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  1. Population ageing is a global phenomenon that has profound implications for all aspects of health systems development. Research is needed to understand and improve the health system response to this demographi...

    Authors: Megumi Rosenberg, Shinichi Tomioka and Sarah Louise Barber
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):128
    Content type: Introduction Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 20 Supplement 1

  2. Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although multiple studies have assessed the prevalence of hypertension among older people, no study has examined the unmet need for hypertens...

    Authors: Shamsul Azhar Shah, Megumi Rosenberg, Dzulfitree Ahmad, Saharudin Ahmad, Nazarudin Safian and Yugo Shobugawa
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):127
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  3. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about safe distancing measures that are unprecedented. This article details the impact of the pandemic across research studies involving older persons in Singapore, and assesses t...

    Authors: Ad Maulod, Sasha Rouse, Atiqah Lee, Malcolm Ravindran, Hazirah Mohamad, Veronica Goh, Diyana Azman, Lian Leng Low, Rahul Malhotra and Angelique Chan
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):126
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

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  4.  Population ageing will accelerate rapidly in Mongolia in the coming decades. We explore whether this is likely to have deleterious effects on economic growth and health spending trends and whether any adverse...

    Authors: Gemma A. Williams, Jonathan Cylus, Lynn Al Tayara, Tomáš Roubal, Tsolmongerel Tsilaajav and Sarah L. Barber
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):122
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  5. Rapid population ageing remains an important concern for health, social and economics systems; thus, a broader assessment of cognitive decline among adults aged ≥ 60 years is essential. It is important to regu...

    Authors: Sengchanh Kounnavong, Manithong Vonglokham, Somphou Sayasone, Vanthanom Savathdy, Emiko Masaki, Ryoma Kayano, Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Boungnong Boupha and Nobuyuki Hamajima
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):121
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  6. This study investigated how cognitive function-related simple questions can be used to identify older individuals who are at risk of needing long-term care.

    Authors: Shinsuke Kojima, Takashi Kikuchi, Yasumasa Kakei, Hisatomo Kowa, Yasuji Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kajita, Tohmi Osaki, Masanori Fukushima, Ryoma Kayano and Yoji Nagai
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):120
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  7. Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity among older adults. We investigated older adults’ access to health services in Myanmar by focusing on unmet needs in diagnosing hypertension. This study aims to ident...

    Authors: Ikuma Nozaki, Yugo Shobugawa, Yuri Sasaki, Daisuke Takagi, Yuiko Nagamine, Poe Ei Zin, Thae Zarchi Bo, Than Win Nyunt, Min Zaw Oo, Kay Thi Lwin and Hla Hla Win
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):114
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  8. Population ageing and the associated increase in the healthcare needs of older people are putting pressure on the healthcare system in Viet Nam. The country prioritizes healthcare for older people and has deve...

    Authors: Nguyen Hoang Giang, Nguyen The Vinh, Hoang Thi Phuong, Nguyen Thi Thang and Tran Thi Mai Oanh
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):112
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  9. A growing number of older adults require complex care, but coordination among professionals to provide comprehensive and high-quality care is perceived to be inadequate. Opportunities to gain the knowledge and...

    Authors: Keiko Nakamura, Kathryn Lizbeth L. Siongco, TJ Robinson T. Moncatar, Lourdes Marie S. Tejero, Shelley Ann F. De La Vega, Sheila R. Bonito, Richard Javier, Takako Tsutsui, Tran Dai Tri Han, Man Thi Hue Vo, Yuri Tashiro, Saber Al-Sobaihi, Kaoruko Seino, Thang Van Vo, Fely Marilyn E. Lorenzo and Carmelita C. Canila
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):111
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  10. Populations around the world are ageing faster, with the majority living in low- and middle-income countries where health and social care are yet to be universal and inclusive for the ageing population. This c...

    Authors: Myo Nyein Aung, Saiyud Moolphate, Thin Nyein Nyein Aung, Yuka Koyanagi, Akrapon Kurusattra, Sutatip Chantaraksa, Siripen Supakankunti and Motoyuki Yuasa
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):110
    Content type: Research Published on:

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  11. In Cambodia, economic development accompanied by health reforms has led to a rapidly ageing population and an increasing incidence and prevalence of noncommunicable diseases. National strategic plans recognize...

    Authors: Nirmali Sivapragasam, David B. Matchar, Pheak Chhoun, Hero Kol, Chhun Loun, Amina Mahmood Islam, John Ansah and Siyan Yi
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20(Suppl 1):109
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  12. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted lives across all countries and communities. It significantly reduced the global economic output and dealt health systems across the world a seriou...

    Authors: Bereket Gebremichael, Alemayehu Hailu, Mekitew Letebo, Etsub Berhanesilassie, Arega Shumetie and Sibhatu Biadgilign
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:130
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  13. Between 2019 and 2021, the first Irish health system performance assessment (HSPA) framework was developed. As routinely collected health data are necessary to continuously populate indicators of an HSPA frame...

    Authors: Damir Ivanković, Tessa Jansen, Erica Barbazza, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Niek Klazinga and Dionne Kringos
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 21:1
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  14. China’s medical insurance schemes and poverty alleviation policy at this stage have achieved population-wide coverage and the system's universal function. At the late stage of the elimination of absolute pover...

    Authors: Wanxin Tian, Bing Wu, Yahong Yang, Yongqiang Lai, Wenqing Miao, Xiyu Zhang, Chenxi Zhang, Qi Xia, Linghan Shan, Huiying Yang, Huiqi Yang, Zhipeng Huang, Yuze Li, Yiyun Zhang, Fan Ding, Yulu Tian…
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:129
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  15. In 2019, WHO prioritized updating recommendations relating to three labour induction topics: labour induction at or beyond term, mechanical methods for labour induction, and outpatient labour induction. As pa...

    Authors: Melissa Murano, Doris Chou, Maria Laura Costa and Tari Turner
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:125
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  16. Public health emergencies (PHEs), such as the COVID-19 crisis, are threats to global health and public order. We recommend that countries bolster their PHE responses by investing in health technology assessmen...

    Authors: Aparna Ananthakrishnan, Alia Cynthia Gonzales Luz, Sarin KC, Leslie Ong, Cecilia Oh, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Saudamini Vishwanath Dabak, Yot Teerawattananon and Hugo C. Turner
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:124
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  17. The current global burden of stillbirth disproportionately affects regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where Uganda is located. To respond to this burden, policies made at the national level were diffused from...

    Authors: Eric Ssegujja and Michelle Andipatin
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:123
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  18. From 2014 to 2019, the Centre for Research Excellence in Integrated Quality Improvement (CRE-IQI) was evaluated as an innovation platform focusing on continuous quality improvement in Indigenous Australian pri...

    Authors: Frances Clare Cunningham, Boyd Alexander Potts, Shanthi Ann Ramanathan, Jodie Bailie, Roxanne Gwendalyn Bainbridge, Andrew Searles, Alison Frances Laycock and Ross Stewart Bailie
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:119
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  19. The way in which research impact is evaluated and assessed has long been under debate. In recent years the focus is moving away from the use of numerical indicators, towards an emphasis on narratives. The Dutc...

    Authors: Rik Iping, Marielle Kroon, Chantal Steegers and Thed van Leeuwen
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:118
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  20. One of the challenges for countries implementing food policy measures has been the difficulty in demonstrating impact and retaining stakeholder support. Consequently, research funded to help countries overcome...

    Authors: Dori Patay, Kathy Trieu, Briar McKenzie, Shanthi Ramanathan, Alexis Hure, Colin Bell, Anne-Marie Thow, Steven Allender, Erica Reeve, Aliyah Palu, Mark Woodward, Gade Waqa and Jacqui Webster
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:117
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  21. The health research system (HRS) is an important national priority that requires a systematic and functional approach. Evaluating the HRS of Iran as a developing country and identifying its challenges reveals ...

    Authors: Atousa Poursheikhali, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Reza Dehnavieh, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Ali Masoud, Somayeh Noorihekmat, Mohammad Reza Cheshmyazdan and Mousa Bamir
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:116
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  22. As more people now live in urban areas than in rural communities in Nigeria, urban development (UD) requires urgent policy and programmatic attention. Although the population factor has been identified as impo...

    Authors: Sunday A. Adedini, Blessing U. Mberu, Christiana A. Alex-Ojei and Lorretta F. C. Ntoimo
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:115
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  23. Several countries across Europe are engaging in burden of disease (BoD) studies. This article aims to understand the experiences of eight small European states in relation to their research opportunities and c...

    Authors: Sarah Cuschieri, Ala’a Alkerwi, Mary Economou, Jane Idavain, Taavi Lai, Tina Lesnik, Caine Meyers, Hanen Samouda, Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir, Natasa Terzic, Lilian Tzivian and Elena Pallari
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:113
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  24. In Mexico, the inclusion of a front-of-pack label in the Official Mexican Standard 051 (NOM-051 for its Spanish acronym) has been widely discussed for years by different stakeholder groups. In 2019, the NOM-05...

    Authors: Regina Durán, Edalith Asmitia, Juan Rivera, Simón Barquera and Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:108
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  25. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the combined disciplines of public health, infectious disease and policy modelling squarely into the spotlight. Never before have decisions regarding public health measures an...

    Authors: Jason Thompson, Roderick McClure, Nick Scott, Margaret Hellard, Romesh Abeysuriya, Rajith Vidanaarachchi, John Thwaites, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, John Lavis, Susan Michie, Chris Bullen, Mikhail Prokopenko, Sheryl L. Chang, Oliver M. Cliff, Cameron Zachreson, Antony Blakely…
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:107
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  26. The economic downfall in Lebanon and the destruction of the Beirut Port have had a crippling effect on all players in the health sector, including hospitals, healthcare providers, and the pharmaceutical and me...

    Authors: Amena El-Harakeh and Sean J. Haley
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:106
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  27. As systematically developed statements regarding possible courses of action, health system guidance (HSG) can assist with making decisions about addressing problems or achieving goals in health systems. Howeve...

    Authors: Qi Wang, Ying Zhu, Shitong Xie, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Qiangqiang Guo, Ahmed Atef Belal, Yanfei Li, Jingyi Zhang, Yaolong Chen, Holger J. Schünemann, Michael G. Wilson, Kehu Yang and John N. Lavis
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:105
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  28. The past decade has increasingly seen systems approaches as a featured theme in public health studies and policy documents. This trend is evident in the area of physical activity, which is a significant global...

    Authors: Tracy Nau, Adrian Bauman, Ben J. Smith and William Bellew
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:104
    Content type: Review Published on:

  29. Leadership to manage the complex political and technical challenges of moving towards universal health coverage (UHC) is widely recognized as critical, but there are few studies which evaluate how to expand ca...

    Authors: Sophie Witter, Nouria Brikci and David Scherer
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:103
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  30. The need to improve gender equity (GE) in academic medicine is well documented. Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs), partnerships between leading National Health Service (NHS) organizations and universities in ...

    Authors: Lorna R. Henderson, Rinita Dam, Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah, Pavel V. Ovseiko and Vasiliki Kiparoglou
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:102
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  31. Recent estimates report that 2.4 billion people with health conditions globally could benefit from rehabilitation. While the benefits of rehabilitation for individuals and society have been described in the li...

    Authors: Alarcos Cieza, Aku Kwamie, Qhayiya Magaqa, Nino Paichadze, Carla Sabariego, Karl Blanchet, Nukhba Zia, Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, Abdul Ghaffar and Bente Mikkelsen
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:101
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  32. The use of collaborative health research approaches, such as integrated knowledge translation (IKT), was challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic due to physical distancing measures and transition to virtual pl...

    Authors: Priscilla Medeiros, Celia Laur, Tram Nguyen, Meghan Gilfoyle, Aislinn Conway, Emily Giroux, Femke Hoekstra, Jean Michelle Legasto, Emily Ramage, Brenda Tittlemier, Brianne Wood and Sandy Steinwender
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:100
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  33. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, astonishingly rapid research averted millions of deaths worldwide through new vaccines and repurposed and new drugs. Evidence use informed life-saving national policies includin...

    Authors: Stephen R. Hanney, Sharon E. Straus and Bev J. Holmes
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:99
    Content type: Opinion Published on:

  34. WHO publishes public health and clinical guidelines to guide Member States in achieving better health outcomes. Furthermore, WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work for 2019–2023 prioritizes strengthening i...

    Authors: Kiran Saluja, K. Srikanth Reddy, Qi Wang, Ying Zhu, Yanfei Li, Xiajing Chu, Rui Li, Liangying Hou, Tanya Horsley, Fred Carden, Kidist Bartolomeos and Janet Hatcher Roberts
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:98
    Content type: Review Published on:

  35. A learning health system (LHS) framework provides an opportunity for health system restructuring to provide value-based healthcare. However, there is little evidence showing how to effectively implement a LHS ...

    Authors: Mari Somerville, Christine Cassidy, Janet Curran, Melissa Rothfus, Doug Sinclair and Annette Elliott Rose
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:97
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  36. Effectively addressing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the new pathogen requires continuous generation of evidence to inform decision-making. Despite an unprecedented amount of resea...

    Authors: Tasnim Azim, Anjana Bhushan, Victor J. Del Rio Vilas, Rahul Srivastava, Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe, Roderico Ofrin, Sharat Chauhan and Anand Krishnan
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:96
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  37. Communities of Practice are formed by people who interact regularly to engage in collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor. Virtual Communities of Practice (VCoP) are online communities that use...

    Authors: Shannon L. Sibbald, Maddison L. Burnet, Bill Callery and Jonathan I. Mitchell
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:95
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  38. Ghana became the first African country to take delivery of the first wave of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine from the COVAX facility. But why has this promising start of the vaccination rollout not translated i...

    Authors: Roger A. Atinga, Augustina Koduah and Gilbert Abotisem Abiiro
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:94
    Content type: Review Published on:

  39. User involvement in research has rapidly increased and is often a precondition to obtain research funding. Benefits such as effectiveness and increased relevance of research are described in the literature, bu...

    Authors: Maya Kylén, Björn Slaug, Oskar Jonsson, Susanne Iwarsson and Steven M. Schmidt
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:93
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  40. The de-implementation of low-value care (LVC) is important to improving patient and population health, minimizing patient harm and reducing resource waste. However, there is limited knowledge about how the de-...

    Authors: Hanna Augustsson, Belén Casales Morici, Henna Hasson, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Sara Korlén Schalling, Sara Ingvarsson, Hanna Wijk, Marta Roczniewska and Per Nilsen
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:92
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  41. The translation of evidence-based practices and rapid uptake of innovations into global health practice is challenging. Design thinking is a consultative process involving multiple stakeholders and has been id...

    Authors: Caitlin Jarrett, Yara C. Baxter, Johannes Boch, Conrado Carrasco, Daniel Cobos Muñoz, Karina Mauro Dib, Lara Pessoa, Jasmina Saric, Mariana Silveira and Peter Steinmann
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:91
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  42. In healthcare, analysing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) on an aggregated level can improve and regulate healthcare for specific patient populations (meso level). This mixed-methods systematic review...

    Authors: Maarten C. Dorr, K. S. van Hof, J. G. M. Jelsma, E. A. C. Dronkers, R. J. Baatenburg de Jong, M. P. J. Offerman and M. C. de Bruijne
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:90
    Content type: Review Published on:

  45. To develop an open-access database of Arabic health measures intended for use by researchers and healthcare providers, along with a bibliometric analysis of the measures included in the database.

    Authors: Nada M. Albawardi, Quratulain Shaikh, Wejdan Alahaideb, Maryam Alamasi, Doaa Aljasser, Lama Alrasheed, Sultanah H. Alsulaiman and Abdullah F. Alghannam
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:87
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  46. Enacting evidence-based public health policy can be challenging. One factor contributing to this challenge is a lack of public support for specific policies, which may stem from limited interest or conviction ...

    Authors: Katherine Cullerton, Dori Patay, Michael Waller, Eloise Adsett and Amanda Lee
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:86
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  47. The scale-up of successfully tested public health interventions is critical to achieving universal health coverage. To ensure optimal use of resources, assessment of the scalability of an intervention is recog...

    Authors: Susan Bulthuis, Maryse Kok, Olivier Onvlee, Tim Martineau, Joanna Raven, Freddie Ssengooba, Justine Namakula, Hastings Banda, Patricia Akweongo and Marjolein Dieleman
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:85
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  48. Authors: Claudia-Marcela Vélez, Bernardo Aguilera, Lydia Kapiriri, Beverley M. Essue, Elysee Nouvet, Lars Sandman and Iestyn Williams
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:84
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  49. Financial risk protection (FRP), defined as households’ access to needed healthcare services without experiencing undue financial hardship, is a critical health systems target, particularly in low- and middle-...

    Authors: Taslima Rahman, Dominic Gasbarro and Khurshid Alam
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:83
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. Evidence briefs for policy (EBP) draw on best-available data and research evidence (e.g., systematic reviews) to help clarify policy problems, frame options for addressing them, and identify implementation con...

    Authors: Xuan Yu, Qi Wang, Kaelan Moat, Cristián Mansilla, Claudia Marcela Vélez, Daniel F. Patiño-Lugo, Yosef G. Abraha, Fadi El-Jardali, Racha Fadlallah, Jinglin He, Mohammad Kibria, Laura Boeira, Myeong Soo Lee, John N. Lavis and Yaolong Chen
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2022 20:82
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:
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