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Health Care System Reform in China: Issues, Challenges and Options [PDF]

This paper examines health care reform in urban and rural China. Before health care reform, Chinese health service facilities were run entirely by the state and basically they performed a social welfare function.
Chunli Shen, Heng-fu Zou, Rong Hu
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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
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Virtual or In‐Person: Does It Matter? Comparing Pain, Function, Quality of Life, Self‐Efficacy, and Physical Function Outcomes of Virtual, Hybrid, and In‐Person Education and Exercise Program Participants

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to determine if program format (in‐person, virtual, or hybrid) results in differences in 3‐month outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy, and chair stands in a hip/knee osteoarthritis‐management program. Methods A secondary analysis of the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) Canada database was
Jill Van Damme, Vanina Dal Bello‐Haas, Ayse Kuspinar, Patricia Strachan, Michael Zywiel, James Young, Rhona McGlasson, Lisa C. Carlesso   +7 more
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Macroeconomic effects of greater competition in the service sector: the case of Italy [PDF]

The paper assesses the effects of increasing competition in the service sector in Italy which, based on cross-country comparisons, is the OECD country with the highest markups in non-manufacturing industries.
Andrea Gerali, Lorenzo Forni, Massimiliano Pisani   +2 more
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Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PTs) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
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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
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People’s Participation in Health Services: A Study of Bangladesh’s Rural Health Complex [PDF]

Health is a basic requirement to improve the quality of life. A national economic and social development depends on the state of health. A large number of Bangladesh’s people, particularly in rural areas, remained with no or little access to health care ...
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Mohammad Woli Ullah   +1 more
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Adipokines and Associations With Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Michael D. George, Hannah Brubeck, Brian Sauer, Aleksander Lenert, Punyasha Roul, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ted R. Mikuls, Katherine D. Wysham   +9 more
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The evolution and future trajectory of public hospital reforms with a public-welfare orientation in China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Zhang C, Deng L, Yongzhulacuo, Pan Q.
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Identifying High‐Impact Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Lupus: A Consensus‐Based Approach

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We conducted formative research aimed at identifying solutions that address inequitable health outcomes in lupus due to adverse social determinants of health (SDoH). Methods We conducted a search for keywords, which provided insights into potential solutions and initiatives underway. An advisory panel of lupus experts iteratively reviewed the
Joy Buie, Michael P. Fisher, Kristen Backor, Hannah Tyldsley, Ashira Blazer, Candace Feldman, Andrea Knight, S. Sam Lim, Barbara Ann Polk, Ed Yelin, Edith Williams, Karen H. Costenbader   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source