Background Studies have identified high rates of mental disorders in refugees, but most
used self-report measures of psychiatric symptoms. In this study, we examined the …

Nowadays, evaluating the quality of health services, especially in primary health care (PHC),
is increasingly important. In a historical perspective, the Department of Health (United …

The increasing interest in quality measurement has been accompanied and supported by
the growing ability to measure and analyse quality of care, driven, amongst others, by …

Quality improvement initiatives take many forms, from the creation of standards for health
professionals, health technologies and health facilities, to audit and feedback, and from …

Background The primary goal of the present study is to describe the psychosocial support
services provided at our institution and the evolution of such programming through time. This …

Background: Patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research is an area of growing
interest. Several studies have examined the use and impact of PPI in knowledge syntheses …

Background: The main contributor to excess mortality in severe mental illness (SMI) is poor
physical health. Causes include unfavorable health behaviors among people with SMI …

Background Internationally, people in prison should receive a standard of healthcare
provision equivalent to people living in the community. Yet efforts to assess the quality of …

Background Patients' perception of psychiatric healthcare is a critical indicator in measuring
service quality. The aim of the study was to determine patient's level of satisfaction with the …

Background While patients' preferences in primary care have been examined in numerous
conjoint analyses, there has been little systematic effort to synthesise the findings. This …