Comparison of Healthcare Encounters and Drug Persistence in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Oral Selexipag, Inhaled Iloprost, or Parenteral Treprostinil: A Retrospective Database Analysis by Ci Song, Peter Kunovszki, Amélie Beaudet

“…No head-to-head clinical trials have compared outcomes between the 3 different PGI~2~-pathway drugs most commonly available in countries with advanced healthcare: oral selexipag, inhaled iloprost, and parenteral (subcutaneous or intravenous) treprostinil. …”
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Hospital and physician-based mental healthcare during 12 months of opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder: Exploring costs and factors associated with acute care by Tea Rosic, Glenda Babe, Myanca Rodrigues, Brittany B. Dennis, Richard Perez, Claire de Oliveira, Andrew Worster, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan

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Changes in perinatal mental healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a protocol for a collaborative research study between the COST actions RISEUP-PPD and DEVOTION by Emma Motrico, Sandra Nakić Radoš, Ana M Mesquita, Ana Ganho-Avila, Eleni Vousoura, Joan Lalor

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Lifetime quality of life and cost consequences of delays in endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis from a Singapore healthcare perspective by Mayank Goyal, Weiyi Ni, Deidre Anne De Silva, Yu Li Ng, Kelvin Tan, Wolfgang G Kunz

“…Objectives Endovascular therapy (EVT) significantly improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS), while the time of EVT initiation after stroke onset influences both patient clinical outcomes and healthcare costs. This study determined the impact of EVT treatment delay on cost effectiveness of EVT in the Singapore healthcare setting.Design A short-term decision tree and long-term Markov health state transition model was constructed. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 virus and pandemic on healthcare utilization, access, delivery, experiences, and outcomes in the spinal cord injuries/dysfunction population: A scoping review study. by Arrani Senthinathan, Stephanie Cimino, Susan B Jaglal, B Catharine Craven, Karen Tu, Sara Guilcher

“…<h4>Background</h4>Individuals with spinal cord injuries or disease (SCI/D) require frequent healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted healthcare. …”
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Wealth-related inequality in women healthcare-seeking behaviour for under-five children illness in Afghanistan: evidence from 2022 Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by Conrad Murendo

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Accessibility of Patients With Special Healthcare Needs to Dental Care in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Multicentre Study From Perspective of Caregiver and Dental Care Providers by Tarek Ezzeldin, Mazin Algahtani, Nadia Abdulrahman Alghannam, Faisal Abdulkareem Alsafran, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui, Hebah Zaki Al-Ghanim, Basma Mohamed Bader, Abdullah Abdulatif Alshubat, Adnan Hamad Almarry, Hussein Hejji IbnAhmed, Sarah Abdulhadi Kanakri, Reem Babiker Eltayeb, Mohammed Ibrahim Almuaybid, Khalaf Ali Al-Wasi

“…Dental care accessibility is subject to a dentist’s qualification, practice and intention to treat patients, regardless of whether those patients have special healthcare needs (SCN) and should receive treatment in a dental setting. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental coping and emergency ability of public health emergency in COVID-19 department healthcare workers in ICU nurses of Beijing in China by Tiantian Gai, Yin He, Ying Yin, Yu Cui, Qiuping Li, Yanzhen Hu, Zhenhui Lu

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Oral health-related knowledge, attitude and practices among nurses: a hospital-based questionnaire survey from a tertiary healthcare setting in Faridabad, India by Manu Raj, Sakshi Sharma, Megha Jain, Shilpa Khullar Sood

“…Background Nurses play an integral part in the comprehensive delivery of healthcare services and contribute significantly to the success of public health initiatives. …”
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Prevalence and patient characteristics associated with cardiovascular disease risk factor screening in UK primary care for people with severe mental illness: an electronic healthcare record study by Robert Stewart, Ann John, Bruce Guthrie, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn, Stewart William Mercer, Elvira Bramon, Naomi Launders, Caroline Anne Jackson, Matthew H Iveson

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“Ashamed of being seen in an HIV clinic”: a qualitative analysis of barriers to engaging in HIV care from the perspectives of patients and healthcare workers in the Daraja clinical trial by Elialilia S. Okello, Robert N. Peck, Benson Issarow, Godfrey Kisigo, Kelvin Abel, Donati Malibwa, Severin Kabakama, Marco Charles, Myung Lee, Thomas Rutachunzibwa, Daniel Fitzgerald, Philip Ayieko, Heiner Grosskurth, Lisa R. Metsch, Saidi Kapiga

“…Results Perceived stigma, coupled with the mistrust of healthcare providers, underemployment or lack of reliable income, unreliable transport, and a lack of social support, were identified as key barriers to HIV clinic attendance and ART adherence. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, Motivations, Expectations, and Systemic Factors Regarding Antimicrobial Use Amongst Community Members Seeking Care at the Primary Healthcare Level: A Scoping Review by Nishana Ramdas, Johanna C. Meyer, Natalie Schellack, Brian Godman, Eunice Turawa, Stephen M. Campbell

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adherence to diagnostic colonoscopy after a positive non-invasive screening test for colorectal cancer in two Indiana healthcare systems by Benjamin Richter, Sarah M. Roth, Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo, Vinod Kumar, Rick Tuason, Thomas F. Imperiale

“…Methods: Using a retrospective time-trend design, we examined medical records of patients within two large Indiana integrated healthcare systems who had a positive NIST between January 2019 and June 2021 and quantified the proportion of patients who had not completed colonoscopy within 60, 90, and 180 days to determine the interval between NIST result and diagnostic colonoscopy in days. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals in the management of patients with hypertension and concurrent bronchial asthma: a cross-sectional study in the Yellow River Delta region of China by Yang Yang, Wenwen Xu, Fei Yu, Xiaohong Yan, Xingbin Ma, Jinxiang Gao

“…Objective To assess the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) among healthcare professionals in managing patients with coexisting hypertension and bronchial asthma.Design A cross-sectional survey. …”
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Comparison of self-collected and healthcare worker-collected rectovaginal swabs for group B streptococcus detection in pregnancy using PCR with a commercial collection-enrichment device by Iva Kukovica, Neža Omahen, Nika Klobučar, Martina Bučar, Anita Franko Rutar, Tina Perme, Tina Perme, Miha Lučovnik, Miha Lučovnik, Samo Jeverica, Samo Jeverica

“…The aim of our study was to determine whether self-collection of rectovaginal swabs is a valid alternative to collection by healthcare workers (HCWs).MethodsA prospective, multicenter study was conducted between June and November 2023. …”
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Mixed-methods process evaluation of a proactive approach to healthcare in Parkinson’s disease—ParkProReakt: a protocol of a hybrid efficacy-implementation study by Xinyu Huang, Max Geraedts, Elke Kalbe, Carsten Eggers, David José Pedrosa, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Marcin Grzegorzek, Marlena van Munster, Johanne Stümpel, Natalie Altschuck, Ingmar Wellach, Hannes Boebinger, Anna Pedrosa, Kati Niemand, Dirk Becker, Nicole Pohlschmidt, Isabel Doblinger, Kristina Schmidt, Daniel Wolferts, Marius Nisslmueller, Gennet Beer, Mohammad Osman Ashraf, Florian Eberhardt, Rebecca Wichartz, Birgit Samans, Volker Gross, Keywan Sohrabi, Linda Kerkemeyer, Uemran Seven, Paulina Olgemoeller, Artur Piet, Mona Irsfeld, Marlena van Munster

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Role of oral health literacy in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among dental patients visiting a dental teaching hospital in India by Duggineni Chalapathi Rao, Sudhakar Vundavalli, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Atluri Kaleswara Rao, Doppalapudi Radhika, Mahmoud Gamal Salloum

“…Aims: To assess the role of oral health literacy (OHL) in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among adult patients who are visiting the outpatient department of a teaching hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India. …”
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Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Workers regarding Biomedical Waste Management at Biyem-Assi District Hospital, Yaounde: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study by Sylvain Honoré Woromogo, Gwladys Guetsé Djeukang, Félicité Emma Yagata Moussa, Jesse Saint Saba Antaon, Kingsley Ngah Kort, Pierre Marie Tebeu

“…Biomedical waste (BMW) is defined as unwanted materials generated during diagnosis, treatment, operation, immunization, or in research activities including production of biologicals. Healthcare workers are responsible for the proper management of this waste for human safety and for the protection of the environment. …”
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Hospital and physician-based mental healthcare during 12 months of opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder: Exploring costs and factors associated with acute care. by Tea Rosic, Glenda Babe, Myanca Rodrigues, Brittany B Dennis, Richard Perez, Claire de Oliveira, Andrew Worster, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan

“…Mean one-year mental healthcare costs, calculated in 2022 Canadian dollars, were estimated. …”
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Otolaryngology needs among an adult homeless population: a prospective study by Vincent Wu, Christopher W. Noel, David Forner, Florence Mok, Molly Zirkle, Antoine Eskander, Vincent Lin, John M. Lee

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