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Access to Palliative Care Services in the Hospital: A Matter of Being in the Right Hospital. Hospital charts study of patients potentially benefiting from palliative care services in a Canadian city. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Access to palliative care (PC) is a major need worldwide. Using hospital charts of all patients who died over one year (April 2008-March 2009) in two mid-sized hospitals of a large Canadian city, similar in size and function and operated by the same administrative group, this study examined which patients who could benefit from PC services actually received these services and which ones did not, and compared their care characteristics. A ...
Turning around an ailing district hospital: a realist evaluation of strategic changes at Ho Municipal Hospital (Ghana) Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: There is a growing consensus that linear approaches to improving the performance of health workers and health care organisations may only obtain short-term results. 'High commitment management' is an alternative approach, premised on the principle of bundles of balanced practices. This has been shown to contribute to better organisational performance. This paper illustrates an intervention and outcome of high commitment management ...
The impact of stakeholder involvement in hospital policy decision-making: a study of the hospital's business processes Universiteit Hasselt Universiteit Gent
Introduction: In many health care systems, strategies are currently deployed to engage patients and other stakeholders in decisions affecting hospital services. In this paper, a model for stakeholder involvement is presented and evaluated in three Flemish hospitals. In the model, a stakeholder committee advises the hospital's board of directors on themes of strategic importance.Objectives: To study the internal hospital's decision processes in ...
Turning around an ailing district hospital: a realist evaluation of strategic changes at Ho Municipal Hospital (Ghana). Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background
There is a growing consensus that linear approaches to improving the performance of health workers and health care organisations may only obtain short-term results. An alternative approach premised on the principle of human resource management described as a form of 'High commitment management', builds upon a bundles of balanced practices. This has been shown to contribute to better organisational performance. This paper ...
There is a growing consensus that linear approaches to improving the performance of health workers and health care organisations may only obtain short-term results. An alternative approach premised on the principle of human resource management described as a form of 'High commitment management', builds upon a bundles of balanced practices. This has been shown to contribute to better organisational performance. This paper ...
Dying in hospital: a study of incidence and factors related to hospital death using death certificate data Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: Most people prefer not to die in a hospital, and for those with palliative care needs, doing so may result in inappropriate care and poor outcomes. We examined place of death and factors associated with hospital death in a population eligible for palliative care. Methods: We used death certificate data to identify deaths from conditions eligible for palliative care and to examine place of death and ...
Being wheeled through the hospital: designing for hospital patients’ spatial experience in motion KU Leuven
Hospital buildings are experienced from a, for most architects, a-typical perspective. Once you are admitted to the hospital, you are assigned a bed and from that moment on, this is your sole truly personal space, which travels with you through the building. Insight into patients’ spatial experience in motion is thus of crucial importance for architects and hospital boards who aim to put patients’ experience centre stage in a hospital design. To ...
Dying in hospital: a study of incidence and factors related to hospital death using death certificate data Universiteit Gent
Patient Outcomes and Hospital Nurses’ Workload: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study in Slovenian Hospitals Using the RN4CAST Survey KU Leuven
INTRODUCTION: Higher nursing workload increases the odds of patient deaths, as the work environment has a significant effect on patient outcomes. The aim of the study was to explore the relation between patient outcomes and nurses' working conditions in hospitals. METHODS: Administrative data on discharges of surgical patients for the year 2019 in eight general hospitals and two university medical centres in Slovenia were collected to determine ...
Hospital nursing, care quality, and patient satisfaction: Cross-sectional surveys of nurses and patients in hospitals in China and Europe KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of nurse resources in Chinese hospitals and the link between nurse resources and nurse and patient outcomes. METHODS: Survey data were used from 9688 nurses and 5786 patients in 181 Chinese hospitals to estimate associations between nurse workforce characteristics and nurse and patient outcomes in China. Nurse and patient assessments in China were compared with a similar study in Europe. ...