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Volume 12;  2012

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The development of a lay health worker delivered collaborative community based intervention for people with schizophrenia in India
Madhumitha Balaji, Sudipto Chatterjee, Mirja Koschorke, Thara Rangaswamy, Animish Chavan, Hamid Dabholkar, Lilly Dakshin, Pratheesh Kumar, Sujit John, Graham Thornicroft, Vikram Patel
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 42. Published online 2012 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-42
PMCID:
PMC3312863
Abstract Full Text PDF–361K
How do small rural primary health care services sustain themselves in a constantly changing health system environment?
Penny Buykx, John S Humphreys, Rachel Tham, Leigh Kinsman, John Wakerman, Adel Asaid, Kathy Tuohey
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 81. Published online 2012 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-81
PMCID:
PMC3342227
Abstract Full Text PDF–205K

Research Articles

The burden of knowing: balancing benefits and barriers in HIV testing decisions. a qualitative study from Zambia
Marte Jürgensen, Mary Tuba, Knut Fylkesnes, Astrid Blystad
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 2. Published online 2012 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-2
PMCID:
PMC3268706
Abstract Full Text PDF–216K
Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Joseph Rujumba, James K Tumwine, Thorkild Tylleskär, Stella Neema, Harald K Heggenhougen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 3. Published online 2012 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-3
PMCID:
PMC3280189
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Measuring the value of older people's production: a diary study
Klas-Göran Sahlen, Curt Löfgren, Håkan Brodin, Lars Dahlgren, Lars Lindholm
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 4. Published online 2012 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-4
PMCID:
PMC3295658
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K
Assessment of nursing home residents in Europe: the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm care (SHELTER) study
Graziano Onder, Iain Carpenter, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Jacob Gindin, Dinnus Frijters, Jean Claude Henrard, Thorsten Nikolaus, Eva Topinkova, Matteo Tosato, Rosa Liperoti, Francesco Landi, Roberto Bernabei
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 5. Published online 2012 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-5
PMCID:
PMC3286368
Abstract Full Text PDF–359K
Primary health care staff's perceptions of childhood tuberculosis: a qualitative study from Tanzania
Stephanie Bjerrum, Michala V Rose, Ib C Bygbjerg, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Britt P Tersboel, Pernille Ravn
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 6. Published online 2012 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-6
PMCID:
PMC3275493
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K
Parent-reported health care expenditures associated with autism spectrum disorders in Heilongjiang province, China
Jia Wang, Xue Zhou, Wei Xia, Cai-Hong Sun, Li-Jie Wu, Jian-Li Wang, Akemi Tomoda
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 7. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-7
PMCID:
PMC3276407
Abstract Full Text PDF–214K
Predictors of dropout in the German disease management program for type 2 diabetes
Birgit Fullerton, Antje Erler, Boris Pöhlmann, Ferdinand M Gerlach
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 8. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-8
PMCID:
PMC3330004
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K
Treating childhood pneumonia in hard-to-reach areas: A model-based comparison of mobile clinics and community-based care
Catherine Pitt, Bayard Roberts, Francesco Checchi
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 9. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-9
PMCID:
PMC3276416
Abstract Full Text PDF–575K Supplementary Material
Does GP training in depression care affect patient outcome? - A systematic review and meta-analysis
Claudia Sikorski, Melanie Luppa, Hans-Helmut König, Hendrik van den Bussche, Steffi G Riedel-Heller
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 10. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-10
PMCID:
PMC3266633
Abstract Full Text PDF–321K Supplementary Material
Handover patterns: an observational study of critical care physicians
Roy Ilan, Curtis D LeBaron, Marlys K Christianson, Daren K Heyland, Andrew Day, Michael D Cohen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 11. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-11
PMCID:
PMC3280171
Abstract Full Text PDF–439K
Ethnic diversity outpatient clinic in paediatrics
Nordin Dahhan, Dominique Meijssen, Malika Chegary, Diederik Bosman , Bart Wolf
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 12. Published online 2012 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-12
PMCID:
PMC3280183
Abstract Full Text PDF–328K
Determinants of condom uptake among HIV voluntary counselling and testing clients: experiences from a hospital-based study in south India
Rebecca Myerson, Susanna M Makela, C Chandrasekhar, Siju Mathew, Sourabh Chakraborty
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 13. Published online 2012 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-13
PMCID:
PMC3330007
Abstract Full Text PDF–327K
Timing of surgery for hip fracture and in-hospital mortality: a retrospective population-based cohort study in the Spanish National Health System
Julián Librero, Salvador Peiró, Edith Leutscher, Juan Merlo, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Manuel Ridao, Natalia Martínez-Lizaga, Gabriel Sanfélix-Gimeno
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 15. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-15
PMCID:
PMC3292938
Abstract Full Text PDF–265K Supplementary Material
Informal payments and intra-household allocation of resources for health care in Albania
Sonila Tomini, Wim Groot, Milena Pavlova
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 17. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-17
PMCID:
PMC3292947
Abstract Full Text PDF–244K
Validation of key behaviourally based mental health diagnoses in administrative data: suicide attempt, alcohol abuse, illicit drug abuse and tobacco use
Hyungjin Myra Kim, Eric G Smith, Claire M Stano, Dara Ganoczy, Kara Zivin, Heather Walters, Marcia Valenstein
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 18. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-18
PMCID:
PMC3280157
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K Supplementary Material
Summarizing activity limitations in children with chronic illnesses living in the community: a measurement study of scales using supplemented interRAI items
Charles D Phillips, Ashweeta Patnaik, Darcy K Moudouni, Emily Naiser, James A Dyer, Catherine Hawes, Constance J Fournier, Thomas R Miller, Timothy R Elliott
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 19. Published online 2012 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-19
PMCID:
PMC3280154
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Use of global coronary heart disease risk assessment in practice: a cross-sectional survey of a sample of U.S. physicians
Benjamin Shillinglaw, Anthony J Viera, Teresa Edwards, Ross Simpson, Stacey L Sheridan
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 20. Published online 2012 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-20
PMCID:
PMC3292915
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K Supplementary Material
Factors influencing integration of TB services in general hospitals in two regions of China: a qualitative study
Guanyang Zou, Xiaolin Wei, John D Walley, Jia Yin, Qiang Sun
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 21. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-21
PMCID:
PMC3349562
Abstract Full Text PDF–244K
Hardship financing of healthcare among rural poor in Orissa, India
Erika Binnendijk, Ruth Koren, David M Dror
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 23. Published online 2012 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-23
PMCID:
PMC3317855
Abstract Full Text PDF–629K Supplementary Material
Socio-economic variation in CT scanning in Northern England, 1990-2002
Mark S Pearce, Jane A Salotti, Kieran McHugh, Kwang Pyo Kim, Alan W Craft, Jay Lubin, Elaine Ron, Louise Parker
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 24. Published online 2012 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-24
PMCID:
PMC3276411
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
P.Re.Val.E.: outcome research program for the evaluation of health care quality in Lazio, Italy
Danilo Fusco, Anna P Barone, Chiara Sorge, Mariangela D'Ovidio, Massimo Stafoggia, Adele Lallo, Marina Davoli, Carlo A Perucci
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 25. Published online 2012 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-25
PMCID:
PMC3276429
Abstract Full Text PDF–319K Supplementary Material
Patients' experiences of the quality of long-term care among the elderly: comparing scores over time
Marloes Zuidgeest, Diana MJ Delnoij, Katrien G Luijkx, Dolf de Boer, Gert P Westert
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 26. Published online 2012 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-26
PMCID:
PMC3305532
Abstract Full Text PDF–759K Supplementary Material
The association between socioeconomic status and traditional chinese medicine use among children in Taiwan
Chun-Chuan Shih, Chien-Chang Liao, Yi-Chang Su, Tsu F Yeh, Jaung-Geng Lin
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 27. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-27
PMCID:
PMC3359156
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K
How does lean work in emergency care? A case study of a lean-inspired intervention at the Astrid Lindgren Children's hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pamela Mazzocato, Richard J Holden, Mats Brommels, Håkan Aronsson, Ulrika Bäckman, Mattias Elg, Johan Thor
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 28. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-28
PMCID:
PMC3298466
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.5M
An assessment of the accuracy and availability of data in electronic patient tracking systems for patients receiving HIV treatment in central Mozambique
Barrot H Lambdin, Mark A Micek, Thomas D Koepsell, James P Hughes, Kenneth Sherr, James Pfeiffer, Marina Karagianis, Joseph Lara, Stephen S Gloyd, Andy Stergachis
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 30. Published online 2012 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-30
PMCID:
PMC3293775
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K
Service quality of private hospitals: The Iranian Patients' perspective
Asghar Zarei, Mohammad Arab, Abbas Rahimi Froushani, Arash Rashidian, S Mahmoud Ghazi Tabatabaei
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 31. Published online 2012 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-31
PMCID:
PMC3306759
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K
Screening mammography beliefs and recommendations: a web-based survey of primary care physicians
Shagufta Yasmeen, Patrick S Romano, Daniel J Tancredi, Naomi H Saito, Julie Rainwater, Richard L Kravitz
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 32. Published online 2012 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-32
PMCID:
PMC3293074
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K Supplementary Material
Personal factors influence use of cervical cancer screening services: epidemiological survey and linked administrative data address the limitations of previous research
Sarah C Olesen, Peter Butterworth, Patricia Jacomb, Robert J Tait
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 34. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-34
PMCID:
PMC3306758
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K Supplementary Material
Validation of the disease burden morbidity assessment by self-report in a French-speaking population
Marie-Eve Poitras, Martin Fortin, Catherine Hudon, Jeannie Haggerty, José Almirall
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 35. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-35
PMCID:
PMC3305524
Abstract Full Text PDF–163K Supplementary Material
Willingness to use and pay for options of care for community-dwelling older people in rural Vietnam
Le Van Hoi, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Nguyen Van Tien, Dao Van Dung, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, Klas Goran Sahlen, Lars Lindholm
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 36. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-36
PMCID:
PMC3305522
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K
Care seeking behaviour and barriers to accessing services for sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study
Ketkesone Phrasisombath, Sarah Thomsen, Vanphanom Sychareun, Elisabeth Faxelid
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 37. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-37
PMCID:
PMC3347996
Abstract Full Text PDF–242K
Determinants of access to experimental antiretroviral drugs in an Italian cohort of patients with HIV: a multilevel analysis
Enrico Girardi, Paola Scognamiglio, Claudio Angeletti, Andrea Gori, Dora Buonfrate, Massimo Arlotti, Giovanni Mazzarello, Antonella Castagna, Massimo Andreoni, Antonella d'Arminio Monforte, Andrea Antinori, Giuseppe Ippolito
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 38. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-38
PMCID:
PMC3305613
Abstract Full Text PDF–465K
Health care priority setting in Norway a multicriteria decision analysis
Thierry Defechereux, Francesco Paolucci, Andrew Mirelman, Sitaporn Youngkong, Grete Botten, Terje P Hagen, Louis W Niessen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 39. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-39
PMCID:
PMC3312861
Abstract Full Text PDF–222K
Factors associated with antenatal care adequacy in rural and urban contexts-results from two health and demographic surveillance sites in Vietnam
Toan K Tran, Karin Gottvall, Hinh D Nguyen, Henry Ascher, Max Petzold
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 40. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-40
PMCID:
PMC3305637
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
The impact of change in a doctor's job position: a five-year cohort study of job satisfaction among Norwegian doctors
Ingunn Bjarnadottir Solberg, Karin Isaksson Rø, Olaf Aasland, Tore Gude, Torbjørn Moum, Per Vaglum, Reidar Tyssen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 41. Published online 2012 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-41
PMCID:
PMC3342917
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
Is the health of people living in rural areas different from those in cities? Evidence from routine data linked with the Scottish Health Survey
P Teckle, P Hannaford, M Sutton
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 43. Published online 2012 February 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-43
PMCID:
PMC3298709
Abstract Full Text PDF–227K
Nurse staffing, direct nursing care hours and patient mortality in Taiwan: the longitudinal analysis of hospital nurse staffing and patient outcome study
Yia-Wun Liang, Wen-Yi Chen, Jwo-Leun Lee, Li-Chi Huang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 44. Published online 2012 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-44
PMCID:
PMC3305633
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K
Paediatric CT scan usage and referrals of children to computed tomography in Germany-a cross-sectional survey of medical practice and awareness of radiation related health risks among physicians
Hiltrud Merzenich, Lucian Krille, Gael Hammer, Melanie Kaiser, Shunichi Yamashita, Hajo Zeeb
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 47. Published online 2012 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-47
PMCID:
PMC3306200
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
Key informant perspectives on policy- and service-level challenges and opportunities for delivering integrated sexual and reproductive health and HIV care in South Africa
Jennifer A Smit, Kathryn Church, Cecilia Milford, Abigail D Harrison, Mags E Beksinska
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 48. Published online 2012 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-48
PMCID:
PMC3311559
Abstract Full Text PDF–480K
A qualitative study of stakeholder views of the conditions for and outcomes of successful clinical networks
Elizabeth McInnes, Sandy Middleton, Glenn Gardner, Mary Haines, Maggie Haertsch, Christine L Paul, Peter Castaldi
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 49. Published online 2012 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-49
PMCID:
PMC3325167
Abstract Full Text PDF–279K
Development of a nurse home visitation intervention for intimate partner violence
Susan M Jack, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, C Nadine Wathen, Danielle M Davidov, Diane B McNaughton, Jeffrey H Coben, David L Olds, Harriet L MacMillan
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 50. Published online 2012 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-50
PMCID:
PMC3311591
Abstract Full Text PDF–415K
Use of outpatient care in VA and Medicare among disability-eligible and age-eligible veteran patients
Chuan-Fen Liu, Chris L Bryson, James F Burgess, Jr, Nancy Sharp, Mark Perkins, Matthew L Maciejewski
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 51. Published online 2012 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-51
PMCID:
PMC3359202
Abstract Full Text PDF–408K
Consenting to health record linkage: evidence from a multi-purpose longitudinal survey of a general population
Gundi Knies, Jonathan Burton, Emanuela Sala
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 52. Published online 2012 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-52
PMCID:
PMC3330014
Abstract Full Text PDF–192K Supplementary Material
Beyond price: individuals' accounts of deciding to pay for private healthcare treatment in the UK
Catherine Exley, Nikki Rousseau, Cam Donaldson, Jimmy G Steele
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 53. Published online 2012 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-53
PMCID:
PMC3325847
Abstract Full Text PDF–205K
Assessment of providers' referral decisions in Rural Burkina Faso: a retrospective analysis of medical records
Tegawende Pierre Ilboudo, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Nicole Huang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 54. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-54
PMCID:
PMC3330016
Abstract Full Text PDF–206K
"Workhood"-a useful concept for the analysis of health workers' resources? an evaluation from Tanzania
Karin Gross, Constanze Pfeiffer, Brigit Obrist
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 55. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-55
PMCID:
PMC3330008
Abstract Full Text PDF–295K
Adoption of new drugs by physicians: a survival analysis
Francisco Javier Garjón, Ana Azparren, Iván Vergara, Borja Azaola, Jose Ramón Loayssa
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 56. Published online 2012 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-56
PMCID:
PMC3353238
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K
The effects of oral clefts on hospital use throughout the lifespan
George L Wehby, Dorthe Almind Pedersen, Jeffrey C Murray, Kaare Christensen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 58. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-58
PMCID:
PMC3350419
Abstract Full Text PDF–389K Supplementary Material
Engaging HIV-HCV co-infected patients in HCV treatment: the roles played by the prescribing physician and patients' beliefs (ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort, France)
Dominique Salmon-Ceron, Julien Cohen, Maria Winnock, Perrine Roux, Firouze Bani Sadr, Eric Rosenthal, Isabelle Poizot Martin, Marc-Arthur Loko, Marion Mora, Philippe Sogni, Bruno Spire, François Dabis, Maria Patrizia Carrieri
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 59. Published online 2012 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-59
PMCID:
PMC3325848
Abstract Full Text PDF–326K
Policy and programmatic implications of task shifting in Uganda: a case study
Yoswa M Dambisya, Sheillah Matinhure
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 61. Published online 2012 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-61
PMCID:
PMC3352120
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Determinants for participation in a public health insurance program among residents of urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya: results from a cross-sectional survey
James K Kimani, Remare Ettarh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 66. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-66
PMCID:
PMC3317843
Abstract Full Text PDF–249K
Integrating a health-related-quality-of-life module within electronic health records: a comparative case study assessing value added
Christopher M Shea, Jacqueline R Halladay, David Reed, Timothy P Daaleman
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 67. Published online 2012 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-67
PMCID:
PMC3359182
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K
Does an activity based remuneration system attract young doctors to general practice?
Birgit Abelsen, Jan Abel Olsen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 68. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-68
PMCID:
PMC3355037
Abstract Full Text PDF–211K
The National Adult Inpatient Survey conducted in the English National Health Service from 2002 to 2009: how have the data been used and what do we know as a result?
Anna DeCourcy, Elizabeth West, David Barron
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 71. Published online 2012 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-71
PMCID:
PMC3355017
Abstract Full Text PDF–499K Supplementary Material
Care management for Type 2 diabetes in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jason S Egginton, Jennifer L Ridgeway, Nilay D Shah, Saranya Balasubramaniam, Joann R Emmanuel, Larry J Prokop, Victor M Montori, Mohammad Hassan Murad
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 72. Published online 2012 March 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-72
PMCID:
PMC3349574
Abstract Full Text PDF–336K Supplementary Material
How much can we gain from improved efficiency? An examination of performance of national HIV/AIDS programs and its determinants in low- and middle-income countries
Wu Zeng, Donald S Shepard, Jon Chilingerian, Carlos Avila-Figueroa
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 74. Published online 2012 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-74
PMCID:
PMC3353196
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K Supplementary Material
An exploration of the enablers and barriers in access to the Dutch healthcare system among Ghanaians in Amsterdam
Linda Boateng, Mary Nicolaou, Henriëtte Dijkshoorn, Karien Stronks, Charles Agyemang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 75. Published online 2012 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-75
PMCID:
PMC3348030
Abstract Full Text PDF–276K
Dutch healthcare reform: did it result in better patient experiences in hospitals? a comparison of the consumer quality index over time
David E Ikkersheim, Xander Koolman
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 76. Published online 2012 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-76
PMCID:
PMC3326705
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K Supplementary Material
Factors predicting hospital length-of-stay and readmission after colorectal resection: a population-based study of elective and emergency admissions
Maria Kelly, Linda Sharp, Fiona Dwane, Tracy Kelleher, Harry Comber
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 77. Published online 2012 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-77
PMCID:
PMC3341181
Abstract Full Text PDF–765K
Evaluation of physicians' professional performance: An iterative development and validation study of multisource feedback instruments
Karlijn Overeem, Hub C Wollersheim, Onyebuchi A Arah, Juliette K Cruijsberg, Richard PTM Grol, Kiki MJMH Lombarts
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 80. Published online 2012 March 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-80
PMCID:
PMC3349515
Abstract Full Text PDF–235K
"This does my head in". Ethnographic study of self-management by people with diabetes
Susan Hinder, Trisha Greenhalgh
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 83. Published online 2012 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-83
PMCID:
PMC3349490
Abstract Full Text PDF–362K
Weekend admission to hospital has a higher risk of death in the elective setting than in the emergency setting: a retrospective database study of national health service hospitals in England
Mohammed A Mohammed, Khesh S Sidhu, Gavin Rudge, Andrew J Stevens
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 87. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-87
PMCID:
PMC3341193
Abstract Full Text PDF–212K
MRSA model of learning and adaptation: a qualitative study among the general public
Rodney E Rohde, Jovita Ross-Gordon
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 88. Published online 2012 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-88
PMCID:
PMC3342089
Abstract Full Text PDF–384K Supplementary Material
The influence of age, gender and socio-economic status on multimorbidity patterns in primary care. first results from the multicare cohort study
Ingmar Schäfer, Heike Hansen, Gerhard Schön, Susanne Höfels, Attila Altiner, Anne Dahlhaus, Jochen Gensichen, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Siegfried Weyerer, Wolfgang A Blank, Hans-Helmut König, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Karl Wegscheider, Martin Scherer, Hendrik van den Bussche, Birgitt Wiese
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 89. Published online 2012 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-89
PMCID:
PMC3348059
Abstract Full Text PDF–775K Supplementary Material
Utilization of antenatal ultrasound scan and implications for caesarean section: a cross-sectional study in rural Eastern China
Kun Huang, Fangbiao Tao, Joanna Raven, Liu Liu, Xiaoyan Wu, Shenglan Tang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 93. Published online 2012 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-93
PMCID:
PMC3350450
Abstract Full Text PDF–472K
The barriers and facilitators to routine outcome measurement by allied health professionals in practice: a systematic review
Edward AS Duncan, Jennifer Murray
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 96. Published online 2012 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-96
PMCID:
PMC3358245
Abstract Full Text PDF–345K Supplementary Material
Cost-effectiveness analysis of neonatal hearing screening program in china: should universal screening be prioritized?
Li-Hui Huang, Luo Zhang, Ruo-Yan Gai Tobe, Fang-Hua Qi, Long Sun, Yue Teng, Qing-Lin Ke, Fei Mai, Xue-Feng Zhang, Mei Zhang, Ru-Lan Yang, Lin Tu, Hong-Hui Li, Yan-Qing Gu, Sai-Nan Xu, Xiao-Yan Yue, Xiao-Dong Li, Bei-Er Qi, Xiao-Huan Cheng, Wei Tang, Ling-Zhong Xu, De-Min Han
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 97. Published online 2012 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-97
PMCID:
PMC3353179
Abstract Full Text PDF–695K
A four-year, systems-wide intervention promoting interprofessional collaboration
Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mary Westbrook, Peter Nugus, David Greenfield, Joanne Travaglia, William Runciman, A Ruth Foxwell, Rosalie A Boyce, Timothy Devinney, Johanna Westbrook
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 99. Published online 2012 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-99
PMCID:
PMC3359212
Abstract Full Text PDF–290K
Population health status of South Asian and African-Caribbean communities in the United Kingdom
Melanie Calvert, Helen Duffy, Nick Freemantle, Russell Davis, Gregory YH Lip, Paramjit Gill
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 101. Published online 2012 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-101
PMCID:
PMC3349523
Abstract Full Text PDF–240K

Study Protocol

Outcomes associated with matching patients' treatment preferences to physicians' recommendations: study methodology
Nasir Umar, David Litaker, Marthe-Lisa Schaarschmidt, Wiebke K Peitsch, Astrid Schmieder, Darcey D Terris
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 1. Published online 2012 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-1
PMCID:
PMC3276415
Abstract Full Text PDF–295K
Involving patients in HTA activities at local level: a study protocol based on the collaboration between researchers and knowledge users
Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Johanne Gagnon, Michèle St-Pierre, François-Pierre Gauvin, Florence Piron, Marc Rhainds, Martin Coulombe, Dolores Lepage-Savary, Marie Desmartis, Mylène Tantchou Dipankui, France Légaré
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 14. Published online 2012 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-14
PMCID:
PMC3274445
Abstract Full Text PDF–213K Supplementary Material
Effect of genetic testing for risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus on health behaviors and outcomes: study rationale, development and design
Alex H Cho, Ley A Killeya-Jones, Julianne M O'Daniel, Kensaku Kawamoto, Patrick Gallagher, Susanne Haga, Joseph E Lucas, Gloria M Trujillo, Scott V Joy, Geoffrey S Ginsburg
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 16. Published online 2012 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-16
PMCID:
PMC3280160
Abstract Full Text PDF–2.2M
Quasi-experimental trial of diabetes Self-Management Automated and Real-Time Telephonic Support (SMARTSteps) in a Medicaid managed care plan: study protocol
Neda Ratanawongsa, Margaret A Handley, Judy Quan, Urmimala Sarkar, Kelly Pfeifer, Catalina Soria, Dean Schillinger
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 22. Published online 2012 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-22
PMCID:
PMC3276419
Abstract Full Text PDF–423K Supplementary Material
Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary care program on recovery and return to work of patients after gynaecological surgery; design of a randomized controlled trial
Antonie Vonk Noordegraaf, Judith AF Huirne, Hans AM Brölmann, Mark H Emanuel, Paul JM van Kesteren, Gunilla Kleiverda, Jos P Lips, Alexander Mozes, Andreas L Thurkow, Willem van Mechelen, Johannes R Anema
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 29. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-29
PMCID:
PMC3355012
Abstract Full Text PDF–311K
Pan-Britain, mixed-methods study of multidisciplinary teams teaching parents to manage children's long-term kidney conditions at home: Study protocol
Veronica M Swallow, Davina Allen, Julian Williams, Trish Smith, Jean Crosier, Heather Lambert, Leila Qizalbash, Lucy Wirz, Nicholas JA Webb
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 33. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-33
PMCID:
PMC3312868
Abstract Full Text PDF–295K
Implementing performance improvement in New Zealand emergency departments: the six hour time target policy national research project protocol
Peter Jones, Linda Chalmers, Susan Wells, Shanthi Ameratunga, Peter Carswell, Toni Ashton, Elana Curtis, Papaarangi Reid, Joanna Stewart, Alana Harper, Tim Tenbensel
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 45. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-45
PMCID:
PMC3311075
Abstract Full Text PDF–658K Supplementary Material
The effects of a regional telepathology project: a study protocol
Marie-Claude Trudel, Guy Paré, Bernard Têtu, Claude Sicotte
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 64. Published online 2012 March 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-64
PMCID:
PMC3324388
Abstract Full Text PDF–468K
Evaluation of primary care midwifery in the Netherlands: design and rationale of a dynamic cohort study (DELIVER)
Judith Manniën, Trudy Klomp, Therese Wiegers, Monique Pereboom, Johannes Brug, Ank de Jonge, Margreeth van der Meijde, Eileen Hutton, Francois Schellevis, Evelien Spelten
BMC Health Serv Res. 2012; 12: 69. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-69
PMCID:
PMC3331850
Abstract Full Text PDF–225K
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