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  1. Many healthcare professionals (HCPs) feel uncomfortable and incompetent talking about weight with children with overweight and obesity and their parents. To optimally target interventions that can improve obes...

    Authors: B. van der Voorn, R. Camfferman, J. C. Seidell and J. Halberstadt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1236
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  2. In regard to health service planning and delivery, the use of information at different levels in the health system is vital, ranging from the influencing of policy to the programming of action to the ensuring ...

    Authors: Elaine Byrne and Johan Ivar Sæbø
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1234
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  3. Τhe Baby Buddy Cyprus webapp was co-created with parents and health professionals within a Participatory Action Research framework. While using Baby Buddy in routine consultations can support the educational r...

    Authors: Nicos Middleton, Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Ourania Kolokotroni, Veronika Christodoulides, Ioanna Koliandri, Christiana Nicolaou, Maria Papadopoulou, Christiana Kouta, Maria Karanikola and Alison Baum
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1233
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  4. De-implementation requires understanding and targeting multilevel determinants of low-value care. The objective of this study was to identify multilevel determinants of imaging for prostate cancer (PCa) and as...

    Authors: Soohyun Hwang, Sarah A. Birken, Matthew E. Nielsen, Jennifer Elston-Lafata, Stephanie B. Wheeler and Lisa P. Spees
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1232
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  5. Food insecurity and hunger during pregnancy have significant implications for the health of the mother and baby. Assisting clinicians when they encounter women who are experiencing hunger or food insecurity du...

    Authors: Fiona H. McKay, Julia Zinga and Paige van der Pligt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1231
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  6. Data from High Income Countries have now linked low nurse staff to patient ratios to poor quality patient care. Adequately staffing hospitals is however still a challenge in resource-constrained Low-middle inc...

    Authors: Abdulazeez Imam, David Gathara, Jalemba Aluvaala, Michuki Maina and Mike English
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1230
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  7. The number of employees with physical diseases is increasing, and there is a need for support to help them return and continue to work. To provide effective support, it is important to identify barriers and fa...

    Authors: Shunsuke Inoue, Seiichiro Tateishi, Arisa Harada, Yasushi Oginosawa, Haruhiko Abe, Satoru Saeki, Junichi Tsukada and Koji Mori
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1229
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  8. While prevalence of up-to-date screening status is the usual reported statistic, annual screening incidence may better reflect current clinical practices and is more actionable. Our main purpose was to examine...

    Authors: Suying Li, Lesley-Ann Miller-Wilson, Haifeng Guo, Madison Hoover and Deborah A. Fisher
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1228
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  9. In order to ensure the provision of appropriate and safe medication therapy in long-term care, close interprofessional cooperation and high levels of expertise are required. Online digital documentation and co...

    Authors: Maria Magdalena Schreier, Stefan Pitzer, Johanna Katharina Dellinger, Dagmar Schaffler-Schaden, Jürgen Osterbrink and Maria Flamm
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1227
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  10. China expanded health coverage to residents in informal economic sectors by the rural new cooperative medical scheme (NCMS) for rural population and urban resident basic medical insurance scheme (URBMI) for no...

    Authors: Zhenyu Shi, Ping He, Dawei Zhu, Feng Lu and Qingyue Meng
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1226
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  12. Diagnostic investigations, including pathology and laboratory medicine (PALM) and radiology, have been largely absent from international strategies such as the Sustainable Development Goals. Further, there is ...

    Authors: Lee F. Schroeder, Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh, Kristen DeStigter, Emmanuel O. Idigbe, John Flanigan, Priscilla Mawuli Awo Ekpale, Ernest Adjei, Lina Roa, Michael L. Wilson and Susan Horton
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1224
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  13. In order to reduce work-related upper limb disorders, the Swedish Work Environment Authority introduced an occupational health surveillance targeting hand-intensive work. A process model, aimed at supporting t...

    Authors: Kristina Eliasson, Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund, Gunilla Dahlgren, Therese Hellman, Magnus Svartengren, Teresia Nyman and Charlotte Lewis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1223
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  15. Research on end-of-life care is often fragmented, focusing on one level of healthcare or on a particular patient subgroup. Our aim was to describe the complete care pathways of all cancer decedents in Norway d...

    Authors: Gudrun Bjørnelv, Terje P. Hagen, Leena Forma and Eline Aas
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1221
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  18. Following the COVID-19 directive to cease non-essential services, a rapid shift was made in the delivery of Speech Language Pathology (SLP) dysphagia management in the 3-arm, randomized PRO-ACTIVE trial. To in...

    Authors: M. M. Khan, B. Manduchi, V. Rodriguez, M. I. Fitch, C. E. A. Barbon, H. McMillan, K. A. Hutcheson and R. Martino
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1218
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  19. Tuberculosis (TB) often concentrates in groups of people with complex health and social issues, including alcohol use disorders (AUD). Risk of TB, and poor TB treatment outcomes, are substantially elevated in ...

    Authors: Rebecca Elizabeth Harrison, Volha Shyleika, Christian Falkenstein, Ekaterine Garsevanidze, Olga Vishnevskaya, Knut Lonnroth, Öznur Sayakci, Animesh Sinha, Norman Sitali, Alena Skrahina, Beverley Stringer, Cecilio Tan, Htay Thet Mar, Sarah Venis, Dmitri Vetushko, Kerri Viney…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1217
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  20. A longstanding debate exists about including a ‘reason for use’ on prescriptions for medication. Little is known, however, about patients’ opinions on this subject.

    Authors: Marijke Peeters, Elias Iturrospe, Dominique Jans, Alexander L. N. van Nuijs and Hans De Loof
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1216
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  21. Cognitive Aids (checklists) are a common tool to improve patient safety. But the factors for their successful implementation and continuous use are not yet fully understood. Recent publications suggest safety ...

    Authors: Justus Wegener, Michael St.Pierre, Oliver Keil and Hendrik Eismann
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1215
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  22. Maternal and neonatal health are regarded as important indicators of health in most countries. Death auditing through, for example, the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) is viewed ...

    Authors: Kaya Cetin, Dawit Worku, Asrat Demtse, Andrea Melberg and Ingrid Miljeteig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1214
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  24. There is a paucity of evidence about effective implementation strategies to increase treatment response and prevent drop-out among children receiving evidence-based treatment. This study examines patient, ther...

    Authors: Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, Nora Braathu, Tine K. Jensen and Silje Mørup Ormhaug
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1212
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  25. A competitive market for off-patent biologicals leads to more affordable and high-quality healthcare. In recent years, Belgium has been characterized by its low use of biosimilars and by its shifts from off-pa...

    Authors: Yannick Vandenplas, Steven Simoens, Philippe Van Wilder, Arnold G. Vulto, Florian Turk and Isabelle Huys
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1211
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  26. Care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is provided by both family physicians (FP) and specialists. Ideally, patients receive comprehensive and coordinated care from this provider t...

    Authors: J. Tranmer, T. Rotter, D. O’Donnell, D. Marciniuk, M. Green, L. Kinsman and W. Li
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1210
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  27. Seasonal influenza poses a substantial clinical and economic burden in the United States and vulnerable populations, including the elderly and those with comorbidities, are at elevated risk for influenza-relat...

    Authors: Aimee M. Near, Jenny Tse, Yinong Young-Xu, David K. Hong and Carolina M. Reyes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1209
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  28. Timely and increased frequency of quality antenatal care (ANC) contacts is one of the key strategies aimed at decreasing maternal and neonatal deaths. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised the A...

    Authors: Quraish Sserwanja, Milton W. Musaba, Kassim Kamara, Linet M. Mutisya and David Mukunya
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1208
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  29. Corrosive ingestion is still a major health problem, and its outcomes are often unpredicted. The implementation of a registry system for poisoning with corrosive substances may improve the quality of patient c...

    Authors: Zahra Mahmoudvand, Mostafa Shanbehzadeh, Mohsen Shafiee and Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1207
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  30. Referral and uptake rates of structured self-management education (SSME) for Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in the UK are variable and relatively low. Research has documented contributing factors at patient, practitio...

    Authors: Jessica Turner, Graham Martin, Nicky Hudson, Liz Shaw, Lisa Huddlestone, Christina Weis, Alison Northern, Sally Schreder, Melanie Davies and Helen Eborall
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1206
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  31. The One Health (OH) approach integrates multiple competencies in the prevention and control of disease outbreaks. Through a range of OH competence-based activities, the Africa One Health University Network (AF...

    Authors: Tonny Ssekamatte, Richard K. Mugambe, Aisha Nalugya, John Bosco Isunju, Patrick Kalibala, Angella Musewa, Winnie Bikaako, Milly Nattimba, Arnold Tigaiza, Doreen Nakalembe, Jimmy Osuret, Solomon T. Wafula, Samuel Okech, Esther Buregyeya, Fatima Tsiouris, Susan Michaels-Strasser…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1205
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  32. Continuity of care has been shown to improve health outcomes and increase patient satisfaction. Goal-oriented care, a person-centered approach to care, has the potential to positively impact continuity of care...

    Authors: Madeline King, Carolyn Steele Gray, Daniel Kobewka and Agnes Grudniewicz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1204
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  33. Midwifery group practice (MGP) has consistently demonstrated optimal health and wellbeing outcomes for childbearing women and their babies. In this model, women can form a relationship with a known midwife, im...

    Authors: Leonie Hewitt, Ann Dadich, Donna L. Hartz and Hannah G. Dahlen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1203
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  34. Medical spending rises sharply with age. Even with universal health insurance, older adults may be at risk of catastrophic out-of-pocket medical spending. We aimed to compare catastrophic out-of-pocket medical...

    Authors: Narae Kim and Mireille Jacobson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1202
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  35. There is growing evidence of variation in treatment for patients with depression, not only across patient characteristics, but also with respect to the organizational and structural framework of general practi...

    Authors: Sharline Riiser, Valborg Baste, Inger Haukenes, Tone Smith-Sivertsen, Øystein Hetlevik and Sabine Ruths
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1201
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  36. Community-based health insurance (CBHI) is a part of the health system in Bangladesh, and overcoming the obstacles of CBHI is a significant policy concern that has received little attention. The purpose of thi...

    Authors: Nurnabi Sheikh, Eunice Twumwaa Tagoe, Raisul Akram, Nausad Ali, Susan Howick and Alec Morton
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1200
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  37. Management of unscheduled urgent care is a complex concern for many healthcare providers. Facing the challenge of appropriately dispatching unscheduled care, primary and emergency physicians have collaborative...

    Authors: Allison Gilbert, Anh Nguyet Diep, Maryame Boufraioua, Benoit Pétré, Anne-Françoise Donneau and Alexandre Ghuysen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1199
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  38. Early sexual debut, low educational attainment, history of rape and transactional and intergenerational sex have been associated with HIV infection among Nigerian adolescents, especially females. We sought to ...

    Authors: Morenike O. Folayan, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu and Abigail Harrison
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1198
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  39. To evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy, social freezing, donor and autologous assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment strategies for women ag...

    Authors: Evelyn Lee and Jinhui Zhang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1197
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  40. Community health workers (CHWs) are essential field-based personnel and increasingly used to deliver priority interventions to achieve universal health coverage. Existing literature allude to the potential for...

    Authors: Jobiba Chinkhumba, Dorothy Low, Evelyn Ziphondo, Lizzie Msowoya, Darcy Rao, Jennifer S. Smith, Erik Schouten, Victor Mwapasa, Luis Gadama, Ruanne Barnabas, Lameck Chinula and Jennifer H. Tang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1196
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  41. One of the important indices for the efficacy of pre-hospital emergency services is telephone triage. The dispatching team members are faced with many challenges in telephone triage which can adversely affect ...

    Authors: Fateme Mohammadi, Ali Khani Jeihooni, Parisa Sabetsarvestani, Fozieh Abadi and Mostafa Bijani
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1195
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  42. Innovation is needed to produce sustained improvements in bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing given suboptimal access and uptake among sexually active gay, bisexual or other men who have se...

    Authors: Jayoti Rana, Ann N. Burchell, Susan Wang, Carmen H. Logie, Ryan Lisk and Dionne Gesink
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1194
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  43. A crucial component of value-based health care concerns the redesign of organizational structures. In theory, hospital structures should follow value creation: addressing medical conditions for specific groups...

    Authors: Gijs Steinmann, K. Daniels, Fabio Mieris, Diana Delnoij, Hester van de Bovenkamp and Paul van der Nat
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1193
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  44. In the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, strong measures were taken to avoid anticipated pressure on health care, and this involved new priorities between patient groups and changing working conditions for...

    Authors: Berit H. Bringedal, Karin Isaksson Rø, Fredrik Bååthe, Ingrid Miljeteig and Morten Magelssen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1192
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  45. Over one million babies are stillborn or die within the first 28 days of life each year due to preventable causes and poor-quality care in resource-constrained countries. Death audit may be a valuable tool for...

    Authors: Mtisunge Joshua Gondwe, Emily Joshua, Hendrina Kaliati, Mamuda Aminu, Stephen Allen and Nicola Desmond
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1191
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  46. Mass community testing for SARS-CoV-2 by lateral flow devices (LFDs) aims to reduce prevalence in the community. However its effectiveness as a public heath intervention is disputed.

    Authors: Mark Drakesmith, Brendan Collins, Angela Jones, Kelechi Nnoaham and Daniel Rhys Thomas
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1190
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  47. China’s social medical insurance system faces challenges in financing, product coverage, patient health responsibility sharing and data security, which commercial health insurance companies can help address. C...

    Authors: Jun Wu, Jiajun Qiao, Stephen Nicholas, Yunqiao Liu and Elizabeth Maitland
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1189
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  48. We proposed that the behaviors that demonstrate compassionate care in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be self-assessed and improved among ICU clinicians. Literature showing views of intensivists about their ...

    Authors: Shahla Siddiqui, Enas Mohamed, Balachundhar Subramaniam, Hibiki Orui, Michael Nurok, Miguel Angel Cobas, Mark E. Nunnally, Christiane Hartog, Raanan Gillon and Beth A. Lown
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1188
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  49. Consultation length, the time a health provider spend with the patient during a consultation, is a crucial aspect of patient-physician interaction. Prior studies that assessed the relationship between consulta...

    Authors: Xue Gong, Mengchi Hou, Rui Guo and Xing Lin Feng
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1187
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  50. Advance care planning (ACP) involves discussions about patient and families’ wishes and preferences for future healthcare respecting autonomy, improving quality of care, and reducing overtreatment. The Medical...

    Authors: Anastasia A. Mallidou, Coby Tschanz, Elisabeth Antifeau, Kyoung Young Lee, Jenipher Kayuni Mtambo and Holly Heckl
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1186
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