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Social Support Systems and the Self-Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Ghana
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(3):1191-1212. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0089.ABSTRACTThere is a large body of literature on the role of social support systems in the management of chronic conditions in the West, with limited research on the sub-Saharan African and Ghanaian context. In the past, the organization and delivery of formal health services in Ghana were geared towards the treatment of infectious diseases rather than non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We conducted qualitative interviews with a sample of 33 NCD patients purposefully selected from two teaching hospitals in Ghana. The information they provided ind...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - January 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emmanuel Banchani Eric Y Tenkorang Osei Sarfo-Kantaka Fred Stephen Sarfo Source Type: research

Stroke patients treated at a teaching hospital are less likely to be readmitted
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less of a chance of landing back in a hospital during the early stages of recovery, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Isqua17-2144 does a clinical pathway on ischemic stroke work? a pre-post analysis in an italian teaching hospital
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Isqua17-2144 does a clinical pathway on ischemic stroke work? a pre-post analysis in an italian teaching hospital
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

'July effect' does not impact stroke outcomes, according to new study
(St. Michael's Hospital) Patients with strokes caused by blood clots -known as acute ischemic strokes- who were admitted in July had similar outcomes compared to patients admitted any other month, according to a new study. The findings challenge concerns about the possibility of lower quality of care and the potential risk of poorer outcomes in teaching hospitals when new medical residents start each July - sometimes called the 'July effect.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Glucose and lipid assessment in patients with acute stroke
Conclusions: The detection of abnormal metabolic milieu is a window of opportunity for aggressive management in persons with stroke as this will improve outcome. Routine screening for hyperglycaemia in persons with stroke using glycosylated haemoglobin tests and blood glucose may uncover previously undiagnosed DM.
Source: International Archives of Medicine - October 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Anthonia OgberaOlajumoke OshinaikeOlusola DadaAyodeji Brodie-MendsChukwuma Ekpebegh Source Type: research

Hospitals with neurology residency programs more likely to administer life-saving clot-busting drugs
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Stroke patients treated at hospitals with neurology residency programs are significantly more likely to get life-saving clot-busting drugs than those seen at other teaching or non-teaching hospitals, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 6, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news