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Process versus outcome indicators in the assessment of quality of health care [PDF]
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2001 This paper reviews the relative strengths and weaknesses of outcome and process measures as performance indicators in health care. Differences in outcome may be due to case mix, how the data were collected, chance, or quality of care. Health care is only one determinant of health and other factors have important effects on health outcomes, such as ...
J. Mant
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Quality of life as an instrument for need assessment and outcome assessment of health care in chronic patients [PDF]
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 1999 Introduction Quality of life is generally acknowledged as a central concept in health care, but its full application in healthcare research and clinical practice are still being debated. With an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and the focus of health care expanding from “adding years to life” to “adding life to years”, there is a growing ...
van den Bos, GAM, Triemstra, AHM
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Anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate for bladder outlet obstruction: a narrative review [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2022 Anatomical endoscopic enucleation of the prostate (AEEP) differs from other endoscopic modalities for bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) because it extracts the whole benign prostatic hyperplasia component.
Tae Hyo Kim, Phil Hyun Song
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Integrated care: a position paper of the WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services. [PDF]
, 2001 The WHO European Office for Integrated Health Care Services in Barcelona is an integral part of the World Health Organizations' Regional Office for Europe.
Garcia-Barbero, M +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 PurposeDiabetes and its complications pose an economic burden to healthcare systems, family, and society. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the real-world financial burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment, complications, and cardiovascular death ...
Arintaya Phrommintikul +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Infant and maternal mortality are important indicators for assessing the quality of healthcare systems. The World Health Organization underscores the importance of proper health care system in reducing preventable mortality through early intervention ...
P. A. Owusu, S. Sarkodie, P. A. Pedersen
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Portuguese translation of Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2016 INTRODUCTION: The scar assessment is a useful tool in surgical intervention and other treatments by documenting efficacy and making possible to improve them.
Carolina Barbi Linhares +2 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasing and represents one of the world’s major challenges. AMR increase morbimortality, length of hospital stay and costs.
Amanda Fonseca Medeiros +14 more
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BMC Primary Care, 2023 Background Older adults are more prone to increasing comorbidities and polypharmacy. Polypharmacy is associated with inappropriate prescribing and an increased risk of adverse effects.
George Doumat +5 more
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Social Determinants of Health, 2023 Background: The last criterion for behavioral abnormality occurs outside social and cultural norms. The present study aimed to design a model of behavioral abnormalities of human resources of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Methods: The
Aaliyeh Mirzaei +2 more
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