Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Veslemoy Guise, Karina Aase, Mary Chambers, Carolyn Canfield, Siri Wiig
Summary: Resilience in healthcare refers to the healthcare system's ability to adapt to challenges and changes to maintain high-quality care. Research is needed to understand adaptive capacity and the nature of adaptations, including how different groups of stakeholders contribute to resilience in the healthcare system.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Petronella Bjurling-Sjoeberg, Camilla Goeras, Malin Lohela-Karlsson, Lena Nordgren, Ann-Sofie Kaellberg, Markus Castegren, Emelie Conden Mellgren, Mats Holmberg, Mirjam Ekstedt
Summary: This multilevel project aims to explore resilient performance in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic by gathering data from healthcare staff in Sweden, analyzing experiences and expressions of resilience, and developing a substantive theory of resilient performance. The project also aims to provide feedback for improvements and disseminate findings through scientific journals and conferences.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nathaniel Z. Counts, Lauren A. Taylor, Charley E. Willison, Sandro Galea
Summary: This study examines lobbying activities on social determinants of health (SDOH) by top healthcare organizations from 2015 to 2019. While some organizations have lobbied on certain SDOH issues, such as financial strain and food insecurity, many important issues like non-healthcare-related employment, housing instability, transportation, and education have been overlooked. There is an opportunity for healthcare organizations to expand their lobbying efforts on upstream SDOH policy issues to enhance the impact of their strategies and advance population health.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ahmad Ozair, Kaushal Kishor Singh
Summary: Developing countries struggle to provide equitable healthcare due to challenges in resource allocation, requiring continuous healthcare innovation and capacity building. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for countries to rapidly develop new strategies and therapeutics, leading to a critical juncture in planning for a future with inclusive, ethically-resilient healthcare systems.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jaquelyn L. Jahn, Jessica T. Simes
Summary: This study examines the impact of criminal sentencing reform on prenatal care and finds a significant association between the two. The improvements in prenatal care were particularly pronounced among Black birthing people and those with lower levels of educational attainment.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Monireh Rezaee Moradali, Sepideh Hajian, Hamid Alavi Majd, Mohammadreza Rahbar, Rasool Entezarmahdi
Summary: This study aimed to identify the factors that predict job adjustment for Iranian midwives working in healthcare. The results showed that desire to remain in the midwifery profession and organizational commitment were significant predictors of job adjustment. Desire to remain in the profession directly affected midwives' job adjustment, while interest in the new profession had an indirect effect. Furthermore, adequacy of income to expenses, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment through the mediating role of desire to remain in the profession can influence their job adjustment.
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amanda J. Hessels, Jingwen Guo, Cara T. Johnson, Elaine Larson
Summary: This study aimed to determine the relationships among patient safety climate, standard precaution adherence, and healthcare worker exposures and healthcare-associated infections. The study found that a positive patient safety climate and adherence to standard precautions can predict key infections and occupational health outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maram Gamal Katoue, Arcadio A. Cerda, Leidy Y. Garcia, Mihajlo Jakovljevic
Summary: This review provides an overview of the development efforts in the health systems of Middle Eastern and North African countries. It highlights progress, challenges, and future opportunities for achieving responsive and efficient health systems. The review identifies key areas for improvement and provides recommendations for supporting health system reforms.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rebecca Payne, Aileen Clarke, Nadia Swann, Jackie van Dael, Natassia Brenman, Rebecca Rosen, Adam Mackridge, Lucy Moore, Asli Kalin, Emma Ladds, Nina Hemmings, Sarah Rybczynska-Bunt, Stuart Faulkner, Isabel Hanson, Sophie Spitters, Sietse Wieringa, Francesca H. Dakin, Sara E. Shaw, Joseph Wherton, Richard Byng, Laiba Husain, Trisha Greenhalgh
Summary: This study aimed to understand the reasons for safety incidents in remote encounters and propose prevention measures. It found that safety incidents often occurred due to inappropriate modality, poor rapport building, inadequate information gathering, and limited clinical assessment. General practices faced resource constraints, understaffing, and high demand, and patient safety relied on individual staff taking initiative.
BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael van der Voorden, Kees Ahaus, Arie Franx
Summary: This study explores the negative effects of patient participation in patient safety in an obstetrics department in the Netherlands. It identifies five different forms of patient participation and four associated negative effects, including decreased patient confidence, negative impact on the patient-professional relationship, increased patient responsibility, and additional time burden on professionals.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Aniza Ismail, Siti Norhani Mazrah Khalid
Summary: The study revealed that healthcare professionals at the cluster hospital exhibited unsatisfactory levels of patient safety culture. Systematic interventions focusing on patient safety training, communication improvement, and working conditions enhancement are recommended.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sehad Draganovic, Guido Offermanns, Rachel E. Davis
Summary: Measuring staff perspectives on patient safety culture is important for identifying areas of concern in healthcare. This study conducted psychometric evaluation of HSOPSC in Bosnia and Herzegovina and found that the adapted HSOPSC-BiH showed better model fit compared to the original survey, with excellent internal consistency and construct validity. The HSOPSC-BiH is recommended for assessing PSC in BiH and formulating strategies to improve patient safety.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Yuval Bitan, Farzan Sasangohar
Summary: This collection of papers focuses on improving healthcare practice through the implementation of human factors and ergonomics principles. It presents a review of eight papers covering various aspects of human factors application and implementation.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Krzysztof Goniewicz, Frederick M. Burkle, Marta Dzhus, Amir Khorram-Manesh
Summary: The protracted war in Ukraine has greatly impacted the country's healthcare system by exacerbating existing challenges and hindering access to timely healthcare. This review highlights the critical challenges faced by the healthcare system and explores interventions and strategies aimed at mitigating these challenges.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Intan Suraya Noor Arzahan, Zaliha Ismail, Siti Munira Yasin
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review to investigate the link between safety culture or climate and safety performance in healthcare facilities. The findings suggest that safety culture and climate have a positive impact on safety performance in healthcare facilities, but there is still a lack of high-quality research in this field.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Stephanie Best, Janet C. Long, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Natalie Taylor
Summary: Clinical genomics requires collaboration between physicians, laboratory scientists, and genetic professionals. Understanding the underlying processes from the perspective of nongenetic physicians new to the field is important for scaling up genomics. Through interviews with nongenetic physicians using clinical genomics, a process map with 7 steps was used to identify adaptable components for scaling up clinical genomics.
GENETICS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Thomas Piggott, Miranda W. Langendam, Elena Parmelli, Jan Adolfsson, Elie A. Akl, David Armstrong, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Jan Brozek, Markus Follmann, Ina Kopp, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Luciana Neamtiu, Monika Nothacker, Amir Qaseem, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, Philip J. van der Wees, Holger J. Schunemann
Summary: The study aimed to develop an extension of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist and Tool for the integration of quality assurance and improvement (QAI) schemes with guideline development. A mixed-methods approach was used, incorporating evidence from a systematic review, an expert workshop, and a survey of experts. The result was a 40-item checklist extension, addressing steps for the integration of QAI into guideline development.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Genevieve Dammery, Kathryn Vitangcol, James Ansell, Louise A. Ellis, Carolynn L. Smith, Ann Carrigan, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Yvonne Zurynski
Summary: Preventative healthcare is crucial for improving patient outcomes, and the effectiveness of prevention programs is enhanced by activated populations. This study examined the level of activation among Australian adults using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM). The results showed that Australian adults demonstrated high levels of patient activation, but lower activation was associated with lower income, younger age, and psychological distress.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Klay Lamprell, Diana Fajardo-Pulido, Gaston Arnolda, Syeda Somyyah Owais, Brona Nic Giolla Easpaig, Yvonne Tran, Winston Liauw, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: This study investigates ways to improve the care experiences of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) patients. The findings show that 90% of patients emphasize the importance of self-advocacy for new patients to achieve quality care. Additionally, healthcare providers need to be aware of the impact of age bias on timely diagnosis and provide better support for EOCRC patients.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Janet C. Long, Mitchell N. Sarkies, Emilie Francis-Auton, Natalie Roberts, Rebecca Hardwick, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Jean-Frederic Levesque, Diane E. Watson, Johanna Westbrook, Peter D. Hibbert, Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: This study aims to develop guiding principles for effective collaborative implementation strategies for multi-site hospital initiatives. The results suggest that structuring and supporting collaboration is a powerful implementation strategy in large-scale initiatives when certain contexts described in the guiding principles are present.
Article
Biology
Mia Bierbaum, Gaston Arnolda, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Frances Rapport
Summary: A survey was conducted to explore the perceived barriers and facilitators to cancer treatment guideline adherence in Australia, as well as to estimate the frequency of previous qualitative research findings. The results showed that younger oncologists (< 50 years) and clinicians participating in frequent Multidisciplinary Team Meetings were more likely to use the guidelines. Thematic analysis of open-text responses corroborated most of the previously identified barriers and facilitators.
BMC RESEARCH NOTES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Stephanie Best, Janet C. Long, Zoe Fehlberg, Alison D. Archibald, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: In Australia, it is important to identify and prioritize implementation strategies to reduce barriers and support primary healthcare professionals in offering reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) services. This study surveyed 990 healthcare professionals and identified a range of supports acceptable to them, aligning theory with practice using behavior change theory. The findings can help policymakers ensure equitable rollout of RGCS across Australia.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Natalie Taylor, Skye McKay, Janet C. Long, Clara Gaff, Kathryn North, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Jill J. Francis, Stephanie Best
Summary: By combining clinicians' intuition and theory-driven methods, we identified determinants and strategies for implementing clinicogenomics. Matching intuitive strategies with theory-driven behavior change techniques enhances transparency and efficiency. Operationalizing this approach may optimize practice change in response to rapidly evolving scientific advances.
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Siri Wiig, Hilda Bo Lyng, David Greenfield, Jeffrey Braithwaite
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Peter D. Hibbert, Ruby Ash, Charlotte J. Molloy, Johanna Westbrook, Ian D. Cameron, Andrew Carson-Stevens, Leonard C. Gray, Richard L. Reed, Alison Kitson, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: The study analyzes accreditation reports in residential aged care services in Australia to identify resident Safety Risks related to Personal and Clinical Care Standards. The analysis reveals various Safety Risks, such as infection control, pain diagnosis/assessment, restraint, resident behaviors, falls, and wounds/skin management. The findings highlight the importance of using these reports to prioritize and address resident safety issues in the aged care sector.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Peter D. Hibbert, Charlotte J. Molloy, Timothy J. Schultz, Andrew Carson-Stevens, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: Many hospitals use incident reporting systems (IRSs) as their main source of patient safety data, but the quality of the information collected is generally poor. The Global Trigger Tool (GTT) has been developed as an alternative method to collect patient safety information. This study aimed to compare the detection rates of adverse events (AEs) using GTT and IRSs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Colleen Cheek, Nema Hayba, Lieke Richardson, Elizabeth E. Austin, Emilie Francis Auton, Mariam Safi, Natalia Ransolin, Matthew Vukasovic, Aaron de los Santos, Margaret Murphy, Reema Harrison, Kate Churruca, Janet C. Long, Peter D. Hibbert, Ann Carrigan, Bronwyn Newman, Karen Hutchinson, Rebecca Mitchell, Henry Cutler, Leanne Holt, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Donna Gillies, Paul M. Salmon, Ramesh Lahiru Walpola, Yvonne Zurynski, Louise A. Ellis, Kylie Smith, Anthony Brown, Reza Ali, Kylie Gwynne, Robyn Clay-Williams
Summary: Emergency department (ED) care in Australia needs to adapt to meet the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, those with mental health conditions, Indigenous Australians, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. A 5-year collaborative project aims to co-design new or adapted models of care with input from ED users and providers to improve ED performance and patient outcomes for these five cohorts.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lisa Pagano, Cameron Hemmert, Andrew Hirschhorn, Emilie Francis-Auton, Gaston Arnolda, Janet C. Long, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Graham Gumley, Peter D. Hibbert, Kate Churruca, Karen Hutchinson, Andrew Partington, Cliff Hughes, David Gillatt, Louise A. Ellis, Luke Testa, Romika Patel, Mitchell N. Sarkies
Summary: This study aims to understand the implementation and impact of a consensus approach to implement perioperative care pathways in a private healthcare facility. Five new consensus-based perioperative care pathways will be developed and implemented for specific patient cohorts. The implementation process, as well as barriers and facilitators, will be evaluated through interviews, focus groups, and participant observation. The effectiveness of the pathways will be assessed by analyzing administrative and clinical end-points for at least 152 participants.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Seigo Mitsutake, Zhisheng Sa, Janet Long, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Jean-Frederic Levesque, Diane E. Watson, Jacqueline Close, Rebecca Mitchell
Summary: Frailty risk estimated using hospital administrative data can contribute to identifying older hip fracture patients at-risk of fracture-related readmissions and mortality, providing guidance for targeted interventions.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
(2024)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yvonne Zurynski, Kristiana Ludlow, Luke Testa, Hanna Augustsson, Jessica Herkes-Deane, Karen Hutchinson, Gina Lamprell, Elise McPherson, Ann Carrigan, Louise A. Ellis, Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani, Carolynn L. Smith, Lieke Richardson, Genevieve Dammery, Nehal Singh, Jeffrey Braithwaite
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of barriers and facilitators associated with the sustainability of healthcare programs, emphasizing the importance of considering both internal and external factors when sustaining healthcare projects, and the need for long-term program evaluations to strengthen evidence in this area.
IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
(2023)
