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The function of patient ‐centered care in mitigating the effect of nursing shortage on the outcomes of care
ConclusionPatient‐centeredness helps to mitigate the negative associations of nursing shortage on the outcomes of care. The study provides a guide for hospital managers, leaders, decision‐makers, risk managers, and policymakers to maintain adequate staffing level and instill the culture of patient‐centeredness in order to deliver high quality and safer care. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 30, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Mu'taman Jarrar, Hamzah Abdul Rahman, Mohd Sobri Minai, Mahdi S. AbuMadini, Mercy Larbi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Financial consequences from smoking ‐related diseases in middle‐income countries: Evidence and lessons from Mexico
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 24, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 24, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Financing elderly people's long ‐term care needs: Evidence from China
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

The free healthcare initiative in Sierra Leone: Evaluating a health system reform, 2010 ‐2015
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Why do people become health workers? Analysis from life histories in 4 post ‐conflict and post‐crisis countries
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Impact of HIV/aids epidemic on human capital development in West Africa
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Impact of HIV/aids epidemic on human capital development in West Africa
Summary West Africa occupies the third position with respect to the burden of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) globally, after Southern and East Africa. About 5 million adults and children are infected with the disease in the subregion, while HIV prevalence in the general population hovers around 2% and 5%. This paper attempts to investigate the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic on human capital development in 11 West African countries over the period 1990 to 2011. The study used a dynamic panel data modeling approach, using first difference, difference generalized methods of moment, a...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Rasaki Stephen Dauda Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Why do people become health workers? Analysis from life histories in 4 post ‐conflict and post‐crisis countries
Summary While there is a growing body of literature on how to attract and retain health workers once they are trained, there is much less published on what motivates people to train as health professions in the first place in low‐ and middle‐income countries and what difference this makes to later retention. In this article, we examine patterns in expressed motivation to join the profession across different cadres, based on 103 life history interviews conducted in northern Uganda, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and Zimbabwe. A rich mix of reported motivations for joining the profession was revealed, including strong influence...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Sophie Witter, Haja Wurie, Justine Namakula, Wilson Mashange, Yotamu Chirwa, Alvaro Alonso ‐Garbayo Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The free healthcare initiative in Sierra Leone: Evaluating a health system reform, 2010 ‐2015
This article presents the findings of a theory‐based evaluation of the Sierra Leone Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI), using mixed methods. Analytical approaches included time‐series analysis of national survey data to examine mortality and morbidity trends, as well as modelling of impact using the Lives Saved Tool and expenditure trend analysis. We find that the FHCI responded to a clear need in Sierra Leone, was well designed to bring about needed changes in the health system to deliver services to the target beneficiaries, and did indeed bring funds and momentum to produce important systemic reforms. However, its a...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 12, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Sophie Witter, Nouria Brikci, Tim Harris, Richard Williams, Sarah Keen, Ana Mujica, Alex Jones, Alex Murray ‐Zmijewski, Barbara Bale, Bailah Leigh, Ade Renner Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Medical and economic factors influencing generic drug use in the Japanese public health system: Influencing factors in different populations
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - January 8, 2018 Category: Health Management Source Type: research