Demographic and clinical characteristics of older people with multimorbidity accessing primary healthcare in Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Duncan Kwaitana, James Jafali, Maya Jane Bates, Dorothee van Breevoort, Thomas Mildestvedt, Eivind Meland, Eric Umar

“…Our study explored the demographic and clinical characteristics of multimorbidity among older people attending primary health care in Malawi. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis on medical records from 15,009 older patients aged ≥50 years across three hospitals in Malawi (one tertiary, two district). …”
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Treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders in Punjab by Rohit Garg, Bir Singh Chavan, Subhash Das, Sonia Puri, Arvind A. Banavaram, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…Background and Aims: There is no data on the treatment gap and health care utilization for mental disorders from Punjab. …”
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Decision experiences in joint replacement surgery for patients with haemophilic arthritis: A qualitative study by YaNan Kan, YunChun Bao, Fuying Ye

“…The aim of this study was to better understand the experiences faced by patients with HA when making decisions about joint replacement surgery and to provide a reference for health care professionals in the development of decision-making aids. …”
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Urban-Rural Disparity of Generics Prescription in Taiwan: The Example of Dihydropyridine Derivatives by Chia-Chen Hsu, Chia-Lin Chou, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Li-Fang Chou, Yueh-Ching Chou

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Online education in palliative care - A national exploratory multimethod study by Carina Lundh Hagelin, Christina Melin-Johansson, Jane Österlind, Birgitta Bisholt, Susanna Pusa

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Validity and Reliability Analysis of Knowledge of, Attitude toward and Practice of a Case-mix Questionnaire among Turkish Healthcare Providers by Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo, Seher Nur Sulku, Syed M. Aljunid, Ilker Dastan

“…**Methods:** A sample of 238 health care providers selected conveniently from three public hospitals in Turkey was enrolled in a cross-sectional study from September 1 until November 30, 2012. …”
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A Patient with Corneal Epithelial Disorder That Developed after Administration of a Latanoprost Generic, but Not a Brand-Name Drug, Eye Drop by Yukihisa Takada, Yuka Okada, Norihito Fujita, Shizuya Saika

“…While he stayed in a health care facility for the elderly, Xalatan eye drops was changed to Latanoprost eye drops usage, and eye pain developed on the day of this change. …”
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The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: A systematic scoping review. by Sarah Elshahat, Paul Cockwell, Alexander P Maxwell, Matthew Griffin, Timothy O'Brien, Ciaran O'Neill

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 10% of the global population and poses significant challenges for societies and health care systems worldwide. To illustrate these challenges and inform cost-effectiveness analyses, we undertook a comprehensive systematic scoping review that explored costs, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and life expectancy (LE) amongst individuals with CKD. …”
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants Delivered via Cesarean from Mothers with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Propensity Score Analysis by Mariko Nakahara, Shunji Goto, Eiji Kato, Atsuo Itakura, Satoru Takeda

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Health literacy levels and self-rated health in the state of Delaware: a cross-sectional study by Raymond A. Tutu, Edmund Essah Ameyaw, John Kwagyan, Doris Ottie-Boakye

“…These results are reflected across the health domains—health care, disease prevention, and health promotion. …”
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Patient safety culture: Insights from a cross-sectional study among healthcare professionals by Vijay K. Tadia, Neelam Kotwal, Rahul S. Jalaunia

“…To expect error less performance from human beings working in a complex, highly challenging, and stressful health care environment is unrealistic. The emphasis must be on fostering a culture of safety that involves multiple stakeholders including healthcare workers, healthcare organizations, and patients. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and acceptability for long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods among women attending contraception counselling sessions: A cross-sectional study by Paridhi Gupta, Reeta Mahey, Neha Varun, Maninder Kaur, Arun Kumar, Satyam Yadav

“…Of total, 76.50% women procured the LARC methods information from health care workers, whereas 40% attained from friends, family members, neighbors, or colleagues. …”
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Short‐Course Blinatumomab Treatment as a Bridge to Further Salvage Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Retrospective Single‐Center Study by Jin Yin, Xiaoya Cai, Bingxin Qian, Ying Liu, Dengju Li

“…With current needs for cost‐efficiency and resource management in health care, we retrospectively evaluated the clinical effects of short‐course blinatumomab treatment for R/R Ph‐ B‐ALL at our center. …”
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Acceptance of Mass Drug Administration for Prophylaxis against Lymphatic Filariasis in a Tribal Endemic Area: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study by Asmit Agarwal, Vikas Maharshi

“…MDA acceptance/consumption was significantly associated with knowledge about disability caused, distribution of drugs by a health-care representative to doorstep, behavior of the representative, and concerns about potential adverse drug effects. …”
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Mental Strain and Chronic Stress among University Students with Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Marco D. Gulewitsch, Paul Enck, Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke, Katja Weimer, Angelika A. Schlarb

“…Beyond this, IBS subtypes, IBS severity, and health care utilization were assessed. Results. Students fulfilling IBS criteria showed significantly elevated values of mental strain and chronic stress. …”
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Enhancing Multidisciplinary Team Board Efficiency and Communication Using the SBAR Approach by Nazeer Ahmed, Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi, Zainab Farooq

“…SBAR is a standard method for communication between health care professionals, recommended by theWHO2. The SBAR approach is highly efficient in tumour board settings for its ability to communicate the structured directives of health care professionals in cancer management. …”
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Fit for purpose? Evaluating multiple-choice question quality in E-learning for emergency primary healthcare by Kate-Torunn Aas Vold, Monika Kvernenes, Une Elisabeth Stømer, Erik Zakariassen

“…This study explores the quality of multiple choice questions (MCQs) used in a mandatory cross-disciplinary Norwegian CPD e-learning course in emergency medicine primary care.Design Cross-sectional study design.Setting We extracted MCQ assessment data from the e-learning platform ‘Oppvakt’ at National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care (NKLM).Subjects Physicians and nurses working in the Out-of-Hour service in Norway.Main outcome measures Results from the MCQ exam and information about the participants’ professional role was extracted. …”
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Systematic Review on the Effect of the Information Technology on Epidemic Control of COVID-19 by Hossein Chahkhoie Nezhad, Shamsollah Ghanbari, Mehdi Nezhadfarhani, Ali Shahidinejad

“…This article sheds light on the impact of various technologies that help health care systems, government and public in different aspects to fight COVID-19. …”
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Prescribers’ approval rate of pharmacist-initiated interventions to optimise patients’ clinical status of hypertension in the ambulatory care setting by Brajković Andrea, Bićanić Lucija Ana, Orehovački Helena, Prkačin Ingrid, Oliveira Djenane Ramalho De, Mucalo Iva

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Major Care Gaps in Asthma, Sleep and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Road Map for Knowledge Translation by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Jean Bourbeau, Robert Skomro, Samir Gupta

“…Given the prevalence of these chronic conditions and the size and nature of these gaps, the latter exact an important toll on patients, the health care system and society. In turn, complex barriers at the patient, provider and health care system levels contribute to each gap. …”
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