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  1. We examined linkage to care for patients with sexually transmitted infection who were diagnosed HIV-positive via the provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) approach, as compared to the voluntary...

    Authors: Natalie Leon, Catherine Mathews, Simon Lewin, Meg Osler, Andrew Boulle and Carl Lombard
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:350
  2. Qualitative research on self-management for people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has typically reported one-off retrospective accounts of individuals’ strategies. The aim of this research was to identif...

    Authors: Julia Frost, Ruth Garside, Chris Cooper and Nicky Britten
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:348
  3. Several hospitals in Norway provide short self-referral inpatient treatment to patients with severe mental diagnosis. No studies have compared the experiences of patients who have had the opportunity to self-r...

    Authors: Marit B Rise, Gretha H Evensen, Inger Elise O Moljord, Marit Rø, Dagfinn Bjørgen and Lasse Eriksen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:347
  4. Provision of high quality transitional care is a challenge for health care providers in many western countries. This systematic review was conducted to (1) identify and synthesise research, using randomised co...

    Authors: Jacqueline Allen, Alison M Hutchinson, Rhonda Brown and Patricia M Livingston
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:346
  5. Visual impairment (VI) affects physical, psychological, and emotional well-being, and social life as well. The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the psycho-social impact of VI on health-related q...

    Authors: Mahesh Kumar Dev, Nabin Paudel, Niraj Dev Joshi, Dev Narayan Shah and Shishir Subba
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:345
  6. The costs of psoriasis to a tertiary-level clinic vary considerably depending on the country of study and methods used. Hospitalisation and phototherapy have been significant cost components. This study was pe...

    Authors: Anssi Mustonen, Mauri Leino, Kalle Mattila, Leena Koulu and Risto Tuominen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:344
  7. Drug costs increasingly pose a burden upon the otherwise inadequate health care resources and rational drug utilization is an important segment of every national health policy. Optimal patient care should be t...

    Authors: Marina Polić-Vižintin, Danijela Štimac, Zvonimir Šostar and Ingrid Tripković
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:343
  8. To facilitate the discussion on the increasing number of total hip replacements (THR) and their effectiveness, we apply a joint evaluation of hospital case costs and health outcomes at the patient level to ena...

    Authors: Matthias Vogl, Rainer Wilkesmann, Christian Lausmann and Werner Plötz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:342
  9. In Ghana, between 1,400 and 3,900 women and girls die annually due to pregnancy related complications and an estimated two-thirds of these deaths occur in late pregnancy through to 48 hours after delivery. The...

    Authors: Evelyn Sakeah, Lois McCloskey, Judith Bernstein, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Samuel Mills and Henry V Doctor
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:340
  10. Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in Australia, with an associated cost burden of 11% of Australian annual health expenditure of which 40% is for hospital admissions. We investigated h...

    Authors: Emily R Atkins, Elizabeth A Geelhoed, Matthew Knuiman and Tom G Briffa
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:338
  11. Japan has a high prevalence of adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL), especially in the Kyushu/Okinawa region. Regional differences in prevalence might cause regional differences in physicians’ experiences and the effi...

    Authors: Toshiki Maeda, Akira Babazono, Takumi Nishi, Shinya Matsuda, Kiyohide Fushimi and Kenji Fujimori
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:337
  12. In primary care, patients with multiple chronic conditions are the rule rather than the exception. The Chronic Care Model (CCM) is an evidence-based framework for improving chronic illness care, but little is ...

    Authors: Juliana J Petersen, Michael A Paulitsch, Karola Mergenthal, Jochen Gensichen, Heike Hansen, Siegfried Weyerer, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Angela Fuchs, Wolfgang Maier, Horst Bickel, Hans-Helmut König, Birgitt Wiese, Hendrik van den Bussche, Martin Scherer and Anne Dahlhaus
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:336
  13. Kenyan women aged ≥15 years are at risk of developing cervical cancer. Currently, cervical cytology reduces cervical cancer incidence, since it allows for early diagnosis and treatment. Uptake of cervical scre...

    Authors: Everlyne N Morema, Harrysone E Atieli, Rosebella O Onyango, Joyce H Omondi and Collins Ouma
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:335
  14. The Whole Systems Demonstrator was a large, pragmatic, cluster randomised trial that compared telehealth with usual care among 3,230 patients with long-term conditions in three areas of England. Telehealth inv...

    Authors: Adam Steventon, Martin Bardsley, Helen Doll, Elizabeth Tuckey and Stanton P Newman
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:334
  15. Many health policies developed internationally often become adopted at the national level and are implemented locally at the district level. A decentralized district health system led by a district health mana...

    Authors: Dickson Ally Mkoka, Angwara Kiwara, Isabel Goicolea and Anna-Karin Hurtig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:333
  16. The care policy and organization of the care sector is shifting to accommodate projected demographic changes and to ensure a sustainable model of health care provision in the future. Adult children and spouses...

    Authors: Line Kildal Bragstad, Marit Kirkevold and Christina Foss
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:331
  17. In many countries a high proportion of births begin as induced labours. Induction can be lengthy if cervical priming is required prior to induction. This usually occurs as an inpatient, however, an alternative...

    Authors: Kirsten Howard, Karen Gerard, Pamela Adelson, Robert Bryce, Chris Wilkinson and Deborah Turnbull
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:330
  18. Oral anticoagulation is recommended for stroke prevention in intermediate/high stroke risk atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the usefulness of analytic software ...

    Authors: Kathleen Lang, Duygu Bozkaya, Aarti A Patel, Brian Macomson, Winnie Nelson, Gary Owens, Samir Mody, Jeff Schein and Joseph Menzin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:329
  19. In the vast state of Queensland, Australia, access to specialist paediatric services are only available in the capital city of Brisbane, and are limited in regional and remote locations. During home-based pall...

    Authors: Natalie K Bradford, Nigel R Armfield, Jeanine Young and Anthony C Smith
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:328
  20. The growing cost of health care and lack of specialised staff have set e-Health high on the European political agenda. In a prospective study we evaluated the effect of providing images for remote consultation...

    Authors: Floriana Zennaro, Daniele Grosso, Riccardo Fascetta, Marta Marini, Luca Odoni, Valentina Di Carlo, Daniela Dibello, Francesca Vittoria and Marzia Lazzerini
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:327
  21. One of the main measures of the French national cancer plan is to encourage physicians to work collectively, and to minimize territorial inequities in access to care by rethinking the geographical distribution...

    Authors: Aline Voidey, Xavier Pivot, Anne-Sophie Woronoff, Gilles Nallet, Laurent Cals, Francis Schwetterle and Samuel Limat
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:326
  22. Interest in the well-being of physicians has increased because of their contributions to the healthcare system quality. There is growing recognition that physicians are exposed to workplace factors that increa...

    Authors: Carolyn S Dewa, Desmond Loong, Sarah Bonato, Nguyen Xuan Thanh and Philip Jacobs
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:325
  23. In Ethiopia, children and mothers have been facing several health problems due to poor access to modern health care facilities and lack of effective demand to utilize the available ones. In response to this, t...

    Authors: Zewudu Kelbessa, Negga Baraki and Gudina Egata
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:324
  24. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a brief quantitative five-language measure of involvement and satisfaction in clinical decision-making (CDIS) – with versions for patients (CDIS-P) and staff (...

    Authors: Mike Slade, Harriet Jordan, Eleanor Clarke, Paul Williams, Helena Kaliniecka, Katrin Arnold, Andrea Fiorillo, Domenico Giacco, Mario Luciano, Anikó Égerházi, Marietta Nagy, Malene Krogsgaard Bording, Helle Østermark Sørensen, Wulf Rössler, Wolfram Kawohl and Bernd Puschner
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:323
  25. Providing services to patients according to their expectations and needs is necessary for the success of an organization in order to remain in the competitive market. Recognizing these needs and expectations i...

    Authors: Teamur Aghamolaei, Tasnim Eghbal Eftekhaari, Shideh Rafati, Kobra Kahnouji, Shamsieh Ahangari, Mohammad Esmaeil Shahrzad, Ataollah Kahnouji and Seyedeh Hamideh Hoseini
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:322
  26. Clinical practice guidelines are typically written for healthcare providers but there is increasing interest in producing versions for the public, patients and carers. The main objective of this review is to i...

    Authors: Kirsty Loudon, Nancy Santesso, Margaret Callaghan, Judith Thornton, Jenny Harbour, Karen Graham, Robin Harbour, Ilkka Kunnamo, Helena Liira, Emma McFarlane, Karen Ritchie and Shaun Treweek
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:321
  27. Community-based health insurance has been associated with increased hospitalisation in low-income settings, but with limited analysis of the illnesses for which claims are submitted. A review of claims submitt...

    Authors: Sapna Desai, Tara Sinha, Ajay Mahal and Simon Cousens
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:320
  28. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) is a set of 14 domains of behavior change that provide a framework for the critical issues and factors influencing optimal knowledge translation. Considering that a prev...

    Authors: Patrice Lazure, Robert C Bartel, Beverly MK Biller, Mark E Molitch, Stephen M Rosenthal, Judith L Ross, Brock D Bernsten and Sean M Hayes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:319
  29. A challenge facing science is how to renew and improve its relationship with society. One potential solution is to ensure that the public are more involved in the scientific process from the inception of resea...

    Authors: Jennifer E van Bekkum and Shona Hilton
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:318
  30. Dizziness is frequently encountered in medical practice, often takes a chronic course and can impair the health related quality of life (HRQoL). However results on the extent of this impairment of HRQoL are mi...

    Authors: Steffi Weidt, Annette B Bruehl, Dominik Straumann, Stefan CA Hegemann, Gerhard Krautstrunk and Michael Rufer
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:317
  31. Youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services (YFHS) have high priority in many countries. Yet, little is known about the cost and cost-effectiveness of good quality YFHS in resource limited settings....

    Authors: Jari Kempers, Evert Ketting and Galina Lesco
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:316
  32. Concerns about unsustainable costs in the US Medicare program loom as the number of retirees increase and experiences serious and costly illnesses like cancer. Engagement of stakeholders, particularly cancer p...

    Authors: Marion Danis, Amy P Abernethy, S Yousuf Zafar, Gregory P Samsa, Steven P Wolf, Lynn Howie and Donald H Taylor Jr
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:315
  33. This protocol concerns the assessment of cost-effectiveness of hospital health information technology (HIT) in four hospitals. Two of these hospitals are acquiring ePrescribing systems incorporating extensive ...

    Authors: Richard J Lilford, Alan J Girling, Aziz Sheikh, Jamie J Coleman, Peter J Chilton, Samantha L Burn, David J Jenkinson, Laurence Blake and Karla Hemming
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:314
  34. The majority of internet-based anxiety and depression intervention studies have targeted adults. An increasing number of studies of children, youth, and young adults have been conducted, but the evidence on ef...

    Authors: Xibiao Ye, Sunita Bayyavarapu Bapuji, Shannon Elizabeth Winters, Ashley Struthers, Melissa Raynard, Colleen Metge, Sara Adi Kreindler, Catherine Joan Charette, Jacqueline Angela Lemaire, Margaret Synyshyn and Karen Sutherland
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:313
  35. In assessing quality of care in developing countries, retrospectively collected data are usually used given their availability. Retrospective data however suffer from such biases as recall bias and non-respons...

    Authors: Paul Mwaniki, Philip Ayieko, Jim Todd and Mike English
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:312
  36. Several review studies have shown that 3.4% to 16.6% of patients in acute care hospitals experience one or more adverse events. Adverse events (AEs) in hospitals constitute a significant problem with serious c...

    Authors: Paulo Sousa, António Sousa Uva, Florentino Serranheira, Carla Nunes and Ema S Leite
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:311
  37. Dabigatran is one of the three newer oral anticoagulants (OACs) recently approved in the United States for stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients. The objective of this study was...

    Authors: Azza AbuDagga, Judith J Stephenson, An-Chen Fu, Winghan Jacqueline Kwong, Hiangkiat Tan and William S Weintraub
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:310
  38. Wheelchairs for disabled children (≤18 years) can provide health, developmental and social benefits. World Health Organisation and United Kingdom Government reports demonstrate the need for improved access to ...

    Authors: Nathan Bray, Jane Noyes, Rhiannon T Edwards and Nigel Harris
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:309
  39. People who inject drugs (PWID) use healthcare services, including primary care, at a disproportionately high rate. We investigated key correlates of general practitioner (GP) related service utilisation within...

    Authors: Dhanya Nambiar, Mark Stoové and Paul Dietze
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:308
  40. Following the 2002 enactment of the Belgian law on euthanasia, which requires the consultation of an independent second physician before proceeding with euthanasia, the Life End Information Forum (LEIF) was fo...

    Authors: Joachim Cohen, Yanna Van Wesemael, Tinne Smets, Johan Bilsen, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Wim Distelmans and Luc Deliens
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:307
  41. Assessment of the proportion of patients with well controlled cardiovascular risk factors underestimates the proportion of patients receiving high quality of care. Evaluating whether physicians respond appropr...

    Authors: Stefan Weiler, Armin Gemperli, Tinh-Hai Collet, Douglas C Bauer, Lukas Zimmerli, Jacques Cornuz, Edouard Battegay, Jean-Michel Gaspoz, Eve A Kerr, Drahomir Aujesky and Nicolas Rodondi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:306
  42. Several years have passed since the rural New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) in China was established and policies kept continuous improvement. Its policies on chronic diseases vary by county but have certa...

    Authors: Jing Wang, Lina Chen, Ting Ye, Zhiguo Zhang and Jingdong Ma
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:305
  43. High smoking prevalence has been observed among those misusing other substances. This study aimed to establish smoking behaviours and attitudes towards nicotine dependence treatment among clients and staff in ...

    Authors: Camilla Cookson, John Strang, Elena Ratschen, Gay Sutherland, Emily Finch and Ann McNeill
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:304
  44. Research suggests that “silence”, i.e., not voicing safety concerns, is common among health care professionals (HCPs). Speaking up about patient safety is vital to avoid errors reaching the patient and thus to...

    Authors: David LB Schwappach and Katrin Gehring
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:303
  45. The characteristics and aetiology of pneumonia in the non-elderly population is distinct from that in the elderly population. While a few studies have reported an inverse association between hospital case volu...

    Authors: Hiraku Kumamaru, Yusuke Tsugawa, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kanako Kunishima Kumamaru, Hideki Hashimoto and Hideo Yasunaga
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:302
  46. French general practitioners (GPs) were enrolled in a new payment system in January 2012. As part of a national agreement with the French National Ministry of Health, GPs were asked to decrease the proportion ...

    Authors: Cédric Rat, Gaëlle Penhouet, Aurélie Gaultier, Anicet Chaslerie, Jacques Pivette, Jean Michel Nguyen and Caroline Victorri-Vigneau
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:301
  47. Foreign workers’ migrant status may hinder their utilisation of health services. This study describes the health-seeking behaviour and beliefs of a group of male migrant workers in Singapore and the barriers l...

    Authors: Weixian Lee, Andy Neo, Sandra Tan, Alex R Cook, Mee Lian Wong, Joshua Tan, Andrew Sayampanathan, Daniel Lim, Shin Yong Tang, Wei Leong Goh, Mark I-Cheng Chen and Chwin Ho
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:300