Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Tolib Mirzoev, Augustina Koduah, Anna Cronin de Chavez, Leonard Baatiema, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Tim Ensor, Irene Akua Agyepong, Judy M. Wright, Irene A. Kretchy, Natalie King
Summary: This systematic review aims to identify and analyze the experiences of implementation of medicines pricing policies in sub-Saharan Africa. The research team will extract and synthesize data through screening literature, extracting data, and conducting comprehensive analyses. The results will be disseminated through academic publications, policy briefs, and presentations to national policymakers.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Catrin Evans, Kerry Evans, Andrew Booth, Stephen Timmons, Nia Jones, Benash Nazmeen, Candice Sunney, Mark Clowes, Georgia Clancy, Helen Spiby
Summary: This study aims to synthesize the evidence on the implementation of digital clinical consultations in maternity care, exploring how they can be optimally used to support safe, personalized, and appropriate care. The study will be conducted in four phases, with stakeholder involvement, to gather evidence from multiple sources.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
John Alexander Ford, Anna Gkiouleka, Isla Kuhn, Sarah Sowden, Fiona Head, Rikke Siersbaek, Clare Bambra, Rebecca R. Harmston, Sukaina Manji, Annie Moseley, Geoff Wong
Summary: This realist review aims to identify interventions in general practice that may reduce or increase health inequalities across cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The findings will be used to develop guiding principles and a toolkit for healthcare organisations to address health disparities.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jacqueline L. Bender, Stephanie Babinski, Geoff Wong, Andrea C. Tricco, Marina Englesakis, Alaina B. Cyr, Henry Potts, Olga Perski, Mary Jane Esplen, Colleen Young, Richard Wassersug, Victoria Forster, Janet Papadakos, Charlene Soobiah, Colleen Fox, Alison Gothard-Huang, Holly Witteman
Summary: Observational evidence suggests that cancer online support groups can reduce negative emotions and enhance coping abilities for patients, although some studies show they may also lead to distress.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Emily Claire Owen, Ruth Abrams, Ziyue Cai, Claire Duddy, Nina Fudge, Julia Hamer-Hunt, Fran Husson, Kamal Ram Mahtani, Margaret Ogden, Deborah Swinglehurst, Malcolm Turner, Cate Whittlesea, Geoff Wong, Sophie Park
Summary: This study aims to understand how, when, and why collaborative and integrated working between general practice and community pharmacy can provide optimal conditions for communication, decision-making, and teamwork. The study will use a realist review approach to synthesize evidence from various sources and involve key stakeholders and patient/public engagement throughout the review process to refine the focus and program theory.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sabrina Figueiredo, Ulrich Koch, Eliezer Oliveira, Kathleen Ennis-Durstine
Summary: This study aims to explain and evaluate interventions for burnout among healthcare professionals, and to identify contextual factors that influence the effectiveness of these interventions. It will utilize a realist review approach and search multiple databases, including grey literature. The results will be reported according to quality and publication standards, with the ultimate goal of providing actionable recommendations.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sanne H. Elbrink, Shandell L. Elmer, Richard H. Osborne
Summary: This paper describes the initial stage of a realist review on communities of practice in health settings, aiming to develop a framework to improve health literacy outcomes. The research is divided into seven stages, with the first stage considered important for defining scope and providing guidance. Following the scoping review, subsequent stages involve searching and appraising evidence, extracting and organizing results, and analyzing and summarizing findings.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Rikke Siersbaek, Sarah Parker, Paul Kavanagh, John Alexander Ford, Sara Burke
Summary: This study aims to review international literature to understand how financial incentives contribute to the success of smoking cessation interventions, and to provide recommendations on their optimal use for promoting smoking cessation efforts.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Alaa Alghamdi, Ruth Abrams, Julia Bailey, Paula Alves, Sophie Park
Summary: Saudi Arabia's developing universal healthcare system is facing challenges in the development of primary healthcare (PHC) services. Previous research has focused on the quality and patient satisfaction of PHC services, but there is a lack of understanding about patient engagement strategies. This review aims to understand the causal explanations for patient engagement with PHC and generate theory to improve PHC in Saudi Arabia.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Manal Etemadi, Mohammad Hajizadeh
Summary: Removing user fees can reduce financial barriers for vulnerable populations, improving health outcomes and promoting health equity. However, in Iran, differences in financial support for user fee coverage have led to inequalities in access to healthcare services among the poor. Strategies such as basic health social insurance, free services for the poor outside of the insurance system, and complementary insurance mechanisms can help reduce user fees. Implementing a cohesive social assistance policy is necessary to address inequalities in user fee payment among the poor.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tolib Mirzoev, Anna Cronin de Chavez, Ana Manzano, Irene Akua Agyepong, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Leveana Gyimah, Lucy Yevoo, Elizabeth Awini, Bui Thi Thu Ha, Trang Do Thi Hanh, Quynh-Chi Thai Nguyen, Thi Minh Le, Vui Thi Le, Joseph Paul Hicks, Judy M. Wright, Sumit Kane
Summary: Health systems responsiveness is a crucial component of any health system, but it is often understudied, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. This realist synthesis aims to bridge the gaps in understanding underlying theories and mechanisms of health systems responsiveness, utilizing data from Ghana and Vietnam to explore external and internal interactions within health systems.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Negin Eslamiamirabadi, Nazik Mostafa Nurelhuda, Belinda Nicolau, Mary Ellen Macdonald
Summary: Humanitarian migrants often face oral health issues, and oral health promotion programs are crucial for improving their quality of life. However, there is limited literature evaluating the effectiveness of these programs. This study aims to understand how these programs work, in which contexts, and why.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Pragati Bhaskar Hebbar, Vivek Dsouza, Upendra Bhojani, Onno C. P. van Schayck, Giridhara R. Babu, Gera Nagelhout
Summary: There are ongoing efforts in India to reduce tobacco use, but challenges in implementation lead to varying outcomes across states. This study uses realist evaluation and qualitative methods to understand the implementation process of India's tobacco control policies. It aims to evaluate the implementation of COTPA and NTCP in India.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jill Maben, Justin Avery Aunger, Ruth Abrams, Mark Pearson, Judy M. Wright, Johanna Westbrook, Russell Mannion, Aled Jones
Summary: Introduction Unprofessional behaviours in healthcare staff, such as bullying, harassment, and microaggressions, have negative impacts on work performance, psychological safety, and patient care. This study aims to go beyond existing analyses by exploring the range, causes, and effects of unprofessional behaviours, as well as the effectiveness of mitigation strategies in different contexts and for different groups. The study will use a realist review methodology and involve stakeholder input. The findings will contribute to the development of contextually-sensitive strategies to reduce unprofessional behaviours and will be disseminated through various channels.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Anju Vaidya, Padam Simkhada, Andrew Lee, Susan Jones, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang
Summary: The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), accounting for 85% of premature deaths in the region. A realist review approach is proposed to understand how and why the WHO's package of essential non-communicable diseases interventions (PEN) works in preventing and controlling NCDs. The review process includes clarifying the scope, searching for evidence, developing program theories using realist logic, and synthesizing evidence to draw conclusions.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay, Idriss Ali Gali Gali, Valery Ridde
Summary: The study found that performance-based financing in Burkina Faso led to numerous unintended consequences, including limiting the sale of non-prescribed medication to encourage patients to consult, fixation on measures rather than underlying objectives, pursuit of narrow and less relevant performance indicators, teaching trainees improper practices, and deliberate manipulation of medical records. While most participants found PBF more advantageous than previous practices, dissatisfaction arose due to long payment delays.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
V. Ridde, S. Carillon, A. Desgrees du Lou, I. Sombie
Summary: This article demonstrates the role of conceptual models in the development and evaluation of public health interventions and discusses the challenges of stakeholder involvement. The analysis is based on the authors' participation in two public health intervention research projects. The findings emphasize the value of process evaluations and the need for a rigorous approach, highlighting the importance of stakeholder involvement and interdisciplinary evaluative approaches.
REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Zoe Richard, Fanny Chabrol, Lara Gautier, Kate Zinszer, Valery Ridde
Summary: This study analyzed the consideration of social inequalities in health (SIH) in the design of two COVID-19 prevention and control interventions in France. The findings revealed that despite a shared concern for SIH, an epidemiological frame of reference dominated the intervention design, with consideration for SIH appearing as a complement. This highlights that the COVID-19 health crisis did not provide an opportunity to further address social inequalities in health.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laurence Toure, Pauline Boivin, Yacouba Diarra, Seydou Diabate, Valery Ridde
Summary: This study focuses on the innovation and scalability conditions for universal health coverage (UHC) in Mali. It reveals that the procrastination and scepticism at the government and international level, as well as the reluctance to renew the old mutualist proposal, have hindered the experiment. Therefore, future support and amplification of the reform are needed to expect a cheaper, technically and institutionally more efficient system.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emmanuel Bonnet, Thomas Lerosier, Laurence Toure, Yacouba Diarra, Seydou Diabate, Dansine Diarra, Valery Ridde
Summary: In Mali, the conflict has severely affected the healthcare system, particularly in maternal healthcare. This study aims to understand how assisted deliveries are being organized at health centers and how they are adapting to the security crisis.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thomas Lerosier, Laurence Toure, Seydou Diabate, Yacouba Diarra, Valery Ridde
Summary: This study examines the challenges of implementing primary health centers in the context of insurgency conflicts in central Mali, within the framework of universal health coverage in the Sahel. It found that the resilience strategies deployed by health professionals were relatively basic and uncoordinated, and that individuals showed absorption but had limited room for maneuver. In the most isolated health centers, resilience relied on subordinate, poorly trained staff, and degraded working conditions and fear led to resignation among health workers.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sayaka Arita, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Zoumana Traore, Emmanuel Bonnet, Adama Faye, Valery Ridde
Summary: During the COVID-19 crisis, researchers had to collect data remotely using telephone surveys and interviews. This scoping review identified 70 IATS conducted during infectious disease outbreaks, with a majority taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of qualitative studies and mobile phones for IATS increased during the pandemic.
Article
Health Policy & Services
Lara Gautier, Shinichiro Noda, Fanny Chabrol, Pierre-Marie David, Arnaud Duhoux, Renyou Hou, Sydia Rosana de Araujo Oliveira, Lola Traverson, Kate Zinszer, Valery Ridde
Summary: This study compares the governance strategies of six hospitals from Brazil, Canada, France, and Japan in response to COVID-19. It finds that hospitals' governance played a crucial role in reorganizing and responding to the needs of their staff. The study identifies significant variations across hospitals in terms of clear and timely COVID-19 response strategies, effective coordination within and across decision-making levels, and clear and transparent communication with diverse stakeholders.
HEALTH SYSTEMS & REFORM
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Morgane Gabet, Arnaud Duhoux, Valery Ridde, Kate Zinszer, Lara Gautier, Pierre-Marie David
Summary: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an integrated health and social services center in Quebec, Canada, developed resilience strategies including reorganizing services, managing contamination risks, and handling personal protective equipment and supplies. These strategies were influenced by Quebec's health care system reforms in 2015 and were constrained by organizational challenges such as centralized governance, budget cuts to long-term care facilities, and a lack of human resources.
HEALTH SYSTEMS & REFORM
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Valery Ridde, Abdourahmane Coulibaly, Laurence Toure, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Kate Zinszer, Emmanuel Bonnet, Ayako Honda
Summary: This study examines the impact of government financing response on healthcare providers' functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, shaped by existing healthcare financing systems. Through in-depth interviews, observation, and reviewing records, the study found that complex public financing management procedures resulted in delays in fund transfers and decreased revenue for hospitals. These challenges led to delays in staff payments and potential unfair treatment of patients. The pre-existent issues in healthcare financing and governance constrained the effective management of COVID-19-related services and created confusion at the frontline of healthcare service delivery.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Tony Zitti, Abdouramane Coulibaly, Idriss Ali Zakaria Gali-Gali, Valery Ridde, Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay
Summary: There are similarities and differences in the community verification (CV) processes in Mali and Burkina Faso. In both countries, tracing users within their community was difficult for several reasons, including incorrect or incomplete information on forms, common or similar names, and user mobility. In both countries, there was no feedback on the results of the CV process to health centre staff or users. Survey forms were falsified by investigators in both countries. In Mali, falsification was more common in urban than in rural areas. In Burkina Faso, falsification was more often observed for consultations for children under five years of age.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Health Policy & Services
Valery Ridde, Lola Traverson, Kate Zinszer
Summary: This article presents findings from a research project on hospital responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries. The study compared how nine different hospitals coped with the crisis and identified strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned. The research highlights the importance of hospital resilience and provides insights for managing future health crises.
HEALTH SYSTEMS & REFORM
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Abdourahmane Coulibaly, Fanny Chabrol, Laurence Toure, Renyou Hou, Boubacar Sidiki Ibrahim Drame, Kate Zinszer, Valery Ridde
Summary: This study examines how professionals, patients, and their families cope with the restrictions on family visits and presence during the COVID-19 pandemic in French and Malian hospitals. Data were collected through interviews and field observations. The findings show that the presence and involvement of families contribute to meeting patients' emotional needs and promoting resilience.
HEALTH SYSTEMS & REFORM
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Renyou Hou, Lola Traverson, Fanny Chabrol, Lara Gautier, Sydia Rosana de Arajo Oliveira, Pierre-Marie David, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Kate Zinszer, Valery Ridde
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals faced major challenges in managing COVID-19 healthcare-associated infections (HAI). This study examines the communication and information strategies implemented by hospitals in Brazil, Canada, and France, as well as the flaws in communication. The study highlights the importance of reliable information and clear communication in reducing infection risks and suggests improved institutional communication for future pandemics.
HEALTH SYSTEMS & REFORM
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Karla Myrelle Paz de Sousa, Sydia Rosana de Araujo Oliveira, Betise Mery Alencar Sousa Macau Furtado, Ana Lucia Ribeiro de Vasconcelos, Stephanie Gomes de Medeiros, Gisele Cazarin, Aletheia Soares Sampaio, Valery Ridde
Summary: This study evaluated the resilience of three hospitals in Recife, Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed that all three hospitals demonstrated adaptive capacity but not transformative capacity.
HEALTH SYSTEMS & REFORM
(2023)