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  1. Access to multidisciplinary health care services for First Nation children with a chronic condition is critical for the child’s health and well-being, but disparities and inequality in health care systems have...

    Authors: Julieann Coombes, Kate Hunter, Tamara Mackean, Andrew J. A. Holland, Elizabeth Sullivan and Rebecca Ivers
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:448
  2. Capacity development of health volunteers and text messaging to pregnant women through mobile phones have shown improved maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes and is associated with increased utilisation of...

    Authors: Jitendra Kumar Singh, Rajendra Kadel, Dilaram Acharya, Daniel Lombard, Saval Khanal and Shri Prakash Singh
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:447
  3. Interventions to improve patient-centered care for persons with multimorbidity are in constant growth. To date, the emphasis has been on two separate kinds of interventions, those based on a patient-centered c...

    Authors: Marie-Eve Poitras, Marie-Eve Maltais, Louisa Bestard-Denommé, Moira Stewart and Martin Fortin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:446
  4. A Personal Health Record (PHR) is an electronic record that individuals use to manage and share their health information, e.g. data from their medical records and data collected by apps. However, engagement wi...

    Authors: Fiona Fylan, Lauren Caveney, Alastair Cartwright and Beth Fylan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:445
  5. Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are an integral component in the delivery of health care. This is particularly evident in the delivery of cancer care, where multidisciplinary teams are internationally recognize...

    Authors: Anna Janssen, Tracy Robinson, Melissa Brunner, Paul Harnett, Kylie E. Museth and Tim Shaw
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:444
  6. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported a correction in the name of one of the authors.

    Authors: Line Bager, Kristian Schultz Hansen, Carit Jacques Andersen and Shr-Jie Wang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:443

    The original article was published in BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:365

  7. Psychosocial rehabilitation is a service that supports recovery from mental illness by providing opportunities for skill development, self-determination, and social interaction. One type of psychosocial rehabi...

    Authors: Christina Mutschler, Jen Rouse, Kelly McShane and Criss Habal-Brosek
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:442
  8. The assessment and evaluation of practical and sustainable development of health care has become a major focus of investigation in health services research. A key challenge for researchers as well as decision-...

    Authors: Febe Friberg, Catarina Wallengren, Cecilia Håkanson, Eva Carlsson, Frida Smith, Monica Pettersson, Elisabeth Kenne Sarenmalm, Richard Sawatzky and Joakim Öhlén
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:441
  9. Postpartum family planning (PPFP) information and services can prevent maternal and child morbidity and mortality in low-resource countries, where high unmet need for PPFP remains despite opportunities offered...

    Authors: Nguyen Toan Tran, Mary Eluned Gaffield, Armando Seuc, Sihem Landoulsi, Wambi Maurice E. Yamaego, Asa Cuzin-Kihl, Seni Kouanda, Blandine Thieba, Désiré Mashinda, Rachel Yodi, James Kiarie and Suzanne Reier
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:439
  10. Upon publication of the original article [1], Gregory Maniatopoulos’ name was incorrectly given as ‘Greg Maniatopoulous’. This has now been corrected in the original article.

    Authors: Gill Harvey, Sue Llewellyn, Gregory Maniatopoulos, Alan Boyd and Rob Procter
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:438

    The original article was published in BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:347

  11. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that reference no. 4 be changed. The details of the correction are as follows:

    Authors: Anjana E. Sharma, Margae Knox, Victor L. Mleczko and J. Nwando Olayiwola
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:437

    The original article was published in BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:693

  12. Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported a correction in affiliation of Maria Luisa Vázquez, who is affiliated with Health Policy and Health Services Research Group, which is num...

    Authors: Sina Waibel, Ingrid Vargas, Jordi Coderch and María-Luisa Vázquez
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:436

    The original article was published in BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:257

  13. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize and evaluate evidence about the effectiveness of knowledge translation (KT) interventions to improve the uptake and application of clinical practice gui...

    Authors: Fadi M. AL Zoubi, Anita Menon, Nancy E. Mayo and André E. Bussières
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:435
  14. For pregnant women and their partners, the decision to undergo Down syndrome prenatal screening is difficult. Patient decision aids (PtDA) can help them make an informed decision. We aimed to identify behaviou...

    Authors: Titilayo Tatiana Agbadjé, Matthew Menear, Michèle Dugas, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, Hubert Robitaille, Anik M. C. Giguère, François Rousseau, Brenda J. Wilson and France Légaré
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:434
  15. Healthcare middle managers (HMMs) have, as the leaders closest to clinical practice, a crucial position in healthcare today. There is broad knowledge about the demands on HMMs’ capacity, their situation in gen...

    Authors: Trude Anita Hartviksen, Berit Mosseng Sjolie, Jessica Aspfors and Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:433
  16. Children born in families with non-medical risk factors, such as deprivation, have higher odds of preterm birth (< 37 weeks of gestation) or being born small for gestational age (birth weight < 10th percentile...

    Authors: M. R. C. van Minde, S. M. Hulst, H. Raat, E. A. P. Steegers and M. L. A. de Kroon
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:432
  17. Access to integrated services for individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders is a long-standing public health issue. Receiving integrated treatment services are both more effective...

    Authors: James H. Ford II, Eric L Osborne, Mehret T. Assefa, Amy M McIlvaine, Ahney M King, Kevin Campbell and Mark P McGovern
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:431
  18. Over the last decade, active surveillance has proven to be a safe approach for patients with low-risk prostate cancer. Although active surveillance presents several advantages for both patients and the health ...

    Authors: Kittie Pang, Margaret Fitch, Veronique Ouellet, Simone Chevalier, Darrel E. Drachenberg, Antonio Finelli, Jean-Baptiste Lattouf, Alan So, Simon Sutcliffe, Simon Tanguay, Fred Saad and Anne-Marie Mes-Masson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:430
  19. Despite the potential widespread application and a significant need, the policy effectiveness of prescribed medications price controls has not been studied extensively. We aimed to explore the effects of a pri...

    Authors: Hae Sun Suh, Jee-Ae Kim and Iyn-Hyang Lee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:429
  20. People with serious mental illness (SMI) die many years prematurely, with rates of premature mortality two to three times greater than the general population. Most premature deaths are due to “natural causes,”...

    Authors: Alexander S. Young, Amy N. Cohen, Evelyn T. Chang, Anthony W. P. Flynn, Alison B. Hamilton, Rebecca Oberman and Merlyn Vinzon
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:428
  21. The need for organisational development in primary care has increased as it is accepted as a means of curbing rising costs and responding to demographic transitions. It is only within such inter-organisational...

    Authors: Sanneke Schepman, Pim Valentijn, Marc Bruijnzeels, Marlies Maaijen, Dinny de Bakker, Ronald Batenburg and Antoinette de Bont
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:427
  22. Approximately 150 million people suffer from financial catastrophe annually because of out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPEs) on health. Although the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) of Ghana was designed t...

    Authors: Juliet Okoroh, Samuel Essoun, Anthony Seddoh, Hobart Harris, Joel S. Weissman, Lydia Dsane-Selby and Robert Riviello
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:426
  23. Poor communication of medicines information to patients may cause medication errors. We assessed the completeness and readability of dosing instructions provided by pharmacists on dispensing labels and knowled...

    Authors: M. G. C. A. Manchanayake, G. R. W. S. K. Bandara and N. R. Samaranayake
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:425
  24. Transition between care settings is a time of high risk for preventable medication errors. Poor communication about medication changes on discharge from hospital can result in adverse drug events and medicines...

    Authors: Jane Ferguson, Liz Seston and Darren M. Ashcroft
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:424
  25. Although a fifth of the German population has a migration background, health research regarding this population is scarce. The few existing studies on migrant health show that migrants are faced with restricti...

    Authors: Marja Leonhardt, Katja Aschenbrenner, Martin E. Kreis and Johannes C. Lauscher
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:423
  26. Research has shown high rates of stress and dissatisfaction among allied health professionals, including physiotherapists, having an adverse impact on workforce retention rates. This study aimed to examine the...

    Authors: Othman Y. Alkassabi, Hana Al-Sobayel, Einas S. Al-Eisa, Syamala Buragadda, Ahmad H. Alghadir and Amir Iqbal
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:422
  27. Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are expensive to treat and impair quality of life of affected individuals. Although improved healing and reduced recurrence rates have been observed following the introduction of evide...

    Authors: Qinglu Cheng, Michelle Gibb, Nicholas Graves, Kathleen Finlayson and Rosana E. Pacella
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:421
  28. Public health and primary care are distinct sectors within western health care systems. Within each sector, work is carried out in the context of organizations, for example, public health units and primary car...

    Authors: Ruta Valaitis, Donna Meagher-Stewart, Ruth Martin-Misener, Sabrina T. Wong, Marjorie MacDonald and Linda O’Mara
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:420
  29. Inadequate identification and treatment of substance use (SU) and mental health (MH) disorders hinders retention in HIV care. The objective of this study was to elicit stakeholder input on integration of SU/MH...

    Authors: Anne K. Monroe, Sarah M. Jabour, Sebastian Peña, Jeanne C. Keruly, Richard D. Moore, Geetanjali Chander and Kristin A. Riekert
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:419
  30. Foreign-born physicians fill in the shortage of physicians in many developed countries. Labour market theory and previous studies suggest that foreign-born physicians may be a disadvantaged group with a higher...

    Authors: Tarja Heponiemi, Laura Hietapakka, Salla Lehtoaro and Anna-Mari Aalto
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:418
  31. Pediatric obesity is a serious, but clinically neglected, chronic health problem. Despite the high prevalence, excess weight problems are rarely managed when children attend clinical services. It is recommende...

    Authors: Jennifer Cohen, Shirley Alexander, Michelle Critekos, Sarah P. Garnett, Alison J. Hayes, Tim Shaw, Kyra A. Sim and Louise A. Baur
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:417
  32. There is a paucity of data on the pattern of oral and maxillofacial surgeries done in Nigeria. Despite the rising prominence of oral and maxillofacial surgery as a specialty in our immediate environment, no pu...

    Authors: Adebayo Aremu Ibikunle, Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo and Ramat Oyebunmi Braimah
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:416
  33. Systematic implementation of guidelines for opioid therapy management in chronic non-cancer pain can reduce opioid-related harms. However, implementation of guideline-recommended practices in routine care is s...

    Authors: Aleksandra E. Zgierska, Regina M. Vidaver, Paul Smith, Mary W. Ales, Kate Nisbet, Deanne Boss, Wen-Jan Tuan and David L. Hahn
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:415
  34. Participatory health approaches are increasingly drawing attention among the scientific community, and could be used for health promotion programmes on diabetes through social media. The main aim of this proje...

    Authors: E. Gabarron, M. Bradway, L. Fernandez-Luque, T. Chomutare, A. H. Hansen, R. Wynn and E. Årsand
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:414
  35. Concepts for the nursing and care of cancer patients through a “navigation service” have attracted much interest. However, there is still room for improvement in terms of their funding and coverage. The Saxon ...

    Authors: Ralf Porzig, Sina Neugebauer, Thomas Heckmann, Daniela Adolf, Peter Kaskel and Ursula G. Froster
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:413
  36. To meet the challenges of the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, new approaches to healthcare delivery have been initiated; among these the influential Chronic Care Model (CCM). Va...

    Authors: Nina Simonsen, Anne M. Koponen and Sakari Suominen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:412
  37. Residence in public housing, a subsidized and managed government program, may affect health and healthcare utilization. We compared healthcare use in the year before individuals moved into public housing with ...

    Authors: Aynslie M. Hinds, Brian Bechtel, Jino Distasio, Leslie L. Roos and Lisa M. Lix
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:411
  38. Iranian health sector encountered many challenges in resource allocation and health service purchasing during the past decades, the aim of this study was to determine the main challenges of the present process...

    Authors: Peivand Bastani, Mahnaz Samadbeik, Rassoul Dinarvand, Sara Kashefian-Naeeini and Soudabeh Vatankhah
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:410
  39. While focused antenatal care (ANC) has served as an entry point in the continuum of care for both mothers and children, fewer than a third of pregnant women in the most remote and poorest communities of Zambia...

    Authors: Choolwe Jacobs, Charles Michelo and Mosa Moshabela
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:409
  40. Many outcome studies capture the presence of mental health, drug and alcohol comorbidities from administrative datasets and medical records. How these sources compare as predictors of patient outcomes has not ...

    Authors: Tu Q. Nguyen, Pamela M. Simpson, Sandra C. Braaf, Peter A. Cameron, Rodney Judson and Belinda J. Gabbe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:408
  41. It has been shown that a recently defined stressor, ‘illegitimate tasks’, has negative effects on employees’ work motivation and health. Better understanding of the illegitimate tasks undertaken by physicians ...

    Authors: Sylvi Thun, Vidar Halsteinli and Lise Løvseth
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:407
  42. The African Health Professions Regulatory Collaborative (ARC) was launched in 2011 to support countries in East, Central, and Southern Africa to safely and sustainably expand HIV service delivery by nurses and...

    Authors: Jessica M. Gross, Carey F. McCarthy, Andre R. Verani, Jill Iliffe, Maureen A. Kelley, Kenneth W. Hepburn, Melinda K. Higgins, Alphonce T. Kalula, Agnes N. Waudo and Patricia L. Riley
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:406
  43. As more hospitals adopt Electronic Health Records (EHR), focus has shifted to how these records can be used to improve patient care. One barrier to this improvement is limited information exchange between prov...

    Authors: Anabel F. Castillo, Marvin Sirbu and Alexander L. Davis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:405
  44. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US and incurs high health care costs. While many initiatives promote the implementation of ABCS (aspirin therapy, blood pressure control, chole...

    Authors: Ann F. Chou, Juell B. Homco, Zsolt Nagykaldi, James W. Mold, F. Daniel Duffy, Steven Crawford and Julie A. Stoner
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:404
  45. Differences in health care utilization across geographical areas are well documented within several countries. If the variation across areas cannot be explained by differences in medical need, it can be a sign...

    Authors: Naimi Johansson, Niklas Jakobsson and Mikael Svensson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:403
  46. Post-market surveillance of medical devices is reliant on physician reporting of adverse medical device events (AMDEs). Few studies have examined factors that influence whether and how physicians report AMDEs,...

    Authors: Laura Desveaux and Anna R. Gagliardi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:402
  47. The Government of Turkey has initiated a series of major health reforms in 2003 with an objective of increasing access to health care services and improving efficiency of public and private hospitals. This stu...

    Authors: Mustafa S. Yildiz, Vahé Heboyan and M. Mahmud Khan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:401
  48. Change initiatives face many challenges, and only a few lead to long-term sustainability. One area in which the challenge of achieving long-term sustainability is particularly noticeable is integrated health a...

    Authors: Charlotte Klinga, Henna Hasson, Magna Andreen Sachs and Johan Hansson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:400