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Marketing communications in health and medicine: perspectives from Willis-Knighton Health System

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Open Access Research article

Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India

Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Gautam, Arnab Dey, Ruhi Saith, Uttamacharya, Pranita Achyut, Vandana Gautam, Dinesh Agarwal, Amit Chakraverty, Arupendra Mozumdar, Kumudha Aruldas, Ravi Verma, Priya Nanda, Suneeta Krishnan, Niranjan Saggurti

Open Access Research article

Effective clinical supervision of allied health professionals: a mixed methods study

David A. Snowdon, Michelle Sargent, Cylie M. Williams, Stephen Maloney, Kirsten Caspers, Nicholas F. Taylor

Open Access Research article

Significant influencing factors and practical solutions in improvement of clinical nursing services: a Delphi study

Sarieh Poortaghi, Abbas Ebadi, Mahvash Salsali, Afsaneh Raiesifar, Nayyereh Davoudi, Nima Pourgholamamiji

Open Access Research article

Adverse drug reactions in primary care: a scoping review

H. Khalil, C. Huang

Open Access Research article

Drug prescription goals in primary care: a cross-sectional study

Louis Bernard, René Ecochard, François Gueyffier, Laurent Letrilliart

Open Access Research article

Developing institutional infrastructure for physician wellness: qualitative Insights from VA physicians

Rachel Schwartz, Tait D. Shanafelt, Christophe Gimmler, Lars Osterberg

Open Access Research article

Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Anja Botngård, Arne Henning Eide, Laura Mosqueda, Wenche Malmedal

Open Access Research article

The transfer of knowledge on integrated care among five European regions: a qualitative multi-method study

Liset Grooten, Hubertus Johannes Maria Vrijhoef, Tamara Alhambra-Borrás, Diane Whitehouse, Dirk Devroey

Open Access Research article

New insight into the informal patients’ payments on the evidence of literature: a systematic review study

Arefeh Pourtaleb, Mehdi Jafari, Hesam Seyedin, Ali Akhavan Behbahani

Open Access Research article

Assessment of facility and health worker readiness to provide quality antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care in rural Southern Nepal

Tsering P. Lama, Melinda K. Munos, Joanne Katz, Subarna K. Khatry, Steven C. LeClerq, Luke C. Mullany

Open Access Research article

Biomedical drugs and traditional treatment in care seeking pathways for adults with epilepsy in Masindi district, Western Uganda: a household survey

Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Charles Ssemugabo, Raymond Tweheyo, John Turyagaruka, George William Pariyo

Open Access Research article

Social prescribing for people with mental health needs living in disadvantaged communities: the Life Rooms model

Shaima M. Hassan, Clarissa Giebel, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae, Clare Rotheram, Virginia Mathieson, Daniel Ward, Vicky Reynolds, Alan Price, Katie Bristow, Cecil Kullu

Open Access Technical Advance

Statistical process monitoring to improve quality assurance of inpatient care

Lena Hubig, Nicholas Lack, Ulrich Mansmann

Open Access Research article

Formal home care use by older adults: trajectories and determinants in the Lc65+ cohort

Julien Dupraz, Yves Henchoz, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann

Open Access Research article

Qualitative evaluation of a community health representative program on patient experiences in Navajo Nation

Amber Lalla, Shine Salt, Elizabeth Schrier, Christian Brown, Cameron Curley, Olivia Muskett, Mae-Gilene Begay, Lenora Shirley, Clarina Clark, Judy Singer, Sonya Shin, Adrianne Katrina Nelson

Open Access Research article

The challenges of making informed decisions about treatment and trial participation following a cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study involving adolescents and young adults with cancer and their caregivers

Ruth I. Hart, David A. Cameron, Fiona J. Cowie, Jeni Harden, Nicholas B. Heaney, David Rankin, Angela B. Jesudason, Julia Lawton

Open Access Research article

Combining health insurance funds in a fragmented context: what kind of challenges should be considered?

Mohammad Bazyar, Arash Rashidian, Minoo Alipouri Sakha, Mohammad Reza Vaez Mahdavi, Leila Doshmangir

Open Access Research article

Doctors experiences on the quality of care for pesticide poisoning patients in hospitals in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative exploration using donabedian’s model

Charles Ssemugabo, Sarah Nalinya, Abdullah Ali Halage, Ruth Mubeezi Neebye, David Musoke, Erik Jørs

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of aggressive incidents in emergency primary health care described by the Staff Observation Aggression Scale – Revised Emergency (SOAS-RE)

Grethe E. Johnsen, Tone Morken, Valborg Baste, Knut Rypdal, Tom Palmstierna, Ingrid Hjulstad Johansen

Open Access Research article

An evaluation of the Zambia influenza sentinel surveillance system, 2011–2017

Paul Simusika, Stefano Tempia, Edward Chentulo, Lauren Polansky, Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba, Idah Ndumba, Quinn K. Mbewe, Mwaka Monze

Open Access Correction

Correction to: A case of misalignment: the perspectives of local and national decision-makers on the implementation of psychological treatment by telephone in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service

Kelly Rushton, Claire Fraser, Judith Gellatly, Helen Brooks, Peter Bower, Christopher J. Armitage, Cintia Faija, Charlotte Welsh, Penny Bee

Open Access Research article

Implementing a collaborative model in health education practice: a process evaluation of a health education programme targeting users with mental health problems

Regitze Anne Saurbrey Pals, Sabina Drejer, Rikke Hjort Laursen, Lone Oest, Vinie Diana Hvidbak Levisen, Naja Ramskov Krogh, Nana Folmann Hempler

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of pharmacist home visits for individuals at risk of medication-related problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Rebecca A. Abbott, Darren A. Moore, Morwenna Rogers, Alison Bethel, Ken Stein, Jo Thompson Coon

Open Access Research article

Can feedback approaches reduce unwarranted clinical variation? A systematic rapid evidence synthesis

Reema Harrison, Reece Amr Hinchcliff, Elizabeth Manias, Steven Mears, David Heslop, Victoria Walton, Ru Kwedza

Open Access Research article

Establishing content validity for a conceptualized instrument to measure barriers to eating a healthful diet in adults: a consensus approach

Enia Zigbuo-Wenzler, Gayenell S. Magwood, Martina Mueller, Angela Fraser

Open Access Research article

Patients’ and healthcare workers’ recommendations for a surgical patient safety checklist – a qualitative study

Kristin Harris, Eirik Søfteland, Asgjerd Litleré Moi, Stig Harthug, Anette Storesund, Sebastius Jesuthasan, Nick Sevdalis, Arvid Steinar Haugen

Open Access Research article

Development of a percutaneous coronary intervention patient level composite measure for a clinical quality registry

Darshini Ayton, Sze-Ee Soh, Renata Morello, Susannah Ahern, Arul Earnest, Angela Brennan, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Susan Evans, Christopher Reid, Rasa Ruseckaite, John McNeil

Open Access Research article

Does insurance protect individuals from catastrophic payments for surgical care? An analysis of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme at Korle-Bu teaching Hospital

Juliet Okoroh, Doris Ottie-Boakye Sarpong, Samuel Essoun, Robert Riviello, Hobart Harris, Joel S. Weissman

Open Access Research article

Examining health care providers’ and middle-level managers’ readiness for change: a qualitative study

Tujuanna Austin, Samia Chreim, Agnes Grudniewicz

Open Access Research article

Errors in estimated gestational ages reduce the likelihood of health facility deliveries: results from an observational cohort study in Zanzibar

Isabel Fulcher, Kaya Hedt, Stella Marealle, Jalia Tibaijuka, Omar Abdalla, Rachel Hofmann, Erica Layer, Marc Mitchell, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier

Open Access Research article

Using the WHO-AIMS to inform development of mental health systems: the case study of Makueni County, Kenya

Victoria N. Mutiso, Christine W. Musyimi, Isaiah Gitonga, Albert Tele, Romaisa Pervez, Tahilia J. Rebello, Kathleen M. Pike, David M. Ndetei

Open Access Research article

Development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire to measure cancer patients’ perception of care coordination

Izumi Okado, Kevin Cassel, Ian Pagano, Randall F. Holcombe

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on working conditions, leadership, and safety climate: a cross-sectional study

Anke Wagner, Monika A. Rieger, Tanja Manser, Heidrun Sturm, Juliane Hardt, Peter Martus, Constanze Lessing, Antje Hammer

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and characteristics of medication errors at an emergency department of a teaching hospital in Malaysia

Zayyanu Shitu, Myat Moe Thwe Aung, Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamauzaman, Ab Fatah Ab Rahman

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on improving Care for Patients with type 2 diabetes in China: A randomized controlled trial

Zhe Li, Qingqi Chen, Jingya Yan, Wei Liang, William C. W. Wong

Open Access Research article

Public health system challenges in the Free State, South Africa: a situation appraisal to inform health system strengthening

B. Malakoane, J. C. Heunis, P. Chikobvu, N. G. Kigozi, W. H. Kruger

Open Access Research article

Development of a program theory for shared decision-making: a realist synthesis

Tamara Waldron, Tracey Carr, Linda McMullen, Gill Westhorp, Vicky Duncan, Shelley-May Neufeld, Lori-Ann Bandura, Gary Groot

Open Access Research article

Communication skills training for physicians improves health literacy and medical outcomes among patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany, Fatemeh Behzhad, Gordon Ferns, Nooshin Peyman

Open Access Research article

Integration of mental health care in private not-for-profit health centres in Guinea, West Africa: a systemic entry point towards the delivery of more patient-centred care?

Abdoulaye Sow, Jeroen De Man, Myriam De Spiegelaere, Veerle Vanlerberghe, Bart Criel

Open Access Research article

Improving delivery of care in rural emergency departments: a qualitative pilot study mobilizing health professionals, decision-makers and citizens in Baie-Saint-Paul and the Magdalen Islands, Québec, Canada

Richard Fleet, Catherine Turgeon-Pelchat, Mélanie Ann Smithman, Hassane Alami, Jean-Paul Fortin, Julien Poitras, Jean Ouellet, Jocelyn Gravel, Marie-Pierre Renaud, Gilles Dupuis, France Légaré

Open Access Debate

Prevention strategies to identify LASA errors: building and sustaining a culture of patient safety

Irene Lizano-Díez, Carlos Figueiredo-Escribá, M. Ángeles Piñero-López, Cecilia F. Lastra, Eduardo L. Mariño, Pilar Modamio

Open Access Research article

Towards developing a model for the evaluation of hospital disaster resilience: a systematic review

Saeed Fallah-Aliabadi, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh, Ali Ardalan, Farin Fatemi, Bijan Khazai, Mohammad Reza Mirjalili

Open Access Research article

Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to examine nurses’ perception of the task shifting strategy for hypertension control trial in Ghana

Joyce Gyamfi, John P. Allegrante, Juliet Iwelunmor, Olajide Williams, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Sarah Blackstone, Michael Ntim, Kingsley Apusiga, Emmanuel Peprah, Gbenga Ogedegbe

Open Access Research article

Supporting the clinical use of the ICF in Japan – development of the Japanese version of the simple, intuitive descriptions for the ICF Generic-30 set, its operationalization through a rating reference guide, and interrater reliability study

Masahiko Mukaino, Birgit Prodinger, Shin Yamada, Yuki Senju, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Shigeru Sonoda, Melissa Selb, Eiichi Saitoh, Gerold Stucki

Open Access Research article

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a community-based hypertension improvement project in Ghana: a qualitative study of ComHIP

Alma J. Adler, Amos K. Laar, Agnes M. Kotoh, Helena Legido-Quigley, Pablo Perel, Peter Lamptey, Isabelle L. Lange

Open Access Research article

Evaluation and facilitation of intervention fidelity in community exercise programs through an adaptation of the TIDier framework

Marie-Louise Bird, William B. Mortenson, Janice J. Eng

Open Access Research article

Pilot trial of The Living Well Toolkit: qualitative analysis and implications for refinement and future implementation

Suzie Mudge, Ann Sezier, Deborah Payne, Greta Smith, Nicola Kayes

Open Access Research article

Frequency of thyroid function tests and examinations in participants of a population-based study

Simone Kiel, Till Ittermann, Henry Völzke, Jean-François Chenot, Aniela Angelow

Open Access Research article

Continuity of care and its associations with self-reported health, clinical characteristics and follow-up services after percutaneous coronary intervention

Irene Valaker, Bengt Fridlund, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Jan Erik Nordrehaug, Svein Rotevatn, Maj-Britt Råholm, Tone M. Norekvål

Open Access Research article

Implementation status of household contact tuberculosis screening by health extension workers: assessment findings from programme implementation in Tigray region, northern Ethiopia

Hailay Gebretnsae, Brhane Gebrekidan Ayele, Tsegay Hadgu, Esayas Haregot, Aregay Gebremedhin, Eyassu Michael, Mebrahtu Abraha, Daniel G. Datiko, Degue Jerene

Open Access Research article

The impact of tumor board on cancer care: evidence from an umbrella review

Maria Lucia Specchia, Emanuela Maria Frisicale, Elettra Carini, Andrea Di Pilla, Danila Cappa, Andrea Barbara, Walter Ricciardi, Gianfranco Damiani

Open Access Research article

Facilitators and barriers for emergency department clinicians using a rapid chest pain assessment protocol: qualitative interview research

Julia Crilly, Jaimi H. Greenslade, Sara Berndt, Tracey Hawkins, Louise Cullen

Open Access correspondence

Fighting healthcare rocketing costs with value-based medicine: the case of stroke management

Federico Esposti, Giuseppe Banfi

Open Access Research article

Emergency department and inpatient utilization among U.S. older adults with multiple chronic conditions: a post-reform update

SangNam Ahn, Mustafa Hussein, Asos Mahmood, Matthew Lee Smith

Open Access Research article

A mobile methods pilot study of surgical spaces: ‘fit for purpose? Organisational productivity and workforce wellbeing in workspaces in hospital’ (FLOURISH)

Frances Rapport, Emilie Francis-Auton, John Cartmill, Tayhla Ryder, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Robyn Clay-Williams

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of mainstreaming youth-friendly health in private clinics in Malawi

Janine Barden-O’Fallon, Shara Evans, Chrissie Thakwalakwa, Witness Alfonso, Ashley Jackson

Open Access Research article

Institutional strategies as a mechanism to rationalize the negative effects of the judicialization of access to medicine in Brazil

Virginia Oliveira Chagas, Mércia Pandolfo Provin, Pedro Augusto Prado Mota, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Rita Goreti Amaral

Open Access Research article

Context, complexity and process in the implementation of evidence-based innovation: a realist informed review

K. D. Dryden-Palmer, C. S. Parshuram, W. B. Berta

Open Access Research article

Review of tuberculosis treatment outcome reporting system in Denmark, a retrospective study cohort study from 2009 through 2014

Inge K. Holden, Peter H. Andersen, Christian Wejse, Troels Lillebaek, Isik S. Johansen

Open Access Research article

Social value of a set of proposals for the ideal approach of multiple sclerosis within the Spanish National Health System: a social return on investment study

Ester Moral Torres, Óscar Fernández Fernández, Pedro Carrascal Rueda, Elena Ruiz-Beato, Elvira Estella Pérez, Rita Manzanares Estrada, Teresa Gómez-García, Margarita Jiménez, Álvaro Hidalgo-Vega, María Merino

Open Access Research article

Prompt Mental Health Care (PMHC): work participation and functional status at 12 months post-treatment

Marit Knapstad, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit Sæther, Gunnel Hensing, Otto Robert Frans Smith

Open Access Research article

Impact, challenges and limits of inpatient palliative care consultations – perspectives of requesting and conducting physicians

Anja Coym, Karin Oechsle, Alena Kanitz, Nora Puls, David Blum, Carsten Bokemeyer, Anneke Ullrich

Open Access Research article

Defining sustainability in practice: views from implementing real-world innovations in health care

Robin Urquhart, Cynthia Kendell, Evelyn Cornelissen, Laura L. Madden, Byron J. Powell, Glenn Kissmann, Sarah A. Richmond, Cameron Willis, Jackie L. Bender

Open Access Research article

Maternal, neonatal, and child health systems under rapid urbanization: a qualitative study in a suburban district in Vietnam

Jongho Heo, Seung Yun Kim, Jinseon Yi, Soo-Young Yu, Da Eun Jung, Sangmi Lee, Ju Youn Jung, Hyunsuk Kim, Ngan Do, Hwa-Young Lee, You-Seon Nam, Van Minh Hoang, Ngoc Hoat Luu, Jong-Koo Lee, Thi Giang Huong Tran, Juhwan Oh

Open Access Research article

Beliefs and intention of heterosexual couples about undertaking Couple’s HIV Testing and Counselling (CHTC) services in Ethiopia

Tewodros Getachew Hailemariam, Patrick Rawstorne, Mitike Molla Sisay, Sally Nathan

Open Access Research article

Reducing hospital admissions in older care home residents: a 4-year evaluation of the care home innovation Programme (CHIP)

Clarissa Giebel, Debbie Harvey, Asangaedem Akpan, Peter Chamberlain

Open Access Research article

Does health insurance coverage reduce informal payments? Evidence from the “red envelopes” in China

Ning Liu, Guoxian Bao, Alex Jingwei He

Open Access Research article

Experiences and challenges to cross-sectoral care reported by patients with low back pain. A qualitative interview study

Lisbeth Petersen, Regner Birkelund, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen

Open Access Research article

Working with patients suffering from chronic diseases can be a balancing act for health care professionals - a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

Heidi Holmen, Marie Hamilton Larsen, Merja Helena Sallinen, Lisbeth Thoresen, Birgitte Ahlsen, Marit Helen Andersen, Christine Råheim Borge, Hedda Eik, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Anne Marit Mengshoel

Open Access Research article

A developmental evaluation of an intraprofessional Pharmacy Communication Partnership (PROMPT) to improve transitions in care from hospital to community: A mixed-methods study

Sara J. T. Guilcher, Olavo Fernandes, Miles J. Luke, Gary Wong, Philip Lui, Karen Cameron, Pauline Pariser, Vanessa Raco, Karishma Kak, Shawn Varghese, John Papastergiou, Lisa M. McCarthy

Open Access Research article

Disparities in length of stay for hip fracture treatment between patients treated in safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals

Edward Coffield, Saeyoan Thirunavukkarasu, Emily Ho, Swapna Munnangi, L.D. George Angus

Open Access Research article

What are the attitudes of health professionals regarding patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in oncology practice? A mixed-method synthesis of the qualitative evidence

Bróna Nic Giolla Easpaig, Yvonne Tran, Mia Bierbaum, Gaston Arnolda, Geoff P. Delaney, Winston Liauw, Robyn L. Ward, Ian Olver, David Currow, Afaf Girgis, Ivana Durcinoska, Jeffrey Braithwaite

Open Access Research article

Centralising acute stroke care within clinical practice in the Netherlands: lower bounds of the causal impact

Roel D. Freriks, Jochen O. Mierau, Erik Buskens, Elena Pizzo, Gert-Jan Luijckx, Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Maarten M. H. Lahr

Open Access Research article

Assessing health system responsiveness in primary health care facilities in Tanzania

Ntuli A. Kapologwe, Stephen M. Kibusi, Josephine Borghi, Dorothy O. Gwajima, Albino Kalolo

Open Access Research article

Unpacking organizational readiness for change: an updated systematic review and content analysis of assessments

Isomi M. Miake-Lye, Deborah M. Delevan, David A. Ganz, Brian S. Mittman, Erin P. Finley

Open Access Research article

The role of professional logics in quality register use: a realist evaluation

Ann-Charlott Norman, Mattias Elg, Annika Nordin, Boel Andersson Gäre, Beatrix Algurén

Open Access Research article

Through the professional’s eyes: transfers of care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period

Cherelle M. V. van Stenus, Max B. Poorthuis, Magda M. Boere-Boonekamp, Ariana Need

Open Access Research article

Assessing and treating complex mental health needs among homeless youth in a shelter-based clinic

Dominika A. Winiarski, Anne K. Rufa, Dawn T. Bounds, Angela C. Glover, Kristin A. Hill, Niranjan S. Karnik

Open Access Research article

Potentially avoidable Inter-Facility transfer from Veterans Health Administration emergency departments: A cohort study

Nicholas M. Mohr, Chaorong Wu, Michael J. Ward, Candace D. McNaughton, Kelly Richardson, Peter J. Kaboli

Open Access Research article

How does the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist fit with existing perioperative risk management strategies? An ethnographic study across surgical specialties

Hilde Valen Wæhle, Arvid Steinar Haugen, Siri Wiig, Eirik Søfteland, Nick Sevdalis, Stig Harthug

Open Access Research article

The effects of diagnosis-related groups payment on hospital healthcare in China: a systematic review

Kun Zou, Hong-Ying Li, Die Zhou, Zai-Jun Liao

Open Access Research article

Clinical, economic and organizational impact of pharmacist interventions on injectable antineoplastic prescriptions: a prospective observational study

Céline Zecchini, Thi-Ha Vo, Sébastien Chanoine, Marion Lepelley, Mathieu Laramas, Aude Lemoigne, Benoît Allenet, Isabelle Federspiel, Pierrick Bedouch

Open Access Research article

Effects of different reminder strategies on first-time mammography screening among women in Taiwan

Miao-Ling Lin, Joh-Jong Huang, Shu-Hua Li, Fang-Hsin Lee, Ming-Feng Hou, Hsiu-Hung Wang

Open Access Research article

Psychometric evaluation of the family caregiver ICU delirium knowledge questionnaire

Karla D. Krewulak, Margaret J. Bull, E. Wesley Ely, Henry T. Stelfox, Kirsten M. Fiest

Open Access Research article

Capacity and patient flow planning in post-term pregnancy outpatient clinics: a computer simulation modelling study

Joe Viana, Tone Breines Simonsen, Hildegunn E. Faraas, Nina Schmidt, Fredrik A. Dahl, Kari Flo

Open Access Research article

End-of-life experience for older adults in Ireland: results from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA)

Peter May, Lorna Roe, Christine A. McGarrigle, Rose Anne Kenny, Charles Normand

Open Access Research article

Time-to-completed-imaging, survival and function in patients with spinal epidural abscess: Description of a series of 34 patients, 2015–2018

Caroline King, Cameron Fisher, Patrick C. M. Brown, Kelsey C. Priest, Mary Tanski, Peter Sullivan

Open Access Research article

Improving medicines management for people with dementia in primary care: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals to develop a theory-informed intervention

Heather E. Barry, Laura E. Bedford, Máiréad McGrattan, Cristín Ryan, A. Peter Passmore, A. Louise Robinson, Gerard J. Molloy, Carmel M. Darcy, Hilary Buchanan, Carmel M. Hughes

Open Access Research article

Why do family dementia caregivers reject caregiver support services? Analyzing types of rejection and associated health-impairments in a cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial

Ina Zwingmann, Adina Dreier-Wolfgramm, Alexander Esser, Diana Wucherer, Jochen René Thyrian, Tilly Eichler, Anika Kaczynski, Jessica Monsees, Armin Keller, Johannes Hertel, Ingo Kilimann, Stefan Teipel, Bernhard Michalowsky, Wolfgang Hoffmann

Open Access Research article

Direct medical costs of end-stage kidney disease and renal replacement therapy: a cohort study in Guangzhou City, southern China

Hui Zhang, Chao Zhang, Sufen Zhu, Hongjian Ye, Donglan Zhang

Open Access Research article

Improving post-partum family planning services provided by female community health volunteers in Nepal: a mixed methods study

Kusum Thapa, Rolina Dhital, Sameena Rajbhandari, Sangeeta Mishra, Shanti Subedi, Bhogendra Raj Dotel, Sapana Vaidya, Saroja Pande, Emily-Anne Tunnacliffe, Anita Makins, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

Open Access Research article

Providing dental insurance can positively impact oral health outcomes in Ontario

Nevena Zivkovic, Musfer Aldossri, Noha Gomaa, Julie W. Farmer, Sonica Singhal, Carlos Quiñonez, Vahid Ravaghi

Open Access Research article

Association between clinic physician workforce and avoidable readmission: a retrospective database research

Yoshito Hirota, Susumu Kunisawa, Kiyohide Fushimi, Yuichi Imanaka

Open Access Research article

The societal economic burden of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in the United States

Martin Cloutier, Ameur M. Manceur, Annie Guerin, Myrlene Sanon Aigbogun, Dorothee Oberdhan, Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle

Open Access Research article

Physician code creep after the initiation of outpatient volume control program and implications for appropriate ICD-10-CM coding

Fu-Wen Liang, Liang-Yi Wang, Lin-Yi Liu, Chung Yi Li, Tsung-Hsueh Lu

Open Access Research article

Provider perspectives on contraceptive service delivery: findings from a qualitative study in Johannesburg, South Africa

Naomi Lince-Deroche, Cheryl Hendrickson, Aneesa Moolla, Sharon Kgowedi, Masangu Mulongo

Open Access Research article

“From taboo to routine”: a qualitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

Sandi Dheensa, Gemma Halliwell, Jennifer Daw, Sue K. Jones, Gene Feder

Open Access Debate

Challenges in turning a great idea into great health policy: the case of integrated care

Kasper Raus, Eric Mortier, Kristof Eeckloo

Open Access Research article

Defining patient communication needs during hospitalization to improve patient experience and health literacy

Guillem Marca-Frances, Joan Frigola-Reig, Jesica A. Menéndez-Signorini, Marc Compte-Pujol, Eulàlia Massana-Morera

Open Access Research article

First-year implementation of mailed FIT colorectal cancer screening programs in two Medicaid/Medicare health insurance plans: qualitative learnings from health plan quality improvement staff and leaders

Laura-Mae Baldwin, Jennifer L. Schneider, Malaika Schwartz, Jennifer S. Rivelli, Beverly B. Green, Amanda F. Petrik, Gloria D. Coronado

Open Access Research article

Associations between utilization rates and patients’ health: a study of spine surgery and patient-reported outcomes (EQ-5D and ODI)

Jan Håkon Rudolfsen, Tore K. Solberg, Tor Ingebrigtsen, Jan Abel Olsen

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with the use of maternal health services by mothers in a post-conflict area of western Côte d’Ivoire in 2016

Mamadou Samba, Akissi Régine Attia-Konan, Abou Dramane Sangaré, Gotré Jules Youan, Luc Philippe Kouadio, Ramata Bakayoko-Ly

Open Access Research article

A quasi-experiment assessing the six-months effects of a nurse care coordination program on patient care experiences and clinician teamwork in community health centers

Ingrid M. Nembhard, Eugenia Buta, Yuna S. H. Lee, Daren Anderson, Ianita Zlateva, Paul D. Cleary

Open Access Research article

Understanding in the Australian aged care sector of reablement interventions for people living with dementia: a qualitative content analysis

Claire M. C. O’Connor, Meredith Gresham, Roslyn G. Poulos, Lindy Clemson, Katherine S. McGilton, Ian D. Cameron, Wendy Hudson, Helen Radoslovich, Joan Jackman, Christopher J. Poulos

Open Access Research article

Sharing responsibility: municipal health professionals’ approaches to goal setting with older patients with multi-morbidity – a grounded theory study

Jannike Dyb Oksavik, Ralf Kirchhoff, Maren Kristine Raknes Sogstad, Marit Solbjør

Open Access Research article

Understanding key drivers and barriers to implementation of the WHO recommendations for the case management of childhood pneumonia and possible serious bacterial infection with amoxicillin dispersible tablets (DT) in Bangladesh: a qualitative study

Mahfuzur Rahman, Jaclyn Delarosa, Sharmin Khan Luies, Kazi Robiul Alom, Manjari Quintanar-Solares, Ishrat Jabeen, Tahmeed Ahmed, Elizabeth Abu-Haydar, Haribondhu Sarma

Open Access Editorial

Rehabilitation Is a Global Health Priority

Allen W. Heinemann, Michael Feuerstein, Walter R. Frontera, Steven A. Gard, Leonard A. Kaminsky, Stefano Negrini, Lorie Gage Richards, Catherine Vallée

Open Access Research article

Effect of project-based experiential learning on the health service delivery indicators: a quasi-experiment study

T. Chelagat, G. Kokwaro, J. Onyango, J. Rice

Open Access Research article

Perceptions of resuscitation care among in-hospital cardiac arrest responders: a qualitative analysis

Samyukta Mullangi, Rohan Bhandari, Porama Thanaporn, Mary Christensen, Steven Kronick, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu

Open Access Research article

Acute care pathways for patients calling the out-of-hours services

Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Linda Huibers, Bodil Hammer Bech, Helle Collatz Christensen, Morten Bondo Christensen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of successful changes in health care organizations: an interview study with physicians, registered nurses and assistant nurses

Per Nilsen, Ida Seing, Carin Ericsson, Sarah A. Birken, Kristina Schildmeijer

Open Access Research article

Engaging hospitalised patients in their nutrition care using technology: development of the NUTRI-TEC intervention

Shelley Roberts, Zane Hopper, Wendy Chaboyer, Ruben Gonzalez, Merrilyn Banks, Ben Desbrow, Andrea P. Marshall

Open Access Study protocol

Using point-of-care C-reactive protein to guide antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in elderly nursing home residents (UPCARE): study design of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Tjarda M. Boere, Laura W. van Buul, Rogier M. Hopstaken, Ruth B. Veenhuizen, Maurits W. van Tulder, Jochen W. L. Cals, Theo J. M. Verheij, Cees M. P. M. Hertogh

Open Access Research article

Delirium misdiagnosis risk in psychiatry: a machine learning-logistic regression predictive algorithm

Catherine Hercus, Abdul-Rahman Hudaib

Open Access Research article

Using intervention mapping to develop an outpatient nursing nutritional intervention to improve nutritional status in undernourished patients planned for surgery

Harm H. J. van Noort, Maud Heinen, Monique van Asseldonk, Roelof G. A. Ettema, Hester Vermeulen, Getty Huisman-de Waal, J. P. H. Hamers

Open Access Research article

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Evaluating process fidelity during the implementation of Group Antenatal Care in Mexico

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A Pacific needs analysis model: a proposed methodology for assessing the needs of facility-based emergency care in the Pacific region

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Feasibility of ActivABLES to promote home-based exercise and physical activity of community-dwelling stroke survivors with support from caregivers: A mixed methods study

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Knowledge and attitudes towards ambulatory treatment of tuberculоsis in Kazakhstan

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Patients without records and records without patients: review of patient records in primary care and implications for surveillance of antibiotic prescribing in rural China

Rachel Kwiatkowska, Xingrong Shen, Manman Lu, Jing Cheng, Matthew Hickman, Helen Lambert, Debin Wang, Isabel Oliver

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Evaluation of a midwifery network to guarantee outpatient postpartum care: a mixed methods study

Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Carolina Iglesias, Rebekka Erdin, Jessica Pehlke-Milde

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Efficiency and efficacy of planning and care on a post-anesthesia care unit: a retrospective cohort study

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The potential role of patent and proprietary medicine vendors’ associations in improving the quality of services in Nigeria’s drug shops

Abisoye S. Oyeyemi, Oladimeji Oladepo, Adedayo O. Adeyemi, Musibau A. Titiloye, Sarah M. Burnett, Iorwakwagh Apera

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A strategic approach to social accountability: Bwalo forums within the reproductive maternal and child health accountability ecosystem in Malawi

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Disruption of a primary health care domestic violence and abuse service in two London boroughs: interrupted time series evaluation

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Assessment of completeness and legibility of handwritten prescriptions in six community chain pharmacies of Asmara, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study

Dawit G. Weldemariam, Nebyu Daniel Amaha, Nuru Abdu, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

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Insights for the future of health system partnerships in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review

Simone Fanelli, Fiorella Pia Salvatore, Gianluigi De Pascale, Nicola Faccilongo

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Healthy weight services in England before, during and after pregnancy: a mixed methods approach

Frankie Fair, Katie Marvin-Dowle, Madelynne Arden, Hora Soltani

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Experiences of using the i-PARIHS framework: a co-designed case study of four multi-site implementation projects

S. C. Hunter, B. Kim, A. Mudge, L. Hall, A. Young, P. McRae, A. L. Kitson

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Assessing the quality of care in sick child services at health facilities in Ethiopia

Theodros Getachew, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Mezgebu Yitayal, Lars Åke Persson, Della Berhanu

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Validation of an e-health readiness assessment framework for developing countries

Kabelo Leonard Mauco, Richard E. Scott, Maurice Mars

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Evaluation of a three-phase implementation program in enhancing e-mental health adoption within Indigenous primary healthcare organisations

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Use of the theoretical domains framework and behaviour change wheel to develop a novel intervention to improve the quality of multidisciplinary cancer conference decision-making

Christine Fahim, Anita Acai, Meghan M. McConnell, Frances C. Wright, Ranil R. Sonnadara, Marko Simunovic

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Use of the KT-MCC strategy to improve the quality of decision making for multidisciplinary cancer conferences: a pilot study

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Alison Fixsen, Helen Seers, Marie Polley, Jo Robins

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Lee Cheng Phua, Soo Chin Lee, Kwong Ng, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Aziz

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Integrating the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV into primary healthcare services after AIDS denialism in South Africa: perspectives of experts and health care workers - a qualitative study

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Older adult experience of care and staffing on hospital and community wards: a cross-sectional study

Kirsten Barnicot, Kirsty Allen, Chloe Hood, Mike Crawford

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Nurses’ perceptions of patient safety culture: a mixed-methods study

Nina Granel, Josep Maria Manresa-Domínguez, Carolina Eva Watson, Rebeca Gómez-Ibáñez, Maria Dolors Bernabeu-Tamayo

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Health staff experiences with the implementation of early essential newborn care guidelines in Da Nang municipality and Quang Nam province in Viet Nam

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Simulation-based low-dose, high-frequency plus mobile mentoring versus traditional group-based trainings among health workers on day of birth care in Nigeria; a cluster randomized controlled trial

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The Greek versions of the TeamSTEPPS teamwork perceptions questionnaire and Minnesota satisfaction questionnaire “short form”

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Julie Cowie, Avril Nicoll, Elena D. Dimova, Pauline Campbell, Edward A. Duncan

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Study protocol for the implementation and evaluation of the Self-harm Assessment and Management for General Hospitals programme in Ireland (SAMAGH)

Ella Arensman, M. Isabela Troya, Sarah Nicholson, Anvar Sadath, Grace Cully, Ana Paula Ramos Costa, Ruth Benson, Paul Corcoran, Eve Griffin, Eileen Williamson, Joe Eustace, Frances Shiely, John Browne, Jan Rigby, Anne Jeffers, Eugene Cassidy

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Defining and assessing context in healthcare implementation studies: a systematic review

L. Rogers, A. De Brún, E. McAuliffe

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Strengths of community and health facilities based interventions in improving women and adolescents’ care seeking behaviors as approaches for reducing maternal mortality and improving birth outcome among low income communities of Egypt

Ammal M. Metwally, Ghada A. Abdel-Latif, Amira Mohsen, Lobna El Etreby, Dalia M. Elmosalami, Rehan M. Saleh, Marwa M. El-Sonbaty, Hala A. Amer, Sherif E. El Deeb, Asmaa M. Fathy, Carine Hanna, Osama Azmy, Tamer F. Taha, Amr Abbassy, Mahmoud Alalfy, Hatem Mohamed Hasan, Mohamed Abdelrahman

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Home visits by community health workers in rural South Africa have a limited, but important impact on maternal and child health in the first two years of life

Linnea Stansert Katzen, Mark Tomlinson, Joan Christodoulou, Christina Laurenzi, Ingrid le Roux, Venetia Baker, Nokwanele Mbewu, Karl W. le Roux, Mary Jane Rotheram Borus

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Elderly patients with complex health problems in the care trajectory: a qualitative case study

Marianne Kumlin, Geir Vegar Berg, Kari Kvigne, Ragnhild Hellesø

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Patient-relevant outcomes: what are we talking about? A scoping review to improve conceptual clarity

Christine Kersting, Malte Kneer, Anne Barzel

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Impact of a health alert and its implementation on flutamide prescriptions for women: an interrupted time series analysis

Raquel Vázquez-Mourelle, Eduardo Carracedo-Martínez, Adolfo Figueiras

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Challenges and facilitators to evidence-based decision-making for maternal and child health in Mozambique: district, municipal and national case studies

Celso Inguane, Talata Sawadogo-Lewis, Eusébio Chaquisse, Timothy Roberton, Kátia Ngale, Quinhas Fernandes, Aneth Dinis, Orvalho Augusto, Alfredo Covele, Leecreesha Hicks, Artur Gremu, Kenneth Sherr

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Financing of physical rehabilitation services in Iran: a stakeholder and social network analysis

Saeed Shahabi, Ahmad Ahmadi Teymourlouy, Hosein Shabaninejad, Mohammad Kamali, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani

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The prevalence and economic burden of pain on middle-aged and elderly Chinese people: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Yudian Qiu, Hu Li, Ziyi Yang, Qiang Liu, Kai Wang, Rujun Li, Dan Xing, Yunfei Hou, Jianhao Lin

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Working together in Aboriginal health: a framework to guide health professional practice

Annabelle M. Wilson, Janet Kelly, Michelle Jones, Kim O’Donnell, Sandra Wilson, Emma Tonkin, Anthea Magarey

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Bélène Podmore, Andrew Hutchings, Sujith Konan, John Robson, Jan van der Meulen

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Female Pakistani carers’ views on future formal and informal care for their older relatives in Norway

Sanjana Arora, Bernd Rechel, Astrid Bergland, Melanie Straiton, Jonas Debesay

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Johan Hambraeus, Kjerstin S. Hambraeus, Klas-Göran Sahlen

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Lived experiences: a focus group pilot study within the MentALLY project of mental healthcare among European users

Malin Axelsson, Viktor Schønning, Claudi Bockting, Ann Buysse, Mattias Desmet, Alexis Dewaele, Theodoros Giovazolias, Dewi Hannon, Konstantinos Kafetsios, Reitske Meganck, Spyridoula Ntani, Kris Rutten, Sofia Triliva, Laura Van Beveren, Joke Vandamme, Simon Øverland, Gunnel Hensing

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Study of influential factors of provincial health expenditure -analysis of panel data after the 2009 healthcare reform in China

Jifei Hou, Liqi Tian, Yun Zhang, Yanzheng Liu, Jing Li, Yue Wang

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Correction to: Differences in factors influencing the use of eRehabilitation after stroke; a cross-sectional comparison between Brazilian and Dutch healthcare professionals

Berber Brouns, Leti van Bodegom-Vos, Arend J. de Kloet, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, Ingrid L. C. Gil, Lígia M. N. Souza, Lucia W. Braga, Jorit J. L. Meesters

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Validation of the Partners at Care Transitions Measure (PACT-M): assessing the quality and safety of care transitions for older people in the UK

Eirini Oikonomou, Bethan Page, Rebecca Lawton, Jenni Murray, Helen Higham, Charles Vincent

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Evaluation of the association between presenteeism and perceived availability of social support among hospital doctors in Zhejiang, China

Xiaoyu Xi, Qianni Lu, Mengqing Lu, Ailin Xu, Hao Hu, Carolina Oi Lam Ung

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Pharmacists' viewpoint towards their professional role in healthcare system: a survey of hospital settings of Pakistan

Nabeel Khan, Ken McGarry, Atta Abbas Naqvi, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Zaki Haider

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Evaluating fidelity of community health worker roles in malaria prevention and control programs in Livingstone District, Zambia-A bottleneck analysis

Helen Mwiinga Chipukuma, Hikabasa Halwiindi, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Steven Chifundo Azizi, Choolwe Jacobs

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Impact of the CareWell integrated care model for older patients with multimorbidity: a quasi-experimental controlled study in the Basque Country

Maider Mateo-Abad, Nerea González, Ane Fullaondo, Marisa Merino, Lierni Azkargorta, Anna Giné, Dolores Verdoy, Itziar Vergara, Esteban de Manuel Keenoy

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What methods are used to promote patient and family involvement in healthcare regulation? A multiple case study across four countries

Siri Wiig, Suzanne Rutz, Alan Boyd, Kate Churruca, Sophia Kleefstra, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Jane O’Hara, Hester van de Bovenkamp

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Willingness-to-pay and willingness-to-accept of informal caregivers of dependent elderly people in Shanghai, China

Wenwei Liu, Tongzhou Lyu, Xiaoyi Zhang, Suwei Yuan, Huimin Zhang

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Community-based adherence clubs for postpartum women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Cape Town, South Africa: a pilot study

Allison Zerbe, Kirsty Brittain, Tamsin K. Phillips, Victoria O. Iyun, Joanna Allerton, Andile Nofemela, Cathy D. Kalombo, Landon Myer, Elaine J. Abrams

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Introducing a single point of access (SPA) to child and adolescent mental health services in England: a mixed-methods observational study

Stephen Rocks, Margaret Glogowska, Melissa Stepney, Apostolos Tsiachristas, Mina Fazel

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Diagnostic anticipation to reduce emergency department length of stay: a retrospective cohort study in Ferrara University hospital, Italy

Andrea Strada, Niccolò Bolognesi, Lamberto Manzoli, Giorgia Valpiani, Chiara Morotti, Francesca Bravi, Roberto Bentivegna, Elena Forini, Antonella Pesci, Armando Stefanati, Eugenio Di Ruscio, Tiziano Carradori

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Community-based rehabilitation service in Chengdu, Southwest China: a cross-sectional general survey

Siliang Chen, Yi Lei, Hua Dai, Jia Wu, Ziyu Yang, Xiaoyang Liao

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An application of analytic network process model in supporting decision making to address pharmaceutical shortage

Leila Zarei, Najmeh Moradi, Farzad Peiravian, Gholamhosein Mehralian

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Inspecting teams’ and organisations’ expectations regarding external inspections in health care: a qualitative study

Einar Hovlid, Inger Lise Teig, Kjersti Halvorsen, Jan C. Frich

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Use of the ICD-10 vision codes to study ocular conditions in Medicare beneficiaries with stroke

Kimberly P. Hreha, Steve R. Fisher, Timothy A. Reistetter, Kenneth Ottenbacher, Allen Haas, Chih-Ying Li, Joshua R. Ehrlich, Diane B. Whitaker, Heather E. Whitson

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Model construction of medical endoscope service evaluation system-based on the analysis of Delphi method

Jun Zheng, Ligang Lou, Ying Xie, Siyao Chen, Jun Li, Jingming Wei, Jingyi Feng

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Does health insurance impact health service utilization among older adults in urban China? A nationwide cross-sectional study

Wenhui Mao, Yaoguang Zhang, Ling Xu, Zhiwen Miao, Di Dong, Shenglan Tang

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Associations between stressors and difficulty sleeping in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a cohort study

Roberto Carlos Miranda-Ackerman, Mariana Lira-Trujillo, Alma Carolina Gollaz-Cervantez, Ana Olivia Cortés-Flores, Carlos José Zuloaga-Fernández del Valle, Luis Alberto García-González, Gilberto Morgan-Villela, Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho, Kevin Josue Pintor-Belmontes, Bertha Georgina Guzmán-Ramírez, Aldo Bernal-Hernández, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Alejandro González-Ojeda

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Evaluating the integration of chronic care elements in primary health care for people with mental illness: a longitudinal study in Nepal conducted among primary health care workers

Nawaraj Upadhaya, Mark J. D. Jordans, Ramesh P. Adhikari, Dristy Gurung, Ruwayda Petrus, Inge Petersen, Ivan H. Komproe

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Pre-hospital delay in patients with myocardial infarction: an observational study in a tertiary care hospital of northern Bangladesh

Abdur Rafi, Zahidus Sayeed, Papia Sultana, Saw Aik, Golam Hossain

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The state of emergency medical services and acute health facility care in Uganda: findings from a National Cross-Sectional Survey

Albert Ningwa, Kennedy Muni, Frederick Oporia, Joseph Kalanzi, Esther Bayiga Zziwa, Claire Biribawa, Olive Kobusingye

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Elicitation of preferences in the second half of the shared decision making process needs attention; a qualitative study

W. Savelberg, M. Smidt, L. J. Boersma, T. van der Weijden

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The impact of healthcare worker influenza vaccination on nosocomial influenza in a tertiary hospital: an ecological study

Wycliffe Enli Wei, Stephanie Fook-Chong, Wen Kai Chen, Maciej Piotr Chlebicki, Wee Hoe Gan

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The association between care left undone and temporary Nursing staff ratios in acute settings: a cross- sectional survey of registered nurses

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

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A prospective evaluation of inter-rater agreement of routine medical records audits at a large general hospital in São Paulo, Brazil

Ana Carolina Cintra Nunes Mafra, João Luiz Miraglia, Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati, Gilberto Soares Lourenço Padilha, Renata Rafaella Santos Tadeucci, Ederson Almeida, Mario Maia Bracco

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Geographic availability to optometry services across Canada: mapping distribution, need and self-reported use

Tayyab Shah, Stephan Milosavljevic, Brenna Bath

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U.S. hospital performance methodologies: a scoping review to identify opportunities for crossing the quality chasm

Kelly J. Thomas Craig, Mollie M. McKillop, Hu T. Huang, Judy George, Ekta S. Punwani, Kyu B. Rhee

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Francisco Reyes-Santías, Octavio Cordova-Arevalo, Elena Rivo-Lopez

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a CRSCE-based de-escalation training program among psychiatric nurses: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

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A comparative study of patients’ satisfaction with different levels of hospitals in Beijing: why do patients prefer high-level hospitals?

Chengsen Cui, Xu Zuo, Yujia Wang, Haiyan Song, Jingyu Shi, Kai Meng

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Experiences with health care and health-related quality of life of patients with hematologic malignancies in Mexico

Svetlana V. Doubova, Eduardo Terreros-Muñoz, Nancy Delgado-Lòpez, Efreen Horacio Montaño-Figueroa, Claudia Infante-Castañeda, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas

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Empirical development of a typology on residential long-term care units in Germany - results of an exploratory multivariate data analysis

Johannes Michael Bergmann, Armin Michael Ströbel, Bernhard Holle, Rebecca Palm

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Quality analysis of discharge instruction among 602 hospitalized patients in China: a multicenter, cross-sectional study

Miao-miao Yang, Wei Liang, Hui Hua Zhao, Ying Zhang

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Immigration, acculturation, and preferred help-seeking sources for depression: comparison of five ethnic groups

Valeria Markova, Gro M. Sandal, Ståle Pallesen

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Correction to: The translation and psychometric assessment of the perception of empowerment in midwifery scale: the Persian version

Maryam Hajiesmaello, Nourossadat Kariman, Hamid Sharif Nia, Giti Ozgoli, Sepideh Hajian, Shahin Bazzazian, Tahereh Mokhtarian-Gilani

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Drug switching in the Netherlands: a cohort study of 20 active substances

Pieter J. Glerum, Marc Maliepaard, Vincent de Valk, David M. Burger, Kees Neef

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The usage of over-the-counter products by private insured patients in Germany – a claims data analysis with focus on complementary medicine

Katja Goetz, Matthias Kalder, Ute-Susann Albert, Christian O. Jacke

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Inequalities in caesarean section in Burundi: evidence from the Burundi Demographic and Health Surveys (2010–2016)

Sanni Yaya, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Gebretsadik Shibre

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Is it financially beneficial for hospitals to prevent nosocomial infections?

Shmuel Benenson, Matan J. Cohen, Carmela Schwartz, Michael Revva, Allon E. Moses, Phillip D. Levin

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Medical insurance and healthcare utilization among the middle-aged and elderly in China: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study 2011, 2013 and 2015

Yue Zhou, Haishaerjiang Wushouer, Daniel Vuillermin, Bingyu Ni, Xiaodong Guan, Luwen Shi

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Traditional healers use of personal protective equipment: a qualitative study in rural South Africa

Carolyn M. Audet, Elisa Gobbo, Daniel E. Sack, Elise M. Clemens, Sizzy Ngobeni, Mevian Mkansi, Muktar H. Aliyu, Ryan G. Wagner

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What contributes to inappropriate antibiotic dispensing among qualified and unqualified healthcare providers in Bangladesh? A qualitative study

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Enacting quality improvement in ten European hospitals: a dualities approach

Francisco G. Nunes, Glenn Robert, Anne Marie Weggelaar-Jansen, Siri Wiig, Karina Aase, Anette Karltun, Naomi J. Fulop

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QALY-time: experts’ view on the use of the quality-adjusted life year in cost-effectiveness analysis in palliative care

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Nutrition and maternal health: a mapping of Australian dietetic services

Shelley Ann Wilkinson, Elin Donaldson, Jane Willcox

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Factors that influence family and parental preferences and decision making for unscheduled paediatric healthcare – systematic review

E. Nicholson, T. McDonnell, A. De Brún, M. Barrett, G. Bury, C. Collins, C. Hensey, E. McAuliffe

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Determinants of subnational disparities in antenatal care utilisation: a spatial analysis of demographic and health survey data in Kenya

Kefa G. Wairoto, Noel K. Joseph, Peter M. Macharia, Emelda A. Okiro

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Applicability of the five case model to African eHealth investment decisions

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Too much or too little opioids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway (2013–2017): a prospective cohort study

Jørn Henrik Vold, Svetlana Skurtveit, Christer Aas, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes

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Exploring the consequences of decentralization: has privatization of health services been the perceived effect of decentralization in Khartoum locality, Sudan?

Bandar Noory, Sara A. Hassanain, Benedikte Victoria Lindskog, Asma Elsony, Gunnar Aksel Bjune

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The evaluation of comprehensive medication management for chronic diseases in primary care clinics, a Texas delivery system reform incentive payment program

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PACE-IT study protocol: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the implementation of telehealth visual assessment in emergency care for people living in residential aged-care facilities

Carla Sunner, Michelle Therese Giles, Vicki Parker, Sophie Dilworth, Kamana Bantawa, Ashley Kable, Chris Oldmeadow, Maralyn Foureur

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Measuring productivity of healthcare services under environmental constraints: evidence from China

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The influence of electronic health record use on collaboration among medical specialties

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Examining correlations between opioid dispensing and opioid-related hospitalizations in Canada, 2007–2016

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Bringing women’s voices to PMTCT CARE: adapting CARE’s Community Score Card© to engage women living with HIV to build quality health systems in Malawi

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The effect of knowledge brokering on nurses’ empathy with patients receiving cardiac care: a study protocol

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Surgery scheduling heuristic considering OR downstream and upstream facilities and resources

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German translation and validation of the Reporting of Clinical Adverse Events Scale (RoCAES-D)

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Claims data analysis of medical specialist utilization among nursing home residents and community-dwelling older people

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Effectiveness and working mechanisms of the InConnection approach in multi-problem families: study protocol of a mixed-methods study

Natasha Koper, Hanneke E. Creemers, Susan Branje, Geert Jan J. M. Stams, Levi van Dam

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Social inequalities in cervical cancer screening: a discrete choice experiment among French general practitioners and gynaecologists

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