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Provider Perspectives, Barriers, and Improvement Strategies for Hospital Discharge Support Programs: A Focus Group Interview Study in Korea [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Objectives: Transitional periods, such as patient discharge, are notably challenging. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of providers involved in hospital discharge support programs, identify the primary obstacles, and propose strategies for ...
Jae Woo Choi, Aejung Yoo, Hyojung Bang, Hyun-Kyung Park, Hyun-Ji Lee, Hyejin Lee   +5 more
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Irrigation Versus Suction Alone During Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis [PDF]

Annals of Coloproctology, 2020
Purpose To compare the surgical outcomes of peritoneal irrigation versus suction alone during laparoscopic appendectomy and to identify the risk factors of surgical site infection in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
Tae Gyeong Lee, Soomin Nam, Hyung Soon Lee, Jin Ho Lee, Young Ki Hong, Jung Gu Kang   +5 more
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National Health Insurance Scheme

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
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Shankar Bahadur
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Inclusion of family planning within the National Health Insurance benefits package in Ghana: A health facility assessment

, 2021
In Ghana, National Health Insurance Act 852 of 2012 ensures that health-care benefits include family planning (FP) services, however people continue to pay for FP services because the policy is yet to be implemented in practice.
Population Council, Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Marie Stopes International Ghana, National Health Insurance Authority   +4 more
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Factors associated with malnutrition in demented and non-demented elderly residing in the community of Korea: a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study [PDF]

Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
Objectives This study aimed to investigate and compare factors associated with malnutrition according to the presence or absence of dementia in community-dwelling elderly people.
Jinhee Kwon, Jung Hee Kim, Hyeonjin Jeong, Jung Suk Lee   +3 more
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Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 death among older patients at long-term care hospitals in Korea

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionLong-term care hospitals are known to be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection and death given their numerous older chronic disease patients. However, the actual effect of long-term care hospital admission is not well known in Korea; hence, this
Jeong-Yeon Seon, Sunjea Kim, Min Kyoung Lim, In-Hwan Oh   +3 more
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Analysis of the relationship between foodservice staffing and foodservice quality in elderly care facilities in Korea: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
Objectives This study was performed to investigate the relationship between foodservice staffing and foodservice quality in elderly care facilities. Methods Data was obtained from the Korean Long-term Care Institute Database and used to analyze 2,084 ...
Hyeonjeong Kim, Jinhee Kwon, Jungsuk Lee
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Risk factors for Bell’s palsy based on the Korean National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort data

Scientific Reports, 2021
The associations between hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia with Bell’s palsy have been controversial and only a few studies have assessed risk factors for Bell’s palsy based on population-based data.
Junhui Jeong, So Ra Yoon, Hyunsun Lim, Jangwon Oh, Hyun Seung Choi   +4 more
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Does the operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana align with the goals of primary health care? Perspectives of key stakeholders in northern Ghana [PDF]

, 2016
In 2005, the World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged member states to aim at achieving affordable universal coverage and access to key promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health interventions ...
Dalinjong, Philip Ayizem, Philip Ayizem Dalinjong, Harry Nartey, Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, Tindana, Paulina, Akazili, James, Nartey, Harry, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, Paulina Tindana, James Akazili   +9 more
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Insured persons dilemma about other family members: A perspective on the national health insurance scheme in Nigeria

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2011
The need for health care reforms and alternative financing mechanism in many low and middle-income countries has been advocated. This led to the introduction of the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria, at first with the enrollment of ...
Nasir Umar, Shafiu Mohammed
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