In many countries timely access to care is a growing problem. As medical costs escalate
health care resources must be prioritized. In this context there is an increasing need for …

The literature in the area of access to health care is large, diverse, and complex. It includes
empirical work using both qualitative and quantitative methods (and a diversity of …

In Italy, chronic pain affects more than a quarter of the population, whereas the average
European prevalence is 21%. This high prevalence might be due to the high percentage of …

Reducing waiting times has been a major focus of the English National Health Service for
many years, but little is known about the impact on health outcomes. The collection of data …

Objectives: To assess the impact on the outcome of total hip replacement of the length of
timing spent waiting for surgery. Methods: One hundred and forty-three orthopaedic and …

Objective. To determine the support services general practitioners (GPs) need when working
with patients who have musculoskeletal problems and their educational needs in order to …

Objectives This study aimed to elicit parental and adolescent perspectives on pediatric
rheumatology care and service delivery and to describe the impact of this process on a …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review examines axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and the
wider field of rheumatology through a value-based healthcare (VBHC) lens. VBHC is …

Background This study builds on the results of a randomized controlled trial concerned with
examining the effect of reducing waiting times on the health status of patients referred for …

Until the 1990s benefit assessment in health economics was dominated by an assumption
that health was the only important outcome from health care. This is evidenced by the large …