Skip to main content

BMC Health Services Research

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (1456 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Real world challenges in integrating electronic medical record and administrative health data for regional quality improvement in diabetes: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis

Rukia Swaleh, Taylor McGuckin, Denise Campbell-Scherer, Brock Setchell, Peter Senior, Roseanne O. Yeung

Open Access Research

“They go hand in hand”: a patient-oriented, qualitative descriptive study on the interconnectedness between chronic health and mental health conditions in transition-age youth

Brooke Allemang, Susan Samuel, Karina Pintson, Megan Patton, Katelyn Greer, Marcela Farias, Keighley Schofield, Kathleen C. Sitter, Scott B. Patten, Andrew S. Mackie, Gina Dimitropoulos

Open Access Research

Prerequisites of sexual health literacy promoting service: a qualitative study in Iran

Raziyeh Maasoumi, Bita Jamali, Fatemeh Zarei, Mahmood Tavousi

Open Access Research

How health care professionals handle limited resources in primary care – an interview study

Suzana Holmér, Ann- Charlotte Nedlund, Kristin Thomas, Barbro Krevers

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Applications, benefits and challenges of telehealth in India during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: a systematic review

Eslavath Rajkumar, Aswathy Gopi, Aditi Joshi, Aleena Elizabeth Thomas, N. M. Arunima, Gosetty Sri Ramya, Prachi Kulkarni, P. Rahul, Allen Joshua George, John Romate, John Abraham

Open Access Research

Feasibility issues impacting optimal levels of maternity care in rural communities: implementing the Rural Birth Index in British Columbia

Jude Kornelsen, Glenys Webster, Stephanie Lin, Nicky Cairncross, Erin Lindstrom, Stefan Grzybowski

Open Access Research

Primary care patients’ experiences of video consultations for depression and anxiety: a qualitative interview study embedded in a randomized feasibility trial

Markus W. Haun, Lydia Oeljeklaus, Mariell Hoffmann, Justus Tönnies, Michel Wensing, Joachim Szecsenyi, Frank Peters-Klimm, Regina Krisam, Dorothea Kronsteiner, Mechthild Hartmann, Hans-Christoph Friederich

Open Access Research

The role of cannabis clinics in the health system: a qualitative study of physicians’ views in New Zealand

Vinuli Withanarachchie, Marta Rychert, Chris Wilkins

Open Access Research

What do consumer and providers view as important for integrated care? A qualitative study

Ann Carrigan, Natalie Roberts, Robyn Clay-Williams, Peter Hibbert, Elizabeth Austin, Diana Fajardo Pulido, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Mitchell Sarkies, Sarah Hatem, Katherine Maka, Graeme Loy, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research article

Introduction and implementation of an immunization information system in the Indonesian province of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta: lessons for scaling-up

Sulistyawati Sulistyawati, Trisno Agung Wibowo, Rokhmayanti Rokhmayanti, Andri Setyo Dwi Nugroho, Tri Wahyuni Sukesi, Siti Kurnia Widi Hastuti, Surahma Asti Mulasari, Marta Feletto

Open Access Research

Costs and outcomes of colorectal cancer screening program in Isfahan, Iran

Farimah Rahimi, Reza Rezayatmand, Javad Shojaeenejad, Elham Tabesh, Zahra Ravankhah, Peyman Adibi

Open Access Research

Weaving rapport: doctors’ strategies towards patients’ noncompliance

Yinong Tian, Jing Zhang, Haiyang Che, Yonggang Su

Open Access Research

Applying value-based strategies to accelerate access to novel cancer medications: guidance from the Oncology Health Economics Expert Panel in Qatar (Q-OHEP)

Anas Hamad, Shereen Elazzazy, Salha Bujassoum, Kakil Rasul, Javid Gaziev, Honar Cherif, Zakiya Al-Boloshi, Yolande Hanssens, Ayman Saleh, Hadi Abu Rasheed, Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Ahmed Babiker, Amid Abu Hmaidan, Moza Al-Hail

Open Access Research

Mobile Money and the importance of timely, complete payments to frontline health campaign workers in the fight to eradicate polio: pilot experience from a World Health Organization digital payment platform in Africa

Ahmed Hamani, Idil Hussein Jama, Mian Amoakon Yves Roland, Leah Wanjeri, Abena Aboagyewaa Oppon-Kusi, Dorcas Karimi, Patsy Kiconco, Oromena Edwin Akpotu, Mahafous Saka

Open Access Research

“After all, we are all sick”: multi-stakeholder understanding of stigma associated with integrated management of HIV, diabetes and hypertension at selected government clinics in Uganda

Mathias Akugizibwe, Flavia Zalwango, Chaka Moreen Namulundu , Ivan Namakoola, Josephine Birungi, Joseph Okebe, Max Bachmann, Murdoch Jamie, Shabbar Jaffar, Marie Claire Van Hout

Open Access Research

Still in the shadows: a national study of acute mental health unit location across New Zealand hospitals

Anne Lian, Gawen Carr, Debbie Peterson, Gabrielle Jenkin, Helen Lockett, Susanna Every-Palmer, Ruth Cunningham

Open Access Research

Readiness of rural health facilities to provide immediate postpartum care in Uganda

Mariam Namutebi, Gorrette K. Nalwadda, Simon Kasasa, Patience A. Muwanguzi, Cynthia Kuteesa Ndikuno, Dan K. Kaye

Open Access Research

Outlier identification and monitoring of institutional or clinician performance: an overview of statistical methods and application to national audit data

Menelaos Pavlou, Gareth Ambler, Rumana Z. Omar, Andrew T. Goodwin, Uday Trivedi, Peter Ludman, Mark de Belder

Open Access Research

Factors associated with pregnancy and induced abortion among street-involved female adolescents in two Nigerian urban cities: a mixed-method study

Mary O. Obiyan, Atinuke O. Olaleye, Funmilola F. Oyinlola, Morenike O. Folayan

Open Access Research

Struggling with the governance of interprofessional elderly care in mandated collaboratives: a qualitative study

Rabab Chrifou, Hanna Stalenhoef, Kor Grit, Jozé Braspenning

Open Access Research

“They are gaining experience; we are gaining extra hands”: a mixed methods study to assess healthcare worker perceptions of a novel strategy to strengthen human resources for HIV in South Africa

Deanna Tollefson, Nasiphi Ntombela, Sarah Reeves, Salome Charalambous, Gabrielle O’Malley, Geoffrey Setswe, Ann Duerr

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Surgeons’ involvement in COVID-19 treatment: a practice by a regional core hospital in Japan to avoid physician burnout

Yugo Matsui, Siyuan Yao, Takashi Kumode, Keisuke Tanino, Ryosuke Mizuno, Yusuke Ogoshi, Shusaku Honma, Teppei Murakami, Takatsugu Kan, Sanae Nakajima, Takehisa Harada, Koji Oh, Takehiro Nakamura, Hiroki Konishi, Shigeki Arii

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Disruptions of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections testing services during the COVID-19 pandemic: accounts of service providers in Ontario, Canada

Heeho Ryu, Ezra Blaque, Mackenzie Stewart, Praney Anand, Oralia Gómez-Ramírez, Kinnon R. MacKinnon, Catherine Worthington, Mark Gilbert, Daniel Grace

Open Access Research

Impact of removing prescription co-payments on the use of costly health services: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Pauline Norris, Kim Cousins, Simon Horsburgh, Shirley Keown, Marianna Churchward, Ariyapala Samaranayaka, Alesha Smith, Carlo Marra

Open Access Research

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2.0 – Brazilian version

Claudia Tartaglia Reis, Josué Laguardia, Paola Bruno de Araújo Andreoli, Cassimiro Nogueira Júnior, Mônica Martins

Open Access Research

A framework to improve quality of hospital-based physiotherapy: a design-based research study

Rudi A. Steenbruggen, Marjo J. M. Maas, Thomas J. Hoogeboom, Paul L. P. Brand, Philip J. van der Wees

Open Access Research

How to scale-up: a comparative case study of scaling up a district health management strengthening intervention in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda

Susan Bulthuis, Maryse Kok, Olivier Onvlee, Thomasena O’Byrne, Samuel Amon, Justine Namakula, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Jana Gerold, Wesam Mansour, Joanna Raven, Jacqueline E. W. Broerse, Marjolein Dieleman

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness analysis of gemtuzumab ozogamicin for the treatment of de novo CD33-positive Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) in Italy

Roberto Cairoli, Gianluca Furneri, Roberto Di Virgilio, Barbara Veggia, Felicetto Ferrara

Open Access Research

Approaches to clinical guideline development in healthcare: a scoping review and document analysis

Annemarie De Leo, Dianne Bloxsome, Sara Bayes

Open Access Research

Common hierarchies, varied rules - the problem of governing community first responders in prehospital care for quality standards: documentary discourse analysis

Gupteswar Patel, Viet-Hai Phung, Ian Trueman, Roderick Orner, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena

Open Access Research

Impacts of language barriers on healthcare access and quality among Afaan Oromoo-speaking patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Amanti Baru Olani, Ararso Baru Olani, Takele Birhanu Muleta, Dame Habtamu Rikitu, Kusa Gemeda Disassa

Open Access Research

Predictors of delayed Anti-Retroviral Therapy initiation among adults referred for HIV treatment in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Micheal Kiyingi, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Joan Nangendo, John M. Kiweewa, Anne R. Katahoire, Fred C. Semitala

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Disparities in routine healthcare utilization disruptions during COVID-19 pandemic among veterans with type 2 diabetes

Samrachana Adhikari, Andrea R. Titus, Aaron Baum, Priscilla Lopez, Rania Kanchi, Stephanie L. Orstad, Brian Elbel, David C. Lee, Lorna E. Thorpe, Mark D. Schwartz

Open Access Research

Implementation gaps in culturally responsive care for refugee and migrant maternal health in New South Wales, Australia

Katarzyna Olcoń, Delia Rambaldini-Gooding, Chris Degeling

Open Access Research

A scoping review of community health needs and assets assessment: concepts, rationale, tools and uses

Hamid Ravaghi, Ann-Lise Guisset, Samar Elfeky, Naima Nasir, Sedigheh Khani, Elham Ahmadnezhad, Zhaleh Abdi

Open Access Research

Payment systems for dialysis and their effects: a scoping review

Zahra Emrani, Mohammadreza Amiresmaili, Rajabali Daroudi, Mohammad Taghi Najafi, Ali Akbari Sari

Open Access Research

The intervention strategies and service model for pharmacist-led diabetes management: a scoping review

Fahmi Hassan, Ernieda Hatah, Adliah Mhd Ali, Chong Wei Wen

Open Access Research

Implementation and scaling-up of an effective mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV-positive women (ATICA study): perceptions of health decision-makers and health-care providers

Cecilia Straw, Victoria Sanchez-Antelo, Racquel Kohler, Melisa Paolino, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Silvina Arrossi

Open Access Research

Assessing the use of constructs from the consolidated framework for implementation research in U.S. rural cancer screening promotion programs: a systematic search and scoping review

Jennifer L. Moss, Kelsey C. Stoltzfus, Madyson L. Popalis, William A. Calo, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski

Open Access Research

Inequities in access to directly-funded home care in Canada: a privilege only afforded to some

Christine Kelly, Lisette Dansereau, Maggie FitzGerald, Yeonjung Lee, Allison Williams

Open Access Research

The relation between trust and the willingness of enrollees to receive healthcare advice from their health insurer

Frank J. P. van der Hulst, Anne E. M. Brabers, Judith D. de Jong

Open Access Research

How to become an excellent pediatric resident: a qualitative comparative study from China

Xingmiao Feng, Yujia Wang, Linjiang Wei, Kai Meng

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Pandemic preparedness and management in European out-of-hours primary care services – a descriptive study

Ingrid Keilegavlen Rebnord, Guri Rortveit, Linda Huibers, Jonas Nordvik Dale, Marleen Smits, Tone Morken

Open Access Research

Impact of community-based health insurance on health services utilisation among vulnerable households in Amhara region, Ethiopia

Essa Chanie Mussa, Tia Palermo, Gustavo Angeles, Martha Kibur, Frank Otchere, Maja Gavrilovic, Elsa Valli, Jennifer Waidler, Sarah Quiñones, Ana Gabriela Guerrero Serdan, Vincenzo Vinci, Lisa-Marie Ouedraogo, Getachew Berhanu Kebede, Getinet Tadele, Sewareg Adamu, Teketel Abebe, Yenenesh Tadesse, Feredu Nega, Mesay Kebede, Fekadu Muluye, Alene Matsentu, Daniel Aklilu

Open Access Research

Implementation of distance learning IMCI training in rural districts of Tanzania

Kahabi Isangula, Esther Ngadaya, Alexander Manu, Mary Mmweteni, Doreen Philbert, Dorica Burengelo, Gibson Kagaruki, Mbazi Senkoro, Godfather Kimaro, Amos Kahwa, Fikiri Mazige, Felix Bundala, Nemes Iriya, Francis Donard, Caritas Kitinya, Victor Minja, Festo Nyakairo, Gagan Gupta, Luwei Pearson, Minjoon Kim, Sayoki Mfinanga, Ulrika Baker, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel

Open Access Research

Assessment of integrated community case management of childhood illness (ICCM) practices by trained patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs) in Ebonyi and Kaduna states, Nigeria

Akpu Blessing Oko, Anyanti Jennifer, Adizue Jane Chinyere, Nwankwo Jehosephat Nelson, Idogho Omokhudu, Onyezobi Chinedu Edward, Aizobu Dennis

Open Access Research

A qualitative description of barriers to visual rehabilitation experienced by stroke survivors with visual impairment in Alberta, Canada

Kiran Pohar Manhas, Katelyn Brehon, Jennis Jiang, Karim F. Damji, Fiona Costello

Open Access Research

Feasibility and acceptability of integrating hepatitis B care into routine HIV services: a qualitative study among health care providers and patients in West Nile region, Uganda

Joan Nankya Mutyoba, Claude Wandera, David Ejalu, Emmanuel Seremba, Rachel Beyagira, Jacinto Amandua, Kaggwa Mugagga, Andrew Kambugu, Alex Muganzi, Philippa Easterbrook, Ponsiano Ocama

Open Access COVID-19 Correction

Correction: Implementation barriers and facilitators to a COVID-19 intervention in Bangladesh: The benefits of engaging the community for the delivery of the programme

Fahmida Akter, Malika Tamim, Avijit Saha, Imran Ahmed Chowdhury, Omor Faruque, Animesh Talukder, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, Monzur Morshed Patwary, Albaab-Ur Rahman, Morseda Chowdhury, Malabika Sarker

Open Access Research

Intersection between health, health literacy and local government: a mixed methods approach to identifying ways to better connect people to place-based primary health care in Western Australia

Lynne Millar, Ranila Bhoyroo, Yesid Pineda Molina, Jessica Watts, Antoinette Geagea, Jennifer Murphy, Christina M Pollard

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators in the referral pathways to low vision services from the perspective of patients and professionals: a qualitative study

M. L. Stolwijk, R. M. A. van Nispen, A. J. van der Ham, E. Veenman, G. H. M. B. van Rens

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Association between hospital internal medicine physician workforce and patient admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Seiji Hamada, Takuhiro Moromizato, Masashi Narita, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Kenji Shibuya, Yasuharu Tokuda

Open Access Research

Patient and health worker perspectives on quality of HIV care and treatment services in Haiti

Nancy Puttkammer, Joseph Adrien Emmanuel Demes, Witson Dervis, Jean Marcxime Chéry, Josette Elusdort, Elizabeth Haight, Jean Guy Honoré, Jane M. Simoni

Open Access Research

The impact of community-based health insurance on health service utilization and financial risk protection in Ethiopia

Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu, Ermias Dessie, Girmay Medhin, Negalign Birhanu, David R. Hotchkiss, Alula M. Teklu, Mizan Kiros

Open Access Research

Family physicians collaborating for health system integration: a scoping review

Colleen Grady, Han Han, Da Hye Kim, Angela M. Coderre-Ball, Nadia Alam

Open Access Research

Non-hospital healthcare center’s preparedness assessment toolbar for providing basic emergency care: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study

Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Mehrdad Amir-Behghadami, Ali Janati, Farzad Rahmani

Open Access Research article

A qualitative study of healthcare providers’ attitudes toward assisted partner notification for people with HIV in Indonesia

Judith A. Levy, Valerie A. Earnshaw, Ariesta Milanti, Agung Waluyo, Gabriel J. Culbert

Open Access Research

Narcotics information management system in South Korea: system development and innovation

Sang-Yoon Kim, Nam-Wook Cho, Myung-Sik Yoo, Soon-Young Han, Jeong-Wyan Oh

Open Access Research

Contraceptive stockouts in Western Kenya: a mixed-methods mystery client study

Katherine Tumlinson, Laura E. Britton, Emilia Goland, Stephanie Chung, Brooke W. Bullington, Caitlin R. Williams, Debborah Muthoki Wambua, Dickens Otieno Onyango, Leigh Senderowicz

Open Access Research

Describing the evidence-base for research engagement by health care providers and health care organisations: a scoping review

Sze Lin Yoong, Katarzyna Bolsewicz, Kathryn Reilly, Christopher Williams, Luke Wolfenden, Alice Grady, Melanie Kingsland, Meghan Finch, John Wiggers

Open Access Research

Public stigma and treatment preferences for alcohol use disorders

Sara Wallhed Finn, Anna Mejldal, Anette Søgaard Nielsen

Open Access Research

Access to hip and knee arthroplasty in England: commissioners’ policies for body mass index and smoking status and implications for integrated care systems

Joanna McLaughlin, Joshua Elsey, Ruth Kipping, Amanda Owen-Smith, Andrew Judge, Hugh McLeod

Open Access Research

Implementation strategies for telemental health: a systematic review

Rebecca Appleton, Phoebe Barnett, Norha Vera San Juan, Elizabeth Tuudah, Natasha Lyons, Jennie Parker, Emily Roxburgh, Spyros Spyridonidis, Millie Tamworth, Minnie Worden, Melisa Yilmaz, Nick Sevdalis, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Justin J. Needle, Sonia Johnson

Open Access Research

Policy analysis of nutrition stewardship for prevention and control of Non-communicable diseases in Iran

Mohammad Amerzadeh, Amirhossein Takian, Hamed Pouraram, Ali Akbari Sari, Afshin Ostovar

Open Access Research

Patient attitudes and beliefs associated with self-referral to physical therapy for musculoskeletal complaints: a qualitative study

Noor Alshareef, Melanie Cozad, Mark Macauda, Jan Ostermann, Charles Thigpen

Open Access Research

Comparison of experiences of nursing staff and patients before and after move to 100% single-bed room hospital in Australia: mixed methods

Lynette Cusack, Rebecca Munt, Naomi Verdonk, Tim Schultz, Jill Maben

Open Access Research

Factors associated with general practitioners' routines and comfortability with assessing female genital cutting: a cross-sectional survey

Mai Mahgoub Ziyada, R. Elise B Johansen, Mona Berthelsen, Inger-Lise Lien, Bothild Bendiksen

Open Access Research

Mixed methods instrument validation: Evaluation procedures for practitioners developed from the validation of the Swiss Instrument for Evaluating Interprofessional Collaboration

Jean Anthony Grand-Guillaume-Perrenoud, Franziska Geese, Katja Uhlmann, Angela Blasimann, Felicitas L. Wagner, Florian B. Neubauer, Sören Huwendiek, Sabine Hahn, Kai-Uwe Schmitt

Open Access Research

Practitioners’ views on community implementation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the UK: a qualitative interview study

Joseph N.A Akanuwe, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Luc Bidaut, Pauline Mitchell, Paul Bird, Daniel Lasserson, Patricia Apenteng, Richard Lilford

Open Access Research

Stigma as a barrier to early intervention among youth seeking mental health services in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study

Natasha Y. Sheikhan, Jo L. Henderson, Tanya Halsall, Mardi Daley, Samantha Brownell, Jai Shah, Srividya N. Iyer, Lisa D. Hawke

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based interventions in the context of a randomized clinical trial in the United States: a qualitative study

Elise Trott Jaramillo, Cathleen E Willging, Lisa Saldana, Shannon Self-Brown, Erin A. Weeks, Daniel J. Whitaker

Open Access Research

Medical insurance payment schemes and patient medical expenses: a cross-sectional study of lung cancer patients in urban China

Hanxu Hu, Liying Zhao, Yang Yong, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland, Weihan Zhao, Hao Yan, Yong Ma, Xuefeng Shi

Open Access Correction

Correction: Systematic surveillance of patient-reported symptoms of viral respiratory tract infectious Syndromes in diverse populations

Jennifer C. Gander, Ella Chrenka, Lee Cromwell, Anjali R. Truitt, Musu Sesay, Marni Segall, Sandra A. Amouzou, Alexander F. Hudgins, Prasanthi Kodthala, Douglas Roblin, Adrienne N. Deneal, Thomas Whiting, John H. Powers, Brian C. Martinson

Open Access Correction

Correction: Legal advice and care-effective use of care and case management: limits, risks and need for change

Thomas Ruppel, Max Georg Hügel, Simone Gloystein, Neeltje van den Berg

Open Access Research

Disparities in the medical expenditures of patients with cancer and concomitant mental disorder: analyzing the effects of diagnosis sequence order

Kai-Jie Ma, Shu-Yuan Su, Daniel Nie, Wei-Sheng Chung, Chi-Yu Yao, Jong-Yi Wang

Open Access Research

Using cognitive interviews to improve a measure of organizational readiness for implementation

Maria McClam, Lauren Workman, Emanuelle M. Dias, Timothy J. Walker, Heather M. Brandt, Derek W. Craig, Robert Gibson, Andrea Lamont, Bryan J. Weiner, Abraham Wandersman, Maria E. Fernandez

Open Access Research

A landscape assessment of the use of patient reported outcome measures in research, quality improvement and clinical care across a healthcare organisation

David A. Snowdon, Velandai Srikanth, Richard Beare, Lucy Marsh, Emily Parker, Kim Naude, Nadine E. Andrew

Open Access Research

Incidents related to safety in mental health facilities in Kenya

Kamaru Edith Kwobah, Sitienei Robert Kiptoo, Florence Jaguga, Felicita Wangechi, Saina Chelagat, Francis Ogaro, WK Aruasa

Open Access Research

“I think we still do too little”: measures to prevent violence and aggression in German emergency departments – a qualitative study

Sonja Reißmann, Tanja Wirth, Vanessa Beringer, David A. Groneberg, Albert Nienhaus, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

Open Access COVID-19 Research

COVID-19’s impact on care practice for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency patients

Myriam Calle Rubio, José Luis López-Campos, Marc Miravitlles, Francisco Javier Michel de la Rosa, José María Hernández Pérez, Carmen Montero Martínez, José Bruno Montoro Ronsano, Francisco Casas Maldonado, Juan Luis Rodríguez Hermosa, Eva María Tabernero Huguet, José Manuel Martínez Sesmero, Carlos Martínez Rivera, Francisco Javier Callejas González, María Torres Durán

Open Access Research

Understanding integrated service delivery: a scoping review of models for noncommunicable disease and mental health interventions in low-and-middle income countries

Alma J. Adler, Laura Drown, Chantelle Boudreaux, Matthew M. Coates, Andrew Marx, Oyetayo Akala, Temo Waqanivalu, Hongyi Xu, Gene Bukhman

Open Access Research

Influencing factors on the health of nurses—a regression analysis considering individual and organizational determinants in Germany

Jasmin Lützerath, Hannah Bleier, Gerrit Stassen, Andrea Schaller

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of a diabetes program based on digital health on capacity building and quality of care in type 2 diabetes: a pragmatic quasi-experimental study

Daniela Moraes Morelli, Fernando Rubinstein, Marilina Santero, Luz Gibbons, Daniela Moyano, Analia Nejamis, Andrea Beratarrechea

Open Access Research

Rural and urban differences in quality of dementia care of persons with dementia and caregivers across all domains: a systematic review

Geneviève Arsenault-Lapierre, Tammy X. Bui, Mélanie Le Berre, Howard Bergman, Isabelle Vedel

Open Access Research

Effect of a computerized decision support system on the treatment approach of stage III or IV pressure injury in patients with spinal cord injury: a feasibility study

Anke Scheel-Sailer, Kamran Koligi, Patricia Lampart, Carina Fähndrich, Hans Peter Gmünder, Stefan Metzger, Dirk Schaefer, Klaus Schmitt, Stefan Stalder, Reto Wettstein, Armin Gemperli

Open Access Research

Postabortion and safe abortion care coverage, capacity, and caseloads during the global gag rule policy period in Ethiopia and Uganda

Melissa Stillman, Simon P. S. Kibira, Solomon Shiferaw, Fredrick Makumbi, Assefa Seme, Elizabeth A. Sully, Lilian Ha, Margaret Giorgio

Open Access Research

Cultural competence among nursing students and nurses working in acute care settings: a cross-sectional study

Selvedina Osmancevic, Franziska Großschädl, Christa Lohrmann

Open Access Research

Opening the “black box” of organizational coaching for implementation

Kathryn Fleddermann, Nora Jacobson, Julie Horst, Lynn M Madden, Eric Haram, Todd Molfenter

Open Access Research

Looking back to inform the future: a review of published paramedicine research

N. Cavanagh, I. E. Blanchard, D. Weiss, W. Tavares

Open Access Research

Women empowerment indices and utilization of health facilities during childbirth: evidence from the 2019 Sierra Leone demographic health survey

Quraish Sserwanja, David Mukunya, Milton W. Musaba, Linet M. Mutisya, Kassim Kamara, Shirin Ziaei

Open Access Research

Detection of gender-based violence in primary care in Central Catalonia: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Ester Muñoz-Sellés, Georgina Pujolar-Díaz, Aïna Fuster-Casanovas, Queralt Miró Catalina

Open Access Research

Physician altruism under the change from pure payment system to mixed payment schemes: experimental evidence

Yue Zhang, Xing Li, Xinyuan Zhang, Xinyan Li, Xing Lin, Youli Han

Open Access Research

Developing a model for rehabilitation in the home as hospital substitution for patients requiring reconditioning: a Delphi survey in Australia

Roslyn G Poulos, Andrew M Cole, Kerry N Warner, Steven G Faux, Tuan-Anh Nguyen, Friedbert Kohler, Fey-Ching Un, Tara Alexander, Jacquelin T Capell, Dan R Hilvert, Claire MC O’Connor, Christopher J Poulos

Open Access Research

The effect of distance to health facility on neonatal mortality in Ethiopia

Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Daniel Demant, Andrew Hayen

Open Access Research

Evaluation of enhanced home care support clinics regarding emergency home visits, hospitalization, and end-of-life care: a retrospective cohort study in a city of Japan

Yu Sun, Masao Iwagami, Nobuo Sakata, Tomoko Ito, Ryota Inokuchi, Jun Komiyama, Naoaki Kuroda, Nanako Tamiya

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Pattern of OPD utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand: what can 850 million records tell us?

Jarawee Sukmanee, Rukmanee Butchon, Picharee Karunayawong, Thanayut Saeraneesopon, Chulathip Boonma, Yot Teerawattananon, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai

Open Access Research

Experiences from the Philippine grassroots: impact of strengthening primary care systems on health worker satisfaction and intention to stay

Regine Ynez H. De Mesa, Jose Rafael A. Marfori, Noleen Marie C. Fabian, Romelei Camiling-Alfonso, Mark Anthony U. Javelosa, Nannette Bernal-Sundiang, Leonila F. Dans, Ysabela T. Calderon, Jayson A. Celeste, Josephine T. Sanchez, Mia P. Rey, Cara Lois T. Galingana, Ramon Pedro P. Paterno, Jesusa T. Catabui, Johanna Faye E. Lopez, Maria Rhodora N. Aquino, Antonio Miguel L. Dans

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Factors associated with delaying medical care: cross-sectional study of Nebraska adults

Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, Snehal Jadhav, Josiane Kabayundo, Hongmei Wang, Lisa C. Smith

Open Access Research article

Regulation of community advisory boards during conduct of clinical trials in Uganda: a qualitative study involving stakeholders

Andrew Ojok Mijumbi, Levicatus Mugenyi, Mastula Nanfuka, Collins Agaba, Joseph Ochieng

Open Access Research

Defining a taxonomy of Medicare-funded home-based clinical care using claims data

Claire K. Ankuda, Katherine A. Ornstein, Bruce Leff, Subashini Rajagopalan, Bruce Kinosian, Abraham A. Brody, Christine S. Ritchie

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of pay-for-performance contracts with non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan – results of a controlled interrupted time series analysis

Diwa Samad, Bashir Hamid, Ghulam Dastagir Sayed, Yueming Liu, Wu Zeng, Alexander K. Rowe, Benjamin Loevinsohn

Open Access Research

Newly diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis (NISMA)–development of a complex self-management intervention

L. H. Lindgren, T. Thomsen, A. de Thurah, M. Aadahl, M. L. Hetland, S. D. Kristensen, B. A. Esbensen

Open Access Research

Clinical research coordinators’ role in knowledge translation activities in rehabilitation: a mixed methods study

P. Kengne Talla, C. Robillard, S. Ahmed, A. Guindon, C. Houtekier, A. Thomas

Open Access Research

Scoping literature review and focus groups with healthcare professionals on psychosocial and lifestyle assessments for childhood obesity care

L. W. Koetsier, E. van den Eynde, E. G. A. H. van Mil, M. van der Velde, R. de Vries, C. A. Baan, J. C. Seidell, J. Halberstadt

Open Access Research

“Augmenting the referral pathway for retinal services among diabetic patients at Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital, Nepal: a non-randomized, pre-post intervention study”

Ruchi Shrestha, Prerana Singh, Parami Dhakwa, Shailaja Tetali, Tripura Batchu, Pragati Shrestha Thapa, Varun Agiwal, Hira Pant

Open Access Research

Factors that influence the satisfaction of people living with HIV with differentiated antiretroviral therapy delivery models in East Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Keith Baleeta, Augustin Muhwezi, Nathan Tumwesigye, Betty Nsangi Kintu, Sara Riese, Dathan Byonanebye, Martin Mbonye, Daniel Mwehire, Robert Iriso, Bernard Ayebazibwe, Lauren Bailey, Deborah Lopez, Laura McGough, Michael Etukoit, Dyogo Nantamu, Louisa Nakitende, Baker Tibengana, Jacob Wasswa

Open Access Research

The implementation of a community-centered first aid education program for older adults—community health workers perceived barriers

Guo Yin, Linghui Chen, Yuanrong Wu, Fei Zhao, Qian Zhu, Siting Lin

Open Access Research

Telemedicine in Swedish primary health care - a web-based survey exploring patient satisfaction

Carl Rockler Meurling, Elisabet Adell, Moa Wolff, Susanna Calling, Veronica Milos Nymberg, Beata Borgström Bolmsjö

Open Access Research article

Disrupted mana and systemic abdication: Māori qualitative experiences accessing healthcare in the 12 years post-injury

John A. Bourke, Helen E. Owen, Sarah Derrett, Emma H. Wyeth

Open Access Research

Evaluation of BASE eConsult Manitoba: patient perspectives on the use of electronic consultation to improve access to specialty advice in Manitoba

Alexander Singer, Laurie Ireland, Zahra Sepehri, Kelly Brown, Kevin Turner, Clare Liddy, Erin Keely, Luis Oppenheimer

Open Access Research

Views on patient portal use for adolescents in mental health care - a qualitative study

Martine Stecher Nielsen, Aslak Steinsbekk, Torunn Hatlen Nøst

Open Access Research

Tools for measuring client experiences and satisfaction with healthcare in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of measurement properties

Susan Banda, Nthanda Nkungula, Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Jamie Rylance, Felix Limbani

Open Access Research

Developing tailored intervention strategies for implementation of stratified care to low back pain with physiotherapists in Nigeria: a Delphi study

Mishael Adje, Jost Steinhäuser, Kay Stevenson, Chidozie Mbada, Victor Alonge, Sven Karstens

Open Access Research

Patient-centered care in the Middle East and North African region: a systematic literature review

Reeham Ahmed Alkhaibari, Jennifer Smith-Merry, Rowena Forsyth, Gianina Marie Raymundo

Open Access Research

Time and productivity loss associated with immunotherapy infusions for the treatment of melanoma in the United States: a survey of health care professionals and patients

Raquel Aguiar-Ibáñez, Emilie Scherrer, Dmitri Grebennik, John Cook, Shalini Bagga, Baanie Sawhney, Anvi Khandelwal, Scott A. Soefje

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Explaining the role and responsibilities of the National Anti-Coronavirus Headquarters in prevention and emergency response to pandemics in the workplace: a qualitative study on COVID-19 experience in Iran

Yahya Khosravi, Ali Asghar Farshad, Masoud Motalebi Gh, Mitra Faghihi, Elahe Ezati, Narmin Hassanzadeh-Rangi, Soudabeh Yarmohammadi

Open Access Research

Evaluating the implementation fidelity to a successful nurse-led model (INTERCARE) which reduced nursing home unplanned hospitalisations

Raphaëlle A. Guerbaai, Sabina DeGeest, Lori L. Popejoy, Michael Simon, Nathalie I. H. Wellens, Kris Denhaerynck, Franziska Zúñiga

Open Access Research

Implementation of a virtual and in-person hybrid hospital-at-home model in two geographically separate regions utilizing a single command center: a descriptive cohort study

Margaret R. Paulson, Eliza P. Shulman, Ajani N. Dunn, Jacey R. Fazio, Elizabeth B. Habermann, Gautam V. Matcha, Rozalina G. McCoy, Ricardo J. Pagan, Michael J. Maniaci

Open Access Research

Evaluation of an infection control link nurse program: an analysis using the RE-AIM framework

Mireille Dekker, Irene P. Jongerden, Martine G. Caris, Martine C. de Bruijne, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Rosa van Mansfeld

Open Access Research

Scale-up of a chronic care model-based programme for type 2 diabetes in Belgium: a mixed-methods study

Katrien Danhieux, Veerle Buffel, Roy Remmen, Edwin Wouters, Josefien van Olmen

Open Access Research

Endocrinology specialty service for inpatients: an unmet growing need

Esther Osher, Naomi Even Zohar, Michal Yacobi-Bach, Dror Cantrell, Merav Serebro, Yael Sofer, Yona Greenman, Karen Tordjman, Naftali Stern

Open Access Research

Interpreter use in sustained nurse home visiting: interpreter experience and support

Mehrnoush Bonakdar Tehrani, Kelly Baird, Suza Trajkovski, Catherine Kaplun, Tracey Bruce, Lynn Kemp

Open Access Research

What drives patients’ acceptance of Digital Therapeutics? Establishing a new framework to measure the interplay between rational and institutional factors

Alessandro Carrera, Francesca Zoccarato, Margherita Mazzeo, Emanuele Lettieri, Giovanni Toletti, Simona Bertoli, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Emanuele Fresa

Open Access Research

Malaria Frontline Project: strategic approaches to improve malaria control program leveraging experiences from Kano and Zamfara States, Nigeria, 2016–2019

Adefisoye Adewole, Olufemi Ajumobi, Ndadilnasiya Waziri, Amina Abdullahi Umar, Usaini Bala, Saheed Gidado, Gideon Ugbenyo, Edwin Simple, Isaac Igbaver, Adam Attahiru, Charles A. Michael, Belinda Uba, Patrick Nguku, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Basheer Muhammad, Munira Ismael, Shelby Cash, John Williamson, Peter McElroy, Stephen Patrick Kachur, Kwame Asamoa

Open Access COVID-19 Research

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes care indices in Southern Iran: an interrupted time series analysis

Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Mohammad Hossein Sharifi, Jafar Hassanzadeh, Alireza Heiran, Fariba Moradi Ardekani, Neda Hadizadeh, Mehdi Sharafi, Mohammad Mohammadi Abnavi

Open Access Research article

Team effectiveness: epidemiologists’ perception of collective performance during emergency response

Amy Elizabeth Parry, Alice Richardson, Martyn D. Kirk, Samantha M. Colquhoun, David N. Durrheim, Tambri Housen

Open Access Research

Launch sequencing of pharmaceuticals with multiple therapeutic indications: evidence from seven countries

Mackenzie Mills, Daniel Michaeli, Aurelio Miracolo, Panos Kanavos

Open Access Research

The allocation and fairness of health human resources in Chinese maternal and child health care institutions: a nationwide longitudinal study

Yuan Ma, Pei Xiao, Li Yu, Henfan Ni, Shiyao Huang, Meixian Wang, Yuxiang Huang, Li Li, Lian Yang, Chunjian Tan, Zhigang Zhong

Open Access Research

Preparedness of primary health care facilities on implementation of essential non-communicable disease interventions in Osun State South-West Nigeria: a rural–urban comparative study

Adebowale Femi Akinwumi, Olapeju Adefunke Esimai, Olujide Arije, Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Oluwaseun Taiwo Esan

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Healthcare workers exposure risk assessment in the context of the COVID-19: a survey among frontline workers in Qazvin, Iran

Saeideh Moosavi, Peyman Namdar, Sakineh Moghaddam Zeabadi, Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki, Mehran Ghalenoei, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Rohollah Kalhor

Open Access Research

Experiences with telemedicine for HIV care in two federally qualified health centers in Los Angeles: a qualitative study

Daisy Walker, Corrina Moucheraud, Derrick Butler, Jerome de Vente, Kevin Tangonan, Steven Shoptaw, Judith S. Currier, Jay Gladstein, Risa Hoffman

Open Access Research

Burnout, work engagement and work hours – how physicians’ decision to work less is associated with work-related factors

FU Jung, E Bodendieck, M Bleckwenn, FS Hussenoeder, M Luppa, SG Riedel-Heller

Open Access Research

Implementation fidelity of a multifactorial in-hospital fall prevention program and its association with unit systems factors: a single center, cross-sectional study

Regula Wyss-Hänecke, Susanne Knüppel Lauener, Constantin Sluka, Mieke Deschodt, Flaka Siqeca, René Schwendimann

Open Access Research

Factors affecting health insurance utilization among insured population: evidence from health insurance program of Bhaktapur district of Nepal

Sushmita Ghimire, Sailaja Ghimire, Pratik Khanal, Reshu Agrawal Sagtani, Sudarshan Paudel

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Is telemedicine a holy grail in healthcare policy: clinicians’ and patients’ perspectives from an Apex Institution in Western India

Nainsi Gupta, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Nitin Kumar Joshi, Neha Mantri, G. Sridevi, Mamta Patel, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Kuldeep Singh, M. K. Garg, Pankaj Bhardwaj

Open Access Research

“There’s a big tag on my head”: exploring barriers to treatment seeking with women who use methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia

Brendan Clifford, Kate Van Gordon, Fiona Magee, Victoria Malone, Krista J. Siefried, Duncan Graham, Nadine Ezard

Open Access Research

Should I stay or should I go? Why nurses are leaving community nursing in the UK

Michaela Senek, Steve Robertson, Rachel King, Emily Wood, Tony Ryan

Open Access Research

Quality of sick child management by health extension workers: role of a complex improvement intervention

Dawit Wolde Daka, Muluemebet Abera Wordofa, Della Berhanu, Lars Åke Persson, Mirkuzie Woldie

Open Access Research

Understanding the role of financial capacity in the delivery of opioid use disorder treatment

Erick G. Guerrero, Hortensia Amaro, Yinfei Kong, Tenie Khachikian, Jeanne C. Marsh

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic: are people getting access to the right level of care?

Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Shahana Ferdousi, Glen Maberly, Thomas Astell-Burt

Open Access Research

How Zambia reduced inequalities in under-five mortality rates over the last two decades: a mixed-methods study

Choolwe Jacobs, Mwiche Musukuma, Brivine Sikapande, Ovost Chooye, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Ties Boerma, Charles Michelo, Andrea K. Blanchard

Open Access Research

Predictis: an IoT and machine learning-based system to predict risk level of cardio-vascular diseases

Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Kazi Rafid Raiyan, Shutonu Mitra, M. M. Rushadul Mannan, Tasfia Tasnim, Asima Oshin Putul, Angshu Bikash Mandol

Open Access Research

Referral patterns for retinoblastoma patients in Ethiopia

Sadik Taju Sherief, Fran Wu, Jacquelyn O’Banion, Tiliksew Teshome, Helen Dimaras

Open Access Research

How did healthcare professionals define patient engagement in quality management? A survey study

Ana Maria Saut, Linda Lee Ho, Simone Berger, Fernando Tobal Berssaneti

Open Access Research

Creating research-ready partnerships: the initial development of seven implementation laboratories to advance cancer control

Gina R. Kruse, Erica Hale, Justin E. Bekelman, Jennifer E. DeVoe, Rachel Gold, Peggy A. Hannon, Thomas K. Houston, Aimee S. James, Ashley Johnson, Lisa M. Klesges, Andrea L. Nederveld

Open Access Research

The impact of pharmacist practice of medication therapy management in ambulatory care: an experience from a comprehensive Chinese hospital

Qingli Meng, Lulu Sun, Yingjie Ma, Yuanyuan Wei, Xiaowei Ma, Lu Yang, Zhengzheng Xie, Fang Li, Zhe Wang, Xiaomei Tao, Xia Zhen, Rui Jin, Hongyan Gu

Open Access Research

Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) and the cost of care in a tertiary care institute in Sri Lanka

Rusiru Premathilaka, Thamal Darshana, Chanil Ekanayake, Kossinnage Chethana Chathurangani, Iroshan Mendis, Sajeethan Perinparajah, Madhushini Shashiprabha, Sachith Nishshanka, Yasoma Tilakaratna, Anuja Premawardhena

Open Access Research

Facilitators for developing an interprofessional learning culture in nursing homes: a scoping review

Frank H. O. Verbeek, Merel E. A. van Lierop, Judith M. M. Meijers, Erik van Rossum, Sandra M. G. Zwakhalen, Miranda G. H. Laurant, Anneke J. A. H. van Vught

Open Access Research

Reduction in omission events after implementing a Rapid Response System: a mortality review in a department of gastrointestinal surgery

Siri Lerstøl Olsen, Bjørn S Nedrebø, Kristian Strand, Eldar Søreide, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Britt Sætre Hansen

Open Access Research

Informing a European guidance framework on electronic informed consent in clinical research: a qualitative study

Evelien De Sutter, Pascal Borry, Isabelle Huys, Liese Barbier

Open Access Research

Health workforce perceptions on telehealth augmentation opportunities

L. T. Thomas, C. M. Y. Lee, K. McClelland, G. Nunis, S. Robinson, R. Norman

Open Access Research

Socioeconomic inequality in modern contraceptive utilization among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis

Elsa Awoke Fentie, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Ever Siyoum Shewarega, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Rediet Eristu Teklu, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Habitu Birhan Eshetu, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Samrawit Mihret Fetene

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Negative representations of night-shift work and mental health of public hospital healthcare workers in the COVID-19 era (Aladdin survey)

Lorraine Cousin Cabrolier, Vincent Di Beo, Fabienne Marcellin, Olivia Rousset Torrente, Véronique Mahe, José Maria Valderas, Olivier Chassany, Patrizia Maria Carrieri, Martin Duracinsky

Open Access Research

Patient dissatisfaction associated with physician-patient linguistic discordance in California clinics: an analytical cross-sectional study

Miguel A. Fernández-Ortega, Arturo Juárez-Flores, Gustavo A. Olaiz-Fernández, Daniel A. Muñiz-Salinas, Mario E. Rojas-Russell, Efrén R. Ponce-Rosas, Félix J. Vicuña-de-Anda, Arturo Aguirre-Gamero, Armando Manzanilla-Romero, Juan C. León-Rodríguez, Elena Gómez-Peña, Maximiliano Cuevas, Gagan Pawar, Rosa V. Fernández, Graciela Soto, Yamili Espejo-Iriarte, Omar Rodríguez-Mendoza

Open Access Research

Does increased provider effort improve quality of care? Evidence from a standardised patient study on correct and unnecessary treatment

Jessica Julia Carne King, Timothy Powell-Jackson, James Hargreaves, Christina Makungu, Catherine Goodman

Open Access Research

Adoption of C-reactive protein point-of-care tests for the management of acute childhood infections in primary care in the Netherlands and England: a comparative health systems analysis

Juan Emmanuel Dewez, Ruud G. Nijman, Elizabeth J. A. Fitchett, Rebecca Lynch, Ronald de Groot, Michiel van der Flier, Ria Philipsen, Harriet Vreugdenhil, Stefanie Ettelt, Shunmay Yeung

Open Access Research

Process control: simply a matter of efficiency or of survival and costs? A single-centre quality improvement project in living donor renal transplant

Filippo Paoletti, Vittori Giorgio, Adel Jaser, Natalia Romina Zanoni, Walter Ricciardi, Franco Citterio, Antonio Giulio De Belvis

Open Access Research

Research designs and instruments to detect physiotherapy overuse of low-value care services in low back pain management: a scoping review

Lukas Kühn, Lara Lindert, Paulina Kuper, Robert Prill, Kyung-Eun (Anna) Choi

Open Access Research

Dignity at stake – relatives’ experiences of influencing dignified care in nursing homes

Trude Anita Hartviksen, Jessica Aspfors, Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A narrative inquiry into healthcare staff resilience and the sustainability of Quality Improvement implementation efforts during Covid-19

Shannon Hughes Spence, Zuneera Khurshid, Maureen Flynn, John Fitzsimons, Aoife De Brún

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Routine healthcare disruptions: a longitudinal study on changes in self-management behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

Juliane Menting, Femke van Schelven, Claire Aussems, Monique Heijmans, Hennie Boeije

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Comparison of COVID-19 hospitalization costs across care pathways: a patient-level time-driven activity-based costing analysis in a Brazilian hospital

Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Miriam Allein Zago Marcolino, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Camila Felix Fortis, Leila Beltrami Moreira, Ana Paula Coutinho, Nadine Oliveira Clausell, Junaid Nabi, Robert S. Kaplan, Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Carisi Anne Polanczyk

Open Access Research

Change in glycaemic control with structured diabetes self-management education in urban low-resource settings: multicentre randomised trial of effectiveness

Roberta Lamptey, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Mary Moffett Barker, Samuel Iddi, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Melanie Davies, Daniel Darko, Irene Agyepong, Franklyn Acheampong, Mary Commey, Alfred Yawson, Diederick E. Grobbee, George Obeng Adjei, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Mental health professionals and telehealth in a rural setting: a cross sectional survey

David Nelson, Maxime Inghels, Amanda Kenny, Steve Skinner, Tracy McCranor, Stephen Wyatt, Jaspreet Phull, Agnes Nanyonjo, Ojali Yusuff, Mark Gussy

Open Access Research

Socio-economic and education related inequities in use of modern contraceptive in seven sub-regions in Uganda

Fredrick E Makumbi, Sarah Nabukeera, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Cissie Namanda, Lynn Atuyambe, Aggrey Mukose, Sarah Ssali, Ronald Ssenyonga, Ritah Tweheyo, Andrew Gidudu, Carole Sekimpi, Catherine Verde Hashim, Martha Nicholson, Peter Ddungu

Open Access Research

Development and Evaluation of Rehabilitation Service Areas for the United States

Timothy A. Reistetter, Julianna M. Dean, Allen M. Haas, John D. Prochaska, Daniel C. Jupiter, Karl Eschbach, Yong-Fang Kuo

Open Access Research

Service availability and readiness to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care services in post-conflict at North Wollo Zone hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia: mixed survey

Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Amare Mebrat Delie , Seteamlak Adane Masresha, Semira Muhidin Mustofa, Atitegeb Abera Kidie, Tsion Kokeb Kodo, Tadele Fentabil Anagaw

Open Access Research

Barriers to help-seeking for Malaysian women with symptoms of breast cancer: a mixed-methods, two-step cluster analysis

Nadia Rajaram, Maheswari Jaganathan, Kavitha Muniandy, Yamuna Rajoo, Hani Zainal, Norlia Rahim, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Azuddin Mohd Khairy, Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Soo Hwang Teo

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Resiliency of the Iranian healthcare facilities against the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and solutions

Farahnaz Ezzati, Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Exploring staff perspectives on caring for isolated hospitalised patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Robin Digby, Ingrid Hopper, Leanne Hughes, Doug McCaskie, Michelle Tuck, Kethly Fallon, Peter Hunter, Tracey Bucknall

Open Access Research

Perceived quality of medical services at outpatient department of public hospitals in Dawro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Legese Utino, Bezawit Birhanu, Nigusu Getachew, Berhane Megerssa Ereso

Open Access Research article

Senior Health Clinic for 75-year-old home-dwelling Finns – study design, clinic protocol and non-response analysis

Marika Salminen, Sari Stenholm, Jaana Koskenniemi, Päivi Korhonen, Tiina Pitkänen, Paula Viikari, Maarit Wuorela, Matti Viitanen, Laura Viikari

Open Access Research

The determinants of expert opinion in the development of care pathways: insights from an exploratory cluster analysis

Matteo Ratti, Osvaldo Milicia, Riccardo Rescinito, Ellen Coeckelberghs, Deborah Seys, Kris Vanhaecht, Massimiliano Panella

Open Access Research

Legitimizing neglect - a qualitative study among nursing home staff in Norway

Stine Borgen Lund, John-Arne Skolbekken, Laura Mosqueda, Wenche K. Malmedal

Open Access Research

Comparison of 30-day planned and unplanned readmissions in a tertiary teaching hospital in China

Mengjiao Zhang, Siru Liu, Yongdong Bi, Jialin Liu

Open Access Research

Oral health providers’ views of oral health promotion in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study

Mosa Ali Shubayr, Estie Kruger, Marc Tennant

Open Access Research

Understanding the Cures Act Information Blocking Rule in cancer care: a mixed methods exploration of patient and clinician perspectives and recommendations for policy makers

Joanna Veazey Brooks, Carli Zegers, Christian T. Sinclair, Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, Amanda R. Thimmesch, Daniel English, Heather V. Nelson-Brantley

Open Access Research

Determinants of timing, adequacy and quality of antenatal care in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study using demographic and health surveys data

Gerard Uwimana, Mohamed Elhoumed, Mitslal Abrha Gebremedhin, Lin Nan, Lingxia Zeng

Open Access Research

An assessment of the performance of the national health research system in Mauritius

Laurent Musango, Ajoy Nundoochan, Yogendranath Ramful, Joses Muthuri Kirigia

Open Access Research

Germans’ awareness of refugees’ information barriers regarding health care access: a cross-sectional study

Saskia Schubert, Ulrike Kluge, Felix Klapprott, Tobias Ringeisen

Open Access Research

Undiagnosed hypertension and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: a mediation analysis

Destaw Fetene Teshome, Shitaye Alemu Balcha, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Asmamaw Atnafu, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye

Open Access Research

Exploration of how primary care models influence job satisfaction among primary care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick: a descriptive and comparative study

Claire Johnson, Dominique Bourgoin, Jérémie B. Dupuis, Jenny Manuèle Félix, Véronique LeBlanc, Danielle McLennan, Luveberthe St-Louis

Open Access Research

Utilising telehealth to support exercise and physical activity in people with Parkinson disease: a program evaluation using mixed methods

Allyson Flynn, Elisabeth Preston, Sarah Dennis, Colleen G. Canning, Natalie E. Allen

Open Access Research

An environmental scan of Ontario Health Teams: a descriptive study

Claire Sethuram, Tess McCutcheon, Clare Liddy

Open Access Research

Infliximab versus ciclosporin in steroid resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis: a model-based cost-utility analysis of data from CONSTRUCT pragmatic trial

Mohammed Fasihul Alam, Mirella Longo, David Cohen, Sam Groves, Laith Alrubaiy, Hayley A. Hutchings, Alan Watkins, Shaji Sebastain, John G. Williams

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of digital care platform CMyLife for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: results of a patient-preference trial

Lynn Verweij, Geneviève I. C. G. Ector, Yolba Smit, Bas van Vlijmen, Bert A. van der Reijden, Rosella P. M. G. Hermens, Nicole M. A. Blijlevens

Open Access Research

Cost consequences of task-shifting intravitreal injections from physicians to nurses in a tertiary hospital in Norway

Stine Bolme, Dordi Austeng, Tora Sund Morken, Turid Follestad, Vidar Halsteinli

Open Access Research article

Patient characteristics associated with the acceptability of teleconsultation: a retrospective study of osteoporotic patients post-COVID-19

Benedetta Pongiglione, Flaminia Carrone, Alessandra Angelucci, Gherardo Mazziotti, Amelia Compagni

Open Access Research article

Living through uncertainty: a qualitative study on leadership and resilience in primary healthcare during COVID-19

Soila Karreinen, Henna Paananen, Laura Kihlström, Kristiina Janhonen, Moona Huhtakangas, Marjaana Viita-aho, Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen

Open Access Study protocol

Upscaling cervical cancer screening and treatment for women living with HIV at a rural referral hospital in Tanzania: protocol of a before-and-after study exploring HPV testing and novel diagnostics

Ivana Di Salvo, Dorcas Mnzava, Giovanni Jacopo Nicoletti, Elizabeth Senkoro, Robert C. Ndege, Dorothy J. Huang, Nathalia Tobias Makunja, George I. Kassiga, Andreas M. Kaufmann, Maja Weisser, André B. Kind

Open Access Correction

Correction: Postabortion and safe abortion care coverage, capacity, and caseloads during the global gag rule policy period in Ethiopia and Uganda

Melissa Stillman, Simon P. S. Kibira, Solomon Shiferaw, Fredrick Makumbi, Assefa Seme, Elizabeth A. Sully, Lilian Ha, Margaret Giorgio

Open Access Research

Readmission outcomes following infectious hospitalization: same-care unit performed better than different-care unit

Yi-Chin Pu, Hsiao-Chen Chou, Chun-Ta Huang, Wang-Huei Sheng

Open Access Research

Recall of substandard medicines in Brazil during the period 2010–2018

Cristiani Lopes Capistrano Gonçalves Oliveira, Virgínia Freire Machado, Heitor de Freitas Tavares, Gabriel Lucas Marques Ribeiro, Paulo Sérgio Dourado Arrais

Open Access Research

Effect of mobile phone-based health insurance contribution payment system on retention of coverage in the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: an evaluation study

Eric Nsiah-Boateng, Mariam Musah, Collins Danso Akuamoah, Francis Asenso-Boadi, Francis-Xavier Andoh-Adjei, Bernard Okoe Boye

Open Access Research

Implementation through translation: a qualitative case study of translation processes in the implementation of quality improvement collaboratives

Kathrine Carstensen, Anne Mette Kjeldsen, Stina Lou, Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen

Open Access Research

Reliability and validity of an innovative high performing healthcare system assessment tool

Anwer Aqil, Kelly Saldana, Naeem uddin Mian, Mary Ndu

Open Access Correction

Correction: Impact of removing prescription co-payments on the use of costly health services: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Pauline Norris, Kim Cousins, Simon Horsburgh, Shirley Keown, Marianna Churchward, Ariyapala Samaranayaka, Alesha Smith, Carlo Marra

Open Access Research

Stakeholder perspectives on social screening in US healthcare settings

Benjamín Aceves, Emilia De Marchis, Vishalli Loomba, Erika M. Brown, Laura M. Gottlieb

Open Access Research

A study of primary health care service efficiency and its spatial correlation in China

Kangni Mei, Ruxin Kou, Yuqing Bi, Yuzhuo Liu, Jingwen Huang, Wei Li

Open Access Research

Evolution of public health policy on healthcare self-management: the case of Ontario, Canada

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

Open Access Research

A self-monitoring wellbeing screening methodology for keyworkers, ‘My Personal Wellbeing’, using an integrative wellbeing model

Garry Elvin, Zeyneb Kurt, Angela Kennedy, Petia Sice, Lee Walton, Paras Patel

Open Access Research

Determinants and economic burden of HIV/AIDS in Iran: a prospective study

Tahmineh Reshadat-Hajiabad, Alireza Khajavi, Ali Mohammad Hosseinpour, Amin Bojdy, Amir Hashemi-Meshkini, Mehdi Varmaghani

Open Access Research

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 patients in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

Amina M. Al Marzouqi, Michael Ekubu Otim, Leena S. Kehail, Ramsha A. Kamal

Open Access Research

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of infection prevention and control among healthcare workers during the COVID 19 pandemic: a descriptive cross-sectional study in three Nigerian states

Bright Orji, Elizabeth Oliveras, Bartholomew Odio, Charity Anoke, Herbert Onuoha, Emmanuel Ugwa, Madeleine Howard, Ibrahim Idris, Edima Akpan, Festus Okoh, Chinyere Nwani, Oniyire Adetiloye, Nwankwo Lawrence, Chioma Oduenyi, Emmanuel Ogharu, Joseph Enne, Folayan W. Abolaji, Rosemary S. Adegbulu, Emily Bryce

Open Access Research

Provider implicit and explicit bias in person-centered maternity care: a cross-sectional study with maternity providers in Northern Ghana

Patience A. Afulani, Jaffer Okiring, Raymond A. Aborigo, Jerry John Nutor, Irene Kuwolamo, John Baptist K. Dorzie, Sierra Semko, Jason A. Okonofua, Wendy Berry Mendes

Open Access Research

Ethical considerations of the vaccine development process and vaccination: a scoping review

Habib Jalilian, Mahdi Amraei, Elnaz Javanshir, Khosro Jamebozorgi, Farzad Faraji-Khiavi

Open Access Research

A cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical care delivery in Eastern Uganda-a societal perspective

Obieze Nwanna–Nzewunwa, Esther Agwang, Melissa Carvalho, Mary-Margaret Ajiko, Rasheedat Oke, Christopher Yoon, Mohamed M Diab, Fred Kirya, Elliot Marseille, Catherine Juillard, Rochelle A. Dicker

Open Access Research article

Mental health outcomes before psychotropic medications: a retrospective case series of one state hospital records from 1945 to 1954

Ann Chapleau, Jennifer Harrison, Stephen Love, David Sherman

Open Access Research

Maternal and perinatal outcomes in mixed antenatal care modality implementing telemedicine in the southwestern region of Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic

María Fernanda Escobar, Juan Carlos Gallego, María Paula Echavarria, Paula Fernandez, Leandro Posada, Shirley Salazar, Isabella Gutierrez, Juliana Alarcon

Open Access Research

Factors influencing the timeliness of care for patients with lung cancer in Bangladesh

Adnan Ansar, Virginia Lewis, Christine Faye McDonald, Chaojie Liu, Muhammad Aziz Rahman

Open Access Research

The relationships between patient safety culture and sentinel events among hospitals in Saudi Arabia: a national descriptive study

Samar Binkheder, Yasser A. Alaska, Alia Albaharnah, Rawan Khalid AlSultan, Nawaf Mubarak Alqahtani, Anas Ahmad Amr, Nawfal Aljerian, Rabab Alkutbe

Open Access Research

The state of diabetes care and obstacles to better care in Aceh, Indonesia: a mixed-methods study

Hizir Sofyan, Farah Diba, Suryane S. Susanti, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Ichsan Ichsan, Novi Reandy Sasmita, Till Seuring, Sebastian Vollmer

Open Access Research article

Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of new critical care practices during COVID-19: a multicenter qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

Santana Silver, Kayla Christine Jones, Sarah Redmond, Emily George, Sarah Zornes, Amelia Barwise, Aaron Leppin, Yue Dong, Lori A. Harmon, Vishakha K. Kumar, Christina Kordik, Allan J. Walkey, Mari-Lynn Drainoni

Open Access Research

Understanding registered nurses’ career choices in home care services: a qualitative study

Guro Hognestad Haaland, Olaug Øygarden, Marianne Storm, Aslaug Mikkelsen

Open Access Research

Validation of algorithms to identify colorectal cancer patients from administrative claims data of a Japanese hospital

Takahiro Hirano, Makiko Negishi, Yoshiki Kuwatsuru, Masafumi Arai, Ryozo Wakabayashi, Naoko Saito, Ryohei Kuwatsuru

Open Access Research

Initial treatment approaches and healthcare utilization among veterans with low back pain: a propensity score analysis

Catherine Schmidt, Matthew Borgia, Tingting Zhang, Perman Gochyyev, Theresa I. Shireman, Linda Resnik

Open Access Research

Reports from the frontline: health workers describe COVID-19 risks and fears in five cities in Brazil

Carl Kendall, Ana Ecilda Lima Ellery, Nivaldo Carneiro Junior, Rosane da Silva Santana, Luciane Nascimento Cruz, Mírian Cohen, Marto Leal, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena Veras, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque , Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr

Open Access Research article

Patient satisfaction with telemedicine in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study

Alicia Victoria G. Noceda, Lianne Margot M. Acierto, Morvenn Chaimek C. Bertiz, David Emmanuel H. Dionisio, Chelsea Beatrice L. Laurito, Girrard Alphonse T. Sanchez, Arianna Maever Loreche

Open Access Research article

Optimizing naloxone distribution to prevent opioid overdose fatalities: results from piloting the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach within syringe service programs

Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Alex H. Kral, Kenneth Sherr, Anjuli D. Wagner, Peter J. Davidson, Barrot H. Lambdin

Open Access Research

Use of health services one year before primary colorectal cancer

Elina Hermiö, Karri Seppä, Heidi Ryynänen, Elli Hirvonen, Liisa Pylkkänen, Jutta Järvelin, Nea Malila, Janne Pitkäniemi

Open Access Research

Development of a patients’ satisfaction analysis system using machine learning and lexicon-based methods

Shiva Khaleghparast, Majid Maleki, Ghasem Hajianfar, Esmaeil Soumari, Mehrdad Oveisi, Hassan Maleki Golandouz, Feridoun Noohi, Maziar Gholampour dehaki, Reza Golpira, Saeideh Mazloomzadeh, Maedeh Arabian, Samira Kalayinia

Open Access Research

Information and communication technology-based interventions for suicide prevention implemented in clinical settings: a scoping review

Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Keri Durocher, Lydia Sequeira, Juveria Zaheer, John Torous, Gillian Strudwick

Open Access Research article

Decision-makers’ experiences with rapid evidence summaries to support real-time evidence informed decision-making in crises: a mixed methods study

Ahmad Firas Khalid, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Nandana D. Parakh, Rana Charide, Faiza Rab, Salim Sohani

Open Access Research article

Using telehealth to support community health workers in Uganda during COVID-19: a mixed-method study

Maarten Olivier Kok, Tosca Terra, Raymond Tweheyo, Marinka van der Hoeven, Maiza Campos Ponce, Marceline Tutu van Furth, Elizeus Rutebemberwa

Open Access Research

Strengthening open disclosure after incidents in maternity care: a realist synthesis of international research evidence

Mary Adams, Julie Hartley, Natalie Sanford, Alexander Edward Heazell, Rick Iedema, Charlotte Bevan, Maria Booker, Maureen Treadwell, Jane Sandall

Open Access Research

Severity of illness and risk of mortality in Mayo Clinic’s virtual hybrid advanced care at home program: a retrospective cohort study

Margaret R. Paulson, Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman, Francisco R. Avila, Karla C. Maita, John P. Garcia, Antonio J. Forte, Gautam V. Matcha, Ricardo J. Pagan, Michael J. Maniaci

Open Access Research

A case study of HIV/AIDS services from community-based organizations during COVID-19 lockdown in China

Jennifer Z.H. Bouey, Jing Han, Yuxuan Liu, Myriam Vuckovic, Keren Zhu, Kai Zhou, Ye Su

Open Access Research

Understanding of healthcare professionals towards the roles and competencies of clinical pharmacists in South Africa

L Crafford, RA Kusurkar, E Bronkhorst, AGS Gous, A Wouters

Open Access Research

A qualitative study to explore the healthcare-seeking experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in Rwanda

Sandra Isano, Tsion Yohannes, Gloria Igihozo, Grace Iliza Ndatinya, Rex Wong

Open Access Research

Physicians’ views on optimal use and payment system for telemedicine: a qualitative study

Sarah Raes, Lieven Annemans, Ruben Willems, Jeroen Trybou

Open Access Research

Healthcare provider perceptions on the implementation of the universal test-and-treat policy in South Africa: a qualitative inquiry

Edward Nicol, Vuyelwa Mehlomakulu, Ngcwalisa Amanda Jama, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Desiree Pass, Debbie Bradshaw

Open Access Research

Improving heart failure care with an Experience-Based Co-Design approach: what matters to persons with heart failure and their family members?

Anne-Marie Suutari, Johan Thor, Annika Nordin, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson

Open Access Research

Drivers for low-value imaging: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives in Norway

Ingrid Øfsti Brandsæter, Eivind Richter Andersen, Bjørn Morten Hofmann, Elin Kjelle

Open Access Research

Organizational culture and barriers to change in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Cardiac Unit

Missaye M Mengstie, Gashaw A Biks, Emily J Cherlin, Leslie A Curry

Open Access Research

Characterizing the lack of diversity in musculoskeletal urgent care website content

Chloe C. Dlott, Tanner Metcalfe, Anchal Bahel, Sanjana Jain, Claire A. Donnelley, Jehanzeb Kayani, Daniel H. Wiznia

Open Access Research article

How do stroke early supported discharge services achieve intensive and responsive service provision? Findings from a realist evaluation study (WISE)

Niki Chouliara, Trudi Cameron, Adrian Byrne, Sarah Lewis, Peter Langhorne, Thompson Robinson, Justin Waring, Marion Walker, Rebecca Fisher

Open Access Research

The association between patient safety culture and adverse events – a scoping review

Magnhild Vikan, Arvid Steinar Haugen, Ann Kristin Bjørnnes, Berit Taraldsen Valeberg, Ellen Catharina Tveter Deilkås, Stein Ove Danielsen

Open Access Research

Characteristics of telemedicine workflows in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

James H Ford II, Sally A Jolles, Dee Heller, Christopher Crnich

Open Access Research

The co-development of a linguistic and culturally tailored tele-retinopathy screening intervention for immigrants living with diabetes from China and African-Caribbean countries in Ottawa, Canada

Valerie Umaefulam, Mackenzie Wilson, Marie Carole Boucher, Michael H. Brent, Maman Joyce Dogba, Olivia Drescher, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Noah M. Ivers, John G. Lawrenson, Fabiana Lorencatto, David Maberley, Nicola McCleary, Sheena McHugh, Olivera Sutakovic, Kednapa Thavorn, Holly O. Witteman, Catherine Yu, Hao Cheng, Wei Han, Yu Hong, Balkissa Idrissa, Tina Leech, Joffré Malette, Isabelle Mongeon, Zawadi Mugisho, Marlyse Mbakop Nguebou, Sara Pabla, Siffan Rahman, Azaratou Samandoulougou, Hasina Visram, Richard You, Junqiang Zhao, Justin Presseau

Open Access Research

Understanding virtual primary healthcare with Indigenous populations: a rapid evidence review

Kayla M. Fitzpatrick, Meagan Ody, Danika Goveas, Stephanie Montesanti, Paige Campbell, Kathryn MacDonald, Lynden Crowshoe, Sandra Campbell, Pamela Roach

Open Access Research

Perceived impacts of COVID-19 responses on routine health service delivery in Liberia and UK: cross-country lessons for resilient health systems for equitable service delivery during pandemics

Yussif Alhassan, Zeela Zaizay, Laura Dean, Rosalind McCollum, Victoria Watson, Karsor Kollie, Helen Piotrowski, Olivia Hastie, Colleen Parker, Russell Dacombe, Sally Theobald, Miriam Taegtmeyer

Open Access Study Protocol

Prevention of invasive ventilation (PRiVENT)—a prospective, mixed-methods interventional, multicentre study with a parallel comparison group: study protocol

Julia D. Michels, Jan Meis, Noemi Sturm, Florian Bornitz, Selina von Schumann, Aline Weis, Benjamin Neetz, Martina Bentner, Johanna Forstner, Nicola Litke, Michel Wensing, Stella Erdmann, Thomas Grobe, Timm Frerk, Axel Kempa, Claus Neurohr, Armin Schneider, Michael Müller, Felix J. F. Herth, Joachim Szecsenyi, Franziska C. Trudzinski, Franziska Christina Trudzinski, Gabriele Iberl, Beatrice Müller, Elena Biehler, Thomas Fleischhhauer, Gerhard Fuchs, Markus Qreini, Janina Schubert-Haack, Anja Klingenberg, Alex Kempa, Biljana Joves, Andreas Rheinhold, Alessandro Ghiani, Nina Lutz, Swenja Walcher, Konstantinos Tsitouras, Joanna Paderewska, Selina Briese, Christoph Andritschky, Patrick Gehrig, Joachim Sugg, Susanne Hirschmann, Simone Britsch, Christa Straub, Claude Jabbour, Michael Hahn, Jörg Krebs, Peter-Tobias Graf, Petra Denzer, Mascha O. Fiedler, Miriane Bomeken, Sebastian Stier, Tom Terboven, Uta Merle, Jens Regula, Jens Müller, Ute Oltmanns, Marcus Hennersdorf, Neslihan Satir, Mathias Borst, Brigitte Mayer, Wolfgang Reikow, Markus Kredel, Konstantin Frey, Holger Wolff, Florian Seidlitz, Stefanie Bientzle, Boris Nohé, Sebastian Allgäuer, Alexej Schöpp, Christoph Schlegel, Imke Hübner, Andrezj Kuzniar, Helene Häberle, Reimer Riessen, Benjamin Schempf, Ingo Rebenschütz, Andreas Straub, Marc Kollum, Markus Winter, Paul Hartveg, Andreas Junginger, Helmut Beck, Mathias Vogel

Open Access Research

Maternal vaccination against pertussis as part of the national immunization program: a qualitative evaluation among obstetric care providers one year after the implementation in December 2019

Maarten M. Immink, Kim van Zoonen, Nina M. Jager, Anne J.M. Pluijmaekers, Hester E. de Melker, Nicoline A.T. van der Maas, Mireille N. Bekker

Open Access Research

Overcoming the struggle of living with type 2 diabetes – diabetes specialist nurses’ and patients’ perspectives on digital interventions

Frida Jarl, Anna Davelid, Katarina Hedin, Andreas Stomby, Christina Petersson

Open Access Research

Telemedicine for the management of diabetic patients in a high-complexity Latin American hospital

Luz Angela Casas, Juliana Alarcón, Alejandra Urbano, Evelyn E. Peña-Zárate, Saveria Sangiovanni, Laura Libreros-Peña, María Fernanda Escobar

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of improvement strategies for reperfusion treatments in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review

Chi Phuong Nguyen, Willemijn J. Maas, Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Maarten Uyttenboogaart, Erik Buskens, Maarten M. H. Lahr

Open Access Research

Video consultation in general practice: a scoping review on use, experiences, and clinical decisions

Magnus Repstad Wanderås, Eirik Abildsnes, Elin Thygesen, Santiago Gil Martinez

Open Access Research

Factors that shape recurrent miscarriage care experiences: findings from a national survey

Caragh Flannery, Marita Hennessy, Rebecca Dennehy, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Con Lucey, Jennifer Ui Dhubhgain, Keelin O’Donoghue

Open Access Research

Prerequisites, barriers and opportunities in care for Q-fever patients: a Delphi study among healthcare workers

Iris M. Brus, Inge Spronk, Juanita A. Haagsma, Vicki Erasmus, Annemieke de Groot, Alfons G. M. Olde Loohuis, Madelon B. Bronner, Suzanne Polinder

Open Access Research article

Unfolding alignment – How top management work to align demand and capacity: an ethnographic study of resilience in a Swedish healthcare region

Ingrid Svensson, Mia von Knorring, Heidi Hagerman, Cecilia Fagerström, Mirjam Ekstedt, Lisa Smeds Alenius

Open Access Research

“I’ve kept going” – a multisite repeated cross-sectional study of healthcare workers’ pride in personal performance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kristina Bondjers, Ingebjørg Lingaas, Synne Stensland, Dan Atar, John-Anker Zwart, Hilde Wøien, Grete Dyb

Open Access Research

Lessons learnt while integrating services for children: qualitative interviews with professional stakeholders

Vanessa Baxter, Ewen Speed, Vasilios Ioakimidis, Matthew Ross

Open Access Research

Understanding peer support: a qualitative interview study of doctors one year after seeking support

Ingrid Marie Taxt Horne, Frode Veggeland, Fredrik Bååthe, Christina Drewes, Karin Isaksson Rø

Open Access Research article

Telehealth for management of chronic non-cancer pain and opioid use disorder in safety net primary care

Alexis Cooke, Stacy Castellanos, Celeste Enriquez, Pamela Olsen, Christine Miaskowski, Margot Kushel, Kelly Ray Knight

Open Access Research

The results of clinician-focused implementation strategies on uptake and outcomes of Measurement-Based Care (MBC) in general mental health care

Maartje A. M. S. van Sonsbeek, Giel J. M. Hutschemaekers, Jan W. Veerman, Ad Vermulst, Bea G. Tiemens

Open Access Research

eHealth policy framework in Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries; a PRISMA systematic review and analysis

Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, Konstantinos Antypas, Marius Rohde Johannessen, Jörn Klein, Gholamhossein Kazemi

Open Access Research

Development and implementation of work-oriented clinical care to empower patients with kidney disease: an adapted intervention mapping approach

Haitze J. de Vries, Wim S. Sipma, Ron T. Gansevoort, Sandra Brouwer, Annemieke Visser

Open Access Research

The application of spatial measures to analyse health service accessibility in Australia: a systematic review and recommendations for future practice

Sarah M. Wood, Laura Alston, Hannah Beks, Kevin Mc Namara, Neil T. Coffee, Robyn A. Clark, Anna Wong Shee, Vincent L. Versace

Open Access Research

Effect of improvement measures in reducing interruptions in a Japanese hospital pharmacy using a synthetic approach based on resilience engineering and systems thinking

Takahiro Kojima, Noriyasu Kinoshita, Harumi Kitamura, Koji Tanaka, Ayumi Tokunaga, Satoshi Nakagawa, Takeru Abe, Kazue Nakajima

Open Access Research

Sociodemographic and geographic inequalities in diagnosis and treatment of older adults’ chronic conditions in India: a nationally representative population-based study

Sanjay K. Mohanty, Abhilasha, Radhe Shyam Mishra, Ashish Kumar Upadhyay, Owen O’Donnell, Jürgen Maurer

Open Access Research

Facility-led community based approach in Mamfe health district, Cameroon: a differentiated service delivery option in complex humanitarian settings

Enongene Julius Mekolle, Kate Ivo Keumami, Omeichu Agwenam Amadeus, Agbor Nyenty Agbornkwai, Ismaila Esa, Aseh Christian Chuyum

Open Access Research

Patient perspectives on data sharing regarding implementing and using artificial intelligence in general practice – a qualitative study

Josefine Graabaek Mikkelsen, Natasha Lee Sørensen, Camilla Hoffmann Merrild, Martin Bach Jensen, Janus Laust Thomsen

Open Access Research

The willingness and attitudes of speech-language pathologists towards the use of mobile health technology: a survey study

Soheila Saeedi, Marjan Ghazisaeedi, Maryam Ebrahimi, Mohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi, Hamid Bouraghi

Open Access Research

Estimating the cost of HIV services for key populations provided by the LINKAGES program in Kenya and Malawi

Marjorie Opuni, Jorge Eduardo Sanchez-Morales, Jose Luis Figueroa, Andrea Salas-Ortiz, Louis Masankha Banda, Alice Olawo, Spy Munthali, Julius Korir, Meghan DiCarlo, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo

Open Access Research

“There’s nothing like a good crisis for innovation”: a qualitative study of family physicians’ experiences with virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lindsay Hedden, Sarah Spencer, Maria Mathews, Emily Gard Marshall, Julia Lukewich, Shabnam Asghari, Judith Belle Brown, Paul S. Gill, Thomas R. Freeman, Rita K. McCracken, Bridget L. Ryan, Crystal Vaughan, Eric Wong, Richard Buote, Leslie Meredith, Lauren Moritz, Dana Ryan, Madeleine McKay, Gordon Schacter

Open Access Research

Diagnostic groups of hospital stays and outpatient visits during 10 years before Alzheimer’s disease

Kiira Mäklin, Pasi Lampela, Julian Lin, Hartikainen Sirpa, Anna-Maija Tolppanen

Open Access Research article

Optimizing communication strategies and designing a comprehensive program to facilitate cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolemia

Gemme Campbell-Salome, Laney K. Jones, Nicole L. Walters, Kelly M. Morgan, Andrew Brangan, Ilene G. Ladd, Mary P. McGowan, Katherine Wilemon, Tara J. Schmidlen, Emilie Simmons, Marci L. B. Schwartz, Megan N. McMinn, Eric Tricou, Alanna K. Rahm, Catherine D. Ahmed, Amy C. Sturm

Open Access Research

Telehealth in remote Australia: a supplementary tool or an alternative model of care replacing face-to-face consultations?

Supriya Mathew, Michelle S. Fitts, Zania Liddle, Lisa Bourke, Narelle Campbell, Lorna Murakami-Gold, Deborah J Russell, John S. Humphreys, Edward Mullholand, Yuejen Zhao, Michael P. Jones, John Boffa, Mark Ramjan, Annie Tangey, Rosalie Schultz, John Wakerman

Open Access Research

Factors associated with the closure of obstetric units in German hospitals and its effects on accessibility

Jan Hoffmann, Till Dresbach, Carsten Hagenbeck, Nadine Scholten

Open Access Research

The associations of continuity of care with inpatient, outpatient, and total medical care costs among older adults with urinary incontinence

Eunkyung Han, Wankyo Chung, Antonio Trujillo, Joel Gittelsohn, Leiyu Shi

Open Access Research

The Intervention Selection Toolbox to improve patient-relevant outcomes: an implementation and qualitative evaluation study in colorectal cancer surgery

Bo Smalbroek, Joanna Vijverberg, Milad Fahim, Lea Dijksman, Douwe Biesma, Anke Smits, Frits van Merode, Paul van der Nat

Open Access Research

Disabled people’s experiences accessing healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Karen McBride-Henry, Solmaz Nazari Orakani, Gretchen Good, Michael Roguski, Tara N. Officer

Open Access Research article

The effectiveness of clinical guideline implementation strategies in oncology—a systematic review

Ana-Mihaela Bora, Vanessa Piechotta, Nina Kreuzberger, Ina Monsef, Andreas Wender, Markus Follmann, Monika Nothacker, Nicole Skoetz

Open Access Research

What barriers could impede access to mental health services for children and adolescents in Africa? A scoping review

Sabine Saade, Annick Parent Lamarche, Tatiana Khalaf, Sara Makke, Alexander Legg

Open Access Research

Transformative dimensions of resilience and brittleness during health systems’ collapse: a case study in Brazil using the Functional Resonance Analysis Method

Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho, Hugo Bellas, Jaqueline Viana, Paula de Castro Nunes, Rodrigo Arcuri, Valéria da Silva Fonseca, Ana Paula Morgado Carneiro, Alessandro Jatobá

Open Access Research

Prevalence and correlates of workplace violence against medical assistants in Germany: a cross-sectional study

Viola Mambrey, Stefanie Ritz-Timme, Adrian Loerbroks

Open Access Research

The influence of demographic, health and psychosocial factors on patient uptake of the English NHS diabetes prevention programme

David Reeves, Adrine Ablitt Woodham, David French, Peter Bower, Fiona Holland, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Sarah Cotterill

Open Access Research

A qualitative study on the feasibility and acceptability of institutionalizing health technology assessment in Malawi

Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Faless Jeremiah, Florence Kasende-Chinguwo, Wingston Ng’ambi, Nthanda Nkungula, Isabel Kazanga-Chiumia, Mercy Juma, Marlen Chawani, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Pakwanja Twea, Emily Chirwa, Kate Langwe, Gerald Manthalu, Lucky Gift Ngwira, Dominic Nkhoma, Tim Colbourn, Paul Revill, Mark Sculpher

Open Access Research

Having to manage: culturally and linguistically diverse mothers’ lived experiences with sustained nurse home visiting programs

Mehrnoush Bonakdar Tehrani, Kelly Baird, Suza Trajkovski, Lynn Kemp

Open Access Research

Examining the influence of health sector coordination on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya

Lizah Nyawira, Rebecca G Njuguna, Benjamin Tsofa, Anita Musiega, Joshua Munywoki, Kara Hanson, Andrew Mulwa, Sassy Molyneux, Isabel Maina, Charles Normand, Julie Jemutai, Edwine Barasa

Open Access Research

Distribution of dental practices in Jazan of Saudi Arabia: a GIS-based approach

Mosa Ali Shubayr, Estie Kruger, Muhammad Mansoor Majeed, Afrah H Hattan, Shoaa Ahmed Jearan, Marc Tennant

Open Access Research

Mental health service use and associated predisposing, enabling and need factors in community living adults and older adults across Canada

Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Jessica Spagnolo, Marie-Josée Fleury, Jean-Philippe Gouin, Pasquale Roberge, Mary Bartram, Sébastien Grenier, Grace Shen-Tu, Jennifer E. Vena, JianLi Wang

Open Access Research

Counseling regarding the care of people with dementia with a focus on §7a SGB XI in Germany: a "gray-shaded" scoping review

Mike Rommerskirch-Manietta, Christina Manietta, Daniel Purwins, Martina Roes

Open Access Research

The development of the Dutch “National model integrated care for childhood overweight and obesity”

J. Halberstadt, L. W. Koetsier, M. Sijben, J. Stroo, M. van der Velde, E. G. A. H. van Mil, J. C. Seidell

Open Access Research

Community knowledge, attitude and practices regarding zoonotic viral haemorrhagic fevers in five geo-ecological zones in Tanzania

Sima Rugarabamu, Calvin Sindato, Susan F. Rumisha, Gaspary O. Mwanyika, Gerald Misinzo, Hee Young Lim, Leonard E. G. Mboera

Open Access Research

Immunosuppressive therapy for progressive idiopathic membranous nephropathy: a cost-effectiveness analysis in China

Wanyi Xu, Zhiqi Zhang, Dandan Li, Wendi Dai, Chen Pan, Mingxing Guo, Ying Zhao, Xiangli Cui

Open Access Research

Perceptions of the primary health care team about the implementation of integrated care of patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Slovenia: qualitative study

Nataša Stojnić, Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš, Majda Mori Lukančič, Črt Zavrnik, Antonija Poplas Susič

Open Access Research

Associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and health service disruptions in 10 countries

Tarylee Reddy, Neena R. Kapoor, Shogo Kubota, Svetlana V Doubova, Daisuke Asai, Damen Haile Mariam, Wondimu Ayele, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Roody Thermidor, Jaime C. Sapag, Paula Bedregal, Álvaro Passi-Solar, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Mahesh Dulal, Dominic Dormenyo Gadeka, Suresh Mehata, Paula Margozzini, Borwornsom Leerapan, Thanitsara Rittiphairoj, Phanuwich Kaewkamjornchai, Adiam Nega, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Margaret E. Kruk, Catherine Arsenault

Open Access Research article

The prescription drug monitoring program in a multifactorial approach to the opioid crisis: PDMP data, Pennsylvania, 2016–2020

Jenna R. Adalbert, Amit Syal, Karan Varshney, Brandon George, Jeffrey Hom, Asif M. Ilyas

Open Access Research

Determining the effect of selected mental factors on turnover intention through two modulators - stress and resilience over COVID-19 period

Seyed mahdi mousavi, Saeid Yazdanirad, Mahsa Jahadi naeini, Amirhossien khoshakhlagh, Mojtaba Haghighat

Open Access Research

Clinician acceptability of an antibiotic prescribing knowledge support system for primary care: a mixed-method evaluation of features and context

Ruth Hurley, Francine Jury, Tjeerd P. van Staa, Victoria Palin, Christopher J. Armitage

Open Access Research

Evidence requirements of permanently listed digital health applications (DiGA) and their implementation in the German DiGA directory: an analysis

Melanie Mäder, Patrick Timpel, Tonio Schönfelder, Carsta Militzer-Horstmann, Sandy Scheibe, Ria Heinrich, Dennis Häckl

Open Access Research

Experiences of patients at high risk of opioid overdose accessing emergency department and behavioral health interventions: a qualitative analysis in an urban emergency department

Alexandra B. Collins, Janette Baird, Evelyn Nimaja, Yokabed Ashenafi, Melissa A. Clark, Francesca L. Beaudoin

Open Access Research

Management of chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana: a qualitative study of patients’ coping strategies and the role of caregivers

Robert Kokou Dowou, Hubert Amu, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Lordina Ewurabena Arthur, Priscilla Aku Nuna Dotse, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

Open Access Research

“But at home, with the midwife, you are a person”: experiences and impact of a new early postpartum home-based midwifery care model in the view of women in vulnerable family situations

Bettina Schwind, Elisabeth Zemp, Kristen Jafflin, Anna Späth, Monika Barth, Karen Maigetter, Sonja Merten, Elisabeth Kurth

Open Access Research

Organizational resilience in healthcare: a review and descriptive narrative synthesis of approaches to resilience measurement and assessment in empirical studies

Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Carolyn Tarrant, Russell Mannion, Dena El-Sawy, Simon Conroy, Daniel Lasserson

Open Access Research

Implementation analysis of a case management intervention for people with complex care needs in primary care: a multiple case study across Canada

Catherine Hudon, Mathieu Bisson, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Alannah Delahunty-Pike, Mireille Lambert, Dana Howse, Charlotte Schwarz, Olivier Dumont-Samson, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Fred Burge, Shelley Doucet, Vivian R. Ramsden, Alison Luke, Marilyn Macdonald, André Gaudreau, Judy Porter, Donna Rubenstein, Cathy Scott, Mike Warren, Linda Wilhelm

Open Access Research

Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance based on the Australian Consensus Guidelines: a health economic modelling study

Anh Le Tuan Nguyen, Lei Si, John S Lubel, Nicholas Shackel, Kwang Chien Yee, Mark Wilson, Jane Bradshaw, Kerry Hardy, Andrew John Palmer, Christopher Leigh Blizzard, Barbara de Graaff

Open Access Research

Patient-centered care and geriatric knowledge translation among healthcare providers in Vietnam: translation and validation of the patient-centered care measure

Oluwarantimi Adetunji, David Bishai, Cuong Viet Pham, Janiece Taylor, Ngan Tran Thi, Zainab Khan, Abdulgafoor M. Bachani

Open Access Research

Ear and hearing care programs for First Nations children: a scoping review

Kai Nash, Rona Macniven, Liesa Clague, Harvey Coates, Mark Fitzpatrick, Hasantha Gunasekera, Kylie Gwynne, Luke Halvorsen, Samantha Harkus, Leanne Holt, Noeleen Lumby, Katie Neal, Neil Orr, Elizabeth Pellicano, Boe Rambaldini, Catherine McMahon

Open Access Research

“Quality teaches you how to use water. It doesn’t provide a water pump”: a qualitative study of context and mechanisms of action in an Ethiopian quality improvement program

F Procureur, AS Estifanos, DW Keraga, AK Kiflie Alemayehu, NW Hailemariam, J Schellenberg, H Magge, Z Hill

Open Access Research

Use of anti-viral therapies in hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the United Arab Emirates: a cost-effectiveness and health-care resource use analysis

Ahmad Subhi, Amin Mohamed El Shamy, Saeed Abdullah Mohammed Hussein, James Jarrett, Sam Kozma, Camille Harfouche, Sara Al Dallal

Open Access Research

Behavioural change interventions encouraging clinicians to reduce carbon emissions in clinical activity: a systematic review

Carys Batcup, Matilde Breth-Petersen, Thomas Dakin, Alexandra Barratt, Forbes McGain, Ben R. Newell, Kristen Pickles

Open Access Research

Investigating attitudes, skills, and use of evidence-based practice among Norwegian chiropractors; a national cross-sectional study

Birgitte Lawaetz Myhrvold, Iben Axén, Matthew J Leach, Tobias Sundberg, Anne Marie Gausel

Open Access Research article

Cost of exome analysis in patients with intellectual disability: a micro-costing study in a French setting

AL Soilly, C Robert-Viard, C Besse, AL Bruel, B Gerard, A Boland, A Piton, Y Duffourd, J Muller, C Poë, T Jouan, S El Doueiri, L Faivre, D Bacq-Daian, B Isidor, D Genevieve, S Odent, N Philip, M Doco-Fenzy, D Lacombe, ML Asensio, JF Deleuze, C Binquet, S Arpin, P Blanchet, S Blesson, O Boute-Benejean, T Busa, E Colin, C Coubes, F Devillard, P Edery, S El Chehadeh, M Fradin, A Goldenberg, A-M Guerrot, Y Herenger, N Houcinat, N Jean-Marcais, P. S. Jouk, L Lambert, A Lavillaureix, M Legendre, B Leheup, S Manouvrier, S Mercier, S Moutton, M Nizon, L Pasquier, F Petit, L Pinson, C Poirsier, L Pons, A Putoux, C Quelin, M Renaud, M Rossi, A Sorlin, M Spodenkiewicz, J Thevenon, A Toutain, J Van-Gils, C Vanlerberghe, A Verloes, M Vincent, C Vincent-Delorme, M Willems, A Ziegler, C Thauvin-Robinet, C Lejeune

Open Access Research

Utilisation of rural primary health centers for outpatient services - a study based on Rajasthan, India

Ambey Kumar Srivastava, Rajan Kumar Gupt, Ruchi Bhargava, Rajesh Ranjan Singh, Dinesh Songara

Open Access Research

Perceptions of the key components of effective, acceptable and accessible services for children and young people experiencing common mental health problems: a qualitative study

Susan Kirk, Claire Fraser, Nicola Evans, Rhiannon Lane, Jodie Crooks, Georgia Naughton, Steven Pryjmachuk

Open Access Research

Insurance status and traumatized patients’ outcomes: a report from the national trauma registry of Iran

Khatereh Isazadehfar, Payman Salamati, Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Moein Khormali, Vali Baigi

Open Access Research

How do healthcare providers use national audit data for improvement?

Grazia Antonacci, Julie Whitney, Matthew Harris, Julie E. Reed

Open Access Research

Knowledge and perceptions of primary healthcare providers towards integration of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services at departmental levels at selected health facilities Lira district, Uganda

Sean Steven Puleh, Emmanuel Asher Ikwara, Syliviah Namutebi, Lakeri Nakero, Godfrey Mwesiga, Rogers Isabirye, Joy Acen, Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho

Open Access Research

Identifying strategies for implementing a clinical guideline for cancer-related fatigue: a qualitative study

Elizabeth J. Pearson, Linda Denehy, Lara Edbrooke

Open Access Research

Mapping the effectiveness of integrating mental health in HIV programs: a scoping review

Ndeshiteelela K Conteh, Ashley Latona, Ozayr Mahomed

Open Access Research

Parental help-seeking behaviour for, and care of, a sick or injured child during the COVID-19 pandemic: a European online survey

Chantal D. Tan, Silvia Bressan, Rachel Carter, Mia Hylén, Inger Kristensson, Monica Lakhanpaul, Santiago Mintegi, Henriette A. Moll, Sarah Neill

Open Access Research

Economic burden of acute otitis media, pneumonia, and invasive pneumococcal disease in children in the United States after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines during 2014–2018

Tianyan Hu, Yan Song, Nicolae Done, Salini Mohanty, Qing Liu, Eric M. Sarpong, Esteban Lemus-Wirtz, James Signorovitch, Thomas Weiss

Open Access Research

Safe acceptance in the nurses’ cultural care of medical tourists in Iran: a qualitative study

Hero Hamzehpour, Tahereh Ashktorab, Maryam Esmaeili

Open Access Research

Patients values regarding primary health care: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence

Agnes Bhakti Pratiwi, Retna Siwi Padmawati, Joko Mulyanto, Dick L. Willems

Open Access Research

Factors influencing catastrophic health expenditure of households with people with diabetes in Northwest China-an example from Gansu Province

Ying Dang, Yinan Yang, Aimin Yang, Shuting Cao, Jia Zhang, Xiao Wang, Jie Lu, Xiaobin Hu

Open Access Research

COVID-19 severity scale for claims data research

Trudy Millard Krause, Raymond Greenberg, Lopita Ghosh, Joseph S. Wozny, Regina M. Hansen, Caroline Schaefer

Open Access Research

Empowered patients and informal care-givers as partners?—a survey study of healthcare professionals’ perceptions

Therese Scott Duncan, Sara Riggare, Ami Bylund, Maria Hägglund, Terese Stenfors, Lena Sharp, Sabine Koch

Open Access Research

Psychological wellbeing of Australian community health service staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study

Sara Holton, Karen Wynter, Anna Peeters, Alexandra Georgalas, Ann Yeomanson, Bodil Rasmussen

Open Access Research

Evaluation of Ethiopia’s field epidemiology training program – frontline: perspectives of implementing partners

Tolcha Kebebew, Mahlet A. Woldetsadik, Jordan Barker, Angelina Cui, Aisha A. Abedi, David E. Sugerman, Desmond E. Williams, Reina M. Turcios-Ruiz, Tariku Takele, Neima Zeynu

Open Access Research

Undervalued professionals: placement of nutritionist in the Ecuadorian health system

A. C. Román, M. A. Villar, P. Belmont-Guerron, M. B. Ocampo

Open Access Research

Improving measurement-based care implementation in adult ambulatory psychiatry: a virtual focus group interview with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals

Hayoung Ko, Alyssa J. Gatto, Sydney B. Jones, Virginia C. O’Brien, Robert S. McNamara, Martha M. Tenzer, Hunter D. Sharp, Anita S. Kablinger, Lee D. Cooper

Open Access Research

The resiliency of noncommunicable diseases services during the public health crisis: a lesson from Bangkok, Thailand

Siriwan Pitayarangsarit, Nanapas Bhagaman, Korravarn Yodmai, Nattaya Thangsirikul, Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul

Open Access Research

“More” work for nurses: the ironies of eHealth

Susanne Frennert, Lena Petersson, Gudbjörg Erlingsdottir

Open Access Research

Facilitators and barriers of the implementation of point-of-care devices for cardiometabolic diseases: a scoping review

Janeth Tenorio-Mucha, Patricia Busta-Flores, María Lazo-Porras, Beatrice Vetter, Elvis Safary, Andrew E. Moran, Reena Gupta, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz

Open Access Research

Effect of hospital assignment on mortality for AMI patients

Mari Grøsland, Kjetil E. Telle, Henning Øien

Open Access Study Protocol

A coordinated approach for managing polypharmacy among children with medical complexity: rationale and design of the Pediatric Medication Therapy Management (pMTM) randomized controlled trial

Lucas E. Orth, Chris Feudtner, Allison Kempe, Megan A. Morris, Kathryn L. Colborn, R. Mark Gritz, Sunny A. Linnebur, Anowara Begum, James A. Feinstein

Open Access Research

Can we optimize locations of hospitals by minimizing the number of patients at risk?

Pasi Fränti, Radu Mariescu-Istodor, Awais Akram, Markku Satokangas, Eeva Reissell

Open Access Research

Integrating consumer perspectives into a large-scale health literacy audit of health information materials: learnings and next steps

Julie Ayre, Carissa Bonner, Jemma Gonzalez, Teresa Vaccaro, Michael Cousins, Kirsten McCaffery, Danielle M. Muscat

Open Access Research

Adapting SARS-CoV-2 vaccination delivery in England to population needs: a thematic analysis of providers and commissioner’s perceptions

Sharif Ismail, Tracey Chantler, Pauline Paterson, Louise Letley, Sadie Bell, Sandra Mounier-Jack

Open Access Research

Encountering suffering in digital care: a qualitative study of providers’ experiences in telemental health care

Jill W. Åhs, Albertine Ranheim, Henrik Eriksson, Monir Mazaheri

Open Access Research

Baseline status regarding compliance with neo-BFHI recommendations in South African neonatal wards: a cross-sectional survey

Welma Lubbe, Lisa Springer, Ragnhild Maastrup, Laura N. Haiek, Madimetja Nyaloko

Open Access Research

Supporting US healthcare providers for successful vaccine communication

Amanda J Pierz, Lauren Rauh, Dima Masoud, Alanna Kate Cruz, P. Christopher Palmedo, Scott C Ratzan, Ruth Parker

Open Access Research

Burnout and coping strategies among health system pharmacists in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Rosa Abilmona, Hani Dimassi, Rafah Aboulhosn, Nibal Chamoun

Open Access Research

Defining ready for discharge from sub-acute care: a qualitative exploration from multiple stakeholder perspectives

Kate Gledhill, Tracey K Bucknall, Natasha A Lannin, Lisa Hanna

Open Access Research article

Health outcomes, health services utilization, and costs consequences of medicare uninsurance among migrants in Canada: a systematic review

Sophiya Garasia, Valerie Bishop, Stephanie Clayton, Genevieve Pinnington, Chika Arinze, Ezza Jalil

Open Access Research

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of HIV/AIDS-related services in Iran: a qualitative study

Zahra Jaafari, Hossein Mirzaei, Yousef Moradi, Naser Nasiri, Soheil Mehmandoost, Mehrdad Khezri, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Samaneh Abbaszadeh, Hamid Sharifi

Open Access Research

Empower Veterans Program (EVP): a chronic pain management program demonstrates positive outcomes among veterans

Jolie N. Haun, Christopher A. Fowler, Hari H. Venkatachalam, Michael S. Saenger, Amy C. Alman, Bridget M. Smith, Tali Schneider, Rachel Benzinger, Kevin Stroupe, Dustin D. French

Open Access Research

Measuring provider well-being: initial validation of a brief engagement survey

Megan Call, Fares Qeadan, Benjamin Tingey, Ellen Morrow, David Webber, Blake Hamilton, Amy Locke

Open Access Research

Development of a framework and research impact capture tool for nursing, midwifery, allied health professions, healthcare science, pharmacy and psychology (NMAHPPs)

Lisa Newington, Mary Wells, Samina Begum, Andy J. Lavender, Sarah Markham, Oliver Tracy, Caroline M. Alexander

Open Access Research

Sustainability of community health programme using community-based organizations: a challenge for stakeholders

F. M. Gisèle Donessouné, G. Olivier Sossa, Seni Kouanda

Open Access Research article

Conceptualising engagement with HIV care for people on treatment: the Indicators of HIV Care and AntiRetroviral Engagement (InCARE) Framework

Claire M. Keene, Jonathan Euvrard, K . Rivet Amico, Ayesha Ragunathan, Mike English, Jacob McKnight, Catherine Orrell, Anna Grimsrud, Beth Harley, Erin von der Heyden, Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Ingrid Katz, Kirsten Arendse, Laura Beres, Michael Mugavero, Tali Cassidy, Tamsin Phillips

Open Access Research

Launching continuous kangaroo mother care through participatory action research in Iran

Marzieh Mohammadi, Anne-Marie Bergh, Niloufar Sattarzadeh Jahdi, Leila Valizadeh, Mohammadbagher Hosseini, Sevil Hakimi

Open Access Research

Iranian researchers’ perspective about concept and effect of open science on research publication

Maryam Zarghani, Leila Nemati-Anaraki, Shahram Sedghi, Abdolreza Noroozi Chakoli, Anisa Rowhani-Farid

Open Access Research

Drug shortages in China: a cross-sectional study

Yinyin Song, Jianchun Li, Fei Zhao, Pengfei Jin

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the implementation progress through key performance indicators in a new multimorbidity patient-centered care model in Chile

Teresita Varela, Paula Zamorano, Paulina Muñoz, Carolina Rain, Esteban Irazoqui, Jaime C. Sapag, Alvaro Tellez

Open Access Research

Implementation of a referral pathway for cancer survivors to access allied health services in the community

Lahiru Russell, Rebecca McIntosh, Carina Martin, Wee Kheng Soo, Anna Ugalde

Open Access Research

Readiness of health facilities to manage individuals infected with COVID-19, Uganda, June 2021

Patience Mwine, Immaculate Atuhaire, Sherry R. Ahirirwe, Hilda T. Nansikombi, Shaban Senyange, Sarah Elayeete, Veronicah Masanja, Alice Asio, Allan Komakech, Rose Nampeera, Edirisa J. Nsubuga, Petranilla Nakamya, Andrew Kwiringira, Stella M. Migamba, Benon Kwesiga, Daniel Kadobera, Lillian Bulage, Paul E. Okello, Sandra Nabatanzi, Fred Monje, Irene B. Kyamwine, Alex R. Ario, Julie R. Harris

Open Access Research

Continuous usage intention of mobile health services: model construction and validation

Li Nie, Brian Oldenburg, Yingting Cao, Wenjie Ren

Open Access Research

Policy analysis of the protection of Iranian households against catastrophic health expenditures: a qualitative analysis

Maryam Hedayati, Iravan Masoudi Asl, Mohammadreza Maleki, Ali Akbar Fazaeli, Salime Goharinezhad

Open Access Research article

Task shifting roles, interventions and outcomes for kidney and cardiovascular health service delivery among African populations: a scoping review

Ikechi G. Okpechi, Ijezie I. Chukwuonye, Udeme Ekrikpo, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Yemi R. Raji, Yusuf Adeshina, Samuel Ajayi, Zunaid Barday, Malini Chetty, Bianca Davidson, Emmanuel Effa, Stephen Fagbemi, Cindy George, Andre P. Kengne, Erika S. W. Jones, Hamidu Liman, Mohammad Makusidi, Hadiza Muhammad, Ikechukwu Mbah, Kwazi Ndlovu, Grace Ngaruiya, Chimezie Okwuonu, Ugochi Samuel-Okpechi, Elliot K. Tannor, Ifeoma Ulasi, Zulkifilu Umar, Nicola Wearne, Aminu K. Bello

Open Access Research

The long-term effect of generic price competition on the Hungarian statin market

Balázs Répásy, Tibor Gazsó, Diána Elmer, Dalma Pónusz-Kovács, Fanni Luca Kajos, Tímea Csákvári, Bettina Kovács, Imre Boncz

Open Access Study Protocol

The Alberta Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Mother-Baby Care ImprovEmeNT (NASCENT) program: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of a hospital-level Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome rooming-in intervention

Osnat Wine, Deborah McNeil, Seija K. Kromm, Karen Foss, Vera Caine, Denise Clarke, Nathaniel Day, David W. Johnson, Katherine Rittenbach, Stephen Wood, Matt Hicks

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of system navigation programs linking primary care with community-based health and social services: a systematic review

Kylie Teggart, Sarah E. Neil-Sztramko, Abbira Nadarajah, Amy Wang, Caroline Moore, Nancy Carter, Janet Adams, Kamal Jain, Penelope Petrie, Aref Alshaikhahmed, Shreya Yugendranag, Rebecca Ganann

Open Access Research

Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic: health care disturbances and telemedicine as an alternative rheumatology practice in Indonesia

Faisal Parlindungan, Sumariyono Sumariyono, Rudy Hidayat, Suryo Anggoro Kusumo Wibowo, Anna Ariane, Johanda Damanik, Abirianty Priandani Araminta, Khadijah Cahya Yunita

Open Access Research

Perceived barriers to effective use of telehealth in managing the care of patients with cardiovascular diseases: a qualitative study exploring healthcare professionals’ views in Jordan

Ibtisam A. Alarabyat, Nezam Al-Nsair, Intima Alrimawi, Nabeel Al-Yateem, Raed Mohammad Shudifat, Ahmad Rajeh Saifan

Open Access Research

An assessment of information needs and workflows for emergency service providers and caregivers of children with medical complexity

Aubree Honcoop, Russell J. McCulloh, Ellen Kerns, Bethany Lowndes, Tiffany Simon, Natalie McCawley, Ricky Flores, Martina Clarke

Open Access Research

Time optimization in primary care – chronic prescription cost

Tiffany Leite-Costa, Daniel Rodrigues, Fernando Sá, Ricardo Cruz Correia

Open Access Research

How to adjust the expected waiting time to improve patient’s satisfaction?

Hui Zhang, Wei-Min Ma, Jing-Jing Zhu, Li Wang, Zhen-Jie Guo, Xiang-Tang Chen

Open Access Research

Patient-level predictors of temporal regularity of primary care visits

Adam J. Rose, Wiessam Abu Ahmad, Faige Spolter, Maram Khazen, Avivit Golan-Cohen, Shlomo Vinker, Ilan Green, Ariel Israel, Eugene Merzon

Open Access Research

German translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Person-Centred Practice Inventory—Staff (PCPI-S)

Christoph von Dach, Nanja Schlup, Stefan Gschwenter, Brendan McCormack

Open Access Research

Assessing the agreement between the partners at care transitions measure and the care transitions measure for elderly patients with chronic diseases

La-mei Liu, Meng-jie Sun, Meng-ting Liu, Jia-nan Wang, Yi-zhen Zhang, Ronnell D Dela Rosa

Open Access Research

Factors related to the waiting time for scheduling an oral biopsy in Brazil: a multilevel analysis

Alessandro Diogo De-Carli, Amanda Ramos da Cunha, Gleyson Kleber do Amaral-Silva, Jader Vasconcelos, Mara Lisiane de Moraes dos Santos, Livia Fernandes Probst

Open Access Research

Exploring quality improvement for diabetes care in First Nations communities in Canada: a multiple case study

Meghan Fournie, Shannon L. Sibbald, Stewart B. Harris

Open Access Research article

Mind the gap: analysis of two pilot projects of a home telehealth service for persons with complex conditions in a Swedish hospital

Carla Sacchi, Karolina Andersson, Marta Roczniewska, Jamie Linnéa Luckhaus, Moa Malmqvist, Lars Peter Rodmalm, Karin Lodin, Rebecca Mosson, Petra Danapfel, Carolina Wannheden, Pamela Mazzocato

Open Access Correction

Correction: The impact of CFS/ME on employment and productivity in the UK: a cross-sectional study based on the CFS/ME national outcomes database

Simon M Collin, Esther Crawley, Margaret T May, Jonathan AC Sterne, William Hollingworth

Open Access Research

The managerial role of healthcare professionals in public hospitals: a time-driven analysis of their activities

Lorenzo Pratici, Andrea Francesconi, Gianluca Lanza, Antonello Zangrandi, Simone Fanelli

Open Access Research

Community Health Teams: a qualitative study about the factors influencing the decision-making process

Lisa W. Natkin, Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, Jamie S. Benson, Adam Atherly

Open Access Research

Patient safety in home health care: a grounded theory study

Sahar Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki, Forough Rafii, Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Zahra Amrollah Majdabadi Kohne

Open Access Research

Healthcare services gap analysis: a supply capture and demand forecast modelling, Dubai 2018–2030

Nahed Monsef, Eldaw Suliman, Elham Ashkar, Hamid Yahay Hussain

Open Access Research

Medical and public health professionals’ perceived facilitators and barriers of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among African American adolescents in Shelby County, Tennessee

Seok Won Jin, Daniel Cruz Lattimore, Eric Harlin, Levonna Davis, Virginia Erholtz, Heather M. Brandt

Open Access Research

Transitions in mental health and addiction care for youth and their families: a scoping review of needs, barriers, and facilitators

Roula Markoulakis, Hinaya Cader, Samantha Chan, Sugy Kodeeswaran, Tracey Addison, Cathy Walsh, Amy Cheung, Jocelyn Charles, Deepy Sur, Michael Scarpitti, David Willis, Anthony Levitt

Open Access Research

Cancer patients as parents: implementation of a cross sector service for families with adolescent and young adult children

X. Skrabal Ross, F.E.J. McDonald, S. Konings, E. Schiena, J. Phipps-Nelson, F. Hodgson, P. Patterson

Open Access Research

Perspectives of stakeholders regarding the value of maternal and newborn health interventions and practices supported by UNICEF and other partners in the West Nile region of Uganda: a qualitative study

Simon Muhumuza, Xavier Nsabagasani, Cinderella Ngonzi Muhangi, Grace Latigi, Patricia Pirio, Chimwemwe Msukwa, Fabian Mwanyumba, Fatima Gohar, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Atnafu Getachew Asfaw, Anne-Marie Bergh

Open Access Research

The relationship between succession and intellectual capital with entrepreneurship in hospitals

Shoaib Rafiei, Mohammad Mehrtak, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Sima Rafiei, Saeideh Moosavi, Rohollah Kalhor

Open Access Research

Clinicians’ satisfaction with laboratory services and associated factors at public health facilities in Northeast Ethiopia

Daniel Dagne Abebe, Minwuyelet Maru Temesgen, Addisu Tesfie Abozin

Open Access Research

An eConsultant versus a hospital-based outpatient consultation for general (internal) medicine: a costing analysis

Jenny Job, Caroline Nicholson, Maria Donald, Claire Jackson, Joshua Byrnes

Open Access Research

Age and gender patterns in health service utilisation: Age-Period-Cohort modelling of linked health service usage records

Koen Simons, Owen Bradfield, Matthew J. Spittal, Tania King

Open Access Research

Mental distress of physicians in the outpatient care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: emotional and supportive human relations matter – Cross-sectional results of the VOICE-study

Sabine Mogwitz, Christian Albus, Petra Beschoner, Yesim Erim, Franziska Geiser, Lucia Jerg-Bretzke, Eva Morawa, Susann Steudte-Schmiedgen, Gloria-Beatrice Wintermann, Kerstin Weidner

Open Access Research

Sociodemographic structure and health care-related outcomes of community-dwelling dementia caregiving dyads: a latent class replication study

Henrik Wiegelmann, Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Niels Janssen, Hein van Hout, Janet L. MacNeil Vroomen, Farhad Arzideh

Open Access Research

Virtual visits at the Helsinki Head and Neck Center during the COVID-19 pandemic: patient safety incidents and the experiences of patients and staff

Morag Tolvi, Lotta-Maria Oksanen, Lasse Lehtonen, Ahmed Geneid, Pia Männikkö, Hellevi Ruokonen, Anna Majander, Susan Arminen, Leena-Maija Aaltonen

Open Access Research

How are health technology assessment bodies responding to the assessment challenges posed by cell and gene therapy?

Michael Drummond, Oriana Ciani, Giulia Fornaro, Claudio Jommi, Eva Susanne Dietrich, Jaime Espin, Jean Mossman, Gerard de Pouvourville

Open Access Research

Value of information analysis for pandemic response: intensive care unit preparedness at the onset of COVID-19

Peter U. Eze, Nicholas Geard, Christopher M. Baker, Patricia T. Campbell, Iadine Chades

Open Access Research article

Impact of the value driven outcomes program among cataract surgery patients in Singapore: an interrupted time series analysis

Jian Ming Hoong, Brent Gibbons, Benedict Loh, Clement Tan, Cynthia Chen

Open Access Research

Symptoms and risk factors for long COVID in Tunisian population

Souhir Chelly, Sourour Rouis, Olfa Ezzi, Asma Ammar, Sami Fitouri, Asma Soua, Ines Fathallah, Mansour Njah, Mohamed Mahjoub

Open Access Research

Scaling-up problem management plus for refugees in Switzerland - a qualitative study

Julia Spaaij, Daniela C. Fuhr, Aemal Akhtar, Luisa Casanova, Tobias Klein, Matthis Schick, Sonja Weilenmann, Bayard Roberts, Naser Morina

Open Access Research

Examining public health practitioners’ perceptions and use of behavioural sciences to design health promotion interventions

Ariane Bélanger-Gravel, Isidora Janezic, Sophie Desroches, Marie-Claude Paquette, Frédéric Therrien, Tracie Barnett, Kim L. Lavoie, Lise Gauvin

Open Access Research

Mental health and substance use screening in HIV primary care before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic

Alexandra N. Lea, Tory M. Levine, Thibaut Davy-Mendez, Amy Leibowitz, Andrea Altschuler, Jason Flamm, C. Bradley Hare, Mitchell N. Luu, Michael J. Silverberg, Derek D. Satre

Open Access Research

Health mediation: an intervention mode for improving emergency department care and support for patients living in precarious conditions

Riwan Naït Salem, Michel Rotily, Themistoklis Apostolidis, Sophie Odena, Aurore Lamouroux, Célia Chischportich, Nicolas Persico, Pascal Auquier

Open Access Research

Policies enacted during COVID-19 came with unintended health benefits: why go back?

Linda Sprague Martinez, Judith C. Scott, Melanie Rocco, Serena Rajabiun, Cecilia Flores Rodriguez, Ramona Cummings, Erin McKinney-Prupis, Malika Minott, Joy Walker-Jones, Alicia Downes, Angela Wangari Walter

Open Access Research

Cost-utility analysis of different venous access devices in breast cancer patients: a decision-based analysis model

Na Chen, Qing Yang, Yin Feng Li, Qin Guo, De Yu Huang, Jia Ling Peng

Open Access Research

Adaptation and psychometric testing of the end-of-life professional caregiver survey in Jamaica

Rebecca L. Edwards, Marie Bakitas, Peng Li, Dingle Spence, Eulalia Kahwa, Mark Stoltenberg, Nataliya V. Ivankova, Kaesha Thomas, Kammar Segree, Syed Matthew Kodilinye, Adelais Markaki

Open Access Research

Family caregiver involvement and role in hospital at home for adults: the patients’ and family caregivers’ perspective - a Norwegian qualitative study

Lillian Karlsen, Bente Prytz Mjølstad, Bjarte Bye Løfaldli, Anne-Sofie Helvik

Open Access Research

Understanding caregiver burden with accessing sickle cell care in the Midwest and their perspective on telemedicine

Seethal A. Jacob, Jillian Bouck, Roua Daas, Meghan Drayton Jackson, Julia E. LaMotte, Aaron E. Carroll

Open Access Study Protocol

Effects of care of multimorbid patients in general practices by advanced practice nurses (FAMOUS): study protocol for a nonrandomized controlled trial

Renate Stemmer, Britta Büchler, Matthias Büttner, Christina Dera-Ströhm, Joachim Klein, Emilio Gianicolo

Open Access Research

Infectious disease hotlines to provide advice to general practitioners: a prospective study

Anna Luce Sette, Patrice François, Philippe Lesprit, Virginie Vitrat, Olivier Rogeaux, Emma Breugnon, Marion Baldeyrou, Véronique Mondain, Bertrand Issartel, Solen Kerneis, Sylvain Diamantis, Delphine Poitrenaud, Bastien Boussat, Patricia Pavese

Open Access Study Protocol

Rapid start antiretroviral therapies for improved engagement in HIV care: implementation science evaluation protocol

Beth Bourdeau, Starley B. Shade, Kimberly A. Koester, Greg M. Rebchook, Wayne T. Steward, Bruce M. Agins, Janet J. Myers, Son H. Phan, Marlene Matosky

Open Access Research

“That was our afterparty”: a qualitative study of mobile, venue-based PrEP for MSM

Grace Chamberlin, Mairead Day Lopes, Surabhi Iyer, Christina Psaros, Ingrid V. Bassett, Susana Medeiros, Catherine O’Connor, Kevin L. Ard

Open Access Research

Determinants of awareness, value perception, and societal support for sexual and reproductive health services among in-school adolescents in South-eastern Nigeria

Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Godstime Eigbiremolen, Obinna Onwujekwe

Open Access Research

Improving the quality of care in nursing home organizations with urgent quality issues: design and effectiveness of a Dutch government-funded support programme

Paulien Vermunt, Yael Reijmer, Clariska van Biessum, Valerie de Groot, Bellis van den Berg, Henk Nies

Open Access Research

Assessing the quality of hospital outpatient services in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pouria Farrokhi, Rafat Bagherzadeh, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Ehsan Zarei

Open Access Research

Impact of the Affordable Care Act on participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program among low-income older Medicare beneficiaries

Hyunmin Kim, Asos Mahmood, Cyril F. Chang, Noah E. Hammarlund, Aram Dobalian

Open Access Research article

Implementation fidelity to HIV assisted partner services (aPS) during scale-up in western Kenya: a convergent mixed methods study

Beatrice Wamuti, Mercy Owuor, Wenjia Liu, David Katz, Harison Lagat, George Otieno, Edward Kariithi, Paul Macharia, Sarah Masyuko, Mary Mugambi, Carey Farquhar, Bryan Weiner

Open Access Research

Hybrid cardiac telerehabilitation for coronary artery disease in Australia: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Sameera Senanayake, Ureni Halahakone, Bridget Abell, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Victoria McCreanor, Steven M. McPhail, Julie Redfern, Tom Briffa, William Parsonage

Open Access Research article

The knock-on effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the supply and availability of generic medicines in Ethiopia: mixed methods study

Zeleke Mekonnen, Tsegaye Melaku, Gudina Terefe Tucho, Mohammed Mecha, Christine Årdal, Marianne Jahre

Open Access Research

Chinese Intelligence Prescription System improves prescription accuracy while decreasing labor and drug costs

Ting-Yu Huang, Wei-Te Huang, Yu-Chuan Lin, Hao-Hsiu Hung, Shi-Chen Ou, Chin-Wei Chang, Hung-En Lin, Ting-Yen Lin, Ching-Wen Chang, Hui-Chun Hung, Sheng-Teng Huang

Open Access Research

Application of the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation of telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation in a randomized controlled trial among African-American and Hispanic patients with advanced stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Jennifer Polo, Melissa J. Basile, Meng Zhang, Keyla Ordonez, Danielle Rodriguez, Eugenia Boye-Codjoe, Myia Williams, Donna Tsang, Richard Medina, Sonia Jacome, Parvez Mir, Sameer Khanijo, Renee Pekmezaris, Negin Hajizadeh

Open Access Research article

An examination of the emerging field of community paramedicine: a national cross-sectional survey of community paramedics

Chinyere Mma Okoh, Leticia R. Moczygemba, Whitney Thurman, Carolyn Brown, Christopher Hanson, James O. Baffoe

Open Access Research

A survey of experts on personalized medicine landscape in European Union and China

Ilda Hoxhaj, Flavia Beccia, Alisha Morsella, Chiara Cadeddu, Walter Ricciardi, Stefania Boccia

Open Access Research

Estimation of health literacy levels in patients with cardiovascular diseases in a Gulf country

Satish Chandrasekhar Nair, Jayadevan Sreedharan, Karthik Vijayan, Halah Ibrahim

Open Access Research

Culture and pandemic control at cross-roads: navigating the burial guidelines for COVID-19-related deaths in a Ghanaian setting

Dorothy Takyiakwaa, Derek Anamaale Tuoyire, Susanna Aba Abraham, Elizabeth Ama Agyare, John Oti Amoah, Akosua Agyeiwaa Owusu-Sarpong, Kizito Omona, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, David Teye Doku

Open Access Research

Oral contraceptive pills shortage in Lebanon amidst the economic collapse: a nationwide exploratory study

Rania Itani, Hani MJ Khojah, Samar Karout, Rana Abu-Farha, Tareq L. Mukattash, Deema Rahme, Khouloud Housary, Hiam El Achi, Ali O. Safar, Ismail Karam Al Hajj, Abdalla El-Lakany

Open Access Research

Exposure to needle stick injuries among health care workers in hemodialysis units in the southwest of Iran: a cross-sectional study

Jamshid Roozbeh, Leila Malekmakan, Mina Mashayekh, Anahita Dehghani, Soroush Ansari, Hossein Akbarialiabad, Mehdi Mahmudpour

Open Access Research

Insomnia and job stressors among healthcare workers who served COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh

Farzana Rahman, Koustuv Dalal, Mehedi Hasan, Tariful Islam, Samiha Nahar Tuli, Asma Akter, K M Tanvir, Khairul Islam, Ashikur Rahman, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

Open Access Research

What drives the adoption of online health communities? An empirical study from patient-centric perspective

Qianyao Zhang, Runtong Zhang, Xinyi Lu, Xijing Zhang

Open Access Research

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of waiting list reduction strategies for a breast radiology department: a real-life case study

Annarita Fanizzi, Elisabetta Graps, Domenica Antonia Bavaro, Marco Farella, Samantha Bove, Francesco Campobasso, Maria Colomba Comes, Cristian Cristofaro, Daniele La Forgia, Martina Milella, Serena Iacovelli, Rossella Villani, Rahel Signorile, Alessio De Bartolo, Vito Lorusso, Raffaella Massafra

Open Access Research

The effects of electronic nursing handover on patient safety in the general (non-COVID-19) and COVID-19 intensive care units: a quasi-experimental study

Azadeh Tataei, Bahlol Rahimi, Hadi Lotfnezhad Afshar, Vahid Alinejad, Hossein Jafarizadeh, Naser Parizad

Open Access Research

Mapping emerging technologies in aged care: results from an in-depth online research

Annachiara Fasoli, Giorgia Beretta, Gabriella Pravettoni, Virginia Sanchini

Open Access Research

Health professionals’ preferences with the use of pegfilgrastim on-body injector at oncology centers in 8 cities in Colombia

María Alejandra Larrarte-González, Mariana Pineda-Posada, Álvaro Andrés Gaitán, Jenny Amaya-Amaya, Kelman Ojeda

Open Access Research

Does information disclosure among public hospitals stimulate medical cost change efforts? A pilot study in Shanghai

Ya-jing Chen, Rui-Xin Wang, Jin-yan Tang, Xiao-hua Ying

Open Access Research

A mixed methods evaluation of Quit for new life, a smoking cessation initiative for women having an Aboriginal baby

Emilie Cameron, Jamie Bryant, Aaron Cashmore, Erin Passmore, Christopher Oldmeadow, Sarah Neill, Andrew Milat, Jo Mitchell, Nicole Gatt, Edwina Macoun, Sally J Ioannides, Carolyn Murray

Open Access Research

Impact of prescription length supply policy on patient medication adherence in Thailand

Inthorn Jarujumrus, Suthira Taychakhoonavudh

Open Access Research

Survey to measure the quality of life of patients with tuberculosis in Alexandria, Egypt: a cross-sectional study

Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Wahib Fayez Gobran, Reem Mohamed Tawfeek, Ola Fahmy Esmail, Rasha Ashmawy, Naglaa Youssef, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy

Open Access Research

Healthcare professionals discourses on men and masculinities in sexual healthcare: a focus group study

Tommy Persson, Jesper Löve, Ellinor Tengelin, Gunnel Hensing

Open Access Research

Perspectives on an enhanced ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) service addressing the wider determinants of mental health: a qualitative study

Esther Louise Curtin, Katrina d’Apice, Alice Porter, Emily Widnall, Matthew Franklin, Frank de Vocht, Judi Kidger

Open Access Research

Evaluation of micronuclei and antioxidant status in hospital radiation workers occupationally exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation

S. N. Mousavikia, M. T. Bahreyni Toossi, S. Khademi, M. Soukhtanloo, H. Azimian

Open Access Research

Perspectives of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases on e-consultation in transmural care: a qualitative study

T. Hellingman, M. L.H. van Beneden, C. M. den Bakker, B. M. Zonderhuis, G. Kazemier

Open Access Research

Socioeconomic inequities in specialized health services use following COVID-19 in individuals from Southern Brazil

Yohana Pereira Vieira, Juliana Quadros Santos Rocha, Rinelly Pazinato Dutra, Lorrany da Silva Nunes, Suele Manjourany Silva Duro, Mirelle de Oliveira Saes

Open Access Research

Mental healthcare services in Kenyan counties: a descriptive survey of four counties in Western Kenya

Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Matthew Turissini, Julius Barasa, Mercy Kimaiyo, Lily Okeyo, Joash Araka, Faith Njiriri, Richard Matundura, Florence Jaguga

Open Access Research

Comparing reproductive intentions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Fatemeh Rezaei, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Shima Haghani, Sally Pezaro, Fereshteh Behmanesh

Open Access Research

From idea to systems solution: enhancing access to primary care in Malawi

L. van Niekerk, N. Fosiko, A. Likaka, C. P. Blauvelt, B. Msiska, L. Manderson

Open Access Research

Who consumes curative care expenditure of medical institutions in Beijing: a case study based on System of Health Accounts 2011

Yan Jiang, Xiaowei Man, Xuefeng Shi, Liying Zhao, Wanjin Yang, Wei Cheng

Open Access Research

Feasibility and efficacy of implementing group visits for women’s health conditions: a systematic review

Sophia Gerontakos, Matthew Leach, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle

Open Access Research

Patient and provider factors associated with colorectal cancer screening among average risk health plan enrollees in the US, 2015–2018

Nicole M. Engel-Nitz, Lesley-Ann Miller-Wilson, Lisa Le, Paul Limburg, Deborah A. Fisher

Open Access Study Protocol

The Black women first initiative: using implementation science to examine bundled interventions to improve care and treatment coordination for Black women with HIV

Serena Rajabiun, Corliss Heath, Angela Wangari Walter, Judith C. Scott, Alicia Downes, Esther Jennings, Howard J. Cabral, Cecilia Flores-Rodriguez, Linda Sprague Martinez

Open Access Research

Clinical and economic evaluations of natalizumab, rituximab, and ocrelizumab for the management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia

Mansour A. Alharbi, Fahad Aldosari, Ahmed Hasan Althobaiti, Faris M. Abdullah, Salman Aljarallah, Nuha M. Alkhawajah, Miteb Alanazi, Yazed AlRuthia

Open Access Research

Clients’ experiences on North America’s first take-home injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) program: a qualitative study

Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, Sophia Dobischok, José Carvajal, Scott MacDonald, Cheryl McDermid, Piotr Klakowicz, Scott Harrison, Julie LaJeunesse, Nancy Chow, Murray Brown, Sam Gill, Martin Schechter

Open Access Research

Longitudinal care continuity and avoidable hospitalization: the application of claims-based measures

Shou-Hsia Cheng, Chi-Chen Chen, Yueh-Yun Lin

Open Access Research

Exploring the organisational structure of networks for exercise oncology provision: a social network analysis of OnkoAktiv

Annelie Voland, Maximilian Köppel, Stefan Peters, Joachim Wiskemann, Hagen Wäsche

Open Access Research

A qualitative analysis of pharmacists’ attitudes towards provision of medication abortion

Selina Sandoval, Grace Chen, Sally Rafie, Borsika Rabin, Sheila Mody, Sarah Averbach

Open Access Research

Association between quality antenatal care and low birth weight in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study design using the Rwanda demographic and health surveys data

Gérard Uwimana, Mohamed Elhoumed, Mitslal Abrha Gebremedhin, Mougni Mohamed Azalati, Lin Nan, Lingxia Zeng

Open Access Research

Telemedicine consultation for emergency patients’ attention: a clinical experience from a high complex university hospital from Latin America

Laura Libreros-Peña, Jaime A. Quintero, Arnold Gelves, Juliana Alarcón, Sergio Morales, María Fernanda Escobar, Andres M. Valencia, Sara Guzmán, Julio Diez-Sepulveda

Open Access Study Protocol

Facilitation of team-based care to improve HTN management and outcomes: a protocol for a randomized stepped wedge trial

Donna R. Shelley, Dominique Brown, Charles M. Cleland, Hang Pham-Singer, Dina Zein, Ji Eun Chang, Winfred Y. Wu

Open Access Research

Cost-utility analysis of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARDs) and biosimilar DMARDs (bsDMARDs) combined with methotrexate for Thai rheumatoid arthritis patients with high disease activity

Juthamas Prawjaeng, Pattara Leelahavarong, Nuttakarn Budtarad, Songyot Pilasant, Chonticha Chanjam, Wanruchada Katchamart, Pongthorn Narongroeknawin, Tasanee Kitumnuaypong

Open Access Research

Implementing six multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia: perspectives of clients and healthcare workers

Joanne E. Mantell, Jennifer M. Zech, Tsitsi B. Masvawure, Tamrat Assefa, Mitike Molla, Laura Block, Dereje Duguma, Zenebe Yirsaw, Miriam Rabkin

Open Access Research

Effect of an app for promoting advance care planning and motivating patients to write their advance directives

Céline Schöpfer, Catherine Bollondi, Mohamed Amir Moussa, Johanna Sommer, Christine Clavien

Open Access Research

Telehealth services for global emergencies: implications for COVID-19: a scoping review based on current evidence

Jonathan Kissi, Caleb Annobil, Nathan Kumasenu Mensah, Joseph Owusu-Marfo, Ernest Osei, Zenobia Wooduwa Asmah

Open Access Research

Client retention in the continuum of maternal health services in Ethiopia

Frehiwot Birhanu, Kiddus Yitbarek, Mirkuzie woldie

Open Access Research

Implementing integrated care clinics for HIV-infection, diabetes and hypertension in Uganda (INTE-AFRICA): process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial

Marie Claire Van Hout, Flavia Zalwango, Mathias Akugizibwe, Moreen Namulundu Chaka, Josephine Birungi, Joseph Okebe, Shabbar Jaffar, Max Bachmann, Jamie Murdoch

Open Access Research

Impact of physical activity on healthcare costs: a systematic review

Marjolein Duijvestijn, G. Ardine de Wit, Paul F. van Gils, G. C. Wanda Wendel-Vos

Open Access Research

Family physicians’ experiences with an innovative, community-based, hybrid model of in- person and virtual care: a mixed-methods study

Jonathan Fitzsimon, Kush Patel, Cayden Peixoto, Christopher Belanger

Open Access Research

SDG indicator 3.b.3 – an analysis of its robustness and challenges for measuring access to medicines for children

I. R. Joosse, V. J. Wirtz, A. T. van Mourik, B. A. Wagner, A. K. Mantel-Teeuwisse, F. Suleman, H. A. van den Ham

Open Access Research

Area-specific covid-19 effects on health services utilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using routine health information system data

Gustavo Angeles, Hannah Silverstein, Matt Worges, David R. Hotchkiss, Janna M. Wisniewski, Paul Samson Lusamba Dikassa, William Weiss, Karar Zunaid Ahsan

Open Access Research article

Five-year fidelity assessment of an evidence-based parenting program (GenerationPMTO): inter-rater reliability following international implementation

Margrét Sigmarsdóttir, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, Abigail Gewirtz, Laura Rains, Jolle Tjaden, Marion S. Forgatch

Open Access Research

Slack in the infrastructure of intensive care units: resilience management in the post-pandemic era

Carlos Emilio Stigler Marczyk, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Iamara Rossi Bulhões, Riccardo Patriarca, Federico Bilotta

Open Access Research

The influence of government policies on the nurse practitioner and physician assistant workforce in the Netherlands, 2000–2022: a multimethod approach study

Ellen J. C. M. Dankers-de Mari, Anneke J. A. H. van Vught, Hetty C. Visee, Miranda G. H. Laurant, Ronald Batenburg, Patrick P. T. Jeurissen

Open Access Research

Patient safety and sense of security when telemonitoring chronic conditions at home: the views of patients and healthcare professionals - a qualitative study

Mirjam Ekstedt, Espen S. Nordheim, Amanda Hellström, Susanna Strandberg, Heidi Hagerman

Open Access Research

Positive attitudes toward adoption of a multi-component intervention strategy aimed at improving HIV outcomes among adolescents and young people in Nampula, Mozambique: perspectives of HIV care providers

Phepo Mogoba, Maia Lesosky, Elton E. Mukonda, Allison Zerbe, Joana Falcao, Ricardino Zandamela, Landon Myer, Elaine J. Abrams

Open Access Research

Matching medical staff to long term care facilities to respond to COVID-19 outbreak

Hamid Reza Zarei, Mahsa Ghanbarpour Mamaghani, Ozlem Ergun, Patricia Yu, Leanne Winchester, Elizabeth Chen

Open Access Research article

Retrospective analysis of factors influencing the implementation of a program to address unprofessional behaviour and improve culture in Australian hospitals

Kate Churruca, Johanna Westbrook, Kathleen L Bagot, Ryan D McMullan, Rachel Urwin, Neil Cunningham, Rebecca Mitchell, Peter Hibbert, Neroli Sunderland, Erwin Loh, Natalie Taylor

Open Access Research

Organizational attributes that contribute to the learning & improvement capabilities of healthcare organizations: a scoping review

Kees de Kok, Wilma van der Scheer, Corry Ketelaars, Ian Leistikow

Open Access Research

Nurses’ discursive construction of older adult immigrant patients in hospitals

Lisbeth Alnes Vestgarden, Elisabeth Dahlborg, Jeanne Strunck, Elin Margrethe Aasen

Open Access Study Protocol

Improving difficult peripheral intravenous access requires thought, training and technology (DART3): a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial protocol

Jessica A Schults, Nicole Marsh, Amanda J Ullman, Tricia M Kleidon, Robert S Ware, Joshua Byrnes, Emily Young, Lisa Hall, Gerben Keijzers, Louise Cullen, Pauline Calleja, Steven McTaggart, Nathan Peters, Stuart Watkins, Amanda Corley, Christine Brown, Zhen Lin, Frances Williamson, Luke Burgess, Fiona Macfarlane, Marie Cooke, Callan Battley, Claire M Rickard

Open Access Research

Impact of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Rebate (MBSR) freeze on General Practice (GP) use: multivariable regression analysis

Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage, Sithara Wanni Arachchige Dona, Julie Abimanyi-Ochom, Jennifer J Watts

Open Access Study Protocol

The somatic care of patients with comorbid mental disorders: protocol of a mixed-methods study aiming to identify barriers to and enablers of utilization of somatic healthcare (SoKo)

Sophie E. Groß, Isabell Schellartz, Jürgen Zielasek, Lara Schlomann, Inna Klee, Careen Ritschel, Sandra Engemann, Barbara Steffens, Michaela Jänner, Oliver Funken, Georg Juckel, Euphrosyne Gouzoulis-Mayfrank

Open Access Research

Applying a data-driven population segmentation approach in German claims data

Carolina Pioch, Cornelia Henschke, Hendrikje Lantzsch, Reinhard Busse, Verena Vogt

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of hypofractionated versus conventional fractionated radiotherapy for the treatment of men with early glottic cancer: a study in the Brazilian public and private health system

Marina Lourenção, Gustavo Viani Arruda, Lucas Penna Rocha, Julia Simões Corrêa Galendi, Jorge Caldeira de Oliveira, Alexandre Arthur Jacinto

Open Access Research

Which value aspects are relevant for the evaluation of medical devices? Exploring stakeholders’ views through a Web-Delphi process

Liliana Freitas, Ana C. L. Vieira, Mónica D. Oliveira, Helena Monteiro, Carlos A. Bana e Costa

Open Access Research

Living with type 1 diabetes in Neno, Malawi: a qualitative study of self-management and experiences in care

Laura Drown, Alma J Adler, Leah N. Schwartz, Junious Sichali, Francis Valeta, Chantelle Boudreaux, Celina Trujillo, Todd Ruderman, Gene Bukhman

Open Access Research

Moderators of the cost-effectiveness of transdiagnostic CBT for anxiety disorders over an 8-month time horizon using a net-benefit regression framework

Alexandra Chapdelaine, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Martin D. Provencher, Peter J. Norton, Pasquale Roberge

Open Access Research

Factors affecting the implementation of employee whole health in the veterans health administration: a qualitative evaluation

Omonyêlé L. Adjognon, Adena Cohen-Bearak, Jenesse Kaitz, Barbara G. Bokhour, Leslie Chatelain, Martin P. Charns, David C. Mohr

Open Access Research

Operationalizing risk-appropriate perinatal care in a rural US State: directions for policy and practice

Carly Holman, Annie Glover, Kaitlin Fertaly, Megan Nelson

Open Access Research

Exploring the psychological impact of contact tracing work on staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hugh Fulham-McQuillan, Róisín O’Donovan, Claire M. Buckley, Philip Crowley, Brynne Gilmore, Jennifer Martin, Eilish McAuliffe, Gregory Martin, Gemma Moore, Mary Morrissey, Emma Nicholson, Éidín Ní Shé, Mary Clare O’Hara, Ricardo Segurado, Mary Rose Sweeney, Patrick Wall, Aoife De Brún

Open Access Research article

Children’s, parents’, and teachers’ experiences of the feasibility of a telerehabilitation intervention for children with acquired brain injury in the chronic phase – a qualitative study of acceptability and participation in the Child In Context Intervention (CICI)

Edel Jannecke Svendsen, Eli Marie Killi, Nina Rohrer-Baumgartner, Ingvil Laberg Holthe, Maria Sandhaug, Ida M. H. Borgen, Shari L. Wade, Solveig Laegreid Hauger, Marianne Løvstad, Line Kildal Bragstad

Open Access Research

Discharge interventions for First Nations people with a chronic condition or injury: a systematic review

Julieann Coombes, Andrew J.A Holland, Courtney Ryder, Summer May Finlay, Kate Hunter, Keziah Bennett-Brook, Phillip Orcher, Michele Scarcella, Karl Briscoe, Dale Forbes, Madeleine Jacques, Deborah Maze, Bobby Porykali, Elizabeth Bourke, Camila A. Kairuz Santos

Open Access Research

Does using the sociodental approach in oral health care influence use of dental services and oral health of adolescents living in deprived communities? a one-year follow up study

Andressa Coelho Gomes, Mario Vianna Vettore, Larissa Neves Quadros, Maria Augusta Bessa Rebelo, Janete Maria Rebelo Vieira

Open Access Research

Understanding collaborative implementation between community and academic partners in a complex intervention: a qualitative descriptive study

Rebecca Clark, Jessica Gaber, Julie Datta, Samina Talat, Sivan Bomze, Sarah Marentette-Brown, Cherie Gagnon, Doug Oliver, Larkin Lamarche, Pamela Forsyth, Tracey Carr, David Price, Dee Mangin

Open Access Research

Prospective application of theoretical implementation frameworks to improve health care in hospitals — a systematic review

Rebecca Barnden, David A. Snowdon, Natasha A. Lannin, Elizabeth Lynch, Velandai Srikanth, Nadine E. Andrew

Open Access Research

Validation of the accident and emergency experience questionnaire: a cross-sectional survey

Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Annie Wai-Ling Cheung, Hong Qiu, Jonathan Chun-Hei Ma, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

Open Access Research

Regulation of dental consultations in primary health care and performance of services in dental speciality centers

Bárbara Campos da Silva, Giovana Soares Buzinaro, Jhenyffer Andrade Viana Cabral, Inara Pereira da Cunha, Valéria Rodrigues de Lacerda, Rafael Aiello Bomfim

Open Access Research

Impact of PSA testing on secondary care costs in England and Wales: estimates from the Cluster randomised triAl of PSA testing for Prostate cancer (CAP)

Joanna C. Thorn, Emma L. Turner, Eleanor I. Walsh, Jenny L. Donovan, David E. Neal, Freddie C. Hamdy, Richard M. Martin, Sian M. Noble

Open Access Research article

Ethnic minority women’s experiences of accessing antenatal care in high income European countries: a systematic review

Esther Sharma, Pei-Ching Tseng, Angela Harden, Leah Li, Shuby Puthussery

Open Access Research article

Process and costs for readiness to safely implement immediate kangaroo mother care: a mixed methods evaluation from the OMWaNA trial at five hospitals in Uganda

Melissa M. Medvedev, Victor Tumukunde, Charity Kirabo-Nagemi, Giulia Greco, Ivan Mambule, Kenneth Katumba, Peter Waiswa, Cally J. Tann, Diana Elbourne, Elizabeth Allen, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Catherine Pitt, Joy E. Lawn

Open Access Research article

Implementing a text message-based intervention to support type 2 diabetes medication adherence in primary care: a qualitative study with general practice staff

Karen Butler, Yvonne Kiera Bartlett, Nikki Newhouse, Andrew Farmer, David P. French, Cassandra Kenning, Louise Locock, Rustam Rea, Veronika Williams, Jenny Mc Sharry

Open Access Research

Satisfaction of health informatics professionals with Ethiopian health system: the case of three zones in Ethiopia

Girma Gilano, Sewunet Sako, Belachew Boranto, Firehiwot Haile, Hadiya Hassen

Open Access Research

Frequent hospital presenters’ use of health information during COVID-19: results of a cross-sectional survey

Rebecca L. Jessup, Cassandra Bramston, Polina Putrik, Cilla Haywood, Mark Tacey, Beverley Copnell, Natali Cvetanovska, Yingting Cao, Anthony Gust, Donald Campbell, Brian Oldenburg, Hala Mehdi, Michael Kirk, Emiliano Zucchi, Adam I. Semciw, Alison Beauchamp

Open Access Research

Predictors of readmission in a medical department of a tertiary university hospital in the Philippines

Janika Adrienne L. Balane, Celina Daia DG. Yap, Cary Amiel G. Villanueva, Lia Aileen M. Palileo-Villanueva, Diana R. Tamondong-Lachica

Open Access Research

Knowledge support for environmental information on pharmaceuticals: experiences among Swedish Drug and Therapeutics Committees

Elkanah Linder, Björn Wettermark, Marie-Louise Ovesjö, Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong, Helena Ramström

Open Access Research

Outpatient healthcare costs associated with overweight and obesity in Italy

Vincenzo Atella, Federico Belotti, Claudio Cricelli, Matilde Giaccherini, Gerardo Medea, Antonio Nicolucci, Andrea Piano Mortari, Paolo Sbraccia

Open Access Research

Factors associated to patients’ referral to public or private Covid-19 healthcare centers in Tabriz, Iran

Nasrin Jafari, Hossein Akbari, Parvin Sarbakhsh, Abbasali Dorosti, Simin Khayatzadeh, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl

Open Access Research

Risk stratification models for predicting preventable hospitalization in commercially insured late middle-aged adults with depression

Lauren Evans, Yiyuan Wu, Wenna Xi, Arnab K. Ghosh, Min-hyung Kim, George S. Alexopoulos, Jyotishman Pathak, Samprit Banerjee

Open Access Research

Stakeholder perspectives and experiences of the implementation of remote mental health consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Emer Galvin, Shane Desselle, Blánaid Gavin, Etain Quigley, Mark Flear, Ken Kilbride, Fiona McNicholas, Shane Cullinan, John Hayden

Open Access Research

Evaluation and acceptability of patient-reported outcome measures in women following pelvic organ prolapse procedures

Rasa Ruseckaite, Randi Jayasinghe, Claire Bavor, Joanne Dean, Oliver Daly, Susannah Ahern

Open Access Research

Association of Medicaid expansion with dental emergency department visits overall and by states’ Medicaid dental benefits provision

Theodoros V. Giannouchos, Julie Reynolds, Peter Damiano, Brad Wright

Open Access Research

Old-age mental telehealth services at primary healthcare centers in low- resource areas in Greece: design, iterative development and single-site pilot study findings

Antonios Politis, Theofanis Vorvolakos, Evaggelia Kontogianni, Maria Alexaki, Eleni-Zacharoula (Eliza) Georgiou, Eleutheria Aggeletaki, Maria Gkampra, Maria Delatola, Antonis Delatolas, Apostolos Efkarpidis, Elissavet Thanopoulou, Konstantinos Kostoulas, Vassiliki Naziri, Anna Petrou, Kalliopi Savvopoulou, Kostas Siarkos, Rigas Filippos Soldatos, Vasileios Stamos, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Iracema Leroi, Dimitrios Kiosses, Konstantinos Tsimpanis, Panagiotis Alexopoulos

Open Access Research article

The needs and experiences of critically ill patients and family members in intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Malaysia: a qualitative study

E-Li Leong, Chii-Chii Chew, Ju-Ying Ang, Sharon-Linus Lojikip, Philip-Rajan Devesahayam, Kit-Weng Foong

Open Access Research

Access to health services during the Colombian armed conflict: a challenge for the population with disabilities in the department of Meta

Nicolás Rodríguez Caicedo, Sebastián León-Giraldo, Catalina González-Uribe, Oscar Bernal

Open Access Research

Patient satisfaction – results of cluster analysis of finnish patients

Anu Nurmeksela, Markus Kulmala, Tarja Kvist

Open Access Research

Assessing the sustainability and scalability of a diabetes eHealth innovation: a mixed-methods study

Arani Sivakumar, Rachel Y. Pan, Angel Wang, Dorothy Choi, Ali Ben Charif, Monika Kastner, France Légaré, Catherine H. Yu

Open Access Research

Community-based HIV prevention services for transgender people in Ukraine: current situation and potential for improvement

Oleksandr Neduzhko, Tetiana Saliuk, Oksana Kovtun, Nadiia Semchuk, Olga Varetska

Open Access Research

Resilience, job satisfaction, intentions to leave nursing and quality of care among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic – a questionnaire study

Saija Sihvola, Anu Nurmeksela, Santtu Mikkonen, Jaana Peltokoski, Tarja Kvist

Open Access Research

Exploring the role of ICT in pharmaceutical supply chain practices and operational performance in Ethiopia: a structural equation modeling approach

Rabira Hailu, Tafesse Gizaw, Nimona Berhanu, Tidenek Mulugeta, Bekele Boche, Tadesse Gudeta

Open Access Research

Differences in medical costs between TCM users and TCM nonusers in inpatients with thalassemia

Zhaoran Han, Hanlin Nie, Zhengwei Huang, Zegui Tuo, Sisi Chen, Yong Ma, Xuefeng Shi

Open Access Research

Implementing a cirrhosis order set in a tertiary healthcare system: a theory-informed formative evaluation

A. M. Hyde, E. Johnson, T. Luig, D. Schroeder, M. Carbonneau, D. Campbell-Scherer, P. Tandon

Open Access Correction

Correction: Digital health applications and the fast-track pathway to public health coverage in Germany: challenges and opportunities based on first results

Hendrikje Lantzsch, Helene Eckhardt, Alessandro Campione, Reinhard Busse, Cornelia Henschke

Open Access Research

Community pharmacists’ perceptions on multidisciplinary heart failure care: an exploratory qualitative study

Willem Raat, Pauline Truyts, Justine Gaillaert, Marie Van de Putte, Lorenz Van der Linden, Stefan Janssens, Bert Vaes, Miek Smeets

Open Access Correspondence

Allied health professionals’ research capacity: open to interpretation?

Terry Cordrey, Elizabeth King, Owen Gustafson

Open Access Research

Models of social prescribing to address non-medical needs in adults: a scoping review

Candice Oster, Claire Skelton, Richard Leibbrandt, Sonia Hines, Billie Bonevski

Open Access Research

Individual and contextual level enablers and barriers determining electronic community health information system implementation in northwest Ethiopia

Tesfahun Hailemariam, Asmamaw Atnafu, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Jens Johan Kaasbøll, Jörn Klein, Binyam Tilahun

Open Access Research

A survey exploring the practices of smoking cessation support among hospital-based healthcare providers

Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Peter Hjorth, Charlotta Pisinger, Pia Veldt Larsen, Anders Løkke

Open Access Research

Learning does not just happen: establishing learning principles for tools to translate resilience into practice, based on a participatory approach

Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Hilda Bø Lyng, Veslemøy Guise, Hilde Valen Waehle, Lene Schibevaag, Eline Ree, Birte Fagerdal, Ruth Baxter, Louise A. Ellis, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Siri Wiig

Open Access Research

Nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions research capacities and cultures: a survey of staff within a university and acute healthcare organisation

S. Palmer, J. Coad, J. Gamble, C. Jones, L. Lees-Deutsch, D. McWilliams, E. Murphy, R. Kneafsey

Open Access Research

How can patient registries facilitate guideline-based healthcare? A retrospective analysis of the CEDATA-GPGE registry for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

M. Leiz, M. Knorr, K. Moon, L. Tischler, K. Sohrabi, S. Cantez, J. Däbritz, J. de Laffolie, N. van den Berg, S. Buderus, P. Bufler, S. Dammann, A. Hauer, K.-M. Keller, A. Krahl, M. Laaß, T. Lang, C. Posovszky, B. Rodeck, S. Trenkel

Open Access Research

Norwegian health personnel’s contacts and referrals for children of ill parents: an exploratory cross-sectional multi-centre study

Kristin Stavnes, Torleif Ruud, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Ketil Hanssen-Bauer, Tytti Solantaus, Marit Hilsen, Bjørg Eva Skogøy, Ellen Katrine Kallander, Elin Kufås, Bente M. Weimand

Open Access Research

Perceived compassionate care and associated factors among patients with mental illness at Tibebe Ghion specialized and Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Agmas Wassie Abate, Melak Menberu, Habte Belete, Temesgen Ergetie, Assefa Agegnehu Teshome, Aklile Tsega Chekol, Mastewal Aschale, Wondimnew Desalegn

Open Access Research article

Exploring everyday work as a dynamic non-event and adaptations to manage safety in intraoperative anaesthesia care: an interview study

Karolina Olin, Charlotte Klinga, Mirjam Ekstedt, Karin Pukk-Härenstam

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of an early intervention in psychosis service in three demonstration sites in Ireland

C.D. Darker, G. Nicolson, H. Reddon, K. O’Connor, R. Jennings, N. O’Connell

Open Access Research

The delivery of Ask-Advise-Connect for smoking cessation in Dutch general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a pre-post implementation study

Naomi A. van Westen-Lagerweij, Marc C. Willemsen, Esther A. Croes, Niels H. Chavannes, Eline Meijer

Open Access Research

Factors influencing adherence to clinical practice guidelines in patients with suspected chronic coronary syndrome: a qualitative interview study in the ambulatory care sector in Germany

Marie Naumann, Simon Robin Scharfenberg, Yana Seleznova, Bastian Wein, Oliver Bruder, Stephanie Stock, Dusan Simic, Benjamin Scheckel, Dirk Müller

Open Access Research

Practice of pharmaceutical care by community pharmacists in response to self-medication request for a cough: a simulated client study

Pengyeow Loh, Jason W. Lee, Mahmathi Karuppannan, Siew Siang Chua

Open Access Research

Abortion care availability, readiness, and access: linking population and health facility data in Kinshasa and Kongo Central, DRC

Sophia Magalona, Haley L. Thomas, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Dynah Kayembe, Caroline Moreau, Suzanne O. Bell

Open Access Research

Population health management in Belgium: a call-to-action and case study

Betty Steenkamer, Bert Vaes, Ernst Rietzschel, John Crombez, Sabina De Geest, Fabian Demeure, Marijke Gielen, Michel P. Hermans, Stefan Teughels, Peter Vanacker, Thierry van der Schueren, Steven Simoens

Open Access Research

Experiences with the quality of telemedical care in an offshore setting – a qualitative study

Michael Stefan Hellfritz, Alexander Waschkau, Jost Steinhäuser

Open Access Research

Trustworthy management in hospital settings: a systematic review

Andreea Isabela Varga, Ivan Spehar, Helge Skirbekk

Open Access Research

Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV by health care providers in Egypt

Mirette M. Aziz, Shaimaa S. Abdelrheem, Heba M. Mohammed

Open Access Research

Development of an intravenous chemotherapy intervention for children and adolescents with cancer administered by their parents at home (INTACTatHome)

Louise Ingerslev Roug, Martha Krogh Topperzer, Rikke Thenning Michelsen, Mary Jarden, Ayo Wahlberg, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Helena Hansson

Open Access Research

Surgical trends and regional variation in Danish patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis between 2002 and 2018: a retrospective registry-based study of 83,783 patients

Rikke Krüger Jensen, Christian Volmar Skovsgaard, Dorthe Schøler Ziegler, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen, Rune Mygind Mieritz, Andreas K. Andresen, Jan Hartvigsen

Open Access Research article

Impact of the single site order in LTC: exacerbation of an overburdened system

Farinaz Havaei, Joanie Sims-Gould, Sabina Staempfli, Thea Franke, Minjeong Park, Andy Ma, Megan Kaulius

Open Access Research

Implementing a ward-based programme to improve care for older inpatients: process evaluation of the cluster randomised CHERISH trial

Alison M. Mudge, Prue McRae, Adrienne Young, Irene Blackberry, Karen Lee-Steere, Sally Barrimore, Tara Quirke, Gillian Harvey

Open Access Research article

The construction and operational models of internet hospitals in China: a hospital-based survey study

Xuejiao Chen, Xinxia Wu, Qihang Zhang, Ran Jing, Weibin Cheng, Junzhang Tian, Changxiao Jin

Open Access Research

Patient safety culture and associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals in Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Bereket Beyene Shashamo, Gesila Endashaw Yesera, Meseret Girma Abate, Wubshet Estifanos Madebo, Lankamo Ena Digesa, Tamiru Chonka Choramo

Open Access Research article

Implementation of neurological group-based telerehabilitation within existing healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods evaluation

Suzanne Ackerley, Neil Wilson, Paul Boland, Jessica Read, Louise Connell

Open Access Research

“Everyone needs a Deb”: what Australian indigenous women say about breast cancer screening and treatment services

Vita Christie, Deb Green, John Skinner, Lynette Riley, Ross O’Shea, Karen Littlejohn, Christopher Pyke, Debbie McCowen, Boe Rambaldini, Kylie Gwynne

Open Access Research article

Training primary healthcare workers on a task-strengthening strategy for integrating hypertension management into HIV care in Nigeria: implementation strategies, knowledge uptake, and lessons learned

David Ayoola Oladele, Aina Olufemi Odusola, Oluwatosin Odubela, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Colvin Calvin, Zaidat Musa, Ifeoma Idigbe, Chioma Nwakwo, Yemi Odejobi, Angela Aifah, Nafesa Kanneh, Shivani Mishra, Deborah Onakomaiya, Juliet Iwelunmor, Olugbenga Ogedegbe, Oliver Ezechi

Open Access Research

Educational differences in healthcare use among survivors after breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancer – a SEQUEL cohort study

Anne Katrine Graudal Levinsen, Trille Kristina Kjaer, Thomas Maltesen, Erik Jakobsen, Ismail Gögenur, Michael Borre, Peer Christiansen, Robert Zachariae, Søren Laurberg, Peter Christensen, Niels Kroman, Signe Benzon Larsen, Thea Helene Degett, Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich, Peter de Nully Brown, Christoffer Johansen, Susanne K. Kjær, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton

Open Access Research

Assessing safe and personalised maternity and neonatal care through a pandemic: a case study of outcomes and experiences in two trusts in England using the ASPIRE COVID-19 framework

Sarah Neal, Lucy Stone, Gill Moncrieff, Zoë Matthews, Carol Kingdon, Anastasia Topalidou, Marie-Clare Balaam, Sarah Cordey, Nicola Crossland, Claire Feeley, Deborah Powney, Arni Sarian, Alan Fenton, Alexander E P Heazell, Ank de Jonge, Alexandra Severns, Gill Thomson, Soo Downe

Open Access Research

Sexual and reproductive health services use among adolescents in pastoralist settings, northeastern Ethiopia

Nejimu Biza Zepro, Nuruhussen Tahir Ali, Natalie Tarr, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Daniel Henry Paris, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Sonja Merten

Open Access Research

Telemedicine in an adolescent and young adult medicine clinic: a mixed methods study

Angela Barney, Sabrina Mendez-Contreras, Nancy K. Hills, Sara M. Buckelew, Marissa Raymond-Flesch

Open Access Research

Factors influencing institutionalization of health technology assessment in Kenya

Rahab Mbau, Anna Vassall, Lucy Gilson, Edwine Barasa

Open Access Research

Joining telehealth in rheumatology: a survey on the role played by personalized experience from patients’ perspective

Elisabetta Listorti, Lucia Ferrara, Antonella Adinolfi, Maria Chiara Gerardi, Nicola Ughi, Valeria D. Tozzi, Oscar M. Epis

Open Access Research

Psychosocial assessment of adolescents and young adults in paediatric hospital settings: patient and staff perspectives on implementation of the e-HEEADSSS

Daniel Waller, Sophie Bailey, Elham Zolfaghari, Jane Ho, Daniela Feuerlicht, Kirsty Ross, Katharine Steinbeck

Open Access Research

Enhancing potential impact of hospital discharge interventions for patients with COPD: a qualitative systematic review

Torbjørn Nygård, David Wright, Hamde Nazar, Svein Haavik

Open Access Research article

Incremental cost of premature birth – a public health care payer perspective from Hungary

Gábor Kovács, Zsolt Abonyi-Tóth, Petra Fadgyas-Freyler, Zoltán Kaló

Open Access Research

A novel wide scale well-baby clinic mobile application: an Egyptian pilot study

Noha M. Ibrahim, Hanan S. Ez-Elarab, Mohamed Momen, Isis M. Mossad, Sherif S. Eletriby

Open Access Research

Systematic review of economic evaluations of aromatase inhibitors in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: quality evaluation

Maha F. Althuwaibi, Cristina Fernandez-Garcia, Louise Hayes, Richard McNally, Diarmuid Coughlan

Open Access Research

Hospital challenges and managerial approaches to combat COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in southeastern Iran

Zahra Ebrahimi Rigi, Zakieh Namjoo, Maryam Jabarpour, Mehdi Ahmadinejad, Maryam Ahmadipour, Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki, Mahlagha Dehghan

Open Access Research article

Telehealth utilization barriers among Alabama parents of pediatric patients during COVID-19 outbreak

Md Jillur Rahim, Pallavi Ghosh, Anne E. Brisendine, Nianlan Yang, Ryan Roddy, Mia J. Broughton, Alexis Kinzer, Martha Slay Wingate, Bisakha Sen

Open Access Correction

Correction: A mixed methods process evaluation of a person-centred falls prevention program

Rebecca L. Morris, Keith D. Hill, Ilana N. Ackerman, Darshini Ayton, Glenn Arendts, Caroline Brand, Peter Cameron, Christopher D. Etherton-Beer, Leon Flicker, Anne-Marie Hill, Peter Hunter, Judy A. Lowthian, Renata Morello, Samuel R. Nyman, Julie Redfern, De Villiers Smit, Anna L. Barker

Open Access Research

What can we learn from experiences in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic? A qualitative study

Corinne Rijpkema, Nanne Bos, Daan Brandenbarg, Maarten Homburg, Gina Beugel, Wietske S. Barkema, Tim olde Hartman, Jean Muris, Lilian Peters, Marjolein Berger, Robert A. Verheij, Lotte Ramerman

Open Access Research

Work engagement among health professionals in public health facilities of Bench-Sheko zone, southwest Ethiopia

Temesgen Ginbeto, Ayal Debie, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Dereje Alemayehu, Endalkachew Dellie

Open Access Research

Patient and clinician perspectives of a remote monitoring program for COVID-19 and lessons for future programs

Krisda H. Chaiyachati, Judy A. Shea, Michaela Ward, Maria N. Nelson, Medha Ghosh, Julianne Reilly, Sheila Kelly, Deena L. Chisholm, Zoe Barbati, Jessica E. Hemmons, Dina Abdel-Rahman, Jeffrey P. Ebert, Ruiying A. Xiong, Christopher K. Snider, Kathleen C. Lee, Ari B. Friedman, Zachary F. Meisel, Austin S. Kilaru, David A. Asch, M. Kit Delgado, Anna U. Morgan

Open Access Research

Reimagining mental health care for newcomer children and families: a qualitative framework analysis of service provider perspectives

Amanda Sim, Afreen Ahmad, Lina Hammad, Yasmine Shalaby, Katholiki Georgiades

Open Access Research

Factors associated with caretakers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices in the management of pneumonia for children aged five years and below in rural Uganda

Dan Kajungu, Betty Nabukeera, Michael Muhoozi, Donald Bruce Ndyomugyenyi, Mercy Consolate Akello, Collins Gyezaho, James Waako, Ronnie Kasirye

Open Access Research

Does universal insurance influence disparities in high-quality hospital use for inpatient pediatric congenital heart defect care within the first year of diagnosis?

Amber El-Amin, Tracey Koehlmoos, Dahai Yue, Jie Chen, Peyman Benharash, Luisa Franzini

Open Access Research

Relationship between three aspects of resilience—adaptive characteristics, withstanding stress, and bouncing back—in hospital workers exposed to prolonged occupational stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

Robert G. Maunder, Benjamin Rosen, Natalie D. Heeney, Lianne P. Jeffs, Jane Merkley, Kate Wilkinson, Jonathan J. Hunter, Jennie Johnstone, Rebecca A. Greenberg, Lesley A. Wiesenfeld

Open Access Research

A qualitative descriptive study exploring clinicians’ perspectives of the management of older trauma care in rural Australia

Noha Ferrah, Catriona Parker, Joseph Ibrahim, Belinda Gabbe, Peter Cameron

Open Access Research

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of integrated case management of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia

Tiawanlyn G. Godwin-Akpan, Karin Diaconu, Melissa Edmiston, John Solunta Smith Jr, Fred Sosu, Stefanie Weiland, Karsor K. Kollie

Open Access Research

Does the implementation of an incentive scheme increase adherence to diabetes guidelines? A retrospective cohort study of managed care enrollees

Renato Farcher, Sereina M. Graber, Nicole Thüring, Eva Blozik, Carola A. Huber

Open Access Research

Experiences of patient education among people affected by cardiovascular disease: a qualitative study based on Andragogy model

Negin Niksadat, Mohtasham Ghaffari, Ali Ramezankhani, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Ali Vasheghani Farahani, Reza Negarandeh

Open Access Research

Were SARS-CoV-2 self-tests used for their intended purpose? The experience in Belgium

Yves Lafort, Laura Cornelissen, Dieter Van Cauteren, Barbara Verboven, Sabine Drieskens, Simon Couvreur, Lize Hermans, Koen Straetmans, Tinne Lernout

Open Access Research

Nurse-led emergency department avoidance model of care for patients receiving cancer therapy in the ambulatory setting: a health service improvement initiative

Angela Mellerick, Georgina Akers, Niall Tebbutt, Tyler Lane, Rebecca Jarden, Kathryn Whitfield

Open Access Research

Impact of Watson’s human caring-based health promotion program on caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia

Shahpar Bagheri, Ladan Zarshenas, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Farkhondeh Sharif, Ebrahim Moghimi Sarani, Zahra Hadian Shirazi, Kathleen Sitzman

Open Access Research

Barriers to delirium screening and management during hospital admission: a qualitative analysis of inpatient nursing perspectives

Jacqueline Ragheb, Alexandra Norcott, Lakeshia Benn, Nirav Shah, Amy McKinney, Lillian Min, Phillip E. Vlisides

Open Access Research

Help-seeking challenges for female sexual concerns: a qualitative study from Iran

Raziyeh Maasoumi, Shadi Sabetghadam, Afsaneh Keramat, Seyed Shahrokh Aghayan

Open Access Research

The effects of digitalisation on health and social care work: a qualitative descriptive study of the perceptions of professionals and managers

Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Elina Laukka, Janna Nadav, Johanna Närvänen, Petra Saukkonen, Juha Koivisto, Tarja Heponiemi

Open Access Research

Availability and affordability of anticancer medicines at cancer treating hospitals in Rwanda

Clement Rurangwa, Jerome Ndayisenga, Jurdas Sezirahiga, Eric Nyirimigabo

Open Access Research

Migrant background and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare consultations among children and adolescents in Norway: a nationwide registry study

Ingeborg Hess Elgersma, Rannveig Kaldager Hart, Melanie Lindsay Straiton, Lars Johan Hauge, Anne Reneflot

Open Access Research

Responsive and resilient healthcare? ‘Moments of Resilience’ in post-hospitalisation services for COVID-19

Charlotte Overton, Tristan Emerson, Rachael A Evans, Natalie Armstrong

Open Access Research

The effect of widowhood on depression of caregivers

Jiahui Pang, Dachuan Liang, Yuanyang Wu

Open Access Research article

Evaluating the accessibility and value of U.S. ambulatory care among Medicaid expansion states and non-expansion states, 2012–2015

Aaron Parzuchowski, Carlos Oronce, Rong Guo, Chi-Hong Tseng, A. Mark Fendrick, John N. Mafi

Open Access Research article

The diversity of providers’ and consumers’ views of virtual versus inpatient care provision: a qualitative study

Robyn Clay-Williams, Peter Hibbert, Ann Carrigan, Natalie Roberts, Elizabeth Austin, Diana Fajardo Pulido, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Mitchell Sarkies, Sarah Hatem, Katherine Maka, Graeme Loy, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research

Using technology to reduce critical deterioration (the DETECT study): a cost analysis of care costs at a tertiary children's hospital in the United Kingdom

Eduardo Costa, Céu Mateus, Bernie Carter, Holly Saron, Chin-Kien Eyton-Chong, Fulya Mehta, Steven Lane, Sarah Siner, Jason Dean, Michael Barnes, Chris McNally, Caroline Lambert, Bruce Hollingsworth, Enitan D. Carrol, Gerri Sefton

Open Access Research

Development and evaluation of a customized checklist to assess the quality control of disease registry systems of Tehran, the capital of Iran in 2021

Maryam Barzin, Hamideh Sabbaghi, Sharareh Kamfar, Atena Seifi, Mahmoud Hajipour, Fatemeh Hadavand Siri, Elham Mir-Moeini, Anis Gharajeh, Nasrin Ferdosifard, Mohammadhossein Panahi, Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari, Fatemeh Fallah Atatalab, Koorosh Etemad

Open Access Research

Mental health experiences of HIV/TB healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic – lessons for provider well-being and support from a qualitative study in seven South African provinces

Blia Yang, Rafaela Egg, Heena Brahmbhatt, Mahlodi Matjeng, Thanduxolo Doro, Zandile Mthembu, Batanayi Muzah, Brendon Foster, Johanna Theunissen, Ashley Frost, April Peetz, Katie Reichert, Graeme Hoddinott

Open Access Research

A multilevel Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo Poisson modelling of factors associated with components of antenatal care offered to pregnant women in Nigeria

Omon Stellamaris Fagbamigbe, Olugbenga Sunday Olaseinde, Oluwasomidoyin O. Bello, Vincent Setlhare, Jackline Mosinya Nyaberi, Anthony Ike Wegbom, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe

Open Access Research

Staff perspectives on the influence of patient characteristics on alarm management in the intensive care unit: a cross-sectional survey study

Felix Balzer, Louis Agha-Mir-Salim, Nicole Ziemert, Malte Schmieding, Lina Mosch, Mona Prendke, Maximilian Markus Wunderlich, Belinda Memmert, Claudia Spies, Akira-Sebastian Poncette

Open Access Research

How does the work-life balance impact stress on primary healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Nuzulul Kusuma Putri, M. Karomah Nastiti Melania, Sia Mawan Yulia Fatmawati, Yin Cheng Lim

Open Access Correction

Correction: Organizational resilience in healthcare: a review and descriptive narrative synthesis of approaches to resilience measurement and assessment in empirical studies

Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Carolyn Tarrant, Russell Mannion, Dena El‑Sawy, Simon Conroy, Daniel Lasserson

Open Access Research

What is the mind map of the hospital’s future changes in a developing country like Iran? A qualitative study

Ali Masoud, Reza Dehnavieh, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Atousa Poursheikhali, Somayeh Noori Hekmat, Mohammad kazemi, Mina Ghasemi Moghadam

Open Access Software

FHIR-PYrate: a data science friendly Python package to query FHIR servers

René Hosch, Giulia Baldini, Vicky Parmar, Katarzyna Borys, Sven Koitka, Merlin Engelke, Kamyar Arzideh, Moritz Ulrich, Felix Nensa

Open Access Research article

Overlapping research efforts in a global pandemic: a rapid systematic review of COVID-19-related individual participant data meta-analyses

Lauren Maxwell, Priya Shreedhar, Brooke Levis, Sayali Arvind Chavan, Shaila Akter, Mabel Carabali

Open Access Research

Health literacy at work – individual and organizational health literacy, health supporting leadership and employee wellbeing

Lara Lindert, Kyung-Eun (Anna) Choi, Holger Pfaff, Sabrina Zeike

Open Access Research

Data envelopment analysis on the efficiency of vaccination services and its influencing factors in Beijing, China

Mingzheng Hu, Yanshang Wang, Ming Wang, Dawei Zhu, Wentao Li, Rui Yu, Jiang Wu, Min Lv, Ping He

Open Access Research

Implementing community-based health program in conflict settings: documenting experiences from the Central African Republic and South Sudan

Faiza Rab, Donya Razavi, Mariam KONE, Salim Sohani, Mekdes Assefa, Muhammad Haaris Tiwana, Rodolfo Rossi

Open Access Research

Developing a complex vocational rehabilitation intervention for patients with inflammatory arthritis: the WORK-ON study

Christina Merete Tvede Madsen, Jette Primdahl, Ann Bremander, Linda Eggen, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen

Open Access Research article

Practice points for lymphoedema care in low- and middle- income countries developed by nominal group technique

Eric Torgbenu, Tim Luckett, Mark Buhagiar, Jane L. Phillips

Open Access Research

Knowledge, attitudes and practice of infection prevention and control in the CT suite

Dania Abu Awwad, Suzanne Hill, Sarah Lewis, Yobelli Jimenez

Open Access Research

Applicability of drug-related problem (DRP) classification system for classifying severe medication errors

Carita Linden-Lahti, Anna Takala, Anna-Riia Holmström, Marja Airaksinen

Open Access Research

The perceptions of healthcare practitioners on obesity management in Peninsular Malaysia: a cross-sectional survey

Nor Akma Yunus, Grant Russell, Rosediani Muhamad, Sze-Ee Soh, Elizabeth Sturgiss

Open Access Research article

Systems resilience in the implementation of a large-scale suicide prevention intervention: a qualitative study using a multilevel theoretical approach

Louise A Ellis, Yvonne Zurynski, Janet C Long, Robyn Clay-Williams, Eline Ree, Mitchell Sarkies, Kate Churruca, Fiona Shand, Chiara Pomare, Maree Saba, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Correction

Correction to: From idea to systems solution: enhancing access to primary care in Malawi

L. van Niekerk, N. Fosiko, A. Likaka, C. P. Blauvelt, B. Msiska, L. Manderson

Open Access Correction

Correction to: evaluation of the implementation progress through key performance indicators in a new multimorbidity patient-centered care model in Chile

Teresita Varela, Paula Zamorano, Paulina Muñoz, Carolina Rain, Esteban Irazoqui, Jaime C. Sapag, Alvaro Tellez

Open Access Correction

Correction: Impact of Watson’s human caring-based health promotion program on caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia

Shahpar Bagheri, Ladan Zarshenas, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Farkhondeh Sharif, Ebrahim Moghimi Sarani, Zahra Hadian Shirazi, Kathleen Sitzman

Open Access Research

Opinion research among Russian Physicians on the application of technologies using artificial intelligence in the field of medicine and health care

I.A. Orlova, Zh.A. Akopyan, A.G. Plisyuk, E.V. Tarasova, E.N. Borisov, G.O. Dolgushin, E.I. Khvatova, M.A. Grigoryan, L.A. Gabbasova, A.A. Kamalov

Open Access Research

Continuity and care coordination of primary health care: a scoping review

Resham Khatri, Aklilu Endalamaw, Daniel Erku, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

Open Access Research

The impact of emotional support on healthcare workers and students coping with COVID-19, and other SARS-CoV pandemics – a mixed-methods systematic review

Marja Härkänen, Adriana López Pineda, Susanna Tella, Sanu Mahat, Massimiliano Panella, Matteo Ratti, Kris Vanhaecht, Reinhard Strametz, Irene Carrillo, Anne Marie Rafferty, Albert W. Wu, Veli-Jukka Anttila, José Joaquín Mira

Open Access Research

Laboratory services in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV testing requirements in Copperbelt Province, Zambia: a qualitative inquiry

Jonathan Mwanza, Tanya Doherty, Mwansa Ketty Lubeya, Glenda E. Gray, Wilbroad Mutale, Mary Kawonga

Open Access Research

Geographic availability of and physical accessibility to tuberculosis diagnostic tests in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

Desmond Kuupiel, Benjamin S. N. Cheabu, Peter Yeboah, James Duah, Joseph K. Addae, Ignatius T. Ako-Nnubeng, Francis A. Osei, Shamsu-Deen Ziblim, Gugu G. Mchunu, Julian D. Pillay, Vitalis Bawontuo

Open Access Study Protocol

Effect evaluation of a tele-neurologic intervention in primary care in a rural area in Germany—the NeTKoH study protocol of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Kerstin Wainwright, Imke Mayer, Ana S. Oliveira Gonçalves, Ricarda S. Schulz, Simone Kiel, Jean-François Chenot, Agnes Flöel, Felix von Podewils, Anselm Angermaier, Tobias Kurth

Open Access Research

“Currently flying blind” Stakeholders’ perceptions of implementing statewide population-based cancer staging at diagnosis into the Western Australian Cancer Registry: a rapid qualitative process evaluation of the WA Cancer Staging Project

Stephanie Smith, Richard W. Trevithick, James Smith, Li Pung, Karen Taylor, Ninh Ha, Kevin E. K. Chai, Cristiana Garcia Gewerc, Rachael Moorin

Open Access Research

A multimorbidity model for estimating health outcomes from the syndemic of injection drug use and associated infections in the United States

John J. Chiosi, Peter P. Mueller, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Andrea L. Ciaranello

Open Access Research

Support for relatives in the intensive care unit: lessons from a cross-sectional multicentre cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sophie C. Renckens, H. Roeline Pasman, Hanna T. Klop, Chantal du Perron, Lia van Zuylen, Monique A. H. Steegers, Birkitt L. ten Tusscher, Floor C. H. Abbink, Wouter de Ruijter, Lilian C. M. Vloet, Stephanie C. E. Koster, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen

Open Access Research

Patient safety culture and associated factors among health care providers in government and private hospitals, Bahir Dar City Northwest, Ethiopia, 2022: a comparative cross-sectional study

Tezeta Ayanaw, Eshetu Abera Worede, Mekuriaw Alemayehu, Walelegn Worku, Giziew Abere, Bikes Destaw Betew

Open Access Research

The value of allied health professional research engagement on healthcare performance: a systematic review

S. Chalmers, J. Hill, L. Connell, S. Ackerley, A. Kulkarni, H. Roddam

Open Access Research

Association of stress management behavior and diabetic self-care practice among diabetes type II patients in North Shoa Zone: a cross-sectional study

Akine Eshete, Sadat Mohammed, Tilahun Deresse, Tewodros Kifleyohans, Yibeltal Assefa

Open Access Research

Predictive risk modelling of high resource users under different prescription drug coverage policies in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada

Kathy Kornas, Joykrishna Sarkar, Randall Fransoo, Laura C. Rosella

Open Access Research article

Rapid implementation of Veterans Health Administration telehealth creative arts therapies: survey evaluation of adoption and adaptation

Kristin M. Story, Mindy E. Flanagan, Sheri L. Robb, Dawn M. Bravata, Matthew J. Bair, David Otto, Teresa M. Damush

Open Access Research

A qualitative interview study applying the COM-B model to explore how hospital-based trainers implement antimicrobial stewardship education and training in UK hospital-based care

Rebecca Turner, Jo Hart, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Lou Atkins, Christopher Eades, Tim Felton, Emily Howlett, Stephen Rice, Laura Shallcross, Fabiana Lorencatto, Lucie Byrne-Davis

Open Access Research

A real-world cost-effectiveness study of vancomycin versus linezolid for the treatment of late-onset neonatal sepsis in the NICU in China

Linjun Xie, Leyun Ding, Lian Tang, Zuming Yang, Dan Wu, Wenjuan Wang, Juehui Mao, Lu Shi, Chun Liu, Lufen Duan, Jinhui Xu, Qin Zhou, Jiantong Sun, Xinyuan Ding

Open Access Research

A management perspective on resilience in healthcare: a framework and avenues for future research

L. Agostini, R. Onofrio, C. Piccolo, A. Stefanini

Open Access Research

Measuring and improving performance of clinicians: an application of patient-based records

Minye Dong, Yuyin Xiao, Chenshu Shi, Guohong Li

Open Access Research

Exploring senior managers’ experiences preparedness to respond to COVID-19: a qualitative study in Iran

Hojatolah Najafi, Zahra Kavosi, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Jalal Karimi, Milad Ahmadi Marzale, Mostafa Bijani, Mahmoudreza Peyravi

Open Access Research

Greater temporal regularity of primary care visits was associated with reduced hospitalizations and mortality, even after controlling for continuity of care

Maram Khazen, Wiessam Abu Ahmad, Faige Spolter, Avivit Golan-Cohen, Eugene Merzon, Ariel Israel, Shlomo Vinker, Adam J. Rose

Open Access Research

‘Drive the doctor’ for endovascular thrombectomy in a rural area: a simulation study

Willemijn J. Maas, Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Maarten M.H. Lahr, Marc Bouma, Erik Buskens, Maarten Uyttenboogaart

Open Access Research

Transition models of care for type 1 diabetes: a systematic review

Yvonne Zurynski, Ann Carrigan, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Mitchell N. Sarkies, Genevieve Dammery, Nicole Halim, Rebecca Lake, Elizabeth Davis, Timothy W. Jones, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research article

Community perspectives and experiences of quality maternal and newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Alyce N. Wilson, Pele Melepia, Rose Suruka, Priscah Hezeri, Dukduk Kabiu, Delly Babona, Pinip Wapi, Alison Morgan, Joshua P. Vogel, James Beeson, Christopher Morgan, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Somu Nosi, Lisa M. Vallely, Elissa Kennedy, Meghan A. Bohren, Caroline S. E. Homer

Open Access Research

Does it fit in your pocket? economic burden of PD-1 inhibitors' toxicity in the supplementary health system: evidence from Brazil

Hugo Santos Duarte, Cassia Rita Pereira da Veiga, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Alberto Julius Alves Wainstein, Wesley Vieira da Silva, Ana Paula Drummond-Lage

Open Access Research

The health Care Management of farmers who use pesticides in Northeast Brazil: use of pesticides and the Care Management

Astrid Merino Silverio, Maristela Casé Costa Cunha, Márlon Vinícius Gama Almeida

Open Access Research

Linking leadership development programs for physicians with organization-level outcomes: a realist review

Maarten Debets, Iris Jansen, Kiki Lombarts, Wietske Kuijer-Siebelink, Karen Kruijthof, Yvonne Steinert, Joost Daams, Milou Silkens

Open Access Research

Catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for dental treatment: regional evidence from Spain

Samuel López-López, Raúl del Pozo-Rubio, Marta Ortega-Ortega, Francisco Escribano-Sotos

Open Access Research

Self-reported delays in care-seeking in West Africa during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Natalie E. Conboy, Andre Nickow, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Lisa R. Hirschhorn

Open Access Research

Accessibility to specialist palliative care services in Germany: a geographical network analysis

Daniela Gesell, Farina Hodiamont, Claudia Bausewein, Daniela Koller

Open Access Research

Medical imaging consultation practices and challenges at public hospitals in the Amhara regional state, Northwest Ethiopia: a descriptive phenomenological study

Araya Mesfin Nigatu, Tesfahun Melese Yilma, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Yonathan Gebrewold, Monika Knudsen Gullslett, Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, Binyam Tilahun

Open Access Research

Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey

Christina Marino, Kareem Khan, Madeleine J Groom, Sophie S Hall, Seonaid Anderson, Emma Mcnally, Tara Murphy, Charlotte L Hall

Open Access Research

The perceptions and experience of developing patient (version of) guidelines: a descriptive qualitative study with Chinese guideline developers

Lijiao Yan, Jiale Hu, Zeyu Yu, Shelly-Anne Li, Karen Graham, Sarah E. Scott, Chen Shen, Xuejing Jin, Jianping Liu

Open Access Study protocol

Learning from national implementation of the Veterans Affairs Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) program for improving access to care: protocol for a six year evaluation

Lisa V. Rubenstein, Idamay Curtis, Chelle L. Wheat, David E. Grembowski, Susan E. Stockdale, Peter J. Kaboli, Jean Yoon, Bradford L. Felker, Ashok S. Reddy, Karin M. Nelson

Open Access Research

Learn from the best hospitals: a comparison of the mission, vision and values

Xiaoping Qin, Bing-Long Wang, Jinhong Zhao, Peixin Wu, Tingfang Liu

Open Access Study Protocol

Evaluation of telemental health services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: protocol for a randomized non-inferiority trial

Luther G. Kalb, Jessica M. Kramer, Tawara D. Goode, Sandra J. Black, Susan Klick, Andrea Caoili, Samantha Klipsch, Ann Klein, Micah P. Urquilla, Joan B. Beasley

Open Access Research

Barriers to adherence to cytology exam: a case study in low-income Colombian women

Paula C. Bermúdez, Marcela Arrivillaga, Kirvis Torres Poveda, Diana M. Castrillón Libreros, Lorena E. Castillo Castillo, Daniela Neira Acevedo

Open Access Research article

Needs and expectations for artificial intelligence in emergency medicine according to Canadian physicians

Kyle W. Eastwood, Ronald May, Pantelis Andreou, Samina Abidi, Syed Sibte Raza Abidi, Osama M. Loubani

Open Access Research article

Factors contributing to healthcare professionals’ adaptive capacity with hospital standardization: a scoping review

Foteini Tsandila-Kalakou, Siri Wiig, Karina Aase

Open Access Research

How equitable is utilization of maternal health services in Uganda? Implications for achieving universal health coverage

Phiona Atuhaire, Elizabeth Kiracho-Ekirapa, John Mutenyo

Open Access Research

The influence of individual and municipality characteristics on allocation of long-term care services: a register-based cross-sectional study

Lisa Victoria Burrell, Hanne Marie Rostad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Marianne Sundlisæter Skinner, Maren Kristine Raknes Sogstad

Open Access Research

Implementing a quality improvement initiative for private healthcare facilities to achieve accreditation: experience from India

Tapas Sadasivan Nair, Parvez Memon, Sanjay Tripathi, Ashish Srivastava, Meshach Sunny Kujur, Deepti Singh, Parag Bhamare, Vikas Yadav, Vineet Kumar Srivastava, Suranjeen Prasad Pallipamula, Gulnoza Usmanova, Somesh Kumar

Open Access Research

Patient perspectives on telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods community-based study

Marije J. Splinter, M. Kamran Ikram, Charles W. Helsper, Patrick J.E. Bindels, Evelien I.T. de Schepper, Silvan Licher

Open Access Research

Using a theory-informed approach to guide the initial development of a post-tuberculosis care package in British Columbia, Canada

Kamila Romanowski, Victoria Jane Cook, Mark Gilbert, James Cameron Johnston

Open Access Research

Five different ways of reasoning: Tanzanian healthcare workers’ ideas about how to improve HIV prevention among same-sex attracted men

Alexander Mwijage Ishungisa, Elia John Mmbaga, Melkizedeck Thomas Leshabari, Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, Kåre Moen

Open Access Research

Assessing resource allocation based on workload: a data envelopment analysis study on clinical departments in a class a tertiary public hospital in China

Xiaoxiong Hao, Lei Han, Danyang Zheng, Xiaozhi Jin, Chenguang Li, Lvshuai Huang, Zhaohui Huang

Open Access Research article

How can we meet the needs of patients, their families and their communities? A qualitative study including clinicians, consumer representatives, patients, and community members

Natasha Roberts, Helene Jacmon, Brighid Scanlon, Chrissy Battersby, Peter Buttrum, Christine James

Open Access Research

Community based peer-led TB screening intervention: an innovative approach to increase TB knowledge, presumptive case identification, and referral among sexual minority people in urban Bangladesh

Golam Sarwar, Shaan Muberra Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Md. Masud Reza, A K M Masud Rana, Rupali Sisir Banu, Shahriar Ahmed, Sayera Banu, Sharful Islam Khan

Open Access Research

Healthcare services efficiency and its intrinsic drivers in China: based on the three-stage super-efficiency SBM model

Mengya Sun, Yaojun Ye, Guangdi Zhang, Xiuling Shang, Yuan Xue

Open Access Research

Modes and models of care delivery in municipal long-term care services: a cross-sectional study from Norway

Hanne Marie Rostad, Marianne Sundlisæter Skinner, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Ragnhild Hellesø, Maren Kristine Raknes Sogstad

Open Access Research

Rehabilitation models that support transitions from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injury (ABI): a scoping review

Marianne Eliassen, Cathrine Arntzen, Morten Nikolaisen, Astrid Gramstad

Open Access Research

Economic analysis of a new four-panel rapid screening test in antenatal care in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda

Donald S Shepard, Yara A Halasa-Rappel, Katharine R Rowlands, Maria Kulchyckyj, Robert K Basaza, Emmanuel D Otieno, Boniface Mutatina, Simon Kariuki, Sabine F Musange

Open Access Research

In search of an international multidimensional action plan for second victim support: a narrative review

Deborah Seys, Massimiliano Panella, Sophia Russotto, Reinhard Strametz, José Joaquín Mira, Astrid Van Wilder, Lode Godderis, Kris Vanhaecht

Open Access Research

Acceptability of telemedicine for follow up after contraceptive implant initiation at an obstetrics and gynecologic training center

Jarika Vatrasresth, Peerapong Prapaisilp, Monchada Sukrong, Natchanika Sinthuchai, Parichart Karroon, Duangporn Maitreechit, Sirarat Ittipuripat, Arissara Kuptarak, Sarochinee Sathitloetsakun, Somsook Santibenchakul, Unnop Jaisamrarn

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators to integrating depression care in tuberculosis services in South Asia: a multi-country qualitative study

Olamide Todowede, Saima Afaq, Anoshmita Adhikary, Sushama Kanan, Vidhya Shree, Hannah Maria Jennings, Mehreen Riaz Faisal, Zara Nisar, Ikram Khan, Geetha Desai, Rumana Huque, Najma Siddiqi

Open Access Research

From purists to pragmatists: a qualitative evaluation of how implementation processes and contexts shaped the uptake and methodological adaptations of a maternal and neonatal quality improvement programme in South Africa prior to, and during COVID-19

Willem Odendaal, Terusha Chetty, Ameena Goga, Mark Tomlinson, Yages Singh, Carol Marshall, Shuaib Kauchali, Yogan Pillay, Manala Makua, Xanthe Hunt

Open Access Research

Training the healthcare workforce: the global experience with telementorship for hepatitis B and hepatitis C

Maria A. Corcorran, Karla Thornton, Bruce Struminger, Philippa Easterbrook, John D. Scott

Open Access Research

Leprosy and tuberculosis control scenario of the national program for the improvement of access and quality of primary care in Brazil

Glenda R. O. N. Ferreira, Amanda L. C. Miranda, Viviane A. Farias, Melissa B. Martins, Débora Talitha Neri, William D. Borges, Carlos Leonardo F. Cunha, Geyse Aline R. Dias, Dirceu C. Santos, Fabianne J. D. Sousa

Open Access Research

Remote patient monitoring for COVID-19 patients: comparisons and framework for reporting

David Joyce, Aoife De Brún, Sophie Mulcahy Symmons, Robert Fox, Eilish McAuliffe

Open Access Research

Costs and cost-effectiveness of Shamiri, a brief, layperson-delivered intervention for Kenyan adolescents: a randomized controlled trial

Corinne N. Kacmarek, Natalie E. Johnson, Tom L. Osborn, Christine Wasanga, John R. Weisz, Brian T. Yates

Open Access Research

Association between hospital competition and quality of prostate cancer care

Ravishankar Jayadevappa, S. Bruce Malkowicz, Neha Vapiwala, Thomas J. Guzzo, Sumedha Chhatre

Open Access Research

The aggregate value of cancer screenings in the United States: full potential value and value considering adherence

Tomas J. Philipson, Troy Durie, Ze Cong, A. Mark Fendrick

Open Access Research

The effects of hospice care on healthcare expenditure among cancer patients

Hoyol Jhang, Wonjeong Jeong, Hyun-Soo Zhang, Dong-Woo Choi, Hyejung Kang, Sohee Park

Open Access Editorial

Decolonizing global health: an agenda for research

Henry Zakumumpa, Nafissatou Diop, Robert Kaba Alhassan

Open Access Research

The rise of resilient healthcare research during COVID-19: scoping review of empirical research

Louise A Ellis, Maree Saba, Janet C Long, Hilda Bø Lyng, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Kate Churruca, Siri Wiig, Elizabeth Austin, Robyn Clay-Williams, Ann Carrigan, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research

Developing prognostic models for health care utilization in patients with work-related mental health problems

Morten Vejs Willert, David Høyrup Christiansen, Ligaya Dalgaard, Jesper Medom Vestergaard, Johan Hviid Andersen, Marianne Kyndi

Open Access Research

Performing up to Nordic principles? Geographic and socioeconomic equity in ambulatory care sensitive conditions among older adults in capital areas of Denmark, Finland and Sweden in 2000–2015

Markku Satokangas, Martti Arffman, Janne Agerholm, Karsten Thielen, Charlotte Ørsted Hougaard, Ingelise Andersen, Bo Burström, Ilmo Keskimäki

Open Access Research

The effect of a health extension program on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene practices in rural Ethiopia

Fikralem Alemu, Kasahun Eba, Zelalem Tazu Bonger, Ashrafedin Youya, Mulusew J. Gerbaba, Alula M. Teklu, Girmay Medhin

Open Access Research

Short- and long-term direct and indirect costs of illness after ostomy creation – a Swedish nationwide registry study

Eva Carlsson, Annabelle Forsmark, Catarina Sternhufvud, Gina Scheffel, Frederikke B. Andersen, Eva I Persson

Open Access Research article

Major influencing factors on routine implementation of shared decision-making in cancer care: qualitative process evaluation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Pola Hahlweg, Anja Lindig, Wiebke Frerichs, Jördis Zill, Henning Hanken, Volkmar Müller, Mia-Carlotta Peters, Isabelle Scholl

Open Access Research

Interest in using patient portals among adolescents in mental health care - a cross-sectional study

Martine Stecher Nielsen, Aslak Steinsbekk, Torunn Hatlen Nøst

Open Access Research

Applying the consolidated framework for implementation research to evaluate the community rapid intervention service

Alice Moult, Dereth Baker, Helen Twohig, Matthew Missen, Zafar Iqbal, Helen Duffy, Zoe Paskins

Open Access Research

Introducing standard patient-reported measures (PRMs) into routine maternity care: A pre-implementation qualitative study on women’s perspectives in Finland

Kirsi Väyrynen, An Chen, Riikka-Leena Leskelä, Eija Raussi-Lehto, Reija Klemetti, Seppo Heinonen, Paulus Torkki, Aydin Tekay

Open Access Research

Development of a conceptual model of the capacity for patients to engage in their health care: a group concept mapping study

Gennaro Di Tosto, Jennifer L. Hefner, Daniel M. Walker, Megan E. Gregory, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Cynthia J. Sieck

Open Access Research article

Benefits and challenges of telemedicine for heart failure consultations: a qualitative study

Arvind Singhal, Jillian P. Riley, Martin R. Cowie

Open Access Research

National digital strategies and innovative eHealth policies concerning older adults’ dignity: a document analysis in three Scandinavian countries

Moonika Raja, Ingjerd G. Kymre, Jorunn Bjerkan, Kathleen T. Galvin, Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt

Open Access Research

Identifying patient perceived values during outpatient encounters: an empirical study from Chinese public hospitals

Sha Liu, Yinhuan Hu, Chuntao Lu, Dehe Li, Zemiao Zhang

Open Access Research

Preferences of healthcare workers for provider payment systems in The Gambia’s National Health Insurance Scheme

Hassan Njie, Patrick G. C. Ilboudo, Unni Gopinathan, Lumbwe Chola, Knut Reidar Wangen

Open Access Research article

Community engagement to inform development of strategies to improve referral for hypertension: perspectives of patients, providers and local community members in western Kenya

Violet Naanyu, Benson Njuguna, Hillary Koros, Josephine Andesia, Jemima Kamano, Tim Mercer, Gerald Bloomfield, Sonak Pastakia, Rajesh Vedanthan, Constantine Akwanalo

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of mobile application for monitoring diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the adult and elderly population: systematic review and meta-analysis

Emily de Souza Ferreira, Fernanda de Aguiar Franco, Marina Marilac dos Santos Lara, André Amaral Levcovitz, Mateus Araújo Dias, Tiago Ricardo Moreira, Ary Henrique Morais de Oliveira, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta

Open Access Research

An integrative review of research evaluating organisational culture in residential aged care facilities

Kate Churruca, Emma Falkland, Maree Saba, Louise A Ellis, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research

Combination of health care service use and the relation to demographic and socioeconomic factors for patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a descriptive cohort study

Olav Amundsen, Tron Anders Moger, Jon Helgheim Holte, Silje Bjørnsen Haavaag, Line Kildal Bragstad, Ragnhild Hellesø, Trond Tjerbo, Nina Køpke Vøllestad

Open Access Research

Societal costs and health related quality of life in adult atopic dermatitis

Zsuzsanna Beretzky, Kamilla Koszorú, Fanni Rencz, Krisztina Hajdu, Júlia Borza, Katalin Bodai, Xu Feifei, Andrea Szegedi, Miklós Sárdy, Valentin Brodszky

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness analysis of diagnostic strategies for COVID-19 in Iran

F Rahmanzadeh, N Malekpour, A Faramarzi, H Yusefzadeh

Open Access Research

The impact of the three-level collaboration exercise on collaboration and leadership during scenario-based hospital evacuation exercises using flexible surge capacity concept: a mixed method cross-sectional study

Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Eric Carlström, Pongsakorn Atiksawedparit, Lina Dahlén Holmqvist, Dhanesh Pitidhammabhorn, Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Amir Khorram-Manesh

Open Access Research

Examining the roles of partnerships in enhancing the health systems response to COVID-19 in Nigeria

Chioma Amarachi Onyedinma, Chinyere Cecilia Okeke, Obinna Onwujekwe

Open Access Research

Utilisation of ANC services before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in selected resource-poor blocks of India: role of community health workers in Swabhimaan programme area

Preeti Dhillon, Sayeed Unisa, Ajay Gupta, Abhishek Saraswat, Sulaiman KM, Sarang Pedgaonkar

Open Access Research

Comparison of pay-for-performance (P4P) programs in primary care of selected countries: a comparative study

Sara Jamili, Mehdi Yousefi, Hossein Ebrahimi pour, Elahe Houshmand, Ali Taghipour, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Amin Adel

Open Access Research

Staff- and service-level factors associated with organisational readiness to implement a clinical pathway for the identification, assessment, and management of anxiety and depression in adults with cancer

Mona M. Faris, Heather L. Shepherd, Phyllis N. Butow, Patrick Kelly, Sharon He, Nicole Rankin, Lindy Masya, Joanne Shaw

Open Access Research

Health facilities preparedness to deliver maternal and newborn health care in Kilifi and Kisii Counties, Kenya

James Orwa, Marleen Temmerman, Lucy Nyaga, Kennedy Mulama, Stanley Luchters

Open Access Research

Clinical leadership and coping strategies in times of COVID-19: observational study with health managers in Mendoza

Eva Gil-Hernández, Andrea Falaschi, Irene Carrillo, Viviana Rodríguez, María Belén Peralta Roca, Ezequiel García-Elorrio, José Joaquín Mira

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the implementation of hospital hygiene components in 30 health-care facilities in the autonomous district of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) with the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF)

Doumbia Mariamou Cissé, Essis Esme Marie Laure, Koné Atioumounan Blaise, N’gbesso N’gbesso Jean Paul, Mbengue Valérie Gbonon, Cissé Raïssa Adja Mayaka, Gagne Doh Eugénie, Dagnan N’cho Simplice, Kouadio Luc Philippe, Samba Mamadou

Open Access Research

Linking Intensive Care Unit functional scales to the International Classification of Functioning: proposal of a new assessment approach

Juliana S. F. dos Santos, Gabriely A. G. Silva, Nubia M. F. V. Lima, Lucien P. Gualdi, Diego de S. Dantas, Íllia N. D. F. Lima

Open Access Research

Experiences of Egypt as a destination and transit country for Syrian refugee healthcare workers: a qualitative study

Andrew Ghobrial, Diana Rayes, Ammar Sabouni, Yamama Bdaiwi, Saad Janoudi, Natasha Howard, Aula Abbara

Open Access Research

What is best for Esther? A simple question that moves mindsets and improves care

Nicoline Vackerberg, Ann- Christine Andersson, Anette Peterson, Anette Karltun

Open Access Research article

Closing the health gap in Central Australia: reduction in Indigenous Australian inpatient self-discharge rates following routine collaboration with Aboriginal Health Workers

Tim Cheok, Morgan Berman, Richard Delaney-Bindahneem, Matthew Phillip Jennings, Linda Bray, Ruurd Jaarsma, Pradeep Mathew Poonnoose, Kanishka Williams, Narlaka Jayasekera

Open Access Research

Examining the absorption of post-internship medical officers into the public sector at county-level in devolved Kenya: a qualitative case study

Yingxi Zhao, Daniel Mbuthia, Joshua Munywoki, David Gathara, Catia Nicodemo, Jacinta Nzinga, Mike English

Open Access Research

Developing a combined framework for priority setting in integrated health and social care systems

Marissa Collins, Micaela Mazzei, Rachel Baker, Alec Morton, Lucy Frith, Keith Syrett, Paul Leak, Cam Donaldson

Open Access Research

“We should be resourcing their liberation:” a qualitative formative study to guide introduction of a systems engineering intervention at a King County, WA juvenile detention center clinic

Madeline Borges, Lois Schipper, George Gonzalez, Sean Goode, Dorene Hersh, Do-Quyen Pham, Ben Kaplan, Keshet Ronen, Kenneth Sherr, Sarah Gimbel

Open Access Research

Trend and spatial clustering of medical education in Brazil: an ecological study of time series from 2010 to 2021

Rafael Alves Guimarães, Ana Luísa Guedes de França e Silva, Marizélia Ribeiro de Souza, Adriana Moura Guimarães, Marcos Eduardo de Souza Lauro, Alessandra Vitorino Naghettini, Heliny Carneiro Cunha Neves, Fernanda Paula Arantes Manso, Cândido Vieira Borges Júnior, Alessandra Rodrigues Moreira de Castro, Victor Gonçalves Bento, Pablo Leonardo Mendes da Cruz Lima

Open Access Research

Assessing the accuracy of electronic health record gender identity and REaL data at an academic medical center

Rachael Proumen, Hannah Connolly, Nadia Alexandra Debick, Rachel Hopkins

Open Access Research

Influence of Basic Health Care Provision Fund in improving primary Health Care in Kano state, a descriptive cross-sectional study

Zainab Auwalu Ibrahim, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Yoon Moonsoo, Paul Kwetishe, Jongsoo Ryu, Da Sol Ro, So Yoon Kim

Open Access Research

Cost of illness for colorectal cancer in Japan - a time trend and future projections (1996–2035) based on governmental statistics

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

Open Access Research

The use of locum doctors in the NHS – results of a national survey of NHS Trusts in England

Gemma Stringer, Jane Ferguson, Kieran Walshe, Christos Grigoroglou, Thomas Allen, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Darren M. Ashcroft

Open Access Research article

Learning tools used to translate resilience in healthcare into practice: a rapid scoping review

Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Heidi Dombestein, Anh Hai Le, Stephen Billett, Siri Wiig

Open Access Study Protocol

The SENTINEL study of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia: research protocol for a prospective cohort study

Sophie Pascoe, Amy Huber, Idah Mokhele, Nkgomeleng Lekodeba, Vinolia Ntjikelane, Linda Sande, Timothy Tchereni, Prudence Haimbe, Bevis Phiri, Pamfred Hasweeka, Andrews Gunda, Cheryl Hendrickson, Nancy Scott, Jeanette Kaiser, Nkosinathi Ncgobo, Nyasha Mutanda, Oratile Mokgethi, Frehiwot Birhanu, Wyness Phiri, Aniset Kamanga, Taurai Makwalu, Hilda Shakewelele, Priscilla Lumano-Mulenga, Rose Nyandera, Mpande Mukumbwa-Mwenechanya, Sydney Rosen

Open Access Research

Primary care provider perspectives on the role of community pharmacy in colorectal cancer screening: a qualitative study

Alison T. Brenner, Catherine L. Rohweder, Mary Wangen, Dana L. Atkins, Rachel M. Ceballos, Sara Correa, Renée M. Ferrari, Rachel B. Issaka, Annika Ittes, Olufeyisayo O. Odebunmi, Daniel S. Reuland, Austin R. Waters, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Parth D. Shah

Open Access Research

Successes and challenges towards improving quality of primary health care services: a scoping review

Aklilu Endalamaw, Resham B Khatri, Daniel Erku, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa

Open Access Research

Models of integrated care for multi-morbidity assessed in systematic reviews: a scoping review

Anke Rohwer, Ingrid Toews, Jeannine Uwimana-Nicol, John L.Z. Nyirenda, Jean Berchmans Niyibizi, Ann R. Akiteng, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Charlotte M. Bavuma, Tamara Kredo, Taryn Young

Open Access Research

Factors related to the internal social capital of elderly-caring social organizations: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China

Fuqin Xu, Shuo Ding, Guoqing Liu, Zhengsheng Wang, Benjamin Otsen, Kai Ji, Xin Zheng, Ren Chen

Open Access Research

Assessing patient partnership among emergency departments in France: a cross-sectional study

Geoffrey Sagnol, Julie Haesebaert, Anne Termoz, Philipe Michel, Anne-Marie Schott, Véronique Potinet, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Karim Tazarourte, Marion Douplat

Open Access Research

Development of a conceptual framework to scale up co-managed care for older patients with hip fracture in China: a qualitative study

Jing Zhang, Pengpeng Ye, Minghui Yang, Xinbao Wu, Ruth Webster, Rebecca Ivers, Maoyi Tian

Open Access Research

Why do consumers choose private over public health services? Reflective accounts of health providers in Vietnam

Mai P. Nguyen, Amina Tariq, Reece Hinchcliff, Michael P. Dunne

Open Access Research

Factors associated with hospital admission and 30-day readmission for children less than 18 years of age in 2018 in France: a one-year nationwide observational study

Jeanne Pergeline, Sylvie Rey, Jeanne Fresson, Gonzague Debeugny, Antoine Rachas, Philippe Tuppin

Open Access Research

Impact of a dTcaP booster vaccine awareness campaign initiated by the French national health insurance for adults aged 25 years in 2021

Aline Hurtaud, Capucine Coomans, Brigitte Vuillemin, Akima Benamar, Maxime Couraud, Bach-Nga Pham, Stéphane Sanchez, Coralie Barbe

Open Access Research

Rare diseases: why is a rapid referral to an expert center so important?

Tina Willmen, Lukas Willmen, Anne Pankow, Simon Ronicke, Heinz Gabriel, Annette Doris Wagner

Open Access Research

“I feel drug resistance testing allowed us to make an informed decision”: qualitative insights on the role of HIV drug resistance mutation testing among children and pregnant women living with HIV in western Kenya

Andrea J. Scallon, Shukri A. Hassan, Shirley Rui Qian, Yuandi Gao, Patrick Oyaro, Evelyn Brown, James Wagude, Irene Mukui, Eunice Kinywa, Frederick Oluoch, Francesca Odhiambo, Boaz Oyaro, Leonard Kingwara, Nashon Yongo, Enericah Karauki, Lindah Otieno, Grace C. John-Stewart, Lisa L. Abuogi, Rena C. Patel

Open Access Research

The assessment of health system responsiveness from the viewpoints of COVID-19 patients

Ehsan Teymori, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Saeed Akhlaghi, Azam Delavarinejad, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi

Open Access Research

How to successfully implement population health management: a scoping review

A. F. T. M. van Ede, R. N. Minderhout, K. V. Stein, M. A. Bruijnzeels

Open Access Research

Disparities in healthcare utilization by insurance status among patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease

Brian Witrick, Corey A. Kalbaugh, Rachel Mayo, Brian Hendricks, Lu Shi

Open Access Research

Facilitators and barriers to latent tuberculosis infection treatment among primary healthcare workers in Malaysia: a qualitative study

Siti Nur Farhana H., Anusha Manoharan, Wen Ming Koh, Manimaran K., Ee Ming Khoo

Open Access Research article

Implementing a resilience coach program to support first year housestaff during the COVID-19 pandemic: early pilot results and comparison with non-housestaff sessions

Rebecca E. Stewart, Katherine Wislocki, Courtney B. Wolk, Lisa Bellini, Cecilia Livesey, Kelley Kugler, Nayoung Kwon, Nicholas C. Cardamone, Emily M. Becker-Haimes

Open Access Research

Continuity of health care: measurement and application in two rural counties of Guangxi Province, China

Qianchen Wei, Beibei Yuan, Jin Xu, Ping He, Hanyi Xu, Qingyue Meng

Open Access Research

Outpatient visits before and after Lyme disease diagnosis in a Maryland employer-based health plan

Alison W. Rebman, Ting Yang, Lin Wang, Jill A. Marsteller, Shannon M. E. Murphy, Maria Uriyo, John N. Aucott

Open Access Research article

Assessment of the operation status of electronic prescription at community pharmacies in Chengdu, China: a simulated patient study

Wenxin Zhou, Jing Wang, Qinmin Chen, Zhen Huang, Naitong Zhou, Ming Hu

Open Access Research

Development and pilot study of “Smart Cancer Care”: a platform for managing side effects of chemotherapy

Cheolkyung Sin, Hyeyeong Kim, Hyeon-Su Im, Minsu Ock, Su-Jin Koh

Open Access Research

Professional quality of life and its associated factors among Vietnamese doctors and nurses

Anh N. P. Tran, Quyen G. To, Van-Anh N. Huynh, Khoi M. Le, Kien G. To

Open Access Research article

Reasons for non-disclosure of HIV-Positive status to healthcare providers: a mixed methods study in Mozambique

Laura Fuente-Soro, Antía Figueroa-Romero, Sheila Fernández-Luis, Orvalho Augusto, Elisa López-Varela, Edson Bernardo, Anna Saura-Lázaro, Paula Vaz, Stanley C. Wei, Peter R. Kerndt, Tacilta Nhampossa, Denise Naniche

Open Access Research

The Dutch Solid Start program: describing the implementation and experiences of the program's first thousand days

Joyce M. Molenaar, Inge C. Boesveld, Jeroen N. Struijs, Jessica C. Kiefte- de Jong

Open Access Research

Intervention of pharmacist included in multidisciplinary team to reduce adverse drug event: a qualitative systematic review

Sarah Zaij, Kelly Pereira Maia, Géraldine Leguelinel-Blache, Clarisse Roux-Marson, Jean Marie Kinowski, Hélène Richard

Open Access Research article

Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS)on the influence of adjusting medical service fees on patients' choice of medical treatment

Danhui Li, Jia Yang, Jin Li, Ning Zhao, Wensheng Ju, Moning Guo

Open Access Research

Cochlear implantation impact on health service utilisation and social outcomes: a systematic review

Tolesa Bekele Okuba, Reidar P. Lystad, Isabelle Boisvert, Anne McMaugh, Robyn Cantle Moore, Ramya Walsan, Rebecca J. Mitchell

Open Access Research

Daily work variability in falls prevention of hospitalized patients: nursing team’s perception

Deise Vacario de Quadros, Priscila Wachs, Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães, Isis Marques Severo, Juliana Petri Tavares, Daiane Dal Pai

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness analysis of Smart Triage, a data-driven pediatric sepsis triage platform in Eastern Uganda

Edmond C. K. Li, Abner Tagoola, Clare Komugisha, Annette Mary Nabweteme, Yashodani Pillay, J. Mark Ansermino, Asif R. Khowaja

Open Access Research

An innovative model of access and triage to reduce waiting in an outpatient epilepsy clinic: an intervention study

Annie K. Lewis, Nicholas F. Taylor, Patrick W. Carney, Xia Li, Katherine E. Harding

Open Access Research

The hospital-to-home care transition experience of home care clients: an exploratory study using patient journey mapping

Marianne Saragosa, Sonia Nizzer, Sandra McKay, Kerry Kuluski

Open Access Research

“The most culturally safe training I’ve ever had”: the co-design of a culturally safe Managing hepatitis B training course with and for the Aboriginal health workforce of the Northern Territory of Australia

Kelly Hosking, Teresa De Santis, Emily Vintour-Cesar, Phillip Merrdi Wilson, Linda Bunn, George Garambaka Gurruwiwi, Shiraline Wurrawilya, Sarah Mariyalawuy Bukulatjpi, Sandra Nelson, Cheryl Ross, Paula Binks, Phoebe Schroder, Joshua S. Davis, Sean Taylor, Christine Connors, Jane Davies

Open Access Research

Notifications of work-related injuries and diseases: an observational study on a mining disaster

Rita de Cássia Costa da Silva, Maykon Anderson Pires de Novais, Paola Zucchi

Open Access Research

A formative research to explore the programmatic approach of vaccinating the Rohingya refugees and host communities against COVID-19 infection in Bangladesh

Anika Tasneem Chowdhury, Satyajit Kundu, Zeeba Zahra Sultana, Heba Hesham Ali Hijazi, Ahmed Hossain

Open Access Study Protocol

Study protocol of an economic evaluation embedded in the Midwives and Obstetricians Helping Mothers to Quit Smoking (MOHMQuit) trial

Alison Pearce, Joanne Scarfe, Matthew Jones, Aaron Cashmore, Andrew Milat, Larisa Barnes, Megan E. Passey

Open Access Research

“Building the plane while flying it” Reflections on pandemic preparedness and response; an organisational case study

Karen McKenna, Stéphane Bouchoucha, Bernice Redley, Anastasia Hutchinson

Open Access Research

Nurses’ knowledge on nosocomial infections preventive measures and its associated factors in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Samuel Salu, Joshua Okyere, Veronica Okwuchi Charles-Unadike, Mark Kwame Ananga

Open Access Research article

Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers

Veronica Varela-Mato, Holly Blake, Joanna Yarker, Kate Godfree, Guy Daly, Juliet Hassard, Caroline Meyer, Charlotte Kershaw, Steven Marwaha, Kristina Newman, Sean Russell, Louise Thomson, Fehmidah Munir

Open Access Research

A qualitative exploration of factors that influence the uptake of tuberculosis services by low-skilled migrant workers in Singapore

Chuan De Foo, Shishi Wu, Fariha Amin, Natarajan Rajaraman, Alex R. Cook, Helena Legido-Quigley

Open Access Research

Encouraging death communication in a death-avoidant society: analysis of interviews with death café organizers

Kae Ito, Shuji Tsuda, Mayumi Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Okamura

Open Access Research

Comparison of costs associated with transcatheter mitral valve repair: PASCAL vs MitraClip in a real-world setting

Jean Marc Haurand, Jafer Haschemi, Daniel Oehler, Yvonne Heinen, Amin Polzin, Malte Kelm, Patrick Horn

Open Access Research

Identifying critical gaps in research to advance global surgery by 2030: a systematic mapping review

Meskerem Aleka Kebede, Deng Simon Garang Tor, Tesfamariam Aklilu, Adane Petros, Martilord Ifeanyichi, Ezekiel Aderaw, Maeve Sophia Bognini, Darshita Singh, Rosemary Emodi, Rachel Hargest, Rocco Friebel

Open Access Research

Assessment of hospitalisation costs and their determinants among Covid-19 patients in South Central Ethiopia

Abdene Weya Kaso, Esmael Mohammed, Gebi Agero, Gemechu Churiso, Taha Kaso, Helen Ali Ewune, Alemayehu Hailu

Open Access Research

A discrete choice experiment to elicit preferences for a liver screening programme in Queensland, Australia: a mixed methods study to select attributes and levels

Michelle J Allen, Rachael Doran, David Brain, Elizabeth E Powell, James O’Beirne, Patricia C Valery, Adrian Barnett, Ruvini Hettiarachchi, Ingrid J Hickman, Sanjeewa Kularatna

Open Access Research

Standardized mortality ratios for regionalized acute cardiovascular care

Sanne J. den Hartog, Bob Roozenbeek, Sjoukje van der Bij, Marzyeh Amini, Nikki van Leeuwen, Eric Boersma, Clemens M.F. Dirven, Diederik W.J. Dippel, Hester F. Lingsma

Open Access Correction

Correction: Examining the absorption of post-internship medical officers into the public sector at county-level in devolved Kenya: a qualitative case study

Yingxi Zhao, Daniel Mbuthia, Joshua Munywoki, David Gathara, Catia Nicodemo, Jacinta Nzinga, Mike English

Open Access Research

Long-term care status for the elderly with different levels of physical ability: a cross-sectional survey in first-tier cities of China

Mingchao Zhou, Fubing Zha, Fang Liu, Jing Zhou, Xiangxiang Liu, Jiehui Li, Qingqing Yang, Zeyu Zhang, Feng Xiong, Dianrui Hou, Hongyun Weng, Yulong Wang

Open Access Research

Facilitators and barriers to optimal home blood pressure management in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in a tertiary care facility in Abuja, Nigeria: a qualitative research study

Zainab Mahmoud, Adaego A. Orji, Chukwuebuka F. Okoye, Friday O. Ameh, Erica Jamro-Comer, Aliyu Isah, Bissallah Ekele, Godwin Akaba, Dike B. Ojji, Mark D. Huffman

Open Access Research

Addressing non-response data for standardized post-acute functional items

Chih -Ying Li, Hyunkyoung Kim, Brian Downer, Mi Jung Lee, Kenneth Ottenbacher, Yong-Fang Kuo

Open Access Research

The experiences of Red Crescent relief workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a qualitative phenomenological study

Minoo Mohammadkhani, Mohammad Sadegh Tavakoli Sani, Arezoo Sarani, Narges Khanjani

Open Access Research

The role of social accountability in changing service users’ values, attitudes, and interactions with the health services: a pre-post study

Victoria Boydell, Petrus S. Steyn, Joanna Paula Cordero, Ndema Habib, My Huong Nguyen, Dela Nai, Donat Shamba, Kamil Fuseini, Sigilbert Mrema, James Kiarie

Open Access Research

Transformation to a patient-centred medical home led and delivered by an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and association with engagement and quality-of-care: quantitative findings from a pilot study

Saira Mathew, Federica Barzi, Anton Clifford-Motopi, Renee Brown (Nunuccal), James Ward (Pitjantjatjara and Nukunu), Richard Mills, Lyle Turner, Antoinette White (Palawa and Iningai), Martie Eaton, Danielle Butler

Open Access Research

Using big data and Population Health Management to assess care and costs for patients with severe mental disorders and move toward a value-based payment system

Valeria D. Tozzi, Helen Banks, Lucia Ferrara, Angelo Barbato, Giovanni Corrao, Barbara D’avanzo, Teresa Di Fiandra, Andrea Gaddini, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Michele Sanza, Alessio Saponaro, Salvatore Scondotto, Antonio Lora

Open Access Research article

Physicians’ assessment of the Bavarian drug-expenditure control system: a qualitative study

Nikoletta Zeschick, Julia Gollnick, Julia Muth, Franziska Hörbrand, Peter Killian, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Thomas Kühlein, Maria Sebastião

Open Access Research

Patient satisfaction survey of the “Healthy Heart” pharmaceutical care service – evaluation of pharmacy labelling with pharmaceutical pictograms

Piotr Merks, Urszula Religioni, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Agnieszka Barańska, Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska, Justyna Kaźmierczak, Eliza Blicharska, Katarina Fehir Šola, Regis Vaillancourt

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol: identifying policy, system, and environment change interventions to enhance availability of blood for transfusion in Kenya, a mixed-methods study

Alejandro Munoz-Valencia, Jackline O. Aridi, Linda S. Barnes, Kristina E. Rudd, Bopaya Bidanda, Tonny Epuu, Robert Kamu, Tecla Kivuli, Jana Macleod, Cindy M. Makanga, Jennifer Makin, Muthoni Mate, Carolyne Njoki Muiru, Gatwiri Murithi, Abdirahaman Musa, Hellen Nyagol, Kevin Ochieng, Jayant Rajgopal, Nakul P. Raykar, Yiqi Tian, Mark H. Yazer, Bo Zeng, Bernard Olayo, Pratap Kumar, Juan Carlos Puyana

Open Access Research

Village doctors: a national telephone survey of Bangladesh’s lay medical practitioners

Olav Muurlink, Nazim Uzzaman, Rhonda J Boorman, Sarah Binte Kibria, Talitha Best, Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson

Open Access Research

Out of pocket expenditure and distress financing on cesarean delivery in India: evidence from NFHS-5

Rajeev Ranjan Singh, Anjali Sharma, Sanjay K. Mohanty

Open Access Research

Perception towards the implementation of telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Bayou Tilahun Assaye, Muluken Belachew, Aynadis Worku, Sefefe Birhanu, Ayenew Sisay, Mitiku Kassaw, Habtamu Mekonen

Open Access Research

Exploring the impact of the national tender system on the use of costly drugs treating rheumatoid arthritis patients in ten rheumatology centers in Norway (2010–2019)

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

Open Access Research

Urban-rural disparities in immunization coverage among children aged 12–23 months in Ethiopia: multivariate decomposition analysis

Melash Belachew Asresie, Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu, Gizachew Worku Dagnew

Open Access Research

Sustainability capacity and health worker normalisation of a successful non-communicable disease (NCD) health systems intervention within primary care settings in Uganda: a quantitative approach to a qualitative question

David Katende, Norah Nalweyiso, Gertrude Nabulime, Kevin Nakuya, Michael Charles Mubiru, Isaac Sekitoleko, Kathy Baisley, Moffat Nyirenda, Heiner Grosskurth

Open Access Research

Associations of a current Australian model of dietetic care for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes and maternal and neonatal health outcomes

Gina Absalom, Julia Zinga, Claire Margerison, Gavin Abbott, Sharleen O’Reilly, Paige van der Pligt

Open Access Research

One year of COVID-19 in dental health services in Norway: psychological impact, risk perceptions and vaccination status

M. Shabestari, V. E. Ansteinsson, E. A. S. Hovden, L. Stangvaltaite-Mouhat, I. Mdala, R. Skudutyte-Rysstad, M. M. Uhlen-Strand

Open Access Research

Assessment of factors influencing physicians’ intention to prescribe transfusion using the theory of planned behavior

Yu-Han Liao, Kung-Pei Tang, Chih-Yu Chou, Chien-Feng Kuo, Shin-Yi Tsai

Open Access Research

Design and evaluation of an educational mobile program for liver transplant patients

Mostafa Langarizadeh, Fateme Moghbeli, Shamim Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein Langarizadeh, Mohammadjavad Sayadi, Fatemeh Sarpourian, Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda

Open Access Research

Clusters of medical specialties around patients with multimorbidity – employing fuzzy c-means clustering to explore multidisciplinary collaboration

Marlies Verhoeff, Liann I. Weil, Hung Chu, Yolande Vermeeren, Janke de Groot, Jako S. Burgers, Patrick P. T. Jeurissen, Leslie R. Zwerwer, Barbara C. van Munster

Open Access Research article

Informed consent for total knee arthroplasty: exploration of patient`s information acquisition and decision-making processes—a qualitative study

Sandro Zacher, Julia Lauberger, Carolin Thiel, Julia Lühnen, Anke Steckelberg

Open Access Research article

Are we ready for a sustainable approach? A qualitative study of the readiness of the public health system to provide STI services to the key populations at risk of HIV in Bangladesh

Gorkey Gourab, Golam Sarwar, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, A M Rumayan Hasan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Tarit Kumar Saha, Lima Rahman, A. K. M. Masud Rana, Sharful Islam Khan

Open Access Research article

Quality of medicines in Sri Lanka: a retrospective review of safety alerts

Jegath Janani Tharmalinga Sharma, Madumai Ketharam, Kaumada Binoli Herath, Senathiraja Sherley Shobia

Open Access Research article

Rural patient and provider perceptions of telehealth implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic

David Klee, Derek Pyne, Joshua Kroll, William James, Kelly A. Hirko

Open Access Research article

Implementing One-at-a-Time Therapy in community addiction and mental health centres: a retrospective exploration of the implementation process and initial outcomes

Laura M. Harris-Lane, Natalie R. Keeler-Villa, Alexa Bol, Katie Burke, AnnMarie Churchill, Peter Cornish, Sarah F. Fitzgerald, Bernard Goguen, Kristina Gordon, Alexia Jaouich, Rino Lang, Mylène Michaud, Kaitlyn N. Mahon, Joshua A. Rash

Open Access Research

Investigating sedentariness and health status of primary school teachers in Ghana

Edward W. Ansah, Mawuli Adabla, Norgbedzie Jerry, Eric A. Aloko, John E. Hagan

Open Access Research

Is there an association between out-of-pocket hospital costs, quality and care outcomes? A systematic review of contemporary evidence

Ramya Walsan, Rebecca J. Mitchell, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Johanna Westbrook, Peter Hibbert, Virginia Mumford, Reema Harrison

Open Access Research

Cost comparisons and factors related to cost per stay in intensive care units in Belgium

Arnaud Bruyneel, Lionel Larcin, Dimitri Martins, Julie Van Den Bulcke, Pol Leclercq, Magali Pirson

Open Access Research

Basic electronic health record (EHR) adoption in **Türkiye is nearly complete but challenges persist

İlker Köse, Sinem Cece, Songül Yener, Senanur Seyhan, Beytiye Özge Elmas, John Rayner, Şuayip Birinci, Mustafa Mahir Ülgü, Esra Zehir, Berrin Gündoğdu

Open Access Research

Development of an evidence-based model for predicting patient, provider, and appointment factors that influence no-shows in a rural healthcare system

Abdul R. Shour, Garrett L. Jones, Ronald Anguzu, Suhail A. Doi, Adedayo A Onitilo

Open Access Research

Experiences and needs of welfare benefit recipients regarding their welfare-to-work services and case workers

Esmee Oude Geerdink, Ranu Sewdas, Hetty van Kempen, Jaap van Weeghel, Johannes R. Anema, Maaike A. Huysmans

Open Access Research

Reforming for trust and professionalism in municipal healthcare services: implications for human resource management

Olaug Øygarden, Martin Nøkleberg, Leif Jarle Gressgård

Open Access Research

Challenges in predicting future high-cost patients for care management interventions

Chris Crowley, Jennifer Perloff, Amy Stuck, Robert Mechanic

Open Access Research

Health professional’s perception of a smoking cessation intervention among disadvantaged patients participating in a pragmatic randomized trial

Aurélia Manns, Sarah Mahdjoub, Gladys Ibanez, Emilie Jarrier, Ava Daeipour, Maria Melchior, Fabienne El-Khoury

Open Access Research

Development of a brief, generic, modular resource-use measure (ModRUM): piloting with patients

Kirsty Garfield, Joanna C. Thorn, Sian Noble, Samantha Husbands, Will Hollingworth

Open Access Research

Evaluating the efficiency of primary health care institutions in China: an improved three-stage data envelopment analysis approach

Wanmin Su, Yatian Hou, Mengge Huang, Jiamian Xu, Qingfeng Du, Peixi Wang

Open Access Research

Process evaluation of an implementation intervention to facilitate the use of the Swedish Physical Activity on Prescription in primary healthcare

Catharina Gustavsson, Maria Nordqvist, Åsa Bergman Bruhn, Kristina Bröms, Lars Jerdén, Lena V. Kallings, Lars Wallin

Open Access Research

Patient safety culture in home care settings in Sweden: a cross-sectional survey among home care professionals

Anastasia Silverglow, Helle Wijk, Eva Lidén, Lena Johansson

Open Access Research article

Addressing housing-related social needs for Medicaid beneficiaries: a qualitative assessment of Maryland’s Medicaid §1115 waiver program

Robert DeGrazia Jr, Abdikarin Abdullahi, MaryAnn Mood, Christin Diehl, Ian Stockwell, Craig Evan Pollack

Open Access Research

Optimizing inpatient bed management in a rural community-based hospital: a quality improvement initiative

Brian N. Bartlett, Nadine N. Vanhoudt, Hanyin Wang, Ashley A. Anderson, Danielle L. Juliar, Jennifer M. Bartelt, April D. Lanz, Pawan Bhandari, Gokhan Anil

Open Access Research

Scale up of anaesthesia services in underserved rural Tanzania

E. Kweyamba, AS Nyamtema, JC LeBlanc, A. Shayo, RB George, H. Scott, O. Kilume, J. Bulemela, Z. Abel, G. Mtey

Open Access Research

The role of health insurance literacy in the process and outcomes of choosing a health insurance policy in the Netherlands

Laurens Holst, Adriana Elisabeth Maria Brabers, Jeannette Josepha Dingena Johanna Maria Rademakers, Judith Danielle de Jong

Open Access Research

Clinician consensus on “Inappropriate” presentations to the Emergency Department in the Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) census: a cross-sectional multi-centre study of emergency department utilisation in Ireland

Niamh M Cummins, Louise A Barry, Carrie Garavan, Collette Devlin, Gillian Corey, Fergal Cummins, Damien Ryan, Emma Wallace, Conor Deasy, Mary Flynn, Gerard McCarthy, Tomas Barry, Martin Boyd, Des Fitzgerald, Peter Hayes, Gerry Lane, Geraldine McMahon, Rosa McNamara, Lisa McNamee, Anna Moore, Darragh O’Hare, Andrew O’Regan, Lorraine Reynolds, Rose Galvin

Open Access Research

Medico-economic impact of thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy in lung cancer: multicentre randomised controlled trial (Lungsco01)

Anne-Laure Soilly, Ludwig Serge Aho Glélé, Alain Bernard, Halim Abou Hanna, Marc Filaire, Pierre Magdaleinat, Charles Marty-Ané, François Tronc, Renaud Grima, Jean-Marc Baste, Pascal-Alexandre Thomas, Bertrand Richard De Latour, Arnaud Pforr, Pierre-Benoît Pagès

Open Access Research

Developing a cognitive assessment toolkit for primary care: qualitative assessment of providers’ needs and perceptions of usability in clinical practice

Monica Zigman Suchsland, Barak Gaster, Jaqueline Raetz, Basia Belza, Lisa McGuire, Benjamin Olivari, Karen Tracy, Annette L. Fitzpatrick

Open Access Research

Reimbursement of care does not equal the distribution of hospital resources: an explorative case study on a missing link among Dutch hospitals

L. V. L. van Leeuwen, R. Mesman, H. J. J. M. Berden, P. P. T. Jeurissen

Open Access Research

How is return on investment from quality improvement programmes conceptualised by mental healthcare leaders and why: a qualitative study

S’thembile Thusini, Tayana Soukup, Kia-Chong Chua, Claire Henderson

Open Access Research

Dos and don’ts in designing a computerized oral and lip squamous cell cancer registry

Leila Shahmoradi, Nazanin Mahdavi, Hana Saffar, Reza Ghalehtaki, Mohammad Shirkhoda, Maziar Motiee-Langroudi, Mohammad Javad Kharazi Fard, Sorayya Rezayi, Erfan Esmaeeli

Open Access Research

Identification of an oncological clinical pathway through questionnaires to health professionals

Mario Forrester, Luiza Breitenfeld, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Jorge Aperta

Open Access Research

“Entre Nosotras:” a qualitative study of a peer-led PrEP project for transgender latinas

Sophia Zamudio-Haas, Kim Koester, Luz Venegas, Ariana Salinas, Cinthya Herrera, Luis Gutierrez-Mock, Layla Welborn, Madeline B. Deutsch, Jae Sevelius

Open Access Research

Prospective prescription review system correlated with more rational PPI medication use, better clinical outcomes and reduced PPI costs: experience from a retrospective cohort study

Xiucong Fan, Danxia Chen, Siwei Bao, Xiaohui Dong, Fang Fang, Rong Bai, Yuyi Zhang, Xiaogang Zhang, Weijun Tang, Yabin Ma, Xiaobo Zhai

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators to implementing advanced HIV disease screening at a secondary referral hospital -Malawi: a convergent parallel study

Brany Mithi, Agatha Bula, Lester Kapanda, Fatsani Ngwalangwa, Evanson Z. Sambala

Open Access Research

Vaccination coverage in rural Burkina Faso under the effects of COVID-19: evidence from a panel study in eight districts

Sarah Cooper, Frank Bicaba, Cheick Oumar Tiendrebeogo, Alice Bila, Abel Bicaba, Thomas Druetz

Open Access Research

Evaluation of treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization and cost of illness for sickle cell disease in Ghana: a private medical insurance claims database study

Kwaku Marfo, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh, Catherine Segbefia, Duah Dwomoh, Adeline Edgal, Nancy Ampah, Badarinath Chickballapur Ramachandrachar, Kumaresan Subramanyam, Ashok Natarajan, Olufolake Egbujo, Kenneth I. Ataga

Open Access Research

Psychosocial work characteristics and sleep quality among early career registered nurses: a cross-sectional latent profile analysis

Katri Lönnqvist, Timo Sinervo, Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Marko Elovainio

Open Access Study Protocol

Protocol for an economic evaluation of a tele-neurologic intervention alongside a stepped wedge randomised controlled trial (NeTKoH)

Ana S. Oliveira Gonçalves, Imke Mayer, Ricarda S. Schulz, Agnes Flöel, Felix von Podewils, Anselm Angermaier, Kerstin Wainwright, Tobias Kurth, Paula J. Filser, Aiham Alkhayer, Verena Horn, Wieland Köhn, Malgorzata Kotarz-Boettcher, Anne Krüger, Cordula Weil, Carl Witt, Jean-Francois Chenot, Simone Kiel, Elisa Michalowsky, Michael Böttcher, Diana Graja, Katrin C. Reber, Olga Resch, Juliane Rothe, Jacqueline Syring

Open Access Research

Medium-to-long term sustainability of a health systems intervention to improve service readiness and quality of non-communicable disease (NCD) patient care and experience at primary care settings in Uganda

David Katende, Ivan Kasamba, Isaac Sekitoleko, Kevin Nakuya, Caleb Kusilika, Allan Buyinza, Michael Charles Mubiru, Gerald Mutungi, Moffat Nyirenda, Heiner Grosskurth, Kathy Baisley

Open Access Research

Exploring the practicality and acceptability of a brief exercise communication and clinician referral pathway in cancer care: a feasibility study

Cristina M. Caperchione, Madeleine English, Paul Sharp, Meera R. Agar, Jane L. Phillips, Winston Liauw, Carole A. Harris, Susan McCullough, Ruth Lilian

Open Access Research

Learning from implementation of a COVID case management desk guide and training: a pilot study in Sierra Leone

Sophie Witter, Guanyang Zou, Kiran Cheedella, John Walley, Haja Wurie

Open Access Research

How can tuberculosis services better support patients with a diabetes co-morbidity? A mixed methods study in the Philippines

Lauren Oliveira Hashiguchi, Sharon E. Cox, Tansy Edwards, Mary C. Castro, Mishal Khan, Marco Liverani

Open Access Research

Addressing conflicts of interest regarding the vaccine in infectious disease outbreaks based on good governance for health approach: a policy brief

Nazanin Soleimani, Hamed Ghoshouni, Hakimeh Mostafavi, Mohammad Hossein Modiri, Mohammad Hasan Movahedian Attar, Seyed Masood Mousavi

Open Access Research

Exploring physician engagement in health care organizations: a scoping review

Anna Prenestini, Rocco Palumbo, Roberto Grilli, Federico Lega

Open Access Research article

Implementing medication adherence interventions in four Dutch living labs; context matters

Stijn Hogervorst, Marcia Vervloet, Ruby Janssen, Ellen Koster, Marcel C. Adriaanse, Charlotte L. Bekker, Bart J. F. van den Bemt, Marcel Bouvy, Eibert R. Heerdink, Jacqueline G. Hugtenburg, Menno van Woerkom, Hanneke Zwikker, Caroline van de Steeg-van Gompel, Liset van Dijk

Open Access Research

Concordance between 8-1-1 HealthLink BC Emergency iDoctor-in-assistance (HEiDi) virtual physician advice and subsequent health service utilization for callers to a nurse-managed provincial health information telephone service

Ross Duncan, Kurtis Stewart, Frank X. Scheuermeyer, Riyad B. Abu-Laban, Kendall Ho, Danielle Lavallee, Jim Christenson, Nancy Wood, Stirling Bryan, Lindsay Hedden

Open Access Research

Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study

Anne-S. Helvik, Sverre Bergh, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Tom Borza, Bettina Husebø, Kjerstin Tevik

Open Access Research

Assessment of immunization data management practices in Cameroon: unveiling potential barriers to immunization data quality

Yauba Saidu, Jessica Gu, Budzi Michael Ngenge, Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh, Amani Adidja, Nadege Edwidge Nnang, Nkwain Jude Muteh, Vouking Marius Zambou, Clarence Mbanga, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Diaby Ousmane, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Junie Flegere, Demba Diack, Owens Wiwa, Emmanuele Montomoli, Sue Ann Costa Clemens, Ralf Clemens

Open Access Research

Assessment of practices and awareness regarding the disposal of unwanted pharmaceutical products among community pharmacies: a cross-sectional study in Palestine

Lamees L. Nairat, Noor A. Abahri, Yosr A. Hamdan, Razan T. Abdel-khaliq, Sawsan M. Odeh, Shatha Abutaha, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Amer A. Koni, Amani S. Abushanab, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

Open Access Research article

Digital financial services for health in support of universal health coverage: qualitative programmatic case studies from Kenya and Rwanda

David Randolph Wilson, Sherri Haas, Sicco Van Gelder, Regis Hitimana

Open Access Research

Risk factors for medication-related short-term readmissions in adults – a scoping review

N. Schönenberger, C. Meyer-Massetti

Open Access Research

Immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among clinic staff in New York City

Daniel Bertolino, Abigail Baim-Lance, Erica D’Aquila, Freda Coren, Bisrat Abraham

Open Access Research

Health, wealth, and medical expenditures among the elderly in rural Tanzania: experiences from Nzega and Igunga districts

Malale M. Tungu, Phares G. Mujinja, Paul J. Amani, Mughwira A. Mwangu, Angwara D. Kiwara, Lars Lindholm

Open Access Research

Economic evaluation of a multimorbidity patient centered care model implemented in the Chilean public health system

Paula Zamorano, Manuel Antonio Espinoza, Teresita Varela, Tomas Abbott, Alvaro Tellez, Nicolás Armijo, Francisco Suarez

Open Access Research

Understanding inequalities in access to adult mental health services in the UK: a systematic mapping review

Hayley J. Lowther-Payne, Anastasia Ushakova, Adelaide Beckwith, Catherine Liberty, Rhiannon Edge, Fiona Lobban

Open Access Research article

A qualitative evaluation of the national rollout of a diabetes prevention programme in England

Lisa Brunton, Claudia Soiland-Reyes, Paul Wilson

Open Access Research

Implementing quality management strategies improves clinical quality as a voluntary medical male circumcision program in Namibia matures: a process analysis

Gillian O’Bryan, Alison Ensminger, Idel Billah, Edwin Sithole, Magdaleena Nghatanga, Laura Brandt, Mark Shepard, Mekondjo Aupokolo, Assegid Tassew Mengistu, Norbert Forster, Brigitte Zemburuka, Gram Mutandi, Scott Barnhart, Gabrielle O’Malley, Caryl Feldacker

Open Access Research

The identification of economically relevant health and social care services for mental disorders in the PECUNIA project

Paul Hinck, Mencia Gutierrez-Colosía, Christine Duval, Hans-Helmut König, Judit Simon, Claudia Fischer, Susanne Mayer, Luis Salvador-Carulla, Valentin Brodszky, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Silvia Evers, A.-La Park, William Hollingworth, Michael Berger, Agata Łaszewska, Nataša Peri´c, Christian Brettschneider, Marie Christine Duval, Johanna Katharina Hohls, Louisa-Kristin Muntendorf, László Gulácsi, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Ruben M. W. A. Drost, Luca M. M. Janssen, Aggie T. G. Paulus, Irina Pokhilenko, Kimberley Hubens, Ayesha Sajjad, Pedro Serrano-Aguilar, Nerea Almeda, Pilar Campoy-Muñoz, Carlos R. García-Alonso, Mencía R. Gutiérrez-Colosía, Cristina Romero-López-Alberca, Lidia García-Pérez, Renata Linertová, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Pérez, Cristina Valcárcel-Nazco, Sian Noble, Joanna Thorn, Alexander Konnopka

Open Access Research

A systematic review and knowledge mapping on ICT-based remote and automatic COVID-19 patient monitoring and care

Ayan Chatterjee, Andreas Prinz, Michael A. Riegler, Jishnu Das

Open Access Research article

Room for resilience: a qualitative study about accountability mechanisms in the relation between work-as-done (WAD) and work-as-imagined (WAI) in hospitals

Jan-Willem Weenink, Jaco Tresfon, Iris van de Voort, Teyler van Muijden, Jaap Hamming, Roland Bal

Open Access Research

Investigating the tendency to use COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in Iran

Mehrdad Askarian, AmirAli Rastegar Kazerooni, zahra Shayan, Parisa Karimzadeh, Mohammad Movahedi, Nahid Hatam

Open Access Research

Patient-clinician digital health interventions for the hip fracture population: a scoping review

Chantal Backman, Steve Papp, Anne Harley, Becky Skidmore, Maeghn Green, Soha Shah, Randa Berdusco, Stéphane Poitras, Paul E. Beaulé, Veronique French-Merkley

Open Access Research

The role of primary care during the pandemic: shared experiences from providers in five European countries

Markus Kraus, Christoph Stegner, Miriam Reiss, Monika Riedel, Anne Sofie Børsch, Karsten Vrangbaek, Morgane Michel, Kathleen Turmaine, Borbála Cseh, Csaba László Dózsa, Roberto Dandi, Angelo Rossi Mori, Thomas Czypionka

Open Access Research

The pandemic experiences of Ontario perinatal providers: a qualitative study

Sigourney Shaw-Churchill, Karen P. Phillips

Open Access Research

“Prescribing for the whole person”: A qualitative study exploring prescribing pharmacist views on type 2 diabetes management in New Zealand

Kimberley Norman, Shemana Cassim, Valentina Papa, Leanne Te-Karu, Penny Clark, Hilde Mullins, Lynne Chepulis

Open Access Research

Art therapy-based interventions to address burnout and psychosocial distress in healthcare workers—a systematic review

Megan Tjasink, Eleanor Keiller, Madison Stephens, Catherine Elizabeth Carr, Stefan Priebe

Open Access Research

A scoping review of the barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising mental health services across regional, rural, and remote Australia

Bianca E. Kavanagh, Kayla B. Corney, Hannah Beks, Lana J. Williams, Shae E. Quirk, Vincent L. Versace

Open Access Research

Critical care capacity and care bundles on medical wards in Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Emilia Connolly, Noel Kasomekera, Paul D. Sonenthal, Mulinda Nyirenda, Regan H. Marsh, Emily B. Wroe, Kirstin W. Scott, Alice Bukhman, Tadala Minyaliwa, Martha Katete, Grace Banda, Joia Mukherjee, Shada A. Rouhani

Open Access Research

Sexual workplace violence in the health sector in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

Aseel Khaled AlHassan, Reem Tarik AlSaqat, Fahad Saleh Al Sweleh

Open Access Research

Factors influencing staff attitudes to COVID-19 vaccination in care homes in England: a qualitative study

Bettina Friedrich, Gillian Forbes, Arnoupe Jhass, Fabiana Lorencatto, Laura Shallcross, Vivi Antonopoulou

Open Access Research

Cost minimization analysis of a hexavalent vaccine in Argentina

Ignacio Olivera, Carlos Grau Pérez, Luis Lazarov, Eduardo Lopez, Cristian Oddo, Hugo Dibarboure

Open Access Research

Nursing-sensitive quality indicators for quality improvement in Norwegian nursing homes – a modified Delphi study

Kjerstin Tevik, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Geir-Tore Stensvik, Marion S. Nordberg, Sigrid Nakrem

Open Access Research

The operational experience of private owners of small-sized care homes in China: a qualitative study

Zhang Xiuxiang, Xia Qinghua, Jennifer K. Quint, Ann D. Morgan, Brendan McCormack, Xiubin Zhang

Open Access Research

Changing patterns in the burden of paediatric injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Mozambique’s central hospitals

Vanda Amado, Sebastien Trott, Jette Möller, Maria Tereza Couto, Lee Wallis, Lucie Laflamme

Open Access Research

Response to patient safety incidents in healthcare settings in Ghana: the role of teamwork, communication openness, and handoffs

Collins Atta Poku, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Patience Aseweh Abor, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi

Open Access Research

The early impacts of primary HPV cervical screening implementation in Australia on the pathology sector: a qualitative study

Claire Bavor, Julia ML Brotherton, Megan A Smith, Khic-Houy Prang, Tracey McDermott, Nicole M Rankin, Claire M Zammit, Chloe J Jennett, Farhana Sultana, Dorothy A Machalek, Claire E Nightingale

Open Access Research

Lessons learned from the experiences and perspectives of frontline healthcare workers on the COVID-19 response: a qualitative descriptive study

Marian Orhierhor, Wendy Pringle, Donna Halperin, Janet Parsons, Scott A. Halperin, Julie A. Bettinger

Open Access Correction

Correction: Clinician consensus on “Inappropriate” presentations to the Emergency Department in the Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) census: a cross-sectional multi-centre study of emergency department utilisation in Ireland

Niamh M Cummins, Louise A. Barry, Carrie Garavan, Collette Devlin, Gillian Corey, Fergal Cummins, Damien Ryan, Emma Wallace, Conor Deasy, Mary Flynn, Gerard McCarthy, BDBP Team and Rose Galvin

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Are we ready for a sustainable approach? A qualitative study of the readiness of the public health system to provide STI services to the key populations at risk of HIV in Bangladesh

Gorkey Gourab, Golam Sarwar, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, A M Rumayan Hasan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Tarit Kumar Saha, Lima Rahman, A. K. M. Masud Rana, Sharful Islam Khan

Open Access Research

The role of trust in the implementation and uptake of COVID-19 response measures: a qualitative study of health professionals’ experiences in Tanzania

Emmy Metta, Elizabeth H. Shayo, Frida Ngalesoni, Albino Kalolo, Kasusu Nyamuryekung’e, Innocent B. Mboya, Harrieth P. Ndumwa, Belinda J. Njiro, Maryam A. Amour

Open Access Research

Acceptability, feasibility and cost of point of care testing for sexually transmitted infections among South African adolescents where syndromic management is standard of care

Rebecca Marcus, Pike C, K. Gill, P. Smith, S. Rouhani, A. Mendelsohn, E. Mendel, N. Lince-Deroche, K. Naidoo, N. Ahmed, O. Stirrup, J. Roseleur, R. Leuner, G. Meyer-Rath, L. G. Bekker

Open Access Research

Gynaecologists’ perceptions of outpatient gynaecologic and obstetric care in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic

Carsten Hagenbeck, Johannes Soff, Laura Mause, Jan Hoffmann, Tim Ohnhäuser, Arno Stöcker, Janine Zöllkau, Nadine Scholten

Open Access Research

Challenges and achievements in the utilization of the health system among adolescents in a region of Burkina Faso particularly affected by poverty

Joshua Krohn, Mamadou Bountogo, Lucienne Ouermi, Ali Sie, Till Baernighausen, Guy Harling

Open Access Research

Modelling the effect of demographic change and healthcare infrastructure on the patient structure in German hospitals – a longitudinal national study based on official hospital statistics

Olaf Schoffer, Dirk Schriefer, Andreas Werblow, Andrea Gottschalk, Peter Peschel, Linda A. Liang, Alexander Karmann, Stefanie J. Klug

Open Access Research

Implementation determinants of physical activity interventions in primary health care settings using the TICD framework: a systematic review

Catarina Santos Silva, Cristina Godinho, Jorge Encantado, Bruno Rodrigues, Eliana V. Carraça, Pedro J. Teixeira, Marlene Nunes Silva

Open Access Research

Contact with primary care physicians among adults with pre-existing common mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a registry-based study from Norway

Pia Jensen, Christian Madsen, Lars Johan Hauge, Kristin Gustavson, Ingunn Olea Lund, Johanne Hagen Pettersen, Ann Kristin Skrindo Knudsen, Anne Reneflot, Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen, Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir, Helga Ask, Ragnar Nesvåg

Open Access Research

The impact of funding models on the integration of Ontario midwives: a qualitative study

Elizabeth K. Darling, Sylvie B. Lemay, ‘Remi Ejiwunmi, Katherine J. Miller, Ann E. Sprague, Rohan D’Souza

Open Access Research

Swept under the carpet: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on Long COVID, treatments, services, and mental health

Lisa D. Hawke, Anh T. P. Nguyen, Natasha Yasmin Sheikhan, Gillian Strudwick, Susan L. Rossell, Sophie Soklaridis, Stefan Kloiber, Roslyn Shields, Chantal F. Ski, David R. Thompson, David Castle

Open Access Research

A qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) exploring the barriers and facilitators to screening in emergency departments using the theoretical domains framework

Louise Barry, Sylvia Murphy Tighe, Anne Griffin, Damien Ryan, Margaret O’Connor, Christine Fitzgerald, Siobhan Egan, Rose Galvin, Pauline Meskell

Open Access Research

Challenges in recruiting frequent users of ambulance services for a community paramedic home visit program

Mikayla Plishka, Ricardo Angeles, Melissa Pirrie, Francine Marzanek, Gina Agarwal

Open Access Research

Patient’s experiences of diabetes care at a tertiary health facility in Lilongwe, Malawi

Ellen Nkambule, Kondwani Wella, Annie Msosa, Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya, Evelyn Chilemba, Gladys Msiska

Open Access Research

Analysing the progress in service delivery towards achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria: a scoping review

Chinyere Okeke, Uchenna Ezenwaka, Adanma Ekenna, Chioma Onyedinma, Obinna Onwujekwe

Open Access Research

French-speaking Swiss physician’s perceptions and perspectives regarding their competencies and training need in leadership and management: a mixed-methods study

R. Lüchinger, M-C. Audétat, N. M. Bajwa, A-C. Bréchet-Bachmann, I. Guessous, H. Richard-Lepouriel, M. Dominicé Dao, Junod Perron

Open Access Research

Rituximab for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Thailand: an economic evaluation and budget impact analysis

Saharat Aungsumart, Saowalak Turongkaravee, Sitaporn Youngkong, Metha Apiwattanakul, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Usa Chaikledkaew

Open Access Research

A situational analysis of human resource and non-communicable diseases management for community health workers in Chengdu, China: a cross-sectional study

Jinhua Chen, Guo Yu, Wei Li, Chunyan Yang, Xiaoping Ye, Dan Wu, Yijun Wang, Wen Du, Zhu Xiao, Shuqin Zeng, Honglin Luo, Xiuhua Li, Yuelei Wu, Shuyi Liu

Open Access Research article

Adapting group care to the postpartum period using a human-centered design approach in Malawi

Ashley Gresh, Anne Batchelder, Nancy Glass, Janet Mambulasa, Esnath Kapito, Amy MacDonald, Nellie Ngutwa, Cori Plesko, Ellen Chirwa, Crystal L. Patil

Open Access Research

One-year healthcare costs after robotic-assisted and laparoscopic partial and radical nephrectomy: a cohort study

Kennedy E. Okhawere, Gediwon Milky, Shirin Razdan, I-Fan Shih, Yanli Li, Laura Zuluaga, Ketan K. Badani

Open Access Study Protocol

A clustered randomized control trial to assess feasibility, acceptability, and impact of implementing the birth companion intervention package in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria: study protocol

Della Berhanu, Gadise Bekele, Hanna Melesse, Felagot Taddese, Patricia Owira, Griffins Manguro, Oluwatosin Laleye, Zubaida Farouk, Mobolanle Balogun, Anne Hyre, Samuel Mwaura, Osborn Koech Kiptoo, Valentino Muyundo Wabwile, Siraj Mohammed, Konjit Wolde, Dedefo Teno, Eberechukwu Chinedu Eke, Jennyfer Oluyemisi Don-Aki, Lisa Noguchi, Stephanie Suhowatsky, Elizabeth Doggett, Gayane Yenokyan, Alemayehu Worku

Open Access Research

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 on the journey of high-risk colon cancer patients within the scope of the Unified Health System in Brazil

Raquel Pucci de Oliveira, Pedro Henrique Rezende de Moraes, Ana Paula Drummond-Lage

Open Access Research

Assessing user preferences for design characteristics of oral dissolvable strips for pediatric HIV medication: a qualitative study

Catherine Wexler, May Maloba, Michala Sliefert, Shadrack Babu, Nicodemus Maosa, Edward Maliski, Zachary Nicolay, Frederick Were, Yvonne Mbithi, George Mugendi, Gregory Thomas, Harshdeep Acharya, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler

Open Access Research

Defensive medicine through the lens of the managerial perspective: a literature review

Gianfranco Pischedda, Ludovico Marinò, Katia Corsi

Open Access Research

Midwife-led birthing centres in four countries: a case study

Oliva Bazirete, Kirsty Hughes, Sofia Castro Lopes, Sabera Turkmani, Abu Sayeed Abdullah, Tasleem Ayaz, Sheila E. Clow, Joshua Epuitai, Abdul Halim, Zainab Khawaja, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Karin Minnie, Rose Chalo Nabirye, Razia Naveed, Faith Nawagi, Fazlur Rahman, Saad Ibrahim Rasheed, Hania Rehman, Andrea Nove, Mandy Forrester, Shree Mandke, Sally Pairman, Caroline S. E. Homer

Open Access Research

‘Beyond places of safety’ – a qualitative study exploring the implementation of mental health crisis care innovations across England

Una Foye, Rebecca Appleton, Patrick Nyikavaranda, Natasha Lyons, Ceri Dare, Chris Lynch, Karen Persaud, Nafiso Ahmed, Ruth Stuart, Merle Schlief, Xia Huong, Nick Sevdalis, Luke Sheridan-Rains, Antonio Rojas-Garcia, Martin Stefan, Jeremy Clark, Alan Simpson, Sonia Johnson, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans

Open Access Research

A co-produced service evaluation of ethnic minority community service user experiences of a specialist mental health service during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kiranpal Kaur, Daniel Mutanda, Palo Almond, Aparajita Pandey, Paris Young, Tony Levitan, Anna-Marie Bibby-Jones

Open Access Study Protocol

A cross-sectoral approach to utilizing health claims data for quality assurance in medical rehabilitation: study protocol of a combined prospective longitudinal and retrospective cohort study

Vanessa Kaiser, Urs A. Fichtner, Caroline Schmuker, Christian Günster, Diana Rau, Lena Staab, Erik Farin-Glattacker

Open Access Research

Screening for the high-need population using single institution versus state-wide admissions discharge transfer feed

Francis Salvador Balucan, Benjamin French, Yaping Shi, Sunil Kripalani, Eduard E. Vasilevskis

Open Access Research

A resilient workforce: patient safety and the workforce response to a cyber-attack on the ICT systems of the national health service in Ireland

Gemma Moore, Zuneera Khurshid, Thérèse McDonnell, Lisa Rogers, Orla Healy

Open Access Research

Family physicians partnering for system change: a multiple-case study of Ontario Health Teams in development

Colleen Grady, Sophy Chan-Nguyen, David Mathies, Nadia Alam

Open Access Research

An adapted algorithm for patient engagement in care for young people living with perinatal HIV in England

Marthe Le Prevost, Deborah Ford, Siobhan Crichton, Caroline Foster, Alasdair Bamford, Ali Judd

Open Access Research

Healthcare professional and manager perceptions on drivers, benefits, and challenges of telemedicine: results from a cross-sectional survey in the Italian NHS

Grazia Antonacci, Elisabetta Benevento, Sveva Bonavitacola, Lorella Cannavacciuolo, Emanuela Foglia, Giulia Fusi, Elisabetta Garagiola, Cristina Ponsiglione, Alessandro Stefanini

Open Access Research

Group-based trajectory analysis identifies varying diabetes-related cost trajectories among type 2 diabetes patients in Texas: an empirical study using commercial insurance

Gang Han, Matthew Scott Spencer, SangNam Ahn, Matthew Lee Smith, Lixian Zhong, Elena Andreyeva, Keri Carpenter, Samuel D. Towne Jr., Veronica Averhart Preston, Marcia G. Ory

Open Access Research

Guideline documents on caesarean section on maternal request in Sweden: varying usability with a restrictive approach

Magdalena Mattebo, Inger K Holmström, Anna T Höglund, Mio Fredriksson

Open Access Research

Disease and social factors associated with healthcare utilization for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a longitudinal cohort of essential workers in Arizona

Patrick Rivers, Krystal Jovel, Ferris Ramadan, Jared Joshua Anucha Barnett, Katherine D. Ellingson, Jefferey L. Burgess, Karen Lutrick

Open Access Research

Estimated indirect costs of haemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis from a patients’ perspective at an Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

Kotulo Moalosi, Mncengeli Sibanda, Amanj Kurdi, Brian Godman, Moliehi Matlala

Open Access Research

Management of chronic conditions in resource limited settings: multi stakeholders’ perception and experiences with receiving and providing integrated HIV, diabetes and hypertension services in Tanzania

Elizabeth H. Shayo, Jamie Murdoch, Zenais Kiwale, Max Bachmann, Mtumwa Bakari, Doris Mbata, Salma Masauni, Sokoine Kivuyo, Sayoki Mfinanga, Shabbar Jaffar, Marie-Claire Van Hout

Open Access Research

A national survey on registered products, availability, prices, and affordability of 100 essential medicines in community pharmacies across Sri Lanka

Chiranthi Kongala Liyanage, Mekala Gunawardane, Pamodee Panchalee Kumaradasa, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Raveendra Laal Jayakody, Priyadarshani Galappatthy

Open Access Research

Implementing a new birthing room design: a qualitative study with a care provider perspective

Lisa Goldkuhl, Malin Tistad, Hanna Gyllensten, Marie Berg

Open Access Research

Outcomes and cost analysis of patients with dementia in the intensive care unit: a population-based cohort study

C. Dziegielewski, SM. Fernando, C. Milani, R. Mahdavi, R. Talarico, LH. Thompson, P. Tanuseputro, K. Kyeremanteng

Open Access Research

‘Making every contact count’ with patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a qualitative exploration of acceptability to physiotherapists

Amelia Parchment, Wendy Lawrence, Em Rahman, Nick Townsend, Elaine Wainwright, David Wainwright

Open Access Research

Impact of multidisciplinary care of diabetic foot infections for inpatients at Campbelltown Hospital

Timothy Choi, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Chau Tran, Krupali Bulsari, David Simmons

Open Access Research

Opportunities to strengthen resilience of health care workers regarding patient safety

Veronika Pacutova, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Andrea F. de Winter, Sijmen A. Reijneveld

Open Access Research

Examining supporting and constraining factors of physicians’ acceptance of telemedical online consultations: a survey study

Sören Diel, Eileen Doctor, Riccardo Reith, Christoph Buck, Torsten Eymann

Open Access Research

Social determinants of the non-use of the explicit health guarantees plan (the GES plan)

Sandra Alvear-Vega, Héctor Vargas-Garrido

Open Access Research

Site assessment survey to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV clinic site services and strategies for mitigation in Washington, DC

Nicole Barish, Shannon Barth, Anne K. Monroe, Alan E. Greenberg, Amanda D. Castel, Natella Rakhmanina, Clover Barnes, Michael Serlin, Princy Kumar, Marinella Temprosa, Vinay Bhandaru, Tsedenia Bezabeh, Nisha Grover, Lisa Mele, Susan Reamer, Alla Sapozhnikova, Greg Strylewicz, Jiayang Xiao, Morgan Byrne, Shannon Hammerlund, Paige Kulie, James Peterson, Bianca Stewart, Yan Ma, Jose Lucar, Jhansi L. Gajjala, Sohail Rana, Michael Horberg, Ricardo Fernandez, Duane Taylor, Jose Bordon, Gebeyehu Teferi, Debra Benator, Rachel Denyer, Maria Elena Ruiz, Stephen Abbott

Open Access Research

Physician perspectives on chronic pain management: barriers and the use of eHealth in the COVID-19 era

Kimberley Kaseweter, Mark Nazemi, Nina Gregoire, W. Francois Louw, Zach Walsh, Susan Holtzman

Open Access Research

Navigating the facilitation journey: a qualitative, longitudinal evaluation of ‘Eat Walk Engage’ novice and experienced facilitators

Gillian Harvey, Sarah Collyer, Prue McRae, Sally E. Barrimore, Camey Demmitt, Karen Lee-Steere, Bernadette Nolan, Alison M. Mudge

Open Access Research

A qualitative investigation of uninsured patient and primary care provider perspectives on specialty care eConsults

Lauren Bifulco, Lynsey Grzejszczak, Idiana Velez, Tracy Angelocci, Daren Anderson

Open Access Research

Managing the COVID-19 health crisis: a survey of Swiss hospital pharmacies

Laurence Schumacher, Yassine Dhif, Pascal Bonnabry, Nicolas Widmer

Open Access Research

Behavioural economic interventions to reduce health care appointment non-attendance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kalin Werner, Sara Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Reem F. Alsukait, Reem Alshehri, Christopher H. Herbst, Mohammed Alhajji, Tracy Kuo Lin

Open Access Research

The impact of COVID-19 on hepatitis B and C virus prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in Bangladesh compared with Japan and the global perspective

Md Razeen Ashraf Hussain, Mohammad Ali, Aya Sugiyama, Lindsey Hiebert, M. Anisur Rahman, Golam Azam, Serge Ouoba, Bunthen E, Ko Ko, Tomoyuki Akita, John W. Ward, Junko Tanaka

Open Access Research

Construction and validation of a competency model for hospital operation assistant of public hospitals in China: a cross‑sectional study

Jia Gao, Meirong Tian, Jun Liu, Jingjing Chen, Lei Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Ling Yan, Qiwang Liu, Jin Wen

Open Access Research

Development of novel composite data quality scores to evaluate facility-level data quality in electronic data in Kenya: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Beryne M. Odeny, Anne Njoroge, Steve Gloyd, James P. Hughes, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Jacob Odhiambo, Lilly M. Nyagah, Ayub Manya, Ooga Wesley Oghera, Nancy Puttkammer

Open Access Research

Cross-validation of comorbidity items in two national databases in a sample of patients with end-stage kidney disease

Isabella Vanorio-Vega, Panayotis Constantinou, Assia Hami, Eric Cellarier, Antoine Rachas, Philippe Tuppin, Cécile Couchoud

Open Access Research

Creating work-life balance among physicians in the age of digitalization: the role of self-consciousness and communication – a qualitative study

Zsuzsa Győrffy, Nóra Radó, Lea Pölczman, Anikó Sükösd, Julianna Boros

Open Access Research

eHealth literacy among hospital health care providers: a systematic review

Gunhild Brørs, Marie Hamilton Larsen, Linn Benjaminsen Hølvold, Astrid K. Wahl

Open Access Research

Time management practice and associated factors among employees working in public health centers, Northwest Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Sisay Terefe, Lake Yazachew, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Amsalu Feleke, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Ali Yimer, Wubshet Debebe Negash

Open Access Research

Examining preconditions for integrated care: a comparative social network analysis of the structure and dynamics of strong relations in child service networks

Mariëlle Blanken, Jolanda Mathijssen, Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen, Jörg Raab, Hans van Oers

Open Access Research

Obstetric operating room staffing and operating efficiency using queueing theory

Grace Lim, Annamarie J. Lim, Beth Quinn, Brendan Carvalho, Mark Zakowski, Grant C. Lynde

Open Access Research

Staff resilience and innovation essential to New York City diabetes prevention programs going virtual during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns

Eleanor J. Smith, Leora J. Apfelbaum, Ming-Chin Yeh, Margrethe F Horlyck-Romanovsky

Open Access Research

What drives health care spending in Switzerland? Findings from a decomposition by disease, health service, sex, and age

Michael Stucki, Xavier Schärer, Maria Trottmann, Stefan Scholz-Odermatt, Simon Wieser

Open Access Research

Hospital spending and length of stay attributable to perioperative adverse events for inpatient hip, knee, and spine surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Y. Raja Rampersaud, Kala Sundararajan, Shgufta Docter, Anthony V. Perruccio, Rajiv Gandhi, Diana Adams, Natasha Briggs, J. Rod Davey, Michael Fehlings, Stephen J. Lewis, Rosalie Magtoto, Eric Massicotte, Angela Sarro, Khalid Syed, Nizar N. Mahomed, Christian Veillette

Open Access Research

Impact of HIV treat-all and complementary policies on ART linkage in 13 PEPFAR-supported African countries

Anna Russell, Andre R. Verani, Sherri Pals, Valamar M. Reagon, Lorraine N. Alexander, Eboni T. Galloway, Mayer Magdalene Mange, Pearl Kalimugogo, Ponesai Nyika, Yasmine Moussa Fadil, Appolonia Aoko, Fred Mugyenyi Asiimwe, Akudo Ikpeazu, Dumbani Kayira, Mpho Letebele, Alice Maida, Daniel Magesa, Gram Mutandi, Annie C. Mwila, Dennis Onotu, Kingsly Tse Nkwoh, Evelyn Wangari

Open Access Research

What are the experiences of team members involved in root cause analysis? A qualitative study

Ruth Willis, Tracie Jones, Jo Hoiles, Peter D. Hibbert, Timothy J. Schultz

Open Access Research

Detecting unexpected growths in health technologies expenditures: the case of MIPRES in Colombia

Oscar Espinosa, Valeria Bejarano, Cristian Sanabria, Jhonathan Rodríguez, Sergio Basto, Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes, Adriana Robayo

Open Access Research

Development of quality indicators of transfer and transition in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease

Corina Thomet, Philip Moons, Markus Schwerzmann, Fabienne Schwitz

Open Access Research

Development and validation of primary health care quality assessment tool

Pouria Farrokhi, Ehsan Zarei, Rafat Bagherzadeh, Behrooz Irannejad, Asgar Aghaei Hashjin

Open Access Research

Implementing an integrated diabetic foot care programme in Ireland: podiatrists’ experience

Jennifer A. Pallin, Karen Buckley-O’Farrell, Fiona Riordan, Niamh McGrath, Kate O’Neill, Doireann MacLoughlin, Sean F. Dinneen, Claire M. Buckley, Sheena McHugh, Patricia M. Kearney

Open Access Research

Integrating COM-B and the person-based approach to develop an ACT based therapy programme to raise self-determination in adolescents with obesity

Jennifer S. Cox, Aidan Searle, Gail Thornton, Julian P. Hamilton-Shield, Elanor C. Hinton

Open Access Research

Assessment of the availability, accessibility, and quality of sexual and reproductive health services for young people in conflict affected zones of Cameroon: a mixed method study

Roseline Dzekem Dine, Valentine Uwamahoro, James Olasunkanmi Oladapo, Gilbert Eshun, Fortune Benjamin Effiong, Frank Kyei-Arthur, Ayuk Bertrand Tambe

Open Access Research

“There is no one who helps you with it”: experiences of people with long COVID regarding medical care, therapeutic measures, and barriers in the German healthcare system: results of a qualitative study with four focus groups

Tim Schmachtenberg, Gloria Königs, Anita Dragaqina, Sascha Roder, Frank Müller, Christina Müllenmeister, Dominik Schröder, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Katharina Vieth, Iman El-Sayed

Open Access Research

Factors facilitating the implementation of a clinical decision support system in primary care practices: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis

Alexandra Piotrowski, Jana Coenen, Christian Rupietta, Jale Basten, Christiane Muth, Sara Söling, Viola Zimmer, Ute Karbach, Petra Kellermann-Mühlhoff, Juliane Köberlein-Neu, Marjan van den Akker, Till Beckmann, Benjamin Brandt, Robin Brünn, Kiran Chapidi, Truc Sophia Dinh, Lara Düvel, Benno Flaig, Mathias Flume, Ferdinand M. Gerlach, Paul Glasziou, Ana Isabel Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Daniel Grandt, Simone Grandt, Wolfgang Greiner, Reinhard Hammerschmidt, Sebastian Harder, Peter Ihle, Julia Jachmich, Renate Klaaßen-Mielke, Eva Leicher, Dorothea Lemke, Frank Meyer, Ingo Meyer, Beate S. Müller, Thomas Müller, Rafael Perera, Holger Pfaff, Johanna Richard, Bastian Surmann, Nina Timmesfeld, Hans J. Trampisch

Open Access Research

Assessment of needs and gaps in public health cadre in India - a situational analysis

Manish Priyadarshi, Sidharth Sekhar Mishra, Abha Singh, Aanchal Singhal, Moammar Hashmi, Sutapa B. Neogi

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of a workplace violence prevention strategy based on situational prevention theory for nurses in managing violent situations: a quasi-experimental study

Jianzheng Cai, Sisi Wu, Haifang Wang, Xiaoqing Zhao, Yajie Ying, Yingying Zhang, Zhaofang Tang

Open Access Research

Perceptions and factors associated with the uptake of the community client-led antiretroviral therapy delivery model (CCLAD) at a large urban clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study

Happy Annet Gasaatura Walusaga, Lynn M Atuyambe, Martin Muddu, Ruth Mpirirwe, Joan Nangendo, Dennis Kalibbala, Fred C. Semitala, Anne R. Katahoire

Open Access Research

Assessing implementation fidelity of an on-site pharmacist intervention within Australian residential aged care facilities: A mixed methods study

Miranda Batten, Jane Koerner, Sam Kosari, Mark Naunton, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland

Open Access Research

Demand-oriented design of telemedical services in gynecologic oncology

Sascha Hoffmann, Julia Beissner, Rebekka Hieber, Johann Jacoby, Tobias Engler, Christina Barbara Walter

Open Access Research

Investigating the quality of hemovigilance process using the first two steps of Six Sigma model: a cross-sectional study

Fatemeh Molaahmadi-Hassanabadi, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Rohaneh Rahimisadegh

Open Access Research

Fifty years of hemodialysis in Ghana—current status, utilization and cost of dialysis services

Elliot Koranteng Tannor, Kojo Hutton-Mensah, Priscilla Opare-Addo, Martin Kofi Agyei, Kwadwo Faka Gyan, Abdul-Jalil Inusah, Beatrice Irene Nyann, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Valerie Luyckx, Ikechi Okpechi

Open Access Research

Postabortion care availability, readiness, and accessibility in Niger in 2022: results from linked facility-female cross-sectional data

Haley L. Thomas, Souleymane Alzouma, Sani Oumarou, Caroline Moreau, Suzanne O. Bell

Open Access Research

Opportunities and challenges in delivering maternal and child nutrition services through public primary health care facilities in urban Bangladesh: a qualitative inquiry

A M Rumayan Hasan, Mohammad Abdus Selim, Faugia Islam Anne, Jessica Escobar-DeMarco, Santhia Ireen, Kristen Kappos, Deborah Ash, Sabrina Rasheed

Open Access Research

General practitioners’ attitudes towards and frequency of collaboration with pharmacists in China: a cross-sectional study

Songtao Cai, Xianghui Huang, Connie Van, Wanchao Li, Ming Yan, Yiting Lu, Haixin Li, Zhiling Deng, Panpan Lu, Zhijie Xu

Open Access Research

A multi- and mixed-method adaptation study of a patient-centered perioperative mental health intervention bundle

Joanna Abraham, Alicia Meng, Ana Baumann, Katherine J. Holzer, Emily Lenard, Kenneth E. Freedland, Eric J. Lenze, Michael S. Avidan, Mary C. Politi

Open Access Research

Facilitators and barriers of mHealth interventions during the Covid-19 pandemic: systematic review

Parastoo Amiri, Hamed Nadri, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy

Open Access Research

A named General Practitioner (GP) is associated with an increase of hospital days in a single predictor analysis: a follow-up of 15 years

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

Open Access Research

Individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics of lung cancer screening participants undergoing telemedicine shared decision making

Christine S. Shusted, Hee-Soon Juon, Brooke Ruane, Brian Till, Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, Russell K. McIntire, Tyler Grenda, Olugbenga Okusanya, Nathaniel R. Evans, Gregory C. Kane, Julie A. Barta

Open Access Research

Smart city healthcare delivery innovations: a systematic review of essential technologies and indicators for developing nations

Zahra Mohammadzadeh, Hamid Reza Saeidnia, Aynaz Lotfata, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Nasrin Ghiasi

Open Access Research

Patient satisfaction and associated factor at red cross pharmacies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Fikreselam Habte, Melak Gedamu, Chalelgn Kassaw

Open Access Research article

The current and future costs of colorectal cancer attributable to red and processed meat consumption in Brazil

Leandro F. M. Rezende, Thainá Alves Malhão, Rafael da Silva Barbosa, Arthur Orlando Correa Schilithz, Ronaldo Corrêa Ferreira da Silva, Luciana Grucci Maya Moreira, Gerson Ferrari, Paula Aballo Nunes Machado, Maria Eduarda Leão Diogenes

Open Access Research

Factors associated with emergency admission for people dying from cancer in Northern Ireland: an observational data linkage study

H. Mitchell, V. Cairnduff, S. O’Hare, L. Simpson, R. White, AT Gavin

Open Access Research

Physician perspective on the implementation of risk mitigation strategies when prescribing opioid medications: a qualitative analysis

Vaishnavi Tata, Randa Al Saadi, Sang Kyu Cho, Tyler J. Varisco, Matthew Wanat, J. Douglas Thornton

Open Access Research

An evaluation of the quality of ear health services for Aboriginal children living in remote Australia: a cascade of care analysis

Jiunn-Yih Su, Amanda Jane Leach, Alan Cass, Peter Stanley Morris, Kelvin Kong

Open Access Research

Informing a national rare disease registry strategy in Australia: a mixed methods study

Rasa Ruseckaite, Marisa Caruso, Chethana Mudunna, Falak Helwani, Nicole Millis, Susannah Ahern

Open Access Study Protocol

Primary Care Behavioral Health in Sweden – a protocol of a cluster randomized trial evaluating outcomes related to implementation, organization, and patients (KAIROS)

Anneli Farnsworth von Cederwald, Josefine L. Lilja, Nils Hentati Isacsson, Viktor Kaldo

Open Access Research

Data completeness and consistency in individual medical records of institutional births: retrospective crossectional study from Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

Biniam Kefyalew Taye, Lemma Derseh Gezie, Asmamaw Atnafu, Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste, Binyam Tilahun

Open Access Research

Conceptualizing lifer versus destination patients for optimized care delivery

Jacob Lambrecht, Mahshid Abir, Kristian Seiler, Neil Kamdar, Tim Peterson, Paul Lin, Wilson Nham, Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen

Open Access Research

A lowered threshold to partnerships: a mixed methods process evaluation of participants’ experiences of a person-centred eHealth intervention

Matilda Cederberg, Emmelie Barenfeld, Lilas Ali, Inger Ekman, Anneli Goulding, Andreas Fors

Open Access Research

Clinical service delivery implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with Inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study

Karen Kemp, Pearl Avery, Ruby Bryant, Amanda Cross, Kayleigh Danter, Andrew Kneebone, Deborah Morris, Amy Walker, Lisa Whitley, Lesley Dibley

Open Access Research

Preference and willingness to pay for reproductive health services among adults in Urban–Rural transition settings of a developing country: evidence from a cross-sectional study in a rural district of Hanoi, Vietnam

Nguyen Thao Thi Nguyen, Long Hoang Nguyen, Tham Thi Nguyen, Linh Gia Vu, Thuc Minh Thi Vu, Minh Ngoc Le Vu, Giang Thu Vu, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho

Open Access Research

Water intake and recurrent urinary tract infections prevention: economic impact analysis in seven countries

Juliane Zemdegs, Alison Iroz, Mariacristina Vecchio, Stephane Roze, Yair Lotan

Open Access Research

Does the second opinion directive in Germany reach the patient? A parallel-convergent mixed-methods study

Susann May, Nadja Könsgen, Angelina Glatt, Dunja Bruch, Felix Muehlensiepen, Sonja Mählmann, Sebastian von Peter, Dawid Pieper, Edmund Neugebauer, Barbara Prediger

Open Access Research

The “new normal” of hygiene measures at the end of the COVID-19 epidemic: a survey among French dentists

Charles Broyer, Gabriel Fernandez de Grado, Damien Offner

Open Access Research

Continuing medical education in China: evidence from primary health workers’ preferences for continuing traditional Chinese medicine education

Hao Yan, Zhaoran Han, Hanlin Nie, Wanjin Yang, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland, Weihan Zhao, Yong Yang, Xuefeng Shi

Open Access Research

Socioeconomic inequality in self-rated health and its determinants: an Oaxaca blinder decomposition in Ilam, West of Iran during 2023

Mohammad Bazyar, Hojatollah Kakaei, Mohsen Jalilian, Amin Mirzaei, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Reza Pakzad

Open Access Research

Exploring recent patterns of migration of doctors to the United Kingdom: a mixed-methods study

N. Brennan, N. Langdon, T. Gale, N. Humphries, A. Knapton, M. Bryce

Open Access Research

Development of an intervention to manage benzodiazepine dependence and high-risk use in the context of escalating drug related deaths in Scotland: an application of the MRC framework

Karen Berry, Catriona Matheson, Joe Schofield, Joshua Dumbrell, Tessa Parkes, Duncan Hill, Mary Kilonzo, Graeme MacLennan, Duncan Stewart, Trina Ritchie, Michael Turner

Open Access Research

Understanding the mix of services for mental health care in urban DR Congo: a qualitative descriptive study

Erick Mukala Mayoyo, Bart Criel, Abdoulaye Sow, Yves Coppieters, Faustin Chenge

Open Access Research

Factors influencing behavioral intentions of graduating pharmacy students regarding interprofessional collaboration – a theory-driven qualitative study

Piotr Przymuszała, Sandra Fabianowska, Łucja Zielińska-Tomczak, Magdalena Cerbin-Koczorowska, Ryszard Marciniak

Open Access Research

Discovering patterns in outpatient neurology appointments using state sequence analysis

Fran Biggin, Quinta Ashcroft, Timothy Howcroft, Jo Knight, Hedley Emsley

Open Access Research

Greek medical professionals approaches and understanding of health literacy: a qualitative study

Eleni Louizou, Nikolaos Panagiotou, Εmmanouil Smyrnakis, Savvas Anastasiadis, Konstantinos G. Diamantis, Foivos Papamalis, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

Open Access Research

“It’s gotta be done right way”: a qualitative study exploring the acceptability of a proposed longitudinal cohort study of young Aboriginal children in Alice Springs

Catherine Lloyd-Johnsen, Angela Hampton, Emma Stubbs, Sam Moore, Sandra Eades, Anita D’Aprano, Sharon Goldfeld

Open Access Research

The complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ views

Henrik Cam, Björn Wennlöf, Ulrika Gillespie, Kristin Franzon, Elisabet I. Nielsen, Mia Ling, Karl-Johan Lindner, Thomas Gerardus Hendrik Kempen, Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong

Open Access Research

The effects of COVID-19 event strength on job burnout among primary medical staff

Xinru Li, Yiwen Song, Bingqin Hu, Yitong Chen, Peiyao Cui, Yifang Liang, Xin He, Guofeng Yang, Jinghua Li

Open Access Research

Vaccination practices of pediatric oncologists from eight states

Karely M. van Thiel Berghuijs, Heydon K. Kaddas, Echo L. Warner, Douglas B. Fair, Mark Fluchel, Elizabeth D. Knackstedt, Anupam Verma, Deanna Kepka, Adam L. Green, Andrew B. Smitherman, Lauren Draper, Rebecca H. Johnson, Anne C. Kirchhoff

Open Access Research

The district operation centres in one of the largest local health authorities in Italy to manage COVID-19 surveillance and homecare: first implementation and results of a survey addressed to general practitioners

Emanuela Maria Frisicale, Andrea Barbara, Alessio Perilli, Elettra Carini, Adriano Grossi, Leonardo Simonetti, Giulia Tammam, Svetlana Axelrod, Angelo Tanese, Mauro Goletti, Paolo Parente

Open Access Research

Economic burden of Cardiac Arrest in Spain: analyzing healthcare costs drivers and treatment strategies cost-effectiveness

Mariano Matilla-García, Paloma Ubeda Molla, Fernando Sánchez Martínez, Albert Ariza-Solé, Rocío Gómez-López, Esteban López de Sá, Ricard Ferrer

Open Access Research

Adverse drug reactions in hospitals: population estimates for Portugal and the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM crosswalk

Raquel Ascenção, Paulo Nogueira, Filipa Sampaio, Adriana Henriques, Andreia Costa

Open Access Research

Team experiences of the root cause analysis process after a sentinel event: a qualitative case study

Silje Liepelt, Hildegunn Sundal, Ralf Kirchhoff

Open Access Research

More than meets the eye: a critical discourse analysis of a Swedish health system reform

Frida Jonsson, Hanna Blåhed, Anna-Karin Hurtig

Open Access Research article

Lay counsellors’ experiences of administering the AUDIT-C as a brief screening tool in a South African township

Lynne Goldschmidt, Buyisile Mncina, Malose Langa, Steven Rebello, Thokozile Budaza, Josephine Tshabalala, Tom Achoki

Open Access Research

From policy to practice: a qualitive study exploring the role of community health workers during the COVID-19 response in Sierra Leone

Lansana Hassim Kallon, Joanna Raven, Haja Ramatulai Wurie, Wesam Mansour

Open Access Research

Knowledge, attitudes and intentions of the Syrian pregnant women toward labour analgesia, and its associated factors: a cross sectional study in Syria (2022)

Haidara Bohsas, Hidar Alibrahim, Sarya Swed, Yasmeen Abouainain, Mohamad Nour Nasif, Nagham Jawish, Mohammad Bani Almarja, Sara Aldarwish, Carol Ghareeb, Bisher Sawaf, Wael Hafez

Open Access Research

Understanding needs and expectations to start effective communities of practice

Sanne H. Elbrink, Shandell L. Elmer, Richard H. Osborne

Open Access Research article

Designing for community engagement: user-friendly refugee wellness center planning process and concept, a health design case study

Ellen Solomon, Brandon Joa, Shandon Coffman, Billie Faircloth, Marc Altshuler, Bon Ku

Open Access Research

Identifying inpatient hospitalizations with continuous electroencephalogram monitoring from administrative data

Marta Fernandes, M. Brandon Westover, Sahar F. Zafar

Open Access Research

A global perspective on the governance-health nexus

Mohammad Naim Azimi, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Son Nghiem

Open Access Research

Effects of life-sustaining treatment plans on healthcare expenditure and healthcare utilization

Wonjeong Jeong, Selin Kim, Hyunkyu Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang

Open Access Research

Training and competence perception differences in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery training program – an anonymous electronic national survey

Nir Hirshoren, Tali Landau Zemer, Michal Shauly-Aharonov, Jeffrey M. Weinberger, Ron Eliashar

Open Access Research

Determinants of the managerial staff’s disposition towards e-payment platforms in public tertiary hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

James Okechukwu Abugu, Amaechi Marcellus Chukwu, Ogochukwu Kelechi Onyeso, Chiedozie James Alumona, Israel Ikechukwu Adandom, Ogo-Amaechi D. Chukwu, Oluwagbohunmi A. Awosoga

Open Access Research

An interdisciplinary intervention for children and adolescents with multiple referrals and complex health complaints: a feasibility study

Ragnhild B. Lygre, Rolf Gjestad, Tone M. Norekvål, Stewart W. Mercer, Irene Bircow Elgen

Open Access Research

Investigating the level of satisfaction of policyholders with supplementary health insurance in Iran

Asma Hamzeh, Nasrin Hozarmoghadam, Mitra Ghanbarzadeh

Open Access Research

Agreement between self-reports and statutory health insurance claims data on healthcare utilization in patients with mental disorders

Tarcyane Barata Garcia, Roman Kliemt, Franziska Claus, Anne Neumann, Bettina Soltmann, Fabian Baum, Julian Schwarz, Enno Swart, Jochen Schmitt, Andrea Pfennig, Dennis Häckl, Ines Weinhold

Open Access Research

Impact of COVID-19 on selected essential public health services – lessons learned from a retrospective record review in the Free State, South Africa

Christo Heunis, Perpetual Chikobvu, Michel Muteba, Gladys Kigozi-Male, Michelle Engelbrecht, Providence Mushori

Open Access Research

“The project did not come to us with a solution”: Perspectives of research teams on implementing a study about electronic health record-embedded individualized pain plans for emergency department treatment of vaso-occlusive episodes in adults with sickle cell disease

Ana A. Baumann, Jane S. Hankins, Lewis L. Hsu, Robert W. Gibson, Lynne D. Richardson, Marsha Treadwell, Jeffrey A. Glassberg, Sarah Bourne, Lingzi Luo, Rita V. Masese, Terri Demartino, Judith Nocek, Elizabeth Taaffe, Sierra Gollan, Ome-Ollin Ruiz, Chinonyelum Nwosu, Nai Qashou, Aimee S. James, Paula Tanabe, Allison A. King

Open Access Research

Toward safe dental service: risk perception and practice modification among Egyptian dental students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eman Ali Younis, Abdel Aziz farouk El deep, Safynaz El Saied Shalaby, Sanaa Abd El-Fatah Abdo

Open Access Research

Community-based directly observed therapy is effective and results in better treatment outcomes for patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda

Rita Makabayi-Mugabe, Joseph Musaazi, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Enock Kizito, Katherine Fatta, Hellen Namwanje-Kaweesi, Stavia Turyahabwe, Abel Nkolo

Open Access Research

Data management in the digital health environment scale development study*

Demirci Hasan Fehmi, Elif Dikmetaş Yardan

Open Access Research

Transitions in health care settings for frequent and infrequent users of emergency departments: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Rhonda J. Rosychuk, Anqi A. Chen, Maria B. Ospina, Andrew D. McRae, X. Joan Hu, Patrick McLane

Open Access Research

The role of ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity in enhancing service quality of care and creativity – a study of health professionals

Terje Slåtten, Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi, Anne Jørgensen Nordli, Gudbrand Lien

Open Access Research

Protecting healthcare workers and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of baseline and follow-up infection prevention and control needs in Nigerian military healthcare facilities delivering HIV services

Elizabeth H. Lee, Ayesha Rashid, Ismail Lawal, Usman Adekanye, Yakubu Adamu, Catherine Godfrey, Patricia A. Agaba, Nathan Okeji, Priyanka Desai

Open Access Study Protocol

Research protocol of the Laval-ROSA Transilab: a living lab on transitions for people living with dementia

Isabelle Dufour, Geneviève Arsenault-Lapierre, Maxime Guillette, Nathalie Dame, Marie-Eve Poitras, Marie-Thérèse Lussier, Annie Fortier, Julie Brunet, Julie Martin, Micheline Laverdure, Ginette Brousseau, Howard Bergman, Yves Couturier, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Isabelle Vedel

Open Access Research

Healthcare workers safety in the COVID-19 era: the impact of pre-pandemic personal protective equipment (PPE) training in Pakistan

Zia Ul Haq, Zarghona Fazal Sher, Farhad Ali Khattak, Zala, Muhammad Hakim, Naeem Ullah, Abid Rahim, Umar Hussain, Saima Afaq

Open Access Research

Home-based initiatives for acute management of COVID-19 patients needing oxygen: differences across The Netherlands

Josi A. Boeijen, Alma C. van de Pol, Rick T. van Uum, Karin Smit, Abeer Ahmad, Eric van Rijswijk, Marjan J. van Apeldoorn, Eric van Thiel, Netty de Graaf, R. Michiel Menkveld, Martijn R. Mantingh, Silke Geertman, Nicolette Couzijn, Leon van Groenendael, Henk Schers, Jettie Bont, Tobias N. Bonten, Frans H. Rutten, Dorien L. M. Zwart

Open Access Research

Standardizing post-cardiac arrest care across rural–urban settings – qualitative findings on proposed post-cardiac arrest learning community intervention

Teresa L May, Skye Siladi, Alison L Daley, Richard Riker, Rita Zanichkowsky, Michael Burla, Erica Swan, Jean A Talbot

Open Access Study Protocol

Guideline evaluation and implementation mechanisms in school health services (GuideMe): protocol for a hybrid randomized factorial trial

Åse Sagatun, Thomas Engell, Malene Brekke, Hege Sjølie, Stine M. Ekornes, Kristin Sofie Waldum-Grevboe, Kristine Pape, Kirsti Kvaløy, Annette Jeneson, Anna Stigum Trøan, Anne Liv Askeland, Line Stien, Solveig Holen

Open Access Research

Experiences of Alaska Native people living with burn injury and opportunities for health system strengthening

Mallory B. Smith, Elisha Brownson, Andrea K. Newman, Christopher Madison, Molly Fuentes, Dagmar Amtmann, Gretchen J. Carrougher, Nicole S. Gibran, Barclay T. Stewart

Open Access Research

Socioecological systems analysis of potential factors for cholera outbreaks and assessment of health system’s readiness to detect and respond in Ilemela and Nkasi districts, Tanzania

Baraka L. Ngingo, Zaina S. Mchome, Veneranda M. Bwana, Augustino Chengula, Gaspary Mwanyika, Irene Mremi, Calvin Sindato, Leonard E.G. Mboera

Open Access Correction

Correction: The operational experience of private owners of small-sized care homes in China: a qualitative study

Zhang Xiuxiang, Xia Qinghua, Jennifer K. Quint, Ann D. Morgan, Brendan McCormack, Xiubin Zhang

Open Access Research

Australian general practitioners’ perspectives on integrating specialist diabetes care with primary care: qualitative study

Rachael Taylor, Shamasunder Acharya, Martha Parsons, Ushank Ranasinghe, Kerry Fleming, Melissa L. Harris, Deniz Kuzulugil, Julie Byles, Annalise Philcox, Meredith Tavener, John Attia, Johanna Kuehn, Alexis Hure

Open Access Study Protocol

Managed care updates of subscriber jail release to prompt community suicide prevention: clinical trial protocol

Sarah A. Arias, Kimberly Sperber, Richard Jones, Faye S. Taxman, Ted R. Miller, Sarah Zylberfuden, Lauren M. Weinstock, Gregory K. Brown, Brian Ahmedani, Jennifer E. Johnson

Open Access Research

Conducting health services research during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences from the veterans health administration

Brigid Connelly, Edward Hess, Marguerite Daus, Catherine Battaglia, Heather M. Gilmartin

Open Access Research article

How to direct patients to high-volume hospitals: exploring the influencing drivers

Elisabetta Listorti, Erica Pastore, Arianna Alfieri

Open Access Research

Usability and feasibility of E-nergEYEze: a blended vision-specific E-health based cognitive behavioral therapy and self-management intervention to reduce fatigue in adults with visual impairment

M.H.J. Veldman, H.P.A. van der Aa, H. Knoop, C. Bode, C.T.J. Hulshof, L. van der Ham, G.H.M.B. van Rens, M.W. Heymans, R.M.A. van Nispen

Open Access Research

Registered nurses’ exposure to workplace aggression in Norway: 12-month prevalence rates, perpetrators, and current turnover intention

Solveig Osborg Ose, Signe Lohmann-Lafrenz, Silje L. Kaspersen, Hanne Berthelsen, Gunn Hege Marchand

Open Access Research

Development of a novel instrument to characterize telemedicine programs in primary care

Logan D. Cho, Grace Rabinowitz, Crispin Goytia, Katerina Andreadis, Hsin - Hui Huang, Natalie C. Benda, Jenny J. Lin, Carol Horowitz, Rainu Kaushal, Jessica S. Ancker, Jashvant Poeran

Open Access Research

Cost of digital technologies and family-observed DOT for a shorter MDR-TB regimen: a modelling study in Ethiopia, India and Uganda

Laura Rosu, Jason Madan, Gay Bronson, Jasper Nidoi, Mamo G. Tefera, Muniyandi Malaisamy, Bertel S. Squire, Eve Worrall

Open Access Research

Using a theory informed approach to design, execute, and evaluate implementation strategies to support offering reproductive genetic carrier screening in Australia

Stephanie Best, Janet C. Long, Zoe Fehlberg, Natalie Taylor, Louise A. Ellis, Kirsten Boggs, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research article

The design, implementation, and impact of an automated patient-reported outcome data collection and adverse event surveillance tool: a randomized trial

Megan S. Zhou, Tanya Jain, Nick Hardy, Alejandro Perez-Segura, Jasmine Hickman, Laurey Leopold, Kerry Qualliotine, Raagini S. Yedidi, Matthew Whetsell, Lauren Broffman

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of bringing a nurse into an Italian genetic day clinic: a before and after study

Marina Mordenti, Morena Tremosini, Manuela Locatelli, Maria Gnoli, Cristiana Forni, Elena Pedrini, Manila Boarini, Luca Sangiorgi

Open Access Research

Demand and supply analysis for maternal and child health services at the primary healthcare level in Nigeria

Udochukwu U. Ogu, Bassey Ebenso, Tolib Mirzoev, Nkolika Uguru, Enyi Etiaba, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Nkoli Ezumah, Obinna Onwujekwe

Open Access Research

Immigrant and ethnic minority patients` reported experiences in psychiatric care in Europe – a scoping review

Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Hilde Hestad Iversen, Kjersti Eeg Skudal, Lina Harvold Ellingsen-Dalskau

Open Access Research

Proactively tailoring implementation: the case of shared decision-making for lung cancer screening across the VA New England Healthcare Network

Abigail N. Herbst, Megan B. McCullough, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Anna M. Barker, Elizabeth M. Maguire, Gemmae M. Fix

Open Access Research

Local anesthesia versus saddle block for open hemorrhoidectomy: cost-analysis from a randomized, double blind controlled trial

Franck Katembo Sikakulya, Robinson Ssebuufu, Xaviour Francis Okedi, Moris Baluku, Herman Lule, Sonye Magugu Kiyaka, Joshua Muhumuza, Selamo Fabrice Molen, Godefroy Nyenke Bassara, Musa Abbas Waziri, Stephen Mbae Kithinji, Mugisho Munyerenkana Leocadie, Byamungu Pahari Kagenderezo, Jeannot Baanitse Munihire, Bienfait Mumbere Vahwere, Ahmed Kiswezi, Patrick Kyamanywa

Open Access Editorial

Economic evaluations of immunization programs as an indispensable tool for policymakers

Saskia den Boon, Sayem Ahmed, Abdur Razzaque Sarker

Open Access Research

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on internal medicine training in the United States: results from a national survey

Frederique St-Pierre, Romela Petrosyan, Arjun Gupta, Stephen Hughes, John Trickett, Susan Read, Vanessa Van Doren, Andrew Zeveney, Christiana Shoushtari

Open Access Research

An economic evaluation of pharmacopuncture versus usual care for chronic neck pain: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Doori Kim, Eun-San Kim, Hyun Jin Song, Sun-Young Park, Kyoung Sun Park, Yoon Jae Lee, In-Hyuk Ha

Open Access Research

“We usually see a lot of delay in terms of coming for or seeking care”: an expert consultation on COVID testing and care pathways in seven low- and middle-income countries

Gabrielle Bonnet, John Bimba, Chancy Chavula, Harunavamwe N. Chifamba, Titus Divala, Andres G. Lescano, Mohammed Majam, Danjuma Mbo, Auliya A. Suwantika, Marco A. Tovar, Pragya Yadav, Elisabeth L. Corbett, Anna Vassall, Mark Jit

Open Access Research

Caring for high-need patients

Susanne Hempel, Maria Bolshakova, Michael Hochman, Elvira Jimenez, Gina Thompson, Aneesa Motala, David A. Ganz, Sonya Gabrielian, Samuel Edwards, James Zenner, Ben Dennis, Evelyn Chang

Open Access Research

Public willingness to receive chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis vaccines: a scoping review

T. Valleroy, Colin Garon, Janamarie Perroud, Abram L. Wagner

Open Access Research

Acute management of fractures in primary care - a cost minimisation analysis

Stein Vabo, Egil Kjerstad, Steinar Hunskaar, Knut Steen, Christina Brudvik, Tone Morken

Open Access Research

Trajectories of primary health care utilization: a 10-year follow-up after the Swedish Patient Choice Reform of primary health care

Hannes Kohnke, Andrzej Zielinski, Anders Beckman, Henrik Ohlsson

Open Access Research

Health care system costs related to potentially inappropriate medication use involving opioids in older adults in Canada

Carina D’Aiuto, Carlotta Lunghi, Line Guénette, Djamal Berbiche, Karine Bertrand, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

Open Access Research

Educational intervention based on health action model to promote safe behavior of hospital service workers

Maryam Mohammadi, Mohammad Vahedian-sharoodi, Zahra Joghatei, Habibullah Esmaily, Hadi Tehrani

Open Access Research

A resilience view on health system resilience: a scoping review of empirical studies and reviews

Samantha Copeland, Saba Hinrichs-Krapels, Federica Fecondo, Esteban Ralon Santizo, Roland Bal, Tina Comes

Open Access Research

Long-term effects on healthcare utilisation among spouses of persons with stroke

Frida Labori, Carl Bonander, Mikael Svensson, Josefine Persson

Open Access Research

Introducing a triage and Nurse on Call model in primary health care – a focus group study of health care staff’s experiences

Maria Gelin, Berit Gesar, Ann-Sofie Källberg, Anna Ehrenberg, Catharina Gustavsson

Open Access Research

Facilitators and barriers for using outdoor areas in the primary work tasks of eldercare workers in nursing homes

Sandra Schade Jacobsen, Maja Vilhelmsen, Lene Lottrup, Mikkel Brandt

Open Access Research

Addressing complexity when developing an education program for the implementation of a stroke Electronic Medical Record (EMR) enhancement

Samantha T. Robertson, Ingrid C. M. Rosbergen, Sandra G. Brauer, Rohan S. Grimley, Andrew Burton-Jones

Open Access Research

Ambulance personnel use of coercion and use of safety belts in Norway

Kristin Häikiö, Anne Kristine Bergem, Øyvind Holst, Nina Øye Thorvaldsen

Open Access Research

Barriers experienced by community midwives to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in rural Pakistan

Ramesh Kumar, Vikram Mehraj, Jamil Ahmed, Shahzad Ali Khan, Tariq Mehmood Ali, Saima Batool, Fozia Rashid, Sathirakorn Pongpanich

Open Access Research

Burnout, employee engagement, and changing organizational contexts in VA primary care during the early COVID-19 pandemic

Eric A. Apaydin, Danielle E. Rose, Michael R. McClean, David C. Mohr, Elizabeth M. Yano, Paul G. Shekelle, Karin M. Nelson, Rong Guo, Caroline K. Yoo, Susan E. Stockdale

Open Access Research

Willingness, perceived facilitators and barriers to use remote care among healthcare professionals – a cross-sectional study

Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, Anne Therese Tveter, Nina Østerås

Open Access Research

Priorities for implementation research on diagnosing cancer in primary care: a consensus process

Thomas A Willis, Richard D Neal, Fiona M Walter, Robbie Foy

Open Access Research

Challenges and experience of the Ethiopian rural health extension program: implications for reform and revitalization

Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Amare Abera Tareke, Sibhatu Biadgilign

Open Access Research

Perception of nudge interventions to mitigate medication errors risk in healthcare service delivery

Keng Sheng Chew, Say Keat Ooi, Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Shirly Siew-Ling Wong, Vanitha Kandasamy, Shin-Shin Teo

Open Access Research

Addressing disparities in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) access: implementing a community-centered mobile PrEP program in South Florida

Stefani A. Butts, BreAnne Young, Jakisha Blackmon, Susanne Doblecki-Lewis

Open Access Research

A comparison between a maximum care university hospital and an outpatient clinic – potential for optimization in arthroscopic workflows?

Martin Schenk, Juliane Neumann, Nadine Adler, Tilo Trommer, Jan Theopold, Thomas Neumuth, Pierre Hepp

Open Access Research

Cost of in-patient management of COVID-19 patients in a general hospital in Kuwait

Amrizal Muhammad Nur, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Mohammad Almari

Open Access Research

Use of a hybrid digital training approach for hormonal IUD providers in Nigeria: results from a mixed method study

Kristen M. Little, Anthony A. Nwala, Eden Demise, Samantha Archie, Ezechukwu I. Nwokoma, Chinedu Onyezobi, Helen Anyasi, Kayode Afolabi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Kate H. Rademacher, Kendal Danna, Lara Lorenzetti, Jennifer Anyanti, Marya Plotkin

Open Access Research

Perceived knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the medical consortium among medical staff in Sichuan, China: a cross-sectional survey

Wenqi Zeng, Wenjuan Tao, Yanlin Yang, Yong Li, Bingqing Lu, Qian Zhao, Zhuyue Li, Miao Wang, Zhanglin Shui, Jin Wen

Open Access Research

Sepsis-coded hospitalisations and associated costs in Australia: a retrospective analysis

Ashwani Kumar, Naomi Hammond, Brett Abbenbroek, Kelly Thompson, Colman Taylor, Bala Venkatesh, Anthony Delaney, Simon Finfer

Open Access Research

Health and economic impact associated with rheumatoid arthritis discharges: a cost analysis of a two-year cohort in Mexico

Carlos Fernando Mendoza-Gutierrez, Diana Montiel-Ojeda, Delfino Vargas-Chanes, Nelly Cisneros-González, José Esteban Fernández-Gárate, Blanca Godina-Ortiz, Patricia Clark

Open Access Research

Operational demonstration and process evaluation of non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) introduction to the public health system of Northern Province, Zambia

Naomi Medina-Jaudes, Andy E. Carmone, Margaret L. Prust, Lupenshyo Ngosa, Oluwaseun Aladesanmi, Morrison Zulu, Andrew Storey, Beauty Muntanga, Caren Chizuni, Angel Mwiche, Hilda Shakwelele, Aniset Kamanga

Open Access Research

Beyond the regulatory radar: knowledge and practices of rural medical practitioners in Bangladesh

Hasnat Sujon, Mohammad Habibur Rahman Sarker, Aftab Uddin, Shakila Banu, Mohammod Rafiqul Islam, Md. Ruhul Amin, Md. Shabab Hossain, Md. Fazle Alahi, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Syed Jafar Raza Rizvi, Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Md. Nazim Uzzaman

Open Access Research

Opioid prescriptions among the World Trade Center Health Program population

Ruiling Liu, Geoffrey M. Calvert, Kristi R. Anderson, Helen Malcolm, Lauren Cimineri, Hannah Dupont, Marisol Martinez

Open Access Research

Implementing PCR testing in general practice—a qualitative study using normalization process theory

Sinead Shahrzad, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard, Trine Thilsing, Jens Søndergaard, Gritt Overbeck

Open Access Research

Drivers of unprofessional behaviour between staff in acute care hospitals: a realist review

Justin Avery Aunger, Jill Maben, Ruth Abrams, Judy M. Wright, Russell Mannion, Mark Pearson, Aled Jones, Johanna I. Westbrook

Open Access Research

Expanding general practice with interprofessional teams: a mixed-methods patient perspective study

Birgit Abelsen, Kine Pedersen, Hanna Isabel Løyland, Emilie Aandahl

Open Access Research

The effect of transformation policies on healthcare providers’ satisfaction in primary healthcare centers: the case of Eastern Saudi Arabia

Arwa Abdulrahman Althumairi, Fatmah Muhammad Bukhari, Layan Bassam Awary, Duaa Aljabri

Open Access Research

Attributing practice variation by its sources: the case of varicose veins treatments in the Netherlands

Luca Schippa, Katalin Gaspar, Eric van der Hijden, Xander Koolman

Open Access Research

How initial policy responses to COVID-19 contributed to shaping dying at home preferences and care provision: key informant perspectives from Canada

Maria Cherba, Laura Funk, Erin Scott, Bora Salman, Andrea Rounce, Corey Mackenzie, Kelli Stajduhar, Carren Dujela, Marian Krawczyk, S. Robin Cohen

Open Access Research

Enabling Adherence to Treatment (EAT): a pilot study of a combination intervention to improve HIV treatment outcomes among street-connected individuals in western Kenya

Mia Kibel, Monicah Nyambura, Lonnie Embleton, Reuben Kiptui, Omar Galárraga, Edith Apondi, David Ayuku, Paula Braitstein

Open Access Research

Factors affecting the economic burden of breast cancer in southern Iran

Faride Sadat Jalali, Mozhgan Seif, Abdosaleh Jafari, Vahid Zangouri, Khosro Keshavarz, Ramin Ravangard

Open Access Research

Knowledge, attitude, and practice among medical students in gaza strip towards voluntary blood donation: a cross-sectional study

Muath Alsarafandi, Abd Al-Karim Sammour, Younis Elijla, Belal Aldabbour, Deema Muhaisen, Heba Abu Shiha, Abdalmajid Alasttal, Nour Dalloul, Anas Abuhaiba

Open Access Research article

Comparison of diagnosis-based risk adjustment methods for episode-based costs to apply in efficiency measurement

Juyoung Kim, Minsu Ock, In-Hwan Oh, Min-Woo Jo, Yoon Kim, Moo-Song Lee, Sang-il Lee

Open Access Research

A patient’s perspective on care decisions: a qualitative interview study

S. Briedé, O. N. Brandwijk, T. C. van Charldorp, H. A. H. Kaasjager

Open Access Research

Compassion fatigue in healthcare providers: a scoping review

Anna Garnett, Lucy Hui, Christina Oleynikov, Sheila Boamah

Open Access Research

Participant and GP perspectives and experiences of screening for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in community pharmacy during the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial

Ines Krass, Michael J. Twigg, Bernadette Mitchell, Frances Wilson, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Peta Trinder, Sophy T. F. Shih, Rob Carter, Vincent L. Versace, Kevin McNamara

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Burkina Faso: a modelling study

Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Annick Raissa O. Sidibe, Ghislain Bertrand Compaoré, Relwendé Nacanabo, Orokia Sory, Issa Ouédraogo, Saira Nawaz, Anne E Schuind, Andrew Clark

Open Access Research

Evolution of economic burden of heart failure by ejection fraction in newly diagnosed patients in Spain

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

Open Access Research

Intentional rounding: a realist evaluation using case studies in acute and care of older people hospital wards

Mary Leamy, Sarah Sims, Ros Levenson, Nigel Davies, Sally Brearley, Stephen Gourlay, Giampiero Favato, Fiona Ross, Ruth Harris

Open Access Research

How to adopt technologies in home care: a mixed methods study on user experiences and change of home care in Finland

Minna Anttila, Juha Koivisto, Minna-Liisa Luoma, Heidi Anttila

Open Access Research

Improving preoperative prediction of surgery duration

Vahid Riahi, Hamed Hassanzadeh, Sankalp Khanna, Justin Boyle, Faraz Syed, Barbara Biki, Ellen Borkwood, Lianne Sweeney

Open Access Research

Effect of robot for medication management on home care professionals’ use of working time in older people’s home care: a non-randomized controlled clinical trial

Satu Kajander-Unkuri, Mojtaba Vaismoradi, Jouko Katajisto, Mari Kangasniemi, Riitta Turjamaa

Open Access Research

Factors influencing the help-seeking behavior in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a qualitative study

Yu-Chen Jiao, Jing Chang, Chang Liu, Shi-Yu Zhou, Yan Ji, Yao Meng

Open Access Research

CHIME-GP trial of online education for prescribing, pathology and imaging ordering in general practice – how did it bring about behaviour change?

Christine Metusela, Judy Mullan, Conrad Kobel, Joel Rhee, Marijka Batterham, Stephen Barnett, Andrew Bonney

Open Access Research

Optimising the implementation of digital-supported interventions for the secondary prevention of heart disease: a systematic review using the RE-AIM planning and evaluation framework

Caroline de Moel-Mandel, Chris Lynch, Ayuba Issaka, Justin Braver, Georgios Zisis, Melinda J. Carrington, Brian Oldenburg

Open Access Research

Guidance provided by pharmacists to customers regarding to destination of unused household medications: disposal of household medications

Aparecida de Fatima Michelin, Neuza Alves Bonifácio, Walter Bertequini Nagata, Valéria Maria Savoya da Silva, Laura Emilia Michelin Gobbo, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani

Open Access Research

Exploring the determinants of health service utilization among people living with HIV: a qualitative study in Iran

Neda SoleimanvandiAzar, Salah Eddin Karimi, Sina Ahmadi, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Ali Amirkafi, Amir Azimi

Open Access Research

Mapping and identifying service models for community-based services for children with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge in England

Emma L. Taylor, Paul A. Thompson, Nicholas Manktelow, Samantha Flynn, David Gillespie, Jill Bradshaw, Nick Gore, Ashley Liew, Mark Lovell, Kate Sutton, Caroline Richards, Stavros Petrou, Peter E. Langdon, Gemma Grant, Vivien Cooper, Kate Seers, Richard P. Hastings

Open Access Research

Ibrutinib versus bendamustine plus rituximab for first-line treatment of 65 or older patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia without del(17p)/TP53 mutation in China: a lifetime economic research study

Yuan Hong, Xichuang Chen, Yuanquan Hong, Xingfang Xiao, Yan Wang, Xiaohong You, Jingyi Mi, Tao Zhou, Panpan Zheng, Zhihu Huang

Open Access Research

Tackling the escalating burden of care in Uganda: a qualitative exploration of the challenges experienced by family carers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases

Lorna Montgomery, Cyprian Misinde, Alimah Komuhangi, Angela N. Kawooya, Peninah Agaba, Charlene M. McShane, Olinda Santin, Judith Apio, Christopher Jenkins, Florence Githinji, Mandi MacDonald, Florence Nakaggwa, Rose C. Nanyonga

Open Access Research

The high cost of healing and teaching: a cross-sectional survey of burnout among academic physicians in Nigeria

Kehinde Sunday Oluwadiya, Anthony A. Olasinde, Adekunle Olatayo Adeoti, Oyewole Adeoye, Ibironke Omowunmi Oluwadiya, Innih Asuekome Kadiri

Open Access Research

Expectations of clients, insurers, and providers: a qualitative responsiveness assessment among private health insurance sector in Kampala-Uganda

Tonny Tindyebwa, Richard Ssempala, Aloysius Ssennyonjo, Chrispus Mayora, Micheal Muhoozi, Joan Tusabe, Paul Mukama, Ssengooba Freddie

Open Access Research

CancelRx case study: implications for clinic and community pharmacy work systems

Taylor L. Watterson, Jamie A. Stone, Peter C. Kleinschmidt, Michelle A. Chui

Open Access Research

Ensuring leadership at the operational level of a health system in protracted crisis context: a cross-sectional qualitative study covering 8 health districts in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Rosine N. Bigirinama, Samuel L. Makali, Mamothena C. Mothupi, Christian Z. Chiribagula, Patricia St Louis, Pacifique L. Mwene-Batu, Ghislain B. Bisimwa, Albert T. Mwembo, Denis G. Porignon

Open Access Research

Use of health services and medication use, new comorbidities, and mortality in patients with chronic diseases who did not contract COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic: a retrospective study and comparison by sex

Liliana Mahuela, Bárbara Oliván-Blázquez, Ana Lear-Claveras, Fátima Méndez-López, Mario Samper-Pardo, Sandra León-Herrera, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, María Antonia Sánchez-Calavera

Open Access Study Protocol

Evaluating an addiction medicine unit in Sudbury, Ontario Canada: a mixed-methods study protocol

Kristen A. Morin, Karla Ghartey, Adele Bodson, Alexandra Sirois, Tara Leary

Open Access Research

The Hospitalist-Oncologist co-ManagemEnt (HOME) system improves hospitalization outcomes of patients with cancer

Sun-wook Kim, Jung Hun Ohn, Nak-Hyun Kim, Eun Sun Kim, Yejee Lim, Jongchan Lee, Hye Won Kim, Jiwon Ryu, Hee-Sun Park, Koung Jin Suh, Ji-Won Kim, Jin Won Kim, Se Hyun Kim, Yu Jung Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Jee Hyun Kim, Jong Seok Lee, Hak Chul Jang

Open Access Research

Intention to use a mobile phone to receive mental health support and its predicting factors among women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Ambo town, West Shoa zone, Ethiopia 2022

Wabi Temesgen Atinafu, Kefyalew Naniye Tilahun, Tesfahun Melese Yilma, Zeleke Abebaw Mekonnen, Agmasie Damtew Walle, Jibril Bashir Adem

Open Access Research

Forward with Dementia: process evaluation of an Australian campaign to improve post-diagnostic support

Lee-Fay Low, Meredith Gresham, Lyn Phillipson, Yun-Hee Jeon, Danika Hall, Amy Tan, Nora Wong, Henry Brodaty

Open Access Research

Integrating stakeholder feedback into the design of a peer-delivered primary care wellness program: A rapid qualitative study

Emily M. Johnson, Kyle Possemato, Matthew Chinman, Gala True, Jacob Hedges, Brittany N. Hampton, E. Jennifer Edelman, Stephen A. Maisto

Open Access Research

Lost in the loop - a qualitative study on patient experiences of care in standardized cancer patient pathways

Monica Solberg, Geir Vegard Berg, Hege Kristin Andreassen

Open Access Research

Who is providing HIV testing services? The profile of lay counsellors providing HIV testing services in Johannesburg, South Africa in the treat-all era

Idah Mokhele, Tembeka Sineke, Marnie Vujovic, Robert A.C. Ruiter, Dorina Onoya

Open Access Research

Teamwork in community health committees: a case study in two urban informal settlements

Robinson Karuga, Sitara Khan, Maryse Kok, Malkia Moraa, Patrick Mbindyo, Jacqueline Broerse, Marjolein Dieleman

Open Access Research

Age and sex-related comparison of referral-based telemedicine service utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario: a retrospective analysis

Hubert Wong, Yasmeen Razvi, Muhammad Akhter Hamid, Niraj Mistry, Guido Filler

Open Access Research

Strategies to improve the magnetic resonance imaging experience for autistic individuals: a cross-sectional study exploring parents and carers’ experiences

Nikolaos Stogiannos, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Chris Papadopoulos, Gemma Walsh, Ben Potts, Sarah Moqbel, Antigoni Gkaravella, Jonathan McNulty, Clare Simcock, Sebastian Gaigg, Dermot Bowler, Keith Marais, Karen Cleaver, Jane Harvey Lloyd, Cláudia Sá dos Reis, Christina Malamateniou

Open Access Research article

Labor markets for health supply chain management in Rwanda: a qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives

Erin Meier, Andrew N. Brown, Bridget McHenry, Inès K. Gege Buki, Michael Egharevba, Joseph Kabatende

Open Access Research

Feasibility and acceptability of the use of flash glucose monitoring encountered by Indigenous Australians with type 2 diabetes mellitus: initial experiences from a pilot study

Audrey Sing Yi Eer, Rebecca Chia Yee Ho, Tracey Hearn, Mariam Hachem, Megan Freund, Luke James Burchill, Sharon Atkinson-Briggs, Satpal Singh, Sandra Eades, Richard Charles O’Brien, John Stuart Furler, David Norman O’Neal, David Andrew Story, Jeffrey David Zajac, Sabine Braat, Alex Brown, Phillip Clarke, Ashim Kumar Sinha, Anna Gerardina McLean, Stephen Morris Twigg, Elif Ilhan Ekinci

Open Access Research

Understanding school-going adolescent’s preferences for accessing HIV and contraceptive care: findings from a discrete choice experiment among learners in Gauteng, South Africa

Caroline Govathson, Lawrence Long, Aneesa Moolla, Sithabile Mngadi-Ncube, Nkosinathi Ngcobo, Constance Mongwenyana, Naomi Lince-Deroche, Sophie Pascoe

Open Access Research

Association between adequacy of antenatal care and neonatal outcomes in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study design using the Rwanda demographic and health surveys

Gérard Uwimana, Mohamed Elhoumed, Mitslal Abrha Gebremedhin, Qi Qi, Mougni Mohamed Azalati, Liang Wang, Lingxia Zeng

Open Access Research

Challenges and strategies for conducting research in primary health care practice: an integrative review

Daiana Bonfim, Lorrayne Belotti, Leticia Yamawaka de Almeida, Ilana Eshriqui, Sofia Rafaela Maito Velasco, Camila Nascimento Monteiro, Adelson Guaraci Jantsch

Open Access Research

Projected impact of population aging on non-communicable disease burden and costs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2020–2030

David C. Boettiger, Tracy Kuo Lin, Maram Almansour, Mariam M Hamza, Reem Alsukait, Christopher H. Herbst, Nada Altheyab, Ayman Afghani, Faisal Kattan

Open Access Research

“Gender-based Violence (GBV) and HIV, they are like sister and brother”: barriers and facilitators to GBV screening and referral in public HIV treatment settings in Uganda

Dorothy Thomas, Alisaati Nalumansi, Mira Reichman, Mine Metitiri, Brenda Kamusiime, Vicent Kasiita, Grace K Nalukwago, Joseph Kibuuka, Lylianne Nakabugo, Florence Nambi, Timothy Muwonge, Jane Simoni, Elizabeth T. Montgomery, Norma Ware, Monique A Wyatt, Andrew Mujugira, Renee Heffron

Open Access Research article

“Diving in the deep-end and swimming”: a mixed methods study using normalization process theory to evaluate a learning collaborative approach for the implementation of palliative care practices in hemodialysis centers

Laura M. Holdsworth, Margaret Stedman, Erika Saliba Gustafsson, Jialin Han, Steven M. Asch, Glenda Harbert, Karl A. Lorenz, Dale E. Lupu, Elizabeth Malcolm, Alvin H. Moss, Amanda Nicklas, Manjula Kurella Tamura

Open Access Research

Patient’s punctuality in an outpatient clinic: the role of age, medical branch and geographical factors

Benedetta Cerruti, Davide Garavaldi, Alberto Lerario

Open Access Research article

Implementation strategies for hospital-based probiotic administration in a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial design for preventing hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection

Lauren C. Bresee, Nicole Lamont, Wrechelle Ocampo, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Deana Sabuda, Jenine Leal, Bruce Dalton, Jaime Kaufman, Bayan Missaghi, Joseph Kim, Oscar E. Larios, Elizabeth Henderson, Maitreyi Raman, Jared R. Fletcher, Peter Faris, Scott Kraft, Ye Shen, Thomas Louie, John M. Conly

Open Access Research

Essential health services delivery and quality improvement actions under drought and food insecurity emergency in north-east Uganda

Charles Njuguna, Habteyes Hailu Tola, Benson Ngugi Maina, Kwikiriza Nicholas Magambo, Nabunya Phoebe, Evelyne Tibananuka, Florence M. Turyashemererwa, Moses Rubangakene, Kisubika Richard, George Opong, Ssekitoleko Richard, Chris Opesen, Tim Mateeba, Edmond Muyingo, Upenytho George, Samalie Namukose, Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam

Open Access Research

Online information-seeking behavior of Iranian web users on Google about Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP): an infodemiology study

Vadood Javadi, Sharareh Kamfar, Vahide Zeinali, Khosro Rahmani, Foroughossadat Hosseini Moghaddamemami

Open Access Research

Stakeholder development of an implementation strategy for fall prevention in Norwegian home care – a qualitative co-creation approach

Siv Linnerud, Linda Aimee Hartford Kvael, Birgitte Graverholt, Gro Idland, Kristin Taraldsen, Therese Brovold

Open Access Research

Stroke pathway performance assessment: a retrospective observational study

Jacopo Camporesi, Silvia Strumia, Andrea Di Pilla, Matteo Paolucci, Diego Orsini, Chiara Assorgi, Maria Gabriella Cacciuttolo, Maria Lucia Specchia

Open Access Research

Persistent use of nitrous oxide for anaesthesia in European hospitals despite its harmfulness to the climate – how emission taxation can achieve the coupling of cost-effectiveness and climate protection: observational study

Ferdinand Lehmann, Christian M Schulz, Dominik Leicht, Scott Brady, Anna Fuhrmann, Jens Prütting, Max Georg Hügel, Daniel Hörr, Michael Sander

Open Access Research

Use of professional home care in persons with spinal cord injury in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

Aylin Wagner, Mirjam Brach, Anke Scheel-Sailer, Manuela Friedli, Margret Hund-Georgiadis, Xavier Jordan, Martin Schubert, Armin Gemperli

Open Access Research

Developing hospital resilience domains in facing disruption era in Indonesia: a qualitative study

Nurmala Sari, Maye Omar, Syahrir A. Pasinringi, Andi Zulkifli, Andi Indahwaty Sidin

Open Access Research

“None of us are lying”: an interpretive description of the search for legitimacy and the journey to access quality health services by individuals living with Long COVID

Katelyn Brehon, Maxi Miciak, Pam Hung, Shu-Ping Chen, Kadija Perreault, Anne Hudon, Marguerite Wieler, Simone Hunter, Lance Hoddinott, Mark Hall, Katie Churchill, Darren A. Brown, Cary A. Brown, Geoffrey Bostick, Kate Skolnik, Grace Lam, Jason Weatherald, Douglas P. Gross

Open Access Research

The association between electronic health information usage and patient-centered communication: a cross sectional analysis from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Heidi Knowles, Thomas K. Swoboda, Devin Sandlin, Charles Huggins, Trevor Takami, Garrett Johnson, Hao Wang

Open Access Research

Readiness of managers and health care workers for e-Health: a cross-sectional study in Khartoum primary health care centers, Sudan

Eilaf Yassen, Ibrahim A. Atia, Gaffar Alemam A. Manhal, Mohammedelhadi Elzein, Mozan Mohamed, Musab Siddig, Raghad Eltayeb, Rofida Asmally, Sara Mohammed, Sujood Elhassan

Open Access Research

Postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling in communities: exploring perceptions of families, funeral workers, religious and community leaders and healthcare providers from Pakistan

Nazia Ahsan, Fauzia Aman Malik, Waliyah Mughis, Rawshan Jabeen, Shaheen Mehboob, Raheel Allana, Syeda Quratulain, Saima Jamal, Christina R. Paganelli, Norman Goco, Lindsay Parlberg, Saad B. Omer, Abdul Momin Kazi

Open Access Research

Experience and perceptions of healthcare providers on clinical management and care of near-miss infants: a qualitative content analysis

Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Yohannes Hailu Matebe, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson

Open Access Research

Gender difference of geographic distribution of physicians in Japan: three-point analysis of 1994, 2004 and 2014

Kazuki Kimura, Kazuo Inoue, Takahito Ando, Masanori Ito

Open Access Research

Follow-up non-attendance after long-bone fractures in a low-resource setting: a prospective study of predictors and interventions to increase attendance rates

Stephen Adesope Adesina, Isaac Olusayo Amole, Akinsola Idowu Akinwumi, Adepeju Olatayo Adegoke, Adewumi Ojeniyi Durodola, James Idowu Owolabi, Olufemi Timothy Awotunde, Imri Goodness Adefokun, Simeon Ayorinde Ojo, Samuel Uwale Eyesan

Open Access Research

Social disparities and inequalities in healthcare access and expenditures among Iranians exposed to sulfur mustard: a national study using spatio-temporal analysis

Seyed-Morteza Hosseini-Shokouh, Mostafa Ghanei, Batool Mousavi, Hassan Bagheri, Mohammadkarim Bahadori, Mohammad Meskarpour-Amiri, Parisa Mehdizadeh

Open Access Research

Multi-staged development and pilot testing of a self-assessment tool for organizational health literacy

Izumi Klockmann, Leonie Jaß, Martin Härter, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Daniel Lüdecke, Johanna Heeg

Open Access Research

Is it possible to automate the discovery of process maps for the time-driven activity-based costing method? A systematic review

Franciele Iachecen, Marcelo Rosano Dallagassa, Eduardo Alves Portela Santos, Deborah Ribeiro Carvalho, Sérgio Ossamu Ioshii

Open Access Study Protocol

Blended-ALMAMAR app for inpatient mental health care for refugees: study protocol for a multicenter implementation study within the I-REACH consortium (Internet based REfugee mentAl healtH Care)

Isabelle Reinhardt, Laura Schmidt, Dirk Reske, Jürgen Zielasek, Gracia Braun, Maria Böttche, Johanna Boettcher, Sebastian Burchert, Heide Glaesmer, Christine Knaevelsrud, Alexander Konnopka, Louisa Muntendorf, Laura Nohr, Sophia Paskuy, Babette Renneberg, Susan Sierau, Nadine Stammel, Birgit Wagner, Tina Wirz, Euphrosyne Gouzoulis-Mayfrank

Open Access Research

Improving integrated depression and non-communicable disease care in Malawi through engaged leadership and supportive implementation climate

Griffin M. Sansbury, Brian W. Pence, Chifundo Zimba, Juan Yanguela, Kelsey Landrum, Maureen Matewere, MacDonald Mbota, Jullita K. Malava, Harriet Tikhiwa, Abigail M. Morrison, Christopher F. Akiba, Bradley N. Gaynes, Michael Udedi, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Melissa A. Stockton

Open Access Research

Contextual factors affecting integration of eye health into school health programme in Zanzibar: a qualitative health system research

Ving Fai Chan, Elodie Yard, Eden Mashayo, Damaris Mulewa, Lesley Drake, Fatma Omar

Open Access Research

The application of artificial intelligence in health policy: a scoping review

Maryam Ramezani, Amirhossein Takian, Ahad Bakhtiari, Hamid R. Rabiee, Sadegh Ghazanfari, Hakimeh Mostafavi

Open Access Research

Managing comorbidities in chronic kidney disease reduces utilization and costs

Yong Li, Kanchan Barve, Meghan Cockrell, Amal Agarwal, Adrianne Casebeer, Suzanne W. Dixon, Insiya Poonawalla

Open Access Research

Improving hospital quality risk-adjustment models using interactions identified by hierarchical group lasso regularisation

Monika Ray, Sharon Zhao, Sheng Wang, Alex Bohl, Patrick S. Romano

Open Access Research

Conceptualising the empowerment of caregivers raising children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Zsofia Szlamka, Ikram Ahmed, Elisa Genovesi, Mersha Kinfe, Rosa A. Hoekstra, Charlotte Hanlon

Open Access Research

Job satisfaction and regulation in the aged care sector: staff perspectives

Emilie Cameron, Natasha Noble, Jamie Bryant, Grace Norton, Viv Allanson OAM, Rob Sanson-Fisher

Open Access Research

The economic impact of a local, collaborative, stepped, and personalized care management for older people with chronic diseases: results from the randomized comparative effectiveness LoChro-trial

Klaus Kaier, Gloria Metzner, Lukas Horstmeier, Eva Maria Bitzer, Bernhard Heimbach, Jasmin Kiekert, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Erik Farin-Glattacker

Open Access Research

Decision tool of medical endoscope maintenance service in Chinese hospitals: a conjoint analysis

Jun Zheng, Jingming Wei, Ying Xie, Siyao Chen, Jun Li, Ligang Lou, Jing Sun, Jingyi Feng

Open Access Research

Completeness of medication information in admission notes from emergency departments

Birgitte Zahl-Holmstad, Beate H. Garcia, Kristian Svendsen, Tine Johnsgård, Renata V. Holis, Eirik H. Ofstad, Torsten Risør, Elin C. Lehnbom, Torbjørn Wisløff, Macty Chan, Renate Elenjord

Open Access Research

Measuring in-hospital quality multidimensionally by integrating patients’, kin’s and healthcare professionals’ perspectives: development and validation of the FlaQuM-Quickscan

Fien Claessens, Deborah Seys, Charlotte Van der Auwera, Anneke Jans, Eva Marie Castro, Laura Jacobs, Dirk De Ridder, Luk Bruyneel, Zita Leenaerts, Astrid Van Wilder, Jonas Brouwers, Peter Lachman, Kris Vanhaecht, Ann Baeyens, Filip Bouckaert, Isabel De Brauwer, Mieke De Medts, Kathleen De Sutter, Elke De Troy, Eddy Delporte, Nina Donvil, Guy Hans, Lieven Hoebrekx, Sarah Loubele, Frank Martens, Tinneke Mues, Kristin Muller, Bart Pardon, Karolien Pennewaert, Ingrid Roosen, Kristin Muller, Inge Sedeijn, Frank Staelens, Sandra Stevens, Goedele Tavernier, Birte Theunissen, Ines Van Giel, Els Van Zele, Koen Vanachter, Jef Vanderoost, Dirk Vanrenterghem, Nele Vanstraelen, Gerda Verheyden, Joan Vlayen, Annick Wauters, Sofie Wijnen

Open Access Research

Development of a web-based care networking system to support visiting healthcare professionals in the community

Jakyung Lee, Susan Park, Mi-hee Cho, Ji-Won Kang, Minkyoung Kim, Suhyeon Choi, Seok-gyu Kim, Ji-hee Choi, Keumhee Han, Chang-O Kim, Il-Chul Moon, Moon Choi, Soong-nang Jang

Open Access Research

Underlying motivations hampering Flemish primary care physicians from overcoming the barriers in osteoporosis care: an EMR-facilitated clinical reasoning study

Caroline Verdonck, Ellis Van Daele, Ruben Willems, Liesbeth Borgermans, Pauline Boeckxstaens

Open Access Research

Mobilising context as complex and dynamic in evaluations of complex health interventions

Jamie Murdoch, Sara Paparini, Chrysanthi Papoutsi, Hannah James, Trisha Greenhalgh, Sara E. Shaw

Open Access Research

Community perceptions of a biopsychosocial model of integrated care in the health center: the case of 4 health districts in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Bertin Kasongo, Abdon Mukalay, Christian Molima, Samuel Lwamushi Makali, Christian Chiribagula, Gérard Mparanyi, Hermès Karemere, Ghislain Bisimwa, Jean Macq

Open Access Research

Knowledge and attitudes of German and Swiss community pharmacists towards biologicals and biosimilars – a prospective survey before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Kirstin Messner, Christiane Eickhoff, Martin Schulz, Samuel S. Allemann, Isabelle Arnet

Open Access Research

Exploring health information system resilience during COVID-19 pandemic: case studies from Norway, Sri Lanka & Rwanda

Pamod Madusanka Amarakoon, Ragnhild Bassøe Gundersen, Andrew Muhire, Vetle Alvenes Utvik, Jørn Braa

Open Access Research

The impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on pregnancy and abortion rates in the Republic of Georgia

Nia Khachidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Erik Eik Anda, Ingvild Hersoug Nedberg, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy, Charlotta Rylander

Open Access Research

Stakeholder perspectives on short-stay joint replacement programs: results from a national cross-sectional study

Ilana N Ackerman, Danielle Berkovic, Sze-Ee Soh, Justine Naylor, Peter Lewis, Richard de Steiger, Rachelle Buchbinder, Zanfina Ademi, Patrick Vallance, Ian A Harris

Open Access Research

Uptake and availability of new outpatient cancer medicines in 2010–2021 in Nordic countries – survey of competent authorities

Kati Sarnola, Hanna Koskinen, Katariina Klintrup, Cecilie Astrup, Terhi Kurko

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of a second opinion program on spine surgeries: an economic analysis

Eliane Antonioli, Daniel Tavares Malheiro, Vanessa Damazio Teich, Isabela Dias Paião, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Mario Lenza

Open Access Research

Perceptions of general practitioners towards the services provided by advanced practice nurses: a cross-sectional survey in France

Charles Goddaert, Pierre-Antoine Gérard, Charlotte Kessler, Mélaine Leblanc, Coralie Barbe, Jan Chrusciel, Clément Cormi, Stéphane Sanchez

Open Access Research

Patient perspectives of diabetes care in primary care networks in Singapore: a mixed-methods study

Lay Hoon Goh, Anna Szücs, Chiew Jiat Rosalind Siah, Monica A Lazarus, E Shyong Tai, Jose M Valderas, Doris Yee Ling Young

Open Access Research

Attrition of health extension workers in Ethiopia: trends, regional variations and determinants – a mixed methods study of 15 years of experience

Habtamu Milkias Wolde, Merhawi Gebremedhin Tekle, Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu, Esie Gebrewahd Gebre, Alula M. Teklu

Open Access Research

Costs of major depression covered / not covered in British Columbia, Canada

Sonya Cressman, Shahzad Ghanbarian, Louisa Edwards, Sandra Peterson, Mary Bunka, Alison M. Hoens, Linda Riches, Jehannine Austin, Rohit Vijh, Kimberlyn McGrail, Stirling Bryan

Open Access Research

Mental health outcomes of hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Sahar Salehi, Maryam Jamali, Shafiei Neyestanak Mahdi, Milad Safaei Amjaz, Vali Baigi, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad

Open Access Research

This needs to be a journey that we’re actually on together’—the introduction of integrated care systems for children and young people in England: a qualitative study of the views of local system stakeholders during winter 2021/22

Steven Hope, Evgenia Stepanova, Oliver Lloyd-Houldey, Frances Hillier-Brown, Dougal Hargreaves, Dasha Nicholls, Carolyn Summerbell, Russell M. Viner, Zainab Dedat, Emily C. Owen, Stephanie Scott

Open Access Research

Outcomes of an integrated practice unit for vulnerable emergency department patients

Deepa Borde, Denny Fe G. Agana-Norman, Robert Leverence, Lorrie Photos, Jon Shuster, Kiran Lukose, Jacqueline Pinkney, Joy Wright, Lori Waxenberg, Brandon Allen, Nila S. Radhakrishnan

Open Access Research

Gaps in the type 2 diabetes care cascade: a national perspective using South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) database

Alana T. Brennan, Evelyn Lauren, Jacob Bor, Jaya A. George, Kamy Chetty, Koleka Mlisana, Andrew Dai, Siyabonga Khoza, Sydney Rosen, Andrew C. Stokes, Frederick Raal, Patricia Hibberd, Sara M. Alexanian, Matthew P. Fox, Nigel J. Crowther

Open Access Research

How older adults recovering from substance use problems experience mattering

Nina Kavita Heggen Bahl, Hilde Eileen Nafstad, Rolv Mikkel Blakar, Emil Øversveen, Morten Brodahl, Ottar Ness, Isaac Prilleltensky

Open Access Research

Geospatial analysis and participant characteristics associated with colorectal cancer screening participation in Alberta, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional study

Geneviève Jessiman-Perreault, Jessica Law, Kamala Adhikari, Amanda Alberga Machado, Barbara Moysey, Linan Xu, Huiming Yang, Lisa K. Allen Scott, Gary Teare, Alvin Li

Open Access Research

An iterative approach to developing a multifaceted implementation strategy for a complex eHealth intervention within clinical practice

Renée V.H. IJzerman, Rosalie van der Vaart, Linda D. Breeman, Karin Arkenbout, Mike Keesman, Roderik A. Kraaijenhagen, Andrea W.M. Evers, Wilma J.M. Scholte op Reimer, Veronica R. Janssen

Open Access Research

Adolescent perception of sexual and reproductive health rights and access to reproductive health information and services in Adaklu district of the Volta Region, Ghana

Desmond Klu, Margaret Gyapong, Percival Delali Agordoh, Charles Azagba, Evelyn Acquah, Phidelia Doegah, Anthony Ofosu, Evelyn Korkor Ansah