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- 1From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground The elderly population is increasing in Vietnam. Access to health services for the elderly is often limited, especially for those in rural areas. User fees at public health care facilities and out-of-pocket...
- 2From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground Telehealth (TH) and telecare (TC) interventions are increasingly valued for supporting self-care in ageing populations; however, evaluation studies often report high rates of non-participation that are not...
- 3From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground The government of Kenya is making plans to implement a social health insurance program by transforming the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) into a universal health coverage program. This paper...
- 4From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground Although the management of sarcoma is improving, non adherence to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) remains high, mainly because of the low incidence of the disease and the variety of histological...
- 5From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Despite the importance of continuity of care [COC] in contemporary mental health service provision, COC lacks a clearly agreed definition. Furthermore, whilst there is broad agreement that definitions...
- 6From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground High quality program data is critical for managing, monitoring, and evaluating national HIV treatment programs. By 2009, the Malawi Ministry of Health had initiated more than 270,000 patients on HIV...
- 7From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground Medication errors can occur at any of the three steps of the medication use process: prescribing, dispensing and administration. We aimed to determine the incidence, type and clinical importance of drug...
- 8From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground Primary care practices provide a gate-keeping function in many health care systems. Since depressive disorders are highly prevalent in primary care settings, reliable detection and diagnoses are a first...
- 9From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground In rationing decisions in health, many criteria like costs, effectiveness, equity and feasibility concerns play a role. These criteria stem from different disciplines that all aim to inform health care...
- 10From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground In the majority of China, the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) at the county level provides both clinical and public health care for TB cases, with hospitals and other health facilities referring suspected...
- 11From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground Client-initiated HIV counselling and testing has been scaled up in many African countries, in the form of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). Test rates have remained low, with HIV-related stigma...
- 12From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground Treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be delayed significantly in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. Our study aims at identifying the correlates of access to HCV treatment in this population....
- 13From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedBackground Handover (or 'handoff') is the exchange of information between health professionals that accompanies the transfer of patient care. This process can result in adverse events. Handover 'best practices', with...
- 14From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The ability to sustain comprehensive primary health care (PHC) services in the face of change is crucial to the health of rural communities. This paper illustrates how one service has proactively managed...
- 15From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Little is known about workplace violence among correctional health professionals. This study aimed to describe the patterns, severity and outcomes of incidents of workplace violence among employees of a...
- 16From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Norway provides universal health care coverage to all residents, but socio-economic inequalities in health are among the largest in Europe. Evidence on inequalities in health care utilisation is sparse,...
- 17From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Primary care medical homes may improve health outcomes for children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN), by improving care coordination. However, community-based primary care practices may be challenged...
- 18From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Services for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have evolved with the development of independently led outreach Rheumatology Practitioner (RP) clinics in Primary Care (PC). Their clinical and cost effectiveness,...
- 19From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Routine monitoring of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for measuring program success and accurate drug forecasting. However, compiling data from patient registers to measure retention in...
- 20From: BMC Health Services Research. (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Violence at work is one of the major concerns in health care activities. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of physical and non-physical violence in a general health care facility in...