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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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Predictive Ability of Plasma p‐tau217 for β‐Amyloid Status: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 217 (p‐tau217) measured with fully automated platforms has shown high accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis, but real‐world multicenter data remain limited. We aimed to validate the diagnostic performance of p‐tau217 for identifying AD pathology in a real‐world multicenter cohort ...
Miquel Massons, Nuria Guillen, Jordi Sarto, Neus Falgàs, Sergi Borrego‐Écija, Diana Esteller‐Gauxax, Magda Castellví, Adrià Tort‐Merino, Agnès Pérez‐Millan, Anna Antonell, Josep M. Augè Fradera, Gerard Piñol, Iolanda Riba, Anna Carnes‐Vendrell, Marta Cullell, Maria Teresa Osuna, Lorena Bajo, Teresa Romero, Eva Bonjoch, Joan Bello, Susana Fernández, Marta Balagué, Isabel Gómez‐Ruiz, Anuncia Boltes, Claustre Pont, Raquel Cuevas, Sara Carrillo, Laura Iglesias, Teresa Maria Casadevall Codina, Lorena Grau Guinea, Fernando Jose Espada, Raquel Sánchez‐Valle, Mircea Balasa, Albert Lladó   +33 more
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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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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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Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon, Ka‐Ho Wong, Mirriam Mananah, Christopher D. Anderson, Ada Fenick, Amy Arnsten, Arman Fesharaki‐Zadeh, James C. McPartland, Mary L. Adams, Kevin N. Sheth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical accessibility and utilization of health services in Yemen. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Assessment of physical access to health services is extremely important for planning. Complex methods that incorporate data inputs from road networks and transport systems are used to assess physical access to healthcare in industrialised ...
Longenecker Joseph C, Abdullah Al-Taiar, Longenecker, Joseph C., Christopher JM Whitty, Al-Taiar Abdullah, Joseph C Longenecker, Al-Taiar, Abdullah, Clark, Allan, Longenecker, Joseph C, Allan Clark, Whitty, Christopher JM, Clark Allan, Whitty, Christopher J. M., Whitty Christopher JM   +13 more
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Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok, Samantha Morais, William K. Silverstein, Clare L. Atzema, Gregory Choy, Priyanka Chandratre, Ping Li, Jessica Widdifield   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of micro-health insurance to equity and sustainability in Rwanda [PDF]

Many countries are looking to health insurance to improve access to medical care for low- income groups and to raise additional revenues for a depleted health sector.
Schneider, Pia Helene
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Equity policies in health plans: accessibility and something more?

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2021
OBJECTIVE: To examine the approach adopted by the health plans of the autonomous communities of Spain, verifying the weight given to the concept of equity; to detect referenced communities or situations, as well as to distinguish the perspective of ...
Bran Barral Buceta, Ramón Bouzas Lorenzo, Andrés Cernadas Ramos, Ángela Fernández da Silva   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Generative AI Utilization and Perspectives Among Reproductive‐Age Women with Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Reproductive‐age women with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) have unique information needs related to their SARDs and reproductive health. We sought to understand their use of and receptivity to current and hypothetical generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for health information‐seeking. Methods We conducted a cross‐
Mariam Arif, Catherine Wright, Samantha Rodriguez, Sarah Graves, Tamar Krishnamurti, Mehret Birru Talabi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source