Blockchains' federation for integrating distributed health data using a patient-centered approach [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Today's world is a globalized and connected one, where people are increasingly moving around and interacting with a greater number of services and devices of all kinds, including those that allow them to monitor their health. However, each company, institution or health system usually store its patients' data in an isolated way.
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Empowering access: unveiling an overall composite spatial accessibility index to healthcare services in Southeastern Iran. [PDF]
Int J Equity HealthBackground Access to healthcare is critical for population health; however, geographic barriers persist especially in rural and deprived regions.
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Quantifying language changes surrounding mental health on Twitter [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Mental health challenges are thought to afflict around 10% of the global population each year, with many going untreated due to stigma and limited access to services. Here, we explore trends in words and phrases related to mental health through a collection of 1- , 2-, and 3-grams parsed from a data stream of roughly 10% of all English tweets since ...
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Adolescents' and parents' views of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Ireland [PDF]
, 2015 Aim: To explore adolescents’ and parents’ experiences of CAMHS in relation to accessibility, approachability, and appropriateness. Methods: Using a descriptive qualitative design, a combination of focus group and single interviews were conducted with ...
Coyne, I +5 more
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Refuge, 2016 Refugees face considerable challenges upon seeking asylum in Canada, and accessing health care services remains a prominent issue. Recurrent themes in the literature outlining barriers to health-services accessibility include geographic, economic, and ...
Anthony Robert Sandre, K. Bruce Newbold
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Pengaruh Asuransi Kesehatan Dan Ekonomi Terhadap Aksesabilitas Layanan Kesehatan Penyandang Disabilitas Di Indonesia [PDF]
, 2022 Health insurance is one of social health guarantees programs provided to the society in accessing health services in Indonesia. This program is implemented as a solution of equality problems on health services. This paper aims to analyze effect of health
Nopiah, Ririn, Wahyuni, Heni
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Cross-border spatial accessibility of health care in the North-East Department of Haiti
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2018 Background The geographical accessibility of health services is an important issue especially in developing countries and even more for those sharing a border as for Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Dominique Mathon +2 more
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ZotCare: A Flexible, Personalizable, and Affordable mHealth Service Provider [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 The proliferation of Internet-connected health devices and the widespread availability of mobile connectivity have resulted in a wealth of reliable digital health data and the potential for delivering just-in-time interventions. However, leveraging these opportunities for health research requires the development and deployment of mobile health (mHealth)
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Attitudes, Knowledge, and Beliefs on Cancer and its Prevention in Northwestern Rural Alaska [PDF]
, 2012 Rural Alaskans face unique challenges in accessibility. Most villages and cities are not connected to road systems, limiting travel between rural and urban areas. This also limits connectivity between small communities.
Schmidt, Jenna
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Determining the rate of follow-up after hospital emergency department visits for dental conditions
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, 2016 Beau Meyer,1,2 Eric Adkins,3,4 Nathan M Finnerty,4 Fonda G Robinson5 1Division of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at
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