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  1. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health systems around the globe. Lessons from health systems responses to these challenges may help design effective and sustainable health system responses for future challenge...

    Authors: Hania Rahimi-Ardabili, Farah Magrabi, Brenton Sanderson, Thilo Schuler and Enrico Coiera
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1067
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  2. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Tanzania, the competency of healthcare providers critically influences the quality of pediatric care. To address this issue, we introduced Pediatric Acute C...

    Authors: Joseph R. Mwanga, Adolfine Hokororo, Hanston Ndosi, Theopista Masenge, Florence S. Kalabamu, Daniel Tawfik, Rishi P. Mediratta, Boris Rozenfeld, Marc Berg, Zachary H. Smith, Neema Chami, Namala P. Mkopi, Castory Mwanga, Enock Diocles, Ambrose Agweyu and Peter A. Meaney
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1066
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  3. There is a growing need for alternative forms of care to address citizen demands and ensure a competent healthcare workforce across municipalities and regions. One of these forms of care is the use of mobile c...

    Authors: Christofer Teske, Ghassan Mourad and Micha Milovanovic
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1065
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  4. Quebec’s healthcare system faces significant challenges due to labour shortage, particularly in long-term care facilities (CHSLDs). The aging population and increasing demand for services compound this issue. ...

    Authors: Véronique Nabelsi and Véronique Plouffe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1064
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  5. Over the past two decades, antenatal care (ANC) coverage has increased in most settings across low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana. However, evidence shows that there is a need to focus on both a...

    Authors: Michael Boah, Emmanuel Akolgo Abanga and Martin Nyaaba Adokiya
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1063
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  6. One of the key functions and ultimate goals of health systems is to provide financial protection for individuals when using health services. This study sought to evaluate the level of financial protection and ...

    Authors: Satar Rezaei, Maryam Karimi, Shahin Soltani, Eshagh Barfar, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani, Abbas Badakhshan, Nasim Badiee, Mohsen Pakdaman and Heather Brown
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1062
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  7. The study aims to explore the perceived outcomes of Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) reforms on autonomy and overall performance within tertiary healthcare institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, P...

    Authors: Wajiha Qamar, Mehran Qayum, Waqar-un Nisa and Asma Ali
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1061
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  8. Decision models are increasingly used to inform policy-making processes, and there is a need to improve their credibility. The estimation of health and economic outcomes generated from decision models is influ...

    Authors: Septiara Putri, Giorgio Ciminata, Jim Lewsey, Bhautesh Jani, Nicola McMeekin and Claudia Geue
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1060
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  9. The Elders Mentoring Program (EMP) is part of a strengths-based community-based participatory research partnership with the Cree communities of Maskwacîs, Alberta, Canada. The EMP objective is to promote mater...

    Authors: Denise Young, Luwana Listener, Maria Fernanda Torres Ruiz, Winnie Chow-Horn, Muriel Lee, Lena Cutknife, Sophie Bruno, Mandi Gray, Rhonda C. Bell and Richard T. Oster
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1059
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  10. Effective communication between patients and healthcare providers in the emergency department (ED) is challenging due to the dynamic nature of the ED environment. This study aimed to trial a chat service enabl...

    Authors: Sejin Heo, Song-Hee Kim, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Hee Yoon, Tae Gun Shin, Hansol Chang, Taerim Kim and Won Chul Cha
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1058
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  11. Myocardial infarction (MI) is a critical emergency condition that affects all aspects of health. Patients with MI need specialized care in the Coronary care unit (CCU). The main goal of care is to ensure their...

    Authors: Simin Hojjatoleslami, Seyed Reza Borzou, Reza Negarandeh, Ali Reza Soltanian and Amir Sadeghi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1057
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  12. Effective vaccination governance in conflict-affected regions poses unique challenges. This study evaluates the governance of vaccination programs in northwest Syria, focusing on effectiveness, efficiency, inc...

    Authors: Ronja Kitlope Baatz, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Yasser Najib, Munzer Alkhalil, Mohammad Salem, Mohammed Ayman Alshiekh and Preeti Patel
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1056
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  13. Healthcare financing systems, dependent on out-of-pocket expenditure(OOPE), impose a heavy burden on those who use the services regularly, such as patients suffering from chronic diseases. High OOPE for health...

    Authors: Anuji Gamage, Nuwan Darshana, Therani Gunasekara, Deepika Attygalle and S. Sridharan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1055
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  14. Occupational therapists are increasingly asked to demonstrate the effectiveness, appropriateness, and efficiency of their interventions to funding bodies. However, the extent to which this is practiced and the...

    Authors: Thomas Ballmer, Sara Frey, Andrea Petrig and Brigitte E. Gantschnig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1054
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  15. Having traditionally received limited attention in empirical research and safety improvement agendas, issues of patient safety in mental healthcare increasingly feature in healthcare quality improvement discou...

    Authors: Phoebe Averill, Bryher Bowness, Claire Henderson and Nick Sevdalis
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1053
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  16. Despite increasing calls for more patient engagement in patient safety, limited knowledge remains on what actually motivates key stakeholders in healthcare to promote patient engagement. We therefore set out t...

    Authors: Caroline Raab, Nikoloz Gambashidze, Larissa Brust, Matthias Weigl and Amelie Koch
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1052
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  17. Stroke patients often experience limb dysfunction, which can significantly impact their quality of life and daily living abilities. This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of nursing programs that incorp...

    Authors: Yuan Deng, Yufei Sang, Yunfeng Shang, Chao Wu and Xiaofeng Xu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1051
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  18. Peer workers are people with personal experience of mental distress, employed within mental health services to support others with similar experiences. Research has identified a range of factors that might fac...

    Authors: Steve Gillard, Rhiannon Foster, Sarah White, Rahul Bhattacharya, Paul Binfield, Rachel Eborall, Sarah L Gibson, Daniella Harnett, Alan Simpson, Mike Lucock, Jacqueline Marks, Julie Repper, Miles Rinaldi, Anthony Salla and Jessica Worner
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1050
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  19. In Japan, local governments have rural clinics designated for areas without physicians (RCDA) to secure physicians for rural medical care. Moreover, a medical policy of dispatching physicians between the RCDA ...

    Authors: Hiroyuki Teraura, Kazuhiko Kotani and Soichi Koike
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1049
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  20. Operating rooms contribute to over 40% of hospital expenses, with a portion attributed to waste from single-use, sterile surgical supplies (SUSSS). This research aimed to determine the amount of cost wastage d...

    Authors: Mahmoud Bakhshi, Sanaz Mollazadeh, Mehdi Alkhan, Reza Salehinia, Mohammad Parvizi and Zahra Ebrahimi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1048
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  21. The care of wounds is an ongoing issue for Indigenous people worldwide, yet culturally safe Indigenous wound care training programs for rural and remote Australian Aboriginal Health Workers are largely unavail...

    Authors: Helena J. King, Eliza J. Whiteside, Raelene Ward, Kate Kauter, Martin Byrne, Vicki Horner, Helen Nutter and Jackie Lea
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1047
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  22. Historically marked by a high infant mortality rate, Sweden’s healthcare reforms have successively led to a robust, decentralized universal child health system covering over 97% of the population 0–5 years. Ho...

    Authors: Sergio Flores and Anna Sarkadi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1046
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  23. Fragmentation of care (that is, the use of multiple ambulatory providers without a dominant provider) may increase the risk of gaps in communication among providers. However, it is unclear whether people with ...

    Authors: Lisa M. Kern, Jennifer D. Lau, Mangala Rajan, J. David Rhodes, Lawrence P. Casalino, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Laura C. Pinheiro and Monika M. Safford
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1045
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  24. Over the last decade attention has grown to give patients and next of kin (P/N) more substantial roles in adverse event investigations. Adverse event investigations occur after adverse events that resulted in ...

    Authors: Rachel I. Dijkstra-Eijkemans, Linda J. Knap, Nieke A. Elbers, Roland D. Friele and Antony Pemberton
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1044
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  25. Tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment (TPT) is a long-standing recommendation for children exposed to TB but remains poorly implemented. Home-based contact management may increase access and coverage of TPT a...

    Authors: Nicole Salazar-Austin, Alanna J. Bergman, Christiaan Mulder, Carrie Tudor, Fiseha Mulatu, Gidea Conradie, Richard E. Chaisson, Jonathan E. Golub, Gavin Churchyard, Ahmed Bedru and Deanna Kerrigan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1043
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  26. The way the healthcare delivery system is reflected by patient satisfaction. Establishing a health system with better results depends on it. It has been assumed that higher patient satisfaction levels correlat...

    Authors: Ayenew Takele Alemu, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Solomon Ketema Bogale, Eyob Getachew Desalew, Getnet Alemu Andarge, Kedir Seid, Gebeyehu Lakew, Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Mitiku Tefera, Amare Mebrat Delie and Mahider Awoke Belay
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1042
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  27. Despite calls for regionalizing pancreatic cancer (PC) care to high-volume centers (HVCs), many patients with PC elect to receive therapy closer to their home or at multiple institutions. In the context of cro...

    Authors: Matthew J. DePuccio, Karen Shiu-Yee, Natasha A. Kurien, Angela Sarna, Brittany L. Waterman, Laura J. Rush, Ann Scheck McAlearney and Aslam Ejaz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1041
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  28. Knowledge networks, such as Communities of Practice (CoP), are essential elements of knowledge management. They play a crucial role in assimilating various knowledge domains and converting individual knowledg...

    Authors: Mina Mahami-Oskouei, Leila Nemati-Anaraki, Sirous Panahi and Shadi Asadzandi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1040
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  29. Geriatric assessment (GA) is a multidimensional process that disrupts the primary health care (PHC) referral system. Accessing consistent data is central to the provision of integrated geriatric care across mu...

    Authors: Razieh Mirzaeian, Mohsen Shafiee, Mohammad Reza Afrash and Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1039
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  31. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), a lower-middle income country, has a higher malnutrition rate than other Southeast Asian countries. The decentralization of healthcare is a determinant of the ef...

    Authors: Phonevilay Viphonephom, Sengchanh Kounnavong and Daniel Reinharz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1037
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  32. Low-osmolarity oral rehydration salt (ORS) and zinc therapy effectively manage diarrhea in children under five years of age, offering both short- and long-term benefits. Despite this, caregivers’ adherence to ...

    Authors: Titilayo Funmilayo Kayode-Alabi, Rasheedat Mobolaji Ibraheem, Kayode Olusegun Alabi, Aishat Oluwatoyin Bolakale and Samuel Kolade Ernest
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1036
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  33. Many patients with post COVID-19 condition (PCC) require healthcare services. However, qualitative studies indicate that patients with PCC encounter many barriers to healthcare access. This cross-sectional stu...

    Authors: Iris M. Brus, Inge Spronk, Suzanne Polinder, Alfons G. M. Olde Loohuis, Peter Tieleman, Stella C. M. Heemskerk, Sara Biere-Rafi and Juanita A. Haagsma
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1035
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  34. Ethiopia has made strides in reducing maternal mortality, but significant discrepancies in maternal health service utilization exist across socioeconomic levels. According to studies, women from higher-income ...

    Authors: Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Natnael Kebede, Atrsaw Dessie, Setegn Mihret and Yawkal Tsega
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1034
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  35. The Jordanian healthcare system has evolved over the past decades expanding its services, technological, and educational resources. A comprehensive view of this system is lacking. The objective of this report ...

    Authors: Ahmad Tamimi, Mousa Al-Abbadi, Iskandar Tamimi, Malik Juweid, Muayyad Ahmad and Faleh Tamimi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1033
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  36. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is globally the third most prevalent cancer and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. In Alberta, Canada, a significant portion of CRC diagnoses occur following emergency department...

    Authors: Anna Pujadas Botey, Ashley J. Watson and Paula J. Robson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1032
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  37. Hand hygiene is known to reduce healthcare-associated infections. However, it remains suboptimal among healthcare providers. In this study, we used the Behaviour-centered Design approach to explore the facilit...

    Authors: Tonny Ssekamatte, Richard K. Mugambe, John Bosco Isunju, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Aisha Nalugya, Christine Adyedo, Solomon T. Wafula, Esther Buregyeya, Rebecca Nuwematsiko, Joann Bateman, Julie Balen, Lynnette Lusenaka, Habib Yakubu and Christine L. Moe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1031
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  38. Communication breakdowns among healthcare providers have been identified as a significant cause of preventable adverse events, including harm to patients. A large proportion of studies investigating communicat...

    Authors: Troy Francis, Morgan Davidson, Laura Senese, Lianne Jeffs, Reza Yousefi-Nooraie, Mathieu Ouimet, Valeria Rac and Patricia Trbovich
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1030
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  40. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) predispose households to exorbitant healthcare expenditures in health systems where there is no access to effective financial protection for healthcare. This study assessed the...

    Authors: Samuel Amon, Moses Aikins, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Daniel Kojo Arhinful, Leonard Baatiema, Raphael Baffour Awuah, Vida Asah-Ayeh, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Sedzro Kojo Mensah, Mawuli Komla Kushitor, Carlos Grijalva-Eternod, Ann Blandford, Hannah Jennings, Kwadwo Koram…
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1028
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  41. Health care is an indispensable element for economic growth and development of individuals and nations. Healthcare service quality is associated with patient satisfaction, ensuring the safety and security of p...

    Authors: Abigail Anima Owusu, Kingsley Boakye, Daniel Boateng, Christa Osei-Mensah and Peter Agyei-Baffour
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1027
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  42. Between 2006 and 2017, antenatal care (ANC) coverage in Benin declined, potentially exacerbating inequalities and substantiating the need for health inequality monitoring. This study examines inequalities in A...

    Authors: Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Josephine Akua Ackah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1026
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  43. The study identifies provision of primary healthcare services using the capitated health model as a prerequisite for promoting positive healthcare outcomes for a country’s population. However, capitated member...

    Authors: Barbara Nawire Were, Eunice Muthoni Mwangi and Lillian Wambui Muiruri
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1025
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  44. The COVID-19 pandemic posed an enormous challenge on the public health workforce, leading to the hiring of much temporary staff. Temporary staff may experience poorer working conditions compared to permanent s...

    Authors: Ylse van Dijk, Sarah I. M. Janus, Michiel R. de Boer, Sytse U. Zuidema, Sijmen A. Reijneveld and Corne A. M. Roelen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1024
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  45. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective pharmaceutical intervention that prevents HIV infection, but PrEP uptake across the US has been slow among men who have sex with men (MSM), especially amon...

    Authors: Jun Tao, Hannah Parent, Ishu Karki, Harrison Martin, Sarah Alexandra Marshall, Jhanavi Kapadia, Amy S. Nunn, Brandon D. L. Marshall, Henry F. Raymond, Leandro Mena and Philip A. Chan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1023
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  46. Mobile Integrated Health-Community Paramedicine (MIH-CP) is a novel approach that may reduce the rural-urban disparity in vaccination uptake in the United States. MIH-CP providers, as physician extenders, offe...

    Authors: Monica L. Kasting, Alfu Laily, Sidney J. Smith, Sathveka Sembian, Katharine J. Head, Bukola Usidame, Gregory D. Zimet and Laura M. Schwab-Reese
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1022
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  47. Ethiopia’s health system is overwhelmed by the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In this study, we assessed the availability of and readiness for NCD services and the interaction of NCD servi...

    Authors: Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Rohina Joshi, Seye Abimbola, Alemnesh H. Mirkuzie, Daria Berlina, Tea Collins and David Peiris
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1021
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  48. National Medicines Regulatory Authorities like the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone are responsible for protecting and promoting public health, implementing regulatory standards, and maintaining a supply chain w...

    Authors: Michael Lahai, Laurie Lake, Ahmed Vandy, Bondu Sebba, Mohamed Sesay, Onome T. Abiri, Joy Johnson, Tamba Buffa, Abdulai Kanu, Mohamed Bawoh, James P. Komeh and Wiltshire C.N Johnson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1020
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  49. The continuum of care (CoC) in maternal health refers to the continuity of individual reproductive health care across the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods. The CoC is an indicator of the quality o...

    Authors: Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Daniel Demant, Angela Dawson and Andrew Hayen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1018
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  50. Children’s physical inactivity is a persisting international public health concern. While there is a large body of literature examining physical activity interventions for children, the unique physical activit...

    Authors: Emma Ostermeier, Jason Gilliland, Jennifer D. Irwin, Jamie A. Seabrook and Patricia Tucker
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1017
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