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Multi-centred mixed-methods PEPFAR HIV care & support public health evaluation: study protocol. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: A public health response is essential to meet the multidimensional needs of patients and families affected by HIV disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
McCrone Paul, Irene J Higginson, Faith Mwangi-Powell, Scott Moreland, Mwangi-Powell, Faith, Peter Fayers, Fayers, Peter, Downing, Julia, Harding, Richard, Powell, Richard A., Mwangi-Powell Faith, Moreland, Scott, Simms, Victoria, Paul McCrone, Penfold, Suzanne, Higginson, Irene J.; id_orcid, Fayers Peter, Richard Harding, Victoria Simms, Curtis Siân, Julia Downing, Namisango Eve, Powell, Richard A, Penfold Suzanne, Higginson, Irene J, Simms Victoria, Higginson Irene J, Moreland Scott, Siân Curtis, Eve Namisango, Downing Julia, Suzanne Penfold, Richard A Powell, McCrone, Paul, Curtis, Siân, Powell Richard A, Harding Richard, Namisango, Eve   +37 more
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Comparing cost-sharing practices for pharmaceuticals and health care services among four central European countries [PDF]

, 2012
The paper reviews the existing cost-sharing practices in four Central European countries namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia focusing on patient co-payments for pharmaceuticals and services covered by the social health insurance.
Boncz, I., Baji, Petra, Jenei, G., Baji, P., Jenei, György, Gulácsi, László, Gulácsi, L., Boncz, Imre   +7 more
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Acceptability of a mobile health intervention to enhance HIV care coordination for patients with substance use disorders [PDF]

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2017
Persons living with HIV and substance use disorders face barriers to sustained engagement in medical care, leading to suboptimal antiretroviral treatment outcomes. Innovative mobile technology tools such as customizable smartphone applications have the potential to enhance existing care coordination programs, but have not been rigorously studied.We ...
Ryan P. Westergaard, Andrew Genz, Kristen Panico, Pamela J. Surkan, Jeanne Keruly, Heidi E. Hutton, Larry W. Chang, Gregory D. Kirk   +7 more
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High cost or frequent attender – both spend resources, but are they linked to work disability? A cohort study from occupational health primary care in Finland

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background High use of services is associated with ill health and a number of health problems, but more information is needed on whether high use of services presents a risk for future pensions or disability.
Tiia T. M. Reho, Salla A. Atkins, Nina Talola, Markku P. T. Sumanen, Mervi Viljamaa, Jukka Uitti   +5 more
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Primary Care Staff's Views and Experiences Related to Routinely Advising Patients about Physical Activity. A Questionnaire Survey [PDF]

, 2006
Background: United Kingdom public health policy has recently re-emphasised the role of primary health care professionals in tackling increasing levels of physical inactivity within the general population.
van Teijlingen Edwin, Meloni, Serena, Meloni Serena, Torrance Nicola, Ann Kerr, Edwin van Teijlingen, Flora Douglas, Serena Meloni, Douglas Flora, Kerr Ann, Torrance, Nicola, Douglas, Flora, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Nicola Torrance, Kerr, Ann   +14 more
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Can smartphones and tablets improve the management of childhood illness in Tanzania? A qualitative study from a primary health care worker’s perspective [PDF]

, 2015
The impact of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy has been less than anticipated because of poor uptake. Electronic algorithms have the potential to improve quality of health care in children. However, feasibility studies about
Amani Flexson Shao, Clotilde Rambaud-Althaus, Swai, N., Judith Kahama-Maro, D’Acremont, Valerie, Valerie D’Acremont, Constanze Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer, Constanze, D'Acremont, V., Pfeiffer, C., Shao, A.F., Kahama-Maro, J., D'Acremont, Valerie, Blaise Genton, Shao, Amani Flexson, Rambaud-Althaus, Clotilde, Ndeniria Swai, Kahama-Maro, Judith, Rambaud-Althaus, C., Genton, B., Swai, Ndeniria, Genton, Blaise   +21 more
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Individual and contextual factors influencing patient attrition from antiretroviral therapy care in an urban community of Lusaka, Zambia. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Despite the relatively effective roll-out of free life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy (ART) in public sector clinics in Zambia since 2005, and the proven efficacy of ART, some people living with HIV (PLHIV) are abandoning the treatment ...
Merten, Sonja, Bond, Virginia, Musheke, Maurice   +2 more
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The Effect of Dentist’s Attire on Treatment Acceptance in Children

Journal of Dental School, 2019
Objectives: While great advances have been made in the field of pediatric dentistry, creating a friendly relationship with pediatric patients and getting them to readily accept dental treatment and cooperate remains challenging.
Mehdi Jafarzadeh, Zeinab Azamian, Gholamreza Heidari   +2 more
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Patient Digital Health Technologies to Support Primary Care Across Clinical Contexts: Survey of Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health Consultants, and Nurses

JMIR Formative Research, 2022
BackgroundThe acceptance of digital health technologies to support patient care for various clinical conditions among primary care providers and staff has not been explored.
Oleg Zaslavsky, Frances Chu, Brenna N Renn   +2 more
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Health Research Access to Personal Confidential Data in England and Wales: Assessing any gap in public attitude between preferable and acceptable models of consent [PDF]

, 2014
England and Wales are moving toward a model of ‘opt out’ for use of personal confidential data in health research. Existing research does not make clear how acceptable this move is to the public.
Taylor, M.J., Taylor, N, Taylor, Mark J., Taylor, N., Taylor, Natasha, Taylor, MJ   +5 more
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