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  1. Ensuring equal access to medicines and their appropriate and safe use at reasonable costs are core functions of health systems. Despite that, few descriptions of national medicines policies' development proces...

    Authors: Heidi Tahvanainen, Liisa-Maria Voipio-Pulkki, Katri Hämeen-Anttila, Ulla Närhi, Taina Mäntyranta, Anna-Riia Holmström and Marja Airaksinen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:631
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  2. The current 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is hitting citizen’s life and health like never before, with its significant loss to human life and a huge economic toll. In this case, the fever clinic...

    Authors: Qing Yong, Dinglong Liu, Guoqi Li, Wanshan Wu, Wenjie Sun and Sijing Liu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:959
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  3. Multiple evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) exist to guide the management of concussion in children, but few have been translated into clinical pathways (CP), which operationalize guidelines in...

    Authors: Anh Ly, Roger Zemek, Bruce Wright, Jennifer Zwicker, Kathryn Schneider, Angelo Mikrogianakis, Alf Conradi, David Johnson, Brenda Clark, Karen Barlow, Joseph Burey, Ash Kolstad and Keith Owen Yeates
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:119
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  4. The introduction of new tools can bring unintended consequences for organizational routines. Cancer Patient Pathways (CPP) were introduced into the Swedish healthcare system in 2015 to shorten time to diagnosi...

    Authors: Petter Fjällström, Anna-Britt Coe, Mikael Lilja and Senada Hajdarevic
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:3
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  5. Today, digitalisation is strongly present in health and social care, and it increasingly affects the organisation of work, work requirements, tasks and tools. Due to the constant change in work, up-to-date kno...

    Authors: Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Elina Laukka, Janna Nadav, Johanna Närvänen, Petra Saukkonen, Juha Koivisto and Tarja Heponiemi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:714
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  6. Drug dispensing aims to promote rational medicine use. However, in many countries, the work processes are still not well defined. In this sense, the perception of pharmacists about dispensing practices present...

    Authors: Sabrina Cerqueira Santos, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Elindayane Vieira de Souza, Lara Joana Santos Caxico Vieira, Sylmara Nayara Pereira dos Santos and Divaldo Pereira de Lyra Júnior
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:161
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  8. Community participation is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for successful health service uptake. It is notoriously difficult to assess participation and little has been done to advance tools for the asses...

    Authors: Leonard Baatiema, Morten Skovdal, Susan Rifkin and Catherine Campbell
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:233
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Telemonitoring technology offers one of the most promising alternatives for the provision of health care services at the patient's home. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a primary car...

    Authors: Iñaki Martín-Lesende, Estibalitz Orruño, Carmen Cairo, Amaia Bilbao, José Asua, María I Romo, Itziar Vergara, Juan C Bayón, Roberto Abad, Eva Reviriego and Jesús Larrañaga
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:56
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  10. The delivery of quality healthcare for women and children in conflict-affected settings remains a challenge that cannot be mitigated unless global health policymakers and implementers find an effective modalit...

    Authors: Faiza Rab, Donya Razavi, Mariam KONE, Salim Sohani, Mekdes Assefa, Muhammad Haaris Tiwana and Rodolfo Rossi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:738
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  11. The Spanish National Health Service is a universal and free health care system. Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent disorder, generating large health and social costs. The objectives of this study ...

    Authors: Francisco M Kovacs, Carmen Fernández, Antonio Cordero, Alfonso Muriel, Luis González-Luján and María Teresa Gil del Real
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:57
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Inadequate adherence to hypertension (HT) clinical standards by healthcare providers is one of the major barriers for HT management. We examined the effectiveness of four short instructional training videos on...

    Authors: Anbrasi Edward, Gibson B. Kagaruki, Frank Manase, Lawrence J. Appel and Kunihiro Matsushita
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:721
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  13. Nigeria is the second biggest contributor to global child mortality. Infectious diseases continue to be major killers. In Bauchi State, Nigeria, a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial tested the h...

    Authors: Khalid Omer, Altine Joga, Umar Dutse, Khalid Hasan, Amar Aziz, Umaira Ansari, Yagana Gidado, Muhd Chadi Baba, Adamu Ibrahim Gamawa, Rilwanu Mohammad, Neil Andersson and Anne Cockcroft
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:1085
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  14. Community Health Representatives (CHRs) overcome health disparities in Native communities by delivering home care, health education, and community health promotion. The Navajo CHR Program partners with the non...

    Authors: Amber Lalla, Shine Salt, Elizabeth Schrier, Christian Brown, Cameron Curley, Olivia Muskett, Mae-Gilene Begay, Lenora Shirley, Clarina Clark, Judy Singer, Sonya Shin and Adrianne Katrina Nelson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:24
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Extensive waiting times before receiving services is a major barrier to adequate pain management. Waiting times may have a detrimental impact on patients’ conditions and quality of life. However, there remains...

    Authors: Simon Deslauriers, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Sasha Bernatsky, Nathan Blanchard, Debbie E. Feldman, Anne Marie Pinard, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles, François Desmeules and Kadija Perreault
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:160
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  16. The combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) was primarily carried out with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and platinum-etoposide...

    Authors: Tao Wang, Yilin Li and Xiaoqiang Zheng
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:691
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. An increase in regionalization of obstetric services is being observed worldwide. This study investigated factors associated with the closure of obstetric units in hospitals in Germany and aimed to examine the...

    Authors: Jan Hoffmann, Till Dresbach, Carsten Hagenbeck and Nadine Scholten
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:342
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  18. Remote Patient Monitoring Systems (RPMS) based on e-health, Nurse Navigators (NNs) and patient engagement can improve patient follow-up and have a positive impact on quality of care (by limiting adverse events...

    Authors: Marie Ferrua, Etienne Minvielle, Aude Fourcade, Benoît Lalloué, Claude Sicotte, Mario Di Palma and Olivier Mir
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:434
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  19. The Norwegian health authorities introduced standardized cancer patient pathways (CPPs) in 2015, aiming to reduce practice variations across hospitals and regions, and improve the continuity, coordination and ...

    Authors: Monica Solberg, Geir Vegard Berg and Hege Kristin Andreassen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1371
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  20. A new two-year Post University Specialty Training (PUST) programme in family medicine was introduced to improve the quality of postgraduate speciality medical education in Tajikistan. Postgraduate education of...

    Authors: Jari Kempers, Leah F. Bohle, Alexandra Topa, Greta Ross, Zukhra Kasymova, Shakhlo Yarbaeva, Cristina Rotaru and Helen Prytherch
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:1132
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Maternal mortality due to pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum is a global challenge. Particularly, in low-and lower-income countries, the outcomes of these complications are quite substantial. In recent years...

    Authors: Reta Tsegaye Gayesa, Fei Wan Ngai and Yao Jie Xie
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:611
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  22. Health services face the challenges created by complex problems, and so need complex intervention solutions. However they also experience ongoing difficulties in translating findings from research in this area...

    Authors: Joanne Reeve, Lucy Cooper, Sean Harrington, Peter Rosbottom and Jane Watkins
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:470
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Hospitals are the biggest consumers of health system budgets and hence measuring hospital performance by quantitative or qualitative accessible and reliable indicators is crucial. This review aimed to categori...

    Authors: Shirin Alsadat Hadian, Reza Rezayatmand, Nasrin Shaarbafchizadeh, Saeedeh Ketabi and Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:561
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  24. Migration to Norway has increased rapidly in recent decades. Migrants have a lower prevalence of substance use, but may have an elevated risk of developing mental health issues and substance use problems due t...

    Authors: Ruben Jervell Pettersen and Jonas Debesay
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:107
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  25. Norwegian school health services received a national best-practice guideline in 2017. To promote healthy life skills and identify adolescents needing support, the guideline includes strong recommendations for ...

    Authors: Åse Sagatun, Thomas Engell, Malene Brekke, Hege Sjølie, Stine M. Ekornes, Kristin Sofie Waldum-Grevboe, Kristine Pape, Kirsti Kvaløy, Annette Jeneson, Anna Stigum Trøan, Anne Liv Askeland, Line Stien and Solveig Holen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1259
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  26. Modern-day health systems are complex, making it difficult to assure continuity of care for older persons with multi-morbidity. One way of intervening in a health system that is leading to fragmented care is b...

    Authors: Markus Gustafsson, Jimmie Kristensson, Göran Holst, Ania Willman and Doris Bohman
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:496
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  27. Medical devices are instruments, apparatus, appliances, software, implants, reagents, materials or other articles that are intended for use in the treatment or diagnosis of disease or injury in humans. Concern...

    Authors: Jun Zheng, Jingming Wei, Ying Xie, Siyao Chen, Jun Li, Ligang Lou, Jing Sun and Jingyi Feng
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1424
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. The increased recognition of governance, leadership, and management as determinants of health system performance has prompted calls for research focusing on the nature, quality, and measurement of this key hea...

    Authors: Paul Mubiri, Freddie Ssengooba, Thomasena O’Byrne, Adelaine Aryaija-Keremani, Justine Namakula, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Moses Aikins, Tim Martineau and Frédérique Vallières
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:371
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  29. Health care practitioners (HCPs) play a critical role in identifying and responding to intimate partner abuse (IPA). Despite this, studies consistently demonstrate a range of barriers that prevent HCPs from ef...

    Authors: Naomi Hudspeth, Jacqui Cameron, Surriya Baloch, Laura Tarzia and Kelsey Hegarty
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:96
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  31. Neurological disorders account for a large and increasing proportion of the global burden of disease. Therefore, it is important to strengthen the management of neurologic care, particularly in rural areas. Th...

    Authors: Kerstin Wainwright, Imke Mayer, Ana S. Oliveira Gonçalves, Ricarda S. Schulz, Simone Kiel, Jean-François Chenot, Agnes Flöel, Felix von Podewils, Anselm Angermaier and Tobias Kurth
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:756
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  32. Incidence of stroke is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. People who survive stroke experience disability and require long-term care. Health systems in South Africa (SA) are experiencing important challenges, a...

    Authors: T Smythe, G Inglis-Jassiem, T Conradie, S Kamalakannan, S Fernandes, SM van-Niekerk, R English, J Webster, S Hameed and QA Louw
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:464
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  33. Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most used invasive medical device in healthcare. Yet around half of insertion attempts are unsuccessful leading to delayed medical treatments and patient discom...

    Authors: Jessica A Schults, Nicole Marsh, Amanda J Ullman, Tricia M Kleidon, Robert S Ware, Joshua Byrnes, Emily Young, Lisa Hall, Gerben Keijzers, Louise Cullen, Pauline Calleja, Steven McTaggart, Nathan Peters, Stuart Watkins, Amanda Corley, Christine Brown…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:587
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  34. Racial disparities in healthcare in the United States are widespread and have been well documented. However, it is unknown whether racial disparities exist in the use of blood transfusion for patients undergoi...

    Authors: Feng Qian, Michael P Eaton, Stewart J Lustik, Samuel F Hohmann, Carol B Diachun, Robert Pasternak, Richard N Wissler and Laurent G Glance
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:121
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. Digital nursing technologies (DNT) comprise an expanding, highly diverse field of research, explored using a wide variety of methods and tools. Study results are therefore difficult to compare, which raises th...

    Authors: Tobias Krick, Kai Huter, Kathrin Seibert, Dominik Domhoff and Karin Wolf-Ostermann
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:243
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the reference standard for reporting diseases and health conditions globally. Variations in ICD use and data collection across countries can hinder meaning...

    Authors: Lucia Otero Varela, Chelsea Doktorchik, Natalie Wiebe, Hude Quan and Catherine Eastwood
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:308
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Transitional-aged youth (TAY) with mental health and/or addictions (MHA) concerns and their families experience significant challenges finding, accessing, and transitioning through needed MHA care. To develop ...

    Authors: Roula Markoulakis, Hinaya Cader, Samantha Chan, Sugy Kodeeswaran, Tracey Addison, Cathy Walsh, Amy Cheung, Jocelyn Charles, Deepy Sur, Michael Scarpitti, David Willis and Anthony Levitt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:470
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. Capacity-based mental health legislation was introduced in Norway on 1 September 2017. The aim was to increase the autonomy of patients with severe mental illness and to bring mental health care in line with h...

    Authors: Nina Camilla Wergeland, Åshild Fause, Astrid Karine Weber, Anett Beatrix Osnes Fause and Henriette Riley
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:454
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. Community Health Workers (CHWs) have a positive impact on the provision of community-based primary health care through screening, treatment, referral, psychosocial support, and accompaniment. With a broad scop...

    Authors: Myness Kasanda Ndambo, Fabien Munyaneza, Moses Banda Aron, Basimenye Nhlema and Emilia Connolly
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:179
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. When the nature and direction of research results affect their chances of publication, a distortion of the evidence base – termed publication bias – results. Despite considerable recent efforts to implement me...

    Authors: Christina Kien, Barbara Nußbaumer, Kylie J Thaler, Ursula Griebler, Megan G Van Noord, Petra Wagner and Gerald Gartlehner
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:551
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. People with vision impairment encounter many difficulties when it comes to medicines use. However, evidence indicates that there are major gaps in pharmaceutical care service provision worldwide and limited re...

    Authors: Basma Y. Kentab, Heather E. Barry, Sinaa A. Al-Aqeel and Carmel M. Hughes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:534
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. The purpose of this cross-sectional observational study was to evaluate the effects of SpO2 in a sample of dental health care providers who wear a N95 mask or Filtering Face Piece (FFP2) for four consecutive h...

    Authors: Sabina Saccomanno, Rebecca Jewel Manenti, Silvia Giancaspro, Licia Coceani Paskay, Christine Sofiane Katzenmaier, Rodolfo Francesco Mastrapasqua and Vincenzo Quinzi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:248
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. Falls impose significant health and economic burdens on older people. The volume of falls prevention economic evaluations has increased, the findings from which have been synthesised by systematic reviews (SRs...

    Authors: Joseph Kwon, Hazel Squires, Matthew Franklin, Yujin Lee and Tracey Young
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:401
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. The success of telescreening and the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in communities depends on stakeholder satisfaction, including both individuals with diabetes and community health center (CHC) staff...

    Authors: Xiaofeng Zhu, Yi Xu, Lina Lu and Haidong Zou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:160
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) payment is preferred by healthcare reform in various countries but its implementation in resource-limited countries has not been fully explored.

    Authors: Krit Pongpirul, Damian G Walker, Hafizur Rahman and Courtland Robinson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:290
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Performance-based financing is increasingly being applied in a variety of contexts, with the expectation that it can improve the performance of health systems. However, while there is a growing literature on i...

    Authors: Sophie Witter, Jurrien Toonen, Bruno Meessen, Jean Kagubare, György Fritsche and Kelsey Vaughan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:367
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. This paper describes the development and implementation of an intervention to facilitate teamwork between general practice and outside allied and community health services and providers.

    Authors: Mark F Harris, Bibiana C Chan, Christopher Daniel, Qing Wan, Nick Zwar and Gawaine Powell Davies
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:104
    Content type: Correspondence Published on:

  49. Mental health problems are disproportionately higher amongst homeless people. Many barriers exist for homeless people with mental health problems in accessing treatment yet little research has been done on ser...

    Authors: Réamonn Canavan, Margaret M Barry, Aleksandra Matanov, Henrique Barros, Edina Gabor, Tim Greacen, Petra Holcnerová, Ulrike Kluge, Pablo Nicaise, Jacek Moskalewicz, José Manuel Díaz-Olalla, Christa Straßmayr, Aart H Schene, Joaquim J F Soares, Andrea Gaddini and Stefan Priebe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:222
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Warfarin treatment requires frequent monitoring of INR (international normalized ratio) to adjust dosage in a therapeutic range. In China, patients living in small towns usually go to tertiary hospitals to get...

    Authors: Lei Chen, Yang-Zhao Zhou, Xin-Min Zhou, Li-Ming Liu, Ping Xu, Xia Zhang and Sheng-Lan Tan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:875
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:
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