Patients' 'thingification', unexplained symptoms and response-ability in the clinical context: in response to 'Patients' substantialization of disease, the hybrid symptom and the metaphysical care', by Alexandra Parvan.

abstract：:Doctors often use theory to inform medical practice. The current bio-psycho-social model of health may be advanced still further with theoretical rigour. Traditional fields of thermodynamics and newer fields of non-linear dynamics including chaos theory and complex systems science can inform our understanding of the c...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Topolski S

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Hospital discharge notes can be used to identify rates of revisions in hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries if such administrative codes are accurate. In order to trust the data taken from the hospital discharge abstracts it is important to assess their reliability. The purpose of this stu...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Daneshvar P,Forster AJ,Dervin GF

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES:Clinical studies show equivalent health outcomes from interventional procedures and treatment with medication only for stable angina patients. However, patients may be subject to overuse or access barriers for interventional procedures and may exhibit suboptimal adherence to medications....

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Savitz ST,Bailey SC,Dusetzina SB,Jones WS,Trogdon JG,Stearns SC

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The implementation of automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) in healthcare facilities appears to be increasing, in particular within Australian hospital emergency departments (EDs). While the investment in ADCs is on the increase, no studies have specifically investigated the impacts of ADC...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Fanning L,Jones N,Manias E

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：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：:Experience of knowledge management initiatives in non-health care organizations can offer useful insights, and strategies, to implement evidence-based practice in health care. Knowledge management offers a structured process for the generation, storage, distribution and application of knowledge in organizations. This ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Sandars J,Heller R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:A positive and strong safety culture underpins effective learning from patient safety incidents in health care, including the community pharmacy (CP) setting. To build this culture, perceptions of safety climate must be measured with context-specific and reliable instruments. No pre-exist...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Newham R,Bennie M,Maxwell D,Watson A,de Wet C,Bowie P

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:A system approach termed P4 medicine has recently been proposed in the field of oncology. This approach has been advanced as an extension of what is usually called 'personalized' or 'genomic medicine'. P4 medicine creates effective predictive, personalized, preventive and participatory models to treat patients. In ord...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Pravettoni G,Gorini A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES: "Implementation science," the scientific study of methods translating research findings into practical, useful outcomes, is contested and complex, with unpredictable use of results from routine clinical practice and different levels of continuing assessment of implementable interventio...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Rapport F,Clay-Williams R,Churruca K,Shih P,Hogden A,Braithwaite J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The role of pharmacists in chronic disease state management has been shown to significantly improve patient health outcomes and reduce overall health care costs. The current study is designed to assess the roles and attitudes of West Virginia (WV) pharmacists toward diabetes, evaluate services provi...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Shatnawi A,Latif DA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) both in health care and academic philosophy. This has been due mainly to the rise of effective machine learning and deep learning algorithms, together with increases in data collection and processing power, which have made rapid pr...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Begley K,Begley C,Smith V

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Self-efficacy - the confidence to carry out certain behaviour in order to achieve a specific goal - has increasingly been recognized as an essential prerequisite of effective self-management of chronic diseases. Therefore, valid and reliable measures are needed to evaluate self-efficacy in both research and c...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Freund T,Gensichen J,Goetz K,Szecsenyi J,Mahler C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Primary care visits often include a family member or friend. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the presence of a family member on the visit content and dynamics among diabetic patients in Family Medicine settings. METHOD:Encounters of patients with type 2 diabetes ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Katerndahl D,Parchman M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) in terms of change in relation to sex, clinical characteristics and level of clinical change as assessed using other measures. METHODS:The sample consisted of N = 690 admissions from one ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Egger ST,Weniger G,Prinz S,Vetter S,Müller M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate control of blood pressure (BP) and diabetes and the associated risk factors in diabetic hypertensives treated by diabetic clinic primary care physicians. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of the medical records of diabetic hypertensives from six primary care diabetic clinics in Bahrain. RESULTS:T...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Al Khaja KA,P Sequeira R,Damanhori AH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In modern philosophy, the concept of truth has been problematized from different angles, yet in evidence-based health care (EBHC), it continues to operate hidden and almost undisputed through the linked concept of "bias." To prevent unwarranted relativism and make better inferences in clinical practice, clinicians may...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Wieringa S,Engebretsen E,Heggen K,Greenhalgh T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have witnessed the rising star of evidence-based medicine (EBM) as an approach towards rationalizing clinical practice in the face of an exponentially growing body of knowledge. Along with it, however, a sense of unease is rising among practising doctors, as they feel that well-intentioned principles may ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Porta M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Traditional continuing medical education programmes that offer passive learning have been shown to be poorly effective at changing doctors' clinical behaviour. A multifaceted evidence-based medicine (EBM) intervention was conducted at the largest health maintenance organization (HMO) in I...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Shuval K,Berkovits E,Netzer D,Hekselman I,Linn S,Brezis M,Reis S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Musculoskeletal system has been found to be involved in genesis and perpetuation of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and has strong evidences that up to 80% of women with CPP present dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system. In this study, we report a series of women with CPP caused by tenderness of pelvi...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Montenegro ML,Mateus-Vasconcelos EC,Candido dos Reis FJ,Rosa e Silva JC,Nogueira AA,Poli Neto OB

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One knowledge translation method, of putting evidence into practice, is the use of clinical practice guidelines (CPG). The purpose of this brief report is to describe an 8-step process of "how to" contextualize a training programme to increase CPG-uptake for a targeted audience in a clearly defined setting. This proce...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Stander J,Grimmer K,Brink Y

更新日期：2020-09-14 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：:The Hawthorne studies in the 1930s demonstrated how difficult it is to understand workplace behaviour, and this includes professional performance. Studies of interventions to improve professional performance, such as audit, can provide useful information for those considering using such methods, but cannot replace jud...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Holden JD

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) statin guidelines recommend that people with risk of cardio-vascular disease (CVD) ≥7.5% over 10 years should be treated with statins. This recommendation ignores individual patient CVD risks and preferences. We c...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Djulbegovic B,Tsalatsanis A,Hozo I

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually entails regular hospital reviews with a specialist often when the patient is well rather than during a period of exacerbation. An alternative approach where patients initiate appointments when they need them can improve patient satisfact...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Goodwin VA,Paudyal P,Perry MG,Day N,Hawton A,Gericke C,Ukoumunne OC,Byng R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

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 AND OBJECTIVES:Quality of life has emerged as a crucial concept for the assessment of health and the planning of health care. Desirable features for the evaluation of quality of life include comprehensiveness, self-ratedness, cultural sensitivity, practicality and psychometric soundness. An attempt to meet th...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Mezzich JE,Cohen NL,Ruiperez MA,Banzato CE,Zapata-Vega MI

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00