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Accessing and engaging with antenatal care: an interview study of teenage women

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Pregnant teenagers in rural and regional areas experience distinct disadvantages, that are not simply a function of their age, and these have a substantial impact on their health and that of their baby.
Anna Wong Shee, Natasha Frawley, Carolyn Robertson, AnneMarie McKenzie, Julie Lodge, Vincent Versace, Cate Nagle   +6 more
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Economic evaluation of an integrated virtual care programme for people with chronic illness who are frequent users of health services in Australia

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective The MeCare programme is a tailored virtual care initiative targeted at frequent users of health services who have at least one chronic condition including cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes or chronic kidney disease ...
Hannah E Carter, Nicholas Graves, Rachel Phillips, Shannon Wallis, Kelly McGowan, Rachelle Pitt, Sue Coffey, Melinda Parcell   +7 more
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A critical realist evaluation of an integrated care project for vulnerable families in Sydney, Australia

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Healthy Homes and Neighbourhoods (HHAN) Integrated Care Initiative was established to improve the care of families with complex health and social needs who reside in Sydney Local Health District.
E. Tennant, E. Miller, K. Costantino, D. De Souza, H. Coupland, P. Fotheringham, J. Eastwood   +6 more
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Effectiveness of REGEN-COV antibody combination in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes

Nature Communications, 2022
REGEN-COV is a SARS-CoV-2 combined monoclonal antibody treatment which has been shown to be effective in randomised controlled trials. Here, the authors assess its real-world effectiveness using data from Israel during the Delta wave and find that it ...
Samah Hayek, Yatir Ben-shlomo, Noa Dagan, Ben Y. Reis, Noam Barda, Eldad Kepten, Alina Roitman, Shachar Shapira, Shlomit Yaron, Ran D. Balicer, Doron Netzer, Alon Peretz   +11 more
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Family medicine internship support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa – A narrative report

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2020
The health-service redesign that came with the preparation for the surge of COVID-19 had a potential of disrupting the Family Medicine internship programme like it did to many other health and academic programmes.
Gaironesa Solomon, Ayesha Allie, Raeesah Fakier, Daniel Tadmor, Kamaludin Ashtiker, Colyn Le Roux, Junaid Omar, Mosedi Namane   +7 more
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Comparing the effectiveness of Family Support for Health Action (FAM-ACT) with traditional community health worker-led interventions to improve adult diabetes management and outcomes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2022
Background Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs have struggled to deliver sustainable, effective support for adults with diabetes (AWDs) to improve self-management behaviors, achieve glycemic goals, and reduce risk for ...
Denise J. Deverts, Michele Heisler, Edith C. Kieffer, Gretchen A. Piatt, Felix Valbuena, Jonathan G. Yabes, Claudia Guajardo, Deliana Ilarraza-Montalvo, Gloria Palmisano, Glory Koerbel, Ann-Marie Rosland   +10 more
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Multimorbidity rehabilitation versus disease-specific rehabilitation in people with chronic diseases: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Multimorbidity (the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions in an individual) is a growing healthcare burden internationally; however, healthcare and disease management, including rehabilitation, is often delivered in single-disease ...
Kathryn Barker, Anne E. Holland, Annemarie L. Lee, Terry Haines, Kathryn Ritchie, Claire Boote, Joanne Saliba, Stephanie Lowe, Fiona Pazsa, Lee Thomas, Monica Turczyniak, Elizabeth H. Skinner   +11 more
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Psychosocial stratification of antenatal indicators to guide population-based programs in perinatal depression

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background There is increasing awareness that perinatal psychosocial adversity experienced by mothers, children, and their families, may influence health and well-being across the life course.
E. D. John Eastwood, Andy Wang, Sarah Khanlari, Alicia Montgomery, Jean Yee Hwa Yang   +4 more
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Primary care clinicians’ perspectives about quality measurements in safety-net clinics and non-safety-net clinics

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background Quality metrics, pay for performance (P4P), and value-based payments are prominent aspects of the current and future American healthcare system. However, linking clinic payment to clinic quality measures may financially disadvantage safety-net
Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, Luis Martin Ortega, Mai See Thao, Shannon L. Pergament, Andrew M. Pattock, Lynne S. Ogawa, Michael Scandrett, David J. Satin   +7 more
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Effectiveness of a Ward level target accountability strategy for hand hygiene

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Hand hygiene is a simple and effective solution in prevention of Multi Drug Resistant Organisms. Hand Hygiene campaigns have mostly taken the form of a generalised hospital approach with visual reminders and rewards for improvement in ...
Surinder M. S. Kaur Pada, Poh Ling Chee, Sarathemani Rathenam, Kim Sim Ng, Lilibeth Silagan Alenton, Lishi Poh, Paul Anatharajah Tambyah   +6 more
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