A Motivational Technology Perspective on the Use of Smart Wrist-Worn Wearables for Postpartum Exercise and Weight Management
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Source: Health Communication - April 22, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Hyang-Sook KimMun-Young Chunga Department of Mass Communication, Towson Universityb Department of Media and Journalism, Bloomsburg University Source Type: research
Economic assessment of abemaciclib for the adjuvant treatment of luminal HER2- breast cancer from the perspective of the Spanish health system
ConclusionDespite the significant gains of abemaciclib as adjuvant treatment in terms of progression-free survival, this treatment is not cost-effective for the Spanish National Health System at published prices. It may be cost-effective with an appropriate discount on the official price. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - April 22, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Nursing labor supply in Iran: a survey in Shiraz public hospitals in 2022
The labor supply of nurses, as one of the main healthcare workers, is an important issue in health human resources planning in all health systems. Finding the factors affecting it, could help policymakers to ... (Source: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation)
Source: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation - April 22, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Ali Keshavarzi, Sajad Delavari, Farhad Lotfi, Zahra Goudarzi, Faezeh Bashiri and Mohsen Bayati Tags: Research Source Type: research
ACR joins more than 75 health care organizations in affirming that abortion is an essential component of reproductive healthcare
At its 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, The American College of Radiology (ACR) adopted as policy the following resolution supporting abortion as an essential component of healthcare: (Source: Clinical Imaging)
Source: Clinical Imaging - April 22, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Katherine Frederick-Dyer, Meridith J. Englander, Geraldine McGinty, Kristin K. Porter, David W. Jordan, Kirti Magudia, Peter R. Eby, Elizabeth H. Dibble, Candice Johnstone, Gaurang V. Shah, Lisa A. Mullen, Kathryn Zamora, Maryellyn Gilfeather, Kimberly Fe Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene and infection prevention and control still so important?
The global health care workforce is estimated to exceed 65 million. [1] Broken down by cadre, this “stock” comprises 29.1 million nurses, 12.7 million medical doctors, 3.7 million pharmacists, 2.5 million dentists, 2.2 million midwives and 14.9 million in additional occupations, including cleaners and healthcare waste workers. These numbers have not accounted for external contractors. Each of these numbers represents a person requiring training and education in infection prevention and control (IPC), to support the overall safety and quality of health care delivery. (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - April 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Claire Kilpatrick, Ermira Tartari, Julie Storr, Didier Pittet, Benedetta Allegranzi Source Type: research
BBIBP-CorV vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 in patients aged 60 years and older during the Delta-dominant period in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a test-negative case-control study
In this study, we estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of complete primary series BBIBP-CorV vaccine against COVID-19 in patients aged 60 years and older, during the Delta-dominant period, using a test-negative case-control design. Surveillance sites were 11 primary health care centers (PHC) collecting patient data from October 1, 2021, to January 4, 2022, retrospectively according to a common protocol. In total, we included 1711 participants in the analysis: 933 cases and 778 controls. Of the 933 cases, 508 (54.4 %) had mild and 425 (45.6 %) had moderate to severe disease presentation. We observed no effectiveness aga...
Source: Vaccine - April 21, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sanjin Musa Lore Merdrignac Sinisa Skocibusic Rozalija Nedic Seila Cilovic-Lagarija Esther Kissling Source Type: research
Latent safety threats in a pediatric emergency department: Using in situ simulation to test a new trauma room concept
DISCUSSION: With the help of this study, it could be shown that the implementation of in situ simulation before the commissioning of new clinical premises and the introduction of new processes can contribute to the detection of latent safety threats in an interdisciplinary German pediatric emergency department.PMID:38644149 | DOI:10.1016/j.zefq.2024.03.005 (Source: Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen)
Source: Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen - April 21, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Anja Gro ße Lordemann Dirk Sommerfeldt Lukas Mileder Source Type: research
Contextual factors and mechanisms in the implementation of Value Stream Mapping in breast cancer centres - A multiple case study
CONCLUSIONS: These results confirm the important role of leadership in implementation projects. Leadership support enabled the mechanisms found. The used combination of theoretical approaches from management research and implementation science determined the interpretation and should be applied more often in implementation science.PMID:38644150 | DOI:10.1016/j.zefq.2024.03.006 (Source: Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen)
Source: Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen - April 21, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Kerstin Dittmer Marina Beckmann Holger Pfaff Ute Karbach Source Type: research
BBIBP-CorV vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 in patients aged 60 years and older during the Delta-dominant period in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a test-negative case-control study
In this study, we estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of complete primary series BBIBP-CorV vaccine against COVID-19 in patients aged 60 years and older, during the Delta-dominant period, using a test-negative case-control design. Surveillance sites were 11 primary health care centers (PHC) collecting patient data from October 1, 2021, to January 4, 2022, retrospectively according to a common protocol. In total, we included 1711 participants in the analysis: 933 cases and 778 controls. Of the 933 cases, 508 (54.4 %) had mild and 425 (45.6 %) had moderate to severe disease presentation. We observed no effectiveness aga...
Source: Vaccine - April 21, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sanjin Musa Lore Merdrignac Sinisa Skocibusic Rozalija Nedic Seila Cilovic-Lagarija Esther Kissling Source Type: research
Impact of caregiving on mental, self-rated, and physical health: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study
This study longitudinally analyzed the association of caregiving (and different caregiver types) with mental, physical, and self-rated health. Urban –rural, gender, and employment heterogeneity were further investigated.MethodBased on three-wave data (2011, 2013, and 2018) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we used growth curve models to assess the impact of informal caregiving (providing care to family members) and caregiver types (caregivers to grandchildren, parents, spouses, or multiple family members) on three health outcomes (depressive symptoms, self-rated health, and activities of daily livi...
Source: Quality of Life Research - April 21, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Assessing the Variability in Interpretation of the Catholic Directives Pertaining to Reproductive Health Services: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Two Hospitals on the American East Coast
This study aims to research a potential source of variability in interpretation and application of the directives through interviewing ethics committee members. Participants were recruited from two different hospitals on the east coast with a total sample size of eight. Ethics committee members were asked questions regarding their personal approach to ethics, their hospital ’s approach to ethics, and the permissibility of specific family planning methods at their hospital. Most ethics committee members stated that the Catholic faith and/or directives were important in their hospitals’ approach to ethics. Most participa...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Perceived Causes and Effects of Overcrowding Among Nurses in the Emergency Departments of Tertiary Hospitals: A Multicenter Study
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Source: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy - April 20, 2024 Category: Health Management Tags: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Source Type: research
Experiences of Providers and Immigrants/Refugees with Health Care: A Meta-Synthesis of the Latin American Context
CONCLUSIONS: Managers involved in developing public policies and providers must consider improving the interrelationship between healthcare services and the migrant population.PMID:38641885 | DOI:10.1177/08445621231215845 (Source: The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research)
Source: The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research - April 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Mayckel da Silva Barreto Isadora Wolf Nathalie Campana de Souza Lorena Franco Buzzerio Viviane Cazetta de Lima Vieira Maria do C éu Figueiredo-Barbieri Sonia Silva Marcon Source Type: research
Influence of frailty status on the health-related quality of life in older patients with chronic low back pain: a retrospective observational study
ConclusionsA significant association exists between frailty and reduced HRQoL in patients with chronic low back pain. This association was predominant in female patients. Furthermore, considering the dynamic nature of frailty, early detection and effective interventions targeting pre-frailty are essential to delaying the transition to full frailty and improving HRQoL. (Source: Quality of Life Research)
Source: Quality of Life Research - April 20, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Cancer population norms using a new value set for the SF-6Dv2 based on the preferences of patients with breast or colorectal cancer in Quebec
ConclusionCancer population norms can serve as a baseline for interpreting the scores obtained by a given population in comparison to the situation of another group. In this way, our results can assist in comparing utility scores among cancer patients with different sociodemographic groups to other patients/populations groups. To our knowledge, our identified utility norms are the first for patients with breast or colorectal cancer from Quebec. (Source: Quality of Life Research)
Source: Quality of Life Research - April 20, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
