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:Recently arrived culturally and linguistically diverse migrant mothers in Western Industrialised Nations are less likely to access health care and are more likely to report negative healthcare experiences than more established migrant or non-migrant populations. This is particularly an issue in Australia whe...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dougherty L,Lloyd J,Harris E,Caffrey P,Harris M

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human resources play a critical role in encouraging efficient performance within organisations, especially for public healthcare organisations, where competences of staff are key aspects of the quality of services provided. In this context, the enhancement of competences are strategic objectives for Human Re...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fanelli S,Lanza G,Enna C,Zangrandi A

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phased withdrawal of oral polio vaccine (OPV) and the introduction of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) is central to the polio 'end-game' strategy. METHODS:We analyzed the cost implications in Chile of a switch from the vaccination scheme consisting of a pentavalent vaccine with whole-cell pertussis...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Olivera I,Grau C,Dibarboure H,Torres JP,Mieres G,Lazarov L,Alvarez FP,Yescas JGL

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Cypriot healthcare system has undergone a number of major transformations since the induction of the Republic of Cyprus in the European Union over 10 years ago. Currently Cyprus is undergoing a major reform, namely the introduction of a primary care driven national healthcare system. The aim of the study...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Pallari E,Samoutis G,Rudd A

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a large "treatment gap" for depression worldwide. This study aimed to better understand the treatment gap in rural India by describing health care use and treatment-seeking for depression. METHODS:Data were analysed from a two round cross-sectional community survey conducted in rural Madhya Pradesh...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Roberts T,Shidhaye R,Patel V,Rathod SD

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral anticoagulants are prescribed for stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation, which is the most common heart arrhythmia worldwide. The vitamin K antagonist (VKA) warfarin is a long-established anticoagulant. However, newer direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been recently introduced as ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ho KH,van Hove M,Leng G

更新日期：2020-04-03 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:The "practice makes perfect" concept considers the more frequent a hospital performs a procedure, the better the outcome of the procedure. We aimed to study this concept by investigating whether patient outcomes improve in hospitals with a significantly increased volume of high-risk surgery over time and whe...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Payet C,Polazzi S,Lifante JC,Cotte E,Grinberg D,Carty MJ,Sanchez S,Rabilloud M,Duclos A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Under a constrained health care budget, cost-increasing technologies may displace funds from existing health services. However, it is unknown what services are displaced and how such displacement takes place in practice. The aim of our study was to investigate how the Dutch hospital sector has dealt with the...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wammes JJG,Frederix G,Govaert P,Determann D,Evers S,Paulus A,Stadhouders N,Jeurissen P,Oortwijn W,Adang EMM

更新日期：2020-03-30 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:An estimated 65,000 abortions occurred in Zimbabwe in 2016, and 40 % resulted in complications that required treatment. Quality post-abortion care (PAC) services are essential to treat abortion complications and prevent future unintended pregnancies, and there have been recent national efforts to improve PAC...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Riley T,Madziyire MG,Owolabi O,Sully EA,Chipato T

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musculoskeletal disorders are common in the general population and a leading cause for care seeking. Despite the large number of patients with musculoskeletal disorders seeking care, little is known of the clinical course, pathways and predictors of healthcare utilization among these patients. The purposes o...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Budtz CR,Mose S,Christiansen DH

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As of 2015, second opinions are legally implemented in Germany. However, empirical results from German second opinion programs are lacking. The aim of this study was to examine several aspects within a population of a German second opinion program. METHODS:Study population consisted of patients who sought a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Weyerstraß J,Prediger B,Neugebauer E,Pieper D

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication of this article [1], there are two corrections. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bazyar M,Rashidian A,Sakha MA,Mahdavi MRV,Doshmangir L

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The decreased life expectancy and care costs of mental disorders could be enormous. However, research that compares mortality and utilization concurrently across the major category of mental disorders is absent. This study investigated all-cause mortality and medical utilization among patients with and witho...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wang JY,Chang CC,Lee MC,Li YJ

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several approaches to medication optimisation by identifying drug-related problems in older people have been described. Although some interventions have shown reductions in drug-related problems (DRPs), evidence supporting the effectiveness of medication reviews on clinical and economic outcomes is lacking. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Crowley EK,Sallevelt BTGM,Huibers CJA,Murphy KD,Spruit M,Shen Z,Boland B,Spinewine A,Dalleur O,Moutzouri E,Löwe A,Feller M,Schwab N,Adam L,Wilting I,Knol W,Rodondi N,Byrne S,O'Mahony D

更新日期：2020-03-17 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:Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a highly prevalent condition that has substantial impact on patients, the healthcare system and society. Pain management services (PMS), which aim to address the complex nature of back pain, are recommended in clinical practice guidelines to manage CLBP. Although the effective...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： AlMazrou SH,Elliott RA,Knaggs RD,AlAujan SS

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic disease is a leading cause of death globally, where inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption and inadequate physical activity are consistently implicated as key contributing risk factors for such diseases. People with a mental health condition are reported to experience a higher prevalence of such ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bailey JM,Clinton-McHarg TL,Wye PM,Wiggers JH,Bartlem KM,Bowman JA

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to increasing bacterial resistance rates choosing a correct empiric antibiotic therapy is getting more and more complex. Often medical doctors use information tools to make the right treatment choice. METHODS:One hundred sixty six participants (77 medical doctors and 89 medical students) were asked to p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Neugebauer M,Ebert M,Vogelmann R

更新日期：2020-03-06 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:The objective of this paper is to identify the key conditions that positively affect the use of e-health services in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) countries. CEE countries after the political and economic transformation in 1989/90 implemented slightly different national health care models. The research questi...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ćwiklicki M,Schiavone F,Klich J,Pilch K

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of studies in the past have looked at determinants of postnatal care. However, many of them do not distinguish between postnatal care (PNC) before discharge and after discharge for women delivering at health facilities. Conceptually and practically, factors associated with PNC before discharge and a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kim ET,Singh K,Speizer IS,Lemani C

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A vast body of literature has documented regional variations in healthcare utilization rates. The extent to which such variations are "unwarranted" critically depends on whether there are corresponding variations in patients' needs. Using a unique medical registry, the current paper investigated any associat...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rudolfsen JH,Solberg TK,Ingebrigtsen T,Olsen JA

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immigrants and their Norwegian-born children make up approximately 18% of the total population in Norway. While several studies have been conducted on immigrants' utilization of healthcare services, immigrant families are systematically underrepresented in international studies of children with disabilities....

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Arfa S,Solvang PK,Berg B,Jahnsen R

更新日期：2020-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the organization of health care and health care systems, there is an increasing trend towards integrated care. Policy-makers from different countries are creating policies intended to promote cooperation and collaboration between health care providers, while facilitating the integration of different healt...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Raus K,Mortier E,Eeckloo K

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family planning services in the post-partum period, termed post-partum family planning (PPFP) is critical to cover the unmet need for contraception, especially when institutional delivery rates have increased. However, the intention to choose PPFP methods such as post-partum intrauterine devices (PPIUD) rema...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Thapa K,Dhital R,Rajbhandari S,Mishra S,Subedi S,Dotel BR,Vaidya S,Pande S,Tunnacliffe EA,Makins A,Arulkumaran S

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) has demonstrated beneficial impacts on a range of patient- and team outcomes, though variation in SSC implementation and staff's perception of it remain challenging. Precisely how frontline personnel integrate the SSC with pre-existing perio...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wæhle HV,Haugen AS,Wiig S,Søfteland E,Sevdalis N,Harthug S

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, the obstetric and neonatal healthcare system consists of multiple healthcare organizations. Due to this system, transfers between healthcare professionals are inevitable. Transfers can interrupt the continuity of care, which is an important aspect of care quality. The aim of this study is...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： van Stenus CMV,Poorthuis MB,Boere-Boonekamp MM,Need A

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical practice improvements based on quality-register data are influenced by multiple factors. Although there is agreement that information from quality registers is valuable for quality improvement, practical ways of organising register use have been notoriously difficult to realise. The present study so...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Norman AC,Elg M,Nordin A,Gäre BA,Algurén B

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is consistent evidence highlighting the mal-distribution of the health workforce between urban and rural and remote regions. To date, addressing this mal-distribution has focused on medicine and nursing with limited initiatives targeted at allied health. Therefore, the aim of this research was to explo...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kumar S,Tian EJ,May E,Crouch R,McCulloch M

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Authors in previous studies demonstrated that centralising acute stroke care is associated with an increased chance of timely Intra-Venous Thrombolysis (IVT) and lower costs compared to care at community hospitals. In this study we estimated the lower bound of the causal impact of centralising IVT on health ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Freriks RD,Mierau JO,Buskens E,Pizzo E,Luijckx GJ,van der Zee DJ,Lahr MMH

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older care home residents frequently attend emergency departments with a high conversion to admissions. For this purpose, a novel Care Home Innovation Programme (CHIP) was introduced with the aim of reducing potentially avoidable hospital admissions by 30%. The aim of this study is to evaluate the implementa...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Giebel C,Harvey D,Akpan A,Chamberlain P

更新日期：2020-02-06 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:Good workspace design is key to the quality of work, safety, and wellbeing for workers, yet we lack vital knowledge about optimal hospital design to meet healthcare workforce needs. This study used novel mobile methods to examine the concept of Work-as-Done and the effect of workspace-use on healthcare profe...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Rapport F,Francis-Auton E,Cartmill J,Ryder T,Braithwaite J,Clay-Williams R

更新日期：2020-02-03 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：:In the original publication of this article [1], the authors missed that reverse coding was necessary for the item "Do you work separate from your colleagues?" before calculating the scale 'social relations'. So they corrected the analysis accordingly. The results with the revised scale show that there are no longer a...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wagner A,Rieger MA,Manser T,Sturm H,Hardt J,Martus P,Lessing C,Hammer A,WorkSafeMed Consortium.

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the World Health Organization, essential surgery should be recognized as an essential component of universal health coverage. In Ghana, insurance is associated with a reduction in maternal mortality and improved access to essential medications, but whether it eliminates financial barriers to sur...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Okoroh J,Sarpong DO,Essoun S,Riviello R,Harris H,Weissman JS

更新日期：2020-01-17 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