Assessment of quality performance measures in patients with acute coronary syndromes: Data from the Portuguese Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ProACS), a nationwide registry.

abstract：RATIONAL, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence based strategy for facilitating employment among adults with severe mental illness (SMI) where staff may lead mock job interviews to prepare clients for real-world interviews (a method with limited scalability and cost effectiveness). A...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Smith MJ,Graham AK,Sax R,Spencer ES,Razzano LA,Smith JD,Jordan N

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of the quality of allocation concealment with heterogeneity in age, the P value of the primary outcome and statistical significance of the primary outcome. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING:We extracted data from articles published in four major medical journals in 2017 and 2018 that reporte...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Mitchell A,Moe-Byrne T,Cunningham-Burley R,Dean A,Rangan A,Roche J,Torgerson DJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:In the context of an ageing population, increasing numbers of older people with long-term conditions are presenting to secondary health care facilities in the United Kingdom having experienced a fall or fall-related injury. Despite such observations, falls and long-term conditions have tr...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Robinson L,Newton JL,Jones D,Dawson P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Variability in indications for total hip replacement (THR) and unequal waiting times may limit health care access. OBJECTIVE:To analyse the relationship between appropriateness and previously developed surgical priority instruments. METHOD:Multicentre cross-validation study of patients placed on the waiting...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Allepuz A,Quintana JM,Espallargues M,Escobar A,Moharra M,Arostegui I

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES:The patient-centred medical home (PCMH) is an innovative approach to health care reform. Despite a well-established process for recognizing PCMH practices, fidelity to, and/or adaptation of, the PCMH model can limit health care and population health improvements. This study explored the ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Sklar M,Seijo C,Goldman RE,Eaton CB

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The study aims to identify key enablers fostering clinical risk management (CRM) in hospitals to guide health care in this vital area of patient safety. METHOD:A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the national level in 324 Swiss hospitals in 2007-2008 to assess the relationship between key elements and ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Briner M,Manser T,Kessler O

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Day surgery is evolving, with a majority of recoveries occurring at home. There is, in parallel, an evolution in telemedical technology. The aim of the present project was to identify patients' willingness to use predefined follow-up techniques and to clinically test preferred techniques ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Warren-Stomberg M,Jacobsson J,Brattwall M,Jildenstål P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Diagnostic reasoning and treatment decisions are a key competence of doctors. A model based on values and probability provides a conceptual framework for clinical judgments and decisions, and also facilitates the integration of clinical and biomedical knowledge into a diagnostic decision....

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Ortendahl M

更新日期：2008-10-01 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:In the UK fewer than 15% of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) cases are diagnosed, representing a major gap in coronary heart disease prevention. We wished to support primary care doctors within the Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to implement NICE guidance (CG71) and consider ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Green P,Neely D,Humphries SE,Medway FH Audit Steering Committee.

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Virtues are an important component in the practice of clinical medicine. Prudence or wisdom and charity or love are often viewed as crucial for virtuous practice. Generally, the two virtues are discussed separately, with no connection between them; however, a synergy exists between the two virtues as a compou...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Marcum JA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The notion of stigma and its influence on the understanding of dementia has commonly been recognized as a great challenge to seeking healthcare services for South Asians in England. The aim of this commentary is to examine how Muslims view, understand and tackle dementia stigma in the context of revivalist Islam, espe...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Hossain MZ,Mughal F

更新日期：2020-05-26 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：:The objectives of this study were to present a short history of the Critical Care Research Network (CCR-Net), describe its approach to health services research and to summarize completed and current research projects. In doing this, we explored the question is this research network accomplishing its goals? We reviewed...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Keenan SP,Martin CM,Kossuth JD,Eberhard J,Sibbald WJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The London Health Sciences Centre found that its emergency room (ER) mental health services were affected by people presenting with problems that did not require psychiatric intervention. Consequently, a second triage using a crisis worker (CW) was introduced in the ER to identify those p...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Coristine RW,Hartford K,Vingilis E,White D

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Comparisons of the performance of health care providers are increasingly being used. Despite one key audience being clinicians, there has been little research on the format and content of such comparisons. Our aim was to explore clinicians' comprehension and preferences of format and cont...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Allwood D,Hildon Z,Black N

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:It is suspected that childhood urinary tract infection (UTI) remains under-diagnosed in primary care, and is consequently the cause of subsequent morbidity from renal scarring, hypertension and eventual renal failure. Practice-based education and service developments were undertaken to tr...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Cunningham AM,Edwards A,Jones KV,Bourdeaux K,Willock J,Barnes R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:We developed a novel Internet-based blended learning programme that allows busy health care professionals to attain core competency in clinical research. This study details the educational strategies and learning outcomes of the programme. METHOD:This study was conducted at Kyoto Univers...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Tsugihashi Y,Kakudate N,Yokoyama Y,Yamamoto Y,Mishina H,Fukumori N,Nakamura F,Takegami M,Ohno S,Wakita T,Watanabe K,Yamaguchi T,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The prevailing view on implementation interventions to improve the organization and management of health care is that the interventions should be tailored to potential barriers. Ideally, possible barriers are analysed before the quality improvement interventions are developed to influence...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Bosch M,van der Weijden T,Wensing M,Grol R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:This paper reports an initiative which promoted evidence-based practice in pressure risk assessment and management among home nursing clients in Melbourne, Australia. AIM AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the introduction and uptake of the Australian Wound Management Association Guidelines...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Kapp S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Guidelines for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are suboptimally implemented in clinical care. To improve guideline adherence, patients' perceived barriers and facilitators in current care were investigated. METHODS:Eleven patients with knee OA were extensively interviewed using a ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Spitaels D,Vankrunkelsven P,Desfosses J,Luyten F,Verschueren S,Van Assche D,Aertgeerts B,Hermens R

更新日期：2017-02-01 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: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：:Strand and Parkkinen criticize our dispositional account of causation in evidence-based medicine for failing to provide a proper epistemology of causal knowledge. In particular, they claim that we do not explain how causal inferences should be drawn. In response, we point out that dispositionalism does indeed have an ...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Kerry R,Eriksen TE,Noer Lie SA,Mumford S,Anjum RL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Wristbands are essential for accurate patient identification. Some evidence suggests that missing wristbands is not an infrequent occurrence in acute hospitals. The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has developed guidance on patient identification for hospitals in England and Wales. H...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Sevdalis N,Norris B,Ranger C,Bothwell S,Wristband Project Team.

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although patient safety has improved steadily, harm remains a substantial global challenge. Additionally, safety needs to be ensured not only in hospitals but also across the continuum of care. Better understanding of the complex cognitive factors influencing health care-related decisions and organizationa...

journal_title：Journal of evaluation in clinical practice

authors： Seshia SS,Bryan Young G,Makhinson M,Smith PA,Stobart K,Croskerry P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00