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Home / Archives for BMC Health Services Research

Causes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from the perspectives of health providers: challenges and strategies for adherence to treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

  • Autores: Ludmilla Leidianne Limirio Souza, Felipe Lima dos Santos, Juliane de Almeida Crispim, Regina Celia Fiorati, Sónia Dias, Alexandre Tadashi Inomata Bruce, Yan Mathias Alves, Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Thaís Zamboni Berra, Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da Costa, Luana Seles Alves, Aline Aparecida Monroe, Inês Fronteira, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
  • Journal: BMC Health Services Research, 21, art 1033
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07057-0

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a serious phenomenon on a global scale that can worsen with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to understand the perceptions of health professionals about MDR-TB, their strategies to ensure adherence to treatment and their challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in a priority municipality for disease […]
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Statistical models for analyzing count data: predictors of length of stay among HIV patients in Portugal using a multilevel model

  • Autores: Shaaban AN, Peleteiro B, Martins MRO
  • Ano de Publicação: 2021
  • Journal: BMC Health Services Research, vol 21, art 372
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06389-1

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ This study offers a comprehensive approach to precisely analyze the complexly distributed length of stay among HIV admissions in Portugal. ‘Objective:’ To provide an illustration of statistical techniques for analysing count data using longitudinal predictors of length of stay among HIV hospitalizations in Portugal. ‘Method:’ Registered discharges in the Portuguese National Health Service […]
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How to develop a sustainable telemedicine service? A Pediatric Telecardiology Service 20 years on – an exploratory study

  • Autores: Maia M, Castela E, Pires A, Lapão LV
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: BMC Health Services Research
  • Link: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-019-4511-5

Background Telemedicine services are promoting more access to healthcare. Portugal was an early adopter of telemedicine to overcome both its geological barriers and the shortage of healthcare professionals. The Pediatric Cardiology Service (PCS) at Coimbra University Hospital Centre (CHUC) has been using telemedicine to increase access and coverage since 1998. Their Pediatric Telecardiology Service has […]
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Tuberculosis care for migrant patients in Portugal: A mixed methods study with primary healthcare providers

  • Autores: Tavares AM, Garcia AC, Gama A, Abecasis A, Viveiros M, Dias S
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: BMC Health Services Research
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30999913

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major global health problem. The increasing number of cases observed among foreign-born populations contrasts with the decreasing trends observed in later years in some high-income countries. Healthcare providers are key interveners in the control of TB and HIV-TB infections. In this study, we aimed to explore the perspectives of […]
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HIV/AIDS length of stay in Portugal under financial constraints: a longitudinal study for public hospitals, 2009–2014

  • Autores: Augusto GF, Dias SS, Abrantes AV, Martins MRO
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: BMC Health Services Research
  • Link: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-019-4131-0

Background The global financial crisis and the economic and financial adjustment programme (EFAP) forced the Portuguese government to adopt austerity measures, which also included the health sector. The aim of this study was to analyse factors associated with HIV/AIDS patients’ length of stay (LOS) among Portuguese hospitals, and the potential impact of the EFAP measures […]
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