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Yi Li; Qiongshuai Zhang; Jing Zeng; Liugen Wang – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Dysphagia services have only recently been formalised within Chinese health services. There has been no comprehensive evaluation of all aspects of dysphagia services practice in China. Aims: To provide a profile for the dysphagia practice in China by assessing various facets of dysphagia services. Methods and Procedures: This is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Disabilities, Health Services, Medical Care Evaluation
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Yona Lunsky; Robert Balogh; Hannah Chung; Anna Durbin; Meng-Chuan Lai; Ami Tint; Jonathan Weiss; Barry Isaacs; Elizabeth Lin – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Recognizing higher rates of co-occurring health conditions in autistic adults and the frequent use of hospital-based health care services, this study compared rates of repeat emergency visits, repeat hospitalizations, and delayed discharges in autistic adults to other adults with and without developmental disabilities matched for age and sex,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Comorbidity
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Youssef Er-Rays; Meriem M'dioud – Evaluation Review, 2025
Maternal, neonatal, and child health play crucial roles in achieving the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030, particularly in promoting health and wellbeing. However, maternal, neonatal, and child services in Moroccan public hospitals face challenges, particularly concerning mortality rates and inefficient resource allocation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Hospitals, Mothers
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Oyira, Emilia James; Ella, R. E.; Chukwudi, Usochukwu Easter; Paulina, Akpan Idiok – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to determine knowledge practice and outcome of quality nursing care among nurses in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated to guide this study. Literature related to the variables under study was reviewed according to the research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing, Medical Care Evaluation, Health Services
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Akubue, B. N.; Anikweze, G. U. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the health care practices for medical textiles in government hospitals Enugu State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the availability and maintenance of medical textiles in government hospitals in Enugu State, Nigeria. A sample of 1200 hospital personnel were studied. One thousand two hundred…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Care Evaluation, Health Services, Hospitals
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Chiu, Ya-Wen; Weng, Yi-Hao; Lo, Heng-Lien; Hsu, Chih-Cheng; Shih, Ya-Hui; Kuo, Ken N. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2010
Introduction: Although evidence-based practice (EBP) has been widely investigated, few studies compare physicians and nurses on performance. Methods: A structured questionnaire survey was used to investigate EBP among physicians and nurses in 61 regional hospitals of Taiwan. Valid postal questionnaires were collected from 605 physicians and 551…
Descriptors: Physicians, Hospitals, Nurses, Foreign Countries
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Charles, Cathy; Roberts, Jacqueline – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1994
Physician impact analysis (PIA) is a planning tool intended to provide a way to evaluate the impact of a new or replacement physician's practice profile on the clinical program priorities, staffing resources, and costs of a hospital. Key methods for PIA and issues related to its use are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries, Hospitals
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Lee, Anselm C. W.; Li, C. H.; So, K. T. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: To study the outcomes of children hospitalized for suspected child abuse before and after the implementation of a management protocol in a hospital in Hong Kong. Study period: Two 2-year periods before (1994-1995) and after (2002-2003) the implementation of the protocol in 1998. Methods: This is a retrospective hospital chart review in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitals, Hospitalized Children, Child Abuse
Azarnoff, Pat, Ed. – 1983
Ten authors' viewpoints about preparing healthy children for possible hospitalization are presented. Selected topics include (1) the fallacy of "preparing" young healthy children for possible hospitalization, (2) parents as the best preparers of young children, (3) preparing young children for unplanned hospital admissions, (4) anxiety…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries