Health differences
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Hemodialysis is the common treatment that causes different problems affecting the quality of life (QoL) of chronic kidney disease patients. This study aims to examine the associated factors related to QoL in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
12p viwalton 02-07-2024 2 1 Download
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This paper aims to explore the application of the DSRS in measuring depression among adolescents. By examining its effectiveness and the consistency of its outcomes across different demographic groups, this study seeks to reinforce the scale’s role in the early detection of depression, thus contributing to better mental health outcomes for adolescents.
9p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Medical consortiums have been extensively established to facilitate the integration of health resources and bridge the technical gap among member institutions. This study aimed to investigate the differences in influencing mechanisms of clinicians’ hepatic contrastenhanced ultrasound technology (CEUS) utilization behavior between leading and subordinate hospitals within medical consortiums, thus providing clues for expanding effective and appropriate technologies within integrated care systems.
11p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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The 5.8 million Ukrainian refugees arriving in European countries must navigate varying healthcare systems and different and often unknown languages in their respective host countries. To date, there has been little exploration of the experiences, perceived differences, information and support needs of these refugees regarding the use of healthcare in Germany.
11p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Previous studies have identified substantial regional variations in outpatient antibiotic prescribing in Germany, both in the paediatric and adult population. This indicates inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in some regions, which should be avoided to reduce antimicrobial resistance and potential side effects.
13p vishanshan 27-06-2024 2 1 Download
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Previous studies found that documentation of comorbidities differed when Veterans received care within versus outside Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Changes to medical center funding, increased attention to performance reporting, and expansion of Clinical Documentation Improvement programs, however, may have caused coding in VHA to change.
8p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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The public health service capability of primary healthcare personnel directly affects the utilization and delivery of health services, and is influenced by various factors. This study aimed to examine the status, factors, and urban-rural differences of public health service capability among primary healthcare personnel, and provided suggestions for improvement.
11p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Recent research within the context of Obstetrics shows the added value of patient participation in in-hospital patient safety. Notwithstanding these benefits, recent research within an Obstetrics department shows that four different negative effects of patient participation in patient safety have emerged.
11p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study proposes an algorithm that includes both PNC frequency and sequence information to identify the predominant provider and estimates the percentage of identified predominant providers. Additionally, differences in travel distances to the predominant and nearest provider are compared.
9p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Two out of three family caregivers are female. However, current trends show that men are more likely to undertake caregiving duties, yet female caregivers report a higher burden. This paper analyzed data from long-term family caregivers to determine whether, under similar circumstances, gender differences in caregiving persist.
11p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study aimed to examine how different aspects of access to care (affordability, availability, geographical access, and social influence) were associated with cervical cancer screening among Kenyan women of reproductive age.
10p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Assistive technology carries the promise of alleviating public expenditure on long-term care, while at the same time enabling older adults to live more safely at home for as long as possible. Home-dwelling older people receiving reablement and dementia care at their homes are two important target groups for assistive technology. However, the need for help, the type of help and the progression of their needs differ.
11p vishanshan 27-06-2024 2 1 Download
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This study reviews the research status of Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) payment system in China and globally by analyzing topical issues in this field and exploring the evolutionary trends of DRGs in different developmental stages.
13p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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There is significant health inequity in the United Kingdom (U.K.), with different populations facing challenges accessing health services, which can impact health outcomes. At one London National Health Service (NHS) Trust, data showed that patients from deprived areas and minority ethnic groups had a higher likelihood of missing their first outpatient appointment.
13p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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The aim for the study was to identify enablers and barriers for externally and internally driven implementation processes in nursing homes and homecare services, and furthermore to explore if identified enablers and barriers are different or similar across the different implementation processes.
15p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study aimed to simulate the effects of this payment approach on different stakeholders, reduce the economic burden on TB patients, improve the quality of medical services, facilitate policy optimization, and offer a model for health care payment reforms that can be referenced by other regions throughout the world.
14p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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This study examined whether differences in the recording of early deaths affect international comparisons of AMI in-hospital mortality by using the example of Germany and the United States, and explored approaches to address this issue.
10p vishanshan 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Ebook "The drivers of wearable device usage: Practice and perspectives" collects multiple research articles studying the factors influencing wearable device usage. Based on multiple empirical studies, which research different kinds of wearable devices such as smart-watches, activity trackers, and smart-glasses, potential drivers of wearable device usage are identified and evaluated.
71p giangmacvien 22-06-2024 3 1 Download
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Part 1 of ebook "Making a difference through marketing: A quest for diverse perspectives" provides readers with contents including: making a difference - sponsorship and sport; the question of sponsorship effectiveness; sponsorship-linked attitudes of employees of sponsoring firms; making a difference - social marketing and ethics; promoting public health; the ethicality of immersive sponsorship within a children’s edutainment centre;...
122p giangmacvien 22-06-2024 2 1 Download
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There is limited evidence of comparative results among different treatments regarding impacts of HealthRelated Quality of Life (HRQoL) for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). We aimed to compare efficacy of systemic treatments on HRQoL among patients with mCRC.
16p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download