Browsing by Subject "Policy Making"
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Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program.
(Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2011-11)<h4>Objective</h4>To describe a systematic approach for identifying, reporting, and synthesizing information to allow consistent and transparent consideration of the applicability of the evidence in a systematic review according ... -
Benefits of Population Segmentation Analysis for Developing Health Policy to Promote Patient-Centred Care.
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Changes in Informed Consent Policy and Treatment Delays in Stroke Thrombolysis.
(Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2020-12-18)<h4>Objectives</h4>The efficacy of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is highly time dependent. Although clinical guidelines do not recommend written informed consent as it may cause treatment delays, ... -
Evolving brand-name and generic drug competition may warrant a revision of the Hatch-Waxman Act.
(Health Aff (Millwood), 2011-11)The evolution of pharmaceutical competition since Congress passed the Hatch-Waxman Act in 1984 raises questions about whether the act's intended balance of incentives for cost savings and continued innovation has been achieved. ... -
Factors influencing malaria control policy-making in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
(Malar J, 2014-08-08)BACKGROUND: Policy decisions for malaria control are often difficult to make as decision-makers have to carefully consider an array of options and respond to the needs of a large number of stakeholders. This study assessed ... -
Integrated vector management for malaria control in Uganda: knowledge, perceptions and policy development.
(Malar J, 2012-01-14)BACKGROUND: Integrated vector management (IVM) is increasingly being recommended as an option for sustainable malaria control. However, many malaria-endemic countries lack a policy framework to guide and promote the approach. ... -
Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018.
(Nature human behaviour, 2021-08)Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)-giving infants only breast-milk for the first 6 months of life-is a component of optimal breastfeeding practices effective in preventing child morbidity and mortality. EBF practices are known ... -
Projecting the effects of long-term care policy on the labor market participation of primary informal family caregivers of elderly with disability: insights from a dynamic simulation model.
(BMC geriatrics, 2016-03-23)<h4>Background</h4>Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the labor market participation of primary informal ... -
Using decision analysis to improve malaria control policy making.
(Health Policy, 2009-10)Malaria and other vector-borne diseases represent a significant and growing burden in many tropical countries. Successfully addressing these threats will require policies that expand access to and use of existing control ...
