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Geriatric support in the emergency department: a national survey in Belgium
Abstract Background Older people in the emergency department (ED) represent a growing population and increasing proportion of the workload in the ED. This study investigated the... -
Assessing the implementation of a patient navigation intervention for colonos...
Abstract Background A recent study demonstrated the effectiveness of the New Hampshire Colorectal Cancer Screening Program’s (NHCRCSP) patient navigation (PN) program. The PN... -
Community-based initiatives improving critical health literacy: a systematic ...
Abstract Background Critical health literacy enables older adults to make informed health decisions and take actions for the health and wellbeing of themselves and their... -
Organic solar cells as high-speed data detectors for visible light communication
We show that solar cells, widely used in portable devices for power generation, can simultaneously extract a high-speed data signal in an optical wireless communication link.... -
The role of the built environment in explaining educational inequalities in w...
Abstract Background This study examined whether characteristics of the residential built environment (i.e. population density, level of mixed land use, connectivity,... -
Occupational risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Southern Europ...
Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown cause associated with the histopathologic and/or... -
Defining the learning curve of point-of-care ultrasound for confirming endotr...
Abstract Background Unrecognized esophageal intubations are associated with significant patient morbidity and mortality. No single confirmatory device has been shown to be 100 %... -
Communication for behavioural impact in enhancing utilization of insecticide-...
Abstract Background Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Sudan. The entire population is at risk of contracting malaria to different levels. This study... -
Gender difference in utilization willingness of institutional care among the ...
Abstract Background Institutional care has become an urgent issue in rural China. Rural single seniors, compared with their counterparts, have lower income and are more... -
The association between the workload of general practitioners and patient exp...
Abstract Background The workload of general practitioners (GPs) and dissatisfaction with work have been increasing in various Western countries over the past decades. In this... -
Hospital based care at home; study protocol for a mixed epidemiological and r...
Abstract Background Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are prone to pressure ulcers (PUs) because of the loss of sensorimotor function involved as well as increased... -
Quality assessments for cancer centers in the European Union
Abstract Background Cancer centers are pressured to deliver high-quality services that can be measured and improved, which has led to an increase of assessments in many... -
Impact of adding additional providers to resident workload and the resident e...
Abstract Background Excellence in Graduate Medical Education requires the right clinical environment with an appropriate workload where residents have enough patients to gain... -
The evaluation of an online mindfulness program for people with multiple scle...
Abstract Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous system and is associated with many psychosocial symptoms that are difficult to... -
Nut consumption and risk of metabolic syndrome and overweight/obesity: a meta...
Abstract Background Nut consumption has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, its role in the prevention of metabolic disorders, such as metabolic... -
Relationship preferences and experience of primary care patients in continuit...
Abstract Background Continuity of care can bring a wide range of benefits to consumers, providers and health care systems. This study aimed to understand the relationship... -
Parental satisfaction with quality of neonatal care in different level hospit...
Abstract Background Most health systems provide the most specialized, and presumably also the highest quality of care at a central level. This study assessed parental... -
Factors influencing the implementation of chronic care models: A systematic l...
Abstract Background The increasing prevalence of chronic disease faced by both developed and developing countries is of considerable concern to a number of international... -
Twenty-five years on: revisiting Bosnia and Herzegovina after implementation ...
Abstract Background The wars that ravaged the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 1990’s resulted in the near destruction of the healthcare system, including... -
s·nr: a visual analytics framework for contextual analyses of private and pub...
Abstract Background Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has been widely accepted as an essential tool in molecular biology. Reduced costs and automated analysis pipelines make the...
