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The catalytic role of Mystery Patient tools in shaping patient experience: A method to facilitate value co-creation using action research
(2018-10-12)
Abstract:
Improving patients’ experience in hospitals necessitates the improvement of service quality. Using mystery patients as a tool for assessing and improving patients’ experience is praised for its comprehensiveness. ...
eHealth as a facilitator of equitable access to primary healthcare: the case of caring for non-communicable diseases in rural and refugee settings in Lebanon.
(2018-03-15)
Objectives:
Assess the effect of selected low-cost eHealth tools on diabetes/hypertension detection and referrals rates in rural settings and refugee camps in Lebanon and explore the barriers to showing-up to scheduled ...
Understanding CAM use in Lebanon: Findings from a national survey
(2018-07-25)
Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to identify predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in Lebanon.Data for this study were drawn from a national survey conducted among Lebanese adults ...
Resilience capacities of health systems: Accommodating the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria
(2019-01)
Abstract:
Resilience is increasingly recognised as a key process mitigating the impact of shocks and stressors on functioning. The literature on individual and community resilience is being extended to address characteristics ...
mHealth use for non-communicable diseases care in primary health: patients’ perspective from rural settings and refugee camps
(2018-10-11)
Background:
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 85% of deaths in Lebanon and contribute to remarkable morbidity and mortality among refugees and underserved populations. This study assesses the perspectives of ...
Beliefs, practices and knowledge of community pharmacists regarding complementary and alternative medicine: National cross-sectional study in Lebanon
(2019)
Introduction:
Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to provide patients with evidence-based information in order to ensure effective and safe use of Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) products.
Objective:
Assess ...
Recruitment and retention strategies, policies, and their barriers: A narrative review in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
(2020)
Background:
Understanding factors affecting recruitment and retention of health workers in rural and remote communities is necessary for proper policy development and the equitable achievement of Universal Health ...
BMC health services research title: the 2020 blast in the port of Beirut: can the Lebanese health system “build back better”?
(2020)
Abstract:
The August 2020 explosion in Lebanon resulted in casualties, injuries, and a great number of internally displaced persons. The blast occurred during an economically and politically complex time in the country. ...
A profession in danger: Stakeholders’ perspectives on supporting the pharmacy profession in Lebanon
(2020)
Background:
Lebanon boosts one of the highest pharmacists to population ratios globally (20.3/10,000). Yet, workforce analysis elicited serious concerns with the distribution, practice environments and regulation of ...
Sources of anxiety among healthcare workers in Tehran during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021)
Abstract:
By applying multivariate regression to 2020 survey data from four Tehran hospitals, we measure eight recognized sources of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related anxiety among 723 healthcare workers ...