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Association of stay-at-home orders and COVID-19 incidence and mortality in rural and urban United States: a population-based study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective We examined the association between stay-at-home order implementation and the incidence of COVID-19 infections and deaths in rural versus urban counties of the United States.Design We used an interrupted time-series analysis using a mixed ...
Nilay D Shah, Rozalina G McCoy, Benjamin D Pollock, David H Jiang, Darius J Roy   +4 more
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A mediation approach to understanding socio-economic inequalities in maternal health-seeking behaviours in Egypt. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: The levels and origins of socio-economic inequalities in health-seeking behaviours in Egypt are poorly understood. This paper assesses the levels of health-seeking behaviours related to maternal care (antenatal care [ANC] and facility ...
A Singh-Manoux, A Skrondal, AJD Barros, AM Basu, B Galobardes, C Marston, CG Victora, CK Stanton, D Filmer, D McKenzie, DJ Bartholomew, DJ Corsi, DM Hafeman, F El-Zanaty, F Tabassum, George B Ploubidis, H Gowayed, J Cleland, J Falkingham, JN Hobcraft, JT Boerma, KH Nada, L Ashford, L Benova, L Howe, L Liu, Lenka Benova, M Lidelow, NE Adler, O Campbell, O Campbell, Oona MR Campbell, R Gipson, R Hicks, S Ahmed, S Devi, S Gabrysch, S Rutstein, T Kabakian-Khasholian, T Stowasser, TA Houweling, The World Bank, TP Eisele, TR Have Ten, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +45 more
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Skilled Care at Birth among Rural Women in Nepal: Practice and Challenges [PDF]

, 2011
In Nepal, most births take place at home, and many, particularly in rural areas, are not attended by a skilled birth attendant. The main objectives of the study were to assess the use of skilled delivery care and barriers to access such care in a rural
Dhakal, Keshar, Dhakal, Sulochana, Raja, Amalraj E., van Teijlingen, Edwin   +3 more
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Perinatal outcome after vacuum assisted delivery with digital feedback on traction force; a randomised controlled study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Low and mid station vacuum assisted deliveries (VAD) are delicate manual procedures that entail a high degree of subjectivity from the operator and are associated with adverse neonatal outcome.
Stefhanie Romero, Kristina Pettersson, Khurram Yousaf, Magnus Westgren, Gunilla Ajne   +4 more
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Health care and health care delivery in Greenland

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2010
To describe the health care system and health care delivery in Greenland.This was a literature study that included literature and articles searched in PubMed published from 1989 to 2009 about health care in Greenland.The health care system is a publicly financed governmental responsibility. Its major challenges are limited economic resources, Greenland'
Niclasen, Birgit, Mulvad, Gert
openaire   +3 more sources

An individually-tailored smoking cessation intervention for rural Veterans: a pilot randomized trial

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Tobacco use remains prevalent among Veterans of military service and those residing in rural areas. Smokers frequently experience tobacco-related issues including risky alcohol use, post-cessation weight gain, and depressive symptoms that may ...
Mark W. Vander Weg, Ashley J. Cozad, M. Bryant Howren, Margaret Cretzmeyer, Melody Scherubel, Carolyn Turvey, Kathleen M. Grant, Thad E. Abrams, David A. Katz   +8 more
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Duration of Static and Dynamic Periods of the Upper Arm During Daily Life of Manual Wheelchair Users and Matched Able-Bodied Participants: A Preliminary Report

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021
Background: Manual wheelchair (MWC) users with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing rotator cuff pathology than able-bodied individuals.
Brianna M. Goodwin, Brianna M. Goodwin, Omid Jahanian, Omid Jahanian, Stephen M. Cain, Meegan G. Van Straaten, Meegan G. Van Straaten, Meegan G. Van Straaten, Emma Fortune, Emma Fortune, Melissa M. Morrow, Melissa M. Morrow   +11 more
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Back to the Future: The Managed Care Revolution [PDF]

, 2002
The evolution to a managed care system did not achieve the complete, fundamental change in the health care delivery system that was envisioned by some of its early proponents.
Agrawal, Gail B., Veit, Howard R.
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Effectiveness of training methods for delivery of evidence-based psychotherapies: a systematic review

Implementation Science, 2020
Background Extensive efforts have been made to train mental health providers in evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs); there is increasing attention focused on the methods through which providers are trained to deliver EBPs.
Helen Valenstein-Mah, Nancy Greer, Lauren McKenzie, Lucas Hansen, Thad Q. Strom, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Timothy J. Wilt, Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes   +7 more
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Reducing burden and building goodwill for practice-embedded trials: Results of rapid qualitative methods in the preimplementation phase of a community paramedic trial to reduce hospitalizations

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023
Pragmatic trials aim to generate timely evidence while ensuring feasibility, minimizing practice burden, and maintaining real-world conditions. We conducted rapid-cycle qualitative research in the preimplementation period of a trial evaluating a ...
Jennifer L. Ridgeway, Erin O. Wissler Gerdes, Michelle A. Lampman, Olivia A. Smith, Jessica J. McCoy, Rozalina G. McCoy   +5 more
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