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  1. The healthcare services for non-communicable diseases (NCD) are commonly affected by public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, all healthcare facilities in Bangkok had been overwhel...

    Authors: Siriwan Pitayarangsarit, Nanapas Bhagaman, Korravarn Yodmai, Nattaya Thangsirikul and Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:409
  2. Measurement-Based Care (MBC) is an evidence-based practice shown to enhance patient care. Despite being efficacious, MBC is not commonly used in practice. While barriers and facilitators of MBC implementation ...

    Authors: Hayoung Ko, Alyssa J. Gatto, Sydney B. Jones, Virginia C. O’Brien, Robert S. McNamara, Martha M. Tenzer, Hunter D. Sharp, Anita S. Kablinger and Lee D. Cooper
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:408
  3. Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) has been adopted as an epidemiology and response capacity building strategy worldwide. FETP-Frontline was introduced in Ethiopia in 2017 as a three-month in-service t...

    Authors: Tolcha Kebebew, Mahlet A. Woldetsadik, Jordan Barker, Angelina Cui, Aisha A. Abedi, David E. Sugerman, Desmond E. Williams, Reina M. Turcios-Ruiz, Tariku Takele and Neima Zeynu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:406
  4. Hospital clinical staff have reported poor psychosocial wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about community health service staff who undertake various roles including education, advocacy an...

    Authors: Sara Holton, Karen Wynter, Anna Peeters, Alexandra Georgalas, Ann Yeomanson and Bodil Rasmussen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:405
  5. Multimorbidity of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasingly prevalent among older adults around the world, leading a higher risk of household catastrophic health expenditure (CHE). As current powerful e...

    Authors: Yaping Wang, Min Du, Chenyuan Qin, Qiao Liu, Wenxin Yan, Wannian Liang, Min Liu and Jue Liu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:403
  6. Diabetes is a chronic non-communicable disease that causes a substantial economic burden on diabetic suffers and their households. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence, equity, and determinants ...

    Authors: Ying Dang, Yinan Yang, Aimin Yang, Shuting Cao, Jia Zhang, Xiao Wang, Jie Lu and Xiaobin Hu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:401
  7. Accessible and high-quality primary health care (PHC) is fundamental to countries moving towards universal health coverage. In order to improve the quality of patient-centered care provided in PHC, a comprehen...

    Authors: Agnes Bhakti Pratiwi, Retna Siwi Padmawati, Joko Mulyanto and Dick L. Willems
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:400
  8. Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare resource utilization (HRU) among children. This study quantified HRU and cost of acute otitis media (AOM), pneumonia, and ...

    Authors: Tianyan Hu, Yan Song, Nicolae Done, Salini Mohanty, Qing Liu, Eric M. Sarpong, Esteban Lemus-Wirtz, James Signorovitch and Thomas Weiss
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:398
  9. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on patients and healthcare systems. A decline in paediatric visits to healthcare settings was observed, which might have been due to lower incidence of injury ...

    Authors: Chantal D. Tan, Silvia Bressan, Rachel Carter, Mia Hylén, Inger Kristensson, Monica Lakhanpaul, Santiago Mintegi, Henriette A. Moll and Sarah Neill
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:397
  10. Clinical practice guidelines assist health professionals’ (HPs) decisions. Costly to develop, many guidelines are not implemented in clinical settings. This paper describes an evaluation of contextual factors ...

    Authors: Elizabeth J. Pearson, Linda Denehy and Lara Edbrooke
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:395
  11. Investigations conducted among healthcare providers to assess their knowledge and perceptions towards the integration of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) related services in Sub-Saharan Africa are limited. This s...

    Authors: Sean Steven Puleh, Emmanuel Asher Ikwara, Syliviah Namutebi, Lakeri Nakero, Godfrey Mwesiga, Rogers Isabirye, Joy Acen and Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:394
  12. Substantial resources are invested by Health Departments worldwide in introducing National Clinical Audits (NCAs). Yet, there is variable evidence on the NCAs’ effectiveness and little is known on factors unde...

    Authors: Grazia Antonacci, Julie Whitney, Matthew Harris and Julie E. Reed
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:393
  13. Trauma care is one of the most expensive medical procedures that is significantly affected by factors like insurance status. Providing medical care to injured patients has a significant impact on patients’ pro...

    Authors: Khatereh Isazadehfar, Payman Salamati, Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Moein Khormali and Vali Baigi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:392
  14. Children and young people’s (CYP) mental health is a major public health concern internationally and the recent Covid-19 pandemic has amplified these concerns. However, only a minority of CYP receive support f...

    Authors: Susan Kirk, Claire Fraser, Nicola Evans, Rhiannon Lane, Jodie Crooks, Georgia Naughton and Steven Pryjmachuk
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:391
  15. Cancer is currently the leading cause of mortality globally, with new cancer cases estimated at 19.3 million and almost 10 million deaths in 2020. Specifically, breast and cervical cancer incidence and mortali...

    Authors: Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa and Nicole Holt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:390
  16. Clinicians in Chinese public hospitals face a complex and severe clinical practice environment, and the individual performance of clinicians is key to improving the output of the healthcare industry. This stud...

    Authors: Wei Lu, Xinrui Song, Junli Zhu, Yao Zhang and Changmin Hou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:388
  17. Outpatient services are crucial for strengthening primary healthcare and reducing out-of-pocket spending, which has been one of the major causes of impoverishment. So it is also critical to comprehend the peop...

    Authors: Ambey Kumar Srivastava, Rajan Kumar Gupt, Ruchi Bhargava, Rajesh Ranjan Singh and Dinesh Songara
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:387
  18. With the development of next generation sequencing technologies in France, exome sequencing (ES) has recently emerged as an opportunity to improve the diagnosis rate of patients presenting an intellectual disa...

    Authors: AL Soilly, C Robert-Viard, C Besse, AL Bruel, B Gerard, A Boland, A Piton, Y Duffourd, J Muller, C Poë, T Jouan, S El Doueiri, L Faivre, D Bacq-Daian, B Isidor, D Genevieve…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:386
  19. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential in improving the quality of healthcare and of importance for all health care personnel. No study in Norway has investigated attitudes, skills and use related to EBP a...

    Authors: Birgitte Lawaetz Myhrvold, Iben Axén, Matthew J Leach, Tobias Sundberg and Anne Marie Gausel
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:385
  20. Clinical activity accounts for 70–80% of the carbon footprint of healthcare. A critical component of reducing emissions is shifting clinical behaviour towards reducing, avoiding, or replacing carbon-intensive ...

    Authors: Carys Batcup, Matilde Breth-Petersen, Thomas Dakin, Alexandra Barratt, Forbes McGain, Ben R. Newell and Kristen Pickles
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:384
  21. This study attempts to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the antiviral remdesivir, as recommended in the 2021 COVID treatment guidelines for the United Arab Emirates, compared to standard of care (SOC), but a...

    Authors: Ahmad Subhi, Amin Mohamed El Shamy, Saeed Abdullah Mohammed Hussein, James Jarrett, Sam Kozma, Camille Harfouche and Sara Al Dallal
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:383
  22. For years it has been stated that the need for prevention and rehabilitation is not always identified early enough. Although many individuals have regular contact with a general practitioner (GP), this access ...

    Authors: Jennifer Marie Burchardi, Karla Spyra and Martin Brünger
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:382
  23. Quality improvement collaboratives are a common approach to bridging the quality-of-care gap, but little is known about implementation in low-income settings. Implementers rarely consider mechanisms of change ...

    Authors: F Procureur, AS Estifanos, DW Keraga, AK Kiflie Alemayehu, NW Hailemariam, J Schellenberg, H Magge and Z Hill
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:381
  24. Ear and hearing care programs are critical to early detection and management of otitis media (or middle ear disease). Otitis media and associated hearing loss disproportionately impacts First Nations children....

    Authors: Kai Nash, Rona Macniven, Liesa Clague, Harvey Coates, Mark Fitzpatrick, Hasantha Gunasekera, Kylie Gwynne, Luke Halvorsen, Samantha Harkus, Leanne Holt, Noeleen Lumby, Katie Neal, Neil Orr, Elizabeth Pellicano, Boe Rambaldini and Catherine McMahon
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:380
  25. People are living longer, and the majority of aging people reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, inappropriate healthcare contributes to health disparities between populations of aging p...

    Authors: Oluwarantimi Adetunji, David Bishai, Cuong Viet Pham, Janiece Taylor, Ngan Tran Thi, Zainab Khan and Abdulgafoor M. Bachani
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:379
  26. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fastest increasing cause of cancer death in Australia. A recent Australian consensus guidelines recommended HCC surveillance for cirrhotic patients and non-cirrhotic chron...

    Authors: Anh Le Tuan Nguyen, Lei Si, John S Lubel, Nicholas Shackel, Kwang Chien Yee, Mark Wilson, Jane Bradshaw, Kerry Hardy, Andrew John Palmer, Christopher Leigh Blizzard and Barbara de Graaff
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:378
  27. Case management is one of the most frequently performed interventions to mitigate the negative effects of high healthcare use on patients, primary care providers and the healthcare system. Reviews have address...

    Authors: Catherine Hudon, Mathieu Bisson, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Alannah Delahunty-Pike, Mireille Lambert, Dana Howse, Charlotte Schwarz, Olivier Dumont-Samson, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Fred Burge, Shelley Doucet, Vivian R. Ramsden, Alison Luke, Marilyn Macdonald, André Gaudreau, Judy Porter…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:377
  28. 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
  29. Postpartum home-based midwifery care is covered by basic health insurance in Switzerland for all families with newborns but must be self-organized. To ensure access for all, Familystart, a network of self-empl...

    Authors: Bettina Schwind, Elisabeth Zemp, Kristen Jafflin, Anna Späth, Monika Barth, Karen Maigetter, Sonja Merten and Elisabeth Kurth
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:375
  30. The National Health Service (NHS) Digital Diabetes Prevention Programme (DDPP) is a behaviour change programme for adults in England who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Four independent provide...

    Authors: Lisa M Miles, Rhiannon E Hawkes and David P French
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:373
  31. During 2020–21, the United States used a multifaceted approach to control SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) and reduce mortality and morbidity. This included non-medical interventions (NMIs), aggressive vaccine developmen...

    Authors: Adam J. Atherly and Eline M. van den Broek-Altenburg
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:372
  32. Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs) has become a major cause of mortality and disability globally. We explored the coping strategies adopted by CNCD patients and the roles of caregivers in the management...

    Authors: Robert Kokou Dowou, Hubert Amu, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Lordina Ewurabena Arthur, Priscilla Aku Nuna Dotse and Luchuo Engelbert Bain
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:371
  33. Emergency Departments (EDs) have become critical ‘touchpoints’ for the identification and early engagement of patients at risk of overdose or who have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Our objectives were to exami...

    Authors: Alexandra B. Collins, Janette Baird, Evelyn Nimaja, Yokabed Ashenafi, Melissa A. Clark and Francesca L. Beaudoin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:370
  34. With its digital health application (DiGA)-system, Germany is considered one of Europe's pioneers in the field of evidence-based digital health. Incorporating DiGA into standard medical care must be based on e...

    Authors: Melanie Mäder, Patrick Timpel, Tonio Schönfelder, Carsta Militzer-Horstmann, Sandy Scheibe, Ria Heinrich and Dennis Häckl
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:369
  35. Patients’ views and experiences in healthcare institutions provide a means of assessing the quality of services patients receive from healthcare workers (HCWs). However, the views of patients on the health pro...

    Authors: Herbert I. Melariri, Chester Kalinda and Moses J. Chimbari
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:368
  36. Overprescribing of antibiotics is a major concern as it contributes to antimicrobial resistance. Research has found highly variable antibiotic prescribing in (UK) primary care, and to support more effective st...

    Authors: Ruth Hurley, Francine Jury, Tjeerd P. van Staa, Victoria Palin and Christopher J. Armitage
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:367
  37. Turnover intention among nurses has risen in an alarming rate since the onset of the pandemic. There are various underlying factors to turnover intention. The present study aims to determine the effect of a nu...

    Authors: Seyed mahdi mousavi, Saeid Yazdanirad, Mahsa Jahadi naeini, Amirhossien khoshakhlagh and Mojtaba Haghighat
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:366
  38. Prescription opioids remain an important contributor to the United States opioid crisis and to the development of opioid use disorder for opioid-naïve individuals. Recent legislative actions, such as the imple...

    Authors: Jenna R. Adalbert, Amit Syal, Karan Varshney, Brandon George, Jeffrey Hom and Asif M. Ilyas
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:364
  39. Disruptions in essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported in several countries. Yet, patterns in health service disruption according to country responses remain unclear. In this ...

    Authors: Tarylee Reddy, Neena R. Kapoor, Shogo Kubota, Svetlana V Doubova, Daisuke Asai, Damen Haile Mariam, Wondimu Ayele, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Roody Thermidor, Jaime C. Sapag, Paula Bedregal, Álvaro Passi-Solar, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Mahesh Dulal, Dominic Dormenyo Gadeka, Suresh Mehata…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:363
  40. Integrated care involves good coordination, networking, and communication within health care services and externally between providers and patients or informal caregivers. It affects the quality of services, i...

    Authors: Nataša Stojnić, Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš, Majda Mori Lukančič, Črt Zavrnik and Antonija Poplas Susič
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:362
  41. This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of immunosuppressive therapy for patients with progressive idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) from the Chinese healthcare system perspective.

    Authors: Wanyi Xu, Zhiqi Zhang, Dandan Li, Wendi Dai, Chen Pan, Mingxing Guo, Ying Zhao and Xiangli Cui
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:361
  42. Viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF) cause significant economic and public health impact in Sub-Saharan Africa. Community knowledge, awareness and practices regarding such outbreaks play a pivotal role in their man...

    Authors: Sima Rugarabamu, Calvin Sindato, Susan F. Rumisha, Gaspary O. Mwanyika, Gerald Misinzo, Hee Young Lim and Leonard E. G. Mboera
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:360
  43. Childhood obesity is a chronic disease with negative physical and psychosocial health consequences. To manage childhood overweight and obesity, integrated care as part of an integrated approach is needed. To r...

    Authors: J. Halberstadt, L. W. Koetsier, M. Sijben, J. Stroo, M. van der Velde, E. G. A. H. van Mil and J. C. Seidell
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:359
  44. Using Andersen’s model of health care seeking behavior, we examined the predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with mental health service use (MHSU) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

    Authors: Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Jessica Spagnolo, Marie-Josée Fleury, Jean-Philippe Gouin, Pasquale Roberge, Mary Bartram, Sébastien Grenier, Grace Shen-Tu, Jennifer E. Vena and JianLi Wang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:357