Level of Partograph completion and healthcare workers' perspectives on its use in Mulago National Referral and teaching hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

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:A Massachusetts regulation implemented in 2007 has required all acute care hospitals to report patients' race, ethnicity and preferred language using standardized methodology based on self-reported information from patients. This study assessed implementation of the regulation and its impact on the use of ra...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jorgensen S,Thorlby R,Weinick RM,Ayanian JZ

更新日期：2010-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are currently several concerns about the ways in which people are recruited to participate in randomised controlled trials, the low acceptance rates among people invited to participate, and the experiences of trial participants. An information resource about on-going clinical trials designed for potent...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Langston AL,Campbell MK,Entwistle VA,Skea Z

更新日期：2005-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Emergency Department (ED) is consistently described as a high-risk environment for patients and clinicians that demands colleagues quickly work together as a cohesive group. Communication between nurses, physicians, and other ED clinicians is complex and difficult to track. A clear understanding of commu...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Patterson PD,Pfeiffer AJ,Weaver MD,Krackhardt D,Arnold RM,Yealy DM,Lave JR

更新日期：2013-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a broad consensus that addictive behaviors tend to be chronic and relapsing. But for field studies of substance users, successfully tracking, locating, and following up with a representative sample of subjects is a challenge. METHODS:The purpose of this paper is to provide a general overview of how...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Farabee D,Schulte M,Gonzales R,Grella CE

更新日期：2016-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite public health care being free at the point of delivery in Timor-Leste, wealthier patients access hospital care at nearly twice the rate of poorer patients. This study seeks to understand the barriers driving inequitable utilisation of hospital services in Timor-Leste from the perspective of community...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Price JA,Soares AI,Asante AD,Martins JS,Williams K,Wiseman VL

更新日期：2016-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hip fracture in elderly patients is a rising global public health concern because of population ageing, and increasing frailty. Long-term morbidity related to poor management of hip fracture is associated with decreased quality of life, survival, and increase in healthcare costs. Receiving postoperative reha...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Tedesco D,Gibertoni D,Rucci P,Hernandez-Boussard T,Rosa S,Bianciardi L,Rolli M,Fantini MP

更新日期：2018-09-10 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:Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) account for a mean of 38% of catheter associated bloodstream infections (CABSI) with Staphylococcus aureus, which are preventable if deficiencies in best practice are addressed. There exists no feasible and reliable quality surveillance tool assessing all important ar...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Høvik LH,Gjeilo KH,Lydersen S,Rickard CM,Røtvold B,Damås JK,Solligård E,Gustad LT

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking during pregnancy is a major public health concern and an NHS priority. In 2010, 26% of UK women smoked immediately before or during their pregnancy and 12% smoked continuously. Smoking cessation support is provided through free at the point of use Stop Smoking Services for Pregnant women (SSSP). Howe...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fahy SJ,Cooper S,Coleman T,Naughton F,Bauld L

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Leung CL,Naert M,Andama B,Dong R,Edelman D,Horowitz C,Kiptoo P,Manyara S,Matelong W,Matini E,Naanyu V,Nyariki S,Pastakia S,Valente T,Fuster V,Bloomfield GS,Kamano J,Vedanthan R

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 31,411 patients, the nurse-led 6-PACK falls prevention program did not reduce falls. Poor implementation fidelity (i.e., program not implemented as intended) may explain this result. Despite repeated calls for the examination of implementation fidelity as...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Morello RT,Barker AL,Ayton DR,Landgren F,Kamar J,Hill KD,Brand CA,Sherrington C,Wolfe R,Rifat S,Stoelwinder J

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musculoskeletal disorders are common in the general population and a leading cause for care seeking. Despite the large number of patients with musculoskeletal disorders seeking care, little is known of the clinical course, pathways and predictors of healthcare utilization among these patients. The purposes o...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Budtz CR,Mose S,Christiansen DH

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of the availability of essential medicines, in rural areas of countries with free state health care system, is scarce. Dependence on essential medicines among the population in rural sector is considered to be high. Assessing the availability of essential medicines in selected state owned primary ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rathish D,Premarathna I,Jayathilake T,Kandegedara C,Punchihewa K,Ananda L,Bandara T,Jayasumana C,Siribaddana S

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) patients have difficulty following a long-term treatment regimen. Efforts to improve treatment outcomes require better understanding of adherence as a complex behavioral issue and of the particular barriers to and facilitators of patient adherence. METHODS:This study was carried out in Jia...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Xu W,Lu W,Zhou Y,Zhu L,Shen H,Wang J

更新日期：2009-09-18 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:Training is a critical part of health information technology implementations, but little emphasis is placed on post-implementation training to support day-to-day activities. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of post-implementation training on key electronic health record activities. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bredfeldt CE,Awad EB,Joseph K,Snyder MH

更新日期：2013-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A summary utility index is useful for deriving quality-adjusted life years (QALY) for cost analyses or disability weights for burden of disease studies. However, many quality of life instruments provide descriptive profiles rather than a single utility index. Transforming quality of life instruments to a uti...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Brennan DS,Spencer AJ

更新日期：2006-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Almost all studies of pathologic fractures have been conducted based on patients with tumours and hospital-based data; however, in the present study, a nationwide epidemiological survey of pathologic fractures in Taiwan was performed and the medical utilization was calculated. METHODS:All claimants of Taiwa...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lee YH,Hsu YN,Yu IL,Phan DV,Chou P,Chan CL,Yang NP

更新日期：2011-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to understand health care provider barriers to referring patients to Medical Fitness Center Facilities within an affiliated teaching hospital system using referral of diabetic services as an example. The aims of this study include: (1) to assess health care providers' awareness a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smock C,Alemagno S

更新日期：2017-08-03 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:There is a growing number of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (YPLHIV) who require the transfer of care from pediatric/ adolescent clinics to adult Antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics. A successful transition is critical for optimum health outcomes, yet facilities may lack infrastructure, human ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mbalinda SN,Bakeera-Kitaka S,Lusota DA,Magongo EN,Musoke P,Kaye DK

更新日期：2020-09-05 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:Bladder cancer (BC) has the highest lifetime treatment costs per patient of all cancers. The objective of this study was to characterize the use of health-care services and costs associated with BC among patients who underwent radical cystectomy (RC) in the province of Quebec. METHODS:We conducted a descrip...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Santos F,Dragomir A,Zakaria AS,Kassouf W,Aprikian A

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health practitioners frequently encounter dying, death and suffering. While providing health care can be stressful, the literature on how different health practitioners cope with the emotional challenges associated with their work is sparse. Further, much of this literature is based on studies conducted in h...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kpassagou BL,Soedje KMA

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cesarean section rates is often used as an indicator of quality of care in maternity hospitals. The assumption is that lower rates reflect in developed countries more appropriate clinical practice and general better performances. Hospitals are thus often ranked on the basis of caesarean section rates. The ai...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fantini MP,Stivanello E,Frammartino B,Barone AP,Fusco D,Dallolio L,Cacciari P,Perucci CA

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare providers operate in a unique industry characterized by pursuit of perhaps the most noble of missions: the delivery of vital health and medical services to those in need. Distinguishing features abound, differentiating the healthcare industry from others, with such facets having the potential to c...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Elrod JK,Fortenberry JL Jr

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lauded as one of the more successful HIV prevention measures. However, despite some gains in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa, mother-to-child transmission rates are stil...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： du Plessis E,Shaw SY,Gichuhi M,Gelmon L,Estambale BB,Lester R,Kimani J,Avery LS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More people in the US now die from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than from HIV/AIDS. Often acquired in healthcare facilities or during healthcare procedures, the extremely high incidence of MRSA infections and the dangerously low levels of literacy regarding antibiotic resista...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rohde RE,Ross-Gordon J

更新日期：2012-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety culture at healthcare organizations plays an important role in guaranteeing, improving and promoting overall patient safety. Although several conceptual frameworks have been proposed in the past, no standard measurement tool has yet been developed for Japan. METHODS:In order to examine possib...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ito S,Seto K,Kigawa M,Fujita S,Hasegawa T,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2011-02-07 00:00:00