Peer reviewed: True / BACKGROUND: An ageing prison population with complex health needs combined with punitive sentencing practices means palliative care for incarcerated individuals is increasingly important. However, there is limited evidence regarding the models of care delivery in high-income countries, and their associated challenges and benef...
Ecosystems generate a wide range of benefits for humans, including some market goods as well as other benefits that are not directly reflected in market activity1. Climate change will alter the distribution of ecosystems around the world and change the flow of these benefits2,3. However, the specific implications of ecosystem changes for human welf...
Background: Due to the relatively low numbers of households in high income countries experiencing food insecurity most studies conflate the levels of severity, which masks between- and within-country differences. This study aims to describe the characteristics of individuals living in high income countries who were moderately or severely food insec...
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing rapidly, particularly among younger age groups. Estimates suggest that people with diabetes die, on average, 6 years earlier than people without diabetes. We aimed to provide reliable estimates of the associations between age at diagnosis of diabetes and all-cause mortality, cause-specific...
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to quantify the relationship between societal volunteering and the impact of COVID-19 in that society. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING, PARTICIPANTS AND OUTCOME MEASURE: Data on societal volunteering were collected for 32 high-income countries (international analysis) and 50 US states (US analysis). Using regressi...
Drinking water and sanitation services in high-income countries typically bring widespread health and other benefits to their populations. Yet gaps in this essential public health infrastructure persist, driven by structural inequalities, racism, poverty, housing instability, migration, climate change, insufficient continued investment, and poor pl...
The financial services division has been significantly impacted by the emergence of mobile payments, which can be attributed to the fast progressions in mobile technology and the widespread adoption of smartphones. The present research investigates critical factors prompting the adoption of mobile payment services in developed and developing countr...
Purpose: This paper aims to review and analyze the prior research on the relationship between financial development and carbon emissions. As the financial sector develops and the economies grow, carbon emissions are expected to increase. Therefore, it is necessary to identify and understand the factors that contribute to this relationship. Theore...
Purpose: Through a literature review, this study aims to understand the relationship between the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Financial Development, and Economic Growth. In order to provide a complete understanding of the impact of EPI and Financial Development on Economic Growth, the authors propose a conceptual framework based on empiri...
Background: Electronic health records (EHR) and poor systems interoperability are well-known issues in the use of health information technologies worldwide in most high-income countries. Despite the abundance of literature exploring their relationship, its practical implications on patient safety and quality of care remain unclear. Objective: To ex...
