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Alone and together: registered nurses’ experiences of work satisfaction in municipal home healthcare
BackgroundThe need for advanced home healthcare (HHC) is expected to increase, with registered nurses (RNs) as key figures. Given the difficulties...
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Co-creating a continuous leadership development program in rural municipal healthcare – an action research study
BackgroundAn increasingly complex healthcare system entails an urgent need for competent and resilient leadership. However, there is a lack of...
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Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) concept and access to healthcare delivery in Sefwi Wiawso Municipal, Ghana
BackgroundIn spite of the successes of the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) policy since its inception in the mid-1990s in Ghana,...
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Registered nurses’ challenges and suggestions for improvement of their leadership close to older adults in municipal home healthcare
BackgroundWorldwide people are living longer. The need for healthcare for older adults is increasing. The trend is towards advanced home healthcare,...
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Reforming for trust and professionalism in municipal healthcare services: implications for human resource management
BackgroundMany countries face an increasing demand for home-based healthcare services, and consequently experience a mismatch between expectations...
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Municipal healthcare professionals’ interprofessional collaboration during older patients’ transitions in the municipal health and care services: a qualitative study
BackgroundInterprofessional collaboration is vital to assist patients towards a healthy transition in the municipal health and care services....
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Psychometric evaluation of the Decision Support System (DSS) for municipal nurses encountering health deterioration among older adults
BackgroundA valid and reliable tool is crucial for municipal registered nurses (RNs) to make quick decisions in older adults who show rapid signs of...
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Allocating municipal services to individuals with complex rehabilitation needs – a discourse analysis of individual administrative decision letters
BackgroundRehabilitation is considered paramount for enhancing quality of life and reducing healthcare costs. As a result of healthcare reforms,...
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Modes and models of care delivery in municipal long-term care services: a cross-sectional study from Norway
BackgroundNumerous forces drive the evolution and need for transformation of long-term care services. Decision-makers across the globe are searching...
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Responsible coordination of municipal health and care services for individuals with serious mental illness: a participatory qualitative study with service users and professionals
BackgroundCare coordination is crucial to ensure the health of individuals with serious mental illness. The aim of this study was to describe and...
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Trust-based service innovation of municipal home care: a longitudinal mixed methods study
BackgroundIn Scandinavia, various public reforms are initiated to enhance trust in the healthcare services and the public sector in general. This...
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Situational analysis of hypertension management at primary health care level in São Paulo, Brazil: population, healthcare professional and health system perspectives
BackgroundGovernment-led, population-wide initiatives are crucial for advancing the management of hypertension − a leading cause of cardiovascular...
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Bacterial Colonization on Healthcare Workers’ Mobile Phones and Hands in Municipal Hospitals of Chongqing, China: Cross-contamination and Associated Factors
BackgroundMobile phones are widely used in clinical settings and could be colonized by potential pathogenic bacteria which may lead to...
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Healthcare equity in focus: bridging gaps through a spatial analysis of healthcare facilities in Irbid, Jordan
In the Irbid Governorate, Jordan, equitable healthcare facility distribution is vital to ensuring healthcare accessibility and improving public...
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Digitalisation of municipal healthcare collaboration with volunteers: a case study applying normalization process theory
BackgroundIncreasing use of volunteers in healthcare requires structured collaboration between healthcare services and volunteers. The aim of this...
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Health service providers’ perspective on barriers and strategies to tuberculosis treatment adherence in Obuasi Municipal and Obuasi East District in the Ashanti region, Ghana: a qualitative study
BackgroundDespite the substantial improvement in treatment success rate over the past two decades in Ghana, some districts in the country still...
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Enhancing pooling levels strengthens the risk resilience of healthcare insurance: a case study of basic medical insurance fund operations data in Gansu, China
BackgroundIn China, enhancing the pooling levels of basic health insurance has consistently been regarded as a pivotal measure to promote the...
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Long-term sickness absence trajectories among ageing municipal employees – the contribution of social and health-related factors
BackgroundThe ageing work force is heterogeneous, following distinct development in work ability. This study aims to identify trajectories of...
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Service quality and accessibility of healthcare facilities: digital healthcare potential in Ho Chi Minh City
BackgroundEffective delivery of health services requires adequate quality in healthcare facilities and easy accessibility to health services...
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Citizen engagement in healthcare procurement decision-making by healthcare insurers: recent experiences in the Netherlands
BackgroundIn insurance-based healthcare systems, healthcare insurers are interested in engaging citizens in care procurement to contract healthcare...