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Exploring health literacy pertaining to general wellbeing and chronic disease management among population registered within Primary Healthcare System: A Study protocol.

Muslim Abbas Syed, Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi, Mohamed Ahmed Syed • PLoS ONE (2025)

BackgroundEvidence suggests that high level of health literacy among patients is associated with high levels of accessibility to healthcare, better understanding consent-to-treat forms, increased compliance to treatment (particularly in tak...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333194

Cost effectiveness of vildagliptin versus glimepiride as add-on treatment to metformin for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 patients in Greece

Hara Kousoulakou, Magdalini Hatzikou, Varvara Baroutsou, John Yfantopoulos • Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation (2017)

Abstract Objectives This study was designed to assess the cost-effectiveness of vildagliptin versus glimepiride as add-on to metformin in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in the Greek healthcare setting. Methods A ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12962-017-0082-7

Evaluation of Knowledge and Self-Reported Performance of Primary School Healthcare Providers in the City of Abarkuh City Regarding the Emergency Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries

Zahra Nafisi, Adele Pouyafard, Amene Hosseini Yekani, Hamed Gheibollahi et al. • Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd (2025)

Introduction: Dental injuries are very common and negatively affect an individual's life. The effective management of emergencies in such situations depends on the knowledge of non-experts, such as healthcare providers, who are on-site duri...

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Analysis of the Status Quo and Influencing Factors of Community Residents’ Awareness of Basic Life Support and Willingness to Attempt Rescue

Qian YF, Geng GL, Ren YQ, Zhang XT et al. • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (2021)

Yu-Fei Qian,1 Gui-Ling Geng,1 Yu-Qin Ren,2 Xin-Tong Zhang,2 Wen-Jun Sun,2 Qing Li2 1Department of School of Nursing, Nantong University Medical School, Nantong, 226001, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency, Nantong First Peo...

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Can Oscillometry Replace Spirometry as a Major Tool for Lung Function Testing? – An Overview

Jaymohan Unnithan, Srikanth Krishnamurthy, Nandagopal Velayuthaswamy, Nagarajan Srinivasan • Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu (2024)

Developing countries face a huge challenge in managing obstructive lung disorders due to frequency, severity, management, and economic impact. Spirometry has been the popular choice to assess the severity and reversibility of airflow obstru...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/japt.japt_1_24

Mortality trends among hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Sweden: A nationwide observational cohort study

Kristoffer Strålin, Erik Wahlström, Sten Walther, Anna M Bennet-Bark et al. • The Lancet Regional Health. Europe (2021)

Background: It is important to know if mortality among hospitalised COVID-19 patients has changed as the pandemic has progressed. The aim of this study was to describe the dynamics over time of mortality among patients hospitalised for COVI...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100054

Public–private partnership in pipelining science of acute care ecosystem: Insights from Taiwan's Presidential Hackathon

Chao‐Wen Chen, Yung‐Sung Yeh, Ta‐Chien Chan, Yi‐Syuan Wu • Learning Health Systems (2025)

Abstract Introduction The acute care system faced significant challenges in managing healthcare emergencies due to a lack of coordination between emergency services and logistical support. This disorganization undermined collaboration and r...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.10474

Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation

S. M. O’Neill, B. Clyne, M. Bell, A. Casey et al. • BMC Emergency Medicine (2021)

Abstract Background Early warning systems (EWSs) are used to assist clinical judgment in the detection of acute deterioration to avoid or reduce adverse events including unanticipated cardiopulmonary arrest, admission to the intensive care ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12873-021-00403-9

Healthcare management

Konrad Obermann, Christian Thielscher • Medical economics (2021)

Management: history and terminology Healthcare management is often defined as leadership and direction in organizations that deliver health-related services – such as hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and health maintenance organizations ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781788211918.006

Healthcare management

Swati Rajput, Kavita Arora, Rachna Mathur • Routledge eBooks (2021)

People mainly migrate to Delhi for economic opportunities. Being the capital of India, Delhi generates enormous job opportunities for both skilled and unskilled workers. On the flip side, the residents live in unhealthy conditions and treme...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429340581-6

Handbook of Healthcare Management

Myron D. Fottler, Malvey, Donna, Slovensky, Donna J. • Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks (2015)

The Handbook of Healthcare Management is a comprehensive examination of key management practices for global healthcare organizations, arguing that insight into and implementation of these practices is essential for success and sustainabilit...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470167

Sustainability for healthcare management

Carrie R. Rich, J. Knox Singleton, Seema S. Wadhwa • Routledge eBooks (2018)

Sustainability is not unique to health, yet sustainability is a unique vehicle for promoting healthy values. This book challenges healthcare leaders to think through the implications of our decisions from fiscal, societal and environmental ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315276878

Designing and Evaluation of Reliability and Validity of Visual Cue-Induced Craving Assessment Task for Methamphetamine Smokers

Hamed Ekhtiari, Zahra Alam-Mehrjerdi, Mehri Nouri, Sanju George et al. • Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2010)

A B S T R A C TIntroduction: Craving to methamphetamine is a significant health concern and exposure to methamphetamine cues in laboratory can induce craving. In this study, a task designing procedure for evaluating methamphetamine cue-indu...

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Correlation of Social Network Attributes with Individuals’ Score on Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale

Amir Momeni Boroujeni, Nima Khalighinejad, Elham Yousefi, Elham Asadi • Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2012)

Introduction: Bipolar Spectrum Disorders include a variety of mood disorders from bipolar II disorder to conditions characterized by hyperthymic mood states. It has been suggested that psychosocial factors also play an important role in bip...

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The Effect of APOE ɛ4 on the Functional Connectivity in Frontoparietal Network in Hypertensive Patients

Dandan Wang, Chang Xu, Wenxiao Wang, Hui Lu et al. • Brain Sciences (2022)

Allele 4 of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE ε4) and hypertension are considered risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The detection of differences in cognitive function and brain networks between hypertensive patients who are APOE ε4 c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12050515

Necroptosis and Neuroinflammation in Retinal Degeneration

Yan Tao, Yusuke Murakami, Demetrios G. Vavvas, Koh-Hei Sonoda • Frontiers in Neuroscience (2022)

Necroptosis mediates the chronic inflammatory phenotype in neurodegeneration. Receptor-interacting protein kinase (RIPK) plays a pivotal role in the induction of necroptosis in various cell types, including microglia, and it is implicated i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.911430

Prevalence of Constipation in Elderly and Its Association With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study

Fei Wang, Fei Wang, Min Fei, Min Fei et al. • Frontiers in Neuroscience (2022)

BackgroundConstipation and dementia have similar epidemiological characteristics. Changes in intestinal flora and characteristics of the brain-gut axis play roles in the pathogeneses of the two diseases, suggesting that there may be a close...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.821654