En este artículo abordamos el tema de la toma de decisiones en situaciones donde no se cuenta con suficiente evidencia disponible. Los responsables de la toma de decisiones en políticas a menudo no tienen suficiente evidencia para saber con certeza cuáles serán los impactos de una opción de programa...
Neste artigo, trataremos do problema de tomar de decisões em situações nas quais há evidências insuficientes disponíveis. Geralmente, os formuladores de políticas têm poucas evidências para realmente conhecer os impactos futuros de uma opção de política ou programa de saúde mas devem, ainda ...
En este artículo abordamos el uso de la evidencia para aportar información sobre el balance entre los pros y los contras de las opciones de políticas y programas. Sugerimos cinco preguntas que pueden tenerse en cuenta cuando se emiten estas opiniones. Éstas son: 1. ¿Cuáles son las opciones que est...
All countries in Europe are experiencing an ageing of their populations, a trend
that is projected to continue until at least the middle of the twenty-first century.
This process is often regarded as a major cause of upward pressure on health
care costs. However, analyses of health care expenditure show ...
Gender differences in health and in how well health systems and health care
services meet the needs of women and men are well known: in Europe, there
are variations in terms of life expectancy, the risk of mortality and morbidity,
health behaviours and in the use of health care services. There is also in...
Chronic pain is a serious health problem given its
prevalence, associated disability, impact on quality of
life, and the costs associated with the extensive use of
healthcare services by people living with chronic
pain.(1) In Canada, some investments have been made
to strengthen chronic pain management. ...
Problems underlying the current organization of diabetes management in Ontario that may be affecting the
overall accessibility and comprehensiveness of effective diabetes management can be understood by
considering: 1) the nature and burden of diabetes that the healthcare system must manage; 2) the effec...
Primary healthcare includes first-contact services
delivered by a range of providers. Most commonly in
Canada these providers are general practitioners and
family physicians. However, increasingly these providers
can also include nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and
telephone advice lines, among others....
This evidence brief mobilizes both global and local
research evidence about a problem, three options
for addressing the problem, and key
implementation considerations. Whenever
possible, the evidence brief summarizes research
evidence drawn from systematic reviews of the
research literature and occasiona...
While the term “civil society” is in widespread use in
many countries, particularly in low- and middle-income
countries, in some countries (such as Canada) the terms
“voluntary organization,” “non-governmental
organization,” and “advocacy group” are much more
commonly used.(1) The term ...
