April 9, 2014

Latest Article Alert from BMC Health Services Research

The following new articles have just been published in BMC Health Services Research

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Research article
Determinants and patterns of service utilization and recourse to professionals for mental health reasons
Fleury M, Grenier G, Bamvita J, Caron J
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:161 (8 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/161/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-161.pdf

Research article
Multidisciplinary teams of case managers in the implementation of an innovative integrated services delivery for the elderly in France
de Stampa M, Vedel I, Trouvé H, Ankri J, Jean OS, Somme D
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:159 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/159/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-159.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708721

Research article
Relative efficiency and productivity: a preliminary exploration of public hospitals in Beijing, China
Li H, Dong S, Liu T
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:158 (6 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/158/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-158.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708701

Research article
Unannounced standardized patients: a promising method of assessing patient-centered care in your health care system
Zabar S, Hanley K, Stevens D, Murphy J, Burgess A, Kalet A, Gillespie C
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:157 (5 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/157/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-157.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708683

Research article
Health extension program factors, frequency of household visits and being model households, improved utilization of basic health services in Ethiopia
Yitayal M, Berhane Y, Worku A, Kebede Y
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:156 (5 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/156/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-156.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708661

Research article
Equity in use of maternal health services in Western Rural China: a survey from Shaanxi province
Shen Y, Yan H, Reija K, Li Q, Xiao S, Gao J, Zhou Z
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:155 (5 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/155/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/155
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-155.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708641

Research article
Does training on performance based financing make a difference in performance and quality of health care delivery? Health care provider's perspective in Rungwe Tanzania
Manongi R, Mushi D, Kessy J, Salome S, Njau B
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:154 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/154/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-154.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708628

Research article
It takes patience and persistence to get negative feedback about patients' experiences: a secondary analysis of national inpatient survey data
Barron DN, West E, Reeves R, Hawkes D
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:153 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/153/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-153.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708612

Research article
Learning organizations, internal marketing, and organizational commitment in hospitals
Tsai Y
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:152 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/152/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-152.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708601

Research article
Utilisation trends of rosiglitazone and pioglitazone in Australia before and after safety warnings
Niyomnaitham S, Page A, La Caze A, Whitfield K, Smith AJ
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:151 (4 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/151/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-151.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708579

Research article
Identifying diabetics in Medicare claims and survey data: implications for health services research
Sakshaug JW, Weir DR, Nicholas LH
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:150 (3 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/150/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/150
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-150.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24693862

Research article
Barriers to implementation of a redesign of information transfer and feedback in acute care: results from a multiple case study
van Leijen-Zeelenberg JE, van Raak AJ, Duimel-Peeters IG, Kroese ME, Brink PR, Ruwaard D, Vrijhoef HJ
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:149 (3 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/149/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/149
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-149.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24694305

Research article
The consumer quality index anthroposophic healthcare: a construction and validation study
Koster EB, Ong RR, Heybroek R, Delnoij DM, Baars EW
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:148 (2 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/148/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-148.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24694288

Research article
Rural area in a European country from a health care point of view: an adaption of the Rural Ranking Scale
Steinhaeuser J, Otto P, Goetz K, Szecsenyi J, Joos S
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:147 (2 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/147/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/147
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-147.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24694262

Research article
Economic costs of obesity in Thailand: a retrospective cost-of-illness study
Pitayatienanan P, Butchon R, Yothasamut J, Aekplakorn W, Teerawattananon Y, Suksomboon N, Thavorncharoensap M
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:146 (2 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/146/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-146.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24690106

Research article
Scheduled telephone visits in the veterans health administration patient-centered medical home
Sperber NR, King HA, Steinhauser K, Ammarell N, Danus S, Powers BJ
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:145 (1 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/145/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/145
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-145.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24690086

Study protocol
Option Grids to facilitate shared decision making for patients with Osteoarthritis of the knee: protocol for a single site, efficacy trial
Marrin K, Wood F, Firth J, Kinsey K, Edwards A, Brain KE, Newcombe RG, Nye A, Pickles T, Hawthorne K, Elwyn G
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:160 (7 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/160/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-160.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24708747

Study protocol
Living with diabetes: a group-based self-management support programme for T2DM patients in the early phases of illness and their partners, study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
van Puffelen AL, Rijken M, Heijmans MJ, Nijpels G, Rutten GE, Schellevis FG
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:144 (1 April 2014)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/144/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/144
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-14-144.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/24690511








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