Mental health triage in the ER: a qualitative study.

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) are associated with substantial burden in adults (≥50 years). Moreover, adults with vascular, metabolic or respiratory diseases have been shown to have a 3-6 times higher risk of IPD when compared with their healthy controls. These persons at higher ri...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Martikainen JA,Soini EJ,Laine J,Ahman H,Postila V,Klemets P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Quantifying the impact of health care-associated infections (HAIs) on medical resource utilization is necessary for payers and providers to appropriately allocate limited resources for interventions. However, previous studies tend to involve single institutions and do not take into accoun...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Lee J,Imanaka Y,Sekimoto M,Ishizaki T,Hayashida K,Ikai H,Tetsuya O

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The efficiency of a hospital's operating room (OR) management can affect its overall profitability. However, existing indicators that assess OR management efficiency do not take into account differences in hospital size, manpower and functional characteristics, thereby rendering them unsuitable for multi-ins...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Tanaka M,Lee J,Ikai H,Imanaka Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 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:Cambodia is one of the 22 countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB). People often first seek treatment for cough and other TB symptoms through private pharmacies. The National Tuberculosis Programme trained willing private sector pharmacies to refer TB symptomatic clients to their...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Bell CA,Ilomäki J,Pichenda K,Duncan GJ,Saini B

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical guidelines are essential in promoting the implementation of evidence-based practice within the NHS. But there are two broad schools of thought about their development and implementation: the first argues that guidelines should be entirely evidence-based and tolerates a degree of complexity which may make the ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Onion CW,Walley T

更新日期：1998-11-01 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

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：RATIONALES, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The increasing dispensing of statins has raised concern about the appropriateness of prescribing to various population groups. We aimed to (1) investigate incident and prevalent statin prescribing according to indication, gender and age and (2) relate prescribing patterns to evidence on ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Wallach-Kildemoes H,Stovring H,Holme Hansen E,Howse K,Pétursson H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIM AND OBJECTIVE:In Australia and New Zealand, there are no established standards for the final presentations of prepared intravenous medications in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Variability has the potential to contribute to deficiencies in safety, efficiency and cost effectiveness. This study aimed to exam...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Levkovich BJ,Bui T,Bovell A,Watterson J,Egan A,Poole SG,Dooley MJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a program of training, education and awareness on the accuracy of the data collected from hospital discharge abstracts. Four random samples of hospital discharge abstracts relating to four different periods were studied. The evaluation of the impact of systematic tra...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Lorenzoni L,Da Cas R,Aparo UL

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the current study was to assess, in patients scheduled for primary total knee replacement (TKR), the effects of pre-surgery waiting time on pain and functional limitations related to the knee joint undergoing surgery, on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and on contralateral knee pain 6 mo...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Desmeules F,Dionne CE,Belzile ÉL,Bourbonnais R,Frémont P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Surgical site infections are the most common healthcare-associated infections. Appropriate surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP), which is an integral part of surgical site infection SSI prevention, is one of the major preventable risks to surgical patient safety. Several clinical prac...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Altokhais TI,Al-Obaid OA,Kattan AE,Amer YS,CPG Collaborative Groups.

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main purpose of our study was to subjectively assess the quality of a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) database according to the Directory of Clinical Databases (DoCDat) criteria. DESIGN AND SETTING:A survey was conducted between April 1 and June 15, 2018, among the Sainte Justine PICU research grou...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Brossier D,Sauthier M,Mathieu A,Goyer I,Emeriaud G,Jouvet P

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Handovers within and between health care settings are known to affect quality of care. Health care organizations, struggle how to guarantee best care during handovers. The aim of this paper is to evaluate handover practices in Dutch birth centres from a process perspective, to identify ob...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Hitzert M,Boesveld IC,Hermus MAA,de Graaf JP,Wiegers TA,Steegers EAP,Meijboom BR,Akkermans HA

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The extent to which best practice for falls prevention is being routinely delivered by health care providers for community-dwelling older adults is unclear. We investigated falls prevention practice among Hospital Admission Risk Programs (HARP) that provide and coordinate specialized heal...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Day L,Trotter MJ,Hill KD,Haines TP,Thompson C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized trials are undoubtedly different from observational studies, but authors sometimes propose differences between these designs that do not exist. In this article we examine two claims about randomized trials: first, a recent claim that the causal structure of exposure measurement (information) bias in a rando...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Shahar E,Shahar DJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research indicates that multifaceted practice development (PD) interventions are more effective than single strategies. However, models of education in health care need to consider cost-effectiveness. OBJECTIVES:This paper presents a research-based, PD theory called the Individual Practice Development Theor...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Melton J,Forsyth K,Freeth D

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:The American College of Radiology develops evidence-based practice guidelines to aid appropriate utilization of radiological procedures. Panel members use expert opinion to weight trade-offs and consensus methods to rate appropriateness of imaging tests. These ratings include an equivocal range, assigned when there is...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Agapova M,Bresnahan BB,Higashi M,Kessler L,Garrison LP Jr,Devine B

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:To describe the first phase of a global evaluation framework for the National Prescribing Service (NPS), with a focus on services for health professionals, and in particular highlight the lessons learnt from evaluation around the establishment and implementation of this national program. METHODS:The agreed e...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Beilby J,Wutzke SE,Bowman J,Mackson JM,Weekes LM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Clinical reasoning lies at the heart of medical practice and has a long research tradition. Nevertheless, research is scattered across diverse academic disciplines with different research traditions in a wide range of scientific journals. This polyphony is a source of conceptual confusion. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Koufidis C,Manninen K,Nieminen J,Wohlin M,Silén C

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quality of life (QoL) is an important consideration in the care of patients with chronic neuromuscular disorder (NMD). The current study sought to determine the factor structure of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 (SF-36) version 2 in patients with NMD to determine the appropriateness of using this in...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Banks P,Martin CR,Petty RK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to improve our understanding about what might be the specific characteristics of mental disorders to strengthen the scientific credibility of psychiatry and to clarify its position among other medical and nonmedical sciences. On the other hand, this issue has diagnostic, research, therapeutic, legal, f...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Telles Correia D

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The focus on the diagnosis is a pivotal aspect of medical practice since antiquity. Diagnostic taxonomy helped to categorize ailments to improve medical care, and in its social sense resulted in validation of the sick role for some, but marginalization or stigmatization for others. In the...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Sturmberg JP,Martin CM

更新日期：2016-02-01 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:Diagnostic reasoning is a critical aspect of clinical performance, having a high impact on quality and safety of care. Although diagnosis is fundamental in medicine, we still have a poor understanding of the factors that determine its course. According to traditional understanding, all information used in dia...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Lucchiari C,Pravettoni G

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Some of the weaknesses of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) are pointed out, among them unavoidable biases, the possibility of coming to erroneous conclusions by the 'luck of the draw' and the fact that most such experiments lack a doctor/patient relationship and are of little assistance in clinical decision makin...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Herman J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00