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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePerceptions of Care, Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Health Care Utilisation among Health Insurance users in GhanaSeth Christopher Yaw AppiahThe socio-demographic characteristics of clients and their perception of quality of care play a major part in people’s decision making process especially in service utilization. This study assesses the relationship between clients’ socio-economic features as well as their perceived quality on health care utilization. The study adopted a non-experimental cross sectional design in eliciting information from health clients who accessed … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 25 Jun 2015 · 7,622 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleBig Data in Medical Applications and Health CareLidong Wang, Cheryl Ann AlexanderBig Data can unify all patient related data to get a 360-degree view of the patient to analyze and predict outcomes. It can improve clinical practices, new drug development and health care financing process. It offers a lot of benefits such as early disease detection, fraud detection and better healthcare quality and efficiency. This paper introduces the Big Data concept … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 15 May 2015 · 14,953 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleTHE PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG MALAY ELDERLY IN RESIDENTIAL CARER. Normala, C. Azlini, M. J. Nurul, Z. M. LukmanThe motivation for the study is to improve the quality of life for elderly in residential care particularly the mental health aspect. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of depression and to identify risk factors related to depression among Malay elderly in residential care. Changes in social structure and economic status have shifted the direction … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 9 · 3 Jul 2014 · 7,127 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleCARING MORE BY DOING LESS? AN ENQUIRY ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF OUTSOURCING ON PATIENT CAREFederica Brunetta, Luca Giustiniano, Lucia MarchegianiThis study seeks to understand the potential impact of outsourcing on healthcare processes. By referring to a wider scope of industries and sectors, as they have been the experimental fields of most of the studies on outsourcing, we highlight the pros and cons of the externalization of activities related to patient care. Our purpose is to show and contextualize the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 24 Dec 2013 · 7,909 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleNosocomial Acinetobacter Infections in Intensive Care UnitNwadike V. Ugochukwu, Fayemiwo S. Adetona, Fowotade Adeola et al.Acinetobacter plays an important role in the infection of patients admitted to hospitals. Acinetobacter are free living gram-negative coccobacilli that emerge as significant nosocomial pathogens in the hospital setting and are responsible for intermittent outbreaks in the Intensive Care Unit. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter in patients admitted into the Intensive Care Unit … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 8 Jun 2013 · 7,154 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEffect of a Self-Management Support Program on Diabetic Foot Care BehaviorsWipa Sae-Sia, Khomapak Maneewat, Titis KurniawanDiabetic Foot Care Behaviors (DFCB) is the fundamental component of diabetic foot complications prevention. Many diabetic patients, however, did not perform foot care properly. Furthermore, Self-Management (SM) support program was noted as effective approach improving diabetes patients’ behaviors. Unfortunately, there have been no studies published applied this approach to improve DFCB in Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 4 May 2013 · 12,940 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEpidemiology of Intensive Care Unit Infections and Impact of Infectious Disease Consultants in Managing Resistant InfectionsK. P. Ravi, Suresh Durairajan, Sankalp Parivar et al.Choice of empiric antibiotics in India have generally been guided by western data and guidelines. However, validity and applicability of western guidelines in the Indian setting is not known. The aim of our study was to explore microbial prevalence and resistance patterns in a tertiary care Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in India and to determine whether western guidelines are still … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 28 Apr 2013 · 7,948 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePerioperative Care of Elderly Surgical PatientsAly SaberAdvancing age is characterized by functional impairment of the many regulatory processes that provide integration between organs and therefore, may lead failure to maintain homeostasis under conditions of physiological stress. There are two main factors helping to identify the high risk for surgery. The first relates to the type of surgery and the second to the scope of cardiopulmonary functional … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 12 Apr 2013 · 8,008 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleFactors Associated with Mortality Among Patients with Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection in an Intensive Care UnitPriscilla Roberta Silva Rocha, Marcelo de Oliveira Maia, Gisele Brocco Magnan et al.Central venous catheterization is a common practice in the management of critically ill patients and is associated with various complications, such as Bloodstream Infections (BSI), which are major determinants of increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare expenses. Few studies have addressed factors that predict mortality in patients with this complication. The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 13 Feb 2013 · 7,618 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleProviding Collaborative Algorithms Support for Personal Health CareVladimir Trajkovik, Elena Vlahu-Gjorgievska, Igor Kulev, Saso KoceskiProblem statement: Today, there is a growing interest towards the adoption of novel technology in the field of medical monitoring and personal health care systems in general. This is especially case with certain categories of people suffering from chronicle diseases that need 24 h access to medical care. Approach: To solve this challenging issue, a model of a system containing … …Current Research in Bioinformatics, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 8 Mar 2012 · 7,285 accessesView PDFCite