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Facilitators and barriers of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among four key populations in Iran
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) significantly reduces HIV transmission, but it is not commonly prescribed in Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to PrEP use among four key p...
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Clinician attitudes towards adoption of evidence-based practice: a nationwide multiprofessional cross-sectional study of child and adolescent mental health services in Sweden
Implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) is a priority to improve service delivery and outcomes. Clinicians’ EBP attitudes are likely to play a cru...
Regulation, modification, and evolution of remote sign language interpreting in Sweden – a service in progress
The sign language interpreting service has undergone a tremendous change due to COVID-19 and remote interpreting has become a more frequent alternative to the face-to-face format. The aim of the study is to in...
Social innovation in access to healthcare: community-based health insurance among Senegalese migrants in Spain
In several European Union countries, undocumented migrants face significant barriers to accessing universal healthcare. In Spain, Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 introduced restrictions that limited undocumented migr...
Hospital nurses and physicians’ experiences practicing patient safety work to recognize deteriorating patients: a qualitative study
Measures to increase patient safety work aim to prevent patient harm and injuries in hospitals and are a priority worldwide. Several hospitals have implemented various rapid response systems to strengthen pati...
Impact of encounters on patient app use: results of a tethered mobile personal health record usage pattern analysis
The adoption of tethered mobile personal health records provides not only medical information to patients but also various convenience functions related to hospital use, thereby increasing accessibility to hea...
Physiotherapists as first-contact practitioners for patients with low back pain in French primary care: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
A new model of care enables French physiotherapists (PT) working in collaboration with family physicians (FP) to expand their usual scope of practice for patients with acute low back pain (LBP). The aim of our...
Health technology assessment to support health benefits package design: a systematic review of economic evaluation evidence in Zambia
Health technology assessment uses explicit economic evaluation evidence to support health benefits package design. However, the limited availability of technical expertise, data, and methods has restricted the...
Amplifying youth voices: young people’s recommendations for policy and practice to enhance vaccine acceptability
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for increased vaccine availability and uptake, with vaccine hesitancy posing a significant barrier, particularly among young adults. Evidence from various countri...
The impact of direct health facility financing on MNCH service provision: results from a comparative, before-after study in Pwani Region, Tanzania
Pwani Regional Secretariat in Tanzania implemented the Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Project (2016–2022) through Direct Health Facility Financing (DHFF), which allocates funds directly to health facilit...
Exploring what works well and less well in a community-based drop-in hub providing health and wellbeing services for people experiencing homelessness: a participatory action evaluation of service coordination
People experiencing homelessness often face obstacles accessing health and social care support. Challenges are further exacerbated when support provision for multiple unmet needs are not integrated or coordina...
Multi-faceted strategies to advance health equity in colorectal cancer screening in primary care setting: quality improvement project
The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to increase Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening in patients ages 50–75 years from a baseline of 27–40% within 12 months in a primary care clinic in limited re...
Forecasting the future of smart hospitals: findings from a real-time delphi study
In concert with other digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping the vision of smart hospitals. The transformation into smart hospitals, however, is all but trivial due to the lack of financ...
Perspectives of patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes on barriers to diabetes care: a qualitative study
Diabetes care incorporates multiple integrated elements like self-care practices, patient education and awareness, societal support, equitable access to healthcare facilities and trained healthcare professiona...
Predictors of the continuous use of an infectious disease self-management app for epidemiological investigations: a survey of young and middle-aged adults in South Korean citizens
In the wake of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, research on the difficulties faced by epidemiologists conducting epidemiological investigations has been progressing steadily. However, few studie...
Assessing the interdependency among effectiveness, satisfaction and efficient use of the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS) by health professionals in Ghana
The success of an electronic health records (EHR) system is dependent on the effectiveness, satisfaction, and efficient use of these systems by health professionals. This paper explores the interdependency amo...
Health service provider views on measuring patient involvement in healthcare: an interview study with researchers, clinicians, service managers, and policymakers
There are several strategies used to assess involvement in their healthcare across service providers. However, there is no consensus on the most appropriate measurement tool to use when evaluating patient invo...
A consensus-based agreement on a definition of a process variable: findings from a New Zealand nominal group technique study
Musculoskeletal pain and disability are leading causes of reduced health and significant economic costs worldwide. Individualised, and evidence-based treatment approaches for specific musculoskeletal condition...
A novel way to integrate economic information into clinical practice guidelines
Clinical guidelines are widely used to support clinical decision making, so they could also provide economic information about medical interventions to promote cost-conscious health care. We developed a new wa...
Assessing the performance of non-specialised private hospitals in Malaysia - an upper-middle-income medical tourism destination country using the Pabón-Lasso model
The government has rapidly promoted the privatisation of healthcare to improve systemic performance, based on the theory that markets improve efficiency. This study aims to measure the efficiency of private ho...
Turnover intention among healthcare workers in Shenzhen, China: the mediating effect of job satisfaction and work engagement
To ensure workforce stability in China’s healthcare system and maintain high-quality care, it is essential to comprehensively understand the interplay of factors contributing to turnover intention of healthcar...
Utilization of complementary and alternative medicine by patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for chronic kidney disease in Taiwan: a descriptive investigation
Despite the paucity of scientific evidence, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used for the prevention and treatment of chronic illness, holistic care, and counteracting the adverse effects...
Effectiveness of training on health care workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID-19 infection prevention and control, Yemen, 2021
Although several training courses for Health Care Workers (HCWs) on COVID-19 were conducted in Yemen, no evaluation has been done to assess the effectiveness of such training on the Knowledge, Attitude and Pra...
Factors associated with access and utilization of sexual abuse emergency healthcare services among street children in Zomba, Malawi: a qualitative study
Sexual abuse among street children is a problem that renders a burden of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV infection, and early pregnancy. Literature shows that globally 95 million children experience sexual ...
A new normal in primary care: the rapid normalization of a major eHealth program in public health centers
This study aimed to contribute to a better understanding of the context, mechanisms and outcomes in the implementation process of an eHealth video consultation program in primary care. The study focused on how...
Why are organisational approvals needed for low-risk staff studies in the UK? Procedures, barriers, and burdens
Health care staff should be given the opportunity to participate in research, but recruiting clinicians via their employing organisation is not always straightforward or quick in the UK. Unlike many countries ...
Financial implications of unpaid clinical placements for allied health, dentistry, medical, and nursing students in Australia: a scoping review with recommendations for policy, research, and practice
Investing in allied health, dentistry, medical, and nursing undergraduate and postgraduate qualifying education is critical to meet a growing demand on global health care systems. Clinical placements are an in...
The digitalization of emergency department triage: the perspectives of health professionals and patients
Digitalization in the healthcare sector offers several organizational advantages, ranging from enhanced service quality to cost savings. However, its adoption often progresses slowly and faces challenges, espe...
Impact of structured checklist-based preoperative counseling versus standard counseling on postoperative patient-reported outcomes after elective surgery
Surgery, even on an elective-basis, often induces significant stress in patients, characterized by preoperative anxiety and heightened stress levels due to anticipation of the unknown. However, the primary obj...
Evaluating the implementation of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) gateway for the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) across six Northern states in Nigeria
This evaluation research utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the implementation of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) gateway of the Basic Health Care Provisi...
The interactive effect of the application of accreditation standards (JCIs) and the practice of administrative control in improving the quality of health services: a study on Yemeni hospitals
This study aimed to examine the interactive effect of applying JCI accreditation standards and administrative control in improving the quality of health services in Yemeni hospitals. By examining the synergist...
The application study of harmonization code in medical device adverse event reporting
The reporting of adverse events in medical devices (MD) is a starting point of post-market surveillance and the most common source of initial safety signals. Because MD adverse events (AE) occur globally and i...
“How can we help you?”: results of a scoping review on the perceived needs of people living with chronic pain regarding physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is effective to reduce pain and improve the quality of life of people living with chronic pain. To offer high-quality physiotherapy services, these services must be patient-centred and respond to...
Association between sick child facility readiness and quality of care at the individual and facility level in five low- and middle-income countries
Raising the quality of health services is key to continued progress in improving child health, however, data on service quality are limited and difficult to interpret. The relationship between facility readine...
Essential strategic principles for planning and developing digitally enabled interventions in health and care settings
Health and care information technologies can improve service delivery, but unfortunately many fail to realise their potential. This is because tools fail to effectively integrate with user and organisational p...
Development of the implementability assessment tool for clinical practice guidelines based on the COSMIN framework and factorial experiment: a study protocol
Clinical practice guidelines are essential tools for standardizing medical practices and improving healthcare quality. However, current guideline implementation is unsatisfactory. Barriers to guideline impleme...
Design of logistics indicators for monitoring the COVID-19 vaccination process in Colombia
The vaccine supply chain (VSC) integrates all activities from production to dispensing, characterized by complexity and low responsiveness. This study aims to define key performance indicators (KPIs) to evalua...
Higher interest to continue COVID-19 practice recommendations in non-pandemic times among German GPs with better crisis leadership skills (egePan study)
The German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (DEGAM) issued a COVID-19 guideline with eleven recommendations to support primary care services during the pandemic. Their use in general prac...
Evaluation of a youth-focused suicide prevention HOPE aftercare service: protocol for a non-randomized hybrid effectiveness-implementation type I design
Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among young people aged 15–29 worldwide. Young people often present to emergency departments (EDs) with self-harm and suicide-related behaviors. The period followin...
Survival models and longitudinal medical events for hospital readmission forecasting
The rate of 30-day all-cause hospital readmissions can affect the funding a hospital receives. An accurate and reliable readmission prediction model could save money and increase quality-of-care. Few projects ...
Assessing language barriers in health facilities in Malawi
Language barriers in healthcare lead to miscommunication between professionals and patients, thereby reducing the quality of and equitable access to healthcare. In African countries, the recognition and formal...
Cost analysis of adding hypertension and diabetes management into routine HIV care in Mbarara and Ibanda districts, Uganda
In 2016, Uganda introduced services for hypertension and diabetes in selected HIV clinics. We evaluated the costs associated with scaling up these services in HIV clinics in Mbarara and Ibanda districts, Uganda.
The Implementation Process Assessment Tool: translation, contextualization, and psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version in a municipal elderly care context
The number of older adults with complex healthcare needs is growing alongside limited resources available in health services. To meet this challenge, it is urgent that healthcare staff are motivated and able t...
Quality of care in South Sudan and its associated factors, a facility-based cross-sectional study in public health facilities in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State
The patient’s experience of care is critical in determining how satisfied the client is with the quality of health services offered by the health facility. Understanding health needs aids in identifying gaps i...
How do patients and healthcare professionals experience foot examinations in diabetes care? – A randomised controlled study of digital foot examinations versus traditional foot examinations
Digital solutions in healthcare can facilitate and improve care. However, the experiences and the usefulness of using either digital foot examinations or traditional foot examinations need to be evaluated.
Strategies for implementing an electronic patient-reported outcomes-based symptom management program across six cancer centers
Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO)-based symptom management improves cancer patients’ outcomes. However, implementation of ePROs is challenging, requiring technical resources for integration into clini...
International models of accreditation and certification for hospitals with a focus on nursing: a scoping review
Quality assurance in hospitals is essential for ensuring patient safety, quality of care and efficiency. The nursing profession is a key contributor to healthcare quality, yet, a comprehensive overview and com...
Improving screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol use in diverse, low-resourced primary care clinics
Implementation of screening brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) and medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) remains low in primary care. ANTECEDENT (P a rt n erships t o E nhance ...
Correction: Identifying inpatient hospitalizations with continuous electroencephalogram monitoring from administrative data
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Financial strain and resilience: a qualitative exploration of parental perspectives on caring for children with sickle cell disease in Ghana
In Ghana, nearly one in four (25%) of the population are sickle cell disease carriers. Furthermore, 2% of all babies born (20 for every 1000 live births) has sickle cell disease. However, little is known about...
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