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Health Research Policy and Systems

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (139 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Status of the health information system in Ireland and its fitness to support health system performance assessment: a multimethod assessment based on stakeholder involvement

Damir Ivanković, Tessa Jansen, Erica Barbazza, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Niek Klazinga, Dionne Kringos

Open Access Research

Inclusion of diabetic retinopathy screening strategies in national-level diabetes care planning in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Katie Curran, Prabhath Piyasena, Nathan Congdon, Lisa Duke, Belma Malanda, Tunde Peto

Open Access Review

Tools for assessing health research partnership outcomes and impacts: a systematic review

K. J. Mrklas, J. M. Boyd, S. Shergill, S. Merali, M. Khan, L. Nowell, A. Goertzen, L. M. Pfadenhauer, K. Paul, K. M. Sibley, L. Swain, M. Vis-Dunbar, M. D. Hill, S. Raffin-Bouchal, M. Tonelli, I. D. Graham

Open Access Research

Raising the contraceptive prevalence rate to 50% by 2025 in Pakistan: an analysis of number of users and service delivery channels

Mujahid Abdullah, Faiq Bilal, Romesa Khan, Azadeh Ahmed, Aamir Ashraf Khawaja, Faisal Sultan, Adnan Ahmad Khan

Open Access Commentary

Improving institutional platforms for evidence-informed decision-making: getting beyond technical solutions

Jeffrey Mecaskey, Ben Verboom, Marco Liverani, Rhona Mijumbi-Deve, Nasreen S. Jessani

Open Access Commentary

Output-orientated policy engagement: a model for advancing the use of epidemiological evidence in health policy

Emily Banks, Abby Haynes, Ray Lovett, Uday Narayan Yadav, Jason Agostino

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the National Health Insurance Program of Nepal: are political promises translated into actions?

Geha N. Khanal, Bishal Bharadwaj, Nijan Upadhyay, Tulasi Bhattarai, Minakshi Dahal, Resham B. Khatri

Open Access Research

Applying behaviour change models to policy-making: development and validation of the Policymakers’ Information Use Questionnaire (POLIQ)

Keiko Shikako, Reem El Sherif, Roberta Cardoso, Hao Zhang, Jonathan Lai, Ebele R. I. Mogo, Tibor Schuster

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Standardising policy and technology responses in the immediate aftermath of a pandemic: a comparative and conceptual framework

Naomi Moy, Marcello Antonini, Mattias Kyhlstedt, Gianluca Fiorentini, Francesco Paolucci

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Limitations of COVID-19 testing and case data for evidence-informed health policy and practice

Elizabeth Alvarez, Iwona A. Bielska, Stephanie Hopkins, Ahmed A. Belal, Donna M. Goldstein, Jean Slick, Sureka Pavalagantharajah, Anna Wynfield, Shruthi Dakey, Marie-Carmel Gedeon, Edris Alam, Katrina Bouzanis

Open Access Review

Towards conceptualizing patients as partners in health systems: a systematic review and descriptive synthesis

Meredith Vanstone, Carolyn Canfield, Cara Evans, Myles Leslie, Mary Anne Levasseur, Maggie MacNeil, Manisha Pahwa, Janelle Panday, Paula Rowland, Shipra Taneja, Laura Tripp, Jeonghwa You, Julia Abelson

Open Access Research

An ethical analysis of policy dialogues

Polly Mitchell, Marge Reinap, Kaelan Moat, Tanja Kuchenmüller

Open Access COVID-19 Commentary

Tracking health system performance in times of crisis using routine health data: lessons learned from a multicountry consortium

Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay, Borwornsom Leerapan, Patricia Akweongo, Freddie Amponsah, Amit Aryal, Daisuke Asai, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Wondimu Ayele, Sebastian Bauhoff, Svetlana V. Doubova, Dominic Dormenyo Gadeka, Mahesh Dulal, Anna Gage, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Damen Haile-Mariam, Jean Paul Joseph, Phanuwich Kaewkamjornchai, Neena R. Kapoor, Solomon Kassahun Gelaw, Min Kyung Kim, Margaret E. Kruk, Shogo Kubota, Paula Margozzini, Suresh Mehata, Londiwe Mthethwa, Adiam Nega, Juhwan Oh, Soo Kyung Park, Alvaro Passi-Solar, Ricardo Enrique Perez Cuevas, Tarylee Reddy, Thanitsara Rittiphairoj, Jaime C. Sapag, Roody Thermidor, Boikhutso Tlou, Catherine Arsenault

Open Access Research

Co-designing a theory-informed intervention to increase shared decision-making in maternity care

Alex Waddell, Gerri Spassova, Louise Sampson, Lena Jungbluth, Jennifer Dam, Peter Bragge

Open Access Review

Competency profiles for evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM): a rapid review

Jorge Otávio Maia Barreto, Davi Mamblona Marques Romão, Cecilia Setti, Maria Lúcia Teixeira Machado, Rachel Riera, Romeu Gomes, Silvio Fernandes da Silva

Open Access Research

Perceptions, barriers and enablers of salt reduction in Malaysian out-of-home sectors (MySaltOH): from the point of view of policy-makers and food industries

Zaliha Harun, Suzana Shahar, Yee Xing You, Zahara Abdul Manaf, Hazreen Abdul Majid, Yook Chin Chia, Hasnah Haron, Viola Michael, Noor Shahida Sukiman, Aida Farzana Mohamad Taib, Feng J. He, Mhairi K. Brown

Open Access Review

A scoping review of complex systems methods used in population physical activity research: do they align with attributes of a whole system approach?

Lori Baugh Littlejohns, Erin Near, Geoff McKee, Drona Rasali, Daniel Naiman, Guy Faulkner

Open Access Research

Engaging early career researchers in a global health research capacity-strengthening programme: a qualitative study

Claire Hawcroft, Evelina Rossi, Nerissa Tilouche, Ana Flavia d’Oliveira, Loraine J. Bacchus

Open Access Review

Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a scoping review

Bernice Yanful, Abirami Kirubarajan, Dominika Bhatia, Sujata Mishra, Sara Allin, Erica Di Ruggiero

Open Access Research

How to improve the dissemination of clinical practice guidelines in the Brazilian Unified Health System? Report of a pilot project

Viviane Cássia Pereira, Sarah Nascimento Silva, Ávila Teixeira Vidal, Gustavo Veiga e Lins, Jorge Otávio Maia Barreto

Open Access Research

Improving prioritization processes for clinical practice guidelines: new methods and an evaluation from the National Heart Foundation of Australia

Brooke Atkins, Tom Briffa, Cia Connell, Amanda K. Buttery, Garry L. R. Jennings

Open Access Commentary

Online Health Communities: an alternative feasible data registry tool for developing countries

Omnia Abdelraheem, Diana G. Sami, Mohamed Salama

Open Access Research

A health-systems journey towards more people-centred care: lessons from neglected tropical disease programme integration in Liberia

Laura Dean, Rachel Tolhurst, Gartee Nallo, Karsor Kollie, Anthony Bettee, Sally Theobald

Open Access Research

Impact assessment of the Centre for Research Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery

Shanthi Ramanathan, Elizabeth Lynch, Julie Bernhardt, Michael Nilsson, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Leeanne Carey, Sandy Middleton, Jan Chamberlain, Frederick Rohan Walker, Penny Reeves, Andrew Searles

Open Access Research

Exploring HIV/AIDS investigator perceptions of equity within research partnerships between low-and middle-income and high-income countries: a pilot survey

Chelsea E. Modlin, Edward Nelson Kankaka, Larry W. Chang, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Joseph Ali

Open Access Research

A mentored hands-on training model for scaling up implementation and intervention research in India: “connecting the dots”

Ramdas Ransing, Mary Hawk, Margaret McDonald, Jacquelyn Jones, Triptish Bhatia, Vijay Verma, Gyan D. Shah, Jaspreet Brar, James Erin Egan, Prasad Konsale, Jasmine Kaur, Ravinder Singh, Harpreet Singh, R. S. Dhaliwal, Joel Wood, Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, Smita Deshpande, Soumya Swaminathan

Open Access Research

Institutional roles, structures, funding and research partnerships towards evidence-informed policy-making: a multisector survey among policy-makers in Nigeria

Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo‑Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Bilikis Iyabo Uneke, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Onyekachi Echefu Chukwu, Kingsley Igboji Otubo, Henry C. Urochukwu

Open Access Research

Utilization obstacles to hypertension services provided at comprehensive health centers: a content analysis study

Farzad Faraji-Khiavi, Sasan Ghorbani Kalkhajeh, Behnam Gholizadeh, Behnaz Dindamal

Open Access Research

Meaningful coproduction with clinicians: establishing a practice-based research network with physiotherapists in regional Australia

Connor Gleadhill, Christopher M. Williams, Steven J. Kamper, Katarzyna Bolsewicz, Andrew Delbridge, Benjamin Mahon, Bruce Donald, Caitlin Delore, Craig Boettcher, David Renfrew, Joshua Manvell, Katherine Dooley, Michael Byrne, Toby Watson, Andrew Makaroff, Benedicta Gibbs, Christopher Barnett, Michael Corrigan, Murray Leyland, Nicholas Mullen, Ryan Gallagher, Samuel Zelinski, Steven Lamond, Travis Maude, Simon R. E. Davidson, Emma Robson, Priscilla Viana Da Silva, Nicole Manvell

Open Access Research

Lessons learnt from the process of designing care coordination interventions through participatory action research in public healthcare networks of six Latin American countries

Ingrid Vargas, Amparo-Susana Mogollón-Pérez, Pamela Eguiguren, Isabella Samico, Fernando Bertolotto, Julieta López-Vázquez, Delia-Inés Amarilla, Pierre De Paepe, María-Luisa Vázquez, Julia Puzzolo, Marisel Colautti, Alicia Aronna, Irene Luppi, Cecilia Muruaga, Francisco Leone, Mario Rovere, Adriana Huerta, Claudio Alonso, Héctor Hoet, María Porpatto, Elba Hernández, María Inés Stapaj, Fernando Vignone, Leonardo Caruana, Marina Mendes, Cecylia Oliveira, Hylany Almeida, Renata Freitas, Cynthia Resque, Geison Silva, Luciana Dubeux, Isabel Guzmán, Patricio Alvarez, Ana-María Oyarce, Andrea Alvarez, Nimsi Pastén, Viviana Rojas, Paola González, Jorge Caro, Isabel Abarca, Maria Eugenia Chadwick, Patricia Espejo, Mauricio Araya, Wilma Hidalgo ySergio Rojas, Virginia Garcia, Angela-María Pinzón, Heisel-Gloria León, Andrés Gallego, Carol Cardoso, Laura Bejarano, Josefina Chávez, Silvia Ballesteros, Leonardo Gómez, Cesar Santamaría, Carmen Villamizar, Amanda Salinas, Cristian Cortés, Carolina Larrañaga, Haidy Carolina Rivera, Edgar Fabián Sanabria, Omar Velandia, Carlos Solórzano, Angélica-Ivonne Cisneros, Edit Rodríguez, Damián-Eduardo Pérez, Vianey González, Néstor-Iván Cabrera, Daniel Córdoba, Sebastián Gadea, Camila Estiben, Luciana Piccardo, Graciela García, Cecilia Acosta, María-Noel Ballarini

Open Access Research

Evidence synthesis to policy: development and implementation of an impact-oriented approach from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Fadi El-Jardali, Racha Fadlallah, Lama Bou Karroum, Elie A. Akl

Open Access Research

Systems thinking methods: a worked example of supporting emergency medical services decision-makers to prioritize and contextually analyse potential interventions and their implementation

Cassandra Rehbock, Thomas Krafft, Anja Sommer, Carijn Beumer, Stefan K. Beckers, Stefan Thate, Jörn Kaminski, Alexandra Ziemann

Open Access Research

Exploring the merits of research performance measures that comply with the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment and strategies to overcome barriers of adoption: qualitative interviews with administrators and researchers

Himani Boury, Mathieu Albert, Robert H. C. Chen, James C. L. Chow, Ralph DaCosta, Michael M. Hoffman, Behrang Keshavarz, Pia Kontos, Mary Pat McAndrews, Stephanie Protze, Anna R. Gagliardi

Open Access Research

Functionality of technical working groups in enabling evidence-informed decision-making within Malawi's Ministry of Health: a cross-sectional qualitative study

Melody Sakala, Marlen Stacey Chawani, Isabel Kazanga-Chiumia, Hleziwe Hara, Leila Abdullahi, Dzinkambani Kambalame, Josephine Banda, Collins Mitambo, Anja Terlouw, Rose Oronje

Open Access Review

Embedding rapid reviews in health policy and systems decision-making: Impacts and lessons learned from four low- and middle-income countries

Reid C. Robson, Sonia M. Thomas, Étienne V. Langlois, Rhona Mijumbi, Ismael Kawooya, Jesmin Antony, Melissa Courvoisier, Krystle Amog, Robert Marten, Ivdity Chikovani, Devaki Nambiar, Rajani R. Ved, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Nur Zahirah Balqis-Ali, Sondi Sararaks, Shakirah Md. Sharif, Rugare Abigail Kangwende, Ronald Munatsi, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco

Open Access Research

Stakeholder perceptions and experiences from the implementation of the Gratuité user fee exemption policy in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study

Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Marie-Jeanne Offosse, Pierre Yameogo, Astrid Raissa Manli, Aude Goumbri, Cephas Avoka, Matt Boxshall, Ejemai Eboreime

Open Access Research

Designing a knowledge translation tool for women’s health research in the U.S. Military Health System

Miranda Lynn Janvrin, Jessica Korona-Bailey, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos

Open Access Research

‘The objective was about not blaming one another’: a qualitative study to explore how collaboration is experienced within quality improvement collaboratives in Ethiopia

Zelee Hill, Dorka Keraga, Abiyou Kiflie Alemayehu, Joanna Schellenberg, Hema Magge, Abiy Estifanos

Open Access Research

What guides back pain care? A content analysis of low back pain directives in the Australian context

Sarika Parambath, Nathalia Costa, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Fiona M. Blyth

Open Access Review

System dynamics models of depression at the population level: a scoping review

Eva Graham, Geneviève Gariépy, Heather Orpana

Open Access Research

Evaluating the quality of research co-production: Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ + 4 Co-Pro)

Robert K. D. McLean, Fred Carden, Alice B. Aiken, Rebecca Armstrong, Judy Bray, Christine E. Cassidy, Olivia Daub, Erica Di Ruggiero, Leslie A. Fierro, Michelle Gagnon, Alison M. Hutchinson, Roman Kislov, Anita Kothari, Sara Kreindler, Chris McCutcheon, Jessica Reszel, Gayle Scarrow, Ian D. Graham

Open Access Research

Policymaker perspectives on self-management of disease and disabilities using information and communication technologies

Amélie Gauthier-Beaupré, Bruno J. Battistini, Craig Kuziemsky, Jeffrey W. Jutai

Open Access Research

The complexities of integrating evidence-based preventative health into England’s NHS: lessons learnt from the case of PrEP

Tehseen Khan, Clare Coultas, Katharina Kieslich, Peter Littlejohns

Open Access Research

A qualitative analysis of factors influencing the implementation of antiretroviral treatment adherence policy in Ghana: stakeholders perspective

Martha Ali Abdulai, Fraukje E. F. Mevissen, Veerle Marien, Robert A. C. Ruiter, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Kwaku Poku Asante, Arjan E. R. Bos

Open Access Research

The Cameroon Health Research and Evidence Database (CAMHRED): tools and methods for local evidence mapping

Clémence Ongolo-Zogo, Hussein El-Khechen, Frederick Morfaw, Pascal Djiadjeu, Babalwa Zani, Andrea Darzi, Paul Wankah Nji, Agatha Nyambi, Andrea Youta, Faiyaz Zaman, Cheikh Tchouambou Youmbi, Ines Ndzana Siani, Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Open Access Study Protocol

Learning from intersectoral initiatives to respond to the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants without status in the context of COVID-19 in Quebec and Ontario: a qualitative multiple case study protocol

Lara Gautier, Erica Di Ruggiero, Carly Jackson, Naïma Bentayeb, Marie-Jeanne Blain, Fariha Chowdhury, Serigne Touba Mbacké Gueye, Muzhgan Haydary, Lara Maillet, Laila Mahmoudi, Shinjini Mondal, Armel Ouffouet Bessiranthy, Pierre Pluye, Saliha Ziam, Nassera Touati

Open Access Research

Impacts of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy in Nepal: a qualitative study

Sarmila Dhakal, Mahesh Puri, Preeti Gautam, Kusum Wagle, Samantha Luffy, Bergen Cooper

Open Access Research

Assessing the implementation of physical activity-promoting public policies in the Republic of Ireland: a study using the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)

Kevin Volf, Liam Kelly, Aurelie Van Hoye, Enrique García Bengoechea, Ann MacPhail, Catherine B. Woods

Open Access Review

Methodological procedures for priority setting mental health research: a systematic review summarising the methods, designs and frameworks involved with priority setting

Kris Deering, Neil Brimblecombe, Jane C. Matonhodze, Fiona Nolan, Daniela A. Collins, Laoise Renwick

Open Access Review

Gauging innovation and health impact from biomedical research: survey results and interviews with recipients of EU-funding in the fields of Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer and prostate cancer

Francesca Pistollato, Ivana Campia, Evangelos P. Daskalopoulos, Camilla Bernasconi, Christian Desaintes, Sergio Di Virgilio, Christina Kyriakopoulou, Maurice Whelan, Pierre Deceuninck

Open Access Review

Research evidence use in local government-led public health interventions: a systematic review

Jennifer L. Dam, Phoebe Nagorka-Smith, Alex Waddell, Annemarie Wright, Joannette J. Bos, Peter Bragge

Open Access Research

The impact of policy interventions to promote the uptake of biosimilar medicines in Belgium: a nationwide interrupted time series analysis

Yannick Vandenplas, Steven Simoens, Philippe Van Wilder, Arnold G. Vulto, Isabelle Huys

Open Access Review

The use of participatory systems mapping as a research method in the context of non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a scoping review

Amber van den Akker, Alice Fabbri, Dima I. Alardah, Anna B. Gilmore, Harry Rutter

Open Access Research

Health data hubs: an analysis of existing data governance features for research

Celia Alvarez-Romero, Alicia Martínez-García, Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel, Carlos Luis Parra-Calderón

Open Access Review

Strategies for communicating scientific evidence on healthcare to managers and the population: a scoping review

Rachel Riera, Carolina de Oliveira Cruz Latorraca, Roberta Carreira Moreira Padovez, Rafael Leite Pacheco, Davi Mamblona Marques Romão, Jorge Otávio Maia Barreto, Maria Lúcia Teixeira Machado, Romeu Gomes, Silvio Fernandes da Silva, Ana Luiza Cabrera Martimbianco

Open Access Research

Does patient and public involvement impact public health decision-making? A 10 year retrospective analysis of public consultation in Brazil

Ana Carolina De Freitas Lopes, Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes, Patrícia Coelho De Soárez

Open Access Research

Advancing health through evidence assisted decisions with health policy and systems research program: a qualitative evaluation of a national health research grant management process in the Philippines

Reneepearl Kim Sales, Gladys Kaye Reyes-Ramos, Chiqui de Veyra, Gabrielle Gascon, Vianka Barraca, Gillian Garcia, Maria Eufemia Yap

Open Access Review

Integrated knowledge translation guidelines for trainees in health research: an environmental scan

Sarah Madeline Gallant, Christine Cassidy, Joyce Al-Rassi, Elaine Moody, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Shauna Best, Audrey Steenbeek

Open Access Research

Health insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in rural Ghana: policy and equity implications

Martin Ayanore, Agani Afaya, Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Timothy Tienbia Laari, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Victoria Bam, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Richard Adongo Afaya, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

Open Access Research

Rural research capacity: a co-created model for research success

Paige Farris, Rachel Crist, Sylvia Miller, Jackilen Shannon

Open Access Research

The use of GRADE-CERQual in qualitative evidence synthesis: an evaluation of fidelity and reporting

Megan Wainwright, Rana Islamiah Zahroh, Özge Tunçalp, Andrew Booth, Meghan A. Bohren, Jane Noyes, Weilong Cheng, Heather Munthe-Kaas, Simon Lewin

Open Access Research

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers (HCWs) in Sindh Province of Pakistan

Saifullah, Zhiqiang Ma, Mingxing Li, Muhammad Qasim Maqbool

Open Access Research

From trials to communities: implementation and scale-up of health behaviour interventions

Sam McCrabb, Alix Hall, Heather McKay, Sharleen Gonzalez, Andrew Milat, Adrian Bauman, Rachel Sutherland, Luke Wolfenden

Open Access Research

Origin, impacts, and potential solutions to the fragmentation of the Mexican health system: a consultation with key actors

Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Laura Flamand, Diego Cerecero-García, Mariana Morales-Vazquez, Edson Serván-Mori

Open Access Research

The Implementation in Context (ICON) Framework: A meta-framework of context domains, attributes and features in healthcare

Janet E. Squires, Ian D. Graham, Wilmer J. Santos, Alison M. Hutchinson, Chantal Backman, Anna Bergström, Jamie Brehaut, Melissa Brouwers, Christopher Burton, Ligyana Korki de Candido, Christine Cassidy, Cheyne Chalmers, Anna Chapman, Heather Colquhoun, Janet Curran, Melissa Demery Varin, Paula Doering, Annette Elliott Rose, Lee Fairclough, Jillian Francis, Christina Godfrey, Megan Greenough, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Doris Grinspun, Gillian Harvey, Michael Hillmer, Noah Ivers, John Lavis, Shelly-Anne Li, Susan Michie, Wayne Miller, Thomas Noseworthy, Tamara Rader, Mark Robson, Jo Rycroft-Malone, Dawn Stacey, Sharon Straus, Andrea C. Tricco, Lars Wallin, Vanessa Watkins

Open Access Study Protocol

New Antenatal Model in Africa and India (NAMAI) study: implementation research to improve antenatal care using WHO recommendations

Seni Kouanda, Adja M. Ouedraogo, Armel E. Sogo, Ouahabou Bagaya, Tilado E. V. Sorgho, Yelmali C. Hien, Dina V. Gbenou, S. Ramatou Sawadogo Windsouri, Wilfried Zoungrana, Moussa Dadjoari, Valerie M. Zombré Sanou, Gulnoza Usmanova, Yashpal Jain, Ram Chahar, Somesh Kumar, S. V. Vinod Kumar, Ashish Srivastava, Tapas Sadasivan Nair, Abu H. Sarkar, Nitin Bajpai, Vaibhav Patwardhan, Chandra Shekhar Joshi, Manish Chotiya, Dinesh Baswal, Sabine Musange, Felix Sayinzoga, Vincent Mutabazi, Nathalie K. Murindahabi, David Nzeyimana, Bernard Ngabo Rwabufigiri, Theopista J. Kabuteni, Maria Mugabo, Michael Mbizvo, Caren Chizuni, Nachela Chelwa, Rosemary Muliokela, Chifundo Phiri, Kondwani Kasonda, Natasha Okpara, Muyereka Nyirenda, Sarai B. Malumo, Angel Mwiche, Virginia Simushi, Nathan Nsubuga Bakyaita, María Barreix, Özge Tunçalp, Soe Soe Thwin, Maurice Bucagu, Tigest Tamrat, Ndema Habib, Amnesty E. Lefevre, Fabiana Lorencatto

Open Access Research

The influence of SYRIZA-ANEL Greek health policies on hospital efficiency

Georgios I. Farantos, Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis

Open Access Research

The Tunisian experience of participatory health governance: the Societal Dialogue for Health (a qualitative study)

Hela Ben Mesmia, Dheepa Rajan, Rim Bouhafa Chtioui, Kira Koch, Imen Jaouadi, Hala Aboutaleb, Sana De Courcelles, Louisa Atmani, Blanche Pujos, Ali Mtiraoui

Open Access Review

Combining systems thinking approaches and implementation science constructs within community-based prevention: a systematic review

Jillian Whelan, Penny Fraser, Kristy A. Bolton, Penelope Love, Claudia Strugnell, Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Miranda R. Blake, Erik Martin, Steven Allender, Colin Bell

Open Access Research

Health system governance assessment in protracted crisis settings: Northwest Syria

Maher Alaref, Orwa Al-Abdulla, Zedoun Al Zoubi, Munzer Al Khalil, Abdulkarim Ekzayez

Open Access Research

Systems thinking in local government: intervention design and adaptation in a community-based study

Tiana Felmingham, Siobhan O’Halloran, Jaimie Poorter, Ebony Rhook, Cindy Needham, Joshua Hayward, Penny Fraser, Stephanie Kilpatrick, Deana Leahy, Steven Allender

Open Access Research

Developing, implementing, and monitoring tailored strategies for integrated knowledge translation in five sub-Saharan African countries

Kerstin Sell, Nasreen S. Jessani, Firaol Mesfin, Eva A. Rehfuess, Anke Rohwer, Peter Delobelle, Bonny E. Balugaba, Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Kiya Kedir, Talitha Mpando, Jean Berchmans Niyibizi, Jimmy Osuret, Esther Bayiga-Zziwa, Tamara Kredo, Nyanyiwe Masingi Mbeye, Lisa M. Pfadenhauer

Open Access Research

Characterizing Canadian funded partnered health research projects between 2011 and 2019: a retrospective analysis

Kathryn M. Sibley, Masood Khan, Alexie J. Touchette, Leah K. Crockett, S. Michelle Driedger, Heather L. Gainforth, Devashree Prabhu, Dawn Steliga, Olivia Tefft, Ian D. Graham

Open Access Commentary

Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions

Taghreed Adam, Ambinintsoa H. Ralaidovy, Anna Laura Ross, John C. Reeder, Soumya Swaminathan

Open Access Research

Double burden of vulnerability for refugees: conceptualization and policy solutions for financial protection in Iran using systems thinking approach

Saeed Shahabi, Manal Etemadi, Maryam Hedayati, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Mihajlo Jakovljevic

Open Access Study Protocol

Unravelling the impact of dental workforce training and education programmes on policy evolution: a mixed-method study protocol

Galvin Sim Siang Lin, Shu Meng Goh, Mohd Haikal Muhamad Halil

Open Access Research

Equilibrium in the governance of cross-sectoral policies: how does it translate into practice?

Pernelle Smits, Johanne Préval, Jean-Louis Denis, Gerard Divay, Jacques Bourgeault, Nassera Touati

Open Access Review

Resilience of primary healthcare system across low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Amir Ali Barket Ali Samnani, Kiran Abbas, Narjis Rizvi

Open Access Research

Utilization of innovative medical technologies in German inpatient care: does evidence matter?

Helene Eckhardt, Susanne Felgner, Marie Dreger, Sabine Fuchs, Hanna Ermann, Hendrikje Rödiger, Tanja Rombey, Reinhard Busse, Cornelia Henschke, Dimitra Panteli

Open Access Research

Early implementation learnings on acceptability and feasibility of “V”: a multi-level PrEP intervention designed with and for adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe

Thenjiwe Sisimayi, Definate Nhamo, Kumbirai Chatora, Gwendoline Chapwanya, Tinovonga Mawoyo, Getrude Ncube, Cal Bruns, Emily L. Harris, Katharine D. Shelley

Open Access Research

“Flying a plane and building it at the same time”: Lessons learned from the dynamic implementation of mass vaccination clinics in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Moses Tetui, Ryan Tennant, Maisha Adil, Arthi Bala, Catherine Burns, Nancy Waite, Kelly Grindrod

Open Access Research

A longitudinal multi-site evaluation of community-based partnerships: implications for researchers, funders, and communities

Virginia J. Lewis, Catherine M. Scott, Kate Silburn, William L. Miller

Open Access Research

Agenda-setting in policies related to high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulants, and alcohol abuse in Iranian adolescents

Saeid Mirzaei, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Nadia Oroomiei

Open Access Research

An evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) competency profile for the Brazilian Health System developed through consensus: process and outcomes

Jorge Otávio Maia Barreto, Davi Mamblona Marques Romão, Cecilia Setti, Maria Lúcia Teixeira Machado, Rachel Riera, Romeu Gomes, Daienne Amaral Machado, João Abreu, Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade, Laura dos Santos Boeira, Letícia Pozza, Nathan Mendes Souza, Patrícia Logullo, Roberta Borges Silva, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Sara Emanuela de Carvalho Mota, Tamille Sales Dias, Tereza Setsuko Toma, Silvio Fernandes da Silva

Open Access Research

What are the research priorities for strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response in Africa?

Obinna Onwujekwe, Chinyere Mbachu, Joseph Okeibunor, Godwin Uchenna Ezema, Nonso Ejiofor, Fiona Braka, Adama Thiam, Etien Luc Koua, Dick Chamla, Abdou Salam Gueye

Open Access Research

Impact of the workforce allocation on the technical performance of mental health services: the collective case of Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland)

Diego Diaz-Milanes, Nerea Almeda, Mencia R. Gutierrez-Colosia, Carlos R. Garcia-Alonso, Minna Sadeniemi, Luis Salvador-Carulla

Open Access Research

How to improve research capacity strengthening efforts: learning from the monitoring and evaluation of four research consortia in Africa

Victoria O. Kasprowicz, Caroline Jeffery, Dorcas Mbuvi, Victoria Bukirwa, Karim Ouattara, Florence Kirimi, Kathrin Heitz-Tokpa, Mary Gorrethy, Denis Chopera, Damalie Nakanjako, Bassirou Bonfoh, Alison Elliott, Samson Kinyanjui, Imelda Bates, Thumbi Ndung’u

Open Access Research

Lessons learnt while designing and conducting a longitudinal study from the first Italian COVID-19 pandemic wave up to 3 years

Alvisa Palese, Stefania Chiappinotto, Federico Fonda, Erica Visintini, Maddalena Peghin, Marco Colizzi, Matteo Balestrieri, Maria De Martino, Miriam Isola, Carlo Tascini

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