Introduction Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is a common clinical syndrome in
primary and secondary healthcare service. Outcomes for patients with persistent MUS …

Patients who frequently attend to emergency departments are a varying group and have
complex health care needs. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine …

Abstract Aims and Objective To understand the frequent attendance phenomenon from the
perspective of patients and healthcare professionals and how it can be reduced …

Cancer patients undergoing major interventions face numerous challenges, including the
adverse effects of cancer and the side effects of treatment. Cancer rehabilitation is vital in …

Background Twenty years ago, a “Guardian Angel” or comprehensive digital health advisor
was proposed to empower patients to better manage their own health. This is now …

Objectives Demand for nursing home (NH) care is soaring due to gains in life expectancy
and people living longer with chronic illness and disability. This is dovetailing with workforce …

Background Out-of-hours (OOH) services are often consulted for problems that are non-
urgent. Some of these patients are frequent attenders (FAs) who may constitute a heavy …

Background Given the rapidly aging society, shrinking workforce, and reducing dependency
ratio, there is an increasing challenge for family members to provide care for older adults …

Background This paper describes and compares patient flow characteristics of adult high
system users (HSUs) and control groups in Alberta and Ontario emergency departments …

Background One significant health policy challenge in many European countries at present
is developing strategies to deal with the increase in patient attendance at Out-of-Hours care …