Volume 15, issue 1, December 2015
585 articles in this issue
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Herpes labialis and Nigerian dental health care providers: knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and refusal to treat
Authors
- Clement Chinedu Azodo
- Agnes O. Umoh
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 September 2015
- Article: 383
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Analyzing barriers and facilitators to the implementation of an action plan to strengthen the midwifery professional role: a Moroccan case study
Authors
- Sabina Abou-Malham
- Marie Hatem
- Nicole Leduc
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 September 2015
- Article: 382
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Empirical evidence of recall bias for primary health care visits
Authors
- Natasha Kareem Brusco
- Jennifer J. Watts
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 September 2015
- Article: 381
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A systematic review of social, economic and diplomatic aspects of short-term medical missions
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Paul H. Caldron
- Ann Impens
- Wim Groot
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 September 2015
- Article: 380
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Increased self-efficacy: the experience of high-intensity exercise of nursing home residents with dementia – a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Cecilie Fromholt Olsen
- Elisabeth Wiken Telenius
- Astrid Bergland
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2015
- Article: 379
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Association Between Nighttime Discharge from the Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Mortality: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Luciano CP Azevedo
- Ivens A. de Souza
- Sean M. Bagshaw
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2015
- Article: 378
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Barriers to diabetic foot care in a developing country with a high incidence of diabetes related amputations: an exploratory qualitative interview study
Authors
- Cornelia Guell
- Nigel Unwin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2015
- Article: 377
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Virologic suppression and mortality of patients who migrate for HIV care in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 2003 to 2012: a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Viviane Dias Lima
- Nicola Goldberg
- Julio S G Montaner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2015
- Article: 376
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The effect of performance-based financing on illness, care-seeking and treatment among children: an impact evaluation in Rwanda
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Martha Priedeman Skiles
- Siân L. Curtis
- Harsha Thirumurthy
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2015
- Article: 375
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Brief screening items to identify spanish-speaking adults with limited health literacy and numeracy skills
Authors
- Rashmi Singh
- Laura Scott Coyne
- Lorraine S. Wallace
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2015
- Article: 374
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Understanding the discriminant factors that influence the adoption and use of clinical communities of practice: the ECOPIH case
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- David Lacasta Tintorer
- Souhel Flayeh Beneyto
- Francesc SaigÃ-Rubió
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 373
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Predicting inpatient hospital payments in the United States: a retrospective analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mark W. Smith
- Bernard Friedman
- Herbert S. Wong
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 372
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Overcoming language barriers in healthcare: A protocol for investigating safe and effective communication when patients or clinicians use a second language
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Renata F. I. Meuter
- Cindy Gallois
- Julia Hocking
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 371
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Should Governments engage health insurance intermediaries? A comparison of benefits with and without insurance intermediary in a large tax funded community health insurance scheme in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
Authors
- Srikant Nagulapalli
- Sudarsana Rao Rokkam
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 370
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The effect of high medical expenses on household income in South Korea: a longitudinal study using propensity score matching
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jae Woo Choi
- Eun Cheol Park
- Tae Hyun Kim
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 369
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Assessment of antiretroviral treatment (ART) care service provision in Tigray Region health centers, North Ethiopia
Authors
- Shewaye Belay Tessema
- Mesafint Molla Adane
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 368
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The impact of the ‘Better Care Better Value’ prescribing policy on the utilisation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers for treating hypertension in the UK primary care setting: longitudinal quasi-experimental design
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Amanj Baker
- Li-Chia Chen
- Brian Godman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 367
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Medication reviews are useful, but the model needs to be changed: Perspectives of Aboriginal Health Service health professionals on Home Medicines Reviews
Authors
- Lindy Swain
- Lesley Barclay
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 366
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Maternal health care use among married women in Hossaina, Ethiopia
Authors
- Zeleke Dutamo
- Nega Assefa
- Gudina Egata
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 365
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Association between organizational climate and perceptions and use of an innovation in Swedish primary health care: a prospective study of an implementation
Authors
- Siw Carlfjord
- Karin Festin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2015
- Article: 364
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Organizational justice, trust, and identification and their effects on organizational commitment in hospital nursing staff
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Su-Yueh Chen
- Wen-Chuan Wu
- Shu-I Lee
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2015
- Article: 363
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Lean and leadership practices: development of an initial realist program theory
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Donna Goodridge
- Gill Westhorp
- Brenna Bath
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2015
- Article: 362
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Perceived barriers to pharmacist engagement in adverse drug event prevention activities in Ghana using semi-structured interview
Authors
- Franklin Acheampong
- Berko Panyin Anto
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2015
- Article: 361
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Changes in public attitudes towards confidential adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Lithuania after the introduction of new legislation: findings from the cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2005 and 2012
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lina Jaruseviciene
- Apolinaras Zaborskis
- Jeffrey V. Lazarus
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2015
- Article: 360
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Development and evaluation of a nurse-led, tailored stroke self-management intervention
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lisa Kidd
- Maggie Lawrence
- Sian Russell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2015
- Article: 359
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African vaccination week as a vehicle for integrated health service delivery
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Richard Mihigo
- Blanche Anya
- Deo Nshimirimana
- Content type: Technical advance
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2015
- Article: 358
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Concepts of social epidemiology in health services research
Authors
- Olaf von dem Knesebeck
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2015
- Article: 357
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Factors associated with the self-perceived ability of nursing staff to remain working until retirement: a questionnaire survey
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Erica E. M. Maurits
- Anke J. E. de Veer
- Anneke L. Francke
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2015
- Article: 356
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The impact of interventions on appointment and clinical outcomes for individuals with diabetes: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Lynn Nuti
- Ayten Turkcan
- Sara McComb
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2015
- Article: 355
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Perspectives of health care providers on the provision of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in health facilities in Malawi
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- P. Stanley Yoder
- Xavier Nsabagasani
- Yazoumé Yé
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 August 2015
- Article: 354
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Impact of referral templates on the quality of referrals from primary to secondary care: a cluster randomised trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Henrik WÃ¥hlberg
- Per Christian Valle
- Ann Ragnhild Broderstad
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 August 2015
- Article: 353
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Immunohistochemical expression of HER2 in breast cancer: socioeconomic impact of inaccurate tests
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Mogens Vyberg
- Søren Nielsen
- Volker Teichgräber
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 August 2015
- Article: 352
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Effectiveness of an intermediate care hospital on readmissions, mortality, activities of daily living and use of health care services among hospitalized adults aged 60 years and older—a controlled observational study
Authors
- Unni Dahl
- Aslak Steinsbekk
- Roar Johnsen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2015
- Article: 351
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Informal caregivers of clients with neurological conditions: profiles, patterns and risk factors for distress from a home care prevalence study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Lori A. Mitchell
- John Hirdes
- Lynn Martin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2015
- Article: 350
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Improving the effectiveness of service delivery in the public healthcare sector: the case of ophthalmology services in Malaysia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Chee Yoong Foo
- Ka Keat Lim
- Pik Pin Goh
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2015
- Article: 349
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The effectiveness of an integrated collaborative care model vs. a shifted outpatient collaborative care model on community functioning, residential stability, and health service use among homeless adults with mental illness: a quasi-experimental study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Vicky Stergiopoulos
- Andrée Schuler
- Carolyn Dewa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2015
- Article: 348
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Estimating the cost of referral and willingness to pay for referral to higher-level health facilities: a case series study from an integrated community case management programme in Uganda
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Agnes Nanyonjo
- Benson Bagorogoza
- for the inSCALE study group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2015
- Article: 347
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Risk factors for delay in age-appropriate vaccinations among Gambian children
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Aderonke Odutola
- Muhammed O. Afolabi
- Martin O. Ota
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2015
- Article: 346
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A survey of the availability, prices and affordability of essential medicines in Jiangsu Province, China
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Xiaoyu Xi
- Weixia Li
- Shuzhen Chu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 August 2015
- Article: 345
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A qualitative study of factors influencing retention of doctors and nurses at rural healthcare facilities in Bangladesh
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Emmanuel Kwame Darkwa
- M. Sophia Newman
- Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 August 2015
- Article: 344
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Community-level effect of the reproductive health vouchers program on out-of-pocket spending on family planning and safe motherhood services in Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Francis Obare
- Charlotte Warren
- Ben Bellows
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 August 2015
- Article: 343
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Defining the content and delivery of an intervention to Change AdhereNce to treatment in BonchiEctasis (CAN-BE): a qualitative approach incorporating the Theoretical Domains Framework, behavioural change techniques and stakeholder expert panels
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Amanda R. McCullough
- CristÃn Ryan
- Carmel M. Hughes
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 August 2015
- Article: 342
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Interventions in health organisations to reduce the impact of adverse events in second and third victims
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- José JoaquÃn Mira
- Susana Lorenzo
- on behalf of the Research Group on Second and Third Victims
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 August 2015
- Article: 341
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Exploring the treatment delay in the care of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing acute percutaneous coronary intervention: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Joppe Tra
- Ineke van der Wulp
- Cordula Wagner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 August 2015
- Article: 340
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Determinants of emergency response responsibility perceptions in the local public health workforce after China’s health sector restructuring
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mingli Jiao
- Ning Ning
- Zheng Kang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 August 2015
- Article: 339
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Optimizing senior’s surgical care - Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment (EASE) study: rationale and objectives
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Rachel G. Khadaroo
- Raj S. Padwal
- Jayna Holroyd-Leduc
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 August 2015
- Article: 338
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The effect on potential adverse drug events of a pharmacist-acquired medication history in an emergency department: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, controlled, parallel-group study
Authors
- Jesus Becerra-Camargo
- Fernando MartÃnez-MartÃnez
- Emilio GarcÃa-Jiménez
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 August 2015
- Article: 337
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Mental health service use by recent immigrants from different world regions and by non-immigrants in Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Anna Durbin
- Rahim Moineddin
- Richard H. Glazier
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 August 2015
- Article: 336
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Why do women choose private over public facilities for family planning services? A qualitative study of post-partum women in an informal urban settlement in Kenya
Authors
- Sirina R. Keesara
- Pamela A. Juma
- Cynthia C. Harper
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 August 2015
- Article: 335