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Training emergency services’ dispatchers to recognise stroke: an interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Stroke is a time-dependent medical emergency in which early presentation to specialist care reduces death and dependency. Up to 70% of all stroke patients obtain first medical contact from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
A Berglund, A Worster, AD Lopez, AK Wagner, AW Wojner-Alexandrov, BH Buck, Caroline L Watkins, CD Deakin, Chris J Sutton, Department of Health, EH Gilbert, European Stroke Organization (ESO) Executive Committee and the ESO Writing Committee, Gary A Ford, Michael J Leathley, P Ramanujam, R Kothari, R Kothari, SP Jones, SP Jones, SP Jones, Stephanie P Jones, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group, Tom Quinn   +22 more
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The use of segmented regression in analysing interrupted time series studies : an example in pre-hospital ambulance care [PDF]

, 2014
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AK Wagner, AN Siriwardena, B Serumaga, CR Ramsay, Craig R Ramsay, F Ansari, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Joanne E McKenzie, Monica Taljaard, R Foy, RB Penfold, SL Normand, V Gebski, WR Shadish   +13 more
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The Scarring Effect of the 2008 Economic Crisis: Growth and Growth Decline in Austria’s Nonprofit Social Services Sector [PDF]

, 2020
Since the 2008 economic crisis, social service providers worldwide have reported funding cuts, while the need for some social services has been increasing.
Pennerstorfer, Astrid, Reitzinger, Stephanie, Schneider, Ulrike   +2 more
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Reducing waiting time and raising outpatient satisfaction in a Chinese public tertiary general hospital-an interrupted time series study

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background It is globally agreed that a well-designed health system deliver timely and convenient access to health services for all patients. Many interventions aiming to reduce waiting times have been implemented in Chinese public tertiary hospitals to ...
Jing Sun, Qian Lin, Pengyu Zhao, Qiongyao Zhang, Kai Xu, Huiying Chen, Cecile Jia Hu, Mark Stuntz, Hong Li, Yuanli Liu   +9 more
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Effect of COVID-19 lock down on teenage pregnancies in Northern Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis

Reproductive Health, 2023
Background Pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15–19 years globally, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounting for 99% of global maternal deaths of women aged 15–49 years.
Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, David Mukunya, Agnes Napyo, Joseph K. B. Matovu, David Okia, Wanume Benon, Francis Okello, Ally Hassan Tuwa, Daniel Wenani, Ambrose Okibure, Godfrey Omara, Peter Olupot-Olupot   +11 more
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Detecting Lag-One Autocorrelation in Interrupted Time Series Experiments with Small Datasets [PDF]

, 2009
The power and type I error rates of eight indices for lag-one autocorrelation detection were assessed for interrupted time series experiments (ITSEs) with small numbers of data points. Performance of Huitema and McKean’s (2000) zHM statistic was modified
Beretvas, S. Natasha, Riviello, Clare
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The introduction of a regional Norwegian HEMS coordinator: an assessment of the effects on response times, geographical service areas and severity scores

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Due to unwanted delays and suboptimal resource control of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), regional HEMS coordinators have recently been introduced in Norway.
Ole Erik Ulvin, Eivinn Årdal Skjærseth, Helge Haugland, Kjetil Thorsen, Trond Nordseth, Marie Falch Orre, Lars Vesterhus, Andreas Jørstad Krüger   +7 more
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Impact of the cefazolin shortage on the selection and cost of parenteral antibiotics during the supply disruption period in Japan: A controlled interrupted time series analysis

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Background: A serious shortage of cefazolin (CEZ) occurred in Japan in 2019. We compared the impact of the CEZ shortage on the selection of parenteral antibiotics at affected and non-affected hospitals.
Hiroyuki Nagano, Jung-ho Shin, Susumu Kunisawa, Kiyohide Fushimi, Miki Nagao, Yuichi Imanaka   +5 more
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Nurse telephone triage for same day appointments in general practice: multiple interrupted time series trial of effect on workload and costs [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To compare the workloads of general practitioners and nurses and costs of patient care for nurse telephone triage and standard management of requests for same day appointments in routine primary care.
Dutton, E., Godfrey, L., Meakins, J., Richards, D.A., Richardson, G., Russell, D., Tawfik, J.   +6 more
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Impact of inclusion of varicella vaccine into the immunization program on the incidence of varicella

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2023
ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological characteristics of varicella in Minhang District， Shanghai from 2013 to 2022， and to evaluate the impact of adjusting the varicella vaccination program to a two-dose regimen and its inclusion in the Shanghai ...
LIU Fangmin, SHI Liming, YAO Ye, SUN Xiaodong, LI Zhi, LU Yihan, ZHANG Liping, LU Jia   +7 more
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