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Patient access management in the ambulatory setting is important for health systems as waits and delays lead to reduced health outcomes, inequity, and poor patient experience. Health systems may benefit from a...
Despite many health benefits to infants, the overall breastfeeding rate remains low among Serbian women. The community pharmacists’ efforts aimed at supporting nursing mothers are important. The aim of the stu...
Vaccines were a key tool in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the cost of delivering these vaccines in low- and middle-income countries was highly uncertain, due to the unprecedented delivery volume ...
Healthcare systems worldwide face critical shortages of healthcare professionals (HCPs), threatening care quality and system sustainability. In Switzerland, limited training capacities further worsen the situa...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been particularly impacted by long COVID, with negative effects on their work patterns and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to explore the intersection between work and long ...
The maternity continuum of care (MCC) is an integral component of universal health coverage and a crucial strategy for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. Despite its importance, MCC coverage remains low...
Health Informatics (HI) is a crucial field of study that combines computer science, medical science, and information science to develop and produce information systems and software that support healthcare prov...
Stroke rehabilitation guidelines recommend using outcome measures like the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) to assess post-stroke upper extremity function. However, integrating such outcome m...
Diabetes mellitus, like many other chronic diseases, is costly to manage and poses a substantial economic burden on individuals directly and indirectly. In this paper, we studied the associations between cost ...
While studies might have found misinformation to affect health decision-making, it is not solely responsible; it also plays a role. The rapid spread of misinformation undermines public trust in health systems ...
Reducing above-guideline opioid prescribing is one approach to reducing the availability of unused opioids. We describe contextual factors affecting the implementation and outcomes of a successful email ‘nudge...
Previous research showed the potential of quality improvement programs in nursing home care. However, studies that quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of quality of care improvement programs are scarce. ...
Based on the “Three-Dimensional Quality Structure” theory, a sensitive index system of nursing quality during the perioperative period of liver transplantation patients was constructed.
Many people who contract the SAR-CoV-2 virus present with multiple persistent and debilitating physical, cognitive and mental health symptoms that endure beyond the acute infection period. This new syndrome – ...
There is limited research on burnout among healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa. One prior study of Rwanda anesthesia providers found a moderate level of burnout, and several qualitative studies have hig...
Moral injury – the betrayal of one's moral and professional values – is a negative factor affecting physicians' wellbeing. However, few studies have examined moral injury and its predictors in healthcare profe...
Irrational prescription of medication is a common issue in clinical practice, particularly for eye disorders that can affect vision. This study aimed to assess the prescribing practices, drug utilization, and ...
In the UK, healthcare assistants (HCAs) work alongside registered nurses and other clinicians to provide frontline clinical care. HCAs provide a considerable amount of essential direct patient care which, depe...
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the compliance, completeness, and key barriers to the successful initiation and implementation of checklists in surgical theaters.
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common childhood-onset motor disability. Play-based early intensive manual therapies (EIMT) is an evidence-based practice to improve long-term hand function particularly for chi...
Active patient involvement and attention to patient preferences in patient-provider consultations are increasingly recognized as essential to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes. Aim of the review was to...
Same-day testing and treatment of curable sexually transmitted infections (STI) is a strategy to reduce infection duration and onward transmission. South African primary healthcare facilities often lack suffic...
The rapid integration of digital technologies in healthcare requires healthcare professionals to be digitally ready and capable. This systematic review aims to identify interventions that improve digital readi...
The Sterbeverfügungsgesetz (StVfG) Austria’s law on assisted dying, came into force on January 1, 2022. Since then, only limited research has examined the attitudes of medical and dental students in Austria to...
Mental health problems, self-harm and suicide are major public health concerns. Following national strategic commitments to improve the response and follow-up support for adults in Scotland presenting to front...
Between 25% and 45% of women experience urinary incontinence. The Tät® app is intended to treat stress urinary incontinence in women, and has been evaluated for efficacy and effectiveness. The level of usage of d...
Tuberculosis is an infectious, preventable and treatable disease that is socially determined. People experiencing homelessness represent a group that is highly vulnerable to this disease, presenting a challeng...
In Canada, chronic disease is responsible for 88% of deaths and $120 billion in cost each year. With 44% of Canadian adults living with at least one chronic condition, only 66% receive necessary care. Ehealth ...
Around 86% of Switzerland’s nursing home (NH) residents have polypharmacy (≥ 5 concomitant medications); almost 80% use a potentially inappropriate medication increasing their risk of medication-related proble...
Actively involving clients of Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services in selecting their own treatment goals may help to align clients’ and service providers’ expectations of treatment and improve engagement wit...
Prevailing efforts to ensure patient safety have primarily focused on learning from errors and adverse events (Safety-I). However, it is advocated that complex systems also learn from success (Safety-II) and f...
There is a sharp increase in the number of older people globally. Thus, it is important to adopt strategies to improve the care provided for older people, especially due to the increased prevalence of chronic ...
Family Planning (FP) is a requirement of global and national legal instruments to ensure its full provision to both men and women. Male involvement in FP is internationally streamlined to ensure it is achieved...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant global public health challenge. Despite progress in addressing the pandemic, people living with HIV continue to report challenges in accessing HIV t...
Against the backdrop of a protracted conflict, northwest Syria faces significant challenges in delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. The conflict, which began in 2011, has sever...
“Three-medical linkage” is a key concern of the healthcare system reform deepening in China, while it has not achieved the expected outcomes yet. The issues of “no-linkage” or “linkage without moving” have inc...
With the anticipated increase in dementia prevalence over the coming decade, understanding the experience of receiving a dementia diagnosis for people living with cognitive impairment remains limited. This stu...
This study evaluated the factors influencing patient satisfaction with hospital services and respect for patient rights in outpatient consultation in Rwanda, aiming to provide insights into improving the overa...
There is a growing need for community pharmacists to support universal health coverage by providing vaccination services to address low coverage, as they are among the most accessible healthcare professionals....
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a major public health challenge, particularly in resource-limited settings with inadequate diagnostic services. The Bioline™ HCV Point-of-Care (POC) test provides a promising solutio...
Tobacco consumption remains a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality and is a significant preventable health concern. Despite the known benefits of smoking cessation, many smokers face difficulties in...
Maternal and newborn mortality are critical global health concerns. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3.8 (SDGs), which aims to improve these outcomes, is hindered by the poor quality of care in health fa...
Against the backdrop of increasing population aging, the uncertainty and irreversibility of climate change have a significant impact on the health and healthcare burden of the elderly. However, it remains unce...
To analyze the allocation efficiency of health resources in the western region of China, and to explore the influence of external environmental factors on the allocation efficiency, to provide reference for op...
Many digital mental health interventions meet low levels of use. However, current use measurement methods do not necessarily help identify which intervention elements are associated with dropout, despite this ...
Health-related social needs (HRSN) are increasingly recognized as important factors influencing healthcare outcomes and utilization. This study examined the association between unmet HRSNs and emergency depart...
Physicians impact and promote patient empowerment at various levels. Elective or contracted physicians uniquely provide specialised ambulatory care in Austria. The difference between the two groups is due to t...
Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first access point for children and youth seeking mental health (MH) and addiction care. However, many EDs are unprepared to manage large volumes of pediatric MH patie...
Autism Adapted Safety Plans (AASP) have been proposed to help prevent self-harm and suicidality among autistic adults. The introduction of such plans not only needs to be clinically effective but also cost-eff...
Trauma is a leading cause of mortality and disability in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Among African nations, Ethiopia has one of the highest trauma fatality rates at 26.7% per 100,000 population, ...
