Lack of focus on nutrition and documentation in nursing homes, home care- and home nursing: the self-perceived views of the primary care workforce.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Japan has a high prevalence of adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL), especially in the Kyushu/Okinawa region. Regional differences in prevalence might cause regional differences in physicians' experiences and the efficiency of care-resource use. This study investigated regional differences in the performance of bone...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Maeda T,Babazono A,Nishi T,Matsuda S,Fushimi K,Fujimori K

更新日期：2014-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Consumer e-Health is a potential solution to the problems of accessibility, quality and costs of delivering public healthcare services to patients. Although consumer e-Health has proliferated in recent years, it remains unclear if patients are willing and able to accept and use this new and rapidly developin...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Zhang X,Yu P,Yan J,Ton A M Spil I

更新日期：2015-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to stagnating resources and an increase in staff workload, the quality of Finnish primary health care (PHC) is claimed to have deteriorated slowly. With a decentralised PHC organisation and lack of national stewardship, it is likely that municipalities have adopted different coping strategies, predisposi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Satokangas M,Lumme S,Arffman M,Keskimäki I

更新日期：2019-09-04 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:A rapid increase of Medicaid expenditures has been a serious concern, and housing stability has been discussed as a means to reduce Medicaid costs. A program evaluation of a New York City supportive housing program has assessed the association between supportive housing tenancy and Medicaid savings among New...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lim S,Gao Q,Stazesky E,Singh TP,Harris TG,Levanon Seligson A

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve the effectiveness of interventions targeting non-adherence in older adults, a systematic approach to intervention design is required. The content of complex interventions and design decisions are often poorly described in published reports which makes it difficult to explore why they are ineffecti...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Patton DE,Ryan C,Hughes CM

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging of the workforce is a growing problem. As workers age, their physical, physiological and psychosocial capabilities change. Keeping older workers healthy and productive is a key goal of European labor policy and health promotion is a key to achieve this result. Previous studies about workplace health pr...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Poscia A,Moscato U,La Milia DI,Milovanovic S,Stojanovic J,Borghini A,Collamati A,Ricciardi W,Magnavita N

更新日期：2016-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Promotion of healthy lifestyle is an important strategy. This study was conducted to determine the effects of counselling on health-promoting lifestyle and quality of life in middle-aged women. METHODS:This randomised, controlled, clinical trial was conducted on 102 middle-aged women presenting to health ce...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Karimlou V,Charandabi SM,Malakouti J,Mirghafourvand M

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical quality indicators are used to monitor the performance of healthcare services and should wherever possible be based on research evidence. Little is known however about the extent to which indicators in common use are based on research. The objective of this study is to measure the extent to which cl...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Choong MK,Tsafnat G,Hibbert P,Runciman WB,Coiera E

更新日期：2017-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People who use substances experience high levels of substance-related stigma, both within and outside of health care settings, which can prevent people from help-seeking and contribute further to health inequities. Recognizing and respecting how political, social, economic, and historical conditions influenc...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Urbanoski K,Pauly B,Inglis D,Cameron F,Haddad T,Phillips J,Phillips P,Rosen C,Schlotter G,Hartney E,Wallace B

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, numerous behavior change, risk-reduction, and biomedical interventions have been developed and tested. While some of these interventions have shown to be efficacious in randomized trials, it often takes almost two decades for an intervention to be translated into prac...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Howard BN,Van Dorn R,Myers BJ,Zule WA,Browne FA,Carney T,Wechsberg WM

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biomedical research constantly produces new findings but these are not routinely translated into health care practice. One way to address this problem is to develop effective interventions to translate research findings into practice. Currently a range of empirical interventions are available and systematic ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Walker AE,Grimshaw J,Johnston M,Pitts N,Steen N,Eccles M

更新日期：2003-12-19 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:Barely a decade after introduction of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), significant successes have been recorded in universal access to basic healthcare services. However, sustainability of the scheme is increasingly threatened by concerns on quality of health service delivery in NHIS-accredit...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Alhassan RK,Nketiah-Amponsah E,Spieker N,Arhinful DK,Rinke de Wit TF

更新日期：2016-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic counseling by a Genetic Counselor (GC) is a requirement prior to genetic testing for cancer susceptibility genes (GC-mandate policy) for some insurers. This study evaluated the impact of this policy from the patient perspective. METHODS:Surveys were sent to individuals for whom their insurer ordered...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Stenehjem DD,Au T,Sainski AM,Bauer H,Brown K,Lancaster J,Stevens V,Brixner DI

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies comparing the access to health care of rural and urban populations have been contradictory and inconclusive. These studies are complicated by the influence of other factor which have been shown to be related to access and utilization. This study assesses the equity of access to health care services a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sibley LM,Weiner JP

更新日期：2011-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:UK and US policy initiatives have suggested that, in the future, patients and clinicians in mainstream medicine could use genetic information to prevent common illnesses. There are no studies on patients' experience and understanding of the process of testing for common genetic susceptibilities in mainstream...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Saukko PM,Ellard S,Richards SH,Shepherd MH,Campbell JL

更新日期：2007-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All countries face challenging decisions about healthcare coverage. Malawi has committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, the timeframe set out by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As in other low income countries, scarce resources stand in the way of more equitable health access...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Masefield SC,Msosa A,Grugel J

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parents of children with food allergy, primary care physicians, and members of the general public play a critical role in the health and well-being of food-allergic children, though little is known about their knowledge and perceptions of food allergy. The purpose of this paper is to detail the development o...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gupta RS,Kim JS,Springston EE,Pongracic JA,Wang X,Holl J

更新日期：2009-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tort law has legitimate social purposes of deterrence, punishment and compensation, but medical tort law does none of these well. Tort law could be counterproductive in medicine, encouraging costly defensive practices that harm some patients, restricting access to care in some settings and discouraging innov...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sumner W 2nd

更新日期：2010-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety culture has recently attracted the attention of healthcare organizations. Considering the importance of the roles of nurses with regard to patient safety, their knowledge and experiences of the challenges that influence patient safety culture can facilitate the development and implementation of be...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Farokhzadian J,Dehghan Nayeri N,Borhani F

更新日期：2018-08-22 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:HIV treatment models in Africa are labour intensive and require a high number of skilled staff. In this context, task-shifting is considered a feasible alternative for ART service delivery. In 2006, a lay health cadre of expert patients (EPs) at a tertiary referral HIV clinic in Zomba, Malawi was capacitated...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Landes M,Thompson C,Mwinjiwa E,Thaulo E,Gondwe C,Akello H,Chan AK

更新日期：2017-05-09 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:Trust has been introduced as the cornerstone of the public and health providers' relation. Public trust in primary health care (PHC) is crucial and must be measured. The aim of this study was to develop and validate PHC trust measurement tool. METHODS:This was a psychometric study to develop PHC trust measu...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sadeghi-Bazargani H,Farahbakhsh M,Tabrizi JS,Zare Z,Saadati M

更新日期：2019-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient enrolment into clinical trials is based on oral information and informed consent, which includes an information sheet and a consent certificate. The written information should be complete, but at the same time risks being so complex that it may be questioned if a fully informed consent is possible to...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dellson P,Nilbert M,Carlsson C

更新日期：2016-02-01 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:Use of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), an important category of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), has increased substantially in Western countries during the past decade. Use of TCM is also widespread in the Chinese population. However, few informative data have been obtained to date by large...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chen FP,Chen TJ,Kung YY,Chen YC,Chou LF,Chen FJ,Hwang SJ

更新日期：2007-02-23 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：BACKGROUND:Residents living in sheltered housing depend on help from healthcare personnel (HCP) with medication management, regarding regular long-term and pro re nata (PRN) medication. The HCP assess the need for PRN medication prior to administration to the residents. The purpose of this study was to describe HCP's p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nilsen MK,Sletvold H,Olsen RM

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00