OBJECTIVES To explain why clinical trials of intensive case management for people with severe mental illness show such inconsistent effects on the use of hospital care. DESIGN Systematic review with meta-regression techniques applied to data from randomised controlled trials. DATA SOURCES Cochrane central register of controlled trials, CINAHL, Embase, Medline, and PsychINFO databases from i...

Community Management informatization is an important component of urban informatiization. Community E-government coordination work platform is the key to community management informatization. This paper proposed a system mode of community E-government coordination work platform, and gave a description of new operation process with the case of Shanghai citizens least income guarantee applying.

We report a case of bilateral apical lung bullae that collapsed following an episode of community-acquired pneumonia with bilateral air fluid levels. With standard treatment for community-acquired pneumonia, management of a patient that may have qualified for bullectomy, (as in our case) showed complete resolution of all pathology without surgical intervention. Conservative management took prec...

This statement presents the latest evidence for integrated community case management of childhood illness, describes the necessary program elements and support tools for effective implementation, and lays out actions that countries and partners can take to support the implementation of integrated community case management at scale.

Key Points • Schizophrenia is a costly disease both from a direct and indirect cost perspective. • Medication nonadherence has a signifi cant impact on costs. • The costs of schizophrenia treatment can be managed by using available resources more effectively. • Strong evidence for effectiveness exists for antipsychotic medications, family education, community atreatment teams, supported employm...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore cultural factors influencing knowledge sharing strategies in virtual communities of practice. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research design was employed. Data collection was based on in-depth interviews. The authors assumed that such factors as degree of collectivism, competitiveness, the importance of saving face, in-group orienta...