Polypharmacy is described as having six or more prescription medications that are consumed concurrently and affects citizens worldwide. Polypharmacy may negatively affect patient care in hospitalized patients because nurses may lack the time to provide adequate care because they…
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Healthcare delivery is facing a paradigm change to embrace rapid development in information technology, data analytics, artificial intelligence, as well as numerous medical devices and treatments to achieve smart and interconnected care.
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders in the United States. It is estimated that 8% of people ages 12 years and older suffer from depression. Depression is considered one of the most burdensome disorders worldwide. In the United States, the economic bur…
This thesis provides a social history of Liverpool’s medical community between 1930 and 1998. The development of medical societies, local professional organisations, hospitals and general practice is used as a lens to explore how professional networks mediated the reception of n…
Nonprofit hospitals are required to provide “community benefits” in exchange for their tax exemption and they have been required to report on these benefits to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via Form 990/Schedule H since 2009. Few studies have focused on the community benefi…
Radiation treatment, one of the main methods to treat cancer, requires a CT simulation to view the body’s inner structure and generate treatment plans. The appointment scheduling for CT simulation and radiation treatments is a complex two-stage problem for patients of different …
The discourse on the cultural practice of FGC has captured a lot of attention over the last several decades, and with international migration propelling what was once a private cultural practice onto the global stage, FGC has become a fixture in the international human rights an…
Despite being comparatively similar countries, the United States and Canada have taken very different historical tracks to developing their respective health care systems. While Canada incrementally developed a system of universal coverage through national public insurance, the …
Research has shown that Black individuals in the United States are less likely to receive mental health services compared to their White counterparts. This disparity is largely attributed to minimized access to services, systemic racism, and other barriers experienced by Black i…
Simulation is a powerful technique to study complex problems and systems. This thesis explores two different problems. Part 1 (Chapters 2 and 3) focuses on the theory and practice of the problem of simulating graphs with a prescribed degree sequence. Part 2 (Chapter 4) focuses o…
Climate change causes an increase in the frequency and intensity of some types of extreme weather events, including hurricanes, extreme precipitation, tornados, snowstorms, and wildfires. These weather events affect the operation of health services by disturbing the performance …
Disease progression manifests through a broad spectrum of statically and longitudinally linked clinical features and outcomes. This leads to heterogeneous progression patterns that may vary greatly across individual patients and makes the survival and quality of a patient’s life…
After a baptism by fire experienced by some during the novel coronavirus pandemic, a perfect opportunity was presented to study the behaviors, competencies, and characteristics that have best equipped health care executives to be prepared for future crises. The threat of future …
Background: Complaints of vitreous floaters are not new to veteran ophthalmologists, and many can attest to the reported burden symptomatic floaters have on visual clarity and quality of life. Classic treatment paradigms recommend indefinite observation or, in the case of severe…
Early detection and intervention of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer improve cancer survival rates. However, ethnic and minority communities including Vietnamese Americans often delay their cancer screening practices. This study will discuss how the Vietnamese Americans' …
Prior research on gender diverse caregiving experiences focused mostly on binary transgender perceptions, either treating non-binary people as an afterthought or excluding them altogether. Though non-binary identities are beginning to gain attention in current research, not enou…
Ulus devletlerin kurulmaya başlamasıyla birlikte halk sağlığını korumaya yönelik ça- lışmalar devletlerin yerine getirmesi gereken önemli vazifelerden biri olarak görülmüştür. Halk sağlığını koruma çalışmaları, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devletinde salgın ve bulaşıcı has- talıklarla mü…
Individual Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are rare disorders, most having an incidence of less than 1 per 100,000 births. However, when considered collectively, the incidence may approach 1 in 800 to 2500 births.
Introduction. Healthcare systems in many countries face numerous challenges including the increase in the number of chronic health conditions, the expectations that significant advances in healthcare and technology imposes, and the ever-tightening financial constraints. Chronic …