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Measuring disability: a systematic review of the validity and reliability of the Global Activity Limitations Indicator (GALI).

international). GALI proved, both in national and international data, to be a consistent predictor of future health outcomes both in terms of mortality and health care expenditure. As predictors of mortality, the ...

Palliative care service use by older people: Time trends from a mortality follow-back study between 2005 and 2014.

palliative care services lag behind. Contrary to recommendations, access for non-cancer patients may remain difficult and palliative care is often initiated late in the disease trajectory. Health Topics:  ...

A new approach to define acceptance limits for hematology in external quality assessment schemes.

Hemoglobins Humans Leukocytes Quality Assurance, Health Care Abstract: BACKGROUND: A study performed in 2007 comparing the evaluation procedures used in European external quality assessment schemes (EQAS) for ...

Multinomial additive hazard model to assess the disability burden using cross-sectional data.

Population aging is accompanied by the burden of chronic diseases and disability. Chronic diseases are among the main causes of disability, which is associated with poor quality of life and high health care ...

Prenatal diagnosis and prevention of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Northern Vietnam: study protocol.

Pierre Source: BMC Infect Dis, Volume 17, Issue 1, p.364 (2017) Keywords: ADOLESCENT Adult Female Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic Prenatal Care Prenatal Diagnosis public health Risk ...

Contribution of chronic conditions to functional limitations using a multinomial outcome: results for the older population in Belgium and Brazil

2008 or 2013 Health Interview Surveys in Belgium (N = 4521) or in the 2008 National Household Sample Survey in Brazil (N = 28,437) were analysed. Individuals were classified as without, moderate or ...

End-of-life care for people dying with dementia in general practice in Belgium, Italy and Spain: A cross-sectional, retrospective study.

of care, place of death, treatment aims, use of specialized palliative care and communication with general practitioners (GP s). METHODS: Cross-sectional retrospective survey was carried out of ...

Regional differences in the validity of self-reported use of health care in Belgium: selection versus reporting bias.

p.98 (2016) Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Health Care Module of the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) is aimed to obtain comparable information on the use of inpatient and ambulatory care in all EU ...

Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey.

intensive care units Preventive practices Surveillance Abstract: BACKGROUND: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a cause of increased morbidity and mortality, and are largely ...

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