Depth of understanding and excellence of practice: the question of wholeness and problem-based learning.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Medication non-adherence is a major contributor to poor outcomes following discharge from psychiatric hospitals. It is therefore imperative that staff are able to accurately assess the extent to which patients have engaged with treatment. This study presents data on a new observer rating instrument of patien...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Byrne MK,Deane FP,Willis A,Hawkins B,Quinn R

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Adverse events (AEs) among hospitalized patients occur frequently and result in significant sequelae. Federal policy is incentivizing health information technology (HIT) use, although research demonstrating safety benefits from HIT is mixed. Our objective was to evaluate the potential eff...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Abramson EL,Kern LM,Brenner S,Hufstader M,Patel V,Kaushal R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale, aims and objectives  The study aims to investigate the effects of a patient safety advisory on patients' risk perceptions, perceived behavioural control, performance of safety behaviours and experience of adverse incidents. Method  Quasi-experimental intervention study with non-equivalent group comparison w...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Schwappach DL,Frank O,Buschmann U,Babst R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To evaluate asthma management and control in primary care clinics so as to design improvements based on guideline-directed outcomes. METHODS:In this study, all medical records of asthma-diagnosed patients (children as well as adults, entire lifespan, asthma-related visits or not) were re...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： du Plessis JM,Gerber JJ,Brand L

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although disease management (DM) has been in existence for over a decade, there is still much uncertainty as to its effectiveness in improving health status and reducing medical cost. The main reason is that most programme evaluations typically follow weak observational study designs that are subject to bias, most not...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Linden A,Adams JL,Roberts N

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this study is to gain an insight into hospital pharmacists' current practice and perceptions towards medicine reconciliation and to identify common challenges preventing pharmacists from providing this service. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted over 2 month...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Hammour KA,Farha RA,Basheti I

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the use of an inter-professional care team on patient length of stay and payer charges in a geriatric transitional care unit. METHODS:An analysis of de-identified administrative records for transitional care patients for the 12-month period (2003-2004) care...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Blewett LA,Johnson K,McCarthy T,Lackner T,Brandt B

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:What factors determine the use of an anaesthesia preparation room and shorten non-operative time? METHODS:A logistic regression is applied to 18 751 surgery records from AZ Sint-Jan Brugge AV, Belgium, where each operating room has its own anaesthesia preparation room. Surgeries, in whic...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Mulier JP,De Boeck L,Meulders M,Beliën J,Colpaert J,Sels A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The effect of the presence of pressure ulcers on burden of caregivers is unknown. We investigated the relationship between the state of pressure ulcers in vulnerable elderly patients and the burden on their informal caregivers. METHODS:This cross-sectional study enrolled 137 patients aged > or...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Yamamoto Y,Hayashino Y,Higashi T,Matsui M,Yamazaki S,Takegami M,Miyachi Y,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance indicators for healthcare organizations represent a strategy for accountability worldwide. A universal approach to either the design for indicators or their applicability to local needs remains a work in progress. The Maryland Hospital Association's Quality Indicator Project (QIP) is the only indicator-bas...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Kazandjian VA,Matthes N,Wicker KG

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Often, when conducting programme evaluations or studying the effects of policy changes, researchers may only have access to aggregated time series data, presented as observations spanning both the pre- and post-intervention periods. The most basic analytic model using these data requires only a single group and models...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Linden A,Adams JL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the evidence for tai chi in reducing resting blood pressure (BP) in the elderly. METHODS:Databases were searched up to February 2009. All randomized clinical trials (RCTs) testing the effects of tai chi on resting BP in the elderly were considered. The selection of studies, data extraction and val...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Lee MS,Lee EN,Kim JI,Ernst E

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES:Current meta-analysis was conducted aiming to assess the efficacy and safety of recombinant human interleukin-11 (rhIL-11) in the treatment of acute leukaemia (AL) patients with chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT). METHODS:We searched PubMed, Embase, Chinese National Knowledge I...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Liu Z,Wang Y,Yan J,Liu J,Chen B,Zhang L,Cheng L

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Chronic disorders of consciousness (CDoC) pose significant problems of understanding for both medical professionals and the relatives and friends of the patient. This paper explores the tensions between the different interpretative resources that are drawn upon by lay people and professio...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Edgar A,Kitzinger C,Kitzinger J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire that can distinguish features of organizational culture for patient safety across subgroups such as hospitals, professions, management/non-management positions and units/wards. METHODS:We developed a Hospital Organizational Culture Questionna...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Kobuse H,Morishima T,Tanaka M,Murakami G,Hirose M,Imanaka Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Very few studies have addressed the magnitude of the effect of the condition of the patients and the surgical volume on possible cost savings in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The objectives of this study were to analyse and compare the costs of the CABG operating room (OR) between two hospitals, and...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Chung WC,Fan PL,Chiu HC,Yang CY,Huang KL,Tzeng DS

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sturmberg et al write about multimorbidity as "several diagnosable diseases within the same individual." They posit that this syndrome is the result of multiple interconnected disturbances reflecting scale-free, fractal signs of pathology ranging from biochemical/hormonal alterations at one end of a spectrum to commun...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Cohn J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicine is predicated on a view of human nature that is highly positivist and atomistic. This is apparent in the way in which its students are taught, clinical consultations are structured and medical evidence is generated. The field of medical humanities originally emerged as a challenge to this overly narrow view, ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Macnaughton J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Group B streptococcus (GBS) neonatal infection can be prevented by screening pregnant women for GBS colonization from the 34th to the 38th week of gestation, as has been recommended in France since 2001. We assessed guideline adherence among midwives and obstetricians. METHODS:From 2006 to 2008, new and mand...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Albouy-Llaty M,Nadeau C,Descombes E,Pierre F,Migeot V

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Switzerland, there is a dearth of information on the extent to which patients with chronic illnesses receive care congruent with the Chronic Care Model (CCM). To drive quality improvement programmes, it is necessary to have practical assessment tools in the country's own language to evaluate the delivery ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Steurer-Stey C,Frei A,Schmid-Mohler G,Malcolm-Kohler S,Zoller M,Rosemann T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identified as a mental disorder by Emil Kraepelin and Eugen Bleuler (1858-1939), schizophrenia has been subject to various criticisms, on both political and scientific grounds. Still, until the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, as the'Spectrum of Schizophrenia and Othe...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Gonçalves J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Following increased interest in having inter-professional (IP) health care teams engage patients in decision making, we developed a conceptual model for an IP approach to shared decision making (SDM) in primary care. We assessed the validity of the model with stakeholders in Canada. METH...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Légaré F,Stacey D,Gagnon S,Dunn S,Pluye P,Frosch D,Kryworuchko J,Elwyn G,Gagnon MP,Graham ID

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Independent qualitative evaluation of a project designed to ensure that clinical policy in specific areas of care in three obstetric units within one English health district was based on authoritative evidence. Data from nonparticipant observation, interviews, questionnaires and documents were combined to generate a d...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Humphrey C,Berrow D

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent surveys have uncovered major variations in key aspects of intercostal drain management, suggesting that decisions are being made on individual preferences without resorting to sound evidence. We provide an up-to-date review of the best practice with evidence-based recommendations and expert consensus views. The...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Tang AT,Velissaris TJ,Weeden DF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a worldwide approach to improving health care. There is, however, a shortage of studies examining whether or not newly graduated health care professionals are actually applying EBP in their daily work. OBJECTIVES:To examine the application of EBP in clinical practice by regi...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Boström AM,Ehrenberg A,Gustavsson JP,Wallin L

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartwright and Munro argued that extrapolation of findings from randomized controlled trials to other settings can be difficult because information about the underlying causal structure and subgroups is often not available. They advocated the use of 'capacities' - that is fixed causal contributions - in predicting eff...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Hubbeling D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Medical tradition considers a physical examination (PE) an essential part of the clinical encounter. In real medical practice, however, a full PE may not be necessary when the diagnosis is clear after anamnesis and general impression. We assessed the value of PEs in 500 diagnoses of upper respiratory infecti...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Kiderman A,Dratva D,Ever-Hadani P,Cohen R,Brezis M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Artificial intelligence and big data are more and more used in medicine, either in prevention, diagnosis or treatment, and are clearly modifying the way medicine is thought and practiced. Some authors argue that the use of artificial intelligence techniques to analyze big data would even ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Brault N,Saxena M

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:When the editorial to the first philosophy thematic edition of this journal was published in 2010, critical questioning of underlying assumptions, regarding such crucial issues as clinical decision making, practical reasoning, and the nature of evidence in health care, was still derided by some prominent contributors ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Loughlin M,Bluhm R,Buetow S,Borgerson K,Fuller J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study which tests general practitioners used to diagnose a urinary tract infection (UTI) in children and which patient characteristics were associated with test choice. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review on the diagnosis of UTIs in children in Dutch general practices who were diagnosed as having a UTI. A t...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Harmsen M,Wolters RJ,van der Wouden JC,Grol RP,Wensing M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00