Development of an overarching framework for anticipating and assessing adverse and other unintended consequences of public health interventions (CONSEQUENT): a best-fit framework s... by Jan M Stratil, Eva A Rehfuess, Ani Movsisyan, Kathryn Oliver, Renke L Biallas

“…The first component comprises eight domains of consequences: health, health system, human rights, acceptability and adherence, equality, and equity, social and institutional, economic and resources, and the environment.Conclusion The CONSEQUENT framework is intended to facilitate classification and conceptualisation of AUCs of PH interventions during their development or evaluation to support evidence-informed decision-making.…”
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A Multiobjective Model for a Multilevel Blood Supply Chain to Improve the Attractiveness of Blood Centers during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Abolfazl Moghimi Esfandabadi, Davood Shishebori, Mohammad-Bagher Fakhrzad, Hassan Khademi Zare

“…Failure to control crisis conditions leads to irreparable damage to many supply chains around the world, including blood supply chains (BSCs) as critical networks in the health system. Consequently, it significantly reduces the supply of blood and its products, as vital materials, and exerts detrimental effects on the activities of blood organizations and facilities as well as the health of individuals in society. …”
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Artificial intelligence applied to bed regulation in Rio Grande do Norte: Data analysis and application of machine learning on the "RegulaRN Leitos Gerais" platform. by Tiago de Oliveira Barreto, Fernando Lucas de Oliveira Farias, Nicolas Vinícius Rodrigues Veras, Pablo Holanda Cardoso, Gleyson José Pinheiro Caldeira Silva, Chander de Oliveira Pinheiro, Maria Valéria Bezerra Medina, Felipe Ricardo Dos Santos Fernandes, Ingridy Marina Pierre Barbalho, Lyane Ramalho Cortez, João Paulo Queiroz Dos Santos, Antonio Higor Freire de Morais, Gustavo Fontoura de Souza, Guilherme Medeiros Machado, Márcia Jacyntha Nunes Rodrigues Lucena, Ricardo Alexsandro de Medeiros Valentim

“…Bed regulation within Brazil's National Health System (SUS) plays a crucial role in managing care for patients in need of hospitalization. …”
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Tracheostomy care quality improvement in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Msiba Selekwa, Ivy Maina, Tiffany Yeh, Aslam Nkya, Isaie Ncogoza, Roger C Nuss, Beatrice P Mushi, Sumaiya Haddadi, Katherine Van Loon, Elia Mbaga, Willybroad Massawe, David W Roberson, Nazima Dharsee, Baraka Musimu, Mary Jue Xu

“…Overall, studies highlighted the unique challenges to tracheostomy care in LMICs including language, literacy barriers, resource availability (running water and electricity in patient homes), and health system access (financial costs of travel and follow-up). …”
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Characterising the scale-up and performance of antiretroviral therapy programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: an observational study using growth curves by Benjamin Bigelow, Stéphane Verguet

“…Objectives The rate of change in key health indicators (eg, intervention coverage) is an understudied area of health system performance. Rates of change in health services indicators can augment traditional measures that solely involve the absolute level of performance in those indicators. …”
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Calorie Labeling in a Rural Middle School Influences Food Selection: Findings from Community-Based Participatory Research by Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Jean O’Malley

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Musculoskeletal Imaging for Low Back Pain in Direct Access Physical Therapy Compared to Primary Care: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, John H McGinniss

“… # Methods Military Health System Data Repository (MDR) data from January 2019 to May 2020 was reviewed for compliance with the low back pain HEDIS recommendation. …”
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Maternal and Child Program’s behavior of some indicators in a family medical office. Cienfuegos, 2013-2022 by Mileidy Portal Amador, Alina Esther González Hermida, Hildeli Suárez López, Iranidel Rodríguez Padrón

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: the Family Doctor's Office is one of the links in that long chain that is the National Health System. The operation of each one of them in the communities context is directly related to the work results over the years.…”
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Factors influencing geographical distribution of physicians: A scoping review by Lida Shams, Zahra Salehi, Ali Maher

“…In the analysis of the components and factors affecting the dispersion and distribution of physicians, five main themes emerged including demographic and geographic factors, personal and professional characteristics of the physicians, social, economic and political factors, factors related to the health system and social and cultural factors. Conclusion: The findings showed that the unequal distribution of physicians is a global problem and most countries were struggling such a problem. …”
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WORKLOAD DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN BULGARIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: EVIDENCES FROM AGGREGATE DATA by Nikolay Atanasov, Krikor Indjian

“…Workload estimates are derived from a linear regression model of hospital output as the dependent variable with the number of doctors and nurses in the health system as factors. The model is tested for the stability of the regression coefficients (structural breaks) dated 2000. …”
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Balancing the risks: continuous vs. interrupted anticoagulation during TAVI – what does the evidence say? by Ravi Patel, Emmanuel Kokori, Gbolahan Olatunji, Israel Charles Abraham, Adeola Akinboade, Emmanuel Ababio Agyemang, Adetola Babalola, Nicholas Aderinto

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Access to Complex Abortion Care Service and Planning Improved through a Toll-Free Telephone Resource Line by Wendy V. Norman, Barbara Hestrin, Royce Dueck

“…Providing equitable access to the full range of reproductive health services over wide geographic areas presents significant challenges to any health system. We present a review of a service provision model which has provided improved access to abortion care; support for complex issues experienced by women seeking nonjudgmental family planning health services; and a mechanism to collect information on access barriers. …”
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Neurotensin is a Versatile Modulator of In Vitro Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cell (PDAC) Migration by Tatjana Mijatovic, Philippe Gailly, Véronique Mathieu, Nancy De Nève, Paul Yeaton, Robert Kiss, Christine Decaestecker

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Developing and validating a HEalthCare NAvigation Competency (HECNAC) Scale for refugees in the United States. by Sarah Yeo, Inseok Lee, John Ehiri, Priscilla Magrath, Kacey Ernst, Yu Ri Kim, Halimatou Alaofè

“…The finalized scale captures multifaceted aspects of healthcare navigation crucial for refugees, organized into domains such as health system knowledge, insurance, making an appointment, transportation, preparing for a visit, in the clinic, interpretation, medicine, medical bills, and preventive care. …”
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Mobile medical unit as a rational model of modern mobile medical formation operating in the metropolis in emergency situations by A. O. Sboev

“…Substantiation of organizational principles of development of the health system of the population of the megalopolis in emergency situations. …”
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Multiple outbreaks for the same pandemic: Local transportation and social distancing explain the different 'waves' of A-H1N1pdm cases observed in México during 2009 by Marco Arieli Herrera-Valdez, Maytee Cruz-Aponte, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…The 2009 influenza pandemic not only changed México's health priorities but also brought to the forefront some of the strengths and weaknesses of México's epidemiological surveillance and public health system. A year later, México's data show an epidemic pattern characterized by three 'waves''. …”
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Comparing the Global Tariff and Actual Costs of Surgeries at Imam Khomeini Hospital Affiliated with Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences by Jamil Sadeghifar, Nasim Eyvani, GHasem Rajabi Vasukolai, Naser Farhamand Moghadam, Shahram Ekhtyari

“…Background and purpose: Creating sustainable income, enhancing economic perspectives, optimizing and managing costs, and generating revenue in the health system—especially in hospitals, which are primary providers of medical services—are critically important. …”
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The Helplessness Dimension of Pain Catastrophizing Mediates the Relation between PTSD Symptoms and Pain Rehabilitation Measures by Matthew Schumann, Julia Craner, Elizabeth Kacel, Eleshia Morrison, Keith Gascho, Judy Gebhard, Wesley Gilliam

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Association between Prenatal One-Hour Glucose Challenge Test Values and Delivery Mode in Nondiabetic, Pregnant Black Women by Jerel M. Ezell, Rosalind M. Peters, Jessica E. Shill, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow

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Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Opportunities for Improvement by Gary J. Martin, Meron Teklu, Edwin Mandieka, Joe Feinglass

“…There were important variations in LDL-C control between patients in our health system with the same indication for treatment. …”
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