Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "health care utilization"
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Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibition in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: an expert consensus position paper
(2022)The short-term mortality and rehospitalization rates after admission for acute heart failure (AHF) remain high, despite the high level of adherence to contemporary practice guidelines. Observational data from non-randomized ... -
Antipsychotic polypharmacy reduction versus polypharmacy continuation for people with schizophrenia
(2022)Background: In clinical practice, different antipsychotics can be combined in the treatment of people with schizophrenia (polypharmacy). This strategy can aim at increasing efficacy, but might also increase the adverse ... -
Clinical and financial burden of active lupus in Greece: A nationwide study
(2016)Analyses of the medical and economic burden of chronic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are valuable for clinical and health policy decisions. We performed a chart-based review of 215 adult SLE patients ... -
Cost estimation of patients admitted to the intensive care unit: A case study of the Teaching University Hospital of Thessaly
(2010)Objective: This study aimed to estimate the cost of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Teaching University Hospital of Thessaly (TUHT) in 2006 and to demonstrate discrepancies between actual ... -
Costs and effects of paliperidone extended release compared with alternative oral antipsychotic agents in patients with schizophrenia in Greece: A cost effectiveness study
(2008)Background: To compare the costs and effects of paliperidone extended release (ER), a new pharmaceutical treatment for the management of schizophrenia, with the most frequently prescribed oral treatments in Greece (namely ... -
Determinants of healthcare utilization in Greece: Implications for decision-making
(2007)Objective: To explore factors influencing the utilization of primary and secondary healthcare in Greece. Methods: A national, geographically stratified sample was randomly selected. From November 2001 to March 2002, 5000 ... -
The economic burden of treating neonates in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Greece
(2007)Background: In a period when a public-private mix in Greece is under consideration and hospital budgets become restrained, economic assessment is important for rational decision making. The study aimed to estimate the ... -
Impact of the refugee crisis on the greek healthcare system: A long road to Ithaca
(2018)Greece is the country of “Xenios Zeus”, the Ancient Greek god of foreigners and hospitality; however, it is also the main point of entry to Europe. Since the beginning of 2014, 1,112,332 refugees crossed the borders of ... -
Low back pain psychosocial risk factors
(2008)Introduction: Low back pain is currently a major health problem for the western societies as it usually leads to inability to work, use of health services and sick leaves. Psychosocial work characteristics are considered ... -
Managing Viral Emerging Infectious Diseases via current Molecular Diagnostics in the Emergency Department: the Tricky Cases
(2022)Introduction: Emerging infectious diseases’ diagnosis has been a major problem in most hospitals and other senior care facilities, especially for the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The various clinical ... -
Mapping the optimal forest road network based on the multicriteria evaluation technique: the case study of Mediterranean Island of Thassos in Greece
(2015)The sustainable management of forest resources can only be achieved through a well-organized road network designed with the optimal spatial planning and the minimum environmental impacts. This paper describes the spatial ... -
Missed diagnosis and overtreatment of COPD among smoking primary care population in central Greece: old problems persist
(2018)Background: The diagnosis of COPD is not always consistent with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy in daily clinical practice, especially in primary care. This study aimed to estimate ... -
Patient-Reported Selective Adherence to Heart Failure Self-Care Recommendations: A Prospective Cohort Study: The Atlanta Cardiomyopathy Consortium
(2013)Simultaneous adherence with multiple self-care instructions among heart failure (HF) patients is not well described. Patient-reported adherence to 8 recommendations related to exercise, alcohol, medications, smoking, diet, ... -
Personal protection equipment for orthopaedic and trauma surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic:The results of an EFORT survey initiative
(2022)• Orthopaedic and trauma surgeons performing surgery in the COVID-19 pandemic environment faced problems with availability, use, rationing, modification, compliance and recycling of personal protection equipment (PPE). • ... -
Renal biomarkers and outcomes in outpatients with heart failure: The Atlanta cardiomyopathy consortium
(2016)Background/objectives Cystatin-C and beta-2-microglobulin may be superior to serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), or estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR) in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). We ... -
Sun4Patients web platform: Facilitating long-term monitoring of stroke patients
(2020)SUN4Patients is an observational study for the monitoring of patients with first ever acute stroke. For the support of this study, an online platform has been developed which facilitates the collection of various information ... -
Telemetry and telecare in patients with respiratory diseases
(2012)Information technology (IT) plays a crucial role in helping health professionals improve their clinical practice, disease management, treatment strategy and patient follow-up, aiming at anthropocentric health care. Its ...