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Subjects / keywords: health policy, public policy, health care management, health services research, health care financing; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

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El trabajo analiza sistemáticamente y de forma global las medidas cautelares en materia tributaria, tomando como punto de partida la construcción doctrinal de esta figura surgida inicialmente en el marco del proceso ci...

Abstract Background Consumer advocacies emphasize embedding lived experience into palliative care provision. However, tokenistic consumer involvement often hinder meaningful consumer participation in decision-making proc...

Abstract Background Due to slum dwellers' deprivation, they are more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and its complications. Type 2 Diabetes is a long-life disease that requires continuous health care utilization....

The following paper analyses the possibilities of forming a single European health care market. This aim is achieved by studying the impact of the differing organisational features of individual European health care syst...

Abstract Background Payment methods are known to influence maternal care delivery in health systems. Ghana suspended a piloted capitation provider payment system after nearly five years of implementation. This study aime...

Abstract Background After its landfall in Puerto Rico in 2017, Hurricane Maria caused the longest blackout in United States history, producing cascading effects on a health care system that had already been weakened by d...

This article investigates the phenomenon of care migration by analyzing the socioeconomic impacts associated with the internationalization of care work, using Serbia and Germany as case studies. Over recent decades, vari...

Background/Aim: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is pervasive neurodevelopmental condition with raising prevalence over the last decades. Oral health related problems arise mostly due to challenging behavior, communication...

Background: Diverse, versatile, and readily accessible equipment is essential for healthcare provision, to maximize care quality, minimize complications, and eliminate weight stigma and discrimination. Hospital equipment...

BackgroundPatients with chronic disease may experience complicated management plans requiring significant personal investment. This has been termed 'treatment burden' and has been associated with unfavourable outcomes. T...

Background: The imbalance in nurse-to-patient ratio and shortage of nurses is the main drive for care provision by a nurse of the opposite gender. On the other hand, while nurses must recognise and respect the role of p...

In the House Wren (Troglodytes aedon), polygyny is characterized by males' partial desertion, males providing little or no help in feeding the nestlings of one of their mates. We evaluated whether contributions to feedin...

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with the acceptability of Covid-19 self-testing among socioeconomically vulnerable populations. METHODS: Cross-sectional study using data from the "TQT Covid-19" proje...

Chronic kidney disease has become a global pandemic, with its burden felt mostly in developing countries where there is a deficiency or outright lack of policy and funding for chronic kidney disease prevention and treatm...

Objectives: To identify the barriers that influence nurses' attitudes towards palliative care in the neonatal intensive care unit. Background: Neonatal nurses play a crucial role in caring for the newborn suffering from ...

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the perceptions of Primary Health Care (PHC) professionals regarding Covid-19 testing in basic health units (BHUs). METHODS: This qualitative study, part of a formative research project, ...

Abstract Objective We describe the development and structure of a novel mobile application in a mixed model of prenatal care, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, we assess the acceptability of this mob...

Background: Holistic nursing care integrates the physical, social, spiritual and psychological dimensions of well-being. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) groups experience healthcare disparities because of non-inclusive...

Abstract Background Malnutrition among hospitalized older adults in the United States is a growing public health concern associated with poor quality of life, increased mortality, higher readmission rates, and loss of in...

Abstract Background There is a global call to build people-centred primary health care (PHC) systems. Previous evidence suggests that without organization-level reform efforts, the full potential of policy reforms may be...

Abstract Background The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions, is escalating in Ghana. Robust primary health care policies and effective health systems...