Background: Previous reviews have shown inconsistent effects of publicly reported
performance data on quality of care, but many new studies have become available in the 7 …

Context Specialized palliative care teams are increasingly providing care for the terminally
ill. However, the impact of such teams on quality of life, satisfaction with care, and economic …

Background: Overuse of antibiotics in ambulatory care persists despite many efforts to
address this problem. We performed a systematic review and quantitative analysis to assess …

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this integrative review were to critically examine the
overall state of the current evidence on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions …

One in five Canadians suffers from some form of persistent or chronic pain. The impact on
individual lives, families and friends, the health services sector and the economy is huge …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to assess the appropriateness of applying the ISO
9001 quality standard to the residential aged‐care sector. Design/methodology/approach …

Objective. Case managers' decisions directly affect the amount and type of services
individual clients receive, as well as overall home care program available resources. We …

Background: Ten ASAS/EULAR recommendations for the management of ankylosing
spondylitis (AS) were published in 2006. Objectives:(a) To disseminate and (b) to evaluate …

Цель: на основе клинико-социального и медико-организационного исследования
разработать адекватную современным условиям систему мер по оптимизации …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to study the appropriateness of applying
“manufacturing sector” quality management strategies to residential care homes sector and …