Academic Articles & Research Papers

Awareness and Prescribing Practices for Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (doxyPEP) Among Healthcare Providers Delivering Sexual Health Care in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Identifying naloxone knowledge gaps on Reddit among laypersons and healthcare providers using AI.

Telehealth acceptance and challenges among healthcare providers in the management of chronic conditions in Palestine: a cross-sectional study.

Exploring the roles of informal healthcare providers in urban settings to improve access and quality of care for the urban poor: experience from Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, and Nigeria.

'It's everybody's business': a multi-method study to co-develop and evaluate a web-based interprofessional Sexual Function Intimacy Concerns after Cancer educational programme (SexFICC) to upskill cancer healthcare providers.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community perinatal mental health services on access, experience, recovery/relapse and obstetric and neonate outcomes: the ESMI-II mixed-methods study

Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...

Physiotherapy for injured workers in Canada: are insurers’ and clinics’ policies threatening good quality and equity of care? Results of a qualitative study

Abstract Background In recent years, significant efforts have been made to improve the provision of care for compensated injured workers internationally. However, despite increasing efforts at implementing best practices in this field, some...

Patient and Attendant Satisfaction With Services at Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Background Patient satisfaction is a key indicator of healthcare quality, particularly in resource-constrained public health systems. Despite growing evidence on healthcare service quality in Bangladesh, comprehensive assessments incorporat...

Patient-Partners as Educators: Vulnerability Related to Sharing of Lived Experience

Patient-partners are invaluable in health professions’ education. Sharing their lived experiences with prospective and current healthcare providers can provide an opportunity for these participants to hone their patient-centric skills. Howe...

Engaging Nurses in Effective Cost of Care Conversations to Address Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity: Results from an Exploratory Survey

Few evidence-based trainings exist on how to equip healthcare providers, particularly nurses, with the skills to engage in cost of care conversations with patients/caregivers to mitigate the impact of cancer-related financial toxicity. This...

Digital health technologies and major depressive disorder

There is an urgent need to improve the clinical management of major depressive disorder (MDD), which has become increasingly prevalent over the past two decades. Several gaps and challenges in the awareness, detection, treatment, and monito...

Barriers and facilitators of retention in care after cervical cancer screening: patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives

Abstract Background Cervical cancer continues to threaten women’s health, especially in low-resource settings. Regular follow-up after screening and treatment is an effective strategy for monitoring treatment outcomes. Consequently, underst...

Health technology innovations

The global pandemic has drastically impacted older adults in numerous ways (e.g., loneliness; age discrimination; mental and physical health; limited access to traditional health care).On the other hand, it may have accelerated the general ...

Standardization in Health and Medical Informatics

Standard is a thing or quality or specification by which something may be tested or measured. The development of standards is organized on a global, international level, existing also on a national level, well harmonized with an internation...

Standardization in Health and Medical Informatics

Standard is a thing or quality or specification by which something may be tested or measured. The development of standards is organized on a global, international level, existing also on a national level, well harmonized with an internation...

Ubiquitous Health and Medical Informatics

Progress in ubiquitous computing, social networking, medical informatics and IT technologies has resulted in a new generation of healthcare systems. This book provides insight into the various trends, innovations, and organizational challen...

Medical Informatics and Engineering

J Med Inform Eng (JMIE) is a scientific research, engineering and practical journal aimed to promote modern trends and achievements in the field of medical informatics. The journal is addressed to Ukrainian healthcare providers, scientists,...

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

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 ...

Healthcare Management using Blockchain

Healthcare management using blockchain technology refers to the use of blockchain to improve the efficiency, security and privacy of healthcare data management. Blockchain enables the creation of a decentralized, tamper-proof database that ...

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

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 ...