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  1. Breaking the Bottleneck: Delayed Discharges and Their Operational Implications for Healthcare Efficiency in a Small European Acute General Hospital

    Article • Hospitals, August 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  2. Exploring Delayed Discharges in an Acute Hospital Setting in a Small European Member State

    Article • Hospitals, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  3. Defining Health Management: A Conceptual Foundation for Excellence Through Efficiency, Sustainability and Equity

    Article • The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, January 2025, Wiley

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  4. Successful Aging Across Middle Versus High-Income Countries: An Analysis of the Role of eHealth Literacy Associated With Loneliness and Well-Being

    Article • The Gerontologist, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  5. Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes Towards Digital Technology to Support Their Mental Wellbeing

    Article • October 2024, IGI Global

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  6. Methods proposed for monitoring the implementation of evidence-based research: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, April 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg, Associate Professor Carolina Martins

  7. Strategies for the Psychological Support of the Healthcare Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The ERNST Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  8. Testing cost containment of future healthcare with maintained or improved quality—The COSTCARES project

    Article • Health Science Reports, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr Vivienne Byers, Associate Professor (Dr hab.) Roman Andrzej Lewandowski, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  9. COVID-19: Technology, Social Connections, Loneliness, and Leisure Activities: An International Study Protocol

    Article • Frontiers in Sociology, November 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  10. Corporate social responsibility and internal stakeholders’ health and well-being in Europe: a systematic descriptive review

    Article • Health Promotion International, August 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  11. Editorial: Patient Safety: Delivering Cost-Contained, High Quality, Person-Centered, and Safe Healthcare

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, July 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Vivienne Byers, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  12. A bibliometric scan and literature review of the state of work stress research between 2000 and 2019

    Article • The Psychologist-Manager Journal, May 2020, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Vincent Cassar, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  13. Supporting Innovative Person-Centred Care in Financially Constrained Environments: The WE CARE Exploratory Health Laboratory Evaluation Strategy

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor (Dr hab.) Roman Andrzej Lewandowski, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  14. Healthcare supply chain management: Application in the Maltese Healthcare System

    Article • Health Services Management Research, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  15. Person-Centered Care From a Relational Ethics Perspective for the Delivery of High Quality and Safe Healthcare: A Scoping Review

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, March 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  16. European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019

    Article • European Heart Journal, December 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov

  17. The Mediating Role of Burnout in the Relationship between Perceived Patient-safe, Friendly Working Environment and Perceived Unsafe Performance in an Obstetric Unit

    Article • October 2019, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  18. The Relationship Between Safety Climate and Performance in Intensive Care Units: The Mediating Role of Managerial Safety Practices and Priority of Safety

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  19. Inclusion of Older Adults in the Research and Design of Digital Technology

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  20. What affects length of hospital stay? A case study from Malta

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, September 2019, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  21. Innovation Strategies and Health System Guiding Principles to Address Equity and Sustainability in Responsible Innovation in Health Comment on "What Health System Challenges Should Responsible Innovation in Health Address? Insights From an Internationa...

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, July 2019, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  22. The Personal and Professional Consequences of Physician Burnout: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • Medical Care Research and Review, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  23. Age-friendly cities in the Netherlands: An explorative study of facilitators and hindrances in the built environment and ageism in design

    Article • Indoor and Built Environment, June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  24. Editorial: Concepts and Experiences in Framing, Integration and Evaluation of One Health and EcoHealth

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, May 2019, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  25. Needs assessment for sexual health services development in a small European Union member state

    Article • Health Services Management Research, May 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  26. Healthcare Systems and Corporate Social Responsibility Communication

    Article • Journal of Global Information Management, October 2018, IGI Global

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  27. Cold War Legacy in Public and Private Health Spending in Europe

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, August 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  28. The integration of immigrant nurses at the workplace in Malta: a case study

    Article • International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care, August 2018, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  29. Technology implementation in delivery of healthcare to older people: how can the least voiced in society be heard?

    Article • Journal of Enabling Technologies, July 2018, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  30. Brucellosis Control in Malta and Serbia: A One Health Evaluation

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, July 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  31. Post-surgery length of stay using multi-criteria decision-making tool

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, June 2018, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  32. High Out-of-Pocket Health Spending in Countries With a Mediterranean Connection

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, May 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  33. Variables affecting hospital length of stay: a scoping review

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, April 2018, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  34. Population aging and migration – history and UN forecasts in the EU-28 and its east and south near neighborhood – one century perspective 1950–2050

    Article • Globalization and Health, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  35. A Systems Approach to Evaluate One Health Initiatives

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, March 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  36. Investigating the psychometric properties and assessment capabilities of the short version of the Health and Safety Executive’s Management Standards Indicator Tool

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Frank H Bezzina, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg, Vincent Cassar

  37. Female Migrants’ Attitudes and Access to Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening in Europe

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  38. Migrant’s access to preventive health services in five EU countries

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  39. The relationship between transformational leadership and work attitudes

    Article • Leadership & Organization Development Journal, July 2017, Emerald

    Dr Frank H Bezzina, Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  40. Ageism in Health Care: A Systematic Review of Operational Definitions and Inductive Conceptualizations

    Article • The Gerontologist, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  41. Hospital performance dashboards: a literature review

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, May 2017, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  42. Can hospital dashboards provide visibility of information from bedside to board? A case study approach

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, April 2017, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  43. A Blueprint to Evaluate One Health

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, February 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  44. The Conceptualization of Value in the Value Proposition of New Health Technologies Comment on "Providing Value to New Health Technology: The Early Contribution of Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Regulatory Agencies"

    Article • International Journal of Health Policy and Management, January 2017, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  45. Roadmap to a One Health agenda 2030.

    Article • CABI Reviews, January 2017, CABI Publishing

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  46. Continuous quality improvement in a Maltese hospital using logical framework analysis

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, October 2016, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  47. Value Chains of Public and Private Health-care Services in a Small EU Island State: A SWOT Analysis

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  48. Commentary: Comparison of historical medical spending patterns among the BRICS and G7

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, July 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg, Dr Simon Grima

  49. Digital and Traditional Tools for Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility

    Article • International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, July 2016, IGI Global

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  50. Policy challenges and reforms in small EU member state health systems: a narrative literature review

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  51. Combined quality function deployment and logical framework analysis to improve quality of emergency care in Malta

    Article • International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, March 2016, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  52. Identifying Preferences and Developing an Interactive Data Model and Assessment for an Intelligent Mobile Application to Manage Young Patients Diagnosed with Hydrocephalus

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  53. List of Contributors

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  54. Business process management in health care: current challenges and future prospects

    Article • Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health, January 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  55. The Boundaryless Hospital Through Risk Management Approach: A Case Study of the A&E Unit of a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Malta

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  56. What's in a broken promissory obligation? Developing and testing a multiple component form measure of psychological contract breach

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  57. Psychological contract breach, organizational justice and emotional well-being

    Article • Personnel Review, March 2015, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg, Vincent Cassar

  58. International Best Practices in Health Care Management

    Article • February 2015, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  59. International Best Practices in Health Care Management

    Article • February 2015, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  60. Process Optimization in the Emergency Department by the Use of Point-of-Care-Testing (POCT) in Life-Threatening Conditions: Comparative Best Practice Examples from Germany and Malta

    Article • February 2015, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  61. International Research in Health Care Management: Its Need in the 21st Century, Methodological Challenges, Ethical Issues, Pitfalls, and Practicalities

    Article • February 2015, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  62. Health Care Innovation Across Health Systems

    Article • October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  63. Multi-type childhood maltreatment: associations with health risk behaviours and mental health problems in adolescence

    Article • Journal of Children s Services, September 2014, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  64. Transforming health policies through migrant user involvement: Lessons learnt from three European countries

    Article • Psychosocial Intervention, May 2014, Colegio Oficial de Psicologos de Madrid

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  65. From words to action

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, September 2013, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  66. The role of SHRM in turning tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge: a cross-national study of the UK and Malta

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  67. Senior management leadership, social support, job design and stressor‐to‐strain relationships in hospital practice

    Article • Journal of Health Organization and Management, May 2013, Emerald

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  68. Causal explanations of psychological contract breach characteristics.

    Article • The Psychologist-Manager Journal, January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg

  69. Well-structured teams and the buffering of hospital employees from stress

    Article • Health Services Management Research, November 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sandra Catherine Buttigieg