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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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Integrating equity indicators for hospital reporting metrics
Disparities in healthcare delivery and design are deeply-rooted within healthcare systems globally. Many researchers have developed methods to...
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Untangling the corruption maze: exploring the complexity of corruption in the health sector
BackgroundHealthcare corruption poses a significant threat to individuals, institutions, sectors, and states. Combating corruption is paramount for...
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Unlocking potential: a qualitative exploration guiding the implementation and evaluation of professional role substitution models in healthcare
BackgroundAs role substitution models gain prominence in healthcare, understanding the factors sha** their effectiveness is paramount. This study...
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Breastfeeding support among healthcare workers in Nigeria
BackgroundThe exclusive breastfeeding rate in Sub-Saharan Africa is abysmally low, and based on current trends, achieving the World Health...
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Wealth-based disparities in the prevalence of short birth interval in India: insights from NFHS-5
BackgroundShort birth interval (SBI) has profound implications for the health of both mothers and children, yet there remains a notable dearth of...
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Decomposing the gaps in healthy and unhealthy life expectancies between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a burden of disease and injury study
BackgroundThe gaps in healthy life expectancy (HLE) between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are significant. Detailed and accurate...
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Health system description and assessment: a sco** review of templates for systematic analyses
BackgroundUnderstanding and comparing health systems is key for cross-country learning and health system strengthening. Templates help to develop...
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How is tailored implementation undertaken using a self-guided toolkit? Qualitative study of the ItFits-toolkit in the ImpleMentAll project
BackgroundThe process of tailored implementation is ill-defined and under-explored. The ItFits-toolkit was developed and subsequently tested as a...
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Examining the experiences of vulnerably housed patients visiting Kingston, Ontario’s emergency departments: a qualitative analysis
IntroductionVulnerably housed individuals access emergency departments (EDs) more frequently than the general population. Despite Canada’s universal...
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Laryngeal cancer incidence trends in the United States over 2000–2020: a population-based analysis
IntroductionLaryngeal cancers account for one-third of all head and neck cancers. We aimed to report the incidence trends of laryngeal cancer over...
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Socioeconomic differences in limited lung function: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older adults in Germany
BackgroundLimited lung function represents a serious health impairment. However, studies investigating social inequalities in limited lung function...
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Aotearoa New Zealand health leader’s opinions on the implementation of a facility-based rehabilitation initiative for older people as an alternative to inpatient rehabilitation in an acute hospital setting
ObjectivesThis study aims to explore the opinions of key health leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand (Waikato Region) regarding a proposed facility-based...
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Multigenerational inequalities of opportunity in health outcomes
This paper studies multigenerational health transmission mechanisms in Australian panel data. Using inequality-of-opportunity (IOP) models, we...
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The determinants of mental health inequalities between Chinese migrants and non-migrants during the Shanghai 2022 lockdown: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition
BackgroundThe mental health inequality between migrants and non-migrants was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying key determinants of...
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Willingness to pay for chronic disease management services provided by primary care nurses
BackgroundDue to the rapid increase in chronic diseases in South Korea, the Korean government has expanded chronic disease management to primary...
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Effectiveness of public health spending: Investigating the moderating role of governance using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM)
BackgroundThe link between public health spending (PHS) and population health outcomes (PHO) has been extensively studied. However, in sub-Saharan...
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Survival, mortality and epidemic risk status of COVID-19: a population-based Study in Golestan province, Iran
BackgroundAppreciating the various dimensions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic can improve health systems and prepare them to deal...
