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Umbilical venous catheter and peripherally inserted central catheter malposition and tip migration in neonates: A mixed methods cost analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: Hospitalized neonates require reliable vascular access for life-saving care. The costs associated with their clinical management, and which aspects of care these costs are attributable to, is not well-known.
Arun M Jones, Suzanna Mongan, Amanda Ullman, Deanne August, Elizabeth Sharpe, Angela A Alderman, Darcy Doellman, Caitlin Anders, Kacey Wiseman, Cheryl Gillette, Hansoo Kim, Joshua Byrnes   +11 more
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
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Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention

BMC Family Practice, 2012
Background The top 3% of frequent attendance in primary care is associated with 15% of all appointments in primary care, a fivefold increase in hospital expenditure, and more mental disorder and functional somatic symptoms compared to normal attendance ...
Morriss Richard, Kai Joe, Atha Christopher, Avery Anthony, Bayes Sara, Franklin Matthew, George Tracey, James Marilyn, Malins Samuel, McDonald Ruth, Patel Shireen, Stubley Michelle, Yang Min   +12 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concept map of dispositional humility among professionals in an interdisciplinary healthcare environment: qualitative synthesis

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2019
Masa Sasagawa, Paul S AmieuxBastyr University Research Institute, Bastyr University, Kenmore, 98028, USABackground: US healthcare consumers increasingly demand more integrative medical care.
Sasagawa M, Amieux PS
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Comparative Review of the Socioeconomic Burden of Lower Back Pain in the United States and Globally [PDF]

Neurospine
Internationally, the United States (U.S.) cites the highest cost burden of low back pain (LBP). The cost continues to rise, faster than the rate of inflation and overall growth of health expenditures.
Diana Chang, Austin Lui, Alisa Matsoyan, Michael Safaee, Henry Aryan, Christopher Ames   +5 more
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Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
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From professional appeal to professional standard: reframing the Italian rehabilitation workforce through evidence, regulation, and global alignment

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundItaly’s rehabilitation workforce is fragmented and regulated by outdated decrees, limiting alignment with WHO and EU standards, and hindering efficiency, equity, and international comparability.MethodologyNarrative policy and health systems ...
Marco Tofani, Marco Tofani, Maria Ramiro-Gonzalez, Diego Poddighe, Justine Gosling, Federico Pennestrì, Antonella Cerchiari, Antonella Cerchiari, Louise Puli, Carlotte Kiekens   +9 more
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Keeping Pace or Falling Behind? The Depth of Latin American Trade Agreements

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether Latin American countries are keeping pace with global trends in trade agreement depth or falling behind. Using 681 agreements (1970–2019), we develop the Depth Index of Trade Agreements (DITA) to weight provisions endogenously through factor analysis based on co‐occurrence patterns.
Raphael Gomes da Silva, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Lia Nogueira   +2 more
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Cost and health effects of case management compared with outpatient clinic follow‐up in a Dutch heart failure cohort

ESC Heart Failure, 2020
Aims Heart failure reduces quality of life and life expectancy; hospital admissions are frequent and create a burden on public resources. This study aims to quantify the benefits in terms of health effects [quality‐adjusted life years (QALYs)] and costs ...
Henk vanVoorst, Alfred Ernest Reiner Arnold   +1 more
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