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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Health Services Accessibility"”.
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The geography of health services, case study of Medina, Saudi Arabia
This study examines health services in Medina in relation to the delivery system, the spatial distribution of health services, accessibility and effectiveness of utilization, including satisfaction with the services. A total of 500 patient questionnaires and 31 face-to-face interviews with key …
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Access to Health Care at the Margins: Implications for Older Sexual Minority Women with Disabilities
… (ACA, 2014), such as those posed by inequitable health care access for socially disadvantaged groups (CDC, 2013; IOM, 2011). Health care contributes to positive health outcomes (Healthy People 2020) and is therefore an important component of advancing health equity among marginalized populations, …
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Palliative Care for Refugees and Asylees: A Systematic Review and Single-Institution Analysis of Healthcare Utilization
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Teledermatology on System Utilization in a Safety-Net Public Health and Hospital System
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Identifying Barriers and Solutions to Psychotherapy in Adults with Depression
Research has suggested that adults with depression face a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to psychotherapy, which results in low initiation rates for psychotherapy. These barriers have been characterized in some detail, but to our knowledge, there has been no previous examination of how …
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Assessment of Dermatology Clinic Resources at Safety-Net Hospitals: Results from a National Survey
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Supporting and maximizing communication between individuals with intellectual disabilities and health care providers
… study was to examine the barriers to access in health services faced by individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), as well as the nature of communication between people with ID and those who are directly involved in supporting their health and well being. The study included in-depth …
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A case study of government innovative programmes for increasing access to qualified Health Personnel in selected Rural District of Zambia
… that aim at increasing access to qualified health workers in Gwembe and Chibombo districts by Ministry of Health and participation of health workers.Methods: Qualitative analysis of the participation and satisfaction rates in retention and recruitment incentives for health workers in Gwembe …
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A case study of government innovative programmes for increasing access to qualified Health Personnel in selected Rural District of Zambia
… that aim at increasing access to qualified health workers in Gwembe and Chibombo districts by Ministry of Health and participation of health workers.Methods: Qualitative analysis of the participation and satisfaction rates in retention and recruitment incentives for health workers in Gwembe …
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The Effects of Age, Sex, and Class Stratification and the Use of Health Care Services among Older Adults in the United Kingdom
As the population ages, providing health services for the growing number of older people will become an increasingly difficult problem. In countries where the health services are provided by the government, these problems are involved with complicated issues of finance and ethics. This is the case …
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Perceived Access to Healthcare and Support Services in Icelandic Prisons and Service Utilization Among Male Residents at Vernd
This study examined whether perceived access to healthcare and support services in Icelandic prisons is associated with service utilization among male residents at Vernd, a halfway house in Iceland. The sample consisted of 225 Icelandic-speaking former male inmates who completed a self-report …
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A Southeastern community's knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and beliefs regarding the role of the nurse practitioner
The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study was to examine consumer knowledge,attitudes, intention, and beliefs about nurse practitioners(NPs ),to determine whether a relationship existed between knowledge,attitudes, intentions, and beliefs, and demographic variables of age, gender, …
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Southeastern Appalachian community's acceptance of the family nurse practitioner in the emergency department
The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study was to examine the acceptance of an Appalachian community's acceptance of a family nurse practitioner in the emergency department.A conceptual framework of leek Ajzen(1988) was used to predict the acceptance of a family nurse practitioner in the …
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community Health Workers: A Case Study of Far West Nepal
… of Nepal has utilized Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) as liaisons between communities and the healthcare system. In 2015, the Government collaborated with a local non-profit organization, Nyaya Health Nepal (NHN), and a US-based non-profit organization (Possible) to improve …
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Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program in a Free Clinic Setting
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is a major public health challenge affecting nearly half of U.S. adults. Only one-fourth of those with HTN have their condition controlled, with lower control rates observed among low-income racial and ethnic minority groups. Self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) …
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Exploring the Value of Group and Traditional Obstetrical Appointments to Reduce Health Disparity
<p>Disparity in health outcomes is influenced by socioeconomic factors that may include access to important healthcare information in a culturally sensitive way. Can a group appointment model like the CenteringPregnancy model provide a more effective means for engaging Spanish-speaking pregnant …
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The State of Anesthesia Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa: Statistics, Case Studies, and Ways Forward
BACKGROUND: There is substantial need for additional anesthesia resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this region of the world, maternal and surgical mortality are high. Non-coincidentally, the number of anesthesiologists and anesthesia providers is low and provision of medications and other basic …
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"¿Hacia Donde Vamos?": Interventions to Improve Pediatric Subspecialty Care for Immigrant Children in the Dallas-Area as Informed by Caregiver Experiences
… in the United States have insufficient access to health care and that these issues extend across the lifespan. Immigrant children, who represent approximately a quarter of all children in the US, are significantly more likely to be uninsured and to experience more difficulties accessing health …
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Dallas Area Health Care Use: Study of Insured, Uninsured, and Medicaid Enrolled Children
… Children's Medical Center of Dallas' First Care services (N = 612). Through telephone interviewing, caregivers to children under fifteen years of age were asked about an array of health service use behaviors, social-psychological issues related to acquiring health care for their children, and …
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Decreased Emergency Department Utilization by Lower Socioeconomic Status Population as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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