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Factors influencing hospital high length of stay outliers
Alberto Freitas, Tiago Silva-Costa, Fernando Lopes, Isabel Garcia-Lema, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Pavel Brazdil, Altamiro Costa-Pereira BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:265 (20 August 2012)
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Cost-effectiveness of counselling, graded-exercise and usual care for chronic fatigue: evidence from a randomised trial in primary care
Ramon Sabes-Figuera, Paul McCrone, Mike Hurley, Michael King, Ana Donaldson, Leone Ridsdale BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:264 (20 August 2012)
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Smoking and use of primary care services: findings from a population-based cohort study linked with administrative claims data
Louisa R Jorm, Leah C Shepherd, Kris D Rogers, Fiona M Blyth BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:263 (18 August 2012)
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Triage vital signs predict in-hospital mortality among emergency department patients with acute poisoning: a case control study
Jiun-Hao Yu, Yi-Ming Weng, Kuan-Fu Chen, Shou-Yen Chen, Chih-Chuan Lin BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:262 (18 August 2012)
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Educational inequalities in patient-centred care: patients' preferences and experiences
Jany Rademakers, Diana Delnoij, Jessica Nijman, Dolf de Boer BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:261 (17 August 2012)
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Editor’s summary
The educational level of patients is directly related to the degree of importance attributed to specific aspects of patient-centred care, with higher educated patients finding these aspects more important than less educated patients.
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Impact of dropout of female volunteer community health workers: An exploration in Dhaka urban slums
Khurshid Alam, Jahangir AM Khan, Damian G Walker BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:260 (17 August 2012)
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Perceptions of cardiac rehabilitation patients, specialists and rehabilitation programs regarding cardiac rehabilitation wait times
Sherry L Grace, Yongyao Tan, Louise Marcus, William Dafoe, Chris Simpson, Neville Suskin, Caroline Chessex BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:259 (16 August 2012)
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Controlled trial of a collaborative primary care team model for patients with diabetes and depression: Rationale and design for a comprehensive evaluation
Jeffrey A Johnson, Fatima Al Sayah, Lisa Wozniak, Sandra Rees, Allison Soprovich, Constance L Chik, Pierre Chue, Peter Florence, Jennifer Jacquier, Pauline Lysak, Andrea Opgenorth, Wayne J Katon, Sumit R Majumdar BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:258 (16 August 2012)
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of timely dialysis referral after renal transplant failure in Spain
Guillermo Villa, Emilio Sánchez-Álvarez, Jesús Cuervo, Lucía Fernández-Ortiz, Pablo Rebollo, Francisco Ortega BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:257 (16 August 2012)
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Validation of the care transition measure in multi-ethnic South-East Asia in Singapore
Anu Bakshi, Shiou-Liang Wee, Charlene Tay, Loong-Mun Wong, Ian Leong, Reshma A Merchant, Nan Luo BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:256 (16 August 2012)
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Utilization of rehabilitation services for inpatient with cancer in Taiwan: a descriptive analysis from national health insurance database
Heui-Fen Lin, Ying-Tai Wu, Jau-Yih Tsauo BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:255 (16 August 2012)
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Medicare immunosuppressant coverage and access to kidney transplantation: a retrospective national cohort study
Vanessa Grubbs, Laura C Plantinga, Eric Vittinghoff, Ann M O’Hare, R Dudley BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:254 (16 August 2012)
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A framework for assessing Health Economic Evaluation (HEE) quality appraisal instruments
Astrid Langer BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:253 (16 August 2012)
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Effects of proactive population-based nephrologist oversight on progression of chronic kidney disease: a retrospective control analysis
Brian Lee, Marianne Turley, Di Meng, Yvonne Zhou, Terhilda Garrido, Alan Lau, Linda Radler BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:252 (15 August 2012)
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Implementation of an innovative web-based conference table for community-dwelling frail older people, their informal caregivers and professionals: a process evaluation
Sarah HM Robben, Marieke Perry, Mirjam Huisjes, Leontien van Nieuwenhuijzen, Henk J Schers, Chris van Weel, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert, Theo van Achterberg, Maud M Heinen, René JF Melis BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:251 (15 August 2012)
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Do incentives, reminders or reduced burden improve healthcare professional response rates in postal questionnaires? two randomised controlled trials
Liz Glidewell, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Debbie Bonetti, Marie Johnston, Martin P Eccles, Richard Edlin, Nigel B Pitts, Jan Clarkson, Nick Steen, Jeremy M Grimshaw BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:250 (14 August 2012)
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Improving access to psychosocial interventions for common mental health problems in the United Kingdom: narrative review and development of a conceptual model for complex interventions
Linda Gask, Peter Bower, Jonathan Lamb, Heather Burroughs, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Suzanne Edwards, Derek Hibbert, Marija Kovandžić, Karina Lovell, Anne Rogers, Waquas Waheed, Christopher Dowrick, AMP Group BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:249 (13 August 2012)
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Nation-scale adoption of new medicines by doctors: an application of the Bass diffusion model
Adam G Dunn, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Blanca Gallego, Richard O Day, William Runciman, Enrico Coiera BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:248 (10 August 2012)
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The association between nurse staffing and hospital outcomes in injured patients
Laurent G Glance, Andrew W Dick, Turner M Osler, Dana B Mukamel, Yue Li, Patricia W Stone BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:247 (9 August 2012)
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An exploration of the role of pharmacists within general practice clinics: the protocol for the pharmacists in practice study (PIPS)
Edwin Tan, Kay Stewart, Rohan A Elliott, Johnson George BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:246 (9 August 2012)
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Workplace violence in a large correctional health service in New South Wales, Australia: a retrospective review of incident management records
Aaron W Cashmore, Devon Indig, Stephen E Hampton, Desley G Hegney, Bin B Jalaludin BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:245 (9 August 2012)
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Patient anxiety and concern as predictors for the perceived quality of treatment and patient reported outcome (PRO) in orthopaedic surgery
Randi Bilberg, Birgitte Nørgaard, Søren Overgaard, Kirsten Roessler BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:244 (8 August 2012)
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A systematic review of economic evaluations of cardiac rehabilitation
Wai Wong, Jun Feng, Keng Pwee, Jeremy Lim BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:243 (8 August 2012)
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The chronic care model: congruency and predictors among patients with cardiovascular diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Netherlands
Jane Cramm, Anna Nieboer BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:242 (7 August 2012)
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How do persons with dementia participate in decision making related to health and daily care? A multi-case study
Kari Smebye, Marit Kirkevold, Knut Engedal BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:241 (7 August 2012)
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STI service delivery in British Columbia, Canada; providers' views of their services to youth
Cindy L Masaro, Joy Johnson, Cathy Chabot, Jean Shoveller BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:240 (6 August 2012)
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Effect of in-home and community-based services on the functional status of elderly in the long-term care insurance system in Japan
Pedro Olivares-Tirado, Nanako Tamiya, Masayo Kashiwagi BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:239 (4 August 2012)
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Obesity, lifestyle risk-factors, and health service outcomes among healthy middle-aged adults in Canada
David A Alter, Harindra C Wijeysundera, Barry Franklin, Peter C Austin, Alice Chong, Paul I Oh, Jack V Tu, Therese A Stukel BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:238 (4 August 2012)
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Expansion of discharge planning system in Japan: Comparison of results of a nationwide survey between 2001 and 2010
Satoko Nagata, Hikari Tomura, Sachiyo Murashima BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:237 (3 August 2012)
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Specialized multi-disciplinary heart failure clinics in Ontario, Canada: an environmental scan
Harindra C Wijeysundera, Gina Trubiani, Lusine Abrahamyan, Nicholas Mitsakakis, William Witteman, Mike Paulden, Gabrielle van der Velde, Kori Kingsbury, Murray Krahn BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:236 (3 August 2012)
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Sustainability of healthcare improvement: what can we learn from learning theory?
Einar Hovlid, Oddbjørn Bukve, Kjell Haug, Aslak Aslaksen, Christian von Plessen BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:235 (3 August 2012)
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Predictors of primary care referrals to a vascular disease prevention lifestyle program among participants in a cluster randomised trial
Megan E Passey, Rachel A Laws, Upali W Jayasinghe, Mahnaz Fanaian, Suzanne McKenzie, Gawaine Powell-Davies, David Lyle, Mark F Harris BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:234 (3 August 2012)
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Engagement of non-government organisations and community care workers in collaborative TB/HIV activities including prevention of mother to child transmission in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges
Jeannine Uwimana, Christina Zarowsky, Harry Hausler, Debra Jackson BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:233 (2 August 2012)
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Exploring improvements in patient logistics in Dutch hospitals with a survey
Wineke AM van Lent, E Sanders, Wim H van Harten BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:232 (1 August 2012)
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How healthcare professionals respond to parents with religious objections to vaccination: a qualitative study
Wilhelmina LM Ruijs, Jeannine LA Hautvast, Giovanna van IJzendoorn, Wilke JC van Ansem, Glyn Elwyn, Koos van der Velden, Marlies EJL Hulscher BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:231 (1 August 2012)
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Interpreting the results of a modified gravity model: examining access to primary health care physicians in five Canadian provinces and territories
Valorie A Crooks, Nadine Schuurman BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:230 (1 August 2012)
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Integrating a pharmacist into the general practice environment: opinions of pharmacist’s, general practitioner’s, health care consumer’s, and practice manager’s
Christopher Freeman, W Cottrell, Greg Kyle, Ian Williams, Lisa Nissen BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:229 (1 August 2012)
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Assessment of service quality of public antiretroviral treatment (ART) clinics in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Hans F Kinkel, Adeboye M Adelekan, Tessa S Marcus, Gustaaf Wolvaardt BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:228 (31 July 2012)
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Perception of evidence-based practice and the professional environment of Primary Health Care nurses in the Spanish context: a cross-sectional study
Susana González-Torrente, Jordi Pericas-Beltrán, Miguel Bennasar-Veny, Rosa Adrover-Barceló, José M Morales-Asencio, Joan De Pedro-Gómez BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:227 (31 July 2012)
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Reasons behind non-adherence of healthcare practitioners to pediatric asthma guidelines in an emergency department in Saudi Arabia
Hayfaa A Wahabi, Rasmieh A Alziedan BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:226 (30 July 2012)
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Determinants of demand for total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic literature review
Rubén E Mota, Rosanna Tarricone, Oriana Ciani, John FP Bridges, Mike Drummond BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:225 (30 July 2012)
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Use of general practice, diagnostic investigations and hospital services before and after cancer diagnosis - a population-based nationwide registry study of 127,000 incident adult cancer patients
Karina Christensen, Morten Fenger-Grøn, Kaare Flarup, Peter Vedsted BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:224 (28 July 2012)
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Examining characteristics, knowledge and regulatory practices of specialized drug shops in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature
Francis N Wafula, Eric M Miriti, Catherine A Goodman BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:223 (27 July 2012)
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Service provision and barriers to care for homeless people with mental health problems across 14 European capital cities
Réamonn Canavan, Margaret M Barry, Aleksandra Matanov, Henrique Barros, Edina Gabor, Tim Greacen, Petra Holcnerová, Ulrike Kluge, Pablo Nicaise, Jacek Moskalewicz, José Díaz-Olalla, Christa Straßmayr, Aart H Schene, Joaquim J F Soares, Andrea Gaddini, Stefan Priebe BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:222 (27 July 2012)
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Identifying factors associated with experiences of
coronary heart disease patients receiving structured
chronic care and counselling in European primary
care
Sabine Ludt, Jan van Lieshout, Stephen M Campbell, J Rochon, Dominik Ose, T Freund, Michel Wensing, Joachim Szecsenyi BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:221 (27 July 2012)
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Exploring barriers to participation and adoption of telehealth and telecare within the Whole System Demonstrator trial: a qualitative study
Caroline Sanders, Anne Rogers, Robert Bowen, Peter Bower, Shashivadan Hirani, Martin Cartwright, Ray Fitzpatrick, Martin Knapp, James Barlow, Jane Hendy, Theti Chrysanthaki, Martin Bardsley, Stanton P Newman BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:220 (26 July 2012)
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Do physician communication skills influence screening mammography utilization?
Ari-Nareg Meguerditchian, Dale Dauphinee, Nadyne Girard, Tewodros Eguale, Kristen Riedel, André Jacques, Sarkis Meterissian, David L Buckeridge, Michal Abrahamowicz, Robyn Tamblyn BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:219 (25 July 2012)
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Analysis of the Status of Chinese clinical practice guidelines development
Zhi-hong Zheng, Shu-qi Cui, Xiao-qin Lu, David Zakus, Wan-nian Liang, Fang Huang, Xiao-na Cao, Ya-li Zhao, Xiao-xia Peng, Ke-qin Rao, Jing Wu BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:218 (25 July 2012)
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Impact of alternative reimbursement strategies in the new cooperative medical scheme on caesarean delivery rates: a mixed-method study in rural China
Kun Huang, Fangbiao Tao, Lennart Bogg, Shenglan Tang BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:217 (24 July 2012)
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Effectiveness of interventions for hypertension care in the community – a meta-analysis of controlled studies in China
Zuxun Lu, Shiyi Cao, Yun Chai, Yuan Liang, Max Bachmann, Marc Suhrcke, Fujian Song BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:216 (24 July 2012)
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