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Ausgabe 1/2022

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Open Access Research

Exploring relationships between in-hospital mortality and hospital case volume using random forest: results of a cohort study based on a nationwide sample of German hospitals, 2016–2018

Martin Roessler, Felix Walther, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Peter C. Scriba, Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt, Olaf Schoffer

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STEPS – a patient centric and low-cost solution to ensure standards of TB care to patients reaching private sector in India

P. S. Rakesh, Shibu Balakrishnan, M. Sunilkumar, K. G. Alexander, Shibu Vijayan, Venkatesh Roddawar, P. P. Pramod Kumar, Jyothi Kailash, Akhilesh Kunoor, Midhun Rajiv, Anoop John, Rakesh Ramachandran

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Merging existing practices with new ones: the adjustment of organizational routines to using cancer patient pathways in primary healthcare

Petter Fjällström, Anna-Britt Coe, Mikael Lilja, Senada Hajdarevic

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Co-establishing an infrastructure for routine data collection to address disparities in infant mortality: planning and implementation

Naleef Fareed, Christine M. Swoboda, John Lawrence, Tyler Griesenbrock, Timothy Huerta

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Impeding and facilitating factors for the implementation of alcohol interventions in hospitals: a qualitative and exploratory study among Dutch healthcare professionals

Nathalie Kools, Ien van de Goor, Rob H. L. M. Bovens, Dike van de Mheen, Andrea D. Rozema

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Evaluating Organizational Performance of Public Hospitals using the McKinsey 7-S Framework

Malgorzata Chmielewska, Jakub Stokwiszewski, Justyna Markowska, Tomasz Hermanowski

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Co-designing implementation strategies for the WALK-Cph intervention in Denmark aimed at increasing mobility in acutely hospitalized older patients: a qualitative analysis of selected strategies and their justifications

Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Per Nilsen, Ove Andersen, Byron J. Powell, Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, Thomas Bandholm, Mette Merete Pedersen

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Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme: the PUMA mixed methods study

Davina Allen, Amy Lloyd, Dawn Edwards, Kerenza Hood, Chao Huang, Jacqueline Hughes, Nina Jacob, David Lacy, Yvonne Moriarty, Alison Oliver, Jennifer Preston, Gerri Sefton, Ian Sinha, Richard Skone, Heather Strange, Khadijeh Taiyari, Emma Thomas-Jones, Rob Trubey, Lyvonne Tume, Colin Powell, Damian Roland

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Co-development of a transitions in care bundle for patient transitions from the intensive care unit: a mixed-methods analysis of a stakeholder consensus meeting

Brianna K. Rosgen, Kara M. Plotnikoff, Karla D. Krewulak, Anmol Shahid, Laura Hernandez, Bonnie G. Sept, Jeanna Morrissey, Kristin Robertson, Nancy Fraser, Daniel J. Niven, Sharon E. Straus, Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Henry T. Stelfox, Kirsten M. Fiest

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Sustainability of weight loss from a family-centered pediatric weight management program integrated in primary care

Veronica Else, Qiaoling Chen, Alan B. Cortez, Corinna Koebnick

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A public health value-based healthcare paradigm for HIV

Sebastian Vermeersch, Rémy P. Demeester, Nathalie Ausselet, Steven Callens, Paul De Munter, Eric Florence, Jean-Christophe Goffard, Sophie Henrard, Patrick Lacor, Peter Messiaen, Agnès Libois, Lucie Seyler, Françoise Uurlings, Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, Eric Van Wijngaerden, Jean-Cyr Yombi, Lieven Annemans, Stéphane De Wit

Open Access Research

What do health professionals need to know about young onset dementia? An international Delphi consensus study

Leah Couzner, Sally Day, Brian Draper, Adrienne Withall, Kate E. Laver, Claire Eccleston, Kate-Ellen Elliott, Fran McInerney, Monica Cations

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Implementation of a program to support direct support professionals to promote a healthy lifestyle for people with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities

A. Overwijk, T. I. M. Hilgenkamp, C. P. van der Schans, W. P. Krijnen, K. Vlot-van Anrooij, A. A. J. van der Putten, A. Waninge

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Prevalence of and factors associated with dental service utilization among early elderly in Lithuania

Sergei N. Drachev, Alina Puriene, Jolanta Aleksejuniene, Indre Stankeviciene, Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat

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Response to winter pressures in acute services: analysis from the Winter Society for Acute Medicine Benchmarking Audit

Catherine Atkin, Thomas Knight, Chris Subbe, Mark Holland, Tim Cooksley, Daniel Lasserson

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A data quality assessment of the first four years of malaria reporting in the Senegal DHIS2, 2014–2017

Pierre Muhoza, Roger Tine, Adama Faye, Ibrahima Gaye, Scott L. Zeger, Abdoulaye Diaw, Alioune Badara Gueye, Almamy Malick Kante, Andrea Ruff, Melissa A. Marx

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Capitated versus fee-for-service reimbursement and quality of care for chronic disease: a US cross-sectional analysis

Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, Michelle M. Estrella, Deanna P. Jannat-Khah, Salomeh Keyhani, Said Ibrahim

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Ten-year trends of utilizing palliative care and palliative procedures in patients with gastric Cancer in the United States from 2009 to 2018 - a nationwide database study

Moon Kyung Joo, Ji Won Yoo, Zahra Mojtahedi, Pearl Kim, Jinwook Hwang, Ja Seol Koo, Hee-Taik Kang, Jay J. Shen

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Precursors and outcomes of work engagement among nursing professionals—a cross-sectional study

Terje Slåtten, Gudbrand Lien, Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi

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Measuring implementation climate: psychometric properties of the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) in Norwegian mental health care services

Nadina Peters, Randi Hovden Borge, Ane- Marthe Solheim Skar, Karina M. Egeland

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Factors affecting physicians using mobile health applications: an empirical study

Pei Wu, Runtong Zhang, Jing Luan, Minghao Zhu

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To which non-physician health professionals do French general practitioners refer their patients to and what factors are associated with these referrals? Secondary analysis of the French national cross-sectional ECOGEN study

Matthieu Peurois, Matthieu Chopin, Gaëlle Texier-Legendre, Cécile Angoulvant, William Bellanger, Cyril Bègue, Aline Ramond-Roquin

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Promoting organizational vision integration among hospital employees

Terje Slåtten, Gudbrand Lien, Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi

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Implementation of a lifestyle intervention for people with a severe mental illness (SMILE): a process evaluation

Florine S. Walburg, Johanna W. de Joode, Hella E. Brandt, Maurits W. van Tulder, Marcel C. Adriaanse, Berno van Meijel

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

A qualitative study on the working experiences of clinical pharmacists in fighting against COVID-19

Xiaojuan Wang, Xiali Yao, Xuedong Jia, Xiangfen Shi, Jie Hao, Yantao Yang, Gang Liu, Xiaojian Zhang, Shuzhang Du, Zhao Yin

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Profiles and predictors of healthcare utilization: using a cluster-analytic approach to identify typical users across conventional, allied and complementary medicine, and self-care

Daniela Rodrigues Recchia, Holger Cramer, Jon Wardle, David J. Lee, Thomas Ostermann, Romy Lauche

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Evaluating the impact of a training program to support transitioning from the hospital to the community for people after stroke: a community case study

Michelle Lui, Katherine McKellar, Shari Cooper, Janice J. Eng, Marie-Louise Bird

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The practice of integrated healthcare and the experiences of people in Ghana’s Ashanti region

Irene G. Ampomah, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli, Theophilus I. Emeto

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Economic impact of switching from partially combined vaccine “Pentaxim® and hepatitis B” to fully combined vaccine “Hexaxim®” in the Malaysian National Immunization Program

Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Lama Al Bashir, Aniza Binti Ismail, Azimatun Noor Aizuddin, S. A. Zafirah Abdul Rashid, Amrizal Muhammad Nur

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Contacts with general practitioners, dentists, and medical specialists among nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study in 44 German nursing homes

Jonas Czwikla, Annika Schmidt, Maike Schulz, Ansgar Gerhardus, Guido Schmiemann, Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Daniel Gand, Anna-Carina Friedrich, Falk Hoffmann, Heinz Rothgang

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The clinical back pain courses described by information available in Danish central registries

Maria Iachina, Olav S. Garvik, Pernille S. Ljungdalh, Mette Wod, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen

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Does de-implementation of low-value care impact the patient-clinician relationship? A mixed methods study

Michelle S. Rockwell, Kenan C. Michaels, John W. Epling

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Primary care clinicians’ opinions before and after implementation of cancer screening and prevention clinical decision support in a clinic cluster-randomized control trial: a survey research study

Melissa L. Harry, Ella A. Chrenka, Laura A. Freitag, Daniel M. Saman, Clayton I. Allen, Stephen E. Asche, Anjali R. Truitt, Heidi L. Ekstrom, Patrick J. O’Connor, Jo Ann M. Sperl-Hillen, Jeanette Y. Ziegenfuss, Thomas E. Elliott

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Governance tensions in the healthcare sector: a contrasting case study in France

Laurent Mériade, Corinne Rochette

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Impacts of bariatric surgery in health outcomes and health care costs in Brazil: Interrupted time series analysis of multi-panel data

José Antonio Orellana Turri, Nana Kwame Anokye, Lionai Lima dos Santos, José Maria Soares Júnior, Edmund Chada Baracat, Marco Aurélio Santo, Flavia Mori Sarti

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Cost analysis of acute care resource utilization among individuals with sickle cell disease in a middle-income country

Clarisse Lobo, Patricia Moura, Delaine Fidlarczyk, Jane Duran, Roberto Barbosa, Thais Oliveira, Emilia Matos do Nascimento, Nickhill Bhakta, Jane S. Hankins

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Enhancing and promoting data management and systematic monitoring for an improved HIV/AIDS programs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dereje Habte, Samuel Zemenfeskudus, Mulugeta Endale, Mohammed Zeidan, Daniel Getachew, Dejene Woldemichael, Aklilu S. Wesene, Esayas Teklebirhan, Fitsum Eyayu, Raey Zewdie, Daniel Yirga, Worknesh Amdino, Zenebe Melaku, Sisay A. Abayneh

Open Access Research article

Does health service funding go where the need is? A prototype spatial access analysis for new urban contracts data

Julia Koschinsky, Nicole P. Marwell, Raed Mansour

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The design of an evaluation framework for diabetes self-management education and support programs delivered nationally

Jenny Louise Olson, Becky White, Helen Mitchell, Jennifer Halliday, Timothy Skinner, Deborah Schofield, Jennifer Sweeting, Natasha Watson

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Exploring drug cost and disease outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in Norway in 2010–2019 – a country with a national tender system for prescription of costly drugs

Alen Brkic, Andreas P. Diamantopoulos, Espen Andre Haavardsholm, Bjørg Tilde Svanes Fevang, Lene Kristin Brekke, Liz Loli, Camilla Zettel, Erik Rødevand, Gunnstein Bakland, Pawel Mielnik, Glenn Haugeberg

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Brazilian private health system: history, scenarios, and trends

June Alisson Westarb Cruz, Maria Alexandra Viegas Cortez da Cunha, Thyago Proença de Moraes, Sandro Marques, Felipe Francisco Tuon, Arivelton Loeschke Gomide, Gisele de Paula Linhares

Open Access Research

What makes an effective Quality Improvement Manager? A qualitative study in the New Zealand Health System

Adeel Akmal, Nataliya Podgorodnichenko, Tim Stokes, Jeff Foote, Richard Greatbanks, Robin Gauld

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Village health workers as health diplomats: negotiating health and study participation in a malaria elimination trial in The Gambia

Yoriko Masunaga, Joan Muela Ribera, Fatou Jaiteh, Daniel H. de Vries, Koen Peeters Grietens

Open Access Research

A cost-minimisation analysis of performing point-of-care ultrasonography on patients with vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy in general practice: a decision analytical model

Swaathi Kiritharan, Mille Vang Johanson, Martin Bach Jensen, Janus Nikolaj Laust Thomsen, Camilla Aakjær Andersen, Cathrine Elgaard Jensen

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Exploring peer navigation and support in the quality of HIV care experiences of female sex workers in the Dominican Republic

Tahilin Sanchez Karver, Clare Barrington, Yeycy Donastorg, Martha Perez, Hoisex Gomez, Kathleen R. Page, David Celentano, Katherine Clegg Smith, Deanna Kerrigan

Open Access Research article

Multidisciplinary residential home intervention to improve outcomes for frail residents

Anna Steel, Helen Hopwood, Elizabeth Goodwin, Elizabeth L. Sampson

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Optimizing care coordination to address social determinants of health needs for dual-use veterans

Heidi Sjoberg, Wenhui Liu, Carly Rohs, Roman A Ayele, Marina McCreight, Ashlea Mayberry, Catherine Battaglia

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Analysis of the implementation of an innovative IT solution to improve waiting times, communication with primary care and efficiency in Rheumatology

José María Pego-Reigosa, Carlos Peña-Gil, David Rodríguez-Lorenzo, Irene Altabás-González, Naír Pérez-Gómez, John Henry Guzmán-Castro, Rodrigo Varela-Gestoso, Reyes Díaz-Lambarri, Alberto González-Carreró-López, Olga Míguez-Senra, Julia Bóveda-Fontán, Ángeles Charle-Crespo, Francisco Javier Caramés-Casal, Ceferino Barbazán-Álvarez, Íñigo Hernández-Rodríguez, Francisco Maceiras-Pan, Marina Rodríguez-López, Rafael Melero-González, José Benito Rodríguez-Fernández

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Relationship between housing insecurity, diabetes processes of care, and self-care behaviors

Elise Mosley-Johnson, Rebekah J. Walker, Madhuli Thakkar, Jennifer A. Campbell, Laura Hawks, Sarah Pyzyk, Leonard E. Egede

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Healthcare professionals’ perceptions on barriers and facilitators to DMARD use in rheumatoid arthritis

M. J. H. Voshaar, B. J. F. van den Bemt, M. A. F. J. van de Laar, A. M. van Dulmen, J. E. Vriezekolk

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The deployment of balanced scorecard in health care organizations: is it beneficial? A systematic review

Faten Amer, Sahar Hammoud, Haitham Khatatbeh, Szimonetta Lohner, Imre Boncz, Dóra Endrei

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Evaluation of a Medicaid performance improvement project to reduce high-dose opioid prescriptions

Daniel M. Hartung, Jonah Geddes, Sara E. Hallvik, P. Todd Korthuis, Luke Middleton, Gillian Leichtling, Christi Hildebran, Hyunjee Kim

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Cost of integrating assisted partner services in HIV testing services in Kisumu and Homa Bay counties, Kenya: a microcosting study

Beatrice Wamuti, Monisha Sharma, Edward Kariithi, Harison Lagat, George Otieno, Rose Bosire, Sarah Masyuko, Mary Mugambi, Bryan J. Weiner, David A. Katz, Carey Farquhar, Carol Levin

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What underlies the observed hospital volume-outcome relationship?

Marius Huguet, Xavier Joutard, Isabelle Ray-Coquard, Lionel Perrier

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Do pharmacy practice standards effectively describe behaviour? Reviewing practice standards using a behavioural specificity framework

Deanna Mill, Amy Page, Jacinta Johnson, Kenneth Lee, Sandra M. Salter, Liza Seubert, Rhonda Clifford, Danielle D’Lima

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Veteran families with complex needs: a qualitative study of the veterans’ support system

Angela M. Maguire, Julieann Keyser, Kelly Brown, Daniel Kivlahan, Madeline Romaniuk, Ian R. Gardner, Miriam Dwyer

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A qualitative system dynamics model for effects of workplace violence and clinician burnout on agitation management in the emergency department

Ambrose H. Wong, Nasim S. Sabounchi, Hannah R. Roncallo, Jessica M. Ray, Rebekah Heckmann

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Attitude toward second opinions in Germany – a survey of the general population

Nadja Könsgen, Barbara Prediger, Anna Schlimbach, Ana-Mihaela Bora, Simone Hess, Michael Caspers, Dawid Pieper

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User testing of a Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network public guideline for the parents of children with autism

Naomi Fearns, Laura Walker, Karen Graham, Norman Gibb, Duncan Service

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Reasons for acute referrals to hospital from general practitioners and out-of-hours doctors in Norway: a registry-based observational study

Jesper Blinkenberg, Øystein Hetlevik, Hogne Sandvik, Valborg Baste, Steinar Hunskaar

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Clinical pharmacist assessment of drug-related problems among intensive care unit patients in a Turkish university hospital

Aslınur Albayrak, Bilgen Başgut, Gülbin Aygencel Bıkmaz, Bensu Karahalil

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A sub-group evaluation of the multi-month dispensing strategy for differentiated HIV care: is personalization of care guidelines warranted in Haiti?

Canada Parrish, Anirban Basu, Paul Fishman, Jean Baptiste Koama, Ermane Robin, Kesner Francois, Jean Guy Honoré, Joëlle Deas Van Onacker, Nancy Puttkammer

Open Access Research

A single-entry model and wait time for hip and knee replacement in eastern health region of Newfoundland and Labrador 2011–2019

Anh Thu Vo, Yanqing Yi, Maria Mathews, James Valcour, Michelle Alexander, Marcel Billard

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Impacts of bariatric surgery in health outcomes and health care costs in Brazil: Interrupted time series analysis of multi-panel data

José Antonio Orellana Turri, Nana Kwame Anokye, Lionai Lima dos Santos, José Maria Soares Júnior, Edmund Chada Baracat, Marco Aurélio Santo, Flavia Mori Sarti

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Explaing users’ technology acceptance through national cultural values in the hospital context

C. Metallo, R. Agrifoglio, L. Lepore, L. Landriani

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Exploring research capacity and culture of allied health professionals: a mixed methods evaluation

Terry Cordrey, Elizabeth King, Emma Pilkington, Katie Gore, Owen Gustafson

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Health beliefs and behaviors of livestock industry workers regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Northwest of Iran

Malek Abazari, Davoud Adham, Abedin Saghafipour, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo, Javad Asadollahi, Amin Babaei Pouya, Eslam Moradi Asl

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Staff perceptions of the management of mental health presentations to the emergency department of a rural Australian hospital: qualitative study

Rishaan Pawaskar, Neha Mahajan, Eklavya Wangoo, Wafa Khan, Jannine Bailey, Robyn Vines

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Hospital market concentration and the use of mechanical circulatory support devices in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

Adam S. Vohra, Sun-Joo Jang, Dmitriy N. Feldman, Parag Goyal, Udhay Krishnan, Christopher Sciria, Jim W. Cheung, Luke K. Kim

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Trends in the development process of clinical practice guidelines: a questionnaire survey for the guideline development groups in Japan

Yosuke Hatakeyama, Kanako Seto, Koki Hirata, Ryo Onishi, Kunichika Matsumoto, Tomonori Hasegawa

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Is respectful care provided by community health workers associated with infant feeding practices? A cross sectional analysis from India

Nadia Diamond-Smith, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Dilys Walker, Lia Fernald, Purnima Menon, Sumeet Patil

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Health practitioners’ perceptions of structural barriers to the identification of intimate partner abuse: a qualitative meta-synthesis

Naomi Hudspeth, Jacqui Cameron, Surriya Baloch, Laura Tarzia, Kelsey Hegarty

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Utilization patterns of healthcare facility and estimated expenditure of PLHIV care under the Indonesian National Health Insurance Scheme in 2018

Ery Setiawan, Nurjannah Nurjannah, Kalsum Komaryani, Ryan Rachmad Nugraha, Hasbullah Thabrany, Farah Purwaningrum, Prih Sarnianto

Open Access Research article

Remote interpreting in primary care settings: a feasibility trial in Germany

Jonas Fiedler, Susanne Pruskil, Christian Wiessner, Thomas Zimmermann, Martin Scherer

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Equal access to healthcare in national legislations: how do Croatia, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia counteract discrimination in healthcare?

Katarzyna Bielińska, Anna Chowaniec, Robert Doričić, Marianne Nowak, Marcin Orzechowski, Mojca Ramšak, Paweł Łuków, Amir Muzur, Zvonka Zupanič-Slavec, Florian Steger

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Evaluating factors that influenced the successful implementation of an evidence-based neonatal care intervention in Chinese hospitals using the PARIHS framework

Jieya Yue, Jun Liu, Yingxi Zhao, Sarah Williams, Bo Zhang, Lin Zhang, Qiannan Zhang, Xin Liu, Stephen Wall, Gengli Zhao

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The attitude and acceptability towards medical promotional tools and their influence on physicians’ prescribing practices in Jordan and Iraq: a cross-sectional study

Karrar Ehsan Ali, Abdallah Y. Naser, Rabaa Al-Rousan, Hassan Alwafi, Amal Khaleel AbuAlhommos, Zahra Khalil Alsairafi, Emad M. Salawati, Mohammed Samannodi, Mohammad S. Dairi

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Adapting an evidence-based contraceptive behavioural intervention delivered by mobile phone for young people in Zimbabwe

Ona L McCarthy, Constancia Mavodza, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Ethel Dauya, Mandikudza Tembo, Portia Hlabangana, Regedzai Dembetembe, Nyasha Mpakami, Tsitsi Bandason, Caroline Free, Chris Smith, Rashida A Ferrand

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Waiting time and its associated factors in patients presenting to outpatient departments at Public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Mensur Biya, Matebu Gezahagn, Bezawit Birhanu, Kiddus Yitbarek, Nigusu Getachew, Waju Beyene

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Introducing a MAP for adherence care in the paediatric cystic fibrosis clinic: a multiple methods implementation study

Bianca Richards, Sonya R. Osborne, Megan Simons

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Initiating a district-based public–private mix to overcome tuberculosis missing cases in Indonesia: readiness to engage

Deni Kurniadi Sunjaya, Cindra Paskaria, Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati, Meisera Pramayanti, Rini Riani, Ida Parwati

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 Items (DASS-21) in a sample of health professionals: a cross-sectional study

Edris Kakemam, Elahe Navvabi, Ahmed Hassan Albelbeisi, Faeze Saeedikia, Amin Rouhi, Soheila Majidi

Open Access Research

Community pharmacist counseling improves adherence and asthma control: a nationwide study

Barbara Putman, Louise Coucke, Anna Vanoverschelde, Els Mehuys, Lies Lahousse

Open Access Guideline

Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards 2022 (CHEERS 2022) statement: updated reporting guidance for health economic evaluations

Don Husereau, Michael Drummond, Federico Augustovski, Esther de Bekker-Grob, Andrew H. Briggs, Chris Carswell, Lisa Caulley, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Dan Greenberg, Elizabeth Loder, Josephine Mauskopf, C. Daniel Mullins, Stavros Petrou, Raoh-Fang Pwu, Sophie Staniszewska

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The impact of improving haemophilia A management within the Spanish National Healthcare System: a social return on investment analysis

Inmaculada Soto, José Mateo, Daniel-Aníbal García-Diego, Beatriz Gil, Elena Ruiz-Beato, Yoana Ivanova, Teresa Martín Lorenzo, Paulina Maravilla-Herrera, Álvaro Hidalgo-Vega, María Merino

Open Access Software

Modernising physician resource planning: a national interactive web platform for Canadian medical trainees

D. Bourcier, B. W. Collins, S. M. Tanya, M. Basu, A. P. Sayal, S. Moolla, A. Dong, M. Balas, H. Molcak, G. Punchhi

Open Access Research

Indiana community health workers: challenges and opportunities for workforce development

Natalia M. Rodriguez, Yumary Ruiz, Ashley H. Meredith, Carlyn Kimiecik, Omolola A. Adeoye-Olatunde, Lynnet Francesca Kimera, Jasmine D. Gonzalvo

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness analysis of rituximab versus natalizumab in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Mehdi Rezaee, Mohammad Hossein Morowvat, Maryam Poursadeghfard, Armin Radgoudarzi, Khosro Keshavarz

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Sustainment stories: a qualitative analysis of barriers to sustainment of the National Rural Transitions of Care Nurse Program

Mary Ava Nunnery, Heather Gilmartin, Michaela McCarthy, Lexus Ujano-De Motta, Ashlea Wills, Lynette Kelley, Christine D. Jones, Chelsea Leonard

Open Access Research

Impact of birth tourism on health care systems in Calgary, Alberta

Simrit Brar, Mruganka Kale, Colin Birch, Fiona Mattatall, Medini Vaze

Open Access Research

Co-payments and equity in care: enhancing hospitalisation policy for Palestine refugees in Lebanon

Sara Valente de Almeida, Gloria Paolucci, Akihiro Seita, Hala Ghattas

Open Access Research

Lean adoption, implementation, and outcomes in public hospitals: benchmarking the US and Italy health systems

Marta Marsilio, Martina Pisarra, Karl Rubio, Stephen Shortell

Open Access Correction

Correction to: A sub-group evaluation of the multi-month dispensing strategy for differentiated HIV care: is personalization of care guidelines warranted in Haiti?

Canada Parrish, Anirban Basu, Paul Fishman, Jean Baptiste Koama, Ermane Robin, Kesner Francois, Jean Guy Honoré, Joëlle Deas Van Onacker, Nancy Puttkammer

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators of male engagement in Community Client-Led Antiretroviral therapy Delivery groups (CCLADS) for HIV care and treatment in Southwestern Uganda: a qualitative study

Jovaile Kushemererwa, Moses Muwanguzi, Esther C. Atukunda, Halimah Nantambi Kikomeko, Odwee Ambrose, Denis Androdri, Brillian Kembabazi, Josephine Nambi Najjuma

Open Access Research

Implementation and experience of an innovative smart patient care system: a cross-sectional study

Ming-Huan Wen, Dorothy Bai, Shirling Lin, Chi-Jen Chu, Yeh-Liang Hsu

Open Access Research

Reasons for non-participation in a self-care training program for diabetic patients: a qualitative study

Tahere Sharifi, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Zahra Asadi, Marzie Zarqi

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Clarifying responsibility: professional digital health in the doctor-patient relationship, recommendations for physicians based on a multi-stakeholder dialogue in the Netherlands

Anna V. Silven, Petra G. van Peet, Sarah N. Boers, Monique Tabak, Aviva de Groot, Djoke Hendriks, Hendrikus J. A. van Os, Tobias N. Bonten, Douwe E. Atsma, Tycho J. de Graaf, Mirjam P. Sombroek, Niels H. Chavannes, María Villalobos-Quesada

Open Access Research

Use and diagnostic outcomes of cancer patient pathways in Denmark – is the place of initial diagnostic work-up an important factor?

Christina Sadolin Damhus, Volkert Siersma, Anna Rubach Birkmose, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton, John Brodersen

Open Access Research

Exploring social inequalities in healthcare trajectories following diagnosis of diabetes: a state sequence analysis of linked survey and administrative data

Rachel McKay, Laurence Letarte, Alexandre Lebel, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Alain Vanasse, Gillian Bartlett, Lucie Blais, David Buckeridge, Manon Choinière, Catherine Hudon, Anaïs Lacasse, Benoit Lamarche, Alexandre Lebel, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Pasquale Roberge, Valérie Émond, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Mike Benigeri, Anne-Marie Cloutier, Marc Dorais, Josiane Courteau, Mireille Courteau, Stéphanie Plante, Pierre Cambon, Annie Giguère, Isabelle Leroux, Danielle St-Laurent, Denis Roy, Jaime Borja, André Néron, Geneviève Landry, Jean-François Ethier, Roxanne Dault, Marc-Antoine Côté-Marcil, Pier Tremblay, Sonia Quirion

Open Access Research

Development, acceptability and uptake of an on-line communication skills education program targeting challenging conversations for oncology health professionals related to identifying and responding to anxiety and depression

Joanne Shaw, Karen Allison, Jessica Cuddy, Toni Lindsay, Peter Grimison, Heather Shepherd, Phyllis Butow, Tim Shaw, Kate Baychek, Karen Allison, Gavin Andrews, Kate Baychek, Philip Beale, Phyllis Butow, Josephine Clayton, Joseph Coll, Jessica Cuddy, Fiona Davies, Haryana Dhillon, Mona Faris, Liesbeth Geerligs, Afaf Girgis, Peter Grimison, Tom Hack, Marnie Harris, Sharon He, Brian Kelly, Laura Kirsten, Toni Lindsay, Melanie Lovell, Tim Luckett, Lindy Masya, Michael Murphy, Jill Newby, Frances Orr, Alison Pearce, Don Piro, Nicole Rankin, Joanne Shaw, Tim Shaw, Heather Shepherd, John Stubbs, Rosalie Viney, Fiona White, Jackie Yim, Brian Kelly

Open Access Research

Evaluation of primary care responsiveness by people with mental illness in Spain

Valle Coronado-Vázquez, María Josefa Gil-de-Gómez, Eva Rodríguez-Eguizábal, Bárbara Oliván-Blázquez, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, María Antonia Sánchez-Calavera

Open Access Research

The path from big data analytics capabilities to value in hospitals: a scoping review

Pierre-Yves Brossard, Etienne Minvielle, Claude Sicotte

Open Access Research

Developing decision model for the outsourcing of medical service delivery in the public hospitals

Omid Khosravizadeh, Aisa Maleki, Bahman Ahadinezhad, Saeed Shahsavari, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Nasibeh Mansouran Tazekand

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Estimation the medical cost of multiple sclerosis in Iran; 2019–2020

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Rationale and design of Children’s Oncology Group (COG) study ACCL20N1CD: financial distress during treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the United States

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Correction: Understanding and experience of adverse event following immunization (AEFI) and its consequences among healthcare providers in Kebbi State, Nigeria: a qualitative study

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Correction: Targeted Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME) in home care services: a cluster randomized feasibility trial

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Correction: Acceptability and feasibility of HIV recent infection surveillance by healthcare workers using a rapid test for recent infection at HIV testing sites — Malawi, 2019

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Correction: Person-centered dementia care in home care services – highly recommended but still challenging to obtain: a qualitative interview study

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Abdulazeez Imam, David Gathara, Jalemba Aluvaala, Michuki Maina, Mike English

Open Access Research

Understanding the multilevel determinants of clinicians’ imaging decision-making: setting the stage for de-implementation of low-value imaging

Soohyun Hwang, Sarah A. Birken, Matthew E. Nielsen, Jennifer Elston-Lafata, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Lisa P. Spees

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Identifying barriers to the educational role of midwives in Cyprus and defining determinants in behaviour terms using the Behaviour Change Wheel: a mixed-method formative study

Nicos Middleton, Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Ourania Kolokotroni, Veronika Christodoulides, Ioanna Koliandri, Christiana Nicolaou, Maria Papadopoulou, Christiana Kouta, Maria Karanikola, Alison Baum, Julia Leinweber, Britta Bachetta, Kleanthi Gourounti, Antigoni Sarantaki, Katerina Lykeridou, Olga Gouni, Shabira Papain, Stephanie Kronson

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Routine use of DHIS2 data: a scoping review

Elaine Byrne, Johan Ivar Sæbø

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Building the plane while it’s flying: implementation lessons from integrating a co-located exercise clinic into oncology care

Mary A. Kennedy, Sara Bayes, Robert U. Newton, Yvonne Zissiadis, Nigel A. Spry, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicolas H. Hart, Daniel A. Galvão

Open Access Research

Ensuring vaccine potency and availability: how evidence shaped Gavi's Immunization Supply Chain Strategy

Wendy Prosser, Karan Sagar, Michelle Seidel, Soumya Alva

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Application of information-intelligence technologies in pharmacy intravenous admixture services in a Chinese third-class a hospital

Xu Wang, Ming Gu, Xueqin Gao, Xiang Xiong, Nanxi Wang, Qiuqi Li, Miaomiao Ge, Miao Luo, Yu Zhang, Xiaoli Hua, Chen Shi

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and guidance for strengthening infection prevention and control measures and antimicrobial stewardship programs in Bangladesh: a study protocol

Md. Golam Dostogir Harun, Md Mahabub Ul Anwar, Shariful Amin Sumon, Md. Zakiul Hassan, Tahrima Mohsin Mohona, Aninda Rahman, Syed Abul Hassan Md Abdullah, Md Saiful Islam, S. Cornelia Kaydos-Daniels, Ashley R. Styczynski

Open Access Research

Healthcare resource utilization and costs among patients with heart failure with preserved, mildly reduced, and reduced ejection fraction in Spain

Carlos Escobar, Beatriz Palacios, Luis Varela, Martín Gutiérrez, Mai Duong, Hungta Chen, Nahila Justo, Javier Cid-Ruzafa, Ignacio Hernández, Phillip R. Hunt, Juan F. Delgado

Open Access Research article

Mental health task-sharing in South Africa – a role for clinical associates?

Saiendhra Vasudevan Moodley, Jacqueline Wolvaardt, Christoffel Grobler

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Developing and validating a comprehensive measure of coordination in patient aligned care teams

Amber B. Amspoker, Houston F. Lester, Christiane Spitzmueller, Candice L. Thomas, Sylvia J. Hysong

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Individual and organizational features of a favorable work environment in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study

Thomas Potrebny, Jannicke Igland, Birgitte Espehaug, Donna Ciliska, Birgitte Graverholt

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The effectiveness of case management for cancer patients: an umbrella review

Nina Wang, Jia Chen, Wenjun Chen, Zhengkun Shi, Huaping Yang, Peng Liu, Xiao Wei, Xiangling Dong, Chen Wang, Ling Mao, Xianhong Li

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Normalization of technology for social contact in a Norwegian care facility during COVID-19

Abeer Badawy, Mads Solberg, Aud Uhlen Obstfelder, Rigmor Einang Alnes

Open Access Research article

Health services supervision in a protracted crisis: a qualitative study into supportive supervision practices in South Sudan

George William Lutwama, Lodi Joseph Sartison, James Onyango Yugi, Taban Nickson Nehemiah, Zechreya Micheal Gwang, Barbara Akita Kibos, Eelco Jacobs

Open Access Research

Trust-based service innovation of municipal home care: a longitudinal mixed methods study

Tom Eide, Monika K. Gullslett, Hilde Eide, Janne H. Dugstad, Brendan McCormack, Etty R. Nilsen

Open Access Study protocol

Flourishing together: research protocol for developing methods to better include disabled people’s knowledge in health policy development

Rachelle A. Martin, Angelo P. Baker, Kirsten Smiler, Lesley Middleton, Jean Hay-Smith, Nicola Kayes, Catherine Grace, Te Ao Marama Apiata, Joanne L. Nunnerley, Anna E. Brown

Open Access Research article

Health worker perceptions of stigma towards Zambian adolescent girls and young women: a qualitative study

Caroline Meek, Drosin M. Mulenga, Patrick Edwards, Sophie Inambwae, Nachela Chelwa, Michael T. Mbizvo, Sarah T. Roberts, Sujha Subramanian, Laura Nyblade

Open Access Research article

Health literacy, health outcomes and community health worker utilization: a cohort study in HIV primary care

Christina E. Freibott, Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Serena Rajabiun, Mari-Lynn Drainoni

Open Access Research

Factors Associated with patient satisfaction towards a prison detention Clinic Care among male drug-using inmates

Fang-Chun Hsieh, Lan-Ping Lin, Te-Pin Wu, Shang-Wei Hsu, Chao-Ying Lai, Jin-Ding Lin

Open Access Research

Development and operationalization of a data framework to assess quality of integrated diabetes care in the fragmented data landscape of Belgium

Veerle Buffel, Katrien Danhieux, Philippe Bos, Roy Remmen, Josefien Van Olmen, Edwin Wouters

Open Access Research

A systematic review of strategies used for controlling consumer moral hazard in health systems

Zohreh Koohi Rostamkalaee, Mehdi Jafari, Hasan Abolghasem Gorji

Open Access Research

A named GP increases self-reported access to health care services

Emmi Lautamatti, Kari Mattila, Sakari Suominen, Lauri Sillanmäki, Markku Sumanen

Open Access Research

Components of stigma and its impact on maternal and child health service and outcomes: perspective of Akha hill tribe women in Thailand

Thanatchaporn Mulikaburt, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Pilasinee Wongnuch, Siwarak Kitchanapaibul, Anusorn Udplong, Peeradone Srichan, Panupong Upala, Chalitar Chomchoei, Fartima Yeemard, Ratipark Tamornpark, Onnalin Singkhorn

Open Access Research

Implementation barriers and enablers of midwifery group practice for vulnerable women: a qualitative study in a tertiary urban Australian health service

Patricia A Smith, Catherine Kilgour, Deann Rice, Leonie K Callaway, Elizabeth K Martin

Open Access Research

Parental satisfaction and its associated factors towards neonatal intensive care unit service: a cross-sectional study

Yewlsew Fentie Alle, Bantigegn Akenaw, Shimelis Seid, Samuel Debas Bayable

Open Access Research

Innovative approach to monitor performance of integrated disease surveillance and response after the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone: lessons from the field

Charles Njuguna, Mohamed Vandi, James Sylvester Squire, Joseph Sam Kanu, Wilson Gachari, Evans Liyosi, Jane Githuku, Alexander Chimbaru, Ian Njeru, Victor Caulker, Malimbo Mugagga, Stephen Sesay, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Ambrose Talisuna, Zabulon Yoti, Ibrahima Socé Fall

Open Access Research

Five years’ experience with value-based quality improvement teams: the key factors to a successful implementation in hospital care

Kirsten Daniels, Marc B. V. Rouppe van der Voort, Douwe H. Biesma, Paul B. van der Nat

Open Access Research article

A scoping review of perceptions from healthcare professionals on antipsychotic prescribing practices in acute care settings

Natalia Jaworska, Stephana J. Moss, Karla D. Krewulak, Zara Stelfox, Daniel J. Niven, Zahinoor Ismail, Lisa D. Burry, Kirsten M. Fiest

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of a rule-out algorithm of acute myocardial infarction in low-risk patients: emergency primary care versus hospital setting

Tonje R. Johannessen, Sigrun Halvorsen, Dan Atar, John Munkhaugen, Anne Kathrine Nore, Torbjørn Wisløff, Odd Martin Vallersnes

Open Access Research article

Do patients want clinicians to ask about social needs and include this information in their medical record?

Steven M Albert, Polly McCracken, Thuy Bui, Janel Hanmer, Gary S Fischer, Jaishree Hariharan, Alton Everette James III

Open Access Research article

Strengthening vaccination delivery system resilience in the context of protracted humanitarian crisis: a realist-informed systematic review

Sharif A. Ismail, Sze Tung Lam, Sadie Bell, Fouad M. Fouad, Karl Blanchet, Josephine Borghi

Open Access Research

Implementing a general practitioner-to-general physician eConsult service (eConsultant) in Australia

Jennifer Job, Caroline Nicholson, Zoe Calleja, Claire Jackson, Maria Donald

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Depression in primary care and the role of evidence-based guidelines: cross-sectional data from primary care physicians in Germany

Sonia Lech, Wolfram Herrmann, Sebastian Trautmann, Ulrich Schwantes, Paul Gellert, Joachim Behr, Pichit Buspavanich

Open Access Research

Delegation of patient related tasks to allied health assistants: a time motion study

David A Snowdon, Olivia A King, Amy Dennett, Jo-Anne Pinson, Michelle M Shannon, Taya A Collyer, Annette Davis, Cylie M Williams

Open Access Research

Cyclic workflow to improve implementation of learning points from morbidity and mortality meetings

B.J. Myren, J.A. de Hullu, J.J. Koksma, M.E. Gelderblom, R.P.M.G. Hermens, P.L.M. Zusterzeel

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Economic impact of implementing prescription of single-inhaler triple therapies versus current multiple-inhaler triple therapies for COPD in the Apulia Region

Emanuela Resta, Giulia Scioscia, Donato Lacedonia, Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Francesco Panza, Onofrio Resta, Giorgia Lepore, Enrico Buonamico, Valentina Di Lecce, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro, Noemi Rossi

Open Access Research article

Using i-PARIHS to assess implementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist: an international qualitative study

Meagan E. Elam, Christopher J. Louis, Mary E. Brindle, Jonathan Woodson, Jacey A. Greece

Open Access Research article

Adherence to evidence-based practice across healthcare professionals in Germany: results from a cross-sectional, nationwide survey

Katja Ehrenbrusthoff, Tobias Braun, Carolin Bahns, Lisa Happe, Christian Kopkow

Open Access Research article

Postnatal clubs for integrated postnatal care in Johannesburg, South Africa: a qualitative assessment of implementation

Ndinda Makina-Zimalirana, Jackie Dunlop, Anele Jiyane, Sophia Marie Bartels, Helen Struthers, James McIntyre, Kate Rees

Open Access Research

How to fall into a new routine: factors influencing the implementation of an admission and discharge programme in hospitals and general practices

Johanna Forstner, Nicola Litke, Aline Weis, Cornelia Straßner, Joachim Szecsenyi, Michel Wensing

Open Access Research

Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (The IMMENSE study) – a randomized controlled trial

Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Kristian Svendsen, Kjerstin Havnes, Eirin Guldsten Robinson, Hilde Ljones Wetting, Stine Haustreis, Lars Småbrekke, Elena Kamycheva, Beate Hennie Garcia

Open Access Research

Nurses experience increased clinical and organisational competence by working with a medical quality register, RevNatus – a qualitative study

Hilde Bjørngaard, Hege Svean Koksvik, Bente Jakobsen, Kjersti Grønning

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Analysis and enhancement of risk management for ethnic differences in antineoplastic drugs in Japan

Shinobu Uzu, Jun Sato, Rika Wakao, Takahiro Nonaka

Open Access Research

The effect of pharmaceutical companies’ marketing mix strategies on physicians prescribing practices in Jordan: a cross-sectional study

Dana Hisham Al Thabbah, Mohammad Salameh Almahairah, Abdallah Y Naser, Hamzeh Mohammad Alrawashdeh, Mosaab Araidah

Open Access COVID-19 Research

What is the role of occupational physicians in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan? A qualitative interview study

Yu Igarashi, Seiichiro Tateishi, Tomoko Sawajima, Kodai Kikuchi, Mika Kawasumi, Juri Matsuoka, Arisa Harada, Koji Mori

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Psychometric evidence of a perception scale about covid-19 vaccination process in Peruvian dentists: a preliminary validation

César F. Cayo-Rojas, Nancy Córdova-Limaylla, Gissela Briceño-Vergel, Marysela Ladera-Castañeda, Hernán Cachay-Criado, Carlos López-Gurreonero, Alberto Cornejo-Pinto, Luis Cervantes-Ganoza

Open Access Research

Digitally-supported patient-centered asynchronous outpatient follow-up in rheumatoid arthritis - an explorative qualitative study

Ramona Stenzel, Katharina Hadaschik, Susann May, Manuel Grahammer, Hannah Labinsky, Martin Welcker, Johannes Hornig, Gerlinde Bendzuck, Corinna Elling-Audersch, Ulrike Erstling, Patricia Steffens Korbanka, Nicolas Vuillerme, Martin Heinze, Gerhard Krönke, Georg Schett, Ann-Christin Pecher, Martin Krusche, Johanna Mucke, Johannes Knitza, Felix Muehlensiepen

Open Access Research

Improving perioperative management of surgical sets for trauma surgeries: the 4S approach

Julio Ribes-Iborra, Borja Segarra, Victor Cortés-Tronch, Javier Quintana, Thibaut Galvain, Christian Muehlendyck, Elena Escalona, Suzanne Battaglia, Jorge Navarrete-Dualde

Open Access Research

What can healthcare systems learn from looking at tensions in innovation processes? A systematic literature review

Malte Haring, Felix Freigang, Volker Amelung, Martin Gersch

Open Access Research

Hospital managers’ views on the state of patient safety culture across three regions in Ghana

Immaculate Sabelile Tenza, Priscilla Y. A. Attafuah, Patience Abor, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi

Open Access Research

An exploratory assessment of the impact of a novel risk assessment test on breast cancer clinic waiting times and workflow: a discrete event simulation model

Alison F. Smith, Samuel N. Frempong, Nisha Sharma, Richard D. Neal, Louise Hick, Bethany Shinkins

Open Access Research

Cost-utility analysis of caspofungin and fluconazole for primary treatment of invasive candidiasis and candidemia in Ethiopia

Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Girma Tekle Gebremariam, Eskinder Eshetu Ali, Daniel Asfaw Erku, Tinsae Alemayehu, Workeabeba Abebe, Beate Sander

Open Access Research article

Creating conditions for effective knowledge brokering: a qualitative case study

Prue Burns, Graeme Currie, Ian McLoughlin, Tracy Robinson, Amrik Sohal, Helena Teede

Open Access Research

An electronic pillbox intervention designed to improve medication safety during care transitions: challenges and lessons learned regarding implementation and evaluation

Amrita Shahani, Harry Reyes Nieva, Katie Czado, Evan Shannon, Raquel Gaetani, Marcus Gresham, Jose Cruz Garcia, Hareesh Ganesan, Emily Cerciello, Janan Dave, Rahul Jain, Jeffrey L. Schnipper

Open Access Research

Personality characteristics associated with satisfaction with healthcare and the wish to complain

Søren Birkeland, Marie Bismark, Michael J. Barry, Sören Möller

Open Access Research

Factors associated with formal and informal resource utilization in nursing home patients with and without dementia: cross-sectional analyses from the COSMOS trial

Maarja Vislapuu, Line Iden Berge, Renira C. Angeles, Egil Kjerstad, Janne Mannseth, Wilco P. Achterberg, Bettina S. Husebo

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Availability of comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care in developing regions in Ethiopia: lessons learned from the USAID transform health activity

Gugsa Nemera Germossa, Tamiru Wondie, Mulusew Gerbaba, Eyob Mohammed, Wondwossen A. Alemayehu, Asayehegn Tekeste, Eden Ahmed Mdluli, Thomas Kenyon, Deborah Collison, Sentayehu Tsegaye, Yared Abera, Derebe Tadesse, Wakgari Binu Daga, Tamrat Shaweno, Mohammed Abrar, Ahmed Ibrahim, Mebrie Belete, Salah Esmael, Daniel Tadesse, Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu, Girmay Medhin, Mekdes Daba Fayssa

Open Access Research

Dental diaspora: oral health care attitudes and experiences in culturally and linguistically diverse mothers in Australia

Kanchan Marcus, Madhan Balasubramanian, Stephanie D Short, Woosung Sohn

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Similar costs and outcomes for differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Uganda

Teresa Guthrie, Charlotte Muheki, Sydney Rosen, Shiba Kanoowe, Stephen Lagony, Ross Greener, Jacqueline Miot, Hudson Balidawa, Josen Kiggundu, Jacqueline Calnan, Seyoum Dejene, Thembi Xulu, Ntombi Sigwebela, Lawrence C Long

Open Access Research

At the junctures of healthcare: a qualitative study of primary and specialist service use by Polish migrants in England

Giuseppe Troccoli, Chris Moreh, Derek McGhee, Athina Vlachantoni

Open Access Research

Integrating rehabilitation services into primary health care: policy options for Iran

Saeed Shahabi, Carlotte Kiekens, Manal Etemadi, Parviz Mojgani, Ahmad Ahmadi Teymourlouei, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani

Open Access Research article

Budget impact analysis of the subcutaneous infliximab (CT-P13 SC) for treating inflammatory bowel disease in the Big-5 European (E5) countries

Hyun Kyeong Yoo, Han Geul Byun, Flavio Caprioli, Mathurin Fumery, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Subramanian Sreedhar, James Potter, Minyoung Jang

Open Access Research

The reimbursement for expensive medicines: stakeholder perspectives on the SMA medicine nusinersen and the Dutch Coverage Lock policy

Féline E. V. Scheijmans, Margot L. Zomers, Sina Fadaei, Marthe R. Onrust, Rieke van der Graaf, Johannes J. M. van Delden, W. Ludo van der Pol, Ghislaine J. M. W. van Thiel

Open Access Research

Reliability and validity of the Veterans Administration Mobility Screening and Solutions Tool

Christine Melillo, Deborah Rugs, Peter Toyinbo, Blake Barrett, Margeaux Chavez, Linda Cowan, Susan Wyatt, Margaret Arnold, Pauline Hilton, Marie Martin, Jill Earwood, Sheila Cox Sullivan

Open Access Research

Willingness to pay for HPV vaccine among female health care workers in a Chinese nationwide survey

Xinyue Lu, Mengdi Ji, Abram L. Wagner, Weifeng Huang, Xiaoping Shao, Weiyu Zhou, Yihan Lu

Open Access Research

Compliance with hand hygiene practices among nursing staff in secondary healthcare hospitals in Kuwait

Sarah Al-Anazi, Nora Al-Dhefeery, Rawan Al-Hjaili, Awsaf Al-Duwaihees, Ahad Al-Mutairi, Reem Al-Saeedi, Retaj Al-Dhaen, Sara Al-Rabiah, Reem Sharaf-Alddin

Open Access Research

Depot buprenorphine as an opioid agonist therapy in New South Wales correctional centres: a costing model

R. Ling, B. White, J. Roberts, M. Cretikos, M. V. Howard, P. S. Haber, N. Lintzeris, P. Reeves, A. J. Dunlop, A. Searles

Open Access Research

Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral therapy from the experience of people living with HIV and their healthcare providers in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study

Michael Lahai, Sally Theobald, Haja R. Wurie, Sulaiman Lakoh, Patrick O. Erah, Mohamed Samai, Joanna Raven

Open Access Research

Second opinion opportunity declined: patient typology and experiences regarding the decision-making process preceding elective surgeries in Germany

Susann May, Dunja Bruch, Felix Muehlensiepen, Barbara Prediger, Dawid Pieper, Cecile Ronckers, Sebastian von Peter, Edmund Neugebauer

Open Access Research

Monitoring and management of chronic kidney disease in ambulatory care – analysis of clinical and claims data from a population-based study

Gesine Weckmann, Janine Wirkner, Elisa Kasbohm, Carolin Zimak, Annekathrin Haase, Jean-François Chenot, Carsten Oliver Schmidt, Sylvia Stracke

Open Access Research

Socio-economic determinants of attendance at diabetes self-management education program: using Andersen’s behavioral model

Javad Javan-Noughabi, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Sajad Vahedi, Tahere Sharifi

Open Access Research

Polish immigrants’ access to colorectal cancer screening in Norway – a qualitative study

Sameer Bhargava, Elżbieta Czapka, Solveig Hofvind, Maria Kristiansen, Esperanza Diaz, Paula Berstad

Open Access Research

Recommendations for improving the working conditions and cultures of distressed junior doctors, based on a qualitative study and stakeholder perspectives

Johanna Spiers, Farina Kokab, Marta Buszewicz, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham, Alice Dunning, Anna K. Taylor, Anya Gopfert, Maria van Hove, Kevin Rui-Han Teoh, Louis Appleby, James Martin, Ruth Riley

Open Access Research

Medical screening tests and vaccination among hospital-based physicians in Israel

Sameeh Eltalakat, Berjas Abu Gariba, Roni Peleg, Daniel Kaplan, Yulia Treister‑Goltzman

Open Access Research

Examining oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) literacy among participants in an HIV vaccine trial preparedness cohort study

Rujeko Samanthia Chimukuche, Rachel Kawuma, Nteboheleng Mahapa, Smanga Mkhwanazi, Nishanta Singh, Samantha Siva, Eugene Ruzagira, Janet Seeley, Glenda Gray, Nishanta Singh, Zakir Gaffoor, Neetha Morar, Thandiwe Sithole, Kubashni Woeber, Samantha Siva, Eldinah Hwengwere, Rujeko Samanthia Chidawanyika, Nteboheleng Mahapa, Phindile Khanyile, Ilesh Jani, Edna Viegas, Isabel Remane, Odete Bule, Edna Nhacule, Patricia Ramgi, Raquel Chissumba, Eduardo Namalango, Yolanda Manganhe, Carmelia Massingue, Igor Capitine, Jorge Ribeiro, Lucas Maganga, Wiston William, Emmanuel Kapesa, Elizabeth Danstan, Doreen Pamba, Marco Missanga Amani Kway, Abisai Kisinda, Lilian Njovu, Lwitiho Sudi, Revocatus Kunambi, Said Aboud, Patricia Munseri, Eligius Lyamuya, Frank Msafiri, Agricola Joachim, Edith Tarimo, Diana Faini Tumaini Nagu, Deus Buma, Muhammad Bakari, Pontiano Kaleebu, Freddie Mukasa Kibengo, Ayoub Kakande, Jennifer Serwanga, Rachel Kawuma, Christian Hansen Holmes, Sheila Kansiime, Eugene Ruzagira, Janet Seeley, Sylvia Kusemererwa, Sylvia Masawi, Vincent Basajja, Tobias Vudriko, Peter Hughes, Shamim Nabukenya, Gertrude Mutonyi, Rita Nakiboneka, Susan Mugaba, Jonathan Weber, Cherry Kingsley, Tom Miller, Sheena McCormack, Angela Crook, David Dunn, Henry Bern, Aminata Sy, Liz Brodnicki, Sarah Joseph, Claire Wenden, Kundai Chinyenze, Jacqueline Musau, Mabela Matsoso, Mary Amondi, Paramesh Chetty, Anne Gumbe, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Song Ding, Charlotta Nilsson, Arne Kroidl, Julie Fox, Gustavo Doncel, Allison Matthews, Jim Rooney, Carter Lee, Merlin Robb

Open Access Research article

Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA

Ali Elreichouni, Sarah Aly, Kaitlin Maciejewski, Islam Salem, Noah Ghossein, M. Salah Mankash, James Dziura, Hani Mowafi

Open Access Research article

Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Normalization MeAsure Development(NoMAD)

Mengyao Jiang, Qing Wang, Tracy Finch, Dongli She, Yujun Zhou, Yuet Foon Chung, Jie Chen, Lin Han

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Patient satisfaction with pharmacist-administered COVID-19 vaccines in Poland: a survey study in the vaccination centres context

Piotr Merks, Anna Kowalczuk, Alexandre Wong, Kevin Chung, Urszula Religioni, Dariusz Świetlik, Katarzyna Rotmans-Plagens, Jameason Cameron, Katarina Fehir Sola, Justyna Kazmierczak, Eliza Blicharska, Regis Vaillancourt, Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska

Open Access Research

Measuring rurality in health services research: a scoping review

Robin Danek, Justin Blackburn, Marion Greene, Olena Mazurenko, Nir Menachemi

Open Access Research

Two-year change in latent classes of comorbidity among high-risk Veterans in primary care: a brief report

Franya Hutchins, Joshua Thorpe, Xinhua Zhao, Hongwei Zhang, Ann-Marie Rosland

Open Access Research

Cost of hospital services in India: a multi-site study to inform provider payment rates and Health Technology Assessment

Akashdeep Singh Chauhan, Lorna Guinness, Pankaj Bahuguna, Maninder Pal Singh, Vipul Aggarwal, Kavitha Rajsekhar, Surbhi Tripathi, Shankar Prinja

Open Access Research

Difficulties and countermeasures in implementing age-friendly policies in primary health centers in Taiwan

Chen-I Shih, Tuey-Wen Hung, Wei Chen, Hui-Fei Yang, Shu-Li Chia, Yung-Hung Chang, Sheng-Yu Fan

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators for coherent rehabilitation among people with inflammatory arthritis – a qualitative interview study

Helle Feddersen, Jens Søndergaard, Lena Andersen, Bettina Munksgaard, Jette Primdahl

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High-cost users: drivers of inpatient healthcare expenditure concentration in urban China

Qiuyan Fan, Jian Wang, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland

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Using measures of quality of care to assess equity in health care funding for primary care: analysis of Indonesian household data

Manon Haemmerli, Augustine Asante, Dwidjo Susilo, Aryana Satrya, Rifqi Abdul Fattah, Qinglu Cheng, Soewarta Kosen, Danty Novitasari, Gemala Chairunnisa Puteri, Eviati Adawiyah, Andrew Hayen, Lucy Gilson, Anne Mills, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Stephen Jan, Hasbullah Thabrany, Virginia Wiseman

Open Access Research

‘Space to hide’: experiences of remote provision across child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)

Joanne Worsley, Shaima Hassan, Lisa Nolan, Rhiannon Corcoran

Open Access Research

How much does effective health facility inspection cost? An analysis of the economic costs of Kenya’s Joint Health Inspection innovations

Timothy Chege, Francis Wafula, Eric Tama, Irene Khayoni, Dosila Ogira, Njeri Gitau, Catherine Goodman

Open Access Research

The experiences and perceptions of wellbeing provision among English ambulance services staff: a multi-method qualitative study

Viet-Hai Phung, Kristy Sanderson, Gary Pritchard, Fiona Bell, Kelly Hird, Paresh Wankhade, Zahid Asghar, Niro Siriwardena

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Provider reported value and use of virtual resources in extended primary care prior to and during COVID-19

Jolie N. Haun, Vanessa Panaite, Bridget A. Cotner, Christine Melillo, Hari H. Venkatachalam, Christopher A. Fowler, Brian Zilka, William Messina

Open Access Research

The challenges facing programs for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Iran: a qualitative study of senior managers' viewpoints

Yegane Partovi, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Kamal Gholipour, Ahmad Koosha, Jabreil Sharbafi, Andrew Wilson

Open Access Research

Evolution of a chronic pain management program in a Northwestern Ontario community: from structural elements to practical application

Hadi Shojaei, Shehnaz Fatima Lakha, Ashley Lyon, Mark Halabecki, Mary Donaghy, Angela Mailis

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Existential aspects documented in older people’s patient records in the context of specialized palliative care: a retrospective review

Marina Sjöberg, Birgit H. Rasmussen, Anna-Karin Edberg, Ingela Beck

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers: a cross sectional study from Egypt

Samar Tharwat, Dalia Kamal Nassar, Mohammed Kamal Nassar, Ahmed Mohammed Saad, Fatma Hamdy

Open Access Research

Health service use for young males and females with a mental disorder is higher than their peers in a population-level matched cohort

Rebecca J Mitchell, Anne McMaugh, Reidar P Lystad, Cate M Cameron, Olav Nielssen

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The impact of COVID-19 on psychiatric and mental health services in Europe: suffering experienced by professionals

Hélène Kane, Jade Gourret Baumgart, Emmanuel Rusch, Jocelyn Deloyer, Claudio Fuenzalida, Gabriela Kelemen, Marek Krzystanek, Donatella Marazziti, Margarita Moraitou, Merja Reunanen, Rexhaj Shyhrete, Johannes Thome, Wim Verwaest, Laurence Fond-Harmant, Frédéric Denis

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The effect of emergency department pharmacists on drug overuse and drug underuse in patients with an ADE-related hospitalisation: a controlled intervention study

R. N. Rahman, B. Nikolik, M. A. J. de Ridder, A. E. Hoek, M. J. A. Janssen, S. C. E. Schuit, F. Karapinar-Çarkit, P. M. L. A. van den Bemt

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The use of intercultural interpreter services at a pediatric emergency department in Switzerland

Sina Buser, Noemi Gessler, Myriam Gmuender, Ursula Feuz, Anne Jachmann, Jabeen Fayyaz, Kristina Keitel, Julia Brandenberger

Open Access Research

Impact of medicine shortages on patients - a framework and application in the Netherlands

Doerine J. Postma, Peter A. G. M. De Smet, Kim Notenboom, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse

Open Access Research

Social needs screening and referral in pediatric primary care clinics: a multiple case study

Rachel E. Massar, Carolyn A. Berry, Margaret M. Paul

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Primary care virtual resource use prior and post COVID-19 pandemic onset

Jolie N. Haun, Vanessa Panaite, Bridget A. Cotner, Christine Melillo, Hari H. Venkatachalam, Christopher A. Fowler, William Lapcevic, Amy C. Alman, Dustin D. French, Brian Zilka, William Messina

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