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Geospatial evaluation of trade-offs between equity in physical access to healthcare and health systems efficiency

BMJ Global Health, 2020
Introduction Decisions regarding the geographical placement of healthcare services require consideration of trade-offs between equity and efficiency, but few empirical assessments are available.
H. Iyer, J. Flanigan, N. Wolf, L. Schroeder, S. Horton, M. Castro, T. Rebbeck   +6 more
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Maternal health services equity between reality and imposed in Zagazig district, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt (2015/2016) [PDF]

The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal, 2017
Background: Equity is an ethical concept. Equity in healthcare includes equal access to available care for equal need, and equal quality of care for all.
Hala M. Shaheen MD, Aml A. Salama MD, Hanaa S. Said M.SC, Taghreed M. Farahat MD   +3 more
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Care for ill-housed persons: access and professional proactivity in primary care [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to understand access to primary care for ill-housed persons and professional proactivity in municipalities without a Street Outreach Office.
Lucas Alves Gontijo, Bruna Moreira da Silva, Marcelo Pedra Martins Machado, Daniela Priscila Oliveira do Vale Tafner, Edilene Aparecida Araújo da Silveira, Valéria Conceição de Oliveira, Eliete Albano de Azevedo Guimarães, Selma Maria da Fonseca Viegas   +7 more
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AcceSS and Equity in Transplantation (ASSET) New Zealand: Protocol for population-wide data linkage platform to investigate equity in access to kidney failure health services in New Zealand.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundKidney transplantation is considered the ideal treatment for most people with kidney failure, conferring both survival and quality of life advantages, and is more cost effective than dialysis.
Rachel B Cutting, Angela C Webster, Nicholas B Cross, Heather Dunckley, Ben Beaglehole, Ian Dittmer, John Irvine, Curtis Walker, Merryn Jones, Melanie Wyld, Patrick J Kelly, Kate Wyburn, Nicole L De La Mata   +12 more
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Identifying technology industry-led initiatives to address digital health equity

Digital Health, 2021
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted various barriers to health and the necessity of having access to digital health services. The technology industry can support addressing health barriers, promoting health equity and partnering with ...
Keri Durocher, Navi Boparai, Damian Jankowicz, Gillian Strudwick   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is healthcare really equal for all? Assessing the horizontal and vertical equity in healthcare utilisation among older Ghanaians

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background There is a lack of focused research on the older population in Ghana and about issues pertaining to their access to healthcare services. Furthermore, information is lacking regarding the fairness in the access to these services.
Vincent Dei, Miguel San Sebastian
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Examining equity in a void of evidence - Pharmacist minor ailments services and the role of systematic reviews

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2022
Pharmacist minor ailment services (PMAS) are formalised services which remunerate pharmacists for delivering care and providing medicines used to treat minor ailments such as hayfever, musculoskeletal pain, head lice and constipation.
Joanna Hikaka, Robert Haua
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How equitable are community health worker programmes and which programme features influence equity of community health worker services? A systematic review

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are uniquely placed to link communities with the health system, playing a role in improving the reach of health systems and bringing health services closer to hard-to-reach and marginalised groups.
Rosalind McCollum, Woedem Gomez, Sally Theobald, Miriam Taegtmeyer   +3 more
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Equity in access to health care among asylum seekers in Germany: evidence from an exploratory population-based cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2015
BackgroundResearch on inequities in access to health care among asylum-seekers has focused on disparities between asylum-seekers and resident populations, but little attention has been paid to potential inequities in access to care within the group of ...
K. Bozorgmehr, Christine Schneider, S. Joos   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source