Advertising in health and medicine: using mass media to communicate with patients.

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:Costs and consumer preference have led to a shift from the long-term institutional care of aged older people to home and community based care. The aim of this review is to evaluate the outcomes of case managed, integrated or consumer directed home and community care services for older persons, including thos...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Low LF,Yap M,Brodaty H

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lean thinking as a quality improvement approach is introduced in hospitals worldwide, although evidence for its impact is scarce. Lean initiatives are social, complex and context-dependent. This calls for a shift from cause-effect to conditional attributions to understand how lean works. In this study, we br...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Andersen H,Røvik KA

更新日期：2015-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The functional split model of consultant psychiatrist care for inpatients has been one of the major service redesign that has occurred in the NHS in the last decade. It is unclear if this new split model offers any advantages over the previous sectorised model of working. More recent evidence has suggested t...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Begum M,Brown K,Pelosi A,Crabb J,McTaggart J,Mitchell C,Julyan E,Donegan T,Gotz M

更新日期：2013-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In response to persistently poor levels of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) in rural India, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched to support the provision of accessible, affordable and quality health care in deprived and underserved communities. The Accredited Social Health Activists...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fotso JC,Higgins-Steele A,Mohanty S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beliefs about substance use disorder (SUD) shape how patients, treatment professionals and the general public view addiction and its treatment. A U.S. developed scale exists to assess such beliefs, but it has never been tested in Norway nor normed on any general population sample. METHODS:The Short Understa...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Vederhus JK,Clausen T,Humphreys K

更新日期：2016-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most existing research on medical clowns in health care services has investigated their usefulness mainly among child health consumers. In this research we examined multiple viewpoints of medical staff, clowns, and health consumers aiming to identify the optimal audience (adult or child health consumers) for...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Efrat-Triester D,Altman D,Friedmann E,Margalit DL,Teodorescu K

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug prescribing errors are frequent in the hospital setting and pharmacists play an important role in detection of these errors. The objectives of this study are (1) to describe the drug prescribing errors rate during the patient's stay, (2) to find which characteristics for a prescribing error are the most...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Caruba T,Colombet I,Gillaizeau F,Bruni V,Korb V,Prognon P,Bégué D,Durieux P,Sabatier B

更新日期：2010-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For the treatment of depression in diabetes patients, it is important that depression is recognized at an early stage. A screening method for depression is the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9). The aim of this study is to validate the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a screening instrument ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van Steenbergen-Weijenburg KM,de Vroege L,Ploeger RR,Brals JW,Vloedbeld MG,Veneman TF,Hakkaart-van Roijen L,Rutten FF,Beekman AT,van der Feltz-Cornelis CM

更新日期：2010-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this project was to assess whether outreach visits would improve the implementation of evidence based clinical practice in the area of falls reduction and stroke prevention in a residential care setting. METHODS:Twenty facilities took part in a randomized controlled trial with a seven month follo...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Crotty M,Whitehead C,Rowett D,Halbert J,Weller D,Finucane P,Esterman A

更新日期：2004-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is an irreversible chronic disease with wide-ranging effects on patients', caregivers' and families' lives. Hospitalizations are significant events for people with dementia. They tend to have poorer outcomes compared to those without dementia. Most of the previous studies focused on diagnoses leadin...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pohontsch NJ,Scherer M,Eisele M

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical practice guidelines aim to enhance patient safety by reducing inappropriate variations in practice. Despite considerable efforts to enhance the use of clinical practice guidelines, adherence is often suboptimal. We investigated to what extent workplace affiliation explains variation of self-reported...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nilsson K,Juthberg C,Söderberg J,Bölenius K,Grankvist K,Brulin C,Lindkvist M

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electronic medical records contain valuable clinical information not readily available elsewhere. Accordingly, they hold important potential for contributing to and enhancing chronic disease registries with the goal of improving chronic disease management; however a standard for diagnoses of conditions such ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Harris SB,Glazier RH,Tompkins JW,Wilton AS,Chevendra V,Stewart MA,Thind A

更新日期：2010-12-23 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:The effects of tobacco, physical exercise, diet, and alcohol consumption on morbidity and mortality underline the importance of health promotion and prevention (HPP) at the primary health care (PHC) level. Likewise, the deficiencies when putting such policies into practice and assessing their effectiveness a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Calderón C,Balagué L,Cortada JM,Sánchez A

更新日期：2011-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify the most cost-beneficial model as a national policy of screening and diagnosis of fetal Down syndrome (DS) in developing countries. METHODS:Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) was performed based on the effectiveness and probabilities derived from a large prospective study on MSS (maternal serum screeni...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wanapirak C,Buddhawongsa P,Himakalasa W,Sarnwong A,Tongsong T

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication of this article [1], some values are missing in the Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. These errors were introduced during typesetting; thus the publisher apologizes for this error. Additionally, the original manuscript has also been updated to amend this error. The correct figures are shown ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nankya-Mutyoba J,Aizire J,Makumbi F,Ocama P,Kirk GD

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health outcomes for Indigenous Australians with diabetes in remote areas remain poor, including high rates of avoidable complications which could be reduced with better primary level care. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based health-worker led case management approach to the care of In...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： McDermott RA,Schmidt B,Preece C,Owens V,Taylor S,Li M,Esterman A

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Governments increasingly require policy documents to be evidence-based. This paper analyses the use of scientific evidence in such documents by reviewing reports from government-appointed committees in Norway to assess the committees' handling of questions of effect. METHODS:This study uses the 'Index of Sc...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Innvaer S

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare workers, in the hospital and in community clinics, are frequently exposed to verbal and physical abuse that can lead to frustration and despair. This study's objectives were to evaluate trends in violence towards hospital and community doctors in the Negev region of Israel and to compare them to t...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nevo T,Peleg R,Kaplan DM,Freud T

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Integrated care is the coordination of general and behavioral health and is a highly promising and practical approach to improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. While there is growing interest and investment in integrated care implementation internationally, there are no formal guidelines for int...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Stadnick NA,Sadler E,Sandall J,Turienzo CF,Bennett IM,Borkan J,Oladeji B,Gureje O,Aarons GA,Sklar M

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Couples HIV Testing & Counselling (CHTC) service is an approach that may enable more people to be reached and tested for HIV. However, little is known about how couples may use this service and what they think about CHTC as an approach to finding out their HIV status. This study aimed to understand how indiv...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hailemariam TG,Rawstorne P,Sisay MM,Nathan S

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Informal caregivers' (CGs') subjective burden is an important aspect of the care situation because it is linked to various outcomes such as health, mortality risk, institutionalization, and caregiving style. The aims of this study were a) to examine the convergent and discriminant validity of the 10-item sho...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pendergrass A,Malnis C,Graf U,Engel S,Graessel E

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combined lifestyle interventions (CLIs) are designed to help people who are overweight or obese maintain a healthy new lifestyle. The CooL intervention is a CLI in the Netherlands, in which lifestyle coaches counsel adults and children (and/or their parents) who are obese or at high risk of obesity to achiev...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van Rinsum C,Gerards S,Rutten G,Johannesma M,van de Goor I,Kremers S

更新日期：2019-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety culture at healthcare organizations plays an important role in guaranteeing, improving and promoting overall patient safety. Although several conceptual frameworks have been proposed in the past, no standard measurement tool has yet been developed for Japan. METHODS:In order to examine possib...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ito S,Seto K,Kigawa M,Fujita S,Hasegawa T,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2011-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital governance is broadening its orientation from cost and production controls towards 'improving performance on clinical outcomes'. Given this new focus one might assume that doctors are drawn into hospital management across OECD countries. Hospital performance in terms of patient health, quality of ca...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rotar AM,Botje D,Klazinga NS,Lombarts KM,Groene O,Sunol R,Plochg T

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKRGOUND:Good progress is being made towards universal access to contraceptives, however stock-outs still jeopardize progress. A seldom considered but important building block in optimizing supply management is the degree to which health workers feel motivated and responsible for monitoring supply. We explored how an...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Vermandere H,Galle A,Griffin S,de Melo M,Machaieie L,Van Braeckel D,Degomme O

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cost-effectiveness acceptability curves (CEACs) describe the probability that a new treatment or intervention is cost-effective. The net benefit regression framework (NBRF) allows cost-effectiveness analysis to be done in a simple regression framework. The objective of the paper is to illustrate how net bene...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Hoch JS,Rockx MA,Krahn AD

更新日期：2006-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Safety management systems have been set up in healthcare institutions to reduce the number of adverse events. Safety management systems use a combination of activities, such as identifying and assessing safety risks in the organizational processes through retrospective and prospective risk assessments. A com...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van Schoten SM,Baines RJ,Spreeuwenberg P,de Bruijne MC,Groenewegen PP,Groeneweg J,Wagner C

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The notion 'hard to reach' is a contested and ambiguous term that is commonly used within the spheres of social care and health, especially in discourse around health and social inequalities. There is a need to address health inequalities and to engage in services the marginalized and socially excluded secto...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Flanagan SM,Hancock B

更新日期：2010-04-08 00:00:00