Non-pharmacological Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in India: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.

Introduction: Non-pharmacological management of tobacco cessation has been reported to yield a high level of abstinence from tobacco usage. However, it is unclear which type of non-pharmacological intervention to be adopted in national tobacco control program. Hence, we undertook this review to identify the best non-pharmacological tobacco cessation therapies for tobacco cessation.

Institutional disrespect and abuse during health-care utilization in public health facilities of Tamil Nadu: A facility-based cross-sectional survey.

Background: Disrespect and abuse have a negative impact on the quality of care provided in the public health facilities, thereby impacting the public health-care utilization of the patients.

Objectives: This study aims to capture the burden and determinants of disrespect and abuse faced by the patients who seek care from public health facilities in Tamil Nadu.

Methods: This study was conducted among 4917 participants at outpatient and inpatient levels in 18 public health facilities across six districts in Tamil Nadu.

Development and validation of questionnaire assessing the perception of hospital patient safety practices in public health facilities of India.

Background: In 'To Err is Human' released by the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care, it was emphasized that it is important to establish a safety culture in the hospitals and ensure that patients are not inadvertently harmed by errors.

Objective: Hence, we developed and validated a questionnaire for assessing the perception of patient safety practices across secondary and tertiary care facilities in India.

Method: The scale was developed based on the literature review and expert opinion.