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What is the role of informal healthcare providers in developing countries? A systematic review. [PDF]

, 2013
Informal health care providers (IPs) comprise a significant component of health systems in developing nations. Yet little is known about the most basic characteristics of performance, cost, quality, utilization, and size of this sector.
Ingram, Matthew, Lofthouse, Heather Kinlaw, Montagu, Dominic, Sudhinaraset, May   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Medical insurance and healthcare utilization among the middle-aged and elderly in China: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study 2011, 2013 and 2015

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background In response to China’s rapidly aging population and increasing healthcare service demands, the Chinese government is developing a universal medical insurance system.
Yue Zhou, Haishaerjiang Wushouer, Daniel Vuillermin, Bingyu Ni, Xiaodong Guan, Luwen Shi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Staying in or out? COVID-19-induced healthcare utilization avoidance and associated socio-demographic factors in rural India

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Although evidence on healthcare utilization avoidance during COVID-19 pandemic is emerging, such knowledge is limited in rural settings. An effective policy to the COVID-19 shocks and stresses in rural settings require empirical evidence to ...
Michael Safo Oduro, Prince Peprah, Anthony Kwame Morgan, Williams Agyemang-Duah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food Insecurity, Healthcare Utilization, and Healthcare Expenditures: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

International Journal of Public Health, 2023
Objective: This study examines the longitudinal association between household food insecurity and healthcare utilization and expenditure.Methods: A multi-wave longitudinal cohort study was conducted using the 2008–2019 and 2021 waves of the Korean Welfare Panel Study.
Hwi Choe, Tae-Young Pak
openaire   +3 more sources

Rethinking the patient: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the changing dynamics of illness [PDF]

, 2014
<b>Background</b> In this article we outline Burden of Treatment Theory, a new model of the relationship between sick people, their social networks, and healthcare services.
A Best, A Chapple, A Kennedy, A Portes, A Rogers, A Rogers, A Sav, A Sav, AE Clarke, Alison Richardson, Anne E Rogers, B Guthrie, B Jani, B Rybarczyk, BB Machta, C Bambra, C Blickem, C May, C May, C May, C May, C May, C May, C May, C May, C May, C May, Carl R May, Christine M May, D Chambers, David T Eton, DT Eton, DT Eton, EM Hempe, EP Uphoff, Frances S Mair, H Langstrup, HR Holman, I Mittra, I Vassilev, J Corbin, J Cornwell, J Newbould, J Pols, K Barnett, K Bohlen, K Gallacher, K Gallacher, K Rajan, Kasey Boehmer, Katherine Hunt, Katie Gallacher, KE Pickett, KE Weick, M Bury, M Granovetter, MM Safford, N Crisp, N Crossley, N Fligstein, Nathan Shippee, ND Shippee, P Starr, RB Trivedi, RK Sawyer, S Lieberson, S Lindsay, S Pickard, S Thorne, Sara MacDonald, T Blakeman, T Finch, T Moreira, T Parsons, T Parsons, T Rapley, TL Finch, Victor M Montori, VT Tran   +78 more
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Utility of Computed Tomography Surveillance of Asymptomatic Infection in Children and Young Adults Before Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Asymptomatic infection poses a significant risk for children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Pre‐transplant surveillance computed tomography (CT) is commonly used to identify occult infection, though its diagnostic yield remains uncertain.
Tyler Obermark, Pradipta Debnath, Rama S. Ayyala, Lara A. Danziger‐Isakov, Jane Koo, Kasiani C. Myers, William R. Otto, Aki Tanimoto, Andrew T. Trout, Cara E. Morin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

World-Systems Analysis and Postnatal Care Utilization among Periphery Women

Journal of World-Systems Research
Current cross-national research suggests that increased economic dependence by peripheral countries on core ones is associated with poor maternal health outcomes and greater socioeconomic inequalities in the periphery.
Neema Langa
doaj   +1 more source

Osteoporosis quality indicators using healthcare utilization data [PDF]

Osteoporosis International, 2010
Healthcare utilization data may be used to examine the quality of osteoporosis management by identifying dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing (sensitivity = 98%, specificity = 93%) and osteoporosis pharmacotherapy (κ = 0.81) with minimal measurement error.In osteoporosis, key quality indicators among older women include risk assessment by DXA
Cadarette, S. M., Jaglal, S. B., Raman-Wilms, L., Beaton, D. E., Paterson, J. M.   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Geisinger Health System: Achieving the Potential of System Integration Through Innovation, Leadership, Measurement, and Incentives [PDF]

, 2009
Presents a case study of a physician-led nonprofit healthcare group exhibiting the attributes of an ideal healthcare delivery system as defined by the Fund.
Douglas McCarthy, Jennifer Wrenn, Kimberly Mueller   +2 more
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Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia, Giulia Reggiani, Elizabeth J. Maran, Maria Elisa Delle Fave, Ilaria Baido, Anna Chiara Frigo, Maria Paola Boaro, Raffaella Colombatti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source