The association between self-perceived health status and satisfaction with healthcare services: Evidence from Armenia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to identify the statistical software applications most commonly employed for data analysis in health services research (HSR) studies in the U.S. The study also examines the extent to which information describing the specific analytical software utilized is provided in published articles repor...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dembe AE,Partridge JS,Geist LC

更新日期：2011-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Brazilian health system is founded on the principle of equity, meaning provision of equal care for equal needs. However, little is known about the impact of health policies in narrowing socioeconomic health inequalities. Using data from the Brazilian World Health Survey, this paper addresses socioeconomi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Szwarcwald CL,Souza-Júnior PR,Damacena GN

更新日期：2010-07-23 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:The perceived responsiveness of a healthcare system reflects its ability to satisfy reasonable expectations of the public with respect to non-medical services. Recently, there has been increasing attention paid to responsiveness in evaluating the performance of a healthcare system in a variety of service set...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chao J,Lu B,Zhang H,Zhu L,Jin H,Liu P

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The necessity of outpatient postpartum care has increased due to shorter hospital stays. In a health care system, where postpartum care after hospital discharge must be arranged by families themselves, this can be challenging for those experiencing psychosocial disadvantages. Therefore, we compared character...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Grylka-Baeschlin S,Iglesias C,Erdin R,Pehlke-Milde J

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many European countries, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) providers report their activities and results annually. Ideally, this report should offer an overview of their activities and of the outcome regarding occupational health and safety. To establish a set of epidemiological and performance indicat...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Godderis L,Johannik K,Mylle G,Bulterys S,Moens G

更新日期：2014-09-19 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 State of Louisiana spends the most on Medicare beneficiaries per capita, but reports greater disparities in health status and death rates than other states. This project sought to investigate the associations between healthcare intensity, healthcare spending, and mortality in Louisiana. METHODS:We used ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kruger BP,Brown JR

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2008, the Swedish government introduced a National Rehabilitation Program, in which the government financially reimburses the county councils for evidence-based multimodal rehabilitation (MMR) interventions. The target group is patients of working age with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), expected to retu...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sennehed CP,Holmberg S,Stigmar K,Forsbrand M,Petersson IF,Nyberg A,Grahn B

更新日期：2017-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many countries have introduced elements of managed competition in their healthcare system with the aim to accomplish more efficient and demand-driven health care. Simultaneously, generating and reporting of comparative healthcare information has become an important quality-improvement instrument. We examined...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hendriks M,Spreeuwenberg P,Rademakers J,Delnoij DM

更新日期：2009-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different service characteristics are known to influence mental health care delivery. Much less is known about the impact of contextual factors, such as the socioeconomic circumstances, on the provision of care to socially marginalized groups.The objectives of this work were to assess the organisational char...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Costa D,Matanov A,Canavan R,Gabor E,Greacen T,Vondráčková P,Kluge U,Nicaise P,Moskalewicz J,Díaz-Olalla JM,Straßmayr C,Kikkert M,Soares JJ,Gaddini A,Barros H,Priebe S

更新日期：2014-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of trimetazidine (TMZ) as add-on therapy to standard-of-care (SoC) compared to SoC alone in patients with chronic stable angina who did not respond adequately to first line therapy with b-blockers, nitrates or calcium channel antagonists in Greece. METHODS:A Markov model w...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kourlaba G,Gourzoulidis G,Andrikopoulos G,Tsioufis K,Beletsi A,Maniadakis N

更新日期：2016-09-27 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:Four social audits in 1998, 2003, 2006 and 2009 identified actions that Nicaragua could take to reduce corruption and public perception in primary health care and other key services. METHODS:In a 71-cluster sample, weighted according to the 1995 census and stratified by geographic region and settlement type...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Arosteguí J,Hernandez C,Suazo H,Cárcamo A,Reyes RM,Andersson N,Ledogar RJ

更新日期：2011-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, as the number of elderly covered by the Long-term Care Insurance (LTCI) system has increased, demand for long-term care services has increased substantially and consequently growing expenditures are threatening the sustainability of the system. Understanding the predictive factors associated with l...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Olivares-Tirado P,Tamiya N,Kashiwagi M,Kashiwagi K

更新日期：2011-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Access to health care is a particular concern given the important role of poor access in perpetuating poverty and inequality. South Africa's apartheid history leaves large racial disparities in access despite post-apartheid health policy to increase the number of health facilities, even in remote rural areas...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： McLaren ZM,Ardington C,Leibbrandt M

更新日期：2014-11-04 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:Enhancing service efficiency and quality has always been one of the most important factors to heighten competitiveness in the health care service industry. Thus, how to utilize information technology to reduce work load for staff and expeditiously improve work efficiency and healthcare service quality is pre...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chang HH,Chang CS

更新日期：2008-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial government funding has been invested to support the training of General Practitioners (GPs) in Australia to serve rural communities. However, there is little data on the impact of this expanded training on smaller communities, particularly for smaller rural and more remote communities. Improved u...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kanakis K,Young L,Reeve C,Hays R,Gupta TS,Malau-Aduli B

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-centered diabetes care requires shared decision making (SDM). Decision aids promote SDM, but their efficacy in nonacademic and rural primary care clinics is unclear. METHODS:We cluster-randomized 10 practices in a concealed fashion to implement either a decision aid (DA) about starting statins or on...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Branda ME,LeBlanc A,Shah ND,Tiedje K,Ruud K,Van Houten H,Pencille L,Kurland M,Yawn B,Montori VM

更新日期：2013-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with severe disability often require personal assistance and help from informal caregivers, in addition to conventional health care. The utilization of assistance dogs may decrease the need for health and social care and increase the independence of these individuals. Service and hearing dogs are...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lundqvist M,Levin LÅ,Roback K,Alwin J

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2010 the 'Polymedication Check' (PMC), a pharmacist-led medication review, was newly introduced to be delivered independently from the prescriber and reimbursed by the Swiss health insurances. This study aimed at evaluating the impact of this new cognitive service focusing on medicines use and patients' a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Messerli M,Blozik E,Vriends N,Hersberger KE

更新日期：2016-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caring for people with dementia living in their own homes is a challenging care issue that raises ethical dilemmas of how to balance autonomy with their safety and well-being. The theoretical framework for this study consisted of the concepts of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, paternalism and from th...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smebye KL,Kirkevold M,Engedal K

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Innovative and sustainable programs are required to support the well-being of stroke survivors. Peer support is a potentially low cost way to enhance well-being of recent stroke survivors and the well-being and community reintegration of their peer supporters. This article describes the perceptions of stroke...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kessler D,Egan M,Kubina LA

更新日期：2014-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Performance-based financing (PBF) strategies are promoted as a supply-side, results-based financing mechanism to improve primary health care. This study estimated the effects of Rwanda's PBF program on less-incentivized child health services and examined the differential program impact by household poverty. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Skiles MP,Curtis SL,Basinga P,Angeles G,Thirumurthy H

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve and assess the effectiveness of disease management programs (DMPs), it is critical to understand how many people drop out of disease management programs and why. METHODS:We used routine data provided by a statutory health insurance fund from the regions North Rhine, North Wurttemberg and Hesse. A...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fullerton B,Erler A,Pöhlmann B,Gerlach FM

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2002, the World Health Organization published a health system performance ranking for 191 member countries. The ranking was based on five indicators, with fixed weights common to all countries. METHODS:We investigate the feasibility and desirability of using mathematical programming techniques that allow...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lauer JA,Knox Lovell CA,Murray CJ,Evans DB

更新日期：2004-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical theater (ST) operations planning is a key subject in the healthcare management literature, particularly the scheduling of procedures in operating rooms (ORs). The OR scheduling problem is usually approached using mathematical modeling and made available to ST managers through dedicated software. Reg...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Calegari R,Fogliatto FS,Lucini FR,Anzanello MJ,Schaan BD

更新日期：2020-07-23 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：:In the original publication of this article [1], the authors missed that reverse coding was necessary for the item "Do you work separate from your colleagues?" before calculating the scale 'social relations'. So they corrected the analysis accordingly. The results with the revised scale show that there are no longer a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wagner A,Rieger MA,Manser T,Sturm H,Hardt J,Martus P,Lessing C,Hammer A,WorkSafeMed Consortium.

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00