Browsing by Subject "Health Services Accessibility"
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A Systematic Review of Conceptual Frameworks of Medical Complexity and New Model Development.
(J Gen Intern Med, 2016-03)BACKGROUND: Patient complexity is often operationalized by counting multiple chronic conditions (MCC) without considering contextual factors that can affect patient risk for adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was ... -
Accessibility, availability and affordability of anti-malarials in a rural district in Kenya after implementation of a national subsidy scheme.
(Malar J, 2011-10-26)BACKGROUND: Poor access to prompt and effective treatment for malaria contributes to high mortality and severe morbidity. In Kenya, it is estimated that only 12% of children receive anti-malarials for their fever within ... -
Alcohol use disorders and the use of treatment services among college-age young adults.
(Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2007-02)OBJECTIVES:This study examined the utilization of and the perceived need for alcohol treatment services among college-age young adults (18-22 years) according to their educational status: full-time college students, part-time ... -
Analysis of the equity of emergency medical services: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing city.
(Int J Equity Health, 2015-12-21)BACKGROUND: Due to reform of the economic system and the even distribution of available wealth, emergency medical services (EMS) experienced greater risks in equity. This study aimed to assess the equity of EMS ... -
Association of Unmet Social Needs With Metformin Use Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.
(Diabetes care, 2023-11)<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the relationship between social needs and metformin use among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D).<h4>Research design and methods</h4>In a prospective cohort study of adults with T2D (n = 722), ... -
Availability of post-hospital services supporting community reintegration for children with identified surgical need in Uganda.
(BMC health services research, 2018-09-20)BACKGROUND:Community services and supports are essential for children transitioning home to recover from the hospital after surgery. This study assessed the availability and geographic capacity of rehabilitation, assistive ... -
Can Right-Sizing the Use of Virtual Care Improve Access to Equitable, Patient-Centered Care for Women Veterans?
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Correlates of HIV testing among abused women in South Africa.
(Violence Against Women, 2011-08)Gender-based violence increases a woman's risk for HIV but little is known about her decision to get tested. We interviewed 97 women seeking abuse-related services from a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Johannesburg, ... -
Developing drugs for developing countries.
(Health Aff (Millwood), 2006-03)Infectious and parasitic diseases create enormous health burdens, but because most of the people suffering from these diseases are poor, little is invested in developing treatments. We propose that developers of treatments ... -
Does distance modify the effect of self-testing in oral anticoagulation?
(The American journal of managed care, 2016-01)<h4>Objectives</h4>Patient self-testing (PST) improves anticoagulation control and patient satisfaction. It is unknown whether these effects are more pronounced when the patient lives farther from the anticoagulation clinic ... -
Economic evaluation of access to musculoskeletal care: the case of waiting for total knee arthroplasty.
(BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2014-01-18)BACKGROUND: The projected demand for total knee arthroplasty is staggering. At its root, the solution involves increasing supply or decreasing demand. Other developed nations have used rationing and wait times to distribute ... -
eConsults' Impact on Care Access and Wait Times in Rheumatology.
(Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2022-04)<h4>Background/objective</h4>A growing number of health systems have implemented eConsults to improve access to specialty advice, but few studies have described their use in rheumatology or impact on visit wait times. We ... -
Establishing a regional, multisite database for quality improvement and service planning in community-based palliative care and hospice.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-08)BACKGROUND: Outpatient palliative care, an evolving delivery model, seeks to improve continuity of care across settings and to increase access to services in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM). It can provide a critical ... -
Examining Health Care Access for Refugee Children and Families in the North Carolina Triangle Area.
(North Carolina medical journal, 2020-11)BACKGROUND Resettled refugees are at increased risk of poor health outcomes due to acculturation challenges, logistical barriers, experiences of trauma, and other barriers to care that are poorly understood. Refugee children ... -
Gaps in Hypertension Guidelines in Low- and Middle-Income Versus High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.
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Gaps in receipt of regular eye examinations among medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with diabetes or chronic eye diseases.
(Ophthalmology, 2014-12)OBJECTIVE: To examine a wide range of factors associated with regular eye examination receipt among elderly individuals diagnosed with glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, or diabetes mellitus (DM). DESIGN: Retrospective ... -
Is implementation fidelity associated with improved access to care in a school-based Child and Family Team model?
(Eval Program Plann, 2015-04)Effective child and family centered service planning is crucial to addressing vulnerable children's needs. However, there is limited evidence about what facets of these processes improve service use and outcomes. The current ... -
Prevalence and predictors of giving birth in health facilities in Bugesera District, Rwanda.
(BMC Public Health, 2012-12-05)BACKGROUND: The proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel is one of two indicators used to measure progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5, which aims for a 75% reduction in global maternal mortality ... -
Private health insurance coverage for substance abuse and mental health services, 1995 to 1998.
(Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2004-02)Four years of data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse were combined to examine the characteristics of underinsurance in a sample of privately insured Americans aged 18 to 64. Among these adults, 38 percent ... -
Socio-economic status and malaria-related outcomes in Mvomero District, Tanzania.
(Glob Public Health, 2012)While policies often target malaria prevention and treatment - proximal causes of malaria and related health outcomes - too little attention has been given to the role of household- and individual-level socio-economic status ...
