Trends of hospitalizations, fatality rate and costs for acute myocardial infarction among Spanish diabetic adults, 2001-2006.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has increased insurance coverage for people with HIV (PWH) in the United States. To inform health policy, it is useful to investigate how enrollment through ACA Exchanges, deductible levels, and demographic factors are associated with health care utilization and HIV clinical out...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Satre DD,Parthasarathy S,Silverberg MJ,Horberg M,Young-Wolff KC,Williams EC,Volberding P,Campbell CI

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:World Health Organization (WHO) predicted that there will be a shortfall of skilled healthcare by 2035 with the greatest shortfall in Africa and Southeast Asia due to satisfaction with payment and incentives. Low job satisfaction of health workers can result in increased staff turnover and absenteeism, which...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Merga H,Fufa T

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug costs increasingly pose a burden upon the otherwise inadequate health care resources and rational drug utilization is an important segment of every national health policy. Optimal patient care should be the goal of rational pharmacotherapy, whereby the economic burden of treatment is just one of the ele...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Polić-ViŽintin M,Stimac D,Sostar Z,Tripković I

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aboriginal Australians suffer from poorer overall health compared to the general Australian population, particularly in terms of cardiovascular disease and prognosis following a cardiac event. Despite such disparities, Aboriginal Australians utilise health care services at much lower rates than the general p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Artuso S,Cargo M,Brown A,Daniel M

更新日期：2013-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implementation of interventions concerning prevention and health promotion in health care has faced particular challenges resulting in a low frequency and quality of these services. In November 2011, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare released national clinical practice guidelines to counteract...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kardakis T,Jerdén L,Nyström ME,Weinehall L,Johansson H

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'Surviving Crying' study was designed to develop and provisionally evaluate a support service for parents of excessively crying babies, including its suitability for use in the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS). The resulting service includes three materials: a website, a printed booklet,...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bamber D,Powell C,Long J,Garratt R,Brown J,Rudge S,Morris T,Bhupendra Jaicim N,Plachcinski R,Dyson S,Boyle EM,Turney N,Chessman J,St James-Roberts I

更新日期：2019-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A compelling ethical rationale supports patient engagement in healthcare research. It is also assumed that patient engagement will lead to research findings that are more pertinent to patients' concerns and dilemmas. However; it is unclear how to best conduct this process. In this systematic review we aimed ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Domecq JP,Prutsky G,Elraiyah T,Wang Z,Nabhan M,Shippee N,Brito JP,Boehmer K,Hasan R,Firwana B,Erwin P,Eton D,Sloan J,Montori V,Asi N,Dabrh AM,Murad MH

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:England's extensive NHS patient survey programme has not fulfilled government promises of widespread improvements in patients' experiences, and media reports of poor nursing care in NHS hospitals are increasingly common. Impediments to the surveys' impact on the quality of nursing care may include: the fact ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Reeves R,West E,Barron D

更新日期：2013-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:About one-third of the world's population lack access to essential medicines and this is further compounded by inappropriate prescription, dispensing, sale and use of the available medicines. The objective of the study was to assess the patterns of medicine use among health facilities in eastern Ethiopia usi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bilal AI,Osman ED,Mulugeta A

更新日期：2016-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe underutilization of healthcare facilities and lack of timely, affordable and effective access to healthcare services in resource-constrained, bottom of pyramid (BoP) settings are well-known issues, which foster a negative cycle of poor health outcomes, catastrophic health expenditures and poverty. Und...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Černauskas V,Angeli F,Jaiswal AK,Pavlova M

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India has the distinction of financing its healthcare mainly through out-of-pocket expenses by individual families contributing to catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment. Nearly 70 % of the expenditure is on medicines purchased at private pharmacies. Patients with chronic ailments are especially ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Prashanth NS,Elias MA,Pati MK,Aivalli P,Munegowda CM,Bhanuprakash S,Sadhana SM,Criel B,Bigdeli M,Devadasan N

更新日期：2016-08-22 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:A comprehensive Compensation Plan for pharmacy services delivered by community pharmacists was implemented in Alberta, Canada in July 2012. Services covered by the Compensation Plan include care planning services, prescribing services such as adapting prescriptions, and administering a drug or publicly-funde...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hughes CA,Breault RR,Hicks D,Schindel TJ

更新日期：2017-11-23 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:Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) using sulphurdoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is one of key malaria control strategies in Africa. Yet, IPTp coverage rates across Africa are still low due to several demand and supply constraints. Many countries implement the IPTp-SP strategy at anten...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mubyazi GM,Bloch P

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older care home residents frequently attend emergency departments with a high conversion to admissions. For this purpose, a novel Care Home Innovation Programme (CHIP) was introduced with the aim of reducing potentially avoidable hospital admissions by 30%. The aim of this study is to evaluate the implementa...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Giebel C,Harvey D,Akpan A,Chamberlain P

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practice clinics are the main primary care institutions providing ambulatory care in the rural areas of Beijing, rational use of medicines is crucial for the rural primary care system. This study investigated the prescribing patterns of general practice clinics in rural Beijing to provide a baseline ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jin G,Chen C,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Chen L,Du J,Lu X,Chen J

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited health literacy (HL) and numeracy have been shown to be associated with a wide array of poor health-related outcomes, knowledge, and behaviors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of brief HL and numeracy screening items in identifying Spanish-speaking adults' HL and numera...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Singh R,Coyne LS,Wallace LS

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Involving doctors in management has been intended as one of the strategies to spread organizational principles in healthcare settings. However, professionals often resist taking on relevant managerial responsibility, and the question concerning by which means to engage doctors in management in a manner that ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lega F,Sartirana M

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lauded as one of the more successful HIV prevention measures. However, despite some gains in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa, mother-to-child transmission rates are stil...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： du Plessis E,Shaw SY,Gichuhi M,Gelmon L,Estambale BB,Lester R,Kimani J,Avery LS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) often have poor glycemic control on first-line pharmacologic therapy and require treatment intensification. Intensification decisions can be difficult because of many available options and their many benefits and risks. The American Diabetes Association recommends patient...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bailey RA,Pfeifer M,Shillington AC,Harshaw Q,Funnell MM,VanWingen J,Col N

更新日期：2016-01-14 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:Sexually transmissible infection (STI) and blood-borne virus (BBV) diagnoses data are a core component of the Australian National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). However, the NNDSS data alone is not enough to understand STI and BBV burden among priority population groups, like Aboriginal and...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bradley C,Hengel B,Crawford K,Elliott S,Donovan B,Mak DB,Nattabi B,Johnson D,Guy R,Fairley CK,Wand H,Ward J,and the Centre of Research Excellence in Aboriginal Sexual Health investigator group.

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Personal Health Record (PHR) is an electronic record that individuals use to manage and share their health information, e.g. data from their medical records and data collected by apps. However, engagement with their record can be low if people do not find it beneficial to their health, wellbeing or interac...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fylan F,Caveney L,Cartwright A,Fylan B

更新日期：2018-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathologists face major challenges in breast cancer diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The major problems identified as impairing the quality of pathology reports are shortcomings of equipment, organization and insufficiently qualified personnel. In addition, in the context of breast cancer, immunohist...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ziegenhorn HV,Frie KG,Ekanem IO,Ebughe G,Kamate B,Traore C,Dzamalala C,Ogunbiyi O,Igbinoba F,Liu B,Bauer M,Thomssen C,Parkin DM,Wickenhauser C,Kantelhardt EJ

更新日期：2020-10-02 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:Chronic disease is a leading cause of death globally, where inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption and inadequate physical activity are consistently implicated as key contributing risk factors for such diseases. People with a mental health condition are reported to experience a higher prevalence of such ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bailey JM,Clinton-McHarg TL,Wye PM,Wiggers JH,Bartlem KM,Bowman JA

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Safety management systems have been set up in healthcare institutions to reduce the number of adverse events. Safety management systems use a combination of activities, such as identifying and assessing safety risks in the organizational processes through retrospective and prospective risk assessments. A com...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van Schoten SM,Baines RJ,Spreeuwenberg P,de Bruijne MC,Groenewegen PP,Groeneweg J,Wagner C

更新日期：2014-03-03 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:India has experienced a steep rise in institutional childbirth. The relative contributions of public and private sector facilities to emergency obstetric care (EmOC) has not been studied in this setting. This paper aims to study in three districts of Gujarat state, India:(a) the availability of EmOC faciliti...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Salazar M,Vora K,De Costa A

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00