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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is an increasingly prevalent chronic condition that impacts the lives of patients and their relatives, and burdens healthcare systems. Redesigning care processes is warranted, ...
Access to timely mental healthcare relies on patients’ descriptions of their mental health problems. We therefore sought to better understand, from the patients’ perspective, how they communicate their need fo...
Post-acute care is rapidly developing in China; yet, a payment method for post-acute care has not been established. The Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is a new case-mix system developed in the United Stat...
The Bangkoknoi Model Project (BANMOP)is a prospective cohort project and is guided by context-specific health databases to promote the sustainable health and well-being of people living in the Bangkoknoi distr...
In most low-income countries (LICs), health is mainly financed by out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures. However, it is claimed that this form of payment causes a massive burden on poor households. This study inves...
Adolescents in foster care report high rates of mental health needs, yet intervention access remains limited. Substance use commonly co-occurs with mental health symptoms, but availability of substance use ser...
Despite the possible impacts of social media on oral health literacy, the specific challenges and opportunities in this particular setting remain underexplored. The current research objective was identify the ...
NHS dentistry is experiencing significant recruitment and retention challenges, particularly in rural, coastal, and deprived urban areas. Issues have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to unequ...
Access to healthcare services is at the center of every health system. Research to understand access to healthcare services for the Fulani in Ghana is limited. Efforts have mainly focused on the confrontations...
In this study, we utilize a novel and unique data source to examine the relationship between nurses’ contact time and patients’ hospital outcomes. While previous research has demonstrated that higher nurse sta...
The COVID- 19 pandemic has placed immense strain on healthcare systems around the globe, with low- and middle-income countries facing unique challenges due to limited resources and fragile healthcare infrastru...
In multilingual healthcare settings, language mediators play a critical role in facilitating communication between patients and providers who do not share a common language. Existing research has developed the...
The rural-urban disparity in healthcare quality is a global issue. Compared with living in urban areas, living in rural areas is associated with poorer healthcare outcomes. Moreover, the shortage of healthcare...
With new payment systems to prompt more sophisticated data activities, primary care practices are developing technological capabilities to manage patient care and information. One burgeoning capability is the ...
Dengue fever (DF) has become a public health concern due to its rapid spread worldwide. In 2022, dengue outbreak cases were reported in Mogadishu. Therefore, evaluating healthcare ’workers’ knowledge, attitude...
Whereas fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is cheaper, the glycated haemoglobin (HBA1c) test, which does not require fasting, is more convenient for diabetes screening and could be available to patients throughout t...
Comparisons of no-show rates between virtual and in-person models of care are commonly reported during evaluation, indicating how coveted improvements in attendance are to health service providers. This study ...
Antenatal care (ANC) in Ethiopia faces quality and content gaps. The Enhancing Nutrition and Antenatal Infection Treatment (ENAT) intervention was designed to improve ANC services in public health facilities b...
Previous studies highlight the impact of conflict and war on cardiovascular health, suggesting increased incidence of events like STEMI due to heightened stress and healthcare disruptions. However, specific da...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted care for non-communicable diseases globally. This study synthesizes evidence on disruptions to primary care, focusing on hypertension and diabetes care and mitigation approaches...
Increased internet use for health information in the United States enhances interactions with healthcare professionals, but its effects on healthcare utilization and care quality are still being investigated. ...
Depression and anxiety can greatly impact the overall health of a person living with HIV (PLHIV). Management of mental health disorder should be an integral part of HIV care. The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM...
Given the increasing prevalence of digital health management, eHealth literacy plays a crucial role in the self-management of diabetes. eHealth literacy refers to an individual’s ability to use electronic devi...
Hospital at Home (HaH) is an effective solution to address the challenges in healthcare systems; however, the inherent complexities of this program have created obstacles in implementing it. This study was con...
Delirium often goes unrecognized in the hospital, leading to missed opportunities for management. The objective of this study was to test a multicomponent program for delirium screening and reporting for older...
Health care workers (HCWs) face significant mental health challenges when delivering care and over the span of their careers. Despite growing recognition of these issues, barriers such as stigma, structural li...
Community health workers (CHWs) played a vital role in providing diverse essential health services to their communities during the pandemic. Using CHWs perspective, this study investigates barriers to seeking ...
As Ethiopia expands cervical cancer screening services, it urgently needs information to develop appropriate post-screening diagnostic and treatment services for women with abnormal results. Quality cancer car...
This study aimed to qualitatively explore the experiences of healthcare professionals implementing changes (as change initiators) and operationalizing interdisciplinary teamwork in a rehabilitation service wit...
Evidence-based Practice (EBP) is essential for improving the quality of care, patient outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness of healthcare services. Curricula and innovative teaching methods, such as virtual edu...
Consumer involvement in healthcare co-design is increasingly mandated to ensure health services are consumer-focussed. Facilitating involvement of consumers where they can most meaningfully contribute, especia...
People with disabilities experience significant health inequities compared with the general population. Addressing these inequities requires the development and implementation of tailored interventions, but a ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience persistent disadvantage and health inequity in today’s society. It is widely accepted that this is resultant of Australia’s colonial history. Current li...
Validation studies of prognostic models used in critical care have yet to be conducted in Palestine. The intense conflict in the Gaza Strip presents an opportunity to evaluate the performance of local ICUs and...
Metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic liver disorder in the world. Most patients with MASLD are undiagnosed, untreated and unreferred. Treatment depends on...
To conduct a situational analysis of the social enterprises (SEs) engaged in refractive error services delivery in Kenya.
In the Netherlands, the annual expenditure on HIV care was reported as €202 million in 2019, with about 70% allocated to antiretroviral therapy (ART). The introduction of generic antiretroviral medications (AR...
The demographic transition in Germany is leading to an increase in the number of people needing care or nursing services in their own homes. Interprofessional communication and collaboration among healthcare p...
This article analyses three broad questions: (i) How is ‘remote’ different from ‘rural’?; (ii) How do these differences affect the provision of health care and health outcomes, positively and negatively?; and ...
Cameroonian immigrants, like many ethnic minority groups, face disproportionately high risks of type 2 diabetes due to barriers in accessing culturally responsive and affordable healthcare. This study explores...
This protocol describes a study designed to test the implementability and proximal effects of a transdiagnostic mental health intervention for adolescents in school health services. The study is driven by the ...
There are an estimated 850 persons with End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) receiving hemodialysis in the conflict-affected Northwest Syria. This study examines patients’ perspectives, and experiences with hemodia...
While the COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly catalyzed healthcare workforce challenges, alone it does not explain ongoing workforce shortages. This study examines how broader economic trends and industry competitio...
The prevalence of mental and behavioral health (MBH) conditions in children has been increasing in the past two decades. Emergency departments (EDs) are also experiencing a significant rise in MBH-related visi...
Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs), including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM), are major contributors to morbidity, mortality, and rising healthcare costs. Effective disease prevention pro...
Europe’s healthcare systems face a triple burden: the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), an aging population, and a shortage of healthcare professionals. NCDs, the leading causes of death, disproportion...
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Medicine redistribution involves the movement of medicine commodities from facilities with surplus stock to areas with deficit to reduce medicine waste. Recognizing the immense potential of medicine redistribu...
To assess whether the comprehensive reforms in 2017 (Reform 1) and 2019 (Reform 2) in Beijing have achieved the anticipated targets by analyzing the changes in curative care expenditure (CCE) and related indic...
Elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B is part of the global aspiration to end the three infections as public health threats by 2030. Whereas global and national policy guideline...
