is thought to influence the practice of EBM in occupational health care. This study explores the facilities in the knowledge i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hugenholtz NI,Nieuwenhuijsen K,Sluiter JK,van Dijk FJ

更新日期：2009-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of ongoing communication among patients, family and health care professionals regarding what plans for future care are preferred in the event that patients become unable to make their own decisions. Clinicians play an important role in ACP as both initiators and dec...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chan CWH,Ng NHY,Chan HYL,Wong MMH,Chow KM

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Publicly-funded drug plans often use prior authorization policies to limit drug prescribing. To guide physician prescribing of a class of antibiotics with broad antimicrobial activity (quinolone antibiotics) in accordance with new prescribing guidelines, Alberta's provincial health ministry implemented a new...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Manns B,Laupland K,Tonelli M,Gao S,Hemmelgarn B

更新日期：2012-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many developing countries have developed user fee exemption policies to move towards universal health coverage as a priority, very few studies have attempted to measure the quality of care. The present paper aims at assessing whether women's satisfaction with delivery care is maintained with a total...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Philibert A,Ridde V,Bado A,Fournier P

更新日期：2014-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate TNM stage information is essential for cancer health services research, but is often impractical and expensive to collect at the population-level. We evaluated algorithms using administrative healthcare data to identify patients with metastatic gastric cancer. METHODS:A population-based cohort of g...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mahar AL,Jeong Y,Zagorski B,Coburn N

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More people in the US now die from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than from HIV/AIDS. Often acquired in healthcare facilities or during healthcare procedures, the extremely high incidence of MRSA infections and the dangerously low levels of literacy regarding antibiotic resista...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rohde RE,Ross-Gordon J

更新日期：2012-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on nurses' adherence to standard protocol on nasogastric (NG) tube feeding remain scanty in Ghana even though patients in critical medical conditions are routinely managed using this procedure. This study explored self-rated adherence to standard protocols on NG tube feeding among professional and auxil...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Alhassan RK,Tsikata R,Tizaawaw RN,Tannor PA,Quaw PP,Awortwi CAA,Ayanore MA,Afaya A,Salia SM,Milipaak J,Mwini-Nyaledzigbor PP

更新日期：2019-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Better communication among field health care teams and points of care, together with investments focused on improving teamwork, individual management, and clinical skills, are strategies for achieving better outcomes in patient-oriented care. This research aims to implement and evaluate interventions focused...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bracco MM,Mafra AC,Abdo AH,Colugnati FA,Dalla MD,Demarzo MM,Abrahamsohn I,Rodrigues AP,Delgado AV,Dos Prazeres GA,Teixeira JC Jr,Possa S

更新日期：2016-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the prevalence of depression in Vietnam is on par with global rates, services for depression are limited. The government of Vietnam has prioritized enhancing depression care through primary healthcare (PHC) and efforts are currently underway to test and scale-up psychosocial interventions throughout...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Murphy J,Corbett KK,Linh DT,Oanh PT,Nguyen VC

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family-centered care (FCC), based on collaborative participation of the family along with a team of health care providers, is found to increase the well-being of sick infants in neonatal critical care units. Over the last 4 years, the neonatal unit of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi has innovated and...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sarin E,Maria A

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychosocial job characteristics require nursing staff with high self-consistency and good mental health. However, the attention and effort of such study remained very limited in China. METHODS:A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to the bedside nurses in an affiliated hospital of Hebei Medical...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gu Y,Hu J,Hu Y,Wang J

更新日期：2016-06-28 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 self-harm is one of the strongest predictors of future self-harm and suicide. Increased risk of repeated self-harm and suicide exists amongst patients presenting to hospital with high-risk self-harm and major self-harm repeaters. However, so far evidence-based training in the management of self-harm...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Arensman E,Troya MI,Nicholson S,Sadath A,Cully G,Ramos Costa AP,Benson R,Corcoran P,Griffin E,Williamson E,Eustace J,Shiely F,Browne J,Rigby J,Jeffers A,Cassidy E

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strong evidence exists to support preoperative pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to reduce the severity and duration of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. Receipt of preoperative PFMT amongst men having radical prostatectomy in Western Sydney, however, is suboptimal. This study was undertake...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hirschhorn AD,Kolt GS,Brooks AJ

更新日期：2013-08-13 00:00:00