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Are patient surveys valuable as a service-improvement tool in health services? An overview

Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 2012
Anjali Patwardhan,1 Charles H Spencer21Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, 2Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USAAbstract: Improving the quality of care in international health services was made a high priority in 1977. The World Health
Patwardhan A, Spencer CH.
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Estimating malaria burden among pregnant women using data from antenatal care centres in Tanzania: a population-based study

The Lancet Global Health, 2019
Summary: Background: More timely estimates of malaria prevalence are needed to inform optimal control strategies and measure progress. Since 2014, Tanzania has implemented nationwide malaria screening for all pregnant women within the antenatal care ...
Chonge Kitojo, MBA, Julie R Gutman, MD, Frank Chacky, MSc, Emmanuel Kigadye, PhD, Sigsbert Mkude, MD, Renata Mandike, DDS, Ally Mohamed, MD, Erik J Reaves, DO, Patrick Walker, PhD, Deus S Ishengoma, PhD   +9 more
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Short-form quality care questionnaire-palliative care has acceptable measurement properties in Brazilian cancer patients

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Our objective was to perform the translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Quality Care Questionnaire-Palliative Care (QCQ-PC) into Brazilian Portuguese for cancer patients in palliative care.
Vinício dos Santos Barros, Daniela Bassi-Dibai, André Pontes-Silva, Laíla Silva Linhares Barros, Adriana Sousa Rêgo, Cid André Fidelis-de-Paula-Gomes, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho   +6 more
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Quality of care: measuring a neglected driver of improved health

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2016
The quality of care provided by health systems contributes towards efforts to reach sustainable development goal 3 on health and well-being. There is growing evidence that the impact of health interventions is undermined by poor quality of care in lower ...
Yoko Akachi, M. Kruk
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Medi-Cal Versus Employer-Based Coverage: Comparing Access to Care [PDF]

, 2015
This report takes a close look at access to care under Medi-Cal for nonelderly adults and children on the eve of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Using data from the 2012 and 2013 California Health Interview Surveys (CHIS), the research examines
A. J. Scheitler, Ninez A. Ponce, Shana Alex Charles, Tara Becker   +3 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy Enables Targeted Therapy Without Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Low‐Grade Gliomas With BRAF V600E Mutation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present two pediatric cases of pediatric low‐grade gliomas (PLGG) with BRAF V600E mutations diagnosed and monitored using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) liquid biopsy analyzed via digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), without tissue biopsy. Both patients were treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and monitored through clinical assessments, magnetic ...
Hannah Sultan, Damien Faury, Alexander G. Weil, Harrison J. Westwick, Nada Jabado, Sébastien Perreault   +5 more
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Structured Clinical Tools for Periodic Health Assessment of Older Adults in Primary Care: A Scoping Review

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Delivering preventive care to older adults presents challenges due to the lack of consensus on screening items, particularly regarding geriatric syndromes.
Marie‐Pier Villemure, Benoît Cossette, Pierre‐Vincent Breault‐Ruel, Alexandre Camirand, Catherine Hudon   +4 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
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Assessment of quality of primary care with facility surveys: a descriptive analysis in ten low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Global Health, 2018
Summary: Background: Primary care has the potential to address a large proportion of people's health needs, promote equity, and contain costs, but only if it provides high-quality health services that people want to use.
Erlyn K Macarayan, PhD, Anna D Gage, MSc, Svetlana V Doubova, MD, Frederico Guanais, PhD, Ephrem T Lemango, MD, Youssoupha Ndiaye, MD, Peter Waiswa, MD, Margaret E Kruk, MD   +7 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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