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Development and preliminary testing of a patient reported experience measure for chronic disease patients in Singapore

BMC Health Services Research
Background Patient experience is invaluable for identifying gaps in the provision of healthcare. Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) are essential tools for evaluating the quality of care from the patient’s viewpoint.
Yiyun Shou, Jia Jia Lee, Lay Hoon Goh, Cynthia Chen, Ngan Phoon Fong, Le Ann Chen, Oyvind Bjertnaes, Jose M. Valderas, Nan Luo   +8 more
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The Effect of Unintended Pregnancy Among Married Women on the Length of Breastfeeding in Indonesia

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, 2020
The coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia in 2017 is 35%, far below the recommendations of WHO (World Health Organization) of 50%. This rate is getting lower in unwanted pregnancies.
Lia suryani, Amrina Rosyada
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Association Between Allostatic Load and Incident Colorectal Cancer—A Prospective Study in a Multiethnic Asian Population

Cancer Medicine
Background Allostatic load (AL) reflects the cumulative physiological burden of chronic stress across cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and renal systems. While AL has been implicated in cancer development, evidence in Asian populations remains limited.
Su Hyun Park, Isaiah Soh, Peh Joo Ho, Miao Hui, Charlie Guan Yi Lim, Xueling Sim, Adeline Seow   +6 more
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Nonrestorative Sleep and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study

Journal of Epidemiology
Background: The term “nonrestorative sleep (NRS)” refers to an unrefreshed feeling at wake-up and is a domain of poor sleep quality. Previous research has demonstrated that NRS is linked to a number of diseases and adverse health outcomes, but less is ...
Jingyi Lin, Zean Song, Yuanying Li, Chifa Chiang, Yoshihisa Hirakawa, Yoshihisa Nakano, Young-Jae Hong, Masaaki Matsunaga, Atsuhiko Ota, Koji Tamakoshi, Hiroshi Yatsuya   +10 more
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Using action research and a community-academic partnership to understand clinical trial participation: a patient-centered perspective

Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Clinical trials that are patient-centered appear to be more successful (e.g., clinical outcomes, improved communication, mutual empowerment, changed attitudes), thus, action research may be a field of importance. The current study explores the
Sara Santarossa, Michele Baber, Janine Hussein, Chrystal Oley, Kristen Slangerup, Dana Murphy, Karen E. Kippen   +6 more
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Drivers of hospital expenditure and length of stay in an academic medical centre: a retrospective cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background As healthcare expenditure and utilization continue to rise, understanding key drivers of hospital expenditure and utilization is crucial in policy development and service planning.
Nabilah Rahman, Sheryl Hui-Xian Ng, Sravan Ramachandran, Debby D. Wang, Srinath Sridharan, Chuen Seng Tan, Astrid Khoo, Xin Quan Tan   +7 more
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Public Health in the Health Care System

Gubernaculum et Administratio, 2023
Public health encompasses a wide range of activities related to almost all aspects of the society’s health. Public health influences the shape of social and health policy of the state, and cooperates with all socio-economic sectors and social organizations.
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[Public health and public health systems sustainability].

Revista espanola de salud publica, 2007
Public health and healthcare originally started out separately from one another in the past, having later further developed taking different paths in modern times. The major development the health systems underwent in the last half of the 20th century entailed a heightening of the individual standpoint and a division of these two approaches despite the
José R, Repullo Labrador, Andreu, Segura Benedicto   +1 more
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Perceived satisfaction of prenatal care among women without social security: comparative qualitative analysis between individual and group care models in Mexico

BMJ Open
Background The inadequate handling of obstetrical complications may be attributed to the suboptimal quality of prenatal care (PC) and a lack of trust in healthcare provider (HP) among pregnant women.Objective This study explores the perceptions of ...
Blair Darney, Jacqueline Elizabeth Alcalde-Rabanal, Miriam Rosario Santivañez Salazar, Ileana Beatriz Heredia-Pi, Lourdes Campero   +4 more
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Stepping volume and intensity patterns in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Accelerometer measured physical activity (PA) studies particularly in non-western populations are lacking. Therefore, this study investigated stepping activity in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population.
Jennifer Sumner, Léonie Uijtdewilligen, Anne HY Chu, Sheryl HX Ng, Tiago V. Barreira, Robert Alan Sloan, Rob M. Van Dam, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider   +7 more
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