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  1. The compounded effect of a migratory background and ageing increases the risk of unequal medical treatment opportunities. The aim of this article is to investigate the social determinants of barriers to health...

    Authors: Nuriiar Safarov, Laura Kemppainen, Sirpa Wrede and Anne Kouvonen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:252
  2. The cohealth Health Concierge program operated in Melbourne, Australia from July 2020 to 30 June 2022. It provided peer-to-peer support to culturally and linguistically diverse residents of high-rise public ho...

    Authors: Jane Oliver, Angeline Ferdinand, Awil Hussein, Ruqiyo Hussein, Jessica Kaufman, Peta Edler, Nicole Allard, Margie Danchin and Katherine B. Gibney
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:250
  3. At an individual level, physician resilience protects against burnout and against its known negative effects on individual physicians, patient safety, and quality of care. However, it remains uncertain whether...

    Authors: Christian Fazekas, Maximilian Zieser, Barbara Hanfstingl, Janika Saretzki, Evelyn Kunschitz, Luise Zieser-Stelzhammer, Dennis Linder and Franziska Matzer
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:249
  4. Emergency psychiatric care, unplanned hospital admissions, and inpatient health care are the costliest forms of mental health care. According to Statistics Canada (2018), almost 18% (5.3 million) of Canadians ...

    Authors: Medard K. Adu, Raquel da Luz Dias, Gloria Obuobi-Donkor, Ngozi Ezeanozie, Sanjana Sridharan, Jason Morrison, Patryk Simon, Bryanne Taylor, Monica MacKinnon, Shiloh Gossen, Mahmoud Awara, Mattew White, Reham Shalaby, Belinda Agyapong, Ejemai Eboreime, JianLi Wang…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:247
  5. Clinician distress is a multidimensional condition that includes burnout, decreased meaning in work, severe fatigue, poor work–life integration, reduced quality of life, and suicidal ideation. It has negative ...

    Authors: Ahlexxi Jelen, Rebecca Goldfarb, Jennifer Rosart, Leanna Graham and Barry B. Rubin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:246
  6. The extent of healthcare expenditure within households stands as a crucial indicator in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). When out-of-pocket healthcare expenses surpass household income or become unduly...

    Authors: Maryam Hedayati, Mohammadreza Maleki, Iravan Masoudi Asl, Ali Akbar Fazaeli and Salime Goharinezhad
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:245
  7. Despite tremendous progress in antiretroviral therapy (ART) and access to ART, many patients have advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (AHD). Patients on AHD, whether initiating ART or providing...

    Authors: Thulani Maphosa, Lise Denoeud-Ndam, Lester Kapanda, Sarah Khatib, Lloyd Chilikutali, Eddington Matiya, Boswell Munthali, Rosalia Dambe, Brown Chiwandira, Bilaal Wilson, Rose Nyirenda, Laywell Nyirenda, Bongani Chikwapulo, Owen Madeira Musopole, Appolinaire Tiam and Leila Katirayi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:244
  8. Despite the potential for improved population mental health and wellbeing, the integration of mental health digital interventions has been difficult to achieve. In this qualitative systematic review, we aimed ...

    Authors: Chiara Berardi, Marcello Antonini, Zephanie Jordan, Heidi Wechtler, Francesco Paolucci and Madeleine Hinwood
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:243
  9. Clinical guidelines recommend early mobilization and rehabilitation (EMR) for patients who are critically ill. However, various barriers impede its implementation in real-world clinical settings. In 2018, the ...

    Authors: Yoko Unoki, Sachiko Ono, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Yohei Hashimoto, Hideo Yasunaga and Isao Yokota
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:242
  10. Healthcare systems, like the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), need policies and procedures for delivering care to special populations including those with environmental exposure concerns. Despite being ...

    Authors: Katharine Bloeser, Justin M. Kimber, Susan L. Santos, Chana B. Krupka and Lisa M. McAndrew
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:241
  11. Transitional care is an integrated service to ensure coordination and continuity of patients’ healthcare. Many models are being developed and implemented for this care. This study aims to identify the facilita...

    Authors: Yukyung Park, Su Mi Jung, Su Kyoung Kim and Heui Sug Jo
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:240
  12. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is rising. With improvements in knowledge for screening and early detection, earlier detection of pancreatic cancer will continue to be more common. To support workforce plan...

    Authors: Lan Gao, Anna Ugalde, Patricia M Livingston, Victoria White, Jennifer J Watts, Hannah Jongebloed, Nikki McCaffrey, David Menzies and Suzanne Robinson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:239
  13. An integrative cooperation of different healthcare professional is a key component for high quality health services. With an aging population and many with long-term conditions, more health tasks and follow-up...

    Authors: Beate-Christin Hope Kolltveit, Bjørg Frøysland Oftedal, Sally Thorne, Kirsten Lomborg and Marit Graue
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:238
  14. Digital transformation has sparked profound change in the healthcare sector through the development of innovative digital technologies. Digital Therapeutics offer an innovative approach to disease management a...

    Authors: Alessandro Carrera, Stefania Manetti and Emanuele Lettieri
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:237
  15. Medical internship is a key transition point in medical training from student to independent (junior) doctor. The national Regional Training Hubs (RTH) policy began across Australia in late 2017, which aims to...

    Authors: Matthew McGrail, Torres Woolley, Janani Pinidiyapathirage, Kath Paton, Deborah Smith, Kay Brumpton and Peta-Ann Teague
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:236
  16. Identifying factors predictive of hospital admission can be useful to prospectively inform bed management and patient flow strategies and decrease emergency department (ED) crowding. It is largely unknown if a...

    Authors: Julia Crilly, Amy Sweeny, Åsa Muntlin, David Green, Lorelle Malyon, Luke Christofis, Malcolm Higgins, Ann-Sofie Källberg, Sara Dellner, Åsa Myrelid, Therese Djärv and Katarina E. Göransson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:235
  17. Efficiently identifying patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using administrative health care data (e.g., claims) can facilitate research on their quality of care and health outcomes. No prior stud...

    Authors: Gaia Pocobelli, Malia Oliver, Ladia Albertson-Junkans, Gabrielle Gundersen and Aruna Kamineni
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:234
  18. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health systems globally and affected managing many chronic conditions, including cancer. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of multi-disciplinary cancer care...

    Authors: Georgina Cornall, Emma Zhao, Tim Luckett, Ertugrul Erciyas, David Monck, Paul Glare, Andy Wang and Yi-Ching Lee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:232
  19. Pharmacy intravenous admixture service (PIVAS) center has emerged as an important department of hospitals as it can improve occupational protection and ensure the safety and effectiveness of intravenous infusi...

    Authors: Shaowu Tian, Genyu Xie, Fan Xu and Jun Zhang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:231
  20. Resilience in healthcare is the capacity to adapt to challenges and changes to maintain high-quality care across system levels. While healthcare system stakeholders such as patients, informal carers, healthcar...

    Authors: Veslemøy Guise, Mary Chambers, Hilda Bø Lyng, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Lene Schibevaag, Birte Fagerdal, Heidi Dombestein, Eline Ree and Siri Wiig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:230
  21. Promoting integrated care is a key goal of the NHS Long Term Plan to improve population respiratory health, yet there is limited data-driven evidence of its effectiveness. The Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network...

    Authors: Rachael Mountain, Jo Knight, Kelly Heys, Emanuele Giorgi and Timothy Gatheral
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:229
  22. Screening, brief intervention, and referral (SBIR) is an evidence-based, comprehensive health promotion approach commonly implemented to reduce alcohol and substance use. Implementation research on SBIR demons...

    Authors: Sharon S. Mah, Gary F. Teare, Jessica Law and Kamala Adhikari
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:228
  23. Improving the job engagement of health professionals can effectively enhance the quality of their medical services. However, few studies have investigated whether and how perceived professional benefits affect...

    Authors: Jin Wan, Wenjun Zhou, Mingyue Qin and Haiming Zhou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:227
  24. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected access to essential healthcare services. This study aimed to explore healthcare providers’ perceptions and experiences of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in t...

    Authors: Nafissatou Dioubaté, Mamadou Cellou Diallo, Cécé Maomou, Harissatou Niane, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Bienvenu Salim Camara, Telly Sy, Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Aline Semaan, Thérèse Delvaux, Lenka Beňová, Abdoul Habib Béavogui and Alexandre Delamou
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:226
  25. Care for persistent somatic symptoms and functional disorders (PSS/FD) is often fragmented. Collaborative care networks (CCNs) may improve care quality for PSS/FD. Effectiveness likely depends on their functio...

    Authors: Nick Mamo, Lineke M. Tak, Manouk A. W. van de Klundert, Tim C. Olde Hartman, Judith G. M. Rosmalen and Denise J. C. Hanssen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:225
  26. Many hospitals worldwide have set up multidisciplinary Value Improvement (VI) teams that use the Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) theory to improve patient value. However, it remains unclear what the level of VB...

    Authors: Henrike J. Westerink, Gijs Steinmann, Maarten Koomans, Michèle H. van der Kemp and Paul B. van der Nat
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:224
  27. Professional misconduct has evolved into a worldwide concern, involving various forms and types of behaviours that contribute to unsafe practices. This study aimed to provide insights into the patterns charact...

    Authors: Yufeng Wang, Sanyogita (Sanya) Ram and Shane Scahill
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:223
  28. Given Japan’s rapidly aging population, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's policy of reducing hospital beds and replacing medical care with nursing care requires the establishment of a coordinated sy...

    Authors: Takuya Kusunoki and Tohru Yoshikawa
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:222
  29. Low and middle-income countries remain disproportionately affected by high rates of child mortality. Clinical practice guidelines are essential clinical tools supporting implementation of effective, safe, and ...

    Authors: Mashudu Mthethwa, Nyanyiwe Masingi Mbeye, Emmanuel Effa, Dachi Arikpo, Ntombifuthi Blose, Amanda Brand, Moriam Chibuzor, Roselyn Chipojola, Solange Durao, Ekpereonne Esu, Idriss Ibrahim Kallon, Gertrude Kunje, Suzgika Lakudzala, Celeste Naude, Trudy D. Leong, Simon Lewin…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:221
  30. Acutely ill and frail older adults and their next of kin are often poorly involved in treatment and care decisions. This may lead to either over- or undertreatment and unnecessary burdens. The aim of this proj...

    Authors: Maria Romøren, Karin Berg Hermansen, Trygve Johannes Lereim Sævareid, Linn Brøderud, Siri Færden Westbye, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Lisbeth Thoresen, Siri Rostoft, Reidun Førde, Marc Ahmed, Eline Aas, May Helen Midtbust and Reidar Pedersen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:220
  31. As coproduction in public services increases, understanding the role of leadership in this context is essential to the tasks of establishing relational partnerships and addressing power differentials among gro...

    Authors: Sofia Kjellström, Sophie Sarre and Daniel Masterson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:219

    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:335

  32. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) describes a spectrum of chronic fattening of liver that can lead to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Diabetes has been identified as a major comorbidity that contributes to NAF...

    Authors: Seungwon Lee, Abdel Aziz Shaheen, David J. T. Campbell, Christopher Naugler, Jason Jiang, Robin L. Walker, Hude Quan and Joon Lee
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:218
  33. Promoting appropriate pharmacotherapy requires understanding the factors that influence how clinicians prescribe medications. While prior work has focused on patient and clinician factors, features of the orga...

    Authors: Hyungjin Myra Kim, Julie Strominger, Kara Zivin, Tony Van and Donovan T. Maust
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:217
  34. The integration of digital technologies holds significant promise in enhancing accessibility to disease diagnosis and treatment at point-of-care (POC) settings. Effective implementation of such interventions n...

    Authors: Boitumelo Moetlhoa, Siphesihle R. Nxele, Kuhlula Maluleke, Evans Mathebula, Musa Marange, Maureen Chilufya, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Evans Duah, Matthias Dzobo, Mable Kekana, Ziningi Jaya, Lehana Thabane, Thobeka Dlangalala, Peter S. Nyasulu, Khumbulani Hlongwana, Thembelihle Dlungwane…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:216
  35. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presented a significant stressor on the public health system in the United States. While we know the immediate effects of the pandemic on public health programming, no liter...

    Authors: Jessica Gannon and Sarah Moreland-Russell
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:215
  36. 98% of people with surgical conditions living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not receive safe, timely and affordable surgical and anesthesia care. Research exploring barriers to receiving care ...

    Authors: Hanna Negussie, Medhanit Getachew, Andualem Deneke, Amezene Tadesse, Ahmed Abdella, Martin Prince, Andrew Leather, Charlotte Hanlon, Chris Willott and Rosie Mayston
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:214
  37. Family doctor contract services (FDCS) have been introduced in China in 2009 [1] and rapidly expanded recently. This study sought to investigate factors that influenced the willingness of Chinese residents to use...

    Authors: Ning Zhao, Mei Gu, Jin Li, Haiyan Zhang and Jia Yang
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:213
  38. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is recognized as a key imaging modality to bridge the diagnostic imaging gap in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). POCUS use has been shown to impact patient management ...

    Authors: Grace W. Wanjiku, Gregory Bell, Sonja Kapadia and Benjamin W. Wachira
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:212
  39. Take-home buprenorphine/naloxone is an effective method of initiating opioid agonist therapy in the Emergency Department (ED) that requires ED healthcare worker buy-in for large-scale implementation. We aimed ...

    Authors: Katherin Badke, Serena S. Small, Megan Pratt, Julie Lockington, Lara Gurney, Andrew Kestler and Jessica Moe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:211
  40. In the perioperative care of individuals with obesity, it is imperative to consider the presence of risk factors that may predispose them to complications. Providing optimal care in such cases proves to be a m...

    Authors: Maria Härgestam, Lenita Lindgren and Maritha Jacobsson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:210
  41. Telemedicine in outpatient services for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) was scaled up during the COVID-19 pandemic as services transitioned to remote care. Many studies have reported on...

    Authors: Hege Mari Johnsen, Anita Øgård-Repål, Santiago Gil Martinez, Kim Fangen, Kristin Bårdsen Aas and Ellen Margrete Iveland Ersfjord
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:209
  42. Authors: Riwan Naït Salem, Michel Rotily, Themistoklis Apostolidis, Sophie Odena, Aurore Lamouroux, Célia Chischportich, Nicolas Persico and Pascal Auquier
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:208

    The original article was published in BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:495

  43. In July 2008, Ghana introduced a ‘free’ maternal health care policy (FMHCP) through the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) to provide comprehensive antenatal, delivery and post-natal care services to preg...

    Authors: John Azaare, Gifty Apiung Aninanya, Kasim Abdulai, Francis Adane, Robert Bagngmen Bio and Martin Hushie
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:207
  44. Primary mental healthcare (PMHC) allows for complex mental health issues in old age to be addressed. India has sought to improve PMHC through legislation, strategies and programmes. This study analyses the cha...

    Authors: Tom Kafczyk and Kerstin Hämel
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:206
  45. To better understand the specific influences of early life on the long-term health and well-being of local Aboriginal children in Alice Springs, high-quality local longitudinal data is required. The Central Au...

    Authors: C. Lloyd-Johnsen, A. Hampton, E. Stubbs, S. Moore, S. Eades, A. D’Aprano and S. Goldfeld
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:205
  46. We identified that Stanford Health Care had a significant number of patients who after discharge are found by the utilization review committee not to meet Center for Mediare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2-midni...

    Authors: Olufolarin Oke, K. Michaela Sullivan, Jason Hom, David Svec, Yingjie Weng and Lisa Shieh
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:204
  47. The Coordinated medical Care (CoCare) project aimed to improve the quality of medical care in nursing homes by optimizing collaboration between nurses and physicians. We analyze the impact of the CoCare interv...

    Authors: Klaus Kaier, Boris A. Brühmann, Stefan Fetzer, Rieka von der Warth and Erik Farin-Glattacker
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:203