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Health System Factors in Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis: A HEADSpAcE Consortium Qualitative Study in Glasgow and Montevideo

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a devastating diagnosis, with advanced‐stage disease leading to poorer outcomes. This qualitative study aimed to identify health system factors associated with stage of HNC diagnosis. Methods Qualitative semistructured interviews with HNC patients and clinicians were undertaken in two purposively ...
Grant Creaney   +196 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intensive Swallowing Rehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors With Chronic Dysphagia: Outcomes From a Prospective Multicentre Cohort Study With 6‐Month Follow‐Up

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic dysphagia persists in some head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors despite preventive exercises, negatively impacting quality of life. Evidence for effective rehabilitation strategies remains limited. Methods This prospective cohort study included 34 HNC survivors (≥ 1 year post‐treatment) who completed a 3‐week intensive ...
J. I. Oldenbeuving   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frameworks for Action: A Scoping Review of Organisational Patient Engagement Models in Healthcare

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Patient engagement (PE) is recognised as a key pillar of healthcare planning and delivery. However, there is a limited understanding of recent evidence‐based organisational frameworks supporting PE; this gap can impact the uptake, implementation, and spread of PE efforts across healthcare organisations. Our study aims to identify and
Titus A. Chan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying Change Models and Methods During a Period of Vast Digital Transformation: A Systematic Review of Practice in Healthcare

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Reflection and learning about the use of virtual care in healthcare delivery has become a central goal for health systems internationally. Insights drawn in the aftermath of the COVID‐19 pandemic have led to vast changes to embed virtual care in health care delivery. This study explored the methodologies used to manage change that
Rebecca McDonnell   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Practices of Healthcare Practitioners During the Implementation of a Healthy Eating Policy

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Health promotion policy is an effective way to improve population health and reduce the burden of chronic disease, yet how implementation of health promotion at policy levels occurs within healthcare remains unclear. Healthcare organizations, on the one hand, aim to improve population health and ‘upstream’ health determinants through the ...
Laura J. Kennedy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inclusion of Refugees Into National Health Systems: Enablers, Barriers and Lessons From Six Country Case Studies

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global refugee population has nearly doubled in the last decade, and many of these populations face chronic displacement, often in neighbouring countries with limited resources. Emergency, short‐term responses are being transitioned to longer term approaches, including a focus on inclusion through coverage in national health systems ...
Sophie Witter   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Streamlining Hospital Planning: A User‐Friendly Decision Support Tool for Enhanced Healthcare Delivery

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Healthcare providers worldwide face challenges in maintaining a delicate balance between rising demand and limited resources. Decision‐makers often struggle with planning and implementing new services, leading to costly consequences and hindering efficiency, patient outcomes, and staff well‐being. Current systems lack a comprehensive modelling
Eren Demir
wiley   +1 more source

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