Effect of care transfer model led by the hospital clinical pharmacist on reduction of hospital readmissions in the elderly.

Transfer of care is a critical point for patient safety and requires an optimal care transfer model in order to ensure safe pharmacotherapy transfer. Polypharmacy among elderly is associated with adverse health consequences such as hospital readmissions. Hospital readmissions represent priorities in health care research and are one of the measures for assessing patient safety.

Levels of depression, anxiety and subjective happiness among health sciences students in Croatia: a multi-centric cross-sectional study.

Background: Previous studies have shown that symptoms of depression and anxiety were highly prevalent among health sciences students. This may lead to other professional and personal difficulties and a decrease in individuals' well-being. This study aimed to analyze levels of depression, anxiety and subjective happiness among health sciences students in Croatia.

Environmental contaminants modulate transport activity of zebrafish (Danio rerio) multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 3 (Mate3/Slc47a2.1).

Zebrafish Mate3 is one of six co-orthologs of human multidrug and toxin extrusion proteins. It is highly expressed in the kidneys, intestine, testes, and brain of males. Initial interaction studies showed its interaction with xenobiotic compounds, suggesting a role in the efflux of toxic compounds.

Measuring Quality of Public Hospitals in Croatia Using a Multi-Criteria Approach.

Quality of public hospital services presents one of the most important aspects of public health in general. A significant number of health services are delivered due to public hospitals. Under the World Bank program "Improving Quality and Efficiency of Health Services: Program for Results", the competent bodies in Croatia aimed to identify the top 40% best-performing public acute hospitals in Croatia, based on a clinical audit in the preceding 12 months.

Variation in Perception of Safety Culture in Out-of-hours Family Medicine Service in Croatia.

Introduction: The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) is among the most frequently cited tools for measuring safety culture in healthcare settings. Its ambulatory version was used in this study. The aim was to assess safety culture in out-of-hours (OOH) family medicine service and its variation across job positions, regions, and respondents' demographic characteristic.