Strategies and challenges for maintaining the continuity of essential health services during a pandemic: a scoping review by Najibeh Khoshmaram, Kamal Gholipour, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi

“…Additionally, we searched Google Scholar, hand-searched reference lists of included studies, and reviewed organizational reports, websites, and other sources of information. Content analysis was employed to summarize the themes from the selected articles. …”
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Monitoring the Evolving Match Environment in Emergency Medicine 2023 by Anthony Sielicki, Brian Milman, Andrew Little, Miriam Kulkarni, James Morris, Laura Hopson, Michael Kiemeney

“…While most agreed there are concerns about the workforce (78.1%), even more spread exists on what actions should be taken to help support the future of residency training in EM. …”
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Identifying factors that underpin student decisions to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Atlantic Canadian Universities: Protocol for a mixed methods study. by Tiffany A Lee, Amit Sundly, Stephen D Coombs, Gerald J Galway

“…Important information will be gathered to inform health professional education and workforce planning, which we believe will contribute to improving healthcare resource capacity and patient outcomes in Atlantic Canada. …”
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Qualitative study of UK health and care professionals to determine resources and processes that can support actions to improve quality of data used to address and monitor health in... by Sian Evans, Carol Brayne, Louise Lafortune, Sowmiya Moorthie, Emre Oguzman

“…However, logistical (eg, workforce time, capacity and funding) as well as data usage (eg, differences in data granularity, information governance structures) barriers impacted on implementation of many mechanisms. …”
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Integration of a brief, transdiagnostic psychological intervention in the care of adolescents and young adults with HIV in Kenya: Protocol for a cluster randomized clinical trial. by Cyrus Mugo, Irene Njuguna, Vincent Maganga, Brian P Flaherty, Anjuli D Wagner, Ferdinand C Mukumbang, Shannon Dorsey, Daniel Mwai, Caren Mburu, Manasi Kumar, Anne Mbwayo, Muthoni Mathai, Pamela Y Collins, Dalton Wamalwa

“…Provision of mental health services to AYH is limited by an overburdened and untrained workforce, and psychological interventions ill-adapted for adolescent HIV care. …”
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Factors associated with mental health literacy among healthcare workers in a university hospital in Selangor by Ahmed Awadh Bagubair, Rahmat Dapari

“…University hospitals, like any healthcare institution, rely on its workforce to provide quality care to patients. However, HCWs may face mental health challenges that can significantly impact their wellbeing and the quality of patient care. …”
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Forging a new identity: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of UK-based physician associate students by Megan E L Brown, William Laughey, Paul Alexander Tiffin, Gabrielle M Finn

“…There has been a rapid expansion in training places driven by National Health Service (NHS) workforce shortages, with the Department of Health recently announcing plans for the General Medical Council to statutorily regulate PAs. …”
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Integrated Design as a Strategy for Innovating Native Timber Products and Promoting Sustainable Forest Management by Alejandra Schueftan, Marjorie Martin, Carlos Buchner, Sol García, Mariela Reyes, Michael Arnett

“…The results show that, whilst there is a clear need for better infrastructure, workforce training, and commercial planning to support product adoption, design-driven innovation offers a promising path forward enhancing the industry’s competitiveness. …”
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Views from the trenches: California family physicians’ challenges and resilience factors while providing patient care during the initial wave of COVID-19 by Avital Fischer, Johanna Shapiro, Tan Nguyen, Gabriela Meckler, Tien Lam, Uyen Mai, Reece Fenning, Jan Paolo De La Cruz, Cynthia Haq

“…Ensuring adequate resources to promote a physically and psychologically healthy workforce while increasing access to care for all patients is crucial to prepare for the next healthcare crisis. …”
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Relational job characteristics and turnover intention among nurses: the mediating role of subjective well-being by Yifei Li, Qiang Zhang, Xiaomei Deng, Jie Zhang, Juan Li, Guili Xia, Jingping Zhang, Yi-Ping Chen

“…Such initiatives hold significant potential for enhancing the stability and continuity of the nursing workforce.…”
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Management of regional training systems by V. I. Blinov, I. S. Sergeev, E. Yu. Esenina, L. N. Kurteeva, S. A. Osadcheva

“…The authors conducted content analysis and necessity and sufficiency analysis of the documents and materials, which are in open access on the Internet. …”
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Exploring current approaches towards patient prioritisation for clinical pharmacy services in UK mental health inpatient care by Fatima Q. Alshaikhmubarak, Richard N. Keers, Petra Brown, Penny J. Lewis

“…This was followed by semi-structured interviews with representative members from organisations that responded to the questionnaire and reported using prioritisation systems, and document analysis for prioritisation systems if shared. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis as described by Braun & Clarke. …”
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Colorectal cancer awareness and its predictors among adults aged 50–74 years attending primary healthcare in the State of Qatar: a cross-sectional study by Nagah Selim, Noora Al-Kubaisi, Mohamad Chehab, Ayman Al-Dahshan, Mohamed Bala, Mieaad Omer, Omayma AlMohamed

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Assessing facility capacity to provide safe abortion and post-abortion care in Liberia: a 2021 signal function survey across 48 public health facilities by Victor S Koko Sr, Stephanie Küng, Chelsea R Doe, Neima Candy, Wahdea-mai Harmon-Gray, Esther Mutuku, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Kenneth Juma

“…Methods Data for this analysis are drawn from a signal function survey conducted across 48 public facilities in Liberia from September to November 2021. …”
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The barriers and facilitators of herpes zoster vaccination intentions of urban residents in China: a qualitative study by Beibei Yuan, Chao Long, Ming Wang, Elizabeth Maitland, Stephen Nicholas, Xianjing Qin, Weiying Zhao, Dawei Zhu, Ping He

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Setting Primary Health and Social Care Priorities Using a Deliberative Democratic Participatory Approach by Coralie Wales, Penny Abbott, Jackie Street, Lauren Fawcett, Maree Jennings, Wendy Sharp, Philip Lee

“…Abstract Introduction Publicly funded regional primary health care investments are usually informed by analysis of locally collected data, surveys, focus groups and consultations. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental and physical health of Indian working women: A cross-sectional study of District Rajkot, Gujarat by Thakur Dev PANDEY, Jyoti PATHAK

“…Future research should focus on longitudinal studies to track the recovery and adaptability of working women, ensuring ongoing support and resilience in the workforce.…”
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Enablers and barriers of General Practitioner’s choice of additional skills training: a mixed-methods study by Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Emma M. Anderson, Hannah Mason, Francis A. Albert, Faith O. Alele, Paula Heggarty, Aaron Hollins, Tarun Sen Gupta, Lawrie McArthur, Richard Hays, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli

“…However, funding challenges, burnout, and workload were identified as significant barriers to acquiring additional skills. Qualitative analysis identified six themes, three each related to facilitators (desire to work rurally, meeting workforce needs, and support networks) and barriers (work-life balance, mismatched expectations, and inadequate recognition of AST).ConclusionAdditional skills training is a highly valued training program. …”
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Conditions for and potential solutions associated with continuity of care for patients with complex care needs across Swedish regions with differing population densities by Linda Ljungholm, Charlotte Klinga, Mirjam Ekstedt, Anette Edin-Liljegren, Elin-Sofie Forsgärde

“…Conclusions Building a stable workforce while prioritizing relational continuity, along with patients’ preferences and needs, is essential for ensuring continuity of care from multiple providers. …”
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Dual form of training as a problem of pedagogical research by Svetlana O. Fominykh

“…The study is based on various methods of analysis, including content analysis and traditional methods, which made it possible to consider the features of the dual form of education and identify its dependence on effective partnerships between employers and educational institutions. …”
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