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  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,015 Views
66 Pages

1 October 2024

Background/Objectives: Emergency Medical Response Systems (EMRSs) play a vital role in delivering medical aid during natural and man-made disasters. This quantitative research delves into the analysis of risk and effectiveness within Serbia’s E...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,324 Views
19 Pages

Factors Associated with Burnout Syndrome in Serbian Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Teodora Safiye,
  • Elvis Mahmutović,
  • Emir Biševac,
  • Velida Zimonjić,
  • Draško Dubljanin,
  • Andreja Kovačević,
  • Nemanja Nenezić,
  • Aleksandar Radlović,
  • Zerina Salihagić and
  • Jakša Dubljanin
  • + 5 authors

Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed immense stress on healthcare systems worldwide, significantly affecting the mental well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs). This study examined the sociodemographic, occupational, and COVID-19-rela...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,211 Views
21 Pages

Antibiotic Use, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Intensive Care Unit of a Serbian Tertiary University Hospital, 2018–2024: An Ecological Analysis

  • Vesna Šuljagić,
  • Vojislava Nešković,
  • Duško Maksimović,
  • Ivo Udovičić,
  • Danijela Đurić-Petković,
  • Nenad Perišić,
  • Ivan Leković,
  • Đorđe Taušan,
  • Bojan Rakonjac and
  • Nemanja Rančić
  • + 1 author

4 November 2025

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and antibiotic use (AU) remain critical challenges in intensive care units (ICUs). Reliable long-term surveillance is essential to inform stewardship programs and in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
771 Views
13 Pages

Serbian Healthcare Students’ Perceptions of and Readiness to Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Dragana Milutinović,
  • Dragana Simin,
  • Katarzyna Ćwirynkało,
  • Monika Parchomiuk,
  • Zdzisław Kazanowski,
  • Agnieszka Żyta and
  • Špela Golubović

Background/Objectives: The perspective from which future healthcare professionals view intellectual disabilities affects how people with intellectual disabilities (PWIDs) are perceived and informs care policies and practices. This study aimed to asse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,537 Views
11 Pages

Healthcare Service Quality from the Point of Healthcare Providers’ Perception at the Time of COVID-19

  • Olivera Ivanov,
  • Zoran Gojković,
  • Nenad Simeunović,
  • Danijela Gračanin,
  • Aleksandra Milovančev,
  • Dejan Ivanov,
  • Marko Bojović,
  • Miloš Bugarčić and
  • Nikola Stojić

The pandemic of the Coronavirus 19 disease (COVID-19) has had significant impact on healthcare systems worldwide. The present study aims to investigate the service providers’ quality dimensions in public sector hospitals in the Republic of Serbia dur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,757 Views
12 Pages

Assessment of the Frequency, Causes, Degree and Consequences of Violence against Health Workers in Psychiatric Institutions

  • Zoran Jovanovic,
  • Ana Opankovic,
  • Srdjan Milovanovic,
  • Jasmina Barisic,
  • Tamara Nikolic Turnic and
  • Dusan Djuric

29 December 2023

(1) Background: The prevalence of workplace violence within the health sector varies between 50 and 88%. Depending on the health care environment, the percentages mentioned can be much higher. (2) The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
940 Views
26 Pages

Psychometric Properties of the Serbian Teen Version of the Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale—A Validation Study

  • Mirjana Smudja,
  • Tatjana Milenković,
  • Ivana Minaković,
  • Vera Zdravković,
  • Sandra Mitić,
  • Ana Miljković and
  • Dragana Milutinović

8 September 2025

Screening for diabetes-specific distress should be considered a standard component of diabetes management. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Serbian adaptation of the Problem Areas in Diabetes—Teen Version (PAID-T)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,702 Views
22 Pages

Revisiting Public Trust and Media Influence During COVID-19 Post-Vaccination Era—Waning of Anxiety and Depression Levels Among Skilled Workers and Students in Serbia

  • Miljan Adamovic,
  • Srdjan Nikolovski,
  • Stefan Milojevic,
  • Nebojsa Zdravkovic,
  • Ivan Markovic,
  • Olivera Djokic,
  • Slobodan Tomic,
  • Ivana Burazor,
  • Dragoslava Zivkov Saponja and
  • Ana Adamovic
  • + 5 authors

11 July 2025

Infectious disease outbreaks amplify the influence of stressors on psychological conditions. The purpose of this study was to analyze the disturbing influence of COVID-19 outbreak-related information and the influence of trust on the Serbian healthca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,027 Views
12 Pages

Reinforcement of the Framework for Experiential Education in Healthcare in Serbia: Post-Implementation Project Review within Pharmacy Education

  • Marina Odalović,
  • Jelena Parojčić,
  • Dragana Vasiljević,
  • Danijela Đukić Ćosić and
  • Ljiljana Tasić

Background: The Erasmus+ project “Reinforcement of the Framework for Experiential Education in Healthcare in Serbia” (ReFEEHS) has been undertaken with the aim to: (i) reinforce and modernize experiential education (ExEd) in the health sc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,757 Views
14 Pages

The European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) is run every 5 years to examine how people experience and rank their health, how they care about their health, and to what extent they use the healthcare services. We identified the sub-population of specia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,912 Views
12 Pages

Sleep Quality Among Patients and Healthcare Providers in the Primary Healthcare Setting

  • Rastislava Krasnik,
  • Mirjana Kolundžić,
  • Aleksandra Mikov,
  • Jelena Zvekić-Svorcan,
  • Dragana Vukliš,
  • Milena Kovačević,
  • Andrijana Mikić,
  • Igor Mikov,
  • Dajana Dedić Novaković and
  • Milica Stanić

15 January 2025

Background/Objectives: As adults spend about 30% of each day asleep, having a sleep disorder can negatively affect their functioning. The study objective was to determine the factors that influence sleep quality among patients and healthcare provider...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
3,691 Views
21 Pages

Using a Modified VIKOR Technique for Evaluating and Improving the National Healthcare System Quality

  • Sun-Weng Huang,
  • James J. H. Liou,
  • Hai-Hua Chuang and
  • Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

11 June 2021

The effectiveness of the national/regional healthcare system is one of the keys to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the face of this unknown pandemic, where the healthcare system should continue to be promoted and improved are crucial decision issu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
17,001 Views
7 Pages

Due to international migration, health care professionals in Switzerland increasingly encounter language barriers in communication with their patients. In order to examine health professionals’ attitudes and practices related to healthcare interpreti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,035 Views
27 Pages

Sustainable Rural Healthcare Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Serbia

  • Ivan Paunović,
  • Sotiris Apostolopoulos,
  • Ivana Božić Miljković and
  • Miloš Stojanović

29 January 2024

This article deals with the under-researched phenomenon of rural health entrepreneurship and its major characteristics. The purpose of this study is to explicate the process of providing health services in rural areas of a developing country and thei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
900 Views
12 Pages

Disparities in Healthcare Utilization by Settlement Type in Serbia

  • Marijana Dabic,
  • Gordana Djordjevic,
  • Snezana Radovanovic,
  • Olgica Mihaljevic,
  • Milos Stepovic,
  • Mateja Zdravkovic,
  • Nebojsa Zdravkovic,
  • Vladislava Stojic,
  • Stefan Milojevic and
  • Jovana Radovanovic
  • + 6 authors

14 October 2025

Background and Objectives: Urban–rural health disparities reflect differences in health outcomes, healthcare access, and socio-economic conditions between populations. In Serbia, limited research has quantified how socio-demographic and socio-e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,004 Views
25 Pages

Energy and Macronutrient Dietary Intakes of Serbian Adults 18–64 Years Old: EFSA EU Menu Food Consumption Survey in Serbia (2017–2022)

  • Jelena Milešević,
  • Milica Zeković,
  • Ivana Šarac,
  • Marija Knez,
  • Irena Krga,
  • Marija Takić,
  • Jasmina Debeljak Martačić,
  • Vuk Stevanović,
  • Nevena Vidović and
  • Mirjana Gurinović
  • + 2 authors

31 March 2025

This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the anthropometric and nutritional status among Serbian adults aged 18–64 years, using the data from the EFSA EU Menu food consumption survey conducted between 2017 and 2022. Based on a nationally r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,787 Views
13 Pages

Parental health literacy plays an important role in children’s health. Experiences from pharmacy practice show that is necessary to check if parents understand instructions about use of medicines for children. This study aimed to assess pharmacothera...