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  1. A multitude of different rehabilitation interventions and other specific health care services are offered for individuals with disorders of consciousness in long-term care settings. To investigate the associat...

    Authors: Hanna Klingshirn, Rene Mittrach, Kathrin Braitmayer, Ralf Strobl, Andreas Bender, Eva Grill and Martin Müller
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:329
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  2. The US health care system uses diagnostic codes for billing and reimbursement as well as quality assessment and measuring clinical outcomes. The US transitioned to the International Classification of Diseases,...

    Authors: Rachel N. Caskey, Angelos Abutahoun, Anne Polick, Michelle Barnes, Pavan Srivastava and Andrew D. Boyd
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:328
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  3. Predicting pharmacy service fees is crucial to sustain the health insurance budget and maintain pharmacy management. However, there is no evidence on how to predict pharmacy service fees at the population leve...

    Authors: Dongmun Ha, Inmyung Song, Eui-Kyung Lee and Ju-Young Shin
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:327
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  4. This project aims to study the use of antibiotics in three clinical wards in the largest tertiary teaching hospital in Ethiopia for a period of 1 year. The specific aims were to assess the prevalence of patien...

    Authors: Girma Gutema, Helle Håkonsen, Ephrem Engidawork and Else-Lydia Toverud
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:326
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  5. Direct-to-consumer information (DTCI) campaign is a new medium to inform and empower patients in their decision-making without directly promoting specific drugs. However, little is known about the impact of DT...

    Authors: Masayoshi Zaitsu, Byung-Kwang Yoo, Jun Tomio, Fumiaki Nakamura, Satoshi Toyokawa and Yasuki Kobayashi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:325
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  6. Next-of-kin are an extension of healthcare professionals in all stages of cancer care. They offer care activities such as interpretations of symptoms, and reporting of negative or adverse effects of treatment,...

    Authors: Inger Johanne Bergerød, Bjørnar Gilje, Geir S. Braut and Siri Wiig
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:324
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  7. To indicate inefficiencies in health systems, previous studies examined regional variation in healthcare spending by analyzing the entire population. As a result, population heterogeneity is taken into account...

    Authors: Eline F. de Vries, Richard Heijink, Jeroen N. Struijs and Caroline A. Baan
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:323
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  8. In rural regions with a low population density, distances to health care providers as well as insufficient public transport may be barriers for the accessibility of health care. In this analysis it was examine...

    Authors: Ulrike Stentzel, Jeanette Bahr, Daniel Fredrich, Jens Piegsa, Wolfgang Hoffmann and Neeltje van den Berg
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:322
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  9. The perspectives of nursing professionals might differ from those of older adults when it comes to care for older people. This cross-sectional study compares the views of older adults with the views of nursing...

    Authors: Lisanne Marlieke Verweij, Rik Wehrens, Lieke Oldenhof, Roland Bal and Anneke L. Francke
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:321
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  10. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of premature death and disability in India. Since access to health services is poor in rural India and Accredited Social Health A...

    Authors: Marwa Abdel-All, Amanda Gay Thrift, Michaela Riddell, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan Thankappan, Gomathyamma Krishnakurup Mini, Clara K. Chow, Pallab Kumar Maulik, Ajay Mahal, Rama Guggilla, Kartik Kalyanram, Kamakshi Kartik, Oduru Suresh, Roger George Evans, Brian Oldenburg, Nihal Thomas and Rohina Joshi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:320
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  11. The burden of HCV among those living with HIV remains a major public health challenge. We aimed to characterize trends in healthcare-related visits (HRV) of people living with HIV (PLW-HIV) and those living with ...

    Authors: Huiting Ma, Conrado Franco Villalobos, Martin St-Jean, Oghenowede Eyawo, Miriam Ruth Lavergne, Lianping Ti, Mark W. Hull, Benita Yip, Lang Wu, Robert S. Hogg, Rolando Barrios, Jean A. Shoveller, Julio S. G. Montaner and Viviane D. Lima
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:319
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  12. Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common cause of pediatric medical visits and antibiotic prescriptions worldwide, but its current impact on the US healthcare system is not clear. The aim of this study was ...

    Authors: Sabine Tong, Caroline Amand, Alexia Kieffer and Moe H. Kyaw
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:318
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  13. Several malaria endemic countries have implemented community health worker (CHW) programmes to increase access to populations underserved by health care. There is considerable evidence on CHW adherence to case...

    Authors: Sham Lal, Richard Ndyomugenyi, Lucy Paintain, Neal D. Alexander, Kristian S. Hansen, Pascal Magnussen, Daniel Chandramohan and Siân E. Clarke
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:317
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  14. Health care data allow for the study and surveillance of chronic diseases such as diabetes. The objective of this study was to identify and validate optimal algorithms for diabetes cases within health care adm...

    Authors: Lorraine L. Lipscombe, Jeremiah Hwee, Lauren Webster, Baiju R. Shah, Gillian L. Booth and Karen Tu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:316
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  15. Zambia is experiencing high prevalence of childhood cancer. However, very few children access and complete treatment for cancer. This study aimed to document the challenges for health care providers, parents a...

    Authors: Mulima Walubita, Bornwell Sikateyo and Joseph M. Zulu
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:314
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  16. Hospitals are confronted with increasing safety demands from a diverse set of stakeholders, including governmental organisations, professional associations, health insurance companies, patient associations and...

    Authors: Carien W. Alingh, Jeroen D. H. van Wijngaarden, Robbert Huijsman and Jaap Paauwe
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:313
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  17. In a previous RCT we established the efficacy of the psychodynamic online aftercare programme ‘GSA-Online’ (‘Health Training Stress Management at the Workplace’) for rehabilitants with work-related stress facing ...

    Authors: Rüdiger Zwerenz, Katja Böhme, Astrid Wirth, Nicole Labitzke, Sergei Pachtchenko and Manfred E. Beutel
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:312
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  18. The value of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) in reducing severe clinical outcomes from influenza is debated. A clinical trial to generate better evidence is desirable. However, it is unknown whether UK clinici...

    Authors: Naomi Bradbury, Jonathan Nguyen-Van-Tam and Wei Shen Lim
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:311
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  19. South Carolina is considered a “new destination” state for Latino immigrants. Language barriers, transportation difficulties, low socioeconomic status, inflexible work schedules, different cultural norms, and ...

    Authors: John S. Luque, Grace Soulen, Caroline B. Davila and Kathleen Cartmell
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:310
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  20. Accurate TNM stage information is essential for cancer health services research, but is often impractical and expensive to collect at the population-level. We evaluated algorithms using administrative healthca...

    Authors: Alyson L. Mahar, Yunni Jeong, Brandon Zagorski and Natalie Coburn
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:309
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  21. In contexts with severe physician shortages, the World Health Organization advocates task shifting to cadres with shorter training. To investigate the effects of task shifting at scale in primary health care, ...

    Authors: Manuela Villar Uribe, Olakunle O. Alonge, David M. Bishai and Sara Bennett
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:308
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  22. Recently, New Zealand has taken a system wide approach providing the biggest reform to New Zealand community pharmacy for 70 years with the aim of providing more clinically orientated patient centred services ...

    Authors: Alesha J. Smith, Shane L. Scahill, Jeff Harrison, Tilley Carroll and Natalie J. Medlicott
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:307
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  23. There is a paucity of evidence on access to services for mental health and psychosocial support for conflict-affected populations in low- and middle-income countries. In the Republic of Georgia, rates of utili...

    Authors: Adrianna Murphy, Ivdity Chikovani, Maia Uchaneishvili, Nino Makhashvili and Bayard Roberts
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:306
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  24. Patient reported outcomes (PRO) measure the quality of care from the patient’s perspective. PROs are an important measure of surgical outcome and can be used to calculate health gains after surgical treatment....

    Authors: Michelle C. White, Kirsten Randall, Dennis Alcorn, Rachel Greenland, Christine Glasgo and Mark G. Shrime
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:305
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  25. The SOS-doctors are a network of physicians who perform house-call visits in the areas of Attica and Thessaloniki, Greece.

    Authors: George Theocharis, Spyridon G. Barbas, Theodore Spiropoulos, Petroula E. Stamouli, Dimitrios N. Perdikis and Matthew E. Falagas
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:304
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  26. Facilitating return to work can be challenging due to the complexity of work disability. Few studies have examined rehabilitation programs based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy that intend to support retu...

    Authors: Nina E. Klevanger, Marius S. Fimland, Roar Johnsen and Marit B. Rise
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:303
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  27. Every year, 14 % of patients in Norwegian hospitals experience adverse events, which often have health-damaging consequences. The government, hospital management and health personnel attempt to minimize such e...

    Authors: Gunn Hågensen, Gudrun Nilsen, Grete Mehus and Nils Henriksen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:302
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  28. In order to meet the future challenges posed by ageing populations, new technology, telemedicine and a more personalized healthcare system are needed. Earlier research has shown mobile radiography services to ...

    Authors: Elin Kjelle, Kristin Bakke Lysdahl, Hilde Merete Olerud and Aud Mette Myklebust
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:301
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  29. Pen needles are an important component of insulin delivery among patients with diabetes, but are not universally covered in China. We compared clinical and economic characteristics of insulin-dependent patient...

    Authors: Linong Ji, Arthi Chandran, Timothy J. Inocencio, Zilin Sun, Qifu Li, Guijun Qin, Zheng Wei, Stefan DiMario and Richard H. Chapman
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:300
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  30. The intertwined relation between public and private care in Brazil is reshaping the medical profession, possibly affecting the distribution and profile of the country’s medical workforce. Physicians’ simultane...

    Authors: Bruno Alonso Miotto, Aline Gil Alves Guilloux, Alex Jones Flores Cassenote, Giulia Marcelino Mainardi, Giuliano Russo and Mário César Scheffer
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:299
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  31. The Missed Opportunities in Maternal and Infant Health (MOMI) project aimed at reducing maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity within the year after childbirth in four sub-Saharan African countries. MOMI in...

    Authors: Danielle Yugbaré Belemsaga, Anne Goujon, Halima Tougri, Abou Coulibaly, Olivier Degomme, Els Duysburgh, Marleen Temmerman and Seni Kouanda
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:298
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  32. Based on a growing body of epidemiological and biomedical studies, physical activity (PA) is considered a cornerstone in type 2 diabetes treatment. However, it is also a practice embedded in daily life and, as...

    Authors: Mirjam Stuij
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:297
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  33. In Ontario, Canada, approximately $2.5 billion is spent yearly on occupational injuries in the healthcare sector. The healthcare sector has been ranked second highest for lost-time injury rates among 16 Ontari...

    Authors: Joan M Almost, Elizabeth G VanDenKerkhof, Peter Strahlendorf, Louise Caicco Tett, Joanna Noonan, Thomas Hayes, Henrietta Van hulle, Ryan Adam, Jeremy Holden, Tracy Kent-Hillis, Mike McDonald, Geneviève C. Paré, Karanjit Lachhar and Vanessa Silva e Silva
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:296
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  34. The Nigerian Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) increased use of antenatal services at rural public sector clinics. However, it is unclear if women who would not have otherwise sought care, or those who would have ...

    Authors: Daniel O. Erim, Harrison E. Offiong, Christine Kim, Folasade A. Bello, Jeremy Moulton, Stephanie B. Wheeler and Harsha Thirumurthy
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:295
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  35. Despite several studies that have estimated the economic impact of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in infants, limited data are available on healthcare resource use and costs attributable to RSV across age g...

    Authors: Caroline Amand, Sabine Tong, Alexia Kieffer and Moe H. Kyaw
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:294
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  36. South Korean government is currently in progress of expanding the coverage of telemedicine projects as part of an attempt to vitalize service industry, but is facing fierce opposition from KMA. Practice of tel...

    Authors: Seo-Joon Lee, Tae-Young Jung, Tae-Ro Lee and Jae-Hoon Han
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:293
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  37. Hospitalization due to dengue illness is an important measure of dengue morbidity. However, limited studies are based on administrative database because the validity of the diagnosis codes is unknown. We valid...

    Authors: Yuan-Liang Woon, Keng-Yee Lee, Siti Fatimah Zahra Mohd Anuar, Pik-Pin Goh and Teck-Onn Lim
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:292
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  38. Out-of-hospital emergency care (OHEC), also known as prehospital care, has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality from serious illness. We sought to summarize literature for low and low-middle income cou...

    Authors: Antony Gatebe Kironji, Peter Hodkinson, Sarah Stewart de Ramirez, Trisha Anest, Lee Wallis, Junaid Razzak, Alexander Jenson and Bhakti Hansoti
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:291
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  39. Patients with severe mental illness may be subjected to Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in order to secure that the patients adhere to treatment. Few studies have investigated the use of CTOs within an Asser...

    Authors: Hanne Kilen Stuen, Anne Landheim, Jorun Rugkåsa and Rolf Wynn
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:290
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  41. Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV), despite the availability of effective preventive therapy. The TEKO trial is assessing the impact of using a blood test,...

    Authors: Deanna Kerrigan, Carrie Tudor, Katlego Motlhaoleng, Limakatso Lebina, Cokiswa Qomfu, Ebrahim Variava, Sandy Chon, Neil Martinson and Jonathan E. Golub
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:288
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  43. Melbourne, Australia is experiencing rapid population growth, with much of this occurring in metropolitan outer suburban areas, also known as urban growth areas. Currently little is known about differences in ...

    Authors: Rebecca Madill, Hannah Badland, Suzanne Mavoa and Billie Giles-Corti
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:286
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  44. Community engagement is increasingly seen as crucial to achieving high quality, efficient and collaborative care. However, organisations are still searching for the best and most effective ways to engage citiz...

    Authors: E. De Weger, N. Van Vooren, K. G. Luijkx, C. A. Baan and H. W. Drewes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:285
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  45. Among the important stress factors for physicians nowadays are poorly functioning, time consuming and inadequate information systems. The present study examined the predictors of physicians’ stress related to ...

    Authors: Tarja Heponiemi, Hannele Hyppönen, Sari Kujala, Anna-Mari Aalto, Tuulikki Vehko, Jukka Vänskä and Marko Elovainio
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:284
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  47. Community-oriented nursing care is an important model of nursing care. Counseling and Nursing Care Service Centers (CNCSCs) have been providing these private services to the Iranian community for nearly two de...

    Authors: Sefollah Alaei, Fatemeh Alhani and Hassan Navipour
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:282
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  48. Maternal anaemia prevalence in Bihar, India remains high despite government mandated iron supplementation targeting pregnant women. Inadequate supply has been identified as a potential barrier to iron and foli...

    Authors: Amanda S. Wendt, Rob Stephenson, Melissa F. Young, Pankaj Verma, Sridhar Srikantiah, Amy Webb-Girard, Carol J. Hogue, Usha Ramakrishnan and Reynaldo Martorell
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:281
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  49. Free clinics are volunteer based organizations that provide health care services to low-income individuals for free or minimal cost. Communities served by a free clinic can provide ambulatory care services for...

    Authors: Jenny Hutchison, Michael E. Thompson, Jennifer Troyer, Christine Elnitsky, Maren J. Coffman and M. Lori Thomas
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:280
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  50. Neonatal male circumcision (NMC) is an alternative approach to adult male circumcision for HIV prevention. Recent studies found that NMC was rarely performed in Thailand and that most Thai health professionals...

    Authors: Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai, Namtip Srirak, Boonlure Pruenglampoo, Kanittha Thaikla, Jiraporn Suwanteerangkul, Jiraporn Khorana, Vipa Danthamrongkul, Suchada Paileeklee, Uraiwan Pattanasattayavong, Deanna E. Grimes and Richard M. Grimes
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:275
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