Adherence to standard nursing protocols on nasogastric tube feeding in a secondary referral hospital in Ghana: comparing self-ratings by professional and auxiliary nurses.

abstract：:In the original publication of this article [1], there are two corrections. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bazyar M,Rashidian A,Sakha MA,Mahdavi MRV,Doshmangir L

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both availability and quality of family planning services are believed to have contributed to increasing contraceptive use and declining fertility rates in developing countries. Yet, there is limited empirical evidence to show the relationship between the quality of family planning services and the populatio...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hong R,Montana L,Mishra V

更新日期：2006-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Child delivery in a health facility is important to reduce maternal mortality. Bypassing nearby birthing facility to deliver at a hospital is common in developing countries including Nepal. Very little is known about the extent and determinants of bypassing the birthing centres in Nepal. This study measures ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Shah R

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rapid HIV antibody test is the diagnostic tool of choice in low and middle-income countries. Previous evidence suggests that rapid HIV diagnostic tests may underperform in the field, failing to detect a substantial number of infections. A research study inadvertently discovered that a clinic rapid HIV te...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wolpaw BJ,Mathews C,Chopra M,Hardie D,de Azevedo V,Jennings K,Lurie MN

更新日期：2010-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substance use is a potentially modifiable risk factor for suicidal behaviour. Little is known about the epidemiology of substance use among self-harm patients in South Africa. This study set out to collect epidemiological data about the prevalence, correlates, and patterns of medical service utilisation amon...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Breet E,Bantjes J,Lewis I

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Secondary prevention is important for reducing both mortality and morbidity of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Pharmacists can provide medication and also work on disease management for patients with CHD. This review has been carried out to evaluate the role of pharmacist care on mortality, morbi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Cai H,Dai H,Hu Y,Yan X,Xu H

更新日期：2013-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies of patients leaving hospital against medical advice (AMA) have been limited by not being population-based or assessing only one type of patient. METHODS:We used administrative data at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy to evaluate all adult residents of Manitoba, Canada discharged alive fro...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kraut A,Fransoo R,Olafson K,Ramsey CD,Yogendran M,Garland A

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:South Africa's antiretroviral programme is governed by defined national plans, establishing treatment targets and providing funding through ring-fenced conditional grants. However, in terms of the country's quasi-federal constitution, provincial governments bear the main responsibility for provision of healt...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Schneider H,Coetzee D,Van Rensburg D,Gilson L

更新日期：2010-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend shared decision making (SDM) for determining whether to use statins to prevent cardiovascular events in at-risk patients. We sought to develop a toolkit to facilitate the cross-organizational spread and scale of a SDM intervention called the Statin Choice Conversation Aid (SCCA) by (i) a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Leppin AL,Boehmer KR,Branda ME,Shah ND,Hargraves I,Dick S,Elwyn G,Ting HH,Ye S,Gilles R,Abbas M,Alexander A,Montori VM

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The national 10-year Development Programme for the Prevention and Care of Diabetes (DEHKO) was launched in Finland in 2000. The program focused on improving early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and preventing diabetes-related complications. The FinDM database was established for epidemiological monitoring of d...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Forssas E,Sund R,Manderbacka K,Arffman M,Ilanne-Parikka P,Keskimäki I

更新日期：2013-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Armenians very rarely seek healthcare services and, consequently experience more serious health conditions. With its ongoing reforms, Armenia is focusing on linking health system financing to the quality and volume of care provided. We examine the relationship between the perceived health status of the popul...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Paul P,Hakobyan M,Valtonen H

更新日期：2016-02-19 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:Analyzing social differences in the health of adolescents is a challenge. The accuracy of adolescent's report on familial socio-economic position is unknown. The aims of the study were to examine the validity of measuring occupational social class and family level of education reported by adolescents aged 12...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pueyo MJ,Serra-Sutton V,Alonso J,Starfield B,Rajmil L

更新日期：2007-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication non-adherence is a major contributor to poor outcomes in diabetes. Previous research has shown an association between use of mail order pharmacy delivery and better medication adherence, but little is known about the barriers and facilitators to mail order pharmacy use in diabetes patients. This q...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Schmittdiel JA,Marshall CJ,Wiley D,Chau CV,Trinacty CM,Wharam JF,Duru OK,Karter AJ,Brown SD

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) has changed the landscape of preventing thromboembolism events in many countries. However, the prescription trends of oral anticoagulant (OAC) in China are still unclear, which were evaluated in this study through data extracted and summarized from 5 ma...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Yu Z,Yu L,Shan C

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A compelling ethical rationale supports patient engagement in healthcare research. It is also assumed that patient engagement will lead to research findings that are more pertinent to patients' concerns and dilemmas. However; it is unclear how to best conduct this process. In this systematic review we aimed ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Domecq JP,Prutsky G,Elraiyah T,Wang Z,Nabhan M,Shippee N,Brito JP,Boehmer K,Hasan R,Firwana B,Erwin P,Eton D,Sloan J,Montori V,Asi N,Dabrh AM,Murad MH

更新日期：2014-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Thai Universal Coverage health insurance scheme, hospital providers are paid for their inpatient care using Diagnosis Related Group-based retrospective payment, for which quality of the diagnosis and procedure codes is crucial. However, there has been limited understandings on which health care profes...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pongpirul K,Walker DG,Winch PJ,Robinson C

更新日期：2011-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To our knowledge no study has at the same time assessed patients' satisfaction and their expectations concerning the organizational and contextual aspects of health care provided by their primary care physician (PCP). Assessing these aspects is important to inform future primary healthcare service planning. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sebo P,Herrmann FR,Bovier P,Haller DM

更新日期：2015-08-14 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no clear evidence as to whether the co-location of primary care professionals in the same facility positively influences their way of working and the quality of healthcare as perceived by patients. The aim of this study was to identify the relationships between general practitioner (GP) co-location ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bonciani M,Schäfer W,Barsanti S,Heinemann S,Groenewegen PP

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been evidence in recent years that people with intellectual disabilities in acute hospitals are at risk of preventable deterioration due to failures of the healthcare services to implement the reasonable adjustments they need. The aim of this paper is to explore the challenges in monitoring and pre...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Tuffrey-Wijne I,Goulding L,Gordon V,Abraham E,Giatras N,Edwards C,Gillard S,Hollins S

更新日期：2014-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the more frequent reasons diabetic patients are admitted to hospital, and there are reports that the long-term prognosis after an AMI is much worse in these patients than in non-diabetic patients. This study aims to compare hospital admissions and costs in Spanish ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lopez-de-Andres A,Hernández-Barrera V,Carrasco-Garrido P,Esteban-Hernandez J,Gil-de-Miguel A,Jiménez-García R

更新日期：2010-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organisation has designed a pregnancy registry to investigate the effect of maternal drug use on pregnancy outcomes in resource-limited settings. In this sentinel surveillance system, detailed health and drug use data are prospectively collected from the first antenatal clinic visit until de...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Allen EN,Gomes M,Yevoo L,Egesah O,Clerk C,Byamugisha J,Mbonye A,Were E,Mehta U,Atuyambe LM

更新日期：2014-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the participation of surgeons in preventative health activities in the non-admitted hospital care setting. The aim of this study was to identify which preventive health activities surgeons practice and to explore their attitudes towards preventive health. METHODS:A mixed methods study ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Barrett S,Begg S,Sloane A,Kingsley M

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing diversity of population in European Countries poses new challenges to national health systems. There is a lack of data on accessibility and use of health care services by migrants, appropriateness of the care provided, client satisfaction and problems experienced when confronting the health ca...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dias SF,Severo M,Barros H

更新日期：2008-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the documented benefits of Patient Own Drugs (PODs) in most developed countries and scanty data on PODs management in developing countries the aim of the study was to evaluate the assessment, quality and extent of PODs use among hospitalised patients. Furthermore the perceived benefits and challenges i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Boachie-Ansah P,Anto BP,Marfo AFA

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The disparity between government health expenditures across regions is more severe in developing countries than it is in developed countries. The capitation subsidy method has been proven effective in developed countries in reducing this disparity, but it has not been tested in China, the world's largest dev...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Zhang G,Zhang L,Wu S,Xia X,Lu L

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systems for monitoring effectiveness and quality of rehabilitation services across health care levels are needed. The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test a quality indicator set for rehabilitation of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. METHODS:The set was developed according to the Rand/...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Johansen I,Klokkerud M,Anke A,Børke JB,Glott T,Hauglie U,Høyem A,Klovning A,Lande KA,Larsen M,Nordvik JE,Wigers SH,Øyeflaten I,Hagen KB,Kjeken I

更新日期：2019-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver function tests (LFTs) are routinely performed in primary care, and are often the gateway to further invasive and/or expensive investigations. Little is known of the consequences in people with an initial abnormal liver function (ALF) test in primary care and with no obvious liver disease. Further inves...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Donnan PT,McLernon D,Steinke D,Ryder S,Roderick P,Sullivan FM,Rosenberg W,Dillon JF

更新日期：2007-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While most studies focused on the relation between volunteering and health-related outcomes, little attention has been given on the association between volunteering and the use of health care services. Thus, with this analysis we aimed at exploring whether and how the voluntary work of older adults is related...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Flennert M,König HH,Hajek A

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00