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  1. Optimizing access to recanalization therapies in acute ischemic stroke patients is crucial. Our aim was to measure the short and long term effectiveness, at the acute phase and 1 year after stroke, of four set...

    Authors: A. M. Schott, A. Termoz, M. Viprey, K. Tazarourte, C. Della Vecchia, E. Bravant, N. Perreton, N. Nighoghossian, S. Cakmak, S. Meyran, B. Ducreux, C. Pidoux, T. Bony, M. Douplat, V. Potinet, A. Sigal…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:12
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  2. The attrition of nursing staff significantly contributes to the shortage of healthcare professionals. This study entailed an examination of the propensity of nurses to sustain employment within Grade-A tertiar...

    Authors: Li-Hong Yue, Lin-Ying Wang, Jin-Li Guo, Wan-Ling Li and Jian-Wei Zhang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:452
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  3. During the COVID-19 pandemic, provision of non-COVID healthcare was recurrently severely disrupted. The objective was to determine whether disruption of non-COVID hospital use, either due to cancelled, postpon...

    Authors: Tessa Jansen, Sigur Gouwens, Lotta Meijerink, Iris Meulman, Lisanne H. J. A. Kouwenberg, G. Ardine de Wit, Johan J. Polder, Anton E. Kunst and Ellen Uiters
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:294
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  4. Aligning delivery and financing systems across sectors to create broader systems of care can improve the health and well-being of families experiencing adversities. We aimed to identify structural and relation...

    Authors: Venice Ng Williams, Carol Yvette Franco-Rowe, Connie Cignetti Lopez, Mandy A. Allison and Gregory J. Tung
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:316
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  5. Inpatient experiences with interdisciplinary treatment for substance dependence and mental health care are measured using continuous electronic measurements in Norway. Major changes in data collection from cro...

    Authors: Hilde Hestad Iversen, Mona Haugum, Lina Harvold Ellingsen-Dalskau and Oyvind Bjertnaes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:26
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  6. Opioid treatment programs must have adequate financial capacity to sustain operations and deliver a high standard of care for individuals suffering from opioid use disorder. However, there is limited consisten...

    Authors: Erick G. Guerrero, Hortensia Amaro, Yinfei Kong, Tenie Khachikian and Jeanne C. Marsh
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:166
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  7. Nowadays, irrational use of antimicrobials has threatened public health. It’s necessary to expand the use of clinical practice guideline (CPG) on antimicrobial for facilitating the proper use of antimicrobial....

    Authors: Qingwen Deng and Wenbin Liu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:282
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  8. The adoption of new medicines is influenced by a complex set of social processes that have been widely examined in terms of individual prescribers’ information-seeking and decision-making behaviour. However, q...

    Authors: Adam G Dunn, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Blanca Gallego, Richard O Day, William Runciman and Enrico Coiera
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:248
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  9. The fee waiver system is one of the components of the 2004 health care financing reform in Ethiopia. It is a system for granting access to health services to those who are unable to pay. The utilization health...

    Authors: Nigusie Tadesse, Amsalu Feleke, Muluken Genetu Chanie, Kidist Adamu and Asnakew Molla Mekonen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1544
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  10. Annually 1.5 million Americans face housing insecurity, and compared to their domiciled counterparts are three times more likely to utilize the Emergency Department (ED). Community Based Participatory Research...

    Authors: Andrew Franco, Jonathan Meldrum and Christine Ngaruiya
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:428
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  11. Resource-limited countries increasingly depend on quality indicators to improve outcomes within HIV treatment programs, but indicators of program performance suitable for use at the local program level remain ...

    Authors: Aima A Ahonkhai, Ingrid V Bassett, Timothy G Ferris and Kenneth A Freedberg
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:427
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  12. Patient safety culture is the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with health care delivery. It is a vital component in the provision of quality care. In healthcare settings where t...

    Authors: Bereket Beyene Shashamo, Gesila Endashaw Yesera, Meseret Girma Abate, Wubshet Estifanos Madebo, Lankamo Ena Digesa and Tamiru Chonka Choramo
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:670
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  13. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that affects 60 million people worldwide. Limited evidence on AF management exists from low- and middle-income countries and none from Sri Lanka. ...

    Authors: Vethanayagam Antony Sheron, Shivany Shanmugathas, Tiffany E. Gooden, Mahesan Guruparan, Balachandran Kumarendran, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Semira Manaseki-Holland, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Kaneshamoorthy Shribavan, Kumaran Subaschandren, Rashan Haniffa, Rajendra Surenthirakumaran, G. Neil Thomas, Powsiga Uruthirakumar, Sheila Greenfield, Deirdre A. Lane…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1078
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  14. In the recent years there is a growing interest in Greece concerning the measurement of the satisfaction of patients who are visiting the outpatient clinics of National Health System (NHS) general acute hospit...

    Authors: Vassilis H Aletras, Efthemis A Papadopoulos and Dimitris A Niakas
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:66
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  15. Tanzania is among the sub-Saharan African countries facing a tremendous increase in the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In order to provide diabetes health care services, the government has established dia...

    Authors: Mariam J. Munyogwa, Reuben William, Stephen M. Kibusi and Nyasiro S. Gibore
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:527
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  16. Nordic countries excel in cancer care, but studies on uptake, costs, or managed entry agreements of cancer medicines have not been conducted recently. The aim of this study was to examine the uptake and availa...

    Authors: Kati Sarnola, Hanna Koskinen, Katariina Klintrup, Cecilie Astrup and Terhi Kurko
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1437
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  17. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, (ICF) provides a unified, international standardized framework for describing and classifying health and health-related functioning and d...

    Authors: Jan-Rickard Norrefalk and Elisabeth Svensson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:187
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  19. Self-management in chronic diseases is essential to slowing disease progression and preventing complications. However, empirical research on the associations of critical factors, such as health literacy, socia...

    Authors: Thi Thuy Ha Dinh and Ann Bonner
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:923
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  20. Electronic health record (EHR)-linked clinical decision support (CDS) may impact primary care clinicians’ (PCCs’) clinical care opinions. As part of a clinic cluster-randomized control trial (RCT) testing a ca...

    Authors: Melissa L. Harry, Ella A. Chrenka, Laura A. Freitag, Daniel M. Saman, Clayton I. Allen, Stephen E. Asche, Anjali R. Truitt, Heidi L. Ekstrom, Patrick J. O’Connor, Jo Ann M. Sperl-Hillen, Jeanette Y. Ziegenfuss and Thomas E. Elliott
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:38
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  21. Norwegian school health services received a national best-practice guideline in 2017. To promote healthy life skills and identify adolescents needing support, the guideline includes strong recommendations for ...

    Authors: Åse Sagatun, Thomas Engell, Malene Brekke, Hege Sjølie, Stine M. Ekornes, Kristin Sofie Waldum-Grevboe, Kristine Pape, Kirsti Kvaløy, Annette Jeneson, Anna Stigum Trøan, Anne Liv Askeland, Line Stien and Solveig Holen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1259
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  22. Despite evidence that decision and communication aids are effective for enhancing the quality of preference-sensitive decisions, their adoption in the field of orthopaedic surgery has been limited. The purpose...

    Authors: Kevin J Bozic, Kate Eresian Chenok, Jennifer Schindel, Vanessa Chan, James I Huddleston III, Clarence Braddock III and Jeffrey Belkora
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2014 14:366
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  23. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd leading cancer killer among men and women in the US. The Strategies and Opportunities to STOP Colon Cancer in Priority Populations (STOP CRC) project aimed to increase CRC sc...

    Authors: Amanda F. Petrik, Erin Keast, Eric S. Johnson, David H. Smith and Gloria D. Coronado
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:1028
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  24. Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI), implemented in 1995, substantially increased the number of health care facilities that can deliver free prenatal care. Because of the increase in such facilities, it i...

    Authors: Likwang Chen, Chi-Liang Chen and Wei-Chih Yang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:67
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  25. 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
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  26. Older adults and people with dementia were anticipated to be particularly unable to use health and care services during the lockdown period following the COVID-19 pandemic. To better prepare for future pandemi...

    Authors: Tanja Louise Ibsen, Bjørn Heine Strand, Sverre Bergh, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Richard Oude Voshaar, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Pernille Thingstad, Debby Gerritsen and Geir Selbæk
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:485
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  27. Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are self-report measures of health status increasingly promoted for use in healthcare quality improvement. However people with low literacy skills or learning disabili...

    Authors: Deepa Jahagirdar, Thilo Kroll, Karen Ritchie and Sally Wyke
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:431
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  28. Although some studies examined the association between shared decision-making (SDM) and type of breast cancer surgery received, it is little known how treatment decisions might be shaped by the information pro...

    Authors: Myung Kyung Lee, Dong Young Noh, Seok Jin Nam, Se Hyun Ahn, Byeong Woo Park, Eun Sook Lee and Young Ho Yun
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:48
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  29. The Government of India, made TB notification by private healthcare providers mandatory from May 2012 onwards. The National TB Programme developed a case based web based online reporting mechanism called NIKSH...

    Authors: Sarabjit Singh Chadha, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Archana Trivedi, Sachi Satapathy, Devendrappa N M and Karuna Devi Sagili
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:1
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  30. 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
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  31. Youth with concurrent substance use and mental health concerns have diverse psychosocial needs and may present to a multitude of clinical and social service sectors. By integrating service sectors at a system ...

    Authors: Rachel McGihon, Lisa D. Hawke, Gloria Chaim and Joanna Henderson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:901
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  32. Hospital accreditation is expected to improve health care quality and patient satisfaction. However, little and conflicting evidence is currently available to support its effect on patient outcomes, particular...

    Authors: Ellie Bostwick Andres, Wen Song, Wei Song and Janice Mary Johnston
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:623
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  33. To evaluate the impact of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program (DCHP) on clinical and non-clinical staff job satisfaction, level of confidence and comfort in caring for patients with cognitive impairment (CI...

    Authors: Margaret E. Murray, Anna Wong Shee, Emma West, Michelle Morvell, Meredith Theobald, Vincent Versace and Mark Yates
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:680
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  34. This study aimed to analyse the patient predictors of health-seeking behaviour for persons coughing for more than 2 weeks to better understand this vulnerable and important population.

    Authors: Carmen Christian, Cobus Burger, Mareli Claassens, Virginia Bond and Ronelle Burger
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:160
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  35. In the United States, home-based primary care (HBPC) is increasingly proposed as a means of enabling frail elders to remain at home for as long as possible, while still receiving needed medical care. However, ...

    Authors: Stephen A. Stanhope, Mary C. Cooley, Linda F. Ellington, Gregory P. Gadbois, Andrew L. Richardson, Timothy C. Zeddes and Jay P. LaBine
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:161
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  36. Ontario’s large community hospitals (LCHs) provide care to 65% of the province’s hospitalized patients, yet we know very little about their research activities. By searching for research publications from 2013...

    Authors: Giulio DiDiodato, John Alexander DiDiodato and Aidan Samuel McKee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:566
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  37. Informal care, the health care provided by the patient’s social network is important in low income settings although its monetary value is rarely estimated. The lack of estimates of the value of informal care ...

    Authors: Levison Stanely Chiwaula, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Fabian Caltado, Atupele Kapito-Tembo, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Monique van Lettow, Hannock Tweya, Virginia Kayoyo, Blessings Khangamwa-Kaunda, Florence Kasende, Clement Trapence, Salem Gugsa, Nora E. Rosenberg, Michael Eliya and Sam Phiri
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:136
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:191

  38. Health care workers especially nurses in developing countries are at serious risk for infection from blood-borne pathogens particularly hepatitis B virus (HBV) — because of the high prevalence of such pathogen...

    Authors: Kennedy Diema Konlan, Millicent Aarah-Bapuah, Joseph M. Kombat and Gifty Mary Wuffele
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:254
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  39. 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

  40. Interventions targeting community health workers (CHWs) aim to optimise the delivery of health services to underserved rural areas. Whilst interventions are evaluated against their objectives, there remains li...

    Authors: Gavin George, Takunda Mudzingwa and Christiane Horwood
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:76
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. There is an urgent need for the development of simple communication tools that convey the strengths, assets, and healthcare needs of people living with dementia. A Healthcare Passport may improve communication...

    Authors: Gerard Leavey, Aine Abbott, Max Watson, Stephen Todd, Vivien Coates, Sonja McIlfactrick, Brendan McCormack, Bethany Waterhouse-Bradley and Emma Curran
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:363
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  42. This study aims to assess geographical distribution of hospitals and extent of inequalities in hospital beds against socioeconomic status (SES) of residents of five metropolitan cities in Iran.

    Authors: Yousef Chavehpour, Arash Rashidian, Abraha Woldemichael and Amirhossein Takian
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:614
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  43. Short message service (SMS) presents an opportunity to expand the reach of care and improve reproductive health outcomes. SMS could increase family planning (FP) use through education, support and demand gener...

    Authors: Karren Lewis, Elizabeth K. Harrington, Daniel Matemo, Alison L. Drake, Keshet Ronen, Gabrielle O’Malley, John Kinuthia, Grace John-Stewart and Jennifer A. Unger
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:870
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  44. A robust medical claims review system is crucial for addressing fraud and abuse and ensuring financial viability of health insurance organisations. This paper assesses claims adjustment rate of the paper- and ...

    Authors: Eric Nsiah-Boateng, Francis Asenso-Boadi, Lydia Dsane-Selby, Francis-Xavier Andoh-Adjei, Nathaniel Otoo, Patricia Akweongo and Moses Aikins
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:115
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  45. The management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), a chronic relapsing condition primarily affecting joints usually entails regular hospital reviews with a specialist. These reviews can occur when the patient is wel...

    Authors: Sue Child, Victoria A Goodwin, Mark G Perry, Christian A Gericke and Richard Byng
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2015 15:157
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  46. Lack of health insurance claims (HIC) in the last year of life might indicate suboptimal end-of-life care, but reasons for no HIC are not fully understood because information on causes of death is often missin...

    Authors: Radoslaw Panczak, Viktor von Wyl, Oliver Reich, Xhyljeta Luta, Maud Maessen, Andreas E. Stuck, Claudia Berlin, Kurt Schmidlin, David C. Goodman, Matthias Egger, Kerri Clough-Gorr and Marcel Zwahlen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:178
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  47. Patient education is crucial in improving the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients. At the same, understanding the concerns and needs of patients is essential in providing appropriate education. ...

    Authors: Ming-Chuan Chen, Hung-Chang Hung, Hsiu-Ju Chang, Sheng-Shun Yang, Wen-Chen Tsai and Shu-Chuan Chang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:148
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  48. In January 2006, the Korean government implemented a copayment waiver policy for hospitalized children under the age of 6 years to reduce the economic burden on patients. This policy was implemented from 2006 ...

    Authors: Sook Young Kwak, Seok-Jun Yoon, In-Hwan Oh and Young-eun Kim
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2015 15:170
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  49. Surgeons and nurses sometimes perceive a high workload on the surgical wards, which may influence admission decisions and staffing policy. This study aimed to explore the relative contribution of various patie...

    Authors: Catharina J. van Oostveen, Hester Vermeulen, Els J. M. Nieveen van Dijkum, Dirk J. Gouma and Dirk T. Ubbink
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2015 15:395
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Ten percent of non-sudden deaths in the Netherlands occur in inpatient hospice facilities. To investigate differences between patients who are admitted to inpatient hospice care or not following application, h...

    Authors: Emily West, H. Roeline Pasman, Cilia Galesloot, Martine Elizabeth Lokker and Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2016 16:33
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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