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Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System [PDF]

, 2009
Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes how patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, examines hospital experiences with a patient safety culture survey, and assesses patient safety outcomes trends. In case studies of four U.S. communities, researchers collected information on the dynamics of local patient
Farley, Donna O., Ridgely, M. Susan, Mendel, Peter, Teleki, Stephanie S., Damberg, Cheryl L.   +4 more
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Managing clinical uncertainty in older people towards the end of life: a systematic review of person-centred tools

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Older people with multi-morbidities commonly experience an uncertain illness trajectory. Clinical uncertainty is challenging to manage, with risk of poor outcomes.
Clare Ellis-Smith, India Tunnard, Marsha Dawkins, Wei Gao, Irene J. Higginson, Catherine J. Evans, on behalf of SPACE   +6 more
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Personality disorder in primary care : factors associated with therapy process and outcome. [PDF]

, 2006
Assessment and treatment of personality disorder (PD) is a key issue in UK mental health service provision (NIMH report, 2003), but there is limited information on individuals with personality disorder presenting to primary care mental health services ...
Burrell-Hodgson, Gerrard, Fowler, Barry, Jones, Steven H., Tate, Graham   +3 more
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Results of treatment of the calcific tendinitis of the shoulder supraspinatus muscle tendon

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
The aim of the study was to identify and compare the results of conservative and surgical treatment of the calcific tendinitis of the shoulder supraspinatus muscle tendon. Materials and methods.
S. S. Strafun, О. S. Strafun, S. V. Bohdan   +2 more
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Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022
Background: Few Brazilian studies investigated risk factors for dysphagia and associated complications in a large cohort. Objective: To investigate frequency, predictors, and associated outcomes of dysphagia in patients up to three months post-stroke.
Aline Cristina PACHECO-CASTILHO, Rubia Poliana Crisóstomo MIRANDA, Ana Maria Queirós NORBERTO, Diandra Bosi FAVORETTO, Brunna Pileggi RIMOLI, Luciana Bezerra de Mello ALVES, Karina Tavares WEBER, Taiza Elaine Grespan SANTOS, Julio Cesar MORIGUTI, João Pereira LEITE, Roberto Oliveira DANTAS, Rosemary MARTINO, Octávio Marques PONTES-NETO   +12 more
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Assessment of Outcome-Based Measures of Depression Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Facilities

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 2022
To inform the potential use of patient-reported depression symptom outcomes as measures of care quality, this study collected and analyzed longitudinal Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) scores among 1,638 patients who screened positive for major depression according to a PHQ9 ≥ 10 across 29 Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
Pfeiffer, Paul N., Zivin, Kara, Hosanagar, Avinash, Panaite, Vanessa, Ganoczy, Dara, Kim, H. Myra, Hofer, Timothy, Piette, John D.   +7 more
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Effectiveness of Community Based Safe Motherhood Promoters in Improving the Utilization of Obstetric care. The Case of Mtwara Rural District in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
In Tanzania, maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high at 578/100,000 live births. Despite a high coverage of antenatal care (96%), only 44% of deliveries take place within the formal health services.
Declare Mushi, Rose Mpembeni, Albrecht Jahn, UNICEF, ICM/FIGO, UN, National Bureau of Statistics, SN Massawe, F Font, National Bureau of Statistics {Tanzania} & Macro International Inc. 1997, E Urassa, KM Moore, S Thaddeus, RS Ross, M Kowalewski, M Rosato, J Elder, A Kleinman, MotherCare Matters, E Murray, C Santarelli, WHO, SB Rifkin, T Lankester, B Nwakoby, JS Kiwanuka, United Nation., A Jahn, D Mushi, J Lennon, D Werner, Tanzania Ministry of Health, District Medical Officer, E Essien, U Lehmann, HB Kendah, BN Nwakoby, S Jessop, S Rowland, B Kunene, BC Mullany, District Medical Officer, G Walraven, M Thorogood   +43 more
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Infection in home health care: Results from national Outcome and Assessment Information Set data [PDF]

American Journal of Infection Control, 2015
Patients in home health care (HHC), the fastest growing health care sector, are at risk for infection. The existing research on infection in HHC is often limited by small sample sizes, local scope of inquiry, and a lack of current data. There is no national study examining agency-level infection rates.This secondary data analysis used a 20% random ...
Jingjing, Shang, Elaine, Larson, Jianfang, Liu, Patricia, Stone   +3 more
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Evaluation of Health Outcomes with Relation to Intimate Partner Abuse among Pregnant Women Attending Gachsaran Hospitals in 2007 [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009
Background and ObjectivesIntimate partner abuse during pregnancy is a major problem associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. However, this relationship has not been adequately explored, especially in the developing countries.
M. Dolatian, M. Gharache, M. Ahamadi, J. Shams, H. Alavi Majd   +4 more
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Routine administration of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and needs assessment instruments to improve psychological outcome: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2002
Background. Routine administration of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and needs assessment instruments has been advocated as part of clinical care to aid the recognition of psychosocial problems, to inform clinical decision making, to monitor ...
Gilbody, S M, House, A O, Sheldon, T
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