Correction to: Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non-communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are many instruments available freely for evaluating obstetric care quality in low-resource settings. However, this profusion can be confusing; moreover, evaluation instruments need to be adapted to local issues. In this article, we present tools we developed to guide the choice of instruments and desc...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Morestin F,Bicaba A,Sermé Jde D,Fournier P

更新日期：2010-01-20 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:Measurement of healthcare spatial access over a network involves accounting for demand, supply, and network structure. Popular approaches are based on floating catchment areas; however the methods can overestimate demand over the network and fail to capture cascading effects across the system. METHODS:Optim...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Li Z,Serban N,Swann JL

更新日期：2015-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This online cross-sectional survey assesses the signs/symptoms, the protective measures taken and the awareness and risk perception regarding COVID-19 among Italian dental hygienists. All Italian dental hygienists were invited to participate. The ad hoc online questionnaire was divided into four domains: pers...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bontà G,Campus G,Cagetti MG

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Administrative data are widely used to study health systems and make important health policy decisions. Yet little is known about the influence of coder characteristics on administrative data validity in these studies. Our goal was to describe the relationship between several measures of validity in coded ho...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hennessy DA,Quan H,Faris PD,Beck CA

更新日期：2010-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health worker motivation can potentially affect the provision of health services. The HIV pandemic has placed additional strain on health service provision through the extra burden of increased testing and counselling, treating opportunistic infections and providing antiretroviral treatment. The aim of this ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Mbilinyi D,Daniel ML,Lie GT

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physiotherapy services are an important part of the primary health care services for children, serving a broad spectrum of children referred from different sources and for a variety of reasons. There is limited knowledge about their characteristics and outcome. The aim of this study was to describe the profi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Evensen KAI,Sellæg S,Stræte AC,Hansen AE,Meisingset I

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare reforms initiated in the early 2000s in Québec involved the implementation of new modes of primary healthcare (PHC) delivery and the creation of Health and Social Services Centers (HSSCs) to support it. The objective of this article is to assess and explain the degree of PHC organizational change ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pineault R,Borgès Da Silva R,Prud'homme A,Fournier M,Couture A,Provost S,Levesque JF

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical documentation systems, such as templates, have been associated with process utilization. The T-System emergency department (ED) templates are widely used but lacking are analyses of the templates association with processes. This system is also unique because of the many different template options av...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kerber KA,Hofer TP,Meurer WJ,Fendrick AM,Morgenstern LB

更新日期：2011-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With increased international migration, language barriers are likely becoming more relevant in primary care. The aim of this study was to investigate the language barrier in paediatric and adult primary care, present its consequences, reveal how it is overcome, as well as highlight the use of and potential u...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jaeger FN,Pellaud N,Laville B,Klauser P

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine key factors influencing chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients' total expenditure and offer recommendations on how to reduce total cost of CKD care without compromising quality. METHODS:Using the 2002-2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data, our cross-sectional study analyzed 197 patient...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Damien P,Lanham HJ,Parthasarathy M,Shah NL

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the past decade the provision of home care services in Canada has doubled; with this increase there has been a growing interest in improving quality and safety. National-level data are captured in the Home Care Reporting System (HCRS), using the interRAI-HC tools. Data in the HCRS provide decision-makers ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Elliott J,Gordon A,Tong CE,Stolee P

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC) is the Norwegian adaptation of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT). Thus far, evaluations of PMHC have mostly focused on the effectiveness, rather than on contextual and implementation processes. Therefore, the objective of this study was to do a process evalua...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lervik LV,Knapstad M,Smith ORF

更新日期：2020-05-19 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:Workplace violence in emergency primary health care is prevalent, but longitudinal studies using validated assessment scales to describe the characteristics of workplace violence in these settings are lacking. The aim of the present study was to determine the characteristics of aggressive incidents in emerge...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Johnsen GE,Morken T,Baste V,Rypdal K,Palmstierna T,Johansen IH

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prompt, correct diagnosis and treatment with health information are essential components of reproductive tract infection (RTI) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services. This study aims to describe care seeking behaviour and barriers to accessing RTI/STI services among female sex workers (FSWs) in La...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Phrasisombath K,Thomsen S,Sychareun V,Faxelid E

更新日期：2012-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV diagnosis in South Africa is based on a point-of-care testing (PoCT) algorithm with paper-based record-keeping. Aggregated testing data are reported routinely. To facilitate improved HIV case-based surveillance, the Western Cape Province implemented a unique pilot intervention to digitise PoCT results, a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Jacob N,Rice B,Kalk E,Heekes A,Morgan J,Brinkmann S,Hargreaves J,Orgill M,Boulle A

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many health systems in Africa are funded primarily through out-of-pocket payments. Out-of-pocket payments prevent people from seeking care, can result to catastrophic health spending and lead to impoverishment. This paper estimates the burden of out-of-pocket payments in Kenya; the incidence and intensity of...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Chuma J,Maina T

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management, culture and systems for better quality and patient safety in hospitals have been widely studied in Norway. Nursing homes and home care, however have received much less attention. An increasing number of people need health services in nursing homes and at home, and the services are struggling with...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Johannessen T,Ree E,Aase I,Bal R,Wiig S

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Care coordination has increasingly been recognized as an important aspect of high-quality health care delivery. Robust measures of coordination processes will be essential tools to evaluate, guide and support efforts to understand and improve coordination, yet little agreement exists among stakeholders about...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Schultz EM,Pineda N,Lonhart J,Davies SM,McDonald KM

更新日期：2013-03-28 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:Like much of the developed world, healthcare costs in Canada are rising. A small proportion of patients account for a large proportion of healthcare spending and much of this spending occurs in acute care settings. The purpose of our study was to determine potentially modifiable factors related to care proce...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rashidi B,Kobewka DM,Campbell DJT,Forster AJ,Ronksley PE

更新日期：2017-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home-visiting nurses are expected to enhance their ability to provide adequate nursing care in a relatively isolated work environment. However, the isolated work environment leads to less opportunity to share patient information. We investigated factors relevant to better patient information sharing among ho...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nonogaki A,Nishida T,Kobayashi K,Nozaki K,Tamura H,Sakakibara H

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community participation is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for successful health service uptake. It is notoriously difficult to assess participation and little has been done to advance tools for the assessment of community participation. In this paper we illustrate an approach that combines a 'social ps...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Baatiema L,Skovdal M,Rifkin S,Campbell C

更新日期：2013-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recovery in mental health care is complex, highly individual and can be facilitated by a range of professional and non-professional support. In this study we will examine how recovery from mental health problems is promoted in non-medical settings. We hypothesise a relationship between involvement in decisio...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Coffey M,Hannigan B,Meudell A,Hunt J,Fitzsimmons D

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Future of Family Medicine Report calls for a fundamental redesign of the American family physician workplace. At the same time, academic family practices are under economic pressure. Most family medicine departments do not have self-supporting practices, but seek support from specialty colleagues or hosp...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Michener JL,Østbye T,Kaprielian VS,Krause KM,Yarnall KS,Yaggy SD,Gradison M

更新日期：2006-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of independent treatment centres (ITCs) has grown substantially. However, little is known as to whether the volume-quality relationship exists within this sector and whether other possible organisational factors mediate this relationship. The aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kruse FM,van Nieuw Amerongen MC,Borghans I,Groenewoud AS,Adang E,Jeurissen PPT

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, as the number of elderly covered by the Long-term Care Insurance (LTCI) system has increased, demand for long-term care services has increased substantially and consequently growing expenditures are threatening the sustainability of the system. Understanding the predictive factors associated with l...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Olivares-Tirado P,Tamiya N,Kashiwagi M,Kashiwagi K

更新日期：2011-05-17 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:There is a growing body of international research that displays the prevalence and character of abuse in health care. Even though most of these studies are conducted from a patient perspective little is known about how patients conceptualize their agency in relation to such situations. This study aimed to ex...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Brüggemann AJ,Forsberg C,Thornberg R

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00