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Health care disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesSeminars in Vascular Surgery, 2021
COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2), has caused an international pandemic, with over 32 million cases and more than 500,000 deaths nationwide. With the significant health consequences seen secondary to COVID-
E. Andraska   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Status of primary and secondary mental healthcare of people with severe mental illness: an epidemiological study from the UK PARTNERS2 programme

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2021
Background There is global interest in the reconfiguration of community mental health services, including primary care, to improve clinical and cost effectiveness.
Siobhan Reilly   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Functional Health Literacy and Postoperative Recovery, Health Care Contacts, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Day Surgery: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesJAMA Surgery, 2018
Importance Day surgery puts demands on the patients to manage their own recovery at home according to given instructions. Low health literacy levels are shown to be associated with poorer health outcomes.
Maria Hälleberg Nyman   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distance to hospital and socioeconomic status influence secondary health care use

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2013
Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate how distance to hospital and socioeconomic status (SES) influence the use of secondary health care (SHC) when taking comorbidity into account. Design and setting.
A. Zielinski, L. Borgquist, A. Halling
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Satisfação dos usuários assistidos em quatro centros regionais de especialidades odontológicas do Ceará, Brasil

open access: yesSaúde em Debate
RESUMO Objetivou-se avaliar a satisfação de usuários assistidos em Centros Regionais de Especialidades Odontológicas (CEO-R) do Ceará, Brasil. Estudo analítico descritivo transversal. Foram entrevistados 518 usuários, baseado no número de atendimento por
Ermano Batista da Costa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations and Synergistic Effects for Psychological Distress and Chronic Back Pain on the Utilization of Different Levels of Ambulatory Health Care. A Cross-Sectional Study from Austria. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
The aim of this analysis was to assess the impact of chronic back pain and psychological distress on the utilization of primary and secondary levels of care in the ambulatory health care sector in Austria - a country without a gatekeeping system ...
Kathryn Hoffmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of certain recent advances in primary health care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
A strong primary health care system is the keystone of health care and helps patients manage their health conditions in the community, whilst also providing disease prevention services.
Baldacchino, Marilyn   +3 more
core  

Health and access to care for undocumented migrants living in the European Union: a scoping review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Literature on health and access to care of undocumented migrants in the European Union (EU) is limited and heterogeneous in focus and quality.
Howard, Natasha   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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