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Advantages of the net benefit regression framework for trial-based economic evaluations of cancer treatments: an example from the Canadian Cancer Trials Group CO.17 trial

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background Economic evaluations commonly accompany trials of new treatments or interventions; however, regression methods and their corresponding advantages for the analysis of cost-effectiveness data are not widely appreciated.
Jeffrey S. Hoch, Annette Hay, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Kednapa Thavorn, Natasha B. Leighl, Dongsheng Tu, Logan Trenaman, Carolyn S. Dewa, Chris O’Callaghan, Joseph Pater, Derek Jonker, Bingshu E. Chen, Nicole Mittmann   +12 more
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Measuring in-hospital quality multidimensionally by integrating patients’, kin’s and healthcare professionals’ perspectives: development and validation of the FlaQuM-Quickscan

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Measuring quality is essential to drive improvement initiatives in hospitals. An instrument that measures healthcare quality multidimensionally and integrates patients’, kin’s and professionals’ perspectives is lacking. We aimed to develop and
Fien Claessens, Deborah Seys, Charlotte Van der Auwera, Anneke Jans, Eva Marie Castro, Laura Jacobs, Dirk De Ridder, Luk Bruyneel, Zita Leenaerts, Astrid Van Wilder, Jonas Brouwers, Peter Lachman, Kris Vanhaecht, The FlaQuM Research Group   +13 more
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Epidemiological Specificity оf COVID-19 Comorbidity

Здоровье мегаполиса, 2023
Numerous observations have proven the influence of COVID-19 on the formation of comorbid pathology; however, the patterns of this relationship and the epidemiological consequences have not been sufficiently studied. Combination of two or more diseases of
E. N. Kabaeva, M. A. Yakushin, A. V. Vorobeva, M. D. Vasiliev, O. Yu. Arseenkova   +4 more
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How to specify healthcare process improvements collaboratively using rapid, remote consensus-building: a framework and a case study of its application

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021
Background Practical methods for facilitating process improvement are needed to support high quality, safe care. How best to specify (identify and define) process improvements – the changes that need to be made in a healthcare process – remains a key ...
Jan W. van der Scheer, Matthew Woodward, Akbar Ansari, Tim Draycott, Cathy Winter, Graham Martin, Karolina Kuberska, Natalie Richards, Ruth Kern, Mary Dixon-Woods, Thiscovery Authorship Group, Obstetric Emergency Consensus Authorship Group   +11 more
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Advance directives among cognitively impaired persons who had an amyloid PET scan and their care partners: a mixed-methods study

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Little research exists on the role of β-amyloid PET scans as part of Alzheimer’s diagnostic tests and documentation of end-of-life preferences for persons with cognitive impairment.
Emmanuelle Bélanger, Elyse Couch, Michaela S. Carroll, Nicole DePasquale, Emily A. Gadbois, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Eric Jutkowitz, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Brenda L. Plassman, Terrie T. Wetle   +9 more
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Towards universal health coverage: lessons from 10 years of healthcare reform in China. [PDF]

, 2020
Universal health coverage (UHC) is driving the global health agenda. Many countries have embarked on national policy reforms towards this goal, including China. In 2009, the Chinese government launched a new round of healthcare reform towards UHC, aiming
Chuong, Linh, Dang, Haixia, Kominski, Gerald F, Li, Weimin, Lu, Bingqing, Tao, Wenjuan, Wen, Jin, Yue, Dahai, Zeng, Zhi, Zhao, Rui   +9 more
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Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction Among People With Physical Disabilities During COVID-19: Observational Evidence From a Korean Cohort Study [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objective To determine the factors influencing the life satisfaction of people with physical disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering demographics, disability-related characteristics, health behaviors, and psychosocial characteristics ...
Myoungsuk Kim, Seung Hee Ho, Hayeon Kim, Jaemin Park   +3 more
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Bridging the Gap between Local Public Health and the Healthcare Community: The Public Health Talk

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2016
Background: District epidemiologists often rely on healthcare providers for medical information regarding reportable diseases in order to properly investigate cases. It becomes difficult when providers do not share patient information due to apprehension
Puja Bharucha, Rachel Franklin
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Global, regional, and national burden of heart failure associated with atrial fibrillation

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Background Heart failure is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, and Atrial fibrillation (AF) is among many modifiable risk factors for heart failure.
Sanjeewa Kularatna, Amarzaya Jadambaa, Sumudu Hewage, David Brain, Steven McPhail, William Parsonage   +5 more
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Application of a Mixed Methods Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Framework in Integrated Health Care

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2022
Background: Evaluating integrated care programs is complex. Integration benefits may not become apparent within short evaluation timeframes, and many programs provide a wide variety of health and non-health benefits.
Robin Blythe, Hannah Carter, Bridget Abell, David Brain, Carly Dyer, Nicole White, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Steven McPhail   +7 more
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