Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Preferences for mental health treatment for post-partum depression among new mothers
The prevalence rate of postpartum depression (PPD) is 9 to 17% among mothers, with higher rates among low income and immigrant populations. Due to the negative effects of PPD symptoms on both the mother and baby,...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:84Innovation and The Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
The Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (IJHPR) is a peer-reviewed, on-line, open access journal, sponsored by Israel’s National Institute for Health Policy Research. We believe that it is both an innovat...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:83Factors associated with childhood influenza vaccination in Israel: a cross-sectional evaluation
Vaccinating children against influenza has shown both direct and indirect beneficial effects. However, despite being offered free of charge, childhood influenza vaccine coverage in Israel has been low. Our obj...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:82The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among African asylum seeking children residing in Tel Aviv
It has been the impression of pediatricians at the Terem Clinic for African asylum seekers in Tel Aviv that they encounter large numbers of anemic children.Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:81Ensuring HIV care to undocumented migrants in Israel: a public-private partnership case study
Undocumented migrants in Israel, mostly originating from HIV endemic countries, are not covered by Israel’s universal healthcare coverage. We initiated a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to handle this public ...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:80“Death is inevitable – a bad death is not” report from an international workshop
Palliative care is an approach meant to improve the quality of life of patients facing life-threatening illness and to support their families. An international workshop on palliative care took place in Caesare...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:79Disruptive behaviors among nurses in Israel – association with listening, wellbeing and feeling as a victim: a cross-sectional study
To examine the association between listening and disruptive behaviors and the association between disruptive behavior and the wellbeing of the nurse. To test whether constructive and destructive listening has ...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:76Factors that affect Israeli paramedics’ decision to quit the profession: a mixed methods study
The rate of Israeli paramedics leaving the profession has been increasing in recent years: 50% leave the profession in three years, for the most part before retirement. While approximately 2500 paramedics have...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:78Prevention of postpartum suicidality in Israel
Postpartum suicidality in Israel had not been systematically studied until the recent important investigation by Glasser and colleagues. The authors review rates, trends, and characteristics of postpartum wome...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:77The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:34Harm reduction drug policy in Israel: what has been accomplished and what still needs to be done?
The leading formal drug policy in Israel is the traditional approach of abstinence, probation, and punitive measures based on three main pillars: Enforcement, Treatment and Rehabilitation, and Prevention. Howe...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:75Financial incentives as a governmental tool to bridge the medical manpower gap between Israel’s center and periphery
One of the major health disparities between Israel’s center and periphery relates to the physician to population ratio. To overcome it, the Israeli government launched a financial incentive program in 2011, in...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:74The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:1Correction to: Hierarchy of hair loss stigma: media portrayals of cancer, alopecia areata, and ringworm in Israeli Newspapers
The original publication of this article [1] contained an incorrect title.Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:72The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:68Commentary: seclusion and mechanical restraint of psychiatric patients in Israel - an update
Recently, Miodownik et al. reported in this journal the results of a study on seclusion and mechanical restraint of psychiatric patients in Israel (Isr J Health Policy Res 8:9, 2019). The study was a retrospec...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:71The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:9The number of acute cerebrovascular events in Israel: a forecast until 2040
Acute cerebrovascular event is one of the leading causes of death in Israel and is the primary cause of neurological disability in adults. Although some evidence indicates that the incidence rate of acute cere...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:67Maximizing influenza vaccination uptake among healthcare personnel in Israel: lessons learned from mandatory vaccination policy in the United States
Maximizing vaccination uptake is crucial in generating herd immunity and preventing infection incidence (Quach et al., Am J Infect Control 11:1017–23, 2013). Vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) against i...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:60Evidence-based preschool-age vision screening: health policy considerations
There are many causes of visual impairment, and even blindness, which are treatable or at least preventable. Two such conditions are strabismus (crossed-eye, squint) and refractive error (visual image not focu...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:70- Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8(Suppl 1):69This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 8 Supplement 1
Hierarchy of hair loss stigma: media portrayals of cancer, alopecia areata, and ringworm in Israeli newspapers
Over 300,000 people in Israel cope with temporary or permanent hair loss (alopecia) that results from diseases and medical treatments. For women, hair loss can be a highly traumatic event that may lead to adve...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:68The Correction to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:72Correlates of gastroenterology health-services utilization among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a large database analysis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with high utilization of health care services. Diagnostic tests usually are not required to establish GERD diagnosis, but endoscopy is recommended for patie...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:66Measuring the academic value of academic medical centers: describing a methodology for developing an evaluation model at one Academic Medical Center
Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) must simultaneously serve different purposes:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:65No-shows in ambulatory clinics and non-utilized appointments for elective operations in selected surgical departments at a tertiary hospital in Israel
The phenomenon of a patient missing a medical appointment without notification is called a “no-show”. In contrast, “non-utilized appointments” are a broader phenomenon including all appointments that didn’t oc...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:64Geographic variation of hysterectomy rates in the Israeli health care system during the years 2007–2016
In 2014 the OECD published a report regarding inter-regional variation of hysterectomies in 13 countries including Israel. Variance in hospital admission rates were also reported. The Israeli Ministry of Healt...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:52Vaccination uptake and income inequalities within a mass vaccination campaign
In July 2013, Israel was swept with fear of a polio outbreak. In response to the importation of wild polio virus, the Ministry decided to take preventive action by administering oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) to a...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:63Specialty services offered by pharmacists in the community
In a recent IJHPR article, Schwartzberg and colleagues report on clinical and other specialty services offered by pharmacists in the community in Israel and in the international arena. The article covers examp...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:62The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:59Health literacy in an Israeli elderly population
Health literacy is important for patients’ comprehension of the health and medical messages conveyed to them and their meaning for them so that they can better manage their health. The aim of the study was to ...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:61Retraction Note to: Workplace bullying and its preventive measures and productivity among emergency department nurses
The Publisher has retracted this article [1] because it was published in this journal in error. This article is republished in BMC Health Services Research [2].Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:59The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:44Language practice and policy in Israeli hospitals: the case of the Hebrew and Arabic languages
Organizational language practice and policy are not neutral elements but reflect social and political power relations. The micro-level of working groups is subject to the influence of political conflicts and p...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:58Digital recording and documentation of endoscopic procedures: physicians’ practice and perspectives
In recent years, it has become increasingly prevalent internationally to record and archive digital recordings of endoscopic procedures. This emerging documentation tool raises weighty educational, ethical and...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:57- Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:56The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:42
The Holocaust, medicine and becoming a physician: the crucial role of education
Learning about the abandonment of moral principles of healthcare professionals and scientists, their societies and academic institutions, to a murderous ideology yields fundamental concerns and global implicat...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:55Pharmacovigilance strategy: opportunities for cross-national learning
The Israeli Ministry of Health has set up the foundations of a National Pharmacovigilance System. The next step is to adopt the best of the international ideas, trends and approaches which are shaping the futu...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:54The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:29Ethnic disparities in cardiac transplantation: opportunities to improve long-term outcomes in all cardiac transplant recipients
Ethnic disparities in cardiovascular outcomes have been increasingly recognized in the medical literature. In a recent paper in this journal, Peled et al. provide evidence that Arab Israelis may have worse out...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:53The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:3Cultural competence in a context of ethnic tension
This commentary describes how the first program for enhancing cultural competence in an Israeli healthcare facility was implemented at the ALYN Hospital Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Center in Jerusa...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:51The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:61Multidisciplinary work promotes preventive medicine and health education in primary care: a cross-sectional survey
Preventive medicine and health education are among the strategies used in coping with chronic diseases. However, it is yet to be determined what effect do personal and organizational aspects have on its’ imple...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:50Applying local epidemiological data to national policy – the case study of the epidemiology of wrist and hand injury in Jerusalem
Recently, Luria et al. (2019) published a paper in The Israeli Journal for Health Policy Research describing the epidemiology of wrist and hand injuries in two hospitals in Jerusalem. In this important paper, the...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:49The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:7Mechanical ventilation in medical departments: a necessary evil, or a blessing in bad disguise?
In most countries there is a mismatch between demand for intensive care unit (ICU) beds and ICU bed availability. Because of a policy of low ICU-bed reimbursement this mismatch is much more profound in Israel,...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:48The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:20Point-of-sale marketing of heated tobacco products in Israel: cause for concern
Understanding how PMI markets IQOS at the point-of-sale in Israel is critical to determining whether marketing practices adhere to regulations and appeal to groups most at risk at initiating new tobacco produc...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:47The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:11The economic burden of health disparities related to socioeconomic status in Israel
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is often associated with excess morbidity and premature mortality. Such health disparities claim a steep economic cost: Possibly-preventable poor health outcomes harm societal we...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:46Barriers to help-seeking in Israeli Arab minority adolescents with mental health problems: results from the Galilee study
The Galilee Study assessed mental health service needs among Israeli Muslim and Druze adolescents and their mothers. Studies show that mothers of adolescents belonging to the Arab minority have much lower help...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:45RETRACTED ARTICLE: Workplace bullying and its preventive measures and productivity among emergency department nurses
Workplace bullying has adverse effects on nurses’ productivity and emotional well-being and increases nurses’ desire to leave their jobs. Bullying is a common phenomenon that has been reported worldwide. Emerg...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:44The Retraction Note to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:59Factors affecting oral examinations and dental treatments among older adults in Israel
Routine dental examinations are important for early diagnosis and treatment of dental problems among older adults in order to improve their quality of life and avoid costly future treatments. In Israel, a sign...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:43Home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project
Dementia is a terminal illness making the palliative and hospice approach to care appropriate for older people with advanced dementia.Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:42The Correction to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:56The promise – and pitfalls – of smoke-free policy adoption
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a major, preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations. Policy measures, guided by the WHO’s Framework Convention of Tob...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:41The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:33Prevention, prevention and prevention
A recent study by Levy et al. presents the dental treatment needs of a large sample of combat soldiers. They found that 80% need some dental care.Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:40The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:24Learning from negative findings
A recent IJHPR article by Azulay et al. found no association between the patient activation measure (PAM) and adherence to colonoscopy after a positive fecal occult blood test result. This commentary will use ...Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:38The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:74
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