Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
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There are currently no criteria to guide appropriate prescribing to older persons in Africa. Although the American Geriatrics Society-Beers (AGS-Beers) Criteria appear to be favoured by African researchers, there is a need to adapt its recommendations to the continent's health care systems. This study aimed to adapt the AGS-Beers recommendations to Nigerian and South African health care contexts. ⋯ The 2015 AGS-Beers Criteria were adapted to the Nigerian and South African health care contexts. The adapted and the parent recommendations differed in their context specificity. The recommendations may serve as a guide to clinicians when prescribing medications to older persons in Nigeria and South Africa.
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Creating networked business models is one of the innovative approaches that have the ability and potential for meeting market needs. The purpose of this study is to provide a decision-making model for a fair profit sharing among the members of a diagnostic laboratory network while providing a distinctive value for the patients. ⋯ In conclusion, it is evident that the use of Shapely value may help managers in the process of sharing profits among network members in a fair way, thereby improving network performance. In this way, incentive strategies may be created for the members of the network, and long-term survival of the network may be achieved.