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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"healthcare decision-making"”.
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Citizen Participation in Healthcare Decision-making on Local Level // Въвличане на гражданите във вземане на решения, свързани със здравеопазването на местно ниво
… the idea of citizen involvement in health care decision-making process is undergoing steady progress as a result of different social, economic and political changes. In the 70s of the 20th century it evolves from an opportunity to rights and responsibility, and, as a requirement and principle …
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“No decision about me without me.” Do people with an acquired communication disability think that they can influence strategic healthcare decision-making?
… participation leads to influence in strategic healthcare planning. The decision to undertake this study was informed by my observations of practice as a Speech and Language Therapist and my personal experiences as a citizen of the United Kingdom. My personal narrative is used to show how …
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Experiences of homeless Vietnam veterans in deciding to access or not access health care
… explore the process utilized by HVV to make the decision to access or to not access health care services. According to inclusion criteria of the study, all participants served in the US military during the Vietnam War. Eleven HVV were interviewed to understand the decision-making process about …
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Ethical Considerations in Goals of Care for Patients with Polysubstance Use and Medical Complications in the Era of Xylazine
… necessitates prioritizing patient autonomy in healthcare decision-making. Critical discussions on care goals with hospitalized drug users are imperative, encompassing pain management, withdrawal mitigation, and medication for opioid use disorder, aligning with patient preferences. Open and …
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Integrating Participatory Modeling with Simulation Techniques for Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in Addressing Patient Flow and COVID-19 Challenges
… are widely acknowledged as valuable tools in healthcare, their findings are rarely adopted by decision-makers in real-world policy-making. This problem arises from insufficient stakeholder engagement and the limitations of single-method simulation approaches, which often fail to capture the …
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Goalsetting as a tool for involving people with learning disabilities in healthcare.
… involving people with learning disabilities in healthcare decision making and (b) measuring the impact of treatment interventions. Study Design: Initially a qualitative approach was taken. Case study methods centred on the introduction of Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) as an individualised …
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Building Advocacy in Healthcare: The Impact of Intergroup Dialogue on the Cultural Sensibility Outcomes of Health Profession Students Using an Individual Diversity Development Framework
… and lack of health insurance. However, healthcare disparities are also influential contributors to health disparities. Healthcare disparities are brought about through differences in access to or availability of quality facilities, care, and services. Given the unequal circumstances that …
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Innovative Multivariate Meta-Analyses Methods For Diagnostic Tests And Multiple Treatments
… evidence from multiple studies and supporting healthcare decision-making on diagnostic tests and multiple treatments. Assessing a diagnostic test often lacks a gold standard, i.e., a perfect reference test. Without a gold standard, a pragmatic approach is to postulate a ``reference standard'' …
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Enhancing the Use of Network Meta-analysis to Synthesize Information on Benefits and Harms of Drugs to Support Regulatory and Reimbursement Decisions in Canada
… to support regulatory and reimbursement decisions. This thesis (composed of nine separate papers) applied network meta-analysis to a series of real world problems which simultaneously addressed many of these methodological issues while also supporting healthcare decision making. METHODS: …
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Consumer Judgment and Decision-making in Healthcare Contexts
… two essays that examine individual judgment and decision making in healthcare contexts. Taken together, the findings have important implications for the effective communication of health information and for understanding the role of race in patients' choice of physicians. In Essay 1, we examine …
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The framework for REVIEWS: an exploration into design principles for an electronic medical early warning system observation chart
… the positive impact of good interface design on decision making and it is logical that good observation chart design can positively impact healthcare decision making. Despite the potential for good observation chart design, there is a paucity of observation chart design literature, with the …
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Development of a model to integrate patient, staff & doctor satisfaction attributes and predictors into senior level healthcare management decisionmaking & policy development
… predictors and attributes into senior level healthcare decision-making and policy development processes. It poses the questions: 1. Is satisfaction level measurement for patients, doctors and staff an important requirement for improved managerial efficiency and effectiveness? If so, then why? …
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TRUST: Clinical Text Retrieval and Use towards Scientific Rigor and Transparent Process
… research into practice, and has facilitated healthcare decision-making through enabling accurate and timely supply of health information. Leveraging this supply of information, the Institute of Medicine envisioned the concept of continuously Learning Health Systems (LHS) in 2007, with the aim …
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Advancing Pandemic Response: Integrated Strategies for Testing, Prediction, and Bias Mitigation
… in artificial intelligence (AI) models used for healthcare decision-making.</p> <p>The first study introduces a global screening strategy designed to optimize resource use and increase testing capacity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where resources are limited. This …
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Health-related quality of life and disease burden of psoriasis in Iran
… achieve higher efficiency and effectiveness in decision-making. In order to avoid unfeasible and suboptimal decisions, a careful analysis of all aspects including costs and consequences is needed. Decision-making that are based on preferences for health states, along with the economic analysis …
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The economic burden, patients' well-being, and social determinants related to diabetes in South Africa
… resource allocation, and support evidence-based decision-making; thirdly, to investigate the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in diabetes self-care management practices, emphasising the importance of maintaining optimal glycemic control; and lastly, to assess health-related quality of …