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BMC Health Services Research

Ausgabe 1/2024

Inhalt (542 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives on virtual care delivery: insights into telemedicine services

Israa K. Abdelghany, Ranim AlMatar, Asmaa Al-Haqan, Israa Abdullah, Salah Waheedi

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Development of a supportive care needs eHealth application for patients with cervical cancer undergoing surgery: a feasibility study

Yongxia Song, Lili Xia, Xiaodi Ju, Wenjing Wang, Xiaoling Ge, Jingfang Hong

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Health support of people with intellectual disability and the crucial role of support workers

Kim Nijhof, Fleur H. Boot, Jenneken Naaldenberg, Geraline L. Leusink, Kirsten E. Bevelander

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Process evaluation of the 90-90-90 targets of surge project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case study evaluation

Belete Kefyalew Eshetu, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Geta Asrade, Tsegaye Gebremedhin Haile

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Legal issues in digital oral health: a scoping review

Rodrigo J. Mariño, Carlos Zaror

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Evaluating consumer self-medication practices, pharmaceutical care services, and pharmacy selection: a quantitative study

Lusine Nazaryan, Anush Barseghyan, Maria Rayisyan, Margarit Beglaryan, Marta Simonyan

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Mass drug administration campaigns: comparing two approaches for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths prevention and control in selected Southern Malawi districts

Peter Makaula, Sekeleghe Amos Kayuni, Kondwani Chidzammbuyo Mamba, Grace Bongololo, Mathias Funsanani, Lazarus Tito Juziwelo, Janelisa Musaya, Peter Furu

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Adaptation of the brainwriting premortem technique to inform the co-creation of COVID-19 testing strategies in underserved communities in South San Diego

Borsika A. Rabin, Kelli L. Cain, Lawrence O. Ayers, Angel Lomeli, Arleth Escoto, Maria Linda Burola, Melanie Aguilar, Stephenie Tinoco Calvillo, Breanna Reyes, Linda Salgin, Robert Tukey, Louise C. Laurent, Nicole A. Stadnick

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Lifting the curtain on the emergency department crisis: a multi-method reception study of Larry Saves the Canadian Healthcare System

Sara A. Kreindler, Mikayla Hunter, Graham W. Lea, Mandy Archibald, Kendra Rieger, Christina West, Shaikh Mehdi Hasan

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Health care providers acceptance of default prescribing of TB preventive treatment for people living with HIV in Malawi: a qualitative study

L. M. De Groot, K. Shearer, C. Sambani, E. Kaonga, R. Nyirenda, K. Mbendera, J. E. Golub, C. J. Hoffmann, C. Mulder

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Assessing the contributions of an urban population health initiative to shift political priority towards cardiovascular health: three case studies from Brazil, Mongolia and Senegal

Jasmina Saric, Ann Aerts, Malick Anne, Joseph Barboza, Johannes Boch, Naranjargal Dashdorj, Diana Vaca McGhie, Adela Santana, Jason T. Shellaby, Suely Miya Shiraishi Rollemberg, Mariana Silveira, Peter Steinmann, Daniel Cobos

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A pre-implementation examination of barriers and facilitators of an electronic prospective surveillance model for cancer rehabilitation: a qualitative study

Christian J. Lopez, Jennifer M. Jones, Kristin L. Campbell, Jackie L. Bender, Gillian Strudwick, David M. Langelier, Tony Reiman, Jonathan Greenland, Sarah E. Neil-Sztramko

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Evaluation of the nurse-assisted eHealth intervention ‘eHealth@Hospital-2-Home’ on self-care by patients with heart failure and colorectal cancer post-hospital discharge: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Marianne Storm, Ingvild Margreta Morken, Rosalynn C. Austin, Oda Nordfonn, Hege Bjøkne Wathne, Kristin Hjorthaug Urstad, Bjørg Karlsen, Ingvild Dalen, Kari Hanne Gjeilo, Alison Richardson, Glyn Elwyn, Edvin Bru, Jon Arne Søreide, Hartwig Kørner, Rune Mo, Anna Strömberg, Hilde Lurås, Anne Marie Lunde Husebø

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Revision total knee replacement finances: a detailed cost-analysis of operative practice at a regional tertiary referral centre

Aris Alexiadis, Patrick Reynolds, Louay Al-Mouazzen, Andrew Toms, John Phillips, Ben Waterson

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Factors associated with delay or avoidance of medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia: results from a nationwide survey

Serine Sahakyan, Diana Muradyan, Aida Giloyan, Tsovinar Harutyunyan

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An exploration of relocation initiatives deployed within and between nursing homes: a qualitative study

Damien S. E. Broekharst, Annerieke Stoop, Wilco P. Achterberg, Monique A. A. Caljouw, Katrien G. Luijkx, Hilde Verbeek, Jan P. H. Hamers, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Bram de Boer, Judith H. J. Urlings, Mara Brouwers, Elleke G. M. Landeweer, Dika H. J. Luijendijk, Miranda C. Schreuder, Sytse U. Zuidema, Marieke Perry, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans, Wim G. Groen

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Dynamic evolution and spatial difference of public health service supply in economically developed provinces of China: typical evidence from Guangdong Province

Yan-Ting He, Yue-Chi Zhang, Rang-Ke Wu, Wen Huang, Ruo-Nan Wang, Luo-Xuan He, Bei Li, Yi-Li Zhang

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Caregivers’ experiences of accessing HIV Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) services and its barriers and facilitators, India

Kalyani Nikhare, Nilesh Gawde, Suchit Kamble, Noopur Goel, Sushmita Kamble, Swapna Pawar, Pratik More, Neha Kapoor, Vinita Verma, Bhawani Singh Kushwaha, Chinmoyee Das, Shobini Rajan

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Cost and availability of selected medicines after implementation of increased import verification fees

Helen Byomire Ndagije, Diana Nakitto Kesi, Kalidi Rajab, Solomon Onen, Allan Serwanga, Leonard Manirakiza, Sheila Ampaire, Joseph Mutasaaga, Denis Mwesigwa, David Nahamya

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Cracking the code of health security: unveiling the balanced indices through rank-ordered effect analysis

Jianping Zhu, Qi Wu, Shiqi Zhang, Boliang Song, Weiwei Wang

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First experiences of a hospital-based 3D printing facility – an analytical observational study

Christian Kveller, Anders M. Jakobsen, Nicoline H. Larsen, Joakim L. Lindhardt, Thomas Baad-Hansen

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Challenges and promising solutions to engaging patients in healthcare implementation in the United States: an environmental scan

Eva N. Woodward, Andrea Isabel Melgar Castillo, Gala True, Cathleen Willging, JoAnn E. Kirchner

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Factors associated with work ability among employees of an Italian university hospital

Loretta Casolari, Ylenia Curzi, Michele Mastroberardino, Barbara Pistoresi, Erica Poma, Lorenzo Broccoli, Tommaso Fabbri

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Characterizing food environments of hospitals and long-term care facilities in the Netherlands: a mixed methods approach

Joline J. Wierda, Emely de Vet, Ellemijn Troost, Maartje P. Poelman

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Is loneliness associated with cancellation of medical appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from the Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS)

A. Hajek, E. Petersen, I. Schäfer, V. Harth, U. Koch-Gromus, M. Härter, H. Schulz, M. Scherer, H.H. König

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Identifying factors in the provision of intravenous stroke thrombolysis in Malaysia: a multiple case study from the healthcare providers’ perspective

Wen Yea Hwong, Sock Wen Ng, Seng Fah Tong, Norazida Ab Rahman, Wan Chung Law, Sing Keat Wong, Santhi Datuk Puvanarajah, Aisyah Mohd Norzi, Fiona Suling Lian, Sheamini Sivasampu

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Assessing nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards promoting female condom use in South African primary healthcare clinics

Enwongo Ettang, Parimalaranie Yogeswaran, Oladele Vincent Adeniyi

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New Public Management and hospital efficiency: the case of Norwegian public hospital trusts

Nils Arne Lindaas, Kjartan Sarheim Anthun, Jon Magnussen

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Decision analysis framework for predicting no-shows to appointments using machine learning algorithms

Carolina Deina, Flavio S. Fogliatto, Giovani J. C. da Silveira, Michel J. Anzanello

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Challenges of using evidence in managerial decision-making of the primary health care system

Marjan Hedayatipour, Sina Etemadi, Somayeh Noori Hekmat, Alisadat Moosavi

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Navigation programs to support community-dwelling individuals with life-limiting illness: determinants of implementation

Sarah Scruton, Grace Warner, Cynthia Kendell, Kathryn Pfaff, Kelli Stajduhar, Linda Patrick, Carren Dujela, Faith Fauteux, Robin Urquhart

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Understanding health care pathways of patients with sepsis: protocol of a mixed-methods analysis of health care utilization, experiences, and needs of patients with and after sepsis

Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek, Norman Rose, Bianka Ditscheid, Lea Draeger, Patrik Dröge, Antje Freytag, Ludwig Goldhahn, Lena Kannengießer, Aurelia Kimmig, Claudia Matthäus-Krämer, Thomas Ruhnke, Konrad Reinhart, Peter Schlattmann, Konrad Schmidt, Josephine Storch, Ruben Ulbrich, Susanne Ullmann, Lisa Wedekind, Enno Swart

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Parental satisfaction with paediatric care with and without the support of an eHealth device: a quasi-experimental study in Sweden

Sarah Foldager Jeppesen, Rúnar Vilhjálmsson, Helene Åvik Persson, Inger Kristensson Hallström

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Indian Model of Integrated Healthcare (IMIH): a conceptual framework for a coordinated referral system in resource-constrained settings

Moonis Mirza, Madhur Verma, Arun Aggarwal, Sidhartha Satpathy, Soumya Swaroop Sahoo, Rakesh Kakkar

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Implementation considerations for a point-of-care Neisseria gonorrhoeae rapid diagnostic test at primary healthcare level in South Africa: a qualitative study

Lindsey de Vos, Joseph Daniels, Avuyonke Gebengu, Laura Mazzola, Birgitta Gleeson, Benjamin Blümel, Jérémie Piton, Mandisa Mdingi, Ranjana M.S. Gigi, Cecilia Ferreyra, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Remco P.H. Peters

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Driving the implementation of hospital examination reservation system through hospital management

Qi Wang, Yingjie Ma, Jian Mao, Jingyan Song, Mingzhao Xiao, Qinghua Zhao, Fang Yuan, Lei Hu

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Hospital governance accountability structure: a scoping review

Mohammad Ali Jalilvand, Ahmad Reza Raeisi, Nasrin Shaarbafchizadeh

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Barriers and facilitators to improving the cascade of HIV care in Ontario: a mixed method study

Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Saranee Fernando, Chloe Lee, Maureen Owino, Cynthia Youssef, M. Elizabeth Snow

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Medical tourism among Indonesians: a scoping review

Gregorius Abanit Asa, Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Caitlan McLean, Paul Russell Ward

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Challenges and solutions for implementing telemedicine in Iran from health policymakers’ perspective

Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Shiva Abdolahnejad Boushehri, Khalil Alimohammadzadeh

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Adjusting advance care planning to older people’s needs: results from focus groups and interviews

Heike Gerger, Anneke van Dijk-de Vries, Albine Moser, Inge Jochem, Marja Veenstra, Marieke Perry, Marloes van Bokhoven

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Patient level barriers to accessing TB care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, a mixed methods study

Mudarshiru Bbuye, Stella Zawedde Muyanja, Isaac Sekitoleko, Roma Padalkar, Nicole Robertson, Madeline Helwig, Dennis Hopkinson, Trishul Siddharthan, Peter Jackson

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Commercial provider staff experiences of the NHS low calorie diet programme pilot: a qualitative exploration of key barriers and facilitators

Susan Jones, Tamara J Brown, Patricia Watson, Catherine Homer, Charlotte Freeman, Chirag Bakhai, Louisa Ells

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Prospects for the development of community-based care in remote rural areas: a stakeholder analysis in Laos

Marco Liverani, Khampheng Phongluxa, Koukeo Phommasone, Rusheng Chew, Arjun Chandna, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Mayfong Mayxay, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Elizabeth Ashley, Yoel Lubell

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A closer look at the international health regulations capacities in Lebanon: a mixed method study

Maya Hassan, Diana Jamal, Fadi El-Jardali

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Exploring community insights on antimicrobial resistance in Nepal: a formative qualitative study

Ayuska Parajuli, Lidis Garbovan, Basudev Bhattarai, Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Baral, Paul Cooke, Sophia Latham, Dani J. Barrington, Jessica Mitchell, Rebecca King

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Key factors affecting health promoting behaviors among adolescents: a scoping review

Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Leila Doshmangir, Najibeh Khoshmaram, Elham Shakibazadeh, Hosein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Roghayeh Khabiri

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Evaluation of 17 years of MERIN (Meningitis and Encephalitis register in Lower Saxony, Germany) surveillance system: participants acceptability survey, completeness and timeliness of data

Anna Łuczyńska, Konrad Beyrer, Ina Holle, Armin Baillot, Masyar Monazahian, Johannes Dreesman, Elke Mertens, Sophie Rettenbacher-Riefler

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What are the determinants of older people adopting communicative e-health services: a meta-ethnography

Ayse Aslan, Freda Mold, Harm van Marwijk, Jo Armes

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Formative research to adapt the ‘Diabetes Prevention Program- Power to Prevent’ for implementation in Bamako, Mali

Lancina Doumbia, Sally Findley, Hamidou Oumar Ba, Bonkana Maiga, Aissata Ba, Rokiatou Koné Béréthé, Hadja Madjè Sangaré, S Patrick Kachur, Stéphane Besançon, Seydou Doumbia

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Inpatient healthcare utilization among people with disabilities in Iran: determinants and inequality patterns

Badriyeh Karami, Satar Rezaei, Hadi Darvishi Gillan, Shahram Akbari, Raheleh Maleki, Fardin Moradi, Faramarz Jalili, Mohammad Karami, Shahin Soltani

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Attachment styles and healthcare utilization: exploring the role of the patient-doctor relationship

I. Schmalbach, G. H. Franke, W. Häuser, B. Strauss, K. Petrowski, Elmar Brähler

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Causes and consequences of quack medicine in health care: a scoping review of global experience

Ali Amir-Azodi, Mohammad Setayesh, Mohammad Bazyar, Mina Ansari, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi

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Developing an initial set of quality indicators for chiropractic care: a scoping review

Robert Vining, Jennifer Smith, Brian Anderson, Zachary Almquist, Danveshka Wong

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Engaging stakeholders to level up COPD care in LMICs: lessons learned from the “Breathe Well” programme in Brazil, China, Georgia, and North Macedonia

Genevie Fernandes, Siân Williams, Peymané Adab, Nicola Gale, Corina de Jong, Jaime Correia de Sousa, KK Cheng, Chunhua Chi, Brendan G. Cooper, Andrew P. Dickens, Alexandra Enocson, Amanda Farley, Kate Jolly, Sue Jowett, Maka Maglakelidze, Tamaz Maghlakelidze, Sonia Martins, Alice Sitch, Aleksandra Stamenova, Katarina Stavrikj, Rafael Stelmach, Alice Turner, Zihan Pan, Hui Pang, Jianxin Zhang, Rachel E. Jordan

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Optimizing the management of electrophysiology labs in Chinese hospitals using a discrete event simulation tool

Wenjuan Lin, Lin Zhang, Shuqing Wu, Fang Yang, Yueqing Zhang, Xiaoying Xu, Fei Zhu, Zhen Fei, Lihua Shentu, Yi Han

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Post-hospitalization remote monitoring for patients with heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an accountable care organization

Samantha Harris, Kayla Paynter, Megan Guinn, Julie Fox, Nathan Moore, Thomas M. Maddox, Patrick G. Lyons

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Enrollment and clients’ satisfaction with a community-based health insurance scheme: a community-based survey in Northwest Ethiopia

Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Ayenew Hailu Gebremichael, Melkamu Workie Tadesse

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Behavioral sciences applied to acute care teams: a research agenda for the years ahead by a European research network

Sandra Keller, Judith G. M. Jelsma, Franziska Tschan, Nick Sevdalis, Ruth M. Löllgen, Johan Creutzfeldt, Lauren R. Kennedy-Metz, Walter Eppich, Norbert K. Semmer, Isabelle Van Herzeele, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Martine C. de Bruijne

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Establishing a trigger tool based on global trigger tools to identify adverse drug events in obstetric inpatients in China

Shan Wu, Qinan Yin, Liuyun Wu, Yue Wu, Nan Yu, Junfeng Yan, Yuan Bian

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A qualitative study on patients’ and health care professionals’ perspectives regarding care delivered during CIED operation

Min Zhou, Huilin Zhou, Xiong Zhang, Xiaorong Jin, Xu Su, Yangjuan Bai, Wei Wei, Yimei Zhang, Fang Ma

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Sequences of vocational rehabilitation services in Germany: a cohort study

Annika Sternberg, David Fauser, Hannes Banaschak, Matthias Bethge

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Correction: 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

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What do primary care providers want to know when caring for patients living with frailty? An analysis of eConsult communications between primary care providers and specialists

Sathya Karunananthan, Giovanni Bonacci, Celeste Fung, Allen Huang, Benoit Robert, Tess McCutcheon, Deanne Houghton, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Erin Keely, Clare Liddy

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A retrospective analysis of adverse events reported by Tunisian intensive care units’ professionals

Mohamed Ayoub Tlili, Wiem Aouicha, Nikoloz Gambashidze, Asma Ben Cheikh, Jihene Sahli, Matthias Weigl, Ali Mtiraoui, Souad Chelbi, Houyem Said Laatiri, Manel Mallouli

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Barriers and facilitators in developing patient versions of clinical practice guidelines - qualitative interviews on experiences of international guideline producers

Nora Meyer, Julia Hauprich, Jessica Breuing, Irma Hellbrecht, Sarah Wahlen, Nadja Könsgen, Stefanie Bühn, Monika Becker, Susanne Blödt, Günther Carl, Markus Follmann, Stefanie Frenz, Thomas Langer, Monika Nothacker, Corinna Schaefer, Dawid Pieper

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Measuring performance in allied health professional role substitution models of care: a clinician survey

Rumbidzai N. Mutsekwa, Katrina L. Campbell, Russell Canavan, Rebecca L. Angus, Liza-Jane McBride, Joshua M. Byrnes

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Patients’ experience of accessing hepatitis C treatment through the Myanmar national hepatitis C treatment program: a qualitative evaluation

Bridget Draper, Win Lei Yee, Anna Bowring, Win Naing, Khin Pyone Kyi, Hla Htay, Jessica Howell, Margaret Hellard, Alisa Pedrana

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Adolescents’ perspectives regarding their communication with reproductive health service providers in Rwanda: an explorative study

Josephine Uzayisenga, Augustin Nshimiyimana, Gerard Kaberuka, Marie Laetitia Ishimwe Bazakare, Valens Mbarushimana, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Aimable Musafili, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye

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Postabortion care service availability, readiness, and access in Burkina Faso: results from linked female-facility cross-sectional data

Yentéma Onadja, Rachidatou Compaoré, Danielle Belemsaga Yugbaré, Haley L. Thomas, Georges Guiella, Siaka Lougué, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Fiacre Bazie, Seni Kouanda, Caroline Moreau, Suzanne O. Bell

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Hospital length of stay and readmission after elective surgery: a comparison of current and former smokers with non-smokers

Gina Arena, Craig Cumming, Natalia Lizama, Hamish Mace, David B. Preen

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Knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care in physicians at primary healthcare settings in Vietnam

Pham Bich Diep, Kim Bao Giang, Adrian Esterman, Henry Brodaty, Susan Kurrle, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Nguyen Trong Hung, Elizabeth Roughead, Ladson Hinton, Thu Ha Dang, Nguyen Thi Diem Huong, Kham Tran, Maria Crotty, Du Duc, Tuan Anh Nguyen

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Development of a complex Interdisciplinary Nurse-coordinated SELf-MAnagement (INSELMA) intervention for patients with inflammatory arthritis

Jette Primdahl, Ann Bremander, Oliver Hendricks, Mikkel Østergaard, Kristine Marie Latocha, Lena Andersen, Kim Vilbaek Jensen, Bente Appel Esbensen

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People living with HIV’s perspectives of acceptability of fee for home delivery of ART: a qualitative study

Xolani Ntinga, Franco Musiello, Thembelihle Pita, Nomagugu Mabaso, Connie Celum, Adam Szpiro, Heidi van Rooyen, Ruanne Barnabas, Alastair van Heerden

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Impact of medical insurance access negotiation on the utilization of innovative anticancer drugs in China: an interrupted time series analysis

Cui Li, Jingmin Zhu, Linghan Shan, Yingyu Zhou, Gang Liu, Hong Zhu, Qunhong Wu, Yu Cui, Zheng Kang

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A systematic scoping review of medicine availability and affordability in Africa

Jeff Lane, Hilma Nakambale, Asha Kadakia, Yoswa Dambisya, Andy Stergachis, Walter Denis Odoch

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Intervention components in the self-management of Parkinson’s: a mixed-methods synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence

Megan Armstrong, Kate Walters, Nathan Davies, Danielle Nimmons, Jennifer Pigott, Joy Read, Anette Schrag

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Experience of financial toxicity and coping strategies in young and middle-aged patients with stroke: a qualitative study

Ling Xu, Qiong Dong, Aiping Jin, Sining Zeng, Kai Wang, Xiaopei Yang, Xiaoping Zhu

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Assessment of pre-referral treatment for malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia by rural community health workers in Southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Michael Matte, Moses Ntaro, Jessica Kenney, Andrew Wesuta, Peter Chris Kawungezi, Shem Bwambale, David Ayebare, Stephen Baguma, Fred Bagenda, Geren Stone, Edgar Mulogo

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Does integration with national registers improve the data completeness of local COVID-19 contact tracing tools? A register-based study in Norway, May 2020 - September 2021

Hinta Meijerink, Mohamed Shelil, Jagrati Jani-Bølstad, Evy Therese Dvergsdal, Elisabeth Henie Madslien, Madeleine Wilberg, Ragnhild Bassøe Gundersen, Johan Ivar Sæbø, Anne Asmyr Thorseng, Bjørn Gunnar Iversen

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Evaluation of the implementation of a community health worker-led COVID-19 contact tracing intervention in Chiapas, Mexico, from March 2020 to December 2021

Zeus Aranda, Sandra Vázquez, Anuraag Gopaluni, Laura Martínez, Mayra Ramírez, Ariwame Jiménez, Daniel Bernal, Ana L. Rodríguez, Selene Chacón, Bruno Vargas, Isabel R. Fulcher, Dale A. Barnhart

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Health care management adequacy among French persons with severe profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: a longitudinal study

Karine Baumstarck, Ilyes Hamouda, Marie-Anastasie Aim, Any Beltran Anzola, Sherezad Khaldi-Cherif, Agnès Felce, Kim Maincent, Katia Lind, Pascal Auquier, Thierry Billette de Villemeur, Marie-Christine Rousseau, Narjess Boutalbi, Lionel Dany, Ponha Heng, Patrick Julien, Isabelle Kemlin, Stéphane Lenormand, Stéphane Pietra, Julie Roger, Maria Valkov, Daniel Willocq

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A retrospective observational study of vCare: a virtual emergency clinical advisory and transfer service in rural and remote Australia

Kimberley Dean, Cynthia Chang, Erin McKenna, Shannon Nott, Amanda Hunter, Julie A. Tall, Madeline Setterfield, Bridget Addis, Emma Webster

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A mixed methods evaluation assessing the feasibility of implementing a PrEP data dashboard in the Southeastern United States

Kaylee Burgan, C. Greer McCollum, Alfredo Guzman, Brooke Penney, Samantha V. Hill, Kachina Kudroff, Shey Thorn, Toya Burton, Kelly Turner, Michael J. Mugavero, Aadia Rana, Latesha Elopre

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Cancer screening programs in South-east Asia and Western Pacific

Hwee-Lin Wee, Karen Canfell, Han-Mo Chiu, Kui Son Choi, Brian Cox, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Kate T Simms, Chisato Hamashima, Qianyu Shen, Brandon Chua, Niyomsri Siwaporn, Esther Toes-Zoutendijk

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Drivers for low-acuity pediatric emergency department visits in two tertiary hospitals in Switzerland: a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study

Manon Jaboyedoff, Carl Starvaggi, Joan-Carles Suris, Claudia E. Kuehni, Mario Gehri, Kristina Keitel

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“Hospitals respond to demand. Public health needs to respond to risk”: health system lessons from a case study of northern Queensland’s COVID-19 surveillance and response

Alexandra Edelman, Tammy Allen, Susan Devine, Paul F. Horwood, Emma S. McBryde, Julie Mudd, Jeffrey Warner, Stephanie M Topp

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How COVID-19 has changed the utilization of different health care services in Poland

Magdalena Mrożek-Gąsiorowska, Marzena Tambor

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An assessment of public experiences and expectations with physicians: a cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan

Hammad Atif Irshad, Muhammad Umar Mahar, Arshia Jahangir, Syed Roohan Aamir, Muhammad Abdullah Jamil, Khizer Ahsan, Maliha Taufiq, Abdullah Ahmed, Shilpa Golani, Sehba Amir, Wasila Gul Kakar, Abida Ali, Asaad Ahmed Nafees

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Daly/Cost comparison in the management of peripheral arterial disease at 17 Belgian hospitals

Benoît Rondelet, Fabian Dehanne, Julie Van Den Bulcke, Dimitri Martins, Asmae Belhaj, Benoît Libert, Pol Leclercq, Magali Pirson

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Assembling a population health management maturity index using a Delphi method

A. F. T. M. van Ede, K. V. Stein, M. A. Bruijnzeels

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A patient activation intervention in primary care for patients with chronic pain on long term opioid therapy: results from a randomized control trial

Monique B. Does, Sara R. Adams, Andrea H. Kline-Simon, Catherine Marino, Nancy Charvat-Aguilar, Constance M. Weisner, Andrea L. Rubinstein, Murtuza Ghadiali, Penney Cowan, Kelly C. Young-Wolff, Cynthia I. Campbell

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Feasibility of early digital health rehabilitation after cardiac surgery in the elderly: a qualitative study

Bente Skovsby Toft, Lotte Ørneborg Rodkjær, Lotte Sørensen, Marianne Rørbæk Saugbjerg, Hilary Louise Bekker, Ivy Susanne Modrau

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Costs and scale-up costs of community-based Oral HIV Self-Testing for female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia

Wayan Citra Wulan Sucipta Putri, Luh Putu Sinthya Ulandari, Ivy Cerelia Valerie, Bagus Rahmat Prabowo, Donny Hardiawan, Estro Dariatno Sihaloho, Riki Relaksana, Brigitta Dhyah Kunthi Wardhani, Ngakan Putu Anom Harjana, Nur Wulan Nugrahani, Adiatma Yudistira Manogar Siregar, Pande Putu Januraga

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Proposed task shifting integrated with telemedicine to address uncorrected refractive error in Kenya: Delphi study

Shadrack Muma, Kovin Shunmugam Naidoo, Rekha Hansraj

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Construction and evaluation of a cloud follow-up platform for gynecological patients receiving chemotherapy

Xin Dan, Ya-Lin He, Yan Huang, Jian-Hua Ren, Dan-Qing Wang, Ru-Tie Yin, Ya-Lin Tian

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Development of service standards and manpower calculation criteria for hospital clinical pharmacies in South Korea: a survey-based study

Mirinae Lee, Seung-Eun Kim, Jee-Hye Jeong, Yoon-Hee Park, Hye-Won Han

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Evaluating the impact of ‘Ask the Specialist Plus’: a training program for improving cultural safety and communication in hospital-based healthcare

Vicki Kerrigan, Stuart Yiwarr McGrath, Cassandra Doig, Rarrtjiwuy Melanie Herdman, Shannon Daly, Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri, Bilawara Lee, Marita Hefler, Anna P. Ralph

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Cost of implementing CAR-T activity and managing CAR-T patients: an exploratory study

Maria Caterina Cavallo, Marianna Cavazza, Francesca Bonifazi, Beatrice Casadei, Ilaria Cutini, Barbara Tonietti, Riccardo Saccardi, PierLuigi Zinzani, Claudio Jommi

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Rehabilitation in primary care for an ageing population: a secondary analysis from a scoping review of rehabilitation delivery models

Vanessa Seijas, Roxanne Maritz, Satish Mishra, Renaldo M Bernard, Patricia Fernandes, Viola Lorenz, Barbara Machado, Ana María Posada, Luz Helena Lugo-Agudelo, Jerome Bickenbach, Carla Sabariego

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Health seeking behaviours and private sector delivery of care for non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Callum Brindley, Nilmini Wijemunige, Charlotte Dieteren, Judith Bom, Bruno Meessen, Igna Bonfrer

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Effective strategies for Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) programs to improve colorectal cancer screening uptake among populations with limited access to the healthcare system: a rapid review

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Tara O. Henderson, Mary Ashley Allen, Rajia Mim, Brian Egleston, Linda Fleisher, Elena Elkin, Kevin Oeffinger, Kevin Krull, Demetrios Ofidis, Briana Mcleod, Hannah Griffin, Elizabeth Wood, Cara Cacioppo, Michelle Weinberg, Sarah Brown, Sarah Howe, Aaron McDonald, Chris Vukadinovich, Shani Alston, Dayton Rinehart, Gregory T. Armstrong, Angela R. Bradbury

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Preparing healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa for future outbreaks: insights from a multi-country digital self-assessment of COVID-19 preparedness

Gloria P. Gómez-Pérez, Aafke E. de Graaff, John T. Dekker, Bonifacia B. Agyei, Ibironke Dada, Emmanuel Milimo, Marilyn S. Ommeh, Peter Risha, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Nicole Spieker

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Assertive community treatment for high-utilizing alcohol misuse patients: a before-and-after cohort study protocol

Juntian Wu, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Charles Chia Meng Mak, Ivan Si Yong Chua, Jeevan Raaj Thangayah, Esther Xi Xiang Tan, Huey Ying Seet, Adriel Kailing Rao, Hann Yee Tan, Asif Mohamed, Mikael Hartman, Benjamin Sieu-Hon Leong, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Desmond Renhao Mao

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Development and validation of the adolescent behavioural change Counselling Assessment Tool in Indonesia

Fransisca Handy Agung, Rini Sekartini, Nani Cahyani Sudarsono, Aryono Hendarto, Retno Asti Werdhani, Sri Retno Pudjiati, Lathifah Hanum, Affan Naufal, Susan M Sawyer

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Patients’ sense of security from clinical factors in Iran: a cross-sectional study

Roya Malekzadeh, Ghasem Abedi, Arash Ziapour, Murat Yıldırım, Ehsan Abedini

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The impact of the education program based on dimensions of quality of work life among emergency medical services providers

Ali Panahi-Qoloub, Sima Zohari Anboohi, Malihe Nasiri, Parvaneh Vasli

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Activities used by evidence networks to promote evidence-informed decision-making in the health sector– a rapid evidence review

Germán Andrés Alarcón Garavito, Thomas Moniz, Cristián Mansilla, Syka Iqbal, Rozalia Dobrogowska, Fiona Bennin, Shivangi Talwar, Ahmad Firas Khalid, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros

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The development of a novel sexual health promotion intervention for young people with mental ill-health: the PROSPEct project

Hayley Nolan, Brian O’Donoghue, Magenta Simmons, Isabel Zbukvic, Sophia Ratcliff, Alyssa Milton, Elizabeth Hughes, Andrew Thompson, Ellie Brown

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What factors are associated with the research productivity of primary care researchers in Canada? A qualitative study

Monica Aggarwal, Brian Hutchison, Sabrina T. Wong, Alan Katz, Steve Slade, Deirdre Snelgrove

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“We have to change our mindsets”: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators in research collaboration across integrated care system organisations

Christopher J. Gidlow, Lorna Sams, Kim Buckless, Naomi J. Ellis, Helen C. Duffy, Ruth Lambley-Burke, Paul Campbell, Alison Cooke, Krysia Dziedzic, Matthew Brookes, Nachiappan Chockalingam, Pam Devall, Christian Mallen

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Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake in Northwest Syria

Orwa Al-Abdulla, Maher Alaref, Agneta Kallström, Jussi Kauhanen

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Perceptions of provider awareness of traditional and cultural treatments among Indigenous people who use unregulated drugs in Vancouver, Canada

Alexa Norton, Fahmida Homayra, Courtney Defriend, Brittany Barker, Louise Meilleur, Kanna Hayashi, Bohdan Nosyk

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Driving innovation in health care: exploring the impact of ambidextrous leadership on creative performance among frontline health professionals in Norway

Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi, Manel González-Piñero, Terje Slåtten, Gudbrand Lien

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Assessment of the feasibility of a community-based mental health training programme for persons with disabilities by non-specialists from different stakeholders’ perspectives in Bangladesh

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Enryka Christopher, Anan Nisat Nabela Hossain, Taslima Akter, Zakia Rahman, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Julian Eaton

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Do healthcare providers consider the social determinants of health? Results from a nationwide cross-sectional study in the United States

Jeffrey Glenn, Gwen Kleinhenz, Jenna M.S. Smith, Robert A. Chaney, Victor B.A. Moxley, Paola G. Donoso Naranjo, Sarah Stone, Carl L. Hanson, Alisha H. Redelfs, M. Lelinneth B. Novilla

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Use, applicability, and dissemination of patient versions of clinical practice guidelines in oncology in Germany: a qualitative interview study with healthcare providers

Sarah Wahlen, Jessica Breuing, Monika Becker, Stefanie Bühn, Julia Hauprich, Nadja Könsgen, Nora Meyer, Susanne Blödt, Günther Carl, Markus Follmann, Stefanie Frenz, Thomas Langer, Monika Nothacker, Corinna Schaefer, Dawid Pieper

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Patient flow in emergency departments: a comprehensive umbrella review of solutions and challenges across the health system

Mahnaz Samadbeik, Andrew Staib, Justin Boyle, Sankalp Khanna, Emma Bosley, Daniel Bodnar, James Lind, Jodie A. Austin, Sarah Tanner, Yasaman Meshkat, Barbora de Courten, Clair Sullivan

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The experiences and perceptions of people with chronic and rare diseases during political-economic sanctions in Iran: a qualitative study

Mohammad Mehdi Kiani, Hakimeh Mostafavi, Fatemeh Ebrahimi, Reza Majdzadeh, Efat Mohamadi, Alexander Kraemer, Alireza Olyaeemanesh, Amirhossein Takian

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Health care needs, experiences, and satisfaction after terrorism: a longitudinal study of parents of survivors of the Utøya attack

Ida Frugård Strøm, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Synne Stensland, Grete Dyb, Lise Eilin Stene

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Exploring the barriers to mental health service utilization in the Bolgatanga Municipality: the perspectives of family caregivers, service providers, and mental health administrators

Dennis Bomansang Daliri, Gifty Apiung Aninanya, Timothy Tienbia Laari, Nancy Abagye, Richard Dei-Asamoa, Agani Afaya

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Cross-sectional analysis of primary care clinics’ policies, practices, and availability of patient support services during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, Runqiu Wang, Josiane Kabayundo, Walter Marquez Lavenant, Eleanore Nelson, Muskan Ahuja, Ying Zhang, Hongmei Wang

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Optimizing integration of community-based management of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants into primary healthcare systems in Ethiopia and Kenya: successes and challenges

Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, George Odwe, Alexandra Haake Kamberos, Kezia K’Oduol, Nebreed Fesseha, Zipporah Moraa, Hellen Gwaro, Dessalew Emaway, Hema Magge, Yasir Bin Nisar, Lisa R. Hirschhorn

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‘It’s about time’: policymakers’ and health practitioners’ perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system

Anna Afferri, Susan Dierickx, Haddijatou Allen, Mustapha Bittaye, Musa Marena, Allan Pacey, Julie Balen

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Breast cancer screening among Medicare Advantage enrollees with dementia

Eli Raver, Wendy Y. Xu, Jeah Jung, Sunmin Lee

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In-hospital mortality of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after implementation of national health insurance (NHI) in Indonesia

Nurul Qalby, Dian S. Arsyad, Andriany Qanitha, Maarten J. Cramer, Yolande Appelman, Dara R. Pabittei, Pieter A. Doevendans, Idar Mappangara, Akhtar Fajar Muzakkir

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Impacts of mining disasters on the ambulatory care of the Brazilian national health system: the cases of Mariana and Brumadinho/Brazil

Emerson Pessoa Vidal, Rita de Cássia Costa da Silva, Paola Zucchi

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Validation of a measure of hospital maternal level of care for the United States

Jennifer Vanderlaan, Jay J. Shen, Ian K. McDonough

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Sex differences in cardiologic medication provision for adults with coronary heart disease: an analysis of health claims data from 2018 to 2020 in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Steffen Fleischer, Stephanie Heinrich, Gabriele Meyer, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Sara Lena Lückmann

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Non-violent communication as a technology in interpersonal relationships in health work: a scoping review

Paula Arquioli Adriani, Paula Hino, Mônica Taminato, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Odilon Vieira Santos, Hugo Fernandes

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Surgical waiting lists and queue management in a Brazilian tertiary public hospital

Antonio Pazin-Filho, Maria Eulália Lessa do Valle Dallora, Tonicarlo Rodrigues Velasco, Roberto de Oliveira Cardoso dos Santos, Gustavo Jardim Volpe, Diego Marques Moroço, Danilo Arruda de Souza, Claudia Marques Canabrava, Luis Vicente Garcia, Edwaldo Edner Joviliano, Benedito Carlos Maciel

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Social determinants of health and treatment center affiliation: analysis from the sickle cell disease implementation consortium registry

Gustavo G. Mendez, Judith M. Nocek, Donald J. Brambilla, Sara Jacobs, Oladipo Cole, Julie Kanter, Jeffrey Glassberg, Kay L. Saving, Cathy L. Melvin, Robert W. Gibson, Marsha Treadwell, George L. Jackson, Allison A. King, Victor R. Gordeuk, Barbara Kroner, Lewis L. Hsu

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Lived experience of healthcare providers amidst war and siege: a phenomenological study of Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Awol Yemane Legesse, Znabu Hadush, Hale Teka, Ephrem Berhe, Bisrat Tesfay Abera, Fasika Amdeselassie, Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Daniel Gebre, Alessandra N Bazzano

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Governance models for historical hospitals: evidence from Italy

Martina Giusti, Ilaria Elisa Vannini, Niccolò Persiani

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Disruption of hospital care during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted socioeconomic groups differently: population based study using routine registration data

Tessa Jansen, Sigur Gouwens, Lotta Meijerink, Iris Meulman, Lisanne H. J. A. Kouwenberg, G. Ardine de Wit, Johan J. Polder, Anton E. Kunst, Ellen Uiters

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Physiotherapy and its service in Nepal: implementation and status reported from facility surveys and official registers

Nishchal Ratna Shakya, Nistha Shrestha, Gillian Webb, Hellen Myezwa, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Ann-Katrin Stensdotter

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Tensions experienced by case managers working in home care for older adults in Quebec: first level analysis of an institutional ethnography

Alexandra Ethier, Marie-France Dubois, Virginie Savaria, Annie Carrier

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Practical strategies to achieve resilient health systems: results from a scoping review

David Bishai, Basma M. Saleh, Maryam Huda, Eman Mohammed Aly, Marwa Hafiz, Ali Ardalan, Awad Mataria

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Developing a capacity-building intervention for healthcare workers to improve communication skills and awareness of hard of hearing and D/deaf patients: results from a participatory action research study

Véronique S. Grazioli, Madison Graells, Elodie Schmutz, Odile Cantero, Tanya Sebaï, Vanessa Favre, Jessica Richème-Roos, Kevin Morisod, Michel Jeanneret, Pascal Singy, Patrick Bodenmann

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Implementation of large, multi-site hospital interventions: a realist evaluation of strategies for developing capability

Janet C Long, Natalie Roberts, Emilie Francis-Auton, Mitchell N Sarkies, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Johanna I Westbrook, Jean-Frederic Levesque, Diane E Watson, Rebecca Hardwick, Kate Churruca, Peter Hibbert, Jeffrey Braithwaite

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Correction: Strategies to improve care for older adults who present to the emergency department: a systematic review

Luke Testa, Lieke Richardson, Colleen Cheek, Theresa Hensel, Elizabeth Austin, Mariam Safi, Natália Ransolin, Ann Carrigan, Janet Long, Karen Hutchinson, Magali Goirand, Mia Bierbaum, Felicity Bleckly, Peter Hibbert, Kate Churruca, Robyn Clay-Williams

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Exploring the motivation of health professionals to engage with research at various career stages

Louisa M. D’Arrietta, Venkat N. Vangaveti, Melissa J. Crowe, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli

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Implementing a new living concept for persons with dementia in long-term care: evaluation of a quality improvement process

Suzanne Portegijs, Adriana Petronella Anna van Beek, Lilian Huibertina Davida van Tuyl, Cordula Wagner

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Leagility in the healthcare research: a systematic review

Xueying Li, Ana Lúcia Martins

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Measuring the continuing care needs of inpatients in rural China

Haoran Liu, Zhifan Wang, Juan Hu, Qiushuang Xu, Lei Yang, Weiyan Jian

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Design and validation of a conceptual model regarding impact of open science on healthcare research processes

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

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Factors influencing inequality in government health expenditures within African regional economic communities

Nicholas Ngepah, Ariane Ephemia Ndzignat Mouteyica

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Examining nurses' understanding and knowledge about preparation for COVID-19 in Ardabil hospitals in Iran

Milad Minehmorad, Reza Nemati-Vakilabad, Mohammad Badpeyma, Alireza Mirzaei

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Mid-level managers’ perspectives on implementing isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV in Ugandan health districts: a qualitative study

Canice Christian, Elijah Kakande, Violah Nahurira, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Fredrick Atwine, Robert Bakanoma, Harriet Itiakorit, Asiphas Owaraganise, William DiIeso, Derek Rast, Jane Kabami, Jason Johnson Peretz, Starley B. Shade, Moses R. Kamya, Diane V. Havlir, Gabriel Chamie, Carol S. Camlin

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Digital clinical empathy in a live chat: multiple findings from a formative qualitative study and usability tests

Hanna Luetke Lanfer, Doreen Reifegerste, Winja Weber, Paula Memenga, Eva Baumann, Julia Geulen, Stefanie Klein, Anne Müller, Andrea Hahne, Susanne Weg-Remers

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Structural and relational factors for successful cross-sector collaboration in home visiting: a multiple case study

Venice Ng Williams, Carol Yvette Franco-Rowe, Connie Cignetti Lopez, Mandy A. Allison, Gregory J. Tung

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Factors associated with the performance and achieving goals of specialized periodontal procedures in Brazilian dental specialties centers

Raíres Chaves da Silva Rodrigues, Yuri Wanderley Cavalcanti, Edson Hilan Gomes de Lucena

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Acceptance of assisted partner notification among HIV-positive adults with severe mental illness at a national referral hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Rachel Wangi Nante, Herbert Muyinda, John M. Kiweewa, Regina Ndagire, Emmanuel Ssendikwanawa, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo, Joanita Nangendo, Juliet Nakku, Fred C. Semitala

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The impact of a regionally based translational cancer research collaborative in Australia using the FAIT methodology

Christine L. Paul, Nicole M. Verrills, Stephen Ackland, Rodney Scott, Susan Goode, Ann Thomas, Sarah Lukeman, Sarah Nielsen, Judith Weidenhofer, James Lynam, Elizabeth A. Fradgley, Jarad Martin, Peter Greer, Stephen Smith, Cassandra Griffin, Kelly A. Avery-Kiejda, Nick Zdenkowski, Andrew Searles, Shanthi Ramanathan

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COVID-19-associated costs and mortality in Germany: an incidence-based analysis from a payer’s perspective

Florian Brandt, Giancarlo Simone, Jörg Loth, Daniel Schilling

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Exploring cross-boundary collaboration for youth mental health in Sweden – a qualitative study using the integrative framework for collaborative governance

Linda Richter Sundberg, Anne Gotfredsen, Monica Christianson, Maria Wiklund, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Isabel Goicolea

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Understanding the use of digital technologies to provide disability services remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic; a multiple case study design

Jennifer Fortune, Manjula Manikandan, Sarah Harrington, Owen Hensey, Claire Kerr, Sebastian Koppe, Thilo Kroll, Grace Lavelle, Siobhán Long, Malcolm MacLachlan, Denis Nolan, Meriel Norris, Jason O’Reilly, Mary Owens, Aisling Walsh, Michael Walsh, Jennifer M. Ryan

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Optimizing the Maastricht Work-Related Support intervention in clinical patient care: the value of integrating action research into intervention mapping

Maarten Butink, Shari Hooper, Annelies Boonen, Vera Baadjou, Tim Boymans, Marieke Pierik, Angelique de Rijk

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Hematologic health services and practical characteristics: report of a nationwide survey among Chinese hematologists

Jia Chen, Jiali Gu, Yuhua Ru, Jianxiang Wang, Yu Hu, Kaiyan Liu, Qifa Liu, Xiaohui Zhang, Zhijian Xiao, Weili Zhao, Yang Xu, Xiaojun Huang, Depei Wu

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Assessing catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in adult asthma care: a cross-sectional study of patients attending six public health clinics in Klang District, Malaysia

Norita Hussein, Chiu Wan Ng, Rizawati Ramli, Su May Liew, Nik Sherina Hanafi, Ping Yein Lee, Ai Theng Cheong, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali, Hilary Pinnock, Andrew Stoddart, Jürgen Schwarze, Ee Ming Khoo

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices among medical workers toward outpatient diabetes information platform

Yi Peng, Jianying Duan, Jian Hou, Nan Xu, Jiaming Wu, Xijing Bao, Qian Yao, Yang Li

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Quality improvement in public–private partnerships in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Cassandra B. Iroz, Rohit Ramaswamy, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Paul Barach

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Patient’s and healthcare provider’s experiences with Opioid Maintenance Treatment (OMT): a qualitative evidence synthesis

Asbjørn Steiro, Christine Hillestad Hestevik, Ashley Elizabeth Muller

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How to select and understand guidelines for patient-reported outcomes: a scoping review of existing guidance

Takako Kaneyasu, Eri Hoshino, Mariko Naito, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Kikuko Miyazaki, Satomi Kojima, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Kawaguchi, Tempei Miyaji, Takako Eguchi Nakajima, Kojiro Shimozuma

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Real-time evaluation and adaptation to facilitate rapid recruitment in a large, prospective cohort study

Ashley Honushefsky, Eric S. Wagner, Kathleen Sheridan, Kathleen M. Spickard, William R. LeMasters, Carroll N. Walter, Taryn Beaver, Anne Marie Lennon, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Alanna Kulchak Rahm, Adam H. Buchanan

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Understanding the unique and common perspectives of partners engaged in knowledge mobilization activities within pediatric pain management: a mixed methods study

Nicole E. MacKenzie, Christine T. Chambers, Christine E. Cassidy, Penny V. Corkum, Meghan E. McGrady, Jennifer A. Parker, Kathryn A. Birnie

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Aligning organisational priorities and implementation science for cancer research

Stephanie Best, Karin Thursky, Mark Buzza, Marlena Klaic, Sanne Peters, Lisa Guccione, Alison Trainer, Jillian Francis

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Experiences of participants in the co-design of a community-based health service for people with high healthcare service use

Deirdre McGowan, Claire Morley, Emily Hansen, Kelly Shaw, Tania Winzenberg

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Experiences with telemedicine-based follow-up of chronic conditions: the views of patients and health personnel enrolled in a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Susanna Sten-Gahmberg, Kine Pedersen, Ingrid Gaarder Harsheim, Hanna Isabel Løyland, Birgit Abelsen

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Access to child developmental assessment services in culturally and linguistically diverse metropolitan Sydney: a retrospective cohort analysis

Sibella E. Bentley, Pankaj Garg, Ori Gudes, Romy Hurwitz, Sinthu Vivekanandarajah, Lydia Y.L. So

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Can the Reboot coaching programme support critical care nurses in coping with stressful clinical events? A mixed-methods evaluation assessing resilience, burnout, depression and turnover intentions

K. S. Vogt, J. Johnson, R. Coleman, R. Simms-Ellis, R. Harrison, N. Shearman, J. Marran, L. Budworth, C. Horsfield, R. Lawton, A. Grange

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Fluid professional boundaries: ethnographic observations of co-located chiropractors, osteopaths and physiotherapists

Joshua Toloui-Wallace, Roma Forbes, Oliver P. Thomson, Nathalia Costa

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The implementation of a perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery service: a qualitative case study

Margot E Lodge, Jugdeep Dhesi, David JH Shipway, Philip Braude, Catherine Meilak, Judith Partridge, Nadine E Andrew, Velandai Srikanth, Darshini R Ayton, Chris Moran

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Equity and unmet need of non-communicable diseases services in Saudi Arabia using a National Household Survey (2019)

Maha Alattas, Sarah Gordon, Lora L. Sabin, Fadi El-jardali, Veronika J. Wirtz

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Core outcomes for speech-language services in Ontario schools: a group concept mapping study and guiding framework

Peter T. Cahill, Mark A. Ferro, Stella Ng, Lyn S. Turkstra, Wenonah N. Campbell

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A mixed methods analysis of the medication review intervention centered around the use of the ‘Systematic Tool to Reduce Inappropriate Prescribing’ Assistant (STRIPA) in Swiss primary care practices

Katharina Tabea Jungo, Michael J. Deml, Fabian Schalbetter, Jeanne Moor, Martin Feller, Renata Vidonscky Lüthold, Corlina Johanna Alida Huibers, Bastiaan Theodoor Gerard Marie Sallevelt, Michiel C Meulendijk, Marco Spruit, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Nicolas Rodondi, Sven Streit

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

Juan Emmanuel Dewez, Ruud G. Nijman, Elizabeth J. A. Fitchett, Edmond C. Li, Queena F. Luu, Rebecca Lynch, Marieke Emonts, Ronald de Groot, Michiel van der Flier, Ria Philipsen, Stefanie Ettelt, Shunmay Yeung

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Unfinished nursing care in healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

Aysun Bayram, Stefania Chiappinotto, Alvisa Palese

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The role of a community conversation intervention in reducing stigma related to lower limb lymphoedema in Northern Ethiopia

Abebayehu Tora, Stephen Bremner, Oumer Ali, Mersha Kinfe, Asrat Mengiste, Vasso Anagnostopoulou, Abebaw Fekadu, Gail Davey, Maya Semrau

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The economic burden of obesity in 4 south-eastern European countries associated with obesity-related co-morbidities

Kostas Athanasakis, Cornelia Bala, Alexander Kokkinos, Gabor Simonyi, Klaudia Hálová Karoliová, Amaury Basse, Miodrag Bogdanovic, Malvin Kang, Kaywei Low, Adrien Gras

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Mixed method evaluation of a learning from excellence programme for community health workers in Neno, Malawi

Maartje Kletter, Bronwyn Harris, Emilia Connolly, Chifundo Namathanga, Basimenye Nhlema, Henry Makungwa, Benson Chabwera, Benson Phiri, Celia Brown

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Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation service for patients after discharge from tertiary hospitals to primary care in Singapore: a qualitative study

Konstadina Griva, Zi Yang Chua, Lester Yousheng Lai, Sandra Jialun Xu, Esther Siew Joo Bek, Eng Sing Lee

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Correction: Cost modelling rehabilitation in the home for reconditioning in the Australian context

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

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An exploration of service use pattern changes and cost analysis following implementation of community perinatal mental health teams in pregnant women with a history of specialist mental healthcare in England: a national population-based cohort study

Emma Tassie, Julia Langham, Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Jan van der Meulen, Louise M Howard, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Helen Sharp, Antoinette Davey, Heather O’Mahen, Margaret Heslin, Sarah Byford

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Do women living in a deprived neighborhood have higher maternity care costs and worse pregnancy outcomes? A retrospective population-based study

Eline K. Nanninga, Malou D. Menting, Eric J. E. van der Hijden, France R. M. Portrait

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Healthcare worker burnout: exploring the experiences of doctors working in a maternity unit in Namibia

Tanya Y. Brückner, S. Heemelaar, T. Endjala, T. van den Akker

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Economic burden of diabetic foot ulcer: a case of Iran

Reza Hashempour, SeyedHadi MirHashemi, Fariba Mollajafari, Soheila Damiri, Ali ArabAhmadi, Behzad Raei

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Translation and measurement properties of pregnancy and childbirth questionnaire in Iranian postpartum women

Somayeh Abdolalipour, Shamsi Abbasalizadeh, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Fatemeh Abbasalizadeh, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Kosar Abdollahi, Mojgan Mirghafourvadsnd

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Validation study of the Amharic version Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) in public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Bisrat Tamene Bekele, Trhas Tadesse Berhe, Biniam Yohannes Wotango, Wubet Mihretu Workneh, Nebiyou Wendwessen

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How external and agency characteristics are related to coordination in homecare – findings of the national multicenter, cross-sectional SPOTnat study

Nathalie Möckli, Michael Simon, Kris Denhaerynck, Diana Trutschel, Tania Martins, Carla Meyer-Massetti, Franziska Zúñiga

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Technology, data, people, and partnerships in addressing unmet social needs within Medicaid Managed Care

Rachel Hogg-Graham, Allison M. Scott, Emily R. Clear, Elizabeth N. Riley, Teresa M. Waters

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Reduction in all-cause medical and caregiving costs through innovative health awareness projects in a rural area in Japan: a retrospective cohort study

Ayako Shoji, Kennichi Kudo, Koichi Murashita, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Ataru Igarashi

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A new scale to assess health-facility level management: the development and validation of the facility management scale in Ghana, Uganda, and Malawi

Paul Mubiri, Freddie Ssengooba, Thomasena O’Byrne, Adelaine Aryaija-Keremani, Justine Namakula, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Moses Aikins, Tim Martineau, Frédérique Vallières

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Diagnostic evaluation of institutions as a basis for designing the Brazilian maturity model of telehealth services

Angélica Baptista Silva, Ivan Torres Pisa, Luiz Ary Messina, Andréa Pereira Simões Pelogi, Josceli Maria Tenório, Fernando Sequeira Sousa, Daniela Lacerda Santos, Jessi Maia, Ianê Germano de Andrade Filha, Ana Cristina Carneiro Menezes Guedes, Paulo Roberto de Lima Lopes, Paulo Ricardo da Silva Maia

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Areas of consensus on unwarranted and warranted transfers between nursing homes and emergency care facilities in Norway: a Delphi study

Arne Bastian Wiik, Malcolm Bray Doupe, Marit Stordal Bakken, Bård Reiakvam Kittang, Frode Fadnes Jacobsen, Oddvar Førland

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Treatment approaches and costs associated with diabetes clinical metrics as measured by Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)

Jamil Alkhaddo, Jillian M. Rung, Ameer Khowaja, Yue Yin, Shannon B. Richards, Charlotte Drury-Gworek, Samina Afreen, Caitlan Rossi, Susan Manzi

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Barriers to proper maternal referral system in selected health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Betelhem Mengist, Agumasie Semahegn, Shegaye Yibabie, Bezabih Amsalu, Abera Kenay Tura

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Development of consensus quality indicators for cancer supportive care: a Delphi study and pilot testing

Amelia Hyatt, Karla Gough, Holly Chung, Wendy Wood, Ruth Aston, Jo Cockwill, Spiridoula Galetakis, Meinir Krishnasamy

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Global job satisfaction and fluctuation among community general practitioners: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Qilin Deng, Yifang Liu, Ziyi Cheng, Qi Wang, Junan Liu

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Implementing routine paediatric height/length and weight screening and weight management advice by clinicians: an evaluation

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Exploring healthcare provider retention in a rural and frontier community in Northern Idaho

Jonathan D. Moore, Allie M. Lords, Madeline P. Casanova, Ashley J. Reeves, Ann Lima, Cody Wilkinson, Sarah M. Deming, Russell T. Baker

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Evaluation of a peer-support, ‘mentor mother’ program in Gaza, Mozambique; a qualitative study

Leila Katirayi, Sozinho Ndima, Amgad Farah, Whitney Ludwig, Atanásio Mabote, Ismail Chiposse, Ana Muteerwa, Jessica Greenberg Cowan, Ivete Meque

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Linkage to HIV care and early retention in HIV care among men in the ‘universal test-and-treat’ era in a high HIV-burdened district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Khumbulani Hlongwana, Carl Lombard, Ria Laubscher, Sinegugu Duma, Mireille Cheyip, Debbie Bradshaw, Edward Nicol

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A pilot study of implementing an adapted model for integration of interventions for people with alcohol use disorders in Tanzanian primary healthcare facilities

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Factors influencing integration of mental health screening and treatment at HIV clinic settings in Cameroon: a qualitative study of health providers’ perspectives

Kathryn E. L. Grimes, Peter Vanes Ebasone, Anastase Dzudie, Denis Nash, Milton L Wainberg, Brian W. Pence, Clare Barrington, Eric Pefura, Marcel Yotebieng, Kathryn Anastos, Denis Nsame, Rogers Ajeh, Annereke Nyenti, Angela M. Parcesepe

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Perspectives on supporting Veterans’ social needs during hospital to home health transitions: findings from the Transitions Nurse Program

Marguerite Daus, Marcie Lee, Lexus L. Ujano-De Motta, Ariel Holstein, Brianne Morgan, Karen Albright, Roman Ayele, Michaela McCarthy, Heidi Sjoberg, Christine D. Jones

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Risk management and empirical study of the doctor-patient relationship: based on 1790 litigation cases of medical damage liability disputes in China

Hui Li, Limin Li, Tong Liu, Meiqiong Tan, Wanwan He, Yuzhu Luo, Xuerong Zhong, Liping Zhang, Jiangjie Sun

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Policies in Canada fail to address disparities in access to person-centred osteoarthritis care: a content analysis

Angelina Abbaticchio, Madeline Theodorlis, Deborah Marshall, Crystal MacKay, Cornelia M. Borkhoff, Glen Stewart Hazlewood, Marisa Battistella, Aisha Lofters, Vandana Ahluwalia, Anna R. Gagliardi

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Care-receivers with physical disabilities’ perceptions on having humanoid assistive robots as assistants: a qualitative study

Linda Sørensen, Dag Tomas Johannesen, Helinä Melkas, Hege Mari Johnsen

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“Access to healthcare is a human right”: a constructivist study exploring the impact and potential of a hospital-community partnered COVID-19 community response team for Toronto homeless services and congregate living settings

Vivetha Thambinathan, Suvendrini Lena, Jordan Ramnarine, Helen Chuang, Luwam Ogbaselassie, Marc Dagher, Elaine Goulbourne, Sheila Wijayasinghe, Jessica Bawden, Logan Kennedy, Vanessa Wright

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Development and implementation of a treatment pathway to reduce coronary angiograms - lessons from a failure

Jutta Jung-Henrich, Kathrin Schlößler, Til Uebel, Nino Chikhradze, Anastasia Suslow, Nicole Lindner, Sandra Fahrenkrog, Judith Kraft, Eva Hummers, Horst Christian Vollmar, Ildikó Gágyor, Dirk Heider, Hans-Helmut König, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff

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Barriers and enablers for externally and internally driven implementation processes in healthcare: a qualitative cross-case study

Hilda Bø Lyng, Eline Ree, Torunn Strømme, Terese Johannessen, Ingunn Aase, Berit Ullebust, Line Hurup Thomsen, Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik, Lene Schibevaag, David W. Bates, Siri Wiig

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Predictive modeling of initiation and delayed mental health contact for depression

Vanessa Panaite, Dezon K. Finch, Paul Pfeiffer, Nathan J. Cohen, Amy Alman, Jolie Haun, Susan K. Schultz, Shannon R. Miles, Heather G. Belanger, F. Andrew F. Kozel, Jonathan Rottenberg, Andrew R. Devendorf, Blake Barrett, Stephen L. Luther

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Needs assessment in long-term care: expression of national principles for priority setting in service allocation

Ann Katrin Blø Pedersen, Marianne Sundlisæter Skinner, Maren Sogstad

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Asking about violence and abuse among patients experiencing homelessness: a focus group study with healthcare professionals

Sophie Nadia Gaber, Ing-Britt Rydeman, Elisabet Mattsson, Åsa Kneck

Open Access Systematic Review

Systematic review on the frequency and quality of reporting patient and public involvement in patient safety research

Sahar Hammoud, Laith Alsabek, Lisa Rogers, Eilish McAuliffe

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Six in ten female youths in low-income East African countries had problems in accessing health care: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys from 2016–2021

Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Destaw Endeshaw, Habitu Birhan Eshetu, Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Natnael Kebede, Amare Mebrat Delie, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw

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Clinician and staff experiences with frustrated patients during an electronic health record transition: a qualitative case study

Sherry L. Ball, Bo Kim, Sarah L. Cutrona, Brianne K. Molloy-Paolillo, Ellen Ahlness, Megan Moldestad, George Sayre, Seppo T. Rinne

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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of prehabilitation for elderly frail patients prior to elective surgery: a qualitative study with healthcare professionals

Tamina Isabel Fuchs, Carina Pfab, Jörn Kiselev, Stefan J Schaller, Claudia Spies, Tanja Rombey

Open Access Systematic Review

Health extension service utilization in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Destaw Endeshaw, Amare Mebrat Delie, Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw

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What’s up doc? Physicians’ reflections on their sustainable employability throughout careers: a narrative inquiry

Iris van de Voort, Irene Grossmann, Ian Leistikow, Jan-Willem Weenink

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Integrating a Community-Based Health Information System with a Patient-Centered Medical Home to improve care of patients with hypertension: a longitudinal observational study protocol

Unab I. Khan, Sabeen Shah, Shankar Viswanathan, Asra Qureshi, Yasmeen Noornabi, Mahnoor Niaz, Judith Wylie-Rosett