Are there social gradients in the occurrence of lung cancer and in the survival of lung cancer patients? Findings from an observational study using German claims data of Lower Saxo... by Siegfried Geyer, Sebastian Schröder, Johannes Beller, Heiko Golpon

“…Confining the analyses to patients, it was also examined whether survival over the observation period and over a standardised period of 18 months differed by occupational position and income.Methods Our findings are based on claims data from a German statutory health insurance covering 2005–2016. The database comprised N=3 163 211 women (50.7%) and men (49.3%) aged 18 years and older. …”
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Protocol for a cluster randomized study to compare the effectiveness of a self-report distress tool and a mental health referral service to usual case management on program complet... by Shawna Bailey, Carrie Stoner, Kelly Cruise, Giulio DiDiodato

“…<h4>Participants</h4>Students enrolled in Community Builder's Trades & Diversity Training Program in either the city of Barrie or Sudbury (in Ontario, Canada) will be eligible for enrollment if they have an active Ontario Health Insurance Plan number and Canadian Social Insurance Number and provide written informed consent prior to Training program commencement.…”
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Trends in prescribing sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for individuals with type 2 diabetes with and without cardiovascular‐renal disease in South Korea, 2015–2021 by Kyoung Hwa Ha, Soyoung Shin, EunJi Na, Dae Jung Kim

“…Methods A cross‐sectional and retrospective cohort analysis of the Korean National Health Insurance database (2015–2021) assessed the prescription patterns of oral glucose‐lowering drugs by therapy level, SGLT2i prescriptions by cardiovascular‐renal disease (CVRD) status, and the mean duration for SGLT2i therapy initiation and intensification. …”
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Changes in public awareness of the social determinants of health over 15 years in Wisconsin, United States by Stephanie A. Robert, Amy Yinan Liu

“…Results: In both 2007 and 2023, the four most highly rated factors affecting health were: personal health practices, stress, health insurance, and access to affordable health care. …”
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Insignificant difference in medication adherence to dyslipidemia drugs between visually impaired and non-disabled people in South Korea: A nationwide cohort study using claims reco... by Jong Wook Lee, Hankil Lee, Euna Han, Hye-Young Kang

“…Data on dyslipidemia patients with VI were extracted in 2017 from the sample cohort database of the National Health Insurance Service. MA to dyslipidemia drugs was measured for two years based on the proportion of days covered (PDC). …”
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Unplanned Reoperation Rate at a Government-Designated Regional Trauma Center in Gangwon Province by Minju Kim, Seongyup Kim

“…Purpose Determining appropriate ways to assess health care quality within the National Health Insurance System is of interest to both the Korean government and the medical community. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Health Data Privacy and Management: “Where Is My Data and Whose Is It?” by Mart Wetzels, Eva Broers, Peter Peters, Loe Feijs, Jos Widdershoven, Mirela Habibovic

“…Patients indicated that they do not want to share their medical data with health insurance companies or the pharmaceutical industry. …”
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Incidence of Keratoconus and Its Association with Systemic Comorbid Conditions: A Nationwide Cohort Study from South Korea by Jong Youn Moon, Jesang Lee, Yoon Hyung Park, Eun-Cheol Park, Si Hyung Lee

“…This retrospective nationwide cohort study included 1,025,340 subjects from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort database from 2004 to 2013. …”
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Impact of mild traumatic brain injury on health behaviors by Yookyung Lee, Yoonjeong Choi, Jooeun Jeon, Ja-Ho Leigh, Don-Kyu Kim, Byung-Mo Oh

“…We utilized health check-up records from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database spanning January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2017. …”
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Microfinance and Socio-Economic Development in Byumba Sector. A case Study of Reseau Interdiocesain De Micro Finance (Rim S.A) by Fraterne, Nzeyimana

“…The researcher found that RIM S.A Micro finance participated in poverty alleviation among its borrowers through improving their well being like school fees payment for children, health insurance payment, food security payment and enterprise expansion among others. …”
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Teachers' well-being and performance at government-aided primary schools in Rubanda District's Bubaare Sub-County by Bannet, Karegyeza, Frederick, Ssempala, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Olivia Nina, Rugambwa

“…Finally, it was recommended that government should put up strategies to ensure that staff accommodation /houses are conducive and adequate facilities are put in place for teachers satisfactory for improved performance, local communities and parents should support schools with provision of food items to make meals (balanced diet) available to teachers, government should appreciate the significance of medical services for teachers in order to perform and health insurance schemes should be made available to teachers, government should provide more educational facilities such as working tables, sitting facilities, teaching materials and infrastructural facilities and PTA leaders and other stake holders should put up strategies to provide teachers with allowances, good working conditions.…”
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Teachers Welfare and their Performance in Government-Aided Primary Schools in Bubaare Sub-County, Rubanda District by Bannet, Karegyeza

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Carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with increased risk of migraine in the long term: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Heewon Hwang, Solam Lee, Yeon-Woo Heo, Woo-Seok Ha, Kyung Min Kim, Yong Sung Cha, Yong Sung Cha

“…This study aimed to investigate the long-term risk of migraine in patients with carbon monoxide poisoning.MethodsThis nationwide, population-based cohort study was conducted using the administrative database of the National Health Insurance Service of Korea from 2002 to 2021. Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning with at least one visit documented according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision code T58 were included. …”
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Retrospective comparison of cortical bone trajectory and pedicle screw in lumbar fusion for patients over 80, including sagittal balance: a single-center study by Giwuk Jang, Seungjun Ryu, Sanghoon Lee, Jeong-yoon Park, Dong-ah Shin, Hoyeol Zhang

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Short-term and long-term revision rates after lumbar spine discectomy versus laminectomy: a population-based cohort study by Yao-Chun Hsu, Feng-Chen Kao, Chang-Bi Wang, Yuan-Kun Tu, Pao-Hsin Liu

“…This study aimed to compare these two surgical treatments in the postoperative revision rates.Design A population-based cohort study from analysis of a healthcare database.Setting Data were gathered from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD).Participants We enrolled 16 048 patients (4450 women and 11 598 men) with a mean age of 40.34 years who underwent lumbar discectomy or laminectomy for the first time between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2007. …”
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Rising Incidence and Comorbidities of Endogenous Hypothyroidism in Republic of Korea from 2004 to 2018: A Nationwide Population Study by Chae Won Chung, Hwa Young Ahn, Sun Wook Cho, Ka Hee Yi

“…Methods Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service from 2004 to 2018. Endogenous hypothyroidism was defined as cases with two or more diagnostic codes for hypothyroidism coupled with a history of thyroid hormone intake exceeding 60 days. …”
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Impact of New-Onset Diabetes after Transplantation on Cardiovascular Risk and Mortality in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study by Seung Shin Park, Bo Kyung Koo, Sanghyun Park, Kyungdo Han, Min Kyong Moon

“…Methods Using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database, recipients of kidney, liver, or heart TPL between 2009 and 2015 were identified. …”
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary? by Jeong Hun Park, Jungchan Lee, Kye-Hyun Kim, Yo Han Shin, Seog-Kyun Mun

“…Methods Data from multiple sources, including the Ministry of Health and Welfare, National Health Insurance Corporation, and the Korean Medical Association, were used to estimate supply and demand. …”
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From phenotypic to molecular diagnosis: Insights from a clinical immunology service focused on inborn errors of immunity in Colombia by Mónica Fernandes Pineda, Andrés F. Zea-Vera

“…The establishment of the Clinical Immunology Service in the Hospital Universitario del Valle has emerged as a pivotal resource, catering to individuals with limited financial means and covered by public health insurance within the southwest region of Colombia. …”
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Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Sudan: Complications and Management by Meysaa Talha, Bashier Osman, Safa Abdalla, Hind Mirghani, Iman Abdoon

“…Only 4.3% of participants had health insurance. The Messeryia tribe in western Sudan had the highest prevalence of the disease among the Sudanese tribes (11.1%). …”
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