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Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1076
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Correction: Clinician consensus on “Inappropriate” presentations to the Emergency Department in the Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) census: a cross-sectional multi-centre study of emergency department utilisation in Ireland
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Lessons learned from the experiences and perspectives of frontline healthcare workers on the COVID-19 response: a qualitative descriptive study
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems and healthcare workers (HCWs) faced significant demands and unique challenges. In this qualitative study, we explore the effects of the COVID-19 public health p...
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The early impacts of primary HPV cervical screening implementation in Australia on the pathology sector: a qualitative study
The transition of Australia’s National Cervical Screening Program from cytology to a molecular test for human papillomavirus (HPV) (locally referred to as the ‘Renewal’), including a ...
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Response to patient safety incidents in healthcare settings in Ghana: the role of teamwork, communication openness, and handoffs
Patient safety incidents (PSIs) in healthcare settings are a critical concern globally, and Ghana is no exception. Addressing PSIs to improve health outcomes requires various initiatives to be implemented incl...
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Changing patterns in the burden of paediatric injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Mozambique’s central hospitals
There is a substantial body of knowledge on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries showing frequent but inconsistent reductions in both volume and pattern. Yet, studies specifically addressing childr...
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One size does not fit all: an application of stochastic modeling to estimating primary healthcare needs in Ethiopia at the sub-national level
Primary healthcare systems require adequate staffing to meet the needs of their local population. Guidelines typically use population ratio targets for healthcare workers, such as Ethiopia’s goal of two health...
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The operational experience of private owners of small-sized care homes in China: a qualitative study
Private small-sized care homes (<50 beds) have proliferated across China, however, until recently little was known about the characteristics of such institutions, and the challenges and the problems faced by ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1069 -
Nursing-sensitive quality indicators for quality improvement in Norwegian nursing homes – a modified Delphi study
Use of nursing-sensitive quality indicators (QIs) is one way to monitor the quality of care in nursing homes (NHs). The aim of this study was to develop a consensus list of nursing-sensitive QIs for Norwegian ...
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Cost minimization analysis of a hexavalent vaccine in Argentina
Argentina currently uses a pentavalent vaccine containing diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whole cell), Haemophilus influenza type b and hepatitis B antigens, administered concomitantly with the inactivated polio ...
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Factors influencing staff attitudes to COVID-19 vaccination in care homes in England: a qualitative study
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected people living and working in UK care homes causing high mortality rates. Vaccinating staff members and residents is considered the most effective intervention ...
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Sexual workplace violence in the health sector in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study
Sexual workplace violence occurs worldwide with increasing prevalence, causing psychological and physical injuries. However, only few reports from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have investigated the most involve...
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End-users’ perspectives on factors affecting implementation and utilization of the Iranian electronic health record system: a qualitative study in a developing country
As one of the most important information technologies for storing, managing, and exchanging health information, the electronic health record (EHR) plays a major role in the health system. However, these system...
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Health services for substance use disorders: challenges and future perspectives
Research on the health services’ response to substance use disorders and respective comorbidities holds major relevance due to the increasing prevalence of these ailments. We thus invite contributions to a new...
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Critical care capacity and care bundles on medical wards in Malawi: a cross-sectional study
As low-income countries (LICs) shoulder a disproportionate share of the world’s burden of critical illnesses, they must continue to build critical care capacity outside conventional intensive care units (ICUs)...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1062 -
Factors associated with mother's healthcare-seeking behavior for symptoms of acute respiratory infection in under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel robust Poisson regression modelling
Timely and appropriate treatment for childhood illness saves the lives of millions of children. In low-middle-income countries such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), poor healthcare-seeking behavior for childhood i...
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A scoping review of the barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising mental health services across regional, rural, and remote Australia
Inadequate healthcare access and utilisation are implicated in the mental health burden experienced by those living in regional, rural, and remote Australia. Facilitators that better enable access and utilisat...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1060 -
Art therapy-based interventions to address burnout and psychosocial distress in healthcare workers—a systematic review
Burnout and psychosocial distress are serious and growing issues for healthcare workers (HCWs) and healthcare systems across the globe. Exacerbated by changes in healthcare delivery during and following the Co...
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“Prescribing for the whole person”: A qualitative study exploring prescribing pharmacist views on type 2 diabetes management in New Zealand
Pharmacist prescribers have comprehensive pharmacotherapy knowledge that can be useful for management of complex health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, yet the number of pharmacist prescribers working in N...
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The pandemic experiences of Ontario perinatal providers: a qualitative study
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced widespread disruptions for healthcare systems across Canada. Perinatal care in Ontario, Canada was subject to province-wide public health restrictions, reallocation of hospit...
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Adapting a quality improvement collaborative to a new national context: a co-design and feasibility study to improve dementia care in Ireland
Adaptation seeks to increase intervention fit with context, an important influence upon implementation. People with dementia in acute hospitals in Ireland do not routinely receive best care. To improve care in...
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“We must help them despite who they are…”: healthcare providers’ attitudes and perspectives on care for young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya
Compared to young heterosexual men, young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (YMSM) face a disproportionate burden of sexual health conditions. This disparity is occasioned by factors such as cr...
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The role of primary care during the pandemic: shared experiences from providers in five European countries
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated wide-ranging adaptations to the organisation of health systems, and primary care is no exception. This article aims to collate insights on the role of primary care during the...
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Evaluation of preventive care for swallowing difficulty through policy changes in Japanese long-term care insurance: analysis of a nationwide claims dataset for long-term care insurance
Swallowing/feeding difficulty is a serious hidden health problem in the older population. Although oral intake services based on the degree of this difficulty have been provided and revised in Japanese public ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1053 -
Patient-clinician digital health interventions for the hip fracture population: a scoping review
Older adults with hip fracture often require extensive post-surgery care across multiple sectors, making follow-up care even more important to ensure an ideal recovery. With the increased adoption of technolog...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1052 -
Investigating the tendency to use COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in Iran
Vaccine hesitancy is recognized as a significant public health threats, characterized by delays, refusals, or reluctance to accept vaccinations despite their availability. This study, aimed to investigate the ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1051 -
Understanding the difference, makes the difference: perceptions of Black and Minoritised ethnic occupational therapists on mentoring
Black and Minoritised Ethnicity (BME) occupational therapists face lower career progression opportunities and mentoring is one possible intervention that may offer support. BME persons may have different expec...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1050 -
Use of routine health information systems data in developing and monitoring district and facility health plans: a scoping review
Routine Health Information Systems data should be used in a systematic and institutionalised manner to support the making of plans, the monitoring of plans and in supportive supervision. To explore to what ext...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1049 -
Room for resilience: a qualitative study about accountability mechanisms in the relation between work-as-done (WAD) and work-as-imagined (WAI) in hospitals
Central to Safety-II is promoting resilience of healthcare practices. In the “Room for Resilience” research project we focus on the role of horizontal and vertical accountability in healthcare teams and aim to...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1048 -
A systematic review and knowledge mapping on ICT-based remote and automatic COVID-19 patient monitoring and care
e-Health has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic in primary health care. e-Health is the cost-effective and secure use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to support health and ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1047 -
Factors affecting patient satisfaction at a plastic surgery outpatient department at a tertiary centre in South Africa
The main purpose of a medical facility is to improve the welfare of patients, and user satisfaction is one of its primary goals. This study aimed to identify variables influencing patient satisfaction at the P...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1046 -
The identification of economically relevant health and social care services for mental disorders in the PECUNIA project
Health economic research is still facing significant problems regarding the standardization and international comparability of health care services. As a result, comparative effectiveness studies and cost-effe...
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Implementing quality management strategies improves clinical quality as a voluntary medical male circumcision program in Namibia matures: a process analysis
Surgical voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a safe procedure; however, maintaining quality standards at scale, particularly during scale-up, is a challenge making ongoing quality management (QM) eff...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1044 -
A qualitative evaluation of the national rollout of a diabetes prevention programme in England
The National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) was commissioned by NHS England in 2016 and rolled out in three ‘waves’ across the whole of England. It aims to help people with raised blood...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1043 -
Understanding inequalities in access to adult mental health services in the UK: a systematic mapping review
Population groups experience differential access to timely and high-quality mental healthcare. Despite efforts of recent UK policies to improve the accessibility of mental health services, there remains a lack...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1042 -
Economic evaluation of a multimorbidity patient centered care model implemented in the Chilean public health system
Multimorbidity and patient-centered care approaches are growing challenges for health systems and patients. The cost of multimorbidity patients and the transition to a new care strategy is still sightly explor...
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Health, wealth, and medical expenditures among the elderly in rural Tanzania: experiences from Nzega and Igunga districts
The per capita health expenditure (HE) and share of gross domestic product (GDP) spending on elderly healthcare are expected to increase. The gap between health needs and available resources for elderly health...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1040 -
Immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among clinic staff in New York City
Immediate initiation of antiretroviral treatment (iART) is a proven intervention that significantly decreases time to viral suppression and increases patient retention. iART involves starting medication as ear...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1039 -
Early infant diagnosis of HIV infection: a mixed-method study of uptake and challenges at primary health centers in Lagos State, Nigeria
Nigeria has a low uptake of early infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV despite its high pediatric HIV infection rate. Efforts to increase the EID of HIV have been limited by many factors. This research assessed EID u...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1038 -
Risk factors for medication-related short-term readmissions in adults – a scoping review
Hospital readmissions due to medication-related problems occur frequently, burdening patients and caregivers emotionally and straining health care systems economically. In times of limited health care resource...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1037 -
Digital financial services for health in support of universal health coverage: qualitative programmatic case studies from Kenya and Rwanda
This document describes two qualitative programmatic case studies documenting experiences implementing digital financial services (DFS) for health with a focus on expanding access to universal health coverage ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1036 -
Assessment of practices and awareness regarding the disposal of unwanted pharmaceutical products among community pharmacies: a cross-sectional study in Palestine
The improper disposal of pharmaceutical preparations substantially threatens human health and environmental safety. Pharmacists are responsible for properly disposing of unwanted medications and educating pati...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1035 -
The feasibility, facilitators, and barriers in the initial implementation phase of ‘good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark’ (GLA:D®) in Switzerland: a cross-sectional survey
The guideline-based, conservative, non-pharmacological management of hip and knee osteoarthritis in clinical practice has been insufficient in Switzerland until now. The implementation of “Good Life with Osteo...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1034 -
Assessment of immunization data management practices in Cameroon: unveiling potential barriers to immunization data quality
One crucial obstacle to attaining universal immunization coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa is the paucity of timely and high-quality data. This challenge, in part, stems from the fact that many frontline immuniza...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1033 -
Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study
Pain in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is commonly reported and may affect Quality of Life (QoL) negatively. Few longitudinal studies have explored how pain and QoL develop in NH residents with deme...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1032 -
Concordance between 8-1-1 HealthLink BC Emergency iDoctor-in-assistance (HEiDi) virtual physician advice and subsequent health service utilization for callers to a nurse-managed provincial health information telephone service
British Columbia 8–1-1 callers who are advised by a nurse to seek urgent medical care can be referred to virtual physicians (VPs) for supplemental assessment and advice. Prior research indicates callers’ subse...
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Implementing medication adherence interventions in four Dutch living labs; context matters
Despite the abundant availability of effective medication adherence interventions, uptake of these interventions into routine care often lacks. Examples of effective medication adherence interventions include ...
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Exploring physician engagement in health care organizations: a scoping review
Enhancing health system effectiveness, efficiency, and appropriateness is a management priority in most world countries. Scholars and practitioners have focused on physician engagement to facilitate such outco...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1029 -
How can tuberculosis services better support patients with a diabetes co-morbidity? A mixed methods study in the Philippines
People with diabetes mellitus (DM) have an estimated two- to three-times greater risk of adverse tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes compared to those without DM. Blood glucose control is a primary aim of man...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1027 -
Learning from implementation of a COVID case management desk guide and training: a pilot study in Sierra Leone
When the COVID pandemic hit the world, there was need for applied guides and training materials to support frontline health care staff to manage patients effectively and safely and to educate themselves and co...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1026