Building system capacity for the integration of mental health at the level of primary care in Tunisia: a study protocol in global mental health.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several countries have developed policies that restrict or limit duration of stay, clinical privileges or the number of residency permits allocated to migrating physicians. Switzerland is currently preparing a new law limiting overall foreign immigration. The impact of such restrictive policies is currently ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Haller G,Combescure C,Mamie C,Zoccatelli D,Clergue F

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacy databases are commonly used to assess medication usage, and a number of measures have been developed to measure patients' adherence to medication. An extensive literature now supports these measures, although few studies have systematically compared the properties of different adherence measures. M...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Vollmer WM,Xu M,Feldstein A,Smith D,Waterbury A,Rand C

更新日期：2012-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are a common adverse event in both elderly inpatients and patients admitted to rehabilitation units. The Hendrich Fall Risk Model II (HIIFRM) has been already tested in all hospital wards with high fall rates, with the exception of the rehabilitation setting. This study's aim is to address the feasibil...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Campanini I,Mastrangelo S,Bargellini A,Bassoli A,Bosi G,Lombardi F,Tolomelli S,Lusuardi M,Merlo A

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKRGOUND:Good progress is being made towards universal access to contraceptives, however stock-outs still jeopardize progress. A seldom considered but important building block in optimizing supply management is the degree to which health workers feel motivated and responsible for monitoring supply. We explored how an...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Vermandere H,Galle A,Griffin S,de Melo M,Machaieie L,Van Braeckel D,Degomme O

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore the perceptions of health workers on the risks of contracting tuberculosis at Namwala District Hospital. Tuberculosis literature indicates that health workers are at risk of contracting tuberculosis while conducting their daily duties in the workplace. This is mainly attributed to low tuberculosis...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mwenya S,Stapley S

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) remain one of the world's most frequently prescribed medications and there is a growing number of publications on correct versus incorrect use of PPIs worldwide. The objective of this observational retrospective study was to assess changes in PPI prescribing trends over the past...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Luo H,Fan Q,Xiao S,Chen K

更新日期：2018-07-11 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 aim to narrow inequality in access to health care across socioeconomic groups and area of residency. However, in low-income countries, studies are lacking that systematically monitor and evaluate health programs with regard to their effect on specific inequalities. We aimed to measure changes ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Memirie ST,Verguet S,Norheim OF,Levin C,Johansson KA

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proposals to expand Medicare coverage tend to be expensive, but the value of services purchased is not known. This study evaluates the efficiency of the average private supplemental insurance plan for Medicare recipients. METHODS:Data from the National Health Interview Survey, the National Death Index, and ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Franks P,Muennig P,Gold M

更新日期：2005-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. A service evaluation was carried out at an anticoagulation clinic in Newcastle upon-Tyne to explore the efficacy of introducing self-testing of anticoagulation status for AF patients on warfarin. The analysis presented aims to ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Moloney E,Craig D,Holdsworth N,Smithson J

更新日期：2019-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The science of syndromic surveillance is still very much in its infancy. While a number of syndromic surveillance systems are being evaluated in the US, very few have had success thus far in predicting an infectious disease event. Furthermore, to date, the majority of syndromic surveillance systems have been...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rolland E,Moore KM,Robinson VA,McGuinness D

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male involvement (MI) along the continuum of HIV healthcare services has been promoted as a critical intervention in low-income countries and represents one of the reasons for dropout and low retention of women along the cascade of care. The present review aims to identify interventions adopted to improve MI...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Triulzi I,Palla I,Ciccacci F,Orlando S,Palombi L,Turchetti G

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the growing literature on the efficiency and productivity of the Chinese healthcare system, less attention has been given to examining the undesirable outputs linked to healthcare services, including environmental pollution. Taking the atmospheric environmental pollution resulting from the incinerati...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Yu J,Liu Z,Zhang T,Hatab AA,Lan J

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Team-based approaches to research capacity building (RCB) may be an efficient means to promote allied health research participation and activity. In order to tailor such interventions, a clearer understanding of current patterns of research participation within allied health teams is needed. Different self-r...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wenke RJ,Mickan S,Bisset L

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last decade, the number of patients supported by informal caregivers has substantially increased. In the Italian healthcare context, informal caregivers' experience of care is a new under-recognized construct, and no assessment tool is available. Measuring caregivers' experience is important since in ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Coluccia A,Ferretti F,Fagiolini A,Pozza A

更新日期：2017-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute low back pain is one of the most common reasons for individuals to seek medical care in the United States. The US Military Health System provides medical care to approximately 9.4 million beneficiaries annually. These patients also routinely suffer from acute low back pain. Within this health system, p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dietrich EJ,Leroux T,Santiago CF,Helgeson MD,Richard P,Koehlmoos TP

更新日期：2018-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Case management has been suggested as an innovative strategy that facilitates the improvement of a patient's quality of life, reduction of hospital length of stay, optimization of self-care and improvement of satisfaction of patients and professionals involved. However, there is little evidence about the eff...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wynia K,Annema C,Nissen H,De Keyser J,Middel B

更新日期：2010-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pay for performance schemes are increasingly being implemented in low income countries to improve health service coverage and quality. This paper describes the context within which a pay for performance programme was introduced in Tanzania and discusses the potential for pay for performance to address health...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Olafsdottir AE,Mayumana I,Mashasi I,Njau I,Mamdani M,Patouillard E,Binyaruka P,Abdulla S,Borghi J

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis is crucial for the treatment of childhood cancer as it in some cases can prevent progression of disease and improve prognoses. However, childhood cancer can be difficult to diagnose and barriers to early diagnosis are multifactorial. New knowledge about factors influencing the pathway to diag...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pedersen LH,Wahlberg A,Cordt M,Schmiegelow K,Dalton SO,Larsen HB

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigate factors affecting Australian general practitioners' decisions to adopt novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for the prevention of stroke/systemic embolism among patients with atrial fibrillation. Australia has a national homogeneous review and coverage system, which enables us to distinguish phys...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Zhang Y,Méndez SJ,Scott A

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence studies usually depend on self-report of disease status in survey data or administrative data collections and may over- or under-estimate disease prevalence. The establishment of a linked data collection provided an opportunity to explore the accuracy and completeness of capture of information abo...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Comino EJ,Tran DT,Haas M,Flack J,Jalaludin B,Jorm L,Harris MF

更新日期：2013-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During transitions from hospital to home, up to half of all patients experience medication-related problems, such as adverse drug events. To reduce these problems, knowledge of patient experiences with medication use during this transition is needed. This study aims to identify the perspectives of patients o...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Daliri S,Bekker CL,Buurman BM,Scholte Op Reimer WJM,van den Bemt BJF,Karapinar-Çarkit F

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cataract day surgery has rapidly gained worldwide acceptance, because the new surgical techniques and costs are generally lower than those involved in ordinary hospitalization. Cataract surgery serves as a proxy indicator of the trend towards day surgery hospitalization in Italy and, therefore, of regional v...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Cillino S,Casuccio A,Di Pace F,Pillitteri F,Cillino G,Lodato G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The adherence pattern of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) among patients with epilepsy is relatively lower in the United States and different European countries. However, adherence and cost analysis of AEDs in Asian countries have not been thoroughly studied. Therefore, the present study aimed to analyze the cost ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Asghar MA,Rehman AA,Raza ML,Shafiq Y,Asghar MA

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crowding in hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) is a problem in several countries. We evaluated the number and characteristics of patients who make repeated visits to the EDs in Naples, Italy. METHODS:All patients (> or = 16 years) who presented to the EDs of three randomly selected non-academic acute care...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Di Giuseppe G,Abbate R,Albano L,Marinelli P,Angelillo IF,Collaborative Research Group.

更新日期：2008-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the commonest cause of preventable blindness in working age populations, but up to 98% of visual loss secondary to DR can be prevented with early detection and treatment. In 2012, an innovative outreach DR screening model was implemented in remote communities in a state of Austra...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Glasson NM,Larkins SL,Crossland LJ

更新日期：2017-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to increasing bacterial resistance rates choosing a correct empiric antibiotic therapy is getting more and more complex. Often medical doctors use information tools to make the right treatment choice. METHODS:One hundred sixty six participants (77 medical doctors and 89 medical students) were asked to p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Neugebauer M,Ebert M,Vogelmann R

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ineffective implementation of evidence based practice guidelines can mean that the best health outcomes are not achieved. This study examined the barriers and enablers to the uptake and implementation of the new bi-national (Australia and New Zealand) antenatal corticosteroid clinical practice guidelines...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mc Goldrick EL,Crawford T,Brown JA,Groom KM,Crowther CA

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health systems reform is inevitable due to the never-ending changing nature of societal health needs and policy dynamism. Today, the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) remains the major tool to facilitate the achievements of universal health coverage (UHC) in Iran. It was initially implemented in hospital-base...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Doshmangir L,Moshiri E,Mostafavi H,Sakha MA,Assan A

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The engagement of citizens in the development of evidence-based screening programs is internationally supported. The aim of our research was to explore the motivations and reasons of adult citizens in Austria for attending periodic health examinations (PHE) as well as their satisfaction with the way PHE are ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sommer I,Titscher V,Gartlehner G

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00