Is it time to rethink how we page physicians? Understanding paging patterns in a tertiary care hospital.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Albanian immigrants in Greece comprise a highly mobile population with unknown health care profile. We aimed to assess whether these immigrants were more or less likely to undergo laparotomy for suspected appendicitis with negative findings (negative appendicectomy), by performing a controlled study with ind...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Tatsioni A,Charchanti A,Kitsiou E,Ioannidis JP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visual impairments (VIs) have a negative impact on life and affect up to 60% of stroke survivors. Despite this, VIs are often overlooked. This paper explores how persons with VIs experience vision care within stroke health services and how VIs impact everyday life the first 3 months post stroke. METHODS:Ind...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Falkenberg HK,Mathisen TS,Ormstad H,Eilertsen G

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The capacity of the Indigenous primary healthcare (PHC) sector to continue playing a crucial role in meeting the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is in large part reliant on the skills, motivation and experience of its workforce. While exhibiting many workforce strengths, the...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jongen C,McCalman J,Campbell S,Fagan R

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic disease management has been implemented for some time in several countries to tackle the increasing burden of chronic diseases. While Switzerland faces the same challenge, such initiatives have only emerged recently in this country. The aim of this study is to assess their feasibility, in terms of ba...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lauvergeon S,Burnand B,Peytremann-Bridevaux I

更新日期：2012-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:'Failure to rescue' of hospitalized patients with deteriorating physiology on general wards is caused by a complex array of organisational, technical and cultural failures including a lack of standardized team and individual expected responses and actions. The aim of this study using a learning collaborative...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Subbe CP,Kellett J,Barach P,Chaloner C,Cleaver H,Cooksley T,Korsten E,Croke E,Davis E,De Bie AJ,Durham L,Hancock C,Hartin J,Savijn T,Welch J,Crisis Checklist Collaborative.

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue engineering is an emerging field. Novel bioengineered skin substitutes and genetically derived growth factors offer innovative approaches to reduce the burden of diabetic foot and venous leg ulcers for both patients and health care systems. However, they frequently are very costly. Based on a systemat...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Langer A,Rogowski W

更新日期：2009-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incident reporting (IR) in health care has been advocated as a means to improve patient safety. The purpose of IR is to identify safety hazards and develop interventions to mitigate these hazards in order to reduce harm in health care. Using qualitative methods is a way to reveal how IR is used and perceived...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Carlfjord S,Öhrn A,Gunnarsson A

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical theater (ST) operations planning is a key subject in the healthcare management literature, particularly the scheduling of procedures in operating rooms (ORs). The OR scheduling problem is usually approached using mathematical modeling and made available to ST managers through dedicated software. Reg...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Calegari R,Fogliatto FS,Lucini FR,Anzanello MJ,Schaan BD

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, midwives are autonomous medical practitioners and 78% of pregnant women start their maternity care with a primary care midwife. Scientific research to support evidence-based practice in primary care midwifery in the Netherlands has been sparse. This paper describes the research design and...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Manniën J,Klomp T,Wiegers T,Pereboom M,Brug J,de Jonge A,van der Meijde M,Hutton E,Schellevis F,Spelten E

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety culture is an important aspect for quality healthcare delivery and is an issue of high concern globally. In Ethiopia health system little is known and information is limited in scope about patient safety culture. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of patient safety cultur...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wami SD,Demssie AF,Wassie MM,Ahmed AN

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A major part of midwifery care involves the empowerment of women and their families for the control of factors affecting their health. To this end, midwives should experience their own empowerment first. The present study was conducted to translate and determine the psychometric properties of the Perception ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hajiesmaello M,Kariman N,Sharif Nia H,Ozgoli G,Hajian S,Bazzazian S,Mokhtarian-Gilani T

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Admission to an emergency department (ED) is a key vulnerable moment when patients are at increased risk of medication discrepancies and medication histories are an effective way of ensuring that fewer errors are made. This study measured whether a pharmacist-acquired medication history in an ED focusing on ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Becerra-Camargo J,Martinez-Martinez F,Garcia-Jimenez E

更新日期：2013-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nepal has made a significant improvement in child survival in the last few decades and the involvement of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) has been crucial in such achievement. While there have been many studies on child health in Nepal however, rarely explored the status and factors associated wit...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bhattarai HK,Khanal P,Khanal V,Regmi K,Paudel NR,Dhakal L,Singh S

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in children are an increasingly recognized serious safety problem worldwide, but are often preventable. Central venous catheter bundles have proved effective to prevent such infections. Successful implementation requires changes in the hospital system...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Helder O,Kornelisse R,van der Starre C,Tibboel D,Looman C,Wijnen R,Poley M,Ista E

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting pharmacy service fees is crucial to sustain the health insurance budget and maintain pharmacy management. However, there is no evidence on how to predict pharmacy service fees at the population level. This study compares the status of pharmacy services and constructs regression model to project an...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ha D,Song I,Lee EK,Shin JY

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Determining the optimal number of hospital beds is a complex and challenging endeavor and requires models and techniques which are sensitive to the multi-level, uncertain, and dynamic variables involved. This study identifies and characterizes extant models and methods that can be used to determine the requi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ravaghi H,Alidoost S,Mannion R,Bélorgeot VD

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that patients' anxiety and dissatisfaction are predictors for increased postoperative pain and reduced efficacy of pain treatment. However, it remains to be shown whether patient anxiety and concern are predictors for the perceived quality of treatment and patient reported outcome...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bilberg R,Nørgaard B,Overgaard S,Roessler KK

更新日期：2012-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:World Health Organisation recommends routine Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination for girls when its cost-effectiveness in the country or region has been duly considered. We therefore aimed to evaluate cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination in Nigeria using pragmatic parameter estimates for cost and progra...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ekwunife OI,Lhachimi SK

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caring for people with dementia living in their own homes is a challenging care issue that raises ethical dilemmas of how to balance autonomy with their safety and well-being. The theoretical framework for this study consisted of the concepts of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, paternalism and from th...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smebye KL,Kirkevold M,Engedal K

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse events are considered a major international problem related to the performance of health systems. Evaluating the occurrence of adverse events involves, as any other outcome measure, determining the extent to which the observed differences can be attributed to the patient's risk factors or to variatio...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Martins M,Travassos C,Mendes W,Pavão AL

更新日期：2011-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the value of telemonitoring in heart failure patients is increasingly studied, little is known about the value of the separate components of telehealth: ICT guided disease management and telemonitoring. The aim of this study is to investigate the value of telemonitoring added to ICT guided disease m...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： de Vries AE,de Jong RM,van der Wal MH,Jaarsma T,van Dijk RB,Hillege HL

更新日期：2011-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite strong evidence of the benefits of preconception interventions for improving pregnancy outcomes, the delivery and uptake of preconception care and periconceptional folate supplementation remain low. General practitioners play a central role in the delivery of preconception care. Understanding general...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mazza D,Chapman A,Michie S

更新日期：2013-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health systems research is increasingly being conducted in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Such research should aim to reduce health disparities between and within countries as a matter of global justice. For such research to do so, ethical guidance that is consistent with egalitarian theories of so...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pratt B,Hyder AA

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 75% of the medical devices used in India are imported. Often, they are costly and maladapted to low-resource settings. We have prepared case studies of six firms in Bangalore that could contribute to solving this problem. They have developed (or are developing) innovative health care products and theref...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jarosławski S,Saberwal G

更新日期：2013-05-30 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:In Mexico, patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs) are characterized by being at high risk and advanced stages at diagnosis and by having a low cure rate; yet information on their experiences with health care and health-related quality of life (HRQL) is scarce. We aimed to evaluate experiences with heal...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Doubova SV,Terreros-Muñoz E,Delgado-Lòpez N,Montaño-Figueroa EH,Infante-Castañeda C,Pérez-Cuevas R

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are the second most common cause of maternal mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), accounting for 23% of maternal deaths. This study aimed to assess facility readiness, and providers' knowledge to prevent, diagnose, and treat pre-eclampsia. METHODS:A facili...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nkamba DM,Vangu R,Elongi M,Magee LA,Wembodinga G,Bernard P,Ditekemena J,Robert A

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral clefts are one of the most common birth defects worldwide. They require multiple healthcare interventions and add significant burden on the health and quality of life of affected individuals. However, not much is known about the long term effects of oral clefts on health and healthcare use of affected i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wehby GL,Pedersen DA,Murray JC,Christensen K

更新日期：2012-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical environment in which health care providers have to work everyday is highly complex; this increases the risk for the occurrence of unintended events. The aim of this randomised controlled trial is to improve patient safety for a vulnerable group of patients that have to go through a complex care ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Merten H,Lubberding S,van Wagtendonk I,Johannesma PC,Wagner C

更新日期：2011-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognizing the importance of increased patient participation in healthcare decisions leads decision makers to consider effective ways to incorporate patient perspectives in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) processes. The implementation of local health HTA units in university hospitals in Quebec provides a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gagnon MP,Lepage-Savary D,Gagnon J,St-Pierre M,Simard C,Rhainds M,Lemieux R,Gauvin FP,Desmartis M,Légaré F

更新日期：2009-03-27 00:00:00