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Cost of health inequality to the NHS in Wales

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundForty years from the seminal work of Welsh GP Julian Tudor Hart on the Inverse Care Law, inequalities in health and healthcare remain deeply embedded in Wales.
Rajendra Kadel, James Allen, Oliver Darlington, Rebecca Masters, Brendan Collins, Joanna M. Charles, Miqdad Asaria, Mariana Dyakova, Mark Bellis, Richard Cookson   +9 more
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Determinants of Outpatient Health Service Utilization according to Andersen’s Behavioral Model: A Systematic Scoping Review [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background: The present review focuses on identifying factors contributing to health service utilization (HSU) among the general adult population according to Anderson’s behavioral model.
Neda SoleimanvandiAzar, Seyed Hossein Mohaqeqi Kamal, Homeira Sajjadi, Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni, Salah Eddin Karimi, Shirin Djalalinia, Ameneh Setareh Forouzan   +6 more
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Mathematical modelling of vancomycin-resistant enterococci transmission during passive surveillance and active surveillance with contact isolation highlights the need to identify and address the source of acquisition

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Clinical studies and mathematical simulation suggest that active surveillance with contact isolation is associated with reduced vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) prevalence compared to passive surveillance.
Agnes Loo Yee Cheah, Allen C. Cheng, Denis Spelman, Roger L. Nation, David C. M. Kong, Emma S. McBryde   +5 more
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Continuity of care and advanced prostate cancer

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Continuity of care is an important element of advanced prostate cancer care due to the availability of multiple treatment options, and associated toxicity.
Ravishankar Jayadevappa, Thomas Guzzo, Neha Vapiwala, Stanley Bruce Malkowicz, Joseph J. Gallo, Sumedha Chhatre   +5 more
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Factors related to under‐treatment of secondary cardiovascular risk, including primary healthcare: Australian National Health Survey linked data analysis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objective: To inform national evidence gaps on cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventive medication use and factors relating to under‐treatment ‐ including primary healthcare engagement ‐ among CVD survivors in Australia.
Danielle C. Butler, Ellie Paige, Jennifer Welsh, Hsei Di Law, Lynelle Moon, Emily Banks, Rosemary J. Korda   +6 more
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A regional registry ensures clinical guideline adherence and economic sustainability of Alzheimer’s disease treatment: a 12-year population-based study in Catalonia

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Population-based registries for Alzheimer’s disease pharmacological treatment are essential tools for monitoring clinical guideline adherence and health system sustainability.
Miriam Umbria, José Exposito, Montserrat Gasol, Montserrat Gasol, Antonio Vallano, Antonio Vallano   +5 more
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Association of frailty with health service use among older Chinese adults: analysis of population-based panel data

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundFrailty is a common syndrome characterized by rapid growth in the aging population that has an impact on healthcare systems. This study aimed to investigate the impact of frailty on health service use and whether this effect varies with chronic
Rui Yan, Lifeng Li, Lifeng Li, Xiaoran Duan, Jie Zhao   +4 more
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Use of medical services by older Australian women with dementia: a longitudinal cohort study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2021
Objective: To assess the use of Medicare‐subsidised health services by women with and without dementia. Methods: Data from women of the 1921–26 birth cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health were linked to various administrative ...
Julie Byles, Dominic Cavenagh, Jamie Bryant, Danielle Mazza, Colette Browning, Sally O'Loughlin, Rob Sanson‐Fisher   +6 more
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Relevancia clínica de las interacciones fármaco–fármaco mediadas por el citocromo P450 en pacientes ancianos hospitalizados: implicaciones para la farmacia comunitaria

Farmacéuticos Comunitarios
Las interacciones farmacológicas mediadas por el citocromo P450 (CYP) constituyen un problema relevante de seguridad en pacientes ancianos hospitalizados, debido a la multimorbilidad y la polimedicación. El objetivo fue caracterizar estas interacciones y
Roberto Lozano, Carina Bona
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Gender and health services use for a mental health problem [PDF]

Social Science & Medicine, 2001
This study addresses whether the predictors of seeking help for a mental health problem differ by gender. An adaptation of Andersen's Socio-Behavioral Model is used to identify factors associated with seeking care for a mental health problem. Data are derived from two waves of a community survey undertaken in 1992-1993 and in 1993-1994 among a ...
C E, Albizu-Garcia, M, Alegría, D, Freeman, M, Vera   +3 more
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