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  1. While quick and easy access to healthcare services is a reality for some, others experience significant hardships, even for receipt of the most basic health and medical care and attention. To those who effecti...

    Authors: James K. Elrod and John L. Fortenberry Jr.
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 4):806
    Content type: Debate Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 4

  2. Following publication of the original article [1], an erratum was initiated in order to include supplementary material that was not updated and not included during the online submission of the authors’ correct...

    Authors: Folarin Babatunde, Joy MacDermid and Norma MacIntyre
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:820
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:375

  3. Need for help is perceived as an important first step towards weight related health-care use among overweight and obese individuals and several studies have reported gender as an important predisposing charact...

    Authors: S. N. W. Bunt, S. Y. M. Mérelle, I. H. M. Steenhuis and W. Kroeze
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:819
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Many people with a mental illness are parents caring for dependent children. These children are at greater risk of developing their own mental health concerns compared to other children. Mental health services...

    Authors: Patraporn Tungpunkom, Darryl Maybery, Andrea Reupert, Nick Kowalenko and Kim Foster
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:818
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. The health status of refugees is a significant factor in determining their success in resettlement and relies heavily on self-rated measures of refugee health. The selection of robust and appropriate self-rate...

    Authors: Alison Dowling, Joanne Enticott and Grant Russell
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:817
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  6. We examined the association of dialysis facility characteristics with payment reductions and change in clinical performance measures during the first year of the United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid S...

    Authors: Milda R. Saunders, Haena Lee and Marshall H. Chin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:816
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. World Health Organisation recommends routine Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination for girls when its cost-effectiveness in the country or region has been duly considered. We therefore aimed to evaluate cost...

    Authors: Obinna I. Ekwunife and Stefan K. Lhachimi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:815
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Metabolic syndrome (MetS), the clustering of multiple leading risk factors, predisposes individuals to increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardio-metabolic diseas...

    Authors: Melinda J. Carrington and Paul Zimmet
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:813
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  11. Organization of HIV care and treatment services, including clinic staffing and services, may shape clinical and financial outcomes, yet there has been little attempt to describe different models of HIV care in...

    Authors: Sharon Tsui, Julie A. Denison, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Larry W. Chang, Olivier Koole, Kwasi Torpey, Eric Van Praag, Jason Farley, Nathan Ford, Leine Stuart and Fred Wabwire-Mangen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:811
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. The Million Hearts® initiative aims to prevent heart disease and stroke in the United States by mobilizing public and private sectors around a core set of objectives, with particular attention on improving blo...

    Authors: Priscilla M. Lopez, Jennifer Zanowiak, Keith Goldfeld, Katarzyna Wyka, Ahmad Masoud, Susan Beane, Rashi Kumar, Phoebe Laughlin, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Lorna Thorpe and Nadia Islam
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:810
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  13. An in-depth understanding of how organizational culture is experienced by health workers (HWs), and influences their decisions to leave their jobs is a fundamental, yet under-examined, basis for forming effect...

    Authors: Constance Sibongile Shumba, Karina Kielmann and Sophie Witter
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:809
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Evidence for efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in treatment of schizophrenia is growing. CBT is effective and cost efficient in treating positive and negative symptoms. To effectively meet the ne...

    Authors: Muhammed Omair Husain, Imran B. Chaudhry, Nasir Mehmood, Raza ur Rehman, Ajmal Kazmi, Munir Hamirani, Tayyeba Kiran, Ameer Bukhsh, Paul Bassett, Muhammad Ishrat Husain, Farooq Naeem and Nusrat Husain
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:808
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. After the publication of this article [1] it has come to our attention that the author Jeph Herrin was incorrectly included as Jeph Henry. The correct spelling is included in this erratum and the original arti...

    Authors: Goitom Gigar Abera, Yibeltal Kiflie Alemayehu and Jeph Herrin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:807
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:713

  16. Information-use is an integral component of a routine health information system and essential to influence policy-making, program actions and research. Despite an increased amount of routine data collected, pl...

    Authors: Edward Nicol, Debbie Bradshaw, Jeannine Uwimana-Nicol and Lilian Dudley
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):765
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  17. Poor, Black African males are underrepresented as patients in facilities that treat problem drinking in Cape Town, South Africa. Reasons for this remain unclear, but factors such as the kinds of treatment prov...

    Authors: Amina Saban, Neo Morojele and Leslie London
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):740
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  18. Centralized dispensing of essential medicines is one of South Africa’s strategies to address the shortage of pharmacists, reduce patients’ waiting times and reduce over-crowding at public sector healthcare fac...

    Authors: Bvudzai Priscilla Magadzire, Bruno Marchal, Tania Mathys, Richard O. Laing and Kim Ward
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):724
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  19. Reminder/recall systems are effective ways to improve immunization rates, but their feasibility in primary health care (PHC) settings in Nigeria has not been adequately evaluated. In this study we describe the...

    Authors: Victoria Bolanle Brown and O. Abimbola Oluwatosin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):703
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  20. Health practitioners frequently encounter dying, death and suffering. While providing health care can be stressful, the literature on how different health practitioners cope with the emotional challenges assoc...

    Authors: Bassantéa Lodegaèna Kpassagou and Kokou Messanh Agbémélé Soedje
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):700
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  21. Access to maternal and child health care in low- and middle-income countries such as Togo is characterized by significant inequalities. Most studies in the Togolese context have examined the total inequality o...

    Authors: Yacobou Sanoussi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):699
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  22. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is characterized by a high prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and a high proportion of uncontrolled HTN, which is indicative of poor HTN management. Effective managemen...

    Authors: Aimée M. Lulebo, Didine K. Kaba, Silvestre E.-H. Atake, Mala A. Mapatano, Eric M. Mafuta, Julien M. Mampunza and Yves Coppieters
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):698
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  23. Low and middle income countries face many challenges in meeting their populations’ mental health care needs. Though family caregiving is crucial to the management of severe mental health disabilities, such as ...

    Authors: Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Irene A. Kretchy, Genevieve Cecilia Aryeetey, Duah Dwomoh, Sybil Decker, Samuel Agyei Agyemang, Yesim Tozan, Moses Aikins and Justice Nonvignon
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):697
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  24. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experiences an acute dearth of well-trained and skilled researchers. This dearth constrains the region’s capacity to identify and address the root causes of its poor social, health, de...

    Authors: Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, Caroline W. Kabiru, Djesika Amendah, Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet, Esso-Hanam Atake, Marie-Gloriose Ingabire, Stephen Maluka, Joyce N. Mumah, Matilu Mwau, Mollyne Ndinya, Kenneth Ngure, Estelle M. Sidze, Charles Sossa, Abdramane Soura and Alex C. Ezeh
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):696
    Content type: Introduction Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  25. People with disabilities represent approximately 6% of the Senegalese population. They face significant barriers to accessing health care. Although several initiatives have been implemented to improve access t...

    Authors: Diarra Bousso Senghor, Oumar Diop and Issa Sombié
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17(Suppl 2):695
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  26. Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the eighth leading cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 90% of RTIs occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Brazil. There has been minimal research in...

    Authors: Anjni Patel, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Michael Hocker, Enio Molina, Nelly Moraes Gil and Catherine Staton
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:804
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Despite its popularity, the effectiveness of audit and feedback in support quality improvement efforts is mixed. While audit and feedback-related research efforts have investigated issues relating to feedback ...

    Authors: Daniel J. Wagner, Janet Durbin, Jan Barnsley and Noah M. Ivers
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:803
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. In South Africa, the financing and sustainability of HIV services is a priority. Community-based HIV testing services (CB-HTS) play a vital role in diagnosis and linkage to HIV care for those least likely to u...

    Authors: Sue-Ann Meehan, Nulda Beyers and Ronelle Burger
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:801
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  30. In health research, indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) are often used interchangeably and often lack theoretical foundation. This makes it difficult to compare results from different studies and to explo...

    Authors: Michael Fliesser, Jessie De Witt Huberts and Pia-Maria Wippert
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:800
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Teamwork is an integrated part of today’s specialized and complex healthcare and essential to patient safety, and is considered as a core competency to improve twenty-first century healthcare. Teamwork measure...

    Authors: Randi Ballangrud, Sissel Eikeland Husebø and Marie Louise Hall-Lord
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:799
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Telephone triage is a core but vulnerable part of the care process at out-of-hours general practitioner (GP) cooperatives. In the Netherlands, different instruments have been used for assessing the quality of ...

    Authors: Marleen Smits, Ellen Keizer, Paul Ram and Paul Giesen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:798
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of planning for future health and personal care. A person’s values and preferences are made known so that they can guide decision making at a future time when that pers...

    Authors: Kim-Huong Nguyen, Marcus Sellars, Meera Agar, Sue Kurrle, Adele Kelly and Tracy Comans
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:797
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Purposefully building stronger collaborations between primary care (PC) and public health (PH) is one approach to strengthening primary health care. The purpose of this paper is to report: 1) what systemic fac...

    Authors: Sabrina T. Wong, Marjorie MacDonald, Ruth Martin-Misener, Donna Meagher-Stewart, Linda O’Mara and Ruta K. Valaitis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:796
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic cardiac condition with an infectious aetiology, causing high disease burden in low-income settings. Affected individuals are young and associated morbidity is high. H...

    Authors: Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Anna P Ralph, Rosemary Wyber and Jonathan R Carapetis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:793
    Content type: Review Published on:

  36. An increasing number of transitions due to substitution of care of more complex patients urges insight in and improvement of transitional medication safety. While lack of documentation of prescription changes ...

    Authors: Judith M. Poldervaart, Marije A. van Melle, Sanne Willemse, Niek J. de Wit and Dorien L.M. Zwart
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:792
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. Care integration has been the focus of recent health system reforms. Given their functions at all levels of the care continuum, nurses have a substantial and primordial role to play in such integration process...

    Authors: Caroline Longpré and Carl-Ardy Dubois
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:790
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. The Swiss health system is customer-driven with fee-for-service paiement scheme and universal coverage. It is highly performing but expensive and health information systems are scarcely implemented. The Swiss ...

    Authors: Sonja T. Ebert, Valérie Pittet, Jacques Cornuz and Nicolas Senn
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:789
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Despite several countrywide attempts to strengthen and standardise the primary healthcare (PHC) system, Greece is still lacking a sustainable, policy-based model of integrated services. The aim of our study wa...

    Authors: Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla, Vasiliki-Eirini Chatzea, Adelais Markaki, Kyriakos Kritikos, Elena Petelos and Christos Lionis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:788
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. To ensure quality of care delivery clinical supervision has been implemented in health services. While clinical supervision of health professionals has been shown to improve patient safety, its effect on other...

    Authors: David A. Snowdon, Sandra G. Leggat and Nicholas F. Taylor
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:786
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Integrated community case management (iCCM) strategies aim to reach poor communities by providing timely access to treatment for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea for children under 5 years of age. Community he...

    Authors: Robin Altaras, Mark Montague, Kirstie Graham, Clare E. Strachan, Laura Senyonjo, Rebecca King, Helen Counihan, Denis Mubiru, Karin Källander, Sylvia Meek and James Tibenderana
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:785
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine providers has the potential to change the traditional patient-physician relationship. Professional medical organizations recommend that telemedicine exist within the medic...

    Authors: Brandon M. Welch, Jillian Harvey, Nathaniel S. O’Connell and James T. McElligott
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:784
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. International studies have shown a contribution of psychiatric comorbidity to high utilization rates in out-of-hour primary care (OOHC). Up to now, the impact of psychiatric comorbidity in German OOHC remains ...

    Authors: Constanze Storr, Lucia Marieke Gahbler, Klaus Linde and Antonius Schneider
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:783
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has substantial economic and human costs; it is expected to be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. To minimize these costs high quality guidelines h...

    Authors: Thomas Rotter, Christopher Plishka, Mohammed Rashaad Hansia, Donna Goodridge, Erika Penz, Leigh Kinsman, Adegboyega Lawal, Sheryl O’Quinn, Nancy Buchan, Patricia Comfort, Prakesh Patel, Sheila Anderson, Tanya Winkel, Rae Lynn Lang and Darcy D. Marciniuk
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:782
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  45. The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) penalizes hospitals for high all-cause unplanned readmission rates. Many have expressed concern that hospitals serving patient populations with more comorbidit...

    Authors: Roger K. Khouri Jr, Hechuan Hou, Apoorv Dhir, Juan J. Andino, James M. Dupree, David C. Miller and Chad Ellimoottil
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:781
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Xiamen is a pilot city in China for hierarchical diagnosis and treatment reform of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes. Since 2012, Xiamen has implemented a program called the “three-in-one”, a team...

    Authors: Xuejun Li, Zhibin Li, Changqin Liu, Junfeng Zhang, Zhonghai Sun, Yuji Feng, Jing Mei, Chengming Gu, Xiaoying Li and Shuyu Yang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:779
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Within China’s multi-tiered medical system, many patients seek care in higher-tiered hospitals without a referral by a primary-care provider. This trend, generally referred to as patient self-referral behavior...

    Authors: Da Feng, Donglan Zhang, Boyang Li, Yan Zhang, Ray Serrano, Danxiang Shi, Yuan Liu and Liang Zhang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:778
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. Understanding regional variation in patient satisfaction about healthcare systems (PHCs) on the quality of services provided is instrumental to improving quality and developing a patient-centered healthcare sy...

    Authors: Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Michael Ekholuenetale, Vaibhav Shah, Bernard Kadio and Ogochukwu Udenigwe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:776
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are often recommended as part of combination therapy for type 2 diabetes when oral medication does not result in sufficient glycemic control. Several GLP-1 rec...

    Authors: Louis S. Matza, Kristina S. Boye, Katie D. Stewart, Evan W. Davies and Rosirene Paczkowski
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:774
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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