Patients' perspective on self-management: type 2 diabetes in daily life.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is consistent evidence highlighting the mal-distribution of the health workforce between urban and rural and remote regions. To date, addressing this mal-distribution has focused on medicine and nursing with limited initiatives targeted at allied health. Therefore, the aim of this research was to explo...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kumar S,Tian EJ,May E,Crouch R,McCulloch M

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practice clinics are the main primary care institutions providing ambulatory care in the rural areas of Beijing, rational use of medicines is crucial for the rural primary care system. This study investigated the prescribing patterns of general practice clinics in rural Beijing to provide a baseline ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jin G,Chen C,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Chen L,Du J,Lu X,Chen J

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-free fetal DNA sequencing based non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down syndrome (DS) has become widely available. In Hong Kong, obstetric providers in the public sector refer women identified at high risk of having a child with Down syndrome to obstetric providers in the private sector for NIPT. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ngan OMY,Yi H,Ahmed S

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This systematic review and meta-analysis aims at assessing the composition and performance of care management models evaluated in the last decade and their impact on patient important outcomes. METHODS:A comprehensive literature search of electronic bibliographic databases was performed to identify care man...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Egginton JS,Ridgeway JL,Shah ND,Balasubramaniam S,Emmanuel JR,Prokop LJ,Montori VM,Murad MH

更新日期：2012-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strengthening primary care is key to Hong Kong's ongoing health system reform. Primary care remains unregulated, private sector dominated and financed mainly out-of-pocket. This study sought to examine the association between patients' socioeconomic status (SES), source of health payments and the quality of ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Owolabi O,Zhang Z,Wei X,Yang N,Li H,Wong SY,Wong MC,Yip W,Griffiths SM

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk adjustment and mortality prediction in studies of critical care are usually performed using acuity of illness scores, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), which emphasize physiological derangement. Common risk adjustment systems used in administrative datasets, like the...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Quach S,Hennessy DA,Faris P,Fong A,Quan H,Doig C

更新日期：2009-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compare changes in types of hospital service revenues between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospitals and Western-medicine based general hospitals. METHODS:97 TCM hospitals and 103 general hospitals were surveyed in years of 2000 and 2004. Six types of medical service revenue between the two types of h...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Shen JJ,Wang Y,Lin F,Lu J,Moseley CB,Sun M,Hao M

更新日期：2011-09-06 00:00:00

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: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:Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs) are health conditions for which adequate management, treatment and interventions delivered in the ambulatory care setting could potentially prevent hospitalization. Which conditions are sensitive to ambulatory care varies according to the scope of health care serv...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sarmento J,Rocha JVM,Santana R

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Managing a chronic condition takes work, and it is considered important that patients carry out this work. However, knowledge is lacking on what elements enhance self-management work. Persons with food hypersensitivity (FH) seem to do self-management work despite the relatively little support they receive. O...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jakobsen MD,Obstfelder A,Braaten T,Abelsen B

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African Vaccination Week (AVW) is an initiative of the Member States of the African Region aimed at promoting vaccination and ensuring equity and access to its benefits. The initiative has proven to be particularly effective in reaching populations with limited access to regular health services as well as pr...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mihigo R,Anya B,Okeibunor J,Ajibola S,Boakye-Agyemang C,Muzenda L,Issembe F,Nshimirimana D

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This is the tenth in a series of papers reporting a program of Sustainability in Health care by Allocating Resources Effectively (SHARE) in a local healthcare setting. After more than a decade of research, there is little published evidence of active and successful disinvestment. The paucity of frameworks, m...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Harris C,Green S,Elshaug AG

更新日期：2017-09-08 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:The role of a pharmacist in primary health care settings of Pakistan is still obscure. Thus, we aimed to demonstrate the pharmacist-led improvements in glycemic, blood pressure and lipid controls in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients of Lahore, Pakistan. METHODS:The first open label, randomized contro...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Javaid Z,Imtiaz U,Khalid I,Saeed H,Khan RQ,Islam M,Saleem Z,Sohail MF,Danish Z,Batool F,Anwer N

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growing understanding of the influence of social determinants of health (SDH) on healthcare costs and outcomes for low income populations is leading State Medicaid agencies to consider incorporating SDH into their program design. This paper explores states' current approaches to SDH. METHODS:A mixed-methods...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chisolm DJ,Brook DL,Applegate MS,Kelleher KJ

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare organisations differ in performance even if they are located in the same country or region. Suitable managerial practices and organisational processes can lead to better health outcomes. As a result, hospitals are constantly looking for managerial arrangements that can improve outcomes and keep co...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fanelli S,Bellù R,Zangrandi A,Gagliardi L,Zanini R

更新日期：2020-10-16 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:Moderate and deep sedation are well-established techniques in many developed countries, and several guidelines have been published. However, they have received attention in China only in recent years. The aim of this study is to investigate current paediatric sedation practices in tertiary children's hospita...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Li B,Zhang R,Huang Y,Zhang K,Wat CY,Bai J,Zhang M,Zheng J

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different service characteristics are known to influence mental health care delivery. Much less is known about the impact of contextual factors, such as the socioeconomic circumstances, on the provision of care to socially marginalized groups.The objectives of this work were to assess the organisational char...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Costa D,Matanov A,Canavan R,Gabor E,Greacen T,Vondráčková P,Kluge U,Nicaise P,Moskalewicz J,Díaz-Olalla JM,Straßmayr C,Kikkert M,Soares JJ,Gaddini A,Barros H,Priebe S

更新日期：2014-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous healthy lifestyle interventions based on the Salud para Su Corazón curriculum for Latinos in the United States, and a pilot study in Guatemala, demonstrated improvements in patient knowledge, behavior, and clinical outcomes for adults with hypertension. This article describes the implementation of a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fort MP,Murillo S,López E,Dengo AL,Alvarado-Molina N,de Beausset I,Castro M,Peña L,Ramírez-Zea M,Martínez H

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care records from the UK have frequently been used to identify episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in studies of drug toxicity because of their comprehensive population coverage and longitudinal recording of prescriptions and diagnoses. Recent linkage within England of primary and secondary c...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Crooks CJ,Card TR,West J

更新日期：2012-11-13 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: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:Despite efforts by professional societies to reduce low value care, many reports indicate that unnecessary tests, such as nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), are commonly used in contemporary practice. The degree to which lack of awareness and professional liability concerns drive these behaviors war...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kline KP,Shaw L,Beyth RJ,Plumb J,Nguyen L,Huo T,Winchester DE

更新日期：2017-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few studies comparing pharmaceutical costs and the use of medications between immigrants and the autochthonous population in Spain. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether there are differences in pharmaceutical consumption and expenses between immigrant and Spanish-born populations. ME...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rue M,Serna MC,Soler-Gonzalez J,Bosch A,Ruiz-Magaz MC,Galvan L

更新日期：2008-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Stroke Canada Optimization of Rehabilitation by Evidence Implementation Trial (SCORE-IT) was a cluster randomized controlled trial that evaluated two knowledge translation (KT) interventions for the promotion of the uptake of best practice recommendations for interventions targeting upper and lower extre...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Munce SEP,Graham ID,Salbach NM,Jaglal SB,Richards CL,Eng JJ,Desrosiers J,MacKay-Lyons M,Wood-Dauphinee S,Korner-Bitensky N,Mayo NE,Teasell RW,Zwarenstein M,Mokry J,Black S,Bayley MT

更新日期：2017-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) carries a high burden of morbidity and mortality and is associated with significant utilization of health care resources, especially in the elderly. Numerous randomized trials have established the efficacy of cholesterol reduction with statin medications in decreasing mortality i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Cooke CA,Kirkland SA,Sketris IS,Cox J

更新日期：2009-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to a continuing age shift in the German society hospital providers are concerned about the additional costs associated with the treatment of elderly patients. It is not clear if cardiac catheterization in aged patients leads to higher resource utilization and if DRG-revenues do compensate for this factor...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Plehn G,Butz T,Maagh P,Meissner A

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telemedical programs for patients with chronic heart failure have shown inconsistent effects on survival and hospitalization. Few studies analyzed effects of telemedical interventions on health costs, although this outcome may determine whether or not a successful program will be adopted by health insurance ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Herold R,Hoffmann W,van den Berg N

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00