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  1. While HIV Testing Services (HTS) have increased, many South Africans have not been tested. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the top cause of death worldwide. Integrated NCD-HTS could be a strategy to contr...

    Authors: Kathryn L. Hopkins, Khuthadzo E. Hlongwane, Kennedy Otwombe, Janan Dietrich, Mireille Cheyip, Nompumelelo Khanyile, Tanya Doherty and Glenda E. Gray
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:404
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  2. Infrastructure development and upgrading to support safe surgical services in primary health care facilities is an important step in the journey towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Quality healt...

    Authors: Ntuli A. Kapologwe, John G. Meara, James T. Kengia, Yusuph Sonda, Dorothy Gwajima, Shehnaz Alidina and Albino Kalolo
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:218
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  3. The support of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) rarely focused on motor activity, which might have negative consequences for the quality of life of these people. Evidence-base...

    Authors: Helena J. M. van Alphen, Aly Waninge, Alexander E. M. G. Minnaert and Annette A. J. van der Putten
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:259
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Bi-annual high dose vitamin A supplements administered to children aged 6–59 months can significantly reduce child mortality, but vitamin A supplementation (VAS) coverage is low in Nigeria. The World Health Or...

    Authors: Olusola Oresanya, Abimbola Phillips, Ekechi Okereke, Abraham Ahmadu, Taiwo Ibinaiye, Madeleine Marasciulo, Charlotte Ward, Olatunde Adesoro, Rilwanu Mohammed, Jamilu Nikau, Chris Osa Isokpunwu, Mohammad Ali Inname, Helen Counihan, Kevin Baker, Kolawole Maxwell and Helen Smith
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:871
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  5. 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
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  6. Individual psychosocial work characteristics have been associated with health and well-being of registered nurses. However, it is yet to be determined whether different types of psychosocial work characteristi...

    Authors: Katri Lönnqvist, Timo Sinervo, Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen and Marko Elovainio
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1020
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  7. Professional role substitution models of care have emerged as a key strategy to address increasing healthcare demand. Gaining insights from those actively engaged in the process of these models’ implementation...

    Authors: Rumbidzai N. Mutsekwa, Katrina L. Campbell, Russell Canavan, Rebecca L. Angus, Liza-Jane McBride and Joshua M. Byrnes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:79
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  9. Health workers (HWs) providing routine immunization (RI) services play a crucial role in influencing vaccine uptake, a key determinant of improved immunization coverage. Over the years, Training Needs Assessme...

    Authors: Linda Arogundade, Titilola Akinwumi, Shola Molemodile, Ebubechi Nwaononiwu, Joshua Ezika, Inuwa Yau and Chizoba Wonodi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:664
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. The aim of the LIFELAX randomised controlled trial (diet and lifestyle vs. laxatives in the management of chronic constipation) is to develop and evaluate a cost effective intervention to promote diet and lifesty...

    Authors: Amelia A Lake, Chris Speed, Anna Brookes, Ben Heaven, Ashley J Adamson, Paula Moynihan, Sally Corbett and Elaine McColl
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:3
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  12. There are limited existing approaches to generate estimates from Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) data, despite the growing interest to these data. We calculated and assessed the consistency of matern...

    Authors: Abdoulaye Maïga, Agbessi Amouzou, Moussa Bagayoko, Cheikh M. Faye, Safia S. Jiwani, Dauda Kamara, Ibrahim B. Koroma and Osman Sankoh
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21(Suppl 1):547
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 1

  13. Person-centred care is the preferred model for caring for people with dementia. Knowledge of the level of person-centred care is essential for improving the quality of care for patients with dementia. The pers...

    Authors: Annette Keuning-Plantinga, Evelyn J. Finnema, Wim Krijnen, David Edvardsson and Petrie F. Roodbol
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:59
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  14. Over the last decade, progress in reducing maternal mortality in Rwanda has been slow, from 210 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015 to 203 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. Access to quality antenatal...

    Authors: Quraish Sserwanja, Lilian Nuwabaine, Ghislaine Gatasi, Julius N. Wandabwa and Milton W. Musaba
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:812
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  15. The majority of people with dementia are cared for by their family members. However, family carers are often unprepared for their caring roles, receiving less education and support compared with professional c...

    Authors: Lily Xiao, Ying Yu, Julie Ratcliffe, Rachel Milte, Claudia Meyer, Michael Chapman, Langduo Chen, Shahid Ullah, Alison Kitson, Andre Queiroz De Andrade, Elizabeth Beattie, Henry Brodaty, Sue McKechnie, Lee-Fay Low, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Craig Whitehead…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:762
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  16. In recent years a variety of eHealth solutions has been introduced to enhance efficiency and to empower patients, leading to a more accessible and equitable health care system. Within pediatric care eHealth ha...

    Authors: Mia Hylén, Stefan Nilsson, Inger Kristensson-Hallström, Gudrún Kristjánsdóttir, Pernilla Stenström and Rúnar Vilhjálmsson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1008
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  17. This study aimed to explore the perception of doctors regarding telemedicine consultations and the level of patient satisfaction with the services received through teleconsultations.

    Authors: Nainsi Gupta, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Nitin Kumar Joshi, Neha Mantri, G. Sridevi, Mamta Patel, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Kuldeep Singh, M. K. Garg and Pankaj Bhardwaj
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:161
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  18. Adverse events (AEs) affect 10% of in-hospital patients, causing increased costs, injuries, disability and mortality. Patient safety culture (PSC) is an indicator of quality in healthcare services and is thus ...

    Authors: Magnhild Vikan, Arvid Steinar Haugen, Ann Kristin Bjørnnes, Berit Taraldsen Valeberg, Ellen Catharina Tveter Deilkås and Stein Ove Danielsen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:300
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  19. Pharmacy intravenous admixture service (PIVAS) center has emerged as an important department of hospital as it can improve occupational protection and ensure the safety and effectiveness of intravenous infusio...

    Authors: Xu Wang, Ming Gu, Xueqin Gao, Xiang Xiong, Nanxi Wang, Qiuqi Li, Miaomiao Ge, Miao Luo, Yu Zhang, Xiaoli Hua and Chen Shi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1238
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  20. Historically, efforts to improved healthcare provisions have focussed on learning from and understanding what went wrong during adverse events. More recently, however, there has been a growing interest in seek...

    Authors: Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Heidi Dombestein, Anh Hai Le, Stephen Billett and Siri Wiig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:890
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Healthcare workers employed in emergency departments (EDs) are particularly affected by physical and verbal violence. Violent assaults can be committed by both patients and their attendants. Research on interv...

    Authors: Sonja Reißmann, Tanja Wirth, Vanessa Beringer, David A. Groneberg, Albert Nienhaus, Volker Harth and Stefanie Mache
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:97
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  22. To assess the barriers and facilitators associated with upscaling the Transmural Trauma Care Model (TTCM), a multidisciplinary and patient‐centred transmural rehabilitation care model.

    Authors: Julia Ratter, Suzanne Wiertsema, Ilham Ettahiri, Robin Mulder, Anne Grootjes, Julia Kee, Marianne Donker, Edwin Geleijn, Vincent de Groot, Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo, Frank W. Bloemers and Johanna M. van Dongen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:195
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  23. This is a qualitative feasibility study of the Child in Context Intervention (CICI). The CICI is an individualized, goal-oriented and home-based tele-rehabilitation intervention which targets everyday function...

    Authors: Edel Jannecke Svendsen, Eli Marie Killi, Nina Rohrer-Baumgartner, Ingvil Laberg Holthe, Maria Sandhaug, Ida M. H. Borgen, Shari L. Wade, Solveig Laegreid Hauger, Marianne Løvstad and Line Kildal Bragstad
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:603
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  24. Being homeless entails higher mortality, morbidity, and prevalence of psychiatric diseases. This leads to more frequent and expensive use of health care services. Medical respite care enables an opportunity to...

    Authors: Camilla Bring, Marie Kruse, Mikkel Z. Ankarfeldt, Nina Brünés, Maja Pedersen, Janne Petersen and Ove Andersen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:508
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  25. Pay for performance (P4P) schemes provide financial incentives or facilities to health workers based on the achievement of predetermined performance goals. Various P4P programs have been implemented around the...

    Authors: Sara Jamili, Mehdi Yousefi, Hossein Ebrahimi pour, Elahe Houshmand, Ali Taghipour, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee and Amin Adel
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:865
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  26. To determine whether healthcare resources are allocated fairly, it is helpful to have information on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with Unexplained Physical Symptoms (UPS) and on the costs associated w...

    Authors: Lyonne NL Zonneveld, Mirjam AG Sprangers, Cornelis G Kooiman, Adriaan van ’t Spijker and Jan JV Busschbach
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:520
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  27. Faced with growing budget pressure, policymakers worldwide recognize the necessity of strategic disinvestment from ineffective, inefficient or harmful medical practices. However, disinvestment programs face su...

    Authors: Floortje Moes, Eddy Houwaart, Diana Delnoij and Klasien Horstman
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:633
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  28. Healthcare policy- and decision-makers make efforts to build and maintain high-performing and effective health systems, implementing effectiveness programs and health reforms. In May 2014, the Iranian Ministry...

    Authors: Siavash Beiranvand, Mandana Saki, Meysam Behzadifar, Ahad Bakhtiari, Masoud Behzadifar, Mohammad Keshvari and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:327
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  29. Fall prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults have been found to reduce falls in some research studies. However, wider implementation of fall prevention activities in routine care has yield...

    Authors: Isomi M Miake-Lye, Angel Amulis, Debra Saliba, Paul G Shekelle, Linda K Volkman and David A Ganz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:119
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  30. In 2004, the Federal Joint Committee, supreme decision-making body in German healthcare, introduced minimum volume requirements (MVRQs) as a quality instrument. Since then, MVRQs were implemented for seven hos...

    Authors: Werner de Cruppé, Annette Ortwein, Rike Antje Kraska and Max Geraedts
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:1109
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  31. A proactive approach to delivering care using virtual resources, while reducing in-person contact, is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Authors: Jolie N. Haun, Vanessa Panaite, Bridget A. Cotner, Christine Melillo, Hari H. Venkatachalam, Christopher A. Fowler, Brian Zilka and William Messina
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1353
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  32. The period following hospital discharge is a vulnerable time for patients when errors and poorly coordinated care are common. Suboptimal care transitions for patients admitted with cardiovascular conditions ca...

    Authors: Abby G Meyers, Amanda Salanitro, Kenneth A Wallston, Courtney Cawthon, Eduard E Vasilevskis, Kathryn M Goggins, Corinne M Davis, Russell L Rothman, Liana D Castel, Katharine M Donato, John F Schnelle, Susan P Bell, Jonathan S Schildcrout, Chandra Y Osborn, Frank E Harrell and Sunil Kripalani
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:10
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  33. Older adults are a high-risk group for accidental injuries, and strengthening training in first aid for older adults can improve their first aid capabilities and minimize their post-accident mortality. Communi...

    Authors: Guo Yin, Linghui Chen, Yuanrong Wu, Fei Zhao, Qian Zhu and Siting Lin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:128
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  34. Evidence of low end-of-life (EoL) care service use by minority ethnic groups in the UK has given rise to a body of research and a number of reviews of the literature. This article aims to review and evaluate l...

    Authors: Natalie Evans, Arantza Meñaca, Erin VW Andrew, Jonathan Koffman, Richard Harding, Irene J Higginson, Robert Pool and Marjolein Gysels
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:141
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Globally, interpreters are underused by health providers in hospitals, despite 40 years of evidence documenting benefits to both patients and providers. At Royal Darwin Hospital, in Australia’s Northern Territ...

    Authors: Vicki Kerrigan, Stuart Yiwarr McGrath, Sandawana William Majoni, Michelle Walker, Mandy Ahmat, Bilawara Lee, Alan Cass, Marita Hefler and Anna P. Ralph
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:548
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Housing First has become a popular treatment model for homeless adults with mental illness, yet little is known about program participants’ early experiences or trajectories. This study used a mixed methods de...

    Authors: Vicky Stergiopoulos, Agnes Gozdzik, Patricia O’Campo, Alixandra R Holtby, Jeyagobi Jeyaratnam and Sam Tsemberis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:167
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  37. There is a growing impetus to reorganize the hospital discharge process to reduce avoidable readmissions and costs. The aim of this study was to provide insight into hospital discharge problems and underlying ...

    Authors: Gijs Hesselink, Marieke Zegers, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Paul Barach, Cor Kalkman, Maria Flink, Gunnar Ön, Mariann Olsson, Susanne Bergenbrant, Carola Orrego, Rosa Suñol, Giulio Toccafondi, Francesco Venneri, Ewa Dudzik-Urbaniak, Basia Kutryba, Lisette Schoonhoven…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:389
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  38. Although transition programs have been evaluated for adolescents with chronic conditions, these have rarely involved process evaluations. Indeed, outcomes of complex interventions are dependent on how the inte...

    Authors: Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten and Ewa-Lena Bratt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:153
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Quantitative and qualitative procedures are necessary components of instrument development and assessment. However, validation studies conventionally emphasise quantitative assessments while neglecting qualita...

    Authors: Jean Anthony Grand-Guillaume-Perrenoud, Franziska Geese, Katja Uhlmann, Angela Blasimann, Felicitas L. Wagner, Florian B. Neubauer, Sören Huwendiek, Sabine Hahn and Kai-Uwe Schmitt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:83
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  41. Current processes collecting cancer stage data in population-based cancer registries (PBCRs) lack standardisation, resulting in difficulty utilising diverse data sources and incomplete, low-quality data. Imple...

    Authors: Shantelle J. Smith, Rachael Moorin, Karen Taylor, Jade Newton and Stephanie Smith
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:770
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  42. We present FHIR-PYrate, a Python package to handle the full clinical data collection and extraction process. The software is to be plugged into a modern hospital domain, where electronic patient records are us...

    Authors: René Hosch, Giulia Baldini, Vicky Parmar, Katarzyna Borys, Sven Koitka, Merlin Engelke, Kamyar Arzideh, Moritz Ulrich and Felix Nensa
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:734
    Content type: Software Published on:

  43. Technology support and person-centred care are the new mantra for healthcare programmes in Western societies. While few argue with the overarching philosophy of person-centred care or the potential of informat...

    Authors: Kari Dyb, Gro Rosvold Berntsen and Lisbeth Kvam
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:240
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. The results of laboratory testing are crucial basis for clinicians to prescribe antimicrobial. Laboratory testing is a highly complex process, and increasing evidence suggests that errors and obstacles in the ...

    Authors: Feiyang Zheng, Kang Wang, Qianning Wang, Tiantian Yu and Xinping Zhang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:283
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  45. The primary healthcare sector comprises various health services, including disease prevention at local level. Research shows that targeted primary healthcare services can prevent the development of acute compl...

    Authors: Cecilie Nørby Lyhne, Merete Bjerrum and Marianne Johansson Jørgensen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:801
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  46. Limited access to drugs is a crucial barrier to reducing the growing impact of cancer in low- and middle-income countries. Approaches based on drug donations or adaptive pricing strategies yield promising but ...

    Authors: Ebru Tekinturhan, Etienne Audureau, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Patricia Garcia-Gonzalez, Joël Ladner and Joseph Saba
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:304
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Patient-centred measurement (PCM) emphasizes a holistic approach wherein the voices of patients are reflected in the standardized use of patient-reported outcome and experience measures and are represented thr...

    Authors: A. Fuchsia Howard, Linda Warner, Lena Cuthbertson and Richard Sawatzky
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:735
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a rapid shift from traditional face-to-face care provision towards delivering mental health care remotely through telecommunications, often referred to as telemental health ca...

    Authors: Rebecca Appleton, Phoebe Barnett, Norha Vera San Juan, Elizabeth Tuudah, Natasha Lyons, Jennie Parker, Emily Roxburgh, Spyros Spyridonidis, Millie Tamworth, Minnie Worden, Melisa Yilmaz, Nick Sevdalis, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Justin J. Needle and Sonia Johnson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:78
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  49. Detection of tuberculosis (TB) in children in Kenya is sub-optimal. Xpert MTB/RIF® assay (Xpert®) has the potential to improve speed of TB diagnosis due to its sensitivity and fast turnaround for results. Sign...

    Authors: Jacquie Narotso Oliwa, Sabina Adhiambo Odero, Jacinta Nzinga, Michaël Boele van Hensbroek, Caroline Jones, Mike English and Anja van’t Hoog
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:708
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. The Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) is a US measure of chronic illness quality of care, based on the influential Chronic Care Model (CCM). It measures a number of aspects of care, including ...

    Authors: Jo Rick, Kelly Rowe, Mark Hann, Bonnie Sibbald, David Reeves, Martin Roland and Peter Bower
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:293
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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