Healthcare, Volume 13, Issue 22

Background: Budget Impact Analysis is an integral part of the Health Technology Assessment in Bulgaria, informing reimbursement decisions of the National Health Insurance Fund. Inaccurate projections risk both fiscal unsustainability and restricted p...

Background: Despite the importance of body image in the puerperium, tools specifically assessing postpartum body image are lacking. To address this gap, we developed the Postpartum Body Image Scale (PPBI-S), a measure encompassing both negative and p...

Background/Objectives: Cervical dystonia (CD) is the most common focal dystonia, but nationwide evidence on healthcare use is limited. This study assessed trends in utilization and expenditures in Korea. Methods: Using National Health Insurance Servi...

Background: Forced displacement is a significant public health challenge associated with deteriorated mental and physical health outcomes. Following the outbreak of Israel’s ‘Iron Swords’ war on 7 October 2023, more than 250,000 cit...

Background: Physical activity (PA) provides significant health benefits, yet inactivity remains high in Spain, especially among adolescents and increasingly in children. Identifying barriers to PA is essential, but available tools are mainly designed...

Background: This randomised, single-centre study and original research manuscript aimed to evaluate whether perioperative hypnosis and acupuncture can reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), opioid use, and other complications in spinal surg...

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enables digital access for individuals with severe motor impairment. Conventional contact-based switches rely on residual voluntary movement, limiting efficiency. We report the clinical application of...

Background/Objectives: Social networks have brought exciting possibilities for interacting with others in real time, anywhere in the world. However, problematic social network use (PSNU) causes distress and dysfunction in daily life. Young people may...

Background/Objectives: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has been progressively expanding, with growing interest in its potential application in palliative care, particularly in exercise prescription. However, there is lim...

Background/Objectives: The study explored differences in gait characteristics and biomechanics according to rehabilitation aid use (normal gait (NG) vs. assisted gait (AG) groups) and obstacle height (0, 5, and 15 cm conditions) in patients with stro...