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EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES [PDF]

The Lancet, 1983
As the costs and resources of delivering health services have increased over the years, the importance of evaluating health services and interventions has become essential. An evaluation provides a systematic process of assessing the efficacy and efficiency of health services, including an assessment of their impact on beneficiaries, whether it be ...
M, Clark, C, McGrother
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Integrating Care from Home to Hospital to Home: Using Participatory Design to Develop a Provincial Transitions in Care Guideline

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2022
Introduction: Patients worldwide experience fragmented and uncoordinated care as they transition between primary and acute care. To improve system integration and outcomes for patients, in 2017/2018 Alberta Health Services (largest health services ...
Robin L. Walker, Staci Hastings, Charles Cook, Ceara T. Cunningham, Lisa Cook, Jodi Cullum, Judy Seidel, John Hagens, Scott Oddie   +8 more
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Medication adherence support of an in-home electronic medication dispensing system for individuals living with chronic conditions: a pilot randomized controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Medication adherence is challenging for older adults due to factors such as the number of medications, dosing schedule, and the duration of drug therapy.
Mubashir Aslam Arain, Armghan Ahmad, Venus Chiu, Lorena Kembel   +3 more
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Pilot implementation of elder-friendly care practices in acute care setting: a mixed methods study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Frail older patients are at risk of experiencing a decline in physical and cognitive function unrelated to the reason for admission. The Elder-Friendly Care (EFC) program was designed to improve the care, experiences, and outcomes of frail ...
Mubashir Aslam Arain, Laura Graham, Armghan Ahmad, Mollie Cole   +3 more
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Public attitudes to, and behaviours taken during, hot weather by vulnerable groups: results from a national survey in England

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Hot weather leads to increased illness and deaths. The Heatwave Plan for England (HWP) aims to protect the population by raising awareness of the dangers of hot weather, especially for those most vulnerable.
Bob Erens, Lorraine Williams, Josephine Exley, Stefanie Ettelt, Tommaso Manacorda, Shakoor Hajat, Nicholas Mays   +6 more
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Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Specialist LINK is a real-time, non-urgent telephone collaboration line designed to link family doctors and specialists. The purpose was to reduce wait times, improve efficiency and enhance the coordination of patient care through enhanced ...
Mubashir Arain, Mahnoush Rostami, Mariama Zaami, Valerie Kiss, Richard Ward   +4 more
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A Peer and Volunteer Program for Patients and Their Families in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Program Evaluation

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Introduction: Patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are at risk of developing long-term morbidities following recovery from their critical illness. One such health outcome is called post-intensive care syndrome (PICS).
Nichole Pereira, Christine MacDonald, Ashley Drobot, Alexandra Bennett, Al-Bakir Ali, Daniel Garros, Daniel Garros   +6 more
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Observations of community-based multidisciplinary team meetings in health and social care for older people with long term conditions in England

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Community-based multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) are the most common means to encourage health and social care service integration in England yet are rarely studied or directly observed.
Nick Douglas, Nicholas Mays, Mustafa Al-Haboubi, Tommaso Manacorda, Lavanya Thana, Gerald Wistow, Mary Alison Durand   +6 more
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Views of health care professionals and policy-makers on the use of surveillance data to combat antimicrobial resistance

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Providing healthcare professionals with health surveillance data aims to support professional and organisational behaviour change. The UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy 2013 to 2018 identified better access to and use of ...
Mustafa Al-Haboubi, Andrew Trathen, Nick Black, Elizabeth Eastmure, Nicholas Mays   +4 more
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Patterns and predictors of adherence to colorectal cancer screening recommendations in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project participants stratified by risk

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is an important modifiable behaviour for cancer control. Regular screening, following recommendations for the type, timing and frequency based on personal CRC risk, contributes to earlier detection and ...
Nathan M. Solbak, Jian-Yi Xu, Jennifer E. Vena, Ala Al Rajabi, Sanaz Vaseghi, Heather K. Whelan, S Elizabeth McGregor   +6 more
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