The health system dynamics framework: the introduction of an analytical model for health system analysis and its application to two case-studies

J Van Olmen, B Criel, U Bhojani, B Marchal… - Health, Culture and …, 2012 - hcs.pitt.edu
Frameworks can clarify concepts and improve understanding of underlying mechanisms in
the domain of health systems research and strengthening. Many existing frameworks have a …

Sustainability of a community‐based anti‐retroviral care delivery model–a qualitative research study in Tete, Mozambique

F Rasschaert, T Decroo, D Remartinez… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction To overcome patients' reported barriers to accessing anti‐retroviral therapy
(ART), a community‐based delivery model was piloted in Tete, Mozambique. Community …

Understanding the dynamic interactions driving Zambian health centre performance: a case-based health systems analysis

SM Topp, JM Chipukuma… - Health policy and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite being central to achieving improved population health outcomes,
primary health centres in low-and middle-income settings continue to underperform. Little …

The growing caseload of chronic life-long conditions calls for a move towards full self-management in low-income countries

J Van Olmen, GM Ku, R Bermejo, G Kegels… - Globalization and …, 2011 - Springer
Background The growing caseload caused by patients with chronic life-long conditions
leads to increased needs for health care providers and rising costs of health services …

Self‐care competence in the case of Brazilian patients with diabetes mellitus in a multiprofessional educational programme

CAP Landim, ML Zanetti, MA Santos… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To compare self‐care competencies in the physical, cognitive and emotional and
motivational dimensions of patients with diabetes mellitus before and after participation in an …

How to improve patient retention in an antiretroviral treatment program in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

Y Assefa, L Lynen, E Wouters, F Rasschaert… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background Patient retention, defined as continuous engagement of patients in care, is one
of the crucial indicators for monitoring and evaluating the performance of antiretroviral …

Predictors of perceived empathy among patients visiting primary health-care centers in central Ethiopia

Z Birhanu, T Assefa, M Woldie… - International Journal for …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Empathy is crucial to the achievement of patient centeredness consultations.
However, it has not been frequently studied particularly in resource-limited settings …

The effectiveness of text messages support for diabetes self-management: protocol of the TEXT4DSM study in the democratic Republic of Congo, Cambodia and the …

J Van Olmen, GM Ku, M Van Pelt, JC Kalobu, H Hen… - BMC Public Health, 2013 - Springer
Background People with diabetes find it difficult to sustain adequate self-management
behaviour. Self-Management Support strategies, including the use of mobile technology …

Patient perspectives on interventional pain management: Thematic analysis of a qualitative interview study

J Hambraeus, KS Hambraeus, KG Sahlen - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic pain is a widespread problem that is usually approached by focusing
on its psychological aspects or on trying to reduce the pain from the pain generator. Patients …

Role of community health volunteers in identifying people with elevated blood pressure for diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension in Malawi: a qualitative study

E Safary, M Mwandeti, B Matanje… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background In recent years, there has been greater recognition of the important role of
community health volunteers in many countries and their important role informs many health …