Examining the pace of change in contraceptive practices in abortion services - a follow-up case study of a quality improvement collaborative.

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: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:The State of Louisiana spends the most on Medicare beneficiaries per capita, but reports greater disparities in health status and death rates than other states. This project sought to investigate the associations between healthcare intensity, healthcare spending, and mortality in Louisiana. METHODS:We used ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kruger BP,Brown JR

更新日期：2019-07-09 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: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:Pathologists face major challenges in breast cancer diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The major problems identified as impairing the quality of pathology reports are shortcomings of equipment, organization and insufficiently qualified personnel. In addition, in the context of breast cancer, immunohist...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ziegenhorn HV,Frie KG,Ekanem IO,Ebughe G,Kamate B,Traore C,Dzamalala C,Ogunbiyi O,Igbinoba F,Liu B,Bauer M,Thomssen C,Parkin DM,Wickenhauser C,Kantelhardt EJ

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treat-to-target is the recommended strategy for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and involves regular assessment of disease activity using validated measures and subsequent adjustment of medical therapy if patients are not in remission or low disease activity. Recommendations published in 2012 det...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bays A,Wahl E,Daikh DI,Yazdany J,Schmajuk G

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To explore whether stroke health state descriptions used in preference elicitation studies reflect patients' experiences by comparing published descriptions with qualitative studies exploring patients' lived experience. METHODS:Two literature reviews were conducted: on stroke health state descriptions used ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gray J,Lie ML,Murtagh MJ,Ford GA,McMeekin P,Thomson RG

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During transitions from hospital to home, up to half of all patients experience medication-related problems, such as adverse drug events. To reduce these problems, knowledge of patient experiences with medication use during this transition is needed. This study aims to identify the perspectives of patients o...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Daliri S,Bekker CL,Buurman BM,Scholte Op Reimer WJM,van den Bemt BJF,Karapinar-Çarkit F

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective collaboration between speech and language therapists (SLTs) and teachers is essential in meeting the needs of children with developmental language disorders in school, but it is difficult to achieve. Currently, many children receive inadequate speech and language therapy services and/or support in ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gallagher AL,Murphy CA,Conway PF,Perry A

更新日期：2019-04-15 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:As health systems evolve, it is essential to evaluate their impact on the delivery of health services to socially disadvantaged populations. We evaluated the delivery of primary health services for different socio-economic groups and assessed the performance of different organizational models in terms of equ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dahrouge S,Hogg W,Ward N,Tuna M,Devlin RA,Kristjansson E,Tugwell P,Pottie K

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hip fracture in elderly patients is a rising global public health concern because of population ageing, and increasing frailty. Long-term morbidity related to poor management of hip fracture is associated with decreased quality of life, survival, and increase in healthcare costs. Receiving postoperative reha...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Tedesco D,Gibertoni D,Rucci P,Hernandez-Boussard T,Rosa S,Bianciardi L,Rolli M,Fantini MP

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coverage is an important indicator to assess both the performance and effectiveness of public health programs. Recommended methods for coverage estimation for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) can involve active and adaptive case finding (AACF), an informant-driven sampling procedure, for the ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Isanaka S,Hedt-Gauthier BL,Salou H,Berthé F,Grais RF,Allen BGS

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitalized patients are designated alternate level of care (ALC) when they no longer require hospitalization but discharge is delayed while they await alternate disposition or living arrangements. We assessed hospital costs and complications for general internal medicine (GIM) inpatients who had delayed di...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bai AD,Dai C,Srivastava S,Smith CA,Gill SS

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing interest in the role of close-to-community providers in supporting universal health coverage, but questions remain about the best approaches to supporting and motivating these providers, and the optimal package they can deliver indifferent contexts and support required. We report on the e...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Datiko DG,Yassin MA,Tulloch O,Asnake G,Tesema T,Jamal H,Markos P,Cuevas LE,Theobald S

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People experiencing homelessness and mental illness face multiple barriers to care. The goal of this study was to examine the association between health service use and indicators of need among individuals experiencing homelessness and mental illness in Vancouver, Canada. We hypothesized that those with more...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Currie LB,Patterson ML,Moniruzzaman A,McCandless LC,Somers JM

更新日期：2014-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations (PPH) are hospital admissions for conditions which are preventable with timely and appropriate outpatient care being Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) admissions one of the most relevant PPH. We estimate the population age-sex standardized relative risk of ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Librero J,Ibañez-Beroiz B,Peiró S,Ridao-López M,Rodríguez-Bernal CL,Gómez-Romero FJ,Bernal-Delgado E,Spanish Atlas of Medical Practice Variation Research Group.

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the advent of democracy, the South African government has been putting charters, policies, strategies and plans in place in an effort to strengthen public health system performance and enhance service delivery. However, public health programme performance and outcomes remained poor while the burden of ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Malakoane B,Heunis JC,Chikobvu P,Kigozi NG,Kruger WH

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While most breast-related research focuses on cancer, presentation of symptomatic persons in non-screened environments requires understanding the spectrum of breast diseases so as to plan services in resource-constrained settings. This study presents the variety of breast disease managed at a government, ope...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rayne S,Lince-Deroche N,Hendrickson C,Shearer K,Moyo F,Michelow P,Rubin G,Benn C,Firnhaber C

更新日期：2017-01-21 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:The first aim was to present descriptive data on the frequency of dental visits among older adults in Germany. The second aim was to identify the determinants of the number of dental visits using a longitudinal approach. METHODS:Longitudinal data were derived from the German Ageing Survey, which is a nation...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Spinler K,Aarabi G,Valdez R,Kofahl C,Heydecke G,König HH,Hajek A

更新日期：2019-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a substantial increase in research on mental illness related stigma over the past 10 years, with many measures in use. This study aims to review current practice in the survey measurement of mental illness stigma, prejudice and discrimination experienced by people who have personal experience ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Brohan E,Slade M,Clement S,Thornicroft G

更新日期：2010-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient safety has been a priority in primary healthcare in the last years. The prevailing culture is seen as an important condition for patient safety in practice and several tools to measure patient safety culture have therefore been developed. Although Dutch primary care consists of different professions,...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Verbakel NJ,Zwart DL,Langelaan M,Verheij TJ,Wagner C

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attempts to reduce high utilisation of psychiatric inpatient care by targeting the critical time of hospital discharge have been rare. METHODS:This paper presents design and methods of the study "Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Needs-Oriented Discharge Planning and Monitoring for High Utilisers of P...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Puschner B,Steffen S,Gaebel W,Freyberger H,Klein HE,Steinert T,Muche R,Becker T

更新日期：2008-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Emergency Department (ED) is consistently described as a high-risk environment for patients and clinicians that demands colleagues quickly work together as a cohesive group. Communication between nurses, physicians, and other ED clinicians is complex and difficult to track. A clear understanding of commu...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Patterson PD,Pfeiffer AJ,Weaver MD,Krackhardt D,Arnold RM,Yealy DM,Lave JR

更新日期：2013-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ensuring access to timely and appropriate primary healthcare for people living in poverty is an issue facing all countries, even those with universal healthcare systems. The transformation of healthcare practices and organization could be improved by involving key stakeholders from the community and the heal...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Loignon C,Hudon C,Boudreault-Fournier A,Dupéré S,Macaulay AC,Pluye P,Gaboury I,Haggerty JL,Fortin M,Goulet É,Lambert M,Pelissier-Simard L,Boyer S,de Laat M,Lemire F,Champagne L,Lemieux M

更新日期：2013-03-11 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: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: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