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  1. Bangladesh is a developing country where 11% of the population has at least one disability, but no community-level mental health service is available. There is limited evidence of the burden of mental health i...

    Authors: Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Enryka Christopher, Anan Nisat Nabela Hossain, Taslima Akter, Zakia Rahman, Helal Uddin Ahmed and Julian Eaton
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:270
  2. The aim of this study is to identify (1) the extent of work-related stress and (2) stressors associated with cognitive and behavioral stress reactions, burnout symptoms, health status, quality of sleep, job sa...

    Authors: Karin Anne Peter, Christian Voirol, Stefan Kunz, Andrea Gurtner, Fabienne Renggli, Typhaine Juvet and Christoph Golz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:269
  3. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on enhancing frontline health professionals’ ability to think and act innovatively, also known as their creative performance. However, previous research has ...

    Authors: Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi, Manel González-Piñero, Terje Slåtten and Gudbrand Lien
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:268
  4. The COVID-19 pandemic has been noted to decrease access to maternal health and family planning services globally. However, evidence from the Middle East and North Africa region is very scarce and limited. We q...

    Authors: Nahla Abdel Tawab, Salma A. Tayel, Sally M. Radwan and Mohamed A. Ramy
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:267
  5. Indigenous people who use unregulated drugs (IPWUD) face significant barriers to care, including sparse availability of culturally safe health services. Integrating Indigenous traditional and cultural treatmen...

    Authors: Alexa Norton, Fahmida Homayra, Courtney Defriend, Brittany Barker, Louise Meilleur, Kanna Hayashi and Bohdan Nosyk
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:266
  6. The COVID-19 outbreak devastated the fragmented health system in Syria, a war-torn country, and exaggerated the demands for humanitarian assistance. COVID-19 vaccination was rolled out in Northwest Syria, an a...

    Authors: Orwa Al-Abdulla, Maher Alaref, Agneta Kallström and Jussi Kauhanen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:265
  7. The introduction of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in England aimed to increase joint planning and delivery of health and social care, and other services, to better meet the needs of local communities. There is...

    Authors: 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 and Christian Mallen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:264
  8. Research evidence to inform primary care policy and practice is essential for building high-performing primary care systems. Nevertheless, research output relating to primary care remains low worldwide. This s...

    Authors: Monica Aggarwal, Brian Hutchison, Sabrina T. Wong, Alan Katz, Steve Slade and Deirdre Snelgrove
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:263
  9. Young people with mental ill-health experience higher rates of high-risk sexual behaviour, have poorer sexual health outcomes, and lower satisfaction with their sexual wellbeing compared to their peers. Ensuri...

    Authors: Hayley Nolan, Brian O’Donoghue, Magenta Simmons, Isabel Zbukvic, Sophia Ratcliff, Alyssa Milton, Elizabeth Hughes, Andrew Thompson and Ellie Brown
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:262
  10. Evidence networks facilitate the exchange of information and foster international relationships among researchers and stakeholders. These networks are instrumental in enabling the integration of scientific evi...

    Authors: Germán Andrés Alarcón Garavito, Thomas Moniz, Cristián Mansilla, Syka Iqbal, Rozalia Dobrogowska, Fiona Bennin, Shivangi Talwar, Ahmad Firas Khalid and Cecilia Vindrola-Padros
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:261
  11. Quality of work life is a vital factor for health care providers. This study aimed to determine the impact of the education program based on dimensions of quality of work life among emergency medical services ...

    Authors: Ali Panahi-Qoloub, Sima Zohari Anboohi, Malihe Nasiri and Parvaneh Vasli
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:260
  12. One of the clinical responsibilities and goals of hospitals is to provide patients with comfort and security. The present study aims to assess patients’ sense of security among patients in Iranian hospitals.

    Authors: Roya Malekzadeh, Ghasem Abedi, Arash Ziapour, Murat Yıldırım and Ehsan Abedini
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:259
  13. Digitalization transforms the way in which interdependent work is coordinated, especially in healthcare settings. This work deepens the effect of teleconsultation use on health professionals’ coordination. For...

    Authors: Mattia Vincenzo Olive, Luca Gastaldi and Mariano Corso
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:258
  14. Primary care provides an important context to engage adolescents and their families in healthy lifestyles with the goal of reducing future behaviour-related health problems. Developing a valid tool to assess h...

    Authors: Fransisca Handy Agung, Rini Sekartini, Nani Cahyani Sudarsono, Aryono Hendarto, Retno Asti Werdhani, Sri Retno Pudjiati, Lathifah Hanum, Affan Naufal and Susan M Sawyer
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:257
  15. The challenge posed by Alcohol-Related Frequent Attenders (ARFAs) in Emergency Departments (EDs) is growing in Singapore, marked by limited engagement with conventional addiction treatment pathways. Recognizin...

    Authors: 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 and Desmond Renhao Mao
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:256
  16. Cardiovascular disease among patients with severe mental illness in England is a major preventable contributor to premature mortality. To address this, a nurse and peer-coach delivered service (Primrose-A) was...

    Authors: Philippa Shaw, Annabel Mifsud, David Osborn, Nitisha Nahata, Cerdic Hall, Ian Prenelle and Danielle Lamb
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:255
  17. Despite previous experience with epidemics, African healthcare systems were inadequately prepared and substantially impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Limited information about the l...

    Authors: 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 and Nicole Spieker
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:254
  18. Germline cancer genetic testing has become a standard evidence-based practice, with established risk reduction and screening guidelines for genetic carriers. Access to genetic services is limited in many place...

    Authors: 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…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:253
  19. The compounded effect of a migratory background and ageing increases the risk of unequal medical treatment opportunities. The aim of this article is to investigate the social determinants of barriers to health...

    Authors: Nuriiar Safarov, Laura Kemppainen, Sirpa Wrede and Anne Kouvonen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:252
  20. The cohealth Health Concierge program operated in Melbourne, Australia from July 2020 to 30 June 2022. It provided peer-to-peer support to culturally and linguistically diverse residents of high-rise public ho...

    Authors: Jane Oliver, Angeline Ferdinand, Awil Hussein, Ruqiyo Hussein, Jessica Kaufman, Peta Edler, Nicole Allard, Margie Danchin and Katherine B. Gibney
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:250
  21. At an individual level, physician resilience protects against burnout and against its known negative effects on individual physicians, patient safety, and quality of care. However, it remains uncertain whether...

    Authors: Christian Fazekas, Maximilian Zieser, Barbara Hanfstingl, Janika Saretzki, Evelyn Kunschitz, Luise Zieser-Stelzhammer, Dennis Linder and Franziska Matzer
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:249
  22. Emergency psychiatric care, unplanned hospital admissions, and inpatient health care are the costliest forms of mental health care. According to Statistics Canada (2018), almost 18% (5.3 million) of Canadians ...

    Authors: Medard K. Adu, Raquel da Luz Dias, Gloria Obuobi-Donkor, Ngozi Ezeanozie, Sanjana Sridharan, Jason Morrison, Patryk Simon, Bryanne Taylor, Monica MacKinnon, Shiloh Gossen, Mahmoud Awara, Mattew White, Reham Shalaby, Belinda Agyapong, Ejemai Eboreime, JianLi Wang…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:247
  23. Clinician distress is a multidimensional condition that includes burnout, decreased meaning in work, severe fatigue, poor work–life integration, reduced quality of life, and suicidal ideation. It has negative ...

    Authors: Ahlexxi Jelen, Rebecca Goldfarb, Jennifer Rosart, Leanna Graham and Barry B. Rubin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:246
  24. The extent of healthcare expenditure within households stands as a crucial indicator in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). When out-of-pocket healthcare expenses surpass household income or become unduly...

    Authors: Maryam Hedayati, Mohammadreza Maleki, Iravan Masoudi Asl, Ali Akbar Fazaeli and Salime Goharinezhad
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:245
  25. Despite tremendous progress in antiretroviral therapy (ART) and access to ART, many patients have advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (AHD). Patients on AHD, whether initiating ART or providing...

    Authors: Thulani Maphosa, Lise Denoeud-Ndam, Lester Kapanda, Sarah Khatib, Lloyd Chilikutali, Eddington Matiya, Boswell Munthali, Rosalia Dambe, Brown Chiwandira, Bilaal Wilson, Rose Nyirenda, Laywell Nyirenda, Bongani Chikwapulo, Owen Madeira Musopole, Appolinaire Tiam and Leila Katirayi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:244
  26. Despite the potential for improved population mental health and wellbeing, the integration of mental health digital interventions has been difficult to achieve. In this qualitative systematic review, we aimed ...

    Authors: Chiara Berardi, Marcello Antonini, Zephanie Jordan, Heidi Wechtler, Francesco Paolucci and Madeleine Hinwood
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:243
  27. Clinical guidelines recommend early mobilization and rehabilitation (EMR) for patients who are critically ill. However, various barriers impede its implementation in real-world clinical settings. In 2018, the ...

    Authors: Yoko Unoki, Sachiko Ono, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Yohei Hashimoto, Hideo Yasunaga and Isao Yokota
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:242
  28. Healthcare systems, like the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), need policies and procedures for delivering care to special populations including those with environmental exposure concerns. Despite being ...

    Authors: Katharine Bloeser, Justin M. Kimber, Susan L. Santos, Chana B. Krupka and Lisa M. McAndrew
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:241
  29. Transitional care is an integrated service to ensure coordination and continuity of patients’ healthcare. Many models are being developed and implemented for this care. This study aims to identify the facilita...

    Authors: Yukyung Park, Su Mi Jung, Su Kyoung Kim and Heui Sug Jo
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:240
  30. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is rising. With improvements in knowledge for screening and early detection, earlier detection of pancreatic cancer will continue to be more common. To support workforce plan...

    Authors: Lan Gao, Anna Ugalde, Patricia M Livingston, Victoria White, Jennifer J Watts, Hannah Jongebloed, Nikki McCaffrey, David Menzies and Suzanne Robinson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:239
  31. An integrative cooperation of different healthcare professional is a key component for high quality health services. With an aging population and many with long-term conditions, more health tasks and follow-up...

    Authors: Beate-Christin Hope Kolltveit, Bjørg Frøysland Oftedal, Sally Thorne, Kirsten Lomborg and Marit Graue
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:238
  32. Digital transformation has sparked profound change in the healthcare sector through the development of innovative digital technologies. Digital Therapeutics offer an innovative approach to disease management a...

    Authors: Alessandro Carrera, Stefania Manetti and Emanuele Lettieri
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:237
  33. Medical internship is a key transition point in medical training from student to independent (junior) doctor. The national Regional Training Hubs (RTH) policy began across Australia in late 2017, which aims to...

    Authors: Matthew McGrail, Torres Woolley, Janani Pinidiyapathirage, Kath Paton, Deborah Smith, Kay Brumpton and Peta-Ann Teague
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:236
  34. Identifying factors predictive of hospital admission can be useful to prospectively inform bed management and patient flow strategies and decrease emergency department (ED) crowding. It is largely unknown if a...

    Authors: Julia Crilly, Amy Sweeny, Åsa Muntlin, David Green, Lorelle Malyon, Luke Christofis, Malcolm Higgins, Ann-Sofie Källberg, Sara Dellner, Åsa Myrelid, Therese Djärv and Katarina E. Göransson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:235
  35. Efficiently identifying patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using administrative health care data (e.g., claims) can facilitate research on their quality of care and health outcomes. No prior stud...

    Authors: Gaia Pocobelli, Malia Oliver, Ladia Albertson-Junkans, Gabrielle Gundersen and Aruna Kamineni
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:234
  36. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health systems globally and affected managing many chronic conditions, including cancer. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of multi-disciplinary cancer care...

    Authors: Georgina Cornall, Emma Zhao, Tim Luckett, Ertugrul Erciyas, David Monck, Paul Glare, Andy Wang and Yi-Ching Lee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:232
  37. Pharmacy intravenous admixture service (PIVAS) center has emerged as an important department of hospitals as it can improve occupational protection and ensure the safety and effectiveness of intravenous infusi...

    Authors: Shaowu Tian, Genyu Xie, Fan Xu and Jun Zhang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:231
  38. Resilience in healthcare is the capacity to adapt to challenges and changes to maintain high-quality care across system levels. While healthcare system stakeholders such as patients, informal carers, healthcar...

    Authors: Veslemøy Guise, Mary Chambers, Hilda Bø Lyng, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Lene Schibevaag, Birte Fagerdal, Heidi Dombestein, Eline Ree and Siri Wiig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:230
  39. Promoting integrated care is a key goal of the NHS Long Term Plan to improve population respiratory health, yet there is limited data-driven evidence of its effectiveness. The Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network...

    Authors: Rachael Mountain, Jo Knight, Kelly Heys, Emanuele Giorgi and Timothy Gatheral
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:229
  40. Screening, brief intervention, and referral (SBIR) is an evidence-based, comprehensive health promotion approach commonly implemented to reduce alcohol and substance use. Implementation research on SBIR demons...

    Authors: Sharon S. Mah, Gary F. Teare, Jessica Law and Kamala Adhikari
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:228
  41. Improving the job engagement of health professionals can effectively enhance the quality of their medical services. However, few studies have investigated whether and how perceived professional benefits affect...

    Authors: Jin Wan, Wenjun Zhou, Mingyue Qin and Haiming Zhou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:227
  42. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected access to essential healthcare services. This study aimed to explore healthcare providers’ perceptions and experiences of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in t...

    Authors: Nafissatou Dioubaté, Mamadou Cellou Diallo, Cécé Maomou, Harissatou Niane, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Bienvenu Salim Camara, Telly Sy, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Aline Semaan, Thérèse Delvaux, Lenka Beňová, Abdoul Habib Béavogui and Alexandre Delamou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:226
  43. Care for persistent somatic symptoms and functional disorders (PSS/FD) is often fragmented. Collaborative care networks (CCNs) may improve care quality for PSS/FD. Effectiveness likely depends on their functio...

    Authors: Nick Mamo, Lineke M. Tak, Manouk A. W. van de Klundert, Tim C. Olde Hartman, Judith G. M. Rosmalen and Denise J. C. Hanssen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:225
  44. Many hospitals worldwide have set up multidisciplinary Value Improvement (VI) teams that use the Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) theory to improve patient value. However, it remains unclear what the level of VB...

    Authors: Henrike J. Westerink, Gijs Steinmann, Maarten Koomans, Michèle H. van der Kemp and Paul B. van der Nat
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:224
  45. Professional misconduct has evolved into a worldwide concern, involving various forms and types of behaviours that contribute to unsafe practices. This study aimed to provide insights into the patterns charact...

    Authors: Yufeng Wang, Sanyogita (Sanya) Ram and Shane Scahill
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:223
  46. Given Japan’s rapidly aging population, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's policy of reducing hospital beds and replacing medical care with nursing care requires the establishment of a coordinated sy...

    Authors: Takuya Kusunoki and Tohru Yoshikawa
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:222
  47. Low and middle-income countries remain disproportionately affected by high rates of child mortality. Clinical practice guidelines are essential clinical tools supporting implementation of effective, safe, and ...

    Authors: Mashudu Mthethwa, Nyanyiwe Masingi Mbeye, Emmanuel Effa, Dachi Arikpo, Ntombifuthi Blose, Amanda Brand, Moriam Chibuzor, Roselyn Chipojola, Solange Durao, Ekpereonne Esu, Idriss Ibrahim Kallon, Gertrude Kunje, Suzgika Lakudzala, Celeste Naude, Trudy D. Leong, Simon Lewin…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:221