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Factors affecting decisions of an HMO Drug Exemptions Committee on individual patient requests for coverage of non-formulary drugs
BackgroundIn Israel, coverage of health needs is delivered by four health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which are budgeted by the government...
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Pain prevalence and pain relief in end-of-life care – a national registry study
BackgroundDespite pain control being a top priority in end-of-life care, pain continues to be a troublesome symptom and comprehensive data on pain...
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Young People’s Barriers and Facilitators of Engagement with Web-Based Mental Health Interventions for Anxiety and Depression: A Qualitative Study
BackgroundThe prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in young people have increased in many countries around the world. Web-based mental...
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Scale and rate heterogeneity in the EQ-5D-5L valuation
ObjectivesTo estimate values on a quality-adjusted life year (QALY) scale using individual preference evidence, choice analyses typically include...
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Social costs associated with fibromyalgia in Spain
BackgroundFibromyalgia is a chronic rheumatic disease of unknown aetiology, highly disabling and mainly affecting women. The aim of our work is to...
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Evaluating a National Academic Mentorship Program to Grow the Next Generation of Gender-based Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Researchers
PurposeThe personal, economic, and societal costs and consequences of gender-based violence are significant. Although much violence intervention and...
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Legitimating Organizational Secrecy
This paper brings into focus the concept of organizational secrecy by senior managers in the context of a major strategic change program. Underpinned...
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Stable Response and Sustained Improvement of Itch and Sleep Symptoms in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Treated with Lebrikizumab over 52 Weeks
BackgroundLebrikizumab demonstrated significant improvement versus placebo for measures of skin clearance and patient-reported outcomes at weeks 16...
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The impact of social media use on the relationship between social isolation and connectedness during COVID-19 in Hong Kong
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasised the importance of social connectedness, whilst the popularity of social media continues to...
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Incentivizing adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: a randomized pilot trial among male sex workers in Mexico
Low adherence to preventative medications against life-long health conditions is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality. We...
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Predictors of High Healthcare Cost Among Patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: A Combined Machine Learning and Regression Approach from a US Payer Perspective
BackgroundHigh healthcare costs could arise from unmet needs. This study used random forest (RF) and regression methods to identify predictors of...
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Psoriatic Arthritis Acceptable Symptoms State: Does Sex Make a Difference?
IntroductionThe Patient Acceptable Symptoms State (PASS) is a validated instrument that is used to assess whether a patient with psoriatic arthritis...
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A Cross-lagged Longitudinal Study of Bidirectional Associations between Meaning in Life and Academic Engagement: The Mediation of Hope
Previous research has established a positive correlation between meaning in life and academic achievement, yet several gaps remain unaddressed....
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Nexus Between Financial Inclusion, Digital Inclusion and Health Outcomes: Evidence from Develo** Economies
This research analyses the nexus between financial inclusion, digital inclusion and health outcomes in develo** countries. In comparison with...
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“So Just with every Facet, Every Side of this Journey, They Have Somebody Walking alongside with Them”: Practitioners’ Perspectives of the Lethality Assessment Program as a Collaborative Model
PurposeAscriticism of the criminalization of domestic violence (DV) has gained momentum, programs such as the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP)...
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Consensus-building to improve implementation of NICE guidance on planning for end-of-life treatment and care: a mixed-methods study
BackgroundDespite the availability of guidance for the provision of good end-of-life care, there are significant variations across the UK in its...
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The effect of the exit of an insurer, due to government liquidation, on access to health care: evidence from Colombia
Our study evaluates the liquidation effect of a health insurer from a subsidized scheme, with the largest number of members in Colombia, on...
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Specialized expertise among healthcare professionals in palliative care - A sco** review
BackgroundThe generalist-plus-specialist palliative care model is endorsed worldwide. In the Netherlands, the competencies and profile of the...
