Healthcare system responsiveness in Jiangsu Province, China.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital deaths following several hospital admissions or long hospital stays may be indicative of a low quality of dying. Although place of death has been extensively investigated at population level, hospital use in the last months of life and its determinants have been studied less often, especially in Eur...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Van den Block L,Deschepper R,Drieskens K,Bauwens S,Bilsen J,Bossuyt N,Deliens L

更新日期：2007-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health outcomes for Indigenous Australians with diabetes in remote areas remain poor, including high rates of avoidable complications which could be reduced with better primary level care. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based health-worker led case management approach to the care of In...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： McDermott RA,Schmidt B,Preece C,Owens V,Taylor S,Li M,Esterman A

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Germany, patients receiving oral anticoagulation (OAC) are often treated by general practitioners (GPs), and large proportions of patients receive vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). The quality of OAC in German GP practices, differences between various practices, and improvement potential through implementatio...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mertens C,Siebenhofer A,Berghold A,Pregartner G,Ulrich LR,Mergenthal K,Kemperdick B,Schulz-Rothe S,Rauck S,Harder S,Gerlach FM,Petersen JJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 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:Integrated care is the coordination of general and behavioral health and is a highly promising and practical approach to improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. While there is growing interest and investment in integrated care implementation internationally, there are no formal guidelines for int...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Stadnick NA,Sadler E,Sandall J,Turienzo CF,Bennett IM,Borkan J,Oladeji B,Gureje O,Aarons GA,Sklar M

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demand side financing (DSF) is a widely employed strategy to enhance utilization of healthcare. The impact of DSF on health care seeking in general and that of maternal care in particular is already known. Yet, its effect on financial access to care, out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) and provider motivations is ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gopalan SS,Durairaj V

更新日期：2012-09-15 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:Obesity in Canada is a growing concern, but little is known about the available services for managing obesity in adults. Our objectives were to (a) survey and describe programs dedicated to weight management and (b) evaluate program adherence to established recommendations for care. METHODS:We conducted an ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rosa Fortin MM,Brown C,Ball GD,Chanoine JP,Langlois MF

更新日期：2014-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While previous research establishes an association between social relations, health and use of healthcare services among older people, how to implement this knowledge in real-life settings has received much less attention. This study will explore the relationship between social relations, health and use of h...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mikkelsen ASB,Lund R,Kristiansen M

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasingly, nurse practitioners (NPs) are deployed in teams along with general practitioners (GPs) to help meet the demand for out-of-hours care. The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing collaboration between GPs and NPs in teams working out-of-hours. METHODS:A descriptive qualitative ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van der Biezen M,Wensing M,Poghosyan L,van der Burgt R,Laurant M

更新日期：2017-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Against a background of rising numbers of frail older people, there is a need to improve quality and safety of services whilst containing costs. Improving patient outcomes requires change across hospital and community systems. Our objective was to change practice in order to deliver a Hospital at Home progra...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pearson M,Hemsley A,Blackwell R,Pegg L,Custerson L

更新日期：2017-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The healthcare systems in the western world have in recent years faced major challenges caused by demographic changes and altered patterns of diseases as well as political decisions influencing the organisation of healthcare provisions. General practitioners are encouraged to delegate more clinical tasks to ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Riisgaard H,Le JV,Søndergaard J,Munch M,Ledderer L,Pedersen LB

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generic drug substitution is a public health policy challenge with high economic potential. Generic drugs are generally cheaper than brand-name drugs. Drugs are a significant part of the total health expenditure, especially in ambulatory care. We conducted a cross-sectional study with general practitioners i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Beauvais V,Marque A,Ferté G,Chrusciel J,Souille J,Nazeyrollas P,Sanchez S

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Under a constrained health care budget, cost-increasing technologies may displace funds from existing health services. However, it is unknown what services are displaced and how such displacement takes place in practice. The aim of our study was to investigate how the Dutch hospital sector has dealt with the...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wammes JJG,Frederix G,Govaert P,Determann D,Evers S,Paulus A,Stadhouders N,Jeurissen P,Oortwijn W,Adang EMM

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric admissions to intensive care outside children's hospitals are generally excluded from registry-based studies. This study compares pediatric admission to specialist pediatric intensive care units (PICU) with pediatric admissions to intensive care units (ICU) in general hospitals in an Australian pop...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ibiebele I,Algert CS,Bowen JR,Roberts CL

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malawi is reassessing its HIV prevention strategy in the light of a limited reduction in the epidemic. No community based incidence studies have been carried out in Malawi, so estimates of where new infections are occurring require the use of mathematical models and knowledge of the size and sexual behaviour...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Maleta K,Bowie C

更新日期：2010-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following the successful pilot of the community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives (CBDIC) by community health extension workers (CHEWs) in Gombe, northern Nigeria in 2010, there was a policy decision to scale-up the innovation to other parts of the country. However, there is limited understandi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Akinyemi O,Harris B,Kawonga M

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotavirus has been identified as the most common pathogen associated with severe diarrhoea. Two effective vaccines against the pathogen have been licensed. However, many countries including Indonesia have yet to introduce the vaccine into their national immunisation programs. This study aimed to examine the ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Seale H,Sitaresmi MN,Atthobari J,Heywood AE,Kaur R,MacIntyre RC,Soenarto Y,Padmawati RS

更新日期：2015-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global initiative 'Treatment 2.0' calls for expanding the evidence base of optimal HIV service delivery models to maximize HIV case detection and retention in care. However limited systematic assessment has been conducted in countries with concentrated HIV epidemic. We aimed to assess HIV service availab...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fujita M,Poudel KC,Do TN,Bui DD,Nguyen VK,Green K,Nguyen TM,Kato M,Jacka D,Cao TT,Nguyen TL,Jimba M

更新日期：2012-12-29 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: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: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:Recently arrived culturally and linguistically diverse migrant mothers in Western Industrialised Nations are less likely to access health care and are more likely to report negative healthcare experiences than more established migrant or non-migrant populations. This is particularly an issue in Australia whe...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dougherty L,Lloyd J,Harris E,Caffrey P,Harris M

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poles constitute the largest group of migrants in Norway. Research confirms a steady inflow and a minimal outflow of Polish migrants. One of the key aspects of migrants' structural integration is access to health care services. This study explored barriers to and facilitators of Polish migrants' access to No...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Czapka EA,Sagbakken M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irrational use of medicines is widespread in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR), where policy implementation to encourage quality use of medicines (QUM) is often low. The aim was to determine whether public-sector QUM is better in SEAR countries implementing essential medicines (EM) policies than in those not...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Holloway KA,Kotwani A,Batmanabane G,Santoso B,Ratanawijitrasin S,Henry D

更新日期：2018-07-05 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: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：OBJECTIVE:This online cross-sectional survey assesses the signs/symptoms, the protective measures taken and the awareness and risk perception regarding COVID-19 among Italian dental hygienists. All Italian dental hygienists were invited to participate. The ad hoc online questionnaire was divided into four domains: pers...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bontà G,Campus G,Cagetti MG

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an urgent need for the development of simple communication tools that convey the strengths, assets, and healthcare needs of people living with dementia. A Healthcare Passport may improve communication with range of health and social support services, enhancing quality and continuity of care, and to ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Leavey G,Abbott A,Watson M,Todd S,Coates V,McIlfactrick S,McCormack B,Waterhouse-Bradley B,Curran E

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2012, approximately 14 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed. As a result of advances in treatment, screening and prevention programmes the number of people surviving cancer globally is also increasing. The growing understanding of the diversity and scale of the need for support, compounded by the in...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Johnston L,Campbell K

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00