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  1. Endoscopic surveillance has been proven effective in prolonging the survival of gastric cancer (GC) patients. However, there is limited evidence on the cost efficiency of delivering this intervention, especial...

    Authors: Hui Jun Zhou, Shu Chuen Li, Nasheen Naidoo, Feng Zhu and Khay Guan Yeoh
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:139
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  2. Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent globally, killing about 1.5 million people annually, yet 3 million cases are missed every year. The World Health Organization reco...

    Authors: Davy Wadula Zulu, Adam Silumbwe, Patricia Maritim and Joseph Mumba Zulu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:732
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  3. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often experience exacerbations of the disease that require hospitalization. Current guidelines offer little guidance for identifying patients whose cl...

    Authors: José M Quintana, Cristóbal Esteban, Irantzu Barrio, Susana Garcia-Gutierrez, Nerea Gonzalez, Inmaculada Arostegui, Iratxe Lafuente, Marisa Bare, Juan Antonio Blasco and Silvia Vidal
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:322
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  4. To investigate the association between clinical, demographic, and organizational factors and formal (health professionals) and informal (relatives) resource utilization in nursing home patients with and withou...

    Authors: Maarja Vislapuu, Line Iden Berge, Renira C. Angeles, Egil Kjerstad, Janne Mannseth, Wilco P. Achterberg and Bettina S. Husebo
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1306
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  5. We compared two methods of measuring provider performance of tobacco control activities: immediate "exit cards" versus delayed telephone follow-up surveys. Current standards, e.g. HEDIS, use delayed patient me...

    Authors: Thomas K Houston, Joshua S Richman, Heather L Coley, Midge N Ray, Jeroan J Allison, Gregg H Gilbert, Judith S Gordon and Catarina I Kiefe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:100
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. In Iran, tracking of patients and its associated data recording in private healthcare centers are poor, and thus a majority of patients suffering from Covid-19 are treated without any control on the isolation ...

    Authors: Nasrin Jafari, Hossein Akbari, Parvin Sarbakhsh, Abbasali Dorosti, Simin Khayatzadeh and Asghar Mohammadpoorasl
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:620
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  7. Individuals with acute cervical spinal cord injury require specialised interventions to ensure optimal clinical outcomes especially for respiratory, swallowing and communication impairments. This study explore...

    Authors: Jackie McRae, Christina Smith, Anton Emmanuel and Suzanne Beeke
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:783
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) funded demonstration project to evaluate financial incentives for nursing facilities providing care for 6 clinical conditions to reduce potentially avoidable ho...

    Authors: Justin Blackburn, Casey P. Balio, Jennifer L. Carnahan, Nicole R. Fowler, Susan E. Hickman, Greg A. Sachs, Wanzhu Tu and Kathleen T. Unroe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:492
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Paget's disease of bone (PDB) disrupts normal bone architecture and causes pain, deformity, deafness, osteoarthritis, and fractures. Genetic factors play a role in PDB and genetic tests are now conducted for r...

    Authors: Anne L Langston, Marie Johnston, Jill Francis, Clare Robertson, Marion K Campbell, Vikki A Entwistle, Theresa Marteau, Graeme MacLennan, John Weinman, Marilyn McCallum, Zosia Miedzybrodska, Keith Charnock and Stuart H Ralston
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:116
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  10. The maternal mortality ratio in Ethiopia is still high, with an estimate of 412 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016. Signal functions for emergency obstetric and neonatal care must be accessible and usable ...

    Authors: Dagne Deresa Dinagde and Habtamu Wana Wada
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:409
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  11. Finland decentralised its universal healthcare system and introduced market reforms in the 1990s. Despite a commitment to equity, previous studies have identified persistent socio-economic inequities in health...

    Authors: Alison K McCallum, Kristiina Manderbacka, Martti Arffman, Alastair H Leyland and Ilmo Keskimäki
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:3
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  12. Navajo community members face high rates of diabetes mellitus and other chronic diseases. The Navajo Community Health Representative Outreach Program collaborated with healthcare providers and academic partner...

    Authors: Calvin Franz, Sidney Atwood, E. John Orav, Cameron Curley, Christian Brown, Letizia Trevisi, Adrianne Katrina Nelson, Mae-Gilene Begay and Sonya Shin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:460
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. Many people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have problems to stay at work. Patients and health care professionals (HCPs) see the potential benefit of work-oriented clinical care, yet this care is not manifes...

    Authors: Haitze J. de Vries, Wim S. Sipma, Ron T. Gansevoort, Sandra Brouwer and Annemieke Visser
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:329
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  14. Low back pain has major health and social implications. Although there have been many randomised controlled trials of manipulation and exercise for the management of low back pain, the role of these two treatm...

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    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2003 3:16
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  15. The present evaluation explored young people’s, parents/carers, and healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the Youth Information, Advice and Counselling (YIAC) model operated by a voluntary sector organisati...

    Authors: Shaima M. Hassan, Joanne Worsley, Lisa Nolan, Nicky Fearon, Adele Ring, Jane Shelton, David McEgan, Farheen Yameen, Esmaeil Morasae Khedmati and Cecil Kullu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:383
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  16. The way in which patients and their doctors interact is a potentially important factor in optimal communication during consultations as well as treatment, compliance and follow-up care. The aim of this multidi...

    Authors: Michelle Kelly-Irving, Christine Rolland, Anissa Afrite, Chantal Cases, Paul Dourgnon, Pierre Lombrail, Jean Pascal and Thierry Lang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:66
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  17. Palliative care often requires inter-professional collaboration, offering opportunities to learn from each other. General practitioners often collaborate with specialized palliative home care teams. This study...

    Authors: Peter Pype, Wim Peersman, Johan Wens, Ann Stes, Bart Van den Eynden and Myriam Deveugele
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:501
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  18. There are more than 10,000 admissions each year in Australia for foot disease, with an average length of hospital stay of 26 days. Early supported discharge (ESD) has been shown to improve patient satisfaction...

    Authors: Rebecca Jessup, Samantha Hanna, Jaspreet Kaur, Iman Bayat and Cassandra Bramston
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:1100
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  19. Previous research has found that social risk factors are associated with an increased risk of 30-day readmission. We aimed to assess the association of 5 social risk factors (living alone, lack of social suppo...

    Authors: Charlie M. Wray, Marzieh Vali, Louise C. Walter, Lee Christensen, Wendy Chapman, Peter C. Austin, Amy L. Byers and Salomeh Keyhani
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:874
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Clinical practice guidelines are important for transmitting research findings into practice and facilitating the application of evidence-based practice (EBP). There is a paucity of knowledge about the impact o...

    Authors: Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria EH Larsson, Robert Eggertsen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kajsa Johansson, Per Nilsen, Lena Nordeman, Maurits van Tulder and Birgitta Öberg
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:105
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. The evolving COVID-19 pandemic has unevenly affected academic medical centers (AMCs), which are experiencing resource-constraints and liquidity challenges while at the same time facing high pressures to improv...

    Authors: Vasco Deon Kidd, Joe Haoming Liu, Andy Reamer-Yu, Joann Hao Wang and Mei Deng
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:882
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  22. The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on organization and delivery of care. The challenges faced by healthcare organizations in dealing with the pandemic have intensified interest in the concept o...

    Authors: Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Carolyn Tarrant, Russell Mannion, Dena El-Sawy, Simon Conroy and Daniel Lasserson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:376
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:731

  23. There is increasing interest in the role of community pharmacy in the early diagnosis and prevention of cancer. This study set out to examine how often community pharmacists (CPs) encourage patients to spot or...

    Authors: Robert S. Kerrison, Anna Robinson, Hanna Skrobanski, Ghalia Kayal, Aradhna Kaushal, Charlotte Ide-Walters, Adam Todd, Andrew Husband, Shivali Lakhani, Marsha Alter, Christian von Wagner and Lindsay MacDonald
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:268
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:344

  24. Older Australians make up 46% of all potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPHs) and people living with dementia are at significantly greater risk. While policy reforms aim to reduce PPHs, there is current...

    Authors: Lidia Engel, Kerry Hwang, Anita Panayiotou, Jennifer J. Watts, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Jeromey Temple and Frances Batchelor
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:794
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  25. Although the expenses of liver cirrhosis are covered by a critical illness fund under the current health insurance program in China, the economic burden associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) related diseases...

    Authors: Jingjing Lu, Aiqiang Xu, Jian Wang, Li Zhang, Lizhi Song, Renpeng Li, Shunxiang Zhang, Guihua Zhuang and Mingshan Lu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:37
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  26. Homecare is a growth enterprise. The nature of the care provided in the home is growing in complexity. This growth has necessitated both examination and generation of evidence around patient safety in homecare...

    Authors: Marilyn T Macdonald, Ariella Lang, Janet Storch, Lynn Stevenson, Tanya Barber, Kristine Iaboni and Susan Donaldson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:191
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  27. Management decisions regarding quality and quantity of nurse staffing have important consequences for hospital budgets. Furthermore, these management decisions must address the nursing care requirements of the...

    Authors: Martin Mueller, Stefanie Lohmann, Ralf Strobl, Christine Boldt and Eva Grill
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:295
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  28. Evidence on the effectiveness of community-based health insurance (CBHI) in low-income countries is inconclusive. This study assessed the impact of CBHI on health service utilization and financial risk protect...

    Authors: Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu, Ermias Dessie, Girmay Medhin, Negalign Birhanu, David R. Hotchkiss, Alula M. Teklu and Mizan Kiros
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:67
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  29. The shortage and high turnover of physicians is a recurrent problem in health care systems; this is especially harmful to the expansion and full operation of primary health care (PHC). The aim of this paper is...

    Authors: Monique M. M. Bourget, Alex J. F. Cassenote and Mário C. Scheffer
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:147
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  30. Needle stick injury (NSI) is the most common cause of infection with blood-borne pathogens (BBP) among healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to assess the prevalence of NSI and it’s contributing factors ...

    Authors: Jamshid Roozbeh, Leila Malekmakan, Mina Mashayekh, Anahita Dehghani, Soroush Ansari, Hossein Akbarialiabad and Mehdi Mahmudpour
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:521
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  31. Latin America (LATAM) encompasses a vast region with diverse populations. Despite publicly funded health care systems providing universal coverage, significant socioeconomic and ethno-racial disparities persis...

    Authors: André Ferreira Azeredo-da-Silva, Bruna Stella Zanotto, Flavia Martins, Nádia Navarro, Rafaela Alencar and Clarissa Medeiros
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:764
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  33. Research utilization investigators have called for more focused examination of the influence of context on research utilization behaviors. Yet, up until recently, lack of instrumentation to identify and quanti...

    Authors: Greta G Cummings, Alison M Hutchinson, Shannon D Scott, Peter G Norton and Carole A Estabrooks
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:168
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. During the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous long-term care (LTC) homes faced restrictions that prevented face-to-face visits. To address this challenge and maintain family connections, many LTC homes facilitated th...

    Authors: Marie-Soleil Hardy, Chaimaa Fanaki, Camille Savoie, Machelle Wilchesky, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Maude Laberge, Vincent Couture, André Côté, Clémence Dallaire, Philippe Voyer, Maria Cecilia Gallani, Bernadette Dallaire and Éric Gagnon
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:646
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  35. To identify and rank the importance of key determinants of high medical expenses among breast cancer patients and to understand the underlying effects of these determinants.

    Authors: Liangyuan Hu, Lihua Li, Jiayi Ji and Mark Sanderson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:1066
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. There are few validated measures of organizational context and none that we located are parsimonious and address modifiable characteristics of context. The Alberta Context Tool (ACT) was developed to meet this ne...

    Authors: Carole A Estabrooks, Janet E Squires, Alison M Hutchinson, Shannon Scott, Greta G Cummings, Sung Hyun Kang, William K Midodzi and Bonnie Stevens
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:251
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide, accounting for 15% of all deaths in children under the age of five. Hypoxemia is a major cause of death in patients suffering from pneu...

    Authors: Habtamu Seyoum Tolla, Dinkineh Bikila Woyessa, Rahel Belete Balkew, Yigeremu Abebe Asemere, Zinabie Feleke Fekadu, Alemayehu Berhanu Belete, Martha Gartley, Audrey Battu, Felix Lam and Alebel Yaregal Desale
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:676
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. Service model design is slowly being recognized among eHealth developers as a valuable method for creating durable implementation strategies. Nonetheless, practical guidelines and case-studies that inform the ...

    Authors: Marijke Broekhuis, Marit Dekker-van Weering, Cheyenne Schuit, Stefan Schürz and Lex van Velsen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:654
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  39. Although systematic reviews of health care interventions are an invaluable tool for health care providers and researchers, many potential authors never publish reviews. This study attempts to determine why som...

    Authors: Janet H Piehl, Sally Green and Chris Silagy
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2002 2:11
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. New Public Management theory affected reforms of public sectors worldwide. In Italy, an important reform of the healthcare sector changed the profile of public hospitals, creating new management related positi...

    Authors: Lorenzo Pratici, Andrea Francesconi, Gianluca Lanza, Antonello Zangrandi and Simone Fanelli
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:465
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Depression is highly prevalent in general practice, and organisation of primary health care probably affects the provision of depression care. General practitioners (GPs) in Norway and the Netherlands fulfil c...

    Authors: Anneli Borge Hansen, Valborg Baste, Øystein Hetlevik, Tone Smith-Sivertsen, Inger Haukenes, Derek de Beurs, Mark Nielen and Sabine Ruths
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1494
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  42. The medical field is in the midst of a massive expansion in telemedical services. However, it is not possible to say to what extent telemedical offerings can be designed to meet needs in the German healthcare ...

    Authors: Sascha Hoffmann, Julia Beissner, Rebekka Hieber, Johann Jacoby, Tobias Engler and Christina Barbara Walter
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1168
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. The benefit of regular multidimensional assessment of older people remains controversial. The majority of trials have been too small to produce adequate evidence to inform policy. Despite the lack of a firm ev...

    Authors: AE Fletcher, DA Jones, CJ Bulpitt and AJ Tulloch
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2002 2:21
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  44. Optimising capacity along clinical pathways is essential to avoid severe hospital pressure and help ensure best patient outcomes and financial sustainability. Yet, typical approaches, using only average arriva...

    Authors: Richard M. Wood, Simon J. Moss, Ben J. Murch, Christos Vasilakis and Philip L. Clatworthy
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1068
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. Over the past few decades, in OECD countries there has been a general growing trend in the prevalence of out-of-hospital healthcare services, but there is a general lack of data on the use of these services.

    Authors: Francesco Longo, Domenico Salvatore and Stefano Tasselli
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:393
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. Healthcare providers play a key role in supporting people with chronic low back pain to self-manage their condition. The study aimed at exploring how health care providers understand and conceptualize self-man...

    Authors: Mulugeta Bayisa Chala, Jordan Miller, Setareh Ghahari, Yemataw Wondie, Abey Abebe and Catherine Donnelly
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:194
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. One of the major challenges facing global radiology services comes from delays connected to long waiting lists for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures. Such delays in diagnostic procedures could lead t...

    Authors: Majeed O. AlRowaili, Anwar E. Ahmed and Hasan A. Areabi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:679
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Providing health care in a moving vehicle requires different considerations regarding safety than in other settings. Use of seatbelts are mandatory, and during ambulance transport patients are fastened to the ...

    Authors: Kristin Häikiö, Anne Kristine Bergem, Øyvind Holst and Nina Øye Thorvaldsen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1303
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. The growing globalization has changed the goals and methods of diplomacy. Due to the challenges and complexities of dealing with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) at the national and international levels, policy...

    Authors: Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Ahmad Ahmadi Teymourlouy, Mohammadreza Maleki and Mahnaz Afshari
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:1193
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. The interRAI suite of assessment instruments can provide valuable information to support person-specific care planning across the continuum of care. Comprehensive clinical information is collected with these i...

    Authors: Andrea D Foebel, John P Hirdes, George A Heckman, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat, Scott Patten and Ruth Ann Marrie
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2013 13:457
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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