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Identifying optimal indicators and purposes of population segmentation through engagement of key stakeholders: a qualitative study

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
Background Various population segmentation tools have been developed to inform the design of interventions that improve population health. However, there has been little consensus on the core indicators and purposes of population segmentation.
Sungwon Yoon, Hendra Goh, Yu Heng Kwan, Julian Thumboo, Lian Leng Low   +4 more
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Implementation science: A critical but undervalued part of the healthcare innovation ecosystem

Health Care Science, 2022
Healthcare systems face many competing demands and insufficient resources. Service innovations to improve efficiency are important to address this challenge. Innovations can range from new pharmaceuticals, alternate models of care, novel devices, and the
Sze Ling Chan, Elaine Lum, Marcus E. H. Ong, Nicholas Graves   +3 more
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Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health

SpringerBriefs in Public Health
Peter P. Groenewegen, Ilmo Keskimäki, Alastair H. Leyland   +2 more
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The Effect of Social Norm-based Intervention with Observable Behaviour on Physical Activity among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2020
Background The rising prevalence of childhood obesity in developing and developed countries poses a major public health challenge to policy makers and an effective strategy to promote physical activity among adolescents is warranted.
Jia Jia LEE, Nivedita Vikas NADKARNI, Irene TEO, Semra OZDEMIR   +3 more
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Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) to identify optimal sequences of telemedicine interventions for improving initiation of insulin therapy: A simulation study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021
Background To examine the value of a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design compared to a conventional randomized control trial (RCT) for telemedicine strategies to support titration of insulin therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Xiaoxi Yan, David B. Matchar, Nirmali Sivapragasam, John P. Ansah, Aastha Goel, Bibhas Chakraborty   +5 more
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The impact of programs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV on health care services and systems in sub-Saharan Africa - A review

Public Health Reviews, 2017
BackgroundThe global scale-up of Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services is credited for a 52% worldwide decline in new HIV infections among children between 2001 and 2012.
Jean Claude Mutabazi, Christina Zarowsky, H. Trottier   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Systems modelling as an approach for understanding and building consensus on non-communicable diseases (NCD) management in Cambodia

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background This paper aims to demonstrate how systems modeling methodology of Group Model Building (GMD) can be applied for exploring and reaching consensus on non-communicable disease (NCD) management.
John P. Ansah, Amina Mahmood Islam, Victoria Koh, Vanthy Ly, Hero Kol, David B. Matchar, Chhun Loun, Mondol Loun   +7 more
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The Armadillo as a Model for Leprosy Nerve Function Impairment: Preventative and Therapeutic Interventions

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Mycobacterium leprae infection of peripheral nerves and the subsequent nerve function impairment (NFI), especially in response to reactional episodes, are hallmarks of leprosy. Improved treatments for M. leprae-induced nerve injury are needed, as most if
Maria Teresa Pena, Ramanuj Lahiri, Gigi J. Ebenezer, Stephen W. Wheat, John Figarola, Richard W. Truman, Linda B. Adams   +6 more
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Waiting Time as an Indicator for Health Services Under Strain: A Narrative Review

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 2020
As pressure increases on public health systems globally, a potential consequence is that this is transferred to patients in the form of longer waiting times to receive care.
D. Mcintyre, C. Chow
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Developing a toolkit for implementing evidence-based guidelines to manage hypertension and diabetes in Cambodia: a descriptive case study

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2022
Background In Cambodia, economic development accompanied by health reforms has led to a rapidly ageing population and an increasing incidence and prevalence of noncommunicable diseases.
Nirmali Sivapragasam, David B. Matchar, Pheak Chhoun, Hero Kol, Chhun Loun, Amina Mahmood Islam, John Ansah, Siyan Yi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source