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What capacity exists to provide essential inpatient care to small and sick newborns in a high mortality urban setting? - A cross-sectional study in Nairobi City County, Kenya. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Appropriate demand for, and supply of, high quality essential neonatal care is key to improving newborn survival but evaluating such provision has received limited attention in low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, specific local data are needed to
Georgina A V Murphy   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving Mental Health Services: A 50-Year Journey from Randomized Experiments to Artificial Intelligence and Precision Mental Health

open access: yesAdministration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2020
This conceptual paper describes the current state of mental health services, identifies critical problems, and suggests how to solve them. I focus on the potential contributions of artificial intelligence and precision mental health to improving mental ...
L. Bickman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of COVID-19 on health services utilization in Province-2 of Nepal: a qualitative study among community members and stakeholders

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges and threats to the health care system, particularly affecting the effective delivery of essential health services in resource-poor countries such as Nepal.
D. Singh   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Structured communication intervention to reduce anxiety of family members waiting for relatives undergoing surgical procedures

open access: yesJournal of Perioperative Nursing, 2017
Perioperative nurses recognise that family members experience increased levels of anxiety during the wait for a relative undergoing a surgical procedure.
Kate Kynoch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parents’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding a Screening Test for and Subsequent Management of Students’ Emotional and Behavioral Problems [PDF]

open access: yesChild Health Nursing Research, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate parents’ perceptions and attitudes regarding a screening test for and subsequent management of students’ emotional and behavioral problems.
Myung-Hee Kim, Ji-Min Seo
doaj   +1 more source

Examining racism in health services research: A disciplinary self‐critique

open access: yesHealth Services Research, 2020
Racial disparities in health have existed in the United States for centuries.1 In 1899, WEB Du Bois noted the prevalence of poor health among black people, describing it as an important indicator of societal racial inequality.2 Black Americans continue ...
R. Hardeman, J'Mag Karbeah
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Breast cancer care in Alberta: a Patients perspective

open access: yesInternational Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Each year in Alberta, over 2,300 women are affected by breast cancer. In Alberta, a multi-year Breast Health Initiative is underway to improve breast cancer care; reduce wait times, coordinate care, and enhance patient experience.
Alysha Crocker   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging the gap: challenging attitudes towards smoking in pregnancy among healthcare professionals

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Clean Air for Babies is a Global Bridges project to reduce smoking in pregnancy in a healthcare organization, 'Meuhedet', with 1.2M members. One aim is empowering health professionals to provide brief smoking cessation interventions.
Maya Rodnay   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Doing Better by Doing Less: Approaches to Tackle Overuse of Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Experts have projected that as much as a third of U.S. health care spending is unnecessary and wasteful. Of the estimated $765 billion of health care dollars wasted in 2009, a quarter -- $210 billion -- was spent on the overuse of services, which ...
Elizabeth Docteur, Robert A. Berenson
core   +1 more source

Transition of care from child to adult mental health services : the great divide [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Purpose of review: Adolescents with mental health problems often require transition of care from child and adolescent to adult mental health services.
Singh, Swaran P.
core   +1 more source

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