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National health insurance scheme: perceived factors influencing enrolment and health-seeking behaviour among employees of federal government establishments in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
AimThe National Health Insurance Scheme has improved enrolment and health-seeking behaviour among Nigerians, especially federal government employees....
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Mobile Crisis Teams’ Implementation in the Context of new Medicaid Funding Opportunities: Results from a National Survey
This cross-sectional survey study describes characteristics of mobile crisis teams (MCTs) in the United States. Mobile crisis teams (MCTs) are...
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Different interpretation of additional evidence for HTA by the commissioned HTA body and the commissioning decision maker in Germany: whenever IQWiG and Federal Joint Committee disagree
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to analyse the impact of commissioned addenda by the Federal Joint Committee (FJC) to the HTA body (IQWiG)...
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Factors that influence evidence-informed meso-level regional primary health care planning: a qualitative examination and conceptual framework
BackgroundEvidence-informed primary health care (PHC) planning in decentralised, meso-level regional organisations has received little research...
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Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Parent–Child Assistance Program: a case management and home visiting program for people using substances during pregnancy
BackgroundPerinatal substance use can have significant adverse effects on maternal and child health and family stability. Few interventions are...
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National Health Portal: What Wishes and Needs do Family Physicians have?
BackgroundThe Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) recently established a national health portal in Germany to provide evidence-based health information...
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Comparative policy analysis of national rare disease funding policies in Australia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States: a sco** review
BackgroundRare diseases pose immense challenges for healthcare systems due to their low prevalence, associated disabilities, and attendant treatment...
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Development and validation of the Trust in Government measure (TGM)
BackgroundTrust in government is associated with health behaviours and is an important consideration in population health interventions. While there...
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Expert-approved best practice recommendations on the use of sedative drugs and intentional sedation in specialist palliative care (SedPall)
BackgroundThe use of sedative drugs and intentional sedation in end-of-life care is associated with clinical, ethical and legal challenges. In view...
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Treatment in certified cancer centers is related to better survival in patients with colon and rectal cancer: evidence from a large German cohort study
BackgroundCertified cancer centers aim to ensure high-quality care by establishing structural and procedural standards according to evidence-based...
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Non-standard diagnostic assessment reliability in psychiatry: a study in a Brazilian outpatient setting using Kappa
The use of Structured Diagnostic Assessments (SDAs) is a solution for unreliability in psychiatry and the gold standard for diagnosis. However,...
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Brief instruments for measuring nutrition literacy - the Nutrition Health Literacy Scale and the Self-Perceived Food Literacy Scale Short Form
BackgroundA healthy diet is a critical factor in maintaining long-term health. In addition to a health-promoting food environment, the nutrition...
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Health technology assessment and price negotiation alignment for rare disorder drugs in Canada: Who benefits?
BackgroundSince 2014, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), which performs health technology assessments for all federal,...
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Effect of vaporizing cannabis rich in cannabidiol on cannabinoid levels in blood and on driving ability – a randomized clinical trial
The aim of this prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, cross-over study was to determine cannabinoid levels in blood and...
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The state of tuberculosis surveillance in Canada
Tuberculosis incidence in Canada has remained essentially unchanged over the past decade. A strategic plan to reduce the burden of disease,...
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“Is the health system ready?” A qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ opinions about the feasibility of preconception care services in the Nigerian health system
BackgroundPreconception care (PCC) services aim to improve reproductive health outcomes through the provision of biomedical, behavioural and social...
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How independent is the international food information council from the food and beverage industry? A content analysis of internal industry documents
BackgroundThe International Food Information Council (IFIC) and its partner foundation (IFIC Foundation) widely disseminate nutrition information and...
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Psychosocial working conditions, perceived patient safety and their association in emergency medical services workers in Germany – a cross-sectional study
BackgroundEmergency medical service (EMS) workers face challenging working conditions that are characterized by high stress and a susceptibility to...
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Determining the connectivity of tribal communities to wastewater treatment facilities for use in environmental contamination and exposure assessments by wastewater-based surveillance
BackgroundLimited information is available on the connectivity of Tribal communities to wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs). This is important...
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Inaugural State of the Union: Continuous Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring in the Clinical Practice of Neurocritical Care and Anesthesia
How continuous cerebral autoregulation (CCA) knowledge should be optimally gained and interpreted is still an active area of research and refinement....