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Patient perceived quality of cirrhosis care– adjunctive nurse-based care versus standard medical care: a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled study
BackgroundCirrhosis treatment implies prevention and alleviation of serious disease events. Healthcare providers may, however, fail to meet patients’...
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Development of a standard set of PROs and generic PROMs for Dutch medical specialist care
PurposeThe added value of measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for delivering patient-centered care and assessment of healthcare quality is...
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Nutrition supplementation plus standard of care versus standard of care alone or standard of care plus unconditional cash transfer in the prevention of chronic malnutrition in Southern Angola: study protocol for the MuCCUA study, a cluster randomized controlled trial
BackgroundChronic malnutrition is a condition associated with negative impacts on physical and cognitive development. It is multi-causal and can...
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Alienation from medical care policy, medical care avoidance, and the role of sex and risk perception
BackgroundMedical care avoidance affects individuals’ health status. Previous studies on medical care avoidance have mainly focused on medical costs...
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The implementation and impacts of the Comprehensive Care Standard in Australian acute care hospitals: a survey study
BackgroundComprehensive care (CC) is becoming a widely acknowledged standard for modern healthcare as it has the potential to improve health service...
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Should continuous dopaminergic stimulation be a standard of care in advanced Parkinson’s disease?
The standard of care is a term that refers to the level of care, skill, and treatment that a healthcare provider should offer to a patient based on...
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Critical care capacity and care bundles on medical wards in Malawi: a cross-sectional study
IntroductionAs low-income countries (LICs) shoulder a disproportionate share of the world’s burden of critical illnesses, they must continue to build...
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Routine Functional Testing or Standard Care in High-Risk Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Purpose of ReviewThis review aimed to collate the available evidence on outcomes following routine functional stress testing vs standard of care...
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Stakeholder opinions on perceived sub-standard emergency obstetric and newborn care in Ghana
BackgroundSub-Saharan Africa is unlikely to achieve sustainable development goal (SDG) 3 on maternal and neonatal health due to perceived...
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Effects of intensive care unit quality assessment on changes in medical staff in medical institutions and in-hospital mortality
BackgroundQuality assessments are being introduced in many countries to improve the quality of care and maintain acceptable quality levels. In South...
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Standard of anesthesia care: possible dissociation from recommendations made by clinical practice guidelines
A medical malpractice lawsuit may be brought against health care providers, if there was a possibility of a negligence, or failure to meet the...
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Evaluating Standard of Care and Obstetrical Outcomes in a Reduced Contact Prenatal Care Model in the COVID-19 Pandemic
IntroductionWe aimed to investigate the impact of reduced contact prenatal care necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic on meeting standards of care...
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Medical experience as an influencing parameter in emergency medical care for psychiatric emergencies: retrospective analysis of a multicenter survey
BackgroundPrehospital care of psychiatric patients often relies on the medical experience of prehospital emergency physicians (PHEPs). The...
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Translating training to medical practice in trauma care, a literature review
Trauma, a global health challenge, remains a significant cause of mortality despite advances in trauma management. The establishment of trauma teams...
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Collaborative care compared to enhanced standard treatment of depression with co-morbid medical conditions among patients from rural South India: a cluster randomized controlled trial (HOPE Study)
BackgroundDepression is common among primary care patients in LMIC but treatments are largely ineffective. In this cluster-randomized controlled...
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Care integration goes Beyond Co-Location: Creating a Medical Home
How to successfully integrate mental health and primary care remains a critically important question given the continued morbidity and early...
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An initiative to implement a triage and referral system to make exercise and rehabilitation referrals standard of care in oncology
BackgroundClinical guidelines suggest that patients should be referred to exercise while undergoing cancer treatment. Oncology clinicians report...
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The distribution structure of medical and care resources based on regional characteristics throughout Japan in 2020
BackgroundGiven Japan’s rapidly aging population, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's policy of reducing hospital beds and replacing medical...
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Implementation and Evaluation of Educational Workshops to Increase Primary Care Provider and Medical Student Comfort in Psychiatric Care
ObjectiveMental health treatment is often initiated in primary care settings, but many primary care providers (PCPs), residents, and medical students...
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Development of quality indicators for palliative care in intensive care units and pilot testing them via electronic medical record review
BackgroundPatients in intensive care units (ICUs) often require quality palliative care for relief from various types of suffering. To achieve...
