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Motivations and experiences of volunteers and patients in mental health befriending: a thematic analysis

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background Volunteers frequently participate in befriending schemes with people with mental illness. This study aimed to explore the motivations and experiences of volunteer befrienders engaging in these schemes in addition to the experiences of ...
Megan Cassidy, Rose Thompson, Rawda El-Nagib, Lauren M. Hickling, Stefan Priebe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Responsiveness of Community Health Services in Urban China: A Quantitative Study in Wuhan City

PLoS ONE, 2013
Background With the objective of the national health services systems reform to move care to the community, community health services (CHS) are becoming the gateways of the health system in China.
Qing Luo, Qi Wang, Zuxun Lu, Junan Liu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

​Did a Non‐Medical Biosimilar Switching Policy Cause an Increase in Non‐Biologic/Biosimilar Health Care Resource Utilization or Cost in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang, Sandra Blitz, Nick Bansback, Michael Law, Mark Harrison   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Changes in Preventive Services in Community Health Centers

, 2022
Jessica Star, Xuesong Han, Laura Makaroff, Adair K. Minihan, Ahmedin Jemal, Priti Bandi   +5 more
openalex   +2 more sources

The delivery of preventive care to clients of community health services

BMC Health Services Research, 2013
BackgroundSmoking, poor nutrition, risky alcohol use, and physical inactivity are the primary behavioral risks for common causes of mortality and morbidity. Evidence and guidelines support routine clinician delivery of preventive care.
Kathleen M. McElwaine, M. Freund, Elizabeth Campbell, Jenny Knight, J. Bowman, E. Doherty, P. Wye, L. Wolfenden, C. Lecathelinais, S. McLachlan, J. Wiggers   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lived and Care Experiences of Chronic Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain in Australian Adults: A Qualitative Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Australian evidence on lived and care experiences of chronic musculoskeletal shoulder pain (CMSP), irrespective of disorder classification or disease, is limited. However, such evidence is important for person‐centered care and informing local service pathways and care guidelines or standards.
Sonia Ranelli, Joanne E. Jordan, Ilana N. Ackerman, Alison Thorpe, Jennifer G. Persaud, Linda J. Woodhouse, Jason Chua, Ben Horgan, Andrew M. Briggs   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and facilitators to implementing a pilot produce prescription program in a community health setting in Toronto, Canada

BMC Primary Care
Background Produce prescription programs (PRx) are gaining traction in Canada and globally as an approach to promote food security and healthy diets. Unison Health and Community Services (Unison), a community health centre in Toronto, Canada, piloted a ...
Madison Fach, Rose Holub, Camille Machado, Amy Cheng, Natasha Ismail, Ashleigh Domingo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

On residents’ satisfaction with community health services after health care system reform in Shanghai, China, 2011

BMC Public Health, 2012
BackgroundHealth care system reform is a major issue in many countries and therefore how to evaluate the effects of changes is incredibly important. This study measured residents’ satisfaction with community health care service in Shanghai, China, and ...
Zhijian Li, J. Hou, Lin Lu, Shenglan Tang, Jin Ma   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Serum Uric Acid Levels in Older Adults: Associations With Clinical Outcomes and Implications for Reference Intervals in Those Aged 70 Years and Over

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Reports have linked both high and low serum uric acid (SUA) levels to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to establish a reference interval for SUA in older adults and assessed its association with clinically relevant outcomes in relatively healthy, community‐dwelling individuals aged ≥70 years old.
Amanda J. Rickard, Cammie Tran, Hans G. Schneider, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Anita E. Wluka, Ego Seeman, Johannes T. Neumann, Md Nazmul Karim, Zhen Zhou, Sultana Monira Hussain, David P. Q. Clark, Daniel Clayton‐Chubb, Andrew M. Tonkin, Lawrence J. Beilin, Robyn L. Woods, John J. McNeil   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrative Neuro-social cognitive Strategy Programme for Instilling REcovery (INSPIRE): a community-based cognitive remediation trial-study protocol

BMC Psychiatry
Background Adults with schizophrenia experience a range of neurocognitive problems that affect their daily functioning. Evidence for the efficacy of cognitive remediation in schizophrenia has been established, but its implementation in under-resourced ...
Bhing-Leet Tan, Noel Tan, Vanessa Koh, Lin Poh, Alice Medalia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source