University of Coimbra, Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal. Electronic address: sofiawas@antrop.uc.pt.
University of Coimbra, Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Centre for Functional Ecology, Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal.
Rare diseases often present complex symptoms and usually require intersectoral collaboration during diagnostic and therapeutic processes involving inpatient and outpatient care. Hence, smooth interfac...
Using quantitative and qualitative methods, multiple perspectives (primary physicians, expert centers of rare diseases, patients, parents) were assessed. Additionally, two expert workshops were conduc...
Based on findings from our data, we formulated 28 recommendations in the following areas: (1) networking between primary physicians and expert centers, (2) intersections within the expert centers, (3)...
Our recommendations provide a basis for a working management of intersectoral care in rare diseases. As the recommendations are based on broad data including multiple perspectives, external validity a...
World Health Organization (WHO) / Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) encouraged the utilization of whole-of-society and whole-of-government strategic approaches to increase countries' resilience ...
An integrated intersectoral care model promises to meet complex needs to promote early child development and address health determinants and inequities. Nevertheless, there is a lack of understanding ...
The government of the Republic of Moldova, endorsed the principle of Health in All Policies (HiAP) through its health sector reforms to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and healt...
A mixed-method approach, using qualitative and quantitative techniques, was used to compare the perceptions of all TPHC members (n = 112) and invitees (n = 53) to council meetings from 10 districts co...
Half of all TPHC members, including 75% from groups with a non-medical background, did not attend a public health course within the last three years. Overall, groups with a medical background were mor...
HiAP implementation was found to be suboptimal with insufficient capacity at local level. TPHC members' ability to deal with public health issues were severely impaired by a general lack of knowledge ...
As the major cause of premature death worldwide, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are complex and multidimensional, prevention and control of which need global, national, local, and multisectoral colla...
This is a mixed-methods study based on semi-structured interviews and reviewing of the legal documents and acts to identify and assess the interest, position, and power of collective decision-making c...
We identified 113 national collective decision-making centers. Five councils had the highest evaluation score for the four criteria (Interest, Position, Power, and Influence), including the Supreme Co...
A variety of stakeholders influences the risk factors of non-communicable diseases. Through an investigation of stakeholders and their social networks, we determined the primary actors for each risk f...
Rare diseases are often complex, chronic and many of them life-shortening. In Germany, healthcare for rare diseases is organized in expert centers for rare diseases. Most patients additionally have re...
In total 299 individuals of whom 176 were patients and 123 were caregivers to pediatric patients participated in a survey using a questionnaire comprising several instruments and constructs. Fifty par...
Our findings indicate the high relevance of transferring affected patients to specialized care as fast as possible to provide best medical treatment and increase patient satisfaction. Intersectoral co...
To explore how stakeholders in depression care view intersectoral collaboration and work participation for workers with depression....
Focus group study applying reflexive thematic analysis using a salutogenic perspective....
We conducted seven focus group interviews in six different regions in Norway with 39 participants (28 women); three groups consisted of general practitioners (GPs), two of psychologists and psychiatri...
Stakeholders considered work participation salutary for most workers with depression, given the right conditions (e.g. manageable work accommodations and accepting and inclusive workplaces). They also...
Stakeholders highlighted the salutary properties of work participation for workers with depression under the right conditions. Intersectoral collaboration could support these conditions by sharing ins...
Many children and adolescents with incurable cancer and their families prefer to receive end-of-life care and to die at home. This implies a transition of care from hospital to home and presupposes th...
To identify and explore key elements of home-based end-of-life care collaboration for children with cancer, as experienced by their parents and grandparents and the hospital- and community-based profe...
Descriptive qualitative multiple-case study. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews and written responses to open-ended questions, and analyzed inductively across cases using qualitative co...
Cases comprised a criterion sample of five children (aged <18 years), who died of cancer at home. Cases were represented by the children's bereaved parents (...
We identified five main themes, describing key elements of the end-of-life collaboration:...
By highlighting key elements in the family-centered, intersectoral and interprofessional end-of-life care collaboration, our "Home-Based Pediatric End-of-Life Care Model for Children with Cancer" offe...
Western Australia has one of the highest rates of Aboriginal children entering out-of-home care in Australia. Kinship care is the preferred culturally safe out-of-home care option for Aboriginal child...
Constructivist grounded theory guided this research involving 55 semi-structured interviews and four focus group discussions with Aboriginal primary healthcare workers. The research was guided by Indi...
Key themes identified around intersectoral collaboration challenges were communication, including information sharing and interagency meetings, and the relationship with the government sector, includi...
This study addresses a significant research gap concerning out-of-home care, kinship care, and intersectoral collaboration in an Australian Aboriginal context. Findings highlighted the need to review ...
Mental and neuropsychological disorders make up approximately 14% of the total health burden globally, with 80% of the affected living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of whom 90% cannot ac...
This is a pragmatic mixed-methods hybrid Type II implementation-effectiveness study utilizing a co-design approach. The main study utilize a stepped-wedged trial design with six starting sequences, ra...
Based on the results, we will develop sustainable and scalable implementation advice on mental health promotion and draft implementation guidelines in line with current WHO guidelines. This project wi...
ClinicalTrials, NCT06275672, 28.12.2023, retrospectively registered....
