Cost/DALY averted in a small hospital in Sierra Leone: what is the relative contribution of different services?

RA Gosselin, A Thind, A Bellardinelli - World journal of surgery, 2006 - Springer
Background A cost-effective analysis (CEA) can be a useful tool to guide resource allocation
decisions. However, there is a dearth of evidence on the cost/disability-adjusted life year (…

Rehabilitation impact indices and their independent predictors: a systematic review

GCH Koh, CH Chen, R Petrella, A Thind - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To (1) identify all available rehabilitation impact indices (RIIs) based on their
mathematical formula, (2) assess the evidence for independent predictors of each RII and (3) …

A systematic review of studies reporting multivariable models to predict functional outcomes after post-stroke inpatient rehabilitation

…, S Pereira, A McClure, R Teasell, A Thind… - Disability and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This systematic review summarizes the utility of variables available at acute
discharge after stroke for predicting functional independence at discharge from inpatient …

[HTML][HTML] Where to deliver? Analysis of choice of delivery location from a national survey in India

A Thind, A Mohani, K Banerjee, F Hagigi - BMC public health, 2008 - Springer
Background In order to reduce maternal mortality, the Indian government has increased its
commitment to institutional deliveries. We assess the determinants of home, private and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors impacting transgender patients' discomfort with their family physicians: a respondent-driven sampling survey

GR Bauer, X Zong, AI Scheim, R Hammond, A Thind - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Representing approximately 0.5% of the population, transgender (trans)
persons in Canada depend on family physicians for both general and transition-related care. …

[HTML][HTML] Prehospital and emergency care

A Thind, R Hsia, J Mabweijano, ER Hicks… - Disease control …, 2015 - books.google.com
Disease or illness can strike at any time. If the condition is acute, or if the injury is life-threatening
or limbthreatening, immediate care is needed. These timedependent conditions that …

Implementing electronic health records: Key factors in primary care

…, G Giles, JB Brown, SB Harris, GJ Reid, A Thind… - Canadian Family …, 2008 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To examine common themes about implementing and adopting electronic health
record (EHR) systems that emerged from 3 separate studies of the experiences of primary …

Adherence to adjuvant hormone therapy in low-income women with breast cancer: the role of provider–patient communication

Y Liu, JL Malin, AL Diamant, A Thind… - Breast cancer research and …, 2013 - Springer
To assess the impact of patient–provider communication on adherence to tamoxifen (TAM)
and aromatase inhibitors (AIs) 36 months after breast cancer (BC) diagnosis in a low-income …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of delays to admission from the emergency department on inpatient outcomes

Q Huang, A Thind, JF Dreyer, GS Zaric - BMC emergency medicine, 2010 - Springer
Background We sought to determine the impact of delays to admission from the Emergency
Department (ED) on inpatient length of stay (LOS), and IP cost. Methods We conducted a …

Return to work in low‐income Latina and non‐Latina white breast cancer survivors: a 3‐year longitudinal study

VS Blinder, S Patil, A Thind, A Diamant, CA Hudis… - Cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Previous research has found an 80% return‐to‐work rate in mid‐income
white breast cancer survivors, but little is known about the employment trajectory of low‐…