Trends of increase in western medical services in traditional medicine hospitals in China.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nursing and midwifery research activity is an important indicator of the quality of healthcare services and the status of nursing profession. The main aim of this study was to assess the research activity in nursing and midwifery field in Arab countries. METHOD:The current study implemented bibliometric met...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sweileh WM,Huijer HA,Al-Jabi SW,Zyoud SH,Sawalha AF

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no clear evidence as to whether the co-location of primary care professionals in the same facility positively influences their way of working and the quality of healthcare as perceived by patients. The aim of this study was to identify the relationships between general practitioner (GP) co-location ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bonciani M,Schäfer W,Barsanti S,Heinemann S,Groenewegen PP

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on team effectiveness in healthcare has focussed on whether effective teams yield positive outcomes for patients and on the effectiveness of team interventions to improve performance. Limited understanding exists of what works for whom within an effective team, or how and why the context in which th...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Cunningham U,Ward ME,De Brún A,McAuliffe E

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify the most cost-beneficial model as a national policy of screening and diagnosis of fetal Down syndrome (DS) in developing countries. METHODS:Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) was performed based on the effectiveness and probabilities derived from a large prospective study on MSS (maternal serum screeni...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wanapirak C,Buddhawongsa P,Himakalasa W,Sarnwong A,Tongsong T

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research showed that promising approaches such as benchmarking, operations research, lean management and six sigma, could be adopted to improve patient logistics in healthcare. To our knowledge, little research has been conducted to obtain an overview on the use, combination and effects of approaches to impr...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van Lent WA,Sanders EM,van Harten WH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental health presentations are considered to be a difficult aspect of emergency care. Although emergency department (ED) staff is qualified to provide emergency mental health care, for some, such presentations pose a challenge to their training, confidence, and time. Providing access to relevant and respons...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Saurman E,Kirby SE,Lyle D

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Academic detailing (AD; also known as educational visiting) facilitates the translation of evidence into practice and has been widely adopted internationally to facilitate practice change. The potential of AD linked to a specific patient and delivered by a specialist physician to general practitioners has no...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Collier A,Rowett D,Allcroft P,Greene A,Currow DC

更新日期：2015-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about service providers' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences in relation to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals seeking care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and how they influence the delivery of services. The purpose of this study was to explore the percepti...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Masaro CL,Johnson J,Chabot C,Shoveller J

更新日期：2012-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last 20 years governments around the world have promoted user involvement in an effort to improve the quality of health services. Despite the growing emphasis placed on user involvement in England, there is a paucity of recent studies looking at how service users and professionals perceive the outco...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Omeni E,Barnes M,MacDonald D,Crawford M,Rose D

更新日期：2014-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased length of stay and high rates of adverse clinical events in hospitalised patients with dementia is stimulating interest and debate about which costs may be associated and potentially avoided within this population. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was designed to identify and compare estimated...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bail K,Goss J,Draper B,Berry H,Karmel R,Gibson D

更新日期：2015-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare obtained abroad may conflict with care received in the country of residence. A special concern for immigrants has been raised as they may have stronger links to healthcare services abroad. Our objective was to investigate use of healthcare in a foreign country in Turkish immigrants, their descenda...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nielsen SS,Yazici S,Petersen SG,Blaakilde AL,Krasnik A

更新日期：2012-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health systems could obtain substantial cost savings by providing safe abortion care rather than providing expensive treatment for complications of unsafely performed abortions. This study estimates current health system costs of treating unsafe abortion complications and compares these findings with newly-p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Benson J,Gebreselassie H,Mañibo MA,Raisanen K,Johnston HB,Mhango C,Levandowski BA

更新日期：2015-12-17 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: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:As many other European healthcare systems the Danish healthcare system (DHS) has targeted chronic condition care in its reform efforts. Benchmarking is a valuable tool to identify areas for improvement. Prior work indicates that chronic care coordination is poor in the DHS, especially in comparison with care...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Schiøtz M,Price M,Frølich A,Søgaard J,Kristensen JK,Krasnik A,Ross MN,Diderichsen F,Hsu J

更新日期：2011-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) has changed the landscape of preventing thromboembolism events in many countries. However, the prescription trends of oral anticoagulant (OAC) in China are still unclear, which were evaluated in this study through data extracted and summarized from 5 ma...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Yu Z,Yu L,Shan C

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human resources for rehabilitation are often a neglected component of health services strengthening and health workforce development. This may be partly related to weaknesses in the available research and evidence to inform advocacy and programmatic strategies. The objective of this study was to quantitative...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gupta N,Castillo-Laborde C,Landry MD

更新日期：2011-10-17 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:China is reforming the way it finances health care as it moves towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) after the failure of market-oriented mechanisms for health care. Improving financing equity is a major policy goal of health care system during the progression towards universal coverage. METHODS:We used p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chen M,Palmer AJ,Si L

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying heart failure patients most likely to suffer poor outcomes is an essential part of delivering interventions to those most likely to benefit. We sought a comprehensive account of heart failure events and their cumulative economic burden by examining patient characteristics that predict increased c...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smith DH,Johnson ES,Blough DK,Thorp ML,Yang X,Petrik AF,Crispell KA

更新日期：2012-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, New Zealand has taken a system wide approach providing the biggest reform to New Zealand community pharmacy for 70 years with the aim of providing more clinically orientated patient centred services through a new funding model. The aim of this study was to understand the types of services offered i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smith AJ,Scahill SL,Harrison J,Carroll T,Medlicott NJ

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in older people is common in primary care and can result in increased morbidity, adverse drug events, hospitalizations and mortality. The prevalence of PIP in Ireland is estimated at 36% with an associated expenditure of over €45 million in 2007. The aim of this pa...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Clyne B,Bradley MC,Hughes CM,Clear D,McDonnell R,Williams D,Fahey T,Smith SM,OPTI-SCRIPT study team.

更新日期：2013-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that patients' anxiety and dissatisfaction are predictors for increased postoperative pain and reduced efficacy of pain treatment. However, it remains to be shown whether patient anxiety and concern are predictors for the perceived quality of treatment and patient reported outcome...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bilberg R,Nørgaard B,Overgaard S,Roessler KK

更新日期：2012-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite widespread documentation of racial/ethnic disparities in care (predominantly under-use of needed care), differences in population-wide attitudes or experiences about under- or overuse (care where harms may outweigh potential benefits) of care are not well understood. We examined whether race/ethnicit...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kressin NR,Lin MY

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Case review and discussion at multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) have evolved into standard practice in cancer care with the aim to provide evidence-based treatment recommendations. As a basis for work to optimize the MDTMs, we investigated participants' views on the meeting function, including perceive...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rosell L,Alexandersson N,Hagberg O,Nilbert M

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As health systems evolve, it is essential to evaluate their impact on the delivery of health services to socially disadvantaged populations. We evaluated the delivery of primary health services for different socio-economic groups and assessed the performance of different organizational models in terms of equ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dahrouge S,Hogg W,Ward N,Tuna M,Devlin RA,Kristjansson E,Tugwell P,Pottie K

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical practice guidelines aim to enhance patient safety by reducing inappropriate variations in practice. Despite considerable efforts to enhance the use of clinical practice guidelines, adherence is often suboptimal. We investigated to what extent workplace affiliation explains variation of self-reported...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nilsson K,Juthberg C,Söderberg J,Bölenius K,Grankvist K,Brulin C,Lindkvist M

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A significant number of Lebanese medical graduates have emigrated from Lebanon. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that the repatriation of Lebanese physicians educated abroad has contributed to the international emigration of recent Lebanese medical graduates. METHODS:We analyzed th...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Akl EA,El-Asmar K,Maroun N,Adib SM,Khater-Menassa B

更新日期：2008-09-24 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:Use of a claims-based index to identify persons with physical function impairment and at risk for long-term institutionalization would facilitate population health and comparative effectiveness research. The JEN Frailty Index [JFI] is comprised of diagnosis domains representing impairments and multimorbid cl...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kinosian B,Wieland D,Gu X,Stallard E,Phibbs CS,Intrator O

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00