International Journal of Health Governance: Volume 26 Issue 1

Editorial

Ibrahim Ali, Priya Balasubramaniam, Alex Berland, Fiona MacVane Phipps

Editorial

Irina Ibragimova, Helen Phagava

Health governance: reponses to and effects of COVID-19

Fiona MacVane Phipps

The purpose of the IJHG review is to present an overview of the content of papers included in the current issue.

Factors influencing intention to follow the “stay at home” policy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sik Sumaedi, I. Gede Mahatma Yuda Bakti, Tri Rakhmawati, Tri Widianti, Nidya J. Astrini, Sih Damayanti, M. Azwar Massijaya, Rahmi K. Jati

This research seeks to simultaneously test the effect of attitude towards the behavior of following the “Stay at Home” policy, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control…

The challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic: how to decide who deserves life-saving medical devices?

Micaela Pinho

The current COVID-19 pandemic stressed the importance of discussing the problems surrounding the scarcity of healthcare resources. Healthcare rationing has been a constant issue…

Mobile health intervention and COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: insights from Indian context

Rajesh R. Pai, Sreejith Alathur

This paper discusses the need for government and healthcare organization to implement mobile phone-based solutions for healthcare during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. It…

The struggle between welfare state models and prevailing healthcare policy in Scandinavian healthcare legislative documents

Elisabeth Dahlborg, Ellinor Tengelin, Elin Aasen, Jeanne Strunck, Åse Boman, Aase Marie Ottesen, Berit Misund Dahl, Lindis Kathrine Helberget, Inger Lassen

The paper aims to compare and discuss the findings of discursive constructions of patients in legal texts from the three Scandinavian countries. Since traditional welfare state…

Quality improvement at East London NHS Foundation Trust: the pathway to embedding lasting change

Owen P. O'Sullivan, Nynn Hui Chang, Philip Baker, Amar Shah

East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) is a major provider of mental healthcare and community health services. Quality improvement (QI) has become central to its organisational…

Relationship between insurance and access and cost of care in patients with diabetes before and after the affordable care act

Arjun Varadarajan, Rebekah J. Walker, Joni S. Williams, Kinfe Bishu, Sneha Nagavally, Leonard E. Egede

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of insurance coverage changes over time for patients with diabetes on expenditures and access to care before and after the…