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An assessment of the impact of the NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme

Stephen Robert Hanney, Martin J Buxton, C Green, D Coulson et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2007)

OBJECTIVES: To consider how the impact of the NHS Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme should be measured. To determine what models are available and their strengths and weaknesses. To assess the impact of the first 10 years of the ...

OPENALEX public-domain DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta11530

Digital Health Technologies

Carolyn Johnston • Routledge eBooks (2022)

Increasingly digital technologies are used in healthcare. This book explores eight digital health technologies, situated the context of a life span, from high-throughput genomic sequencing technologies and do-it-yourself (DIY) insulin deliv...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003220190

Health technology assessment

Chiara de Waure, Carlo Favaretti • Oxford University Press eBooks (2020)

Abstract The aim of this chapter is to help the public health practitioner to: learn what health technology assessment (HTA) is in healthcare and in public health domains; understand that HTA is a powerful tool for the governance of the hea...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198800125.003.0043

An Interrogation into the Effects of International Parenting on the Social and Emotional Health of Adolescents in Three Rural Districts of Zimbabwe

Joram Ndlovu, Douglas Nyathi, Victor H. Mlambo • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (2024)

The changing geopolitical environment, economic transformations and technological advancements have prompted the intensified movement of people in a great diversity of forms. Transnational parenting has emerged as a significant and intricat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2024594

Patient-based health technology assessment: A vision of the future

John F. P. Bridges, Christopher Jones • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2007)

BACKGROUND: In conjunction with other important movements in contemporary medicine, including evidence-based medicine (EBM), health technology assessment (HTA) has promoted a culture of critical evaluation. Despite this impact, institutiona...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462307051549

Cross-platform mobile app development for disseminating public health information to travelers in Thailand: development and usability

Pongthep Meankaew, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Peerawat Wansatid et al. • Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines (2022)

Abstract Background The risk of disease is a key factor that travelers have identified when planning to travel abroad, as many people are concerned about getting sick. Mobile devices can be an effective means for travelers to access informa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40794-022-00174-6

THE EFFECT OF PREMARITAL SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION ON ADOLESCENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES AT MADRASAH ALIYAH PUTRI AL-KHOIROT MALANG

Fetreo Negeo Putra, Lilis Sulistya Nengrum, Alfi Hilmiyah, Wahyu Sukma Samudera • Nurse and Health (2025)

Background: Adolescents are a vulnerable group to sexual problems, which can lead to an increase in unwanted pregnancies and early marriages due to a lack of knowledge and appropriate attitudes. Premarital sexual health education serves as ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36720/nhjk.v14i2.852

Health Technology Assessment

Lise Lund Håheim, Berit Mørland • IGI Global eBooks (2009)

Scientific publications in medical fields are rapidly increasing and are overwhelming in numbers. This poses a challenge to health authorities, and health professionals who need knowledge to make informed decisions in finding the best evide...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch046

The development of health technology assessment in Brazil

David Banta, Liz Maria de Almeida • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the developing health technology assessment (HTA) activities in Brazil, both historically and in the present day. METHODS: This report is a descriptive analysis based on personal experiences...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090722

Mediating effects of attitude on the relationship between knowledge and willingness to organ donation among nursing students

Xiaohang Chen, Xin Zhou, Yan Xu, Li Pan et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2024)

BackgroundThe current rate of organ donation in China falls significantly below the global average and the actual demand. Nursing students play a crucial role in supporting and promoting social and public welfare activities. This study prim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1370635

Health technology assessment development in China

Yingyao Chen, David Banta, Zhiliu Tang • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: This study is to review health technology assessment (HTA) development in China during the past two decades, and to facilitate further development of HTA and its integration into policy making. METHODS: The study depends very mu...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090643

History of health technology assessment: Spain

Laura Sampietro-Colom, José Asua, Eduardo Briones, Jordi Gol et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of the introduction and diffusion of health technology assessment (HTA) in Spain. METHODS: A survey to summarize the evolution of HTA was sent to representatives of diffe...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s026646230909059x

Using immersive reality technologies to increase a physical education teacher's health-preserving competency

Oksana V. Klochko, Vasyl M. Fedorets • Educational Technology Quarterly (2022)

The article discusses the findings of study targeted at enhancing the methodology of augmented reality use for the development of a physical education teacher's competence in health preservation under post-graduate educational settings. Acc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.55056/etq.431

The influence of frailty syndrome on medication adherence among elderly patients with hypertension

Jankowska-Polańska B, Dudek K, Szymanska-Chabowska A, Uchmanowicz I • Clinical Interventions in Aging (2016)

Beata Jankowska-Polańska,1 Krzysztof Dudek,2 Anna Szymanska-Chabowska,3 Izabella Uchmanowicz1 1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 2Department of Logistic and Transport Systems, Faculty of ...

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Health Technologies and Women of the Third World

Pamela Bolton, Carl Kendall, Elli Leontsini, Corinne Whitaker • Routledge eBooks (2019)

The need to review the impact of international health programs and technologies on women has been voiced increasingly in the field of international health. This chapter discusses issues related both to technologies for women’s health and to...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367274559-3

Medicine and health technology in 2018

Ryan L. Kerstein • Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England (2018)

2018 was a pretty big year for medicine and health technology. A new Health Secretary took over the political reins and reshaped the agenda ‘to revolutionise the NHS with new technology’. The RCS established the Commission on the Future of ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2019.28

Nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in rugby league; influences of age, body composition and ancestry

Alice Sharples, Rob Duffield, Jarrod Wade, Hugh H. K. Fullagar • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2024)

Introduction Rugby league is a physically demanding sport that necessitates considerable nutritional intake, focusing on quality and type, in order to optimize training and competition demands. However, rugby league athletes are reported to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2024.2411714