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  1. Vaccination is one of the most important public health interventions to reduce child mortality and morbidity. In Ethiopia, about 472,000 children die each year by vaccine-preventable diseases. A satisfied moth...

    Authors: Eyasu Tesfaye, Ayal Debie, Fasil Sisay and Tesfahun Zemene Tafere
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1315
  2. Due to the growing economic pressure, there is an increasing interest in the optimization of operational processes within surgical operating rooms (ORs). Surgical departments are frequently dealing with limite...

    Authors: Martin Schenk, Juliane Neumann, Nadine Adler, Tilo Trommer, Jan Theopold, Thomas Neumuth and Pierre Hepp
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1313
  3. In Sweden, older people in residential care had the highest mortality rates, followed by those who received home care, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Staff working in the care of olde...

    Authors: Lena Marmstål Hammar, Moudud Alam, Caroline Eklund, Anne-Marie Boström and Annica Lövenmark
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1312
  4. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is highly effective, but disparities in PrEP access remain considerable, particularly among Black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). To address this,...

    Authors: Stefani A. Butts, BreAnne Young, Jakisha Blackmon and Susanne Doblecki-Lewis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1311
  5. Conventional cognitive interventions to reduce medication errors have been found to be less effective as behavioural change does not always follow intention change. Nudge interventions, which subtly steer one’...

    Authors: Keng Sheng Chew, Say Keat Ooi, Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Shirly Siew-Ling Wong, Vanitha Kandasamy and Shin-Shin Teo
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1310
  6. Despite remarkable gains over the past decade, mounting evidence suggests that Ethiopia’s rural health extension program (HEP) is facing serious implementation challenges. We investigated the current and poten...

    Authors: Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Amare Abera Tareke and Sibhatu Biadgilign
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1309
  7. The early detection and diagnosis of cancer to reduce avoidable mortality and morbidity is a challenging task in primary health care. There is a growing evidence base on how to enable earlier cancer diagnosis,...

    Authors: Thomas A Willis, Richard D Neal, Fiona M Walter and Robbie Foy
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1308
  8. Remote care has the potential of improving access to timely care for people with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD), but there is limited knowledge on how this approach is regarded by healthcare professionals (...

    Authors: Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, Anne Therese Tveter and Nina Østerås
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1307
  9. The COVID-19 pandemic involved a rapid change to the working conditions of all healthcare workers (HCW), including those in primary care. Organizational responses to the pandemic, including a shift to virtual ...

    Authors: Eric A. Apaydin, Danielle E. Rose, Michael R. McClean, David C. Mohr, Elizabeth M. Yano, Paul G. Shekelle, Karin M. Nelson, Rong Guo, Caroline K. Yoo and Susan E. Stockdale
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1306
  10. Considering the high maternal mortality rate, the government of Pakistan has deployed Community Midwives (CMWs) in rural areas of Pakistan. This relatively new cadre of community-based skilled birth attendants...

    Authors: Ramesh Kumar, Vikram Mehraj, Jamil Ahmed, Shahzad Ali Khan, Tariq Mehmood Ali, Saima Batool, Fozia Rashid and Sathirakorn Pongpanich
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1305
  11. Inventory managers in the blood supply chain always endeavor to provide their clients with prompt and appropriate responses. On the other hand, timely and regular blood deliveries to consumers are essential si...

    Authors: Monireh Ahmadimanesh, Hamid Reza Safabakhsh and Sedigheh Sadeghi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1304
  12. 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
  13. Disparities in uninsured emergency department (ED) use are well documented. However, a comprehensive analysis evaluating how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have reduced racial and ethnic disparities is lack...

    Authors: Benjamin Ukert and Theodoros V. Giannouchos
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1302
  14. Digital interventions in health services often fail due to an underappreciation of the complexity of the implementation. This study develops an approach to address complexity through an evidenced-based, theory...

    Authors: Samantha T. Robertson, Ingrid C. M. Rosbergen, Sandra G. Brauer, Rohan S. Grimley and Andrew Burton-Jones
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1301
  15. Eldercare workers in nursing homes report high musculoskeletal disorders, stressful work, and sickness absence. Initiatives that can accommodate these issues are needed. Current studies point out that nature c...

    Authors: Sandra Schade Jacobsen, Maja Vilhelmsen, Lene Lottrup and Mikkel Brandt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1300
  16. With the increased demand for health care services and with simultaneous staff shortages, new work models are needed in primary health care. In November 2015, a Swedish primary health care centre introduced a ...

    Authors: Maria Gelin, Berit Gesar, Ann-Sofie Källberg, Anna Ehrenberg and Catharina Gustavsson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1299
  17. Prompted by recent shocks and stresses to health systems globally, various studies have emerged on health system resilience. Our aim is to describe how health system resilience is operationalised within empiri...

    Authors: Samantha Copeland, Saba Hinrichs-Krapels, Federica Fecondo, Esteban Ralon Santizo, Roland Bal and Tina Comes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1297
  18. Hospitals are considered to be one of the most hazardous environments to work in, and their service workers are exposed to many serious risks. So The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of educ...

    Authors: Maryam Mohammadi, Mohammad Vahedian-sharoodi, Zahra Joghatei, Habibullah Esmaily and Hadi Tehrani
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1296
  19. Older adults are at risk of potentially inappropriate medication use given polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and age-related changes, which contribute to the growing burden associated with opioid use. The objectiv...

    Authors: Carina D’Aiuto, Carlotta Lunghi, Line Guénette, Djamal Berbiche, Karine Bertrand and Helen-Maria Vasiliadis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1295
  20. In January 2010, the choice reform was instituted in Swedish primary health care establishing free entry for private primary health care providers and enabling patients to choose freely among primary health ca...

    Authors: Hannes Kohnke, Andrzej Zielinski, Anders Beckman and Henrik Ohlsson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1294
  21. As approximately 3/4 of the population lives in county-level divisions in China, the allocation of health resources at the county level will affect the realization of health equity. This study aims to evaluate...

    Authors: Zuobao Wang, Lin Dong, XinYi Xing, Zhe Liu and Yuxiang Zhou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1293
  22. The German Innovation Fund supports projects that aim to improve healthcare through integration and intersectoral collaboration. As is typical for collaborative innovation projects, partners often pursue diffe...

    Authors: Malte Haring, Juliane Schiller, Martin Gersch and Volker Amelung
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1292
  23. In Norway, primary healthcare has first-line responsibility for all medical emergencies, including traumas and fractures. Normally, patients with suspected fractures are referred to specialist care in hospital...

    Authors: Stein Vabo, Egil Kjerstad, Steinar Hunskaar, Knut Steen, Christina Brudvik and Tone Morken
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1291
  24. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis contribute significantly to global morbidity and mortality. Researchers are pursuing vaccines for these STIs, and ...

    Authors: T. Valleroy, Colin Garon, Janamarie Perroud and Abram L. Wagner
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1290
  25. We aimed to explore the construct of “high need” and identify common need domains among high-need patients, their care professionals, and healthcare organizations; and to describe the interventions that health...

    Authors: Susanne Hempel, Maria Bolshakova, Michael Hochman, Elvira Jimenez, Gina Thompson, Aneesa Motala, David A. Ganz, Sonya Gabrielian, Samuel Edwards, James Zenner, Ben Dennis and Evelyn Chang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1289
  26. Rapid diagnostic testing may support improved treatment of COVID patients. Understanding COVID testing and care pathways is important for assessing the impact and cost-effectiveness of testing in the real worl...

    Authors: Gabrielle Bonnet, John Bimba, Chancy Chavula, Harunavamwe N. Chifamba, Titus Divala, Andres G. Lescano, Mohammed Majam, Danjuma Mbo, Auliya A. Suwantika, Marco A. Tovar, Pragya Yadav, Elisabeth L. Corbett, Anna Vassall and Mark Jit
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1288
  27. While the number of medical images has increased substantially, the demand has outpaced access, resulting in long wait times in many countries. Long wait times are a key problem for patient safety and quality ...

    Authors: Bjørn Hofmann, Ingrid Øfsti Brandsaeter and Elin Kjelle
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1287
  28. Internal medicine (IM) residency is a notoriously challenging time generally characterized by long work hours and adjustment to new roles and responsibilities. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to multiple emergen...

    Authors: Frederique St-Pierre, Romela Petrosyan, Arjun Gupta, Stephen Hughes, John Trickett, Susan Read, Vanessa Van Doren, Andrew Zeveney and Christiana Shoushtari
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1285
  29. Despite the benefits attributed to the use of local anesthesia (LA) for open hemorrhoidectomy (OH) in developed countries, this technique is still not considered as the first line technique in low-income count...

    Authors: Franck Katembo Sikakulya, Robinson Ssebuufu, Xaviour Francis Okedi, Moris Baluku, Herman Lule, Sonye Magugu Kiyaka, Joshua Muhumuza, Selamo Fabrice Molen, Godefroy Nyenke Bassara, Musa Abbas Waziri, Stephen Mbae Kithinji, Mugisho Munyerenkana Leocadie, Byamungu Pahari Kagenderezo, Jeannot Baanitse Munihire, Bienfait Mumbere Vahwere, Ahmed Kiswezi…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1283
  30. Shared Decision-Making to discuss how the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening align with patient values is required by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and recommended by multiple organizations...

    Authors: Abigail N. Herbst, Megan B. McCullough, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Anna M. Barker, Elizabeth M. Maguire and Gemmae M. Fix
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1282
  31. There is little evidence on experiences in psychiatric care treatment among patients with immigrant or ethnic minority background. Knowledge about their experiences is crucial in the development of equal and h...

    Authors: Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Hilde Hestad Iversen, Kjersti Eeg Skudal and Lina Harvold Ellingsen-Dalskau
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1281
  32. The low demand for maternal and child health services is a significant factor in Nigeria's high maternal death rate. This paper explores demand and supply-side determinants at the primary healthcare level, hig...

    Authors: Udochukwu U. Ogu, Bassey Ebenso, Tolib Mirzoev, Nkolika Uguru, Enyi Etiaba, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Nkoli Ezumah and Obinna Onwujekwe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1280
  33. Communication fosters trust and understanding between patients and physicians, and specific communication steps help to build relationships. Communication in the emergency department may be different from that...

    Authors: Yi-Fen Wang, Ya-Hui Lee, Chen-Wei Lee, Yu-Ze Shih and Yi-Kung Lee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1279
  34. Only a few studies explore the role of nurses in genetic counselling and genetic health care, and none of them is related to orphan diseases. In addition, few studies address the issue of finding variables tha...

    Authors: Marina Mordenti, Morena Tremosini, Manuela Locatelli, Maria Gnoli, Cristiana Forni, Elena Pedrini, Manila Boarini and Luca Sangiorgi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1278
  35. Incorporating patient-reported outcome measures into routine clinical care can improve the patient experience, increase engagement, and establish a structured method for gathering adverse event (AE) data. Syst...

    Authors: Megan S. Zhou, Tanya Jain, Nick Hardy, Alejandro Perez-Segura, Jasmine Hickman, Laurey Leopold, Kerry Qualliotine, Raagini S. Yedidi, Matthew Whetsell and Lauren Broffman
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1277
  36. Health care professionals play a central role in offering reproductive genetic carrier screening but face challenges when integrating the offer into practice. The aim of this study was to design, execute, and ...

    Authors: Stephanie Best, Janet C. Long, Zoe Fehlberg, Natalie Taylor, Louise A. Ellis, Kirsten Boggs and Jeffrey Braithwaite
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1276
  37. In 2017, the WHO recommended the use of digital technologies, such as medication monitors and video observed treatment (VOT), for directly observed treatment (DOT) of drug-susceptible TB. The WHO’s 2020 guidel...

    Authors: Laura Rosu, Jason Madan, Gay Bronson, Jasper Nidoi, Mamo G. Tefera, Muniyandi Malaisamy, Bertel S. Squire and Eve Worrall
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1275
  38. Given the rapid deployment of telemedicine at the onset of the COVID - 19 pandemic, updated assessment methods are needed to study and characterize telemedicine programs. We developed a novel semi - structured...

    Authors: Logan D. Cho, Grace Rabinowitz, Crispin Goytia, Katerina Andreadis, Hsin - Hui Huang, Natalie C. Benda, Jenny J. Lin, Carol Horowitz, Rainu Kaushal, Jessica S. Ancker and Jashvant Poeran
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1274
  39. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is affecting numerous Ethiopian populations regardless of environmental and social status. Diabetic people all over the world are commonly urged to acquire a healthy eating habit, which ...

    Authors: Dureti Tirfessa, Mitsiwat Abebe, Jiregna Darega and Mecha Aboma
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1273
  40. Identifying occupational health hazards among Registered Nurses (RNs) and other health personnel and implementing effective preventive measures are crucial to the long-term sustainability of health services. T...

    Authors: Solveig Osborg Ose, Signe Lohmann-Lafrenz, Silje L. Kaspersen, Hanne Berthelsen and Gunn Hege Marchand
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1272
  41. Over 50% of adults with visual impairment experience severe fatigue. Therefore, we developed a guided E-health intervention based on cognitive behavioral therapy and self-management to reduce fatigue in this p...

    Authors: M.H.J. Veldman, H.P.A. van der Aa, H. Knoop, C. Bode, C.T.J. Hulshof, L. van der Ham, G.H.M.B. van Rens, M.W. Heymans and R.M.A. van Nispen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1271
  42. The United Kingdom (UK) government's healthcare policy in the early 1990s paved the way adoption of the skills mix development and implementation of diagnostic radiographers' X-ray reporting service. Current c...

    Authors: P. Lockwood, C. Burton, N. Woznitza and T. Shaw
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1270
  43. Researchers in the Netherlands proposed the Pillars for Positive Health (PPH) as a broadly encompassing health definition to support more realistic and meaningful care planning for people living with chronic d...

    Authors: A. Fowokan, J.L. Giosa, M. Saari and P. Holyoke
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1268
  44. Challenging behaviours after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the acute setting are associated with risk of harm to the patient and staff, delays in commencing rehabilitation and increased length of hospital st...

    Authors: Heather Block, Michelle Bellon, Sarah C. Hunter and Stacey George
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1266
  45. Recent jail detention is a marker for trait and state suicide risk in community-based populations. However, healthcare providers are typically unaware that their client was in jail and few post-release suicide...

    Authors: Sarah A. Arias, Kimberly Sperber, Richard Jones, Faye S. Taxman, Ted R. Miller, Sarah Zylberfuden, Lauren M. Weinstock, Gregory K. Brown, Brian Ahmedani and Jennifer E. Johnson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1265