Thromboprophylaxis prescribing among junior doctors: the impact of educational interventions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Client satisfaction is the best indicator of quality service provision and has been found to correlate with continuity of care perceived by the client. The measurement of client satisfaction helps in understanding willingness and decisions to return for future services. Thus, this study aimed at assessing th...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gebreyesus A

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinicians informally assess changes in patients' status over time to prognosticate their outcomes. The incorporation of trends in patient status into regression models could improve their ability to predict outcomes. In this study, we used a unique approach to measure trends in patient hospital death risk a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wong J,Taljaard M,Forster AJ,van Walraven C

更新日期：2011-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of certain underlying medical conditions is known to increase the risk of pneumococcal disease in persons of all ages and across a wide spectrum of conditions, as demonstrated in two recent evaluations. Corresponding estimates of attributable economic costs have not been well characterized. We t...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Weycker D,Farkouh RA,Strutton DR,Edelsberg J,Shea KM,Pelton SI

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lack of availability of skilled providers in low- and middle- income countries is considered to be an important barrier to achieving reductions in maternal and child mortality. However, there is limited research on programs increasing the availability of skilled birth attendants in developing countries. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Okeke EN,Pitchforth E,Exley J,Glick P,Abubakar IS,Chari AV,Bashir U,Gu K,Onwujekwe O

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adults with certain comorbid conditions have a higher risk of pneumonia than the overall population. If treatment of pneumonia is more costly in certain predictable situations, this would affect the value proposition of populations for pneumonia prevention. We estimate the economic impact of community-acquir...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Polsky D,Bonafede M,Suaya JA

更新日期：2012-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the context of individualization of public policies and promotion of independent living, residential care facilities (RCFs) (called "établissements medico-sociaux" in France) still represent the main system used by disabled people. Through a study of their daily mobility, this article proposes a geog...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rapegno N,Ravaud JF

更新日期：2017-09-29 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:Characteristics associated with acceptance of dataset linkages and health data linkage data quality were analyzed. METHODS:Participants from the 2011 Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging were asked to link their epidemiological data with concurrent and future medical claim datasets. Characteristics associated...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chiu CJ,Huang HM,Lu TH,Wang YW

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic respiratory diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity, and represent a high chronic disease burden, which is expected to rise between now and 2020. Care for chronic diseases is increasingly located in community settings for reasons of efficiency and patient preference, though what service...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Henderson EJ,Rubin GP

更新日期：2012-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serious consequences leading to the increase of infectious diseases and mortality of children justifies the importance of interventions for eradication of malnutrition. Thus, this study aimed to provide a model for the prevention of malnutrition among children under 5 years old (CU5) in Iran. METHODS:This p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mohseni M,Aryankhesal A

更新日期：2020-08-05 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:The value of the Internet to deliver preoperative education would increase if there was variability in questions patients want answered. This study's goal was to have patients consulting an orthopedic surgeon about undergoing either a total hip arthroplasty (THA) or a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) rate the i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Macario A,Schilling P,Rubio R,Bhalla A,Goodman S

更新日期：2003-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication between involved parties is essential to ensure coordinated and safe health care delivery. However, existing literature reveals that the information relayed in the referral process is seen as insufficient by the receivers. It is unknown how this insufficiency affects the quality of care, and va...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hartveit M,Vanhaecht K,Thorsen O,Biringer E,Haug K,Aslaksen A

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this article is to describe the design of a study to evaluate the clinical and economic effects of a Disease Management model on functional health, quality of care and quality of life of persons living in homes for the elderly. METHODS:This study concerns a cluster randomized controlled cli...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Boorsma M,van Hout HP,Frijters DH,Ribbe MW,Nijpels G

更新日期：2008-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to compare, from a Chinese societal perspective, the projected health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of adding pneumococcal conjugate heptavalent vaccine (PCV-7) to the routine compulsory child immunization schedule. METHODS:A decision-tree model, with data and assumpt...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Che D,Zhou H,He J,Wu B

更新日期：2014-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a trend towards value-based health service, striving to cut costs while generating value for the patient. The overall objective comprises higher-quality health services and improved patient safety and cost efficiency. The approach could align with patient-centred care, as it entails a focus on the p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Elf M,Flink M,Nilsson M,Tistad M,von Koch L,Ytterberg C

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:P.Re.Val.E. is the most comprehensive comparative evaluation program of healthcare outcomes in Lazio, an Italian region, and the first Italian study to make health provider performance data available to the public. The aim of this study is to describe the P.Re.Val.E. and the impact of releasing performance d...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fusco D,Barone AP,Sorge C,D'Ovidio M,Stafoggia M,Lallo A,Davoli M,Perucci CA

更新日期：2012-01-27 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:Although the general association between socioeconomic status (SES) and hospitalization has been well established, few studies have considered the relationship between SES and hospital length of stay (LOS), and/or hospital re-admission. The primary objective of this study therefore, was to examine the relati...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： McGregor MJ,Reid RJ,Schulzer M,Fitzgerald JM,Levy AR,Cox MB

更新日期：2006-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systematic reviews of randomised placebo controlled trials of antidepressant medication show small and decreasing differences between pharmacological and placebo arms. In part this finding may relate to methodological problems with conventional trial designs, including their assumption of additivity between ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dowrick CF,Hughes JG,Hiscock JJ,Wigglesworth M,Walley TJ

更新日期：2007-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We lack national and cross-national studies of physicians' perceptions of quality of patient care, professional autonomy, and job satisfaction to inform clinicians and policymakers. This study aims to compare such perceptions in Canada, the United States (U.S.), and Norway. METHODS:We analyzed data from lar...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Tyssen R,Palmer KS,Solberg IB,Voltmer E,Frank E

更新日期：2013-12-15 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: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:Optimising health professionals' contribution is an essential step in effective and efficient health human resources utilisation. However, despite the considerable efforts made to implement advanced practice nursing roles, including those in primary care settings (PHCNP), the optimisation of these roles rema...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Côté N,Freeman A,Jean E,Denis JL

更新日期：2019-11-21 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:Clinical quality indicators are used to monitor the performance of healthcare services and should wherever possible be based on research evidence. Little is known however about the extent to which indicators in common use are based on research. The objective of this study is to measure the extent to which cl...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Choong MK,Tsafnat G,Hibbert P,Runciman WB,Coiera E

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Root cause analysis (RCA) originated in the manufacturing engineering sector but has been adapted for routine use in healthcare to investigate patient safety incidents and facilitate organizational learning. Despite the limitations of the RCA evidence base, healthcare authorities and decision makers in NHS S...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bowie P,Skinner J,de Wet C

更新日期：2013-02-07 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:The National Guideline for Assessment, Treatment and Social Rehabilitation of Persons with Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders, launched in 2012, is to be implemented in mental health services in Norway. Audit and feedback (A&F) is commonly used as the starting point of an implementation pro...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pedersen MS,Landheim A,Møller M,Lien L

更新日期：2018-01-31 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