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Rural and urban differences in patient experience in China: a coarsened exact matching study from the perspective of residents

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Patient experience is a key measure widely used to evaluate quality of healthcare, yet there is little discussion about it in China using national survey data.
Dantong Zhao, Zhongliang Zhou, Chi Shen, Rashed Nawaz, Dan Li, Yangling Ren, Yaxin Zhao, Dan Cao, Xiaohui Zhai   +8 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
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Gender differences in depressive symptoms of rural Chinese grandparents caring for grandchildren

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Caring for grandchildren is regarded as one of the principle roles of middle- and old-aged adults, especially among rural Chinese grandparents.
Dantong Zhao, Zhongliang Zhou, Chi Shen, Sahardid Ibrahim, Yaxin Zhao, Dan Cao, Sha Lai   +6 more
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Trends in Dermatopolymyositis Mortality, 1999–2022: A Nationwide Population‐Based Study, United States

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
We report the national burden of dermatopolymyositis mortality over the past quarter century using the US national vital statistics data. Age‐standardized mortality rates for dermatopolymyositis decreased at an annual rate of 3.8% each year, which was higher than the annual percent decrease for deaths from all other causes.
Elizabeth Matz, Ram R. Singh
wiley   +1 more source

​Did a Non‐Medical Biosimilar Switching Policy Cause an Increase in Non‐Biologic/Biosimilar Health Care Resource Utilization or Cost in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang, Sandra Blitz, Nick Bansback, Michael Law, Mark Harrison   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global and Regional Temporal Changes in Cross‐Country Inequalities of Site‐Specific Osteoarthritis Burden, 1990 to 2021

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study examined the global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis (OA) burden from 1990 to 2021. Methods Age‐standardized years lived with disability rates (ASYRs) for site‐specific OA across 204 countries and territories were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and ...
Haowei Chen, Lei Si, David J. Hunter, Lei Zhang, Zhe‐Sheng Chen, Xiaomeng Wang, Vicky Duong, Zhounan Zhou, Peihua Cao, Han Cen, Su'an Tang, Tianyu Chen, Houjun Xue, Zhaohua Zhu, Changhai Ding   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking prevalence and attributable deaths in Thailand: predicting outcomes of different tobacco control interventions

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Despite substantial positive impacts of Thailand’s tobacco control policies on reducing the prevalence of smoking, current trends suggest that further reductions are needed to ensure that WHO’s 2025 voluntary global target of a 30% relative ...
Suchunya Aungkulanon, Siriwan Pitayarangsarit, Kanitta Bundhamcharoen, Chutima Akaleephan, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Ratsida Phoncharoen, Viroj Tangcharoensathien   +6 more
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Economic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the economic impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on households, health systems, and society in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Methods Electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched using keywords related to RA and cost of illness.
Tadesse Gebrye, Chidozie E. Mbada, Clara T. Fatoye, Faatihah Niyi‐Odumosu, Ushotanefe Useh, Zalmai Hakimi, Francis Fatoye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost‐Effectiveness of Low‐Dose Colchicine Prophylaxis When Starting Allopurinol Using the “Start‐Low Go‐Slow” Approach for Gout: Evidence From a Noninferiority Randomized Double‐Blind Placebo‐Controlled Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the cost‐effectiveness of low‐dose colchicine prophylaxis for preventing gout flares when starting allopurinol using the “start‐low go‐slow” approach. Methods Participants with gout, fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology recommendations for starting urate‐lowering therapy and with serum urate
Yana Pryymachenko, Ross Wilson, Nicola Dalbeth, J. Haxby Abbott, Lisa Stamp   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A descriptive analysis of the Spatio-temporal distribution of intestinal infectious diseases in China

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Intestinal infectious diseases (IIDs) have caused numerous deaths worldwide, particularly among children. In China, eight IIDs are listed as notifiable infectious diseases, including cholera, poliomyelitis, dysentery, typhoid and paratyphoid ...
Ying Mao, Ning Zhang, Bin Zhu, Jinlin Liu, Rongxin He   +4 more
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