abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of a claims-based index to identify persons with physical function impairment and at risk for long-term institutionalization would facilitate population health and comparative effectiveness research. The JEN Frailty Index [JFI] is comprised of diagnosis domains representing impairments and multimorbid cl...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Kinosian B,Wieland D,Gu X,Stallard E,Phibbs CS,Intrator O

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Eastern Cape Province reports among the poorest health service indicators in South Africa with some of its districts standing out as worst performing as regards maternal health indicators. To understand key drivers and outcomes of this underperformance and to explore whether a participatory analysis coul...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lembani M,de Pinho H,Delobelle P,Zarowsky C,Mathole T,Ager A

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strong management skills are key to improving performance of health systems. Action learning, a technique to develop management skills, has been used successfully with health managers but not usually among lower level managers or in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS:This study uses a qualitat...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Masango-Muzindutsi Z,Haskins L,Wilford A,Horwood C

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients seek care from physical therapists for neck pain but it is unclear what the association of the timing of physical therapy (PT) consultation is on 1-year healthcare utilization and costs. The purpose of this study was to compare the 1-year healthcare utilization and costs between three PT timing grou...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Horn ME,Fritz JM

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of assisted reproduction techniques (ART) has resulted in rapid advances in the treatment of infertility. However, a systematic assessment of ART and its processes and outcomes in China has never been carried out. The goal of this study was to assess the features of ART status from 2012 to 20...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Fang YY,Wu QJ,Zhang TN,Wang TR,Shen ZQ,Jiao J,Shao XG,Xu P,Guo SS,Zhou YM,Wang XX,Li D

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strengthening routine information systems for mental health can augment scale up of community mental health services in India and other low- and middle-income countries. Currently little routine data is available in Indian settings. This study aimed to develop a core set of indicators for monitoring mental h...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ahuja S,Gronholm PC,Shidhaye R,Jordans M,Thornicroft G

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much of the research on high-cost patients in healthcare has taken a static approach to studying what is actually a dynamic process. High-cost patients often utilize services across multiple sectors along care pathways, but due to the cross-sectional nature of many study designs, we lack a clear understandin...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Cohen D,Wodchis WP,Calzavara A

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generic drug substitution is a public health policy challenge with high economic potential. Generic drugs are generally cheaper than brand-name drugs. Drugs are a significant part of the total health expenditure, especially in ambulatory care. We conducted a cross-sectional study with general practitioners i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Beauvais V,Marque A,Ferté G,Chrusciel J,Souille J,Nazeyrollas P,Sanchez S

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The engagement of citizens in the development of evidence-based screening programs is internationally supported. The aim of our research was to explore the motivations and reasons of adult citizens in Austria for attending periodic health examinations (PHE) as well as their satisfaction with the way PHE are ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sommer I,Titscher V,Gartlehner G

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:India has been at the forefront of innovations around social accountability mechanisms in improving the delivery of public services, including health and nutrition. Yet little is known about how such initiatives are faring now that they are incorporated formally into government programmes and implemented at ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Feruglio F,Nisbett N

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In dementia care, it is crucial that the chain of care is adapted to the needs of people with dementia and their informal caregivers throughout the course of the disease. Assessing the existing dementia care system with regard to facilities, availability and utilization may provide useful information for ens...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lethin C,Giertz L,Vingare EL,Hallberg IR

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Initiatives such as "Choosing Wisely" in the USA and "Smarter Medicine" in Switzerland have published lists of widely overused health care services. The German initiative "Choosing Wisely Together (Gemeinsam Klug Entscheiden)" follows this example. The goal of our study was to prioritize important recommenda...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Muche-Borowski C,Abiry D,Wagner HO,Barzel A,Lühmann D,Egidi G,Kühlein T,Scherer M

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that their first names and last names were swapped. The original article has been corrected. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ippoliti R,Falavigna G,Montani F,Rizzi S

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances in the management of retinal diseases have been fast-paced as new treatments become available, resulting in increasing numbers of patients receiving treatment in hospital retinal services. These patients require frequent and long-term follow-up and repeated treatments, resulting in increased pressur...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Demir E,Southern D,Verner A,Amoaku W

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghana has been providing HIV and AIDS services since the identification of the first case in 1986 and added highly active antiretroviral therapy to its comprehensive care in 2003.This study aimed at assessing availability of HIV services along the continuum of HIV care in Ghana. METHOD:A cross sectional stu...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ayisi Addo S,Abdulai M,Yawson A,Baddoo AN,Zhao J,Workneh N,Okae I,Wiah E

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General Practitioners (GPs) in the Netherlands routinely register all patient contacts electronically. These records include longitudinally gathered clinical information of the patient contacts in coded data and free text. METHODS:Diagnoses are coded according to the International Coding of Primary Care (IC...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Smeets HM,Kortekaas MF,Rutten FH,Bots ML,van der Kraan W,Daggelders G,Smits-Pelser H,Helsper CW,Hoes AW,de Wit NJ

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-free fetal DNA sequencing based non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down syndrome (DS) has become widely available. In Hong Kong, obstetric providers in the public sector refer women identified at high risk of having a child with Down syndrome to obstetric providers in the private sector for NIPT. ...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ngan OMY,Yi H,Ahmed S

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute low back pain is one of the most common reasons for individuals to seek medical care in the United States. The US Military Health System provides medical care to approximately 9.4 million beneficiaries annually. These patients also routinely suffer from acute low back pain. Within this health system, p...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Dietrich EJ,Leroux T,Santiago CF,Helgeson MD,Richard P,Koehlmoos TP

更新日期：2018-09-17 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:The community pharmacy center of the Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine of the Policlinique Médicale Universitaire (PMU), Lausanne, Switzerland developed and implemented an interprofessional medication adherence program for chronic patients (IMAP). In 2014, a project was launched to impleme...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lelubre M,Clerc O,Grosjean M,Amighi K,De Vriese C,Bugnon O,Schneider MP

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migration has been shown to be associated with negative mental health outcomes. Moreover, migrants tend to underutilise mental health services. The current study aimed to assess the association between predictors, divided into three groups (predisposing, enabling and need), and two outcome variables: (1) pas...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gondek D,Kirkbride JB

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Role clarification is consistently documented as a challenging process for inter professional healthcare teams, despite being a core tenet of interprofessional collaboration. This paper explores the role clarification process in two previously unexplored contexts: i) in the dissemination phase of a quality i...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ly O,Sibbald SL,Verma JY,Rocker GM

更新日期：2018-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disrespectful and abusive care of women during their pregnancies has been shown to be a barrier for women accessing health care services for antenatal care and delivery. As part of an implementation research study to improve women's access to health care services in Rorya District, Mara, Tanzania, we conduct...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Webber G,Chirangi B,Magatti N

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with spinal cord injury (SCI) suffer from complex secondary health conditions and rely on specialized health care services, which are often centralized and difficult to reach for individuals living in remote areas. As a consequence, they might move to regions where they expect better access to care. T...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Ronca E,Brunkert T,Koch HG,Jordan X,Gemperli A

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

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:Our objective is to estimate the effects of therapeutic oxytocin supply chain factors and social determinants of health on patient access to oxytocin in low-income settings using system dynamics modeling. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), a major cause of maternal mortality disproportionately affects women in low...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Nadkarni D,Gravelyn S,Brova M,Rashid S,Yee R,Guttieres D,Clifford K,Desai D,Zaman M

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the prevalence of depression in Vietnam is on par with global rates, services for depression are limited. The government of Vietnam has prioritized enhancing depression care through primary healthcare (PHC) and efforts are currently underway to test and scale-up psychosocial interventions throughout...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Murphy J,Corbett KK,Linh DT,Oanh PT,Nguyen VC

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pay-for-Performance programs have shown improvement in indicators monitoring adequacy and target achievement in diabetic care. However, less is known regarding the impact of this program on the occurrence and long-term effects of diabetic retinopathy. The objective of this study was to determine the effect o...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Sheu SJ,Lin WL,Kao Yang YH,Hwu CM,Cheng CL

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training program was developed to train rural healthcare providers in Kenya on the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST), thoracic ultrasound, basic echocardiography, and focused obstetric ultrasonography. The program includes a multimedia manual, pre-c...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wanjiku GW,Bell G,Wachira B

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:By tradition, the Swedish health care system is based on a representative and parliamentary form of government. Recently, new management forms, inspired by market principles, have developed. The steering system is both national and regional, in that self-governing county councils are responsible for the fina...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Höglund AT,Falkenström E

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partnerships between clinicians and researchers could increase the generalizability of research findings and increase uptake of research results across populations. Yet engaging clinicians in research is challenging. Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRNs) provide access to a broad array of clinical data, pa...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Unertl KM,Fair AM,Favours JS,Dolor RJ,Smoot D,Wilkins CH

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2012, approximately 14 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed. As a result of advances in treatment, screening and prevention programmes the number of people surviving cancer globally is also increasing. The growing understanding of the diversity and scale of the need for support, compounded by the in...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Johnston L,Campbell K

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic imaging has been a part of medicine for the last century. It has been difficult to implement guidelines in this field, and unwarranted imaging has been a frequent problem. Some work has been done to explain these phenomena separately. Identifying the barriers to and facilitators of guideline use h...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Gransjøen AM,Wiig S,Lysdahl KB,Hofmann BM

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emergency departments handle a large proportion of acute patients. In 2007, it was recommended centralizing the Danish healthcare system and establishing emergency departments as the main common entrance for emergency patients. Since this reorganization, few studies describing the emergency patient populatio...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Søvsø MB,Hermansen SB,Færk E,Lindskou TA,Ludwig M,Møller JM,Jonciauskiene J,Christensen EF

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on team effectiveness in healthcare has focussed on whether effective teams yield positive outcomes for patients and on the effectiveness of team interventions to improve performance. Limited understanding exists of what works for whom within an effective team, or how and why the context in which th...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Cunningham U,Ward ME,De Brún A,McAuliffe E

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) remain one of the world's most frequently prescribed medications and there is a growing number of publications on correct versus incorrect use of PPIs worldwide. The objective of this observational retrospective study was to assess changes in PPI prescribing trends over the past...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Luo H,Fan Q,Xiao S,Chen K

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irrational use of medicines is widespread in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR), where policy implementation to encourage quality use of medicines (QUM) is often low. The aim was to determine whether public-sector QUM is better in SEAR countries implementing essential medicines (EM) policies than in those not...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Holloway KA,Kotwani A,Batmanabane G,Santoso B,Ratanawijitrasin S,Henry D

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited studies have evaluated the effectiveness of pharmacist interventions on outpatient prescription. The goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical and economic impacts of pharmacist interventions on randomly sampled outpatient prescriptions. METHOD:Outpatient prescriptions of our hospital were sam...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Bao Z,Ji C,Hu J,Luo C,Fang W

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with severe disability often require personal assistance and help from informal caregivers, in addition to conventional health care. The utilization of assistance dogs may decrease the need for health and social care and increase the independence of these individuals. Service and hearing dogs are...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Lundqvist M,Levin LÅ,Roback K,Alwin J

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, hospital nursing care workers (hereafter referred to as HNCWs) have become an important part of the healthcare system in China. They exist in nearly all of the public hospitals and in some private hospitals, making up 20 to 30% of the total nursing staff and providing 30 to 40% of basic nursing ca...

journal_title：BMC health services research

authors： Wang Y,Yuan H

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00