Academic Articles & Research Papers

Effectiveness of an electronic clinical decision support system in improving the management of childhood illness in primary care in rural Nigeria: an observational study

Objectives To evaluate the impact of ALgorithm for the MANAgement of CHildhood illness (‘ALMANACH’), a digital clinical decision support system (CDSS) based on the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, on health and quality of care ou...

Assessing receptiveness to change among primary healthcare providers by adopting the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR)

Abstract Background Amid the current burden of non-communicable (NCD) diseases in Malaysia, there is a growing demand for more efficient service delivery of primary healthcare. A complex intervention is proposed to improve NCD management in...

Personalized insights into urinary tract infection management: A text mining analysis of online consultation data

Objectives Urinary tract infections (UTIs) frequently affect individuals of all ages, necessitating antibiotic treatment and medical care, which can impair quality of life and cause psychological strain. Online Health Consultation (OHC) pla...

The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) and SASOP State Employed Special Interest Group (SESIG) position statements on psychiatric care in the public sector

Executive summary. National mental health policy: SASOP extends its support for the process of formalising a national mental health policy as well as for the principles and content of the current draft policy. Psychiatry and mental health...

Healthcare Management Engineering In Action

Incidental findings, genetic screening and the challenge of personalisation

Genetic tests frequently produce more information than is initially expected. Several documents have addressed this issue and offer suggestions regarding how this information should be managed and, in particular, concerning the expedience o...

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Healthcare Management Control

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges to those responsible for the management of healthcare activities. These challenges require decision makers at all levels to possess a broad and comprehensive understanding of health...

Tracking the healthcare management landscape: implications for integrated healthcare management and practice

The objective of this paper is to examine the feasibility of incorporating the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm in healthcare. We discuss whether it would be beneficial for healthcare organisations to adopt the KM paradigm so as to facili...

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

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...

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

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...

Multilevel factors associated with self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active women in Africa: a socio-ecological analysis

Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge globally, negatively impacting reproductive health and increasing the likelihood of infertility, complications during pregnanc...

Adherence and health care costs

Aurel O Iuga,1,2 Maura J McGuire3,4 1Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2Johns Hopkins University, 3Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, 4Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Abstract: Medication non...

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

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 ...

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Handbook of Healthcare Management

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...

Alpha-Synuclein Induced Immune Cells Activation and Associated Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder closely related to immunity. An important aspect of the pathogenesis of PD is the interaction between α-synuclein and a series of immune cells. Studies have shown that accumulation of...

Role of Coffee Caffeine and Chlorogenic Acids Adsorption to Polysaccharides with Impact on Brew Immunomodulation Effects

Coffee brews have High Molecular Weight (HMW) compounds with described immunostimulatory activity, namely polysaccharides and melanoidins. Melanoidins are formed during roasting and are modified during brews technological processing. In add...