Obstetric violence or disrespect and abuse in childbirth is a worldwide phenomenon that
takes on various forms, from absence of informed consent to physical harm. The objective of …

Background There is convincing evidence that birth in hospitals with high birth volumes
increases the chance of healthy survival in high-risk infants. However, it is unclear whether …

Background The recent emphasis on value‐based health care (VBHC) is thought to provide
new opportunities for shared decision‐making (SDM) in the Netherlands, especially when …

Purpose The purpose of the article is to present standard set of outcomes for people with
personality disorder (PD), in order to facilitate patient outcome measurement worldwide …

Summary The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement assembled an
international working group of venous thromboembolism experts and patient representatives …

Abstract Background The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement
(ICHOM) develops condition-specific Standard Sets of outcomes to be measured in clinical …

Background Healthcare systems around the world experience increasing pressure to control
future growth of healthcare expenditures. Among other initiatives, quality and value-based …

Abstract The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised is a short but valid and reliable robust
measure of different aspects of birth satisfaction. This study aimed to test factor structure …

Background Public health and clinical recommendations are established from systematic
reviews and retrospective meta-analyses combining effect sizes, traditionally, from …

Background While healthcare organizations in several countries are embracing Value-
Based Health Care (VBHC), there are limited insights into how to achieve this paradigm …