A5032414311- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
University of Medicine Tirana
2015-2024
European University of Tirana
2024
University of Basel
2020-2023
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
2020-2022
European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations
2022
Albanian University
2015
To establish the reliability and validity of translated version Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) by evaluating its psychometric properties to determine possible differences among nurses physicians regarding safety attitudes.
Abstract Background Although overall health status in the last decades improved, inequalities due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) persist between and within European countries. There is a lack of studies giving insights into related NCDs Economic Area (EEA) Therefore, aim present study was quantify age-standardized disability adjusted life years (DALY) rates for 12 specific across 30 EEA countries 1990 2019. Also, this aimed determine trends identify those where were highest. Methods...
Aim: Assess the use of different health care service providers by adults (aged 18–59) and elderly > =60) who suffer from non-communicable disease (NCD) explore relationships between sociodemographic variables care-seeking behaviors. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in districts Diber Fier December 2018, using random cluster sampling. Descriptive statistics were used to compare behaviors people. We employed binary multinomial logistic regression assess factors associated...
This paper explores the differences between rural and urban practices in response to COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing aspects such as management of patient flow, infection prevention control, information processing, communication collaboration. Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected through online PRICOV-19 questionnaire sent general 38 countries. Rural our sample smaller than urban-based practices. They reported an above-average number old multimorbid patients below-average with...
Context: Organizational commitment and job satisfaction are the widely studied factors in management literature, which evaluated as major precursors of employees' performance. There is a lack focus/research on studies public hospital settings Albania.Objective: The purpose study was to describe nurses' organizational with regard different dimensions attributes.Design: It cross-sectional utilizing Albanian version questionnaire demographic questionnaire.Setting: carried out three regional...
Objectives To identify key factors influencing the utilisation of governmental and private primary healthcare services in Albania. Design A cross-sectional health facility survey using a 4-point Likert scale questionnaire to rank importance driving utilisation. Setting Exit interviews with patients who consulted one 23 care providers (18 public 5 private) Fier district Albania from period July–August 2018. Participants Representative sample 629 adults ≥18 years age. Main outcomes measures...
Changes in demographics with an older population, the illness panorama increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases, and shift from hospital care to home-based place demand on primary health care, which requires multiprofessional collaboration team-based organization work. The COVID-19 pandemic affected various ways, such as heightened infection control measures, changing work practices, increased workload.
Abstract Background This article aims to examine patient safety in general practice during COVID-19. Methods In total, 5489 GP practices from 37 European countries and Israel filled the online self-reported PRICOV-19 survey between November 2020 December 2021. The outcome measures include 30 indicators on structure, process, outcome. Results data showed that structural problems often impeded COVID-19, as 58.6% of (3209/5479) reported limitations related their building or infrastructure....
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected vulnerable populations' access to health care. By proactively reaching out them, general practices attempted prevent the underutilization of their services. This paper examined association between practice and country characteristics organization outreach work in during COVID-19. Linear mixed model analyses with nested countries were performed on data 4982 from 38 countries. A 4-item scale was constructed as outcome variable a reliability...
Introduction Between 2021 and 2023, a project was funded in order to explore the mortality burden (YLL–Years of Life Lost, excess mortality) COVID-19 Southern Eastern Europe, Central Asia. Methods For each national or sub-national region, data on deaths population were collected for period March 2020 December 2021. Unstandardized age-standardised YLL rates calculated according standard disease methodology. In addition, all-cause 2015–2019 used as baseline estimate region years Results On...
Background: Aiming to tackle the rise of non-communicable diseases and an ageing population, Albania is engaged in boosting primary healthcare services quality care. The patients’ perspectives on their experience with public private providers are, however, missing, although viewpoints are critical while shaping developing services. Consequently, we analyze perceptions users as it relates non-clinical care association sociodemographic characteristics patients type provider. Methods: A...
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the safety attitudes specialist physicians (SPs), general (GPs), and nurses in primary care Albania. Design cross‐sectional. It involved SPs, GPs, from five districts A demographic questionnaire adapted Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ)‐Long Ambulatory Version used gather critical information regarding participant's profile, perception management, working conditions, job satisfaction, stress recognition, climate, perceived...
Objective The financial burden from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is a threat worldwide, alleviated only when good social protection schemes are in place. Albeit the Government Albania has committed to Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC), Out-of-Pockets (OOPs) persist. Through this study, we aimed assess OOPs related consultations, diagnostic tests, and medicine prescriptions as self-reported by people suffering NCDs. Methods A household survey was conducted two regions of Albania. present...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extensive impact on public health worldwide. However, in many countries burden of disease indicators for have not yet been calculated or used monitoring. present study protocol describes approach developed the project "The Burden Disease due to COVID-19. Towards a harmonization population metrics surveillance dynamic outbreaks" (BoCO-19). process data collection and aggregation across 14 different sub-national regions Southern Eastern Europe Central Asia is...
Thematic “public versus private healthcare” has arisen thousands of lively debates through decades and provoked reactions from academics each arguing for his own viewpoint, yet, in the light actual healthcare reforms across systems, giving a second thought “how where to allocate resources” it is not waste time. As Western Balkan countries context, eagerness catch up with free market system been quite an appealing model (due historical-political common frame), turning back one tier would seem...
CONTEXT: Innovation within healthcare can take many forms, ranging from drug therapies, through to new forms of financing. Most transition countries in CEE are engaged health reform initiatives aimed at introducing primary care (PHC) enhance performance their systems. This has been challenging with examples unequal adoption, professional resistance and poor sustainability. PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER: We aim explore the introduction diffusion family-medicine-centered PHC reforms Western Balkans...
Objective To establish the reliability and validity of translated version Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) by evaluating its psychometric properties to determine possible differences among nurses physicians regarding safety attitudes. Design A cross-sectional study utilising Albanian SAQ a demographic questionnaire. Setting Four regional hospitals in Albania. Participants 341 healthcare providers, including 132 209 doctors. …
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INTRODUCTION. The use of Marijuana is on the increase worldwide especially among adolescents and youths. Adolescent substance has a number adverse consequences for both individual society. OBJECTIVES. objectives study were to examine relationship between social demographic determinants behavior with marijuana use. METHODS. This was cross-sectional study. conducted in 2011-2012 academic year, 5 high schools city Tirana. A two-stage cluster sampling technique used. randomly selected from list...
Background: Emigration is a process of social changing through which an individual moves from certain cultural environment/context to another, aiming achieve persistent or long-term residency. This inevitably distressing, and the stress could be cause any mental disorder. Objective: Summary o f data different studies, regarding emigration as risk factor for development psychosis. Method : Search scientific articles (written in English language) MEDLINE, study incidence disorders emigrant...
Abstract Background Between 2021 and 2023, an international collaboration to estimate the burden of disease due COVID-19 in 14 countries regions Southeastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Central Asia was funded by German Federal Ministry Health, under its Global Health Protection Programme. As part project, indicators Years Life Lost (YLL) Excess Mortality (EM) were estimated order compare mortality across regions. Methods Data on deaths, all-cause population numbers collected all partner...
Abstract Background: Aiming to tackle the rise of non-communicable diseases and an ageing population, Albania is engaged in boosting primary healthcare services quality care. The patients’ perspectives on their experience with public private providers are, however, missing, although viewpoints are critical while shaping developing services. Consequently, we analyse perceptions users as it relates non-clinical care association sociodemographic characteristics patients type provider. Methods:...