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Concurrent acute cystitis, pancolitis, and tubo-ovarian abscess following laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy: a case report

Yazan AlHabil, Anas N. Owda, Basil J. Zaid, Seema Hameedi et al. • BMC Women's Health (2024)

Abstract Background Inadequate surgical interventions can lead to serious complications such as tubo-ovarian abscesses in the upper female genital system, often resulting from untreated pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammatory disea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03341-3

Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Risks Towards COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impact of Risk Communication Messages on Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia

Mushi A, Yassin Y, Khan A, Yezli S et al. • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (2021)

Abdulaziz Mushi,1 Yara Yassin,1 Anas Khan,1,2 Saber Yezli,1 Yasir Almuzaini1 1The Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Univer...

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Application of Gene Therapy to Oral Diseases

Seiichi Yamano, Kenji Inoue, Yoichiro Taguchi • Pharmaceutics (2025)

Gene therapy has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach across various oral diseases. This review examines current applications and future prospects of gene therapy in dentistry, focusing on five key areas: oral cancer, cancer-related ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17070859

Rapid review of the ideal clinic realisation and maintenance programme among primary healthcare providers in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

Dorina Onoya, Idah Mokhele, Cornelius Nattey, Nozipho Musakwa et al. • BMJ Open Quality (2025)

Background The ideal clinic realisation and maintenance (ICRM) programme in South Africa aims to elevate primary healthcare clinic (PHC) service quality in preparation for the National Health Insurance rollout. This study investigated ICRM ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003212

Using the consolidated framework for implementation research to guide a pilot of implementing an institution level patient informed consent process for clinical research at an outpatient setting

Xuling Lin, Joanne Yong Ern Yuen, Wei Quan Jeremy Chan, Tushar Gosavi Divakar et al. • Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2023)

Abstract Background In Singapore, research teams seek informed patient consent on an ad hoc basis for specific clinical studies and there is typically a role separation between operational and research staff. With the enactment of the Human...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01234-0

Community Health Centers’ Responsiveness and Its Associated Factors Among Outpatients in Southeast China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zhou C, Li X, Shen W, Huang Q et al. • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (2024)

Chi Zhou,1,* Xu Li,1,* Wenli Shen,2 Qunfang Huang,1 Xiaoling Lin,1 Gaofeng Zhang,3 Yin Dong3,4 1Department of Health Management, School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2D...

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Smoking and home oxygen therapy: a review and consensus statement from a multidisciplinary Swedish taskforce

Zainab Ahmadi, Joar Björk, Hans Gilljam, Madhuri Gogineni et al. • European Respiratory Review (2024)

Background: Home oxygen therapy (HOT) improves survival in patients with hypoxaemic chronic respiratory disease. Most patients evaluated for HOT are former or active smokers. Oxygen accelerates combustion and smoking may increase the risk o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0194-2023

Referrals and utilization of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) among patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes at a regional medical center in Kentucky

Omer Atac, George C. Bryant, William B. Burrows, Kory R. Heier et al. • BMC Public Health (2025)

Abstract Background The goal of this study was to examine referral and attendance patterns for diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) among patients with both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) at a regional medical cent...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25014-y

Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Sharing Patient-Generated Health Data Using Digital Technology for People Living With Long-Term Health Conditions: A Narrative Review

Emma Simpson, Richard Brown, Elizabeth Sillence, Lynne Coventry et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2021)

Using digital technology to share patient-generated health data has the potential to improve the self-management of multiple long-term health conditions. Sharing these data can allow patients to receive additional support from healthcare pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.641424

Association of maternal metabolic risk factors with offspring body mass index (BMI) trajectories in early childhood: a retrospective cohort study

Wei Song, Xiao Yang, Liu Yang, Yan Ren et al. • BMJ Open (2025)

Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories from birth to 24 months of age and examine the independent and additive effects of four maternal metabolic risk factors, namely prepregnancy BMI, the rate of g...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088641

Impact of Fasting Plasma Glucose on Electrolyte Imbalance, Lipid Profile, and Associated Health Complications in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Rural Bangladesh

Md Mosahaq Ali, Koushik Ahmed, Md Yeakub Ali, Md Fazle Rabbi et al. • Health Science Reports (2026)

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Diabetes mellitus is a pervasive chronic disorder disrupting electrolyte homeostasis and lipid metabolism, thereby predisposing patients to severe complications. This study investigates the associations between ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.71822

Preparedness of health facilities in managing hypertension & diabetes mellitus in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a cross sectional study

Juma Adinan, Rachel Manongi, Gloria August Temu, Ntuli Kapologwe et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2019)

Abstract Background Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases that cause 17 million deaths globally. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if hypertensive and diabetic patients had their blood ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4316-6

Demographic determinants of patient satisfaction in medical outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in North India

Gaurav Batta, Deepak Khushalrao Mundhe, R. Vishnuprasad, Anshita Batta et al. • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (2025)

Introduction: Patient satisfaction surveys are widely used in European countries to ensure high-quality healthcare through systematic feedback. India, through its National Health Mission, is now adopting this practice to measure satisfactio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_430_25

Visualizing healthcare system variability and resilience: a longitudinal study of patient movements following discharge from a Swedish psychiatric clinic

Jakob Svensson, Johan Bergström • BMC Health Services Research (2020)

Abstract Background As healthcare becomes increasingly complex, new methods are needed to identify weaknesses in the system that could lead to increased risk. Traditionally, the focus for patient safety is to study incident reports and adve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05642-3

Association between diabetes, hypertension, activities of daily living and physical activity among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities

Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Anderson Soares da Silva, Laercio Joel Franco, Scarlet Feitosa Santos et al. • Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano (2019)

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and diabetes among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and to investigate the association between these...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1980-0037.2019v21e55149

BIOTEX—Biosensing Textiles for Personalised Healthcare Management

Shirley M. Coyle, King‐Tong Lau, Niall M. Moyna, Donal J. O’Gorman et al. • IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine (2010)

Textile-based sensors offer an unobtrusive method of continually monitoring physiological parameters during daily activities. Chemical analysis of body fluids, noninvasively, is a novel and exciting area of personalized wearable healthcare ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/titb.2009.2038484

Healthcare Management and the Humanities: An Invitation to Dialogue

Nathan M. Gerard • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021)

Throughout the fields of medicine and organization studies, there are growing indications of the value of the humanities for enriching scholarship, education, and practice. However, the field of healthcare management has yet to consider the...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136771 PMC: 8296922

The leadership role in healthcare management

Renato Lopes Da Costa, a Costa, d Rafaela, a Costa Pereira et al. • International Journal of Economics and Business Research (2022)

Within the changes in the Portuguese healthcare system across the years, new challenges emerge for healthcare practitioners, organisations, and their management boards, so the recognition of the need for different health professionals in he...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/ijebr.2022.125392

Healthcare Management and Leadership Roles

Carlos Jerónimo, Rui Gonçalves, Álvaro Dias, Leandro Pereira et al. • International Journal of Electronic Healthcare (2022)

Within the changes in healthcare system across the years, new challenges emerge for healthcare practitioners, organisations, and their management boards, so the recognition of the need for different health professionals in healthcare manage...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeh.2022.10044709