Background:Economic dimensions of implementing quality improvement for diabetes care are understudied *** describe the economic evaluation protocol within a randomised controlled trial that tested a multicomponent qua...
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Background:Economic dimensions of implementing quality improvement for diabetes care are understudied *** describe the economic evaluation protocol within a randomised controlled trial that tested a multicomponent quality improvement(QI)strategy for individuals with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes in South ***/design:This economic evaluation of the Centre for Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia(CARRS)randomised trial involved 1146 people with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes receiving care at 10 diverse diabetes clinics across India and *** economic evaluation comprises both a within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis(mean 2.5 years follow up)and a microsimulation model-based cost-utility analysis(life-time horizon).Effectiveness measures include multiple risk factor control(achieving HbA1chealthcare system,and societal perspectives will be applied for *** cost and health effects will be discounted at 3%per year for within trial cost-effectiveness analysis over 2.5 years and decision modelling analysis over a lifetime *** will be reported as the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios(ICER)to achieve multiple risk factor control,avoid diabetes-related complications,or QALYs gained against varying levels of willingness to pay threshold *** analyses will be performed to assess uncertainties around ICER estimates by varying costs(95%CIs)across publ
Background Major infectious disease has become a serious threat to people’s health *** the world’s largest healthcare workforce and the core forces fighting against the epidemic,nurses are on the frontline of this b...
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Background Major infectious disease has become a serious threat to people’s health *** the world’s largest healthcare workforce and the core forces fighting against the epidemic,nurses are on the frontline of this battle.A number of ethical issues have given rise to numerous concerns that have largely affected nurses in different ways as they respond to the *** addition,excessive expectations from people can exert undue pressure,which can easily lead to burnout in *** In this consensus,the expert panel method was used to develop and reach a *** members involved in the formation of the consensus included an expert discussion panel and a consensus writing expert group,a methodologist,and four *** 16 rounds of online expert consultation and two rounds of expert panel meetings,the writing team analyzed and reviewed the 78 amendments suggested by the experts to develop a consensus on nursing ethics for prevention and control of major infectious disease outbreaks based on the ethical vision of life *** This expert consensus focuses on five essential domains:the responsibilities and rights of nurses,the nurse-patient relationship,the doctor-nurse relationship,and the relationship between society and nurses throughout the *** We hope this consensus can help nurses better understand and respond to the ethical issues and challenges in public health emergencies,and raise reasonable public expectations of the roles and responsibilities of nurses in these situations.
BACKGROUND The proficiency of nursing professionals in the infection prevention and control(IPC)practices is a core component of the strategy to mitigate the challenge of healthcare associated *** To test knowledge of...
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BACKGROUND The proficiency of nursing professionals in the infection prevention and control(IPC)practices is a core component of the strategy to mitigate the challenge of healthcare associated *** To test knowledge of nurses working in intensive care units(ICU)in South Asia and Middle East countries on IPC *** An online self-assessment questionnaire based on various aspects of IPC practices was conducted among nurses over three *** A total of 1333 nurses from 13 countries completed the *** average score was 72.8%and 36%of nurses were proficient(mean score>80%).43%and 68.3%of respondents were from government and teaching hospitals,respectively.79.2%of respondents worked in<25 bedded ICUs and 46.5%in closed ***,a significant association was found between the knowledge and expertise of nurses,the country’s per-capita income,type of hospitals,accreditation and teaching status of hospitals and type of *** in high-and upper-middleincome countries(β=4.89,95%CI:3.55 to 6.22)was positively associated,and the teaching status of the hospital(β=-4.58,95%CI:-6.81 to-2.36)was negatively associated with the knowledge score among *** There is considerable variation in knowledge among nurses working in *** like income status of countries,public vs private and teaching status of hospitals and experience are independently associated with nurses’knowledge of IPC practices.
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