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Healthcare utilization after respiratory tuberculosis: a controlled interrupted time series analysis.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2023
BACKGROUND Despite data suggesting elevated morbidity and mortality among people who have survived tuberculosis disease, the impact of respiratory tuberculosis on healthcare utilization in the years following diagnosis and treatment remains unclear ...
K. Romanowski, M. Law, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, J. Campbell, M. B. Hossain, M. Gilbert, Victoria J. Cook, J. Johnston   +7 more
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The impact of the national volume-based procurement policy on the use of policy-related drugs in Nanjing: an interrupted time-series analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background In September 2019, the “4 + 7” centralized procurement pilot program was expanded nationwide aiming at reducing drug prices by means of volume-based procurement and using accredited generic drugs for branded drug substitutes. Given the current
Xiao Wang, Xuan He, Pei Zhang, Mengdie Zhang, Rui Ma, Rouli Dai, Xin Li   +6 more
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Impact of pesticide regulations on mortality from suicide by pesticide in China: an interrupted time series analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Background Pesticide bans and regulatory restrictions have been shown to be effective strategies for preventing suicide in several countries. Suicide and suicide by pesticides have decreased significantly in China over the past two decades.
Yongfu Yan, Yingying Jiang, Rong Liu, Michael Eddleston, Chuanjiang Tao, Andrew Page, Lijun Wang, G. Feng, Shiwei Liu   +8 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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Analysing Interrupted Time Series with a Control [PDF]

Epidemiologic Methods, 2019
Abstract Interrupted time series are increasingly being used to evaluate the population-wide implementation of public health interventions. However, the resulting estimates of intervention impact can be severely biased if underlying disease trends are not adequately accounted for. Control series offer a potential solution to this problem,
Bottomley, C, Scott, JAG, Isham, V
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The impact of alcohol taxation increase on all-cause mortality inequalities in Lithuania: an interrupted time series analysis

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Taxation increases which reduce the affordability of alcohol are expected to reduce mortality inequalities. A recent taxation increase in Lithuania offers the unique possibility to test this hypothesis.
J. Manthey, D. Jasilionis, Huan Jiang, O. Meščeriakova, J. Petkevičienė, R. Radišauskas, M. Štelemėkas, J. Rehm   +7 more
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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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Impact of EMA regulatory label changes on systemic diclofenac initiation, discontinuation, and switching to other pain medicines in Scotland, England, Denmark, and The Netherlands [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose: In June 2013 a European Medicines Agency referral procedure concluded that diclofenac was associated with an elevated risk of acute cardiovascular events and contraindications, warnings, and changes to the product information were implemented ...
Bennie, Marion, Doney, Alexander S. F., Ernst, Martin Thomsen, Flynn, Robert W. V., Hallas, Jesper, Herings, Ron M. C., MacDonald, Thomas M., Mackenzie, Isla S., Mitchell, Lyn, Morales, Daniel R., Morant, Steve V., Morris, Carole, Nicholson, Lizzie, Overbeek, Jetty A., Pottegard, Anton, Robertson, Chris, Smits, Elisabeth, Wei, Li   +17 more
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Segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series studies in medication use research

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2002
Interrupted time series design is the strongest, quasi‐experimental approach for evaluating longitudinal effects of interventions. Segmented regression analysis is a powerful statistical method for estimating intervention effects in interrupted time ...
A. Wagner, S. Soumerai, Fang Zhang, D. Ross-Degnan   +3 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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