Capturing the full measure of patient outcome improvement using a self-assessed health adjustment.

abstract：:In clinical medicine, a balance needs to be struck between reductionism (the view that a system can be fully understood in terms of its isolated parts) and holistic complexity appreciation (the view that the whole may not be discernible from knowledge of its parts). Reductionism, which currently is associated with ren...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Welsby PD

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：:The paper proposes that frameworks typical to metaphysics and art could be used in clinical treatment in somatic and psychiatric contexts to ensure improved care. The concept of the "body electric" of somatic patients which I introduced in previous work is developed further and paired with the "mind electric" of psych...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Pârvan A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES:Local health administrators implemented chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure admission order sets to increase guideline adherence. We explored the impact of these order sets on workflows and guideline adherence in the internal medicine specialty in two Canadian teachin...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Lander B,Balka E

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:In 2011 the module cardiometabolic risk of the Prevention Consultation guideline was introduced in the Netherlands in order to prevent cardiometabolic diseases. We aimed to compare attitudes and working methods of Dutch general practitioners (GPs) towards selective prevention of cardiomet...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Vos HM,Van Delft DH,De Kleijn MJ,Nielen MM,Schellevis FG,Lagro-Janssen AL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trauma prevention starts with to find out the extent of the problem and who it affects. Insight into morbidity figures is therefore necessary. AIM:To explore sex differences in traumatology and secondary medical care utilization in primary care related to age and socio-economic status (SES). METHODS:Data w...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Lagro-Janssen T,Grosicar J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:This paper aims to show how the focus on eradicating bias from Machine Learning decision-support systems in medical diagnosis diverts attention from the hermeneutic nature of medical decision-making and the productive role of bias. We want to show how an introduction of Machine Learning systems alters the dia...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Kudina O,de Boer B

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Explicit criteria have been used worldwide to identify suboptimal prescribing such as potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs). The objective of our study was to determine prevalence, types and factors associated with PIPs in older people discharged from an Albanian hospital. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Hudhra K,Beçi E,Petrela E,Xhafaj D,García-Caballos M,Bueno-Cavanillas A

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Second-generation antipsychotic agents have varying propensities to cause weight gain, elevated lipid levels and associated long-term complications. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of four second-generation antipsychotic agents used in Canada for the treatment of schizophrenia...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： McIntyre RS,Cragin L,Sorensen S,Naci H,Baker T,Roussy JP

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shared decision making (SDM) is very important from patients' perspective. This process has not yet been evaluated in Romania. The study aims to evaluate SDM from the patients' perspective and to evaluate patients' characteristics that associate with SDM. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cross-sectional multicentric ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Baicus C,Balanescu P,Zeh S,Oprisan E,Lapadatu R,Gurghean A,Padureanu V,Rezus C,Mitu F,Jurcut R,Balanescu AR,Daha I,Balanescu E,Bojinca M,Pinte L,Constantin AM,Dima N,Floria M,Leon-Constantin MM,Roca M,Mitu M,Chi

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Single-group interrupted time series analysis (ITSA) is a popular evaluation methodology in which a single unit of observation is studied; the outcome variable is serially ordered as a time series, and the intervention is expected to "interrupt" the level and/or trend of the time series, ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Linden A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES:Ward rounds present opportunities for medical officers, nurses, allied health clinicians, and patients to interact and plan patient care. A recent literature review found eight types of rounding processes. Different purposes, varying levels of representation from clinical professions, an...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Walton V,Hogden A,Long JC,Johnson J,Greenfield D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:How shared decision making (SDM) works with indigenous patient values and preferences is not well understood. Colonization has affected indigenous peoples' levels of trust with institutions, and their world view tends to be distinct from that of nonindigenous people. Building on a programme theory for SDM,...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Groot G,Waldron T,Barreno L,Cochran D,Carr T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES:Little attention has been given to perceptions of pharmacist availability and role in the community setting following policy changes. The Pakistani model is particularly interesting as it encompasses three different pharmacy practice licensure types with major differences in credentials,...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Qadeer G,Amin MEK

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper investigates the translation of medical information into clinical practice and the role of thoughtful dissent by exploring the influence of sociological factors on change, the impact of evidence-based medicine (EBM), and the role of industry. Changing practice related to hormone therapy for menopausal and p...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Genuis SK,Genuis SJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many developed nations, the state of publicly administered health care is increasingly precarious as a result of escalating numbers of chronically ill patients, inadequate medical personnel and hospital facilities, as well as sparse funding for ongoing upgrades to state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic technol...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Genuis SJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES:National policy, guided by research, suggests several patient and service benefits achieved by providing 7-day health care. Therefore, a 7-day inpatient neurophysiotherapy service was introduced at a large teaching hospital in London. The study's aim was to evaluate the effect of the 7-d...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： McGlinchey MP,Buttery C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geographical inequalities in lung cancer treatment and patient survival have been described. We hypothesized that lung cancer patients' access to treatment may be influenced by deprivation and the pathway to care. METHODS:Case notes were reviewed for patients resident in south-east London who were registere...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Jack RH,Gulliford MC,Ferguson J,Møller H

更新日期：2006-10-01 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, AIM AND OBJECTIVE:Factors influencing doctors in prescribing of drugs have mostly been studied in primary care. Studies performed in hospital care have primarily focused on new drugs, not prescribing in general. An in-depth understanding of the prescribing process in the more specialized secondary care is no...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Ljungberg C,Lindblad AK,Tully MP

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Patient safety culture may have a significant influence on safety processes and outcomes. Therefore, it is important to have valid tools to measure patient safety culture in order to identify potential levers for cultural change that could improve patient safety. The 65-item Department of...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Shiner B,Ronconi JM,McKnight S,Young-Xu Y,Mills PD,Watts BV

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Efforts to implement evidence-based medicine (EBM) training in developing countries are limited. We describe the results of an international effort to improve research capacity in a developing country; we conducted a course aimed at improving basic EBM attitudes and identified challenges....

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Tomatis C,Taramona C,Rizo-Patrón E,Hernández F,Rodríguez P,Piscoya A,Gonzales E,Gotuzzo E,Heudebert G,Centor RM,Estrada CA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to determine whether there are differences among family physicians (FPs) and general practitioners (GPs) in terms of their preference for different classes of antihypertensives, either alone or in combinations, in uncomplicated cases of hypertension and to determine the extent of adherence to WHO/ISH guide...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Sequeira RP,Jassim KA,Damanhori AH,Mathur VS

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The foundationalist and anti-foundationalist conceptions of medical knowledge have been at loggerheads for decades. Evidence-based medicine (EBM), the most prominent form of foundationalism, has attained wide appeal and acceptance among authorities. It proposes that evidence is the "base" upon which all clinical decis...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Ghinea N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of chronic disease risk prediction models has become a growing area of research in recent years. The internal validity of such models is sometimes lower than estimated from the development sample. Overfitting or overoptimism of the developed model and/or differences between the samples are likely...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Mannan HR,McNeil JJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Issues of overuse, underuse and misuse are paramount and lead to avoidable morbidity and mortality. Although evidence-based practice is advocated, the widespread implementation of this kind of practice remains a challenge. This is also the case for evidence-based practice related to the p...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Van Herck P,Sermeus W,Jylha V,Michiels D,Van den Heede K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the usefulness of health care information technology (HIT) in assisting care providers minimize uncertainty while simultaneously increasing efficiency of the care provided. STUDY DESIGN:An ongoing study of HIT, performance measurement (clinical and production efficiency) and their implications to ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Kazandjian VA,Lipitz-Snyderman A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00